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The Sony Xperia 10 VI won’t be getting a promised update to Android 17

When the midrange Sony Xperia 10 VI was announced over two years ago with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and Android 14, Sony promised three major OS…

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The Verge reports: When the midrange Sony Xperia 10 VI was announced over two years ago with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and Android 14, Sony promised three major OS updates which would have included this year's Android 17 release.

However, according to a notice posted to the company's UK support site, the Xperia 10 VI.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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Sony Xperia, VI, Android, Qualcomm Snapdragon
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