Official System (HK)

Update

  1. Use Xperia Check to check system updates.
  2. Download the latest firmware from XperiFirm
  3. Download NewFlasher, copy newflasher.exe and newflasher.x64 to the firmware directory
  4. Turn off the phone, hold the volume button -, insert USB cable, the indicator light turns green and release
  5. Run NewFlasher
  6. Input y to keep data when asking if you want to keep data.

ROOT -KSU

  1. Download UnSIN
  2. In the firmware directory, find init_boot_X-FLASH-ALL-25B1.sin
  3. Drag sin file to unsin.exe to get init_boot_X-FLASH-ALL-25B1.img
  4. Use kernelSU app to patch init_boot_X-FLASH-ALL-25B1.img to get kernelsu***.img
  5. Reboot to fastboot mode, execute fastboot flash init_boot kernelsu***.img
  6. Reboot

Hide StatusBar VOLTE、VONR Icons

Redo after every update

  1. Find carrierconfig-*** in data/user_de/0/com.android.phone/files（Dual SIM, two files）
  2. About 50+ lines, <boolean name="s_show_volte_icon_in_status_bar_bool" value="true" />
  3. value="true" change to value="false"
  4. Reboot

Lawnchair - KSU

3rd Party System

DerpFest Unofficial

Version: 0625

Features:

FeatureDetail
Creator Mode✓
4K Fullscreen✓
120HZ Refresh Rate Global✓
Pro AppsApkMirror
Dolby Audio✓
Camera Button Fast Start✓
GApps✓
Face Unlock✓
CustomizationRich

Bug:

BugDetail
Theme Colors UnmatchStatus Bar etc
Dolby Audio Volume unstabelsolved by… turn it off
Default Notifactions and Rings HAVE no soundadded music works

PS:

  • root included by default, offers no root version boot.img.
  • Play Integrity Fixed by Module.

LineageOS Official

Version: 0728

Features:

FeatureDetail
Creator Mode✓
4K Fullscreen✓
120HZ Refresh Rate Global✓
Pro AppsApkMirror
Dolby Audio×
Camera Button Fast Start✓
GAppsMindTheGApps
Face Unlock×
CustomizationNormal

Bug:

BugDetail
Some Bank Apps Not workChinese Apps Reinforcement
Fingerprint Indicator on wrong locationFull Resulotion (4K) Mode only
Need to back twice in Message app to back to previous viewFull Resulotion (4K) Mode only
Message app’s notifaction bar has no “read” buttonor it is meant to be?

PS:

  • No Ksu Support, can be rooted by falshing boot.img provided by DerpFest.
  • can be rooted by APatch.
  • Play Integrity Fixed by modules.

Notes

  • VolumeUP + Power = Bootloader - Blue Light
  • VolumeDown + Power = SOMC Flash Mode - Green Light