Okay people now that I have been able to create a stock AT&T LT30at ftf file: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByrrmqPijqISREZpSE16bWdKV1E I went ahead with testing if I could flash a generic LT30p firmware on my LT30at EXCLUDING the baseband so I could keep LTE.
I used the LT30p firmware version 7.0.A.3.195 generic and flashed it through flashtools wiping everything but excluding the baseband. By doing this I was able to keep LTE support and have a generic unbranded firmware. I then restored all my apps using the included backup & restore app ( I had manually installed it on the LT30at firmware previously)
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Everything went fine but of course I couldn't root using Bin4ry's method with the firmware I used. Also tethering works without issue. I did have to setup the AT&T LTE apn which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27979729&postcount=4
Spectre51 said:
Everything went fine but of course I couldn't root using Bin4ry's method with the firmware I used.
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Is there any way to root then? According to Jozinek's method we have to unlock the bootloader and that's not possible with the TL.
mrdommike said:
Is there any way to root then? According to Jozinek's method we have to unlock the bootloader and that's not possible with the TL.
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You can root officially via the sony official method. Then you can flash custom kernel.
gregbradley said:
You can root officially via the sony official method. Then you can flash custom kernel.
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I have an ATT xperia TL with a locked bootloader, don't think I'll be able to flash custom kernals
mrdommike said:
I have an ATT xperia TL with a locked bootloader, don't think I'll be able to flash custom kernals
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Unlock the bootloader to flash custom kernels. Use this method from the official sony website, then flash the advanced stock kernel which has root.
This should work unless AT&T have done somethg nasty, in which case why do you bother with that provider, just change to another company
gregbradley said:
Unlock the bootloader to flash custom kernels. Use this method from the official sony website, then flash the advanced stock kernel which has root.
This should work unless AT&T have done somethg nasty, in which case why do you bother with that provider, just change to another company
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ATT TL bootloader is locked as in not unlockable.
Sent from my Xperia T
tumult said:
ATT TL bootloader is locked as in not unlockable.
Sent from my Xperia T
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Ouch, why would you get an AT&T phone then.....with no prospect of community unlock (Test point is not a viable method) then it seems unless you can get a dev to work on root you are stuck. And I think that will be a low priority for devs atm. As far as I know Bin4ryhas not worked on it since it came it...so you may be stuck with it.
gregbradley said:
Ouch, why would you get an AT&T phone then.....with no prospect of community unlock (Test point is not a viable method) then it seems unless you can get a dev to work on root you are stuck. And I think that will be a low priority for devs atm. As far as I know Bin4ryhas not worked on it since it came it...so you may be stuck with it.
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Unfortunately AT&T is the only carrier in the US that sells Sony phones. Also Sony hasn't released an unlocked Xperia T for the US and I doubt they will since it's exclusive to AT&T right now.
gregbradley said:
Ouch, why would you get an AT&T phone then.....with no prospect of community unlock (Test point is not a viable method) then it seems unless you can get a dev to work on root you are stuck. And I think that will be a low priority for devs atm. As far as I know Bin4ryhas not worked on it since it came it...so you may be stuck with it.
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I am from Europe, have unlocked T . Just wrote what I read.
Sent from my Xperia T
Sony’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia TL is now available with US mobile carrier AT&T, the handset will set you bakc $99.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with AT&T, the device is also available unlocked for $449.99.
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http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/sony-xperia-tl-lands-on-att-05-11-2012/
Doesnt this mean it is available on other carriers? In which case its bootloader should be unloackable.
Forgive me if i am wrong, I am from UK.
That site is wrong. The LTE equipped TL is not available unlocked anywhere "yet". Sony is talking about releasing and unlocked unbranded TL in the US but.its just talk right now.
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
Spectre51 said:
That site is wrong. The LTE equipped TL is not available unlocked anywhere "yet". Sony is talking about releasing and unlocked unbranded TL in the US but.its just talk right now.
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
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AT&T sucks in this regard. I have their xperia play phone that came out more the a year ago and still today only way to unlock bootloader is via setool2.
Spectre51 said:
That site is wrong. The LTE equipped TL is not available unlocked anywhere "yet". Sony is talking about releasing and unlocked unbranded TL in the US but.its just talk right now.
