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Bishoy

Hello,

I am here to ask about 2 main topics, I need a professional opinion about them,

First, I was wondering why My ray doesn't have the 3d camera application although I saw it in other Ray phones from another countries - I am from Egypt - Is that an application that comes with the country?!!

and why I can see a voice dialer application in settings/applications/manage applications, but when I try to find it and use it, I can't find it's shortcut anywhere?

Second, I received the new ICS system update 4.0.2.A.0.62 but I haven't installed it yet on my mobile, because I'm afraid that it will affect on the speed and battery of my phone, so I really need your opinion about that, is that update going to slow down my phone or not ?
and if it is going to slow down my phone, is there any other update that might be better.

Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas to you all.

insane

Due to some GB problems that persisted I decided to take a leap of faith on this one and install the official ICS.

So far I can list some general pros and cons

Pros: Sleek interface with new options, far better multitasking, gingerbread bugs fixed, better camera settings and handling

Cons: Hiccups during usage of a lot of applications, Sony specific bugs (as in Mono video recording, turning off sound doesnt work on unlock screen), extremely slow stock android browser (opera for instance is butter smooth, smoother and faster than in GB)

To say a few quick words, interface doesnt lag (dialer for example comes up in a microsecond) and is generally smooth but applications like facebook tend to have hiccups that can be disruptive if you enjoy smoothness. There are some weird bugs aswell which I dont really mind since they aint that important and should be easily addressed with the new update (hopefully). All in all im happy I upgraded. GB had connectivity dropoffs for me and the 3G or HSDPA wasnt really all that - but it is a lot better on ICS. All in all if I try to be objective ICS on Sony feels a little BETAish, I think its not optimized as it should be with the hiccups since in some areas they are quite heavy while in other scenarios during hard multitasking you cant notice any hiccups or lag at all - super smooth... Optimization would be the key word here Havent tried WiFi so no comment on that since I dont use it.

Bottom line, Im happier with ICS than with GB but not everyone would be. Especially if you value the "complete feel".

Uliwooly

1st 4.0.2.A.0.62 it is NOT ICS it's GB

2nd it should have 3D sweep panorama

open the camera > tap on SCN auto > select 3D sweep panorama

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Uliwooly

it seems that ICS might not be available in your country and/or by your carrier if you want it

How to manually update 2011 Xperias to android 4.0.4 build number 4.1.B.587 & others

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/38251

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Bishoy

Nop, I don't have that 3d sweep panorama camera, it's not any where on the camera settings or in phone applications

Uliwooly

that's odd well there's an alternative bellow

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Bishoy

I have some questions then,

what are the dissadvantage of manual update?

and will this update slow down my phone? or Will make it faster?
to be honest I really hate lags and bugs, If ICS will slow down my phone then I don't want it and better stay with GB

finally, if I updated to ICS and I didn't like it, would it be safe to downgrade to GB again?

Thanks for your reply.