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Now that we know that the Xperia Z2 isnt recieving Nougat, I wanted it to know everyones decision on whether to stay with their Z2 on marshmallow or to upgrade. Im personally thinking of upgrading to Z5P at some point as i cannot unlock my bootloader eventhough the sim has been unlocked.
So im wondering if everyone else was thinking of doing the same thing or just to stick with marshmallow. Is the Z2 still worth keeping or is it time for an upgrade?
Nougat Xperia List: http://www.xda-developers.com/android-nougat-coming-to-a-ton-of-sony-devices/
I'm seriously thinking about a Note 7. Damn phone has a range of very cool accessories. Sony is stuck.
The most likely reason the Z2 and Z3 series won't get an official update to 7.0 is that to receive a Google certification so OEMs can bundle Google apps with their updates, the phone needs to support Vulkan OR OpenGL 3.1.
Sitic on Reddit explains it well.
So we can build from AOSP, but Sony can't officially update the Z2 and Z3. That's why the Nexus 5 didn't get an official update from Google. That does mean we will likely never get a stable AOSP build with cameras and RIL working properly, like the case with 6.0 AOSP.
I will leave Android, and I will wait for iPhone 7
I love SONY and I dont see a point to move to another device, as there are plenty of custom roms for our device and xposed modules concerning Android N like N-ify is there to port Android N features to older devices. I think I wont move on to another Xperia device until my Z2 has hardware failure.
They should let us unlock our bootloaders now. I can't (****ty carrier locked phone) so I'm stuck with sony roms
coc014 said:
They should let us unlock our bootloaders now. I can't (****ty carrier locked phone) so I'm stuck with sony roms
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Why dont you just flash the international version .ftf for Z2 so as to escape from your carrier barrier ?
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iSaidyiu said:
Why dont you just flash the international version .ftf for Z2 so as to escape from your carrier barrier ?
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Oh i've already done that. But I can't flash cyanogenmod, nor N preview.
coc014 said:
Oh i've already done that. But I can't flash cyanogenmod, nor N preview.
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No! Not custom roms! FTF imply OFFICIAL FIRMWARE FOR SONY DEVICES, ehich can be downloaded via flashtool by androxyde.
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iSaidyiu said:
No! Not custom roms! FTF imply OFFICIAL FIRMWARE FOR SONY DEVICES, ehich can be downloaded via flashtool by androxyde.
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Like I said i've already done that. I've no branding, flashed a stock french ftf a while back. But that's not my issue. My bootloader is still locked, the carrier it was sold on stop people from unlocking bootloaders, they set the flag" bootloader unlock allowed" as "no". So I can't flash roms.
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Like I said i've already done that. I've no branding, flashed a stock french ftf a while back. But that's not my issue. My bootloader is still locked, the carrier it was sold on stop people from unlocking bootloaders, they set the flag" bootloader unlock allowed" as "no". So I can't flash roms.
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I'm in the same boat, my z2 has the bootloader permanently locked by my operator. No more updates from sony and no custom rom support so i'll probably change to another device before the end of the year.
Unfortunately i don't like any of the latest sony devices so i'll probably get the next nexus or a zte axon 7.
I've learned my lesson, i'll never buy a device from a carrier or with an unlockable bootloader again.
ptmaniac said:
I'm in the same boat, my z2 has the bootloader permanently locked by my operator. No more updates from sony and no custom rom support so i'll probably change to another device before the end of the year.
Unfortunately i don't like any of the latest sony devices so i'll probably get the next nexus or a zte axon 7.
I've learned my lesson, i'll never buy a device from a carrier or with an unlockable bootloader again.
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I know how it feels it was the same for my Xperia play which had that damn bootloader unlock no its stupid in my opinion it shouldnt exist its rather damn anoying leaving me to upgrade to Xperia z as my play wasnt recieving ics at the time. I think ill keep my z2 and wait till theres a new Xperia. My z also had the same issue but when I "accidentally" got it damaged by water it was replace as Sony made it worse when running water tests on it as i presume further and luckily allowing me to unlock the bootloader. Im also wondering if Sony can do some magic with the bootload unlock no. I read that they can but its an unauthorised unlock so they wont do it.
i buy Z2 in 2014.
