I was wondering if there was a way i could get the Z2 features and apps on my Xperia S(rooted/running 4.4.2 custom rom)
I tried aroma installer but the Z2 apps/launcher are not working
Hmmm i know a dev that is working om porting the entire firmware but you will need a unlocked bootloader
Keep am eye out for Xperia 4.3 official firmware and 4.4
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Hmmm i know a dev that is working om porting the entire firmware but you will need a unlocked bootloader
Keep am eye out for Xperia 4.3 official firmware and 4.4
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if that's true
will the ion users get it also?
Yes they will
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Hmmm i know a dev that is working om porting the entire firmware but you will need a unlocked bootloader
Keep am eye out for Xperia 4.3 official firmware and 4.4
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Oh i see, but I thought sony pulled the plug on xperia S firmwares?
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Oh i see, but I thought sony pulled the plug on xperia S firmwares?
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They did but me and 3 other devs are working on the official 4.3/4.4 from other xperias
Lets say they are semi-official firmwares
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They did but me and 3 other devs are working on the official 4.3/4.4 from other xperias
Lets say they are semi-official firmwares
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looking forward to try this besides my current custom rom...
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They did but me and 3 other devs are working on the official 4.3/4.4 from other xperias
Lets say they are semi-official firmwares
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Hmm, very interesting. Did you manage to solve the incompatible driver problems or are you using the 4.1.2 ones?
Or are you guys using a CM10 based ROM to port 4.3/4.4 apps and features? I'm very curious indeed
Well tornado007 is porting 4.4 right now
We may port the drivers or make new ones based on blichen97's 4.4 aosp
I personaly am working on Envi-OS port for xperia s
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Well tornado007 is porting 4.4 right now
We may port the drivers or make new ones based on blichen97's 4.4 aosp
I personaly am working on Envi-OS port for xperia s
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I assume it's going to be very hard to create the drivers to run official firmwares on our old Scorpion devices.. But very interesting. I'm still surprised there is a chance to receive a "Semi-official" 4.3/4.4 updates.
Sorry if I'm being inconvenient, but what is left to completely port it?
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I assume it's going to be very hard to create the drivers to run official firmwares on our old Scorpion devices.. But very interesting. I'm still surprised there is a chance to receive a "Semi-official" 4.3/4.4 updates.
Sorry if I'm being inconvenient, but what is left to completely port it?
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Well im working on messing with blichen97s aosp kernel and tornado007 is working on the display drivers, for the port
Porting CM is easy, porting aosp harder, porting preconfigured OS's is very hard because you have to deal with crap spesific for that device
We havnt gotn far at all
(irrelivent news)
Envi-OS (server version too) works for XS , its in pre-alpha... Next month XS will get it
(ultra boot now drops boot to less than 1 second)
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Hmm, I see. Good to know.. If when the development gets more far and you need a tester you can PM me anytime, I have unlocked bootloader
Sorry if I'm being too nayve, but I did a quick research and coudn't find anything related to Envi-OS.. What exactly is it?
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Hmm, I see. Good to know.. If when the development gets more far and you need a tester you can PM me anytime, I have unlocked bootloader
Sorry if I'm being too nayve, but I did a quick research and coudn't find anything related to Envi-OS.. What exactly is it?
