Via Japanese Engadget, it seems that the Japanese arc variants will be Playstation Certified in December, with access to the PS Store (translation is slightly iffy).
Not sure if this will apply to devices elsewhere.
Japanese Engadget: http://japanese.engadget.com/2011/11/04/xperia-arc-acro-ps-certified/
Google Translated to English: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjapanese.engadget.com%2F2011%2F11%2F04%2Fxperia-arc-acro-ps-certified%2F&act=url
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/sony-ericssons-xperia-acro-and-xperia-arc-get-playstation-certi/
It appeared on the engadget MAin site also..
Lets just hope it rolls out to our Arc's as well..!!!
PS Store app is included in new firmware.
When opened, it says coming early December.
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Sony Ericsson and ANT+ equals fitness with Xperia™ arc
Marcus Hansson explains more about ANT+.
At Sony Ericsson we are very pleased to announce that we will be the first mobile handset manufacturer to have integrated support for ANT+ technology. This means that you will be able to use your Sony Ericsson phone with a large number of commercial health and fitness products. For example, you can use your phone with a heart rate monitor, a pedometer, or both, when you are out running.
There are number of different ANT+ enabled sensors and devices available in the market today. In addition, there are a large number of ANT+ supported apps to collect, analyze, compare and share your data in various ways. These devices and apps can turn your Sony Ericsson handset into a main hub for fitness and health activities, as well as for communication and entertainment.
ANT+ is a seamless and reliable digital wireless communication standard with excellent power efficiency. It facilitates the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data for monitoring information. Today more and more companies are joining the ANT+ Alliance, which is a partner alliance striving for the growth of the ANT+ ecosystem. This ensures compatibility with other leading suppliers all throughout the ecosystem. With the release of Xperia™ arc, Sony Ericsson is the first handset manufacturer to have integrated support for ANT+. The ANT+ support will also be introduced in Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X8, Xperia™ X10 mini, and Xperia™ X10 mini pro through software upgrades in Q1 2011. Several future Sony Ericsson Android™ devices will also support ANT+ technology.
Stay tuned to the Sony Ericsson Developer blog and to Sony Ericsson’s Developer World for more information. You can also read more on the ANT+ web site.
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Source: The Sony Ericsson Blog.
As said in the video, "… and X8 will have this enabled in the forthcoming software upgrade in Q1 2011"
Could this be part of an Android upgrade? Or do they by "software upgrade" refer to apps? Either way, it's a cool feature.
We need 2.3 for that so we will get android update.
I think because this writing in SE blog.
Yeeeee they are chance that we will get 2.3 but when?
Who cares .. it's completely useless and sony will not deliver froyo on their phones.
Anyone still owning xperia, google "ZTE Blade" :
1. unlocked bootloader
2. froyo and custom roms
3. amoled screen
4. costs $100
Oh, and the best one :
5. NOT MADE BY Erics****!
no froyo for Xperia!
as-mario said:
We need 2.3 for that so we will get android update.
I think because this writing in SE blog.
Yeeeee they are chance that we will get 2.3 but when?
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Do you mean that Ant+ requires Android 2.3 to run? Because of Xperia ARC, which uses 2.3 to run Ant+?
racht said:
Who cares .. it's completely useless and sony will not deliver froyo on their phones.
Anyone still owning xperia, google "ZTE Blade" :
1. unlocked bootloader
2. froyo and custom roms
3. amoled screen
4. costs $100
Oh, and the best one :
5. NOT MADE BY Erics****!
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Lolz. We don't even have ZTE Blade where I live.
Hopefully this "software upgrade" will have to include an Android update, too.
Btw, Xperia users, join this community on Facebook:
"Petition: Android 2.2 (Froyo) for Sony Ericsson Xperia series"
I would like to highlight that all the news regarding the discontinuance of Froyo (Android 2.2) is related to the X10 FAMILY and X10 HANDSETS.
X8 does not belong to this family or these handsets, does it? Furthermore, the upcoming ANT+ feature will come to X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 - SE again, specifically, omitted the X10! The ANT+ feature will become available through a "software upgrade"!
They are either being unclear about the way they announce things or they are being VERY specific.
OCEP said:
I would like to highlight that all the news regarding the discontinuance of Froyo (Android 2.2) is related to the X10 FAMILY and X10 HANDSETS.
X8 does not belong to this family or these handsets, does it? Furthermore, the upcoming ANT+ feature will come to X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 - SE again, specifically, omitted the X10! The ANT+ feature will become available through a "software upgrade"!
They are either being unclear about the way they announce things or they are being VERY specific.
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The x8 DOES belong to the x10 family, its seen as the mid size/range x10... if you bothered to read the first line from the article linked above about an official announcement from SE UK, you'd see yourself...
Sony Ericsson UK have officially confirmed with us this morning that the Xperia X10 family (including the X8) will not see an Android firmware revision above 2.1)
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They'll do an update to 2.1 to make this ANT+ feature work, they wouldn't announce no further updates past 2.1, but secretly be developing 2.2 etc for the x10 family of handsets, its bad for business if they do...
