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Root Official Android 4.3 [Help]

How can I root my xz 4.3? (give me easy way)
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1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash DooMLoRD's advanced stock kernel.
3. Flash a superuser zip.
There is currently no way to root with a locked bootloader.
Also, questions belong in the q&a section, not general.
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Downgrade to .67 , and root
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There is no way to root Straight from 4.3 yet..
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NetSkill said:
There is no way to root Straight from 4.3 yet..
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what about "survival mode" of superSU? can it hold the root permission from .67 to this new one?

Survival mode?.. Did u mean Ota keeper? Or how its called..
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NetSkill said:
Survival mode?.. Did u mean Ota keeper? Or how its called..
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well, in superSU menu, its name is survival mode...which says it will try to keep root permission EVEN in ota. so I guess it's not ONLY for ota.

It won't help when flashing with Flashtool as /system is wiped, so the backup the survival mode makes is wiped also. I've tried before.
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kingvortex said:
It won't help when flashing with Flashtool as /system is wiped, so the backup the survival mode makes is wiped also. I've tried before.
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thanks for info. So, it looks like I have no choice but unlocking the bootloader...
oh wait, what about pre-rooted stock roms that are available in xda? is there any available for this new firmware?

arash74 said:
thanks for info. So, it looks like I have no choice but unlocking the bootloader...
oh wait, what about pre-rooted stock roms that are available in xda? is there any available for this new firmware?
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Yes here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583333
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565850
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arash74 said:
thanks for info. So, it looks like I have no choice but unlocking the bootloader...
oh wait, what about pre-rooted stock roms that are available in xda? is there any available for this new firmware?
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I'm using 4.3 with locked bootloader. Do not miss lead people.
You just need a rooted device with recovery option.
There are at least two topic for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583333
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565850

eryen said:
I'm using 4.3 with locked bootloader. Do not miss lead people.
You just need a rooted device with recovery option.
There are at least two topic for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583333
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565850
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Nobody is misleading anybody. There is no way to root with a locked bootloader after you have already flashed 4.3.
Flashing a prerooted rom from a previous, already rooted rom with recovery is a different matter and is not what the original question in the OP is asking.
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Unlocking bootloader means, wipe all user data, that means more and more trouble to configure al settings and applications.
Just root your older firmware, install dual recovery, and install stock cwm firmware as mentioned in other topics.
Thats all, you have proper rooted and updated versions.
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eryen said:
Unlocking bootloader means, wipe all user data, that means more and more trouble to configure al settings and applications.
Just root your older firmware, install dual recovery, and install stock cwm firmware as mentioned in other topics.
Thats all, you have proper rooted and updated versions.
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The OP is obviously on 4.3 already.
Downgrading to an older firmware usually requires that you wipe /data anyway.
The OP didn't ask how to upgrade and keep root. They asked how to root 4.3, therefore my original post is currently the only correct answer to the question in the first post.
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So, lets make a conclusion here.
1- if you have already upgraded to 4.3 you have 2 choices; unlock bootloader and use doomlord kernel, OR downgrade to 4.2.2 and go to part 2.
2- if you have not upgraded to 4.3 yet, you can use a pre-rooted stock 4.3 rom (link of them can be found in this thread) and flash it using recovery and flashtool.
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If you haven't upgraded, there's a third option. Backing up of the TA partition, flashing new firmware either from ftf, Seus or PCC and then unlocking bootloader, temporarily flashing custom kernel, rooting, flashing stock kernel again and relocking bootloader via TA partition restore.
Takes more time, but its the cleanest way to have 4.3 with root I think.

silencer51 said:
If you haven't upgraded, there's a third option. Backing up of the TA partition, flashing new firmware either from ftf, Seus or PCC and then unlocking bootloader, temporarily flashing custom kernel, rooting, flashing stock kernel again and relocking bootloader via TA partition restore.
Takes more time, but its the cleanest way to have 4.3 with root I think.
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Or you can wait for OTA release and turn on survival mode of superSU. As SuperSU says, it's NOT guaranteed that root permission will be kept. But if you have patience to wait for OTA release, it worth trying.

