Hello guys!
I have a Neo V from Brasil and it's full of bloatware from TIM provider...
I want to flash the latest retail firmware available not only to get rid of this bloatware but to be up-to-date with the most recent firmware...
Which firmware should I use? It doesn't have to be from Brasil, but it would be nice if it had Portuguese-BR as an available language.
I've never had a Sony E. smarthpone, only Samsung's, but I believe the process of flashing is the same, regarding the different flashing apps, right? Samsung uses "Odin" and SE uses "Flashtool" ?
Thank you!!
Yep, use Flashtool. I believe all versions support every language. Every firmware had it's own bloatware, I bought mine off contract, and it also had apps like Xperia hotshots, UEFA and SE 999 facebooks apps on it. Maybe you could also just delete the bloatware manually.
I think xperia hot shots and all that stuff come's with all firmwares (region), but you can uninstall them like normal apps...
sdk16420 said:
Yep, use Flashtool. I believe all versions support every language. Every firmware had it's own bloatware, I bought mine off contract, and it also had apps like Xperia hotshots, UEFA and SE 999 facebooks apps on it. Maybe you could also just delete the bloatware manually.
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thank you... can you point me to the latest generic Neo V firmware?
thank you!!
EDIT: guys, FlashTool and Wotan does pretty much tha same thing? Can I use Wotan to select a "Generic" firmware and flash my Neo V?
http://www.wotanserver.com/en/sony-ericsson/se/xperia-neo-v-mt11/unlock-tool/debranding-flash
thanks everyone!
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Hi guys do we have a stock [FW] for x10 mini pro (u20i)
Mines installed with Chinesse [FW] do we have a generic or UK [FW] available for download?
You can use SEUS or PC Companion to download/flash original rom on your phone.
I have Greek FW here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125587
leajian said:
I have Greek FW here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125587
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Does it affect the phone language? and is your FW for x10 mini pro?
Does it include the regular google apps the default ones? cause mine doesn't have. and i don't want to use a custom ROM yet.
huwaw69 said:
Does it affect the phone language? and is your FW for x10 mini pro?
Does it include the regular google apps the default ones? cause mine doesn't have. and i don't want to use a custom ROM yet.
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Its a stock firmware, directly from Google..
Using SEUS or PC Companion will make it stock..
Well im gonna try it today! or im sorry Later on after office...
i Just bricked my phone ended up in the white sony ericsson logo and keeps restarting.
i changed the build.prop and restarted my phone, then the situation occured, I Havent find any solutions to my problem yet...
I'm helping out a friend with her new Xperia Sola.
My top priority is to get Google Apps on to her phone.
We're in China, and the Sola was sold in China, which means that with the stock chinese rom Google Apps doesn't come with it. With my phone, the Xperia X8, I simply changed the CDA in the build.prop and let PC Companion do the rest of the work. The idea is that every type of ROM has a CDA assigned to it and when you hook the phone up to PC Companion or SEUS, it looks for that CDA code in build.prop and downloads the rom accordingly. So by changing the CDA to a International Version(I believe this is a version that encompassed all the different languages that Sony has to offer), I essentially flashed Gapps onto the phone, without doing to much work or changing anything. All I had to do was root the phone.
So does anyone know the CDA of the International Version for this phone? Or does anyone have a rom that supports Simplified Chinese and has google apps, could you post your CDA? Thanks! The CDA should look like this 1234-8764/R7E（Made up）
Also，Is there anyway to root besides unlocking the bootlloader? It'd be best not to touch the DRM section as I'm not sure if she uses Sony proprietary software or not.
Thanks!!!
