As previously communicated we will update the entire 2011 Xperia portfolio* to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) as part of our next software upgrade. Our developers are now busy merging our current Xperia™ software with the new features in Android 4.0.
With the holiday season around the corner, we’re happy to confirm that the first 2011 Xperia™ smartphones will be upgraded to Android 4.0 starting from end March/early April 2012. The first smartphones to get the upgrade are Xperia™ arc S, Xperia™ neo V and Xperia™ ray. Soon after, starting from end April/early May, Xperia™ arc, Xperia™ PLAY, Xperia™ neo, Xperia™ mini and mini pro, Xperia™ pro, Xperia™ active as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™ will get their upgrades.
This will be a phased roll out over several weeks and all kits for a specific phone model will not get the upgrade at the same time. For more information about what’s going on during the process of an Android software upgrade, please check out this blog post from our Developer World team. It gives a comprehensive overview of the steps we need to take to ensure great software qualityonce it reaches the phone in your hand. Below is a summary of the process:
As you can see, there are many steps involved and it’s a comprehensive upgrade in terms of number of products.
So, how do you know when the new software is available for your Xperia™ smartphone?
Owners of 2011 Xperia™ smartphone will receive a notification in the phone instructing them to download the software over the air via 3G or WiFi. Alternatively, they will have the option to connect to a computer and download it via PC companion.
Over the next months we will be keeping you up to date on progress and we will also share video demos of the new software running on 2011 Xperia™ smartphones.
* “2011 Xperia™ Portfolio” refers to the following products: Xperia™ arc and arc S, Xperia™ PLAY, Xperia™ neo and neo V, Xperia™ mini and mini pro, Xperia™ pro, Xperia™ active, Xperia™ ray as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™
By Marcin Podsiadły
20th February 2012.
15:08
+ Improve MW600 Bluetooth handset, it is not showing song’s name and even name of a person who is calling… Now in pair with Arc S it’s quite useless.
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By Jas Mannan
21st February 2012.
03:07
I have Xperia Arc and waiting for the update so badly!! watching youtube videos of people who already have this update already is making me so anxious! Please HURRY!
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By vlad m-shurenko
24th February 2012.
20:34
добрый день ! xperia mini pro ….. изменится ли разрешение экрана …?! 320+480 или будет хотя бы 400+ 800 !!!!
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By vlad m-shurenko
24th February 2012.
20:35
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By Markus Ehman
25th February 2012.
01:02
File manager and media controls on the lock screen are all the updates I need. Maybe the “hold volume button for next song” one found on some of the walkman series phones. Thank you!
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By Manuel Campos
25th February 2012.
02:09
Para los equipos como el Xperia X10 mini pro tendrá actualización para android 4.0 ice cream sándwich ….. espero su respuesta…
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By Manuel Campos
25th February 2012.
02:19
O aunque sea actualizen nuestros equipos xperia x10 mini pro a la version froyo o honeycomb de android… porque android 2.1 es de lo peor, mal re-contra malo :/
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By Anonymous
2nd March 2012.
15:51
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By Vikram Bansal
3rd March 2012.
10:06
Guys plz help… Recently i heard that some softwares that works perfect in android 2.3, will not work right in version 4.0 . Is there anything like that?? Plz rply.
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By marc gonzales
5th March 2012.
19:59
Sony please do the x10i otherwise I’m done with this company
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By binh nguyen
6th March 2012.
05:43
HURRA,
can’t wait to upgrade to Ice Cream via Sony Ericsson (or Sony Mobile?).
I’m on Xperia Ray.
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By IBTASAM DAOUD
6th March 2012.
13:03
is it possible that the internal storage of xperia arc can be increased or some how freed because some of the apps can only be installed in internal storage and cannot be moved to the sd card and that is why the internal storage gets occupied and we cannot update any app , a low phone storage message is given everytime….. can anything be done about this problem…….
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By IBTASAM DAOUD
6th March 2012.
17:00
i went through a lot of blogs …. and found an app called Linke2Sd that moves the apps that are only installed on internal memory to the SD card… but it only works if the device is rooted….
So,
if ice cream 4.0 can accomodate an app that moves all system apps to SD card that will be really awsum!!
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By Your Locationx
6th March 2012.
17:02
Hello;
Could Sony include in this update the default app that can sync with my pc Microsoft outlook without need to log to google account and that include contact, calendar, tasks and notes, like has others android smartphone?
I’m a mobile device user before came the smart phone.
I used to use the mobile phone app that can sync with my outlook app
Like contact, calenDar, taskand note because its to important for my bussenes.
I get surprised when I saw my new phone xperia arc don’t has any default application to sync with my outlook apps and have been a pain try to get any simple way to sync my phone with my pc outlook information without use any other programs or without use internet to sync with my Google account.
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By amir rashid
8th March 2012.
05:28
i can’t wait to lick ice cream sandwich on my Xperia Arc……………………………………………………….
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By Swapnil Parate
8th March 2012.
12:42
We want traditional video call facility on 3g.in ice cream sandwitch 4.
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By Muhammed Mehfil
8th March 2012.
12:45
Please release new PC companion through which user can access Android Market and install/update/uninstall their Applications using PC internet
Thankyou
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By Swapnil Parate
8th March 2012.
12:46
Internal storage should be increased. Also traditional 3G video call facility without any third party app should be made available.plz do concentrate on this.I’m Xperia mini pro user.
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By Swapnil Parate
8th March 2012.
12:52
3G video call without third part app should be made available on mini pro.
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By harsh anand
9th March 2012.
20:11
just can”t wait for icecream sandwich till this month”s end..
please give us the update as sson as possible….
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By manjunath c
10th March 2012.
15:31
March please, I can’t wait
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By O NI
10th March 2012.
17:13
Just made a short Skype video call (about 30MB?) which cost me approx. 4,5USD!!!
It’s absurd.
WIth my monthly phone payment plan (about 17USD per month) I get free unlimited voice ad video calls plus up to 2000 SMS.
I can’t afford to pay this kind of extra “fee”!
When I used my old k800i, I called my family (which had a cheap V630i) via VDF everyday: I placed – at least – 2 video calls each weekend and I “only” paid the monthly price. No extra payments were required.
And none of us had to install any extra software. I just phoned my family as I would in a “normal” voice call. That was it.
Why have Android/Sony phones gone back?
Won’t Xperia phones receive software to allow regular 3G video calls as HTC or Samsung phones still do? Many of us, consumers, hope so!
I hope so, as I am the one who has the latest phone model and the only one who can’t make video calls… Sad, really.
Please, give us “out of the box video calls back!
Thank you,
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