Good News for XSP Owners - Xperia SP General

Just a few days ago we reported that Sony won’t be updating the Xperia SP along with a handful of devices to Android 4.4 KitKat according to the information provided to us from one of our sources at Sony’s, but it seems like the Xperia SP might be luckier than others after all. After the initial report of the update not being provided to the Xperia SP in spite of it’s capabilities to handle it perfectly there were many “Petitions” started about it and it seems like they have achieved their Goal. Today our source reported that the official Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the Xperia SP has been put under re-consideration and if things go perfectly then the update will show up in June 2014.
The fact that Sony Xperia SP uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor and Sony’s own UI isn’t much of a drag has convinced the engineers at Sony to finally step up for their loyal customers. The Xperia SP was a great Smartphone and still is, it out performs Samsung’s Galaxy S3 in number of things (Smoothness being the most obvious) so it does deserve an update to KitKat. As things go for the other Xperia Devices they still won’t be updated to KitKat and shall end their journey with JellyBean 4.3 ! Sorry fellas.

You could post it in the news thread to get more attention
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516663
Mentioning your source would be nice..

Post your source please
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http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-sp-might-get-official-android-4-4-kitkat/
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Posted somewhere before

That was already posted in the other thread. Please don't make a new thread that was already existing. Your post was already posted in the original thread
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its been conform no Ice Cream Sandwich for Xperia PLAY

its been conform no Ice Cream Sandwich for Xperia PLAY
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/products/2012/05/25/update-on-ice-cream-sandwich-rollout-for-xperia-smartphones/comment-page-2/#comments
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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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Thank you for contacting the Sony Xperia support centre.
We understand that you want to know about the availability of android 4.0 version for your Sony Xperia Play.
We value the importance of your query and we are here to assist you.
In response to your query we would like to inform you that android 4.0 that is ICS has been launched in India for Sony Xperia Ray, Xperia Arc s, Xperia neo v and is not available for any other Sony smart phone.
Kindly note that Xperia Play is upgradable to ICS and it will be available as soon as the update would be launched you would be updated through our website.
To know about the latest software updates refer the below mentioned link;
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/
For further information on Sony Xperia products, services and support please visit www.sonymobile.comThank you for contacting the Sony Xperia support centre.
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But this is the reply I got:
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Thank you for contacting the Sony Xperia support centre.
We understand that you want to know about the availability of android 4.0 version for your Sony Xperia Play.
We value the importance of your query and we are here to assist you.
In response to your query we would like to inform you that android 4.0 that is ICS has been launched in India for Sony Xperia Ray, Xperia Arc s, Xperia neo v and is not available for any other Sony smart phone.
Kindly note that Xperia Play is upgradable to ICS and it will be available as soon as the update would be launched you would be updated through our website.
To know about the latest software updates refer the below mentioned link;
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/
For further information on Sony Xperia products, services and support please visit www.sonymobile.comThank you for contacting the Sony Xperia support centre.
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but when did you received that?
you should report the person who gave you that information as it is 100% wrong it has been confirmed on the Xperia forum and blog that the xperia play WONT be recieving ICS so we can only hope the devs will give us the latest rom they were working on so we can get a stable rom from the amazing devs here
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but when did you received that?
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supernoodles2011 said:
you should report the person who gave you that information as it is 100% wrong it has been confirmed on the Xperia forum and blog that the xperia play WONT be recieving ICS so we can only hope the devs will give us the latest rom they were working on so we can get a stable rom from the amazing devs here
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Maybe I will.
I think this will my first and last sony phone
ICS is coming stop listening to rumour
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Its not a rumor anymore coming from an official sony xperia source.
I called it about 5 months ago but for different reasons
not sure how an official blog post on the Xperia website is a rumor... we arent getting it... not from sony atleast
Im going to be blunt here:
We dont need it. Gingerbread works fine
For those who think we do need it: You dont NEED it...You WANT it
Learn the difference between the 2 caps locked words
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Its not a rumor anymore coming from an official sony xperia source.
