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Now sony official release the update upcoming to Xperia devices for 4.3 update..
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Last week you probably saw Google announce Android version 4.4; Kit Kat…
We’ve seen lots of questions on our Android upgrade roadmap and equally, we have lots to tell you, so here’s a note on just that…
First up, Jelly Bean 4.3
We’re pleased to tell you that we’ll start rolling Android 4.3 for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 from next month*.
We also mentioned that a few of our products would be jumping software version – so, we can confirm that Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V* will be upgraded to Android Jelly Bean 4.3… also from next month.
And, to Kit Kat 4.4
We’re also happy to tell you about the first raft of Xperia products that we’ll make Android 4.4 Kit Kat available for – they are: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1*.
On that, please stay tuned to the social newsroom and @SonyMobileNews, where we’ll update you with specific info on product upgrade timings & software features as things progress.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop them below.
*Software rollouts are a phased process – timings & availability may vary by market / carrier
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So XL is not getting 4.3...what a surprise.At least now I know that Sony support on mid-range and low-end devices is crap....the only big thing they did for us was to update to 4.2.2,however this update also have bugs so I don't see any difference between sony official support and custom rom.If someone doesn't start to work on a CM soon we'll be stuck with this 4.2.2 until we can manage to get a new phone....sony mid range phone?never again

Well, wrath of users was expected and even I wanted Sony to give 4.3 or 4.4 update.
But seriously have you even seen a mid-range phone getting more than one android version update? I think the answer is NO.
Sony has still handled Xperia L quite well and we should patiently wait for bug fix update of our latest 4.2.2 build.
And don't lose hope on CM ever, its just a matter of time. Even development of my other awesome phone(HTC Explorer) started after a lot of time and now it has fully working CM10.2. See, the phone was launched with 2.3 and was completely abandoned by HTC but it has one of the best developments for legacy devices. So, don't lose hope and keep calm.

Lol... I'm switching to Google nexus.. Sony can go **** themselves. It's stupid that they're not bothered to release atleast 4.3 when our phone was released just about 6 months ago, just wow.
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joel113- said:
Lol... I'm switching to Google nexus.. Sony can go **** themselves. It's stupid that they're not bothered to release atleast 4.3 when our phone was released just about 6 months ago, just wow.
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Yea, next time will be nexus...
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joel113- said:
Lol... I'm switching to Google nexus.. Sony can go **** themselves. It's stupid that they're not bothered to release atleast 4.3 when our phone was released just about 6 months ago, just wow.
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Well, Nexus does give you freedom and choices of lots of custom roms. It's price is great and it's very good phone. I have Nexus 4 and I do like it. I will certainly recommend it. The only thing you need to think is how long you intend to use it. Buying the every latest devices is not very wise as you spend alot of your money for just one or two extra features.
I think to update my Nexus 7 2013 in 2015 and my Nexus 4 Next year (October 2014) while Xperia L around when it is required. I would be using it for a couple of years too I believe. Following this scheme I always have the latest device with me and I also do not spend a lot of money. (700-800 British Pounds every three year, considering that I am a Medicine Student and under a lot of loan already). Also what is more to look is that my old devices are still doing a great job. I recently installed CM 10.2(JB 4.3) in HTC Sensation and it runs just as smooth as Nexus 4/Xperia L for the matter. The software is stable and I can play HD games on 786MB RAM only.
Another point to note is that KitKat 4.4 has only been released for about a week now and I am using 4.3 on my two year old HTC sensation using Custom ROM.
Now most of manufacturers are working hard on ONLY hardware. Even phones released two years ago are doing very well till date. However, if you look into software department and games, you can still play all of latest games on these devices very smoothly. I will give you examples of HTC sensation/Incredible S, Samsung Nexus, SII or any other phone of that time with almost similar hardware. I have checked MC4/Fifa 14/Asphlat 8 personally on all of these devices. Also with KITKAT 4.4, Android has gone into a surge to speed up system by 50% and that's just beginning.
You might be wondering, the new ROMS are not available. Well actually they are but custom made. If you check out Android development of these phones, you will be surprised that many developers are giving their best to just work hard on new ROMS and they are all great.
The only drawback that I see is of Nexus devices is that it doesnot have a removable battery. This is just a big draw back for me as I keep three devices and I update each one annually so this means that I need to change my nexus after using it for around 2 years to 3 years. In this time, I need to change my battery as battery does get worn out and damaged. But I just can not easily do that although it can be done but usually nexus batteries are hard to find comparatively.
Remember to always BUY A DEVICE WHICH IS DEVELOPERS FRIENDLY. You won't find much ROMS for HTC Amaze although it has almost the same specification as HTC sensation.
About Xperia L, usually a manufacturer updates it devices for around 18 months in high end devices and around the same time for middle ranged devices or maybe 12 months. When will Kitkat be available for Xperia L? It might take a long time (first all new high end devices Z1 and Z ultra, then recent high end devices and then the lower and middle end devices)
I clearly see why there isnot a chance for Xperia L to directly jump to 4.4 or maybe this is what I am hoping to use Xperia L in the long run.

