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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.
Sony publishes instructions on how to build Android 7.1 AOSP for Xperia Devices
Sony has published detailed instructions on how to build Android 7.1 AOSP for various Xperia devices. The build is marked 'experimental' for now, though.
Sony is one of the few OEMs that remains a firm believer in AOSP. Most companies do not bother providing necessary firmware binaries to allow developers to port AOSP onto the device. But while some OEMs actually do provide binaries for developers to make AOSP builds, like we saw with the OnePlus 3, Sony takes it a step further and ensures that AOSP functions properly on all of their devices. Although Sony's Open Device program does not extend to every device it releases, the work that they put out makes the lives of custom ROM developers far, far easier and the community could not be more appreciative for it.