Start with 4.4.2 os, build 314,
Update to 4.4.4 os.
Update to 5.0 os.
Update to 5.1 os.
Update to 6.0 beta build 570 - 575.
Update to 6.0 os final build 291.
We had 5 os updated.
Every update, we don't have many error.
nhuduy said:
i buy Z2 in 2014.
Start with 4.4.2 os, build 314,
Update to 4.4.4 os.
Update to 5.0 os.
Update to 5.1 os.
Update to 6.0 beta build 570 - 575.
Update to 6.0 os final build 291.
We had 5 os updated.
Every update, we don't have many error.
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Although Z2 has been going through lots of major updates, but it is still not the King of Updates from Sony.
The King is the original Z series, which is from init. Android 4.1 to 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.4, 5.0 and final 5.1.1. I have always been proud of having one of the original Z series device in my life:victory:
Well its true, Z2 went through a lot of software updates and its has exceeded the usual 2 year update period.
In my opinion this device was legendary when it came out, the feature set and specs are still top notch.
Ive been using it for almost 2 years and i think im going to switch to a LG G5 by the end of september,
because it offers a lot of upgrades over this phone and has the most reasonable price tag between the flagships.
iSaidyiu said:
Although Z2 has been going through lots of major updates, but it is still not the King of Updates from Sony.
The King is the original Z series, which is from init. Android 4.1 to 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.4, 5.0 and final 5.1.1. I have always been proud of having one of the original Z series device in my life:victory:
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Because Qualcomm.
Qualcomm stop update graphic drivers for snapdragon 800/ 801
Sony Xperia Z1, Sony Xperia Z2 ,Sony Xperia Z3, HTC One M8, Nexus 5, Galaxy S5, LG G4 : snapdragon 800 and snapdragon 801
nhuduy said:
Because Qualcomm.
Qualcomm stop update graphic drivers for snapdragon 800/ 801
Sony Xperia Z1, Sony Xperia Z2 ,Sony Xperia Z3, HTC One M8, Nexus 5, Galaxy S5, LG G4 : snapdragon 800 and snapdragon 801
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Well speaking of officialness, we can still build AOSP-based rom or porting the later devices' Sony official ROM to our device.
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iSaidyiu said:
Well speaking of officialness, we can still build AOSP-based rom or porting the later devices' Sony official ROM to our device.
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Yes!
I hope AOSP to will update os with our.
I only update os with Xperifirm for Z2, never update with AOSP.
When we unlock bootloader,
can you send to me some link to help me how can i flash AOSP rom?
nhuduy said:
Yes!
I hope AOSP to will update os with our.
I only update os with Xperifirm for Z2, never update with AOSP.
When we unlock bootloader,
can you send to me some link to help me how can i flash AOSP rom?
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You need a custom kernel with recovery ( in .img ), and the AOSP rom ( in .zip or .img ).
If rom is in .zip format…
1. Load the zip onto your phone storage ( internal or external ).
2. Flash the custom kernel ( aka. boot image )( usually achieved by extracting from rom.zip ) in flashtool via fastboot mode.
3. Boot into recovery and flah zip.
4. Done.
If rom is in .img fornat…
1. Flash boot.img and system.img ACCORDINGLY in fastboot mode.
2. Done.
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nhuduy said:
i buy Z2 in 2014.
Start with 4.4.2 os, build 314,
Update to 4.4.4 os.
Update to 5.0 os.
Update to 5.1 os.
Update to 6.0 beta build 570 - 575.
Update to 6.0 os final build 291.
We had 5 os updated.
Every update, we don't have many error.
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iXaidyiu said:
Although Z2 has been going through lots of major updates, but it is still not the King of Updates from Sony.
