TL;DR
- Sony has decided not to roll out the Android 17 update to the Xperia 10 VI.
- The company says it’s due to “technical limitations” of the Xperia 10 VI’s storage configuration.
- The Xperia 10 VI was promised three OS updates at launch, implying that it would be upgraded to Android 17.
Sony started rolling out Android 17 to its flagship Xperia 1 VIII early last month. At the same time, the company released a list of phones eligible for the update, which surprisingly did not include the Xperia 10 VI. While that raised doubts about Sony’s plans for the phone, we now know that it’s simply never getting Android 17.
In a notice posted on its website, Sony confirmed that the Xperia 10 VI, released in 2024, will not be updated to Android 17. According to the company, “technical limitations due to the device’s storage configuration” prevent it from offering an Android 17 experience that Sony considers adequate.