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
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They said the same thing about the ion. 2 months ago I was on sonystyle.com and almost ordered the ion, but called and talked to a rep, and told me "not unlocked yet". He took my particulars so they can call me when the unlocked one became available. Needless to say..........
I say an unlocked TL ain't happening, ever!
Imdking said:
They said the same thing about the ion. 2 months ago I was on sonystyle.com and almost ordered the ion, but called and talked to a rep, and told me "not unlocked yet". He took my particulars so they can call me when the unlocked one became available. Needless to say..........
I say an unlocked TL ain't happening, ever!
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They hadn't been talking about unlocked ion at least not the US market. I have a friend at Sony that deals US Xperia sales. TL is being talked about though. But its not his decision that comes from higher ups. Hopefully they do. Of course for the ion you could always buy a lt28i (though no support in the US) for the TL it isn't that simple as the T doesn't have LTE like the TL.
Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
Spectre51 said:
Okay people now that I have been able to create a stock AT&T LT30at ftf file: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByrrmqPijqISREZpSE16bWdKV1E I went ahead with testing if I could flash a generic LT30p firmware on my LT30at EXCLUDING the baseband so I could keep LTE.
I used the LT30p firmware version 7.0.A.3.195 generic and flashed it through flashtools wiping everything but excluding the baseband. By doing this I was able to keep LTE support and have a generic unbranded firmware. I then restored all my apps using the included backup & restore app ( I had manually installed it on the LT30at firmware previously)
Everything went fine but of course I couldn't root using Bin4ry's method with the firmware I used. Also tethering works without issue. I did have to setup the AT&T LTE apn which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27979729&postcount=4
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Thanks for all the effort your putting in for the community here. I'd like to get all the AT&T software on the phone and this sounds like they way to do it. How do you exclude the baseband when your flashing?
Thanks
bagofsnakes said:
Thanks for all the effort your putting in for the community here. I'd like to get all the AT&T software on the phone and this sounds like they way to do it. How do you exclude the baseband when your flashing?
Thanks
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In flashtools just before you start the flash there is a check box on the right that says exclude baseband. Just check that.
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MIUI on TL
Hey Spectre51 although the bootloader is locked on the TL do you think it can have MIUI like liuxueyuan1990 has for the ION?
305nole said:
Hey Spectre51 although the bootloader is locked on the TL do you think it can have MIUI like liuxueyuan1990 has for the ION?
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If it doesn't require a custom kernel then sure. If not then no. I don't know anything about MIUI so I can't say for sure.
Spectre51 said:
Okay people now that I have been able to create a stock AT&T LT30at ftf file: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByrrmqPijqISREZpSE16bWdKV1E I went ahead with testing if I could flash a generic LT30p firmware on my LT30at EXCLUDING the baseband so I could keep LTE.
I used the LT30p firmware version 7.0.A.3.195 generic and flashed it through flashtools wiping everything but excluding the baseband. By doing this I was able to keep LTE support and have a generic unbranded firmware. I then restored all my apps using the included backup & restore app ( I had manually installed it on the LT30at firmware previously)
Everything went fine but of course I couldn't root using Bin4ry's method with the firmware I used. Also tethering works without issue. I did have to setup the AT&T LTE apn which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27979729&postcount=4
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Is this the one you used to flash your TL?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952716
Spectre51 said:
Okay people now that I have been able to create a stock AT&T LT30at ftf file: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByrrmqPijqISREZpSE16bWdKV1E I went ahead with testing if I could flash a generic LT30p firmware on my LT30at EXCLUDING the baseband so I could keep LTE.
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Hi .. So what if any method is available to root 7.0.A.3.195 ?
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Just picked up my Xperia Z from Bell - here's a little information on the device, as after searching for a while there doesn't seem to be much out there about this:
Model Number: C6616
Android Version: 4.1.2
Baseband Version: 9x15A-ACEFWMAZQ-30110041-32
Kernel Version: 3.4.0-g6df7905-02328-g70ed36a
Build: 10.1.1.A.1.319
Customization Version: 1275-6311_R2A
Also, rather unfortunately, the bootloader cannot be unlocked (according to the Service info > Configuration page).
