Hello everyone,
I have just bought myself a sony xperia Z tablet. I want to root it and put a custom rom on. Can someone help me and put me into the right direction please and maybe give me abit advise or tutorial link.
Thanks
I will answer here because, out of the 4!!! threads you created, this one is in the right place.
To answer: Search for Towelroot. As simple as it can be. It is straight forward. One screen leads to another
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Thanks,just rooted.What's the best rom for this Tablet
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Thanks. Will this method work for Sony xperia z phone?
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mackenzie121 said:
Thanks,just rooted.What's the best rom for this Tablet
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You just bought a new one and want to install a different rom? Why don't you use the standard one for a few weeks and try to find out what you miss in the original rom. Then read a lot in this forum and make up your mind which rom you like and why you want to change it?
I don't understand the rush you have. Take your time.
I will get my tablet tomorrow (Sony Xperia Tablet Z WiFi only 16GB & Sony SGP-CV5) i bought this new set in Germany for 319 euro !
I will not install a new rom in the comming months. I did not do that wih my Xperia Z phone either.
but on the other hand it is your tablet and you can do what ever you want it.
Thanks for the reply. Will it work on the phone as well. Using this method?
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I've rooted my tablet using the 1 click root method as well but the SU binaries fail to update after installing SuperUser, anyone know why?
All the apps that require root don't have any problems but I'm still wondering why the binaries fail to update...
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iI bought sony xperia tipo last month and for more utilisation of this os iI need to root it but since rooting voids warranty so i'm totally confused.
what should iI do?
will iI be able to unroot it later if needed?
and pls provide link to root sony xperia tipo tutorial if nothing is to worry.
thanx in advance
I think xperia tipo isnt rootable yet though, generally when u root you got clear ideas about why you are doong it. If u dont, u should forget thill you are sure
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I always root my phones, if possible, offcourse ...
iI know what is rooting? iI was only asking that should iI root my phone in warranty period
if possible pls provide me rooting tut link
I got an xperia tipo too, and theres no way to root it yet as far as i know...
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but iI got rooting tutorial of tipo here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890478
is this tut working or not?
pls reply anybody
Yes you do void the warranty and it is Sony. Sony are not so willing on the open source... You could get caught by their naughty firmware update or I dunno.. Have the whole Anonymous crew in your phone.... Seriously, if you ask yourself if you should root then you shouldn't. You will know when you will want to root if you need to.
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You should root if you want to get the most out of your device.
I think you need to root it
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Root it when you will need it.... Personally I flashed my S3 the first day I got it but that's me.. We don't know how you use it...
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i have experience about phone flashing and hacking etc i have done flashing and all related to this on symbian os and many modification on sony w300i mobile. so i know that i can do rootig and modification very well only the problem is that i'm little bit confused.
i like modifications so i wanna do it.
pls provide me working tut to root sony tipo.
i posted earlier a link to rooting tutorial is that working 100% sure because somebody was saying that right now no way to root sony tipo
pls help regarding this.....
thanks to all of u
We don't know yet how Sony will manage this phone. You better wait some time to see problems other people are gonna e patience modifying Sony's new phone. This is Sony after all, they always hated mods on their products.
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ok then waiting for confirmed rooting tut
With rooting you can run LuckyPatcher and to remove the Google ads or to review the license. Of course is better to root your phone,:good:
Just so u know, i'm from india Hyderabad 2 b exact. I rooted my Neo V and Pro both. I took my Neo V 2 times for warranty and Pro once. I just unrooted them and gave it to them. No probs at all. And in here they dont even check. The worker told that to me himself. Just make sure u have original Bill of purchase.
Just asking for opinions. Will XTS have a 4.4 update? Or there are no hope for the tablet?
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SuPha-L33T-K1LLa said:
Just asking for opinions. Will XTS have a 4.4 update? Or there are no hope for the tablet?
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I don't think so. I think it even won't get the 4.2.
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smgdev said:
I don't think so. I think it even won't get the 4.2.
