The Android 5.0.2 Lollipop updates for Sony's Xperia range mobiles have already been distributed to the vast majority of this company's mobiles, but… what about the Android 5.1 Lollipop update ? The American company Google has set a frenetic pace of updates to the large manufacturers, and Sony has already been forced to start working on adapting the version of Android 5.1 to its own mobiles. But what is the status of Android 5.1 Lollipop updates on Sony ?
The first thing to know is that the Android 5.1 Lollipop update is now available on practically all modern phones in Sony's Xperia range. And it is not only in the Sony Xperia Z Ultra Google Play, which can already be updated directly to this version via OTA (that is, from the mobile itself), but also in the following smartphones: Sony Xperia Z3, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, Sony Xperia Z2, Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet, Sony Xperia Z1, Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Sony Xperia E3, Sony Xperia M2, Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and Sony Xperia T3.
The problem is that, for the moment, the Android 5.1 Lollipop update for all these phones in the Xperia range is only available for download through the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) platform. For those who do not know this platform, we are talking about a tool that allows you to update a smartphone to a version of Android still in testing that does not have any support from Sony and that, in addition, requires quite specific knowledge to be installed. In addition, these updates usually do without some basic functions of the mobile, so they are not versions oriented towards daily use (they are designed especially for developers).
Even so, we must not lose hope of being able to test the Android 5.1 Lollipop version on a Sony Xperia mobile very soon, and also officially. It turns out that a certification has revealed that Android 5.1 Lollipop is getting closer and closer to being distributed among the Sony Xperia Z3 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, so that it is only a matter of time before the owners of these mobiles begin to receive a file that contains Android version 5.1 of Android (the file will respond to the numbering of 23.2.A.0.278).
And what news will the Android 5.1 Lollipop update bring to the Sony Xperia ? Beyond the small visual novelties, it seems that this update has the sole purpose of correcting minor errors detected in the first versions of Lollipop. Users who are experiencing a problem after updating their Xperia to Lollipop will probably find the Android 5.1 Lollipop version the solution to most of the problems caused in the first update.
Link to download the version of Android 5.1 Lollipop for Sony Xperia (via AOSP): .
