- The Sony Xperia 1 VI is getting Android 15.
- The update is quite small and doesn’t seem to include new features from Sony.
- Sony includes the November 2024 security patch.
Android 15 has had a challenging launch, but more and more devices are finally getting updated. Vivo surprised us all by releasing Android 15 updates before anyone, but it’s been slow going for everyone else. Samsung’s Android 15-based One UI 7 public beta still hasn’t started yet, despite its stable Android 14 update rolling out to the Galaxy S23 series in October of last year. And even Google’s own Pixel 9 series launched with Android 14 and had to wait until October to get Android 15. Now it’s finally Sony’s turn, as Android 15 comes to the Xperia 1 VI.
The Xperia 1 VI is currently getting its Android 15 update with the November 2024 security patch, according to a Sony support page (via GSMArena). Sony’s changelog is sparse, not listing anything other than the upgrade to Android 15 and new security patch. That isn’t surprising, given how light Sony’s Android skin is. Most of the features the company adds on top of Android take the form of apps, leaving the system close to the stock experience, unlike Samsung or Motorola, which bake a lot of extra goodies into the OS.