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[APK] Flipboard for Android

This guy has extracted the flipboard apk from his galaxy s3 and obviously this is now installable on any android. Huge thanks to him! Just wanted to alert the HOX community as i think it will look amazing on this device
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644212

Awesome!!!!
Not ICS Compatible tho? Thought it would of been since the S3 is running ICS isnt it?

reeco said:
Awesome!!!!
Not ICS Compatible tho? Thought it would of been since the S3 is running ICS isnt it?
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It is ICS compatible, working great on my One X

reeco said:
Awesome!!!!
Not ICS Compatible tho? Thought it would of been since the S3 is running ICS isnt it?
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Compatible on both ICS and gingerbread so far I've tested on my galaxy nexus, HTC one x and galaxy note (GB) works great on all !)
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OMFG finally! Thanks for the info.

Malooga said:
It is ICS compatible, working great on my One X
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What I mean is, its not full screen. Has the 3 dots, right?

The widgets aren't working/displaying.

reeco said:
What I mean is, its not full screen. Has the 3 dots, right?
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Actually I don't know because my hox is running on cm9 and keys there are reformated .. its not a big deal to me that it has the three dots tbh ..
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reeco said:
What I mean is, its not full screen. Has the 3 dots, right?
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Ahh, I've got remapped buttons too and it works fullscreen great. On a Rom without any remapping of buttons I don't know.

This is huge. Have been waiting forever for Flipboard for Android. Makes One X life complete

mickliq said:
This is huge. Have been waiting forever for Flipboard for Android. Makes One X life complete
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Exactly!
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Works great and looks great on the one x just need to set it up
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I wonder if it's possible to force the app to run in "tablet" mode (eg iPad mode) rather than smartphone mode? Given the 720p resolution of the One X, I'd love to see tablet mode on it.

mickliq said:
I wonder if it's possible to force the app to run in "tablet" mode (eg iPad mode) rather than smartphone mode? Given the 720p resolution of the One X, I'd love to see tablet mode on it.
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I was thinking this. But I doubt it, as that version was made for the iPad only, so dont think it was ported to Android through the S3.
BUT.... if they make a version for android tablets, then i'm sure someone could port it to work with our HOX.
That would be sweet.

aslan93 said:
This guy has extracted the flipboard apk from his galaxy s3 and obviously this is now installable on any android. Huge thanks to him! Just wanted to alert the HOX community as i think it will look amazing on this device
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644212
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Its addictive. Shame on you. Like to sell drugs isn't it?

nobnut said:
The widgets aren't working/displaying.
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the app is installed to sd by default. move to internal memory and the widget works.
also if you have problems with flipping pages back, disable forced gpu rendering and it'll work fine.

After installing the new update don't forget to force close the app and start again otherwise pictures won't show in some cases
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aslan93 said:
After installing the new update don't forget to force close the app and start again otherwise pictures won't show in some cases
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How did you install update?For me,it is reporting parse error when I try to update...

ujkadusko said:
How did you install update?For me,it is reporting parse error when I try to update...
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Same problem here...
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ujkadusko said:
How did you install update?For me,it is reporting parse error when I try to update...
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Go to the link at the top and look in the first post
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What would be harder to do?

I was wondering what would be harder to port...............Touchwiz, Sense, or Aplications Platform(Motorola)?

I'm no expert on this topic but sense would most likely be the hardest to port. As for easiest I have no idea
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Yeah I'm liking how Motorola is going and I like the way touchwiz looks but people get mad when I ask about a non-stock ROM on a Google device.
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I'd say the Motorola I went to a Verizon store and played with the RAZR m. Widgets are nice and overall u.I. was smooth. Was ICS BTW... sense would be amazing and maybe stutter proof ( we do have a beast of a phone)
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jaestreetss said:
I'd say the Motorola I went to a Verizon store and played with the RAZR m. Widgets are nice and overall u.I. was smooth. Was ICS BTW... sense would be amazing and maybe stutter proof ( we do have a beast of a phone)
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I don't think it would run that great...
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There's a guy in the dev section who has been working on the ports , still not mega stable so they all look like a pain. Give him a message am sure he has more info
J
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NO offense but IMO, Holo is the prettiest launcher so far. Nothing can replace Holo on a GNex.
But looking at the progresses, sense seems to be the most easiest (or most worked on) so far cuz months ago i saw TW ports and Sense ports but nowadays i only see Sense ports.

