Posted by myavu
GB in RAY rocks again. I disabled the Live wallpaper 'Grass' and set it to 'No wallpaper' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.wallpaper and see the results
Cheers!
Posted by bluke424
Just upgraded my ray to the official 4.0.3 that came out today.
First thoughts:
+ it has all the goodies that Sony bragged about and they all work great
+ UI is nice and smooth if there aren't many apps running
+ new camera app, now we have an on-screen shutter button (you can switch back to the tap-to-snap feature if you want)
+ now we can uninstall that useless Wisepilot app (among with 3 others), after a fresh install I had like 330MB of free internal memory
+ battery life seems better, I used the phone for 50 minutes for setting up and some light browsing through wi-fi, all that with 11% of juice left
+ the new browser is super fast compared with the old one and also looks a lot better
+ on screen keyboard seems more accurate, not a single typo so far, might be just placebo though
- UI is a bit laggy sometimes (let's say, if you have a lot of apps running)
- screen capture is gone
- some widgets are buggy
I'm from Romania and the update is available here as well, also my phone does not appear in this list and it still got the update.
Posted by Shino03
any improvements in the image quality?
Posted by bronxdude
On 2012-04-14 00:09:52, bluke424 wrote:
Just upgraded my ray to the official 4.0.3 that came out today.
First thoughts:
+ it has all the goodies that Sony bragged about and they all work great
+ UI is nice and smooth if there aren't many apps running
+ new camera app, now we have an on-screen shutter button (you can switch back to the tap-to-snap feature if you want)
+ now we can uninstall that useless Wisepilot app (among with 3 others), after a fresh install I had like 330MB of free internal memory
+ battery life seems better, I used the phone for 50 minutes for setting up and some light browsing through wi-fi, all that with 11% of juice left
+ the new browser is super fast compared with the old one and also looks a lot better
+ on screen keyboard seems more accurate, not a single typo so far, might be just placebo though
- UI is a bit laggy sometimes (let's say, if you have a lot of apps running)
- screen capture is gone
- some widgets are buggy
I'm from Romania and the update is available here as well, also my phone does not appear in this list and it still got the update.
how about the music player? how does it look like? does it have the clear bass feature?
Posted by bluke424
On 2012-04-14 05:22:24, Shino03 wrote:
any improvements in the image quality?
Well, so far none that I can see. Chroma noise and oversharpening are still there. One thing I noticed is that the files are bigger now, around 2.5-3 megs to be specific.
On 2012-04-14 07:44:20, bronxdude wrote:
how about the music player? how does it look like? does it have the clear bass feature?
It's exactly the same music player, it doesn't have the Clear Bass feature.
Posted by arcmhyke
To take a screen shot you need to press power + volume down
Quick Question, when you updated to ICS are all preinstalled apps updated too? like
>Google Map
>Google Play
>Adobe Flash
>Youtube
>Gmail, Search
Thanks
Posted by Arne Anka
On 2012-04-14 00:09:52, bluke424 wrote:
- UI is a bit laggy sometimes (let's say, if you have a lot of apps running)
I hope you know that with ICS you can now disable apps and services you don't use/want to preserve RAM usage.
Posted by bluke424
On 2012-04-14 12:54:40, mhyke wrote:
To take a screen shot you need to press power + volume down
Quick Question, when you updated to ICS are all preinstalled apps updated too? like
>Google Map
>Google Play
>Adobe Flash
>Youtube
>Gmail, Search
Thanks
Power+vol. down did the trick, thanks.
You need to update those apps manually as they're all outdated (just like Gingerbread).
Posted by bluke424
On 2012-04-14 13:14:55, Arne Anka wrote:
I hope you know that with ICS you can now disable apps and services you don't use/want to preserve RAM usage.
Thanks, I only knew that you can close running apps.
Posted by arcmhyke
np, thats too bad, thanks
another question, did you try using nena mark? Because i read somewhere that sony included adreno drivers for their ICS.
