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Video of Nexus S Android 2.4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrAjgYDx7yU
Here is the video of the Nexus S running android 2.4 at CES.
Cannot see any immediate differences, I hear it is just a build full of hotfixes or something...

They had the NS at CES? And why are they not speaking English
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well that was pointless
wish they showed more

there is not enough evidence there for anything except that they are using a Nexus S. if you believe that video than you have to believe that im using android 7.1
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simms22 said:
there is not enough evidence there for anything except that they are using a Nexus S. if you believe that video than you have to believe that im using android 7.1
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zomg ROM link!!!!!!!!1111!!!oneoneone
*sarcasm*

simms22 said:
there is not enough evidence there for anything except that they are using a Nexus S. if you believe that video than you have to believe that im using android 7.1
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OMG 7.1 is out. Isn't that the new OS called Churros

simms22 said:
there is not enough evidence there for anything except that they are using a Nexus S. if you believe that video than you have to believe that im using android 7.1
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Lmao Yeea I think that is Android jellybean 7.1 you are running right lol

simms22 said:
there is not enough evidence there for anything except that they are using a Nexus S. if you believe that video than you have to believe that im using android 7.1
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Lmao. That's awesome.
You're way ahead of us! Tell us what the future is like in Android!

jlevy73 said:
OMG 7.1 is out. Isn't that the new OS called Churros
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Lmao Yeea I think that is Android jellybean 7.1 you are running right lol
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get with the program guys, 7.1 is Peach Cobbler

The video is real, many sites have it reported that many manufacturers had Android 2.4 running on several devices there.

Also look at the baseband version they are running there. It is newer than ours ...
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Anyone notice the i9023 baseband?
edit: /\ that guy did.

OK that video is in German. The woman in the video says that the nexus is ready to be sold and that it is not shure yet which carrier will get it. Price will be somewhere between 500 and 550€, like the sgs. It is also not clear if it will get a samoled or a slcd, she said.
I think the vid is legit, she seems to be from Samsung or something like that...

Could it be that its just a specific version of 2.3 made for German NS? Similar to the Motorolla Droid's having custom versions of 2.1/2.2? I've read a lot of rumors on 2.4 but nothing seriously confirmed. I can't imagine the UI would be that different from 2.3-2.4, but then again I didn't think that there would be such drastic difference from 2.2-2.3.
I've read alot on every android website possible concerning these rumors, and nobody really has anything solid other than alternate baseband numbers and pictures of the Xperia and NS running 2.4

In Sweden it will be called I9023. (Stated by Samsung)
How will it differ, SW/HW wise apart from the SLCD screen, will be intresting. (Prob only SW)

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/android-2-4-gingerbread-breaks-loose-on-a-prototype-sony-ericsso/
The new Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc spotted with 2.4
Apparently there are few UI changes.. like new animations with icons being deleted off screen. A lot of things that weren't in 2.3 will be in 2.4.

Menace II Society said:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/android-2-4-gingerbread-breaks-loose-on-a-prototype-sony-ericsso/
The new Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc spotted with 2.4
Apparently there are few UI changes.. like new animations with icons being deleted off screen. A lot of things that weren't in 2.3 will be in 2.4.
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my understanding is that it will included some features that should have been in 2.3 but didnt make it in. for example a new music player and new gtalk

when is the OTA expected to come?

baolongn said:
when is the OTA expected to come?
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Hasn't even been announced yet, so I doubt anyone even has a clue But I imagine it may launch/be released about the same time as Honeycomb is fully announced, so maybe end of January/early Feb.

I read somewhere that 2.4 is mostly going to be gingerbread with just updates. More or less how Moto Droid started with 2.0 then moved to 2.1, still eclair but it included updates and what not.

ICS on the Xperia Play (official: we won't get it :( )

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Sony has confirmed that we won't get Ice Cream Sandwich on our Xperia Plays:
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/product...ream-sandwich-rollout-for-xperia-smartphones/
Sorry for making you think we would get it... ​

This is great, thanks.

well it's missing from this sony page:
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/software/upgrade-to-android-4/

Sony never talk to each other (sections) and would not trust what is written in the Sony support/product site so would wait for an official press release first before jumping the gun. Maybe the dude above me has spotted something more revealing .
BTW love the video I wonder who that was made by hmmmm
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I know that the r800x (Verizon) will likely not get the update but do you think people with the r800at (AT&T) will get it?

poo-tang said:
Sony never talk to each other (sections) and would not trust what is written in the Sony support/product site so would wait for an official press release first before jumping the gun. Maybe the dude above me has spotted something more revealing .
BTW love the video I wonder who that was made by hmmmm
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It was made by you
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The Xperia ray and the Neo V has the same specs as the PLAY so theres no reason why the PLAY should not be getting ICS.
It will definitely get ICS and it's just a matter of time !