NetSkill said:
Yes here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583333
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565850
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He was after a pre-rooted rom but you sent him links to roms that need root to install.
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Installing any pre rooted rom requires a recovery which means the user has to have had a rooted device in the first place with a recovery installed. Even if root is lost and a recovery exists a pre rooted rom can be flashed. The links provided above are perfectly fine.
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You have 2 options
A . stay away from boot loader (0 Risk):
1- backup your SD data & All SD contents to your computer ( I Think it is not that hard)
2-Flash 4.2.2 with flash tool
3-Root on locked boot loader follow instructions here
4- Install Dual Recovery follow HERE
5- Install 4.3 Pre-rooted from here
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Option B.(not recommended if you have not enough experience )
1-Back TA (boot loader ) Here
2-Unlock boot loader Here
3- Root using this method HERE
4-Flash 4.3 pure stock Kernel (Kernel only )
5- Restore your TA (lock boot loader again with all benefits )

[Q] How to go back to Stock official ROM sony xperia z1

I'm on ihackers 2.1 ROM android 4.3
rooted
unlocked bootloader
I wanted to go back to stock to C6902_14.2.A.0.290
I found the method but I'm not sure if this is the right way http://lionking853.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/how-to-go-back-to-stock-firmware-on.html
and if it is the right way, after going back to stock ROM, will my phone unroot and relock again?
Can I just go ahead and do this or must I relock bootloader first?
please help me since I never done this before, only rooted and unlock that I did.
Thank you so much folks

Hey u have to flash 4.2 first pure stock by flashtool using ftf,root it install recovery only if uve got TA BACKUP.Make sure ur on pure stock before restoring TA.Restore TA backup will relock bootlader then flash 4.3 ftf.If no TA backup then u can directly flash stock 4.3 ftf through flashtool & relock it using flashtool
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RISHI RAJ said:
Hey u have to flash 4.2 first pure stock by flashtool using ftf,root it install recovery only if uve got TA BACKUP.Make sure ur on pure stock before restoring TA.Restore TA backup will relock bootlader then flash 4.3 ftf.If no TA backup then u can directly flash stock 4.3 ftf through flashtool & relock it using flashtool
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I downloaded stock C6902_14.2.A.0.290 which is 4.3 it's the tft file
can I just flash it using flashtool? I want to wipe everything, no need to back up, I mean I want it to feel like a brand new phone. like factory reset.u know, and It doesn't matter about root or bootloader,

thanwachai said:
I downloaded stock C6902_14.2.A.0.290 which is 4.3 it's the tft file
can I just flash it using flashtool? I want to wipe everything, no need to back up, I mean I want it to feel like a brand new phone. like factory reset.u know, and It doesn't matter about root or bootloader,
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if you don't want to relock your bootloader then just go back to .290 with flashtool

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Ahki767 said:
if you don't want to relock your bootloader then just go back to .290 with flashtool
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Thank you, I'll do that

done
I'm finally back to stock ROM and it's much faster than custom ROM
I think it is much more stable too.
I'm no longer rooted anymore but bootloader is still unlocked.
I'm happy now

You can install custom kernel & have root
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RISHI RAJ said:
You can install custom kernel & have root
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custom Kernel ? what is really a function to flash a kernel, I mean i have stock ROM, isn't the kernel already compatible? to root, maybe in the future,
Will I be able to update firmware via Sony PC companion? now .290
but the new firmware .136
I have unlocked bootloader

thanwachai said:
custom Kernel ? what is really a function to flash a kernel, I mean i have stock ROM, isn't the kernel already compatible? to root, maybe in the future,
Will I be able to update firmware via Sony PC companion? now .290
but the new firmware .136
I have unlocked bootloader
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If you have an unlocked bootloader, you will not be able to update using PC Companion. I didnt know all this **** were involved in Sony phones.
I had unlocked my bootloader a couple of days back, didnt know I had to backup my DRM keys and ended up losing my warranty. Now I cant even update my phone using the official updating method.
BTW... the recovery is bundled with the kernel, thats why people refer to it as flashing a kernel instead of recovery. I didnt know this until 2 days back.

