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Google Chrome on Sony devices
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Sony devices ship with Google Chrome as the default browser. Google Chrome is baked | |
into the firmware of the device. Different versions of the firmware come with different | |
versions of Google Chrome. | |
Usually the version that comes with the firmware is updated using Google Play, however... | |
When first starting up the device Sony does not ask the user to log into Google Play. | |
This means that unless you manually open Google Play and log in, the devices does not | |
receive any updates using Google Play. In this case Google Chrome is only updated when | |
the user installs a firmware update. | |
What we expect to see is a portion of Sony users running the latest evergreen version of | |
Chrome - because they manually logged into Google Play and regularly receive updates. | |
Another portion of Sony users are using the version of Google Chrome that came with the | |
firmware of the phone - they never got any updates. | |
And that is exactly what we are seeing. Some very specific older versions of Chrome are | |
still very popular among Sony users. These are the version that came with the phone. | |
The latest versions of Chrome are also very popular. Other versions of Chrome are almost | |
not in use anymore. | |
Which versions of Chrome were shipped by Sony: | |
- 18.0.1025.166 | |
- 28.0.1500.94 | |
- 32.0.1700.99 | |
- 34.0.1847.114 | |
- 35.0.1916.141 | |
The following combinations with Android versions are we seeing: | |
Android 4.0.4 with Chrome 18.0.1025.166 | |
- For example on Xperia U. | |
Android 4.1.1 with Chrome 18.0.1025.166 | |
- For example on Xperia E and Xperia E dual. | |
Android 4.1.2 with Chrome 18.0.1025.166 | |
- For example on Xperia J, Xperia L, Xperia P, Xperia S, Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia V and Xperia Z. | |
Android 4.2.2 with Chrome 28.0.1500.94 | |
- For example on Xperia C, Xperia L, Xperia M dual, Xperia UL, Xperia Z and Xperia Z1. | |
Android 4.3 with Chrome 28.0.1500.94 | |
- For example on Xperia E1, Xperia E1 dual, Xperia M dual, Xperia M2, Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia V, Xperia Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia ZL | |
Android 4.4.2 with Chrome 32.0.1700.99 | |
- For example on Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z2 | |
Android 4.4.2 with Chrome 34.0.1847.114 | |
- For example on Xperia E1, Xperia E1 dual, Xperia T3 and Xperia Z2a | |
Android 4.4.2 with Chrome 35.0.1916.141 | |
- For example on Xperia C3, Xperia C3 dual, Xperia E3, Xperia E3 dual, Xperia M2, Xperia M2 Aqua and Xperia Z1f | |
Android 4.4.3 with Chrome 35.0.1916.141 | |
- For example on Xperia T2 Ultra and Xperia Z3 | |
Android 4.4.4 with Chrome 35.0.1916.141 | |
- For example on Xperia E4, Xperia T3, Xperia Z3 Compact |
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