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So I think it will be available very soon .

DiKeJ said:
So I think it will be available very soon .
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There it is for all those doubters !

Other same spec device's got the update because it works ok. From the look of how the games run on the beta i would say ICS would brake the gaming side of a gaming device which would be silly for Sony to release it.

I still reckon people should just flash to AOKP rom. Looks better than the standard Sony Ericsson UI anyway.
Something about the standard UI just looks to me, I dunno, plain.
I couldnt care less about games working on it. I just use mine for emulators anyway

reiteravi said:
well it's missing from this sony page:
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/software/upgrade-to-android-4/
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OMG... I doesn't say Xperia Play... That's not good.

Additional info:
5. I have heard that ICS won't run as good as Gingerbread for XPlay. Is that true?
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I can't help but think that maybe the XPlay-to-ICS thing would be like the x10-to-Gingerbread event. I never had the chance to play around with an Xperia x10 before, but last night I had to help my friend with his new x10. It was super snappy with its stock Froyo ROM, then lags were very evident and noticeable when I flashed the latest GB for the x10. I fear this will happen to Xperia PLAY.
I'm well informed about Sony warning 2011 Xperia phone owners around a month or two ago that the ICS coming to the portfolio might not be that fast and reiterated that their GB is very stable. Everyone wants a good upgrade, but again WHAT IF the fate of the x10 happens to our Xplays, too? God I don't want a laggy phone!

right now which is best custom ICS rom in the dev section ?
best in the field of stability and working touchpad.
thanks.

narflynn619 said:
I can't help but think that maybe the XPlay-to-ICS thing would be like the x10-to-Gingerbread event. I never had the chance to play around with an Xperia x10 before, but last night I had to help my friend with his new x10. It was super snappy with its stock Froyo ROM, then lags were very evident and noticeable when I flashed the latest GB for the x10. I fear this will happen to Xperia PLAY.
I'm well informed about Sony warning 2011 Xperia phone owners around a month or two ago that the ICS coming to the portfolio might not be that fast and reiterated that their GB is very stable. Everyone wants a good upgrade, but again WHAT IF the fate of the x10 happens to our Xplays, too? God I don't want a laggy phone!
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X10 never got an official froyo. It went from 1.6 to 2.1 to 2.3.
Not only that, but 2.3 on X10 was identical in performance to 2.1 (general consensus). Something must have been wrong with your buddies phone. When CM7 came to X10, it was (and still is) the fastest, smoothest and best ROM on the x10.

For the "The official info thread" you should probably spell it right

http://blogs.sonymobile.com/product...ream-sandwich-rollout-for-xperia-smartphones/

Well, I created this thread trully believeing we would get the ICS update.
Sorry to all I made to think it would happen.
And, thanks Sony, for making a gaming phone with such old hardware.

Xperia play Definitely my last sony and android phone. Bought this last december just for the ICS.
Will gift this to my bro and ill get iphone 4 or 4s. Good by sony and android.
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Thread has been closed due to all discussion moving to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26575291#post26575291
Pax
FSM Sony Ericsson Experia Play

[Discussion Thread] Android 4.3

As you may know or not there was a found leak yesterday of REAL android 4.3 for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I-9505.
Well how does this relate to us?
Well we all are interested to see the difference in the system.
I thought it would be a good idea to keep a discussion thread just in case someone brings it up and people go off topic.
Some quick info on the firmware:
- A lot of backdoor additions such as the new norm of Low Power Bluetooth support.
- This version is NOT KEY LIME PIE.
- This version has almost no UI changes, but noticeable changes include settings access method in the camera e.t.c
- Some apps have Android 4.3 and even the modem name attached into the description when accessing app info.
- Known to increase benchmark scores by approximately 1800 in Antutu.
- Has a SeLinux button at bottom of About Phone in Settings.
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Cool any release dates?
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abdel12345 said:
Cool any release dates?
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Well only a leak for a phone.
Even Google didn't say a word about it but it is a firmware for a Google Edition phone made by them so it's official.
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Even if the performance on Android 4.3 would be better, we would sadly never get it to a state on the Xperia Play so that it can be used as a daily driver. We're not even able to get wifi working on android 4.2!