I called it about 5 months ago but for different reasons
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I no I was just f****** with you guys haha gingerbread is bomb ics can kiss my a**
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Bleh, Sony.....wow nice way to excite people then **** on their parade. can't say I didn't see this coming. Oh well screw Sony, and Verizon. I'm going to call 611 in the morning vent some rage and then port to sprint, I'm tired of this crap.
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andiemerchcomia said:
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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Just my opinion: I wouldn't jump ship on an OS just because Sony couldn't make it work. I have an XPlay for personal use and a iPhone4 for work. I would gladly go back to my old Eris before making the iPhone my main device. If you're really hurting for something ICS-ish, unlock it and slap on a new ROM.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26575291#post26575291
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Sony plans to deliver Android 4.3 upgrade to Xperia SP

So, Sony’s Jelly Bean 4.2 upgrade for Xperia Z and Xperia ZL is well underway* – next up, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z will start receiving 4.2 from early August.
Yesterday you probably saw Google announce the next version of Jelly Bean (Android 4.3) – we’re already getting stuck in and can confirm we’ll make 4.3 available for: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra…
We’re also looking at uplifting some of our other devices running 4.1 direct to 4.3 – we’ll share more info / deets / timings when we can, so be sure to follow @sonymobileNews for all the latest.
If you fancy learning a little bit more about the technical side of our software development, check out Developer World’s latest piece on how we’re improving and refining our efforts to bring users new Android versions.
On that note, thank you for all the feedback on our Jelly Bean 4.1 rollout for Xperia 2012 products – we’re aware the process hasn’t been as succinct or as timely as you might’ve expected. As part of Developer World’s piece, Fredrik Ekstrand, our Head of Software Product Management, elaborates on some of the reasons for this, but essentially – we’ve heard your frustrations and are constantly improving the way we do things.
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them below.
Ant.
Source: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/07/25/on-android-jelly-bean-4-3/
sxrmafia said:
So, Sony’s Jelly Bean 4.2 upgrade for Xperia Z and Xperia ZL is well underway* – next up, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z will start receiving 4.2 from early August.
Yesterday you probably saw Google announce the next version of Jelly Bean (Android 4.3) – we’re already getting stuck in and can confirm we’ll make 4.3 available for: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra…
We’re also looking at uplifting some of our other devices running 4.1 direct to 4.3 – we’ll share more info / deets / timings when we can, so be sure to follow @sonymobileNews for all the latest.
If you fancy learning a little bit more about the technical side of our software development, check out Developer World’s latest piece on how we’re improving and refining our efforts to bring users new Android versions.
On that note, thank you for all the feedback on our Jelly Bean 4.1 rollout for Xperia 2012 products – we’re aware the process hasn’t been as succinct or as timely as you might’ve expected. As part of Developer World’s piece, Fredrik Ekstrand, our Head of Software Product Management, elaborates on some of the reasons for this, but essentially – we’ve heard your frustrations and are constantly improving the way we do things.
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them below.
Ant.
Source: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/07/25/on-android-jelly-bean-4-3/
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M sure even when 4.3 is released...SP will get its update only by the end of the year....
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M sure even when 4.3 is released...SP will get its update only by the end of the year....
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We'll be lucky if it come before Christmas...
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We'll be lucky if it come before Christmas...
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M sure even when 4.3 is released...SP will get its update only by the end of the year....
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Wow! The Sony slagging has started already. Unbelievable.
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technaudio said:
Wow! The Sony slagging has started already. Unbelievable.
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Don't get me wrong, I would love to be wrong They are currently doing big efforts to be efficient and that why I bought a sony device in the first place.
They are the first to reply at the google announce so I hope for the best.
I would like to suggest the DEV Team to pay special attention to the Camera and Audio quality on the latest Xperia 2013 line , Using the the exmor sensor and as it was hyped the quality is just horrible and unacceptable from a sony device.
Just release the AOSP for this! Then the "XDA Dev Team" *lol* can take over..
It owuld be much easier for them.
