[Q] Xperia Neo Root And Unroot for .062 - Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro

Hiiiiiiiii, I 'm new to this forum and would like to root my neo v as i'm confused that .62 firmware cant be rooted
I Have updated my Xperia neo v to new firmware 4.02.A.0.62
I'm going to root it with DooMLoRD tutorials
But i want to get the ICS update in april, so would have to unroot.
i'll use DooMLoRD unroot tutorials
But Could I get Sony Ericsson OTA update OR by Pc Companion after unrooting
will the warranty be void after unrooting
Many Thanks to DooMLoRD for Getting us use our phones at thier full capabilities....

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As far as i know, when you unroot you can still update with pccompanion.
Warrenty should not be effected, as it should be undectable that yu have rooted and the unrooted

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does update work with uunlock bootloader
gregbradley said:
As far as i know, when you unroot you can still update with pccompanion.
Warrenty should not be effected, as it should be undectable that yu have rooted and the unrooted
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Does that mean even if my phone is rooted i'll get update from SE

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i thought DoomLord's rooting/unrooting tool does not work with .62, only with .42/.58
is there an updated tool for .62?

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.62 can be rooted only with unlocked bootloader! Root with locked bootloader possible only on FW .42 and lower.
Rooting not affect further updates! If you update bay OTA, root remains, if update by PCC - you lose root.

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Humm...to have a rooted .62 with locked bootloader
my method is:
1. flashtool back to to .42
2. root it via flashtool
3a. OTA to .62
it will keep your root
3b. Install CWM for locked bootloader with:
"Market> search Xperia CWM"
4 then install stock rooted image @ CWM
Both methods works

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how to know that my neo V is rooted
downgraded my firmware to .42 then
i've used Easy Rooting Toolkit of DooMLoRD and i do have Superuser in my menu.
if rooted then can anybody tell me use of clockwork mod recovery as i dont want to install any custom rom. Is it really needed
can i now safely update to .62 via OTA
Thanks everybody y'all help......

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jtushar53 said:
downgraded my firmware to .42 then
i've used Easy Rooting Toolkit of DooMLoRD and i do have Superuser in my menu.
if rooted then can anybody tell me use of clockwork mod recovery as i dont want to install any custom rom. Is it really needed
can i now safely update to .62 via OTA
Thanks everybody y'all help......
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Yeah ofcourse you van update safely with ota now.
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jtushar53 said:
downgraded my firmware to .42 then
i've used Easy Rooting Toolkit of DooMLoRD and i do have Superuser in my menu.
if rooted then can anybody tell me use of clockwork mod recovery as i dont want to install any custom rom. Is it really needed
can i now safely update to .62 via OTA
Thanks everybody y'all help......
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CWM recovery hv advantage on back up and restore even if u r not going for custom ROMS
Also, it is a faster means to install some system apps
Say the Xperia S 's player plus all the equalizer stuffs
w/ CWM, just u/l the zip will done
but w/o CWM u will need to use ROOT Explorer set permissions for files and place them in position one by one
Btw Rooting itself will not affect OTA ONLY IF u do not remove any of the System rubbish apps
(tricks is to FREEZE them instead or delete)
but I suspect if we can reli OTA to 4.0? As it is a new FW instead of FW like .58>62
in general backup, killing rubbish & set auto runs, u will just need:
Titanium backup, Root Explorer/ES , Gemin. apps manager
Hope these help =)

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Thanks for the info
dc26919568 said:
CWM recovery hv advantage on back up and restore even if u r not going for custom ROMS
Also, it is a faster means to install some system apps
Say the Xperia S 's player plus all the equalizer stuffs
w/ CWM, just u/l the zip will done
but w/o CWM u will need to use ROOT Explorer set permissions for files and place them in position one by one
Btw Rooting itself will not affect OTA ONLY IF u do not remove any of the System rubbish apps
(tricks is to FREEZE them instead or delete)
but I suspect if we can reli OTA to 4.0? As it is a new FW instead of FW like .58>62
in general backup, killing rubbish & set auto runs, u will just need:
Titanium backup, Root Explorer/ES , Gemin. apps manager
Hope these help =)
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Hiiii,
i've used DoomLoRd's Toolkit to root my phone
& DoomLoRD claims to unroot it and to be use my Neo V again with an ICS update in future
Will deleting system application will be a problem to my future updates? , as i've already deleted some bloatwares...