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We have a tester but more testers means more ground covered
I think Tornado007s 4.4 may be out in a few weeks to a month
Envi-OS is my own linux OS
It contains unique features like ultraboot RFMM
Main features:
UltraBoot
Drops boot time from 2 seconds to less than 0.5 (on xperia s)(boot records :0.1 seconds , on xperia s)
RFMM (ram file merge mount)
Allows you to expand your ram through mountable files on your storage (upto 128gb)
Krynik Home environment
A home environment that includes a phone,phablet,tablet and desktop mode, default to phone in xperia s but you can use desktop mode
Krynik engine
In phone(phablet and tablet mode too) mode desktop only programs can run in phone mode the engine makes programms act like Sony small apps a little bit
Envi-OS isnt public but in a few weeks ill put the website up and release an alpha build
The plan for the os is to unify or make your devices more useful or easy to use
Ill screenshot My OS if i remember to
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We have a tester but more testers means more ground covered
I think Tornado007s 4.4 may be out in a few weeks to a month
Envi-OS is my own linux OS
It contains unique features like ultraboot RFMM
Main features:
UltraBoot
Drops boot time from 2 seconds to less than 0.5 (on xperia s)(boot records :0.1 seconds , on xperia s)
RFMM (ram file merge mount)
Allows you to expand your ram through mountable files on your storage (upto 128gb)
Krynik Home environment
A home environment that includes a phone,phablet,tablet and desktop mode, default to phone in xperia s but you can use desktop mode
Krynik engine
In phone(phablet and tablet mode too) mode desktop only programs can run in phone mode the engine makes programms act like Sony small apps a little bit
Envi-OS isnt public but in a few weeks ill put the website up and release an alpha build
The plan for the os is to unify or make your devices more useful or easy to use
Ill screenshot My OS if i remember to
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Wow.. Just amazing! I'll be waiting anxiously for both (yours and tornado007) releases!! I was thinking of buying the Z2 but I will wait a little longer to see If I can stick with my XS longer! :fingers-crossed:
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Wow.. Just amazing! I'll be waiting anxiously for both (yours and tornado007) releases!! I was thinking of buying the Z2 but I will wait a little longer to see If I can stick with my XS longer! :fingers-crossed:
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heh i wouldent wait on envi-os , it is in pre-alpha.
4.4 port is what we are throing a lot into so it should be done in a while (like said before preconfigured roms are anoying)
that shouldent take too long
also ill be buying a XZ2 so Envi-OS is coming to that and maybe a comunity Stock plus project
tornado007 has a XZ So maybe envi-os will come to that (ill ask if he can port XZ2 camera too)
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Wow.. Just amazing! I'll be waiting anxiously for both (yours and tornado007) releases!! I was thinking of buying the Z2 but I will wait a little longer to see If I can stick with my XS longer! :fingers-crossed:
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4.4 port is tough.. We need to build display drivers from scratch which is a huge burden.. I am although trying to contact pro devs and get help.. I am not a genius who can write 10000 lines of code without help.. Although willing to give it a try.. Don't get any hopes up just yet.. Its still unsure that such a kernel can be built to make the official 4.4 from XZ1c to work on our device.. I may need a dev like niaboc or bilchen to make such kernel.. If i were u, i would not get my hopes up..
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4.4 port is tough.. We need to build display drivers from scratch which is a huge burden.. I am although trying to contact pro devs and get help.. I am not a genius who can write 10000 lines of code without help.. Although willing to give it a try.. Don't get any hopes up just yet.. Its still unsure that such a kernel can be built to make the official 4.4 from XZ1c to work on our device.. I may need a dev like niaboc or bilchen to make such kernel.. If i were u, i would not get my hopes up..
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I figured it was going to be difficult... I wish I could help but I still have zero knowledge of programming languages. I Wonder if it is really possible to create such kernel even with help from pro devs like DooMLord.. I still have hopes but at the end of the year I'll be retiring this Xperia S, so anything until there is welcome!
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hey guys!!!
i am keen to get a ZL soon.. and hell yes i prefer the ZL over s4 or HTC One.. but i just checked out the forum & noticed that not major development has taken place yet.. be it custom ROMs or MODs.. wherein Z's forum is full of it.. that puts me one step back.. will ZL get less development than Z??? I would really want to stick with a phone which happens to be modded & developed... Its strange to know that ROMS for Z & ZL would be different as both of them are practically the same phone apart from the outer curvature & 2-3 tiny features... any takers to explain this to me??
Also battery life means a lot to me.. wanna know from the users as to how is the battery performing.. I am on HTC OneX at the moment & the only think i dont like about this phone is the battery life... need ur input guys!!! pls help!!
