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Hello nice people of this forum, I've just got myself an Xperia V, running 9.0.1.D.0.10, and is looking for a method to root it without unlocking the bootloader.
I've tried googling it and searching the forums but came back empty. Perhaps some nice person can help me.
Thanks,
Aaron
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Edit : Solved as of 3rd April 2013. Refer to general page.
Aaron_035 said:
Hello nice people of this forum, I've just got myself an Xperia V, running 9.0.1.D.0.10, and is looking for a method to root it without unlocking the bootloader.
I've tried googling it and searching the forums but came back empty. Perhaps some nice person can help me.
Thanks,
Aaron
Sent from my LT25i
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If you look in v android development there is an unsecure kernel, but this is for older firmware, maybe it works
Edit: you must unlock bootloader for custom kernel, i do not think bin4ry method works for newer firmwares
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funiewski said:
If you look in v android development there is an unsecure kernel, but this is for older firmware, maybe it works
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"Without unlocking the bootloader"
LT25i
datagubben said:
"Without unlocking the bootloader"
LT25i
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me ->
Thanks so much for your quick responses.
So right now, we have no root access without unlocking the bootloader.
Hopefully the genius developers will come up with something soon. A little bothered by the bloatware from my provider.
Thanks guys,
Aaron
funiewski said:
If you look in v android development there is an unsecure kernel, but this is for older firmware, maybe it works
Edit: you must unlock bootloader for custom kernel, i do not think bin4ry method works for newer firmwares
Sent from my LT25i using xda premium
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Hi funiewski,
I have tried rooting by flashing that kernel but I don't seems to get root when I check with the root checker app. Would you be able to advise on this? I would have posted in that thread but apparently I don't have enough post count.
Aaron_035 said:
Thanks so much for your quick responses.
So right now, we have no root access without unlocking the bootloader.
Hopefully the genius developers will come up with something soon. A little bothered by the bloatware from my provider.
Thanks guys,
Aaron
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Singtel hah? Hahaha ask Palmer clear for you lor.
Serious: I'm getting a V soon and is the bloatware that bad?
EDIT: You can clear bloatware by flashing an international version of the firmware.
lee480 said:
Singtel hah? Hahaha ask Palmer clear for you lor.
Serious: I'm getting a V soon and is the bloatware that bad?
EDIT: You can clear bloatware by flashing an international version of the firmware.
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Hi! Are you a fellow Singaporean as well? Are you familiar with this rooting process?
Harimoto said:
Hi! Are you a fellow Singaporean as well? Are you familiar with this rooting process?
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Well hello fellow nation-man. I'm Singaporean too. I'm using star hub. Its not that bad, its just bothering me. Ha ha.
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If you guys want to root without unlocking bootloader, PM me.
Need a guinea pig. My V havent come yet. It's using the same method as rooting the new 6.1.1.C.1.0 for the ST-E phones.
lee480 said:
If you guys want to root without unlocking bootloader, PM me.
Need a guinea pig. My V havent come yet. It's using the same method as rooting the new 6.1.1.C.1.0 for the ST-E phones.
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Thank you and your guinea pig. Brave souls who seek progress.
Aaron_035 said:
Thank you and your guinea pig. Brave souls who seek progress.
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Are you interested? PM me if. Even if anything goes wrong, most likely, nothing will go wrong as u can reflash the original firmware.
lee480 said:
Are you interested? PM me if. Even if anything goes wrong, most likely, nothing will go wrong as u can reflash the original firmware.
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Sorry dude, the Xperia V I'm using is the one mailed to my home for my dad. He's currently overseas so I'm using it.
Mine will be arriving in a couple of days though So... Soon, perhaps.
Sorry,
Aaron
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lee480 said:
Are you interested? PM me if. Even if anything goes wrong, most likely, nothing will go wrong as u can reflash the original firmware.
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I can be your Guinea pig! Got my second Xperia V today, the old one received on December 4th was Dead On Delivery (DOA).
I put it in the bath to test it, but with headphones attched, not good idea!
datagubben said:
I can be your Guinea pig! Got my second Xperia V today, the old one received on December 4th was Dead On Delivery (DOA).
I put it in the bath to test it, but with headphones attched, not good idea!
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As on right now you dont want to be that guinea pig... my freind cpumaster lost wifi and bluetooth from this "test" and cant roll back on seus....
Sorry for the late reply. Looks like it didnt worked. Just reflash the stock ftf and WiFi and Bluetooth will work again.
lee480 said:
Sorry for the late reply. Looks like it didnt worked. Just reflash the stock ftf and WiFi and Bluetooth will work again.
