ok... so im a noob in the rooting business...
i had and iphone and the truned android all of a sudden.. and becuase i was used to the easiness of jailbreaking an iphone... i didnt pay notice when i updated my xperia s to the new ics 4.0.4...... it wasnt rooted when i got it and now i cant find a way to root it unless i downgrade back to gingerbread....
please if anyone has any idea what to do.... i would appriciate it .
You can´t root it without downgrading to Gingerbread first, unless you unlock your bootloader and go that way.
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Hello,
I have got sony ericsson w8 and can anyone tell me how to root it and update to 2.2 or higher?
I read the threads but was unable to understand as I am a very new and dont know much.So, if someone could really sort out the solution for this in simple steps.Also, if I root my phone, will the warranty be void??
If so, then can i unroot my phone to original after i have rooted my phone and installed custom ROM and again extend the warranty??
imailca said:
Hello,
I have got sony ericsson w8 and can anyone tell me how to root it and update to 2.2 or higher?
I read the threads but was unable to understand as I am a very new and dont know much.So, if someone could really sort out the solution for this in simple steps.Also, if I root my phone, will the warranty be void??
If so, then can i unroot my phone to original after i have rooted my phone and installed custom ROM and again extend the warranty??
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If you root your phone, Yes the warranty will be void but only if they find out it was rooted. But there is a way to unroot your phone and it erases the trace of the root, so they wont know you rooted it. Thus, keeping your warranty.
If you want to root your phone, please follow this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046605
It is a guide to rooting the x8, but the x8 is the same as the w8. PLEASE follow the directions the link provides very carefully. Make sure before you do anything, that you have the sony ericsson update software on your computer, connect your phone and make sure your phone is up to date. Also, once you complete the root process and install xRecovery, make sure you use xRecovery to do a complete backup of your phone before you do anything else with the phone. This is so that if anything happens to your phone, you can use xRecovery to restore your phone back to stock and use the sony ericsson update software to unroot your phone.
If you have any problems feel free to pm me.
imailca said:
Hello,
I have got sony ericsson w8 and can anyone tell me how to root it and update to 2.2 or higher?
I read the threads but was unable to understand as I am a very new and dont know much.So, if someone could really sort out the solution for this in simple steps.Also, if I root my phone, will the warranty be void??
If so, then can i unroot my phone to original after i have rooted my phone and installed custom ROM and again extend the warranty??
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I would recommend going here and following all instructions: http://answers.downloadatoz.com/q,3815,how-to-root-unlock-sony-ericsson-w8-gingerbread-2-3-3.html .
Thanks..i will definitely work on it..i will post if i have some problems.
Hey guys I am a android newbie got a Neo V recently..I would like to use Titanium backup/brightness hack to move most of the apps to SD Card, and read that requires root..
Is rooting perfectly safe? cuz am not really interested in going beyond the stock SE Rom or anything?
And if I get any future SE official device updates, should I unroot the device before installing new updates or the root can be left as it is??
ramdante said:
Hey guys I am a android newbie got a Neo V recently..I would like to use Titanium backup/brightness hack to move most of the apps to SD Card, and read that requires root..
Is rooting perfectly safe? cuz am not really interested in going beyond the stock SE Rom or anything?
And if I get any future SE official device updates, should I unroot the device before installing new updates or the root can be left as it is??
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I'm also rooted and on stock and it still has many advantages. It's easy if you have an unlocked bootloader, else I don't know.
via Sony Ericsson Xperia
I dont want to unlock my bootloader, I am not looking to install custom roms or anything..
Can anyone else answer my question above, and can I follow this to just root my phone?? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Root it using the zergrush method (rooting doesnt remove the warranty) its very easy and no need to unlock the bootloader , then just get app2sd or similar to move the apps to SD.
After rooting you can do many more things like removing carrier apps, move apps, supercharge, etc.
Hi all, I got xperia p for my girl (I use sgs2), it is a great phone, but I would like to root it and get rid of those useless aplications. And possibly to put some rom to make longer life for battery. Rooted my sgs2 but it was long ago so if anyone has experience abd time to guide me via skype or something step by step to root xperia p I would be very thankfull.....
Your question belongs in the Q&A thread mate. And regarding root, you need to unlock the bootloader to root the P, for now. Why would you anyway want to root it when you aren't using it? Your girlfriend might find it harder to deal with the root issues then.
Whel to gain more battery as now you can't uninstall some of the useless applications that are running in the back. And I use it sometimes, the camera is amazing so.... I had no issues when I rooted my SGS2, it stayed the same, only you can remove useless apps by titanium backup... So I'm just looking for a good person to help.
As I said, there's no root now for the P for locked bootloaders. You need to unlock the bootloader. And try disabling some apps from Settings->Apps to improve performance.
Wow, I cant believe there is no way to root xperia..... I thought android is android.... Hmmmm... so there is no way to put another rom lets say ics or better gingerbread?