Hnk1 said:
Well, Nexus does give you freedom and choices of lots of custom roms. It's price is great and it's very good phone. I have Nexus 4 and I do like it. I will certainly recommend it. The only thing you need to think is how long you intend to use it. Buying the every latest devices is not very wise as you spend alot of your money for just one or two extra features.
I think to update my Nexus 7 2013 in 2015 and my Nexus 4 Next year (October 2014) while Xperia L around when it is required. I would be using it for a couple of years too I believe. Following this scheme I always have the latest device with me and I also do not spend a lot of money. (700-800 British Pounds every three year, considering that I am a Medicine Student and under a lot of loan already). Also what is more to look is that my old devices are still doing a great job. I recently installed CM 10.2(JB 4.3) in HTC Sensation and it runs just as smooth as Nexus 4/Xperia L for the matter. The software is stable and I can play HD games on 786MB RAM only.
Another point to note is that KitKat 4.4 has only been released for about a week now and I am using 4.3 on my two year old HTC sensation using Custom ROM.
Now most of manufacturers are working hard on ONLY hardware. Even phones released two years ago are doing very well till date. However, if you look into software department and games, you can still play all of latest games on these devices very smoothly. I will give you examples of HTC sensation/Incredible S, Samsung Nexus, SII or any other phone of that time with almost similar hardware. I have checked MC4/Fifa 14/Asphlat 8 personally on all of these devices. Also with KITKAT 4.4, Android has gone into a surge to speed up system by 50% and that's just beginning.
You might be wondering, the new ROMS are not available. Well actually they are but custom made. If you check out Android development of these phones, you will be surprised that many developers are giving their best to just work hard on new ROMS and they are all great.
The only drawback that I see is of Nexus devices is that it doesnot have a removable battery. This is just a big draw back for me as I keep three devices and I update each one annually so this means that I need to change my nexus after using it for around 2 years to 3 years. In this time, I need to change my battery as battery does get worn out and damaged. But I just can not easily do that although it can be done but usually nexus batteries are hard to find comparatively.
Remember to always BUY A DEVICE WHICH IS DEVELOPERS FRIENDLY. You won't find much ROMS for HTC Amaze although it has almost the same specification as HTC sensation.
About Xperia L, usually a manufacturer updates it devices for around 18 months in high end devices and around the same time for middle ranged devices or maybe 12 months. When will Kitkat be available for Xperia L? It might take a long time (first all new high end devices Z1 and Z ultra, then recent high end devices and then the lower and middle end devices)
I clearly see why there isnot a chance for Xperia L to directly jump to 4.4 or maybe this is what I am hoping to use Xperia L in the long run.
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Agreed
Maybe nexus 5 would be a good choice.

