Sony Ericsson Xperia arc
Sony Says Some ICS Updates Beginning in Mid-April
Sony today indicated via its web site that it will push the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the Xperia arc S, neo V, and ray starting in mid-April. The update will be distributed over the course of four to six weeks. Sony said the next batch of updates, slated for the Xperia arc, PLAY, neo, mini, mini pro, pro, and active, will commence in late May or early June. The update will only be available for download and installation via Windows or Mac computers, and won't be pushed out over the air. Sony won't deliver Android 4.0 to the Xperia S line of devices until the latter part of the second quarter.
Sony Offering Android 4.0 Beta to Some Phones
Sony Mobile recently made beta preview versions of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available to a number of its smartphones. The beta ROM is available to the Xperia Arc S, Neo V, and Xperia Ray. It follows an alpha build of Android 4.0 released for these same phones at the end of 2011. Sony has said it will deliver a final version of Android 4.0 to these phones by March. The preview gives the owners of the Arc S, Neo V, and Ray a chance to get use Android 4.0 without the need to root their phones. Not all features and functions work 100%, but the majority of them do.
Sony Ericsson Pegs March/April for Android 4.0 Push
Sony Ericsson today provided more information about when it expects to update its Xperia Android smartphones to Ice Cream Sandwich. The first wave of handsets (Xperia Arc S, Neo V, and Ray) will be updated in late March or early April, says Sony Ericsson, which is currently in the process of merging Android 4.0 with its Xperia software. The rest of the Xperia line (Xperia Arc, Play, Neo, Mini and Mini Pro, and Active) will receive Android 4.0 in late April or early May. Sony Ericsson said owners of Xperia-branded smartphones will be notified when the update is ready for their phone.
Sony to Update All 2011 Xperia Phones to Android 4.0
Sony Ericsson today announced on its blog that it will update its entire line-up of Xperia-branded Android smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This includes the Xperia arc and arc S, Xperia Play, Xperia neo and neo V, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active, and Xperia ray. Sony Ericsson said that it is working to merge the features of its Xperia software with those of Android 4.0, and will have more information on the availability of the system updates at a later time.
Hands-On: Sony Ericsson Xperia arc
The Sony Ericsson "Xperia arc" is Sony's new flagship Android phone. See how it stacks up in our hands-on report.
