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[Q] Confused confused confused

Pleas someone tell me whats difference between a bootlocked phone n unlocked one??
I have an xperia play n I dont knw whether its bootloader locked??
I have rom manager, from which when I boot into recovery, m while sony Ericsson logo appears, I press down volume key, then it goes to clockwork mod page.. Does this really mean that I have unlocked my xperia play's bootloader.. I have not installed any custom rom, only on stock rom yet.. So asking... Please help me out..

Answers for your questions SIR lol
Silverstarjigar said:
Pleas someone tell me whats difference between a bootlocked phone n unlocked one??
I have an xperia play n I dont knw whether its bootloader locked??
I have rom manager, from which when I boot into recovery, m while sony Ericsson logo appears, I press down volume key, then it goes to clockwork mod page.. Does this really mean that I have unlocked my xperia play's bootloader.. I have not installed any custom rom, only on stock rom yet.. So asking... Please help me out..
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Firstly can you tell me where you bought your device from and if it was brand new or used.
Apart from that the answer is that the difference between a locked and unlocked bootloader is a locked bootloader doesn't give you the ability to root your android device or install custom roms(custom android versions) while on the other hand, if you have a unlocked bootloader you are able to root, install custom roms and basically just modify your android phone. Although there are catches of unlocking the bootloader such as:
You will loose DRM content
You will loose some fuctionalities of your phone that are carrier specific
You will not be able to PROPERLY re-lock the bootloader in case you are thinking of doing that it is possible but you still cannot recover the lost DRM content
You will loose the ability to do FOTA(firmware-over-the-air)upgrades.
That is basically what you will not be able to do.
Although, in my opinion i recommend not unlocking the bootloader yet because the stock android on the phone is brilliant as well as that in the beginnig of April we will be getting the ICS update for our phones which would include nice features like face unlock improved camera app and other major changes which will be good. So i think it is better to wait till then rather than jumping the ship
If you were wondering it is safe to sim unlock your phone(if its locked to a specific network) since you will not loose any functionality of your device. I recommend rooting only if you are going to overclock your device or don't like how it runs if that's not the case then i don't think you should.

You don't need to unlock the bootloader to root your phone and rooting it has no effect on whether you can upgrade or not. If you don't root it you're very limited in what you can tweak and virtually everything on this forum relies on it.
Unlocking the bootloader is only necessary to change roms to cm7, miui etc
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[Q] Anyone know any ROM's for xperia play r800i locked bootloader?

Does anyone know any custom roms for the r800i?
Since Sony dropped the ics update for my phone i immediately searched for custom roms. I'm currently on gin2ics which is awesome but I'm looking for 4.0.3 roms for LOCKED bootloaders as i have no idea how to unlock mine.
EDIT:
Any Good ROMs Will do..
Thanks In Advance!

I dont think that would be possible since the sony stock kernel wont be able to boot the ICS, thats why you need an unlock bootloader to change the kernel

So how do i unlock my bootloader?
Sent from my R800i using XDA

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
should help

Thanks but this was the first thing i did and im told im not allowed to unlock bootloader.
For one thing i dont trust sony anymore cuz I'm one of many that had the x10 mini then got this phone. Promised an update and kicked in the dirt months later. All i know is my next phone is not going to be from sony.
Anyway, how do i unlock my bootloader when the bootloader unlock is disallowed? There must be a way...
Sent From My R800i Using XDA App On The Gin2Ics ROM

Theres some guys that can help you with that around here or you can do it yourself by omnius

Maybe this will help: http://unlock-bootloader.com/

timmo15 said:
Does anyone know any custom roms for the r800i?
Since Sony dropped the ics update for my phone i immediately searched for custom roms. I'm currently on gin2ics which is awesome but I'm looking for 4.0.3 roms for LOCKED bootloaders as i have no idea how to unlock mine.
EDIT:
Any Good ROMs Will do..
Thanks In Advance!
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How did you get gin2ics on the phone with the locked bootloader? What process did you use?
I can't get into recovery mode when I try to do mine. Can't access fastboot either. Want to get my bootloader unlocked too but can't find anywhere free to do it.

