How to Install CM13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Sony Xperia Z5 E6603/E6653.

According to XDA developer zacharias.maladroit, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow CyanogenMod 13 [CM13] unofficial ROM is released for Sony Xperia Z5 E6603 and E6653. CM13 will let E6603/E6653 users taste the gloriousness of Marshmallow 6.0.1 on Z5 E6603 [sumire].

Follow our guide below to download Unofficial CM13  and install it yourself.


(Known) Issues

• Horizontal color lines and color glitches duringbootup.
• Video Recording
• Bluetooth (keeps restarting) (might be fixed,needs feedback + testing)
• Camera Colors (can be circumvented by using specific apps CameraNext Mod )
• Camera Focus & Sharpness (driver issue, probably since it uses Xperia Z (original) drivers but different lenses ?)
• Camera lowlight pictures (might improve with release of Sony's "Experimental AOSP Camera" for the Z5 series, porting of other Framework + Stock Cam app; partially needs DRM magic)
• Fingerprint sensor
• Lag after booting up device (Will resolve after locking phone and waiting a few seconds)
• High battery drain [~ 10%-20% per hour] whendirty-flashing system (fastboot -S 256M flash system system.img), make sure to have data backed up, then format /data ; OTA updates should be fine though [need feedback] )
• Long bootup times & less smoothness with "stock" (prebuilt) kernel

What can not be fixed, changed - aka WONTFIX -NOTOURPROBLEM

• There might be potential speed issues with Class 10+ microSD cards not properly being "tuned", in that case switch to slower cards or RMA it which should hopefully solve it. There is a possibility to force slower speeds on cards but that is not really the optimal solution with ultra speed cards and needs further investigation. Samsung(EVO/EVO+) cards, Transcend cards and a few others UHS-I(+) and faster are affected.

What has been Fixed

• Gapps
• Sudden Lag after some time
• NFC
• Odd calling numbers
• In-call mic
• Sound on calls
• Camera button
• Microphone
• Thermal regulation
• Red flashy frames
• RIL (SIM detection)
• Dex pre-optimization
• Camera
• Sensors
• Crash after locking device
• microSD access
• Flash light / Torch
• Full brightness (max brightness is achieved, lowest brightness in manual mode might be a tad high though)

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 ÷ Prerequisites:

•This tutorial is only for installing CM13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Sony Xperia Z5 E6603/E6653. Please do not try on any other Xperia Z5 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 detectyour 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.

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* Important:

Backup important files stored on your device before proceeding with the steps below, so that in case something goes wrong you’ll have backup of all your important files.

÷ How to Install CM13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Sony Xperia Z5 E6603/E6653.


Step 1 – Download Unofficial CM13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and Google Apps for Xperia Z5 to your computer.

Latest recommended Kernel for the CM release for theSony Xperia Z5 E6653/E6603 : 
SunKernel I.1_10_7 for CM 6.0.1_13.0-20160419 for the Z5 


Step 2 – Connect and mount your Xperia Z5 USB memory on your computer using the USB cable.

Step 3 – Now copy/paste the downloadedAndroid 6.0.1 ROM zip file and Google Appszip files to your SD card. Make sure the files are in the SD card root (not in any folder).

Step 4 – Then turn OFF your phone and disconnect from the USB cable.

Step 5 – Now to get in the Recovery Mode. Switch ON the phone while pressing and holding Volume Up + Home + Power buttons together

Step 6 – Once you are in ClockworkModRecovery, select perform a full data wipe by selecting “wipe data/factory reset”. Use the Power button to select everything while in the Recovery Mode.

Step 7 – Then, perform a cache wipe by selecting “wipe cache partition” .
Step 8 – 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 9 – Then go back to the main recovery screen and select “install zip from SD card”.

Step 10 – Now select “choose zip from sdcard”. Using your volume keys, navigate to the Android 6.0.1 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 theGapps zip file as well and install it on your phone.

Step 11 – After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back+++++” and reboot the phone by selecting “reboot system now” from the recovery menu.

Your Xperia Z5 will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first time. So, please wait.

That’s it! Your Xperia Z5 should now have Unofficial CM13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow installed on your phone! Go to Settings > About phone to verify.


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