Can you tell us if the screen is better? I saw some videos on the Bell website and it did look better. I was gonna go check out the Bell store today but didn't have time lol
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Phat-T said:
Can you tell us if the screen is better? I saw some videos on the Bell website and it did look better. I was gonna go check out the Bell store today but didn't have time lol
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I don't have a lot to go by in terms of better than other Xperia Z models, but compared to my SGS3 it looks much better and is actually visible in direct sunlight.
Have you tried rooting it and flashing a custom recovery?
l337krew said:
Have you tried rooting it and flashing a custom recovery?
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Not yet - this is the first Sony device I've owned (used to Samsung devices and the various Nexus'), so I'm a little gun-shy regarding flashing things meant for different models.
Tried rooting it today and, as expected, it failed.
Use DooMLorD to root, I think it should be fine.
Would you be able to backup your rom to FTF file?
Here is the instruction to make ftf file of your rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
The update made the screen look a lot better but that was with 253 version already and 4.2.2 made it even somewhat better again and camera too.
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ngvuanh said:
Use DooMLorD to root, I think it should be fine.
Would you be able to backup your rom to FTF file?
Here is the instruction to make ftf file of your rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
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Tried Doomlord's without luck, but I didn't use the new method to flash the other kernel (was fairly unsure if I would soft-brick it). I'll follow that guide and post the resulting file, though.
FTF Bundle here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44229119
Thank you very much for the ROM.
I am downloading...
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FTF Bundle here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44229119
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I flashed its baseband but it didn't work unfortunately.
This Rom only has band 4 LTE also even though Bell says it has AWS and 700.
It couldn't pick up t-mo LTE too.
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For any other Bell users who are new to Xperia devices and unsure of flashing, I successfully flashed this 4.2.2 stock firmware using Flashtool (left FOTA, BASEBAND, and UNKNOWN unchecked). I had to add the Bell APN settings, but everything works!
Additionally, I rooted using this guide, but when I got to step 11, I reflashed the kernel from the first firmware image I linked instead.
So if I get this one, unlock it and flash standard firmware, can it be used with Rogers and its LTE?
ChrisMCP said:
So if I get this one, unlock it and flash standard firmware, can it be used with Rogers and its LTE?
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Rogers and Bell both use the same LTE bands, so it should be good with the network unlock. Switching firmware is really only required for rooting/getting 4.2.2 at this time.
laslow said:
Rogers and Bell both use the same LTE bands, so it should be good with the network unlock. Switching firmware is really only required for rooting/getting 4.2.2 at this time.
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So bell's firmware is standard or it's a custom one with bell's apps per-intalled (aka you have to wait for them to release a new version 2-3 weeks after everyone else gets it)?
Bell's firmware has their apps, and is subject to their release schedule, but will work with other carriers - it's just the network lock that prevents you from using another carrier. However, if you're looking to root, or don't want the extra Bell branding in your face, switching firmware is a valid option.
laslow said:
Bell's firmware has their apps, and is subject to their release schedule, but will work with other carriers - it's just the network lock that prevents you from using another carrier. However, if you're looking to root, or don't want the extra Bell branding in your face, switching firmware is a valid option.
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Yeah I'm not a big fan of bell's branding tbh, because all my services are with rogers. But what is difference between 6606 and 6616, do you know by any chance? thx
ChrisMCP said:
Yeah I'm not a big fan of bell's branding tbh, because all my services are with rogers. But what is difference between 6606 and 6616, do you know by any chance? thx
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Never used the 6606, or any of the other models. From the looks of things, though, it's a difference in basebands and supported frequencies.
laslow, I flashed baseband off the ftf file you posted, there is only band 4 LTE, not 700 (band 17) as stated on Bell website.
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I'm not running it anymore so I can't verify, but that was the firmware bundle on the phone, fresh from the store.
Hi all,
I just bought a Sony Z1 C6903 with my carrier (Orange french) and without contract, the SIM is unlocked. I hate the rom provided by my carrier, it's never updated and there is a lot stuff added that give a poor UI experience. So, I want to be able to change my ROM, I mean I want to remove all the stuff that my carrier added by using a stock or AOSP rom but I cannot find a way to do it.
If someone can help me to do that, I will be very grateful.
So, my phone seems to have a locked bootloader with the following property Bootloader unlock allowed: No.
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I read on some other threads that it is very difficult (if possible?) to unlock the bootloader but that I should be able to use a stock rom directly provided by Sony.
