Sony Xperia Xperia 1 VI End of Life Date
Sony Xperia Xperia 1 VI end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Sony Xperia 1-vi was released on June 3, 2024 and support is scheduled to end on April 1, 2028 — a planned supported lifespan of 3 years and 10 months, longer than the 2 years and 7 months median for Sony Xperia releases.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xperia L3 | — | Dec 1, 2020 | EOL |
| Xperia 10 | — | Oct 1, 2021 | EOL |
| Xperia 10 Plus | — | Oct 1, 2021 | EOL |
| Xperia 1 | — | Oct 1, 2021 | EOL |
| Xperia 5 | — | Oct 1, 2021 | EOL |
| Xperia L4 | — | Jan 1, 2022 | EOL |
| Xperia 10 II | — | Mar 1, 2022 | EOL |
| Xperia 1 II | — | Jun 1, 2022 | EOL |
What does Sony Xperia Xperia 1 VI end of life mean?
When Sony Xperia Xperia 1 VI reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Sony Xperia Xperia 1 VI past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Sony Xperia Xperia 10 VII or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.