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[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Okay guys I would like to make an end to this.

We all know that the update is taking longer then we hoped and that we wanted but we need to have some patience.

In the General section I've reported a few threads about "news" and rumors because these need to stop and also in here.

Let me clear a few things:

1: We dont know the rolloutstart of the update. Some say next year some say this year.

2: We dont know what the changes will be, at least some fixes and hopefully some visiual changes

We need to wait. And please dont drop any new or rumor in here without evidence :)
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
I keep asking myself the same thing.. if they release .263 in early Feb, sony is just trolling us, because they never take that long to release a certified fw. In the other hand, if they need to get a certification for a newer version then we'll never get the update in early Feb, either way, something is not right.
[Xperia SP General] Gintadot:
IMO, Sony intentionally delay the update so the impatient users can think about switching to other devices like Z1. :mad:
[Xperia SP General] fsyh95:
Sony's perfect strategy
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
I need c5302 user....

Urgent need to help..:cool:
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
I use C5302... :-/
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
For all who are moaning that it hasn't been released today, Sony answers:

:)

Xperia SP@Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Donwload http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/smsniff.zip

Connect your mobile via usb.

Start the tool, start the sniffing (green arrow).

Start PC Companion and wait until it has checked for updates.

Stop the sniffing (red arrow)

Press CTRL+F4

Scroll down the list until you find something like this un the lower window:

http://fuas.sonymobile.com/fuas/serv...&channel=cable

Send this line to me
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
So.. worst case scenario, friday?
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
Seeing is Believing:rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Umm... What do you want me to do and whats the problem you are facing...
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
nevermind...download it and check update region...

https://app.box.com/s/m5vqj5m187hxab0d6ghp
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Update region I have india custom generic..
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
try it...you may know what i mean...sorry my very very bad english tonight..:p
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
I am not gonna download unless you say what it does and why should I do it??
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Well I am not able to check any update it shows me this error.
[Xperia SP General] sss2sssss:
Server is been uploading something or maintenance
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
never for my first step...no need again...

just download app and select c5303
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
Ya..Did that...:confused::rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
nothing...
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
What are you trying to say? Please be clear you told me to do it. I did it and now you say nothing.. :confused::mad:
[Xperia SP General] Sadman Khan:
He probably wanted someone to check for an update "by force" or whatever
[Xperia SP General] Unauthorised:
Surprise us Sony by giving the update.....
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Looks like Sony is busy updating their flagships, and once again they don't care about SP ;/

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/01/2...tting/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

This build wasn't even certified on PTCRB, so it's not obvious that we will receive .263.
[Xperia SP General] dverbame:
yes that's it

and tomorrow and tomorrow will hear that .. sony's agents saying.. the update released for your phones... and it will be accessible in diference times. for derefrence regions .. and bla blalalbababalll ..such things

and we have a year and a whole life to wait for sony to mock us.. and again and again and again

hate sony ...hate
[Xperia SP General] Looser99:
No Update Released

Nothing...
[Xperia SP General] yordi08:
the information I got from UK support :
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Yes they simply told you nothing in 20 sentences. If they at least told why is it not ready yet and what has to be done before it will be ready...

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[Xperia SP General] yordi08:
Yes, same for USA and New-Zealand support :-s
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
Face it people, When you buy another of there mid range phones don't expect any updates from them, as they don't deliver

I for one won't be wasting hard earned money on another of there mid range devices again, already got shafted with past experiences with the xperia play and now on this device....
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
I am not even thinking of buying another phone.... However I am disapointed by the informations given to customers from sony. At least they should tell why is it delayed, where is it stuck, or something like that...