The ZL hasn't been made available globally as the Z did, so give it some time for it to pick up in popularity. The Z had an entire month head start on the market, and the ZL was only available two weeks ago.
Would some devs care to chip in as to whether developing for the ZL is any different than developing for the Z?
AW: [Q] No custom ROMS on ZL????
I think most dev will code for Z, because that is the advertised flagship. Nevertheless I hope that Mods and Roms can easily be ported from Z to ZL.
There is a first Cyanogen Port, although the ZL isn't released yet in many parts of the world. Samsung maybe won't get it years after release.
And you don't need 238 different ROMs, you just need one that fits!
If someone would help get me started I'd make a Rom for the ZL. I made a stripped down and buildprop changes Rom on the Samsung mesmerise which is the cdma version of the galaxy s back in early 2011. But I'm not sure where to start now :/
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I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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I'm in. The only thing that really needed on ZL is voltage control because the phone gets quite warm during prolonged operation. I don't like it. I see DooMLorD making custom kernel for the Z and I hope he will make one for ZL as well. But since he is busy with life that may take some time...
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I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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Wuhooo!!!! Am in!!!
krabappel2548 said:
I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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Me also there waiting.....
drlalitbida said:
Me also there waiting.....
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Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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Finally wait is going to get over
seeing so many Roms for xz but nothing for zl
eagerly waiting
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So what's wrong with sony stock? Performance? Functionality missing? Or just flash-addicted...?
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So what's wrong with sony stock? Performance? Functionality missing? Or just flash-addicted...?
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There is nothing wrong with stock ROM. Only thing is we need more customisation like voltage control and such. Stock Xperia Launcher suffers from lags from time to time. I just use stock 4.2 Jelly Bean launcher and works much better than Xperia Launcher in terms of smoothness and responsiveness
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So what's wrong with sony stock? Performance? Functionality missing? Or just flash-addicted...?
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Basically flash addicted
one more thing is customization like
status toggle bar options
black theme especially navigation bar
small on screen buttons which is really annoying as accual screen size is less than 4.8 or something
camera tweaks etc etc...
krabappel2548 said:
Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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Thanks looking forward to it...
krabappel2548 said:
Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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any chances of releasing ccustom rom .......
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any chances of releasing ccustom rom .......
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Why don't you give CM or AOKP a go? I know the camera is non functional as of now, but asking the dev again and again is not going to get you anything. He has his personal life to take care of too.
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any chances of releasing ccustom rom .......
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I have 2 weeks off from now so I have time to work on it
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looking forward for some development.....
people r releasing roms for s4 which is no where in picture for atleast next 25 days
and this phone which was released almost 1 month ago doesn't hav a single custom rom
r developers not interested inthis phone or something else.
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I have 2 weeks off from now so I have time to work on it
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thanks krabappel2548 waiting since a long time
drlalitbida said:
people r releasing roms for s4 which is no where in picture for atleast next 25 days
and this phone which was released almost 1 month ago doesn't hav a single custom rom
r developers not interested inthis phone or something else.
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Yup, and more annoyingly this is the sister of the popular Xperia Z, and not even a single custom kernel is available
As the title said, do you want Firefox OS, on sxs?
Sony released the kernel(Linux 3.0.8) and system source of firefoxOS for xperia e , so porting should be possible
What do you think?
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/partners/
http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...re-for-xperia-e-available-for-developers-rom/
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Will be nice
It would be great if it works on locked bootloader too..
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Porting isn't possible. It's impossible to port kernel from device which has different SoC. We have dual-core when E has single core.
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Vaith said:
Porting isn't possible. It's impossible to port kernel from device which has different SoC. We have dual-core when E has single core.
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You read it wrong. Only the system is from xperia e. The kernel will be using xperia s kernel. And since Firefox os uses Linux kernel, I think it can be ported.
