Upgrade Firmware

Motorola has promised to support moto e for at least two android releases and as said they have updated it to android lollipop 5.1.1 but as you know before the clock ticked the second minute there is another major release from google and since this android 6.0 being a huge update Motorola wont release it for moto e due to hardware limitation.

 But being a developer friendly device Motorola moto e first gen has seen lot of love from developers community.As a result there are lot of custom roms for Motorola moto e condor.Some roms were completely focused on customization while other focused on pure performance and all roms offered latest android version as a base.

And now there is an unofficial version of android marshmallow which uses cyanogenmod as a base is already available and good part is that it is stable to be used as a daily driver.So if you wish to update your Motorola moto e condor that is first gen to android marshmallow do follow the guide completely.

But as you know updating moto e condor through third party firmware is a risky process and there is chance of bricking the device if anything is gone wrong so you have take your own risk which basically means we or developers and even your pet is not at all responsible for any kind of damages.

Before going further:

• Backup:Backup all your data which includes apps,contacts,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud storage as Updating it to android marshmallow will erase all the data.
• Battery: Charge your moto e condor to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related issues while flashing this.
• You need to have an unlocked bootloader to flash this rom.
• Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your Mote e first gen on current ROM.If you loose signal you can just restore it back.
• Lock Gps: Lock your gps position on your current rom.If you use this a lot then you have to lock it so that it could work even after flashing other roms. It's easy to lock gps .Turn on gps in settings and find your current location in google maps and now now have locked on to gps.
• Custom recovery: You need a custom recovery like twrp installed on your moto e .Without it you can not flash roms at all.
• Downloads: Cm13 for moto e (android filehost) and google apps. Transfer them to internal storage of your device. 

Update moto e condor to marshmallow using Cm 13 rom:

• Download Cyaogennmod 13 custom rom (cm-13.0-20151113-UNOFFICIAL-condor.zip)and Gapps transfer it to sdcard or internal storage of device.
• Power of the device completely and wait for few seconds to confirm that it is off completely.
• Press volume up,power button and Volume down simultaneously and once you see boot loader screen release buttons.
• Using volume down as a navigation button move to recovery and click on Volume up to confirm action.
• Moto e condor boots into Twrp recovery.
• Once you are in twrp click on  backup and select all the partitions which you want to backup. . It might take about 5 minutes for backup to complete. Don't interrupt backup process.
• Once backup of your existing rom is completed click on back button.Wipe data,cache and dalvik cache and wipe system partition too.
• Now select Install and navigate to location where you have placed your cm 13 Rom and gapps zip files.
• Flashing rom might take about 5 minutes or so.Once flashing is complete do a factory reset again.
• Now reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore rom features.

Since this rom is almost stable there are very cases bootloop occurs and id this happens to you ,boot into recovery and wipe cache partitions and reboot again.If you don't know how to enter recovery when bootlooped then do this.Press and hold power button until device is switched off.Once it is off completely then you can boot into recovery using button combinations.

If you have any other queries about updating Motorola moto e condor (first generation ) to android marshmallow then do leave a comment below.

Xperia Sp is one of the most popular mid range handsets from Sony.Though most of its flagship devices failed in terms of numbers.Sony some how managed to sell this in good numbers.This device though doesn't come with high end hardware at that time it got enough updates from manufactures so that it could maintain its legacy for some years.

But as you know as time passes there are lot changes are introduced in android making it more efficient.As a result latest version of android could run on even low end device without any critical errors.Android 6.0 that is marshmallow which is already out to the open source development has seen new iteration and is already available to some of the Sony flagship as a third party software i.e custom roms.

Though you might not receive any official update of marshmallow for xperia sp, an update is already available in the form of cyanogenmod that is cm 13.This is not an official version from cyanogenmod itself its unofficial one which uses cyanogenmod framework with google's android open source code.

So if you want to update your Xperia sp to android marshmallow then you have to flash this rom .If you don't know how to do it then don't worry at all.In this post I will guide you to update your Xperia sp to android marshmallow using cm 13 custom rom.But as you know modifying android device is a risky process and there is a chance of breaking hardware permanently of it fail.So no one here hold any responsibility for any kind of damage that happen to your device.Proceed at your own risk.

