{
  "id": 14958061,
  "title": "The Sony Xperia 10 VI won’t be getting a promised update to Android 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-sony-xperia-10-vi-wont-be-getting-a-promised-update-to-android-17",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:36:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012789/sony-xperia-10-vi-smartphone-android-17-update-security"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three major software updates were initially promised when the Sony Xperia 10 VI was launched over two years ago, but the company has now announced they will not be providing the much-anticipated Android 17 update. Sony cited a storage configuration issue as the reason for not offering this promised upgrade, stating that the device's storage setup does not support an adequate Android 17 experience. Sony's notice on its UK support site explains that due to this limitation, they have decided not to make the Android 17 upgrade available for the Xperia 10 VI. The company apologized for falling short of their original announcement and clarified that while OS updates for this specific model are ending, they will continue to provide four years of security updates, extending until June 2028. Sony emphasized that this particular storage issue is only relevant to the Xperia 10 VI's technical specifications and does not affect promised software updates for other Xperia models. However, the lack of knowledge about future Android versions makes it difficult for the company to guarantee future updates.",
  "summary": "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 […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Sony backtracks on Android update promise for the Xperia 10 VI — and other brands might follow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/sony-backtracks-on-android-update-promise-for-the-xperia-10-vi-and",
        "published": "2026-10-16T11:06:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}