Sony says no Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Xperia Arc S and Xperia mini pro

Sony Ericsson was very generous with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for their 2011 Xperia lineup of handsets, but everyone is now eager to find out if they will be the same with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Sadly it turns out it wont be good news for two of those handsets.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S - Review

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs Google's Android Gingerbread. The device features a 4.2 inch scratch resistant touch display with Sony's BRAVIA mobile engine, microSD storage, an 8 megapixel camera and its powered by a 1.4 GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. Specification

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is now receiving the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is now receiving the Android 4.0.3 update, which is one of the latest versions of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony releases Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update

Sony announced that they will start rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) upgrade for their 2011 lineup of Xperia smartphones starting today.

The Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V, Xperia Ray owners in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Norway will be the first in line for the update which will rollout to other global markets in the next 4 - 6 weeks.

[Guide] How to install Android 4.0.1 ICS on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Sony Ericsson has surprisingly officially released an alpha build of Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) with the TimeScape UI for the Sony Ericsson Xperia  Arc S

If you feel adventurous and want to try out this early ICS build on your device you can use our step-by-step guide which follows: