http://www.android.com/kitkat/
The new version of Android has been announced & it says that it will be supported to run on low RAM (512MB), single core devices as well!
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/504575/20130909/android-4-kitkat-os-top-devices-features.htm
Post your thoughts about this.
I've heard a lot about its so called optimisation for lower end devices and I'm really praying that it is true!
Whilst the dev community here have done an excellent job in keeping the 2011 Xperia line fresh, it would be just awesome if it doesn't feel like our devices are being stretched to their maximum potential to run as is with JB.
Another 'hope' I have is that with the better support for low end...our batteries might just stop being blown away like a butterfly in a hurricane.
(Ok they say hope oft deceives, but one can only be optimistic)
I guess the new kernel will greatly improve the battery life & it says that there is optimization for running sensors with a very low battery consumption. :fingers-crossed:
@ak070
did you checked this video:
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...drm-partition-backup-script-xda-developer-tv/
that guy told that Sony Ericsson devices probarly get no 4.4 only Sony Devices !
but we shall see
Lol! He didn't say that 2011 Xperias won't get 4.4. He said that 2011 Xperias won't be able to backup their DRM partition using that tool.
Here it is!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/easily-backup-the-ta-partition-on-your-sony-xperia-device/
We'll see what happens...
Even without 'official' support, I'd be optimistic about getting 4.4 on our Xperias, we do have a really good dev. community here.
We've got 4.3 roms here that are being worked on (CM 10.2 - ok its not ready for daily use but its being worked on) so hopefully when 4.4 comes we'll get the same!
we can use custom 4.4 roms but we are losing the advantages of ROM by sticking to same hardware since 2011...
it's good to have latest OS on older devices but we won't enjoy maximum of it ... in future we need up-gradable mobiles like assembled pc's ( really man )
It says its optimized to run on devices with old hardware (especially) so I guess if we happen to come up with a 4.4 ROM, it will be smoother than JB but obviously it will need latest kernel sources.
I really wish that custom configuration device concept comes true...
If this News is true den we Can Have Kitkat as smooth as GB..
Then it ll be great
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This is great news 4.4 on our old devices.. 2011 Xperia line up is still alive..
Questions
Will it be available for HTC Wildfire S [512 RAM][600MHz Single Core] ?
Man, it will be available for everyone, sources are posted at google source, it depends on manufacturer or developer if it will be out for your device as an image or flashable zip. If it is a low activity device then it is clear that update will not be released for your device.
We should learn things and try contributing instead of "hoping" we have plenty of guides to help us build ourselves or atlest help the developing Devs.. If we keep the hoping game on then I dont see that day too far when a rom will be updated once in a month or may be 6 months in neo forum.. Search, Learn, help and most important stop being noob..
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vishal_android freak said:
We should learn things and try contributing instead of "hoping" we have plenty of guides to help us build ourselves or atlest help the developing Devs.. If we keep the hoping game on then I dont see that day too far when a rom will be updated once in a month or may be 6 months in neo forum.. Search, Learn, help and most important stop being noob..
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Agree with you but this thread is not intended for hoping or something like Sony will or will not release 4.4. (Obviously they won't )
Sole purpose of this thread is to express people's thoughts on 4.4 KitKat.
Just saying...
Cheers!
ak070
ak070 said:
Agree with you but this thread is not intended for hoping or something like Sony will or will not release 4.4. (Obviously they won't )
Sole purpose of this thread is to express people's thoughts on 4.4 KitKat.
Just saying...
Cheers!
ak070
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Expect The Unexpected
who knows.. sony may also release kitkat for 2011 xperia devices..
lets hope for the best ...
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manoj_nike15 said:
Expect The Unexpected
who knows.. sony may also release kitkat for 2011 xperia devices..
lets hope for the best ...
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Maybe for 2012 sony ours are 2011 sony Ericsson..
deccen90 said:
Maybe for 2012 sony ours are 2011 sony Ericsson..
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So forget it
It is what it is
:::[ Pandemic Quote :: Face Your Insanity !!..
Sent From The Moon With My Xperia P !