Update xperia SP to marshmallow using cm 13 custom rom:

Update Xperia SP to marshmallow by Cyanogenmod cm 13 custom rom

About Cyanogenmod custom rom:
This is one of the best custom rom that you can get in android development market.It comes with lot of added features which improved device customisation and performance.This rom which you get here for xperia sp is not stable yet but you can still try it on our device without any hesitation.If you don't know the features of the same do check it out.

Features of cyanogenmod 13:

Must check: Blisspop custom rom for Sony xperia SP Huashan

Before going further:

• Backup:Backup all your data which includes apps,contacts,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud storage as flashing cm13 Rom on Sony xperia Sp  Huashan will erase all your data.
• Enable usb debugging on your xperia sp huashan by going into developer options.
• Battery: Charge your mobile to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related issues while flashing this.
• Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your sony xperia Sp  Huashan on current Rom.If you loose signal you can just restore it back.
• Custom recovery: You need a custom recovery like twrp or cwm installed on it.Without it you can not flash roms at all.
• Root: You need to have root access on your Xperia Sp  to install Cm 13 custom rom.
• Download Cyanogenmod 13 for xperia sp huashan and transfer it to sdcard using usb cable.

Flash Cm 13 on Xperia Sp using Twrp recovery:

• Download Cm 13 rom for xperia Sp huashan (cm-13-20151101-UNOFFICIAL-huashan.zip)and Gapps transfer it to sdcard or internal storage of device.
• Power of  device completely and wait for few seconds to confirm that it is off completely.
• Press power button and when device boots up leave power button.
• While you xperia Sp is powering up you you will notice led light blinks.When this happens you have to press either volume up or down continuously until it boots into recovery mode.
• Sony xperia Sp boots into Twrp  or cwm recovery.
• Once you are in twrp or cwm click on  backup and select all partitions which you want to backup. It might take about 5 minutes for backup to complete. Don't interrupt backup process.
• Once backup of your existing rom is completed click on back button.Wipe data,cache and dalvik cache and wipe system partition too.
• Now select Install and navigate to location where you have placed your Rom and gapps zip files.
• Flashing rom might take about 5 minutes or so.Once flashing is complete do a factory reset again.
• Now reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore Rom features.

If you have android one device and waiting for the google to release official update and got disappointed no worriers we already have much better cyanogemod 12.1 custom rom for our android one devices.Except for few bugs all features of cyanogenmod 12.1 rom are working fine on android one devices.
About android one: With the intention  to bring latest android updates to lower end devices google partnered with emerging mobile players and released android one program. In this program google will take care of software support while the hard ware is provided by partners.This seems to be similar to "nexus series" line up.But the difference is that android one device are much affordable than nexus devices and that too they are available only few developing countries.

Install android lollipop on android one devices using cyanogenmod rom: 

  Prerequisites:

• Charge your android one mobile to at least 70% so that you don't run into any problems.
• Backup all your apps and data on your device to external sdcard or computer as flashing cyanogenmod (cm 12.1 )rom will erase all the app data on your device including contacts.
• Enable usb debugging on your note 3.Of course you don't need to do this for sure but enable it.Download cyanogenmod rom and gapps if you need them.
• Backup Efs and modem partitions of your android one mobile.
• You must have a custom recovery like Twrp  installed on your android one device.

About Cyanogenmod rom:
Cyanogenmod is one of the best custom roms available in android development ecosystem.They support lot of devices and only which has official kernel sources.This rom is based on android open source project with lot of added features. One which we have here is unofficial cyanogenmod rom for all android one devices.
All basic functions like camera,phone calls,data,bluetooth,wifi are working just fine and you can use it as a daily driver for sure.Since we have dual Sims developer confirmed that both sims are working fine.
Features:

• Theme engine: Theme engine is from the cyanogenmod custom ROM which basically changes the look user interface from lock screen  to ring tones all the way up to boot animations.The speciality of the theme engine is the ability to choose individual elements of every theme you have installed.So you like the ring tons and wallpapers of one theme and icons of other theme then you can have them at a time.Just open the theme chooser and you will understand how to do it.


