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"Sony&amp;#039;s Xperia Play will no longer receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update. The company cited stability and consistency issues as the reason behind its decision, according to a blog post.   &amp;quot;After extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners, we have concluded that a consistent and stable experience, particularly with gaming, cannot be guaranteed for this smartphone on Ice Cream Sandwich,&amp;quot; Sony wrote. The Xperia Play, touted as the first PlayStation-certified smartphone, was scheduled to receive Android 4.0 sometime between the end of May and the beginning of June. Sony previously brought Google&amp;#039;s latest operating system to its Tablet S devices, and will roll it out for other phones in its Xperia range in the near future. A next generation model of the Xperia Play with a dual keyboard is rumoured to be in the works. Watch a video introducing the Xperia Play below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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