Android 2.3.4 Upgrade for your Sony Ericsson smartphone

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List of Eligible Sony Ericsson Smartphones for Android 2.3.4

The phones that will get the software update are:

1. Xperia Arc


2. Xperia PLAY


3. Xperia Neo


4. Xperia Mini


5. Xperia Mini Pro


6. Xperia Pro


7. Xperia Ray


8. Xperia Active


9. Xperia Neo V


10. Xperia Arc S


11. Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman.

The update will be available for all unlocked phones and most operator variants but there will be local deviations.  There are also some deviations on feature upgrade depending on phone model. For example, Google Talk video chat will only be available for phones with front facing camera. Xperia PLAY will not get 3D panorama sweep but it will get HD video recording.

There are also other highlights of this update which includes:

• Google Talk with Video Chat for smartphones with front-facing cameras


• Updated Facebook inside Xperia™ functionality for enhanced like, share and discover abilities.


• Xperia smartphones introducing world’s first 3D Sweep Panorama functionality powered by Sony.


• 16x video zoom.


• 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


• WiFi DLNA


• Screen capture – allows the user to share a screen grab from anywhere in the phone.

Now, before we get too excited, we do have to take note that this upgraded version will have to be pushed down via local operators after the operators themselves have concluded their testings. As such,it might be likely that this upgrade will only hit the users after another couple of months.

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