This is a maintenance update for Sony's Xperia 2011 lineup

Dec 24, 2011 16:21 GMT  ·  By

Sony Ericsson's Xperia devices should soon get a taste of a software update, and it appears that the build is already prepared for shipping.

A new firmware is ready for Xperia handsets, namely software version number 4.0.2.A.0.62, the PTCRB site unveils.

Unfortunately, this is not the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform update that users might have been waiting for.

Instead, it is only a maintenance update, aimed at delivering a series of bug fixes for Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and arc S, Xperia neo and neo V, and Xperia PLAY handsets.

The software is expected to be pushed to all devices in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region, but no specific info on when it will start to emerge has been unveiled so far. According to some reports, Sony Ericsson might have already begun to deliver the software.