Sony starts rolling out Stagefright patch for the Xperia Z5 & Z5 Compact

Following Sony’s release of the Xperia Z5 and the Z5 Compact earlier this month, the Japanese manufacturer has today started rolling out a much-needed stability update for its flagship and its scaled down sibling. Unfortunately, the upgrade doesn’t bring much in terms of added functionality to the handsets, but it does transport a handful of essential bug fixes, as well as a patch for the Stagefright vulnerability exploit.

Users who have already installed the update are reporting that it also enhances camera performance, improves the on board heat management system and makes the fingerprint sensor a little more accurate. Although, we can’t vouch for the credibility of these changes seeing as they weren’t detailed in the changelog and we haven’t received the upgrade on our Xperia Z5 yet.

As is the norm, this update is being distributed in stages across several regions. To see if it’s ready for your device head into Settings, scroll to the bottom and tap on “About Device”, hit “System Updates”, then select “Check for updates”. Alternatively, you can wait until you receive a push notification prompting you to install the update.

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