Anyway i will patiently wait :) SP is great phone (looking on the HW) but its weaknes is currently the sw. Not for too long :) (I hope/

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[Xperia SP General] Rubecula:
Motorola Moto G seems to be quite good, already on 4.4 and quite comparable with Xperia SP... wish I chose that one after all :confused:

The unexpected closes may occur when RAM usage gets too high, I experience it with chrome sometimes too... kind of a bug which I hope will be better in 4.3 update... It doesn't have anything to do with country or region for sure, so basically she doesn't know anything. It surprises me that she didn't ask if you rebooted your phone :silly:
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Okay I will explain...before that I want to someone do some do with my instruction to give me link What I want for this application because I have only C5303... Btw,this app works now to check update

You can check anytime to know What region is now roll out update...Thanks for your used this application...
[Xperia SP General] PhonerX:
I have updated the CDA database for the Xperia Update Checker that was made by Macmol and posted here by Levered.

I hope it is OK. I have inserted all the C5303 customization numbers I could find.

Just extract the archive, run the exe, select C5303 from the list and press "Check for updates". Should work for all.

Download it here:

View attachment 2545483

Updated: Sorted alphabetically, added CDA for Canada
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
u can add canada as well

CA;GENERIC;1272-4529
[Xperia SP General] PhonerX:
Added ;)
[Xperia SP General] Kianush:
if it brings all this then Im waiting for this like hell!:fingers-crossed:
[Xperia SP General] ArunThazhathuveetil:
???

somthing going on PTCRB....

http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=23022

it turns to orange.... may be new update coming or they removing the last one?

is it a good sign or bad?
[Xperia SP General] sanzNya:
3 fw and no update? Sony. R u oke? Or u r getting ''sick''?
[Xperia SP General] ArunThazhathuveetil:
error

PC companion shows error

"server not accessable"

I think they upload something?????????

can we celebrate????:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

I'M STILL WAITING........................................
[Xperia SP General] mohits143:
Even if we get a 4.3 update now. It's a shame. It's time for 4.4 update already.
[Xperia SP General] sourabhp:
about 4.3

I read on sonymobile talk page. someone contacted HK customer care executive and he said sony might release update by 15 Feb'14.

So few more days of waiting n patience :cyclops:
[Xperia SP General] caesar13th:
That'll be the Z1's update
[Xperia SP General] Draqula:
It's not any better with other manufacturers, when it comes to mid-rangers.

Motorola could be different, as they are now owned by Google.
[Xperia SP General] klacenas:
I dont really know what it means for us. But at least knowing Sony submitted a version for certification, gives a bit of hope.
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Old news. It would be nice if you read the previous pages before posting a picture of screenshot from either PTCRB or Sony Blogs.

I've seen this picture atleast 4 times now.
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
Where did you get this?

bull****
[Xperia SP General] XxShrizzleBombxX:
On sony xperia sp facebook page shows the 4.3 UI on our sp. pfft. :p View attachment 2546371
[Xperia SP General] Kianush:
huh does that suppose to make us happy??!

you can put that picture on any phone!

that's not a real pic and also we've already got the leaked fw so...still waiting
[Xperia SP General] TsunaH:
I can't see anything

Sent from me
[Xperia SP General] lee480:
The facebook page is a fake fanpage..
[Xperia SP General] sourabhp:
Have you forgotten XDA forum rules? No foul / offensive language.

As said I read it on sonymobile talk page. http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-SP/bd-p/22065
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
Sorry!!!:rolleyes:

Looks like today will not be updated:(
[Xperia SP General] ArunThazhathuveetil:
Two more days for a BIG LIE....... where is the update sony?????
[Xperia SP General] juliomb179:
Sony said in late January, early February, so still have time
[Xperia SP General] Cervcz:
New firmware

New firmware certified on PTCRB - 12.1.A.0.266
[Xperia SP General] zibiss:
O no !!!

http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=23021

12.1.A.0.266 from Jan 29, 2014

Update is never ending story ;(
[Xperia SP General] meshramjatin:
PTCRB New Certification

PTCRB New Certification Today.
[Xperia SP General] klacenas:
At least we know they're doing something. Probably they added something that was missing on the previous build. Lets just hope this is going to be the final one for release.
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
this is a sad story
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
So that could mean we could propably get update on monday :) best birthday gift for me from sony
[Xperia SP General] zakkkkk:
Yay another bug fixed/New feature added!!
[Xperia SP General] gmpdri:
OH DooMLoRD...Save us...rsrsrs
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
This must be some kind of new record, 4 fws certified and 0 updates released... something is going really bad with sony's fw development unit.

