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

<figure> <img alt="The Sony Xperia 10VI smartphone surrounded by an hour glass and cookies." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Sony" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/sonyxperia.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/928653/google-android-17-9-biggest-new-features-android-show-io">this year's Android 17 release</a>. However, according to a <a href="https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00413319">notice posted to the company's UK support site</a>, the Xperia 10 VI won't be getting Android 17 after all.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the notice Sony explains that a "detailed technical assessment" revealed that "limitations related to the device's storage configuration" mean the Xperia 10 VI "does not support an Android 17 upgrade experience that we consider adequate." As a result, the company has "decided not to make this …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012789/sony-xperia-10-vi-smartphone-android-17-update-security">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>