I tried to flash a stock rom but when I plug my phone to Flashtool, it says that my phone is locked
Can anyone give me some advice on how to achieve my goal?
Boutils said:
Hi all,
I just bought a Sony Z1 C6903 with my carrier (Orange french) and without contract, the SIM is unlocked. I hate the rom provided by my carrier, it's never updated and there is a lot stuff added that give a poor UI experience. So, I want to be able to change my ROM, I mean I want to remove all the stuff that my carrier added by using a stock or AOSP rom but I cannot find a way to do it.
If someone can help me to do that, I will be very grateful.
So, my phone seems to have a locked bootloader with the following property Bootloader unlock allowed: No.
I read on some other threads that it is very difficult (if possible?) to unlock the bootloader but that I should be able to use a stock rom directly provided by Sony.
I tried to flash a stock rom but when I plug my phone to Flashtool, it says that my phone is locked
Can anyone give me some advice on how to achieve my goal?
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You dont even need to unlock the bootloader to debrand.
Try using the flashtool found at flashtool.net and not the official Sony one and all will be good
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Boutils said:
Hi all,
I just bought a Sony Z1 C6903 with my carrier (Orange french) and without contract, the SIM is unlocked. I hate the rom provided by my carrier, it's never updated and there is a lot stuff added that give a poor UI experience. So, I want to be able to change my ROM, I mean I want to remove all the stuff that my carrier added by using a stock or AOSP rom but I cannot find a way to do it.
If someone can help me to do that, I will be very grateful.
So, my phone seems to have a locked bootloader with the following property Bootloader unlock allowed: No.
I read on some other threads that it is very difficult (if possible?) to unlock the bootloader but that I should be able to use a stock rom directly provided by Sony.
I tried to flash a stock rom but when I plug my phone to Flashtool, it says that my phone is locked
Can anyone give me some advice on how to achieve my goal?
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You can still flash and ROOT.. do customisation.. etc..
hi there,
one thing that the official flashtool that sony provide lacks is that you have to have a unlocked bootloader in order to use it. now you can unlock the bootloader but there is a known issue where if you do it breaks the camera functionality. what you can do is use this version of the flashtool which you can use even if your bootloader is locked (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439328) (see part 4). you can now download the prefered firmware from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459365)...
u cant unlock...
U
sofir786 said:
hi there,
one thing that the official flashtool that sony provide lacks is that you have to have a unlocked bootloader in order to use it. now you can unlock the bootloader but there is a known issue where if you do it breaks the camera functionality. what you can do is use this version of the flashtool which you can use even if your bootloader is locked (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439328) (see part 4). you can now download the prefered firmware from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459365)...
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Yes using the non standard sony flashtool
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jos_031 said:
You can still flash and ROOT.. do customisation.. etc..
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He can but he's using the Sony flavour of flashtool and that only works with unlocked bootloader and he can't as the phone says bootloader unlock allowed status no
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Boutils said:
Hi all,
I just bought a Sony Z1 C6903 with my carrier (Orange french) and without contract, the SIM is unlocked. I hate the rom provided by my carrier, it's never updated and there is a lot stuff added that give a poor UI experience. So, I want to be able to change my ROM, I mean I want to remove all the stuff that my carrier added by using a stock or AOSP rom but I cannot find a way to do it.
If someone can help me to do that, I will be very grateful.
So, my phone seems to have a locked bootloader with the following property Bootloader unlock allowed: No.
I read on some other threads that it is very difficult (if possible?) to unlock the bootloader but that I should be able to use a stock rom directly provided by Sony.
I tried to flash a stock rom but when I plug my phone to Flashtool, it says that my phone is locked
Can anyone give me some advice on how to achieve my goal?
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If it says
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER ALLOWED: NO
Then guess what, you CANNOT unlock the bootloader. It is currently impossible!!!
As has been said, you can still root, install a partial working recovery (See in the dev thread) and flash stock FTF's using flashtool.
Seems that the Z1 has brought a lot of new people to Sony away from Samsung and HTC.
These are long standing issues with Sony and those of us with lots of Sony experience understand this. I do welcome all the new people, feel free to PM me if you need any sony help
Thanks to all of you, I now have a stock up-to-date rom directly from sony and it's a really good thing!
gregbradley said:
If it says
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER ALLOWED: NO
Then guess what, you CANNOT unlock the bootloader. It is currently impossible!!!
