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ICS to release on January 2012 for Xperia Phones

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

x10 not getting ice cream sandwich from sony

we wont get ice cream sandwich update coz is rolling out only for 2011 xperia smartphones
The first smartphones to get the upgrade are the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and the Xperia ray starting March end and April 2012. The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, Xperia PLAY, Xperia neo, Xperia mini and mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active and the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman would get the update between April end and early May.
no x10

omg that's sooo shockiiiiiiiiing, Damn SE, let's give them helll

It cant be true, omg i already had pc companion ready, damn those bastards, time to spam their inboxes
Power to the x10 users
This is SPAAAAAAAM!
Sorry im tired and drunk
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I wasnt even expecting android 2.3 so i dont really care about ics its just a new UI that's it and this an old device lool
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[Devices receiving Sony ICS Update] Sorry/Not for X10

Hey Forum,
Just to let you know, a few days ago Sony posted on their site that they will be releasing ICS for their Xperia Devices, But the X10 is not listed and thus is presumed will not be getting the upgrade to ICS.
Devices being upgraded to ICS are:
Xperia NXT:
Xperia S, Xperia P, Xperia U
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2011 Range: Updated Last month
"Xperia arc S, Xperia ray and Xperia neo"
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Other 2011 Range:
"Xperia arc, Xperia neo, Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active and Sony Ericsson Live"
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Xperia Play will Not be recieving the update either because Sony have identified that gaming on this OS may not be
"stable and persistant."
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I think they should release some sort of source or an update to help out the developers who are currently working on a custom CM9 ICS for the X10.
What are your thoughts?
Peace
Source:

been there done that...
this is too backdated to be here....

It's sad that xperia play doesn't get ICS . Now I have to mod my bro's xperia.

We don't need sony's laggy rom
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We're getting Lollipop 5.0

According to a blog post on the Sony site this morning, Sony plans to bring Android 5.0 to the entire premium Xperia Z line. That include:
Xperia Z
Xperia ZL
Xperia ZR
Xperia Tablet Z
Xperia Z1
Xperia Z1s (T-Mobile)
Xperia Z Ultra
Xperia Z1 Compact
Xperia Z2
Xperia Z2 Tablet
Xperia Z3
Xperia Z3v
Xperia Z3 Compact
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
The Xperia Z Ultra Google Play Edition will the first device to see the update. From there they will work toward the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 series beginning in 2015.
Timing and availability of those updates will be announced by Sony as they become available and will trickle through specific regions and carriers too.

:good::good:
AsgardCurse said:
According to a blog post on the Sony site this morning, Sony plans to bring Android 5.0 to the entire premium Xperia Z line. That include:
Xperia Z
Xperia ZL
Xperia ZR
Xperia Tablet Z
Xperia Z1
Xperia Z1s (T-Mobile)
Xperia Z Ultra
Xperia Z1 Compact
Xperia Z2
Xperia Z2 Tablet
Xperia Z3
Xperia Z3v
Xperia Z3 Compact
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
The Xperia Z Ultra Google Play Edition will the first device to see the update. From there they will work toward the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 series beginning in 2015.
Timing and availability of those updates will be announced by Sony as they become available and will trickle through specific regions and carriers too.
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Really excited to try lollipop, but waiting for sony to release is pain in the .. Moreover my friend has nexus 7, so he is playing with it for quite while

fipsix said:
Really excited to try lollipop, but waiting for sony to release it is pain in the .. Moreover my friend has nexus 7, so he is playing with it for quite while
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You're gonna be waiting a while

I have Lollipop on my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7(2013), To be honest. I liked the look and feel of KitKat better.
This material design or whatever they call it feels just like they wanna look like windoz8.

AsgardCurse said:
I have Lollipop on my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7(2013), To be honest. I liked the look and feel of KitKat better.
This material design or whatever they call it feels just like they wanna look like windoz8.
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actually i agree with you. "Played" a bit with Lollypop in Nexus 6 and 9 devices. Yes, it's nice, but i didn't feel that it's revolution as was advertised. There are new features of course, but seems that majority of them are interface design (material) changes.
So in general it seems an evolution to KitKat, like iOS 8 to iOS 7. But KitKat with xposed framework and a few other mods&tweaks, i reckon it can be as functional as Lollipop.
So no extra passion to get lollipop to tabz as soon as possible.

/the sound of tumbleweed

AsgardCurse said:
I have Lollipop on my Nexus 5 and my Nexus 7(2013), To be honest. I liked the look and feel of KitKat better.
This material design or whatever they call it feels just like they wanna look like windoz8.
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I agree as well, it seems Sony has decided to customise AOSP very minimally, so don't expect many differences between the Nexus 7 and the sony software

dmooney7291 said:
I agree as well, it seems Sony has decided to customise AOSP very minimally, so don't expect many differences between the Nexus 7 and the sony software
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Do you realize you ressurected many different several month old threads?

Xperia Tablet Z forum is almost dead... nobody is craving for lollipop
So, WHERE IS OUR LOLLIPOP?????

Do you guys know if we can install the ota lollipop update if we have root? Or do we have to flash the full rom using emma?

