Does anyone know if updating from the Sony Ericsson Update Companion has any side effects with an unlocked bootloader? (Yes I'm on Verizon, its a question from my Swedish friend.)
Tell him to relock his bootloader prior to updating with seus, pc companion or OTA afaik it wil brick his phone if don't. Look in the dev section for a how to relock bl by blagus. He can unlock it again after opdating to retain root, but make sure the things he flashes is compatible
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Hi I have a Sony xperia s with the build number 6.0.A.3.62 but my bootloader is locked is there anyway that I can root my device on this build without unlocking my bootloader ? I'm new at this so any help is appreciated. Thank you
You could try SuperOneClick or UnlockRoot. Those are two PC based programs. You run them, plug in your phone and click the Root button, and then if it is possible to root your phone without unlocking the bootloader, one of those tools will most likely be able to do it.
If neither work, it probably isn't possible without unlocking the bootloader. But look in the device specific forum for your device for more guidance before unlocking the bootloader.
EDIT: It looks like currently you must unlock the bootloader for the Xperia S. There is no working exploit for rooting. The tools I advised above won't work. If you're not willing to unlock your bootloader, you can't root at this time.
Hi guys,
my question is, can i upgrade my xperia to ICS via pc companion if my bootloader was unlocked by Omnius?
I have understood that Omnius keeps the DRM, you can upgrade via OTA, but do not know if I can use PC companion, I do not brick my phone,
some who have updated the neo xperia, ray and S arc, taking the unlocked bootloader via Omnius with PC companion, have not had problems?
thnks for your answers and sorry for my bad english
Hi, I just recovered my bricked Xperia J, and I have lost root access. I do not have an unlocked bootloader and I am allowed to unlock it. I have tried many applications that allow me to unlock my bootloader (Because the official way is too time consuming) and root my phone, but they do not work. Any suggestions for apps?
This is for rooting http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../j-doomlord-easy-rooting-toolkit-v17-t2366577
and you don't need to unlock bootloader, but my segestion is to unlock with sony's oficial way it safest.
Didn't work
Dzepar said:
This is for rooting http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../j-doomlord-easy-rooting-toolkit-v17-t2366577
and you don't need to unlock bootloader, but my segestion is to unlock with sony's oficial way it safest.
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It didn't work with my Xperia J FW 11.2.A.0.31. Any other suggestions? But thanks anyway! Will continue searching.:good:
Try with Flashtool root methods one of them worked for me once. in DooMLoRD did you turn on usb debugin in dev opt? did it gave you any error? becouse it worked for me all the time.
Good luck!
Hi
I heard tat I can use Emma to flash new firmwares onto my Z3, but when I downloaded Emma I got asked for username/password.
I requested for an account, but never got one. Can anyone explain how this works? Also, if I root my phone now (unlocking bootloader and then root), will I still be able to get Android L when it comes out by flashing? I mean, will there for sure be any FTF files around?
Thanks in advance
You cannot use Emma with a locked bootloader anyway.
You will not receive official updates once you unlock the bootloader.
Hello. I have a Softbank 601SO Xperia XZ (which I sim unlocked as recently I changed to Y Mobile) and am wondering what I am able to do with this device. I can't change the status from "Bootloader unlock allowed: No" and when trying to downgrade Android from 7.0 to 6.0 by flashing it, it seemed to be softbricked so I had to factory reset it using Xperia Companion (and it reset it back to 7.0). Does anyone have any experience rooting this phone with the bootloader locked or was anyone able to change the unlockable status to Yes?
Thanks!
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Hello. I have a Softbank 601SO Xperia XZ (which I sim unlocked as recently I changed to Y Mobile) and am wondering what I am able to do with this device. I can't change the status from "Bootloader unlock allowed: No" and when trying to downgrade Android from 7.0 to 6.0 by flashing it, it seemed to be softbricked so I had to factory reset it using Xperia Companion (and it reset it back to 7.0). Does anyone have any experience rooting this phone with the bootloader locked or was anyone able to change the unlockable status to Yes?
Thanks!
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### There is no way, because Bootloader unlock allowed is no. ###
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### There is no way, because Bootloader unlock allowed is no. ###
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I see, I thought that some people have rooted their phones successfully without unlocking the bootloader. I've also seen some people saying they successfully changed the unlockable bootloader status from no to yes by sim unlocking or downgrading their OS. Maybe these are rare cases...
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I see, I thought that some people have rooted their phones successfully without unlocking the bootloader. I've also seen some people saying they successfully changed the unlockable bootloader status from no to yes by sim unlocking or downgrading their OS. Maybe these are rare cases...
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Ya may be, after Marshmallow update you need to root by flashing zip Su/magisk and for that recovery is required.
Yeah, if it can't be brought back to a previous version it's probably not going to work...it's sort of annoying having a phone that belongs to you and is carrier locked even though you no longer have any connection with that carrier!