Sony 剛剛為 Xperia S 推出 Android 4.0 更新，準確來說是 Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich 更新。這次更新可使用 OTA 形式來更新，當然連接電腦更新亦可。
到了重點 - 更新內容，這更新不但為 Xperia S 升級到 Android 4.0，還增加了自家的 Walkman 音樂播放器，加強了影片播放器及優化了圖片庫，提升圖片的顯示載入速度，以及整合 Facebook 等。此外，Android 4.0 的預設功能包括解鎖介面、數據流量監察及小工具調節大小也進行了優化。如果你是 Sony Xperia S 的用家，又希望了解更多，不妨看看以下影片。
官方介紹影片 Xperia S - What's new in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)：
官方新聞稿（英語 English）： Latest software upgrade rollout starts for Xperia™ S – introducing new media applications and uplift to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich Hello everyone, Today, we bring you some exciting news! As planned, we’re now starting our software rollout for Xperia S including, Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 upgrade and new unique media applications. First off, we’re excited to introduce a completely new way to experience your media – your music, images, videos, movies and films – with our new “WALKMAN”, “Album” and “Movies” applications: The “WALKMAN” application blends the best of signature Sony audio technology with social features; to discover the music your friends like and share personal favorites. Facebook integration gives you a visual way to interact with content – accessing album art, artist images and information, directly from Gracenote® The “Album” application brings new intuitive ways to sort and browse high quality photos and videos in blazing speed, as well as providing instant viewing, commenting and sharing of photos on Facebook and other online albums, leveraging the great camera capabilities of Xperia S The “Movies” application streamlines the playback and viewing of movies in high quality audio and video, whilst using intelligent database search to grab movie posters and information for a richer experience And now for the software upgrade to Android version 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich– some of the cool features you can look forward to are: Lock screen with improved functionality Resizable widgets (improved personalization) Improved control of your mobile data consumption Recent Apps button for clear overview of your applications Be sure to check out our video above for a look at some of this new functionality! The update will be directly accessible in your phone over mobile networks and WiFi, but also with the option of upgrading using a computer – either with our web-based Xperia Update, PC Companion or Bridge for Mac. If you’d like or need help on installing the software, we’ve pulled together a step-by-step run through video on our Xperia support YouTube channel. All Xperia S users will get a notification when the upgrade is ready, but direct availability in the phone may vary across different carriers. It’s also worth noting that the software package required for download is around 200MB, so you might want to consider using WiFi, if directly upgrading from your Xperia S. The rollout will continue over the next few weeks* and as usual, we will continue to keep you up-to-date with our progress, handling as much of your feedback along the way as possible. Just as before, you’ll also be able to see the released software kits (customized software specific to your operator) on our support community; http://talk.sonymobile.com – please continue to check in if yours is not yet listed, as it’ll be updated when new kits become available. I’ve enjoyed getting to grips with my Xperia S over the past few weeks and I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to taste this sweet software treat Talk soon, Ant. *The availability and scheduling of this software upgrade will vary by market and carrier requirements
