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Sony is not to blame for leaving the Xperia Z3 off the Android Nougat list
Sony Mobile announced the list of Xperia devices that are to receive Android 7.0 Nougat firmware last week. Unfortunately, the Xperia Z2 and Z3 were not on that list, which left many owners venting...
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Android Marshmallow now rolling for the Xperia C4 (27.3.A.0.122) and C4 Dual...
Sony Mobile has started to roll out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Xperia C4 with firmware number 27.3.A.0.122 and the Xperia C4 Dual with firmware number 27.3.B.0.122. At the time of...
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Sony needs to work harder on bloatware
The Sony Xperia XA and Xperia XA Ultra suffer from a big bloatware problem. Both phones come with 16GB internal storage, which is pretty standard for a mid-range device. Great, you might think, that’s...
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Xperia S receives Android 7.0 Nougat port
Oldie, but goldie. The classic Xperia S, over four years old now, has just received a port to Android 7.0 Nougat. Who needs the latest and greatest? XDA developer mickybart has done the hard work,...
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Xperia X Compact added to Sony’s AOSP program
Sony Mobile has added the Xperia X Compact to its Open Device program, which means that budding developers can use Sony’s guides to help build and flash AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Nougat and...
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Android Marshmallow seeding for Xperia C5 Ultra Dual (29.2.B.0.122)
Sony Mobile is seeding the Android 6.0 Marshmallow firmware update for the Xperia C5 Ultra. Android 6.0 has landed for only one variant so far – the Xperia C5 Ultra Dual (E5533) – but hopefully we will...
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All Xperia C5 Ultra variants now receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow
A few days ago we reported that the Xperia C5 Ultra Dual was receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow – it was an extremely limited rollout initially, only one variant and two regions had the update. Well...
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Xperia X sees new firmware update (34.0.A.2.301)
Sony Mobile is rolling a new firmware update for the Xperia X with build number 34.0.A.2.301. This update doesn’t carry any changelog, but is a small update over the previous firmware version...
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New Xperia XA update rolling (33.2.A.3.74 and 33.2.B.3.74)
A new firmware update has stated to roll today for Sony Xperia XA variants. Firmware build number 33.2.A.3.74 is rolling for the single SIM Xperia XA (F3111, F3113, F3115), whilst build number...
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Android Nougat Beta registration now open for Xperia X Performance users
We previously reported that Sony Mobile was planning an Xperia Beta Program for Sony Xperia X Performance owners. This would allow select Xperia X Performance owners a first look at Sony’s pre-release...
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Sony Android Nougat roadmap revealed; Xperia XZ gets update next month
Sony Slovakia held a press conference earlier today and also let slip when its Xperia devices would receive the update to Android 7.0 Nougat. According to a Sony slide, the Sony Xperia XZ and X...
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SmartWatch 3 update (M1D63X) live with September security patches
Sony Mobile is rolling a new firmware update for the SmartWatch 3, which moves the build number to M1D63X and Android Wear version 1.5.0.3269884. We haven’t noticed any big changes in this Android...
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New firmware (32.2.A.0.305) rolling for Xperia Z5 family [Update: Z3+ too]
A small update has started to roll to the Sony Xperia Z5 range which moves the build number from 32.2.A.0.253 to version 32.2.A.0.305. This remains Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow firmware, but updates the...
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Mysterious Maintenance Update (1.1.A.0.1) rolling to numerous Xperia devices
Sony Mobile has been rolling out a maintenance update to various Sony Xperia devices, with build number 1.1.A.0.1. Unhelpfully, Sony has not detailed what this update actually adds. There are no...
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New Xperia Concept release adds improved tap-to-wake and battery fixes...
Sony Mobile released a new firmware update for Xperia Concept users last week, moving the build number to MOB31E.Z1.3657. The update fixes a long-standing issue that many Concept owners have had in the...
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Xperia M4 Aqua update (26.3.X.1.33) adds July security patches
A firmware update recently started to roll for the Xperia M4 Aqua that moved the build number from 26.3.X.0.131 to 26.3.X.1.33. The main noticeable addition is that the Android security patches have...
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Xperia XA firmware build 33.2.X.3.81 available to download
A new firmware build recently started to roll for the Sony Xperia XA series with version number 33.2.A.3.81 for the single SIM models and 33.2.B.3.81 for the dual SIM models. Users are reporting this...
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Xperia M5 gets firmware update with SD card fixes (30.2.X.1.21)
Sony Mobile recently released a new update for the Xperia M5 series, which moves the build number to 30.2.A.1.21 for single SIM variants and 30.2.B.1.21 for the dual SIM variants. The latest update...
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Minor Xperia C4 update (27.3.X.0.129) adds July security patch
Sony Mobile has updated the Xperia C4 to new build number 27.3.A.0.129 for single sim phones and version 27.3.B.0.129 for the dual SIM variants. We know very little about the update, but it does appear...
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Xperia X Performance owners promised software fix for accelerometer woes
A number of Sony Xperia X Performance owners have been suffering from a problem where the accelerometer will suddenly just stop working. There is a long thread of owners complaining about the issue on...
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