dakota.breeden said:
but people get mad when I ask about a non-stock ROM on a Google device.
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not mad, annoyed. we roll with the nexus exactly because it runs vanilla android.

bk201doesntexist said:
not mad, annoyed. we roll with the nexus exactly because it runs vanilla android.
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I like it for a little while and then it gets boring and I like change..

Share,upgrade from Galaxy W

Hey guys. If you guys planning on buying a new phone which has a higher spec than our Wonder,yet still affordable,what would it be? And what is the reason?
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AzizWahid said:
Hey guys. If you guys planning on buying a new phone which has a higher spec than our Wonder,yet still affordable,what would it be? And what is the reason?
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If you don't mind about other brands than samsung i suggest you use HTC Sensation XE. It's nice and have a better specs than ours. It has 1,5 ghz dual core processor and some usb otg if you are a fan of usb otg. Just search it on google about this amazing phone. And yes it is affordable
I choose this phone as a back up for my wonder if something happens to it, and yes it was stolen. So i change to this phone and it is awesome
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reddvilzz said:
If you don't mind about other brands than samsung i suggest you use HTC Sensation XE. It's nice and have a better specs than ours. It has 1,5 ghz dual core processor and some usb otg if you are a fan of usb otg. Just search it on google about this amazing phone. And yes it is affordable
I choose this phone as a back up for my wonder if something happens to it, and yes it was stolen. So i change to this phone and it is awesome
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Is it easily rootted like our phone? And does it have attention on xda from someone like arco or something?
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reddvilzz said:
If you don't mind about other brands than samsung i suggest you use HTC Sensation XE. It's nice and have a better specs than ours. It has 1,5 ghz dual core processor and some usb otg if you are a fan of usb otg. Just search it on google about this amazing phone. And yes it is affordable
I choose this phone as a back up for my wonder if something happens to it, and yes it was stolen. So i change to this phone and it is awesome
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wanna ask the same thing.is HTC phone easily root because my friend complaining about the difficulty to root it n no thread can be found in xda developer. n if u asked me bout upgrade mayb i choose sony phone.high spech but more cheaper price.for now i love my wonder.

