Just bought a z3 but need some advice.
I bought the phone and it was originally on vodaphone but was unlocked via one of those phone repair shops. (im not on vodaphone)
Now here comes what the issue is. I dont like the stock voda apps and the fact they control upedates its still on 5.0.2 build: 23.1.a.1.28 for reference.
Now what is the generic uk ftf file I need to flash?
Will I lose drm keys if I flash a new ftf?
will the phone return to vodaphone only? (I am sure it Shouldn't but maybe someone knows otherwise?)
Also should i go to 5 than 5.1 or straight to 5.1 ftf?
Thanks for any help been awhile since I have installed any custom roms ir even rooted a phone really. Been running the xperia z stock for 6 months
Dw took the dive and went off what I used to know with some educated guessing and all is good
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Hi guys,
I just bought a user Xperia ZL phone. Works fine, but I noticed the battery drain and overheating. So I also know 4.4.4. is the latest from randomly googling. I saw the that the 4.4.2 has an issue.
I was also curious with the oneplus one phone to get cyanegonmod on this phone.
However, I'm a bit confused what to go for and how to go about doing it. How do I know for sure how my phone was unlocked. GUy I bought it from he said someone did it for him and he paid them 40 bux... but how was it unlocked? Was it a softare unlock? How could I know that? If it is, how would I go about safely not screwing up the unlock.
Finally I would like to go to 4.4.4 preferably CM ROM
No one able to assist me in the right direction?
I finally returned my Nexus 6, because of the weight and big screen, I decided to go with Z3 because of its good looking.
But after reading the whole forum, I realize that I cannot root it, GOD!!!!!!!
Can someone tell me that our Developers are working on it?
I really don't want to return my phone again.
yafei2011 said:
I finally returned my Nexus 6, because of the weight and big screen, I decided to go with Z3 because of its good looking.
But after reading the whole forum, I realize that I cannot root it, GOD!!!!!!!
Can someone tell me that our Developers are working on it?
I really don't want to return my phone again.
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Of course they are, when it will be available, anyones guess
Umm it's been rootable for awhile.
Really? For tmobile version? Any link to how to root it? Thanks.
not currently rootable
here we go
the "helpful" side of XDA
here's your answer :
the z3 IS rootable, but only if you unlock the bootloader. there are potentially some issues with this - DRM keys, low light camera not as good.
you can't do a TA backup as you need to be rooted to do so.
The Z3 is NOT rootable currently, if you want to keep your bootloader locked.
hope that helps more than "yes/no" above
y2grae said:
here we go
the "helpful" side of XDA
here's your answer :
the z3 IS rootable, but only if you unlock the bootloader. there are potentially some issues with this - DRM keys, low light camera not as good.
you can't do a TA backup as you need to be rooted to do so.
The Z3 is NOT rootable currently, if you want to keep your bootloader locked.
hope that helps more than "yes/no" above
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See subject line. "T-Mobile Z3 (D6616)". All of the T-mobile Z3's are "Bootloader unlockable = no". Not rootable currently.
The tmobile version can't be unlocked as of yet. I made the jump thinking it could be but over all even with out root this is a beast how many phone can be themed with out root i know this one does.
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any update to this? is t-mobile z3 D6616 rootable yet with retaining low light camera and drm keys?
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any update to this? is t-mobile z3 D6616 rootable yet with retaining low light camera and drm keys?
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No, and we only lose those features if boot loader is unlocked not by rooting. But the T-Mobile variant has a locked boot loader so there is no way of losing the DRM features.
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If theming is your thing, check out the Apex launcher. Works fine on my D6616 from T-Mobile.
any update to this? I just want root on my D6616. 4.4 rooted is fine with me. It's such a hassle finding details for T-mobile variant in this forum!
marksee said:
any update to this? I just want root on my D6616. 4.4 rooted is fine with me. It's such a hassle finding details for T-mobile variant in this forum!
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Do you have any suggestions, or are you just going to complain?
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Do you have any suggestions, or are you just going to complain?
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Well i mentioned earlier too in Z1 forums, that T-mobile variants should get another sub-forum for android development, as its locked and mostly all ftfs that are applicable for the non T-mobile versions can't easily be used for the T-mobile variant. I wasn't complaining, i was merely stating my experience looking for Z3 T-mobile variant files, resources etc in a forum where mostly everything can't be applied to this version, sadly.