All In One Thread for Vodafone Portugal XU owners
Sony ICS firmwares (.ftf)
ST25i_6.1.1.B.1.10_VodafonePT
Dropbox
4Shared
ST25i_6.1.1.B.1.54_VodafonePT
https://mega.co.nz/#!qAxACSgA!FDJq21ltaY4ui9DRYOKj91sogtlQet7-RJG06yTr7bc
Tweaks
1# Getting Cost saving option and character conversion on SMS/MMS app
(to get non portuguese stock roms working well with SMS sending)
Code:
# Use one of your favorite root browsers ([I]like root explorer[/I])
# Go to [B]system/etc/costumization/settings/com/sonyericsson/conversations[/B]
# Override the existing [B]custom_settings.xml[/B] with this one: [URL="https://mega.co.nz/#!mZ4SEZLB!e6h4VntiJLUxupPMfri2BVGrCzJrlkE2UpGPyXuvqvA"]Link[/URL]
# If needed, make a full wipe (wipe data and cache)
I'll be getting more and more content here as soon as I have spare time to do that.
Also I want to get more carrier roms here, and more carrier settings and stuff here aswell, other than only Vodafone.
I couldn't find the ICS version for me either.
What I did was install 2.3.7 from here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38591400/st25i_6.0.B.3.184_Vodafone PT.ftf (found on androidpt)
And then use update service to get a clean update to ICS with factory reset:
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/
RockitOut11 said:
Hi
I upgraded to ics using that French ftf but now I want to get to my brands rom but I'm unable to, even by changing the build.prop to match my SI and restoring using PC companion (I did that and pcc said that the servers were down)
So, can someone please post the Vodafone PT rom?
My SI number is the 1261-8803
I need this before the end of the week if posible...
Thanks a lot
Sent from my Xperia U
Edit: Even a CWM backup from a rooted VDF Portugal ICS rom it's ok, I just repair and it's done, what I really want is my phone to be with the Vodafone PT rom...
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thanks to you I'm now updating to Vodafone PT ICS (I hope so)
I'll be uploading the Vodafone PT ICS .ftf here in this post, and will post the link on the First Post, just so this thread don't fall in useless
Thanks goes to r00tPT and tentone
EDIT: Updated the main post!
No problem, glad I could help!
Also, thanks for the ICS tft, it'll be useful to get back to stock with having to upgrade from GB.
RockitOut11 said:
thanks to you I'm now updating to Vodafone PT ICS (I hope so)
I'll be uploading the Vodafone PT ICS .ftf here in this post, and will post the link on the First Post, just so this thread don't fall in useless
Thanks goes to r00tPT and tentone
EDIT: Updated the main post!
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HELP
Hi.
I have a new Xperia U with stock TMN PT rom and i want to unlock'it and install other stock rom or maybe Vodafone PT rom...
I'm a noob in xperia's field, so can anyone help and guide me in this process?
What should I do? Need root? Need unlocked bootloader?
Regards
zalho said:
Hi.
I have a new Xperia U with stock TMN PT rom and i want to unlock'it and install other stock rom or maybe Vodafone PT rom...
I'm a noob in xperia's field, so can anyone help and guide me in this process?
What should I do? Need root? Need unlocked bootloader?
Regards
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Advice? Install fw .89 and debloat it :cyclops:
Any doubts or questions just PM me in PT :highfive:
You can also find help on this site androidPT is in Portuguese.
But the masters are here in xda-developers.
I don't quite recommend using the .89, I found that debloating .54 got better overall smothness than .89... it's my personal experience, others maybe got different results, I don't know.
I'm actually using a generic unbloated .184 Gingerbread now, and I'm satisfied with it except for the speaker sound...
As TugaDriver said, AndroidPT is a good forum if you're needing help... but I found there some "noobiness"... There are some guides there that are very bad explained and some procedures that are incorrect...
To start you in, if you bought a Xperia U locked to TMN it has "Bootloader Unlock Allowed = No" which means you can't unlock the bootloader.
But, you can root it using the Bin4ry tool, that you can find here in XDA.
To root, you need to be with .10 Sony ICS kernel... if you already updated your phone to .54 on PC Companion, now all you have to do is flash .10 ICS Kernel, boot up the device, follow the rooting procedure, and after the root is done, reflash the .54 ICS Kernel.
