Patience is still required going forward. A few days ago, Sony stopped selling the Xperia 1 VII in Japan while it ...

Sony has halted sales of the Xperia 1 VII in its home market, Japan, due to widespread "weird shutdown issues." More details ...

It sounds like the Xperia 1 VII has got a nasty bug that's virtually bricking the phone, so Sony has had to pause shipments.

It can randomly reboot, turn off by itself, and even refuse to turn on. Sony unveiled the Xperia 1 VII, its latest flagship ...

Sony is temporarily halting sales of its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VII, in Japan due to reported device issues ...

Sony has suspended Xperia 1 VII sales in Japan due to shutdown and reboot issues. Affected users advised to update software or contact support for help.

For now, global versions of the Xperia 1 VII seem to be unaffected. International variants seem safe For those who already own an affected Xperia 1 VII, Sony has offered some immediate advice.

The affected Sony Xperia 1 VII units are said to suffer from random shutdowns, reboots, or in some cases, not powering on at all. Sony’s Japanese support page has listed four specific models ...