Sony Xperia SP Unboxing & Quick Specs Guide

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Lollipop Xperia SP ROM CM 12 XDA

I would like to ask everbody not to send me PMs with questions about the installation, that is what the forum is here for. Also everbody should do this at their OWN RISK!

(1): As a first step, we should "root" our stock 4.3, so later on we can install a recovery tool:
- a: Download the towelroot apk and click on the Lambda icon
- b: On the phone, navigate to Settings > Security and check the Unknown Resources checkbox
- c: Copy the tr.apk to your phone's SD card and install it
- d: Estabilish an active internet connection on your phone
- e: Run the towelroot app and once it loaded, tap on the "make it ra1n" button. This should "root" your phone.

(2): Installing the Recoveries (source: [link])

-a: On the phone, navigate to "Settings > Developer Options" and check the "USB Debugging" checkbox. If you don't have it listed, just tap the "Build Number" within "Settings > About Phone" 4-5 times.

-b: Connect your phone to the PC

-c: Download the recovery pack created by dssmex

-d: Extract the CWM_SP_4.4.1.zip file to your computer and depending on your operating system run the appropriateinstall***** file (install_mac.sh= MAC OSx; install_linux.sh= Linux; install.bat= Windows) **(On Windows a menu will appear, where you need to choose option "1" and the rest will be done automatically)

-e: If the installation is successful and you see no errors, you can reboot your phone. Otherwise repeat the installation until it is completely error-free

-f: After reboot, the phone indicates with some blinking lights and a slight vibration that you are now able to select from the recoveries (volume rocker down=TWRP recovery; volume rocker up=Philz recovery; camera button=CWM recovery). It is up to you which one you select, as all of them should be able to do the job just fine. Personally I recommend CWM and the guide will follow this method. IMPORTANT: During the recovery selection, the idle time is 2 seconds and if no button is pressed, the phone will boot normally.

(3): Installation of the CM12 rom:

-a: Download the newest rom from here: [link]

-b: Copy the cm-12-201*****-UNOFFICIAL-lbhuashan.zip to your phone, preferrably to the external SD card. (This can be performed during recovery too, but copying to the SD card is significantly slower this way, so before you do that please read section (4))

-c: During recovery selection, choose CWM

(Quick CWM navigation guide: With physical buttons: Volume down=move down; Volume up=move up; On/off button=Enter/select menu option; || With swipe gestures: Swipe down: move down; Swipe up=move up; Swipe right=Enter/select menu option; Swipe left=back)

-d: Make a backup of your current system, by going to "backup and restore" and selecting the "backup to /storage/sdcard1"option. This will create a "clockworkmod" folder on your SD card and the dated backups will be stored here.

-e: Now go to "Wipe data/factory reset" and select the "Yes-Wipe All user data" option. This will erase the /Data /Cache partitions and delete the ".android_secure" folder on the SD card. IMPORTANT: This may take several minutes to complete.

It is advised to do the following when performing a clean install:

It may happen that the installer is unable to format the system, so it needs to be perfomed manually by going to "mount and storage" and selecting the "format /system" option.

-f: Navigate to "install zip->choose zip from /storage/sdcard1" then browse to and select the previously copied CM11 rom

-g: The CM12 rom should now be installed. If you don't prefer to install the Gapps pack, then reboot your phone with the"reboot system now" option, otherwise go to step (4)

(4): Installation of the google apps (Gapps):

-a: Download the newest CM12 gapps from this list

-b: Copy it to the external SD card

-c: Go to CWM recovery again (camera button)

-d: Navigate to "install zip->choose zip from /storage/sdcard1" and select the Gapps pack you just copied to the SD card

-e: Once installation is done, reboot the phone

What works:

USB Charging : Ok
USB ADB : Ok
USB MTP : Ok
Video : Ok
Audio : Ok
Sensors : Ok
Screen rotation : Ok
WLAN : OK
WLAN Hotspot : OK
GPS : OK
GSM : Ok
GSM Data : Not tested
GSM Voice : Not tested
GSM SMS : Not tested
Bluetooth : Ok
NFC : OK
Camera : OK
FM Radio : OK
Keyboard : Ok
MHL : Not tested
OTG : OK

Hot Reboots about every minutes

What doesn't work:
???

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Frequently Asked Questions + Useful info:

- The first boot will always be slow. This is because once you enter your google account details it starts updating the google apps and your personal details, while downloading your own applications as well

- The rom does not include Sony's own services and user interface

- The rom is rooted by default

- You cannot apply any custom kernels as the bootloader is locked

- After first boot, turn off NFC (or at least try to remove the check from the checkbox, it will not be possible due to a bug), then reboot the phone. After this you will be able to turn it on/off as per usual.

- The rom contains CWM and Philz recovery too (camera button=CWM; volume up=Philz)

- Glove mode is turned on by default, but if you would like to turn it off, go to "Settings->Language & Input" and remove the check from the "High Touch Sensitivity" checkbox

- To enable "Developer Tools" & "Performance" menu options, navigate to "Settings->About Phone" and tap "Build number" 4-5 times

- Hijack is a script that enables useres to boot not only stock roms on a locked bootloader, but custom ones too like Cyanogenmod, aopk, pa, pac, slimkat, omni etc...

- It is not possible to update a rom OTA, only from recovery. The method of updating the rom is the same as installing it from step (3), the only difference is that the "-d: wipe data/factory reset" part needs to be skipped

- If you want to play games, it is a good idea to change the "Profile" to "Performance" under the "Performance" menu option for the duration of play

- You can make the Google search bar disappear from the home screen by opening the settings menu of the Trebuchet launcher via long press. Then expand the advanced settings by swiping up the grey bar of Wallpapers Modules Themes. Here look for the Search bar and switch it off.

ROM: cm-12-20150120-UNOFFICIAL-lbhuashan you need to install superuser app

GAPPS: CM12 gapps

Changes:
cm-12-20150120-UNOFFICIAL-lbhuashan: 
-GSM fix
-WIFI fix
-BT fix
-GPS fix
-Camera fixed (1080p video recording OK)
-FM radio fix
-NFC fix
-Hot reboot fixed

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Source codes:

CyanogenMod

Device tree:

android_device_sony_lbhuashan

android_device_sony_lbqcom-common

android_device_sony_lbcommon

android_vendor_lbsony

hijack-ramdisk-huashan

Kernel Source:

android_kernel_sony_lbmsm8960t

Screenshots:

Credits:

-MrSteve555
-neXusPRIME
-dh.harald
-KeiranFTW
-cray_Doze
-davidmarco
-dssmex
-DooMLoRD
-Cyanogenmod

XDA:DevDB Information
XperiaSP Locked Bootloader (LBL) Cyanogenmod 12.0, ROM for the Sony Xperia SP

Contributors
bagyusz
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: CyanogenMod

Version Information
Status: Testing

Sony Xperia SP

Sony Xperia SP 

Sony Xperia SP- C5302
Announced 2013, March
Status Available. Released 2013, April
BODY Dimensions 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~319 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, sweep panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary VGA
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play Up to 39 h