Android 4.4 KitKat Update Rolls Out for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and more Sony Devices
The Android 4.4 KitKat update is now available for several Sony devices including the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia T and Xperia V.
A group of developers known as the FreeXperia team released unofficial KitKat builds of CyanogenMod 11 for all of these Sony Xperia devices this week. They are also working on upgrades for the Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra.
The official CyanogenMod 11 build is still not available. These unofficial versions are potentially unreliable at this time so they should be downloaded and installed with caution.
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Various reports from XDA members state that the latest build for the Xperia Z is working efficiently. All those installing these ROMs should possess a good amount of technical knowledge.
Sony recently revealed its plans for rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat and 4.3 JellyBean to many of its more popular devices including the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL and Xperia Z1.
The company confirmed that the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1, Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V will all receive Android 4.3 sometime in the very near future. Sony did not give specific dates.
Android 4.4 KitKat will be released for the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1. They also did not announce specific dates but did state that they would start rolling out during the first quarter of 2014.
Sony claims this is just the "first raft" of devices to receive those software upgrades. The list will be updated more in the coming weeks and months.
Android 4.4 KitKat was introduced alongside the Nexus 5 at the beginning of this month.
