Unofficial Lineage OS 14.1 arrives to the Sony Xperia ZL (odin)

The Xperia ZL from Sony was a flagship level device back in 2013. The smartphone featured the Snapdragon S4 Pro which was predecessor to the Snapdragon 800 series. Under the hood, the smartphones features 2GB of RAM, a 5-inch 1080p display and a 2370mAh battery.

The device which was released with Jelly Belly on board, never saw anything beyond Android 4.2.2. This is where Lineage OS comes in with the smartphone being given a new lease of life with the Android 7.1.1 based Lineage OS 14.1.

The three year old smartphone will be able to see new levels in performance and users will be able to experience all the latest features that Android brings to the table with Nougat.

That beings said, there may be minor bugs keeping in mind that this is an unofficial build of Lineage OS. These issues should get sorted out over time with future updates.

The official release should be out pretty soon once the Lineage team have fully completed the transition from CyanogenMod to Lineage OS.

Sony Xperia ZL Lineage OS

Downloads

• Official build: Not yet available.
• Unofficial builds: Available, check the download links below:
  • Lineage OS 14.1: Download link
• Gapps: You need this to get Google Play Store app, Play Services App, and other Google apps.
  • Lineage OS 14.1 Gapps: Download link

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

How to Install Lineage OS on Xperia ZL

1. Download and transfer the Lineage OS ROM zip file and Gapps package zip file that you downloaded above to your Xperia ZL .
2. Boot your Xperia ZL 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 Lineage OS .zip file that you transferred to your Xperia ZL 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 Nougat Gapps file similarly, just the way flashed the ROM file.
8. After flashing both Lineage OS and Gapps, reboot your Xperia ZL .

That’s all there is to it. Lineage OS is now installed on your Sony Xperia ZL.