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jtushar53 said:
Will deleting system application will be a problem to my future updates? , as i've already deleted some bloatwares...
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If you plan on using pc companion or seus, then no.

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Thanks all of you guys for ya'll help as I never thought i'll receive this much replies

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I can update though pc companion even when my phone is rooted!
Scratched from my Xperia Neo V !

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jtushar53 said:
Hiiii,
i've used DoomLoRd's Toolkit to root my phone
& DoomLoRD claims to unroot it and to be use my Neo V again with an ICS update in future
Will deleting system application will be a problem to my future updates? , as i've already deleted some bloatwares...
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Deleting rubbish apps will only affect OTA update as heard, it seems that after removing any Will cause fail to receive OTA notification of update (i dun know if it related to me that I changed the kernel to .283, i m MT15i)
As long as u use PCC or US , update is avaliable if ur bootloader is not unlocked, but this kill root
Ways to deal with, is to use flashtool to flash bk to .58, upgrade all system apps via Market, reboot again, root, then OTA to latest version, (4.0 may still work) this keep root.

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Thanks for the info
dc26919568 said:
Deleting rubbish apps will only affect OTA update as heard, it seems that after removing any Will cause fail to receive OTA notification of update (i dun know if it related to me that I changed the kernel to .283, i m MT15i)
As long as u use PCC or US , update is avaliable if ur bootloader is not unlocked, but this kill root
Ways to deal with, is to use flashtool to flash bk to .58, upgrade all system apps via Market, reboot again, root, then OTA to latest version, (4.0 may still work) this keep root.
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dc26919568, thanks for the info will definitely work on it later on as of now i can't deal with examsss [email protected]@t!!!!
Thanks

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Really?
Madfysh said:
If you plan on using pc companion or seus, then no.
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Really? So, if I use PC Companion to update my Neo 2.3.4 to ICS while I'm rooted, it will update without a problem (although it would erase my root)? Even if I've deleted some of the pre-installed apps such as chinese and japanese (POBox) keyboard, OfficeSuite and similar..?
Well, do I also need to uninstall root apps like Titanium Backup or DiskUsage in order to allow for the update to install..? And should I empty the data/cache folders before updating?
I know, a lot of questions, but you've just made my day if all this is possible..
pozz

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nucleone said:
Really? So, if I use PC Companion to update my Neo 2.3.4 to ICS while I'm rooted, it will update without a problem (although it would erase my root)? Even if I've deleted some of the pre-installed apps such as chinese and japanese (POBox) keyboard, OfficeSuite and similar..?
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It should update fine with pc companion & yeah it will remove the current root
nucleone said:
Well, do I also need to uninstall root apps like Titanium Backup or DiskUsage in order to allow for the update to install..? And should I empty the data/cache folders before updating?
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Not really

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a reply concise and to the point.. thank you very much..i'll even use your advice and update to .62 fw first (after removing all the bloatware) and then to ICS..
cheers

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nucleone said:
a reply concise and to the point.. thank you very much..i'll even use your advice and update to .62 fw first (after removing all the bloatware) and then to ICS..
cheers
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It will be kinda a waste of time and effort to update to 0.62 now and in around 2-3 weeks time to upgrade to ICS,I used both 0.42 & 0.62 fw's and tbh I don't see that much difference at all in speeds or anything.If you are in 0.42 or any fw higher to that then wait for ICS.

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Thilina said:
It will be kinda a waste of time and effort to update to 0.62 now and in around 2-3 weeks time to upgrade to ICS,I used both 0.42 & 0.62 fw's and tbh I don't see that much difference at all in speeds or anything.If you are in 0.42 or any fw higher to that then wait for ICS.
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you're right of course, i know that .62 is no big deal, but it's just that by updating from .42 to .62 i kinda wanted to verify for myself what you wrote about updating when rooted..my main concern is whether i'll be able to update to ICS (via PCC) if i previously uninstalled some of the pre-loaded apps (no matter how unessential they are)..of course i wouldn't uninstall apps such as phonebook, systemUI or similar, but stuff like officesuite or japanese/chinese keyboards should be safe to remove..
i'm simply uncertain how things will go, so i'm trying to take baby steps so i can take the big step when (ICS)..