Folks you must be aware of the Sony flagship, the Xperia Z. The CyanogenMod team has been working very hard on the device and have come up with yet another release candidate, RC5 for the Xperia Z device. It is a released candidate of the CM 10.1 build and chances are we will see a plenty more of these before the final build comes out. If you want the ROM, please follow the guide below to Install CM 10.1 RC 5 on Sony Xperia Z successfully. It is comprehensive and easy to follow. Before you begin though, you need to ensure that you have at least 50% battery left and that you have the correct USB drivers. Moreover, please know that this tutorial will be applicable to Xperia Z alone.  Finally, please be certain that you have the USB debugging mode on and that you backup all the sensitive data that may be on your phone since this process will remove all your data. If you are ready, please follow the tutorial below.

Install CM 10.1 RC 5 on Sony Xperia Z

  1. You will need to download the CM 10.1 RC5 and save the file on your computer. Please do not unzip the package; Click Here
  2. You will need to download Gapps for Android 4.2.2 or CM 10.1 ROMs
  3. Please connect your device with the computer using the USB cable provided
  4. Copy the packages downloaded in step 1 and 2 into the root of your device (this means no folders). After the packages are copied, please disconnect the phone from the computer
  5. Power off your device and restart it after 5 to 7 seconds in recovery mode. You will do this by powering the device on, and as soon as you see the purple LED, keep pressing the volume up button until the recovery mode is activated
  6. Select backup and restore to create a full NANDROID backup of your device in case anything goes wrong. You will also wipe data or factory reset the phone. At this stage it is advised to wipe dalvik cache and cache partition as well
  7. Please head back to the main menu and select ‘ install zip from sdcard’ and then ‘choose zip from sd card’
  8. Navigate to where you copied the file downloaded in Step 1 on your phone and select it
  9. Please be patient while the file is installed (this might take some time)
  10. Please repeat step 7 and 8 for the Gapps as well
  11. Restart the phone at this stage and let it boot. Please be patient as the first boot will take time
  12. Ensure everything is functioning properly and you are done.

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