Hello I'll currently deciding whether to get an Xperia s or the Xperia sp, I noticed that the S is on sonys AOSP page along with some other devices but the SP wasn't on there, what does this mean or doesn't it really matter, also I would really like Android M/6 on whatever device I choose does it affect that?
Hi,
Thanks for using XDA assist.
If the device isn't listed on Sony's AOSP supported devices, that just means that they will only give updates with Sony's skin of Android. It won't impact custom ROM development as that will be dependent on the number of developers in the community with the same device as you choose, as well as the availability of the phone's source code. There are ROMs available on XDA for the Xperia SP visit the forum below:
Xperia SP Android Development
Xperia SP Original Android Development
Marshmallow is still a WIP for the Xperia SP device, so you may not see it as a suitable upgrade.
As for the Xperia S, here is the development forum below:
Xperia S Android Development
The xperia s has more marshmallow roms compared to the xperia sp, so you may prefer it because it is a more actively developed device.
Good Luck! - gsstudios
Hello thanks for the reply, what do you mean by "only give updates with Sony's skin of Android" I thought neither the Xperia S or SP got updated anymore with them being older phones or am I not quite getting this haha? Also if you could recommend one I would really appreciate it thanks.
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Well guys as we all know nowadays there are several apps that can perform the basic tasks required for Android Development without breaking a sweat. But as you all may know ROM managers refuse to work as Sony Xperia L is not officially supported by Clockworkmod recovery(Actually TWRP also). Although it works through flashing a kernel with CWM or TWRP integrated solves the problem. But this type of recoveries have a major drawback it is that every time (if) a higher or newer version of Android is installed like new AOSP ROM there is incompatibility of the kernel with new Android Version or basically the Firmware.(obviously)
Ok so here's it I request Sony Xperia L developers to please try to make a independent recovery , which does not require any kernel flashing before.
And its my humble request ( fully understanding developer's hardwork ) but this needs too be done. Because for now we aren't getting official versions of them by any means.
I request every Sony Xperia L developer to do this for their own and new developer's convenience.
There's no pressure though , do this by own free will.
Anybody Ready??? please leave your thoughts on it down here
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Well, you should read before post. They have tried already making CWM for locked bootloader and it wasn't working.
There was glitches. Don't get what is your problem. We have does things for XL, it doesn't mean we don't have them because you have to flash kernel in order to make them work.
I fully understand .... but
damian01211 said:
Well, you should read before post. They have tried already making CWM for locked bootloader and it wasn't working.
There was glitches. Don't get what is your problem. We have does things for XL, it doesn't mean we don't have them because you have to flash kernel in order to make them work.
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But then sometimes if kernel has to be loaded standalone, then a recovery is better option, I know it's secondary thing but you this contribution will make future development a bit user friendly for Xperia devices as we are fully dependent on Flashtool, and having a emergency secondary way is really useful sometimes.
And yup I just put on my idea if u agree. Please contribute.
Thank You .
This is impossible for any new Xperia device because they don't have recovery partition. You should research before posting anything. Reporting now.
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But as you all may know ROM managers refuse to work as Sony Xperia L is not officially supported by Clockworkmod recovery(Actually TWRP also).
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http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Look at the list, no single Sony device is officially supported. This has nothing to do with the Xperia L.
Joery360 said:
http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Look at the list, no single Sony device is officially supported. This has nothing to do with the Xperia L.
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Now I know that Sony Xperia Devices don't have recovery partition. So that's why no support from ROM Manager.
By the way I was being specific about Xperia L only because I wanted it for our Xperia L only . As it is in Sony Xperia L section.
anyways thanks for info.
hi..as you see there is no development and there won't be any development because of the locked bootloader.sony rules says that there is 18 months of development since the releasing of the device,xperia c has been released in July 2013 ( 10 months till without any development ) so i want every member here have xperia c to complain and force Sony to give our rights of development i'm not buying this device to stuck on 1 android version + :
1_locked bootloader ( first device from sony has bootloader can't be unlocked ).
2-extract system.ext4 is not available because its signed.
3-we were in a fight till we got worked cwm.
