Sony Xperia XA - How to update your firmware

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Phone: Sony Xperia XA
Factory OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

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How to update your firmware

By default, Android will should send you a message when a new version of the firmware is available, however this option may be turned off in the settings.

To manually check and update the firmware at any point, then follow these steps:

Pull down your notifications screen and go to Settings.

Scroll down to About device.

Then click on Download updates manually.

From this screen you can also switch between Download updates automatically or manually.

You can also schedule updates to so that they occur at a certain time of the day (say, overnight). This saves you having to confirm every update yourself.

 
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