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Seriously?
Android 4.2 was announced 8 month ago, and you will not give it to our Xperia SP, we must wait again some month (6? ). And they said, without no shame, "Check out on how we're improving our efforts"!
I think, they actually laughing about us!
technaudio said:
Wow! The Sony slagging has started already. Unbelievable.
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Bro wld loved to b proved wrong...but going by Sony's past history just taking a gig...even with the latest version India was the last to get the latest official update from .211 to .257
Better late than never!
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Seriously?
Android 4.2 was announced 8 month ago, and you will not give it to our Xperia SP, we must wait again some month (6? ). And they said, without no shame, "Check out on how we're improving our efforts"!
I think, they actually laughing about us!
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So, some other manufacturer like Samsung also skip the Android 4.2 to 4.3 in their last year flapship phone but u not complaint them also?
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So, some other manufacturer like Samsung also skip the Android 4.2 to 4.3 in their last year flapship phone but u not complaint them also?
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The S Advance had a huge jump, from GB to JB.
"你看到了没? 爱让我流胆怯的泪..."
"Have you seen it? Love has made me cry cowardly tears..."
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The S Advance had a huge jump, from GB to JB.
"你看到了没? 爱让我流胆怯的泪..."
"Have you seen it? Love has made me cry cowardly tears..."
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That's true. But I still stand by my choice of getting AOSP for the phone first.
sarkar1990 said:
That's true. But I still stand by my choice of getting AOSP for the phone first.
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Sure thing.
CallMeVentus said:
The S Advance had a huge jump, from GB to JB.
"你看到了没? 爱让我流胆怯的泪..."
"Have you seen it? Love has made me cry cowardly tears..."
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I also got s Advance last time(for a week ) ,but JB stock Rom is too horrible so after use one week directly sell it
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sss2sssss said:
I also got s Advance last time(for a week ) ,but JB stock Rom is too horrible so after use one week directly sell it
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It's only laggy if you don't know what to do
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It's only laggy if you don't know what to do
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Errr ,the S advance not consider laggy ....=.=
What I see from the ROM ,they put the default min and max frequency is always 1000MHz
And the RAM management is unoptimize , the apps always in buzy usage and phone just hang at there ,need to wait it respond back
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A few hours ago the 4.2.2 update for the ZR started to roll. I hope we see it in our C530X in a few days or weeks
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A few hours ago the 4.2.2 update for the ZR started to roll. I hope we see it in our C530X in a few days or weeks
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I dont think so. Because Sony already gave a statement that it will skip 4.2 for Xperia SP und move directly to 4.3
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I dont think so. Because Sony already gave a statement that it will skip 4.2 for Xperia SP und move directly to 4.3
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No they didn't. Where the f did you even read that? They both implied that the SP update won't come early august and that they won't be skipping 4.2. That or they don't know how to write news releases.
Straight from sonys website:
So, Sony’s Jelly Bean 4.2 upgrade for Xperia Z and Xperia ZL is well underway* – next up, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z will start receiving 4.2 from early August.
Yesterday you probably saw Google announce the next version of Jelly Bean (Android 4.3) – we’re already getting stuck in and can confirm we’ll make 4.3 available for: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra…
We’re also looking at uplifting some of our other devices running 4.1 direct to 4.3 – we’ll share more info / deets / timings when we can, so be sure to follow @SonyMobileNews for all the latest.
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Android kitkat ? Does this include our xplay.I Wish

Hai guys.
I recently found a page on web that android kitkat is going to be updated for most of the xperia phones
i linked it.[/CENTER]
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/506245/20130916/android-4-kitkat-os-18-smartphones-tablets.htm#.Uj583canqnQ
Android 4.4 KitKat will support more phones and tablets including ones which already aged long ago. Know the HTC, LG, Samsung and Sony Android devices which are eligible to Google's new Android OS.
HTC Smartphones
HTC smartphones are well known for its Sense UI which is virtually lagless compared with other Android devices out there. HTC imparted powerful hardware components and premium materials to promote stability and elegance. Certain HTC phones are qualified to get Android 4.4 KitKat and hopefully the company can push software upgrades to them soon.