I don't think anything above 4.1 is worth working on.
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for someone that doesnt use phone for gaming even android 10 will be good on xperia play

What about performance?

great
It will be great if we can have a 4.3 roms for XPlay but i think that will kill the gaming performance of the device!!

It is rumored that Android 5.0 will run better on low-end phones than Jelly Bean did.
http://vr-zone.com/articles/exclusi...ate-october-will-be-well-optimized/36950.html
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Visa Declined said:
It is rumored that Android 5.0 will run better on low-end phones than Jelly Bean did.
http://vr-zone.com/articles/exclusi...ate-october-will-be-well-optimized/36950.html
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That would be great but I wish there was some solid proof from Google rather then just rumors
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abdel12345 said:
That would be great but I wish there was some solid proof from Google rather then just rumors
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If you mix this rumor with the other rumor that Motorola has some secret new low-spec'd phones coming out, there may be some truth to it. I certainly hope so.

Personally I believe our phone is good enough to run JB. I don't see why it couldn't run Android 5.0 well.
JB performance is impressive and a lot of people don't understand RAM Consumption to a full extent on Android.
I think even 4.2.2 won't do the play any bad.
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Visa Declined said:
If you mix this rumor with the other rumor that Motorola has some secret new low-spec'd phones coming out, there may be some truth to it. I certainly hope so.
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Makes sense
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Hopefully we Kindle will get the 4.3. I wish though JB could work on the R800x although that's a mission impossible.
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The first build of Android 4.3 has been Released for the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4
Check it out Here http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/28...05-ported-from-google-play-edition-gt-i9505g/

So what's new with 4.3? Any cool new features? And since its been ported for s4 is it possible to port to other phones now? Or still to early?
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T.M.I.P said:
The first build of Android 4.3 has been Released for the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4
Check it out Here http://www.sammobile.com/2013/06/28...05-ported-from-google-play-edition-gt-i9505g/
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Who make the rom ?

Frutak said:
Who make the rom ?
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Google
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abdel12345 said:
So what's new with 4.3? Any cool new features? And since its been ported for s4 is it possible to port to other phones now? Or still to early?
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Little bit better performance, More debug stuff, bugfixes, better photosphere compatiblity to other phones, different ui in camera, nothing special at all

abdel12345 said:
Google
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But Xplay not give android 4.3

Xperia Sp Kitkat "Under Investigation"

Has anyone check the support pages for xperia sp? I think we have a bad news about future update. Before the 4.3 comes, kitkat is the future version. But after an update, the change it to under investigation.
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odie70 said:
Has anyone check the support pages for xperia sp? I think we have a bad news about future update. Before the 4.3 comes, kitkat is the future version. But after an update, the change it to under investigation.
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They are investigating if our device can handle it smoothly...
(Not sure but I always think positive )

UltraWelfare said:
They are investigating if our device can handle it smoothly...
(Not sure but I always think positive )
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Smoothly,,, i hope dude, considering they has release the 4.3 in 2 times pending
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Guys the 4.3 update has just been released and already we are starting to complain about kitkat? Give Sony some rest...

mrjraider said:
Guys the 4.3 update has just been released and already we are starting to complain about kitkat? Give Sony some rest...
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im not complaining about the time to update it, but down grade the status that make me worries. before under investigation, the status of kitkat is Future Version. i hope they do it right.

odie70 said:
im not complaining about the time to update it, but down grade the status that make me worries. before under investigation, the status of kitkat is Future Version. i hope they do it right.
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I think
Future version ... sony didn't even test it or even tried to do something
Under investigation ... sony is trying to make it work
Did you guys even think of that ?

Yaeah i hope you are right dude
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odie70 said:
Yaeah i hope you are right dude
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I also hope i am right :fingers-crossed:

its under investigation because they are planning to abandon further support for sp because they have new sets of mobile lined up for this year which they will focus on more...
I BELIEVE THAT SP IS VERY MUCH CAPABLE OF RUNNING KITKAT

Why even post this considering it's already been mentioned in the android 4.3/kitkat thread....

For Ordinary KitKat i think that it will work but pray for ART
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If Sony doesn't release 4.4 for SP I might buy the Z1 Compact or whatever will be the SP's succesor(only if it has 2 GB of ram !). What do you think Sony wants me to do ?

Most of the phones that have recently had 4.3 released had said that they were under investigation to get it. It doesn't mean we won't it just means they are going to see how much work it will take to do. Still a really good chance we will see it
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UltraWelfare said:
I think
Future version ... sony didn't even test it or even tried to do something
Under investigation ... sony is trying to make it work
Did you guys even think of that ?
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Agree with you. I had the same thought!