4-lower devices like xperia m ( has been released in august 2014 ) has been updated to 4.3.
5-old UI and most of apps are old.
are sony punish us because we have bought xperia c or what ?!!!!
so like we worked together till we have got cwm we must do it again till xperia c get updated.and if any one of sony customer services said its related to mediatek because they didn't give us the source its not related to us we have bought from sony not from mediatek and we want the development away from mediatek or anything as sony rules says.
here is the link to complain http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-C/bd-p/Xperia_C.
guys please this is the only way to force sony to update the device so every one here must complain. i'm sorry for prolong but am really angry and disappointed.good luck to all !!!
rocker00 said:
hi..as you see there is no development and there won't be any development because of the locked bootloader.sony rules says that there is 18 months of development since the releasing of the device,xperia c has been released in July 2013 ( 10 months till without any development ) so i want every member here have xperia c to complain and force Sony to give our rights of development i'm not buying this device to stuck on 1 android version + :
1_locked bootloader ( first device from sony has bootloader can't be unlocked ).
2-extract system.ext4 is not available because its signed.
3-we were in a fight till we got worked cwm.
4-lower devices like xperia m ( has been released in august 2014 ) has been updated to 4.3.
5-old UI and most of apps are old.
are sony punish us because we have bought xperia c or what ?!!!!
so like we worked together till we have got cwm we must do it again till xperia c get updated.and if any one of sony customer services said its related to mediatek because they didn't give us the source its not related to us we have bought from sony not from mediatek and we want the development away from mediatek or anything as sony rules says.
here is the link to complain http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-C/bd-p/Xperia_C.
guys please this is the only way to force sony to update the device so every one here must complain. i'm sorry for prolong but am really angry and disappointed.good luck to all !!!
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MediaTek Don`t want anyone to get the sources cause they are selfish, i bet the sources for this phone are made my mediatek and sony just stated the features they need
And this phone is locked, cause again. mediatek sucks.
TakuyaZ said:
MediaTek Don`t want anyone to get the sources cause they are selfish, i bet the sources for this phone are made my mediatek and sony just stated the features they need
And this phone is locked, cause again. mediatek sucks.
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maybe that is why xperia t2 ultra dual uses snapdragon chipset instead of mediatek
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maybe that is why xperia t2 ultra dual uses snapdragon chipset instead of mediatek
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Sony arn`t using mediatek anymore, it just plain sucks
t2 ultra uses the new snapdragon that have quad core and cheap, thats why
TakuyaZ said:
MediaTek Don`t want anyone to get the sources cause they are selfish, i bet the sources for this phone are made my mediatek and sony just stated the features they need
And this phone is locked, cause again. mediatek sucks.
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NO MediaTek mistake，many device with MT6589 have much development .because of sony lock bootloader !!
look at this：
[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][WIP] Cyanogenmod 11 (4.4.2 - kitkat) for Wiko Stairway (mtk6589)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676086
It have development. But it's impossible to make custom kernel properly.
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You can make Stock based Custom ROMs but making of Custom Kernel is a problem and that's why we are not getting as many ROMs as other devices are getting
sony just give us a false hope, all of us hope with new update we can unlock bootloader, because in sony web our XC in list that can unlock bootloader, but what we have in update 16.0.B.2.16, we can unlock our phone, NO WE CANT, and this still 4.2.2 not 4.3, and this really disappointing
Sony is to blame not MediaTek, because there is already Kitkat for MT6589 on other devices.
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proximity sensor bug during call:crying:
low storage
low volume in speaker and also in headphone
I have a Sony Xperia Z Ultra device and officially it has 16GB of internal storage. But when I go to Settings-> Storage I see that total space is only 11.79 GB. Obviously the rest is reserved for the system.
So the question is: does the system really need so much? I'm using a very compact SlimKat ROM, so I doubt it does
Is there any way to repartition device somehow and make more storage available to the user and less for the system? Or there are reasons why it's impossible even when using custom ROM?
