Hey guyes ,,,
I just bought Sony Xperia Z1 and it's a wonderful device but i have an heat issue , googled it and found a solution but got to root my device
is there anyway to unlock bootloader then root my Xperia Z1 without breaking camera ???
Not at the moment.
You don't need to unlock the bootloader to root either. As long as you're on the 518 or 534 firmware, you can root relatively easily with kingo, vroot or 360root.
If you're having heat issues, it might be hardware and if it's only new, wherever you bought it should replace it. How hot is it?
What's the fix btw?
El Presidente81 said:
Not at the moment.
You don't need to unlock the bootloader to root either. As long as you're on the 518 or 534 firmware, you can root relatively easily with kingo, vroot or 360root.
If you're having heat issues, it might be hardware and if it's only new, wherever you bought it should replace it. How hot is it?
What's the fix btw?
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that's great to hear but i'm wondering if there anyway to unblock a Turkish network cause it costs like 100 $ to unblock it legally ???
and here it's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467743
thanks for replaying....
On xda the only way to do things is legally!
Please read the rules
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gregbradley said:
On xda the only way to do things is legally!
Please read the rules
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and i guess that's the way i'm going to unblock my phone
thanks anyway
El Presidente81 said:
Not at the moment.
You don't need to unlock the bootloader to root either. As long as you're on the 518 or 534 firmware, you can root relatively easily with kingo, vroot or 360root.
If you're having heat issues, it might be hardware and if it's only new, wherever you bought it should replace it. How hot is it?
What's the fix btw?
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So does that mean you CAN root it without losing the camera? How risky is it to root it? Will it have a big chance of bricking it?
btort1 said:
So does that mean you CAN root it without losing the camera? How risky is it to root it? Will it have a big chance of bricking it?
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Chances of bricking are virtually 0. If anything goes wrong, it's easy enough to sort by flashing an ftf file/repairing with PC Companion.
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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
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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"
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
Hi everyone.I have xperia z1 .257 firmware.Im waiting kingo app or 360 supports for .257 firmware.It will be my first root.Im afraid Here is my question.
If i do root should i use another rom ? Can i continue without any rom ? They told me if i dont use another rom my phone can be brick.
fndkc said:
Hi everyone.I have xperia z1 .257 firmware.Im waiting kingo app or 360 supports for .257 firmware.It will be my first root.Im afraid Here is my question.
If i do root should i use another rom ? Can i continue without any rom ? They told me if i dont use another rom my phone can be brick.
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Rooting won't brick your phone. And you can have root on stock
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You can root and stay on stock ROM no need to change to another ROM. Also rooting .257 firmware is not yet supported. Morever I read somewhere that Kingo and Vroot are under investigation for installing tracking malware.
MetalGearSolid said:
You can root and stay on stock ROM no need to change to another ROM. Also rooting .257 firmware is not yet supported. Morever I read somewhere that Kingo and Vroot are under investigation for installing tracking malware.
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yeah i know.because of that im waiting new update
What was that i heard about doing something to your phone messes up the camera? Will rooting it do that to the camera?
No rooting does not affect the Camera. Only unlocking Bootloader will mess up the camera.
Just tried vroot for my Z1 (6903...xx257 firmware) and it doesnt work
Hope to see some progress about it soon as I need root to restore my titanium backups from another phone
Stegy said:
Just tried vroot for my Z1 (6903...xx257 firmware) and it doesnt work
Hope to see some progress about it soon as I need root to restore my titanium backups from another phone
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Please read some of the guides.
It is impossible to directly root that FW,
Downgrade to .534, root and then upgrade OTA
I think dont downgrade your phone to 538.My some friends have problem about camera and walkman bla bla.Wait the root programme for 257
fndkc said:
I think dont downgrade your phone to 538.My some friends have problem about camera and walkman bla bla.Wait the root programme for 257
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There are no problems because you immediately upgrade to .257 OTA and the problems go.
You downgrade to the older version and are on it for as long as it takes to root (2-3 minutes) during that time the camera does work (But you can fix it if you want by clearing the data in the camera common app) but as soon as you upgrade it works again...