I do believe that 4.4 will come to SP, since they have announced it as "future version" like last year. I guess they just want to take a break for a while for the whining that we SP users gave to them. :laugh:

Sony should release 4.4 +1 version. Since they support a device 18 months, I reckon that a version above Kitkat will release and that will be the last and the final update.

the_helix said:
Agree with you. I had the same thought!
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People get really annoyed...
They can also unlock bootloader and upgrade with CM (What I finally did after waiting years to update my xperia x10 mini pro)

Testing Firefox OS in Xperia SP

So, this is a great new !!
http://fxpblog.co/firefoxos/testing-firefox-os-on-sony-xperia-sp/

I had one question always.
Can we xsp users multi boot?

great ! firefox on sp wow

No, it's a side project so it doesn't get much time. Release won't be for several weeks. The issues are not only on the side of device porting but also on the side of Mozilla. It is still under active development, unlike Android which is only released when it is complete.

Yeah, but of we get Ubuntu, it'd better right? But alas, no dev to port it for xsp. Same is for Firefox. As @Levered said it'll take a lot of time to get updates from the op if it gets ported

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No, it's a side project so it doesn't get much time. Release won't be for several weeks. The issues are not only on the side of device porting but also on the side of Mozilla. It is still under active development, unlike Android which is only released when it is complete.
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but it will get much attention by many devs and also Adam Farden will complete it , ya ya it may take several week or months.... but we can expect a new OS for our SP.
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Yeah, but of we get Ubuntu, it'd better right? But alas, no dev to port it for xsp. Same is for Firefox. As @Levered said it'll take a lot of time to get updates from the op if it gets ported
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Oh man
This is getting awesome!! I just want to try Ubuntu os but I'm a noob[emoji53]. So I'll rather wait and not make any threads for request.
And thanks man. You are awesome too for giving us hopes for a different os[emoji6]

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Oh man
This is getting awesome!! I just want to try Ubuntu os but I'm a noob[emoji53]. So I'll rather wait and not make any threads for request.
And thanks man. You are awesome too for giving us hopes for a different os[emoji6]
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I've talked to Adam Farden over this and he said its going to be released pretty soon , so stay tuned

Do you have any idea about eta? I know I shouldn't ask but still, a rough idea?

It seems nice
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pranavthombare said:
Do you have any idea about eta? I know I shouldn't ask but still, a rough idea?
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ETA depends on Adam as he is setting up a auto build server i heard... , all features should be working already , just awaiting release...

pranavthombare said:
I had one question always.
Can we xsp users multi boot?
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No!
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Waiting for the firefox os for sp eagerly. Hope to see it can bring a totally new user experience to sp users
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Im waiting too.. Its very good to see Firefox os working on my sp..I'd like to see Ubuntu os too..
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No new news?
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I'm curious, what are you guys 'eager' to see this?
The reason for no release is due to camera. From what I can tell the camera blobs depend on some Android specific parts which will never be part of FxOS (of course).
Unless this is solved then I will probably not release this for Xperia SP as nobody will use it without a functioning camera.
I'm considering getting Xperia E1 to continue this project as this hardware is better supported in FxOS and it also looks like the camera blobs do not have this limitation.

adfad666 said:
I'm curious, what are you guys 'eager' to see this?
The reason for no release is due to camera. From what I can tell the camera blobs depend on some Android specific parts which will never be part of FxOS (of course).
Unless this is solved then I will probably not release this for Xperia SP as nobody will use it without a functioning camera.
I'm considering getting Xperia E1 to continue this project as this hardware is better supported in FxOS and it also looks like the camera blobs do not have this limitation.
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You caused it lol by posting this and showing a video everyone got all excited also you could just release non working build like many devs do with their custom ROMs: on some phones the phone might never have working wi-fi on custom ROMs (desire c fixed after about a year of tinkering) or if you check out the HTC one x custom ROMs they have a lot of stuff broken too!
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... you could just release non working build like many devs do with their custom ROMs ...
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No way, missing camera (and bluetooth) are missing features too big to warrant a release.
Besides, would anyone really permanently switch from Android to FxOS on Xperia SP if I fixed these two issues and released it? I'd bet money on it that people would use it for a couple of hours maximum, then realize they need the Google services that push all notifications to the phone.
(FxOS doesn't have push notifications for most things, pretty much everything has to be reloaded / refreshed manually, even syncing contact data.)

tested on older device..
I have already tested Firefox OS on my older Xperia E Dual device.. it kinda sucked.. I didn't like the way it felt and it was laggy and super slow.. maybe it is better here in XSP