And yes, forget about the update in jan/early feb..
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Why do you think? If this is bugless we CAN await it on monday :)

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[Xperia SP General] Salo-S:
Yayyyyyyyyyy NEW BUG ADDED
[Xperia SP General] dverbame:
yeah... always doing... somthing

after 13 days... they just got new sertificate... that's good

you know... they are doing nothing.. just keep us ... until releasing 4.4 for z series....
[Xperia SP General] klacenas:
I dont know about you guys but the way I look at this is actually good for us. Sony dont want to release os that is half cooked. They're taking their time coz they want to ensure something.
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
We've been saying that for weeks.. we all thought the .263 was the bugless final release and guess what? It's not.

The same thing can happen now, they need to test it, and if we don't get it in the next week we'll see another certification and 0 updates.. but yeah, I'm happy they are polishing the fw and not releasing a buggy one like what we have right now.
[Xperia SP General] amirtycoon:
nothing added only small bug fix ,

if they want to add something , it should change the FW from 12.1.A.0.263 to 12.1.A.XX.263
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
It is nice to see that we are not forgotten what some users (including me) tend to forget.

Please guys, wait and see. They had a month extra time so I believe we can see the update in the upcomming week.
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
If they want to keep us there is no need for them to certify new version they could just release the old certified version after releasing 4.4 for Xperia Z.
[Xperia SP General] NOSsZ:
Guys, new certification .266:p
[Xperia SP General] marsx1984:
Are you sure ? :rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] juan1088:
Can' see it. Are you sure?

Tapatalk-kal küldve az én C5303-el
[Xperia SP General] dverbame:
the colors.. got blue again ...

do you think ... this means newer update for today ? somthing like : 267 ??? :-|:eek::rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] marsx1984:
Enough with the color mistery !

If you go straight to the SP certification page(using a link or something) the color of the text will be blue. If after that you click on ceritified products and after that click on any other device the text will be orange for the product description and black for the certified versions on every page, even on the SP page(if you refresh it).It goes back to the original color if you close the browser(not just that one tab) and reopen the link directly . It's not related to anything happening !! That's just how that site works for some unknown reason.
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Got a question to ask. Some user (on the XperiaBlog website) posted this:

This does make sense but is it true in some way? Because if this is the truth from Sony (which I hardly believe) the SP will be my last device from Sony.
[Xperia SP General] Aravinth_sm:
good

Sony, u just keep on certifying new firmwares every week, and don't release any firmware updates to the users, bcoz we users are fools, and believe what ever u say, first it was dec, then jan, now its feb, what next, march and then april?

i think SP users can sell their mobiles and opt for some other brand.
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
I'm loosing interest now, a new build has been certified today, and another 10000000 will follow soon after it, and then they'll publish a post saying the xperia sp and other mid range devices will not receive 4.3 or KitKat after all as they'll lose patience with the devices
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
Haha!!! If they think that marketing strategy will work they are wrong! People will just switch to other brands instead of rapidly upgrading to their new devices. Fools.
[Xperia SP General] sco0ter:
It was never January then February it was late January early February they announced. They didn't say it was two different dates. As for the marketing department theory. This would only be true if people were that stupid to dump a perfectly good phone and pay more money just for a stupid update. We will get the update when it's out. If Sony had released this in December and had to have another 3 bug fix updates people would be on here screaming about how bad it was. They can't win and when you look at other comments with people going on about they only have two days left it shows you how much they are paying attention and only want to moan. If Sony released every update 2 days after Google built it they would all sell their Sony phone and buy another brand just to moan about it as well. Either sell the phone and give us peace or wait until the update and be thankful that they are at least supporting it.
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
We don't even know if they are still truly supporting it. As you can see, the SP seems like a long forgotten device for them.
[Xperia SP General] dverbame:
just wait and see if sony work for people like you that thinks... sony will give us a free bug rom after all these 9 month ... :laugh:
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
That was and by a long way the best reply i have read in this thread, well done my sir, agree completely.
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
So at least one week from now, so 5th February, the day we are looking for now.

