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Sony is into news regarding its Android 17 rollout, but not for good reasons. The company has completely cancelled an Android 17 upgrade for one of its Xperia phones, despite a commitment at the launch. This happens rarely in the smartphone industry.
The unlucky device is the Sony Xperia 10 VI, which was originally promised “three Android OS upgrades.” It’s a mid-range phone launched in 2024 with Android 14, and was supposed to receive Android 17 as the phone’s last major upgrade, but the company has released an apology notice instead of a software update.
Sony says the Xperia 10 VI “does not support an Android 17 upgrade experience that we consider adequate” because of some “limitations related to the device’s storage configuration.” The reason isn’t entirely clear, but the company says other Xperia devices due to receive Android 17 are not affected and security updates will continue on as promised.
Here’s the official statement:
“We announced at launch that the Xperia 10 VI would receive three Android OS upgrades. However, after a detailed technical assessment, we determined that due to limitations related to the device’s storage configuration, the Xperia 10 VI does not support an Android 17 upgrade experience that we consider adequate. Accordingly, we have decided not to make this upgrade available. We recognise that this falls short of our original announcement, and we wish to apologise for this change.
On the other hand, our security update commitment remains unchanged. Sony will continue to provide security updates for four years from the product’s launch date, as previously communicated.
This issue is specific to Xperia 10 VI’s technical specifications and will not impact other Xperia models.”
The Xperia 10 VI was one of the six Sony smartphones that were previously guaranteed to get Android 17. The list has now shrunk to five devices, and all of them have started receiving the update.
We often see smartphone brands delaying update rollouts but cancelling a promised Android OS upgrade for a device is very rare.
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