Sony Ericsson is the latest handset manufacturer to provide more details about its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich rollout plans, and the company said users should expect the first ICS-enabled Sony Ericsson devices in late March and early April 2012.
"Our developers are now busy merging our current Xperia software with the new features in Android 4.0," Sony Ericsson said in a blog post.
The first smartphones to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich will be the Xperia arc S, the Xperia neo V, and Xperia ray.
In late April and early May, the Android 4.0 rollout will continue for the Xperia arc, Xperia Play "PlayStation phone," Xperia neo, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active, and the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman.
Sony Ericsson said the Ice Cream Sandwich launch will be a "phased roll out over several weeks," so not all users of a particular Xperia model will get the update at the same time. For more details, Sony Ericsson has a lengthy explanation of the upgrade process in a separate blog post.
When ICS is ready, however, Xperia owners will get a notification on their handsets instructing them to download the update over the air via 3G or Wi-Fi. It will also be accessible to those who want to connect their device to the PC.
Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone was the first device to be released with Ice Cream Sandwich in the U.S.; it made its debut on Verizon Wireless on Dec. 15. For more, see PCMag's full review.
It's been more difficult to nail down exact ICS release dates for other handsets, however. PCMag's Jamie Lendino talked to several handset manufacturers about their ICS rollout plans recently, prompting him to declare that Google's Android Update Alliance Is Already Dead.
For more, see PCMag's full review of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the slideshow below.
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Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397939,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05039TX1K0000762
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