Sony announced last month its goal to become the first non-Google OEM to release Android 7.1.1 Nougat for its smartphones. Although the update is not yet available for any of Sony's smartphones, the Japanese company very close to achieving its goal.
It looks like Xperia X owners can now download an Android 7.1.1 Nougat "Concept" build, assuming they don't have anything against testing beta software, according to Phone Arena. In order to be able grab the new Android 7.1.1 Nougat update on the Xperia X, you must download the Concept Installer application in the Google Play store. Since it is still yet an "experimental" build, you might encounter some stability issues along the way.
It's to be noted that Sony has added enhancements of its own, aside from the new features included in Android 7.1.1 Nougat. For an instance, there's a new Restart option in the power off menu.
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— Sony Xperia (@sonyxperia) January 8, 2017
Reports from Ubergizmo also suggest that Sony has added PlayStation 4 Remote Play functionality to this version of Nougat. But, Sony hasn't sent out this release to the owners of the Xperia X just yet. Those who are Europe-based can get their handsets on Android 7.1.1 Nougat for Xperia X by downloading the company's Concept Installer app from the Play Store.
We’ve teamed up with @filtr to give away ten SmartBand 2 devices – enter now on #Xperia Lounge: https://t.co/LTGHtGwYxx pic.twitter.com/15iwKeSHi3 — Sony Xperia (@sonyxperia) January 7, 2017
Today the company has started sending out another update for the Xperia X Concept firmware, and the big new thing is that it's now based on Android 7.1.1 and not 7.0. This makes Sony the first mobile device maker except Google to have rolled out the absolute latest version of the OS, even if we're talking about a very limited release here.