1. The One Family including HTC One, HTC One X and HTC One X+
2. New Desire family released in 2013
3. Desire line up including Desire X and Desire V
4. DROID DNA, HTC J and Butterfly
Most of these devices have at least 512 MB of RAM and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. Android 4.4 KitKat has been speculated to feature Linux kernel 3.8 for low-memory requirements.
LG Smartphones
Several models from the LG Optimus line are qualified to run Android 4.4 KitKat with at least 512 MB of RAM. Some of these units include:
1. G2
2. Nexus 4
3. Optimus L7, L5 and L3
4. Optimus G and G Pro
5. Optimus VU
LG remains quite if when they are going to push Jelly Bean updates to their smartphones and still unclear when they will announce official KitKat release.
Samsung Galaxy Line
Samsung's vast smartphones and tablets line up are expected to receive Android 4.4 KitKat as well. However, the company seems to stagger updates on their devices due to overpopulation.
1. Galaxy S4 line: Galaxy S4 original, Zoom and Active
2. Galaxy S line: Galaxy S3 and S2
3. Galaxy Note: Note phablets and Note tablets
4. Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 6.3
5. Galaxy Tab: Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Tab 2 and Galaxy Tab 1
6. Mid-range devices such as Galaxy Young, Galaxy Fame, Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Ace
Samsung recently decided to skip Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on Galaxy S3 and instead will push Android 4.3 to save time and effort. The company may also release Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to selected device but it remains unclear which one and when.
Sony Xperia Smartphones
Sony Xperia phones feature combined multimedia applications and Exmor camera sensors with fast processors from Qualcomm. The Japanese tech company is now developing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for selected Xperia phones which be pushed primarily on the Xperia Z family. Android 4.4 KitKat is expected soon to arrive to the following devices:
1. Xperia Z family: Z original, ZR, ZL, Z Ultra and Z1 Honami
2. Xperia tablet S and tablet Z
3. Xperia mid-range phones: Xperia M, C, SP, L, S, SL, U and many more
Sony mobile devices are commonly equipped with 512 MB of RAM and a single-core Qualcomm processor.​
IMHO this isn't going to happen.
As you can see, Sony has never mentioned 2011 Xperia's for Jelly Bean updates, as they were made by Sony and Ericsson and since the partnership has been dissolved I do not think they will update some "dead" phones.
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False Hope, this is not useful for us Xperia PLAYERS.
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if it is false hope.thn i think we may atleast have more port options as other similar mobiles get the update
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Custom Rom
Can we atleast hope for some customs?
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Can we atleast hope for some customs?
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Yes, we can. Everything can be ported, so i think that we will taste the KitKat.
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I think it will not come to our plays
Like ics
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no way !
if sony doesn't, Cyanogenmod will
I believe that if possible, Cyanogenmod based on 4.4 will be available, though i have not read the cyanogen wiki / news about this recently.
if its compatible, then it would be nice to have 4.4 on this device.
I use to have an Xperia Play and I'm incredibly doubtful that you will ever get 4.4 even with custom roms. Awesome phone when I had it but it never even had ICS.
Currently have a Galaxy S3 and probably going to get a Xperia Z1 next.
hope it comes true )
actually someone posted on Android Development Thread wrote that he may do it for our xperia play.
here's the thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513088
ltkj said:
actually someone posted on Android Development Thread wrote that he may do it for our xperia play.
here's the thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513088
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OP just adding links to built from source roms as they rollout the official updates and wait for an official CM release.
The guy that mentioned xperia play only had 5 posts (so he's not a developer). I think you confused his broken English thinking he was saying xperia play 4.4 soon, when really he was asking for it to be done soon. It's typical for new members who don't know the rules or what's going on in development for the device. 4.4 isn't coming to XP, at least not until we can get more devs behind it, it's not even being worked on as far I know. I hope that clears things up.