Do this my friend i did it and it work for me ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIq09H026k
gregbradley said:
There are no problems because you immediately upgrade to .257 OTA and the problems go.
You downgrade to the older version and are on it for as long as it takes to root (2-3 minutes) during that time the camera does work (But you can fix it if you want by clearing the data in the camera common app) but as soon as you upgrade it works again...
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kiorix said:
Do this my friend i did it and it work for me ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIq09H026k
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was this post directed to me?
MetalGearSolid said:
No rooting does not affect the Camera. Only unlocking Bootloader will mess up the camera.
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what does unlocking bootloader mean exactly? sorry im new to this kinda stuff :/
Please read the guides.
They are the sticky threads in the general and development section. Or you can always Google it
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Cleviojr said:
Relax, rooting won't brick your phone hehe!
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guys so i heared something.Cant it get OTA updates automaticlly ? Do ii have to update by manuel ?
xunit94 said:
what does unlocking bootloader mean exactly? sorry im new to this kinda stuff :/
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Learn before doing atleast, so we don't get fifty new threads about generic issues.
This is a development forum, and it would be nice if it's not overly cluttered with useless threads all the time.
Also the mods gets a break aswell
I do not mean to be rude, but people who ask questions, which the answer to, lies a couple clicks away, generally don't want to bother themselves with reading.
This is a shame, because the great developers on here are excellent at writing extensively about how to do things, and what you should and should not do.
xunit94 said:
what does unlocking bootloader mean exactly? sorry im new to this kinda stuff :/
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Here is a video that you might find useful:
That should cover a lot of the questions that you may have.
Hi all
I just got my z1, I had a z before.
If I unlock the bootloader will the camera then suffer? On the z it became more grainy and the quality got really bad... If this is so then I won't unlock.
It is updated to 4.3...
When it came out I heard of the camera being broken when unblocked.. This is why I ask... Thanks in advance..
If you mind.. Please give some words about what you feel of the phone... Is it that good and such?
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With the latest Firmware .290 or .136 the camera will working fine and at the moment nobody complain about quality after Unlock Bootloader. Also few stuff like X-Reality was fixed and will work even after Unlock it, but to do that you have to install the fix.
BTW, if you want just root your phone you do not need to Unlock Your Bootloader but if you do because you want install Custom Kernels then root first, Backup TA, if you do not do that you will cannot relock bootloader and you warranty will be voided, then unlock and update to what you like.
eclyptos said:
With the latest Firmware .290 or .136 the camera will working fine and at the moment nobody complain about quality after Unlock Bootloader. Also few stuff like X-Reality was fixed and will work even after Unlock it, but to do that you have to install the fix.
BTW, if you want just root your phone you do not need to Unlock Your Bootloader but if you do because you want install Custom Kernels then root first, Backup TA, if you do not do that you will cannot relock bootloader and you warranty will be voided, then unlock and update to what you like.
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Thank you very much for the answer... I really appreciate this and so fast
I will look at it and maybe unlock it...
My z did not get the TA backup...but it relocked just fine... I even got it repaired with no problem..
Thanks again and have a great weekend my friend
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HellRoot said:
My z did not get the TA backup...but it relocked just fine... I even got it repaired with no problem..
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Better be safe.
I am planning to upgrade from my current Xperia X10i to the Xperia Z1.
I was curious about the rooting process and things though. When the phone is rooted,
it allows your to add your on software right (like Astro File Manager or APKs not from the market)?
What is the bootloader for? Is it needed? I heard some people tell me that if you root the Z1 you lose the little
Sony things like the Bravia Engine and the camera. Is that so?
Thanks for your help.
necrogodomega said:
I am planning to upgrade from my current Xperia X10i to the Xperia Z1.
I was curious about the rooting process and things though. When the phone is rooted,
it allows your to add your on software right (like Astro File Manager or APKs not from the market)?
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You do not need root for this, just like on the x10, please note that you do not have to unlock the bootloader to root (In most cases)
What is the bootloader for? Is it needed?