• Performance control:A default CPU manager app to control frequencies and governors . You can adjust CPU frequencies and also set them on boot too.
• Trebuchet: This is the default launcher that ships with cyanogenmod ROM.But if you flash gapps then you might loose this.It doesn't have too many features like nova or other launchers but its simple and fast.
• Software Updates: Cyanogenmod ROM is usually available in three types one is nightlies which gets updated with new features every night and are quite stable for daily usage.second one is the snapchat which is monthly build version which will be stable version and other one is the release candidate.Some times nightlies are considered must stable than the snapshots. 
• Status bar Tweaks:Status bar has lot of tweaks which include a brightness slider.Slide in status bar to adjust brightness of the screen.Double tap on status bar to sleep device and also network speed indicator for on going traffic info.

1. Download cyanogenmod rom for android one (cm-12.1-20150329-UNOFFICIAL-sprout.zip ) and Gapps transfer it to sdcard or internal storage of device.
2. Power of the device completely and wait for at least 10 seconds to make that it is completely off.
3. Press volume up,power button and Volume simultaneously and once you see boot loader screen release buttons.
4. Using volume down as a navigation button move to recovery and click on Volume up to confirm action.
5. Once you are in CWM recovery click on backup and then backup existing ROM first.It might take 5 to 10 minutes for backup process to complete and don't interrupt it in this process.
6. Go back and click on wipe data factory reset.Once done just scroll down and wipe cache partition too.
7. Click on install and choose "select from storage".Navigate to location where you have placed the zip file.Select it and flash it.
8. Once Rom is flashed click n back and select install again.This time select google apps and flash them. 
9. Reboot to system.Wait at least 20 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore ROM features.

Lg has rolled out the android lollipop update to some of the model so of optimus g pro.It is quite surprising that they rolled update to a 2 year old device.This handset is capable of handling lollipop with ease with its quad core snapdragon s4 pro process which is clocked at 1.7ghz and there is also a 2gb ram which makes it easy for multitasking.

If you haven't received the lollipop update but want to taste latest version of android on your optimus g pro E980 then blisspop custom rom is for you.This is one of the few custom roms that are available for e980 which has official support which means you will get latest android updates and bug fixes much quicker than unofficial roms.

If you are still stuck on stock kitkat and ready to try out a custom rom which uses latest android version but not sure how to start and where to end then in this post we will guide through all the necessary steps that you need to follow which including basic one like rooting and installing a custom recovery to final step where you will flash blisspop rom.

Here you will find three steps while you have to follow for sure if you are starting from scratch.But flashing as you know, is a risky process and there may be chances of brick if you do anything wrong. So we are not at all responsible for all the emotions that may rise in your heart if you got failed to flash rom properly.So proceed at your own risk.
prerequisites:

• Check you Lg optimus G pro model number by going into about device and confirm that you are using  E980 .This is essential as flashing Blisspop custom rom on other variants like the Korean F240 might harm your device or even brick it.
• Make sure that lg mobile utility drivers are already installed on your computer.If you don't have then do install them.
• You must have updated it to official kitkat or lollipop that is already available if you are starting from scratch.
• Root: You need to have root access on your optimus G pro to flash blisspop rom.
• Backup:Backup all your data which includes contacts,apps,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud networks as updating optimus g pro E980 with blisspop rom  might erase all the data on your device.
• Backup Efs partitions: This is for those who already have twrp installed.Backup all your efs partition of your Lg optimus G Pro e980 on current Rom or firmware.Just in case if you loose signal or imei  you can just restore it back.
• Battery: Charge your Lg E980 85% so that you wont encounter any battery related problems while updating it.
• You must have a unlocked bootloader to flash this rom.
• Downloads:Lollipop based Blisspop rom for E980 (that is optimus g pro) on your device.
• Recovery: You need a custom recovery installed on your device.If you don't have one then check this guide on installing twrp recovery on Optimus g pro.

Update optimus g pro E980 to lollipop via blisspop rom:

Blisspop custom rom is based on cyanogenmod 12.1 custom rom for optimus g pro with lot of added features with improved performance and customization.It offers all the features that cm 12.1 has to offer and also there are lot of cherry picks from other popular roms too.

