Sony begins Android 4.0 updates for Xperia P

Sony Mobile has announced that it’s commencing the next phase of its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwichupdate roll-out for 2012 Xperia phones, starting with the Xperia P. ICS updates for the aluminum-shelled handset will start today, and continue “in the next few weeks in markets globally,” the manufacturer said on its official product blog.

The update will give the Xperia P a much needed bump up from the earlier Gingerbread-based firmware, and Sony’s offers a fairly substantial list of new features fro Xperia P owners in the new software.

New ways to experience your media with new media applications – “WALKMAN”, “Album” and “Movies”

Extended standby mode, increasing standby time by up to four times (depending on user-profile and data consumption)