what about S2?
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hadidjapri said:
what about S2?
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Ya,anyone have any experience with s2?
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AzizWahid said:
Ya,anyone have any experience with s2?
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My brother uses s2...is the better version of W...but still i dont think u will purchase it to use the same UI...but what can u say...it is getting jb...so its quite tricky to say if it gets a new UI with jb like s3...then i bet s2 would be great...
Edit: Guys...got HTC One X now...thanks to all for helping me in this W thread...Take Care all...
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afif_7070 said:
wanna ask the same thing.is HTC phone easily root because my friend complaining about the difficulty to root it n no thread can be found in xda developer. n if u asked me bout upgrade mayb i choose sony phone.high spech but more cheaper price.for now i love my wonder.
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Its true that sony phone have a higher spec at a lower price. But have you tried one of those? Because i feel its quite laggy
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I'm getting this year's Nexus 7 to be announced in May(Google I/O)
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7amada100 said:
Is it easily rootted like our phone? And does it have attention on xda from someone like arco or something?
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You can check on sensation thread,arco's on sensation is bruce2728, cm 10 is 99% already perfect,redvilzz and i are using the same phone now and moved from wonder. And from those cm trees,came jellybam,pa,miui,aosp,aokp. Yet,i still having my wonder here,but for better attention, they have it on sensation
Really having hardtime for rooting,s-offing,bootlocker,but when your done,you can do whatever you want from touchrecovery,even flashing stockrom
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True as dolly said, and thanks to his help for guiding me on choosing rom, kernel, rooting and etc. :cheers: to you mate. Anyway It is an awesome phone in the upper hand of wonder. Why i didn't choose s2 because the price is around 2 times expensive CMIIW then the sensation xe. Sensation XE is only around 1,2 / 1,3 times expensive and the specs is 'almost' like s2 only very different from the screen which is not AMOLED
And about the difficulty of rooting there are a lot to do to gain the ability to flash custom rom on this 'baby'
You need to unlock bootloader, root, s-off and etc.
It is all explained in the thread. FYI after what i've been through the S-Offing way is the most difficult one for me, but after you succeeded it's smooth sailing to change all rom.
And also there are many great and good dev there like arco's which is our man . Cheers to arco :beer:
Sensation thread is in xda, just search for htc sensation. The thread is a combined version with the sensation, sensation 4g, and sensation xe, almost all the roms are compatible with every variant of sensation.
For sony yes it is cheap and have more power but almost all low prices phone that i checked didn't have external capabilities and i know yes they are better from our wonder with a little cheaper prize but yeah no external sd card capabilities? That's a pain
Try googling and look on the specs man it will amaze you with the affordable price :thumbup:
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And now I'm running on 4.2 JB custom rom from DKOSP, its very fast,faster than 4.1, not 100% perfect, but for my daily use like cam (almost all works (720 VC)),wifi,bluetooth,sound,vibration etc,and it has AOKP also to try
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İ want to buy galaxy nexus,nexus4 or galaxy s3.because they are fast and they have nice design,big and good screen and good game and general performance.
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wonder is enough and best for me with CM9. i dont play games so why i buy more expensive money.

Actually I want to buy Galaxy Nexus, but.. it's officially wiped out from the list in the Indonesian phonespace.
So I'll have to wait for the next Samsung's newest flagship Android.

as for me, i believe in rumors about new samsung nexus with android 5.0 onboard..
if it becomes not larger than 4.5" and gets nice design (w\o that s***ty pseudo-chrome around) for example comparable with our wonder, i'd make my best to get it)

A nexus of course..

This is a difficult question...
Samsung? Well, they have lately been... 'less friendly' to the dev community, to the point that Team Hacksung has declared that they will end activities on Samsung phones.
HTC? They are openly hostile to the dev community, what with the locked bootloader, unlock limits, etc. etc. etc. Not to mention that their sales are declining fast.
Motorola? Same as HTC. Although, with a new owner (the mighty GOOG himself) situation *may* change.
Nexus? No SD Card slot, 'nuff said.
That leaves only Sony, which XDA Portal itself has commended to be the most dev-friendly brand. They even provide an official bootloader unlocking page, with a helpful link to the proper forum in XDA!
So, my next phone would very likely be a Sony.
Which model? Not sure yet... I'll cross the bridge when it's time to, and not sooner (in other words, we'll see what models are available in the next 6-9 months).
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I go for Sony Xperia Z, But i dont like the battery not removable.

If I've much money now maybe I'll go to Xperia Z, but galaxy SIV specs is intriguing, with 1900mhz quadcore or 1600mhz octacore (or whatever its called, its had more than 4 cores) depending on the regions. :eek
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Sense 5

Hey can someone port Sense 5 to our Ace 2?? I really like the looks of sense:laugh:

superlenvin said:
Hey can someone port Sense 5 to our Ace 2?? I really like the looks of sense:laugh:
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no

yeah! maybe someone do it^^ I want to prove blinked and the other things
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KingDani1997 said:
no
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Sense 5 is being ported to many Samsungs like S3, S4 and S2
Sooo why not
Hopefully some talented dev would do it

superlenvin said:
Sense 5 is being ported to many Samsungs like S3, S4 and S2
Sooo why not
Hopefully some talented dev would do it
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maybe because HTC one x is 1280x720 and HTC one is 1920x1080, and our phone is only 800x480????
S3 or S4 have the same screen resolution as HTC one x (S3) and HTC one (s4) but for me is an epic fail lol

