And let's face it: even if Sony want to, they probably don't have enough resource to support Z1 (not with their current financial status). Supporting Z1 bring no benefit to Sony. One more thing: if you look at the Z1 Update History on PTCRB, you'll see Sony did a fantastic job supporting this phone up until now.
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Last week Sony released a stock firmware update with build 14.5.A.0.270 based on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop for Xperia Z1 Compact and other Xperia Z1 series. Along with a bunch of fixes, Sony has
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Xperifirm use official Sony servers to download firmwares. But Sony remove old firmwares from its servers. But, some old firmwares with a different customization (region/country/operator) could be downloaded with Xperifirm, just sort a list of firmwares by a version.---Sony Xperia A2 SO-04F (Japan version of Z1 Compact)
Sony did not announce when its Xperia Z and Xperia Z1 series handsets will receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Notably, Sony last month released the Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP device configuration source, pre-built software binaries and build instructions binaries for its range of Xperia Z handsets namely, Sony Xperia Z3, Sony Xperia Z3
How to Install Android 7.1 Nougat CM14.1 (CyanogenMod 14.1) Unofficial ROM on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 [Simple Steps] 1. It is vital to download Android 7.1 Nougat CM14.1 (amami) Unofficial ROM for Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 on your desktop. 2. It is the time to activate USB debugging and attach D5503 with desktop. 3.
Step 1. Download the Marshmallow ROM files from above. And also the Gapps file. Step 2. And then create a folder called z1update and transfer the system.img, cache.img, boot.img and userdata.img. Step 3. Connect your Xperia Z1 to PC. Transfer the Gapps file to it. Remember the fileās location.
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