Edit: and yeah, ofc I want to try the firefox os. It'll be very nice..
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algates said:
It would be great if it works on locked bootloader too..
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m1st3r1 said:
You read it wrong. Only the system is from xperia e. The kernel will be using xperia s kernel. And since Firefox os uses Linux kernel, I think it can be ported.
Edit: and yeah, ofc I want to try the firefox os. It'll be very nice..
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So guy which want to port it must made new kernel from nothing. So it's impossible.
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Vaith said:
So guy which want to port it must made new kernel from nothing. So it's impossible.
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ooh.. you just dont want to say that you're wrong right? j/k.
well, the devs have source for xperia s kernel (the 3.0.8 one, from Sony, and/or cm10 kernel from fxp and others), and there is source from firefox os too. and you know, there is ubuntu touch for xperia s in the development thread right? it can be done, so why this (firefox os) is impossible?
still, i dont know for sure though, as im not a dev or anything. just using my logics
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So guy which want to port it must made new kernel from nothing. So it's impossible.
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The kernel is very similar (90-95%) to the stock sony kernel , but it has firefox os patch and xperia E Soc(msm7227a) drivers .... I'll only include all the xperia s drivers and adapt the rom to xperia s hardware ... It's a dirty way , but I need first to get it booting , and next we can improve and fix it.
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Yes.
It will be useless i think, you will loose your time to do it.
We already have too many great roms, what are working really good, and i think (that's my opinion) we do not need firefox os.
if its work why not
its always nice to have another new things
if you want any help pm me
It would be nice to try FirefoxOS on our phone
Firefox OS would be amazing! I heard rumors that they use the same drivers from Android. Would anyone have a clue where to begin?
martinko23 said:
It will be useless i think, you will loose your time to do it.
We already have too many great roms, what are working really good, and i think (that's my opinion) we do not need firefox os.
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Thankfully you don't get to decide what we need or don't need,
It will (always) be great if someone tries to do it:good:
r0bot said:
Firefox OS would be amazing! I heard rumors that they use the same drivers from Android. Would anyone have a clue where to begin?
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FirefoxOs share a lot of part of the HAL from android.
We have to begin from the kernel, after we get it boot, lets start adapt the rom
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It would be nice to try it out - it's always nice to have options to choose from. That being said, i doubt Firefox OS will catch on because even Ubuntu Phone OS will have wider audience and a bigger usage base.
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Thankfully you don't get to decide what we need or don't need,
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It is just what i think, and it's my point of view.
Good news
Back in June, we reported of a new Sony Xperia S (LT26i) firmware update that was rumoured to arrive in early July. Well obviously that did not come to pass, but apparently a new update is still on the agenda for Xperia S/SL owners. Sony pretty much confirmed as much on the official support forums, saying that it will have build version number 6.2.B.1.XX. There’s no ETA for the update, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled.
Source: http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/0...-1-xx/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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Good news
Back in June, we reported of a new Sony Xperia S (LT26i) firmware update that was rumoured to arrive in early July. Well obviously that did not come to pass, but apparently a new update is still on the agenda for Xperia S/SL owners. Sony pretty much confirmed as much on the official support forums, saying that it will have build version number 6.2.B.1.XX. There’s no ETA for the update, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled.
Source: http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/08/0...-1-xx/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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So,over all of the S,SL,Acro S,and ion...only S will get a fixed update?Screw that,Sony didn't say it is only for Xperia S :s
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Don't thank me. It's because of amount of death threats I sent to their dev department and sophisticated insults to their support policy I posted on their facebook page.
good to read these news.. lets see if they will give us a good update
prohibeat said:
Don't thank me. It's because of amount of death threats I sent to their dev department and sophisticated insults to their support policy I posted on their facebook page.
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UchihaDareNial said:
So,over all of the S,SL,Acro S,and ion...only S will get a fixed update?Screw that,Sony didn't say it is only for Xperia S :s
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Well the pòst was on the XPS forum, what phone do you think they're talking about?