mkel91 said:
maybe because HTC one x is 1280x720 and HTC one is 1920x1080, and our phone is only 800x480????
S3 or S4 have the same screen resolution as HTC one x (S3) and HTC one (s4) but for me is an epic fail lol
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It is also being ported to Galaxy s1(sense 4) and it is also being ported to HTC one v, which also has the same resolution as our Ace 2
So resolution wouldn't be an obstacle for us
And one x(I think) haven't got official update
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superlenvin said:
It is also being ported to Galaxy s1(sense 4) and it is also being ported to HTC one v, which also has the same resolution as our Ace 2
So resolution wouldn't be an obstacle for us
And one x(I think) haven't got official update
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yes, I have a ONE X too and I have official 4.2.2 with sense 5 (the same as HTC ONE to be honest), so believe in me, resolution is an obstacole, because images are in a different resolution..senso 4 was ported to s1 becuase it was taken from an htc with the same resolution..

mkel91 said:
yes, I have a ONE X too and I have official 4.2.2 with sense 5 (the same as HTC ONE to be honest), so believe in me, resolution is an obstacole, because images are in a different resolution..senso 4 was ported to s1 becuase it was taken from an htc with the same resolution..
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I think that you haven't read it fully
HTC one v has same like Ace 2 resolution and it has sense 5
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superlenvin said:
I think that you haven't read it fully
HTC one v has same like Ace 2 resolution and it has sense 5
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you can port it from htc one v

superlenvin said:
Hey can someone port Sense 5 to our Ace 2?? I really like the looks of sense:laugh:
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One guy ported it, but he deleted the files because of too many bugs!.. :laugh:

If you want you tried to port sense 5 from the HTC desire 500
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resolution of device doesnt really matter a lot though
it only makes it easier
like on the HTC Xplorer Pico they ported Sense 4.1 from XHDPI device and fully resized every single app manually
but if u take from same res u wont need to do this
although Sense 5 needs ION and tons of other 3.4+ kernel related stuff inside kernel to even boot its harder then something like sense 4 or sense 2.0+

the question is who build like this ROM???
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Anyone know how to build this rom?

Sense is an HTC product and not open source. Just a thought...

a htc device is THE product. sense is a UI
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Sure, because HTC didn't produce their Sense UI?

I've seen this kind of movement before on many devices (mainly xperia phones, cuz they got ****load of buyers so also developers). The outcome, after of course hours and hours of work is a and IF it boots, is a buggy and laggy rom which nobody is ever going to use except for some developers. I'm not saying that it's impossible...I'm saying that it's not really worth it. Oh and before you start responding 2 things
1st: I'm a big fan of sense. I just LOVE this thing
2nd: If we want sense we need more than just one experienced developer which is able to spend time on this project, porting Sense really can't be just a weekend hobby.

mojito0 said:
I've seen this kind of movement before on many devices (mainly xperia phones, cuz they got ****load of buyers so also developers). The outcome, after of course hours and hours of work is a and IF it boots, is a buggy and laggy rom which nobody is ever going to use except for some developers. I'm not saying that it's impossible...I'm saying that it's not really worth it. Oh and before you start responding 2 things
1st: I'm a big fan of sense. I just LOVE this thing
2nd: If we want sense we need more than just one experienced developer which is able to spend time on this project, porting Sense really can't be just a weekend hobby.
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totaly true
it takes tons of times and lots of rework/reverse engeneering
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It sounds great, but is some crazy hahaha
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Official 4.4 is that true?!

http://www.technostall.com/xperia-s-android-442-kitkat-update/
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http://www.technostall.com/xperia-s-android-442-kitkat-update/
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no it's not true, when you download the file it is pure_aosp_alpha