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If you have an unlocked bootloader, you will not be able to update using PC Companion. I didnt know all this **** were involved in Sony phones.
I had unlocked my bootloader a couple of days back, didnt know I had to backup my DRM keys and ended up losing my warranty. Now I cant even update my phone using the official updating method.
BTW... the recovery is bundled with the kernel, thats why people refer to it as flashing a kernel instead of recovery. I didnt know this until 2 days back.
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oh thank you
oh so I can't update via pc companion TT
please teach me the easiest way to relock bootloader
Thanks

done relock bootloader
Thanks anyway but I found the method and my phone now relocked bootloader

If you do have a TA backup then you don't have to do anything else then restoring it on a stock rooted firmware..If you don't then use flashtool to relock it..
Revert back for more help..
Hit Thanks if I helped you..
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If I am on a Locked Bootloader and on a rooted custom ROM, will Sony PC Companion detect my phone when the next update comes??

This is stupid. If you are in 4.3 (.290) with un-locked boot loader you cant update via PC companion or SUS.
I ended up going to 534 (4.2) via flashtool. Root it, restore TA backup and then use SUS to update. And flashing the latest 4.3 via Flashtool din work.

No PC Companion or SUS won't detect your phone.. You've to manually flash a valid ftf from Flashtool.. Then you can connect & update your phone through PC Companion or SUS..
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ZACQ8 said:
If I am on a Locked Bootloader and on a rooted custom ROM, will Sony PC Companion detect my phone when the next update comes??
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I'm ok now, I'm on the latest firmware and everything works
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I'm good now, latest firmware and all perfect
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help me with process
thanwachai said:
Thanks anyway but I found the method and my phone now relocked bootloader
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Cna you help me, how you go the relocking and stock-rom done?
thanks
Sumit

Reverting back to Stock
thanwachai said:
I'm good now, latest firmware and all perfect
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Do you still have the files? I'm looking to revert my C6602 (US) back to factory settings to I can allow PC companion to update the software.
(I'm looking to give the phone to someone, and they wont want to mess around with flashing and so on)

I'm using z1 stock rom lolipop
I tried in last two days king root its failed twice on version 4.1
then i found somewhere 4.0 with working root i tried and sucess!
then i installed titanium,greenify used phone for a day now want to backup drm for going to install custom reovery and custom roms !!!! what are my steps i failed during taking backup on drm keys..... what should i do i tried factory reset my phone now king user inside but phone is not rooted..... !!!!!!!!!!

how to root zr 4.3?

is it possible to root zr with 4.3 updates?
im on locked bootloader. should i unlocked my bootloader? if so, how?
please help me this is urgent. i need to root my zr asap to be able to restore my app data. really important

w1040 said:
is it possible to root zr with 4.3 updates?
im on locked bootloader. should i unlocked my bootloader? if so, how?
please help me this is urgent. i need to root my zr asap to be able to restore my app data. really important
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i don't recommend you to unlock bootloader as there's many steps to do which takes time.
so you will just need to downgrade to 4.2.2 firmware by flashing the ftf,then root it & install custom recovery,after that flash a pre-rooted 4.3 rom.

Ben Ling said:
i don't recommend you to unlock bootloader as there's many steps to do which takes time.
so you will just need to downgrade to 4.2.2 firmware by flashing the ftf,then root it & install custom recovery,after that flash a pre-rooted 4.3 rom.
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too late. i already unlocked my bootloader. but after i unlocked it, my phone on bootloop but i managed to enter cwm. the 'free xperia' and 'xperia' logo keeps coming out if i try to boot my phone. looks like im on a wrong firmware to unlock my bootloader.
now im downloading (C5502) 10.4.B.0.569 tft files and flash it via flashtool, then im gonna try to again if my phone will boot or not.

@Ben Ling
I am new this rooting to. And I want to install a custom rom on my Xperia ZR. How do I downgrade to the previous ROM? Do I just use the flash tool? Is it necessary to backup my TA partition during this process or can I do it when I am about to root the device?Thanks!

samavedam_vijay said:
@Ben Ling
I am new this rooting to. And I want to install a custom rom on my Xperia ZR. How do I downgrade to the previous ROM? Do I just use the flash tool? Is it necessary to backup my TA partition during this process or can I do it when I am about to root the device?Thanks!
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download the 4.2.2 ftf,flash it then root it & install recovery
then flash custom rom (only based on 4.3 & stock firmware)

Thank you
So basically these are the steps which I need to perform
1)Download and run flash tool
2)Download the correct ftf and flash it via flash tool
3)Root the phone using doomlord's vroot kit
4)Backup the TA partition
5)Unlock the bootloader
6)Install custom rom
Please confirm if these are the steps to be followed
Thanks!