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if there will be a 4.4 xperia arc rom, can be ported to xperia play as many roms we have? android 4.4 work great with 512mb ram devices
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we only need a working kernel.. once that's done.. we will get a working ROM asap. our kernel is Mid way.. just a little bit more and we are done.
Our kernel development is stopped as our main developer is not able to get touchscreen fixed and nobody else got it working. I honestly think that we will never have android 4.4, not even custom made @xda :<
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saqibkhan said:
we only need a working kernel.. once that's done.. we will get a working ROM asap. our kernel is Mid way.. just a little bit more and we are done.
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Well the device never even made it to Jellybean and only got a beta for ICS. Gingerbread is what this device was made for. It runs beautifully with it.
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Our kernel development is stopped as our main developer is not able to get touchscreen fixed and nobody else got it working. I honestly think that we will never have android 4.4, not even custom made @xda :<
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:crying: .. someone do it plzzzzzz.. if only I had enuf knowledge about it.. if only someone of you can help me Dual Boot Ubuntu with Windows 8 on my laptop.. I will start messing with the kernel to see if something comes up.. I might be a Senior Noob,lolz. but maybe I could try.
http://www.technologytell.com/gadge...id-4-4-kitkat-update-for-several-old-devices/
It's a rumor but... If samsung could do it maybe Sony will do this too
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:crying: .. someone do it plzzzzzz.. if only I had enuf knowledge about it.. if only someone of you can help me Dual Boot Ubuntu with Windows 8 on my laptop.. I will start messing with the kernel to see if something comes up.. I might be a Senior Noob,lolz. but maybe I could try.
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You should try wubi (ubuntu installer on windows) but yeah, if it was that simple to build a kernel then everyone would have done it
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Latest news Xperia Z will Receive 4.3 as well 4.4 too

Hellos guys
Herez the gud news for Xperia Z Series Flagship phones
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
check the below website
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/11...ss&utm_campaign=on-jelly-bean-4-3-kit-kat-4-4
Question is, when are they going to release the update?
I like it....
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Question is, when are they going to release the update?
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Next month, as it says in the OP.
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EDIT: XPERIA Z will be the first Sony device that will receive both new android flavors 4.3 and 4.4
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EDIT: XPERIA Z will be the first Sony device that will receive both new android flavors 4.3 and 4.4
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Where did you get this?
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EDIT: XPERIA Z will be the first Sony device that will receive both new android flavors 4.3 and 4.4
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Yes, so Sony tells us. Based on my experience with Sony i fear version 4.4 will be out by the time 5.0 already is availalble.
Hope Sony surprises us this time...
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Yes, so Sony tells us. Based on my experience with Sony i fear version 4.4 will be out by the time 5.0 already is availalble.
Hope Sony surprises us this time...
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Pretty sure they will. But probably not in a good way.
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Can't people just be happy that support for this phone has not been dropped (yet), instead of complaining about timescales for release of the promised updates?
I thought people on these forums are a little more in the know than most places and would realise that it's not a fast process to prepare, test and release an update that isn't completely broken/full of bugs.
I guess I was wrong lol.
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Can't people just be happy that support for this phone has not been dropped (yet), instead of complaining about timescales for release of the promised updates?
I thought people on these forums are a little more in the know than most places and would realise that it's not a fast process to prepare, test and release an update that isn't completely broken/full of bugs.
I guess I was wrong lol.
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Come on, you know this could be much much quicker of Sony would give this priority.
See what our XDA senior developers achieve in just a few weeks, days, hours...
pietrucci said:
Come on, you know this could be much much quicker of Sony would give this priority.
See what our XDA senior developers achieve in just a few weeks, days, hours...
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The developers here do a fantastic job and I have massive respect for everything they do for the modding/Android community. Several devices of mine have had their useful lives extended greatly because of people on XDA.
However, they are not under the same constraints as the devs that work for Sony.
Sony's devs will be under strict developmental, testing and qa constraints and cannot release updates with bugs and rely on people providing bug reports/logcats to fix said bugs after the fact. They have to release software with all features working and with minimal bugs.
