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Sony Xperia XZ and XZs start getting Android Oreo Last month Sony begun the process of rolling out Android Oreo starting with Xperia XZ Premium. Now it has rolled out Oreo update for the Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs.  The Oreo update arrives with the build number 41.3.A.0.401 and weighs at around 1232MB. The same build number is said to hit the Xperia X Performance shortly.  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 actions based on your usage with all new games and community features.  The Oreo update for Xperia XZ and XZs is rolling out in phases, so it will take so...

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...