Sony Releases AOSP Recovery Partitions For Select Xperia Models

Humberto Saabedra

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Not long after releasing new unlocked bootloaders for select Xperia models, Sony Mobile has also released new recovery partitions for selected Xperia models that require unlocked bootloaders to install, as they replace the stock recovery partition, while adding new features such as booting into multiple ROMs.The new recovery partitions are available for the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia T2 Ultra, Xperia T3, Xperia M2, and Xperia E3.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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