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.
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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!
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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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Everybody knows that Xperia S is a Playstation Certified Phone, But i cant find any PS Store or any PS app in my phone..
I have tried googling it and found that u need to run the "lets start PS store" which is located in the app tray...but i checked the whole phone and even cant find that??
I have inquired about the issue in a Sony retail shop and they told me that it would be available after an ICS update is released... Is that true????
Anybody has an answer?
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Everybody knows that Xperia S is a Playstation Certified Phone, But i cant find any PS Store or any PS app in my phone..
I have tried googling it and found that u need to run the "lets start PS store" which is located in the app tray...but i checked the whole phone and even cant find that??
I have inquired about the issue in a Sony retail shop and they told me that it would be available after an ICS update is released... Is that true????
Anybody has an answer?
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PS Pocket and PS Store are region specific. Did you delete it by chance the let's start PS store icon?
dragon546 said:
PS Pocket and PS Store are region specific. Did you delete it by chance the let's start PS store icon?
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I dint... I have been searching all the phone, but dint find one.
By the way where is the exact location of that app?
SonyXperiaS said:
I dint... I have been searching all the phone, but dint find one.
By the way where is the exact location of that app?
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It's just in my app draw.
dragon546 said:
It's just in my app draw.
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Thanks for the reply,but could you be more specific please... Where in app draw?
Just click on this link from your phone
http://www.playstation.com/pss/store/en.html
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dragon546 said:
It's just in my app draw.
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im_iceman said:
Just click on this link from your phone
http://www.playstation.com/pss/store/en.html
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Thanks a lot
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!
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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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.
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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.
Hi
I've been using bit torrent to download albums and paste them in to my Walkman player.
I do know that using p2p softwares can be harmful. However I scan my phone using the clean master app from the play store and the results are always "no harm found"
But for a strange reason my phone suddenly won't send or receive texts or calls. I have written another post asking for people help on that.
My question is could it be because of bit torrent and clean master can't detect it.
It is a coincidence that my phone stopped working properly after a few days of using bit torrent l. ( I have around 4gb of music on my phone that I've downloaded from bit torrent)
Thank you...
Haroon
HaroonZ2 said:
Hi
I've been using bit torrent to download albums and paste them in to my Walkman player.
I do know that using p2p softwares can be harmful. However I scan my phone using the clean master app from the play store and the results are always "no harm found"
But for a strange reason my phone suddenly won't send or receive texts or calls. I have written another post asking for people help on that.
My question is could it be because of bit torrent and clean master can't detect it.
It is a coincidence that my phone stopped working properly after a few days of using bit torrent l. ( I have around 4gb of music on my phone that I've downloaded from bit torrent)
Thank you...
Haroon
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There is no such thing as viruses on android, 99% of anti~virus and security crap is usualy a placebo
Bittorrent is official bittorent so its safe
And the Z2 FW is a bit buggy, stuff can stop working so try factory resetting
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Envious_Data said:
There is no such thing as viruses on android, 99% of anti~virus and security crap is usualy a placebo
Bittorrent is official bittorent so its safe
And the Z2 FW is a bit buggy, stuff can stop working so try factory resetting
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Oh right thanks a lot. I guess I can still use bit torrent happily!
Oh well that's a terrible bug on firmware, i will reset after I try a few more methods I found on the Internet. Thank you
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Oh right thanks a lot. I guess I can still use bit torrent happily!
Oh well that's a terrible bug on firmware, i will reset after I try a few more methods I found on the Internet. Thank you
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Just to be clear when i say factory reset i mean via flashtool or Sony PC companion (support zone>repair device)
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Just to be clear when i say factory reset i mean via flashtool or Sony PC companion (support zone>repair device)
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Understood. I just reset my phone by using."back up and reset" in the settings menu. Nothing changed. As I have just read what you said I'm going to look into using Sony PC companion.
P.S is flashtool and Sony PC companion legit. Meaning will they mess up my phone or my computer with malware?
What's the easier and safest tool to use?
Thanks..
Haroon
Sony PC companion is official, it will download firmware through the app and install it to your phone. Flashtool isn't official but is trusted - although you do need to source and download the relevant firmware yourself to flash to the device (making it more difficult and maybe less secure than the official Sony software.)
Neither will install malware on your phone (just don't download it from a dodgy website).
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Sony PC companion is official, it will download firmware through the app and install it to your phone. Flashtool isn't official but is trusted - although you do need to source and download the relevant firmware yourself to flash to the device (making it more difficult and maybe less secure than the official Sony software.)
Neither will install malware on your phone (just don't download it from a dodgy website).
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Okay brilliant. That's helpful! I wouldn't want to take any risks on.my phone I've had it barely 10 days, paid.top price and it's already malfunctioning. Such a pain!!!
Thanks again
Haroon.
Well just a side note, quite a few of the issues with the Z2 are caused by google because 4.4.2 isnt the most stable android release ever and neither it being bugless
Alot of wifi,data and system stability issues are caused by 4.4.2 android not sonys rendition (of course sony tried patching)
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Envious_Data said:
Well just a side note, quite a few of the issues with the Z2 are caused by google because 4.4.2 isnt the most stable android release ever and neither it being bugless
Alot of wifi,data and system stability issues are caused by 4.4.2 android not sonys rendition (of course sony tried patching)
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Yeah 4.4.2 is pretty bad. Google should make a new update!
One of the worst thing of the 4.4.2 update is definitely the fact you cant move your apps to your SD card, unless you flash your phone. Ive tried apps like app2sd and it wont work on 4.4.2. Its so limited in how you can spread and balance your data. I have a 128gb SD card and have trouble copying my music and videos from the phone to the SD card all the time.
Damn GOOGLE
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Yeah 4.4.2 is pretty bad. Google should make a new update!
One of the worst thing of the 4.4.2 update is definitely the fact you cant move your apps to your SD card, unless you flash your phone. Ive tried apps like app2sd and it wont work on 4.4.2. Its so limited in how you can spread and balance your data. I have a 128gb SD card and have trouble copying my music and videos from the phone to the SD card all the time.
Damn GOOGLE
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Well 4.4.3 fixed alot of issues and 4.4.4 was a small security patch
Z2 Is still waiting for 4.4.4, Z1 ZU n them lot have 4.4.4 from sony
As for SDcard use we are kinda stuck without use unless we root
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Well 4.4.3 fixed alot of issues and 4.4.4 was a small security patch
Z2 Is still waiting for 4.4.4, Z1 ZU n them lot have 4.4.4 from sony
As for SDcard use we are kinda stuck without use unless we root
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Yea that's a shame about the SD cards.
I just factory reset my phone using Sony PC companion to figure out why my calls and texts don't work and factory reset did not help... What a bummer'
What do you mean there is 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 I never knew there were higher updates for Z2 on kitkat 4.4.2
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Yea that's a shame about the SD cards.
I just factory reset my phone using Sony PC companion to figure out why my calls and texts don't work and factory reset did not help... What a bummer'
What do you mean there is 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 I never knew there were higher updates for Z2 on kitkat 4.4.2
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Android is made by google, you should keep up with it, you may find useful info
However the android in xperias in sonys hands to take android and update their phones
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Android is made by google, you should keep up with it, you may find useful info
However the android in xperias in sonys hands to take android and update their phones
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Okay yea I should actually.
Thanks for all the help mate.