Look!!
it will be Great ..... i can't wait
XD
Lets hope @mikeioanna will make 4.4 Kitkat possible for our xperia 2011 series
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Lets hope @mikeioanna will make 4.4 Kitkat possible for our xperia 2011 series
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Yet to be released... Expected date october 14, we must support any developer who made 4.4 rom available for our legacy devices
I'm dam sure that all Xperia 2011 devices will surely get this because same configuration ram, soc..
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quote from Doomlord
basically Sony devs are already testing internally ICS build for Xperia S...
and the good news for kernel devs like me is: 3.0.x kernel
as for overall experience, the build looks polished but there are still some bugs which the devs are sorting out...
basically i posted this here so that the users know that the Sony devs are indeed working on ICS for this device, so dont worry abt some delay in updates...
P.S.: once the bootloader bug is resolved there might be a surprise in store
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Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24531911&postcount=185
This may not be true for neo v.
Sony has to release a new kernel for Xperia S, it's a 2012 model.
I hope they release for 2011 models, but seems unlikely.
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Please, someone who knows tell us something related on how the 3.0.8 kernel would be worth uprgrading, more useful or helpful for ICS. If we have enough good reasons, we can start a petition @ www.change.org
Let us know. The only thing that I've heard of is that it'll improve deep sleep.
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leajian said:
Please, someone who knows tell us something related on how the 3.0.8 kernel would be worth uprgrading, more useful or helpful for ICS. If we have enough good reasons, we can start a petition @ www.change.org
Let us know. The only thing that I've heard of is that it'll improve deep sleep.
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I also heard that new kernel has improved deep Sleep. Hope someone port it to NEO ^_^
Give me a one good reason now why would sony listen to this petition and upgrade 2011 series more(yeah I am happy & grateful that we got 4.0.4,not all the companies were generous to upgrade their whole 2011 lineup like Sony did) when they got 2012 models to develop & upgrade ?
And some manufacturers, shaming none <here'slookingatyoumoto> didn't even give gb to similar spec devices <defy original>, at least Sony is dev friendly, the hardware is common stuff and we have sources of camera and radio, and unlocked bootloader.
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isn't there anyway to port 3.0.8 kernel
Sign This petition
http://www.change.org/petitions/son...release-2011-line-up-devices-with-kernel-3-x#
op put this link on top so everybody can see it and sign it
I think we should thank Sony for bringing ICS to 2011 xperia range..atleast they keep the word..!
Other manufactures don't even think about that..so we should be thankful..!
Thank You Sony..
There will be a way to port 3.0.8 kernel to our devices..we have great developers so lets wait patiently..!
Cheers
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Give me a one good reason now why would sony listen to this petition and upgrade 2011 series more(yeah I am happy & grateful that we got 4.0.4,not all the companies were generous to upgrade their whole 2011 lineup like Sony did) when they got 2012 models to develop & upgrade ?
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Give me one good reason of why 2011 line is not worth upgrating. Don't forget that you hold in your hands a powerful computer which always can be better.
Yeah, I am very greatful too, I am just asking there why the 3 kernel is better than this or if we would have any benefits of upgrading. I am not asking whether they'll listen to us or not. XDA is a very big and powerful community. We (in some cases) represent the advanced users of their products. For me, if we have good reasons and Sony listens to us. I'll appreciate Sony very seriously.
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And some manufacturers, shaming none <here'slookingatyoumoto> didn't even give gb to similar spec devices <defy original>, at least Sony is dev friendly, the hardware is common stuff and we have sources of camera and radio, and unlocked bootloader.
That's simply shame. If we want to go beyond, we shall not look what other devices lack, but what other devices luck.
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Sorry for double post, but I s*ck at multiquote on phone. I replied to mpiekp in his quote.
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leajian said:
Give me one good reason of why 2011 line is not worth upgrating. Don't forget that you hold in your hands a powerful computer which always can be better.
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Simple our phones are getting old now,Sony corporation is a business not a non profit organization mate.In xda dev's make stuff at their own free time & most are non profit too.
All comes to dollar bills mate,besides now 2011 series is getting replaced little by little with 2012 series.
ST-Ericsson advertised their NovaThor U8500 (that is running on Xperia 2012 line) with ICS and kernel 3.0.8
i think there is a big chance that the Xperia 2012 phones will get ICS with kernel 3.0.8
Xperia 2011 are old news, they got ICS 4.0.4 so i don`t think Sony will update them further
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRewmDBkR8U
Indeed, it's not a non profit, but since they have the 3.0.8 kernel ready for some devices, it won't be pain for sony to use it for the 2011 line, I mean they are pro developers there with sources, equipment, it'll be a piece of cake for them to port.