Thanks
Posted by bluke424
On 2012-04-14 14:44:52, mhyke wrote:
np, thats too bad, thanks
another question, did you try using nena mark? Because i read somewhere that sony included adreno drivers for their ICS.
Thanks
I didn't run any benchs yet, but games seem to run worse than before. Shadowgun is pretty much the same, but GTA III lags and freezes a lot.
Posted by 3_nity
On 2012-04-06 13:19:54, myavu wrote:
GB in RAY rocks again. I disabled the Live wallpaper 'Grass' and set it to 'No wallpaper' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.wallpaper and see the results
Cheers!
approximate standby time there was a lie....
another application for a fool....
Posted by djin
Can any one post a video of official ics on ray? And how does it really effect the phone? Also is it easy to type on the ray?? A friend of mines wants to get it, but i think it might be difficult for messaging..
Posted by bronxdude
On 2012-04-14 07:44:20, bronxdude wrote:
how about the music player? how does it look like? does it have the clear bass feature?
It's exactly the same music player, it doesn't have the Clear Bass feature.
awww. too bad. i was hoping for a makeover.
did the soundd quality improve?
Posted by bronxdude
mhyke - tol, can you post here or let me know if our ray is already upgreadable? salamat
Posted by bluke424
On 2012-04-14 20:00:29, djin wrote:
Can any one post a video of official ics on ray? And how does it really effect the phone? Also is it easy to type on the ray?? A friend of mines wants to get it, but i think it might be difficult for messaging..
It's quite easy to type on this phone if you use it in landscape mode, lengthwise the screen is as big as the iPhone's.
On 2012-04-15 08:36:14, bronxdude wrote:
awww. too bad. i was hoping for a makeover.
did the soundd quality improve?
Sound quality is almost the same, little improvement at the maximum volume (I think lower THD, volume levels are the same though). Sound quality is excellent nevertheless. I'm using the LiveSound earbuds and I can't complain.
Posted by altemyr
On 2012-04-14 00:09:52, bluke424 wrote:
+ now we can uninstall that useless Wisepilot app (among with 3 others), after a fresh install I had like 330MB of free internal memory
It's defiinitely not useless, but somewhat redundant since google maps works well enough in most situations
- screen capture is gone
Actually, it isn't. Press *and hold* the ON button and the Volume down button simultaneously. It's a bit trickier, and requires two hands, but on the positive side, it's now possible to take a screen dump of transient windows, like, for example when the notification pulldown is down.
- some widgets are buggy
Not to mention that some of my favourite widgets are gone, like the flight mode on/off switch or the digital 7 segment digit clock.
[ This Message was edited by: altemyr on 2012-04-17 12:53 ]
Posted by mediar
On 2012-04-14 20:00:29, djin wrote:
Can any one post a video of official ics on ray? And how does it really effect the phone? Also is it easy to type on the ray?? A friend of mines wants to get it, but i think it might be difficult for messaging..
Just google it. Here are some I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz6iNKw-sIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgfFAYfd49A
Posted by Bonovox
Ray is now getting cheaper £159 Phones4U
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/sho[....]mkey=590059&intcid=payg-hot-p3
Posted by bronxdude
ICS update for Xperia Ray, now out.
Im from the Philippines
Posted by lolstebbo
Guys a LOT of XRAY ICS kits are released, go check. I just finished installing. It actually installed over GB, so all your data stays intact.
Posted by bronxdude
On 2012-04-24 06:01:04, lolstebbo wrote:
Guys a LOT of XRAY ICS kits are released, go check. I just finished installing. It actually installed over GB, so all your data stays intact.
now i cant do a macro shot on auto mode.
anyone knows a workaround?
Posted by myavu
ICS update for Xperia Ray now out in India
Cheers!
Vinu
[ This Message was edited by: myavu on 2012-04-24 10:13 ]
Posted by xelibry
Hi, I have overheating with my Ray after upgrading to ICS and It's seems battery drainage
. Has anyone with similar problems?
