Upgrading to highter android versrion?

[kissofthehell]

So currently my android version is 2.3.4 Xpera Play. Is it possbile to upgrade it to 3+ or 4+?

 

[erickyeagle]

According to Sony, the Xperia PLAY won't get Ice Cream Sandwich. Since Honeycomb appears to be tablet-only, you won't see that either.

In regards to Xperia PLAY, after extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners, we have concluded that a consistent and stable experience, particularly with gaming, cannot be guaranteed for this smartphone on Ice Cream Sandwich – therefore, we will not make the Android 4.0 upgrade available for Xperia PLAY.

Update on Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Xperia™ smartphones

 

[ExtremeNerd]

The Xperia Play was sadly a failed experiment. These were the dark days for Sony. There were no phones updated to recent versions of android. There was also a huge lack of developer support, and from what I remember, any dev builds broke much of what made the Play unique.

My personal advice: Download a custom launcher, enjoy the Play for what it is, and avoid all Sony phones going forward.

 

[kissofthehell]

The Xperia Play was sadly a failed experiment. These were the dark days for Sony. There were no phones updated to recent versions of android. There was also a huge lack of developer support, and from what I remember, any dev builds broke much of what made the Play unique.

My personal advice: Download a custom launcher, enjoy the Play for what it is, and avoid all Sony phones going forward.

Is it true that Sony Ericsson went bankrupt?

 

[ExtremeNerd]

No, not to my knowledge. SE was just absorbed back into Sony.

 

[skyrocketguy]

My advice is to root your device. Then install a custom rom for running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Check out this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SE_Xperia_Play#Flashing_Roms

 

[kissofthehell]

My advice is to root your device. Then install a custom rom for running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Check out this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SE_Xperia_Play#Flashing_Roms

What are the chances of bricking my phone and rendering it unuseable

 

[skyrocketguy]

There is always chance that you do something wrong and you brick your device, but Android 4.1 is worth the risk in my opinion.

 

[kissofthehell]

There is always chance that you do something wrong and you brick your device, but Android 4.1 is worth the risk in my opinion.

I will only try it if the % of getting bricked are really low.. i dont want to mess up my phone and loose everything

 

[ExtremeNerd]

I will only try it if the % of getting bricked are really low.. i dont want to mess up my phone and loose everything

You will lose everything regardless. Flashing a custom ROM requires a full wipe every time. There are ways to partially restore, but some things/settings may be lost until you set them back up. Just do some research and decide if rooting is for you or not.

 

[Digital Controller]

If you are concerned about rooting please read this before doing anything: http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html

 

[mohit9206]

Xperia Play could have been a great device but Sony effed it up.No worthy Play specific games,weak hardware even for the time, no updates,utter failure by Sony.