Next on the list, with updates expected to be sent out in a few weeks time, is the Xperia Z1, the Z1 Compact, and the Z Ultra. Once updated, the devices will benefit from more customization options, LinkedIn integration, improvements to the autofocus feature on the camera, plus a remote shutter button will be added to the Sony SmartWatch 3.
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On July 21, Sony announced the Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, and the Xperia Z2 smartphones, plus the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact and the Xperia Z2 Tablet would all start receiving Android 5.1. Owners of the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition tablet are also reporting Android 5.1 is showing up on their machines, and reports gathered of the update’s arrival on the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition. On April 6, Motorola confirmed Android 5.1 was making its way out on to the Moto G Google Play Edition Sony
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Verizon says its Nexus 6 will sport Android 5.1 as soon as it arrives in stores on March 12. The carrier added that the Nexus 5 will also get the update in the near future. Sprint said Android 5.1 would arrive on its Nexus 6 on March 11 as an over-the-air update for some users, though it may take a while to reach everyone. The Nexus 4, NeNexus 7 tablet, and the Nexus 6 from T-Mobile all received the Android 5.1 update in March 2015.
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Other smartphone manufacturers are also sending the update to various devices. The Android 5.1 update is slowly being sent out to various devices, starting - as always - with Google’s own Nexus hardware, and the Google Play Edition models. Which devices have the Android 5.1 update available? Updated on 07-22-2015 by Andy Boxall: Added news that Sony has started updating several Xperia Z phones and tablets. Here’s everything you need to know, and which devices have it so far. Google first released the 5.1 update on March 9 to select Nexus device owners, with improved security, stability, and overall performance, as well as a few new features.
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Smartphone companies are still sending the Android 5.0 Lollipop update out to most Android smartphones on the market, but Google has been hard at work on Android 5.1.