CroozyWoozy

sony ericsson xperia play

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new here wanted some info on my old phone i just recently found it’s a sony ericsson xperia play i was wondering if it still “works” it won’t connect to the internet i currently have version 2.3.4 im not sure if i have to somehow force it to update or what

Aug 1, 2023 at 5:09amWeb
Show threadtorvusbogpodAug 1, 2023

Oh wow. I actually owned one of those things back in 2011.

Don't believe it was ever updated past Android 2.3. You can use custom firmware / ROMs to get it up to Android 4.x, but at the end of the day it's a 12 year old smartphone with a single-core processor. You may be able to stick some old APKs on their and emulate NES/SNES/GBA, but any even remotely modern Android game would absolutely melt that thing, if it ran at all.

Show threadCroozyWoozyAug 1, 2023
ah you think id be able to just get it to connect to wifi? or no
Show threadmomAug 1, 2023
Even if you could, probably not a single HTTPS site would work due to some technicalities with deprecated web encryption technologies or expired SSL certificates.
Show threadthatsTheCatchAug 1, 2023
I just got whiplash from the nostalgia… That was the first smartphone I ever owned
Show threadkunehoAug 1, 2023

I think with the zergrush method, it can be rooted.

Then, you can install Android 4.0.4 on it, or maybe 4.1 as well. I had a Xperia Pro, same 2011 series and I ran Android 5 on it.

Those versions may have some apps that are still compatible.