Hnk1 said:
About Xperia L, usually a manufacturer updates it devices for around 18 months in high end devices and around the same time for middle ranged devices or maybe 12 months. When will Kitkat be available for Xperia L? It might take a long time (first all new high end devices Z1 and Z ultra, then recent high end devices and then the lower and middle end devices)
I clearly see why there isnot a chance for Xperia L to directly jump to 4.4 or maybe this is what I am hoping to use Xperia L in the long run.
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You are right,but XL is 6-7 months old,and if mid-range device get 12 month support this makes 5-6 months support more.I think that is enough time to make 4.3(why not 4.4...) update where all the bugs that are present in 4.2.2 are fixed.
Who knows,maybe we will see bugfree update some day

How my im so suprised ! About that ,..
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joel113- said:
Agreed
Maybe nexus 5 would be a good choice.
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Buying a phone?
check this out :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47227668#post47227668

I will never buy sony phones if they won't update xperia L to 4.4 kitkat

Bye Sony!
I've got myself an Xp-L and if Sony abandons it in 4.2.2 (which very likely is), I will never buy any Sony phone, ever.

come on people. this is the 'first draft', simply meaning that these will be the first phones which will get the update. i.e sony has prioritized them. they will be working the update for these devices and then come to other phones. and if you are saying like ' i wont buy sony phone ever again' then good luck with other manufacturers mid-range devices.

I said that I won't buy Sony too...but if I think about it...Samsung makes expensive devices, LG is no better than Sony in terms of updates and hardware...and others aren't so trustworthy... So I guess I'll be sticking with Sony until I'll afford a high end device. Then I'll really have a choice.
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I just wanna say just chillax guys!! Updates will come when the right time comes! Just read this link to calm down!
http://www.androidsas.com/2013/11/the-world-will-not-see-gingerbread.html?m=1

What do you need from 4.3 or 4.4 ?
I have seen a lot of complaints here "when we will get 4.3 or 4.4) and so on and so on. My question to all of you whiners out there is as following, what do you need 4.4 or 4.3 for ? Is there something in this version that you ppl need or is it just need to have latest version of OS so that you can brag about or what ?
I uppgrade ONLY when there is a bugfix or something that I actually NEED. If it says 4.1 or 15.2 on my android has no point whatsoever in my world. What is imprtant that my does what is designed to do and Xperia XL even with 4.1 is just fine. Stop whining and actually use that phone for waht is intended for.

Redzo said:
I have seen a lot of complaints here "when we will get 4.3 or 4.4) and so on and so on. My question to all of you whiners out there is as following, what do you need 4.4 or 4.3 for ? Is there something in this version that you ppl need or is it just need to have latest version of OS so that you can brag about or what ?
I uppgrade ONLY when there is a bugfix or something that I actually NEED. If it says 4.1 or 15.2 on my android has no point whatsoever in my world. What is imprtant that my does what is designed to do and Xperia XL even with 4.1 is just fine. Stop whining and actually use that phone for waht is intended for.
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True! But what is going here is that if Sony can bring us the update like other phones then why not?
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I hope Xperia L get KitKat or at least 4.3 someday. If it doesn't get any update and stuck at 4.2, you Sony, will see LG/Samsung on my ****ing signature!!!

If the updates are so importants buy a nexus!!!
And then you people have the last OS android...
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Need update to fix the bug just that ! . , waste money if using a smarthphone got many bugs ,
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[Q] Why not Xperia L??

Xperia M is getting android 4.3. Any news for Xperia L???
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...sony-xperia-m-preparing-for-imminent-release/
It's a good news Sony still remembers mid-rangers, But what about Xperia l??

