How To Update Xperia Arc S LT18i / LT18a With Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 | CM 10.

1 Rom Well, now installing Android 4.2.1 is so easy with Sony Arc S LT18i. This new Android update has a lot of new features including the latest Photo Sphere and Gesture keyboard etc. We are here with a very easy-to-follow tutorial to update your Sony Xperia S with the latest Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 . This is basically a mixture of Pandroid+AOKP+CyanogenMod=PAC Rom. Before You Proceed->> This tutorial is intended only for Sony Xperia S with model number LT18i / LT18a. If you try this tutorial on any other variant of Sony or any other device, you may end up bricking your device. Since you need to connect your device to the computer make sure you have installed the USB drivers for Sony Xperia S or else you can Download Xperia Arc S LT18i / LT18a drivers. http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/pc-companion/ You need to root Sony Xperia S LT18i/LT18a and have a Recovery image installed on your device. Backup all your personal information on your device. Use AppBak to backup all your apps. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.moparisthebest.appbak&hl=en Use SMS Backup and Restore to backup messages. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en You can backup your contacts using Gmail . Enable USB Debugging mode. Go to Options > Applications > Development > USB Debugging. Ensure your device battery is charged up to 80-85%. How To Update Xperia Arc S LT18i / LT18a With Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 | CM 10.1 Rom 1.First you need to download the CyanogenMod 10.1 Rom file and Google apps package and save it to a convenient folder on your PC. http://droidxda.blogspot.ro/2012/12/romarcsjb421wipunofficialcyanogenmod.html#axzz2Ewrzt0KS

http://www.mediafire.com/?w44dqezf6ar98bd 2.Now connect your Sony Xperia Arc S to your PC via USB cable. 3.Copy the downloaded file on the internal SD card of your phone. 4.Now turn off your phone and boot your phone into recovery mode. 5.Now to get in the Recovery Mode. Switch on the phone while pressing the Volume Down repeatedly. Or if that doesnt work, you can Download Quick Boot from Google Play Store and install it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot 6.Now select Wipe data/Factory reset and confirm on the next screen by pressing power button. 7.Now select Wipe cache and confirm by pressing power button. 8.Now select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache and confirm by pressing power button . 9.Then select Flash ZIP From SD Card and then select Choose ZIP From SD Card and browse to the CyanogenMod 10.1 Rom zip file that you copied to your devices SD card in step 3. Select the file and confirm by pressing power button. The installation will start. 10.Once the installation is finished, install the google apps package by following step 8. 11.When you finish installing google apps package, select Go back and select Reboot system now . 12.Now your device will boot with the whole new Look and feel of Jelly Bean 4.2.1 Congratulations !! You have managed to safely update the Sony Xperia Arc S LT18i / LT18a with the Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean based CM 10.1 custom ROM firmware ! >>>Way 2 Using Sony PC Software Tip: PC Companion is also available for download from the PC Companion download page. http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/pc-companion/ Note: If you have just installed PC Companion on a computer, disconnect and then reconnect your phone before downloading the software updates.

To update your phone software using PC Companion 1.Start your phone and connect it to a computer using a USB cable. 2.Computer: Wait a few seconds for PC Companion to start. If PC Companion doesnt start automatically, you can start it from the start menu on the computer. 3.Computer: In the Support Zone application, click Start, and then select the Phone Software Update option. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note: Do not disconnect the USB cable when updating your phone as it can damage the content being transferred. How To Root Sony Xperia Arc And Arc S Running On Official Android 4.0 ICS Firmware Before You Proceed>>

Please not that by rooting your device, you will void your devices warranty. You can regain your devices warranty back by again unrooting your device and moving to original stock Rom. You have to Unlock the Bootloader of your device. To do so click here. Dont try to use this tutorial on any other device since this tutorial is intended only for Sony Xperia Arc and Arc S. If you try it on any other device, you may end up bricking your device. Backup all your personal information on your device. Use AppBak to backup all your apps. Use SMS Backup and Restore to backup messages. You can backup your contacts using gmail . Enable USB Debugging mode. Go to Options > Applications > Development > USB Debugging. Charge your device battery with atleast 75% of power. De-activate all the antivirus/malwares programs running on your computer.

How To Root Sony Xperia Arc And Arc S Running On Official Android 4.0 ICS Firmware 1. You need to first install ADB on your computer. For that you need to download Android SDK. 2. Now download the actual root package , and save it to a convenient folder on your PC. 3. Now connect your device to computer. 4. Now copy the root package that you downloaded in step 2, to your phones SD card. And disconnect your phone from PC. 5. Now download the kernel needed for flashing,. 6. Now download the fastboot and extract it on the computer. 7. Copy the kernel downloaded before to the same folder as Fastboot. In the end, your folder should have the files showed in the image from below.

1. Now take your USB cable and connect it to your computer. 2. Now take the phone and while holding the Menu key (key at the bottom right on your Arc/Arc S) connect it to the USB cable. 3. Now on your PC open command prompt . Go to Start -> in run , type cmd and hit enter. 4. In Command Prompt go to the fastboot folder (for example cd c: fastboot) and then type the command: fastboot boot ARC-DooMKernel-ICS-BETA-v04-lower-boot.img . 5. Now the kernel will be flashed on your phone. 6. Now your device will automatically restart. 7. When it restarts and as soon as the Sony logo shows up and the blue LED lights up, start pressing for several times the Back button on the phone. 8. Now the your device must boot in ClockworkMod Recovery. If not, then repeat the previous step. 9. In the recovery mode select install zip from sd card and choose zip from sd card. Select the Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip file. Note- You can use volume buttons to navigate and power button to select. 10. Confirm and allow the installation process to complete. While installation is in progress, please do not disconnect your device. 11. When installation is finished, select Go Back. 12. Now select reboot system now. 13. Thats it. Now download the BusyBox tool from Play Store and install it on your device. Congratulations!! You successfully rooted your Device !!