If you only want root you dont need to unlock bootloader and backup TA.
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hans3103 said:
If you only want root you dont need to unlock bootloader and backup TA.
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I live in India so would there be an India specific rom(Stock) for my phone?

@Ben Ling I rooted my zr by flashing 4.1.2 . I have also backed up the TA partition. Can you please suggest any good ROMS now? What should I choose stock based ROMS or AOSP roms like Carbon?
Also, If I want to come back to stock ROM(4.3) again what should I do?
Thanks!

samavedam_vijay said:
@Ben Ling I rooted my zr by flashing 4.1.2 . I have also backed up the TA partition. Can you please suggest any good ROMS now? What should I choose stock based ROMS or AOSP roms like Carbon?
Also, If I want to come back to stock ROM(4.3) again what should I do?
Thanks!
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if you want 4.4,then just try the carbon rom
for 4.3,try this.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726463
for back to stock,you will just need to backup your current 4.3 rom,then if you want to restore,just restore
but the backup will only restore by using the same recovery that you backup.

@Ben Ling Thankyou! One more question before I installed the 4.3 ROM which you mentioned, do I need to unclock the bootloader to install the ROM?

samavedam_vijay said:
@Ben Ling Thankyou! One more question before I installed the 4.3 ROM which you mentioned, do I need to unclock the bootloader to install the ROM?
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no

[Q] How to root my phone

Ok, it's not like I didn't had search how to do it, it's just that so far my search has been very frustrating.
First, my phone has stock rom, v. 12.1.A.1.201 with JB 4.3. And I just want to flash a stock rom (maybe a little tweak to make it smooth and faster) + root.
So I searched (maybe not too good) how to do it, and I found this: to install any rom, you need to have an unlocked bootloader, so far so good, but then when you search on how to unlock it, surprise! you need to be root to backup drm keys ... Ok then, I tried another aproach, maybe flashing from custom recovery, but then again to install a custom recovery you need to be rooted ... back to the begining.
So if anyone can enlighten on how to fulfill my very reasonable request, I would be sooo happy.

No need to unlock bootloader in order to flash stock based ROMs or for rooting. But for flashing custom kernels/ROMs that need a custom kernel, unlocked BL is a must.
There are many guides. Check through this index.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618222
It's sticky btw
Basically you have to (because you're locked BL),
1. Downgrade to 4.1.2
2. Root with DoomLord method.
3. Install recovery.
4. Flash a pre-rooted 4.3 ROM (.201) through recovery. Flash SuperSU update at the same time. Shutdown phone (NOT reboot).
5. Flash stock 4.3 kernel (.201) via flashtool.
6. Done. On rooted .201. Then install a recovery (because previous recovery got erased with ROM flashing).
#Details in guides. Good one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727143
**Optional: Do a TA partition backup and keep it safe. Someday you can unlock the BL

You can follow mrhnet's post that helped me solve my dilemma! You can downgrade your phone, exploit root, flash recovery, flash SuperSU and then backup TA. Once TA backed up, the freedom is finally yours!
Here's a link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51005416&postcount=10

Can someone please help me..
I have an Xperia SP currently running 4.1.2 rooted, bootloader locked.
My aim is to upgrade to 4.3.3 and root, for which i will have to unlock the bootloader. To do so I need a TA partition backup , for which again, root is required.
So, my question is that is it okay if I take a TA Backup now [in 4.1.2] and then upgrade OTA and unlock bootloader, root and then restore the 4.1.2 TA backup onto 4.3.3 in order to restore DRM keys and Relock the bootloader?
Has anyone done this?
is it safe?
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Why don't you install a recovery and after that flash a pre-rooted 201???
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Vforvanadium said:
Can someone please help me..
I have an Xperia SP currently running 4.1.2 rooted, bootloader locked.
My aim is to upgrade to 4.3.3 and root, for which i will have to unlock the bootloader. To do so I need a TA partition backup , for which again, root is required.
So, my question is that is it okay if I take a TA Backup now [in 4.1.2] and then upgrade OTA and unlock bootloader, root and then restore the 4.1.2 TA backup onto 4.3.3 in order to restore DRM keys and Relock the bootloader?
Has anyone done this?
is it safe?
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You don't have to unlock bootloader. You can flash a prerooted rom with built in 201 stock kernel
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Nanostray said:
You don't have to unlock bootloader. You can flash a prerooted rom with built in 201 stock kernel
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How ? Link please.
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Vforvanadium said:
How ? Link please.
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Just go to the Android development section, and you'll find plenty. You can also choose to flash a stock based rom. I went from 254 to existenz 3.3.0 (which is 201)
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For downgrading see my tutorial in link below (flashing with flashtool)
For rooting that 4.1.2 see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440375
and for CWM installation see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649923
I'd love to see you guys use search a bit more! This question has been asked a lot