Main > Sony Xperia™ support forum > Xperia S/SL >
I hate those rants!
What about Acro S? D:
Isn't Sony going to release an update for Acro S and ION also?
Wow! Thats a good news! I guess the 1080p video rec and volume up bug will be fixed in this 6.2.b.1.xx update
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Wow! Thats a good news! I guess the 1080p video rec and volume up bug will be fixed in this 6.2.b.1.xx update
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Im almost willing to bet it will still be choppy a bit
And instead of volume up not working that will switch to volume down
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Isn't Sony going to release an update for Acro S and ION also?
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Sure they will...most of Xperia S users only think that Sony will only fix the problems in their phone (Xperia S) only because they (Sony) did reply and respond inside SXS forum...talk about typical Xperia S user that think of their own importance and forget about the others (Xperia SL,Acro S and ion)...
Sorry if my message is kind of a little rage message...I'm quite mad because some SXS user only think about only their phone's problem will be fixed
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We'll see
This update will well be the last update we are gonna be receiving.. Since Qualcomm have stopped work for S3 chipset devices.. We won't be getting official 4.2.2.. Same case like HTC One S.. Sad that Qualcomm too rejecting the good handsets.. Damn these companies..!!!!
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Sure they will...most of Xperia S users only think that Sony will only fix the problems in their phone (Xperia S) only because they (Sony) did reply and respond inside SXS forum...talk about typical Xperia S user that think of their own importance and forget about the others (Xperia SL,Acro S and ion)...
Sorry if my message is kind of a little rage message...I'm quite mad because some SXS user only think about only their phone's problem will be fixed
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You have to think about something. If Xperia S won't get updated, what are the chances to update Acro S, sl or ion? Zero.
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sudhindrakv said:
This update will well be the last update we are gonna be receiving.. Since Qualcomm have stopped work for S3 chipset devices.. We won't be getting official 4.2.2.. Same case like HTC One S.. Sad that Qualcomm too rejecting the good handsets.. Damn these companies..!!!!
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Nothing stop you to use custom Rom or aosp kernel with stock Rom, maybe XSp Rom( like ported HTC Rom)
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Forzaferrarileo said:
Nothing stop you to use custom Rom or aosp kernel with stock Rom, maybe XSp Rom( like ported HTC Rom)
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Could you please unlock my bootloader unlock disabled phone then? Just asking...
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donjamal said:
Could you please unlock my bootloader unlock disabled phone then? Just asking...
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That's impossible
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Thanks for understanding.
And yes, this is keeping me away from flashing PROPER Custom ROMs, which means that some people (incl. me) will have to stick to 4.1.2 forever...
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I actually prefer 4.1 ROMs on xs coz they're much more stable compared to 4.2. I have had battery issues with 4.2 ROMs on xs. Hope Sony release a faster, more stable and more efficient 4.1 rather than 4.2. Lets not forget xs runs on over 2 year old cpu.
[OT]My Wildfire S runs with CM10.1 nearly better than with Stock 2.3.5. But let's not forget it has a CPU that was already 2-3 years old when it was released (ARMv6 generation). [/OT]
Just saying...
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Forzaferrarileo said:
Nothing stop you to use custom Rom or aosp kernel with stock Rom, maybe XSp Rom( like ported HTC Rom)
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But bro, if they give an update to 4.2.2, custom roms will obviously come good.. Atleast if they release sources, that would help devs to build a stable one soon.. But they don't.. And obviously i would choose custom rom over stock anytime.. And what XSP ROM(ported HTC) are u talkin bout bro??
What do you think are the chances are of Sony releasing jb 4.4 for our devices I mean our devices would be more than enough to handle it.
What do you guys think?
Would it still be possible even though Qualcomm has stopped support for S3 snapdragon chipsets?
None!
Simple as that...
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What do you think are the chances are of Sony releasing jb 4.4 for our devices I mean our devices would be more than enough to handle it.