Not to mention all the red tape/paperwork they no doubt have to deal with and the other devices that all need maintaining. I would also imagine that the budget for maintaining older devices is dwarfed by the budget for new devices.
It's also worth noting that a lot of the devs good work on XDA is only possible because of blobs/binaries provided by Sony's devs in the first place.
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Sony releases an update with a camera app that takes 4 sec to open and everyone loses sleep over it while some1 here releases an update with wifi issues, screen on delays etc, they get praise for the device bring up which gets labeled as 1st release. lol
Obviously Sony cant depend on rapid development and recoveries and backups and all the fancy stuff we do when we get into issues when it relates to the average android user who by the phone and occasionally plug it in for PC companion to update and that's it. When wifi stops working no one is gonna say " oh this is a first release. They will fix it soon". People take back the devices and swap brands like that. Consumers are a fickle bunch.
Also as I have always said to myself , AOSP is the most barebones and feature lacking kind of experience out there. Android has matured a lot since the froyo gingerbread days and so have the OEM modifications. The reason I decided on the XZ against the N4. I am one willing to sacrifice smoothness for functionality any day. My Z is still stock and I will probably keep it that way til the EOL is reached. I came from the LG O2x which got ICS in December/January so trust me when is say I can wait lol.
pietrucci said:
Come on, you know this could be much much quicker of Sony would give this priority.
See what our XDA senior developers achieve in just a few weeks, days, hours...
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I agree, I think we all know they could have done this even 2 months ago. But do consider, they have to put in all bugs and make the OS laggy...you know how hard a job that is?
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Like I said... They made money already. Why would they spend more?
You know how much its costing them to pay 1 second-grade developer and 4 trainees so they could have a running upgrade dept? $120 a day! Thats too much for them.
(sorry for the ranting sarcasm...moving on...)
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http://androidcommunity.com/android-4-4-update-teased-for-sony-xperia-devices-20131101/
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xchasa said:
http://androidcommunity.com/android-4-4-update-teased-for-sony-xperia-devices-20131101/
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There is nothing teased, it's just the news they put up.
Real question is, who cares?
I have seen no difference with kitkat and 4.2. apart from google now, now on the left. so I am not excited at all. The apptray needs the border removed on the Z, also camera improvements welcome.
andyukking said:
Real question is, who cares?
I have seen no difference with kitkat and 4.2. apart from google now, now on the left. so I am not excited at all. The apptray needs the border removed on the Z, also camera improvements welcome.
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Overall Performance seems better on KK. The difference between ART and dalvik is pretty big in some apps aswell. 4.3 brings trim.
The camera however ... Not so sure about that. I doubt they will even update the camera stuff. Why bother spending time and money optimizing an old flagships camera when people can just buy the New flagship with a camera that is advertised to be incredible? That's how a big company works. Time is money. Sad reality.
davidvu396 said:
Question is, when are they going to release the update?
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The C6616 model hasn't even gotten the 4.2 update yet.
Ya hopefully the C6616 will see 4.3 if not we will have to flash C6603
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Sony declares ‘end-of-life’ for Xperia SP

Sony recently declared “end-of-life” status to four devices – the Xperia L, M, SP and C. What this technically means is that there will no longer be firmware updates for these devices. :crying:
Source: http://androidcommunity.com/sony-declares-end-of-life-for-a-number-of-xperia-devices-20140912/
Sure. I love my SP. Won't trade it for nothing. Hope Sony builds SP2 XD
I still love my sp. I just flashed mine with CM11. So far so good. faster and more rams than the 4.3 .207 built.
Your "source" is old, please refer to official ones, this is well know for SP users since two days, so u're two days late....
Also, is so childish say "I'm not buying a X manufacturer phone" because they're not giving an update, when this is actually a mid-range deviace, so go to cry to another place pls, here are developers w/o EoL to a great phone (that actually has a stable 4.3)
Also, there's a thread for news about updates for SP, so close this pl0x
Please use one of the existing threads for this discussion.
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