We wont b getting 2.2 or 2.3 whatsoever, juz an update in the future n we will still on 2.1..
Accept the truth my frens, we will stuck on 2.1 forever.. Thts it, no more SE phones for me..
Yeah, SE confirm no more update new FW for X10 family and no hope for X8, epic fail....
we arent stuck. sometime someone will crack ****ed se loader and we will get froyo..
p.s. i think there wont be gingerbread coz it will run too slow.. recomended hardware is 1GHz cpu..
timk1764 said:
The x8 DOES belong to the x10 family, its seen as the mid size/range x10... if you bothered to read the first line from the article linked above about an official announcement from SE UK, you'd see yourself...
They'll do an update to 2.1 to make this ANT+ feature work, they wouldn't announce no further updates past 2.1, but secretly be developing 2.2 etc for the x10 family of handsets, its bad for business if they do...
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I haven't seen/been able to dig up any information directly from Sony Ericsson that mentions the X8. It only seems to be mentioned in the article you refer to.
Regardless of that … If the X8 is considered part of the X10 family then we are truly screwed.
However, I am curious regarding the Ant+ feature. Why did they omit the X10 specifically in their announcement? I find it odd that the X10 - supposedly - doesn't support the hardware for Ant+ but the X10 mini, X10 mini pro and X8 does.
WARR10r said:
we arent stuck. sometime someone will crack ****ed se loader and we will get froyo..
p.s. i think there wont be gingerbread coz it will run too slow.. recomended hardware is 1GHz cpu..
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HTC WILDFIRE will be getting gingerbread and it has a 600 mhz processor!
This isnt fer anymore
SE don't want to update their current android phones because of marketing.
people will have to buy xperia arc to get android 2.3. good for their bussiness. this is how it's work.
Here what i think.
Many people has buyed many xperia smartphones but the xperia arc isnt like other xperia phones because they are cheap but xperia arc isnt.
What happen to us that will scare customers to so maybe they give update.
MAYBE!
X10 Dual Touch hits Japan Tomorrow
Official: Dual-touch Xperia X10 update hits Japan on 19 Jan
Just yesterday we saw a video demonstrating the new pinch-to-zoom update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Well now Sony Ericsson Japan has officially notified users that this update will hit NTT DoCoMo on 19th January through PC Companion and 20th January OTA.
They have also confirmed that the new dual-touch features will work in the browser, Google Maps Navigation, Office Suite and Moxier. SE can’t confirm that it will work in all third-party apps. Hopefully, this news means that the update should also start hitting other regions imminently. Watch this space.
Something is better than Nothing
http://www.xperiax10.net/2011/01/18/official-dual-touch-xperia-x10-update-hits-japan-on-19-jan/
http://translate.google.com/transla...sson.co.jp/company/press/20110118_xperia.html
Sorry its my 1st thread
Just yesterday we saw a video demonstrating the new pinch-to-zoom update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Well now Sony Ericsson Japan has officially notified users that this update will hit NTT DoCoMo on 19th January through PC Companion and 20th January OTA.
Just i need help ..i want update on my xperia x10i ..my current firmware is nordic ..now i want get dual touch update 1st on my cell thats why i need to flash Japanese firmware on x10i..how can i do that??
what is file name extension of Japanese x10 firmware..
like nordic has " NBC" or india has "IND"....like thats....
lyk no 1 is intrested in this
i posted this before u in Xperia general TAB
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zaryab said:
lyk no 1 is intrested in this
i posted this before u in Xperia general TAB
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Flaming people like you should get a ban for life on these forums!
Chill people, the news has already circulated about multi touch and can be located in the multitouch discussion thread dedicated to this subect in the general forum
So calm down and look at the information being posted there on a daily basis
Hopefully nearer the time, we can drop and change drivers but we have to wait and see. No point in going JAP firmware right this moment in time.
I'm in japan with a docomo x10. As soon as the update hits I will upload the files here. Just point me in the right direction as I have never done that before.
Sent from right behind you.
next time pls research for existing threads on a subject and participate in the ongoing discussion instead of opening a new thread
with regard to the previous posts:
duplicate, answered, moved, closed
also to prevent further unnecessary/unqualified comments
Best, DK
Though it also mentions that it doesn't support the "multi touch rotation" function which would be needed for it to work right in google maps 5.0
In August we announced that a new software version will be available for all 2011 Xperia™ models during October. I’m happy to share the information that the roll out has already started in the Nordic countries for Xperia™ arc, Xperia™ neo , Xperia™ ray and Xperia™ PLAY.
The roll out for the rest of the world is planned to start late October going into early November. The update will be available for all unlocked phones and most operator variants but there will be local deviations. As soon as the roll out starts globally, we will inform you here on the blog. We’ll try to also keep you continuously updated on the kit release. For a complete list of kits released up until now, please check comments below.