Also they officially replied that they won't be upgrading, I saw it on sony's official blog. Nobody here said anything about this kernel though, if it is worth upgrading. Only pesimistic comments that this is impossible to happen.
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@devs: How hard is it to port a kernel from other Snapdragon s2 devices?
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isn't there anyway to port 3.0.8 kernel
Sign This petition
http://www.change.org/petitions/son...release-2011-line-up-devices-with-kernel-3-x#
op put this link on top so everybody can see it and sign it
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No no no no no no! WAIT!!!!! :banghead:
That's just stupid!!!!! Why? Because the reasons are stupid and in fact the only reason is deep sleep. No offence, but I started this thread to gather info for that kernel and get worth reasons before starting a petition. Therefore, please remove it, before Sony starts laughing at us! Please...
EDIT: I found some intresting sites and I'll try to port 3.3.7 kernel if possible. Well we'll see if it is worth of it. If not atleast I'll gain some super useful knowledge.
The interesting sites :
http://kernel.org/
http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.3
http://source.android.com/source/building-kernels.html
https://github.com/Ezekeel/android-3.0 (this is for tablets - honeycomb, but may he useful)
http://developer.sonymobile.com/wportal/devworld/search-downloads/android?
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sdk16420 said:
@devs: How hard is it to port a kernel from other Snapdragon s2 devices?
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These people are thin on the ground on Neo phone
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Lol we've had a couple pop by lately, build kernels that don't boot then disappear
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I asked some devs like mikegapinski and nobodyAtall and they told me we need SEMC patches for any other kernel above 2.6.32 (this means it's not easy for Sony too), only the last number can be upgraded like 2.6.32.50 as Polish Team's kernel.
Still waiting reply to know the advantages of 3.0.8 kernel, since nobody knows here. Even though I think a changelog is available @ kernel.org.
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shadowdevil said:
I think we should thank Sony for bringing ICS to 2011 xperia range..atleast they keep the word..!
Other manufactures don't even think about that..so we should be thankful..!
Thank You Sony..
There will be a way to port 3.0.8 kernel to our devices..we have great developers so lets wait patiently..!
Cheers
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Sorry to dissapoint you Shadow.... im from the arc thread, and according to FXP who is in charge of the cm development for the 2011 line up it will take aproximately 6 months to port the 3.0 kernel.... and besides Sony promised us 18 months of upgrades, Jelly bean was included in that, when (fake) rumors came that the facebook representative from sony uk said the 2011 line up wouldnt get jelly bean... they said it wasnt true, and now they say the wont update us? seems like they were toying with us, the only reason they actually gave us ics ( a really ****ty one with no much improvement from the gb sony rom) was because they were being presured by the 18 months of upgrades statement.
Yesterday a moderator from Sony team answered me at the official forum. About the Kernel 3.x
"Platform decisions made out of a complex number of parameters, involving things such as performance, price, component availability, timing etc.
When it comes to the kernel, we did actually investigate to release the 2011 products on a new kernel, but we found out it would have delayed the much desired SW releases since it takes time to trim a kernel to a stable state. We have also done a lot of patches to the kernel that we would need to migrate and that would have delayed the SW upgrades even more. It was simply a prioritization decision. For the new 2012 products we use a new kernel.
For more information and further questions regarding these things, please head over to our developer pages at http://developer.sonymobile.com/ ."
http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/332764#332764
I believe someone could keep this post up, this moderator seems to be likely to give answers or attending plees. Raise here and peharps Sony could helps us.
marcusasdrubal said:
Yesterday a moderator from Sony team answered me at the official forum. About the Kernel 3.x
"Platform decisions made out of a complex number of parameters, involving things such as performance, price, component availability, timing etc.
When it comes to the kernel, we did actually investigate to release the 2011 products on a new kernel, but we found out it would have delayed the much desired SW releases since it takes time to trim a kernel to a stable state. We have also done a lot of patches to the kernel that we would need to migrate and that would have delayed the SW upgrades even more. It was simply a prioritization decision. For the new 2012 products we use a new kernel.