Xperia SP@Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] lee480:
I can confirm all those stupid conspiracy theories are completely nonsense. The one who is spreading those lies should be shamed for life. Basically what happened to the firmware was that it failed some reliability test. It was originally scheduled to be released in the end of December - but, when Sony submitted the software to the providers, those providers failed to certify it - like Vodafone.

http://community.vodafone.com.au/t5...ate-Weekly-Wrap-17th-January-2014/ba-p/309705

I suggest you kids (not all) wait patiently. You guys don't want a half baked firmware and later start moaning like mad mummies (Amumu).
[Xperia SP General] Daniel D.:
Seems they've some problems with the new firmware. If it won't work with the carriers, they won't spread it on the internet. Thanks for the link.
[Xperia SP General] cbarai:
SP 4.3 is in operator testing as per latest Vodafone AU update.

Source -

http://community.vodafone.com.au/t5/Vodafone-Blog/Software-Update-Weekly-Wrap-23rd-January-2014/ba-p/311841
[Xperia SP General] sco0ter:
At last... Common sense. Go moan to your providers about knocking back the update. It's obviously working to some extent due to the leak but been refused due to providers. Go open a petition to force your provide to let Sony release it then when your provider won't support it then you can moan some more to them. Sony soaking up a lot of mis information abuse and being accused of not caring and yet they have released three updates to try and please providers and release the update. As far as I can see Sony should be commended for being so pro active to release so many new firmware updates to try and get it working. So let's stop this pish and give them a break. It's only a matter of time now. Only wondering if it's a 4G issue as a few phones have had this problem in UK
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Wow this is one of those posts which should be thanked. I think this is exactly what most of people here wanted to know (why a approx. when).

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[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
Thanks, that's actually good and useful info.. still, i don't think sony needs permission from the providers to release the fw to the sim-free devices, that wouldn't make any sense.. at least with my previous device, a huawei, my provider didn't certify a fw version and huawei still released it to the unlocked units.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
no i believe they will wait because it is not fair to people who have carrier branded devices

and also, they cant just release a different fw for carrier branded devices and non branded devices
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Yes

I agree with you. I think Sony does good postponing update. They just want to be sure there won't be any huge bugs :)

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[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
Yes, they should wait, that's only fair.. but I'm just saying that they didn't need to if they didn't want to.. also the fw from the branded devices is always late and different from the original one, due to the bloatware.
[Xperia SP General] Vic19911992:
Hello guys,

I think the next week will coming out the final build Android 4.3 which certified today for Xperia Z1, Z Ultra, Z1 Compact, SP,T, V.

Xperia TX will have a certification from PTCRB to Android 4.3, and Xperia Z,ZR,ZL,Tablet Z will have a new build from PTCRB because there are some bugs. :fingers-crossed:

Good night ;)
[Xperia SP General] JetArmstrong:
afteert the

The letters are blue again.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
the only difference between branded firmware and not branded are a few apps and a little bit difference in build.prop

in the end every app and stuff the brand adds, sony gets it in the end and makes it into an ftf

it is late because most providers take time to send back to sony

but in the end firmware version is same

and it is very troublesome to release the firmware and not be releasing it for branded devices
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Dat galaxy nexus "4.3	Testing scheduled"
[Xperia SP General] PhonerX:
According to the latest post in the Vodafone blog, on January 30 it is still in testing. Has not been rejected yet.

http://community.vodafone.com.au/t5/Vodafone-Blog/Software-Update-Weekly-Wrap-30th-January-2014/ba-p/313473
[Xperia SP General] Levered:
Waiting new fw 12.1.A.0.273 for xperia sp....

