Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 - Android 5.1.1 - firmware 14.6.A.1.236 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 more „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 Z1 Compact D5503. So, what can you expect in terms of mentioned manuals / tutorials?
Sony information-
Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact is smaller variant of XPERIA Z1. This phone has very nice HD Triluminos display, powerfull quadcore CPU from Qualcomm, 2 GB RAM or 20,7 megapixel camera. 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.
It is following 9 guidelines showing HOW TO:
1. install the newest generic Android 5.1.1 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.6.A.1.236 firmware)
2. install the newest generic Android 5.0.2 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.5.A.0.270 firmware)
3. install the newest customized Android 5.0.2 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.5.A.0.283 firmware)
4. install the newest Android 4.4.4 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.4.A.0.157 firmware)
5. install the newest Android 4.3 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.2.A.1.114 firmware)
6. install the newest Android for XPERIA m51w (Chinese version XPERIA Z1 Compact) without Google Apps
7. backup your original firmware customization (it is important in case you must send your phone to service)
8. unlock the bootloader (in case you want to install the custom kernels with recovery menu and much more)
9. relock bootloader on your phone
how to install the newest generic Android 5.1.1 for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503
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 (mirrors D5803_23.4.A.1.264_IT.ftf Google Drive
or D5503_14.6.A.1.236_UA.ftf Mega) for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact
d) paste the ftf file downloaded in step c) to folder „Firmware“ included in the XPERIA Flashtool
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 more „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 Z1 Compact D5503. So, what can you expect in terms of mentioned manuals / tutorials?
Sony information-
Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact is smaller variant of XPERIA Z1. This phone has very nice HD Triluminos display, powerfull quadcore CPU from Qualcomm, 2 GB RAM or 20,7 megapixel camera. 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.
It is following 9 guidelines showing HOW TO:
1. install the newest generic Android 5.1.1 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.6.A.1.236 firmware)
2. install the newest generic Android 5.0.2 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.5.A.0.270 firmware)
3. install the newest customized Android 5.0.2 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.5.A.0.283 firmware)
4. install the newest Android 4.4.4 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.4.A.0.157 firmware)
5. install the newest Android 4.3 (for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503 it is 14.2.A.1.114 firmware)
6. install the newest Android for XPERIA m51w (Chinese version XPERIA Z1 Compact) without Google Apps
7. backup your original firmware customization (it is important in case you must send your phone to service)
8. unlock the bootloader (in case you want to install the custom kernels with recovery menu and much more)
9. relock bootloader on your phone
how to install the newest generic Android 5.1.1 for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact D5503
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 (mirrors D5803_23.4.A.1.264_IT.ftf Google Drive
or D5503_14.6.A.1.236_UA.ftf Mega) for Sony XPERIA Z1 Compact
d) paste the ftf file downloaded in step c) to folder „Firmware“ included in the XPERIA Flashtool
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