New Updates Brings August 2019 Security Patches to Xperia Smartphones and More

Sony is trying it hard to maintain its smartphone lineup and is constantly trying to bring in some new feature or design element on their smartphone to sustain. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case and the company is not getting the hype as they would have liked. Moreover, in terms of firmware or security updates, there is a serious delay and Sony is not known for speedy update rollouts like OnePlus or Google. However, surprisingly, there a range of Xperia smartphones that are receiving the August 2019 security patch updates with the rollout of the new updates. To be specific, these new updates have been rolled out for the latest flagship Xperia 1, the Xperia 10 mid-range smartphones, the Xperia XZ2 family (XZ2, XZ2 Compact, XZ2 Premium), XZ3 and Xperia L2 as well.

The build number for the Xperia 1 is 55.0.A.6.16 and for the Xperia 10 mid-range smartphones is 53.0.A.8.71. For the Xperia XZ3, the build number is 52.0.A.8.131, and for the Xperia L2 received the August Patch with the update build number 49.0.A.6.90. Moreover, the latest Xperia family to receive the August 2019 security patch updates is the Xperia XA2 family that includes XA2, XA2 Plus, and XA2 Ultra. These devices will be updated from 50.2.A.0.379 to 50.2.A.0.400

Below is the complete list of the devices that have been updated with the August 2019 security patch;

Xperia 1

• New Update Build Number: 55.0.A.6.16
• Security patch level: 1 August 2019
• Old Update Build Number: 55.0.A.2.314

Xperia 10/10 Plus

• New Update Build Number: 53.0.A.8.71 (Xperia 10) and 53.0.A.8.69 (Xperia 10 Plus)
• Security patch level: 1 August 2019
• Old Update Build Number: 53.0.A.6.92

Xperia XZ2/XZ2 Compact/XZ2 Premium

• New Update Build Number: 52.0.A.8.131
• Security patch level: 1 August 2019
• Old Update Build Number: 52.0.A.8.107

Xperia XZ3

• New Update Build Number: 52.0.A.8.131
• Security patch level: 1 August 2019
• Old Update Build Number: 52.0.A.8.107

Xperia XA2/XA2 Plus/XA2 Ultra

• New Update Build Number: 50.2.A.0.400
• Security patch level: 1 August 2019
• Old Update Build Number: 50.2.A.0.379

Xperia L2

• New Update Build Number: 49.0.A.6.90
• Security patch level: 1 August 2019
• Old Update Build Number: 49.0.A.6.80

Let us know in the comments below if you received the updates with the August 2019 security patch if you own any of the above listed Sony Xperia devices.