Thank you very much: Merged.
I wonder why I missed that, both the PR and the incorrect link in the first place when I searched for it, which (without a version identifier) pointed to the SONY binaries for lena Android 12 “latest” (which still is v3a).
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So would it be correct to reiterate for anybody who’s gonna start doing this from scratch, that it seems that the right combination is the following?
- (not officially recommended)
Android 13 - (officially recommended)
SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_11_4.19_v9a_lena.img
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Yes - but beware that I could not get any of these to use mobile data (or 4G) with Vodafone in the UK
Eventually I returned my Xperia 10iii and bought another 10ii
And guess what - that didn’t work either (still doesn’t)
My old 10ii (like 2021 old) with a broken screen works just fine with mobile data and 4G
Clearly it works for others so it could be a UK or even Vodafone specific issue.
APTOID I don’t understand Aptoid installs itself after each reboot
I tried to install Sailfish over android 13. I put SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_13_5.4_v2a_murray.img on same folder where Sailfish files are. Executed command sudo ./flash.sh. Installer wants androi 11 binaries.
The supported Sony Vendor partition image wasn’t found in the current directory.
Please download it from
Ensure you download the supported version of the image found under:
“Software binaries for AOSP Android 11.0 - Kernel 4.19 - Lena”
and unzip it into this directory.
What can I do?
Do what it says.
What you are installing over has no relation to what binaries to use.
@attah thank you very much.
If My Sony Xperia 10 III have Android 12, so what software binaries should be installed “SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_11_4.19_v9a_lena.img”
or
“SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_12_4.19_v3a_lena.img” for SailFishOS 4.6.0.15?
As @attah mentioned above, it does not matter. You can flash any binaries you wish afterwards anyway, at any point, without affecting your data/setup.
Note that by flashing “SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_12_4.19_v3a_lena.img”, you 'll end up without WiFi and Mobile comms.
Android 12 v2a works OK, but camera does not work in AppSupport (if you do not use any android camera app, it does not affect you).
I, personally, flashed SailfishOS on top of Android 12 latest firmware, together with Android 11 v9a binaries. Up to now, everything seems to be in order…
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@lbt try this, it helped me when I had issues with Vodafone…
thank you very much. I installed “SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_11_4.19_v9a_lena.img”
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Indeed, this has been a long and confusing topic!
I’m currently wondering – is it generally confirmed that if you have a Sony Xperia 10 III with Android 13 (this is probably what you currently get):
- do you have to go back to Android 11 before installing Sailfish? (are there any remaining issues?)
- if yes, how do you do it on a mac or on linux? (emma is a windows thing, so I suppose there are command line tools for this)
(edit: on a 10 IV it works even with Android 15, but will Android 13 work with 10 III?)
Here is the table of offically supported versions of Android to install over: the-baseband-version-table.
On macOS, we need the android platform-tools (commandline tools). You can install them with homebrew in the terminal with brew install --cask android-platform-tools (described here).
Still: I have no idea how to install Android 11 on my phone without Windows/Emma.
It’s okay running Emma on a Windows VM, if you can.
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Thanks! No alternative? I don’t have one and normally wouldn’t need one.
→ Is there any news about Android 13 as a basis? That would make things so much easier …
… and you still do not need to, actually you rather should not do that; please read this thread, respectively one of its summaries (e.g. the most recent one here).
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My understanding is that Android 13 is ok as a basis for X10III. Some even say it’s preferable.
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So a short report: we have successfully installed Sailfish OS on a Sony Xperia 10 iii that had Android 13 installed before. I did not first flash any Android 11, as it is recommended in the install instructions. The install process was smooth using, as recommended, the SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_11_4.19_v9a_lena.zip.
The only thing that does not work is 4G calling / VoLTE – but I think this may be related to the phone provider or something ellse (there is a thread on this here). It needs to be switched off to be able to send SMS.
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