Sony has rolled out an Android update for the Xperia S tablet.
The Android update for the Xperia Tablet S is the Android 4.1.1, part of the Jelly Bean series.
The update includes an enhancement to existing applications, such as:
- WALKMAN, Album and Movies: Supports the DLNA Controller function (3Box function)
- Movies app: Supports the capability to play closed captioned video content distributed from Video Unlimited
- Album app: User Interface improvement (Adopts UI design of the same dashboard concept as WALKMAN and Movies apps)
- Camera (User Interface improvement)
- Scrapbook: Adds the Map clipping feature and Clip widget
- Browser (Small Apps): Supports bookmark
- On-screen keyboard (Supports the new Portuguese orthographic).
A new feature will also be added with the Jelly Bean update: the TV SlideView application.
Sony does highlight three important notes before the Xperia S owner installs the update. The first is offline pages that have been saved on the browser app will not be compatible on version 4.1.1. Second, before installing the update, it is recommended to save offline pages as an image with the Small App Clip. Finally, Small Apps settings are initialized if the Xperia S device owner agrees with the update.
To install the update, more than 300MB of internal storage is needed. It is the first Android update for the Xperia S since version 4.0.3.
According to CNET, the update is only available for U.S. Canada, and Latin America Xperia S tablets.
The Xperia S tablet has a screen size of 9.4 inches with a resolution of 1,280x800 pixels. In terms of its memory, it is offered with 16GB internal storage with 1,000MB of RAM. The primary camera of the tablet has 8 megapixels and capable of video recording at 1080p.