That is only just testing first, if it pass, then sony will do the update, but if didn't, so it didn't...
Hope xperia l, m, and m dual will get at least 4.3
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Xperia L will get 4.3 if Xperia M gets the update..
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saurabh007 said:
Xperia L will get 4.3 if Xperia M gets the update..
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But I'm fearing Sony for not updating our phones, too, because our phones' key selling point are camera experiences, take for example, xperia play, all 2011 xperia's are getting ics, but even xperia mini getting ics, sony said ics will slow their phones and also even for gaming, so I fear that our phones are for camera, so they will not give us the update
Hope I'm wrong
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But I'm fearing Sony for not updating our phones, too, because our phones' key selling point are camera experiences, take for example, xperia play, all 2011 xperia's are getting ics, but even xperia mini getting ics, sony said ics will slow their phones and also even for gaming, so I fear that our phones are for camera, so they will not give us the update
Hope I'm wrong
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Sony has great misconception that our phone is their camera expertise in a smartphone..
Hope they've understood their mistake from response from customers..
Regarding ICS update for 2011 Xperia series.. It is because the heaviness of 4.0 compared to 2.3 Sony said that it will slow down their devices..
4.3 and 4.2 have a very small amount of difference.. And it won't slow down our phone ..
Maybe Sony is thinking of directly updating our phone to Kitkat as there is no major difference between 4.2 and 4.3..
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saurabh007 said:
Sony has great misconception that our phone is their camera expertise in a smartphone..
Hope they've understood their mistake from response from customers..
Regarding ICS update for 2011 Xperia series.. It is because the heaviness of 4.0 compared to 2.3 Sony said that it will slow down their devices..
4.3 and 4.2 have a very small amount of difference.. And it won't slow down our phone ..
Maybe Sony is thinking of directly updating our phone to Kitkat as there is no major difference between 4.2 and 4.3..
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Yeah mine are the same views, about a direct KitKat update.
Its also logical, I will explain......
For Xperia M, this might be a last update! Yeah I am telling right, it is bit more towards the lower end and so like the previous low end phones getting 4.1 as last update, it might see only till Android 4.3.(Although Kitkat is supported by low end devices but Sony will be busy with its large range of products on update list)
And Xperia L on bit towards mid range that makes it sure that atleast 4.4 will be a last update, as the device has been getting just bug fixes to 4.2 from last 5-6 months,
if Sony gives 4.3 it will take time and may(if it does) give 4.4 update late and might cause XL to go out of standard 18 month update window,
so not willing to make XL customers unhappy, they are more likely to update to 4.4 directly.
All this are just assumptions so take with a pinch of salt
P.S - And BTW I have been contacting Sony Developer World devs directly and I showed my concern regarding all this matters and they are surely looking towards solving these issues positively.
Not confirmation but they atleast gave me assurance that they will look into a direct 4.4 update for XL.
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coolhz said:
Yeah mine are the same views, about a direct KitKat update.
Its also logical, I will explain......
For Xperia M, this might be a last update! Yeah I am telling right, it is bit more towards the lower end and so like the previous low end phones getting 4.1 as last update, it might see only till Android 4.3.(Although Kitkat is supported by low end devices but Sony will be busy with its large range of products on update list)
And Xperia L on bit towards mid range that makes it sure that atleast 4.4 will be a last update, as the device has been getting just bug fixes to 4.2 from last 5-6 months,
if Sony gives 4.3 it will take time and may(if it does) give 4.4 update late and might cause XL to go out of standard 18 month update window,
so not willing to make XL customers unhappy, they are more likely to update to 4.4 directly.
All this are just assumptions so take with a pinch of salt
P.S - And BTW I have been contacting Sony Developer World devs directly and I showed my concern regarding all this matters and they are surely looking towards solving these issues positively.
Not confirmation but they atleast gave me assurance that they will look into a direct 4.4 update for XL.
Thanks for reading.
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That is kind of logical explanation.. :good:

Sony killed this handset

Many months on and still no significant update for this supposed 'mid range' handset with an aggressive carrier bootloader lock policy. I am so utterly disgusted by Sony for dropping all support for this handset early that I will never buy a Sony handset again. Its no wonder they only ever report losses when they offer this quality of service.

