For the Official Gingerbread 2.3 Firmware How to Downgrade SONY Xperia Arc S

In this article we will check out on how easily you can roll back to the original Gingerbread firmware version.Suppose if you have updated your Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S with the latest ICS firmware version and later you did not like it and now want to wait for the official ICS Android 4.0 version, you can easily roll back to your original version.From time to time we will be checking out the article by which the list of pre requisites and followed by the detailed tutorial.


Rooting Information:please note that the warranty wont lost if you apply for this update,after applying this update if you have rooted the firmware then it will be revoked.

Disclaimer:developer is not responsible if your device gets damage during the process of downgrading.We will commit to help you in solving your problem if any issues arise.

Quick pre Requisites:

In this process of downgrade,if the data present in your SONY Ericsson Xperia gets lost,then we will ensure you to restored the same easily.

Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

During this process of firmware update,the minimum charge in the device should be 60% so that it does not get turned off.

This path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging” shows the Enable of USB Debugging in your Xperia Arc and this option should be ticked.


To get the uninterrupt process of firmware update,Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and uninstall the same in your device.

So, assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial on how you can easily downgrade to this firmware.