Hello guys,
im Nico from Germany new here and I'm also a little flasher but no developer.I just like to try roms and flash and tweak a little but i am unexpieunexperienced in the whole development stuff like Programming and so.I am on i hackers rom v1.0 for now but i can't get the dual recovery anymore.I installed it like in the description said and then cwm is lost and also when i installed it again over windows.there is no cwm.I also donated to monox becaus i want to test some beta Roms on 4.3 but i have to get the access from the admins first.that i can wrot ehim Messages.By the way is there any really fast and also smooth,stable debloated 4.3? Like the I hackers
best regards and wonderful Forum
Hi,
Is there no recovery now or does no one no anything about a new recovery or so ?
thanks best wishes,
Nico
Hi!
I'm new to Sony Xperia Z.. Just updated it to 10.4.1.B.0.101 and now I'm confuse on what should I do first. Of course I choose android because of the customization but before that I have things to deal first. As a start, What should go first? Should I root the phone first or should I unlock the bootloader first? I'm trying to answer the question on my own but reading threads only leads me to nowhere kinda new to Sony Phones that's why..
Thanks in advance for who will response! Have a nice day everyone!
kimdarrel said:
Hi!
I'm new to Sony Xperia Z.. Just updated it to 10.4.1.B.0.101 and now I'm confuse on what should I do first. Of course I choose android because of the customization but before that I have things to deal first. As a start, What should go first? Should I root the phone first or should I unlock the bootloader first? I'm trying to answer the question on my own but reading threads only leads me to nowhere kinda new to Sony Phones that's why..
Thanks in advance for who will response! Have a nice day everyone!
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you only need to unlock the bootloader if you wish to use a custom rom/kernel
get xposed framework and gravitybox and gem modules and you can then start playing about and customising the look more
Richy99 said:
you only need to unlock the bootloader if you wish to use a custom rom/kernel
get xposed framework and gravitybox and gem modules and you can then start playing about and customising the look more
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I see, so root alone will be just fine eh since some rom don't need unlock bootloader. I only want a stable debloated stock ROM at the moment to lessen the stress on my phone because it overheats a lot.. the bummer is I already updated to 4.3 which is not yet exploited. and what makes it worse is that I can't revert it by time being because my ISP is having issues and I can't download big files atm. so the time being there is nothing I can do but wait. grrr I got excited with the update why the hell did I do that. lol. guess no helping it.
Hoping someone will do the exploit for the .101 soon.
Thanks for the response mate.
Hi,
Not sure if I'm in the right place, but I have the Sony Xperia Z and recently got it rooted to the Cyanogenmod, but not quite liking it.
My dislike isn't necessarily the firmware itself, it is that I really like the Sony-made functions, specifically the camera (it's better quality than what Cyanogenmod is giving me)
So my question, if I install the official firmware back onto the phone, is it still rooted? Can I still go into recovery mode, for example?
I see XZDualRecovery on my memory card, as long as I keep it there, will recovery mode work?
If the only way to keep these stuff working is use a custom firmware, then out of the many firmwares out here, which one still uses the Sony features? Which one is actually based on the official firmware?
I see a lot but all the new terms and options out there is just confusing.
Thank you.
Please do not post any thread like this in here. Its A development Thread. Pls read some rules before posting in xda..
And now u r in cm 11. After flashing stock firmware u will lost root and cwm recovery. 100℅. Otherwise download any stock rom and flash it. Pls don't ask which rom is good. All roms r good.
Best regards..
Hi, thank you for your response.
As mentioned, I don't know if I'm in the right place. I just noticed the other sections; I'm happy for moderators to move this to the correct place.
Also, I think you misunderstood my question.
Yes, I know all custom firmwares are good - but I'm asking which one is still using Sony's features? I really want to have the Cybershot quality of photos.
If there is a custom firmware out there, which is it? I ask because it's confusing as I'm new to the various terminologies used here. EG. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/orig-development/kma-cm-11-101-sony-kernel-blobs-t2708325
Does that mean it's still using all of what Sony offers, then more? Or just meaning this is for Sony phones?
So my concern again is, which custom firmware is still using Sony's features?
