Hi
Just got an xperia z3, never had one before looks like a nice phone to own, after loving a htc one m8..went to an s5 and had issues with all 2 out of 3 i had! So now have a z3..not had a sony phone since the k850i..great phone
Anyway cant really do much with it as its locked to EE currently, and dont really fancy waiting a week for a code from ee,
Ebay does the codes but at 14.39 or something crazy, anyone know a cheaper method to get her unlocked?
Thanks in advance
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Hi all. I'm new to all this after sacking my iphone in favour of the wonderful Desire a couple of weeks ago. I bought the phone on an O2 (UK) pay and go contract and have put my old iphone sim in which works fine. I am keen to get the 2.2 update so paid to unlock my phone having read that unlocked phones can get it now. However, my phone appears to be unlocked as I can use my wife's 3 sim in there but I still can't get the update yet. How do I do this? Do I need to put in a sim from a provider that has released the update already or is there another way round this? Any help would be appreciated as I am learning my way round what appears to be a great OS and phone, even though I appear to have wasted cash unlocking it!
Thanks, in advance.
Note to self-read the forums..!
I've seen how to do it via the Gold card method but would appreciate advice as to which ROM to use...I'm assuming as I'm branded to O2 the O2 specific one is correct? 124865?
I can't post links yet unfortunately.
I am based in UK, I bought an SH-01D, unfortunately it arrived locked. Now instead of sending it back to the seller, I was looking for other ways of unlocking it.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1751240-Help-Unlocking-SH-01D-outside-of-Japan talks about buying an IMEI based code for unlocking, does anyone know where to get one?
I then researched into the possibility of using hypersims, but I am wondering because the SH-01D uses a micro sim like the one in iphone 4, a hypersim will not work right? I mean if I cut the hypersim it wont work yeah? Or are there versions of hypersim which will fit into the slot of my phone? I have searched but can not find!
There is this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gevey-Sim-Generation-Uncut-Version/dp/B004T1R5AY but it is for iphone 4, will it work in Japanese phone? Has anyone tried?
Or http://www.dealextreme.com/p/turbo-...ard-tray-holder-for-iphone-4-4-1-to-4-2-70710
Please help, I would hate to send the phone back, I spent most of the days watching the fedex tracking lol and I don’t want to do that again!
Or should I wait and hope for root, as that would hopefully mean deleting the simlock from the sytem?
I'm currently thinking of buying a carrier-subsidized Xperia Z3 in Nova Scotia, but I need to know if I'll be able to unlock the bootloader. I know that Sony has instructions on their website, but I was under the impression that individual carriers could still permanently lock down the device. I believe there's a service menu line that says something like "bootloader unlock allowed: yes/no".
Does anyone have a Rogers Z3? What about WIND or Bell?
I assume they all have permanently locked bootloaders, but it would be nice to confirm.
I'm curious about this too with the Bell phones.
Does anyone have any updates on whether or not the Bell phone bootloaders can be unlocked? Any known issues if you can, like the camera being degraded like some people have reported?
Hi, on Wind mobile here and checked out the settings last night - was sad to see "unlock boot loader = no" / everything I have read so far would seem to indicate that if your phone says this you are out of luck. I'll hold out some hope that someone eventually proves this wrong in the thread. I'd really like to try out the "mirror" app from clockwork and without boot loader unlock we can't get root
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i just got one from Rogers and mine also says no. but I'm trying it anyways hoping it works. some people say there is way through you just have to find it so im hoping and trying. I don't want this garbage bloatware and what not.
fptp01 said:
i just got one from Rogers and mine also says no. but I'm trying it anyways hoping it works. some people say there is way through you just have to find it so im hoping and trying. I don't want this garbage bloatware and what not.
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This is unfortunately why ive shyed away from sonys devices which we get in canada. If it says no its not happening..ive followed the Z series from the orig up to now always hoping rogers could be unlocked but its never happened so i never bought one.
Its too bad since the z series are beautiful devices but i refuse to buy any device i can't unlock.
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force70 said:
This is unfortunately why ive shyed away from sonys devices which we get in canada. If it says no its not happening..ive followed the Z series from the orig up to now always hoping rogers could be unlocked but its never happened so i never bought one.
Its too bad since the z series are beautiful devices but i refuse to buy any device i can't unlock.
sent from Canada via my Note 4, 3 or 2.