BunnyKillBot said:
Many months on and still no significant update for this supposed 'mid range' handset with an aggressive carrier bootloader lock policy. I am so utterly disgusted by Sony for dropping all support for this handset early that I will never buy a Sony handset again. Its no wonder they only ever report losses when they offer this quality of service.
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please provide the link of this news
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david makarove said:
please provide the link of this news
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What? Its not news, its fact. No 4.4 is insulting, no 4.3, which the Xperia M has and is a virtually identical handset, is disgusting. Aggressive carrier boot loader lock means users who purchased through carriers can't even update the software themselves. As such, there is little to no active development team here beyond a few loyal enthusiasts. Compare that with the Samsung series phones, which all have complex active communities, this phone is dead. No real updates, no support. Released April 2013, release, dump, move on and screw anybody who bought the thing. The xperia L could have been the definitive mid-range handset, but instead they have treated it like dirt. And what did Sony, in their infinite wisdom give us? AOSP sources with broken bluetooth and GPS. Geewiz, thanks Sony.
My Mother-in-laws carrier purchased Samsung S3 mini is smoothly running KitKat,
My Old phone, a 1st generation ZTE blade released the end of 2010 still has an active CM11 maintainer.
thats how insane this situation is.

Yeah, you're saying right.. We have only one major update.. from 4.1 to 4.2. They released broken AOSP source. Okay, our great developer Varun.chitre15 and other devs fixed it. But what about people with locked bootloader? Anyway, I think for many users this will be last smartphone from Sony.

aleksander002 said:
Yeah, you're saying right.. We have only one major update.. from 4.1 to 4.2. They released broken AOSP source. Okay, our great developer Varun.chitre15 and other devs fixed it. But what about people with locked bootloader? Anyway, I think for many users this will be last smartphone from Sony.
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BunnyKillBot said:
No 4.4 is insulting, no 4.3, which the Xperia M has and is a virtually identical handset, is disgusting.
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Even Sony Xperia E1, a phone with a 1,2 GHz dual core processor yet only 512 MBs of RAM is running 4.3 and according to their website (at least in my country), there's a Kit Kat update planned for it. Why can the E1 handle 4.3 (and possibly 4.4 too) and the L not? Because of a slightly faster processor? I don't even know what their excuses are anymore

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Even Sony Xperia E1, a phone with a 1,2 GHz dual core processor yet only 512 MBs of RAM is running 4.3 and according to their website (at least in my country), there's a Kit Kat update planned for it. Why can the E1 handle 4.3 (and possibly 4.4 too) and the L not? Because of a slightly faster processor? I don't even know what their excuses are anymore
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I read somewhere that sony said how xperia L wasn't strong enough to support kitkat roms.
LOL in their faces.
No comment....
Other then slick design they really have nothing else to offer for their mid range devices.
Its a shame.....and dissapointment.
We won't be getting kitkat update for xperia L.....its final.

I know that Sony have not been the best at updating their mid range devices but if you look on the bright side; the people who can unlock their bootloaders have official cm thanks to varun. Also there is amazing development going on for our device. But the people who can't unlock their bootloaders, they have every right to complain. I am just sharing my opinion. Thanks.
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adil089 said:
I know that Sony have not been the best at updating their mid range devices but if you look on the bright side; the people who can unlock their bootloaders have official cm thanks to varun. Also there is amazing development going on for our device. But the people who can't unlock their bootloaders, they have every right to complain. I am just sharing my opinion. Thanks.
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Sony should at least bring 4.3 (same as the M)

There is new rule in this life
" never buy Sony phone if the phone doesn't have good developers "
Sony update all z phones to KitKat and SP with them
That's mean one thing
Sony only care in money
They only care update expensive phones to make people buy them
i think sony developers team in the company must be changed
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david makarove said:
There is new rule in this life
" never buy Sony phone if the phone doesn't have good developers "
Sony update all z phones to KitKat and SP with them
That's mean one thing
Sony only care in money
They only care update expensive phones to make people buy them
i think sony developers team in the company must be changed
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Agreed with that...:good:

Xda Dev r best.that's way we have stable kitkat.

