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Sony announced today that it is rolling out a new maintenance update for the Xperia S, Xperia SL and Xperia Acro S smartphones. These devices have previously received the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. This particular release brings crucial bug fixes and improvements which Sony has made after receiving feedback from users. The update has started rolling out, if you own any of the devices mentioned above, your device will automatically notify you that an update is available to download.

The company also says that this update brings stability and performance tweaks as well. Changes and improvements have been made to apps, services and data, to battery, camera and the user interface. The update address an abnormality in the white balance, improves “Quick Launch” button functionality and smooths out full HD 1080p video recording in the camera. It also economizes power consumption and heat dispersion for longer battery life. Sony introduces a home key long-press to launch Google Now and a double-press to launch Recent Apps in this update, it also makes sure that the volume “up” button is fully responsive. That’s just about the entire changelog of this maintenance update. The rollout is now underway, timing and availability of this update will vary by market and carrier.

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The Xperia S has just received an updated version of the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update.

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The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update is now rolling out to France users.

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Sometime in the middle of last month, we were treated to news that the Sony Xperia S would be on the receiving end of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update before March is over, but now that we are well into the middle of the month of April with no Jelly Bean in sight for the Xperia S, you can be sure that owners of the Xperia S are starting to be a disgruntled bunch. Thanks to a leaked update roadmap for the French carrier SFR, it seems that the Jelly Bean update for the Xperia S will at long last, launch later next month – that is, May.

The Sony Xperia S was first launched in February last year with Android 2.3 Gingerbread in tow, before it was on the receiving end of the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update down the road before being given confirmation that it too, will also be upgraded to Jelly Bean when the time is right. Of course, the Xperia S would not go beyond Jelly Bean, so do expect it to sit out of the Key Lime Pie treatment.

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We’ve got mixed news for those who were wondering just where Sony’s Jelly Bean updates were headed. The good? Sony has narrowed down its upgrade schedule for the Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V to the middle of 2013’s first quarter, or roughly February. Just about every other reasonably capable 2012 model is also getting an upgrade once Sony has narrowed down the timetable, ranging from the Xperia S through to the Xperia ion and Xperia go. Brace yourself for the dark side of the news, however: not a single 2011 Xperia phone will make the Jelly Bean leap, no matter how quick or recent it might be. The company was “not able to guarantee” the experience the devices would have with the newer OS, we’re told. While we know that some older phones would have been borderline at best, that cutoff won’t be pleasant for anyone whose Xperia Arc S is already out of the Android upgrade loop after less than a year.

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