Right on schedule, Sony today announced that an Android 4.0 upgrade is now available for the Sony Tablet S. The update brings with it a number of new features including Sony’s exclusive “Small Apps”:
- Enhanced lock screen
- Direct access to Notifications
- Unlock direct to camera
- New panoramic camera mode
- Enhanced Gallery media viewer
- Direct SD card access + photo editing tools
- Exclusive “Small Apps’ for multi-tasking
- Calculator, Browser, Remote Control
- Move to screen edge for reduced clutter
- New Home Screen actions
- Drag icons together to create folders
- Add names to folders
- Enhanced web browser
- Switch from mobile to desktop web sites
- Save pages for offline viewing
- Access files directly from SD card
- Native screenshot capture
- Press “power” and “Volume –“
Sony’s “Small Apps” resemble widgets that run of top of already running applications like Google Maps or YouTube. For example, you could bring up a calculator or a remote control for Bravia televisions.
The update should be waiting for you the next time you connect to Wi-Fi.
Update: Sony Canada has confirmed via Twitter that the update is “coming soon” to Canadian Tablet S owners.
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