We all have the right to complain when the almost same specced and even lower end device Xperia M gets a 4.3 update, while we're stuck with a version still full of the bugs that still hasn't been fixed. A very capable phone, but they are all too busy with the flagships and the new sh*tty new mid-range devices that doesn't really differentiate them from other OEMs.

to win money to buy a new phone, do not expect updates from Sony

When will we get Nougat on our xperia XA???,

Hey everyone! According to the the Sony update roadmap Sony Xperia XA was supposed to be updated sometime in early 2017 (Jan-March) but it's May now.. I want the update asap Does anyone knows when will we get update????? thank you!

Samsung has already rolled out the Nougat update for Galaxy A5 (2016) users in Russia, it is also important to note that Sammy's version of Android is more customized than Sony's.
So this is how Sony treats consumers who bought their mid-range phones, my next Android phone is going to be either a Pixel or a Samsung one.

Sony is awful with support for mid range phones.Check at this we really are the last ones to get it!
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaxa/kb/8019307401646073d015693290721003ab2/

akasagi.phan said:
Samsung has already rolled out the Nougat update for Galaxy A5 (2016) users in Russia, it is also important to note that Sammy's version of Android is more customized than Sony's.
So this is how Sony treats consumers who bought their mid-range phones, my next Android phone is going to be either a Pixel or a Samsung one.
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I agree with you. My previous experience with Sony is good actually. I had a Flagship though.. (Xperia Z3). Pixel isn't officially available here in UAE. They are available here unofficially but they would cost me around whopping 800-900$! I won't switch to Samsung because I prefer Stock UI and Sony's UI. I thought of switching to Huawei but they aren't good with the Software updates either. (Security patches..). I would switch to Nokia 6 or 5 whenever its available at my place.

Siam4k said:
Sony is awful with support for mid range phones.Check at this we really are the last ones to get it!
http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/xperiaxa/kb/8019307401646073d015693290721003ab2/
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I know right.. According to a 'Leaked' Roadmap we were supposed to get nougat in 'Early 2017' and now almost half of the 2017 has passed away.

KásHiF said:
I know right.. According to a 'Leaked' Roadmap we were supposed to get nougat in 'Early 2017' and now almost half of the 2017 has passed away.
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Yes it's soo frustrating!! But Coming soon, patient i think all flagships should get Nougat and Sony will realise the update for XA.it's sony policy about their mid range phones.no guat will improve battery performance and camera quality plus software update to make Xperia XA Dual VoLTE compatible on Jio network and etc...

Siam4k said:
Yes it's soo frustrating!! But Coming soon, patient i think all flagships should get Nougat and Sony will realise the update for XA.it's sony policy about their mid range phones.no guat will improve battery performance and camera quality plus software update to make Xperia XA Dual VoLTE compatible on Jio network and etc...
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Jio network? What's that? Oh yeah. They will release nougat for XA in 1-5 weeks :

akasagi.phan said:
Samsung has already rolled out the Nougat update for Galaxy A5 (2016) users in Russia, it is also important to note that Sammy's version of Android is more customized than Sony's.
So this is how Sony treats consumers who bought their mid-range phones, my next Android phone is going to be either a Pixel or a Samsung one.
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Agree with you. This is a big disappointment from Sony. I had a Xperia M2 Aqua and the Lollipop update didn't take so long (like 2 months). Also this phone has a lot of bugs (the battery drain, some xposed modules make crash the phone, apps like YouTube sometimes stop working). My next phone will be a Galaxy, Sony's phone quality decreased the last years.

Evedammo said:
Agree with you. This is a big disappointment from Sony. I had a Xperia M2 Aqua and the Lollipop update didn't take so long (like 2 months). Also this phone has a lot of bugs (the battery drain, some xposed modules make crash the phone, apps like YouTube sometimes stop working). My next phone will be a Galaxy, Sony's phone quality decreased the last years.
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Scamsung mid-range devices are not better and have some problems too. If you compare XA with S7 or S8 you will make me laugh for hours.

