yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
I'd be very surprised if this device even gets the firmwares mentioned in this thread,
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Why wouldn't it get it?? It is officially stated that SP will get 4.3 in this month and 4.4 in the future :cool:

Xperia SP@Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] pec0ra:
I think he was just trolling against Sony. We shouldn't feed it ;)

Envoyé de mon C5303 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
Not necessary trolling, Just put it to having experience from past xperia devices that were promised future updates and infact they never received any due to Sony pulling the plug at the last minute
[Xperia SP General] rutak11:
Hello,

do you have experience with branded devices?

I have O2 Telefonica and I'm a bit scared, that I will wait a looong time for a new firmware... :confused:

Thx for answer
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Found an interesting thing in sony's website:

http://www.sonymobile.com/in/software/phones/xperia-l/

It says "Release started: 2013-10-29", even though the update started today

So yeah... The update is probably only coming tomorrow. Sony days are apparently 1 day behind :)
[Xperia SP General] GeorgePrrs:
aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

i think they just protecting their servers. For them today or 2 days later is the same thing. 4.1 is working, the update is no big deal for the great majority. there are only 200 people more or less which are so impatient for the update that will check every half an hour, and sony doesn't care about us. and the funny fact is that we just wanna play with it. I bet that almost all of us will instal it, look around for changes and then after 1-2 days we will flash a custom ROM again!!! haha
[Xperia SP General] vgowtham97:
Ha Ha.. Same condition here..

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Thats a very good prediction..hope it happens..
[Xperia SP General] aman9393:
Well according to my chat the update is yet to roll out but it will very soon.
[Xperia SP General] rutak11:
Well, Do you want to see something? I have third different answer :rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
That's because your phone is branded
[Xperia SP General] noahvt:
I just did it again (SONY with all it's BS!) View attachment 2483962
[Xperia SP General] saif1012:
A clearer pic?
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
:rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] mick232:
Please stop asking customer support the same question over and over again. They won't be able to tell you the release date anyway.
[Xperia SP General] noahvt:
I needed to ask another question to them so i thought lets ask for the update again :D same bull**** are you sure sony doesn't use robots or something because the answers are all somewhat the same
[Xperia SP General] Bisti:
Sony Xperia SP Gets Android 4.3, How to Update: au.ibtimes.com/articles/532186/20131230/sony-xperia-sp-android-4-3-jelly.htm#.UsHHB7RmMlF
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
hi guys. i have a question for you. i have branded C5303 (Telekom, Slovakia).

is it possible to make it unbranded?

just wanna get the 4.3 update soon, because this 4.1 is as bugged as ****

thanks
[Xperia SP General] Pavilo-Olson:
I assumed it was as easy as flashing a non-branded, stock ftf.

Correct me if im wrong.
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
Sony promised by December(2013)& not 2014,15,16 ect...:rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] DerGraeflicheGraf:
I guess we will get it tomorow.
[Xperia SP General] noahvt:
I hope we'll get it by tomorrow if not and their site still says 2013-12 then i will file a complaint about providing incorrect information on their website Good night!
[Xperia SP General] adfad666:
Remember what I said about valentines day? :p
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
what say?:confused:
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
but you can see xperia z series has receive first release KK..

very lags and many bugs...

that's why sony hold to plans to give KK on xperia sp because on 4.3 has bad ram management and lags does not fix too on latest one firmware.

btw just wait they works to fix this problems. keep calm and just wait and hope it will give KK to xperia sp...

but i believe our device will can receive this updates..
[Xperia SP General] mick232:
Sony should release a signed 4.4 kernel so it can be installed on locked bootloaders. That is as much as they should do - not much effort. Custom mods will cover the remaining part and create the full 4.4 ROM.
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
Not much effort? The kernel is very important for a ROM to function effectively, and it does take time and effort. Also one kernel is not universal to all ROMs, although its true a ROM can be adapted around a kernel designed for something else its a lot of work. Besides Sony will either release full kitkat ROM or nothing

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] spicx212:
Guys just wait and till the asnwer of Sony go install kitkat with New roms available for locked bootloader :D
[Xperia SP General] lee480:
Do not sprout nonsense. Firstly, the KK update for Xperia Z1 isn't laggy. There were some bugs, but were rectified with a later update. Secondly, if Samsung is not upgrading their mid range, why should Sony do so?
[Xperia SP General] autentiknolep:
sony should if it wants to get more costumers ;)
[Xperia SP General] mrhnet:
Because Sony marketed this phone with "future version: kitkat" in their official website.. would be marketing fraud if they didn't make an effort deliver it! It's not about sony dev's, but decision makers of the company.. all driven by profits!

