Hello...
I need some clarification before i go ahead and root this phone by unlocking the bootloader.
So if i unlock the bootloader on SE's developer site, they state i loose my DRM management.. So that means what exactly?
TrackID wont work?
Some FaceBook "like" on musik?
In general, if i have musik on my phone that is DRM protected, i basicly can forget about that?
What happens if i unlock the bootloader to get root.. Make the mods to the phone i want, basicly changing the colors and everything "Sony" on the phone to something else.. Then i relock the bootloader.. Does my DRM get restored?
Hope some can clarify these things for me.. Thanks...
All DRM stuff got deleted and is gone forever. If you relock, DRM will stay gone. No way to restore it sorry!
TrackID etc won't work after that sorry!
Regards
Sucks!...
Witch sucks since TrackID is actually a really good feature on the SE and combined with the app from my carrier that give me free musik.. when DRM is working since that is protected by that.. Its not really an option for me to go bust that function..
So.. Ill start looking into some things and hopefully get some other means of rooting the phone.. or even downgrade it..
Thanks for the reply Bin4ry
FastDuck said:
Witch sucks since TrackID is actually a really good feature on the SE and combined with the app from my carrier that give me free musik.. when DRM is working since that is protected by that.. Its not really an option for me to go bust that function..
So.. Ill start looking into some things and hopefully get some other means of rooting the phone.. or even downgrade it..
Thanks for the reply Bin4ry
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So if we unlock bootloader trackid and drm music will not play on the device anymore?
Correct
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r33p said:
Correct
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OKay so i think here in denmark we have wimp music stream service will that app work?
knudsen81 said:
So if we unlock bootloader trackid and drm music will not play on the device anymore?
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Is it possible to having root without unlocking bootloader?
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cgone said:
Is it possible to having root without unlocking bootloader?
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Hello No there is no other way to root
Bin4ry said:
All DRM stuff got deleted and is gone forever. If you relock, DRM will stay gone. No way to restore it sorry!
TrackID etc won't work after that sorry!
Regards
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Even if we flash it with stock firmware, its not getting back ?
zeguym said:
Even if we flash it with stock firmware, its not getting back ?
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No it will not come back that way
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This kinda sucks? ;(
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i can live without it. I'm def. not buying anything containing DRM and if you miss trackid -> use soundhound.
Works better then trackid in my opinion
Yep,you have too choose wisely
And i bet we gonna see apps very soon with drmlike protection.
That will force unlocked phones to freeware & warez
Hmm what about SE home? Will it be gone too?
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r33p said:
Yep,you have too choose wisely
And i bet we gonna see apps very soon with drmlike protection.
That will force unlocked phones to freeware & warez
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Doubtful. Developers need rooted devices if they're to use ADB seriously. Actually the trend goes the other way around: phone subsidies are very expensive and carriers are looking for ways to reduce them.
Izzy Stinson said:
Hmm what about SE home? Will it be gone too?
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Se home works without drm
you can use SoundHound ∞
I find it better than TrackID from sony
but why you want use DRM ?
you paid for music? really
will super one click work
Does unlocking bootloader require wipe/full format?
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It does itself.
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I have an AT&T X10 on 1.6. I rooted to remove at&t apps, add tether, swype, etc. I pretty much have it running exactly how I want, I think. Question is, should I mess with upgrading? What will I gain? Will I have to re-install all the apps? I assume I'll have to re-root to get the root apps to work?
Thanks in advance.
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Coops97 said:
I have an AT&T X10 on 1.6. I rooted to remove at&t apps, tether, swype, etc. I pretty much have it running exactly how I want, I think. Question is, should I mess with upgrading? What will I gain? Will I have to re-install all the apps? I assume I'll have to re-root to get the root apps to work?
Thanks in advance.
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make a backup of your apps, upgrade to 2.1, install xrecovery and restore your files.
voila
But what is to be gained in features, etc?
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Coops97 said:
But what is to be gained in features, etc?
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Compare it to going from VHS to DVD and you'll get the idea.
Coops97 said:
But what is to be gained in features, etc?
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use your brain little or just simply google it
2.1 is way better than the 1.6
You get HD recording for the camera. Better user interface. Better keyboard. Snappy time scape and media scape. You also get live wall papers. There are many more things which I want you to discover yourself to make it interesting.
The bottom line is to get an update. Its really worth it.
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Ok if checked the forums and i haven't seen a question similiar so ill spit it out! If i unroot my x10 without timescape installed will my phone get damaged? will it void my warranty if i dont have timescape installed? I just want to know incase an accident happens
Rooting voids warrenty. The only way to delete timescape is by root. But deleting timescape wont hurt your phone at all. I always delete it. Never had a problem.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Rooting voids warrenty. The only way to delete timescape is by root. But deleting timescape wont hurt your phone at all. I always delete it. Never had a problem.
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if i unroot it will they ever know if it was rooted?
FlashLegend said:
if i unroot it will they ever know if it was rooted?