I know there are some tricks to make the device treat the external SD card as internal memory but that's not what I'm looking for now
P. S. I tried to google, but I couldn't find any relevant info
Contact your models developer
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Contact your models developer
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Thanks, but I think this question is not Sony-specific I mean that on every Android device some part of the storage is reserved for system use
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Repartitioning a Sony device sounds like a question that should be asked in your device and ROM specific forum threads. I would need to use a tool made by Samsung to do that on my Samsung phone. You may need some Sony or development tool. Search on xda.
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Repartitioning a Sony device sounds like a question that should be asked in your device and ROM specific forum threads. I would need to use a tool made by Samsung to do that on my Samsung phone. You may need some Sony or development tool. Search on xda.
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Yeah, I will ask in the Sony forums about the tool. I was just curious if it is theoretically possible, or may be there are some important reasons for not doing that )
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netimen said:
Yeah, I will ask in the Sony forums about the tool. I was just curious if it is theoretically possible, or may be there are some important reasons for not doing that )
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I know it's possible on my Samsung Galaxy S4; however, I haven't done it because it comes with risk of hard-bricking the device if you don't do it correctly. I figure I won't cross that bridge unless it's ever truly necessary.
Good luck!
hello to all dev's, last week I adquired a Sony smartwatch nm2 , I'm intrigued and I read some threads in other forums on xda and technology that they reads that sony release code base of this device. Excuse my ignorance and I don't compile:silly:. Could anybody develop a custom firmware for this device please?. Thanks in advance. Regards from Argentina
Hi there. I just got one of these myself. I was actually going to start a new thread asking if it would be possible to install another smartwatch image (i.e. pebble time firmware) onto the sony smartwatch mn2, when I found your thread. I see that no one responded. So, I'm assuming this is not a very in demand option.
I also found some info on pebble apps onto Sony Smartwatches - here is the link - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755270
There was also an older link to a Custom ROM - here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759130
Not sure if you're even still monitoring this thread or if you've moved on.
Anyway, take care & Happy New Year!
Dan
Hello Xda developers and friends,
As I am about to purchase a new phone, I thought that it would be nice if I installed Lollipop on my beloved Sony Xperia S. I googled and also searched within xdadevelopers however most solutions are either referring to a previous build or the require the use of WIndows or a later edition of Mac OS. Even Android SDK doesn't run on my version of MacOSX.
I checked if I can unlock the bootloader of my phone at sony.developers.com however within the service menu it was stated that unlocking the bootloader is not allowed.
My phone is locked on the O2 UK network (don't know if this is relevant).
Could you please direct me the correct thread where I will be able to locate resources and instructions in order to be able to install a stable version of android lollipop?
Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Anthony
XDA Visitor said:
Hello Xda developers and friends,
As I am about to purchase a new phone, I thought that it would be nice if I installed Lollipop on my beloved Sony Xperia S. I googled and also searched within xdadevelopers however most solutions are either referring to a previous build or the require the use of WIndows or a later edition of Mac OS. Even Android SDK doesn't run on my version of MacOSX.
I checked if I can unlock the bootloader of my phone at sony.developers.com however within the service menu it was stated that unlocking the bootloader is not allowed.
My phone is locked on the O2 UK network (don't know if this is relevant).
Could you please direct me the correct thread where I will be able to locate resources and instructions in order to be able to install a stable version of android lollipop?
Many thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Anthony
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Hello Anthony, and Welcome to XDA!
Getting around the MacOS problem shouldn't be too much of an issue. All you need (hopefully) is Virtual Machine software (like VMWare or VirtualBox), and run Linux (like Ubuntu) within it. With luck, any device connected to the computer will interface with the "guest" OS (Linux).
Not sure how to get around your bootloader unlocking issue, but your guides can be found here:
> Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion > Xperia S, Acro S, Ion General
Sometimes here:
> Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion > Xperia S Android Development
By the way, this thread is of use.
Any questions you may have, can be asked here (once you have an XDA account):
> Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion > Xperia S, Acro S, Ion Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Thank you @joel.maxuel for your quick response. Unfortunately I am not familiar with Linux and I think my Mac is probably a bit old (13.3 mid 2009 Macbook pro with 4GB RAM) to withhold a VMWare or Virtual Box. I will look into VMWares now and hopefully I can make it work. Thank you so much again!