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Sony has withdrawn a promised Android 17 upgrade for the Xperia 10 VI, meaning owners of the midrange phone will miss a major software update

Coming off another smartphone launch-filled Techtember, it’s easy to feel the pressure of upgrading your phone, especially if you’re noticing sluggish performance. First, though, I’d advise you to at least clear the cache of your most-used apps and services. The system-wide refresh helps clear out temporary and excess files so your device can run a bit more…

Google has never been shy about pushing smartphone cameras to their limits. In fact, some might say, eking out the maximum using software instead of hardware is Google’s entire shtick with the Pixel lineup. With the Pixel 11 Pro, the company is taking things even further, quite literally, with 120x Pro Res zoom. That’s a…

The Xperia 10 VI smartphone launched in May 2024 with Android 14 pre-installed. At the time, Sony promised that the device would receive three major Android updates, implying that the phone would eventually upgrade to Android 17. However, that promise has now been revoked, a change Sony has officially communicated to its users.

Add preferred source Sony has confirmed that the Xperia 10 VI will not receive the Android 17 update it was promised when the phone launched in June 2024. The company attributed the decision to limitations in the device’s storage configuration, which it said would prevent an adequate Android 17 experience. The phone shipped with 8…

If you’re not careful, your Android just might be spying on you. Over the past 12 months, more and more hackers have turned to spyware to try and steal user data, snooping on users’ messages, photos, phone calls, and even GPS movements.

Ahead of its Android XR-based Aura launching later this year, XREAL is giving its flagship One Pro a “Plus” upgrade without raising the price.

The Sony Xperia 10 VI launched in June 2024 with Android 14 and was supposed to receive three major Android updates. Just two years later, Sony is breaking this promise, stating on a support page that the originally planned update to Android 17 will not be released after all.

The phone’s users can now customize the Quick Panel even further and enjoy new productivity features.

Android owners keep running into the same wall: a phone that was roomy a year ago now throws up “storage almost full” warnings every other day, even after a purge of old photos. A new report from Engadget published this week breaks down exactly what is quietly filling up Android storage in 2026, and the…