The King is the original Z series, which is from init. Android 4.1 to 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.4, 5.0 and final 5.1.1. I have always been proud of having one of the original Z series device in my life:victory:
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Compared with Samsungs support and update strategy Sony is the worlds no.1, i own a XPlay ( active ), Arc S, Z ( active ), Z1, Z2 ( active ), Z3, and my next phone will be the X. For daily use the Z ( C6603 ) has more than enough power, after 4 years. All my Sonys running Lollipop ( Stock/CM ), and i suggest to stay with your Z2 with a modified/cleaned stock Lollipop fw.
Offtopic: Samsungs S3 came together with the Z, Samsung stopped support with JB 4.3, terrible.
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hey guys
how you doin
i want to ask a question why there is no any 7/7.1 ROM for this phone
ahmedvip2008 said:
hey guys
how you doin
i want to ask a question why there is no any 7/7.1 ROM for this phone
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http://www.needrom.com/download/miui-v7-5-11-26-redmi-note-2/
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barni090 said:
http://www.needrom.com/download/miui-v7-5-11-26-redmi-note-2/
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or when you are lokking for other roms, look at Needrom
Search better !
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=36337
ahmedvip2008 said:
hey guys
how you doin
i want to ask a question why there is no any 7/7.1 ROM for this phone
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Do you mean miui 7 or nougat?
TheGamingDiamond said:
Do you mean miui 7 or nougat?
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yeah i mean android nougat not miui 7
sorry guys for miss understanding
I think that I read on the first thread about the helio x10 source code that we can use NFNH kernel for both MM and N but as you can see, the kernel has a lot of bugs that I am sure they are going to be fixed. If NFNH fixes all the bugs in his kernel, we will have a Nougat rom. But I don't really care, as I am buying RN3Pro(Kenzo)in a month.
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I think that I read on the first thread about the helio x10 source code that we can use NFNH kernel for both MM and N but as you can see, the kernel has a lot of bugs that I am sure they are going to be fixed. If NFNH fixes all the bugs in his kernel, we will have a Nougat rom. But I don't really care, as I am buying RN3Pro(Kenzo)in a month.
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Why you buy a new one
I just receive my Redmi note 2 today
And I think it's good
So what is the wrong with it
I am selling the 2 to one of my relatives. Plus I am kind of jealous that the RN3Pro has got nougat and stuff.
ahmedvip2008 said:
hey guys
how you doin
i want to ask a question why there is no any 7/7.1 ROM for this phone
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buy a flagship not a budged phone, only flagship has seamless android upgrade.
ebel217 said:
buy a flagship not a budged phone, only flagship has seamless android upgrade.
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But I think Google tell the companies to give updates for 18 months at least so why this phone get Android 6 or 7 official until now
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i want to ask a question why there is no any 7/7.1 ROM for this phone
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I gave you and advise about that in your other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69805050&postcount=5
I think that Xiaomi doesn't ever update the android version for its MTK devices.
If you did take care about reading something about this devices before buying it, you should know that people are asking for marshmallow since long time on the official forum, but no one got an answer.
And now you are asking for nougat?
gnazio said:
I gave you and advise about that in your other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69805050&postcount=5
I think that Xiaomi doesn't ever update the android version for its MTK devices.
If you did take care about reading something about this devices before buying it, you should know that people are asking for marshmallow since long time on the official forum, but no one got an answer.
And now you are asking for nougat?
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High you know here in Egypt phones are too expensive and all options you said not available here
So I want to know some thing what is the problem with mediateck processors
Is the Xiaomi don't open source code for all or what is the problem that can't make developers make marshmallow or nougat for that device
ahmedvip2008 said:
High you know here in Egypt phones are too expensive and all options you said not available here
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Sorry if I've been tough, I can understand what you are saying.
From what I can understand you bought your phone in your country; I think that you should have bought from a (good) chinese reseller, I think that the price are lower so with the same budget you can get a better device.
