Sony Xperia J receives Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software update

Sony Xperia J users are reporting that they are receiving the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software update. Sony has still to officially announce the release but the update is arriving OTA (over-the-air) for some users. If you haven't received an update notification, you can manually check by connecting your handset to the Sony Companion software on your computer.

The update is around 392MB in size and should take some time to install. Users are advised to make sure that battery is fully charged and that they are connected to Wi-Fi before attempting to update. The update will bring you Android 4.1.2 along with performance enhancements of Project Butter, Google Now and the enhanced notifications page along with the other security and feature enhancements from Jelly Bean.

Sony to release Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for 2012 Xperias by Q2 2013

Sony has confirmed that they will be releasing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for their 2012 Xperia lineup by the first half of 2013. The Sony Xperia T, Sony Xperia TX and the Sony Xperia V will reportedly receive the Jelly Bean update as early as the first quarter.

This will be followed by updates to the Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia Acro S, Sony Xperia Ion, Sony Xperia P, Sony Xperia Go and Sony Xperia J. However Sony has still to reveal a time frame for these devices to get Android 4.1.