Two Sony Xperia Z3 phones now support Android N preview

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Published 21 Apr 2016

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Android N is sneaking out beyond just Nexus devices. Two versions of the Sony Xperia Z3 are now eligible for the preview version of ’s operating system.

Those with the D6603 D6653 variants can grab the Android N Developer eview install it on their phones get the forthcoming over-the-air updates until finishes off the software. These are the first mainstream phones to join the program, as the only other non-Nexus device is the General Mobile 4G, a low-end Android One phone.

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Get all the new features of Android N on a pair of Sony Xperia devices.

The Android N build supports all the new features, such as split-screen mode, bundled notifications, direct-reply notifications.

y this matters: This makes us wonder if we’ll see Android N previews branch out to other non-Nexus phones. It could be part of ’s strategy to get Android N on as much hardware as possible as part of a plan to finally beat back the ecosystem’s rampant fragmentation. has always shied away from actually forcing more restrictive update policies, so it appears the plan to push out Android N faster is to make the process as trouble-free for hset makers.