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Cpumaster says that he cant roll back anymore. Seus doesnt work... as he doenst wake up for ahwile im wondering if yu could send me the unkmodified kernel so i can give to him?
There may be a way to root without unlocked bootloader
Try this well-known way of rooting Xperia AX in Japan.
I guess it's also possible for V to root.
1. Here is a Xperia VL's old rom and you can flash this kernel.sin and system.sin with V's loader.sin.
I can't post the link, but you can find it in uploaded.net. The ID is 3gvvv3w6.
2. Then, Root.
3. Create /data/local.prop (ro.kernel.qemu=1).
4. Flash V's system.sin without wiping.
5. Replace ric, install Busybox and Superuser.
6. Flash V's kernel.sin without wiping.
7. Do Factory data reset to easily delete unnecessary apps.
Daizaemon said:
Try this well-known way of rooting Xperia AX in Japan.
I guess it's also possible for V to root.
1. Here is a Xperia VL's old rom and you can flash this kernel.sin and system.sin with V's loader.sin.
I can't post the link, but you can find it in uploaded.net. The ID is 3gvvv3w6.
2. Then, Root.
3. Create /data/local.prop (ro.kernel.qemu=1).
4. Flash V's system.sin without wiping.
5. Replace ric, install Busybox and Superuser.
6. Flash V's kernel.sin without wiping.
7. Do Factory data reset to easily delete unnecessary apps.
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Broke cpumasters wifi and bluetooth and he cant relfash now fotr some reason... so we need a dif method for sure
Hey guys,
I'm extremely sorry for opening this thread.! Please forgive me. I posted my question in another thread but didn't get a reply. I am from India and I want to buy Xperia T (which hasn't officially launched in India) from eBay. I was worried about the official jelly bean update for the phone. As tge phone hasn't launched in India the eBay people are providing imported phones. I found a tutorial to manually update the phone here: http://android.sc/update-the-sony-x...o-official-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-firmware/
This is a flash tool method to flash the official 4.1.2 update only for Xperia T LT30p. I just want to know whether this method is COMPLETELY RISK FREE and there is NOT EVEN A SLIGHTEST CHANCE TO BROCK THE DEVICE BOUGHT FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD???? I want to know this as the Sony service centre in India won't even look at the phone if there is any problem! Please asure me of this flash tool method by taking a look at it and also,
can you please refer to this thread:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136173 and tell me what can cause this type of problems? The person who started this thread who has posted 'something' about Xperia T and he is from India! And he bought his phone from Germany! I tried searching the net for 'Xperia T India' but I couldn't find a thing. So I just want to be sure about the flash tool method mentioned in the above link. Has anyone done that before?
VikramW8 said:
I just want to know whether this method is COMPLETELY RISK FREE and there is NOT EVEN A SLIGHTEST CHANCE TO BROCK THE DEVICE BOUGHT FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD????
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ApriliaM3 said:
No.
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Then how do you suggest I update the phone safely and securely to the official jelly bean update? Or could you please give me a link to a thread where the question has been answered or to a safe tutorial to update the phone? I tried searching but I wasn't able to find anything that answers my question! And does this depend upon the region from where the phone is? Will I be able to update the phone using this method? Can anyone please help me with a detailed answer?! PLEASE!!
There is no 100% foolproof method, even the sony official method can ruin your phone if YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.
However, IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS it will work.
Just try it.
gregbradley said:
There is no 100% foolproof method, even the sony official method can ruin your phone if YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.
However, IF YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS it will work.
Just try it.
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Thank you very much... I was just looking for some confirmation. But now I got to know that this flash tool method is as safe pc companion method(correct me if I am wrong) I am pretty good at following instructions and also I have a rooted, bootloader unlocked, swaped xperia x8 running CM10. I am just so worried because I'm 17 and hence I don' t earn a single penny myself and this xperia T should last me atleast for the next 3 years. Would you please give me confirmation once again just for my satisfaction and also some general advice you think is necessary before following the above method? Like region verification, build no., kernel & firmware version, etc
...Pleaseee?!!:fingers-crossed:
I've pressed the thanks button
VikramW8 said:
Thank you very much... I was just looking for some confirmation. But now I got to know that this flash tool method is as safe pc companion method(correct me if I am wrong) I am pretty good at following instructions and also I have a rooted, bootloader unlocked, swaped xperia x8 running CM10. I am just so worried because I'm 17 and hence I don' t earn a single penny myself and this xperia T should last me atleast for the next 3 years. Would you please give me confirmation once again just for my satisfaction and also some general advice you think is necessary before following the above method? Like region verification, build no., kernel & firmware version, etc
...Pleaseee?!!:fingers-crossed:
I've pressed the thanks button
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Yes, rest assured, it's totally risk-free, using flashtool and flashing STOCK roms and kernels is risk-free, provided that you carefully follow the instructions...
