The Sony Xperia M (C1904/C1905) has been updated from its initial launch firmware of 15.1.A.1.9 to 15.1.C.1.17. It remains on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean but should offer improvements in a number of areas.

The details of the code suggest that this is a relatively minor update though the first few updates after launch tend to sort out any major annoyances that users may have. The change in digits from 1.9 to 1.17 suggests relatively minor bug fixes or improvements.

Read on for details of changes and locations of reported updates.

Update  – New firmware has been certified, likely 4.3 Jellybean.

The Xperia M has a newer update, released Novemeber 13th to Jellybean 4.1 version 15.1.C.2.8, you can read here.

Reported changes in version 15.1.C.1.17 include:

New features

• ‘Music effects’ appears in sound settings which allows the user to select which audio enhancements to use if other audio effects are installed e.g. bass boost from a Google Play app

Other changes

• The volume scaled is changed, it now starts at a much quieter level and rises more gently. Previously, volume for calls, alarms, messages started very loudly even when close to silent

Update locations

• Germany, UK, India, Hong Kong and Vietnam, Poland, Russia – note that many more locations may have the update available by now, but these locations are confirmed. Simply connect your phone to Sony’s PC Companion to find out if it’s available in your area.

Sony PC Companion for Windows here and for Mac here.

A small number of users that experienced unexpected rebooting issues have reported that the issue has now been fixed. Many users complained of ‘blue tint‘ issues with the camera or screen though it’s unclear from Sony’s Twitter comments if that has been altered. Sony frequently comments on firmware changes or upgrade plans using their Twitter account @SonyMobileNews. It’s likely that in coming weeks the update will spread across each region rapidly so even if your country isn’t listed, it could have the update already. Feel free to list your country in the comments below if you have the update or if you noticed any other changes.

KitKat announcement by Sony

Sony has unveiled their first wave of KitKat updates. The Xperia M/Dual were not listed in the first wave of updates. There are further waves of updates to come and being a new device, the M/Dual should have strong update support coming. Sony mentioned that more updates will be announced soon and that some phones on earlier models of Jellybean will be updated directly to 4.3. We’ll add more info when the next batch of phones get their updates listed!

Find out more

You can check this Sony Mobile website for the Xperia M for future updates as they come on stream. If you would like to know more about the phone specs you find out more here.

Discuss:

Are there any features missing that you expected in the current software? Is there anything you wanted fixed? Do you have camera/screen ‘blue tint’?