Sony employee claims Android 4.0 Xperia update coming 1st week of Jan 2012

A Sony employee in South East Asia is claiming that the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for Xperia handsets is due in the first week of January 2012. This goes against last week’s news, where SE Italy said that it will be coming by March 2012. Siddharth Sai G, the Sony employee, said he’s confused by that March date, but reconfirmed that some are saying to him it is scheduled for January.

He revealed the information in a number of tweets, including the fact that the update will be a “skinless” version of ICS, with no “OEM themed release” planned. If true, could this mean SE will be using a close-to-stock version of ICS? We think it’s unlikely but SE has already made great steps this year not to bog down Android for the 2011 devices which has meant fast updates from the manufacturer. See the timeline of tweets below, however take any rumoured date with a pinch of salt.

Sony employee claims Android 4.0 Xperia update coming 1st week of Jan 2012

Via Twitter.

Thanks Rob!

Tagged as: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Firmware, Xperia

http://twitter.com/Belazor Fillip Hannisdal

As long as I get my sexy blue theme and Timescape, I’m happy
Rob

If Sony let people use stock 4.0 or wait a bit longer for an SE-themed version they would shoot up many notches in my estimation.
cocky

Really, then let’s see!!
but I don’t believe that one.
Adam Wong

Use the stock, then slowly build it up like they did with gingerbread and facebook-inside-xperia
Anonymous

An unskinned version with just a few Xperia Apps would be perfect! Just the widgets, Timescape, Mediascape and possibly the camera app….
http://twitter.com/dugzino dugzino

If this happens, it’ll be epic! Sony will be the first (except for Galaxy Nexus) to release latest Android! And I remember last year ppl were pissed at Sony for being slow upgrading their Android versions, now, they’re going too fast!!
http://profiles.google.com/hagen.sal hagen.sal

I don’t buy this. It’s unlikely SE will suddenly ditch their whole work they did on the Timescape UI just for an update.
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joe

I like these tales
Anonymous

Really?
I dont think SE will release an unskinned version.

But if they do it will be epic just like dugzino says.
someguy

I’d absolutely LOVE this! Sony giving us the choice: do you want a vanilla experience right away, or would you prefer waiting for a skinned version with SE apps?
If this turns out to be true, my next phone might be another Sony device.
Anonymous

I think the skinless release will be an optional update for those that want it, but not the mainstream release.
http://captaindbg.com Shyam Sasindran

No worries CyanogenMod has already started to work ICS. The work is almost done. Here are few screenshots http://captaindbg.com/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-for-sony-ericsson-xperia-arc/
goldenblls

Brilliant! The majority of stuff SE adds is in the form of apps and widgets and launchers anyway but this is great news. They’ll win a lot of customers back at this rate
MEHDI MOHA

very very good , Christmastime with new update , but i wish they can customize the ICS as good as before ,
ICS stock is not good for ALL .

ics + PS2 se EMULATOR + XPERIA PLAY = #1

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I’M IN LOVE WITH ME BEAUTIFUL XPERIA PLAY
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Anonymous

SE will be using a close-to-stock version of ICS? I highly doubt so… It just wouldn’t be Sony if it wasn’t skined in some way.. Plus that would mean no facebook inside xperia?
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http://twitter.com/Lastword112 Mujahid Reza

This sony employee has no idea about what hes saying, all he hears are lame office rumors and then misinterprets them. Lol Xperiablog please dont bother posting news based on what this guy says, your own sources are more knowledgeable than this loon.
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Kashifurrehman888

still w8ng 4.0 my arc n neo v stll w8ng i think lauch 1st week of jan
Anonymous

sony thailand said that too!

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