Official AOSP project for Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact, Z Ultra, Z2, and Z2 soon?

[CoolDevelopment]

I think I have good news for some of you

There are some hints, that there will be official AOSP support from sony for our devices soon.
For all of you, who don't know: There is a official AOSP project for a few sony devices.
Our problem: Our devices aren't supported (yet?).

But there are good news:
1. The Sony Xperia Developer World github account has forked the rhine-common device tree from FreeXperia/Cyanogenmod. That means they are not uninterested.
2. It gets better: Alin Jerpelea, a member of the Sony Xperia Open Source team and member of FreeXperia, will give a talk about the future of the Sony AOSP support at xda devcon in half a month.
3. And now the best: The github repositority for Sony AOSP kernel recently got a new branch, which is at the same caf tag like our 14.4.A.108 kernel

I am really hoping this becomes truth in near future

Sources:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...-mobile-innovation-with-us-at-xdadevcon-2014/
https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/kernel-copyleft/commits/14.4.A.0.xxx
https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/kernel/tree/aosp/LNX.LA.3.5.1-01110-8x74.0
https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/android_device_sony_rhine-common


UPDATE: the latest git commits are proving it, we will get official aosp support
UPDATE: the latest commits prove that z2 and it's variants will also get official aosp(with the same kernel sources as us, congrulations)

 

[Tonio78r]

That would be great :good:

 

[rob rich]

Does this mean better camera drivers and stuff?

 

[Rekoil]

Does this mean better camera drivers and stuff?

Potentially, lets hope so!

 

[TheQwertiest]

I think I have good news for some of you

There are some hints, that there will be official AOSP support from sony for our devices soon.

First 4.3" high-end device and now official AOSP? Sony, you might just make me a Sony fanboy

 

[vriz27]

Does that mean that it could be possible to flash aosp based roms with locked bootloader? Or am I completely wrong here?

 

[ponchofiesta]

AFAIK the repository for current AOSP devices from sony does not contain camera drivers (and others). So don't expect to much from this news.

 

[CoolDevelopment]

Does that mean that it could be possible to flash aosp based roms with locked bootloader? Or am I completely wrong here?

Unfortunately not






See the latest commits at the git. They are proving the new kernel branch is for sony devices

 

[Rekoil]

See the latest commits at the git. They are proving the new kernel branch is for sony devices

If I'm reading the commits right, and I'd like to think that I am, then we are witnessing the official AOSP bring-up for the rhine-platform!

There's over a thousand lines of new camera code here: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/kernel/commit/f721c1a0585ab6b9d3eb75a84bc2cf79a7813741

Get excited guys!

 

[CoolDevelopment]

If I'm reading the commits right, and I'd like to think that I am, then we are witnessing the official AOSP bring-up for the rhine-platform!

There's over a thousand lines of new camera code here: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/kernel/commit/f721c1a0585ab6b9d3eb75a84bc2cf79a7813741

Get excited guys!

That are the same drivers as from the stock kernel, don't expect these commits to increase our camera.

 

[pathaniya]

First 4.3" high-end device and now official AOSP? Sony, you might just make me a Sony fanboy

:laugh:

 

[CoolDevelopment]

The newest commits are hinting on aosp for z2 aswell

 

[oshmoun]

Holy $h13!
How did i not see that before!?

I wasn't interested in devcon all that much. However, now since i know something like official aosp support might be announced there, I can't wait!

SONY GIB UNS AOSP UNTERSTÜTZUNG JETZT!
Sorry, couldn't handle the excitement

 

[Tonio78r]

Its now official for Z1 and Z2 ! :laugh:
Xperia™ Z2 and Xperia™ Z1 added to AOSP for Xperia on GitHub

And somes good news for our Z1 compact plus other devices :
Xperia Z1 and Z2 added to AOSP for Xperia project; plus unified kernel announced

 

[rockzanei]

official ground for AOSP, sweet

 

[mosespl]

I have a question.
Is there any benefits from this for people who has phone with locked bootloader and with -no allowed status? Or i just can congrats people who has unlocked bootloader?

 

[Rekoil]

I have a question.
Is there any benefits from this for people who has phone with locked bootloader and with -no allowed status? Or i just can congrats people who has unlocked bootloader?

Only for unlocked bootloaders.

 

[androkid]

Nice , Tat is a good news.

 

[sleepymarky]

Thanks for this share. Looking forward for this!

 

[mugna91]

Something it's moving.. https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/device-sony-amami