Im getting a brand new and old model of SE XPERIA Mini ST15i and Im confuse to what type of ROM/MOD? should I will get/use. And what is Flash? that im hearing in rooting an android?
And please teach me what ROM/CUSTOM FIRMWARE? should I will get/install. And If I rooted my brand new XPERIA Mini can i able to back to its original ICS factory settings? And one thing I read some ROMS? that have version 1.3/ 4.4 not sure and many other version? What should i must get? I want a ROm that almost no bugs or could make ur phone hang.. Please teach me Im noob in rooting an android.. I want a ROM that fast no bugs, and stable. Please help.. Thanks in advance!
and I know the android version and the latest. I only want to know what safe, fast, stable, almost no bugs of CUSTOM firmware/MOD/ROm of android? Please teach me I am really confuse and noob in my first time rooting an android. Please help and thanks again
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Im getting a brand new and old model of SE XPERIA Mini ST15i and Im confuse to what type of ROM/MOD? should I will get/use. And what is Flash? that im hearing in rooting an android?
And please teach me what ROM/CUSTOM FIRMWARE? should I will get/install. And If I rooted my brand new XPERIA Mini can i able to back to its original ICS factory settings? And one thing I read some ROMS? that have version 1.3/ 4.4 not sure and many other version? What should i must get? I want a ROm that almost no bugs or could make ur phone hang.. Please teach me Im noob in rooting an android.. I want a ROM that fast no bugs, and stable. Please help.. Thanks in advance!
and I know the android version and the latest. I only want to know what safe, fast, stable, almost no bugs of CUSTOM firmware/MOD/ROm of android? Please teach me I am really confuse and noob in my first time rooting an android. Please help and thanks again
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plz search....
there are sticky threads...in which there are guides how to root...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1842366
and u were are not supposed to post asking about best and fast custom rom -see herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969555
lilflix7, first of all to understand what is rooting you need to understand the basics of a Linux system, as Android is nothing but a system using the Linux kernel. "root" is like a default administrator account in Linux , which gives you hardware level access. For example giving hardware level access to applications which manage CPU Scaling for battery efficiency. By default the vendors lock out the "root" access just to protect their warranty incase you do something harmful (i.e. deleting important system files") or a malware granting itself administrative privilege to mess with your phone. But some of us have found ways to enable it incase we want better control of our phones for more customization (i.e freeing up some space by deleting unnecessary system applications) and hacking. The methods vary depending upon the make and the models and most importantly the Android Version .. As it sometimes varies between gingerbread and ICS .. With ST15i with ICS please don't consider rooting the phone directly using the scripts, you might end up with a brick.. Downgrade to a Gingerbread Kernel after which you may have a soft brick due to the kernel mismatch, but then you can run the DooMLoRD rooting tool with busybox....After this process switch back to the stock kernel and you are rooted xD .. Please note Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62 and 4.0.2.A.0.69 are difficult to root on a locked boootloader. So to root gingerbread you need to flash either 4.0.2.A.0.42 or 4.0.2.A.0.58 and then Root.. This might sound hebrew to you as you are new to this phone, so i suggest you to read through the forums before you decide your call. As "rooting" your phone will void your warranty AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BRICK YOUR PHONE if you do something wrong.. Here is a detailed guide on how to root ST15i (talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41119?start=0&tstart=0).. I have tried it on my week old ST15i and its rooted flawlessly now xD.. All the very best..
Hi, I'm pretty new to the android scene, I've looked for a few days if there is a possible way to unlock bootloader on an Xperia M4 Aqua 2306, the issue is my phone has Bootloader unlock allowed = No and didn't actually find if there is an actual way to do this.
Found a few threads talking about how to unlock the bootloader but it seems from some posts that it's not possible to unlock, I was wondering if anyone could help me figure it if there is any possibility to unlock since my phone is quite slow and would love to breath some life to it, any help would be greatly appreciated!
xMeth0sx said:
Hi, I'm pretty new to the android scene, I've looked for a few days if there is a possible way to unlock bootloader on an Xperia M4 Aqua 2306, the issue is my phone has Bootloader unlock allowed = No and didn't actually find if there is an actual way to do this.
Found a few threads talking about how to unlock the bootloader but it seems from some posts that it's not possible to unlock, I was wondering if anyone could help me figure it if there is any possibility to unlock since my phone is quite slow and would love to breath some life to it, any help would be greatly appreciated!
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the onli way i was able to root my 2306 was to downgrade with flashtool to lolipop the vertion 26.1.A.1.112 ...the onli one old enough to root with kingroot the onli app i found to root lolipop ....but then none of the tutorial i read got me back to the last update without loosing root and aving to deal with the 100 of preinstalled app .....tryed to let it at lolipop but the phone is now extremly sloooooow
was able to get to recovery but then after looking at all custom rom .....they all need to be install with fastboot and they all stated that you need unlock bootloader so i stop trying the phone is not realy worth it anyway