How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Xperia Play

Maybe you don’t like being stuck at Gingerbrd on your Xperia Play as your friends are on Jelly Bn? Maybe you’re interested in giving custom ROMs a shot? Either way, flashing a custom recovery should help you. A custom recovery will not just let you flash ROMs based on GB, but will help you get the ROMs that are based on ICS and even on Jelly Bn. Sounds interesting? huh. Follow the guide given below and you should have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your device. And after that, let the customization begin!By EditAndroidI. Before You Begin:1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. You can check out our root guidesherndhere, for Gingerbrd and ICS, respectively.2. You must have unlocked bootloader of your device. You can do so fromhere.3. This works on based PCs only.II. Downloading Required Files:1.RecoverXIII. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Xperia Play:1. Download and place the RecoverX archive onto your Desktop.2. Unzip files from the archive to your Desktop.3. Turn ON the USB debugging option on your device by hding toMenu>>Settings>>Appliions>>Development>>USB debugging.4. Once enabled, connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.5. Now launch theRecoverXtool by double-clicking on its executable file available on your Desktop.6. Select from theBranddropdown menu.7. SelectXperia Playfrom theDevicedropdown menu.8. HitNextand follow the on-screen instructions.9. And you’re all done!Brilliant! Your device has been successfully flashed with CWM Recovery and it can be accessed just the way you access stock recovery. Cheers as you now have something rlly cool to play around with!