What do you guys think?
Would it still be possible even though Qualcomm has stopped support for S3 snapdragon chipsets?
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i think the same,there are no chance of getting android 4.4 kitkat.at the most we may get 4.2 or 4.3 jelly bean but there are only 2% chances :fingers-crossed: lets hope for the best.but we may get the taste of android 4.4 by great xda developers with less feature that depend on any new type of hardware
That's the weird thing 4.2 & 4.3 are said to be more hardware intensive than 4.4 and it is most unlikely we will get them for our devices.
Yet a lot of websites mention its likely that 4.4 will hit the Xperia family including the S.
What is also been said is 4.4 will or has been designed to run on aged out devices from:
512 RAM
Single low clock speed processors
And our phones come in the mid range of the Xperia family.
Which exceed the suggested minimum basic specs nneeded.
I wish Sony could just say yes or no wether it was possible as I don't want to upgrade as its only been 6 months since I got this device it's ggood but I was surprised how quickly this was shunned and newer devices came out from Sony.
When I see Z1 released with 4.2.2, 4.4 for XS is just a dream.
Sony must sell Z1 as new flagship and it certainly won't update and support 2011/12 device anymore.
I would like that, of course but that won't happen.
I'm trying to find unlockable Z1 in Croatia - I really like that device.
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I'm thinking the 4.1.2 update was the last one.
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funky0308 said:
When I see Z1 released with 4.2.2, 4.4 for XS is just a dream.
Sony must sell Z1 as new flagship and it certainly won't update and support 2011/12 device anymore.
I would like that, of course but that won't happen.
I'm trying to find unlockable Z1 in Croatia - I really like that device.
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Some reviews said the screen is really bad, maybe you should wait for the next flagship from Sony..
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Official noway
Cyanogenmod... maybe
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there's rumour about Z1 will get 4.4 in november
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z1_rumored_to_get_android_44_update_in_november-news-6942.php
if that's true then great, finally sony updates the device quickly
this is a good sign, cause I still want sony for my next device
but for XS... I don't think so
just hope with rayman in the CAF kernel.. but it will not come soon.. and you ask too early
Many website said for 4.4 is just false rumour
lordanas59 said:
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Some reviews said the screen is really bad, maybe you should wait for the next flagship from Sony..
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Hmm...
Screen isn't really bad it's great HD screen but some users reported that they have that stupid yellow tint over screen.
And that's extremely annoying from Sony.
I'll buy it but only and if I can check it first (I already arranged that).
There's great little piece of software for screen testing so I'll use that.
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yes yes. its just a dream. will not came
Well letama may make a 4.4 build for xperia s
And xperia s isnt slow, stock rom its self is heavy, roms like cm10 are rocket fast on xperia s
We may just get 4.4 if we ask letama or raymanFX kindly
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you will receive even 5.0 if came out.. But stability may be problem.
Anyway, i am on the way to upgrade to Z1.
I believe 4.4 will come some time later.
Some expert in XDA will make it. But Sony wont
remember snapdragon has stopped supporting s3 cpu that's why there's no kernel for jb 4.2 and 4.3
yeah experts in XDA are making it now but i dont think sony cares about it
Our lovely Xperia S is now an orphan. Only users care about it
The performance can definietly do 4.2 4.3 or 4.4, but sony just want us to buy new phones
I saw this in some site.. Can someone translate this.. I think we may get 4.4.. :silly:
Just look on the side of picture (Right) which phones will get it
edit: Sorry i missread.
Ignore this post.
happy
i see S and sl
unless it doesnt say thay
sudhindrakv said:
I saw this in some site.. Can someone translate this.. I think we may get 4.4.. :silly:
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It said "Can upgrade Kit Kat 4.4"..
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kumbangdesa said:
It said "Can upgrade Kit Kat 4.4"..
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So it wont...