As has been said, you can still root, install a partial working recovery (See in the dev thread) and flash stock FTF's using flashtool.
Seems that the Z1 has brought a lot of new people to Sony away from Samsung and HTC.
These are long standing issues with Sony and those of us with lots of Sony experience understand this. I do welcome all the new people, feel free to PM me if you need any sony help
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That's my case, I'm coming from Samsung and HTC, do you know if I will be able in a near future to install Cyanogen with a loocked bootloader?
Boutils said:
That's my case, I'm coming from Samsung and HTC, do you know if I will be able in a near future to install Cyanogen with a loocked bootloader?
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No, CM roms require a custom kernel, hence they need an unlocked bootloader
Hi, i am using a sony xperia z on bell canada network model c6616 build number 10.1.1.a.1.319
i am not getting updates for my phone at all from the sony apps and i thought xperia z was on 4.2.2??
my walkman version is 6.0.A.0.22 but ye the version 8. something is out now....
my bootloader is locked and can't be unlocked so i can't flash a custom rom but i want the upgrades i'm entitled to with my phone...
any suggestions people??
thanks
MrPeterTosh said:
Hi, i am using a sony xperia z on bell canada network model c6616 build number 10.1.1.a.1.319
i am not getting updates for my phone at all from the sony apps and i thought xperia z was on 4.2.2??
my walkman version is 6.0.A.0.22 but ye the version 8. something is out now....
my bootloader is locked and can't be unlocked so i can't flash a custom rom but i want the upgrades i'm entitled to with my phone...
any suggestions people??
thanks
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I was exactly in the same boat as you till a couple of days ago. Bell's official veriosn is still 4.1.2 if you can beleive it!!
So i went ahead and flashed the 4.3 journalists rom thats available here. Works amazing..smooth as butter and blazingly fast.
No point in waiting for upgrade to show up on your phone. You'll be lucky to get 4.3 by middle of next year from Bell!! they're pathetic when it comes to sony upgrades..
vhl71 said:
I was exactly in the same boat as you till a couple of days ago. Bell's official veriosn is still 4.1.2 if you can beleive it!!
So i went ahead and flashed the 4.3 journalists rom thats available here. Works amazing..smooth as butter and blazingly fast.
No point in waiting for upgrade to show up on your phone. You'll be lucky to get 4.3 by middle of next year from Bell!! they're pathetic when it comes to sony upgrades..
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how do i do this with locked bootloader??
please help
MrPeterTosh said:
how do i do this with locked bootloader??
please help
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4.3 rom here is for both locked and unlocked bootloader..So it works
vhl71 said:
4.3 rom here is for both locked and unlocked bootloader..So it works
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Link?? Installation Instructions?
thanks
MrPeterTosh said:
Link?? Installation Instructions?
thanks
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search for journalists 4.3 rom
vhl71 said:
search for journalists 4.3 rom
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i found the download but not the installation instructions for the locked bootloader
Ftf files are original firmwares.
Can be flashed to unlocked or locked boot loaders.
Locked loaders only prevents to flash 3th party kernels.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240614
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eryen said:
Ftf files are original firmwares.
Can be flashed to unlocked or locked boot loaders.
Locked loaders only prevents to flash 3th party kernels.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240614
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i have done it by searching myself, thanks for giving me the link though
how do i take screenshots now??
Ahhh...the wonders of the search button. You are now, a Jedi.
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MrPeterTosh said:
i have done it by searching myself, thanks for giving me the link though
how do i take screenshots now??
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Press the power and volumn down button ..
So its been like 10 days since the rollout for the Xperia SP android 4.3 started and we on the C5306 variant haven't got the update, why is that?
Sent from my Xperia Sp C5306.
I dont believe it is a good idea to post that question here on XDA due to the ammount of rumors and fake intel from many users.
I dont know actualy. C5306 is the one sold in the USA right? Perhaps the big operators like AT&T and Verizon have something to do with the update?
mrjraider said:
I dont believe it is a good idea to post that question here on XDA due to the ammount of rumors and fake intel from many users.
I dont know actualy. C5306 is the one sold in the USA right? Perhaps the big operators like AT&T and Verizon have something to do with the update?
