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Sony Xperia X Performance now receiving Android Oreo Over the weekend, Sony released Android Oreo for Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs. Now the Oreo update has been rolled out for Xperia X Performance as well, according to Xperia Blog. Since this is a major software update, the download package will be over 1GB and is rolling out over-the-air in phases, so if the update is not available for your unit yet, dont worry, it will arrive in the coming days. You can check for it manually by heading to Settings>About Phone>System Update.  The update brings Oreo native goodies such as Picture-in-Picture (PiP), notification channels, adaptive icons, notification dots, smart text selection, Autofill API and more. It also includes November Android security patch. In addition Sony has added few of its own functions such as Xperia Reminders and Xperia Actions. Xperia Reminders offers prompts for unfinished tasks such as emails in drafts and messages, while Xperia Actions intelligently suggests act...

Sony Xperia XZ and XZs Now Officially Receiving Android Oreo Update Android Oreo has been slowly rolling out to devices, and with it comes a number of improvements to Android. Some of the changes include Picture in Picture support for many applications, access to a new Autofill API, fingerprint gesture support, rootless Substratum through native OMS support, and a whole lot more. Many OEMs have started to roll it out the update to their devices including OnePlus, HTC, and now Sony with the Sony Xperia XZ and the Sony Xperia XZs as reported by users on our forums. The update (build number 41.3.A.0.401) comes with all of the expected Android Oreo features, along with the November 2017 security patch. This means users are protected against the likes of the WiFi KRACK exploit which we heard about last month. We do not know yet if the device supports Project Treble, but Sony has usually been more open to development on their devices with the Sony Open Devices Program, alo...