Sony Satio Gets Fixed

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Last month we told you about the outstanding issues with the Sony Ericsson Satio, particularly that the phone was shutting off randomly when you opened certain applications. This ‘serious software bug’ led to some British phone retailers to stop carrying the phone during the holiday season.

The Sony Ericsson Satio, which was released in the UK two months ago on telcom Vodafone, was accompanied by a large public marketing campaign. The phone, which is a high-end offering on the Sony Ericsson line, then was plagued by this software bug where the phone would randomly shut off on users.

Sony Ericsson denied the seriousness of this bug, but did confirm that it couldn’t be patched over-the-air. This led some British phone retailers to stop carrying the phone during the busy holiday season, despite Sony Ericsson’s marketing campaign still going strong.

Fast forward to today, when Sony Ericsson did release an over-the-air firmware update, which is supposed to address these issues (yes, despite their own earlier claim that they can’t fix it over-the-air.) To deepen the plot, not all regions received the firmware update, with no comment from Sony Ericsson.

According to user reports on the internet, those that have received the firmware update are pleased with the results, with one internet commentator reporting that the phone was ‘more speedy’. It also reportedly fixes the power-down problem.  No word on why it hasn’t been released world-wide, yet, on all networks.