Android 5.0.2 lollipop on sony, what is the status of the updates

The Japanese company Sony has taken advantage of these first months of 2015 to bring the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update to the largest possible number of smartphones in the Xperia range. This update is being distributed under Android version 5.0.2 of the Android operating system, and this time we have set out to analyze the status of Lollipop updates at Sony. In other words: let's find out which phones in the Sony catalog have already been updated to Lollipop.

Sony Xperia Z3 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

The two current flagships of the Japanese company Sony were the first to start receiving the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update. The Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact can already be updated to Android version 5.0.2 in much of the world, and this update is available under a file that responds to the numbering of 23.1.A.0.690. In general, the news of this update is identical in all the phones of the Xperia range, so it is worth taking a look at the video of a Sony Xperia Z3 running under the Lollipop version.

Furthermore, in the case of Spain, the Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact distributed by telephone companies such as Vodafone or Movistar can also be updated directly to the most recent version of the Android operating system. In the case of Vodafone, the update responds to the numbering of 23.1.A.0.726, while in the case of Movistar the update comes under a file with the numbering of 23.1.A.0.690.

Sony Xperia Z2

The Sony Xperia Z2 began receiving the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update in mid-March, and since then it can be updated to this version in many countries under a file that responds to the numbering of 23.1.A.0.690.

For a few days, Movistar and Vodafone have also begun to distribute the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update among the owners of the Sony Xperia Z2. The Movistar update is being distributed under the number 23.1.A.0.690, while the update that Vodafone has made available to users responds to the number 23.1.A.0.726.

Sony Xperia Z1, Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Although we are talking about smartphones whose presentations date back to 2013, the Sony Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra have also begun to update to the most recent version of the Android operating system. The Lollipop update that these mobiles have begun to receive comes in a file that responds to the numbering of 14.5.A.0.242, although since we are talking about the most recent update of all there is the possibility that there are still countries where it is version has not started to reach users.

At the moment, the national phone companies have not yet started to distribute the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update among these three smartphones.

How to update a Sony Xperia to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop

In the event that our Sony Xperia appears in this list of mobiles updated to Lollipop, the steps to follow to download and install the update from our own smartphone are the following:

1. We make sure we have WiFi connectivity active, and we deactivate the data rate.
2. We enter the Settings application.
3. We enter the section " About the phone ".
4. Click on the option " Software update ".
5. Finally, click on the option of "System update " and wait for our mobile to detect the most recent version of the operating system.

First image originally posted by isellmobile . Compilation constantly updated .