Note!: This flashing of kernels is made on the Flashtool by Androxyde. You can only use flashmode. Fastboot is only for the ones that unlocked bootloader. Also, with locked bootloader, you can only flash official Sony kernels.
After you got root access, you can now install CWM For Locked Bootloaders by Atis. This is a costum recovery that you install and lets you flash roms into your phone.
After you got CWM on your phone is time to flash a rom! You can choose whatever rom you like from our forum that has "Locked Bootloader" or "LB" on the name.
All you need to know to start is this. If you have any questions you can leave them in Portuguese to me, via PM.
All the tools I mentioned in this post can be found here on XDA.
I'm in stock .54 debloated with some mods and customizations, and I'm very satisfied with it. My only dream is run cm10 in my lb device
Thanks Rock because I was thinking about unlocking my bootloader but my Xperia u was bought on TMN I thought if I asked for PIN unlock it will unlock my bootloader unfortunately it can't... hope CM10 would come to locked...
Sent from my ST25a using xda app-developers app
If you ask for SIM Unlock you need to then sent it by yourself to the Sony technical assistance here in Portugal, they'll change Bootloader Unlock Allowed from NO to YES
EN: Updated the main post with .54 Vodafone PT link
PT: Atualizado o post principal com o link para a rom .54 Vodafone PT
I changed the topic of the thread, now it will get more and more content!
Stay tunned
Hi this may be a dumb question - how can I extract/preserve the current stock rom I have on the phone? Like a very few others here I have Xperia Ray ST18a, the North American version (not ST18i, international version) and I want to preserve the stock GB firmware of the phone. I can't find it anywhere online (only ST18i), in the past I flashed it using WotanServer but they seem to be outta the game now. The GB firmware is not available via Sony or XperiFlash anymore as it has been superseded by ICS.
bmold86 said:
Hi this may be a dumb question - how can I extract/preserve the current stock rom I have on the phone? Like a very few others here I have Xperia Ray ST18a, the North American version (not ST18i, international version) and I want to preserve the stock GB firmware of the phone. I can't find it anywhere online (only ST18i), in the past I flashed it using WotanServer but they seem to be outta the game now. The GB firmware is not available via Sony or XperiFlash anymore as it has been superseded by ICS.
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Root Phone
Install this App
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437840
Boot to recovery.
Take a nandroid backup.
I never stopped using my SK17i, I've had at least 10 of them over the years, but recently I lost it and had to get a replacement.
I found a brand new one on ebay, but it has 4.0.2.A.0.58 FW.
I used to have all the SK17i FW saved, so I could re-flash any replacements I got, but my HDD crashed and I lost them all.
Does anyone have the last .587 FW... the 'generic world' version... not the vodafone or india one?
[ROM] [SK17/Mini Pro]4.1.B.0.587 Generic version
Here is official generic version of firmware update 4.1.B.0.587 for XMP. CDA SI number is 1249-7380 - Generic CE3 WORLD Downloaded by Sony PC Companion and by Flashtool created .ftf file Download: Google Drive http://goo.gl/O6lSN...
forum.xda-developers.com
I searched every link on the forum and google and they are all dead.
Would be much appreciated.
SK17Me said:
I never stopped using my SK17i, I've had at least 10 of them over the years, but recently I lost it and had to get a replacement.
I found a brand new one on ebay, but it has 4.0.2.A.0.58 FW.
I used to have all the SK17i FW saved, so I could re-flash any replacements I got, but my HDD crashed and I lost them all.
Does anyone have the last .587 FW... the 'generic world' version... not the vodafone or india one?
[ROM] [SK17/Mini Pro]4.1.B.0.587 Generic version
Here is official generic version of firmware update 4.1.B.0.587 for XMP. CDA SI number is 1249-7380 - Generic CE3 WORLD Downloaded by Sony PC Companion and by Flashtool created .ftf file Download: Google Drive http://goo.gl/O6lSN...
forum.xda-developers.com
I searched every link on the forum and google and they are all dead.
