Still a Rumor or for Real in April?
There is word going around that the new Sony Xperia Z1 Compact that hit the market earlier this year in January, with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean in tow, ought to be on the receiving end of an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat – kicking it off in April.
By Edwin Kee on 02/27/2014
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Didn't they originally say "a few weeks after launch" or did I misread that somewhere? April would be nice but I'll believe it when I see it.
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When a Sony spokesman let it slip that the company wouldn't update its 2011 Xperia Android smartphones to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, users got upset. Big time!
But now it's time to turn that frown upside down, for Sony has released an official statement that this information was given "in error". The company says it's still researching which of the devices will actually get to receive the tasty Jell Bean update.
We are actively investigating Android OS upgrades for all devices, but in the meantime, our Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Xperia S and 2011 Xperia smartphones continues as planned.
This is great news for owners of 2011 Xperia devices like the Xperia Arc and Xperia Mini Pro. All there's left to do now is wait and believe in Sony, though at that rate, we wouldn't expect ay update earlier than the holiday season.
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When a Sony spokesman let it slip that the company wouldn't update its 2011 Xperia Android smartphones to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, users got upset. Big time!
But now it's time to turn that frown upside down, for Sony has released an official statement that this information was given "in error". The company says it's still researching which of the devices will actually get to receive the tasty Jell Bean update.
We are actively investigating Android OS upgrades for all devices, but in the meantime, our Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Xperia S and 2011 Xperia smartphones continues as planned.
This is great news for owners of 2011 Xperia devices like the Xperia Arc and Xperia Mini Pro. All there's left to do now is wait and believe in Sony, though at that rate, we wouldn't expect ay update earlier than the holiday season.
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http://www.itproportal.com/2012/08/...ter-all-new-xperia-tablet-s-launching-at-ifa/
AND SOME ONE WAS TELLING JB WOD NOT BE THERE WITH OUR GREATEST ARC S
I THING THAT GUY NEED A DRINK TO COME DOWN:fingers-crossed:
Can we keep discussion to the original thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806908
Heads up Sony Xperia owners, with Android 4.3 having recently been announced by Google, we’re sure many of you guys are wondering when Sony will be updating their mobile devices to the latest build of Android.
Well the good news is that Sony has since posted an update on their website confirming the devices that will be receiving the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update.
According to Sony’s blog post, they have confirmed that the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, and the Xperia Z Ultra will all be receiving the Android 4.3 update.
Sony has also announced that they will be looking at some of their older devices running on Android 4.1 and determining if these devices will be eligible for the Android 4.3 update as well.
The company has also updated users on their Android 4.2 Jelly Bean rollout and have confirmed that the Xperia ZR and the Xperia Tablet Z will receive the Android 4.2 update in early August prior to the Android 4.3 update.
Of course the time frame will differ depending on region, but we guess it’s still good news nonetheless.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/07/so...t-will-receive-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
Google effectively castrated the bluetooth stack with 4.2.x so be advised. Something I wrote up in the Note II forum about this.
Wonder if android 5.0 will hit on our phones in the next few mths. That happened on z1 for kitkat.
Can't wait to see what material design Sony can come out with!
Probarly yes !
With KitKat last year it took Sony about a week to announce some of the phones what they would be upgrading to KitKat. After that it took about 4 months for them to release the update to about half of the Z family and then about another 2 months to release the update to the other half.
If we are lucky this time then we could expect the update to hit in about 4 months (as Sony could update the Z3, Z3 dual, Z3 compact, Z3 tablet compact, Z2 and Z2 tablet). However I do expect us to get the update in about 6 months.
They stated their aim a while back , I'll try and dig a link up later, to have it by the end of Q1 2015.
Probably they might need more time to re design everything to fit the material design.. Q1 2015 looks promising. Let see if they would make any announcement. :laugh: excited.
I just want Android L with Sony 4k camera and their noise reduction. That's it. Everything else should stay vanilla android L.
Till Sony officially releases I'll be using cm12 fosho, can't wait to try it out.
Lol cm12
Android Lolipop will no doubt be slighly aospish unless sony continue to get negative feedback about their new UI
IMO, (and before android L) our Z2 should now be running official 4.4.4 like other much older Z devices.
I only have my Z2 for like a week now, but i was chocked to see my syster old xperia ultra on official 4.4.4
Elie.
There is hope
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2014/10/16/were-bringing-android-5-0-lollipop-to-the-entire-xperia-z-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=were-bringing-android-5-0-lollipop-to-the-entire-xperia-z-series
That's very good news!
"We’ll start the upgrade at beginning of 2015 for the core Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 series – continuing thereafter for all remaining devices above."
Sounds good!
Chance that there isen't goingt to happen...?
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/androi...edule-what-devices-will-get-new-update-390164
"Sony Android 5.0 Lollipop Release Date Schedule.
Sony hasn’t provided an Android 5.0 Lollipop release date schedule, however we should be shocked if the Sony Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Compact and other Sony devices released within the past year don’t get an update.
We will keep you posted as we learn more about Android 5.0 Lollipop release date schedules from each OEM. We anticipate the update to start rolling out to Nexus devices on Halloween, with November and December being the prime times for OEMs to start pushing out the update. "
It's just pure speculation. It is a given that OEMs like Samsung, Sony etc. are going to be a bit behind in updates.
Hope for a release this year...
naaah, but a release Q1 2015... Maby...
Rejoice! Your more than 18 months old, Z1 is getting upgraded to 5.1.1!
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/06...-5-1-coming-for-xperia-m2-and-xperia-m2-aqua/
Blog post:
You might’ve seen*our Android 5.0, Lollipop upgrade*start forXperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z*– it just keeps on rolling out as we speak to more and more markets worldwide*.
And now that Android 5.0, Lollipop upgrades are rolling across regions for all our Xperia Z, Z1, Z2 and Z3 products, what’s next?
Well, we’re excited to confirm that we’ll be upgrading*those products*, as well as Xperia T2 Ultra* and Xperia C3* to Android 5.1, starting from July.
We’ve also seen a fevered raft of feedback and requests for us to extend our Android Lollipop rollout to other products in the portfolio – so, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be bumping Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Aqua directly to Android 5.1. The upgrade will start a little after we’ve made the update available for the Xperia Z Series, but stay tuned as we’ll share more on timings soon.
Be sure to follow the blog and @SonyMobileNews for all the latest as our rollout continues.
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Seeing the Z getting it too, hope rises that the Z1 also get M!