[SOLVED][Q] Xperia S AOSP sure? - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Hi,
I think of buying a xperia s now, but before I want to know, if it is sure, that it will get aosp support. I can decide - galaxy nexus or xperia s, but xs is atm a better offer (ca 220€ and it's new) (galaxy nexus for ca 280€).
Will it really get aosp? And I have a sk17i now and for custom rom/kernel I had to unlock bootloader --> voids warranty. So have you got an idea, if I will have to unlock bootloader, if I wanna get the aosp rom? I don't think so, cause sony and google are going to work together, but don't know exactly!
Thanks in advance
Mihahn
Edit: Looks like sony dropped the AOSP support, lucky I didn't buy an xperia s

We have a ready device tree for ICS, so you can build pretty much everything source based, including AOSP.

K900 said:
We have a ready device tree for ICS, so you can build pretty much everything source based, including AOSP.
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Okay, but as far as I know, xperia s should get official aosp support by google. It should be like a nexus (Just look here). So the question is, if anybody knows, if it's sure it'll be suported by google?

mihahn said:
Okay, but as far as I know, xperia s should get official aosp support by google. It should be like a nexus (Just look here). So the question is, if anybody knows, if it's sure it'll be suported by google?
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That is nothing more than an experiment. The Xperia S will still get updates from Sony, not Google.

Pretty sure
http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...bqs-vanilla-android-xperia-s-project-download

So it'd be better to buy a Galaxy nexus if I want to have Updates at First, cause for this vanilla Rom I will have to unlock Bootloader, Flash the Kernel and after that install the Rom. Not that Sony will give us the choice, if we wanna have the Sony or the vanilla rom?
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mihahn said:
So it'd be better to buy a Galaxy nexus if I want to have Updates at First, cause for this vanilla Rom I will have to unlock Bootloader, Flash the Kernel and after that install the Rom. Not that Sony will give us the choice, if we wanna have the Sony or the vanilla rom?
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Long story short - you will get the new versions (vanilla style) faster with the nexus. As k900 said, this is an experiment. We all hope that some great developments will come out of it, but it isn't for sure and is just the beginning.
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mihahn said:
So it'd be better to buy a Galaxy nexus if I want to have Updates at First, cause for this vanilla Rom I will have to unlock Bootloader, Flash the Kernel and after that install the Rom. Not that Sony will give us the choice, if we wanna have the Sony or the vanilla rom?
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Depending on where in the world you are and where you buy your Nexus you might have to flash the latest update yourself anyways. Yakjuxw phones still haven't gotten Jelly Bean and it took 4 months for them to be updated from, I think it was, 4.0.2 to 4.0.4.
Once the AOSP Xperia S gets up and running it's possible, though I wouldn't count on it, that it could get its updates quicker than any Samsung controlled variant of the Nexus.

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Xperia S Vanilla AOSP Project

Hi everybody,
At the 3rd of September, Sony releases the binaries for xperia s to support JBQ's Xperia S experiment.
So I was really happy about that, coz I thought that jelly bean is near.
I thought that now, that when they have the binaries and drivers, the only thing to do for Google is to implement these drivers into android source code, because vanilla Android doesn't need so much configuration, etc.
So my question how long you think it takes that we have vanilla on our xperia s?
Marco
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anon_freak said:
Hi everybody,
At the 3rd of September, Sony releases the binaries for xperia s to support JBQ's Xperia S experiment.
So I was really happy about that, coz I thought that jelly bean is near.
I thought that now, that when they have the binaries and drivers, the only thing to do for Google is to implement these drivers into android source code, because vanilla Android doesn't need so much configuration, etc.
So my question how long you think it takes that we have vanilla on our xperia s?
Marco
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I hope very soon, i think FXP has done a good work yet on porting the cyanogen 10 to our device, so maybe they can start from this point to develop it... but i don't have seen a lot of rom and kernel for our phone like others Xperia serie's phones... maybe it's due only to the youthness of NXT line..
megamarini said:
I hope very soon, i think FXP has done a good work yet on porting the cyanogen 10 to our device, so maybe they can start from this point to develop it... but i don't have seen a lot of rom and kernel for our phone like others Xperia serie's phones... maybe it's due only to the youthness of NXT line..
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I don't know when the official release will be, but CM 10 will release its new M1 versions. In the moment we have a stable alpha-version and that's a big step too. But my opinion is that Sony is just inconfident about the official JB -.-
nickbk said:
I don't know when the official release will be, but CM 10 will release its new M1 versions. In the moment we have a stable alpha-version and that's a big step too. But my opinion is that Sony is just inconfident about the official JB -.-
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It is the 18th of September now- where are the sources?
Can we download them?
It is just an experiment to see how hard is to implement another device on the AOSP project. Not that updates will come from Google.
Words by K900.
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Felimenta97 said:
It is just an experiment to see how hard is to implement another device on the AOSP project. Not that updates will come from Google.
Words by K900.
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I hope is not just an experiment because have JB in ours Xperia S will be very performant, in my opinion. Sony is usually close to developers.
It may be also a test: rumors talks about a Sony nexus.. it will be a big step..:victory:
Actually, AOSP development seems very slow, at least from what I've been seeing on the git. Don't expect the sony bins to speed that project up
That's what I'm scared about because when android 5.0 comes soon how long would that take to reach the xperia s (nexus) becomes the update..
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megamarini said:
I hope is not just an experiment because have JB in ours Xperia S will be very performant, in my opinion. Sony is usually close to developers.
It may be also a test: rumors talks about a Sony nexus.. it will be a big step..:victory:
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What happens next depends on the outcome of the experiment.