Some of the features you will get from this update are:
Google Talk with Video Chat for smartphones with front-facing cameras
Updated Facebook inside Xperia™ functionality for enhanced like, share and discover abilities. We have talked about Facebook inside Xperia™ on previous posts.
Xperia™ smartphones introducing world’s first 3D Sweep Panorama functionality powered by Sony.
The software upgrade will enable consumers to turn their Xperia™ smartphone into a mini-mobile PC by connecting USB peripherals (mouse, keyboard or game controller) to Sony Ericsson LiveDock™ multimedia station. Connect the smartphone to a TV via HDMI to get a big screen experience.
Gesture input – text input by swiping the finger from one letter to the next
Screen capture – allows the user to share a screen grab from anywhere in the phone
For a glimpse of the new software, check out the video from the guys at Developer World.
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...rbread-software-available-in-nordic-countries
This makes no sense. Released to Nordic in September but not for the rest of the world until the end of October / beginning of November, a delay of between 6 and 8 weeks.
When this update emerged I thought that Sony Ericsson had finally sorted out their ability to roll out firmware upgrades. Looks like I was completely wrong and that their cack handed mismanagement continues.
When are Sony Ericsson going to get a grip and manage to roll out a firmware upgrade to everyone at the same time. Funny how a company with far less experience in the mobile sector has managed to do this flawlessly for years.
Eeeeh, Is this guy/girl for real?
- Google Talk with Video Chat for smartphones with front-facing cameras.
- The software upgrade will enable consumers to turn their Xperia™ smartphone into a mini-mobile PC by connecting USB peripherals (mouse, keyboard or game controller) to Sony Ericsson LiveDock™ multimedia station
Never mind being a bit late, we already had 2.3.4 on XDA since long, and the front facing camera stuff/thing is also funny.
And where and at what shop is the LiveDock(TM) mulitmedia station available today?
datagubben said:
Eeeeh, Is this guy/girl for real?
- Google Talk with Video Chat for smartphones with front-facing cameras.
- The software upgrade will enable consumers to turn their Xperia™ smartphone into a mini-mobile PC by connecting USB peripherals (mouse, keyboard or game controller) to Sony Ericsson LiveDock™ multimedia station
Never mind being a bit late, we already had 2.3.4 on XDA since long, and the front facing camera stuff/thing is also funny.
And where and at what shop is the LiveDock(TM) mulitmedia station available today?
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The blog post was for ALL XPERIA phones, not just the Arc.
...and how about the source;-)
Sent from my LT15i using xda premium
MobileBritain said:
This makes no sense. Released to Nordic in September but not for the rest of the world until the end of October / beginning of November, a delay of between 6 and 8 weeks.
When this update emerged I thought that Sony Ericsson had finally sorted out their ability to roll out firmware upgrades. Looks like I was completely wrong and that their cack handed mismanagement continues.
When are Sony Ericsson going to get a grip and manage to roll out a firmware upgrade to everyone at the same time. Funny how a company with far less experience in the mobile sector has managed to do this flawlessly for years.
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I would say that it does make sense to release it in the Nordic countries first... They are limiting possible bugs to five countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland) so they have a chance to fix them before a global release... I live in Denmark, and I don't mind being a test subject for future updates...
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MobileBritain said:
This makes no sense. Released to Nordic in September but not for the rest of the world until the end of October / beginning of November, a delay of between 6 and 8 weeks....
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And who has told you that the rest will get it in 6 to 8 weeks. It might be that it also would released earlier in other countries.
But thanks for letting us try to be the first for the first time.
Great news for all Sony Ericsson Xperia phone owners, who have been eagerly waiting for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to run on their devices. A Sony employee has tweeted, rather optimistically, that ICS should be expected to arrive in the very first week of January next year for all 2011 Xperia handsets.
This is a bit of a contrast to the statement of Sony Ericsson Italy, who have said in a Facebook post, that the software update shouldn't be expected before March 2012.
Meanwhile, though, the Xperia arc and neo Ice Cream Sandwich firmware has been submitted for certification by the smartphone manufacturer. If it passes the thorough certification checks, we could indeed see ICS as soon as early next year.
This means that the Xperia active, arc, arc S, mini, mini pro, neo, neo V, Play, pro, Xperia ray and Live with Walkman are going to be one of the first amongst the vastness of Android smartphones to enjoy the new Android software.
source : http://www.gsmarena.com/ics_landing...php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Did you see the tweet?
http://www.androidworld.it/2011/11/...nata-entro-marzo-ad-ice-cream-sandwich-63433/
i dont understand the language so .
This means it wont have any Sony UI right?
here the news in german
Might want to read my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380448 before believing any rumours
Japanese Xperia arc and Xperia acro users now have PlayStation Store.
Hopefully coming to other regions soon.
more info and apps can be found herehttp://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/08/playstation-store-now-available-on-japanese-xperia-arc-xperia-acro/
maybe one of our fantastic devs could get these working.
;-)
Got it but useless unless spoofing location. No love in the US. Log in and it states service not available in my location.
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but now we have direct acces to the sony own emulator, is just time for the dev to make it for all the arcs