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If you ever have to send it back to SE you can always use SEUS to go back to stock. (i.e. exactly as it comes out of the box) so there is no worries about rooting phone.
As for timescape...get rid to bad rubbish...dont know why SE put rubbish like that on the phone
Hi
After unlock the bootloader Download music info gets Error , can anybody fix this ?
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Soheil_rf said:
Hi
After unlock the bootloader Download music info gets Error , can anybody fix this ?
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Info comes from TackID. TrackID uses DRM keys. Those keys were lost forever when you cracked open your bootloader. Tough luck mate.
TrackID should still work..... Mine does and I know others with unlocked Bootloaders still have a working one as well.
Have you tried wiping the apps data?
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Really? From dooms guide I thought that it shouldnt. But you're not the only one to say it, a guy on a local forum reported the same.
What doesnt work then?
I can't really comment on that because trackID is the only Sony app I actually use, I think music unlimited and the PSstore and such may need the DRM to work (well would assume anyways to prevent piracy) but trackID has no issues. If it did I wouldn't have unlocked bootloader, its one of my favorite apps
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I can't use gracenote either after unlocking bootloader... but why do they need to delete your drm keys anyway... It does not harm music producers as I know
TrackID works for for me too after unlocking bootloader
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I have the same problem with the walkman app too.
I'm running on ICS stock rom, rooted with stock ICS kernel.
Any solutions will be much appreciated.
Are there any news/solutions for this issue?
DRM keys are lost FOREVER. There wont ever be any solution mate.
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There is already a post with that same question
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809017
and the same answers
well TrackID is working fine on my device with unlocked Bootloader!
Hi,
I came from the SE Xperia Play and now I got the Xperia S and I want to unlock it's bootloader and it says I will lose DRM data can anyone tell me the consequences because on my Xperia Play I unlocked my Bootloader using a testpoint method which preserves DRM Data. Can someone tell me which apps will stop..I heard TrackID will work if I get it from thee Play Store and the Music FB Like I don't know if it will stay and can someone tell me which other apps don't work. XD
I haven't found anything broken at all. Also [Q] is the worst thread title ever.
K900 said:
I haven't found anything broken at all. Also [Q] is the worst thread title ever.
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Thanks I am really sorry but I forgot to write the title. Also Do Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited work?
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yasir.97 said:
Thanks I am really sorry but I forgot to write the title. Also Do Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited work?
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If you're in a supported country, yes.
K900 said:
If you're in a supported country, yes.
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Last Question but will any PC software apps Like Sony companion be affected
yasir.97 said:
Last Question but will any PC software apps Like Sony companion be affected
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You won't be able to flash updates or repair using PC Companion, but the rest will work and you can still use flashtool.
heey guys.
Since 2 days i own a xperia z ultra and i rooted it with unlocked bootloader.
But now i am not abled to watch youtube vids or netflix they always keep at the loading screen on netflix, on youtube same problem doesnt load doesnt run. I bought this phone to watch vids and so on so if someone cud help me please im on 1.136 rooted.
shurensly95 said:
heey guys.
Since 2 days i own a xperia z ultra and i rooted it with unlocked bootloader.
But now i am not abled to watch youtube vids or netflix they always keep at the loading screen on netflix, on youtube same problem doesnt load doesnt run. I bought this phone to watch vids and so on so if someone cud help me please im on 1.136 rooted.
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I believe that's cos you've unlocked the bootloader and so your drm keys are gone.
I also believe there are is at least a Netflix mod on xda to deal with this.
Could be wrong
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shurensly95 said:
heey guys.
Since 2 days i own a xperia z ultra and i rooted it with unlocked bootloader.
But now i am not abled to watch youtube vids or netflix they always keep at the loading screen on netflix, on youtube same problem doesnt load doesnt run. I bought this phone to watch vids and so on so if someone cud help me please im on 1.136 rooted.
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Try clear yotube/netflix cache/data under APPS and restart.
techpal said:
Try clear yotube/netflix cache/data under APPS and restart.
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I tried that and didnt work.
SpyderTracks said:
I believe that's cos you've unlocked the bootloader and so your drm keys are gone.
I also believe there are is at least a Netflix mod on xda to deal with this.
Could be wrong
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And i believe there is no way to undo all that right?
Edit: everything under 380 and less quality works fine but nothing higher than that.
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And i believe there is no way to undo all that right?
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If you took a backup before unlocking, you can restore the ta partition but that will relock the bootloader. If no backup then no.
Just been looking and it may just be X-reality that's needed... Check this thread by @hamdogg and see if that works...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46760644
Edit: thread on this subject http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2424394
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SpyderTracks said:
If you took a backup before unlocking, you can restore the ta partition but that will relock the bootloader. If no backup then no.
Just been looking and it may just be X-reality that's needed... Check this thread by @hamdogg and see if that works...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46760644
Edit: thread on this subject http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2424394
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Now that u mention that link i installed bravia engine 2 since then it stopped working...
Edit: when u install that mod ur phone doesnt play hd movies thats what was happening i fixed it by reinstalling software and rerooting again.