Sony’s Android 5.0 rollout has well and truly begun, with their Xperia Z3 phones and tablets nearly completed, and now it’s onto the next generation of devices according to Sony, who announced the updates to the Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet are now underway.
In a pair of tweets, Sony announced the update, as well as commented on the Lollipop update for the generation after that, as well as the last remaining Z3 device – the Z3 Dual – which will follow next week. According to Sony, the Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra will be next, followed by the T2 Ultra and C3, before finally the original Xperia Z series.
1/2 #softwareupdate: #Android 5.0 rolling for Xperia Z2 & Z2 Tablet. Rollouts are phased, pls check locally & watch for the notification.
— Sony Mobile News (@SonyMobileNews) April 7, 2015
2/2 #Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra next week, followed shortly after by T2 Ultra & C3. Then Z Series – more on timings soon.
— Sony Mobile News (@SonyMobileNews) April 7, 2015
Timings on the updates will be announced as soon as Sony understandably lines them up.
The updates are obviously not for carrier branded devices which have to undertake a stringent testing phase. Checking the Xperia Z2 status at the various carriers in Australia, we found that just this week, Vodafone failed the Android 5.0 update for the Xperia Z2 (as well as the Z3) and is awaiting new software. Optus has the update and is currently testing it and expects the Android 5.0 update for the Z2 (as well as the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact) to be released in mid-April. Telstra has scheduled the update for the Xperia Z2 (and Xperia Z3) for the 13th of April.
If you have an Xperia Z2 or Xperia Z2 Tablet, you can always check the software update tab to see if there’s something on offer, and make sure you let us know when you get the prompt.
