Just a few hours after arriving at the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, the Android 4.4.4 KitKat update is currently landing on two other smartphones from the Japanese company Sony: the Sony Xperia Z1 and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. Both phones are receiving the new update of the Android operating system that mainly incorporates improvements and corrections compared to the previous version of Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
This Android 4.4.4 KitKat update brings news that is summarized in an improvement in the operation of the Sony Xperia Z1 and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. In addition to offering greater fluidity, these two terminals should also receive improvements in the camera application, improvements in applications such as Google+ or Contacts and the most recent versions of the applications installed as standard by Sony. In fact, the exact list of news is as follows:
- Android 4.4.4 KitKat version of the Android operating system.
- Security enhancements.
- Improvements in the camera application.
- Fixes in Google, Contacts, Music and Google+ voice typing applications.
- New versions of Sony applications.
- Fixes and improvements in terminal performance.
It should be said that this update has come by surprise to the owners of these three Sony smartphones, since in fact it was expected that the Android 4.4.3 update would be published first, which corresponds to a previous version that also brought improvements compared to Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
The update will be distributed little by little around the world as the respective Sony departments publish the file with the name of 14.4.A.0.108 in all the countries in which the Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony have been marketed. Xperia Z Ultra. It is difficult to determine when we will receive this update in Spain, although what we can be sure of is that the first terminals to be updated will be those that have been acquired freely (that is, without being tied to any telephone company).
Anyone who does not want to wait to receive notification of the availability of this new file can also manually check if the update is already available for download in their territory. To do this we simply have to turn on the mobile, navigate to the Settings application, enter the " About phone " section and click on the "System update " option. From here we can check if there is an update available for download. In the event that there is a file available, we will simply have to follow the steps that will be indicated on the screen to update our smartphone to the most recent version of the Android operating system.