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Yes, but I'm on an unlocked onee so any carrier-related-idiocy shouldn't affect the update on my end.
And yes I know where are you conning from I'm not asking a date, I just want to know why the update is taking so long to be pushed out.
Sent from my Xperia Sp C5306.
Ask Sony? There is a dedicated thread on the Talk.Sony website about the update...
the sad thing for us is that there isn't any c5306 firmware available
No c5303 update for UK unlocked either
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No c5303 update for UK unlocked either<br />
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Yes, that's right, but you can flash a CE firmware without any issue. We on the other hand don't even a have a single C5306 4.3 one.
Sent from my Xperia Sp C5306.
Just flash a C5303 ROM, I have a C5306 with the C5303 UK ROM for a week now without any problems.
wiidbzxt said:
Just flash a C5303 ROM, I have a C5306 with the C5306 UK ROM for a week now without any problems.
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Did the back up work? What did you excluded when you flashed it?
Sent from my Xperia Sp C5306.
feromgar said:
Did the back up work? What did you excluded when you flashed it?
Sent from my Xperia Sp C5306.
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No, backup won't work when you change a version of Android (in this case, 4.1 --> 4.3). So look for a backup app on the Play Store. I flashed everything on the ROM, though, I lost all my data (including photos and videos) saved on the internal memory. I think you can prevent that by ticking off the "wipe data" option on Flashtool, I'm not sure.
Even LTE works.
C5306 US owner here. Unlocked (basically any SP owner in the US is unlocked because it is not used by any major carrier). Still no update, even though the Sony Mobile US site for the SP shows that a new firmware has been out since 2/12. To be honest, after hearing all the issues, I don't want to update it until there is another 4.3 firmware update to see if things are fixed. 4.1.2 is working fine for me anyways.
There's a Mexican user telcel branded that actually update to 4.3, I'm Mexican too and I know that the only variant sold by telcel is 5306, because support LTE.... Maybe I'm wrong, but I saw that user in the 'news about 4.3 and 4.4'
Mine is 02 because is unbranded xD...
Also, u can flash a tft, maybe if u flash a C5303 variant u can keep LTE....
Also, PCC backup works even if u change android version, model, etc.
Hi, I have a xperia z T-Moble (c6606) , but i´m living in mexico, its sim unlocked, and i want to upgrade it to 4.4 kitkat, i have tried to upgrade it via OTA and PC Companion, but the upgrade dont appear, i thought upgrading via flashtool but, i dont know what rom can i use, could someone give me a hand with it? thank you
i have found this one, but i dont know if it works for my device and my location
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/xperia-z-android-4-4-2-live-uploading-t2758684
Ask in the thread, or in Q&A, don't clog up the general with these simple question threads. But yes, follow the tutorials (Pro-tip: Use the search function! It's super useful!) for flashtool and flash any ftf from any region, some have different apps pre-installed etc. you can use them from any region. I bought a UK sim-free Xperia Z and I've flashed Taiwanese, German and Belgian ftf's.
No harm in trying, just make backup before. I'm on c6606 but in US and have always flashed UK or EU branded and they worked fine I just had to input my APNs for cell coverage.
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Hi, I have a xperia z T-Moble (c6606) , but i´m living in mexico, its sim unlocked, and i want to upgrade it to 4.4 kitkat, i have tried to upgrade it via OTA and PC Companion, but the upgrade dont appear, i thought upgrading via flashtool but, i dont know what rom can i use, could someone give me a hand with it? thank you
i have found this one, but i dont know if it works for my device and my location
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/xperia-z-android-4-4-2-live-uploading-t2758684
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Pm me so i can tell you what to do in spanish
I called t mobile US today. They have me the run around of we are testing it. Then the lay just stopped talking after I said most other TMo around the world have released it as had the generic US. The lay wouldn't give me an ETA. Then she didn't want to talk to me when I mentioned they missed several 4.3 versions.
All in all, I wouldn't wait on them. Wait for a pre rooted on here and go for it.
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C6006 user here. From experience, there's not much difference between C6606 and C6603 firmware beside the band and customization.
Download the lastest FTF, make sure its for C6603, and flash.
As a precaution, tick "Baseband" when flashing.
I think you should try Canadian Bell?
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