Xperia U ROMS

By Usama Faiz ⏐ 12 years ago ⏐

5 min read

Note: For installing the following Xperia U Roms you must unlock your bootloader. For unlocking check my previous post for the procedure. Here is the link : Root Xperia U by unlocking bootloader

Before flashing, do makeup a backup of your data (music, pictures etc.) because you might lose that in process.

Flashing procedures is same for almost every Rom, for flashing you must know how to boot into recovery.

1- Power down your phone.
2- Press the power on button, after vibration keep tapping the vol-up button (You’ll notice changing colors of notification light) and after 5sec your phone will boot up in recovery.

First three Roms were personally check by me and they can be used in daily routine because of their stability and smoothness.

1- [ROM][UB][UNOFFICIAL] Jelly Bean 4.1.2

Xperia U having low ram of 512 can’t be updated to jellybean. But if your phone is rooted you can enjoy the jellybean features by installing this Rom, this one is my personal favorite, because of its smoothness and yeah its battery drainage. Everything works fine, and is recommended for regular use and for playing heavy games like Asphalt 7.

Features:

Last Fw 6.2.A.1.100
XGO Porting
XP Apps and Frameworks
XL Themes, Wallpapers, Boot animation and Battery charging icon
SuperSU
X-Reality
Double recovery

Installation:

Download the Rom zip file and copy in the root of your phone memory and boot your phone in recovery.

Make a backup
Wipe data
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik-cache
Install rom by selecting install Rom from SD-card, and select the rom zip file.
Installation will take time, after installation reboot your phone and enjoy.

Known Bugs:

You’ll never get one if you have flashed correctly.
If you get one, tell us.

Source: Xda developersXDA

Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420029

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2- [ROM][4.0.4]CM9-ZII XPERIA U

This rom is a port from LINARO CM9.This is smooth too, plus it’s fast, stable, and super lite. If you want to use the stock ics but a little fast you can use this rom, because it’s much faster and lite than the stock, because stock ics is full of lags. You can play heavy games on this rom without lag, games like Despicable me which will work like charm in this. If you’re confused between unofficial jelly bean and ics we’ll prefer you to use the unofficial jellybean because it’s much better than this.

Features:

Android 4.0.4
Built on the CM9
Xperia Z Ultra Theme & cm9 theme
Fast Ever, Smooth Ever and stable Ever
Excellent Battery Life which Handel Hard Use
Removed unnecessary applications to increase your RAM
Faster access to applications
Super Multitasking
Tested for regular use with lot of apps.

Installation:

Download the Rom File
Make Backup of Current Rom
Boot into Recovery
Wipe (Data, cache)
Install Zip from SD-card
Reboot and You’re Don
First Boot Will Take Time

Bugs:

None.

Source: Xda developers

Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433390
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3-[ROM][Linaro][4.1.2] Slim Bean:

This one is my favorite too, because they slimmed out all useless apps which make it super-fast. Slim Roms comes with ASS i.e. (Advance slim settings). ASS offers its users with high end modifications and custom features like Interface, performance, theme engine support and device settings modifications. If you’re a fan of CM this rom is best for daily use but not for very hard use, the battery drainage is too fast because of deep sleep, which isn’t working.