Get Android 8.0 Oreo on Xperia SP with this AOSP based custom ROM

The Sony Xperia SP may have been a 4 year old device by now but it’s still capable of running the latest and greatest of Android releases. The device dropped out of official software update channel by Sony in year 2014, but thanks to the awesome support by third party developers, Xperia SP is still kicking with the latest version of Android (Android 8.0 Oreo) now available for it.

Android 8.0 Oreo is coming to Sony Xperia SP through a custom ROM based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Google pushed the Android 8.0 source code to AOSP the day it released Oreo for Nexus and Pixel devices. And now thanks to AdrianDC over at xda, we now have a semi-functional AOSP based Oreo ROM for the Xperia SP.

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Since this is a first release of an Android 8.0 ROM for Xperia SP, we wouldn’t recommend you to jump the ship yet and install this on your Xperia SP. This ROM has some major functionalities like missing camera and bluetooth, which are pretty necessary for everyday usage. So before you proceed with the installation guide below, know that it might not be a good experience yet to use this as your daily driver.

Downloads

• Unofficial build: Available, check the download link below:
  • Android 8.0 AOSP ROM: Download link
• Gapps: You need this to get Google Play Store app, Play Services App, and other Google apps.
  • Download Android Oreo Gapps
• TWRP recovery: Download link

Note: You must have a custom recovery like TWRP installed on your device to be able to install a custom ROM.

How to Install Android 8.0 Oreo ROM on Xperia SP

1. Download and transfer the AOSP ROM zip file and Gapps package zip file that you downloaded above to your Xperia SP.
2. Boot your Xperia SP into TWRP recovery.
3. Select Wipe from TWRP main menu and do a Swipe to Factory Reset on the bottom of screen.
4. Go back to TWRP main menu, tap on Install and select the AOSP ROM .zip file that you transferred to your Xperia SP in Step 1.
5. After selecting the .zip file, do Swipe to Confirm Flash on the bottom of screen to begin the custom ROM installation process. This may take some time.
6. Once your ROM is successfully flashed, you’ll see Wipe cache/Dalvik option, select it and then do Swipe to wipe on bottom of screen.
7. Now flash the Oreo Gapps file similarly, just the way flashed the ROM file.
8. Once you’re done flashing all required files, reboot your Xperia SP.

That’s all there is to it. Android 8.0 Oreo is now installed on your Xperia SP.

via xda