Xperia 10 III gets update to Android 13

Devices
#1

… good news for such users.

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#2

What does this have to do with Sailfish?

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#3

I thought, that “the last possible version” of SFOS on Xperia 10 III could by now rely on Android 13 instead of Android 12. With good luck, I could you use my Xperia 10 III longer.

#4

That is not how SFOS works, and actually SFOS needs “Android 11”* drivers to work.
That is what you downloaded from here.

*A longer and better explanation is needed here.

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#5

Maybe I don’t fully understand SFOS by now, but in your link I read:
" Software binaries for AOSP Android 11.0 – Kernel 4.19 – Lena"

So I thought in future there would be something like:
" Software binaries for AOSP Android 13.0 – Kernel 5.x –…"

And a user of SFOS with newer binaries would profit somehow of that. If this nonsense, this thread should be erased ;-).

#6

might it not result in refreshed aosp packages in the open devices program, perhaps fixing some of the hardware driver related problems with camera, etc?

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#7

Hi!

Does anyone know is it safe to flash Sailfish on Xperia 10 III if the device autoupdated itself to Android 13? If not, could someone give/link for instructions how to downgrade back to safe Android version? Is the factory reset good option?

#8

It is “safe”, but it will maybe possibly most likely NOT work :upside_down_face:

Follow 1 2 and 3 here: Reverting Xperia device to Android OS and reinstalling Sailfish OS

EDIT:
Changed the wording from 100% sure it will not work to more weasel word like “info”…

#9

Has anyone actually tried it yet, possibly also in combination with the latest Android 13 based Sony AOSP binaries for the 10 III?

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