It's been two months since Sony has released the 4.4.4 KitKat to Xperia Z, ZL, ZR, Tablet Z, now the company has rolled out the same OS update to some more Z series devices.
The company confirmed the news through the official blog that the final version of the chocolate-wafer flavoured Android OS update is now available to Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet.
"Our latest Sony User Experience upgrade (based on Android 4.4.4; KitKat) for Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet* rolls out from today (4 November) – it's something we've been working on for a while, so we're all pretty excited to finally tell you about it," said Fredrik Ekstrand, head of Software Portfolio Planning, Sony Mobile.
The new software (build number: 23.0.1.A.0.167) is said to bring in PS4 Remote Play (with full DUALSHOCK®4 Wireless Controller compatibility), high-resolution audio, refurbished social camera app (with addition of Sound Photo, AR fun, Multi camera and face in features), improved battery STAMINA mode and lots of proprietary features. [For more information, check out Sony Mobile blog].
[Note: Since the rollout process is carried out in phases, it might take a while for some regions to receive the new update].
To check for the update on the smartphone-
Go to Settings >> About Phone >> Build Number / Version
[Also read: Android 4.4.4 KitKat Now Seeding to Sony Xperia Z, ZL, ZR, Tablet Z; Update Brings-in Bug Fixes and More]
Last month, the Japanese consumer electronics firm had confirmed that the newly unveiled Android 5.0 Lollipop OS firmware will be made available to all of its 15 Xperia Z-series smartphones.
It includes Xperia Z Ultra GPE (Google Play Edition), Xperia Z, Xperia ZR, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1s, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3v, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z3 Tablet, Xperia Tablet Z and Xperia Z2 Tablet.
[Also read: Android 5.0 Lollipop: Top Key Features of New Google Mobile OS]
The Google's new Android 5.0 Lollipop OS comes with an overhauled design language material design, bringing in an interactive user-interface, visually appealing graphic design (with bold colours & typography), tactile surface, fluid animation features, replacement of Dalvik with ART as its default runtime and many more tweaks for performance enhancements.
