Disqus
Sony Xperia S has been removed from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and is now available from the company’s own GitHub. At its developer blog, Sony said that Google’s can’t maintain non-Nexus devices on the AOSP main branch in the long run, hence the project is now residing on other (Sony) servers.
Google’s “Android Open Source Tech Dude” Jean-Baptiste Quéru on its end said that Sony is now the company with the expertise needed to carry on the project. In addition, Sony never released all the binary files needed to boot the Xperia S into a usable state.
As for the current status and progress of the AOSP on Xperia S project, the software now boots up, and the SD-card, Wi-Fi and sensors are working properly, with audio and modem capabilities being tested internally (though they require some proprietary binaries which are still not available). Going forward, the next steps are to replace some of the previously published binaries with source code, and to get Android 4.2 working on Xperia S. For the latest technical status, check out the project on GitHub…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