Would be much appreciated.
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I have already replied to you in another thread.
Pasting links here also in case you didn't see it.
Here are some links for .587 FW:
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini Pro SK17 - Android 4.0.4 SK17i_4.1.B.0.587.ftf | Original Flash File Website GivemeRom
www.givemerom.com
Download Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro (SK17i) Firmware v.4.1.B.0.587 (4.0). Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini pro
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro (SK17i) smartphone Firmware v.4.1.B.0.587 (Android 4.0). Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini pro
x-drivers.com
customized for Middle East Asia:
Download Firmware for Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17I Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4
View Secifications of Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17I Mobile and Download Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 Firmware
samsony.net
customized for India:
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i Stock ROM Firmware (Flash File)
Download the official Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i Stock Firmware (Flash File) for your Sony Smartphone. We also provide all other Sony Stock Firmware for free.
xperiastockrom.com
As I said in other thread, I'm not sure which one you exactly are looking for (some are customized for MEA and for India, first two links are most likely generic .587 FW). Please note that I have not tested any of those as I don't have Mini Pro. I just googled the links. Best of luck and let us know if it worked.
Thank you mate, I'm in UK so was looking for the "generic world" one, I got the first 2 you posted on download, thanks.
Hello,
I got a totaly stock phone, I read trough some topic, but don't know how to flash this generic firmware.
Android ver:2.3.3 Build:4.0.A.2.235
But I can not do nothing (log in google etc) this android version is so old, I would like to try first the last factory firmware, I guess this is it. How could I Flash to the phone?
Thanks in advance!
ts easy peasy to do, but you need the correct adb/fastboot drivers and flashtool versions, and that parts a nightmare.
I normally have to do this every couple of years if/when I lose or drop/break my phone and can never remember how I previously did it so I ended up making some notes and storing the correct stuff.
All of the drivers you need are bundled with flashtool 0.6.9.1
Here is the driver bundle from flashtool 0.6.9.1
But I would recommend using flashtool 0.9.18.6 to flash your rom because it has an option to exclude the 'simlock.ta' (previous version doesnt) and this will/could simlock your phone.
You need to connect your phone to PC and go in to the settings in your phone and change USB connection modes. Each time u do that, new drivers will be installed. Then power off ur phone and hold the 'down' volume button on the side and insert your USB lead a couple of seconds later.... then more drivers will be installed.
Then flash your rom with flashtool, and remember to 'exclude' the 'simlock.ta' (it's a checkbox option)
Edit: Btw, if u wanna root ur phone I use eroot_v1.3.4, works like a charm. Its in chinese but just click the big green button and it will root ur phone and install superuser.
Thanks, I was only able to try it out now and it worked. I can not install the flashtool verzion 0.9.18, win10 didn't allow it because it's contain a virus (win said) but i found somewhere 0.9.10.1.
Now have android 4.0.4. Play and browser not working, but for playing music and video its ok.
Maybe If have more time i will try some custom rom.
Which rom aru you using @SK17Me ?
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Thanks, I was only able to try it out now and it worked. I can not install the flashtool verzion 0.9.18, win10 didn't allow it because it's contain a virus (win said) but i found somewhere 0.9.10.1.
Now have android 4.0.4. Play and browser not working, but for playing music and video its ok.
Maybe If have more time i will try some custom rom.
Which rom aru you using @SK17Me ?
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I use 4.1.B.0.587. If you install total commander (or anything similar explorer) using flashtool, then you can download apps from anywhere, put them on your SD card and install them with total commander... no need for google play.
Browser is hit and miss... some pages load, but most dont.
I have all the cyanogenmod firmwares for SK17i (CM 10 - CM 13) which bring later android versions, though I've never tried them. I can upload them if u wanna try any.