:p
[Xperia SP General] caesar13th:
Hope they're testing the .266, not the .263
[Xperia SP General] kaushal9119:
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/536467/20140130/sony-xperia-sp-official-android-4-3.htm

Jst check it out guys...nothin new but I guess feb 1st week could be it.
[Xperia SP General] NestorC:
Correct me if I am wrong, but we are being delayed all the time because of the branded models? And for example Vodafone is the one who is asking will the update roll out or be delayed again? Its so stupid, 4 fws and even one couldnt work with them. I am really starting to think that it will never end. I just hope its not the same version as the leaked one or we will be in trouble if all that bugs be official. But lets wait first week of Feb, maybe there is a miracle behind the corner.
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
It seems so. We only know about Vodafone because they are sharing this info. I wonder what doesn't work, maybe their srupid bloatware really. Sony seems to try hard, God I think they'll hate SP forever because of this update fiasco.
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Off-topic

Can someone extract Stock .254 Settings.apk and zip it, and attach in this thread or PM me?

Also, the framework-res.apk file.

As this is the most active thread, so i hope to get it soon.

Thanks
[Xperia SP General] NestorC:
Well in that case Sony will also lose patient, and who knows what will happen with 4.4, and even 4.3 at the end. And that was a deal breaker for many users... If its all true, not some trick, than it cost them a lot of money and customers. I just hope it will end soon with a good news.
[Xperia SP General] pepoluan:
Now that Motorola officially belongs to Lenovo, do you still want the Moto G?
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Well it has poor 1,2Ghz quad core, Adreno 305, slightly smaller screen and 5Mpix camera, it's not comparable to SP, at least in my opinion.

Xperia SP@Tapatalk 2
[Xperia SP General] knatas:
plus no card slot and smaller battery :)
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
SP is winner almost everywhere. Moto G falls back noticeably. Plus the design, I.mean SP looks more premium than the Moto G.
[Xperia SP General] reinearl:
no other option than wait. patience is a virtue.:good:

hope it's worth your wait guys..
[Xperia SP General] aursta:
Whats wrong with lenovo?
[Xperia SP General] TsunaH:
Yeah but patience has it own limit

Sent from me
[Xperia SP General] Gamer R:
Motorola is a dead company. Once already dead and revived by Google. I don't know what will happen in the coming future.

Moto X and Moto G , both good phones, but didn't sell well.

Those who are thinking to switch over to Moto G just because Sony weren't up to their promise are a bunch of idiots (No offence :D)

You all should be fortunate that Sony will be (let's hope) delivering a bug free Android 4.3 in the coming future. I have seen people using the initial batch of Android 4.3 released by Sony on the Z series, and they weren't happy after much usage due to small bugs STILL present .
[Xperia SP General] reinearl:
well, i'm sorry to hear or know if someone elses patience has ran out.

chillax guys, update will arrive when sony has decided to release it or shall i say the network

providers approved it.
[Xperia SP General] AnnaDee:
+1 to that.
[Xperia SP General] Aravinth_sm:
Do you justify that, taking long time to develop a software will lead to no bug,

even if they release it next year, still there will be bugs.
[Xperia SP General] pepoluan:
Well, there are two kinds of bugs: damn annoying ones, and showstopping ones.

On its own (free of carriers' bloatware), the second kind of bug might've been squashed completely. But carriers' bloatware might be severely affected, and for them such bugs are showstopping ones.

Sent from Sony Xperia SP C5302 (stock, rooted, locked BL)
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Even the android owner google messes things up which keeps things vanilla and does not add many flashy features of cm/aokp, and still manage to give bugged releases to their phones. Have we forgotten the infamous December bug?? they missed a WHOLE month out and released it...

So yes, you are right in one sense that even a late update is not guaranteed to be bug-free, but then nothing is ideal, and the fact that sony is making new FW is encouraging as it shows their concern.

Desire X, a 2012 phone, got just 1 major update, from 4.0.4 to 4.1.1, and left for dead by HTC, WITH BUGS. the initial 4.1 gave us horrible shrill noise in speaker n headphone plus a STATUS bar NON-scrolling bug...

fast forward 2 updates, they didnt even care about the STATUSbar bug, just fixed the sound and left to rot. no more updates.