3D software differences in ICS for Optimus 3D

Macro update? Seems like no flower icon in the UI to indicate new 3D macro capabilities BUT... It really does seem like we CAN focus on objects much much closer than pre-ICS with the 3D stills mode. I can get a green square with a beep that indicates a good focus lock on anything as close as 8cm!!! Mind you... The built-in alignment software can't cope so well. The range of shift it allows is insufficient I find. I'm going to need it passed through 3DSteroid to see the results of its more broader alignment functions.

Check here for the 3D macro images before and after 3DSteroid alighnment (BTW that app is a must have!)

The native screen-cap function is now disabled within the camera and gallery app... so the following was clumsily taken using another camera.

The post picture taking UI is different!

I like the scrollable photo reel along the bottom It fades away after a couple of seconds left alone. All in all a definite improvement on what we had before!

HOWEVER... from the O3D feature list specified here...

"update for Optimus 3d 3d feature (DSLR shot, ruler tag, 3d macro, manual focus, zooming while recording)."

The item I can genuinely confirm as available right now is the 3D macro improvement. If the rest of those things are in this update, despite my looking for them, they seem very well hidden. Otherwise, they were perhaps just worthless rumours after all :(


A non-3D general observation is that the screen switching, scrolling is very smooth with the ICS update. Nice...

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LG 3D Optimus 3D Max / Cube OFFICIAL firmware update in progress

OK I'm Home~  woken up my laptop... plugged in the phone via USB... Prompt on laptop screen says auto-run something or another... probably a bit of software on the phone itself... Now the laptop is telling me to install something else... It's downloading it of the internet now.

Oh my... serious iTunes for Windows flashbacks... hope it's not going to bring my PC to it's knees.

Full backup... Now Update!
I can see the PC is downloading something...

The Phone just rebooted...
Oh... something on the phone screen indicates something in Korean is happening ...
Phone is rebooting again...
The wallpaper is DIFFERENT!!!
OMG the swiping between screens is SO much smoother than before... is this ICS?

YES!!! Android 4.0.4 from LG for the Optimus 3D cube! Better late then never... and a very painless upgrade it was too :) Yeah... mine is a Korean 3D Optimus cube but outside of Korea is known as the Optimus 3D Max... You probably don't have long to wait for your ICS update, sorry to rub it in your nose... Sit tight! This is a great indication LG WILL get you your update!

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ICS lands on LG Optimus 3D Cube (my 1st time Android OS update!)

Jumping ship from iOS in early Aug 2012, this LG Optimus 3D MAX / Cube is my first Android phone. The OS version it came with is 2.3.6 AKA Gingerbread. It works fine but been eagerly expecting a factory provided OS refresh promised for Q3 this year. As per every morning since Sept 2012, I've been routinely clicking on the "Check for Updates". But unlike every morning up to now, this morning the 13th Oct 2012 is different, I see there is finally a prompt that there's a new OS version available for my phone. (JOY!)

I'm so hoping this update is Android 4 AKA Ice Cream  Sandwich (henceforth referred to as ICS).

I was somewhat expecting an Over The Air update but the message indicates I need a PC to do the update. Sigh...

I've been finding iTunes on Windows PC a dreadfully slow starting software for a long time and was glad to see the back of it. I was quite happy I'd never installed anything on my laptop relating to Android up to now and I'd wanted it to stay that way, what with Over-The-Air OS updates an early feature on Android (appeared before iOS) but Nooooooooo... I'm now prompted to hook up to a PC... in this Post-PC-Age...  I'm not at home right now so I have to contain my excitement till later this afternoon. Good thing it's Saturday, I've the whole weekend to play with this update.

Heavens I hope this does not take all weekend...

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