CarbonROM custom ROM comes with tons of new features and is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. A quick list of the main features in CarbonROM is given below and we are sure you’d love to use this on your Xperia Z3:
Audio:
AudioFX Equalizer
AOSP & CM Audio features
Slim Extra features like:
Camera Shutter sound,
Screenshot Sound,
Safe Headset Volume,
Less frequent notification sounds, etc.
Volume steps,
Audio charge notification
Display Options
Adaptive Brightness
Daydream
Ambient Display
Wake Up on Charge
Double Tap to Sleep
Omni Screen Recorder
Color Calibration
Expanded desktop
CM Notification manager
Slim Heads Up Notifications and its features
LockScreen:
CM shortcuts
Slim shortcuts
Weather with custom style
“CarbonFibers” features Menu:
Status Bar
Slim Clock & Date Options
Weather
Battery Options
(Portrait, Landscape, Circle, Dotted Circle Text or Hidden)
Mobile & Wifi Network activity icon options
Network traffic monitor
Brightness control
notification count
notification ticker
Custom carrier label options
CM custom Navigation Bar tweaked (size/color and other)
Custom Navigation ring
Interface:
Toast animations,
Listview animations,
System animations,
Gesture Anywhere,
App Circle Side Bar
Recents:
Clear All Button Tweaks
Hideable Google search bar
Slim PIE
Notification Drawer
Tile Options (Fully customizable)
SlimActions Tile
Quick Setting Options
Quick & Smart Pulldown
Colorized Tiles.
Power Menu:
Advanced reboot
Screenshot
Screen Record
Profile Switcher
Airplane Mode
User Switcher
Settings
Device Lockdown
Sound Panel
Buttons
Fully CM customization for hard buttons (tweaked)
Omni Wake lock blocker
SuperSU
÷ Prerequisites:
•This tutorial is only for installing Android 5.1.1 CarbonROM ROM on Sony Xperia Z3. Please do not try on any other Xperia Z3 variants.
•Your phone should be rooted and have ClockworkMod recovery installed from before.
•This tutorial will wipe out all your data. Proceed at your own risk.
•Perform a Dalvik Cache wipe before proceeding from the recovery mode.
•Sony PC Companion will NOT detect your phone after installing this ROM because it is a custom firmware.
•Bootloader should be unlocked or you will not be able to install this ROM.
•Make sure you backup all your data in your phone before proceeding.
Complete Step-By-Step Instruction.
Audio:
AudioFX Equalizer
AOSP & CM Audio features
Slim Extra features like:
Camera Shutter sound,
Screenshot Sound,
Safe Headset Volume,
Less frequent notification sounds, etc.
Volume steps,
Audio charge notification
Display Options
Adaptive Brightness
Daydream
Ambient Display
Wake Up on Charge
Double Tap to Sleep
Omni Screen Recorder
Color Calibration
Expanded desktop
CM Notification manager
Slim Heads Up Notifications and its features
LockScreen:
CM shortcuts
Slim shortcuts
Weather with custom style
“CarbonFibers” features Menu:
Status Bar
Slim Clock & Date Options
Weather
Battery Options
(Portrait, Landscape, Circle, Dotted Circle Text or Hidden)
Mobile & Wifi Network activity icon options
Network traffic monitor
Brightness control
notification count
notification ticker
Custom carrier label options
CM custom Navigation Bar tweaked (size/color and other)
Custom Navigation ring
Interface:
Toast animations,
Listview animations,
System animations,
Gesture Anywhere,
App Circle Side Bar
Recents:
Clear All Button Tweaks
Hideable Google search bar
Slim PIE
Notification Drawer
Tile Options (Fully customizable)
SlimActions Tile
Quick Setting Options
Quick & Smart Pulldown
Colorized Tiles.
Power Menu:
Advanced reboot
Screenshot
Screen Record
Profile Switcher
Airplane Mode
User Switcher
Settings
Device Lockdown
Sound Panel
Buttons
Fully CM customization for hard buttons (tweaked)
Omni Wake lock blocker
SuperSU
÷ Prerequisites:
•This tutorial is only for installing Android 5.1.1 CarbonROM ROM on Sony Xperia Z3. Please do not try on any other Xperia Z3 variants.
•Your phone should be rooted and have ClockworkMod recovery installed from before.
•This tutorial will wipe out all your data. Proceed at your own risk.
•Perform a Dalvik Cache wipe before proceeding from the recovery mode.
•Sony PC Companion will NOT detect your phone after installing this ROM because it is a custom firmware.
•Bootloader should be unlocked or you will not be able to install this ROM.
•Make sure you backup all your data in your phone before proceeding.
Complete Step-By-Step Instruction.
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÷ HOW TO: Install Android 5.1.1 CarbonROM Lollipop on Sony Xperia Z3
Step 1 - Download CarbonROMAndroid 5.1.1 ROM for Sony Xperia Z3 to your computer and extract boot.img from the zip file separately.
Download Gapps as well.
Step 2 - Connect and mount your Sony Xperia Z3 USB (mass) memory on your computer using the USB cable.
Step 3 - Now copy/paste the downloaded Android 5.1.1 ROM zip and Google Apps zip files to your SD card. Make sure the files are in the SD card root (not in any folder).
Step 4 - Copy/paste the boot.img file to android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory.
Step 5 - Then turn OFF your phone.
Step 6 - Now to get into the Bootloader Mode. Press and hold the Volume Up button while connecting it again with the USB cable. Your phone LED will turn blue and it will get into the Bootloader Mode.
Step 7 - Once in the Fastboot mode (on your phone), navigate to android-sdk-windows\platform-tools directory (on your computer) and open Command Prompt (Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt).
Step 8 - Type the following command and press Enter.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Step 9 - Then, type the following command and press Enter.
fastboot reboot
Step 10 - Now to get in the Recovery Mode. Switch ON the phone while pressing the Volume Up or Volume Down buttons a few times when you see the LED light turn pink or any other colour.
Step 11 - Once you are in ClockworkMod Recovery, select perform a full data wipe by selecting “wipe data/factory reset” as shown below. Use the Power button to select everything while in the Recovery Mode.
Step 12 - Then, perform a cache wipe by selecting “wipe cache partition” .
Step 13 - Now this is optional, but it is recommended to perform a wipe of your dalvik cache as well. You will not get into boot loops or any other errors. From CWM recovery, go to ‘advanced’ and then select “wipe dalvik cache”.
Step 14 - Then go back to the main recovery screen and select “install zip from SD card”.
Step 15 - Now select “choose zip from sdcard”. Using your volume keys, navigate to the Android 5.1.1 ROM zip file that you copied to your SD card and select it using the Power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.
Google Apps: Repeat the above step for the Gapps zip file as well and install it on your phone.
Step 16 - After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back+++++” and reboot the phone by selecting “reboot system now” from the recovery menu.
Your Xperia Z3 will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first time. So, please wait.
That’s it! Your Xperia Z3 should now have Android 5.1.1 CarbonROM Lollipop custom ROM installed on your phone! Go to Settings > About phone to verify.