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Sony Mobile has confirmed that it won't be equipping some 2011 handsets with the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update.
Among the devices to miss out are the Sony Xperia Arc S and the Xperia Mini Pro.
The news comes from Sony Mobile's UK product manager John Cooper, who made the announcements while answering queries from users on the Sony UK Facebook Page.
He said: "Unfortunately Xperia Arc S will not be getting the Jelly Bean updated (sic) but we're always developing new phones to make sure they have the latest updates."
Later in the thread he added: "Unfortunately the Xperia Mini Pro will not be getting Jelly Bean :( Are you interested in any of the current Xperia range?"

Xperia S now good to go

In some slightly better news for Sony handset fans, Cooper announced that Ice Cream Sandwich is now ready to go for the Xperia S, but there's no news on Jelly Bean at present.
He said: "ICS should now be approved for all Xperia S handsets. We currently don't have anything to announce regarding Jelly Bean for the Xperia S."