They say sony will realease official update
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I don't think that they are gonna update the Xperia S anymore. It's a shame as it's a good device, I hope they don't do the same and abandon my Z1 after 18 months like they did with this device. Hopefully tho they might update this but it's very unlikely
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See the title 1st...
They said custom rom.
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adam20115 said:
I don't think that they are gonna update the Xperia S anymore. It's a shame as it's a good device, I hope they don't do the same and abandon my Z1 after 18 months like they did with this device. Hopefully tho they might update this but it's very unlikely
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Abandon? You expecting lifetime of updates? They didn't abandon Xperia S. The current firmware is fine.

lee480 said:
Abandon? You expecting lifetime of updates? They didn't abandon Xperia S. The current firmware is fine.
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Ofcourse,the current is f9.but there must be 4.3 or 4.4 update...but there is nothing.
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Ofcourse,the current is f9.but there must be 4.3 or 4.4 update...but there is nothing.
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I dont mean abandon, i mean like they should try to update it for as long as possible as its still a good device, thats all i mean

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Ofcourse,the current is f9.but there must be 4.3 or 4.4 update...but there is nothing.
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Why must there be? There are unofficial versions, just use those. Are you expecting Sony to keep every single phone they ever released up to date? There must be hundreds by now (okay that was a hyperbole, 48 according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia), noone can keep up with that. If you must blame anyone or anything for the short while that phones are getting updates, blame Android because it's so hard to install on hardware (compared to more classic PC OS's like Windows and Ubuntu/Pick-Your-Favorite-Linux-Distro). Not even the Galaxy Nexus got an update to Android 4.4, and if there was one Nexus that was most like our Fuji-phones it was that one. So if our generation's Nexus isn't even getting any updates anymore, how do you expect a non-Nexus device to get that update.
Seriously, I don't like this either, so ever since KitKat I haven't run a stock ROM. Now you've learned that if stock updates are important to you, you should get a Nexus or a Google Play Edition device. Sony has been known not to be very good in providing long term updates ever since the Xperia X10 (their very first Android phone). And if you can't afford to get a new phone every 2 years (because that's how long it'll be relevant), you should stop being so sensitive about updates and be happy with what you have.

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Why must there be? There are unofficial versions, just use those. Are you expecting Sony to keep every single phone they ever released up to date? There must be hundreds by now (okay that was a hyperbole, 48 according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia), noone can keep up with that. If you must blame anyone or anything for the short while that phones are getting updates, blame Android because it's so hard to install on hardware (compared to more classic PC OS's like Windows and Ubuntu/Pick-Your-Favorite-Linux-Distro). Not even the Galaxy Nexus got an update to Android 4.4, and if there was one Nexus that was most like our Fuji-phones it was that one. So if our generation's Nexus isn't even getting any updates anymore, how do you expect a non-Nexus device to get that update.
Seriously, I don't like this either, so ever since KitKat I haven't run a stock ROM. Now you've learned that if stock updates are important to you, you should get a Nexus or a Google Play Edition device. Sony has been known not to be very good in providing long term updates ever since the Xperia X10 (their very first Android phone). And if you can't afford to get a new phone every 2 years (because that's how long it'll be relevant), you should stop being so sensitive about updates and be happy with what you have.
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I m using pure Aosp 4.4 right now.
And I m happy with it.
But see every nexus has offical cm support.they are also working on 4.4.
And here only billchane and rehman FX are working.thanks to them we have 4.4 build.suppose we don't have more support from them.than what we gonna do.then I will sell my sl..and surely buy nexus 5 or htc m7
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I m using pure Aosp 4.4 right now.
And I m happy with it.
But see every nexus has offical cm support.they are also working on 4.4.
And here only billchane and rehman FX are working.thanks to them we have 4.4 build.suppose we don't have more support from them.than what we gonna do.then I will sell my sl..and surely buy nexus 5 or htc m7
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Best not buy a HTC, support isn't great there either. The One X(L) isn't going beyond Android 4.2. If this is important to you, there's only q Nexus, a Google Play Edition phone or maybe a Motorola Moto X but we still have to see how long Motorola is going to support phones now they're part of Google.
And indeed we wouldn't be much without Rayman or bilchen. But it's like this for the vast majority of Android devices.
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I tried several KK-based roms for xperia S, but all gave me random reboots
had some on 4.3, but with 4.4 I have too many to be stable as dayly driver.
i guess they all use the same kernel (open semc), that could explain why the all have it?
but... why do some people claim to have no reboots, and others have em 'all the time'?
i'm now on nature rom (4.1) and no problems at all, it's a great rom, but i really like 4.4 as well.
will there be a stable kernel/version soon?

