Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 - Android 5.1.1 - firmware 18.6.A.0.182 free download
How to flash -
First of all one important thing - before you start to do anything with your phone, do the backup of your personal data. It is only for your safety in case that something goes wrong or any mistake happens. In that case you can use the backup to restore the data and try to do everything once again. Each tutorial has been done many times to verify its propriety, so just read carefully all instructions and continue step by step. For each of Sony (Ericsson) XPERIA smartphones we will provide a manual consisting of 4, 5 or 6 „HOW TO“ chapters. Our tutorials will be of course updated every time when Sony Mobile publishes anything new, affecting any of our topics. All important files have been stored on Google Drive, so there should be no problem with downloading. The major part of every file has been created by myself and every file has been tested on the corresponding phone. All referenced files are determined for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303. So, what can you expect in terms of mentioned manuals / tutorials?
Sony Introduce -
Sony XPERIA M2 is new model in Sony Mobile portfolio for 2014. It has large 4,8 inch display, 2300 mAh battery, powerfull quadcore CPU from Qualcomm and 1 GB RAM. Phone will be upgraded to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Below you can find the latest firmware for the phone and also three tutorials/manuals - how to unlock the bootloader, how to relock the bootloader and how to backup the original firmware customization.
Following 7 guidelines showing HOW TO:
1. install the newest Android 5.1.1 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.6.A.0.182 firmware)
2. install the newest Android 4.4.4 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.3.1.C.1.17 firmware)
3. install the newest Android 4.4.2 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.3.C.0.40 firmware)
4. install the newest Android 4.3 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.0.C.1.13 firmware)
5. backup your original firmware customization (it is important in case you must send your phone to service)
6. unlock the bootloader (in case you want to install the custom kernels with recovery menu and much more)
7. relock bootloader on your phone
1. install the newest Android 5.1.1 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.6.A.0.182 firmware)
2. install the newest Android 4.4.4 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.3.1.C.1.17 firmware)
3. install the newest Android 4.4.2 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.3.C.0.40 firmware)
4. install the newest Android 4.3 (for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303 it is currently the 18.0.C.1.13 firmware)
5. backup your original firmware customization (it is important in case you must send your phone to service)
6. unlock the bootloader (in case you want to install the custom kernels with recovery menu and much more)
7. relock bootloader on your phone
how to install the newest Android 5.1.1 for Sony XPERIA M2 D2303
a) first of all, check your firmware version (if you already have the newest one, you do not need this tutorial)
b) download and install latest Flashtool
c) download also latest Android 5.1.1 (mirror Google Drive) for Sony XPERIA M2
d) paste the ftf file downloaded in step c) to folder „Firmware“ included in the XPERIA Flashtool
a) first of all, check your firmware version (if you already have the newest one, you do not need this tutorial)
b) download and install latest Flashtool
c) download also latest Android 5.1.1 (mirror Google Drive) for Sony XPERIA M2
d) paste the ftf file downloaded in step c) to folder „Firmware“ included in the XPERIA Flashtool
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