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I agree. Unfortunately, I heard Sony Mobile Communications didn't make the tablet (Sony Electronics apparently did) and the Electronics division doesn't seem to want to update the tablet or even release AOSP builds for it unlike Mobile Communications.
they suck so badly! I regret for buying it >_<
Sony have washed their hands of these devices. XTS was lucky to get 4.1. STS was forgotten 1 year ago with 4.0.3 . XTZ will be supported for a long time as there will be developer support through unlocked bootloader etc
XTZ will get Kitkat, we wont though. Im still dreaming of 4.2.2, but i doubt we will ever get it. Thinking of trying to sell my XTS next week..
Only way ts and xts owners will ever get anything else is buy buying something new!!!
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KitKat on these tablets when getting abandoned? Hahahahahaha! XD
The only way it is possible is to get a custom rom which may be in the future.
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I was wondering if anyone with a GPe edition of the xzu had gotten it rooted and modifed the build.prop so that could put it into tablet mode.
Not sure I just ordered mine but I'm waiting so we both are in the same boat
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Yes, the GPe is rooted and yes you can kick it into tablet mode.
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@Lord can you point to the root method please
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Jump down to "Rooting GPe".
ryuken11221 said:
@Lord can you point to the root method please
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unlock your bootloader flash this kernel then flash superSU update zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579005
LordManhattan said:
Jump down to "Rooting GPe".
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This is what I have been waiting for! I recently picked up my gTab plus 7.0, and I love apps in tablet mode, and I just felt it ashame that such a great device would be stuck with the phone mode version of many apps on that huge 6.44 display.
i think ill just wait for a better method i want to be able to back up my TA partition so that i can relock my bootloader if i needed to
ryuken11221 said:
i think ill just wait for a better method i want to be able to back up my TA partition so that i can relock my bootloader if i needed to
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You can. Downgrade to 532, root,backup TA, update to 290 and'root again. I'm skipping a couple of steps now, but you'll get it.
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You can. Downgrade to 532, root,backup TA, update to 290 and'root again. I'm skipping a couple of steps now, but you'll get it.
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You sure I have the Google Play Edition so I'm not sure what your talking about
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ryuken11221 said:
You sure I have the Google Play Edition so I'm not sure what your talking about
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Hey, ho.. It's/was new years eve when i wrote that (i.e drunk). Do you have a GPe or Xperia ZU? If you have a GPe, yes, you can root it, and if you have an Xperia Z Ultra (stock Sony), yes you can root it.
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Hey, ho.. It's/was new years eve when i wrote that (i.e drunk). Do you have a GPe or Xperia ZU? If you have a GPe, yes, you can root it, and if you have an Xperia Z Ultra (stock Sony), yes you can root it.
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Yeah I have the GPE not the ZU but its OK for now I guess I only use it to do my titanium backups and transfer info from phone to phone but I'll wait I want the the ability to relock my boot loader if I need it serviced at all so from this point its only a matter of time till it gets done
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Hey guys so if you've got any news regarding kitkat post it here!
On our Xperia devices we obviously have Xperia care and I decided to ask on there and someome who posts all the time ( maybe works for Sony?) answered
What do you think?
J
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JackHanAnLG said:
Hey guys so if you've got any news regarding kitkat post it here!
On our Xperia devices we obviously have Xperia care and I decided to ask on there and someome who posts all the time ( maybe works for Sony?) answered
What do you think?
J
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Feb early, may be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would imagine xperiablog.net will be the first to confirm...
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So a random moderator on a forum that has no direct connection to Sony (i.e he doesn't work for Sony) says KK will probably be released at some point. That's not news.
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So a random moderator on a forum that has no direct connection to Sony (i.e he doesn't work for Sony) says KK will probably be released at some point. That's not news.
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He said Maybe after 4.3 is released for the SP etc so that would be early February?
Yes, but we already knew that. Sony said that 4.4 for the Z1 and ZU is scheduled to be released in January/February, so this isn't news.
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Yes, but we already knew that. Sony said that 4.4 for the Z1 and ZU is scheduled to be released in January/February, so this isn't news.
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Sorry, I didnt see that
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Sorry, I didnt see that
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And that's totally fine. I guess not everybody has picked that tiny detail up, so I understand why you thought this was news.
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I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
If anything it'll be harder to root
And you would more then likely have to downgrade etc
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kanej2006 said:
I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
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We don't know yet.
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kanej2006 said:
I've got an interesting question. Once Kitkat has been officially released by Sony, would obtaining root be fairly easy?
