ICS Beta ROM released for Neo V

After promising an Ice Cream Sandwich update to all 2011 Xperia phones, Sony is putting its money where its mouth is and offering early access to the beta software to the Xperia Arc S, Neo V and Ray. All three have an official Ice Cream Sandwich ROM, and anybody can download the software and install it at their leisure – though it’s recommended for “advanced developers only”. Sony offered a few alpha ROMs before, but I’ve never even heard of an Android beta program quite this ambitious. Bravo, Sony. Bravo.




Expected features in Final version:

*Updated UI
*Ability to control Music player and camera from lock screen
*Close applications by just sliding to the right of the screen


Sony Mobile has also promised that the final version will allow users to unlock their phone simply by looking into the device's front-facing camera. This feature isn't, unfortunately, included in the beta ROM.

Watch this demo video of ICS Beta ROM: