Update Xperia S LT26i To Android 5.0.2

Sony Xperia S’s last official update was to Android Jelly Bean, but there now a unofficial build of CyanogenMod 12 that can equip it with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.  This custom ROM can be used with Sony Xperia S LT26i.

If you want to install Android 5.0.2 in your Xperia S, try following our how-to.

Ekuqaleni, make sure that you have done the following:

• Unlocked the Bootloader.
• Installed USB drivers.
• Connected the phone to the PC with a USB cable.
• Installed ADB and Fastboot Drivers or Mac ADB And Fastboot Drivers.
• Charged your phone to up to 50 percent.
• Backed up all contacts and messages as well as call logs.
• Had a Nandroid Backup made is custom recovery is installed.
• Copy all media files and everything in your phones internal memory to a PC to be saved.
• Qaphela: Iinkqubo ezifunekayo ukutshintshela ukubuyiswa kwesiko, iROM kunye nokucothula ifowuni yakho kunokubakhokelela ukukrakra idivayisi yakho. Ukuqulunqa idivayisi yakho kuya kuphelisa iwaranti kwaye akusayi kubakho iifowuni zesevisi zamahhala ezivela kubakhiqizi okanye ngababoneleli bamawaranti. Yiba nexanduva kwaye ugcine ezi zinto engqondweni ngaphambi kokuba unqume ukuqhubeka lwakho uxanduva. Xa kwenzeka ukuphosa, thina okanye abenzi beefayili akufanele sithwale uxanduva.

Secondly, you will need to download the following:

1. uCyan CM12 Custom ROM for Xperia S LT26i (Latest version)
2. TWRP Custom Recovery (Rename this to recovery.elf)
3. I-Android 5.0 iLollipop Gapps

Finally, these are the steps you need to take to install CM 12

1. Turn the phone off and wait 5 seconds
2. While holding the volume up button, connect the phone to the PC.
3. The LED should be blue, indicating the phone is currently on fastboot mode.

1. Copy recovery.elf to either the Fastboot folder or Minimal ADB and Fastboot installation folder.
2. Open folder then, while holding the shift button on the keyboard, right-click on mouse.
3. nqakraza Vula ifowuni yokuLawula apha.
4. uhlobo zixhobo ze fastboot cinezela u-Enter.
5. You should only see one fastboot connected device after doing this. If more than one device is shown, disconnect them and close any Android Emulator. You should also make sure that if you have PC Companion installed, it is disabled.
6. uhlobo fastboot flash boot recovery.elf cinezela u-Enter.
7. TWRP custom recovery should flash on your phone.
8. uhlobo Fastboot ukuqalisa kabusha cinezela u-Enter.
9. Extract downloaded custom ROM zip. Copy boot.img to the Fastboot folder or the Minimal ADB and Fastboot installation folder.
10. Copy ROM zip to the phone’s internal storage.
11. Re-enter phone to fastboot mode.
12. uhlobo Fastboot flash boot boot.img cinezela u-Enter.
13. Flashing should be finished in a few minutes.
14. uhlobo Fastboot ukuqalisa kabusha cinezela u-Enter.
15. As the phone is booting up, continuously press the Volume up/down button so you can enter recovery mode.
16. From recovery mode, select Install and go to the folder with ROM zip.
17. Install ROM zip
18. Qala kwakhona ifowuni.
19. Perform a factory reset and wipe Dalvik cache after ROM is installed.
20. In five minutes, the phone should boot to home screen.
21. Copy downloaded Gapps zip file to the phone. Flash the same way as ROM to install Google Applications.

There you have it; you’ve installed Android 5.0.2 to your Xperia S

What do you think of this? were you able to  successfully install Android 5.0.2?

JR

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