Sony becomes the first manufacturer to deploy Android 7.1.1

If there's one thing you can brag about when you have a high-end Sony phone, it's because they behave quite well with regards to Android updates. After having an Xperia Z, which had those new versions of Android for more than two and a half years, and an Xperia Z5, in which we will soon have Nougat, it can be said that this brand can be trusted if one wants to be up to date. latest in software.

The Sony Mobile Concept team boasts of be the first manufacturer apart from Google in publishing Android 7.1.1 Nougat. This latest update adds a number of features, including the option to restart from the start menu and the keyboard image for apps that support it.

It is important that a manufacturer such as Sony, which he is not at his best either In sales figures, be able to boast of being the first manufacturer to roll out the Android 7.1.1 update. According to the development team, it is their number one priority.

The team itself says:

If you find another manufacturer (other than Google) releasing this update before us, go preparing a box of tomatoes to throw it at us.

The team mentioned that they already have the source code and that they are waiting for the application suite (GMS apps) and the Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) from Google to launch it.

It should be mentioned that the update has already been coming to General Mobile 4G Android One phones, while factory images and OTA files have been released for Nexus and Pixel devices. You can count on the support for GIFs on the keyboard, the new emojis and what are the app shortcuts to access shortcuts from the app icon on the desktop.