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I hope that xs gets 4.4 otherwise im going to beat up 4.4 source code till it works on xs
Anyway i dont blame sony for wanting money
Currently sony mobile hates sony entertainment
They keep blowing their money
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Hello, I will like to know if there is any android 4.4.x rom for the xperia S/SL that has the HDMI output working as well both cameras, until now I had tried Paranoid android beta 4 and Carbon the first one works flawless but has no HDMI and the second one is given me a blurry and bad signal trough the HDMI output.
Before keep installing a reinstalling roms I will like to hear any advice about any stable 4.4.X rom out there or at least any rom with HD camera recording, 3d graphic and HDMI output working.
Thank you.
We are on the same page bro. Been looking for that too.
And maybe any rom that has the radio drivers installed. cant believe now that i don hav that i actually want to use it
HDMI and FM radio, as well as many other features depend on the chipset OEM (Qualcomm) drivers. They offer support up to some Android version (last stock JB?), but AFAIK KitKat is not and will never be supported. They could also open the source code/spec for the drivers, which will enable the community to fix those issues, but I seriously doubt they will even consider it.
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HDMI and FM radio, as well as many other features depend on the chipset OEM (Qualcomm) drivers. They offer support up to some Android version (last stock JB?), but AFAIK KitKat is not and will never be supported. They could also open the source code/spec for the drivers, which will enable the community to fix those issues, but I seriously doubt they will even consider it.
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Sad but hey the google nexus 5 also has a snapdragon inside, that means there will be no future support for the nexus 5? I doubt that, there must be a way to get us those drivers.
Can I ask why the drivers are so important?? Why they cant be ported or rewritten by some dev? Like the drivers on linux, all are free and open, wtirren by devs and users. Is it impossible to write a driver for a snapdragon?
Sorry for my questions, im a noob
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Can I ask why the drivers are so important?? Why they cant be ported or rewritten by some dev? Like the drivers on linux, all are free and open, wtirren by devs and users. Is it impossible to write a driver for a snapdragon?
Sorry for my questions, im a noob
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It is not impossible.
What devs COULD do is reverse engineer the drivers from 4.1.2 to 4.4 or whatever, but that would be REALLY hard, and take a LOT of time and tries. It simply does not worth the process.
But I think HDMI and FM Radio should come from Sony, not Qualcomm, not sure.
Felimenta97 said:
It is not impossible.
What devs COULD do is reverse engineer the drivers from 4.1.2 to 4.4 or whatever, but that would be REALLY hard, and take a LOT of time and tries. It simply does not worth the process.
But I think HDMI and FM Radio should come from Sony, not Qualcomm, not sure.
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well, so there wasour hope ;d. I bet sony already forgot that they ever made Xperia S... Thay are making so many phones now... thats just crazy, if some1 buy flagship sony just after 2-3 months he had 2nd best of their models. thats insane. They havent even made kitkat for most of their current "flagships" yet. Xperia s [*].
BTW. Love u xda Devs, you are a little star that gives us hope to use nice phone even more efficient and cool than before .
PS. God i hate that 10post req for responding in dev-s threads... i have so many questions about my pureslim kitkat ;/.
I am tempted into sell my phone to buy a new one, but is so sad because I think Xperias in general have a pretty good hardware, my next phone will be a nexus or who knows... Maybe I will end up selling my soul to Apple at least they have longer support for any older phone...
The thing is I love to hack my phones that's why I got an Android in first place.
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yes hdmi is working on pureAosp rom alongwith wifi direct.
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vinjurr said:
yes hdmi is working on pureAosp rom alongwith wifi direct.
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Hdmi is not working.wifi direct is ok.
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i am using hdmi for last three days. thanks
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vinjurr said:
i am using hdmi for last three days. thanks
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R u using alpha2
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yes on bm native
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Could someone advise if there are any decent ROM's, suitable for daily use, with HDMI working?
whatagonad said:
Could someone advise if there are any decent ROM's, suitable for daily use, with HDMI working?
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Only 1.pure AOSP.
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