Sony SmartWatch 3 owners have been patiently waiting for the Android Wear 5.1 update to land, but that wait is now over. The Android 5.1.1 update is now rolling for the SW3, if you want to manually upgrade we have attached the OTA URL below.
This new update brings Wi-Fi support that means the watch will be able to carry on getting notifications, even if it is not connected to your phone via Bluetooth. It also includes ‘always-on’ apps (apps stay visible as long as you need them), easy to draw emoji and changes to the launcher so that contacts/apps are only a swipe away. More details on the new features can be found here.
Sony SmartWatch 3 OTA URL: tetra LDZ22D from LWX49K
A quick heads-up to let owners of the Xperia Z1 series and Xperia Z Ultra know that a new firmware update has been certified by the PTCRB with build number 14.5.A.0.283. The update has been certified across all variants of the Xperia Z1 (C690X), Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503) and Xperia Z Ultra (C68XX) indicating it is likely to be a global release. This would move the update from the current build number of 14.5.A.0.270. We’ll let you know once it starts to roll. 
Sony Mobile has released the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop firmware update for the T-Mobile Xperia Z1s (C6916). The update will move the build number from 
Official Sony support for the Xperia M (C1904, C1905) might have ended a while back, but the handset lives on thanks to the developer community. Well if you own the handset you might be pleased to hear that official CM 12.1 nightly builds have landed for the device – this means Android 5.1 support. This is down to XDA developer 
Two of the most essential utilities for any Sony Xperia owner are Flashtool and XperiFirm. The combination of both of these tools allows any user to download, install and check firmware for any region and any variant of Sony Xperia device. The good news is that XperiFirm has now been integrated into the latest release of Flashtool. 
Firmware build version 23.2.A.1.62 saw a limited roll out across select regions and carriers for the 
T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z3 (D6616) owners check your handsets as the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop firmware upgrade has now begun. The update is currently 
Two Japanese carriers, 
Sony Mobile has just 
NTT docomo is the first Japanese carrier to release the 
The first new firmware update has been certified for Sony’s latest flagship devices, the Xperia Z3+ (E6553) and Xperia Z4 Tablet (SGP771). The new certification from the PTCRB has build number 28.0.A.7.24, which compares to the current firmware on these devices with version 28.0.A.6.8. Sony is due to bring an update for these devices to help with the overheating issues according to 
The PTCRB has certified new firmware updates for Sony’s 2015 budget handsets the Xperia E4 and Xperia E4g. The Xperia E4 has seen build number 24.0.A.5.14 certified, whilst the Xperia E4 Dual has seen version 24.0.B.5.14 certified. 
A small firmware update has been certified by the PTCRB for the Xperia E3. The certification would move the firmware from current version 18.5.C.0.19 to build number 18.5.C.0.25. This update has only been certified for the single SIM Xperia E3 variants, the Xperia E3 Dual has not seen any new certifications at time of writing. We’ll let you know if the update starts to roll. 
A new firmware update with build number 14.5.A.0.283 has been released for the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (D5503). The update has so far only been released for T-Mobile Austria and Telekom.de in Germany. However, users on these carriers were still rocking Android KitKat (14.4.A.0.157), so this update brings them a first taste of Android Lollipop. It is unclear whether this ‘283’ firmware will see a global release, the same build number has also been 
Just yesterday, we 
Firmware build number 14.5.A.0.283 started to roll for the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 
Sony Mobile is now rolling out the first firmware update for its newest flagship devices, the Xperia Z3+ and Xperia Z4 Tablet. The Xperia Z3+ (E6553) has seen two firmware builds released including version 28.0.A.7.24 and 28.0.A.7.27. The latter build has only been released in the UK so far, although the handset has not hit the region so far, so it looks like this will be a day one update for UK owners. 
Sony Mobile has released a new firmware update for the Xperia E4g (E2003, E2053, E2006) that moves the build number to 25.0.A.2.14 (from version 25.0.A.1.42). The new Android 4.4.4 KitKat update brings some big performance enhancements and bug fixes (the multitouch bug should now be fixed). 
A minor update has been certified by the PTCRB for the Xperia M2 (D230X). The update is a marginal one and would move the build number from 
Sony Mobile has started to seed an update for the single SIM Xperia M4 Aqua with build number 26.1.A.1.128. The PTCRB certified this build for all single SIM Xperia M4 Aqua variants (E2303, E2353, E2306), which compares to previous build number 26.1.A.1.112. So far, this newest update has only been released for the E2303 variant to carriers in Hungary and South Africa and internally (Commercial and Journalists). 