Sony Xperia Z Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM Ported from AOSP and Ready for Download





Since the Android 5.0 Lollipop has been released to AOSP more and more XDA Developers have started to port it for various smartphones. This time, the original Xperia Z variant has received its own Android 5.0 ROM port after the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 smartphones, or the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets.

This new Android 5.0 Lollipop build has been developed by XDA member and developer "thomas1991_12". This port is in no way a stable build, so you consider installing at your own risk and use it only for testing purposes. So, you should install it on your Sony Xperia Z device only if it is your second Android device, as the Android 5.0 AOSP custom ROM cannot be used on a daily basis.

The Android 5.0 Lollipop port for Xperia Z device has the following bugs: camera not working, RIL (calls and data) not working and the 'gapps' file is still non-existent. Screen, touch, Audio, Wi-Fi and Vibrator are fully functional. Since the most important parts of this ROM aren't working it might be best for you to wait until a better Android 5.0 custom ROM is released for your Xperia Z device. Install this new ROM by following the info listed in the XDA thread here.

Keep going to XDA in the following weeks, as there you will soon find fully functional ports of Android 5.0 Lollipop to install on your Xperia Z device. Note that the Android 5.0 Lollipop official update might not arrive for the Xperia Z device, which is why you might want to turn your attention towards the custom ROM Developers community.

If you're going to test this Android 5.0 Port ROM on your Xperia Z, then you should tell us in comments which bugs you've found and what things have impressed you the most in this new custom OS. Also, note that you should install the ROM only if you're an advanced Android user who knows his way around a custom Recovery and how to use 'fastboot' commands.