[Q] Why does my Xperia Z2 Tablet not get Lollipop? - Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Weeks ago I was on their website and saw, that it is already available for a long time. Buddy who has a Z3 Tablet mentioned last month he got his update, but my Tablet and the PC Companion software tell me everytime that my Tablet is up to date!
Last time I thought I had a great idea, I went for the kinda repair-y option you can choose in PC Companion, where the software downloads the current Android system, wipes your device and installs the newest Android. Of course I backed up my apps before that with PC Companion.
What was the result?!
I still got Build 230.1.A4.30
And thanks to that experiment I had a lot of things to reconfigure, that I configured perfectly to my needs over the months. If my Tablet was rooted, I would have just used TitaniumBackup or the likes and not trusted the PC Companion...
What gives?!? Do I now only have the option to finally root my Tablet and use only custom roms? And that after not even a year of owning it?!
Have a look at my screenshot, please:
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As discussed on Android-Hilfe, LP is still in the distribution. You will just have to wait,or follow the instructions to update manually.

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According to XperiFirm, for SGP512 model (32GB/WIFI), Lollipop is deployed about everywhere in the world except Japan and one group of European countries (FR/DE/... etc.) which are excluded for unknown reasons (does anybody knows why???)
Personally, I installed manually the UK firmware for now using FlashTool (but I'm waiting Japanese update...).

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yep i also have the same problem...i purchased the tablet from germany and i am still stucka at 4.4... i hope i get lollipop soon. I also have a display problem...i noticed a little dots when i use black backgrounds...anyone seen this yet?

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Got this problem too..it sucks. @masasume would there be a tutorial available for install manually??

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me too, i did a downgrade, make it root, and flash a version from outside GER like UK, now my tab has lollipop

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tommaazz said:
yep i also have the same problem...i purchased the tablet from germany and i am still stucka at 4.4... i hope i get lollipop soon. I also have a display problem...i noticed a little dots when i use black backgrounds...anyone seen this yet?
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Updates are usually released according to regional areas.
You need to wait until Sony uploads the latest firmware and make available for you in your region.
There can be difference of a month or two between other phones update and yours.
The spots on your screen can be dead pixels OR it can be dust particles. Using AnTuTu benchmark take a screen test and check for dead pixels. Play store link is below;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antutu.ABenchMark&hl=en
Regards,
hitman-xda

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hitman-xda said:
Using AnTuTu benchmark take a screen test and check for dead pixels. Play store link is below;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antutu.ABenchMark&hl=en
Regards,
hitman-xda
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Faulty pixels never show in screenshots, for obvious reasons.
I think they are stuck pixels. I have a bicycle GPS and after a drop, a few pixels on the screen always stayed the same color. Funny enough when I gave the GPS a good "spanking", the pixels went back to normal.

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degraaff said:
Faulty pixels never show in screenshots, for obvious reasons.
I think they are stuck pixels. I have a bicycle GPS and after a drop, a few pixels on the screen always stayed the same color. Funny enough when I gave the GPS a good "spanking", the pixels went back to normal.
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That picture isn't screenshot.

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hitman-xda said:
That picture isn't screenshot.
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Oh never mind, seems I somehow read "screen test" as "screen shot"