Motorola Just announced that it will be updating its latest low end offering Moto E second gen aka otus to android marshmallow.But this might take some time for sure as they have to optimise the software to its hardware so that it runs effectively without any performance related issues.

If you don't want to wait for the official update to arrive then there are already alternatives available in form of custom roms.But most of them are in early stages of development and it might take some more time for the roms to get stabilised.

But there is one custom rom,cyanogenmod aka cm 13 which everyone is eagerly waiting for the official release and time has come for you to party hard as the one which we have been awaiting for is already available to download from the team.

If you want to try the latest version of android which is 6.0 aka marshmallow by updating your Motorola moto e otus then flash cyanogenmod 13 custom rom on it.If you don't know how to update it manually then you can follow this guide.In this post we will help to flash cm 13 and update your moto e 2015 to android marshmallow.

But as you already know that flashing is a risky process and we take no responsibility at all if your device fails to boot after flashing this custom rom.So flash at your own risk.Since there are lot of variants of moto e 2015 you have to keep in mind that this post if specifically to 3g variant of the device with device specific code name as "Otus".Flashing this on other variants of moto e 2015 might hard brick it for sure.

Update Moto E 2015(otus) to marshmallow via CM13 rom:

If you are staring from scratch that is you don't have an unlocked bootloader then you have to follow the entire guide without missing any steps.But if you have recovery installed on your device then just go to last step for flashing cm 13 rom on moto e 2015.But before going to flashing stuff let me give you some info on cyanogenmod 13.

Update Motorola Moto E 2015(otus) to android marshmallow via Cyanogenmod 13 rom

About cyanogenmod 13:

Cm 13 is the latest version of cyanogenmod's major release which uses android marshmallow as a base with all the custom features of cyanognemod.Though some of the features are missing, ultimately they will make a way to cm 13 but it might take some time. All features of open source android are inherited in this rom and i have listed all the possible features of the same below which you can look into if you like.
Features of cyanogenmod 13:
Before going further:

• Check your device model number and make sure that you are using only the otus codenamed device.Since there are lot of variants of moto e second gen device flashing on other variants might brick the device.
• Backup:Backup all your data which includes apps,contacts,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud storage as Updating /flashing  android marshmallow on moto e 2015 aka otus will erase all the data.
• Battery: Charge your moto e 2015 aka otus to at least 90% so that you wont encounter any battery related issues while flashing this.
• You need to have an unlocked bootloader to flash this rom.if not follow the entire guide for the same.
• Backup Efs partitions: Backup all your efs partition of your Moto e second gen on current rom..If you loose signal you can just restore it back.
• Lock Gps: Lock your gps position on your current rom.If you use this a lot then you have to lock it so that it could work even after flashing other roms. It's easy to lock gps .Turn on gps in settings and find your current location in google maps and now now have locked on to gps.
• Custom recovery: You need a custom recovery like twrp installed on your moto e otus.Without it you can not flash roms at all.
• Downloads: Cm13 for moto e otus and google apps. Transfer them to internal storage of your device. 

#1 Unlock bootloader of Motoro Moto E 2015:

#2 install Twrp ercovery on Moto e 2015:

• Make sure that you installed fast boot on our computer by following above guide.
• After enabling usb  debugging on your phone connect it to computer using a usb cable.
• Now open fastboot folder and copy and paste recovery image for moto e otus  which you have download in the fastboot folder.
• Type the command "adb devices" and you will notice a pop on your phone to grant access to your device.Grant permissions .
• Now type the command "adb reboot-bootloader" and press enter and device enters boot loader mode.
• Once you are in bootloader mode type the command "fastboot devices" to know if your device is detected.If your device is detected you will get a key before list of devices.If not reinstall fastboot drivers.
• Now Type the command " fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and recovery will be flashed on your phone.
• After Installing recovery you may see a warning message Miss matched partition size.Just ignore it.
• Disconnect phone from computer and using volume down key select recovery and click volume up button to confirm to boot into recovery.
• Once your device boots into recovery you can now flash roms,kernels or any other mods.