For more information and further questions regarding these things, please head over to our developer pages at http://developer.sonymobile.com/ ."
http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/332764#332764
I believe someone could keep this post up, this moderator seems to be likely to give answers or attending plees. Raise here and peharps Sony could helps us.
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One does not use the words Sony and Help without the word Doesnt between them.
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.
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/07/25/on-android-jelly-bean-4-3/
"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."
I personally will be really surprised if Novathor-powered Xperias (P, U, Sola, Go) get updated.
let's hope, bu not this much!
That is a dream that will never happen lol
Xu doesn't have 4.1.2 or 4.2.2.... So if these phones have android 4.3, it will be with a custom rom
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As the changelog says, there is not much visible difference between 4.2.2 and 4.3 and main focus was on improving multiuser support.
If I am not wrong its like upgrading from 2.3.5 to 2.3.7. So if we get a good 4.2.2 (CM10.1) I'll be more than satisfied
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As the changelog says, there is not much visible difference between 4.2.2 and 4.3 and main focus was on improving multiuser support.
If I am not wrong its like upgrading from 2.3.5 to 2.3.7. So if we get a good 4.2.2 (CM10.1) I'll be more than satisfied
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as pulser_g2 said
Since everyone always loves MOAR VERSION NUMBAH...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43914395
just the fact that it says 4.3 means a lot for some people
interesting, let we see the first boot of 4.3 in novathor devices.
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Yeah, the changes in 4.3 are mostly some under-the-hood stuff: http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html?43
While it isn't a necessity, it would still be nice to have an up to date operating system.
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Either 4.2.2 or 4.3 for NovaThor would be really nice - I personally want lockscreen widgets and DashClock - but I don't know if ST-Ericsson built the sources for such an update...
No android 4.1.2 is the last update for novathor u8500 device cause NOVATHOR is dead and won't release any source for our device...their are totally drop us behind other processor manufacture just like Snapdragon did!
Xperia_Fans said:
No android 4.1.2 is the last update for novathor u8500 device cause NOVATHOR is dead and won't release any source for our device...their are totally drop us behind other processor manufacture just like Snapdragon did!
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Totally agree - i too read somewhere that non novathor device will get 4.3
wish this could be done by our great developers here :good:
Dreams Unlimited
Already received 4.1 updated very late ... no hopes for 4.3
Who cares? I mean by the time Sony gets off their asses and starts updating our low to mid end devices android 5 will be out and there is no way I'll still have this pos Xperia p
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Xperia_Fans said:
No android 4.1.2 is the last update for novathor u8500 device cause NOVATHOR is dead and won't release any source for our device...their are totally drop us behind other processor manufacture just like Snapdragon did!
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+1 Bro @Xperia_Fans
thats why i get soon an Xperia Z or ZU but i get stick around here like i do on neo forum, and i heard limepie (android 5.0 comes in October , Source: somewhere on google)
so people forgot it, we XP users get no 4.3, and hope? no there is no hope !
Pandemic said:
+1 Bro @Xperia_Fans
thats why i get soon an Xperia Z or ZU but i get stick around here like i do on neo forum, and i heard limepie (android 5.0 comes in October , Source: somewhere on google)
so people forgot it, we XP users get no 4.3, and hope? no there is no hope !
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whhoowww, thats good to hear sir, Lime Pie? DExcited) wish my X Go is in the list of LIME PIE
maybe we won't get official JB 4.3, but i've seen on github that DevSwift1 tries to port CM10.2 to Xperia U, so if he succeeds, he and Percy will probably develop CM10.2 for all: P, U, Sola and Go .
It's not as good as stock JB 4.3, but it's still very cool
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maybe we won't get official JB 4.3, but i've seen on github that DevSwift1 tries to port CM10.2 to Xperia U, so if he succeeds, he and Percy will probably develop CM10.2 for all: P, U, Sola and Go .
It's not as good as stock JB 4.3, but it's still very cool
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I think it would be way better
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alematt said:
I think it would be way better
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Official update would be better, becuase then we would have more sources and development would be easier .
What's more, people who can't unlock their bl won't be able to flash it .
But for me it's cool enough
CM 10.1 Is The Dead End For Our Devices
And I Am Currently Using android 4.3 And Not Much Different Than 4.2.2
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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tnx de message
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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