Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for 2012 Xperia devices rolling out from mid Q1 2013

 Sony Mobile has this morning confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for its new Xperia devices (Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V) will start to receive the update from the middle of Q1 2013. Sony Xperia devices that launched earlier this year including the Xperia S, Xperia acro S, Xperia ion, Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia J will be upgraded to Android 4.1 in “due course”. Looks like Xperia miro, Xperia tipo, Xperia sola and Xperia U users are excluded.

Sony says “We were glad to provide the Android 4.0.4 upgrade for our 2011 Xperia portfolio across most markets and the majority of models but, after thorough evaluation, we have concluded they will not be upgraded beyond Ice Cream Sandwich”.

This means that beyond Ice Cream Sandwich Sony will not be able to guarantee owners of these smartphones the user experience they expect and demand. They however will continue to support all these products with firmware maintenance releases.