#3 Flash Cm 13 on moto e 2015 using Twrp recovery:

About omni rom:
Omni rom is a custom android firmware which is based on google's open source code of android.This rom for galaxy s i9000 aka galaxysmtd uses android marshmallow as a base and is still in development which means you will finds some bugs here and there.All basic functionality like call,messaging,Internet,wifi ,bluetooth are working fine without any errors but the only issue as of now is sdcard is not working and it causes bootloops.This might get fixed in  future updates but till then use your internal storage properly.
android marshmallow features:

• System ui tuner: This is new feature that let you tweak ui a bit but has been hidden just like developer option.If you want to add it to setting app,swipe down the notification panel and on top you will notice a gear icon.Press and hold it and you will notice that it starts spinning.Just leave it once you notice the vigorous spin and you will see a toast message "system ui tuner" added to settings.
• There are ton of brand new wallpapers.
• Google launcher now has vertical scrolling instead of horizontal.
• Multi window: Google finally introduced multi window concept in tablet version of os.You can run two apps in a single window.Activating multi window is also too easy.When you open recents you will notice there is another option beside the closing button on cards.Press on it and activate multi window.But this multi window is not configurable which means adjust width of apps that are running.
• Phone short cut on lock screen is replaced with google now.
• Search bar in settings menu.
• New volume panel: You can now adjust volume of media, call and notification from single window .This feature is absent in previous versions of android though present in most of the oem provided firmwares.
• Auto rotation on home screen is also added which you can find in launcher settings.
• Now on tap: If you use google now frequently this feature might help you a lot.Usually when you press and hold on home button it will take you to google now.If you enable this feature when you try to access google now on any app it load some related suggestions along with some google now card.
• Screen shot notification will also have delete button along with share option.
• Memory option: This is available in settings .It gives you memory usage on your device from last "3hrs or 6 hrs or 1 day".
• App permission manger is the major thing in android m.This lets you to block certain permission so that the app cannot access them.like if you don't want facebook to access your bluetooth you can now do it with out rooting your device.

• Check you samsung galaxy s model number by going into about device and confirm that you are using I9000 variant of the device with device codename as galaxysmtd.
• Make sure that kies is already installed on your computer.If you don't have then do install them.
• You must have updated it to official software that is already available if you are starting from scratch.
• Root: You need to have root access on your samsung galaxy s to install omni custom rom.If not you have to follow the whole guide.
• Backup:Backup all your data which includes contacts,apps,photos videos etc everything to computer or any cloud networks as updating galaxy s i9000 to marshmallow will erase all the data on the device.
• Backup Efs partitions: This is for those who already have twrp installed.Backup all your efs partition of your samsung device on existing rom.Just in case if you loose signal or imei  you can just restore it back.
• Battery: Charge your galaxy s to 100% so that you wont encounter any battery related problems while updating it.
• Downloads: Android marshmallow for samsung galaxy s i9000 (androidfilehost mirror) on your computer or device itself.If you want gapps download them too.
• Recovery: You need a custom recovery like twrp already installed on your galaxy s i9000.

Flash marshmallow based omni rom on galaxy s using twrp:

• Download resurrection remix rom for galaxy s  i9000 (omni-6.0-20151206-galaxysmtd-HOMEMADE.zip)and Gapps transfer them to sdcard or internal storage of device.
• Power of the device completely and wait for few seconds to confirm that it is completely off.
• Using button combinations reboot into recovery or use quick boot app to enter recovery.
• Once you are in twrp recovery click on backup and choose all the partitions and make backup first. It might about 5 to 10 minutes for backup to complete and do not interrupt backup process.
• Now click on wipe and select system,data,cache and dalvik cache options.Don't select internal storage.
• Once you have wiped required partitions go back and click on install.
• Navigate to location where you have placed your marshmallow zip file and select it.
• Swipe to confirm flash and wait for 5 minutes for process to complete.
• Again click on install and select gapps this time,swipe to confirm to flash.
• Once gapps are flashed reboot to system.Wait at least 15 minutes for initial boot to complete and once done you can explore its features.