If what [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] and others said is the case (that nothing is being done about KK), mentioning "KK under investigation" in Sony official website would turn out to be another lie from Sony. At the end we might see whether Sony "efficiently" lied to us or not! ;)
[Xperia SP General] Bennybtc:
Thanks:D

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Yes i agreed with you about the illumination belt, but i bought this device because i want the be2 pre installed, which is increase output quality in album and movies app:(:(
[Xperia SP General] lee480:
So is Samsung fraudulent? They promised initially a Kitkat upgrade for the S3 but cancelled it recently.
[Xperia SP General] mrhnet:
It doesn't change what I said above. That's how big companies market things.. Welcome to the real world! :p

We can't prove anything and they know it. So, keep the phone, stay in xda, enjoy the goodies available here.. ;)

Edit: It's too early to say whether Sony lied or not.. that's why I said "At the end.." above.
[Xperia SP General] le grande magnetto:
I know it's not place so I ask you tigve mo short answer, but can you confirm that S3 will not get KK? Seems like I saw some articles about KK rolling to S3.. :confused:
[Xperia SP General] chewlohseng:
So many posts pointed to no. Can you just use Mr Google to search?!
[Xperia SP General] SKA67:
Friends got this correct ?

http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-devices-that-wont-get-android-4-4-2-kitkat-update/
[Xperia SP General] le grande magnetto:
check this out

http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-sp-might-get-official-android-4-4-kitkat/
[Xperia SP General] |>/\nte:
Hope that's true. The xperia sp is a small beast, outmatching many other phones in its class, like the samsung galaxy s4 mini. With the completely new kernel and the relatively low minimum requirements the kitkat has, our xperia sps should fly with 4.4.
[Xperia SP General] le grande magnetto:
I really hope that mate. :)
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
I was wondering..can any developer port Xperia Z's kitkat to SP like munjeni did to xperia sola/u/go from xperia P's 4.1 jelly bean?

That would be really really really awesome!
[Xperia SP General] niaboc79:
In fact the code for illumination bar is only present in Xperia SP and M builds. Not at all in other Xperias like Z, Z1,...

Envoyé de mon C6603 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] ohmygel:
To all developers, in case sony will not give us the taste of kitkat in our xperia sp, is it possible to port the official sony kitkat? If the problem is the code for illumination bar, will it be possible to use the illumination bar apps?
[Xperia SP General] Atsumori88:
after getting tired of waiting for kitkat update. rumors and rumors everywhere.

I just flash the cyanogenmod 11. to get the early taste of kitkat.

now there is a rumor again that the official kitkat will be release on june.

hopefully i wont have problem to flash back the kitkat stock rom when it release.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
woops sorry didnt mean all latest

meant xperia ZL and ZR and A also got em
[Xperia SP General] Gamer R:
If not the official Kitkat, Sony should release AOSP build for Xperia SP just what like what they had released for Xperia L.
[Xperia SP General] RoXzAn:
+1

Sent from my Huashan
[Xperia SP General] ldysc:
[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] and gentlemans here is the official tweet for xperia-kitkat.

https://twitter.com/sonyxperia/status/426108274799558656

what do you say?

sorry for my bad english.:/
[Xperia SP General] sco0ter:
Same as has been said numerous times.............. WAIT AND SEE.... No point in all this until OFFICIAL news confirms /denies. Not "insider info " or posts on non official website. Wait until SONY tells us officially anything different
[Xperia SP General] Androidkeeda:
Have patience guys... Sony promised kitkat to xperia M2 & xperia E1.... I think sony will provide kitkat to us before entry level xperias....
[Xperia SP General] Looser99:
I don't want no ****ty kitkat update with sd card restriction, disgusting lockscreen and ugly notification bar on my beloved Xperia Sp. All i want is a refined and perfect 4.3 update. If Sony can provide this, then i will never sell my Xperia Sp :angel:

