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Sony’s Open Devices Program releases an Android 11 build guide and binaries for select Xperia phones
Sony has published an Android 11 build guide and software binaries for several Xperia phones via their Open Devices initiative. Read on!
Unlike some major OEMs, Sony Mobile has yet to publish an elaborate roadmap for Android 11 update distribution. The company doesn't even offer a public beta program to evaluate the newest iteration of Android on Xperia smartphones, but that's not the whole story. With every major Android revision, Sony releases software binaries and instructions on compiling the latest version of AOSP for devices that are part of its Open Devices program. Since the codebase of Android 11 has officially been up on AOSP for a while, the Japanese OEM has now released Android 11 compatible binaries along with a step-by-step guide to build AOSP 11.0 for a bunch of Xperia devices.
Sony Xperia 10 II added to Sony’s Open Devices Program
The Sony Xperia 10 II is the latest smartphone from Sony to be added to the company's Open Devices program. Read on to know more!
Sony Mobile's Open Devices program is popular among Android hobbyists and aftermarket developers, given Sony's current market position. The OEM provides necessary tools and guides to the development community, which makes it possible to bring Android Open Source Project (AOSP) builds to select Xperia devices. This initiative can also be used as a base to port well-liked custom ROMs. The Sony Xperia 10 II (pronounced as Xperia 10 "Mark 2") has now become the latest addition to the Open Devices program.
Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus added to Sony's Open Devices Program
Sony has recently added their latest devices, the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus mid-rangers, to the Sony Open Devices Program.
In the early days of Android, Sony was one of the very few OEMs that worked towards fostering good relations with the developer community by releasing device trees, vendor blobs, and kernel sources for some of its most popular devices. At BABBQ 2015, we even had the opportunity to interview XDA Senior Recognized Developer jerpelea a.k.a. Mr. Alin Jerpelea, the Open Source Community Manager at Sony, where we talked about Sony's goals and vision for the Open Devices Program. Over the years, Sony's smartphones have faded away from popularity, but the OEM has still stuck around with the same intents. Now, Sony has added in its latest Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus mid-rangers to the Sony Open Devices Program.
Sony’s Open Devices program now supports the Xperia XZ2 and XZ3
This week it has been announced that Sony is officially adding the Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ3 to the Open Devices program.
Sony Mobile may not be making as much as other OEMs like Samsung, but they have worked with the open source community quite a bit. In the Android community, we have seen this in a number of ways with the company's Open Devices program being one of their popular contributions. Sony ends up adding a number of their devices to this program with the which can really help boost the developer community support for said devices. This week it has been announced that Sony is officially adding the Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ3 to the program.
Sony's Open Devices program now supports the Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra
The Sony Xperia XA2 and the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra are the newest additions to the Sony Open Devices Program, and the company has step-by-step guides on how to compile AOSP for the phones.
The Sony Open Devices Program offers AOSP configurations on GitHub for supported Sony devices, which allows developers to build and configure custom Android software with relative ease. This week, the newly released Xperia XA2 and the Xperia XA2 Ultra are joining the program, meaning that you can flash your own ROMs for them based on Android Oreo.
Sony Xperia XZ1 and Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Added to Sony's Open Devices Program
The Sony Xperia XZ1 and Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact are next to be supported by Sony's Open Device Program. You can now build Android O for them!
The Sony Open Devices Program is a program run by Sony, wherein they release Android Open Source Project (AOSP) configurations on GitHub for certain devices they have released. The Sony Xperia X is an example of a device in Sony's Open Devices Program. As a result of a partnership with Jolla), Sailfish X - an OS not even based on Android - was released for the device. Sony is putting in their all when it comes to their devices in the Open Devices Program and now have released build configurations for the Sony Xperia XZ1 and the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact on their GitHub. You can find the Sony Xperia XZ1 here and the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact here. All resources are available on the Sony Open Devices page.
Sony's Open Device Program Releases An Updated Guide For Unlocking Bootloader Of The Xperia Devices
Sony's Developer blog has posted a video with step-by-step instructions on how to unlock the bootloader of your Xperia device.
Sony is one of the best OEMs when it comes to providing support for community developments and giving users the tools to truly own their devices. The Open Device program provides useful resources and guides for developers interested in developing AOSP builds and custom software for the Xperia series devices. As you may already know, in order to install a custom software or making any system level changes to the original software, the device's bootloader must be unlocked.