Flash CarbonROM Android 5.1.1 for Xperia Z3 - How to

Until Sony decides to adorn your Xperia Z3 with the cute Android 5.1.1 Lollipop in July, here is how to do it manually. The very popular Carbon ROM is now updated to Android five.i.i and bask the very latest features of Lollipop. Follow this guide to flash Android five.one.1 for Xperia Z3.

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CarbonROM Android five.i.i features:

Audio
AudioFX Equalizer
AOSP & CM Sound features
Slim Extra features similar:
Camera Shutter audio,
Screenshot Sound,
Safe Headset Book,
Less frequent notification sounds, etc.
Volume steps,
Audio charge notification

Display Options
Adaptive Brightness
Daydream
Ambient Brandish
Wake Up on Accuse
Double Tap to Sleep
Omni Screen Recorder
Colour Calibration
Expanded desktop

CM Notification managing director
Slim Heads Up Notifications and its features

LockScreen:
CM shortcuts
Slim shortcuts
Weather with custom manner

"CarbonFibers" features Menu:

Condition Bar
Slim Clock & Date Options
Weather condition
Battery Options
(Portrait, Landscape, Circumvolve, Dotted Circle Text or Hidden)
Mobile & Wifi Network activity icon options
Network traffic monitor
Brightness command
notification count
notification ticker
Custom carrier characterization options

CM custom Navigation Bar tweaked (size/color and other)
Custom Navigation ring

Interface:
Toast animations,
Listview animations,
System animations,
Gesture Anywhere,
App Circle Side Bar

Recents:
Clear All Button Tweaks
Hideable Google search bar

Slim PIE

Notification Drawer
Tile Options (Fully customizable)
SlimActions Tile
Quick Setting Options
Quick & Smart Pulldown
Colorized Tiles

Power Menu:
Advanced reboot
Screenshot
Screen Record
Profile Switcher
Airplane Mode
User Switcher
Settings
Device Lockdown
Sound Panel

Buttons
Fully CM customization for hard buttons (tweaked)

Omni Wake lock blocker
SuperSU

Prerequisites to wink Android 5.1.1 for Xperia Z3:

Fill-in whatsoever important data from your Sony Xperia Z3 as a complete wipe will exist required during the flashing process.
Make sure ADB and Fastboot is configured on your PC.
Sony Xperia Z3 must be rooted with unlocked bootloader and installed with a recovery tool.
Your device must exist charged to at least 60% of power.

How to wink Android five.1.1 for Xperia Z3:

Required files: download CarbonROM Android 5.one.1 Lollipop custom firmware for Xperia Z3 from hither and save it on your calculator. Extract boot.imgfile separately.

Connect your Xperia Z3 to your computer using a USB cablevision and re-create the zippo file to your phone memory's root folder.
Copy the kick.imgfile toandroid-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory.
Switch off your Xperia Z3 and enter Bootloader fashion: press and hold theVolume Upwardlybutton while connecting the telephone with USB cable. Phone LED volition turn bluish indicating the Bootloader way.
Once in the Fastboot mode, on your PC navigate to android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory and open up Control Prompt with Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt.
Type the following control and press Enter:
- fastboot wink boot boot.img
Type the command and press Enter:
- fastboot reboot
Enter in the Recovery Fashion: switch on the telephone while pressing the Volume Upwardsbutton a few times.
Wipe data chore: from CWM recovery menu, selectwipe information / factory resetand confirm the process.
Also clean cache fromwipe cache partition.
From recovery menu, selectinstall zip from sdcardfollowed bychoose zip from sdcard.Locate the Carbon ROM Android 5.1.1 Lollipop custom firmware and confirm the flashing process.
Once washed, return back to main recovery menu and reboot your into the new custom ROM.
First kick takes a skillful 5 minutes so please be patient.