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Seriously guyz, who are complaining about kitkat update for Xperia sp, have you guyz actually seen the kitkat update of sony? This is the most ****ty update(visually) sony had provided till now... The lockscreen is just purely disguising, the notification bar is ugly and unacceptable, and i didn't even mention that the kitkat update actually reduces phone performance according to antutu benchmark score. I have seen kitkat on my friend's Z1 and i was horrified by the visually downgraded firmware. Very ugly lockscreen and disgusting notification panel. Antutu score gone down from 36k to 29k. Even my Sp has got 24k score in antutu. Lastly the most irritating thing is sd card restriction. Just google it, watch some youtube videos of 4.4 kitkat of Xperia Z1 and ask yourselves, do tou really want this horrible 4.4 kitkat update or do you want a complete bug fix update on your already graphically beautiful 4.3 jelly bean? I know what i want. That's why um not complaining about kitkat. All i want is another bug fix update please Sony :silly:
[Xperia SP General] Daniel D.:
Should I read and believe a user who is not capable of using the edit button? Nevermind, you can always choose to install it or not.
[Xperia SP General] noahvt:
I agree with you! A stable release of the 4.3 update has a higher priority then the current (bugged?) 4.4 release being tested on the xperia Z series
[Xperia SP General] silveraero:
However, it's your choice, you can skip the update when it releases (maybe not) and stay at 4.3 lol. It's only your own opinion about the UI but the others feel different way. I have no idea about the performance lol
[Xperia SP General] Looser99:
I have already seen many users complaining about the lockscreen and notification bar of 4.4 kitkat. I too hated it when i saw it on my friends Z1. He was sad as **** lol. And i have seen absolutely no one saying to the contrary except for you. But yes, some may have a bizarre taste but i would say that it's one's personal matter of choice really... :good:
[Xperia SP General] gbil:
Quoting a tweet from 4 months ago proves nothing. No testing is in place 4 months later, no other such input.

Instead of asking here what people that have given much to the community think about a 4 months old tweet, why don't you reply to that tweet and ask for an update? See if you get one.
[Xperia SP General] juliomb179:
News from Vodafone Spain Forum

http://foro.vodafone.es/t5/Actualiz...-SP-a-versión-12-1-A-1-201/td-p/403847/page/4

(Original text in Spanish)
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Interesting :) Like said before (already a zillion times) wait :D
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
I already know that.

because I in group to make it.
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
Yeah, you always know anything but you never post any news before someone else do
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
I already post this news.... -_-"

check previous dude
[Xperia SP General] gbil:
version 12.1.A.1.203 which of course is just a patch will be released in a couple of weeks.
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
proof?
[Xperia SP General] MixoMaxoViper:
He make an error,he think .201
[Xperia SP General] gbil:
I have friends that have friends who are friends with other friends of friendly Sony people.

Check my history of posts, you will find the proof there.
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
hmmm, ok..do you have any news about 4.4?
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
why you dont say...in this thread have relation with sony dev?:silly:

lol..btw please inform news what you get it
[Xperia SP General] ShinOrochiX:
Lol you seem to be correct. Look here guys. If your informed about anything regarding Kit Kat and the Xperia SP please do tell us. :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia SP General] audit13:
I have a Bell SP but, according to this link: http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/GeneralCareSupport/thread-id/355, the Rogers SP has KK.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
thats just stupid, i got fido SP (fido is under rogers, if u didnt know), well anywayz it doesnt have kitkat, it has 4.3

lastly, vodafone is usually the first to get sony updates, canadian mobile companies are near the mid/end
[Xperia SP General] ohmygel:
It is far from reality that sony xperia sp received kitkat before xperia zl. And another thing is, sony didn't release any confirmation whether they will release kitkat for sp.
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
i dont think this is great news:silly:

but i have already contact sony, and they said did not any plans for KK to xperia sp
[Xperia SP General] mrhnet:
Maybe old news? Updated?

