it is good to see that Sony has made an official commitment to the Android 4.3 update. In an official post, the Japanese smartphone maker confirms that the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra will get Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). This announcement comes just a day after Google officially rolled out the new smartphone operating system, at least for the Nexus line of devices.
“Google announce the
next version of Jelly Bean (Android 4.3) – we’re already getting stuck in and
can confirm we’ll make 4.3 available for: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia
Tablet Z, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra…”
Rest of the smartphones are dependent on the
manufacturer committing to an update schedule and actually rolling out an update for the phones basis that.
Sony also goes as far as saying that certain
older devices, currently running Android 4.1 may get a straight jump to Android
4.3, but the details about those devices will be revealed in due course of time.
“We’re also looking at uplifting some of our other devices running 4.1 direct to
4.3 – we’ll share more info / deets / timings when we can.”, the company
says.
However, before you get too excited and start
tapping the software update refresh option in your Xperia phone, Sony’s Android
4.2 rollout is still under process. “So, Sony’s Jelly Bean 4.2 upgrade for
Xperia Z and Xperia ZL is well underway* – next up, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet
Z will start receiving 4.2 from early August.”, says the update from Sony.
Android 4.3 update will
arrive on any Xperia smartphone before September this year, unless Sony decides
to forego Android 4.2 for the remaining devices and readies Android 4.3 within
the next few weeks, which is extremely unlikely.
