Sony should release two device at launch! one with stock and one w/ their ui!
Play around with the sony UI for a few days, then..Cyanogenmod is always there.
There's no purpose to this thread so I've closed it. Theme's and custom ROM's will get you what you want as OEM's like their own UI's.
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http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/software/phones/xperia-sp/
Latest & final version
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
2014-02
In short:
Expected software support: 1~2 years
Real software support: 3 months (SP release - april 2013, AOSP 4.3 release - july 2013)
News about EOL of SP was for quite some time. software support was for more than a year.
&final version means that the update will not come in future?
northever said:
&final version means that the update will not come in future?
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yes. EOL - end of life, no more official software support.
le grande magnetto said:
yes. EOL - end of life, no more official software support.
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Thats sad, becouse I bought this phone few days ago
northever said:
Thats sad, becouse I bought this phone few days ago
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Don't worry. I am going to use this phone for years anyways. Maybe until this very beloved Xperia SP forum, turned into a very quiet place. At least there are many things left for us to use on our phones, like Custom ROMs being actively developed, and maybe if you want to get all nostalgic you can use some old kernel and old stock-based ROMs and something like that. As much as I am sad to see this device unable to get Sony's attention, at least we still have some people who still contribute to it, namely those developers who worked hard to create custom ROM for our XSP. One of them even managed to try to boot L (lollipop) for Xperia SP once the source code has been released. Above all, try to be happy
It would be great if someone could pinpoint me to where I could learn on how to port ROMs and such. Because I am really serious about using this phone for years, due to my current age status that obviously will require funds to buy a new phone.
TechnoSparks said:
Don't worry. I am going to use this phone for years anyways. Maybe until this very beloved Xperia SP forum, turned into a very quiet place. At least there are many things left for us to use on our phones, like Custom ROMs being actively developed, and maybe if you want to get all nostalgic you can use some old kernel and old stock-based ROMs and something like that. As much as I am sad to see this device unable to get Sony's attention, at least we still have some people who still contribute to it, namely those developers who worked hard to create custom ROM for our XSP. One of them even managed to try to boot L (lollipop) for Xperia SP once the source code has been released. Above all, try to be happy
It would be great if someone could pinpoint me to where I could learn on how to port ROMs and such. Because I am really serious about using this phone for years, due to my current age status that obviously will require funds to buy a new phone.
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Thank you for wide info, You give me hope with this post
I didnt root still this phone, SO i have many to learn...
Now im searching how to disable programs Like facebook with starts automaticaly when u stop or some other programs, I m thinking that they consumes battery while im not using them. Have you some advice? or have experience about it?
IM now on stock version 4.3 205 version and dont know wich update must I instal on rooted phone....
damn, I have so many questions.... xD
northever said:
Thank you for wide info, You give me hope with this post
I didnt root still this phone, SO i have many to learn...
Now im searching how to disable programs Like facebook with starts automaticaly when u stop or some other programs, I m thinking that they consumes battery while im not using them. Have you some advice? or have experience about it?
IM now on stock version 4.3 205 version and dont know wich update must I instal on rooted phone....
damn, I have so many questions.... xD
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You don't need to be too dependant to companies. They will abandon us sometime and somehow. That's why there are developers. Our phones will live as long as it could until no one really cares about it no more but lets just hope that never happens.
For the tool that you want, it is Greenify. It hibernates the app you selected to save both battery and RAM. Unbouncing some wakelocks is a good practise too. If you wish I will elaborate more on this.
There are a lot man. I mean it, there are a lot of them Let's get interesting.......... Serajr Blurred System UI Xposed Module. That thing will make your notification slider transparent and blurred!
Why ppl make threads like this?
there was a thread with all info and was closed after EOL was announced... close this old news pl0x
TechnoSparks
I used now greenfy, its good, it hibernate apps but I can hibernate facebook, and some other programs, maybe becouse that its sytem proceses, and not instaled ones... hm
Can u give me that wakerlock that hibarnate this damn facebook too xD
Thank for this Rom, I marked it, so I will try after I root my phone
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TechnoSparks
I used now greenfy, its good, it hibernate apps but I can hibernate facebook, and some other programs, maybe becouse that its sytem proceses, and not instaled ones... hm
Can u give me that wakerlock that hibarnate this damn facebook too xD
Thank for this Rom, I marked it, so I will try after I root my phone
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Actually you can benefit more from Greenify by purchasing its donation package. As you can see, Greenifying app disables GCM push (no more notifications) and doesn't really allow notification persistence. Experience with Greenify become greater of each level of "method". Greenify has 3 methods of hibernating, one for non-root, second for root, and third low-level system execution, through Xposed.
What is exposed?
Xposed is a great framework that runs within Android itself. The great functionality of this is modules (apps that serves purposes but runs on xposed framework) run without having processes thus saving your battery unlike persistent background processes
So combining the donation package with Xposed will yield extreme result but will still allow you to have push notifications come in, notifications that stay in the notification slider and many more great system level features.
If you are rooted, and don't want to buy a donation package, it is okay, but you'll require to move Facebook as a user app. From there you can finally hibernate it.
Wakelock "unbouncing" is not hibernating an app or something. You see, wakelock is an event where your device's CPU wakes up in the midst of deep sleep. Excessive wakelocks can cause battery draining issues. "Unbouncing" a wakelock and alarm is a good way to lessen the battery draining. "Unbounce" simply means altering the wakelock timer to any specific time that you've set. Use the application Unbounce to unbounce Google's battery draining wakelocks for free. If you want to unbounce some other safe wakelocks, you will require to purchase the donation.
