The Japanese company Sony confirmed a few days ago and, as promised in its official announcement, the Sony Xperia Z1, Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Sony Xperia Z Ultra (also including the Dual version of the Sony Xperia Z3) have begun to receive Right now the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update. The update of these mobiles is being distributed throughout the world, although it is possible that there may be differences in the distribution of this most recent version of the Android operating system depending on each country.
The Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update for the Sony Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra is being distributed under the numbering of 14.5.A.0.242, and users belonging to the countries in which the file is already available (countries still to be confirmed) can download the update by entering the Settings application, clicking on the " About device " section and entering the " Software updates " option. Since the update file is likely to occupy a fairly large space, it is best to download it using only WiFi connectivity.
What's new in the Lollipop update rolling out to Sony mobiles includes the new notification priority mode, new options related to lock screen notifications, and a revamped and updated design in the style of Android 5.0 Lollipop, all this is accompanied by the usual bug fixes and performance improvements. It is not yet confirmed that this update also includes the return of the option to "Close all" in the section of applications open in the background. Users who are interested in knowing in advance the news of this update can also take a look at the Lollipop update of the Sony Xperia Z3, since it shows all the news of this version.
On the other hand, Sony has also taken advantage of the distribution of this update to make two official announcements. On the one hand, it has confirmed that the owners of the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and Sony Xperia C3 will begin to receive the Lollipop update from next week (April 20); On the other hand, it has also announced that the owners of the Sony Xperia Z (including the Xperia Z Tablet), Sony Xperia ZL and Sony Xperia ZR have to be attentive to the coming weeks, since very soon (in the next few weeks) will also begin the distribution of their respective Lollipop updates.
In recent weeks, many mobile phones in the Xperia Z range have been updated to Lollipop; First, the update began to roll out between the Sony Xperia Z3, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, and shortly afterwards the same happened with the Sony Xperia Z2 and Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet. Of course, this distribution varies according to each country, so it is likely that some users have not yet received the update on their mobiles.
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