Posted by argiriano
On 2012-04-24 06:01:04, lolstebbo wrote:
Guys a LOT of XRAY ICS kits are released, go check. I just finished installing. It actually installed over GB, so all your data stays intact.
Yeah, I connected the phone today for downloading some pictures and I found that ICS is in Bulgaria also.
It have some issues but browser is twice as fast as before, sound is a little bit louder, and I think some colors look more vibrant on the screen, especially reds.
Posted by emporium
On 2012-04-24 17:12:14, xelibry wrote:
Hi, I have overheating with my Ray after upgrading to ICS and It's seems battery drainage
. Has anyone with similar problems?
Mine too, at area below led. After a couple of hours trying ICS 4, I flashed my phone with older sw.
Posted by lolstebbo
There was some overheating when I installed it at first and started installing everything, but, since then, I haven't had any overheating issues.
That said, I can't say I'm terribly impressed with Android anymore; I've been using Windows Phone for the past month and I feel inclined to go back to that; Sony botching the Facebook Inside Xperia integration doesn't really help matters, but I'm getting pretty fed up with the Android ecosystem in general.
Posted by bronxdude
On 2012-04-24 17:12:14, xelibry wrote:
Hi, I have overheating with my Ray after upgrading to ICS and It's seems battery drainage
. Has anyone with similar problems?
i am experiencing battery drain issue.
how do you turn off animations?
Posted by OffLineR
Where is the successor of XRay?
Posted by puestadelsol
I've got an Xperia Ray a week ago. I have already known that there are many unusual things with Android phones but when you start using it you notice it much heavier.
My main problem is the high resolution screen and the high data usage what it genereates. I always turn off data traffic when I don't use browsing with the phone. I have a 500 MB data plan, and with my C901 was just enough. I even haven't turned on my notebook -which is nearly dying- for days to use the internet. I watched youtube videos browsed facebook, esato, and some other stuff too on my phone. In the case of Ray the use of youtube bothers me mostly. Everybody is concerned about why is limited the video quality, why it isn't higher. My case is just the opposite. I used to the low quality (about 176x220 (?) resolution and lower quality audio) videos with C901, but with that quality I could wath quite a big quantity (rougly half an hour average daily).
In tha case of Ray even if I disable HQ at the Youtube app, or at m.youtube.com, a 3-4 minute video consumes 5-8 MB (and if I divide 500 MB with 30-31, 16 MB is available for me daily), and that is too much for me.
So, my question is: How is it possible to watch videos with the Lowest quality, or how could you force that?
And my other question is that an Xperia mini, or Live with Walkman plays lower resolition videos with lower quality because of their lower resolutioan screen, or in those cases is this quality available also? If those phones play lower quality videos in youtube, and so, require less data traffic, I can regret that I haven't chose one of those phones.
Posted by doministry
On 2012-05-01 19:11:04, puestadelsol wrote:
I've got an Xperia Ray a week ago. I have already known that there are many unusual things with Android phones but when you start using it you notice it much heavier.
My main problem is the high resolution screen and the high data usage what it genereates. I always turn off data traffic when I don't use browsing with the phone. I have a 500 MB data plan, and with my C901 was just enough. I even haven't turned on my notebook -which is nearly dying- for days to use the internet. I watched youtube videos browsed facebook, esato, and some other stuff too on my phone. In the case of Ray the use of youtube bothers me mostly. Everybody is concerned about why is limited the video quality, why it isn't higher. My case is just the opposite. I used to the low quality (about 176x220 (?) resolution and lower quality audio) videos with C901, but with that quality I could wath quite a big quantity (rougly half an hour average daily).
In tha case of Ray even if I disable HQ at the Youtube app, or at m.youtube.com, a 3-4 minute video consumes 5-8 MB (and if I divide 500 MB with 30-31, 16 MB is available for me daily), and that is too much for me.
So, my question is: How is it possible to watch videos with the Lowest quality, or how could you force that?
And my other question is that an Xperia mini, or Live with Walkman plays lower resolition videos with lower quality because of their lower resolutioan screen, or in those cases is this quality available also? If those phones play lower quality videos in youtube, and so, require less data traffic, I can regret that I haven't chose one of those phones.
