If you have been using Android phones for several years and your Sony Xperia 5 IV is not your first smartphone, you have probably seen a lot of changes to the operating system. Each new update brings its own set of features and improvements, but first you need to know what is the Android version installed on your Sony Xperia 5 IV?
To do this, we will first find out what it is for updating your Android phone, then, the procedure to find out the Android version of your Sony Xperia 5 IV, and, to conclude, how to update it. day of his smartphone.
What is the point of updating Android on Sony Xperia 5 IV?
We start our article by showing you the advantages of do regular Android updates on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. As we explained to you quickly in the introduction, it is important to update the system of your smartphone so that it works properly. In fact, first and foremost, Android updates are there for fix bugs. Switching to the newer Android version will therefore always be advantageous for your smartphone.
In addition, the more versions of Android advance the more functions added to the system are varied. For example, we will now find the option that allows you to save applications on the SD card by default, to make Slowmotion videos on Sony Xperia 5 IV, whereas some time ago it was totally implausible, except via a dedicated application…
In short, whether for reasons of performance or features , we strongly recommend that you perform Android updates if the version on your Sony Xperia 5 IV is too old. Despite everything, we frequently hear that updates slow down smartphones , we attribute at times the updates to planned obsolescence, despite everything, it is rather in connection with the internal memory of a smartphone that you will perceive slowdowns, and not because of the updates. We therefore especially recommend that you clean the memory of your Sony Xperia 5 IV to always keep around 10% of free storage.
How to know the Android version installed on your Sony Xperia 5 IV?
After giving you the benefits of the updates, we will teach you the procedure for know the version of Android installed on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. This is important if you are trying to use recent Android functions and you are not sure if they are accessible on your smartphone. To check the current version of Android on your Sony Xperia 5 IV, nothing could be easier:
- Go to the " Parameter » of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
- Then in the menu » About the phone “, depending on the Android version of your Sony Xperia 5 IV, you may have to go through the tab first” System »
- To finish either discover directly the » Android version ", Otherwise go through" Software Information " to get there
- You will have on this line the Android version installed on your smartphone
How to update Android on Sony Xperia 5 IV?
Finally, now that you know how to check the version of the operating system installed on your Sony Xperia 5 IV, you can move on to the practical part, and if you wish and if you have enough storage space, perform the Android update of your Sony Xperia 5 IV. There are two ways to do this for downloading, either using Wi-Fi or directly with your internet package. In the event that you have update problems on your Sony Xperia 5 IV during the handling, we invite you to look at our guide.
Update Android without Wi-Fi on Sony Xperia 5 IV
First of the solutions, and the one we recommend the most, update the Android version of your Sony Xperia 5 IV with Wi-Fi. We suggest doing it like this, because depending on the update that you are going to install, it will go from a few tens of megabytes to several gigas. You risk consuming a good part of your internet package depending on your subscription. In the event that despite everything you have checked the size of the update and you still want to carry it out, you will have to go to:
- » Settings » of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
- In the menu " Software update »
- Click on " Download and installation »
- Start the update if it is available and confirm that you want to do it without Wi-Fi
Update Android on your Sony Xperia 5 IV with Wi-Fi
Second solution and the one suggested by our editorial staff. In the event that you have checked the Android version of your Sony Xperia 5 IV and it is outdated, it will be time to upgrade to the newer operating system version. To avoid any too much data consumption it is rational to update Android over Wi-Fi, as they can frequently, depending on the version, do several gigabytes. Let's go:
- See you in the » Settings » of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
- At the bottom of the list click on » Software update »
- Make sure that the option " Auto download via Wi-Fi »Be checked
- Now click on » Download and installation »To start the operation
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