Safely Update Xperia Z 3 To Android 6.0 Marshmallow Nowadays there are many dev coming up with their Android marshmallow ROM for many devices.Few days ago we post an article on How to Install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Xperia Z Ultra and Z1 Compact (AOSP ROM). There are devices which are not going to be updated officially by their manufacturers but nothing to worry because 3rd party AOSP ROM are there. If you have a Xperia Z3 and you want to install Marshmallow on it then there is a good news for you.The latest Sony device to get an AOSP Marshmallow ROM is the Xperia Z3.Thanks to a dev from Xda, now you can download and install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Xperia z3. Follow the Step by step guide to Download & Install Android 6.0 Marshmallow On Xperia Z3 Safely Important: *Make sure there is at least 80% battery left on your smartphone before begin. How to Safely install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Sony Xperia Z3 Warning: rootmygalaxy.net will not be held responsible for any kind of damage occurred to your Xperia Z3 while following this tutorial.Do it at your own risk. How to Safely Download & Install Android 6.0 Marshmallow On Xperia Z3 Pre-Requirements: (Important)
Take a proper backup of all your important data and settings on your phone Make sure that the latest version of a custom recovery like TWRP is already installed on your device Download and install USB drivers on your PC.–»> Sony Drivers Only for Xperia Z3 Compact
Downloads (Marshmallow ROMs)
Marshmallow files: system.img , userdata.img, boot.img from the Xda Page –»Here Google Apps(Gapps)-Link
Safely Download & Install Android 6.0 Marshmallow On Xperia Z3
Step By Step Guide
Step 2. Create a folder called z3update and transfer the system.img, boot.img and userdata.img to this folder. Step 3. Connect your Xperia Z3 to PC. Transfer the Gapps file to it. Remember the file’s location. And disconnect the device from PC now. Step 4. Boot your Xperia Z3 into bootloader mode. If you are rooted, you can use Quick Boot app from play store. To manually boot into bootloader mode, do this:
Power off the device. Wait for 4-5 seconds after screen goes off. Press and hold Volume Up button and then connect the device to PC using USB cable. You will enter fastboot mode. Screen won’t show fastboot written on it, btw.
Step 5. Now, open command window in the z3update folder, in which you have the system.img file with other two files. For this: You will see a command window open up, with location directed to z3update folder. Step 6. Run the following commands to install the Marshmallow update on Xperia Z3. Wait for Xperia Z3 to finish booting up, it may take some time. Once it does, check the Settings > About device. You should have Marshmallow under Android version. Congos! → Btw, if you face force close on apps a lot, or device lagging too much, then do a factory reset using TWRP recovery to solve that problem. Step 7. You don’t have Google Apps right now. You need to flash the Gapps file from recovery mode. Make sure you have TWRP installed, and have transferred the Gapps file to your Xperia Z3 too. Done!!! You have successfully Downloaded & Installed Android 6.0 Marshmallow On Xperia Z3 Source:- Xda and The Android Soul