for the firmwares and kernels, regions and the rest, don't worry about these things, as you know, you can flash ANY GLOBAL firmware, whether it is for France or M.E. or Malaysia, so don't worry, just search and see what build number is the last firmware for your T, then flash it, and thanks to DoomLord, you can root it even you have locked bootloader, using his rootkit, so don't unlock the bootloader for now
wish you best of bests, bro
ebi4321 said:
Yes, rest assured, it's totally risk-free, using flashtool and flashing STOCK roms and kernels is risk-free, provided that you carefully follow the instructions...
for the firmwares and kernels, regions and the rest, don't worry about these things, as you know, you can flash ANY GLOBAL firmware, whether it is for France or M.E. or Malaysia, so don't worry, just search and see what build number is the last firmware for your T, then flash it, and thanks to DoomLord, you can root it even you have locked bootloader, using his rootkit, so don't unlock the bootloader for now
wish you best of bests, bro
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Well thank you... that was really comforting..! Now I will definitely upgrade to jellybean on the first day itself after buying the phone.. Thanks for your reply! I'll buy the phone in 4-5 days and I'll enjoy real lag free 'Sony' jellybean. For too long I've been flaahing ROMs on my xperia x8, so I'm tired of it now. May be I won't get into rooting, etc for another 6 months! Thats what I'm saying now!
By the way if anyone comes across a better method please let me know! Ofcourse I'll be searching too..
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Well thank you... that was really comforting..! Now I will definitely upgrade to jellybean on the first day itself after buying the phone.. Thanks for your reply! I'll buy the phone in 4-5 days and I'll enjoy real lag free 'Sony' jellybean. For too long I've been flaahing ROMs on my xperia x8, so I'm tired of it now. May be I won't get into rooting, etc for another 6 months! Thats what I'm saying now!
By the way if anyone comes across a better method please let me know! Ofcourse I'll be searching too..
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no harm will be made to your device if you root using DoomLord rootkit, that works easy and safe
will provide you the link if you want, when you get your phone
ebi4321 said:
no harm will be made to your device if you root using DoomLord rootkit, that works easy and safe
will provide you the link if you want, when you get your phone
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Thank you friend! You really have helped me a lot... You will be the first one to know(except my parents) after the phone is delivered to me and also after I've placed the order! Well, about rooting.... ammm... After a month may be...! (Down to 1 from 6) Lets c what happens after I've updated the device! Thanks again bro....:angel:
And ofcourse I like your signature and I also agree with it..!
VikramW8 said:
Thank you friend! You really have helped me a lot... You will be the first one to know(except my parents) after the phone is delivered to me and also after I've placed the order! Well, about rooting.... ammm... After a month may be...! (Down to 1 from 6) Lets c what happens after I've updated the device! Thanks again bro....:angel:
And ofcourse I like your signature and I also agree with it..!
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haaaa haaaa haaaaa, my signature
it's a bit crazy, but it is true, i hate Samsung devices, they are more of a TOY rather than a PHONE
hope you enjoy your T
ebi4321 said:
haaaa haaaa haaaaa, my signature
it's a bit crazy, but it is true, i hate Samsung devices, they are more of a TOY rather than a PHONE
hope you enjoy your T
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Yup I will! I'll be placing my order on the 13th!
VikramW8 said:
Yup I will! I'll be placing my order on the 13th!
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what about SP? have you seen that one? seems A LOT better than T and TX, and A GIANT GPU inside, i HIGHLY recommend that one bro...
ebi4321 said:
what about SP? have you seen that one? seems A LOT better than T and TX, and A GIANT GPU inside, i HIGHLY recommend that one bro...
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Yup.. I did give it a thought! But its out of my budget... or otherwise I would have bought a nexus 4 16GB! Though xperia T is nowhere near the nexus 4 in terms of looks and hardware but it looks much better than SP. Also the SP has just 5.8GB of usable internal storage.... I felt really sad that I can't buy nexus 4 as it costs 100USD more than Xperia T and SP costs 70USD more... But then I thought I'm just 17! Not everyone of my age is lucky enough to own such a phone.. Many of my aquiantances can't even operate a Galaxy Ace!
