Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Gains Android 4.4.2 KitKat

by Sohrab Osati | Jul 18, 2014 | 0 comments
Sohrab Osati

Sony_Xperia_T2_UltraAs if Sony has woken up to the fact that they command an extensive fleet of Android devices, the company is checking another device off of its list of smartphones to upgrade. Earlier in the week, the Sony Xperia Z2, Xperia E, and Xperia SP were just two of the phones Sony rolled out new firmware for. Now, the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra is receiving the red carpet treatment from Sony with a new firmware upgrade that brings the 6-inch phablet to Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

What can we expect from the newest firmware update? Quite a bit, it seems like.

With Android 4.4.2 KitKat coming to the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra, users can expect the following improvements:

  • Google’s Android 4.4; KitKat as standard – bringing performance & UI optimisation…
  • We’ve added our tweaked Status Bar and Quick Settings… now more intuitive and customisable (and pretty easy on the eye)… cleaned up to ensure you only get the notifications you really need
  • If you’ve got a Sony PlayStation 4, you might recognize our new user interface – we’ve added the same sleek launch animation and livewallpaper across the lock and home screens
  • We’re also uplifting Sony’s entire native app portfolio to the latest versions – bringing tweaked / improved / current experiences for (to name but a few): Messaging, MyXperia, Smart Connect, Small apps, TrackID, TrackID TV, Sony Select, Smart Social Camera and…
  • Sony’s Media apps: WALKMAN, Album and Movies, with Sony Entertainment Network cloud service integration* – a more converged and full Sony entertainment experience – Sony Entertainment Network & PlayMemories integration with a more intuitive UI, better download speeds, and more!
  • And proving pretty popular, now totaling over 2 million downloads (!) – our unique custom interface experience: “Xperia Themes”, with downloadable UI packs from Sony Select – skin up to 280 assets across your Xperia smartphone with a variety of styles…
  • Compatibility with our SmartWear Experience; SmartBand SWR10 and Lifelog app – enabling you to record social, physical and entertainment activities and have them all visualised in a beautiful interface… reminisce at that past, make the best of the present and plan for the future

Another unannounced feature of bumping the Xperia T2 Ultra to Android 4.4.2 is the ability to move applications to the SD card. This is a fantastic feature for those who’ve already maxed out most of the 8GB internal memory but are still looking to download more. In addition to updating many smartphones this week, Sony has also brought big changes to its Walkman and Contacts app. The above update is also avaiavble for the Xperia T2 Ultra Dual.

Discuss:

Have you noticed any additional changes with Android 4.4.2 on your Xperia T2 Ultra?

[Via Sony]