The Sony Xperia 10 VI won’t be getting a promised update to Android 17
Summarized by News Era from reporting by theverge.com. How we work
What Happened?
When the midrange Sony Xperia 10 VI was announced over two years ago with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and Android 14, Sony promised three major OS updates which would have included this year's Android 17 release. However, according to a notice posted to the company's UK support site, the Xperia 10 VI won't be getting Android 17 after all. In the notice Sony explains that a "detailed technical assessment" revealed that "limitations related to the device's storage configuration" mean the Xperia 10 VI "does not support an Android 17 upgrade experience that we consider adequate."
Key Takeaways
- 1The Sony Xperia 10 VI will not receive a promised update to Android 17.
- 2Sony stated that a technical assessment found limitations in the device's storage configuration.
- 3These limitations prevent an adequate Android 17 upgrade experience.
Summary written with AI from the story's source text.
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