Android 4.0 update now available for Sony Tablet S

Sony Tablet SRight 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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