Mobile News India - Android 4.0 to Sony Xperia S Update Announced

As planned by Sony mobiles, new software updates to Sony Xperia including Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 upgrade and new unique media applications has been announced. The earlier version of Sony Xperia S was based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and the Ice cream sandwich android 4.0 was the much awaited OS, which has now stepped into the market. This update brings many other modified features along with Android 4.0. For example, it comes with a new lock screen with improved functionality, resizable widgets, improved control of mobile data consumption and much more. The most exciting news here can be the announcement of inclusion of the new media applications like WALKMAN, Album and Movies. The app WALKMAN replaces the Music Player app. These updates are going to bestow users with a great experience in terms of the usability of the all new unique media applications.

Walkman app helps users find music and share with friends, whereas the Album app has been introduced to sort the photos in an easier way and browse them through any social networking site. Movies app enables users to watch high definition movies as well as helps search relevant movie posters. The most interesting part is that Sony Xperia users will now get a notification whenever an update would be available.

Since there are minor updates in the mobile phone software, diffeerent for each state, region or country. The updates weigh around 200KB, and mobile carriers prove perphas a bit slow making them through the users instantly, so users often prefer downloading updates using Wi-Fi, or prefer to do the same connecting the device to a computer or MAC software. The company is of the idea that the updates made by Google in its new OS, will surely lead the sales of its ultimate smartphone Sony Xperia S to new heights as the OS gives a fresh look to the smartphone.