Android 4.3

Google halts WebView patching on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and older

Google Android Jellybean

Android Jelly Bean (4.1) was first announced at Google I/O on June 27, 2012. The first device to run Jelly Bean, the original Google Nexus 7, followed later that summer. Despite now being over two years old, Jelly Bean can still be found on 46% of Android devices. Given how prevalent it remains, one would assume that security updates for […]

Android 4.3 update for Xperia T and Xperia SP now available in Canada

Sony Xperia T

Lost a bit in the flurry of MWC 2014 announcements, Sony Mobile today announced that an update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is now available in Canada for the Sony Xperia T and Xperia SP which had been carried by Bell Mobility, Eastlink, Mobilicity, MTS, Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile. Use PC Companion to access the #Android 4.3 update for […]

Xperia Android 4.3 update lands in Canada for Xperia Z, ZL, Z1 and Z Ultra

Sony Xperia Z1 in purple

Good news for Canadian owners of a number of Sony Xperia devices. Sony Canada just tweeted that its Xperia Android 4.3 update for the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra are now available. The #Android 4.3 update for #XperiaZ #XperiaZL #XperiaZ1 & #XperiaZUltra is available in Canada! Connect to PC Companion to update. — Sony Xperia […]

Sony rolling out Android 4.3 upgrade for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z

Sony

Sony Mobile yesterday announced that it had begun to roll out its Android 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrade for the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z. Much like the just announced Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android 4.3 upgrade, it includes not only the latest version of Android Jelly Bean but a few other Sony enhancements […]

Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android 4.3 upgrade rollout now underway

Sony

There is good news today for Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra owners. Sony Mobile announced that it is now rolling out Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to both devices. The update includes not only the latest version of Android Jelly Bean but a few other Sony enhancements. “We’ve been working to blend our Sony Xperia software with Google’s Jelly […]

Sony Mobile outlines Android 4.3 and 4.4 upgrade plans

Sony

Sony Mobile today announced its plans to upgrade devices to the latest versions of Android. With Android 4.4 KitKat following so soon after Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Sony is still working on deploying the latter to many devices. We’ve seen lots of questions on our Android upgrade roadmap and equally, we have lots to tell you, so here’s a note […]

TELUS HTC One Android 4.3 upgrade slips to October

HTC One in black

There is a reason that TELUS puts its “expected dates are estimates and are subject to change” disclaimer on its Upcoming software updates schedule webpage. The latest update, dated September 23, shows that the “Expected In-Market Date” for the HTC One Android 4.3 upgrade has slipped to “Early-October.” Only days ago, it was listed as “Late-September.” Interestingly, the same date that […]