How To Install CyanogenMod 10.2 (4.3) ROM in Sony Xperia Z




The best ROM for android device is for your Sony Xperia Z too!! Yes! CyanogenMod 10.2 is now available for your android device now! It is based on the latest android version, android 4.3! CyanogenMod 10.2 is really good ROM, it is fast (like a hell!), stuffed with hundreds of features (like Focal and CyanogenMod Settings), it is super stable ROM! So let's discuss some features of CyanogenMod 10.2 ROM. 
You get Focal camera application, which is the best camera application for the android till now and it gives you many many features which AOSP Google Android does not provides you. In this application, you get many features Picsphere, Front facing camera, 360 degree panorama, Scenes (including HDR), Color effects and enhancements, Exposure measure mode, ISO sensitivity, Burst mode, Timer And many more. It was a part of Nemesis project by CM team which is now complete with Focal application. You will love it, surely!
You can customize your statusbar, background, change OG effects and you get many many customization options in CyanogenMod settings (which is in Settings).
In this ROM (CyanogenMod 10.2 for Z) you get everything working (RILD/MMS/Focal and everything else) and nothing is in the list  NOT WORKING. This ROM is currently ALPHA stage so don't expect that there will be no glitches &hangs, it is daily build so you can get BUG free ROM within a month or SHORT. 

This ROM is just for Sony Xperia Z, not for Samsung Galaxy S3Google Nexus 4 and other devices but only and only for Sony Xperia Z, if you want to brick your device, flash this ROM (don't try :P) You need to make a Nandroid backup before flashing this ROM, I don't know how you gonna flash this ROM so please take a backup, it might be the only reason you could use your device tomorrow :P Okay, let's see other details of this ROM and links to download this *brilliant* ROM!



Downloads 
1) CyanogenMod 10.2 (the latest build!)
2) Fastboot
3) GApps
4) SuperSU

Requirements
1) Sony Xperia Z (most important :P)
2) ROM (The download link is above!)
3) a Nandroid Backup
4) Basic knowledge on how to use CWM (if you asked what is CWM then you are experienced user :P)
5) Rooted Sony Xperia Z :P

If you have everything required, you can proceed and if you don't have then you might brick your device.

How To Install CyanogenMod 10.2 JellyBean 4.3 ROM in Sony Xperia Z (for first time)

1) Open the ZIP and extract the boot.img from it and place in your desktop.
2) Copy the GApps in the SD card.
3) open the command prompt and the location of ADB and type the following code (make sure USB debugging is enabled and USB is connected):
 adb reboot-bootloader

4) Now, you will be in bootloader, and type this in Fastboot:
fastboot flash boot boot.img

5) Now, reboot the device in CWM Recovery.
6) Flash CyanogenMod 10.2 Zip from the SD card.
7) Flash the GApps (if you want)
8) Now, wipe the user data (DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET)
9) Reboot

If you want to flash a new build of CM 10.2 over CM 10.2 (earlier build) then do the following things:

1) Copy the CM10.2 Zip to SD card
2) Reboot to recovery 
3) Flash the ROM
4) Reboot!
 If you want to upgrade from CyanogenMod 10/10.1 then do the following things:
1) Copy CM 10.2 Zip to SD card
2) Copy GApps to your SD card
3) Reboot to recovery
4) Flash the CM 10.2 ZIP
5) Flash the GApps
6) Wipe the Data (DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET)

So friends, flash the CM 10.2 ROM in your Sony Xperia Z and comment if you liked it or not! :) Enjoy!

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