I bought a Mi5S from China at about the price I could buy a Xperia XA in my country.
ahmedvip2008 said:
So I want to know some thing what is the problem with mediateck processors
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There is no problem with MediaTek processors, there is a problem with MediaTek software.
I own four devices with MTK SOC and just 1 got an android version update, just because it was a quite new SOC.
Helio X10 is now old and MTK doesn't care to release new updates for it, and even if they released sw to build Marshmallow based ROM(*), Xiaomi just doesn't care to update it.
AFAIK Xiaomi never bumped the android version on its MTK based devices.
(*) from what I know, LeEco released a Marshmallow based ROM for a device using X10
EDIT:
If you want to try, there are some marshmallow ROM on needrom.
They are not fully working because the lack of drivers for some components, read notes, know bugs and comments from other people.
If you think you can live with their bug you could give it a try, but I suggest you to take a backup using TWRP.
Hi there,
Probably a silly question, I have a SGP312 and it is on Lollipop since 3 years, do you think is there a way to upgrade to the latest Android 8.1?
If not 8.1, what would be the highest version I can go and how?
The Tablet is essentially a stock one, I never did anything on it, just applied the Sony updates they made available for this old model.
Thank you,
Alex
kwajongen said:
Hi there,
Probably a silly question, I have a SGP312 and it is on Lollipop since 3 years, do you think is there a way to upgrade to the latest Android 8.1?
If not 8.1, what would be the highest version I can go and how?
The Tablet is essentially a stock one, I never did anything on it, just applied the Sony updates they made available for this old model.
Thank you,
Alex
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Hello!
It's quite possible to install even the latest 8.1, though it is still not that stable now.
If you want 99% bug-free experience, i would stick to android 7.1.2, like Resurrection Remix ROM till 8.1 gets to a polished state.
Check this guide for installing custom ROMs on device.
Thank you for the link!
I will give it a try very soon.
Alex
Hi buddies,
I have a Sony Xperia Tablet Z (Model: SGP321) with Lollipop v5.0.2.
I had rooted it since a couple of years, so no need to say, it couldn't be upgraded to any higher version of android.
Now I unrooted it and wanna upgrade its android.
My questions:
1. What's the highest Android version officially released for this model?
2. What's the best version you advise me to install on it?
Thanks for your kind & prompt reply.
Cheers,
Leon
PersianOne said:
Hi buddies,
I have a Sony Xperia Tablet Z (Model: SGP321) with Lollipop v5.0.2.
I had rooted it since a couple of years, so no need to say, it couldn't be upgraded to any higher version of android.
Now I unrooted it and wanna upgrade its android.
My questions:
1. What's the highest Android version officially released for this model?
2. What's the best version you advise me to install on it?
Thanks for your kind & prompt reply.
Cheers,
Leon
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Hello!
1. The latest official firmware is android 5.1.1 (v.10.7.A.0.222 or 10.7.A.0.228 depending on region, though internally they are identical).
You can update via xperia-companion software.
2. What's the best only you can say. If stock sony one works good for you, stick to it.
If you have knowledge how to install, and want to try something "custom", there are firmwares based on android 7.1.2 and 8.1 on this forum.
The media players on my Xperia sgp312 keep pausing, has it got something to do with the software, I am still on Android 5.1.1
I hope all the A series 2017 get Pie !...Oreo is ok but id rather me some Pie :laugh:
Don't hope for it..signs don't look good.older then two years since release no update...
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a series 2017?
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A series won't recieve any updates further.
Samsung already promised 2 major updates. One being nougut and last one being oreo.
So yeah.. No official updates.
Maybe lineage OS would be available but I won't count on it either.. Especially when LOS 15.1 is still unfinished.
But we never know.. Maybe some talented developer would build it and will maintain it till it gets stable
karan5chaos said:
A series won't recieve any updates further.
Samsung already promised 2 major updates. One being nougut and last one being oreo.
So yeah.. No official updates.
Maybe lineage OS would be available but I won't count on it either.. Especially when LOS 15.1 is still unfinished.
