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Last week, it was revealed that Sony Ericsson will roll updates for its new XPERIA phones, which are XPERIA Arc and XPERIA Play. The mobile manufacturing company remained true to their words and released the first software update for these smart phones. This update is regarding integration of Facebook features on Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc and Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and only a few markets will experience its benefits. It is for sure that more markets will be included so that more people can enjoy the benefits of this update. The recipients of the update will enjoy “Facebook Inside XPERIA” which will gel social media with other aspects of the handset such as photo gallery, contacts and calendar.

There is no mention from Sony Ericsson regarding the time frame when all the markets will get to experience this 2.3.3 Gingerbread update, but there has been an indication that the Plays and Arcs that are not branded, will be among the first to receive updates. Because of this update, the users of Play and Arc will get similar Facebook integration like the one available with Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini and XPERIA Mini Pro. In addition, the company has detected certain issues related to security, which will get fixed because of this update. In addition, there are certain areas where improvement will be made such as stability of general software, stability of Wi Fi, battery performance, touch responsiveness and digital video recording performance only for XPERIA Arc. Sony Ericsson will provide the update over the air, but one can get it through a personal computer as well.

If you are using XPERIA Play or Arc, just check out if you can get the software update. We would love to hear from you regarding the experience of using updated software. In case your phone is not being updated, do not stress. Sony Ericsson has stated that they will gradually roll out the update because there are issues with carrier branding and individual markets. There is no particular timeframe regarding when the update will arrive and thus it may take some time to reach your handset.