Both the Sony Xperia E1 and its respective Dual-SIM version (Sony Xperia E1 Dual) have begun to receive a new update to the Android operating system that includes one of its most recent versions, Android 4.4.2 KitKat. This update responds to the name of 20.1.A.0.47 in the case of the Sony Xperia E1 and to the name of 20.1.B.0.64 in the case of the Sony Xperia E1 Dual, and it is being distributed all over the world, being the first to receive it users who have acquired their mobile freely (while users who have acquired it through a telephone company will have to wait some additional time).
This new update for the Sony Xperia E1 and its Dual version incorporates one of the most recent versions of the Android operating system, Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Recall that until now both mobiles worked under the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean version, so users who download and install the update will appreciate new features both in terms of the interface (redesigned notification bar, renewed internal menus, etc.) as in terms of mobile performance (greater fluidity, lower battery consumption, etc). But in addition to this, the Japanese company Sony has also released the following list of news in this update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the Sony Xperia E1:
- Bug fixes in the Camera app.
- Greater customization of messages thanks to emoji (animated icons).
- Possibility of taking screenshots through an internal menu created for this purpose.
- And, perhaps the most important novelty of all, the option to move applications to the microSD memory card. This option came first to the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra through its respective Android 4.4.2 KitKat update, and everything indicates that Sony intends to enable this novelty on all mobile phones that receive this same update.
The option to move applications to the microSD is vitally important in a mobile like the Sony Xperia E1, since we are facing a smartphone that incorporates an internal memory of only 4 GigaBytes (of which only half are available due to space that occupies the operating system itself). Now the owners of this mobile will have the possibility of transferring their applications to the external memory card in order to make the most of the 32 GigaBytes of maximum space that can be inserted in this slot through a microSD card.
Remember that these types of updates are notified to users through a notice in the notification bar of the mobile. Still, anyone who wants to manually check the availability of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for their Sony Xperia E1 can follow these simple steps:
- We enter the Settings application of our mobile.
- We access the " About the device " section.
- Click on the "System update " option and then click on the " System update " option. The mobile will automatically check the availability of new updates, and if there is a list for download, it will indicate the steps to follow to download and install it on our terminal.