[MENTION=4488810]Levered[/MENTION]

Can you ask from Sony, who decides the plans about whether SP gets KK or not? And who's "investigating" (according to Sony site) about KK if dev's are not doing anything? Thanks.
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
but they focus to fix bugs in 4.3 firmwares. after that they will be decide to make or not
[Xperia SP General] mrhnet:
That's ok. What I'm interested about is who are "they" deciding the plans. So, "KK under investigation" means "they" are doing nothing about KK at the moment I suppose. We'll see whether Sony is taking us on a ride.

Thanks mate, for keeping contact with them and informing us the news :)
[Xperia SP General] gbil:
The info I have is that they are still doing lots of bugfixing for this device because of the issues everybody knows, especially because this model is a good seller in Spain and they get many complaints.

Regarding 4.4, latest info is that there is still a possibility because of the before mentioned issues but don't have high hopes.
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
It would make sense that Sony first aims for a stable perfect working 4.3 update for our phone. After that we can or we wont see KitKat.. For now I am satisfied with my phone.. Let us wait shall wel?
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Great news, new SW have will be arrive to vendor and will be fix flickering issue and more bugs fix:good:

and i waiting for test this SW
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
do you know the ETA?
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Source? Justaboutphones is not really a "trusted" website.. Last time they said we get the update and post before that they said we dont get the update...
[Xperia SP General] kaushal9119:
I can't believe my eyes ;)
[Xperia SP General] lee480:
This list is 100% fake.

1) is badly designed

2) Xperia T already received their Android 4.3 treatment eons ago.

Don't trust sources from these unverified websites.
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
maybe late may
[Xperia SP General] kaushal9119:
https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&s...qQIwAQ&usg=AFQjCNFDfWiJ8fW07p5JSYC6MBMvcFGBGw

Check this out guyz
[Xperia SP General] RoXzAn:
Is this authentic?????

Sent from my Huashan
[Xperia SP General] kaushal9119:
Cant say about that. But i think they maybe in for a bugfix update.
[Xperia SP General] ParaSense.:
Are you sure flickering issue will fixed??? i dont know but i feel that they working on bravia engine and other bugs related on rom ^^... flickering is kernel bug on certain devices..
[Xperia SP General] Mitsos_The_Great:
Its official https://twitter.com/sonyxperia/statuses/426108274799558656 :good::good::good:
[Xperia SP General] autentiknolep:
f**k yeah? :3
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
I don't see any official words since this tweet is from January..
[Xperia SP General] MixoMaxoViper:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/05/1...at-in-june-xperia-c-and-l-to-get-android-4-3/

GREAT NEWS!!!!!
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
It was posted some posts before, We don't know if it's true since justaboutphones isn't an official Sony blog
[Xperia SP General] RoXzAn:
The post says xperia t will get 4.3 in july.as far as i know it got updated to 4.3 along with our phone.

Sent from my Huashan
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
yup, you are right but it may be a maintenance release for bug fixes.
[Xperia SP General] MixoMaxoViper:
4.3 for T V TX is not avalibe now in india!!!
[Xperia SP General] RoXzAn:
These three sets were not launched in india.

Sent from my Huashan
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Great job posting a tweet from the 22nd of january
[Xperia SP General] le grande magnetto:
also its just some table with sony logo on top which can be falsified by anyone. dont get yo hopes too high
[Xperia SP General] Chaosek:
Hopefully all the minor bugs will be fixed.
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Flickering issue solve and other more bugs will be fixes
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Major bug I want fixed is 4.3 to 4.4 :)
[Xperia SP General] ParaSense.:
Hey.. can you tell me plz how do you know that it will fix flickering bug?? answer plz :D
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Well I think you're not alone in this. But there is no confirmation, proof, or even a word from Sony regarding this "matter"..

I just want the RAM bug fixed! Really annoying that Walkman keeps shutting down when I am texting someone...
[Xperia SP General] joke19:
Xposed appsettings help me by this problem.

Gesendet von meinem Xperia SP
[Xperia SP General] othmanusse:
xperia sp will receive android kitkat 4.4.2 :) http://www.android-dz.com/voici-les-smartphones-sony-recevront-android-kit-kat-jelly-bean/
[Xperia SP General] ShinOrochiX:
Enough!

Guys, lets just wait and see. I personally think the .203 update is real but will come out between 1-2 months time (Sony is slow remember :mad:), as for 4.4 lets just wait and see. :fingers-crossed:

Just to add, I am still stuck on 4.1.2, not a clue when I'll get 4.3...

