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Full Smart Social Camera Experience Ported to Android 4.3 Sony Xperia Devices
One of the more attractive aspects of the new Android 4.3 update on a number of Sony Xperia devices is what Sony calls the “Smart Social Camera.” Originally exclusive to only the Xperia Z1, the camera...
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Tap2Wake Function Available on the Sony Xperia Z, ZR, and ZL
In recent years, Sony has become a Good Guy Greg for developers and users by allowing them to unlock their bootloaders and by releasing kernel source code in a timely fashion. Many of their devices and...
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Sony Xperia Z, ZL, ZR, and Tablet Z to Receive Official KitKat Update in May
It’s no secret that although Sony is one of the most developer-friendly OEMs, they aren’t exactly the most expedient in delivering firmware updates to their Xperia devices. But despite the delays, Sony...
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[OTA Captured] Sony Xperia Z, ZL, ZR, and Tablet Z Now Receiving Official...
Despite being one of the most developer-friendly OEMs, Sony isn’t quite known for its timely Android firmware updates. But despite this, Sony has already managed to update its 2013 flagship devices to...
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[FTF] Sony Rolls Out Android 4.4.4 for Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Tablet Z
While Sony is still struggling to provide KitKat for some of their mid-end phones from 2013 (still pending investigation), owners of flagship devices from this Japanese OEM should feel happy right...
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MultiROM Available on the Sony Xperia ZL
The Sony Xperia ZL was released back in April 2013 alongside the more well-known flagship Xperia Z, and the ZL featured almost identical specifications to its sibling. Since then, it has received...
View ArticleDual Boot on the Sony Xperia ZL
In the past week, two prominent devices gained dual boot functionality. Aside from giving you the option of playing around with separate, otherwise incompatible builds, dual boot is just plain “cool.”...
View ArticleMoto X Kernel Source Out, SIM Unlock and Dual Boot AT&T Galaxy S4 – XDA...
The Moto X kernel source is out. That and much more news is covered by Jordan, as he reviews all the important stories from this week. Included in this week’s news is an article about dual booting on...
View ArticleSony Xperia Z1 Camera Ported to Xperia Z, Z Ultra, ZR, ZL
If there’s a take home message regarding development on Sony Xperia devices, it’s that what appears on one device will inevitably appear on another. Be it due to the developer friendly nature of the...
View ArticleAOSP Status Bar Toggles on Xperias Running 4.2 with Xposed
With the latest Android 4.2 update for the few Xperia devices in the last couple of months, came a much welcomed enhancement to the otherwise lackluster status bar toggles. Rather than restricting...
View ArticlePlanned 4.3 and 4.4 Upgrades for Current Sony Xperia Devices
Ever since the unveiling of Android 4.4, the question that is hounding almost everyone’s mind inevitably turns to when (or if) their OEMs will break them off a piece of that KitKat bar. We first heard...
View ArticleAndroid 4.3 Leaked for the Sony Xperia Z and ZL
In their current states, the Sony Xperia Z (C6603) and the Xperia ZL (C6503) are great devices. However, a sad truth is that virtually all OEM-skinned devices fall behind their Nexus and Google Play...
View ArticleSony Pushes Envelope of Developer Friendliness Once Again, AOSP KitKat for...
For quite some time now, we’ve been continually impressed by Sony’s efforts to appeal to the development community and its power users. In fact, ever since Sony’s AOSP experiment with the Xperia S last...
View ArticleAndroid 4.3 Rollout Imminent for the Xperia Z, ZL, ZR, and Tablet Z
Just yesterday, we covered how Android 4.3 had begun rolling out to the Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra. The release surprised no one, as we recently saw Android 4.3 leaks for the Sony Xperia Z and...
View ArticleLineageOS 15.1 now available for the Honor 5X and 8 Sony Xperia devices
LineageOS is the go-to custom ROM when it comes to modifying your smartphone. It’s based on AOSP and has everything you could ever want by the way of features. If you want to see all of the features...
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