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China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:21:27 GMT

China 1257-2379 why can't update 4.04 this month can be updated? In contact with the Chinese customer service, they don't know anything, bad attitudes.

Why the same SONY user, the same pay to buy, but enjoy less than you provide service? Please answer! Service like this, don't you think will lose

Many clients? Why not learn apple! After release program, users to choose whether to upgrade! Now the mood is very bad

Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Uliwooly — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:24:20 GMT

Apple release only ONCE a year unlike android.

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Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Uliwooly — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:25:54 GMT

Read this

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

Contrary to what people may think, it is not the Bring up phase, but the Certification and approval phase that is the most time consuming process when it comes to getting a new software release out on our phones. This is one of the major tasks that are legally required from us as phone manufacturer, but is a task that the custom ROM community doesn’t have to take into consideration. Furthermore, by putting all this efforts into testing and certification, we ensure that quality and conformance is at a top level, in benefit for all consumers worldwide.

Additional approvals might be needed
In some cases, the new and complete software release has to be approved to be used in all the different networks that our phones should work in. Many operators also want to customise the software according to their requirements, which in turn are based on their market, network, differentiation and business model. We implement all of these customisations and create a variety of software packages and releases for each operator.

When all of this is done, we are ready to roll out the software release variants as software upgrades to operators and consumers around the world. The software upgrade can then be downloaded and installed either in the operator’s own update tool (if they have one), from Sony Ericsson’s PC Companion tool, or by over the air updates (FOTA – Firmware Over the Air).

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It should be pointed out that this summary of all the activities and phases is somewhat simplified and is meant to provide a general picture of what we do from the release of the first Ice Cream Sandwich source code, until it is released to our consumers. From Sony Ericsson, we hope it has shed some of light on the work being done for the software upgrades.

If you have any question on this topic, feel free to drop us a line below. We will try to respond as soon as possible. For general software announcements and product information, please check the Sony Ericsson Product Blogregularly.

it has to be approved by each region country and you know how the great firewall of china handles things

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Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Uliwooly — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:26:45 GMT

if you don't want to wait until the great firewall of china approve and cripple the update

backup your firmware then

How to manually update 2012 Xperias to android 4.0.4 build number 6.1.A.0.452

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41609

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Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:26:57 GMT

The updated version 4.04, the users in China, provide upgrade? Ask China SONY's customer service, just don't know. And also don't see a public announcement

Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Uliwooly — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 05:30:43 GMT

if your phone it's locked to a network is up to THEM not Sony to release the update, as they have to add their bloatware, remove google apps and then release it, also they can just not release it.

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Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

decruze — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:05:12 GMT

Hey chinanman, if you didnt know, it is your mobile carrier that decides whether the update comes to your phone or not. Different carriers want their own apps in the update. So if ur chinese carrier is not done putting in their bloatwares into the update, you are not going to get your ICS update anytime soon.

Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:15:07 GMT

Don't worry, I am NOT going to ask when ICS will be coming to my phone. I am happy to wait. However,

I purchased my phone in China. I then flashed a UK ROM to get all the Google apps and remove the Chinese bloatware. All is working very well.

However, when my SI number finally appears on the list for ICS, what am I going to get? The Chinese version or the UK generic version? Obviously I am hoping for the UK generic version. Advice and guidance welcome of course.

Also, what is a SIM Toolkit and why would it be in Chinese when I reflashed with the English ROM? Is it safe to uninstall?

Many thanks Sony.

Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Uliwooly — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:19:45 GMT

if you already flashed, why don't you want to flash ICS?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41609

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Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:29:39 GMT

I do, when it comes to my SI number.

Re: China cannot enjoy 4.04 upgrade service

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:56:52 GMT

Purchase lt26i, not order machine, also not contract machine! No relationship with mobile operators, has not released the 4.0 is SONY China

Advice! The move after SONY, should launch global foundation edition, then update in the national habit upgrade bag, so, the more we will enjoy the service, all of the two mobile phone homogeneity serious, want to distinguish between a brand of good and bad, and only in the later in the service