How to Install Android 4.4.2 KitKat based AOKP ROM on Sony Xperia V

Google has just launched its latest Android 4.4.2 firmware for various KitKat Nexus devices. In most official KitKat AOSP 4.4.2 release without much customization. If you want to enjoy a KitKat customized Android 4.4.2 for Sony Xperia V then flash or install AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) custom ROM. The latest version of AOKP has just launched that is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and fully support Sony Xperia V. Sony Xperia V Comes with very nice hardware specs that make it able to run Android 4.4.2 KitKat smoothly. Continue reading this guide to learn how to install a custom ROM Android 4.4.2 AOKP KitKat based Sony Xperia V.

Please note, this is very early build and you should expect some bugs in it. All bugs and issues expected to be fixed as development progress towards a better build.

  

Pre Requisites:

1. Backup your device data.

2. Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Notifier BT Free on your Android device to check it easily.

3. You already have USB Driver Installed for Sony Xperia V in your PC. Download USB Drivers4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and Sony Xperia V. 

5. Your device have latest CWM version 6.0.4.4 and up or TWRP 2.6.1 and up installed.

If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 4.4.2 KitKat based AOKPROM on Sony Xperia V.

Warning!

This tutorial is only for Sony Xperia V. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.

File Required(Download by clicking on it)

• AOKP Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM For Sony Xperia V [Filename: aokp_tsubasa_kitkat_nightly_2013-12-25.zip]
• Google Apps [Filename: gapps-kk-20131119.zip]

How to Install Android 4.4.2 KitKat based AOKP ROM on Sony Xperia V

1. Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded files to the SD card of your device.Important: Don’t extract any files.
2. Disconnect USB and then turn off your Sony Xperia V.
3. Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, reboot phone and press Volume Up button few times while booting. [in recovery use volume buttons to scroll and Power button to select].
4. Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete.
5. Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advanceoption to perform Dalvik cache wiping.
6. Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the AOKP ROM Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.
7. Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 6 but choose the gapps-kk-20131119.zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.
8. When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Sony Xperia V and boot up into rooted Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM AOKP. 
9. Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

Congrats! Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware based custom ROM AOKP is now installed and running on your Sony Xperia V. [Note: Root is turned off by default in CM derived ROMs, you must enable developer settings first (tap the build number 8 times under about device), then enable root under Developer Settings]