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i hate how backwards ass we are in this ****ing country when it comes to cellphones.
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i hate how backwards ass we are in this ****ing country when it comes to cellphones.
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I wasnt going to buy a note 4 but with the G3 and Z3 bootloaders locked down..wasnt alot of choice.
The 64g white nexus 6 isnt even avail in canada yet...we get everything last here....except snow.
sent from Canada via my Note 4, 3 or 2.
all sony devices in canada "carrier subsidized > Rogers, Bell, Telus, Wind" have permenently locked bootloaders (in my experience with Xperia's Z, Z1, Z2, Z3)
Only "factory unlocked" Xperia devices bought from a Sony Store or Sony online have unlockable bootloaders
sorry to be the bearer of bad news
hailGNex said:
all sony devices in canada "carrier subsidized > Rogers, Bell, Telus, Wind" have permenently locked bootloaders (in my experience with Xperia's Z, Z1, Z2, Z3)
Only "factory unlocked" Xperia devices bought from a Sony Store or Sony online have unlockable bootloaders
sorry to be the bearer of bad news
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In addition to this, I've contacted Sony Store in Canada to see if bootloader is unlockable and still no. They said even the ones sold it Canadian Sony Store are Rogers branded. So to really get non-carrier branded you'd have to get from Sony Store US. Screw CAD telecoms.
I have a Bell Z3 and bootloader cannot be unlocked.
Only bad thing about it.
pm2gonzales said:
In addition to this, I've contacted Sony Store in Canada to see if bootloader is unlockable and still no. They said even the ones sold it Canadian Sony Store are Rogers branded. So to really get non-carrier branded you'd have to get from Sony Store US. Screw CAD telecoms.
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No, yes you can buy carrier branded Xperia devices at a Sony store, but you can also get unbranded with unlockable bootloaders!.
I live in Toronto, Ontario and bough my Z3 from the Sony store in Scarborough Town Centre, unlocked and unbranded BNIB.....so that person you spoke too is full of it!
The day I bought mine I asap put my public Mobile sim card into it and it worked flawlessly, in addition im now with telus and have no issues.
Hi there. A few months ago a friend dropped my xperia z1s and I made an insurance claim for a new one (as the new model wasn't out yet and I wanted to keep same phone). However my new model has an issue with the vibrator and I'm looking to upgrade. Now I told myself that because of the locked bootloader I would buy direct from Sony next time around. However am I correct in assuming that I will not be able to take advantage of WiFi calling unless I purchase direct from T-Mobile? I would prefer to buy the z3 compact from sony, but if wifi calling is not an option and I have to purchase my own insurance I think I'd rather just deal with tmobile.
If I were to use my t-mobile jump promo to upgrade to the Z3... can it be easily rooted and recovery be flashed (on the latest version of android) today?
Thanks in advance for all of your assistance. Please limit information specifically to the t-mobile model.
If you buy the international Z3 or Z3 compact, you will not have WiFi calling
If you buy the T-Mobile Z3, there is currently no way to root, and the bootloader is not unlockable. It will come with Android 4.4.4
se1000 said:
If you buy the international Z3 or Z3 compact, you will not have WiFi calling
If you buy the T-Mobile Z3, there is currently no way to root, and the bootloader is not unlockable. It will come with Android 4.4.4
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The Z3 still hasn't received 4.4.4?
It comes with 4.4.4, I think he meant something else?
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It comes with 4.4.4, I think he meant something else?
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Does he mean that you can't root the latest firmware or that it hasn't been rooted at all? I was under the impression the last trick I used to root my z1s cam was a method designed for the z3.
What do you think of the phone?
You cant root the D6616 yet as it has no bootloader unlock. I can live with that, Android has come a long way where root is not as important as it once was, well unless you want to try out new ROM and other mods of course.
As for the phone, its great. Not counting the 3 exchanges for cosmetic defects. I was going to get the LG G3 but after seeing the worse battery life (compared to my G2) and low contrast screen, it seemed like a downgrade, so I decided the Xperia Z3 was the only worthy succesor to my LG G2.
Can root now be obtained?/JUMP process
So I've heard that root can be obtained now on a T-mobile Z3. Is there anyone on here that has actually done this.