Yes, I know I can flash 4.3 but I prefer not to, ok. :o
[Xperia SP General] sco0ter:
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/552700/20140516/sony-xperia-sp-receive-android-4-kitkat.htm

What do you think??
[Xperia SP General] Ben Ling:
i really don't think Sony will update SP to 4.4.2 even it is compatible,but due to some reason,Sony won't make 4.4.2 available for SP.

I have asked DooMLoRD too,he has friend working as Sony developer,and he says Sony has no plan to release it.

Like the Xperia sola & U,didn't get the 4.1.2 update,they are compatible & able to run,but Sony refused to release it...
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
yup,that's true
[Xperia SP General] Saqib Nazm:
Let's put an end to the debate...officially..

Thread cleaned up with 3 pages of junk..
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
Haha XD

P.s i think it was totally in the topic of the thread and not spam or etc :-/

Anywayz [MENTION=4488810]Levered[/MENTION] people were pretty rude, on their behalf i apologize

Just keep on giving whatever info u get

Thnx

Sent from my C5306
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Agree with you bro
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
To be fair.... This is rude against the users who are waiting for a fix from Sony.

Levered provided a screenshot that raised questions and doubts.. We were just asking for confirmation and we are rude? Really? To really put an end to this.. Dont be a (****) and provide legit information.. (This is why this thread has been made)..

If that is the way a RC acts then I hope the XDA comitee checks the codes and rules ;)
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
I'm sorry for my mistakes and i dont rude anyone.

okay i will stopped and this is my last reply with this post.

and i will discontinued to support this devices with any news and any developed.

:cool:;):fingers-crossed::laugh::D:cowboy::o
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Before you even leave... Check my PM! :silly:
[Xperia SP General] korenisko:
do not joke :(
[Xperia SP General] Cool Breaker:
To Levered

Hey Levered Cool Breaker here, the Petition Organiser of 4.4 for Xperia Sp. Hey friend please don't leave our device. Please keep us updated. As you are in constant touch with Sony developers and xperia blog. We apologise and please do let us know if you get any update. :)
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
thanks for all

:cool:

--------Last post from Levered---------

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Let's put an end to the debate...officially..from Saqib Nazm
[Xperia SP General] UltraWelfare:
I like the situation here..

Everyone is just complaining and trying to post pictures to prove there are other firmware versions..

Can't you people just wait?
[Xperia SP General] Cool Breaker:
We can do only 1 thing that is wait and hear any official word from Sony.

:confused:
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
thanks for advices
[Xperia SP General] othmanusse:
is this an old news again ? http://www.thebitbag.com/sony-xperi...n-the-works-according-to-vodafone-spain/76396
[Xperia SP General] UltraWelfare:
Guys massive news!

I talked with sony..

Android 4.5 is coming to our devices
[Xperia SP General] Siddhesh:
That's great [emoji12] now guys please stop and wait for some official news from Sony itself
[Xperia SP General] RoXzAn:
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[Xperia SP General] UltraWelfare:
No sony will give you android 4.6

I got another news from my aunt who works in sony...

Like it or not your device will not have availability to unlock your bootloader and they will lock something in the device so we can't flash roms...
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
First U Told Android 4.5 Is Coming To SP. Now Telling 4.6 .. :confused: Whats Wrong ? :mad:
[Xperia SP General] ohmygel:
Those who have nothing to say please stop posting. You are just ruining this thread.
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
What ? Hei What U trying To Say Man ? Who R U To Say That Man? Look At His Comment. Read His Comment And Then Post .. I Am Not Ruining This Thread. Its Already Happened.. Lols...
[Xperia SP General] ohmygel:
I am not referring to you man. My mistake to quote your post. I am referring to those who are telling we will get 4.5 and 4.6.
[Xperia SP General] Rajeev:
Lol...:D:D:D:D:D Ok.. I Understood :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia SP General] |>/\nte:
Guys, I don't know if this link is already posted. If it is, ignore/delete my current reply. Anyway, I was looking for news about kitkat rolling to our sps, and found this: http://www.thebitbag.com/sony-xperi...e-2014-according-to-update-roadmap-leak/76593

It's posted on May 16th, so it could be true.....