Can i use kitkat?

Hello everyone i want usw kiatkat so can i use kitkat on sony ericsson x10mini?
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kuper0201 said:
Hello everyone i want usw kiatkat so can i use kitkat on sony ericsson x10mini?
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Someone needs to port it to our device before you can use it, and I seriously doubt that will happen.
It may happen...
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Hello everyone i want usw kiatkat so can i use kitkat on sony ericsson x10mini?
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It may happen. When a CM version is released, then some of the awesome devs here may port it. They have done an awesome job porting Jelly Bean so it is not that far fetched!
eperales said:
It may happen. When a CM version is released, then some of the awesome devs here may port it. They have done an awesome job porting Jelly Bean so it is not that far fetched!
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too difficult too see android 4.4 for our device.. there are 4.2 and 4.3 before kitkat and they are still not here as an android version rom..
but not sure
i believe the most active developer of most of the kernel and rom is no longer that active. while it is good to see kitkat on our mini phone i highly doubt it would even be possible. if its possible you might be looking at a very slow phone due technical constraints of using the updated os
But we can use jellybean.
I know kitkat is better than jellybean
Sorry to my english i'm korean
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don't think so... the problem is always drivers, and the low specs... let's face it... we love this little device, but is too old.
Hey Guys, Lets Ask nAa To Develop MiniCM Kitkat(4.4) For Our Tiny E10i and U20i...
It would be cool since they say KitKat use less memory, but I guess drivers are hard to find for this tiny device.
Kitkat actually using a RAM compression, like KSM, compcache (a.k.a zRAM), JIT and this is already in CM7 era, before Kitkat
For more info:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...rt-to-devices-with-as-little-as-512mb-of-ram/
Also, this is need a big and fast cpu cycle, so IF your device can handle @ 1Ghz it's not even enough, because ARMv6 (65nm) vs latest ARMv7 (45nm, 28nm on A-15)
And Google already leaving ARMv6 for Android support and for developing Kitkat, we need to hack many System in Android to working in our chipset
I'm happy, because we can run 4.1.2 on X10 Mini
But, for Kitkat, I think we must buy a new device
=)

