Saturday 6 January 2018

How to Android 8.0 Oreo Lineage OS 15.0 ROM on Sony Xperia P

How to Android 8.0 Oreo Lineage OS 15.0 ROM on Sony Xperia P

Sony Xperia P users can enjoy the latest Android 8.0 Oreo OS via Lineage OS 15 custom firmware. The Lineage OS is the new form of CyanogenMod which was the most Popular Android Custom ROM. After the huge hit of Lineage OS 14.1, Lineage OS team started building new Custom OS Lineage OS 15 which is based on Android 8.0 Oreo. This latest custom firmware comes with tons of new features and customization like Picture in Picture mode, split-screen mode, New Notification UI, Settings Overhaul changes, Better copy and paste, Faster Android behind the scenes, Better battery life with more advanced Doze mode, Auto-fill and much more. Remember that this ROM is not officially announced by Sony but just a custom ROM which is developed by third-party developer. Your device must be rooted and installed with the latest version of a custom recovery like TWRP or ClockworkMod (CWM) in order to flash this Android 8.0 Oreo Lineage OS 15.0 ROM on your Sony Xperia P.

By following this simple step by step guide, you can easily and quickly update your Sony Xperia P to Lineage OS 15 Android 8.0 Oreo. Full credits go to XDA developer Haxk20 and his hard work to develop this amazing custom firmware which brings all the Oreo official features, changes, and customization. You can use this ROM as a daily driver. Also, the ROM is stable and smoothly run on your device without any problem. Before proceeding, don’t forget to take the full backup of all your valuable data. If you want to install Lineage OS 15 Android 8.0 Oreo custom ROM on your Sony Xperia P then go ahead and follow the given steps.


Required Files:

How to Android 8.0 Oreo Lineage OS 15.0 ROM on Sony Xperia P


Step No 1: – First, connect your Sony Xperia P to the computer via its USB data cable.
Step No 2: – Next, transfer the firmware file that you have already downloaded from the above link to the root folder of internal storage on the phone.
Step No 3: – After transferring the Android 8.0 Oreo file, disconnect the device from the PC and power it OFF in order to boot it into Recovery Mode. Power ON the phone while pressing and holding the Volume and Power keys at the same time until you see something on the screen, this is bootloader mode.
Step No 4: – Using the Volume Down button, scroll down to Recovery and choose it using Volume Up and reboot the Sony Xperia P into recovery mode
Step No 5: – In recovery mode, select install update from sd card.
Step No 6: – Navigate to the location where you have placed the Oreo firmware file on the SD Card of your phone. Select it using the Power button and confirm installation to proceed.
Step No 7: – Go back to the main recovery menu once the installation is completed and select reboot system now.

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