But we never know.. Maybe some talented developer would build it and will maintain it till it gets stable
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Whats with this 2 updates thing?, its only a last year phone, A5 also, I think Pie would be great on it as a last .
would be porting a pie rom from another samm device with the same cpu be easy ? i mean it happen with oreo before the official release
I want Touchwiz 10 with dual stereo speekers mode and aroma installer
nekos95 said:
would be porting a pie rom from another samm device with the same cpu be easy ? i mean it happen with oreo before the official release
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To be honest as a8 2018 have exynos 7885 and a5/a7 have exynos7880 and that corsi yet ported a8 rom to them it might be possible to port pie on it, otherwise for a3, a6 2018 must get pie and it have exynos7870 as well,
Otherwise lineage gonna do the trick, just keep patience and see !
i just checked and there are actually quite a few of 7870 devices
It should be possible to port roms from devices having similar architecture but they require a lineage OS base (correct me if I'm wrong).
Long back in my LG days, I ported a miui rom successfully but it needed CM 11 base.
Maybe the developers would consider working on it. I'm still waiting for LOS 15.1 to get stable enough (too much battery drain).
Yeah, A5 is spotted in geekbench with Android Pie. That mean it will roll out to it. But nothing about A7. It MUST be.
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Yeah, A5 is spotted in geekbench with Android Pie. That mean it will roll out to it. But nothing about A7. It MUST be.
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There are plenty unofficial Pie roms...
karan5chaos said:
It should be possible to port roms from devices having similar architecture but they require a lineage OS base (correct me if I'm wrong).
Long back in my LG days, I ported a miui rom successfully but it needed CM 11 base.
Maybe the developers would consider working on it. I'm still waiting for LOS 15.1 to get stable enough (too much battery drain).
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I didn't see this post until now.. You could try the pixel experience ROM.
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Yeah, A5 is spotted in geekbench with Android Pie. That mean it will roll out to it. But nothing about A7. It MUST be.
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It will not rollout in an official upgrade
enginorsel said:
Yeah, A5 is spotted in geekbench with Android Pie. That mean it will roll out to it. But nothing about A7. It MUST be.
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We have already received two OS upgrades already so I doubt we will.
I doubt it, since many A series released in 2018. Ax 2017 is obsolete now. The only hope is unofficial ROMs lol.
It is confirmed that the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 2017 will receive the Android Pie 9.0 update.
I'm attaching a screenshot of the news with some of the eligible models. You can read the news on the Samsung Members app.
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It is confirmed that the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 2017 will receive the Android Pie 9.0 update.
I'm attaching a screenshot of the news with some of the eligible models. You can read the news on the Samsung Members app.
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~ all you find on internet is real ™ ~
At least for A3 2017 which yet got 2 major update for every variant. Usually Samsung used to make 2 updates on A series, hence don't expect too much on Samsung OTA as Samsung yet lied many times about update that never came..
McFy said:
~ all you find on internet is real ™ ~
At least for A3 2017 which yet got 2 major update for every variant. Usually Samsung used to make 2 updates on A series, hence don't expect too much on Samsung OTA as Samsung yet lied many times about update that never came..
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That was from their official Members app, that's why I said it's confirmed, but I see your point. Can you tell me which devices has Samsung said they would update and then canceled them? It's a genuine question of mine since I haven't read anything similar.
Just got my XZ1 g8341 today. I've had the compact for 3 years and decided to go with a bigger screen.
I don't know much about the roms because I've run stock pie on my compact. My XZ1 only has android 8.
I've tried to read the list of roms but I'm not sure which one to install. Can someone suggest a newbie a solid rom like android 10?
Thanks.
legacygt777 said:
Just got my XZ1 g8341 today. I've had the compact for 3 years and decided to go with a bigger screen.
I don't know much about the roms because I've run stock pie on my compact. My XZ1 only has android 8.
I've tried to read the list of roms but I'm not sure which one to install. Can someone suggest a newbie a solid rom like android 10?
Thanks.
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if you have UBL try lineage os