[Discussion] Android 4.4 KitKat for Novathor Devices

Hello everybody,
I just open this thread to discuss about Android 4.4 KitKat for our lovely Novathor Devices
So here's my opinion:
I still have hope that Sony will update our Novathor Devices. Google announced that KitKat is fitting on 512MB devices well so it's not impossible Some people here lost theri hope on official updates from Sony but not me!
So what's your opinion about it?
lol98lol98 said:
Hello everybody,
I just open this thread to discuss about Android 4.4 KitKat for our lovely Novathor Devices
So here's my opinion:
I still have hope that Sony will update our Novathor Devices. Google announced that KitKat is fitting on 512MB devices well so it's not impossible Some people here lost theri hope on official updates from Sony but not me!
So what's your opinion about it?
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Well, in my opinion, I've lost my hope...
But next week, SONY will release the 4.3/4.4 update plan.
We can still wait for it!!
IAmNice said:
THey wont update our phones. I dont even want the update from Sony. WIll take so long for them to provide a bugless 4.4 and im pretty sure our devs can provide a much better android experience.
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Can they? Don't think so. Bluetooth & Wifi Tethering is an issue on every Dev-Rom. Well. If you don't need it... But i like the Stock 4.1.
IAmNice said:
THey wont update our phones. I dont even want the update from Sony. WIll take so long for them to provide a bugless 4.4 and im pretty sure our devs can provide a much better android experience.
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+1
Yea correct!
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But maybe there are some people who like the Sony stuff? Okay I don't but the Sony Stuff was already helpful on porting some things
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I'm not putting hope on it that Sony will release an official update for our device.
Google itself won't update their Galaxy Nexus (http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5051958/google-galaxy-nexus-will-not-be-upgraded-android-4-4-kit-kat) and its even more capable of running kitkat for it has 1Gb of ram...http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus_i9250-4219.php
i will just wait for the wonderful works of the awesome developers here in xda
I would like an official update by Sony. It should cover things like floating touch and would bring my dead ICS XPeria Sola back to life. I'm not an optimist, let's hope I'm wrong.
don`t lost hope guys wait for dev. to release the latest ver. kitkat. its smother than sony update
hope my xsola will have 4.4 rom
We all hope that
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eirh said:
I would like an official update by Sony. It should cover things like floating touch and would bring my dead ICS XPeria Sola back to life. I'm not an optimist, let's hope I'm wrong.
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Then you are most probably wrong. Stop hoping. Xperia U, Go, P and Sola will not get anymore updates:
-Novathor is dead, ST-Ericsson already closed its doors.
-Sony will rather focus it's resources on more expensive phones like Xperia S, T,Z and Z1 rather than low-mid range phones like Xperia U or Go.
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Yes, dont hope to get the official update from Sony. You will be disappointed. Also our devs don't have necessary drivers for our hardware, so it is difficult to make a fully working 4.4 Rom. Hope our devs here will make our devices run on 4.4 with only few acceptable issues.
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xperia p isnt that low range phone... Doesnt it have more possibilities to get kit kat?
dont think so that sony will update our devices ... but some great devs will surely bring the KitKat taste
Hope they will build a pure AOSP Rom ?
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I dont think that Sony will update to 4.4 nivathor devices... But I am hoping for a porting !
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If Sony didn't even updated their last year's flagship models, why would they update midrange phones? Even Google themselves won't update the Galaxy Nexus, even though it's more than capable to run Kit Kat.
Hmm maybe Android 4.4 KitKat isn't all about lower requirement. Maybe its Android 5.0 that we waiting and they should name it Android 5.0 LEPO (LOW END PHONE ONLY)
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That would be awesome! Just a special version for low-end devices. But this also needs developing and time
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kopter36 said:
Hmm maybe Android 4.4 KitKat isn't all about lower requirement. Maybe its Android 5.0 that we waiting and they should name it Android 5.0 LEPO (LOW END PHONE ONLY)
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If they had one sony would not roll it out. We are out of their update support. We receive only bug fixes.
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[Q] Is kit kat arriving for xperia sola ?

hi
i was wondering if kitkat would be available for xperia sola cause xperia u is going to recieve it
if not then how long will it take for custom roms to get on kit kat ?
Actually there is no official news that Xperia U will get kitkat, which is highly unlikely in my opinion..
Sola did not get jb. I have no hope for kitkat
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Custom roms need to wait a loooooooooooooooong time before they arrive. Enjoy cm 10.2 at the moment
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AndroidNoob69 said:
Custom roms need to wait a loooooooooooooooong time before they arrive. Enjoy cm 10.2 at the moment
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and munjeni has done it again enjoy cm 11
KitKat for Sola
Some put KitKat on their Sola, so far it looks good. Not much info though...
Look for this video on youtube (sorry can't post links yet):
watch?v=Y5XIXWh6vPU
A stock KitKat? Maybe, if someday Sony is concerned about the 2012 Xperia users, can you imagine? Yeah, me neither.
As it said, there's no official JB for Sola, KitKat, well I really can't see a possibility if it has the update.
I've seen somewhere that only the Z model will have the 4.4 update.
Gotta buy a Z phone or install CM11 which it's not stable at all.
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Does google upgrade it's 2012 models to KitKat?
You must realise that software development never look back, and even it can work on those devices it will be too heavy for them to handle.
I could run Windows XP on my Pentium, 4 with half GB of RAM, is that possible with windows 7?
ChikeD said:
Does google upgrade it's 2012 models to KitKat?
You must realise that software development never look back, and even it can work on those devices it will be too heavy for them to handle.
I could run Windows XP on my Pentium, 4 with half GB of RAM, is that possible with windows 7?
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Yes, it's possible. With Windows 7 Starter.
2012 models can handle KitKat with no problem, but Sony it's like any other companies, they stop supporting phones to make people buy the last model, Xperia Z today. But, f*** no, we are xda, our phones can last for many years.
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abbas23 said:
hi
i was wondering if kitkat would be available for xperia sola cause xperia u is going to recieve it
if not then how long will it take for custom roms to get on kit kat ?
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no it wont
Munjeni has already ported kitkat for sila
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[Q] Any chances of getting MIUI for Xperia z ultra

