Purchased Xperia Ion today - ICS in the near future?

[#1]

I purchased my Xperia Ion LTE today from AT&T ( I have 15 days to return).  I was using the Xperia Arc S with ICS.  My question:  Ice Cream Sandwich - will it be coming to the AT&T Xperia Ion or should I reconsider.  I am missing ICS experience that is on my Arc S (gave to my wife) as well as not having the ability to install numerous ICS specific apps. I see China already had the ICS on the Ion.  Is the update (if at all) near?

Thanks -

[Uliwooly]

I've asked the same question, but since your Ion it's locked to a network you have to ask big blue if they have ICS plans for this phone, there are Ions on other countries and you could always flash their ICS as soon as it's available

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[Uliwooly · Accepted solution]

Once I see ICS for Ion I'll post it here

How to manually update 2012 Xperias to android 4.0.4 build number 6.1.A.0.452

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41609

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[spectre51]

Official ICS for the Ion through AT&T should be out sometime around October.

[Uliwooly]

oh wow that's late really late

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[spectre51]

Well it has to go through all AT&T's testing and everything.  I'll update this if I hear anything change.

[Uliwooly]

it shouldn't take months keep us informed

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[#8]

I do beleive I will have to return this Ion.  Unfortunately, I cannot wait months for the ICS update having used it on the Arc S and not having the ability to use numerous key apps in my day to day activities To name a few - Evernote (slower), Google Drive..Sharing pictures through these apps is virtually impossible.  I have to email the pictures to my laptop to post to Drive and send through Gmail on laptop...not very useful...The Arc allowed download to phone where I could send through the Xperia gallery quickly - no issues...the Gallery on the Ion does not support this feature. The Astro File Manger Pro does not work on this phone either...the Pro key will not install on this platform.  Very disappointed with phone. More to come -

[Uliwooly]

Drive works with 2.3.7, can you take a screenshot of the gallery app sharing options?

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[#10]

Google Drive does Run on the phone - you cannot share from the gallery when you Download from Google drive - Hard to show example of No Menu - the steps to reproduce are as follows:

1.  Post Image on Google Drive from, let's say, your laptop

2.  Open Google Drive on the Xperia Ion and sync

3.  Select Picture and download starts

4.  The Gallery Opens image .."loading new albums and photos"...No MENU popup available hence no Share from Menu icon on...Just Zoom in and Out.  Long press with finger on pictures to open sub-menu to SHARE...will not display

In the picture below Note that there is no Gallery Breadcrumb on top left corner - all that is available is the PLUS and MINUS buttons to zoom.  The Popup menu with the ability SHARE...will not show.