14 DAY TRIAL // Sony Ericsson already confirmed that all Xperia smartphone launched in 2011 would receive the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade the next year. However, the handset maker wasn’t too specific with the exact release date of the update in its official statement.
In order to raise the hype around its 2011 Xperia portfolio, Sony Ericsson has come forward with new details on the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade that the company promised to deliver next year.
On its official blog, Sony Ericsson says that its developers are currently working to merge Xperia software with all the new features and improvements that the Android 4.0 platform has to offer.
Furthermore, the company confirms that the first 2011 Xperia smartphones will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich from end March / early April.
It appears that the first batch of Xperia phones to receive the Android 4.0 in 2012 will be the Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray.
Shortly after the trio of phones mentioned above get their Android 4.0 upgrade, the next batch of Xperia devices will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich, including the Xperia arc, Xperia PLAY, Xperia neo, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active as well as Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman.
According to Sony Ericsson the upgrading process will take several weeks and “all kits for a specific phone model will not get the upgrade at the same time.”
Sony Ericsson also explains the whole procedure and everything that is going on during the upgrading process:
- It starts with public push when we as a manufacturer get access to the new Android release from Google;
- Our developers take the existing Xperia software and combine it with the new Android release;
- Once the coding is done we want to make sure the quality of the new software meets our, our partners and your expectations;
- Now we feel the new software is ready but we also need to make sure it’s approved by our external partners;
- All good. We’re all set to roll-out the new software. The story continues in your Xperia smartphone.
Stay tuned for more updates on the matter.