Evedammo said:
Agree with you. This is a big disappointment from Sony. I had a Xperia M2 Aqua and the Lollipop update didn't take so long (like 2 months). Also this phone has a lot of bugs (the battery drain, some xposed modules make crash the phone, apps like YouTube sometimes stop working). My next phone will be a Galaxy, Sony's phone quality decreased the last years.
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Think you'll find the lollipop update for the m2 took almost 6mths to arrive from it being announced(may) to it actually arriving (beginning of October). The Nougat update for the xa is its final update so don't expect it before the device is at least a year on the market it'll probably arrive in the autumn some time
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Annoyingly they'll probably give us 7.0 and not 7.1, all this delay and still not the very latest version. Though only time will tell-my XA is running flawlessly on MM.

Lesson Learned!
Last Sony device I purchase! Never seen such terrible support and developers. If I had missed deadlines by several months, I would no longer be working where I currently work. Unacceptable!

Nobody cares about Sony Xperia Xa anymore...?

This phone is stuck in nougat 7.0 and probably won't get oreo cus it can't even get 7.1.
And the phone doesn't have any custom roms
Feels like Sony and the whole dev community just legit hates Sony Xperia Xa

1. This phone sucks.
2. Sony sucks.
3. No sensible person would buy this phone.
4. It's just an expensive piece of sh*t.
5. Sony's support for this phone is DEAD.
6. F*ck Sony, F*ck this phone.
7. Buy a better phone.
8. If you can't, root it and download Substratum Theme Engine.
9. If you can't root it and don't want it, sell it.
10. No, there are no developers that are interested in this piece of sh*t. They have already moved on and bought better phones.

Yeah it's pretty sad for a mid-range phone

"Nobody cares about Sony Xperia Xa anymore"
yet if you look on xperia blog they already released Oreo just today.

The Oreo Update is for XA1 family not for XA family.

w3ttr33noodl3 said:
"Nobody cares about Sony Xperia Xa anymore"
yet if you look on xperia blog they already released Oreo just today.
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Can you send me the link?

KoMaSo said:
The Oreo Update is for XA1 family not for XA family.
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Yeah that's sucks, i think xa and xa ultra deserve at least Oreo update

I'll post this week an improved rom based on 4.70 latest mm for anyone still using the phone... It seems it's working ok...
Sent from the center of the galaxy

The XA is a good phone
There is a lack of advanced developers for Sony MediaTek devices that is true but there is also a lack of developers in general here on xda due to whining users who demand everything and contribute Nothing.
Most Dev's simply move to devices that are OPEN like the Nexus range or even the open sony devices.
The only people who seem to produce good reliable ROM's and are experienced with MediaTek devices is Team M.A.D (MediaTek Android Developers). @DerTeufel1980
See Here. https://github.com/MediatekAndroidDevelopers/information
I have offered to contribute the cost of a XA device but they will probably require a couple more donated devices and a few $$ for beer and pizza to keep them going while they work and the rest of us sleep. :laugh:
They are a little busy just now I think but maybe if we can get enough contributions and sensible people on board they may consider supporting the XA. :fingers-crossed:
I don't think people realise just how much work is required to get a true custom ROM's up and running and then to have people complain and moan over trivial things is very off putting to most potential dev's so if we do get some dev's to take on this device a mature professional attitude needs to adopted and enforced by us all.
Regards
bigrammy.

yeah, but this phone isn't really worth the time to develop a rom... Sony fooled me to buy it... The battery is too small and this mediatek cpu is a power hungry processor. 4h sot of only browsing on wifi is crap and before tinkering with the kernel i could not run waze on the phone because it got burning hot... It's a really crap phone...
Sent from the center of the galaxy

cojocar.andrei said:
yeah, but this phone isn't really worth the time to develop a rom... Sony fooled me to buy it... The battery is too small and this mediatek cpu is a power hungry processor. 4h sot of only browsing on wifi is crap and before tinkering with the kernel i could not run waze on the phone because it got burning hot... It's a really crap phone...
Sent from the center of the galaxy
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Very helpful