Far as i kno you have to pay to unlock the bootloader sorry mates
sent from my r800x using darkforest Rom 3.0.5 on locked bootloader

timmo15 said:
Does anyone know any custom roms for the r800i?
Since Sony dropped the ics update for my phone i immediately searched for custom roms. I'm currently on gin2ics which is awesome but I'm looking for 4.0.3 roms for LOCKED bootloaders as i have no idea how to unlock mine.
EDIT:
Any Good ROMs Will do..
Thanks In Advance!
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I suggest unlocking your bootloader. Even if you find a rom that supports locked bootloader your risking yourself with a brick.

How do I relock my bootloader(warranty etc..)?

hello people,
like my title says
i want to relock my bootloader , I unlocked it over sony ericsson site.. now i wat to relock for warranty.. Any possibilietes thanks!

TigerStyleZ said:
hello people,
like my title says
i want to relock my bootloader , I unlocked it over sony ericsson site.. now i wat to relock for warranty.. Any possibilietes thanks!
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Your warranty will still be void. Remember you entering your IMEI number?...Yep, logged by Sony

Thank you for your quick response - is there any way i can unlock my bootloader without sony? so I can relock and they dont notice it? (other xperia play)

TigerStyleZ said:
Thank you for your quick response - is there any way i can unlock my bootloader without sony? so I can relock and they dont notice it? (other xperia play)
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Theres a user called Alejandrissimo (not sure of the spelling) who for $24 can unlock your Play remotely. Its non-profit for him as well.
Theres a few other ways to do it as well that I cannot remember.
In all fairness however, the large majority of issues with the Play can be sorted with a reset to stock firmware or just a couple of tools on eBay. Its a hardy little beast is the Play so I wouldnt worry about warranty
Ive had issues with my USB not working, phone not charging, drivers not installing, touch input screwing up etc...Solved with a firmware flash or SEUS repair
Sony shoulda called it the Sony Ericsson Xperia Honeybadger

Haha, thanks Honeybadger - nice nickname I found a way to relock, someone uploaded a ftf file. But now I am searching another way for unlocking - witout paying.. but thanks for your kind and fast help!!

If you still want to you can relock your bootloader by following this guide posted by Blagus http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334 Although you may relock your bootloader your warranty will be void and your DRM keys will still be lost

[Q] Phone wont turn on after Official Ics update

hey, i tried to update my sisters sony ericsson Arc to official Ics, after it was done downloading, i rebooted into, update screen, or whatever u wanna call it, but then sudenly, the phone shut off, and now it wont turn on, any ideas ?
thanks

i cant seem to fix it through sony pc companion either, is this due to i got an unlocked bootloader?

is your bootloader unlocked? NEVER accept any OTA updates with an unlocked bootloader, use flashtool!
Sent from my LT18i using xda premium

FettleifIsMyUserName said:
i cant seem to fix it through sony pc companion either, is this due to i got an unlocked bootloader?
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Try to use this its for unlocked bootloaders http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/flash-tool/how-to-download-and-install-the-flash-tool/ works on arc
As tangosierra_ said do not accept over the air updates if your bootloader is unlocked if the above not work contact here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252038 :good:

thanks for answers, managed this on my own, i used a ftf file that relocked the bootloader so i could fix it through sony pc companion

Unlock Bootloader in Xperia arc S when says "bootloader unlock allowed: NO"

Hi everyone,
maybe this is a wrong place to post this but im getting desperate.
How can i unlock my bootloader (xperia arc s). But the major problema is when i go to details menu it says this:
bootloader unlock allowed - no
And as far as i search all people says i cant unlock it....
If someone can help me i really aprreciate. or at least tell me some good room for my phone.
I need to give it a new life. Start to close and reboot very often... and right now i dont whant to spend money in other device
Thank you all for the support.

As it says - you are not allowed to unlock the bootloader AFAIK
If you try to attempt the usual unlock bootloader, you'll get hard brick
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thanks
rezaswandira said:
As it says - you are not allowed to unlock the bootloader AFAIK
If you try to attempt the usual unlock bootloader, you'll get hard brick
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk
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So basicly im stuck with the phone as it is? I cant install good rooms or whatsoever? what a shame :/
Really appreciate your feedback.
thanks.

You can root your phone and install some roms with the ability to install on a locked bootloader - but most of them are GB or ICS. If youre looking for JB or KK you're out of luck
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Search,there's ROMs available for locked bootloader