I live in the US and have an International Sony Xperia 5 II. I need to switch the firmware to the US version of the Sony Xperia 5 II to be able to receive LTE again. I am using FlashTool and Xperifirm in Ubuntu Linux. Has anyone been able to successfully switch the region version of their phone by flashing it? If so please let me know how you did.
I have Linux on my desktop but I also have a Windows OS on my laptop.
UPDATE: I used newflasher to flash my phone with the different region. This included having Flashtool to know what drivers to download and Xperifirm to download the firmware I wanted. Make sure to have the prereqs that are needed found on this website: https://www.guidebeats.com/install-sony-official-firmware-flashtool-xperifirm/
In my case, my Windows 10 wizard was unable to download the Google USB driver that was in the Flashtool drivers folder which is needed to run newflasher, so I looked up the Google USB driver found at: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb
And finally I was able to use newflasher program to flash my phone, essentially changing my firmware from the international version of Xperia 5 II to the US version.
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I am new to posting so please bear with me, I recently purchased a sony xperia play r800x from ntelos ( a regional carrier serving western VA) The phone was giving me issues with sluggish performance and randomlyfreezing and rebooting ntelos warranty would not exchange the phone because they said it was a "known issue" so ithought maybe it was a memory issue the phone has a lot of preloaded games you cannot remove, so i rooted the phone and attempted to remove a game using titanium backup which case my phone powered off and was stuck at the "sony ericsson" screen i attempted to reload a firmware using wotan client but now my phone has averizon firmware and i cannot get any service is there anyway to get my ntelos firmware back on my phone? i have looked everywhere and i am at my wits end please help
Help:
1. Install Android SDK and ADB drivers on your PC
2. Install SE (Sony Ericsson) FlashTool.
3. Download r800x ftf original rom file and put it in firmware file in flashtool
4. put your phone in USB Debugging, and use flashtool (click the lightning bolt and follow the directions)
fin.
There's threads all over the place that could help, just wanted to make it easy. When you flash the ftf, you will have to reactivate your phone, and the rom will be un-rooted. You can re-root using zergrush on flashtool.
Best of luck
Hi All,
I have a few question and would be graeful if somebody can clear them for me.
1)The unofficial flashtool available requires drives and it seems there are no drivers or plugins available for flashing the Xperia E, can somebody guide me on how do i get the flashtool to work correctly?
2)EMMA the official flash tool of sony requires a login id and password, i have tried registering many times with different emals but i never get the confirmation mail sent...any idea why this is happening
3)Where can I find the stock roms? Sonydeveloper site has very few availabl
Drivers for e? Are you able to install adb 1st? And s1boot flashmode drivers? Use universal adb first, then use pdanet. Flashmode will not install on xp, it just hangs there.
E stock? Better to search google. Sony dev have less firmware to choose. Or find a way to backup your phone firmware into .ftf.
Sony Xperia Tipo ST21i
Hello. My xperia m2 says that there are no updates and the phone is up to date but it's with android 4.4.2. Theres 1 secound delay in the sound when I play games or use downloaded apps like youtube also the audio doesn't sound very good. To fix that I need to update the android version but I cant. I connected the phone to my computer and updated it with sony PC companion but the version is still 4.4.2. What should I do? I don't want to use flashtools or anything. I think it's the phone's fault for that and I should give it back to the place where I bought it so they can fix that. The phone is brand new and they already changed my camera because it wasn't working. So what should I do?
I suppose it has to do with the Country of your phone and/or if it is branded. IF after using PC Companion it's still with 4.4.2 I'm afraid your best (and only) option is to use Flashtool. Not sure how it works if it is branded though, you may need to to something to be able to de-brand it.
Well, actually try first to check if 4.4.4 is available in this way:
- Dial *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#service#*#*)
- Check the number in Service Info/SW Info/Customization version. You just need the xxxx-yyyy part
- Downdload and install Flashtool (it's small. You just need it for checking)
- Run Flashtool
- Go to Devices/Check Updates
- Select your phone double clicking on the id xxxx-yyyy you have got before.
- If the version is 18.3.C (like the one for 3 UK) there is no 4.4.4. the latest ROM is 4.4.2. It must be 18.3.1.C for 4.4.4
My is branded from T-mobile, and i flashed CE ftf to debrande, everything is good except i don't have extra apps that T-mobile puts in. As i know your safe flashing ftf cos it's official Sony's software, just using Flashtool instead of PC Companion and you won't lose warranty, as long as you don't unlock bootloader.
Good Luck.
Xperia M2 D2303 on K.K. 4.4.4
Do I install the flashtool on my computer or on my phone?
foxymount said:
Do I install the flashtool on my computer or on my phone?
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Obviously on the computer. It's needed to flash the phones from it. Just google it, you find it immediately. Then if you decide to flash a generic 4.4.4 FTF just search around. There are dozens of guides in the Internet.
Alright thanks for your support guys
Hi,
I bought my Z5 online and I am living in Germany, my Z5 has a spanish firmware. I would like to flash it to the customized_DE firmware, but flashtool always stops at the same location (Max packet size set to 4096K). I read somewhere else that it works when you're using an older version of flashtool, but there it stops at flasing loader.
Does anyone have the same error and found a solution?
Many thanks to all!
Use the latest flashtool available
download ftf file through xperifirm
if you are using windows 8.1, disable usb verification enforcement
change compatibility on flashtool from windows 8 to windows 7
for more, use google, and you are doing this on your own risk
Had the same problem because I was using an old version of flashtool. Ended up finding the righ place to download it on flashtool.net.
Which version are you using?
Hi
I've just bought a Pre-owned XZP but it's still branded with 3 UK software, after reading around the web and XDA it's not clear whether there's a stock flash tool out yet that works with XZP file system.
I've read that theres a Newflasher tool, but from what I've read, it doesn't look as if it's very safe.
Any advice please, Thanks
Sadly not, we only have that one tool.
I'm personally using an old version that works perfect, I refuse to use any new versions (some drama dev caused).
Which version of the Tool are you using?. .. I assume I need the SONY adb drivers from a flashtool folder and the SONY XZP Companion driver
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guys i used the new flasher on mine worked like a charm