Hi. I have searched the forum, and checked google for possible answers for about 2 days but haven't come up with something I can use.
I got my HTC Desire a couple of days ago and soon upgraded it to froyo. However being from Denmark i realized that I do not have the option to purchase apps, which leaves me with some demos and apps I would like to buy the full versions off.
I then browsed the topic and saw that my best option was to root my phone and give it a custom rom.
After all methods had failed me I browsed a little more to find out that none of the methods I had used would work on 2.2.
I then found some nice guides about downgrading but all of those said something like: Don't do this if your phone is either *gibberish* or *lots of numbers*.
So basically that leaves me with a bunch of questions:
1. Is there a way to enable the market without rooting/flashing until there is a way to just root 2.2 (this is without buying a foreign sim card)
2. IS there a way to root 2.2 that I simply missed?
3. is there a way to downgrade at which I do not have to fear utter destruction and chaos.
4. Why does google not love me back
I have the same problem
someone? please.
I too could do with a guide on how to downgrade from OTA froyo (hboot 0.92) in order to root and flash a custom rom. Battery life isnt really acceptable in the stock froyo and I could do with sideloading one or two apps from my hero.
munken said:
1. Is there a way to enable the market without rooting/flashing until there is a way to just root 2.2 (this is without buying a foreign sim card)
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Yes, but it's not a one-click-solution. You need to downgrade to hboot 0.80/Android 2.1, then root your phone, then flash any cooked ROM you like.
Read all the details here.
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tadzio
Hi Guys,
I recently got my Xperia Arc, and I love it, however it has a Chinese keyboard app on it, amongst others (Let's Golf, youku etc) and I cannpt uninstall them via the applications section.
All options are greyed out and there is no uninstall option regardless.
Is there anyway to get rid of these?
Thanks
PLEASE use the search feature first. It's there for a reason.
Anyway, you need to root your phone. Install Titanium Backup and you'll be able to remove all the unwanted stuff from your phone.
Once again, please do use the search. It'll help you to answer the questions which you've got after reading this reply. LOL!
Thanks for the reply and suggestion.
I did search, however it was most likely far too specific.
Furthermore, I understand I have to root the phone before I can use Titanium backup.
Is this a risk, can it brick the phone? Is it illegal to do so? Is this the equivilent of a iphone jailbreak?
I don't want to do anything illegal, I just want to get rid of some apps that are annoying.
vaibhavknockout answered all your question. Its the first topic in Xperia Arc General forum!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133650
urgh I am confused about it all.
I don't know if I want to risk doing it, I still don't understand it.
Basically I want to get rid of the chinese apps.
I have an Xperia Arc with 2.3.3.
I live in Australia but have the Hong Kong version of the phone.
I understand I can unlock it via bootloader and I will need to root it to be able to install Titanium Backup which will uninstall the apps.
But can I just install the UK or Global image/rom and that will load it as if I got the phone from the UK/Global?
Rooting your phone isn't illegal nor is it going to void your warranty. You don't have to unlock the bootloader for rooting.
Do refer to [Guide] All in one 'Namaste guide' to Bootloader unlocking, Rooting, Flashing & more.
You can flash a generic 2.3.2 ROM (or UK if you prefer), then root using Gingerbreak and then upgrade OTA (Over The Air) to the 2.3.3 ROM and you'll still retain root.
Using Gingerbreak is simple and straight forward. Do note that Gingerbreak won't work on 2.3.3 and hence the need to root on 2.3.2 and then update OTA to 2.3.3 and still retain root.
There's a free version of Titanium Backup on the market. It requires root access to work. And it should help you get rid of the stuff which you don't require.
Hope this helps! And LOL! Use the thanks button to show your gratitude
First of all i'm sorry to post more questions about rooting but it seems like no one cares about some problems... i searched so many times on xda and even google advanced search
I have the r800 xperia play...I've been using it for couple of months so i have a lot of apps n stuff. I am running the newest 4.0.A update and i love it but i read i cant flash to 2.3.2,root it with gingerbread then update to 4.0.A cuz its not OTA
so i thought i could do it the unlocking bootloader way but i have a lot of questions so lets start...
-Is there a way to be rooted in 4.0.A,and if there is...do i need a rom or what?
-If I root my phone will i loose all my app data(this is the most important part,i dont want to loose all my perfect games in cut the rope and games like modern combat which have incredibly hard levels)
-When my phone is rooted...will i be able to update it to 2.3.4 and the Ice Cream Sandwich next year,or i would have to load custom roms
-I also noticed that when i uninstall a free app from my phone it disappears from the My Apps tab in The Market so what am i supposed to do if the root wipes all my apps? Write all 60+ of them on a peace of paper?
Contacts and stuff dont worry me
First off i dont have an unlocked bootloader but i will answer what i can.
