Upgrade Your Sony Xperia S LT26i to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop nAOSP ROM

HTC One M7 and M8 are both upgraded to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop already, and other recently released devices are expected to follow soon. For the older devices, however, the update does not come automatically, and instead will need to be gained through other means such as the nAOSP ROM based on the latest OS.

Sony Xperia S LT26i is known as one of the original devices to get a 12 mp rear camera. The device comes with a 4.5” display and a 1.5GHz dual core processor. This article will provide a step by step guide to upgrade your Sony Xperia S to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop nAOSP ROM. The good thing with this ROM is that it has already been updated so that the performance is smooth and there are not too many issues present.

Ngaphambi kokuqala inkqubo yofakelo, nakhu amanqaku amele ukuba uqwalasele:

• This step by step guide will only work for Sony Xperia S LT26i. If you are not sure about your device model, you may check it by going to your Settings menu and clicking ‘About Device’. Using this guide for another device model may cause bricking, so if you are not a Galaxy Note 2 user, ungaqhubeki.
• Ipesenti yebhetri eseleyo akufanele ibe ngaphantsi kweepesenti ze-60. Oku kuya kukuthintela ukuba ube nemicimbi yamandla ngelixa ukufakwa kokuqhubekayo, kwaye ngoko kuya kuthintela ukukhwabanisa kwesofowuni yakho.
• Ukugcina zonke iinkcukacha zakho kunye neefayile zokuphepha ukulahlekelwa kwazo, kubandakanywa oonxibelelwano, imiyalezo, iifowuni zeefowuni kunye neefayile zeendaba. Oku kuya kuqinisekisa ukuba uya kuhlala ufumana ikopi yedatha yakho kunye neefayile. Ukuba isixhobo sakho sele sisisiseko, ungasebenzisa i-Titanium Backup. Ukuba usunayo i-TWRP okanye i-CWM yokubuyiswa kwesiko, ungasebenzisa i-Nandroid Backup.
• Gcina kwakhona i-EFS yakho yeselula
• I-Samsung Galaxy Note 3 ifanele ihlulwe
• Udinga ukukhanyisa i-TWRP okanye i-CWM yokubuyiswa kwesiko
• umxokozelo nAOSP ROM 

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.

Inyathelo ngesinyathelo Isikhokelo sokufaka:

1. Ensure that you have an unlocked Bootloader
2. Connect your Sony Xperia S to your computer or laptop
3. Kopisha iifayile ze-zip ezikhutshelwe kwingcambu yekhadi le-SD yakho
4. Open Recovery Mode by shutting down your device then simultaneously pressing the home and volume up buttons until it enters Recovery Mode.

Abasebenzisi be-TWRP:

1. Faka TWRP 2.8.01
2. Chofoza 'Emuva'
3. Khetha 'Inkqubo kunye neDatha', uze uswayinise umgca wokuqinisekisa
4. Cinezela Inkinobho yokuCima kwaye nqakraza 'I-Cache, System, Idatha' uze uswayine ifowuni yokuqinisekisa
5. Buyela kwimenyu enkulu kwaye nqakraza 'Faka'
6. Look for the zip file ‘nAOSP ROM’ then swipe the confirmation slider to start the installation
7. Cinezela 'Qala kwakhona' ukuqala kwakhona isixhobo sakho

You now have installed Android 5.0.1 Lollipop on your Sony Xperia S.

If you have queries regarding the entire process, just ask through the comments section below.

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