How to update Sony Ericsson Xperia Play with Cyanogen 7.1

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Through this article of ours we will take you on a journey where you would get to know how your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play can evolve from the usual kind of piece to one personalized custom recovery image & can acquire the recent ability to flaunt the most recent version for CyanogenMod.

First create a Backup before jumping on to the anything else.

Always remember the first and foremost thing is to have a backup for your important data. In case` your device you have kept in accord with the very Google account, your contact lists, calendar settings, the very Gmail, & and rest of the selected data related to Google would not get affected as due to syncing it with the Google account you can get it back with the fresh sync. Though, you will have to back up all the other things you want to have which is not included in SD card:

• SMS or MMS messages,
• Call Log,
• Bookmarks,
• Apps; You can try Titanium Backup else you have Astro File Manager, for instance,
• Any other app data which is not available on SD card.

Another good idea would be to back up everything kept in SD card , a very slight possibility that even SD card would require any kind of formatting to solve any future mishap.
There are apps that are available for free and are there to aid and support the backup for important data.

How to unlock Bootloader

Warning: Keep in mind that in an attempt to unlock Sony Ericsson Xperia Play’s bootloader would loose its warranty.

1.    For the purpose of unlocking Sony Ericsson Xperia Play’s bootloader you would require a fastboot. By following the very Android SDK help you will get access of the very needed fastboot shell onto your PC.

2.    In your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, unfold Phone app and type *#06#. The given number is presenting the needed IMEI of your device; jot the number somewhere as it would be required in the future.

3.    Switch / Power off your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.

4.    Keep holding onto Search button as your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play connects to your PC.

5.    In your PC unfold the terminal & run the command given below:

NOTE: The given stage is to make sure that Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is properly linked and also ensure that even the drivers are fixed correctly. In case you receive this :<waiting for device>, then it implies that something has not been established in a proper manner.

6.In case all looks satisfactory head to this page here. After that do the instruction given on the link page.

NOTE: The above command’s KEY has to be replaced by unlock code, the one given to you previously.Now the bootloader has been unlocked in your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. After this come down to next set of procedure.

Flash CyanogenMod
1.    The first step is Downloading the most recent type of CyanogenMod.
Non-compulsory: In case you wish Download Google Apps for your thing.

2.    Retrieve boot.img through CyanogenMod update.zip & copy paste it on the folder like in case of fastboot (folder  or tool which is inside Android SDK folder).

3.    Keep CyanogenMod update.zip file in SD card root format.

Non-compulsory: Keep Google Apps .zip in root format of SD card as well.

4.    Separate the connection between Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and computer & then switch it off.

5.    Hold onto Search button as your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play connects to your PC.

6.    In your PC unfold the terminal & then run command given below:

7.    While the device is in  rebooting phase press the Volume Rockers a few times to boot into the ClockworkMod Recovery.

8.    The moment your device starts booting in ClockworkMod Recovery, using side Volume Rocker one can move here and there and after that one needs to head to Power button for selecting.
Non-compulsory: You can Select the backup and restore for creating backup for the present installation in your Sony Ericsson Xperia Play.

9.    Chose Wipe data/factory reset from available options.

10.    After this tap the Wipe cache partition option.

11.    Click on Install zip from sdcard.

12.    Click on Choose zip from sdcard.

13.    Chose the required CyanogenMod update.zip.
If you wish then: In case you want the Google Applications then perform the same procedure as given in 7 – 9 one more time and chose Google Apps update.zip.

14.    The moment the process of installing completes press +++++Go Back+++++ and you will be able to return to your main menu, & then out of the options pick Reboot system now. After which the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play as expected must boot in the CyanogenMod.

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