Overview
- The update carries build 72.1.A.2.65 and is an approximately 1GB download.
- Availability is starting in Europe and Japan, with wider reach planned through Sony’s staged deployment.
- Platform changes include grouped notifications, secure authentication, HDR screenshots, and visual refinements.
- Xperia-specific additions include Modes for blocking notifications, new Side Sense toggles, display white balance and a Recommended quality option, lock-screen settings access, battery status, and Cast-based screen mirroring.
- Owners can check manually via Settings > About phone > Software update, following earlier Android 16 releases for the Xperia 1 VII, 1 VI, and 10 VI.