[Q] Rooting with C6906 with 4.4

Hello,
I have a Bell Canada Xperia Z1 C6906 (Locked Bootloader) on 14.3.A.0.757 that is unrooted and I would like some help/advice about rooting it with the least amount of distress since while I need the features provided by rooting I cannot afford to brick my phone. So any help would be very much appreciated.
I have looked through the information and I will provide what I know below - is it correct, is there more I need to do?
Install Flashtool and all drivers.
Backup my TA partition for future reference/restoration.
Download FTF firmware that is version .534 - I found C6906 14.1.G.1.534 Rogers CA (which should be compatible even though its Rogers and I have Bell?) and flash it via flashtool.
Root the Xperia Z1 with 360Root.
Download the NUT's latest locked dual recovery
Z1-lockeddualrecovery2.7.123-BETA.installer.zip (10.22MB) and follow the instructions from [DEVDB][TWRP][PhilZ Touch][CWM] XZDualRecovery 2.7.1XX RC
Download C6906_14.2.A.0.290.flashable.zip and C6906_14.2.A.0.290_Stripped.ftf, place *flashable.zip on the SDCard and *Stripped.ftf in the Flashtool/firmware folder.
Create a full backup of my phone through TWRP
Wipe Dalivik-Cache, System, Data, Cache.
Flash " C6906_14.2.A.0.290.flashable.zip", power off. In Flashtool flash everything (check mark System, data etc ?) for "C6906_14.2.A.0.290_Stripped.ftf". Reboot and on language select reboot into TWRP and restore DATA backup. Wipe Dalivik-Cache and reboot.
Update to the newest version of Android - download C6906_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip and C6906_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf from [STOCK][C69XX][4.4] Update to 14.3.A.0.757 [Root & XZDR][DE-/ODEX] by NUT. Place *flashable.zip on the SDCard and *Stripped.ftf in the Flashtool/firmware folder.
Repeat step 7-9.
Should have a rooted newest version of the Xperia Z1?
Did I miss anything or make it too complex? It seems like a lot of steps just to have a rooted and up to date phone.

Don't use 290 version, use 534.
There's a lot bricked device reported when guys flashed 290 over 757 and version before 757 (can't remember number of that version).
Also, if you don't plan to unlock bootloader there's no need to backup TA, it's OK to do that but it's not necessary.
You can't lose DRM keys as long as you don't unlock it.
And yeah...use binary root method (just Google "binary root method xda" and pick first result.
360 and Kingo are banned from XDA because they read and store your IMEI (and that's totally unnecessary)
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funky0308 said:
Don't use 290 version, use 534.
There's a lot bricked device reported when guys flashed 290 over 757 and version before 757 (can't remember number of that version).
Also, if you don't plan to unlock bootloader there's no need to backup TA, it's OK to do that but it's not necessary.
You can't lose DRM keys as long as you don't unlock it.
And yeah...use binary root method (just Google "binary root method xda" and pick first result.
360 and Kingo are banned from XDA because they read and store your IMEI (and that's totally unnecessary)
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So I should just stay with .534 and not upgrade at all? I was hoping for an up-to-date version since some of the features in 4.4 are really useful to me.

magwart said:
So I should just stay with .534 and not upgrade at all? I was hoping for an up-to-date version since some of the features in 4.4 are really useful to me.
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Hehe....no
Just use 534 to downgrade and root and install recovery.
Then flash NUT 757 prerooted ROM from recovery and flash stripped ftf (kernel) using flashtool.
Only thing what I wanna said is - flash 534 and root it don't use 290 - downgrading from 757 to 290 could brick your device...
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Ok!
So downgrade to .534, do binary root, install DualRecovery and then just flash .757.
Also I keep seeing you need to reflash DualRecovery, would I do so after flashing .757?

No need to apply a root process if you are installing dual recovery
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