Android Lollipop OTA is out for Sony Xperia and HTC One hence many users look forward for the Android 5.1 roll out to follow soon.
Reports suggest that Telstra is about to roll out Android 5.1 Lollipop for Xperia Z, Z1 and Z1 Compact by August this year. Currently, Xperia Z2 and Z3 run at Android 5.0.2 which is a recent update. Gauging from the reports, it is most likely that the Z2 and Z3 Android 5.1 Lollipop roll out is to follow immediately; nonetheless Sony is yet to confirm any of these reports as of this date.
It pays to understand to set proper expectations that Sony is among the last smartphone makers to release rollouts for first generation Android Lollipop. The complete list of Xperia device to receive OTAs are: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1S, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3v, Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
With regards, to the newest updates Telstra divulges that a test submission was conducted last May 1, however a "showstopper issue" is identified hence a new submission is due this July 10. ShowStopper, also known as a blocker is a bug that prevents any running test scripts therefore, one cannot proceed to the next level.
Furthermore, Motorola announces Moto X 1st and 2nd Generation update by the third week of May mentions its official website. It highlights that the Android 5.1 Lollipop brings several overall improvements to user experience.
Motorola updates normally starts with a notification message then click "Yes, I'm in" and right after the software is downloaded, choose "Select Now". As soon as the update is received, the phone restarts automatically. If no notification message is received, one needs to proceed to Settings >> About phone >> System updates >> Yes, I'm in. After it is downloaded, select Install Now then the phone automatically restarts.
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