Sony to End Software Support on 12 Android Phones, Including Xperia S, and Xperia ion

Sony believes that the typical lifespan of a smartphone is between 18 months and two years eld. To that end, the Japanese giant is discounting software support on 12 Android smartphones which the company lists as EoL (End of Life). This means that the latest firmware update that Sony has released will be the final set of new features and/or bug fixes that the handset will receive. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that Sony is pulling down any of the software, meaning that if you’re running on Android 4.0 and Sony has released Android 4.1 for your device, you can still at anytime update your phone to the latest software Sony had to offer. So what phones are getting the cut?

The list of 12 phones to no longer receive updates from Sony include:

Xperia arc S
Xperia S
Xperia SL
Xperia ion
Xperia acro S
Xperia go
Xperia P
Xperia J
Xperia miro
Xperia sola
Xperia tipo
Xperia U

If you’re wondering what software update is the latest that Sony has to provide for your Android phone and where to get it, you simply need to visit the Sony Mobile Support Page. There, you can find all the Sony smartphones, software updates, and changelogs. It’s worth noting that the majority of these phones were never truly offered in the US and haven’t been available for sale for some time for the rest of the world.