CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies reach Xperia Z and ZL, other recent Sony models

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="CyanogenMod 101 nighlies reach Xperia Z and ZL, other recent Sony models" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/sony-xperia-zl-top-1366117059.jpg" /></div>Sony has been friendlier than many of its mobile rivals toward outside code, backing AOSP efforts even when it has had to shoulder most of the responsibilities. It's only fitting, then, that five of its more recent smartphones just received their first nightly CyanogenMod 10.1 builds, all in one fell swoop. Support for the Xperia Z and ZL is no doubt the highlight, although experimenters who stand just short of the cutting edge can get CyanogenMod releases for the Xperia T, TX and V. As always, nightlies of custom OS code redefine risky -- but those who can't wait for Sony to push a safe Android 4.2 release can now do more than just twiddle their thumbs.<br /> </div></div>

CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies reach Xperia Z and ZL, other recent Sony models

Sony has been friendlier than many of its mobile rivals toward outside code, backing AOSP efforts even when it has had to shoulder most of...

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Refresh Roundup: week of March 25th, 2013

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Refresh Roundup week of March 25th, 2013" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/rr-samsung.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!</div><h3 dir="ltr" id="title0" style="text-align: left;"> Official Android updates</h3><ul dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><li> Samsung Galaxy Express: AT&T gave a tip of the hat to its midrange Samsung smartphone with an OTA update to Jelly Bean. [AT&T]</li><li> Samsung Stratosphere II: Verizon Wireless has begun an OTA rollout of Android 4.1 for this messaging slider. [Verizon Wireless]</li><li> Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1: T-Mobile released an update to Android 4.1.2 for this Samsung tablet, only to suspend the delivery one day later. Support personnel now state that the update has been put on hold until further notice, which doesn't sound like much fun at all. [Android Police]</li><li> Samsung Galaxy S II: Coinciding with Sprint's release of Android 4.1.2 for the Epic 4G Touch, Virgin Mobile, Alltel and Three UK have done the same for their variants of the Galaxy S II. Meanwhile, AT&T released a maintenance update for its current Ice Cream Sandwich deployment on the GS2. [Thanks, Gary] [Android Central 1, 2] [Android Police]</li><li> Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0: An update to Android 4.1.2 is now available within India for installation to this 7-inch tablet. [FoneArena]</li><li> Samsung Galaxy Chat: Ever think that pairing Jelly Bean with an 850MHz CPU might not be the best of ideas? Samsung scoffs at such timidness, as it's released Android 4.1.2 within Spain for this entry-level messaging smartphone. [SamMobile]</li><li> Sony Xperia TX: Sony released Android 4.1 as an update to its former flagship handset. [Sony]</li></ul></div>

Refresh Roundup: week of March 25th, 2013

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