Sony confesses to Nougat ‘inconsistencies’ on Z5, Z3+ and Z4 Tablet, rollout will re-commence ASAP

While it is sadly true that Nougat updates for the Xperia Z5, Z3+ and Z4 Tablet are halted, Sony vows to crush all bugs and restart the rollout "ASAP."

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Sony makes Nougat updates for Xperia Z5 ‘series’, Z3+ and, yes, Z4 Tablet official

Sony's Android 7.0 Nougat updating tour de force officially continues with the Xperia Z5 Compact and Z4 Tablet.

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Sony’s Android Nougat update timetable leaks out, though it’s a little too good to be true

While several Android device manufacturers have named or at least strongly suggested names of phones and tablets due for official 7.0 UI makeovers… eventually, there’s no update deadline as far as a single non-Nexus product is concerned. And we’re not expecting any for a few more weeks. Possibly, even a month or ...

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Qualcomm will reportedly not support Nougat on Snapdragon 800/801 Androids

While Android users tend to almost exclusively point the finger at the manufacturers of their devices or mobile carriers for delays in update deliveries or premature software support termination, there are actually a number of criteria a phone has to meet before getting an essential OS makeover.And sometimes, it’s not the OEM’s fault at all a product that still seems relatively powerful is no longer eligible for a new Android flavor. Case in point, the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact. Sony recently hinted at

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Sony has Nougat upgrades planned for a bunch of Xperia devices, but not the Z3 or Z3 Compact

While Android enthusiasts understandably celebrated the highly anticipated public rollout of a final, fully polished 7.0 Nougat build a couple of days ago, it’s important to remember this also marks the beginning of another major struggle.OEMs will now start over-promising and under-delivering, missing their own self-imposed deadlines, snubbing popular, relatively new devices, or worse yet, they’ll stay completely mum ...

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Sony Xperia X Performance gets pre-release Android 7.0 Nougat beta

It might be costly for what it brings to the table, at $650 unlocked ($580, if you’re lucky), with just a 5-inch Full HD screen, 3GB RAM, 2,700 mAh battery and no fingerprint scanner stateside, but at least you now know the Sony Xperia X Performance will be among the world’s first smartphones to run Android 7.0.That’s if you hurry, have no problem tackling the typical bugs and general system instability of an OS ...

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Sony Xperia Beta Program draws to a close, at least for the time being

Well, it was fun while it lasted, and in all fairness, it probably lasted longer than many expected. After all, the goal was to get Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact users to try out pre-release Marshmallow goodies, and help shape them up before they could hit the masses, which already went down way back in April.As promised, the Sony Xperia Beta ...

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Sony joins the Android N Developer Preview club with Xperia Z3 support

Sony smartphones may not dominate the market, and sometimes it’s difficult to say just how enthusiastic the manufacturer is about selling them in the first place, but for users interested in getting access to cutting-edge software, Sony’s emerged as a surprisingly forward-thinking OEM. For the past few years, the company’s not been shy about making available early builds of new Android releases for a select group of handsets, and

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Sony pushes Marshmallow goodies to Xperia Z2 Tablet, more Z2 and Z3 phones

It’s almost impossible to be a major Android device manufacturer and not get flak at some point from disgruntled owners of this phone and that tablet. Either you roll out software updates with great delays (the most common complaint), or you give priority to a newer product over an older, more popular one.Following a habitually late and timid start to Marshmallow promotions however, Sony kicked the upgrading machine into high gear recently, making it very difficult for the OEM’s fans to show any sort of dissatisfaction.The Xperia Z5 family was of course

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Ask and ye shall receive: Sony confirms Stamina mode is returning to Xperias on Marshmallow

Who said public outrage in the form of online complaints, e-petitions and impassioned forum posts doesn’t pay off? Just last month, Amazon yielded to the will of the masses, reconsidering its controversial stance on Fire OS encryption.Meanwhile, HTC appears to be strongly reevaluating its

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Sony Xperia Beta Program set to continue until ‘at least the middle of the year’

The news that a trio of older Xperia flagships was finally treated to official, fully polished Android 6.0 updates no doubt pleasantly surprised the vast majority of Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact owners. But there were probably also a few users who deemed the rollout a bit of a bittersweet scenario.Namely, beta testers of early Marshmallow builds, which appeared doomed to have their special support wrapped up. Only Sony isn’t ready ...

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Sony spreads Marshmallow love to Xperia Z2, Z3 and Z3 Compact

To our knowledge, Sony is yet to iron out the kinks that recently put the Android 6.0 upgrade on hold for the Xperia Z5 in certain markets. But a trio of other Z-series devices are now getting official OTA Marshmallow goodies, signaling everything will be alright soon enough for the entire flagship family.You’re looking at major UI makeovers for three fairly old phones, ...

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Unlocked Sony Xperia Z3 drops to palatable $250 at B&H Photo Video

Another massively discounted Android classic from the not-so-distant past? Indeed, and while the Sony Xperia Z3 still costs a cool $60 more through B&H than the HTC One M8 on eBay, the water-resistant 5.2-incher might be well worth it.For one thing, it’s roughly six months newer, so even though it’s a long shot, it could ultimately get official support for Google’s post-Marshmallow OS iteration. Of course, first it has ...

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Sony shows off what Android Marshmallow on Xperias is all about (video)

In addition to working diligently and simultaneously on Android 6.0 updates for a bunch of new and old Xperia devices, Sony took its sweet time to start rolling out Marshmallows in order to make them feel special and personal.Thankfully, there doesn’t seem to be too much bloat tacked on stock M features like ...

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