VikramW8 said:
Yup.. I did give it a thought! But its out of my budget... or otherwise I would have bought a nexus 4 16GB! Though xperia T is nowhere near the nexus 4 in terms of looks and hardware but it looks much better than SP. Also the SP has just 5.8GB of usable internal storage.... I felt really sad that I can't buy nexus 4 as it costs 100USD more than Xperia T and SP costs 70USD more... But then I thought I'm just 17! Not everyone of my age is lucky enough to own such a phone.. Many of my aquiantances can't even operate a Galaxy Ace!
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i know, look at my signature, when i was your age, i owned Z530i..!
ok, that's up to you, i just wanted to remind you of SP, now YOU are the one who decides
wish you luck anyway
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i know, look at my signature, when i was your age, i owned Z530i..!
ok, that's up to you, i just wanted to remind you of SP, now YOU are the one who decides
wish you luck anyway
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Yup thanks! :laugh: :angel: Thanks thanks thanks bro! :good:
VikramW8 said:
Yup thanks! :laugh: :angel: Thanks thanks thanks bro! :good:
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Pressing "Thanks" button is a better option, believe me
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Pressing "Thanks" button is a better option, believe me
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I already pressed 3 times bro...! Here goes the 4th!
Hey Vikram, I just want to ask that have you updated yr Xperia T to JB successfully? As my cousin brother ordered one today and he doesn't know about updating, rooting n all. so updating his phone is my job so...
Thanks in advance.
Everything you need to know is in the All-in-One-thread by gregbradley
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VikramW8 said:
Hey guys,
I'm extremely sorry for opening this thread.! Please forgive me. I posted my question in another thread but didn't get a reply. I am from India and I want to buy Xperia T (which hasn't officially launched in India) from eBay. I was worried about the official jelly bean update for the phone. As tge phone hasn't launched in India the eBay people are providing imported phones. I found a tutorial to manually update the phone here: http://android.sc/update-the-sony-x...o-official-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-firmware/
This is a flash tool method to flash the official 4.1.2 update only for Xperia T LT30p. I just want to know whether this method is COMPLETELY RISK FREE and there is NOT EVEN A SLIGHTEST CHANCE TO BROCK THE DEVICE BOUGHT FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD???? I want to know this as the Sony service centre in India won't even look at the phone if there is any problem! Please asure me of this flash tool method by taking a look at it and also,
can you please refer to this thread:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136173 and tell me what can cause this type of problems? The person who started this thread who has posted 'something' about Xperia T and he is from India! And he bought his phone from Germany! I tried searching the net for 'Xperia T India' but I couldn't find a thing. So I just want to be sure about the flash tool method mentioned in the above link. Has anyone done that before?
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Trust Me. It's Safe.. always follow the instractions and that all...
Let me talk in detail
can someone possible help me convert this apk file and successfully directly install it in the Z1 ,as it is so attractive to me because of the OCR and the one hand keyboard
here is the link of the file
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8bagcb
Thank you
Why convert? What that mean. You can't install it on your phone?
eclyptos said:
Why convert? What that mean. You can't install it on your phone?
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I get the "app not installed" error.
Just2Cause said:
I get the "app not installed" error.
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This happen to me all the time when another app on the phone go in conflict with the one I try to install. This happen most with two version of the same app, you have to uninstall the first one to install the second one but if is not like that I don't know why.
You don't need someone to port it as Sony added it to Z1 in android 4.3 (14.2.A.0.290).
eclyptos said:
This happen to me all the time when another app on the phone go in conflict with the one I try to install. This happen most with two version of the same app, you have to uninstall the first one to install the second one but if is not like that I don't know why.
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Well, I'm using the ported 4.4 and I don't have that handwriting apk anywhere.
Regards,
~J2C
Just2Cause said:
Well, I'm using the ported 4.4 and I don't have that handwriting apk anywhere.
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Kitkat 4.4 on z1? Where is that?
eclyptos said:
This happen to me all the time when another app on the phone go in conflict with the one I try to install. This happen most with two version of the same app, you have to uninstall the first one to install the second one but if is not like that I don't know why.
