Sony will seed out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for Sony Xperia Z2 officially sometime before August. However, you don't need to wait that long as your favorite custom ROM has just been made available for Xperia Z2. Paranoid Android 5.1.1 Lollipop is now available for the smartphone. O3 optimized, packed full of tweak, stable and smooth - here is how to flash Paranoid Android 5.1.1 on Z2.

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Prerequisites to flash Paranoid Android 5.1.1 on Xperia Z2:

Backup any important datafrom your Sony Xperia Z2 as a complete wipe will be required during the flashing process.Make sure ADB and Fastboot is configured on your PC.Sony Xperia Z2 must berooted with unlocked bootloader and installed with a recovery tool.Your device must be charged to at least 60% of power.

Flash Paranoid Android 5.1.1 on Xperia Z2:

Required files: downloadParanoid Android 5.1.1 Lollipop custom firmware for Xperia Z2and save it on your computer. Extract boot.imgfile separately.

Connect your Xperiato your computer using a USB cable and copy the zip file to your phone memory's root folder.Copy the boot.imgfile toandroid-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory.Switch off your Xperia Z2 and enter Bootloader mode: press and hold theVolume Upbutton while connecting the phone with USB cable. Phone LED will turn blue indicating the Bootloader mode.Once in the Fastboot mode, on your PC navigate toandroid-sdk-windows\platform-toolsdirectory and open Command Prompt with Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt.Typethe following command and press Enter:fastboot flash boot boot.imgType the command and press Enter:fastboot rebootEnter in the Recovery Mode: switch onthe phone while pressing the Volume Upbutton a few times.Wipe data task: from CWM recovery menu, selectwipe data / factory resetand confirm the process.Also clean cache fromwipecache partition.From recovery menu, selectinstall zip from sdcardfollowed bychoose zip from sdcard.Locate the ParanoidAndroid 5.1.1 Lollipopcustom firmware and confirm the flashing process.Once done, return back to main recovery menu and reboot yourinto the new custom ROM.First boot takes a good 5 minutes so please be patient.

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