hi,guys i am new to XDA.I hope someone can answer my questions.
I had Xperia z3 compact D5833.After installing Concept Marshmallow my model changed to D5803 why.
I had rooted my phone,runniging Lollipop ver.5.1.1. with recovery installed.If i wish to to do factory reset from the phone application,what will happen to my root. I used pre rooted firmware to flash. Can i use firmware meant for D5833 to D5803.Thank you Guys who were doing wonderful work.
The Model was changed from D5833 to D5803 because the Marshmallow Concept you installed was for the D5803 Variant of the Z3 Compact, with regards to your second question, you will not lose root if you factory reset the phone or in other words wipe the data partition.
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Hello fellow Xperia users,
I have unlocked the bootloader, flashed advanced kernel to gain root.
Now my question is:
- If I ever needed to do a factory reset, would this cause a bootloop?
- If not, would it be smart to defrost any frozen apps before doing this reset?
(I remember on my Xperia Play it did not mather, but I ask anyway.)
- I have backed up system and data from the custom recovery.
Should I restore this when needed instead of using factory reset?
(It is all not needed now, but I rather am prepaired.) Any advise is welcome.
PS: Can anyone tell me or the Xperia Z fits in the MOGA controller?
PSS: Does anyone know or it is possible to make a shortcut to active services?
(Was possible on Xperia Play, but I can not seem to find how to on Xperia Z.)
Kind regards, Stefan.
Hi all,
I am just wondering if anyone has come across this issue.
I recently updated my old Z1 to Lollipop (completely stock, no root or anything). I wiped the whole lot and flashed the Lollipop ftf. It's currently running the UK 14.6.A.0.368 firmware. Haven't updated it yet to the 216 firmware.
When I call this phone from any other, I can hear my daughter (whom I gave the phone to) but her voice warbles like she's talking underwater.
It is really strange because I had the exact same problem when I updated my wife's Z1 Compact to Lollipop too.
Both devices have locked bootloaders, no root, just clean wipe and flashed Lollipop ftf.
In the end I flashed KitKat back on the Z1C but my daughter really prefers LP over KK.
Any thoughts on this?
So I've just about had it with the leaky 5.0.2 lollipop firmware we got stuck with. Bootloader is hopelessly locked for no good reason meaning only Sony signed firmwares/kernels are flashable. A kind gentleman in one of the other subforums gave me instructions to install nuts recovery and that worked (I had rooted previously using kingroot).
He also packages up a flahable zip from a preroted c6903 5.1.1 official firmware (minus the modem files so my american tmo modem stayed in tact. I was trying to do a clean flash). Theoretically this should work right? Nope. Left my phone soft bricked over several attempts. I ended up getting the 4.4.4 ftf and flashing that back and honestly I'm happy with it.
But then I find out that my new vehicle in getting, which will support Android auto in a march update, requires lollipop or better. Son of biscuit eating bulldog!! I dont want to go back to the broken 5.0.2 firmware Sony and Tmo left us with. It was terrible.
Surely there has to be a way to trick the system into thinking we are flashing a stock 5.1.1 firmware to circumvent the locked bootloader right??? I was flashing customized ROMs back when my little brother had a Motorola Defy with a locked bootloader that all we needed to do was install recovery and "restore" a backup of said customized ROM and voila.
Any ideas?
another thought popped into my head. As far as I was aware, Xposed didnt work on our devices (well, the Z1s c6916 specifically). Can anyone confirm whether xposed works on the Z1s or not on 5.0.2? There is a module for xposed that claims to fix the memory leak issue so that could be another work around but im from preliminary reading its supposedly already included in stock sony firmware. Sure doesn't seem like it.
i just wish the bootloader could be unlocked (without consequences like causing focusing issues with the camera), and that existing Z1 roms could be reconfigured for the Z1s c6916...it would make things so much easier.
This is not a forum to ask questions !
Ask in Xperia Z1 forum because Z1s belongs there.
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I have an Xperia Z1 and I made the mistake of rooting with Kingroot. I am now trying to uninstall it (I followed their instructions) and it says it has removed the root, but after I rebooted, the root came back. I reset to factory and this did nothing either. I have googled the problem a lot and I have seen many people saying I needed to flash the firmware back to 14.4.A.0.108 to remove kingroot. I was ready to do that using flashtool but I cannot find a version of 14.4.A.0.108 for c6906 since all the links are too old. Does anyone have a version hanging around they could host? Or is there something else I should be doing to fix my problem? My biggest reason for rooting was to get rid of the bloatware, but in the end any unbranded firmware would do for me.
Am I headed in the right direction? Let me know if you need anymore information and I will happily provide. I am new to this world, so go easy on me!
I have a C6603 that I rooted into a custom KitKat 4.2.2 with the help of xda back in May 2014. I tried flashing Nougat 7.1.1 using Resurrection Remix OS but something went wrong - it didn't seem to get into recovery and became totally locked. I tried all sort of things but the only thing that worked was Sony's own Xperia Companion, which installed Lollipop 5.1.1. (horrible!) Now I have lost root and the bootloader is locked. The service test says it is unlockable. Sony have a website that describes an unlocking process which involves mega downloads on my PC. The instructions don't seem to relate to what I see on the screen, so I could not get anywhere with it.
Is there any way I can get back to where I was with 4.2.2? I still have all the downloads with which I installed it nearly 4 years ago. I did a full Titanium backup before I embarked on this folly. If I could get to 7.1.1, that would be nice - but that has lost me a lot of sleep already!
OK, let me put this another way.
Has anyone flashed an Xperia Z C6603 with Lollipop 5.1.1. using Sony's own Xperia Companion, and then unlocked the bootloader and rooted it? And if so, how did you do it?