Back in December Sony Mobile had exposed its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update roll out routine for a variety of Xperia handsets. The firmware update for gadgets like the Xperia T, Xperia TX as well as Xperia V was to begin during February as well as March. now when it is still January, Sony has released an Alpha develop of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware for the Xperia T.
If you got this device, there is no requirement to be excited as the ROM is meant for advanced individuals as well as ROM designers as well as is in no method meant for everyday usage. One great thing that this alpha develop clearly indicates is that the final Jelly Bean update for Xperia T is not extremely far.
Sony’s official Developer blog says:
We’re now making an early alpha ROM of Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) offered for Xperia™ T, together with the open source archive, as a method for us to get valuable comments from the custom ROM neighborhood (although we are not far away from the official release of JB for Xperia™ T). thanks to the fantastic dialogue we have with open neighborhood developers, we see this as a fantastic method for us to get input, as well as for the open designer neighborhood to get to try this alpha out hands-on.
Sony has taken adequate measures to ensure that the alpha ROM is utilized only by the designers who may provide some corrective feed back before the final version gets into public domain. The complying with features are turned off or not working:
Google Mobile services (GMS) apps are not included (for example, Gmail as well as Google Maps).
Modem is turned off and therefore the SIM card will not be recognised (this likewise means you can’t make any type of phone calls).
Bluetooth™ is turned off.
Wi-Fi® is turned off.
FM-radio is turned off.
NFC is turned off.
UI look as well as feel is not updated to final Sony Jelly Bean software.
To set up this ROM on to your Xperia T, you will have to unlock the bootloader of your phone as well as flash it utilizing Sony Flash Tool, however comapany likewise warns if you unlock the boot loader, “you will not be able to get the final Jelly Bean upgrade from Sony”.
Downloads as well as Resources:
Unlock Bootloader of your Phone
Download Flash tool for Xperia™ gadgets (61.6 MB)
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