Custom ROMs for Xperia U
Xperia U was launched quite a time back, and the phone often lags aftersome time. But you can speed up the device, by installing a custom ROM, and dumping the stock ROM that your mobile manufacturer put in. SO here is a post with a list of custom ROMs for your Xperia U. Custom ROMs are the set of firmwares that run on the device. To understand custom ROMs better, you should read about it before. Before installing a ROM you should get a root access, and also install a custom recovery onto the device. Read about custom recovery here in detail. Also make sure that you backup all your data, as when you flash a ROM all the data on the device gets deleted.
So before you begin with flashing ROMs onto your Xperia U, make sure that you have done these list of things.
Here is the Custom ROM Listing for Xperia U.
- Often Flashing ROMs, deletes all your personal data on the device, so make sure that you backup before beginning.
- You can refer to the guides below, if you do not know how to do it.
- Backup Apps for Unrooted Xperia U
- Backup and Restore SMS on Xperia U
- Backup and restore Contacts on Xperia U
- You need to ensure that the device has enough of the battery, as we do not want that the device to power off in the middle of the procedure due to low power.
- A custom recovery installed on your device, as installing a ROM requires a custom third party recovery installed on your device.
- So to sum it all you can read the post, Things to do before Flashing a ROM.
Here is the Custom ROM Listing for Xperia U.
AOSP Android 5.0 for Xperia U
ROM Info ROM Screenshot ROM Name AOSP Android 5.0
OS Version Lollipop 5.0
Build Date 8th November 2014Rating
Dev Name AGONTUK
Dev Profile AGONTUK
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ROM Info ROM Screenshot ROM Name AOSP Android 5.0
OS Version Lollipop 5.0
Build Date 8th November 2014Rating
Dev Name AGONTUK
Dev Profile AGONTUK
GApps Download GApps
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This is a new ROM, and still under development. And it would upgrade your device to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The ROM is new but it is completely stable and fast. Definitely worth a try if you're looking for the Lollipop user interface, along with the fast and responsive ROM of Xperia U.
MIUI V5 ROM
ROM INFOROM
NAME MIUI V5
DEVICE Sony Xperia U ROMs
OS VERSION Android 4.1.2
KERNEL N/A
UI SKIN N/A
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ROM INFOROM
NAME MIUI V5
DEVICE Sony Xperia U ROMs
OS VERSION Android 4.1.2
KERNEL N/A
UI SKIN N/A
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Walkman Experience Elite ROM
ROM INFO
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ROM NAME Walkman Experience Elite
DEVICE Sony Xperia U ROMs OS VERSION N/A KERNEL N/A UI SKIN N/A DOWNLOAD Download |
DEVELOPER INFO DEVELOPER NAME kaiiori
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CyanoAndroICS ROM
ROM INFO
ROM NAME CyanoAndroICS
DEVICE Sony Xperia U ROMs
Os Version Android 4.0.3
KERNEL N/A
UI SKIN N/A
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DEVELOPER NAME cyanide0007
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ROM NAME CyanoAndroICS
DEVICE Sony Xperia U ROMs
Os Version Android 4.0.3
KERNEL N/A
UI SKIN N/A
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DEVELOPER NAME cyanide0007
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