Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 To Receive Android 2.1 By Fall 2010

By AIC Staff on June 20th, 2010 2

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When the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 launched, it launched with Android OS 1.6 with prospects of updating to OS 2.1.

At the beginning of May 2010, a Sony Ericsson representative clarified that even though the Xperia X10 will launch with Android 1.6, it will be upgradable:

What I hope to get across to you all, is that there will be a software update for Xperia X10 that will upgrade the complete Sony Ericsson User Experience Platform based on newer version of the Android OS.

What was not clear was what this upgrade is exactly and when. However at the time, rumors further indicated that Android 2.1 would hit the Xperia X10 in September 2010.

Sony Ericsson then confirmed that it would deliver a major update to the Xperia X10 in Fall 2010. The device will receive an update to Android 2.1 as well as many other features:

HD video recording as per the same execution as Sony Ericsson Vivaz

Wireless home connectivity via DLNA

Improvements to signature applications Timescape and Mediascape to make them even smarter and richer

Sony Ericsson also noted that the X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro will also receive the updates at approximately the same time frame.

Then at the end of May, Rogers came in and confirmed that the Xperia X10 will receive the Android 2.1 update.

The confirmation came from one of the social media members of Rogers and states the following:

I just confirmed that HTC will deliver 2.1 for Magic for testing end of June. Acer Liquid will release w/ 2.1. X10 2.1 in Fall.

This week, Sony Ericsson once again confirmed that the Xperia X10 will receive the Android OS 2.1 update in Q3 of 2010, which lines it up for a Fall 2010 release. The update is said to include HD video recording, confirming the aforementioned feature list.

However, Sony Ericsson also confirmed that there will be another update in Q4 of 2010 that will enable the Xperia X10 to wirelessly connect to a television (possibly only a Sony television) to display content.

When available, the updates will accessible through the update service at www.sonyericsson.com.