I had to make an insurance claim a while back and they send me a pre-owned z1s. Vibrate stops working periodically and the battery life isn't nearly as good. Apparently the previous owner didn't subscribe to the 80/40 regimen that I do with lithium batteries. So I'm looking to upgrade. Probably going to purchase the compact direct from sony too, but I want to be able to use wi-fi calling as well.
How does the jump process work btw?
POMF2K said:
So I've heard that root can be obtained now on a T-mobile Z3. Is there anyone on here that has actually done this.
I had to make an insurance claim a while back and they send me a pre-owned z1s. Vibrate stops working periodically and the battery life isn't nearly as good. Apparently the previous owner didn't subscribe to the 80/40 regimen that I do with lithium batteries. So I'm looking to upgrade. Probably going to purchase the compact direct from sony too, but I want to be able to use wi-fi calling as well.
How does the jump process work btw?
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There is currently no method available to successfully root the T-Mobile variant of the Z3 (D6616). The one root method available does NOT work on TMO Z3 unfortunately.
As for the JUMP process, the way it works is that you give T-Mobile back your old/current device and they forgive you for the balance you owe on it through your equipment installment payments. They then allow you to "JUMP" to a new device for practically nothing (you only pay the taxes on the full price of the phone) but the catch is you are starting a new set of payments for whatever phone you jump to. Also, you can activate jump twice a year.
If you are going to be purchasing your device directly from Sony, then you wont be able to use JUMP to get it, as you can only activate it if purchasing directly from T-Mobile.
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There is currently no method available to successfully root the T-Mobile variant of the Z3 (D6616). The one root method available does NOT work on TMO Z3 unfortunately.
As for the JUMP process, the way it works is that you give T-Mobile back your old/current device and they forgive you for the balance you owe on it through your equipment installment payments. They then allow you to "JUMP" to a new device for practically nothing (you only pay the taxes on the full price of the phone) but the catch is you are starting a new set of payments for whatever phone you jump to. Also, you can activate jump twice a year.
If you are going to be purchasing your device directly from Sony, then you wont be able to use JUMP to get it, as you can only activate it if purchasing directly from T-Mobile.
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I had heard this was now possible...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...available-for-phones-with-locked-bootloaders/
POMF2K said:
I had heard this was now possible...
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...available-for-phones-with-locked-bootloaders/
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Not for the Z3v
The method you linked relies on key information gained from rooted devices (Via unlocking the bootloader) since the Z3v cannot unlock the bootloader the information is inaccessible to make a root method for locked bootloaders
Isn't the z3v the Verizon Wireless version? Also the article specifically refers to T-Mobile.
So for a lot of the phones the option for unlocking the bootloader comes after you get your sim-unlocked from carrier, currently I have a sim locked D6616 on T-Mobile and dialing *#*#7378423#*# gives bootloader unlock allowed : no. I can use the phone on T-Mobile network for 40 days to get it sim-unlocked, would that trigger bootloader unlock allowed : yes for Xperia Z3 D6616?
Thank you
ddvche said:
So for a lot of the phones the option for unlocking the bootloader comes after you get your sim-unlocked from carrier, currently I have a sim locked D6616 on T-Mobile and dialing *#*#7378423#*# gives bootloader unlock allowed : no. I can use the phone on T-Mobile network for 40 days to get it sim-unlocked, would that trigger bootloader unlock allowed : yes for Xperia Z3 D6616?
Thank you
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My understanding is: No.
I've had mine for 7+ years and nothing changed. You can get root, but the bootloader is locked.
Obviously, unless they have some hardware stuff going on, there is always the possibility to unlock it, either through cracking things or a release of keys etc at some point, but given this phone is almost 8 years old, TMo doesn't care, and Sony Mobile gives zero about the US market, the demand for unlocking is low.
I would love it if, given all of the vulnerabilities in Android discovered over the past 8 years, someone had found a way to crack it, but it seems like most have abandoned it. Not to mention batteries are kind of iffy at 8 years....
Though there is still a chance. I pulled mine out of storage the other day when I remembered it has a headphone jack and it's rooted, so I can tighten things down, plug it into a speaker, and have it run as a dedicated receiver for notifications. And now I'm browsing through XDA to see if anyone has cracked it. If I get a chunk of free time or am really trying to avoid something, I may physically open it up and see if there are any physical attack vectors, assuming someone hasn't already gone that route.
Though there may be a way to unlock the bootloader.... maybe?
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