Sony’s Xperia SP is Sony’s mid range device, and is also one of my favorite Xperia phones. The phone fits perfect in your hands, has a 1.7 GHz dual core processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 MP camera at the back and a VGA camera on front, while the display is 4.6 inch scratch resistant TFT, what else could you expect from a mid range phone, and I guess Xperia SP is the perfect choice. Well, the device runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of the box and Sony has planned the upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat. As off now Sony has announced that the phone will receive Android 4.3 in the next month (December, 2013). What we have for you here today, is the unofficial CyanogenMod 11 based Android 4.4 KitKat custom ROM for Sony Xperia SP.
If you are familiar with custom ROMs and if you are one of those Android freaks who always like to taste the latest and greatest version of Android using custom ROMs before it actually comes out officially, then this post is surely for you. The guys at XDA have always been good with their work, and they have cooked up an unofficial CyanogenMod 11 based KitKat ROM, I’ve explained the method to install this ROM on Xperia SP in simple and easy steps below, scroll down and follow this guide to letter, but before we begin please keep in mind, as I mentioned that this is unofficial CM 11 ROM and is a nightly build, it may contain bugs, and may not be kept for every day use, flash it only if you have much knowledge about the custom ROMs and if you can handle these…
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Here are some important points to keep in mind and some pre requisites:
How to flash Android 4.4 KitKat CM 11 Custom ROM on Sony Xperia SP:
That’s all for now. Do tell us about your experience about this ROM. In case you got any queries or you face any difficulties, feel free to stop by the comment box below. We will try our best to help you out. Thanks All!
This post was last modified on October 13, 2018 2:48 am
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C5503 is Xperia ZR, not SP
where did you find c5503? all i can see is c5303. Not to be rude but can you tell me where ?
@axcelctw:disqus there was an error earlier, that I corrected now :)
What's the difference of c5303 and c5302 anyway ?
@paulandrewalejandro:disqus one of these is the LTE variant, most probably 5303, while other is 3G.
@paulandrewalejandro:disqus thanks for letting us know. Post corrected.
Just installed on my XSP. Will try this for a while... Thanks a lot for the tutorial Usama. :-)
@sureshsistla:disqus Let me know how it goes :) Good Luck.
Hey, Cyanogenmod never disappoints. Everything looks good. No crashes, no FCs. One question though. How do I enable USB debugging? There is no such option in the settings.
@sureshsistla:disqus Please find developer options in your phone, In case you can't fine the options, open settings > about device > tap build number for 7 times.
In our case, try tapping build date or , cyanogenmod version or any other to activate developer options.
Did that and I now have the developer options activated. Thanks a lot.
That's good. Enjoy :)
but as far as I know, in cyanogenmod developer options are pre activated.
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This port runs out of batt twice as fast from the previous rom I was using and it takes forever to charge. Too bad I'll have to back to 4.1.2
@paulandrewalejandro:disqus This is a custom ROM. Don't expect it to run as good as stock. Stock is always the best.
I disagree. Custom roms are meant to improve several aspects of a stock firmware like performance, hardware and software efficiency and so on otherwise it wouldn't make sense to flash one. Although this didn't fail to provide the full 4.4 experience but it drastically failed in battery consumption and charging time(which I also experienced in CM10-huashan ported to SP) :)
hi, what version of CM 11 is this? i heard battery drain is fixed on fxp252.
@william_villegas:disqus this one is an old build, but if you want to flash FXP250, then download it from here: http://uploaded.net/file/xtjm0xkz/from/i9gn7b and flash using the same process explained above. At the moment my final exams are going on, as soon as I get free, I'll do the complete posts on new builds.
one more question, when flashing boot.img, cmd just stays at "waiting for device".
@william_villegas:disqus That's your driver problem, please install the drivers properly, also make sure that you enable USB debugging mode on your device.
When my phone boots it always freezes and reboots then. Then it completes the boot and freezes then after 1-2 secs and reboots..
@disqus_NtUILlTJ3h:disqus try clearing cache and dalvik cache from recovery and boot it up after that. The issue should be resolved now. Good Luck.
It worked!
Thx
@disqus_NtUILlTJ3h:disqus glad that it worked for you. Cheers ^_^
can any give me stock rom of .254 for c5303 which is not country locked.please I need it urgently I'll be very very thankful... please...
how to get recovery mode on sony xperia sp to install roms
@disqus_FsV2VIyDn6:disqus read the guide above once again.