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Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

ozzmanj1 — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:41:33 GMT

I have been a user of the SE Xperia PLAY for well over two years. I have had the chance to use a GS4 and an HTC One as possible upgrades for my PLAY. And to be honest I ended up getting another Xperia PLAY and have been very happy, and have absolutely ZERO regrets. Yes its very old hardware but I love the game controls.

I would like Sony to conisder either supporting 2011 devices like the Xperia PLAY or at least releasing sources for the PLAY and other 2011 devices and let the XDA and other dev communities do the work of updating our beloved Xperia PLAY and other Xperia 2011 devices to KitKat as Google has made it quite clear that all phones with 512mb of ram and up will run KitKat smoothly.

Please Sony at least release the sources for our devices. You support the Dev community like no other manufacturer and this would just go one big step further in cementing users to your products if they know that you support your devices either officially or unofficially through the dev/modding community.

I have posted a thread over at XDA Xperia PLAY requesting all users to come to this post and voice their desire to see continued support either through official update or source releases.

XDA Xperia PLAY Thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46991160#post46991160

Thank you Sony for making the Xperia PLAY, the best phone I have ever had, even with its age. I have no plans of letting it go... seriously.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

Uliwooly — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:58:16 GMT

Good cause but we all know this is not going to happen.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

RuanRez — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:49:31 GMT

C'mon Sony, hear your customers! This would be a great closure for the greatest phone you've ever realeased!

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

ozzmanj1 — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:56:32 GMT

I know it will probably not even be noticed by Sony, but if you never try then you know it will never happen. At least I can say that I am trying to get Sony to at least consider it.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

Uliwooly — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 02:15:20 GMT

I don't know if you recall the reason why the Xperia Play wasn't updated to 4.0. Believe me, it will be great to have the option to update to KitKat but if Jelly Bean didn't happen, KitKat its not going to happen.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

ozzmanj1 — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 02:51:04 GMT

I remember fully well the reasons why the Xperia PLAY did not get official ICS, let alone anything since. I have been an avid and consistent member of XDA in the Xperia PLAY forum for over 2 years.

I would like this thread to stay on topic, this is a thread for people to voice whether they would like to see KitKat 4.4 support via either official support or through the release of official sources for this device and all 2011 Xperia devices. I am not here to discuss how if we should get support, that is for Sony to decide. But they wont if no one shows an interest in this topic.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

vjxtha — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 03:09:10 GMT

Xperia Play is the best awesome android device in the Sony Company ....Even Xperia Z1 is nothing as compared to Play...only our device lack is ram,processor,storage and some hardwares...So we need KitKat 4.4 for our devices...we just need this last official update.....Sony satisfy your costumers!

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

pedyvirus — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:23:24 GMT

sony

please listen to us

you havnt realeased android 4.0.4 for us

at least maybe you can release kit kat for us

all of xperia play users need an update

please listen to us

please

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

big_smile — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 09:29:44 GMT

Sony if you cannot support the 2011 devices, then please release the source files for the 2011 devices so that the developer community can support it our selves.

This would be a good PR move for Sony. It would earn you lots of good will and would cost you nothing.

It would also be a good way to do research and development for free, as the developer community can test and try out new ideas and work out the problems in these ideas, which you can then adapt into your products.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

Uliwooly — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:47:28 GMT

http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/xperia-open-source-archives/

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

deprnemt619 — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:41:46 GMT

Please cut the they-didn't-update-the-Play-because-of-compatibility-issues bullcrap! A lot of new games and apps already require 4.0+ and that only means compatibility problems with the Play. So yeah, it's a vicious paradox... so Sony better be swallowing everything they said about its compatibility with apps.

I WHOLELY SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR!

Sony, LISTEN TO US! We love your phones, so please love us back!

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

ajithvs — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:55:44 GMT

Let it happen............

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

Uliwooly — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 19:18:22 GMT

I wouldn't keep my hopes up but

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Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

Lekey — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 13:17:48 GMT

Totally agree with ozzmanj1 "Thank you Sony for making the Xperia PLAY, the best phone I have ever had, even with its age. I have no plans of letting it go... seriously." So please sony, update it to android 4.4 or at least release the sources.

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

mocool — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 21:35:47 GMT

Hello sony and fellow commenter. I sincerly hope that Sony at least trys to give us some love and provides us with some kind of dev sources to initiate project 4.4 on play. Sony, you claim to be all for devs and supporting the community, so please give us one last hurrah. We've been stranded on gingerbread for almost 3 years now, and as you know in the tech world that's lightyears behind. So Sony : show your customers your support and give us a reason to stay loyal and be apart of the xperia family for years to come. Thanks for taking the time to help us, and I hope you make the right choice. Best regards, Muhammad Suleman, (mocool)

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

SuckerGamer — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:42:20 GMT

Yup That true.
Xperia Play User Want Update

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

anilwee — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:09:10 GMT

YEs... we want Kitkat 4.4

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

Oswaldor3 — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:04:41 GMT

I Have mi Xplay since released!!! and I don't want another phone with out game controls!!! Please upgrade or release another Xplay!!

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

xperiaplayuser — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:32:28 GMT

I can't try Ice Cream Sandwich or jelly bean. Can you give me a bite of kitkat please?

Re: Request - Kitkat & 2011 Xperia devices - Xperia PLAY - Voice your Request for Support

HashyCode — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:15:39 GMT

Sony should support 2011 line devices. Such as XPERIA PLAY

U know what im so disappointed. Sony has done me over once again it's soo surprising! I have an xperia play and u know what, im not getting a update ics/jellybean/ EVEN KITKAT!, So whats the point bringing this phone out, it might aswell be an xperia x10 because thats stuck on gingerbread!!!!! Sony better fix this as they have promised and yet again failed.... One thing I should say is that im not buying a Sony phone again and I would advise everyone I know, actually EVERYONE EVEN RANDOM people. My conclusion is that im changing my phone to maybe a nexus which get ther updates first before every brand, or Samsung so Sony fix it or your going to lose alot of costumers! Now I feel I made a mistake buying this phone.

This will be my LAST SONY.

Thank you and peace