Is there anyone here working on MIUI need this rom so eagerly got addicted to MIUI since the time I've used it on my Note 2. Now I'm on Xperia Z ultra and I want to run MIUI in my z ultra so please someone help me out by any chances of porting.
chandu427 said:
Is there anyone here working on MIUI need this rom so eagerly got addicted to MIUI since the time I've used it on my Note 2. Now I'm on Xperia Z ultra and I want to run MIUI in my z ultra so please someone help me out by any chances of porting.
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I'm not interested in MIUI.... you could always look into developing it yourself. will just require lots of time, and testing... :good:
I don't think any dev's from miui have bought an Ultra
hamdogg said:
I'm not interested in MIUI.... you could always look into developing it yourself. will just require lots of time, and testing... :good:
I don't think any dev's from miui have bought an Ultra
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I have had a look at porting MIUI to the Ultra but I cant find a suitable base so far. I'll see if I can find a stable build of cm 10.1 but I wouldn't hold my breath - it needs a 4.2 base and the ones I've tried have thrown hundreds of patching errors...
With the lack of development for this device I would say no.
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dannejanne said:
With the lack of development for this device I would say no.
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There's no point in developing a ROM that one or two people will use. Why spend any energy on it? It's fine if the dev ports it for himself and then decides to release it, but don't expect any MIUI release soon.
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LordManhattan said:
There's no point in developing a ROM that one or two people will use. Why spend any energy on it? It's fine if the dev ports it for himself and then decides to release it, but don't expect any MIUI release soon.
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Exactly. Porting over MIUI ain't no easy task.
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how about voting on how many people are interested in MIUI romantic for z ultra
hamdogg said:
I'm not interested in MIUI.... you could always look into developing it yourself. will just require lots of time, and testing... :good:
I don't think any dev's from miui have bought an Ultra
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How about we go for voting on asking people using z ultra whether they want MIUI rom for their phones
Its not hurt to have one...i have use it on my previous htc phone and i like it...many themes...i will vote for YES!....
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chandu427 said:
How about we go for voting on asking people using z ultra whether they want MIUI rom for their phones
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Sure, but I'll vote yes (like everybody else) and then I won't use it
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LordManhattan said:
Sure, but I'll vote yes (like everybody else) and then I won't use it
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It might be easier when they update it to work on a 4.4 base, as of now I've put it in the too much trouble for the effort pile
If u really miss Miui Interface like me, there is Official Launcher in Playstore called " Mi Launcher". It's really stable and working so smooth for me
Few people use xperia z ultra,so developers can't pay attention to it.If you really want to get it,you can use Launcher t
eduser said:
Few people use xperia z ultra,so developers can't pay attention to it.If you really want to get it,you can use Launcher t
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You won't feel the real MIUI rom.. It's only launcher
Yup we don't have much developers
Speederoff said:
You won't feel the real MIUI rom.. It's only launcher
Yup we don't have much developers
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If their base wasn't so old I would have given it a good go to get it built, but their base is so old we dont have a working CM/AOSP rom to use as a base. There may another way to build but I cant be bothered putting that much work in to it
Speederoff said:
You won't feel the real MIUI rom.. It's only launcher
Yup we don't have much developers
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Oh, here we go again... We have a lot of ROMs, but we have a developer issue when no one wants to port MIUI? Give me a break. Do it yourself.
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thanks
blueether said:
It might be easier when they update it to work on a 4.4 base, as of now I've put it in the too much trouble for the effort pile
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Thanks for your reply and efforts
MIUI V6
blueether said:
It might be easier when they update it to work on a 4.4 base, as of now I've put it in the too much trouble for the effort pile
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Miui V6 4.4.2 has rolled out for nexus 5 so are there any chances for z ultra?
MIUI V6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2687409
blueether said:
If their base wasn't so old I would have given it a good go to get it built, but their base is so old we dont have a working CM/AOSP rom to use as a base. There may another way to build but I cant be bothered putting that much work in to it
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Are they still using 4.2 as base? I was under the impression that V5 should be at least 4.3 and you could use CM10 Togari proprietary files to build.
I would love to have this rom for the Z Ultra. This is such a good phone, i dont know why only a few people has it, too bad.

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