Finally Xperia L joins the elite list of android 4.2.2 on Xperia smartphones. A week ago PTCRB certified 15.3.A.0.26 firmware for Xperia L and we confirmed from our sources that it will be android 4.2.2 update for Xperia L from android 4.1.2 and here a week later Sony has officially rolled out for the first time android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware update for Sony Xperia L C2104 and C2105.
Android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware is a major update ( previous was android 4.1.2 15.0.A.2.17 firmware ) on Xperia L is confirmed in regions like Indonesia, India, Philippines, Central Europe and is available over PC Companion as well as via SUS.
Xperia L has got all the stock android 4.2.2 features which other Xperia smartphones got. Ni info on OTA update now but updating via SUS or PCC it sizes around 700 MB.
Xperia L Android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware update
Look for the 15.3.A.0.26 firmware update notification below after connecting your Xperia L to PC Companion and proceed as per on screen instructions.
Xperia L Android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware details
- Android – 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
- Phone – Xperia L C2105 / C2014
- Baseband version – 8930B-BAAAATAZQ-3228109-08-0031
- Kernel – 3.4.0
- Build – 15.3.A.0.26
If you still have not got 15.3.A.0.26 firmware update notification yet, you can download the 15.3.A.0.26 firmware ftf file from below and update your Xperia L after flashing it with FlashTool.
Download Xperia L Android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware ftf for manual flashing
Below ftf is extracted from Xperia L C2104 [India][Generic] region.
Download C2104_15.3.A.0.26_India.ftf
[ via XDA user dj2tusk ]
Below ftf is extracted from Xperia L C2104 WORLD-A region.
Download C2104_15.3.A.0.26_WORLD-A.ftf
[ via XDA user serajr ]
Below ftf is extracted from Xperia L C2105 [Philippines] region.
Download Sony Xperia L (C2105)_15.3.A.0.26_Philippines.part1.rar
Download Sony Xperia L (C2105)_15.3.A.0.26_Philippines.part2.rar
[ via XDA user amnher ]
Below ftf is extracted from Xperia L C2105 [GENERIC WORLD] region.
Download XL_15.3.A.0.26_Generic World.rar
[ via XDA user Levered ]
Flashing instruction here, we have updated steps with Xperia Z1, same will go for Xperia L.
Xperia L Android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware Changelog / Features
- New home screen UI, you can add upto 7 window panes now.
- Add more widgets in homescreen and lockscreen now.
- Bug fixes and performance enhancement.
- Superior auto mode ( auto scene recognition ) and Burst Mode feature added in Camera interface. Camera is certainly improved a lot in this update.
- Updated Sony Media apps.
- Small apps accessible from homescreen.
- Improved search and app sorting now.
- New Keyboard added.
- Transparent statusbar and dock at the bottom part on homescreen.
- False memory notification bug is rectified.
- Day Dream feature added in display settings.
- More free RAM available now, upto 840 MB
No specific info on improvement in range of Wi-Fi and Battery stability, need to test it. Many users are reporting that illumination app on their Xperia L is not working properly after updating to 15.3.A.0.26 firmware.
Well if you have already updated your Xperia L on Android 4.2.2 15.3.A.0.26 firmware then let us know the new features you noticed. Do you like android 4.2.2 flavor on your Xperia L, let us know in comment section. So mention any bug if you find somehow.
View Comments (54)
When does c2105 ftf come???
as soon as it comes will update the link here.
is this update available via OTA yet in india?
if not, how long it could take?
not yet, atleast i didn't come across any such user.
multi touch is broken in every xperia L, pinch to zoom doesn't work properly as it should, its not smooth..
has this update sorted out tht problem aswell.??
Can i download c -2104 on C-2105 ?Or can i download the world firmware on mine? I am in india!
why i not seen update on OTA ?
btw i'm in Asia.
Just upgrade today 31/10 thru PC Companion. No more "xperia with facebook™" (or twitter) where previously i can sync birthday & events from my fb to my calendar. Right after upgrade I wondering why I don't have data access. I nearly reset to factory setting but then I found in Setting/xperia™/internet setting - need to download the setting from ur carrier first. I like the font rendering - bolder & clearer. But still boring homescreen and I miss the calculator & notes in small app
thanks man, you saved my day with the internet settings advice. ciao!
Man seriously thx!!! I was also considering to use factory reset but i decided to search for more and found ur comment!! thx for the solution!
What about Data Dormancy, tried it somebody, if this bug was solved in new firmware?
This firmware has lot of bugs in it.Why Sony is not testing their software before release :(
What do you think what users are for ? Users tell them bugs and then they release firmware updates as every user have different bugs
Apart from the all good stuffs, I have noticed few issues on my newly updated L and would like to share.
# if you have moved an app to internal storage, after a boot it will jump to the very last of the app tray and any shortcut of that particular app will not exist on a folder.
this happens to be an very annoying issue to me.
# latest Walkman has a great renovated interface but it lacks a very basic feature, which is "recently added" under playlists menu. this feature had always been with "Walkman(and with music player on '11 devices)" and i don't get any clue why Sony has deducted it.
apart from it, total songs/album/artist count is missing which previously was there within each box.
# while playing a song with Walkman, album art of a random song looks blurry which actually is not. I've cleared Walkman data as well as media storage data which fixes it for a while but this same thing happens again with a new track.
there is new update available for walkman(around 13.5 mb) U can check that it had all bugs fixed.
overall i like this update... many feature has improved and fixed.. some like camera app and its features added... but how about the previews feature. some users feel it's not longer working properly...