Or would it be a mission like on current 4.3 firmwares where we have to downgrade, root, flash, etc?
I'm still on 4.2 and will not bother upgrading until Kitkat has been released and obtaining root is done by a one click procedure.
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What Jack said
There is a slight conflict here, you want an easy root path, but you want a secure phone that no one can hijack. If there is a one click root tool then there can just as easily be a 'no click' root exploit that you dont even know has been un on your phone and the writer/hacker now has full control of your phone - see the problem?
The way Sony wants us to do it (and the best security model for us and them) is to unlock the bootloader and install recovery to flash our phones - this is what we do now except we do the extra steps of running a root exploit so we can latter restore our bootloader/TA to a factory state
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If anything it'll be harder to root
And you would more then likely have to downgrade etc
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Doh! I take it it's best I stay with 4.2 and firmware 532 for now...
There's not much of an advantage for me to update to 4.3. I already tried and saw no noticeable improvements...
blueether said:
What Jack said
There is a slight conflict here, you want an easy root path, but you want a secure phone that no one can hijack. If there is a one click root tool then there can just as easily be a 'no click' root exploit that you don't even know has been run on your phone and the writer/hacker now has full control of your phone - see the problem?
The way Sony wants us to do it (and the best security model for us and them) is to unlock the bootloader and install recovery to flash our phones - this is what we do now except we do the extra steps of running a root exploit so we can latter restore our bootloader/TA to a factory state
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I understand. What you said makes sense. I previously used Vroot to root previously like most others but after hearing rumours that were apparently true, I no longer used it. As you mentioned they may be stealing our imei numbers and taking control over our phones violating our privacy...
Since Kitkat 4.4 is around the corner, I won't bother updating to 290 Firmware. Who knows, we may need to downgrade and flash to root Kitkat.
As long as we have an unlocked bootloader root is easy
hmmm.i remembered that when the nexus 5 came in..they got it rooted fast.since the software securities of 4.4 is almost(if not the same) with 4.3..but who am i to say..im just a simple guy passing through... but hey, we already have a working kitkat rom for ZU..so why wait? *smiling
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I want a Sony UI kitkat
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oooops.in that case...wait for a month or two and dont forget to cross your fingers...
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I still have not even recieved the 4.3 update for my unlocked, unbranded swedish Ultra, and if the 4.4 is due to be released in late jan/feb, maybe Sony have forgotten my phone..:crying:
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I still have not even recieved the 4.3 update for my unlocked, unbranded swedish Ultra, and if the 4.4 is due to be released in late jan/feb, maybe Sony have forgotten my phone..:crying:
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You're the second swede in here that haven't received 4.3, and since both Norway and Denmark received it a month ago, I'll conclude that Sony hates Sweden Sony and Ericsson did break up after all, so I guess Sony doesn't want to go back there and risk bumping into Ericsson. Awkward.
I assume you've checked PCC for the update, and that you haven't changed your CDA to a country that haven't received the update (a mistake I did).
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LordManhattan said:
You're the second swede in here that haven't received 4.3, and since both Norway and Denmark received it a month ago, I'll conclude that Sony hates Sweden Sony and Ericsson did break up after all, so I guess Sony doesn't want to go back there and risk bumping into Ericsson. Awkward.
I assume you've checked PCC for the update, and that you haven't changed your CDA to a country that haven't received the update (a mistake I did).
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I have not changed anything, it's all stock. Since I have a Mac, there is no PCC, only Sony Bridge for Mac. But no, no update there.. :S
Hey guys, i just got my M4 Aqua (E2303) and, i'd like to ask if is there any way to root it? I'd like to remove the bloatware etc..
Searching the same thing right now.. Also just sent an email to Sony asking bout that otg problem...
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read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/general/recovery-twrp-command-line-t3198973
i did it on my girlfriends phone and it worked, so no more bloatware
but to do this you have to unlock bootloader and your drm keys are lost.
Well i don't know about you guys. I live in Greece, I've just checked my m4 and it has an unlocked bootloader. Maybe has to do with region? I don't really know..
Wish i had a solution to the otg problem as well... Sony said that it can serve as a Usb host, but the phone seems to disagree with the above opinion.. Anyway, thanks for the link. I'll check it out once i get my phone back from service..
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