1. Someone with an unlocked bootloader will have answer this one but im sure you can.
2. If you unlock your bootloader your phone will be wiped. The only way you would have kept root and all your apps is if your are on 2.3.3 (with a locked bootloader) and are waiting for the xloud update over ota (like i am) But since you have already updated to 4.0.A if you reflashed to 2.3.2 > rooted > ota to 2.3.3 (and wait like me) you will still loose all your apps (since you had to reflash). Best you can hope for is backing up your apps data with titanium backup pro or my backup pro. Then once you are rooted on an unlocked bootloader (or if you have reflashed 2.3.2 > rooted > ota to 2.3.3 with root) you can reinstall the app data.
3. If you unlock the bootloader you can still get updates but you cannot get them from OTA, PC Companion or SEUS (it will brick your phone) you will have to go the development section and a user who has got 2.3.4 (when its out) will post an update package you can use.
4. I have used App List Backup from the market. It saves all your market apps in a list so you can just redownload them and you still get updates e.t.c. Only works with market apps no 3rd party ones. Or even MyAppsList just to create a txt of app names.
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First off i dont have an unlocked bootloader but i will answer what i can.
1. Someone with an unlocked bootloader will have answer this one but im sure you can.
2. If you unlock your bootloader your phone will be wiped. The only way you would have kept root and all your apps is if your are on 2.3.3 (with a locked bootloader) and are waiting for the xloud update over ota (like i am) But since you have already updated to 4.0.A if you reflashed to 2.3.2 > rooted > ota to 2.3.3 (and wait like me) you will still loose all your apps (since you had to reflash). Best you can hope for is backing up your apps data with titanium backup pro or my backup pro. Then once you are rooted on an unlocked bootloader (or if you have reflashed 2.3.2 > rooted > ota to 2.3.3 with root) you can reinstall the app data.
3. If you unlock the bootloader you can still get updates but you cannot get them from OTA, PC Companion or SEUS (it will brick your phone) you will have to go the development section and a user who has got 2.3.4 (when its out) will post an update package you can use.
4. I have used App List Backup from the market. It saves all your market apps in a list so you can just redownload them and you still get updates e.t.c. Only works with market apps no 3rd party ones.
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Thats what I feared...but doesnt titanium backup require root? Maybe i misread it somewhere and its stuck in my head
LOL yeah sorry my bad. Indeed it does. I think mybackup pro works without root but im not sure if it is 100% reliable. Either way you are gonna have to either loose all your data or gamble saving your app data with my backup pro since rooting on anything after 2.3.2 (with a locked bootloader) does not work.
MyBackup requires root to backup app data I mean hasn't anyone figured out how to save their data...seems to me nobody cares about it
Anyways,provided that somehow i magically manage to save it i would still have to wait for OTA. Any ideas where i can check daily when the update will be available?
lol sigh... something is wrong with me today. I stoped reading as soon i a saw
MyBackup and MyBackup Pro will work on all Android mobile devices, regardless if they have root access or not.
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NOTE: Backup of Data/setting of applications can only be supported if you have a rooted phone, or if the application integrates with us.
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Sorry bout that bud. Probably got your hopes up for nothing I think the arc got their ota update a few weeks after it appeared on SEUS/Pc Companion but who knows its totally up to SE. I dont even think all the countries have got the ota yet for the arc.
You can root without unlocking the bootloader as far as I remember. I believe I used SuperOneClick for it.
What is this guy at post #7 talking about? http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/63387-backup-application-data.html
Nope
zerojay said:
You can root without unlocking the bootloader as far as I remember. I believe I used SuperOneClick for it.
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That was patched up in 2.3.2 so it doesnt work
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What is this guy at post #7 talking about? http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/63387-backup-application-data.html
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I believe that basic Android - unthemed, untouched - does regular backups to Google. Basically, it will backup your app data and your list of apps. When you wipe a phone and log back in, it'll restore the apps and data automatically.
I noticed this myself when I was on my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. The first time I installed Cyanogenmod 7 on it, it restored a ton of apps on my phone. The touchwiz framework for the Captivate doesn't allow it by default, I believe.
I have not seen this work on the Xperia Play.
Well...if it works on other phones it can work on any other phone running it...right?
I guess someone would have to extract the feature and somehow make an apk
I don't think it's quite that simple. It's most likely completely removed from the framework, so there's no readding an APK.
More info: http://code.google.com/android/backup/index.html
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I don't think it's quite that simple. It's most likely completely removed from the framework, so there's no readding an APK.
More info: http://code.google.com/android/backup/index.html
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I dont really know...but why would SE do that...i mean its just extra work limiting something?
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I dont really know...but why would SE do that...i mean its just extra work limiting something?
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What your talking about was a feature of froyo, google removed it with gingerbread.
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My hopes are being buried deeper and deeper... Ok how about this,that data must exist somewhere on the phones memory right? So if the apps themselves can access and change it,why can't another app or say a computer? Tell me why that won't work...
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My hopes are being buried deeper and deeper... Ok how about this,that data must exist somewhere on the phones memory right? So if the apps themselves can access and change it,why can't another app or say a computer? Tell me why that won't work...