dreezz said:
I tried several KK-based roms for xperia S, but all gave me random reboots
had some on 4.3, but with 4.4 I have too many to be stable as dayly driver.
i guess they all use the same kernel (open semc), that could explain why the all have it?
but... why do some people claim to have no reboots, and others have em 'all the time'?
i'm now on nature rom (4.1) and no problems at all, it's a great rom, but i really like 4.4 as well.
will there be a stable kernel/version soon?
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Try Pure AOSP Kitkat rom! It's different build and I have no such problem with that
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but has same kernel?

dreezz said:
but has same kernel?
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Different
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dreezz said:
but has same kernel?
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That 1 has aops kernal.its own
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Redstarr1 said:
Why must there be? There are unofficial versions, just use those. Are you expecting Sony to keep every single phone they ever released up to date? There must be hundreds by now (okay that was a hyperbole, 48 according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia), noone can keep up with that. If you must blame anyone or anything for the short while that phones are getting updates, blame Android because it's so hard to install on hardware (compared to more classic PC OS's like Windows and Ubuntu/Pick-Your-Favorite-Linux-Distro). Not even the Galaxy Nexus got an update to Android 4.4, and if there was one Nexus that was most like our Fuji-phones it was that one. So if our generation's Nexus isn't even getting any updates anymore, how do you expect a non-Nexus device to get that update.
Seriously, I don't like this either, so ever since KitKat I haven't run a stock ROM. Now you've learned that if stock updates are important to you, you should get a Nexus or a Google Play Edition device. Sony has been known not to be very good in providing long term updates ever since the Xperia X10 (their very first Android phone). And if you can't afford to get a new phone every 2 years (because that's how long it'll be relevant), you should stop being so sensitive about updates and be happy with what you have.
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First of all, the XS it's not just another phone sony launched, its a flagship device that only got two major updates (one actually cause ics should have been out of the box) so I at least expected 4.2 or 4. 3, even Galaxy s2 got them
second, the galaxy nexus didn't get 4.4 because of Texas instruments (supposedly) and as long as other oems continue to update it means it's possible and we have every right to complain about it
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tel033 said:
First of all, the XS it's not just another phone sony launched, its a flagship device that only got two major updates (one actually cause ics should have been out of the box) so I at least expected 4.2 or 4. 3, even Galaxy s2 got them
second, the galaxy nexus didn't get 4.4 because of Texas instruments (supposedly) and as long as other oems continue to update it means it's possible and we have every right to complain about it
S has 2 updates ics,jb.and what about sl.sl was preloaded with ics.it has only jb update.
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tel033 said:
First of all, the XS it's not just another phone sony launched, its a flagship device that only got two major updates (one actually cause ics should have been out of the box) so I at least expected 4.2 or 4. 3, even Galaxy s2 got them
second, the galaxy nexus didn't get 4.4 because of Texas instruments (supposedly) and as long as other oems continue to update it means it's possible and we have every right to complain about it
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You're absolutely correct that Galaxy Nexus lack of KitKat is due to Texas Instruments. Similar, Xperia S ain't getting 4.2 and above due to Qualcomm, not Sony.
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lee480 said:
You're absolutely correct that Galaxy Nexus lack of KitKat is due to Texas Instruments. Similar, Xperia S ain't getting 4.2 and above due to Qualcomm, not Sony.
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Ok then my mistake, but how would you then explain the galaxy s2 getting updates with a snapdragon s2?
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