Now, we have known there are two variants of the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra which are getting the latest update. Talking about the version number of the firmware, the Xperia XA1 is getting the update as 40.0.A.6.162 whereas the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra is getting the update with version number 42.0.A.4.133 as its latest firmware. Now, to give you a heads-up about the latest update on both the Xperia XA devices, the update is still based on Android 7.0 Nougat which was the version of Android released by Google last year. However, we are accustomed to seeing the Sony devices get the latest version of Android the fastest among all the OEMs.
Now, this update on Sony Xperia XA1/Ultra is not coming with a major change like the upgrade to latest Android 8.0 Oreo but the update still comes with an important inclusion which is the November security patch update that was released by Google at the start of the month of November and it includes many security improvements from the last security patch which was titled as October security patch. Talking about the update, we have to mention that this update is not a big one so you should be able to download the update on cellular data also. Also, you should download and install this update to make your smartphone more secure. Via