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26th May 2011.
15:52

Update on Facebook inside Xperia

 

We have now started the roll-out of the first software update for Xperia™ arc and Xperia™ PLAY. So far it’s released for just a few different markets and “kits” but we plan the wider roll-out to start end of this week or in the beginning of next week. 

The main feature addition in this update is Facebook inside Xperia that was presented recently when we announced the new mini products in London.

It allows you to share, like and connect on Facebook in a faster and easier way that hasn’t been possible before. The Facebook inside Xperia features works perfectly side-by-side with TimeScape and the Facebook for Android app. In the video above my colleagues Michelle and Marcus explain the benefits and major use-cases of this nice new integration.

Besides that this update also updates the Android platform to Gingerbread 2.3.3 and brings fixes and improvements based on the feedback we’ve received from you consumers out there. Your feedback on issues or problems is very important for us and I always forward everything I get from you here to our developers.

This update brings lots of fixes and optimizations within many different areas but here are some important ones where I know our developers have included many improvements and fixes:

  • Battery performance
  • General software stability
  • Wi-Fi stability
  • HD Video recording performance (Xperia™ arc)
  • Touch responsiveness

This update will be possible to perform over the air directly from your phone or through PC-Companion.

The roll-out will start now but, as some of you know from earlier updates, I’d like to point out that it is a gradual roll-out over markets, mostly because of different approvals needed for different markets and customized kits. Therefore, depending on where you live and what customized “kit” you own it can take a while before you get it. In general unbranded “trade-kits” will be early.

I’ve seen lots of questions around the previously announced upcoming Gingerbread update for the Xperia™ X10. The work is progressing well and I hope to have final confirmation on what features etc it will contain within short and then do a blog post about it covering your most frequently asked questions. One thing I can confirm already now is that Facebook inside Xperia currently is planned to come to the Xperia™ X10 too.

To learn more about Facebook inside Xperia, our new Facebook Mobile integration, click on the products and services tab on www.sonyericsson.com

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