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YES, its like saying do you need battery, without it the phone wont boot
I heard some people tell me that if you root the Z1 you lose the little
Sony things like the Bravia Engine and the camera. Is that so?
Thanks for your help.
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You lose some functionality (When unlocking the bootloader, not when rooting) but camera works the same. Its all explained here
Also, I do suggest you do a lot of reading, from your questions it appears you are not an experienced user, so please read before doing anything to your new phone
necrogodomega said:
I heard some people tell me that if you root the Z1 you lose the little
Sony things like the Bravia Engine and the camera. Is that so?
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gregbradley said:
You lose some functionality but camera works the same. Its all explained here
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No, you do NOT lose functionality just by rooting. Nothing at all.
You DO lose a bit of functionality by unlocking the bootloader. And some have reported that even though with an unlocked bootloader that while camera works, you lose the Bionz image processing. You also lose the Bravia engine.
As gregbradley said, you can root without unlocking the bootloader (usually). Rooting and bootloader unlocking are different things.
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No, you do NOT lose functionality just by rooting. Nothing at all.
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That was in reply to his questions about unlocking the boot, you do lose some things from unlocking the bootloader, not from rooting, I edited my post to make this clearer
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That was in reply to his questions about unlocking the boot, you do lose some things from unlocking the bootloader, not from rooting, I edited my post to make this clearer
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I assumed as much bc I know that you're no noob on this device. But I was just clarifying bc the question you quoted was directly about root, not bl. My assumption was that he was confusing the two terms, not you
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301stSpartan said:
I assumed as much bc I know that you're no noob on this device. But I was just clarifying bc the question you quoted was directly about root, not bl. My assumption was that he was confusing the two terms, not you
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No worries, I know. So many people get the two confused as its treated as the same thing on other devices such as Samsung
Thanks for both of your answers.
I actually fully modded my X10i just by following directions and getting some guided help
from other great uses from this site. But that was ages ago and Sony's phones have changed a bit in their make up since the X10 days.
So I wanted to know exactly what was going on. I remember unlocking the bootloader for the X10 and losing the camera, but that was fixed (I long forgot how).
I wanted to know just what was going on with the newest generations of Xperias.
Thanks for your helps. It's much appreciated.
hey there, im new with this phone, i used to have the z1 but just today i bought this cool phone, the question is, Can i root my phone without unloncking my bootloader? i search in all sections but i dont really understand. Its just a simple question though. thanks for your answer
JesusBass said:
hey there, im new with this phone, i used to have the z1 but just today i bought this cool phone, the question is, Can i root my phone without unloncking my bootloader? i search in all sections but i dont really understand. Its just a simple question though. thanks for your answer
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Simple answer. Until now, no way to root without unlocking the bootloader.
thepipespecialist said:
Simple answer. Until now, no way to root without unlocking the bootloader.
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even Kingroot ?
abo hani said:
even Kingroot ?
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Doesn't work.
Does anyone know something we could do about this device?
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Does anyone know something we could do about this device?
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It's been explained in some posts by our fellow devs in some of the threads - the answer is: no root without UB, because the kernel has a so-called 'verity check', which detects any system modifications and panics if it finds one, and for this to be overcome, there are already some kernels which bypass this check, but as you know, you can't install a custom kernel without unlocking the bootloader.
However, I saw some hopeful post about M, something about an exploit being available for half-root, enough to backup your TA and unlock bootloader with the option of re-locking it afterwards without losing your DRM keys.
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It's been explained in some posts by our fellow devs in some of the threads - the answer is: no root without UB, because the kernel has a so-called 'verity check', which detects any system modifications and panics if it finds one, and for this to be overcome, there are already some kernels which bypass this check, but as you know, you can't install a custom kernel without unlocking the bootloader.
However, I saw some hopeful post about M, something about an exploit being available for half-root, enough to backup your TA and unlock bootloader with the option of re-locking it afterwards without losing your DRM keys.
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WOW really so there is hope can you link to this progress?