O2 UK denies Xperia Ray, Arc and Neo owners Ice Cream Sandwich

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It's bad news for Xperia [Ray](http://www.engadget.com/tag/xperiaray), [Arc](http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/sony-ericsson-xperia-arc-review/) and [Neo](http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/19/sony-ericsson-xperia-neo-review/) owners on [O2's UK](http://www.engadget.com/tag/O2Uk/) network, as the carrier's reported it won't be updating these Sony handsets to Ice Cream Sandwich. O2 claims it has tested three versions of the OS update and decided not to approve it, due to increased hardware requirements resulting in "speed and performance" issues. This is curious, since Sony itself had no problems getting Android 4.0 up and running on the [devices](http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/xperia-arc-and-neo-get-the-android-4-0-treatment-sony-makes-goo/) -- even if it did take a [while](http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/sony-xperia-android-ice-cream-sandwich-ics-update-details/). If you know your way around a [ROM](http://www.engadget.com/tag/ROM), you probably stopped scoffing Gingerbread a long time ago. However, if you're yet to tinker and ain't scared by O2's "you can't go back" warnings, an hour or two on some [specialist forums](http://www.engadget.com/tag/xdadevelopers) should have you sticky in no time (at your own risk, of course).

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