Basically you have to accept that we live in high quality and high data traffic times.
Better prepare yourself and accept it or you'll live in the world of endless misery.
Xperia Mini may have lower res screen but it's still miles ahead of C901.
You'll still use alot of data if you want watch alot of YouTube.
Besides that, you're the only person I know complaining about good quality lol.
If you buy a SMARTPHONE you decide to use high end features.
Increase your data plan... Or buy Nokia C01.
Posted by Bonovox
If you live in UK either use Three network whom have truly unlimted data. Or T Mobile Full Monty data plan which is also truly unlimited
Posted by puestadelsol
If I would have unlimited data plan I would also want the highest possible quality. But I have this 500 MB data plan, and I don't want to increase that for now. In the worst situation I'll use my C901 for browsing.
But I don't want to accept this situation, because for youtube costs nothing to give the possibility of flexible settings. Just like in the case of the original web interface, where you can choose also the 240x320 resolution with lower quality audio. But as I noticed, now the mobile version for Ray plays at the 360 resolution setting of computer version with HQ disabled.
So please if somebody knows a solution for this (how to watch lower quality videos with youtube mobile), give me an answer.
Posted by OffLineR
I'm going to update to ICS.
Do you have any comments before I do it
Posted by lolstebbo
On 2012-05-02 21:24:28, OffLineR wrote:
I'm going to update to ICS.
Do you have any comments before I do it
Yeah, give it some time to stablize and whatnot (a day or two). After that, the speed and battery drain will be at a normal rate.
Posted by jplacson
On 2012-04-24 17:12:14, xelibry wrote:
Hi, I have overheating with my Ray after upgrading to ICS and It's seems battery drainage
. Has anyone with similar problems?
Just updated to ICS a few days ago... overheating is mainly due to a 3rd party app... usually when an app hangs and stays stuck online. Try downloading a task manager to manually kill idle apps.
ICS has given me better battery life over GB, 3G Data left on.
ICS gives me worse battery life when an app hangs. Update all your apps... or better yet, do a clean up. There are a lot of new features on ICS that can take the place of apps/widgets. Get rid of unnecessary apps that may be conflicting with new ICS features. Ad-supported apps also connect to the internet in the background, so watch out for these battery hogs.
I'm quite happy with the ICS update, there are still a few bugs here and there, but over-all I'm happier with it than GB. It does perform slower, but it has been more stable. Messaging is almost good enough that I can ditch Handcent SMS. And Addressbook is way better than before. Home screen is still slower than Go Launcher.
I'm still observing, but I will be blogging about the update soon enough.
Posted by jplacson
On 2012-04-25 02:28:28, bronxdude wrote:
i am experiencing battery drain issue.
how do you turn off animations?
Hey bronxdude, it's hidden from the general public but if you want to turn off the menu animations, go to Settings, then scroll down to Developer Options. Then scroll all the way down, you'll see Window and Transition Animation Scale. You can switch them off from here. As well as limit background processes, etc...
Posted by OffLineR
@lolstebbo
That two days are important.
All updates were the same. It took some time to phone to settle.
Probably apps updating DB or something for a while.
@jplacson
I had issues with Go Launcher. I suppose they have fixed that.
Have it a go.
Posted by puestadelsol
I read a lot about how could I watch lower quality videos on my phone on youtube. As I understanded the acces to rtsp streaming from m.youtube.com, would play the quality I used to with the C901, but I couldn't found any possible solution for this.
Recently I've read that if I would use the Youtube application version from Eclair, that would play lower quality videos too. I've downloaded one version of that application, but I can't install it, because it's preinstalled a more recent version on my Ray. I don't know how could I uninstall it. And even if I uninstall it, will that damage the phone in any way? I don't want in the end that none of the Youtube application versions to work.