SickBeast said:
Do you guys know if we can install the ota lollipop update if we have root? Or do we have to flash the full rom using emma?
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Just wait for a Pre Rooted ROM

I guess we have to wait and see.
However, seeing that the OTA fails on rooted Nexus devices since 5.0.1 , I highly doubt you can OTA update other rooted devices above 5.0.1 either. So it'll probably be the good'ol "unroot, update, re-root"
But hey. I might be wrong.

As far as I can remember, there was no OTA for any of the previous versions for the Tablet Z. You have to update via their PC software, so it just sort of "dirty flashes" the system on top, overwriting your kernel and removing root that way.

So far I can see that Z3, Z3 compact, Z2, Z1 and Z1 compact got the update, so we're next

giosal said:
So far I can see that Z3, Z3 compact, Z2, Z1 and Z1 compact got the update, so we're next
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T2 Ultra and C3 too!
Some people are complaining about laggy performance on Z2 tablet... so I don't expect anything better on our older tablet Z.. sadly..

https://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=23095
5.0 is certified so we will get it soon

Where is ours tablet Z new update!! Sony we waiting.. !!!

Once certified, usually it takes 10-14 days ?

Dzhedaj said:
As far as I can remember, there was no OTA for any of the previous versions for the Tablet Z. You have to update via their PC software, so it just sort of "dirty flashes" the system on top, overwriting your kernel and removing root that way.
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All my updates were done ota, and I retained root throughout.

SONY XPERIA Z IS GETTING THE Android 5.0 Lollipop

"We’re bringing Android 5.0; Lollipop to the entire Xperia Z Series " SAID SONY today !!!
"You’ve probably seen Google unveil Android version 5.0; Lollipop…
Since the initial reveal of the Android “L” Developer Preview, we’ve seen lots of questions on our upgrade roadmap about our plans – so, here goes…
We’ll be making Sony Mobile’s Android “L” upgrade available for the entire premium Z series*: including Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1S, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3v, Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition devices will be first up – we’ll be back with more details on that soon.
We’ll start the upgrade at beginning of 2015 for the core Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 series – continuing thereafter for all remaining devices above.
We’ve been working hard to bring this major update to as many of our Z Series devices as we can, as quickly as we can. We’re really excited about the new Sony features & functionality and the improvements we’ve made to the user experience – and we’ll be sharing more soon… so stay tuned to the blog and @SonyMobileNews for all the latest and greatest.
*Software rollouts are a phased process – timings & availability will vary by market/operator. Most models supported but some operator/market exceptions will apply"
i love you Sony ! they really supported this device fair enough ) #respect for them
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2014/10/16/were-bringing-android-5-0-lollipop-to-the-entire-xperia-z-series/

Didn't expected android L on our Z, good job Sony

Sony the best

Amazing work Sony!!! You're rock!
TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

Thank you SONY ?

zviki said:
Yep. -MOD EDIT-
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I was as well With that done by them my next device will be Sony for sure
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Any news about galaxy s4 Android Lollipop?
TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM!

All hail Sony!
Awesome that we are still getting the update. :good:

The Z is one of the best supported devices by Sony. I was happy with this unbelievable phone for 18 month and just bought an Z3 as a support for Sony great work. Keep it up

If I'm happy? yes.
But too bad we gonna get it about a year after the official release, just like every Android update =\

Wow that is awesome sony is the best:good:

woohoo! thank you sony!

UnbredHalflingers said:
If I'm happy? yes.
But too bad we gonna get it about a year after the official release, just like every Android update =\
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Come on now, let's not be silly. :silly:
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/19/whoa-android-4-4-4-factory-images-posted-as-build-kut84p/
4.4.4 released the 19th of June. We got it the beginning of September, well ahead of many other OEM's devices. Less than 3 months to bring up, produce, test, certify and release. Great going by Sony.
They could promise to support this device for the next 5 years and some people would still be negative.
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I'm actually shocked. Didn't expect another update whatsoever. Not that I'll probably make use of it due to my new upgrade in the new year but I'm happy that this phone is not being dropped

kingvortex said:
Come on now, let's not be silly. :silly:
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/19/whoa-android-4-4-4-factory-images-posted-as-build-kut84p/
4.4.4 released the 19th of June. We got it the beginning of September, well ahead of many other OEM's devices. Less than 3 months to bring up, produce, test, certify and release. Great going by Sony.
They could promise to support this device for the next 5 years and some people would still be negative.
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Agree with you. You deserve one Thanks..

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Just SONY

When can we expect the update for Xperia Z?

CyrilThomas92 said:
When can we expect the update for Xperia Z?
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Is it so hard for you to read the first post entirely?
We’ll start the upgrade at beginning of 2015 for the core Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 series – continuing thereafter for all remaining devices above.[/QUOTE said:
Beginning could be the first 3 months of next year and then you have to wait 2 or 3 months more , just like with 4.4.4.
So probably in half a year you will have Lollipop 5..0.
Anytime sooner will be better, leys just be happy we got 4.4.4 at all and that now the 5.0 is comming.
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Maybe like KitKat. We receive 4.4 on May
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How about UI?
Its really a great news indeed. Thankful to Sony for their continuous support to Z especially.
Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop is completely a new UI, well known as Material design. Sony and other OEMs will build their own Stock ROM and interface. Now my question is, which may be too early to ask but yet a thought came in.. Will they retain L's material design? or they going to continue with their UI.
Well time can answer, will wait and see!