Update Schedule

[SantosRA]

Any dates on when the latest version will be available for Global generic rom, SI 1270-5676.5?

[Uliwooly · Accepted solution]

as you can read on other threads you are NOT going to find that info here or anywhere else, you have to wait until it's approved and released in your country

[Uliwooly]

if you can not wait

How to manually update, downgrade, root 2013 Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/124152

[MKEBeats]

uliwooly wrote:
as you can read on other threads you are NOT going to find that info here or anywhere else, you have to wait until it's approved and released in your country

Maybe edit to "if it is approved and released for your country/branding." I know it seems perposterous that Sony wouldn't release an update for such a large group of customers as the unbranded owners in the UK/Germany, but I've come across posts in this forum in which people have recently claimed that they're still on .350 and are "up to date" per PCC and SUS :smileysad:.

[Uliwooly]

there are myriad reasons this should explain it

http://developer.sonymobile.com/2011/12/07/ice-cream-sandwich-from-source-code-release-to-software-u...

[MKEBeats]

This is an interesting read; thank you for posting.

On a different yet related note, while I can undersand that there are various factors at play when it comes to rolling out an update on a global scale, something begs to be said about the lack of information coming from Sony about the delay in major markets. I can accept that there are dependencies external to Sony that can impact the release date. However, to not provide general status updates leads to an information gap that people will attempt to fill with suppositions that may (unfairly, perhaps) portray Sony in a negative light.

This is my first Sony product of significant cost. I do not (yet) have buyer's remorse, but I am becoming concerned about updates for this product. I took a leap of faith after looking at the history of releases for prior Sony products. I certainly hope I don't regret my decision.

[Bearings]

When selecting an Android based phone, the most important question imo to ask is what do I want. If OS updates is the most important expect for you, choose Nexus range of phones. If you prefer additional customized software from OEM, you can choose from the various number of brands in the market.  Sony Mobile Communication since they first launched Xperia S has been consistently constant in never revealing their update schedule. The closest they ever get to is naming the SI numbers Xperia S upgrade. to ICS and took a barrage of mails flooding this forum for months asking when owners SI will receive the update. To them, the moto since then is: Silence is Gold.  All OEM takes time to put their imprint onto their phone and with Sony consolidating their business, the IT side suffered first. So they would only announce something when they are really ready.  FYI, Google will change everything in the near future when they launch their own phone through Motorola. So you will get updates like Apple for iPhone once available. That will sadly be in 2014, it seems.

[MKEBeats]

Fair enough, but why are receiving timely updates and great hardware/software build quality and performance mutually exclusive? More of a rhetorical question than anything else.

If what you state is true ("The closest they ever get to is naming the SI numbers Xperia S upgrade. to ICS and took a barrage of mails flooding this forum for months asking when owners SI will receive the update."), I would say that Sony fumbled the ball in not disclosing a time range for the release of the update. To state, for example, "within the next 3 months" gives customers a time horizon.

Silence is not always the best policy to follow. Sure, committing yourself to a specific date potentially sets you up for a lot of trouble for numerous reasons. Being completely mum, on the other hand, is leading to some vocal consternation that appears to be growing.

I as a consumer can, of course, play the ambiguity game as well: I cannot say whether I would buy another Sony product in the future.

[SantosRA]

While I appreciate the fact that you guys took your time to post your replies here, I was really looking from an answer from a Sony representative. And yes, I do know that previous threads on the same topic have been filed and this would be probably just another vain attempt at getting some attention to my issue (as is for a lot of costumers).

What I would appreciate though is getting such a response as this:

"as you can read on other threads you are NOT going to find that info here or anywhere else, you have to wait until it's approved and released in your country"

From someone at Sony's, not just another costumer, however good hearted he/she was in doing so, and have my thread practically closed. Your answer was not helpful - I didn't mark it as such -, it just got in the way of hearing from Sony official itself.

I do acknowledge that you're most likely correct but simply telling me to wait did not bring me any satisfaction.

However, thanks for your time everyone. I'm marking this as not answered for the time being in the hopes that I get an official word from Sony.

[Uliwooly]

@santosRA, posting the same thing on multiple threads its consider Spam, and well you know that spam its not tolerated on this forum, if you don't like the posts/answers contact Sony directly, after all this forum is for US, users, to help each other, you are NOT going to find any other answer here.