I was thinking of buying a Xperia Z3 unlocked on eBay (D6616) for the 32GB storage. But since I don't want the T-mobile bloat it comes with, I was wondering If I could flash the D6603 firmware on the D6616 and get OTA.
Now, I only need 3G to work since I don't use LTE at all. Will flashing a firmware from a different model birck/break the device in any way.
I also would be interested in doing this
I experimented with this a bit using mine. I accidentally flashed a D6603 firmware(5.1 or some such) and it did not work, resulted in a soft brick that was recovered very quickly and easily. I also experimented with cyanogenmod 12, 13(non official), and ZyxxOS.
It may have been my issue, but cyanogen had issues with the sim card not being detected, and ZyxxOS completely corrupted my phone. You would have better luck rooting and uninstalling bloat, but the other official D6603 firmwares shouldn't break your phone irreparably, but I don't think any of them work.
Anyone willing to do more testing with this, trying different D6603 ROMs? How about the new official Marshmallow D6603 ROM? That would be awesome if we could get it installed on our D6616. Please help!
s1dest3pnate said:
Anyone willing to do more testing with this, trying different D6603 ROMs? How about the new official Marshmallow D6603 ROM? That would be awesome if we could get it installed on our D6616. Please help!
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Don't ask others to flash stuff if you wont do it yourself, kinda mean
I wonder if this bootloader unlock is legit and works? D6616 is mentioned: http://xperia-z3-root.blogspot.com/
Will this phone work in T-mobile USA(California)?
If I get it from amazon will it be on 5.1 and can it be rooted?
Sony Xperia Z5 E6653
thanks
I bought mine (International version, which is the Taiwanese version in my case), I have T-Mobile and I live in Seattle.
It works fine with T-Mobile.
Yes, it can be rooted. Check those guides on this board.
I have mine updated to Android 6.0 immediately after receiving my Z5 a month ago. Don't feel the need to root at all with the now available selective permission setting from Android 6.0.
The only reason I will be rooting this phone would be to install Titanium Backup to restore app data from my old phone.
But I won't be rooting it until a year later after the factory warranty expired.
misbehave said:
I bought mine (International version, which is the Taiwanese version in my case), I have T-Mobile and I live in Seattle.
It works fine with T-Mobile.
Yes, it can be rooted. Check those guides on this board.
I have mine updated to Android 6.0 immediately after receiving my Z5 a month ago. Don't feel the need to root at all with the now available selective permission setting from Android 6.0.
The only reason I will be rooting this phone would be to install Titanium Backup to restore app data from my old phone.
But I won't be rooting it until a year later after the factory warranty expired.
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Thanks for information misbehave. Now I am really considering this phone.
Hi, I recently bought a sony xperia z5 which i saw later that its bootlaoder cannot be unlocked.Now i am planing to go with samsung U11+ (used one) so i just wanted to know what model number should i buy ( I am in india ) or what should i check before buying U11+ ? which can be rooted and unlock bootloader too ( i am planing to buy it from dubai)
nicholes said:
Hi, I recently bought a sony xperia z5 which i saw later that its bootlaoder cannot be unlocked.Now i am planing to go with samsung U11+ (used one) so i just wanted to know what model number should i buy ( I am in india ) or what should i check before buying U11+ ? which can be rooted and unlock bootloader too ( i am planing to buy it from dubai)
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Get the Taiwanese model, it's first to get updates. Other models don't seem to catch up quickly( I have yet to receive the latest software update and i am on the Hong Kong model). You need to know that you can't flash other stock roms from other regions and if you root you lose warranty. If you care for software updates then this phone isn't for you. The U11+ is great from a hardware perspective but in terms of frequent software updates it scores a "D-".
Unlocking the bootloader and rooting is easy for this device but it's difficult to find stock roms especially old versions, also there is no custom rom development for this device and i doubt there will ever be.
One final note: Check the display for light bleeding since it's a second hand unit!
In short, don't buy it.
It's a great phone if you plan to stay stock, but not for rooting and ROMs. There's no S-off, and the developer community is pretty much just one guy/gal.
BBEgo said:
In short, don't buy it.
It's a great phone if you plan to stay stock, but not for rooting and ROMs. There's no S-off, and the developer community is pretty much just one guy/gal.
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That means less updates and less delopment in roms
But can I at-least root this device (all models)? and stay with stock
also tell me does xposed work in this phone( i searched but did not find xposed in development, not a single result )
You're better off with a different model if you want to have root and run ROMs.
You can root the phone, but it prevents update installation.