If you wish to install a custom ROM I have made a guide (that does not attract attention though sigh) for very starters like you. Just head over here.
Since previous thread about updates is locked, I would like to use this one to point out that Android 5.0 "Lollipop" is officially released and here's a compiled and officially confirmed (by the companies) list of the phones which will get the 5.0 update so far. You can check the specifications of the devices on the list and draw the conclusion yourselves as to why our Xperia SP didn't get at least KitKat-based firmware update and who or what is responsible. Thank you.
http://www.gsmarena.com/all_the_android_phones_getting_50_lollipop_update_so_far-news-9980.php
Google
Nexus 4
Nexus 5
Nexus 7 (2012)
Nexus 7 (2013)
Nexus 10
HTC One (M7)
HTC One (M8)
Samsung Galaxy S4
Moto G
Sony Z Ultra
LG G Pad 8.3
Micromax Canvas A1
Spice Dream UNO
Karbonn Sparkle V
Motorola
Moto X
Moto X 2nd Gen.
Moto G
Moto G 4G LTE
Moto G 2nd Gen.
Moto E
Droid Ultra
Droid Maxx
Droid Mini
Sony
Xperia Z
Xperia ZL
Xperia ZR
Xperia Z1
Xperia Z1s
Xperia Z Ultra
Xperia Z1 Compact
Xperia Z2
Xperia Z2 Tablet
Xperia Z3
Xperia Z3v
Xperia Z3 Compact
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
HTC
One (M7)
One (M8)
One mini
One mini 2
NVIDIA
SHIELD Tablet
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Hi everybody!
I have just find out this article from Sony blog:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/2014/11/06/android-5-0-xperia-z3-running-aosp/
So I think I will get Lollipop in our Z1 very soon.
See you!
AOSP is fine but not from sony
I like camera in my z1
Yep can't wait for the new 5.0 custom roms to roll in. At least sony has now officially supported the modding community.
a good ROM?Thanks
I use my camera far too much to support being a beta tester in the various 5.0 ROMs rolling out in Original thread..
I can live without mobile data since I'm in a WiFi zone almost exclusively, but no camera? no dice..
I too love aosp, even on kitkat. But I really hope they have fix camera issues. That would be awesome!
Yeah i could try livin without modem since there is citywide wlan available but without camera ?! no way!
Hi all,
Well what I can see is that there are no custom roms developed for the Xperia Z5 , they are very very few
by the way, I would like to give very special thanks to :
@auras76 : for his amazing "RomAur" ROM
@celderic : for the great "SlimStock" ROM ( I'm using it right now )
@AndroPlus : for the hardwork he done to make good kernels for the Z5
And for sure @zacharias.maladroit, @CTXz, @_LLJY and all the the Xperia Z5 and Sony devices developers who works in improving and optimizing our devices to get the best of them .
Back to the topic, I'm saying that because you can't get the full of your phone after rooting if you don't have many ROMs choices :crying: .
Most flagship devices of these days like the Nexus 6P and the Galaxy S6 have a very good development and you can choose between a wide variety of custom roms and mods .
I remember that every devices line had some famous roms, like the 'Android Revolution HD' for samsung's
and the 'ViperOne' for HTC's, besides AOSP ROMs like Resurrection Remix and slim rom or the popular cyanogenmod ROMS
The Z5 is my first root experience with a sony device , and it has been a bit weird and different than other devices .
I remember even for my old my old galaxy and LG handsets I had the choice to try so many ROMS and have fun with them
You think that the Z5 is stilll a new device ? Oh c'mon It was released in 2015
Maybe the Xperia Z5 is not enough popular ? Or it is maybe difficult to port ROMs for this device
I am not an expert developer so I can't say much about that
What about creating a team for development purposes ?
I think they already introduced that in the general sony devices section
[Announcement]Building a team, which WILL twist Sony Development
Or maybe you have better ideas, let us know what you think , cheers
I think the reason why there has not been much development is because the Z5 isn't easy to develop for and the AOSP kernel source and drivers (especially the camera ones) still need to be worked on by Sony, I guess we have to wait.
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I think the reason why there has not been much development is because the Z5 isn't easy to develop for and the AOSP kernel source and drivers (especially the camera ones) still need to be worked on by Sony, I guess we have to wait.
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Exactly:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...-camera-available-for-experienced-developers/
The following devices are not in this release, but will be added later, so stay tuned: Xperia Z5 Compact, Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium (MSM8994) and Xperia M2, Xperia E3, and Xperia T3 (MSM8226).
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Hi there,
about two weeks ago, when Paranoid Android 6 was anounced, many news articles wrote about it's going to be available first for some Nexus devices, OnePlus devices and some Sony devices.
There are entries for Xperia Z3, Z3 compact, Z3 Tab Compact, Z2 and Z2 Tab on the official AOSPA download page, but none of them is filled with downloads.
When will builds be available for Xperia devices?
Greetings
There were builds, but not stable, vendor not working, camera not working, microsd not working, reboots, its like a alpha build; last I heard on Google+ Radio is fixed on all shinano, and they are currently fixing the camera. (18-JUN-2016 posted)
Hi,
As innocent as it may be, asking for ETA's can put unneeded pressure on developers, who very often do this as a hobby. Nobody wants strict timetables for a hobby.
Thanks for understanding, thread closed.