Posted by puestadelsol
I always turn off the HQ. But it is still "too" High quality, I think with HQ disabled it is still the equivalent of the "360" setting of web version. A 3 minute clip consumes 5-8 MB (of my 500 MB/month data plan), which is more then 5x more than what my C901 consumed
( With my C901 sometimes I was watching for hours youtube videos (half an hour daily average).
Posted by doministry
@puestadelsol
So why the hell do you use the smartphone?
Stay with your C901 and be happy.
But what you ask for is idiotic I'd say.
Why would anybody want to watch YouTube for hours with lowest, pixelated quality
on the amazing screen lol.
If you have a problem, use WiFi or just increase the data plan.
You'll need it ANYWAY with browser and Play apps updates.
This is a smartphone, thing are as they are, accept it instead of looking for nonsense.
Posted by doministry
On 2012-05-03 11:03:12, puestadelsol wrote:
I always turn off the HQ. But it is still "too" High quality, I think with HQ disabled it is still the equivalent of the "360" setting of web version. A 3 minute clip consumes 5-8 MB (of my 500 MB/month data plan), which is more then 5x more than what my C901 consumed
( With my C901 sometimes I was watching for hours youtube videos (half an hour daily average).
C901 has a minimal screen res as for today's standards. It's a very old phone.
Ray has a very high one.
How hard is it to understand it??!!
Posted by puestadelsol
Sometimes I'm just listening music on youtube, and for that I don't need the highest quality. I can't understand why isn't normal to be available the setting for lower quility too, for this kind of idiot persons like me.
Anyway, at my operator is available also 1Gb data plan for mobile, wich also can be easily consumed with these high quality videos, and an option that for 1 euro/day you can use 100 Mb daily, that would be too much for me.
Posted by puestadelsol
On 2012-05-03 12:30:54, doministry wrote:
On 2012-05-03 11:03:12, puestadelsol wrote:
I always turn off the HQ. But it is still "too" High quality, I think with HQ disabled it is still the equivalent of the "360" setting of web version. A 3 minute clip consumes 5-8 MB (of my 500 MB/month data plan), which is more then 5x more than what my C901 consumed
( With my C901 sometimes I was watching for hours youtube videos (half an hour daily average).
C901 has a minimal screen res as for today's standards. It's a very old phone.
Ray has a very high one.
How hard is it to understand it??!!
I understand it, and I wouldn't even need this kind of high resolution. I see that it's crisp. But when I watch a video on my sister's X8 and on my Ray I can see the difference, but in data usage the difference is more obviuos than what on the screen you see. In my country isn't available unlimited data plan and it I think it will remain so for the foreseeable future. In some coutries you don't have even 3G in every location, in this case you advice them not to buy a Ray, or if they want to use youtube to remain with their old phones?
Posted by annafee
Download App2SD from the google Play store. Open it and on the phone section go and uninstall youtube then try to install the older version of eclair. Hopes this works for you...cheers
EDIT: Out of curiosity where do you live??
[ This Message was edited by: annafee on 2012-05-03 12:08 ]
Posted by puestadelsol
[ This Message was edited by: puestadelsol on 2012-05-03 15:28 ]
Posted by doministry
oops...
Posted by puestadelsol
On 2012-05-03 13:03:09, annafee wrote:
Download App2SD from the google Play store. Open it and on the phone section go and uninstall youtube then try to install the older version of eclair. Hopes this works for you...cheers
EDIT: Out of curiosity where do you live??
[ This Message was edited by: annafee on 2012-05-03 12:08 ]
Which developer's App2SD should I dowload? I've downloaded one, but when I tried to uninstall the preinstalled youtube application, it wrote the message that it failed.
Posted by Ravanelli
Which developer's App2SD should I dowload? I've downloaded one, but when I tried to uninstall the preinstalled youtube application, it wrote the message that it failed.
In order to remove preinstalled applications u need to root ur phone first.
[ This Message was edited by: Ravanelli on 2012-05-03 15:32 ]
Posted by puestadelsol
Could you describe in a few steps, how could I do it, without damaging the phone? With Root Explorer can I uninstall it?