Sailfish opens its HW adaptation code for Sony Xperia

flukus · on Sept 21, 2017

This brings up one of the more frustrating things manufacturers do, what exactly is a Sony Experia X? The website for my region (https://www.sonymobile.com/au/products/phones/?cpint=mn_sony...) lists:

* Xperia X

* Xperia XA

* Xperia X Performance

* Xperia XZ

* Xperia XA1 Ultra

* Xperia XA1

* Xperia XZ Premium

I have no idea what the compatibility is like between these phones. Are they all variation on a base phone or radically different? Is the X the latest or is the Z? Are we going backwards through the alphabet? There's a lot I dislike about apple, but the one thing they get right is limiting their SKU's.

usr1106 · on Sept 21, 2017

AFAIK only model F5121 is officially supported. There has been speculation, which other models should be close enough, but I'm not aware of any confirmed information. https://together.jolla.com/question/164016/sony-xperia-x-f5

e12e · on Sept 20, 2017

Wow, this is great news. I'd pretty much given up on sailfish ever being meaningfully open - let's hope it's not too little, too late!

dcw303 · on Sept 20, 2017

Forgive the Android newbie comment.

I'm interested in installing a custom rom on a Moto G5. I've heard that Lineage is my only option, but also heard that they don't have a great history of security updates.

Are there any other options out there?

chappi42 · on Sept 20, 2017

Thank you!