If there's none, then thank you for answering my other question - I guess if I decide to go back to the official firmware, I will not have all the features of a rooted phone, which is unfortunate. But i just had a thought, I remember during my initial rooting stage, before installing CFW, it was all rooted and all. Does that mean, if I go back to OFW, then root it again, as long as I don't install a CFW, I can still use the OFW with rooted features? (as in, download superuser and stuff like that to use)
But yes, please, any moderators out there, feel free to move this to the correct section. Sorry.
Well, decided to reinstall the official firmware - will now root it and keep it on the official firmware.
Thank you.
Use flash tool to get back, then root it with towel.
That's it
@bitsnpieces There are some explaination for almost all terminologies in android. here you go
Awesome Orangewanted - thank you for the link.
@K9998 - yep, that's what I did in the end - took some time to get it all working but super happy with what I have now. Also been reading that Sony's 4.4.2 KitKat has problems so I'll probably be on 4.3 for a while, also because it still has some sort of SIM support which I prefer to use...
Use .233 firmware
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Awesome Orangewanted - thank you for the link.
@K9998 - yep, that's what I did in the end - took some time to get it all working but super happy with what I have now. Also been reading that Sony's 4.4.2 KitKat has problems so I'll probably be on 4.3 for a while, also because it still has some sort of SIM support which I prefer to use...
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You can use .233 firmware and flash true Flashtools. I dont see any problems with 4.4.2 Sony Firmware ( not acording to battery drain, but its google fault not Sony ) Here is the link Firmware .233
Awesome! That's exactly what I was looking for (of course, previously had no idea how to do it, but worked it now, and didn't know where to get the stuff I wanted, which now there is).
However, my biggest beef is that, from what I understand, Google removed SIM card support in KitKat? Because my contacts are all on SIM (and though I can save it to card, and then just transfer them over to KitKat contacts, I don't like linking my Facebook and Skype accounts, etc, into my contacts... Thus when I was using Cyanogenmod... Contacts was just a mess), does Sony's KitKat version still support SIM usage (incase Sony worked out a way to keep it working)?
It'll have the Cyber-shot camera which I'm happy about (presuming they kept it in KitKat), but SIM is the next big thing for me...
Please post questions and troubleshooting posts in the Q&A/Troubleshooting section.
You will receive help much more quickly if you post in the correct section
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Hi everyone,
I got my old Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15a) and i would like to upgrade its android version to Android 4.0 (API 14 ) or above, it is possible to upgrade it and keep it stable? If so what ROM do you recommend me to use? I'm new in this thing, so please dont be mean with me.
If it is not possible to upgrade to 4.0 or above, which version of android do u think would be the best option to upgrade, my current 2.1.
I hope u guys could help me.
Thanks for advance,
Erick.
CoericK said:
Hi everyone,
I got my old Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (E15a) and i would like to upgrade its android version to Android 4.0 (API 14 ) or above, it is possible to upgrade it and keep it stable? If so what ROM do you recommend me to use? I'm new in this thing, so please dont be mean with me.
If it is not possible to upgrade to 4.0 or above, which version of android do u think would be the best option to upgrade, my current 2.1.
I hope u guys could help me.
Thanks for advance,
Erick.
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Can anyone help me?
CoericK said:
Can anyone help me?
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Yes, go to the development section, browse around the roms and find one that suits your likings and needs. Read carefully the installation instruction and flash it.
If you need something more specific then ask.
If it your fist time messing with custom roms maybe you would like to start with 2.3. Try out Gingerdx.
Can you provide me a guide for begginers?
I just got a xperia sp c5306 from my sister and I want to root/unlock/install custom roms on it. I'm not a newbie to installing custom roms on android phone, my LG Opt G is rocking Lollipop, so I understand how to do it, I just have concerns about losing the DRM keys (From what I've read, thats a bad thing) that one of the guides I looked for first, which didn't go into detail on how to go about not losing the DRM keys.
Specifically, I want to upgrade it to Lollipop.
So, I come to you, friendly xperia folks for advice.
You can use towelroot to root your sp..then dwnload super su from ply store.. And next u can install duwel recovery for lbl(can find in xda, can't find the link) search and u can find it... Then u can install most of custom roms.. But at this moment lolipop rom is little buggy as i know.. But thera are many less bugged kit kat roms.. Same are with z2,z3 experiance... (i tried them).. Search xda... U can find many things about sp... Good luck..
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