Sony, as promised, has started rolling
out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for
the Xperia Z2 and Zperia Z2 Tablet.
Sony's global PR team confirmed the
rollout via tweet on Tuesday saying ,
"Android 5.0 rolling for Xperia Z2 and Z
Tablet."
The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the
Sony Xperia Z2 and Sony Zperia Z2
Tablet is being rolled out in phases and
might take some time to reach all
handsets. "Rollouts are phased, please
check locally and watch for the
notification," adds Sony's PR team.
The Android Lollipop update for the
Xperia Z2 and Zperia Z2 Tablet is being
pushed out over-the-air (OTA) and a
notification should pop up when the
update becomes available. Users can
also manually check for the update by
going to Settings > About phone >
Software update on the Xperia Z2 and
Zperia Z2 Tablet. Users can also check
for updates via the PC Companion app.
Sony Xperia News Twitter handle further
revealed that the Android 5.0 Lollipop wi
be rolling out to more devices next week.
Some of the handsets expected to receiv
the update include Sony Xperia Z3 Dual,
Xperia Z1 , Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperi
Z Ultra.
This will be followed by Sony Xperia T2
Ultra and Xperia C3 smartphones in the
following weeks, added the company.
Unfortunately, Sony has not provided a
changelog for the Android 5.0 Lollipop
update for the Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2
Tablet. The Japanese company however
had provided a changelog at the time of
the Sony Xperia Z3 and Sony Xperia Z3
Compact update rollout announcement,
and the changes should be similar for
other Sony Xperia products as well.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the
Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact added
Google's Material Design interface
(Lollipop-style notifications, and lock
screen with fully customisable settings),
but retained the company's approach to
minimalistic interface and application
design. Sony also included Android
Lollipop's multi-user profiles and guest
mode features.
The company claimed that it has also
improved storage control and
customisation options to easily move
applications from internal memory to SD
card. Other than that, the Android 5.0
Lollipop update for the Xperia Z3 and
Xperia Z3 Compact got support for
Android for Work.
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