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Because my Z1 haven't rooted yet, So is there any method to let me get this install successfully in my Z1
Thank you
tonylcc said:
Because my Z1 haven't rooted yet, So is there any method to let me get this install successfully in my Z1
Thank you
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I see, then you should root. You will just benefit from that. Otherwise I think will be close to impossible to "convert" the app.
eclyptos said:
I see, then you should root. You will just benefit from that. Otherwise I think will be close to impossible to "convert" the app.
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haha, Sorry for forgetting the word "port"
And the reason I ask here, because most of the awesome android developer is here, So I am trying to go here and get help from porting the keyboard to my Z1
eclyptos said:
Kitkat 4.4 on z1? Where is that?
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It's ported by DooMLoRD from z ultra Google play edition to our z1 (need unlocked bootloader) (camera not working, and flash as well...)
tonylcc said:
haha, Sorry for forgetting the word "port"
And the reason I ask here, because most of the awesome android developer is here, So I am trying to go here and get help from porting the keyboard to my Z1
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I told you, you don't need to port the keyboard as Sony added it to z1 in 4.3 (you said that you want it for the one-handed writing)
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It's ported by DooMLoRD from z ultra Google play edition to our z1 (need unlocked bootloader) (camera not working, and flash as well...)
I told you, you don't need to port the keyboard as Sony added it to z1 in 4.3 (you said that you want it for the one-handed writing)
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What I need the mainly is not the one hand keyboard, as I have already exist in [email protected] android 4.3, however the things I want is not just a single hand typing keyboard, what I need is the hand writing method on Z Ultra
Like this one
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/...nchmarks-screen-tech-demos-camera-samples.jpg
Thank you so much, sorry if my words is not clear enough to understand
Hey guys, i'm kinda still a newb with the xperia z1 so maybe my question was already answered, but i couldn't find anything.
I was wondering if it was possible to install a custom recovery, like cwm, with a locked bootloader. I found: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...cked-bootloader-cwm-recovery-6-0-2-8-t2187363
wich is for the xperia Z. Does anyone know if this is gonna work on our z1 with 4.4.4 too? If not, is there any other way to get cwm on a locked bootloader. Thanks in advance
silentmax24 said:
Hey guys, i'm kinda still a newb with the xperia z1 so maybe my question was already answered, but i couldn't find anything.
I was wondering if it was possible to install a custom recovery, like cwm, with a locked bootloader. I found: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...cked-bootloader-cwm-recovery-6-0-2-8-t2187363
wich is for the xperia Z. Does anyone know if this is gonna work on our z1 with 4.4.4 too? If not, is there any other way to get cwm on a locked bootloader. Thanks in advance
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http://bit.ly/1mmUnKH
or
http://bit.ly/1mmUpCa
gregbradley said:
http://bit.ly/1mmUnKH
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http://bit.ly/1mmUpCa
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Thanks a lot. the first one is for unlocked bootloader, but the second says for locked too :good:
silentmax24 said:
Thanks a lot. the first one is for unlocked bootloader, but the second says for locked too :good:
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The first one also has links for locked bootloader recovery if you look.
http://prntscr.com/4ok20i
I found a file in a japan forum about rooting Xperia Z4. I tried it but failed. There may be a member here who can edit it so it can be applied to do the rooting. I do not really understand Android. I hope somebody wants to try the file I will upload below. thanks.
Read all of the forums for this POS phone and you will learn you cannot root it with a locked boot loader. If you could, there would be an article in big flashing lights on XDA.
Sent from my Sony Xperia Z4/Z3+ using XDA Labs
I found an option to allow unlock bootloader in developer options (OEM unlocking), you can try this to unlock bootloader
Garrsett said:
I found a file in a japan forum about rooting Xperia Z4. I tried it but failed. There may be a member here who can edit it so it can be applied to do the rooting. I do not really understand Android. I hope somebody wants to try the file I will upload below. thanks.
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Wow thank's this to help me for us to root my phone :good:. btw where you get this file? can you give link to that's forum?
looking at ReadMe.txt it maybe only works for certain Firmware version
SO-03G (28.0.B.0.446, A28.0.B.0.488, A28.0.B.1.229)
SOV31 (28.0.D.6.136)
loudz said:
looking at ReadMe.txt it maybe only works for certain Firmware version
SO-03G (28.0.B.0.446, A28.0.B.0.488, A28.0.B.1.229)
SOV31 (28.0.D.6.136)
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Of Course, My Device Sony Xperia SOV31
seyrarms said:
Wow thank's this to help me for us to root my phone :good:. btw where you get this file? can you give link to that's forum?
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So, did you manage to root your Z4 variant with a locked bootloader?