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because the app has the permission to do it, an unrooted user, does not have access to /data/data
Ok this is the last thing i had in mind...SE had some sort of backup app for the arc and it was ported to other xperia phones but whenever i would try to download it from their official page it would show me random html all over the page and now i lost the link..
But when i think about it... SE couldn't do it without root so...it probably just saves something else. Anyway can i root it with unlocked bootloader without loosing data?
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Ok this is the last thing i had in mind...SE had some sort of backup app for the arc and it was ported to other xperia phones but whenever i would try to download it from their official page it would show me random html all over the page and now i lost the link..
But when i think about it... SE couldn't do it without root so...it probably just saves something else. Anyway can i root it with unlocked bootloader without loosing data?
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Your phone gets wiped when you unlock your bootloader but you can downgrade to a rootable version of android using flashtool without loosing data you can then make a backup, unlock bootloader, flash latest firmware, restore backup
Oh yea...That recovery thing?
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Your phone gets wiped when you unlock your bootloader but you can downgrade to a rootable version of android using flashtool without loosing data you can then make a backup, unlock bootloader, flash latest firmware, restore backup
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Well my original plan was to downgrade do 2.3.2,Gingerbreak and wait for 4.0.A to hit OTA but Mozza2k11 said it would wipe my data
Hi guys im a complete noob to all of this mobile rooting so ive got alot of questions and as all the other threads i read make no sense to me i thought i would just create a new 1 so here goes.
I got a new xperia play r800i on tmobile it currently has android 2.3.2 and build version 3.0.A.2.184, i wanted to update to the new version to get the new features like xloud, themes etc but after 4 days of arguing between tmobile and sonyericsson tmobile have now said the update is not available so i have decided to just look at debranding or rooting the handset ( not sure what ones what or if there the same )
i have looked at so many different websites so many posts and a failed attempt at using the davinciteam option thanks to paypal not letting me pay, ive come to the conclusion i have no idea what todo or who to ask. can somebody give me a simple way of getting this fone debranded so i can update to the 4.0.A.2.368 to get the new features and remove the stuff tmobile put on there. i see something about gingerbreak but when i start reading about it i just get confused and frustrated.can somebody seriously help me here.
Go to wotanserver.com. Register for a new account (its free). Download the drivers and client software. Install drivers and open wontanserver software. Sign in and follow directions. Choose r800i 2.3.2 (3.0.a.??184 or something). Now download gingerbreak. 1.2( search forum or google) to your computer and unzip. Now connect phone to computer and drag gingerbreak to xperia play storage. On phone go to market and download and install "explorer". Open explorer and find sdcard/gingerbreak.apk and click on it. Now install and open. In gingerbreak press root and wait 5-10 mins until it reboots. Now go to settings/phone/system update. Only update Over-The-Air or else you'll lose root with pc companion/se updater. Enjoy your rooted r800i 2.3.3
P.S. Dont remove system apps unless you aren't going to update again 2.3.4. Use titanium to backup/ freeze apps you dont want to see in phone. Beware of what apps to do this to.
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With reflashing there is the obvious risks involved what would you say the success rate is and simplicity todo this the way you have explained to me and would this effect future official updates. Sorry to be a pain but you can understand my precautions I hope. Thanks again.
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Excellent such a simple process todo thanks for your help appreciate it.
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100% success rate. To do official updates. Unfreeze or restore system apps with titanium backup and update ota only. You'll keep root and have the latest firmware
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Xperia Play R00X
Android 2.33
Build 3.0.1.E.0.88
Verizon
Just got the phone a few days ago. I want uninstall all the preloaded games and remove the rest of the bloatware that I saw in another thread.
After removing the bloatware I want unroot and incase of OTA updates.
It's my first android phone and am pretty worried that I might brick the phone.
1- Which method do you recommend that I use to ROOT and Unroot with the 2.33 update?
2- I have a 32GB card on the way can I copy the contents of the 8GB card to the 32card with no repercussions?
Sorry for silly questions, it's my first new phone in 6 years and man Android is amazing. I wish NANOSTUDIO was available.
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Xperia Play R00X
Android 2.33
Build 3.0.1.E.0.88
Verizon
Just got the phone a few days ago. I want uninstall all the preloaded games and remove the rest of the bloatware that I saw in another thread.
After removing the bloatware I want unroot and incase of OTA updates.
It's my first android phone and am pretty worried that I might brick the phone.
1- Which method do you recommend that I use to ROOT and Unroot with the 2.33 update?
2- I have a 32GB card on the way can I copy the contents of the 8GB card to the 32card with no repercussions?
Sorry for silly questions, it's my first new phone in 6 years and man Android is amazing. I wish NANOSTUDIO was available.
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Use cola rom if you want all the bloat and everything gone
cola is only 55 mb.
I would use Doomlords root tool that includes busy box
& yes you can just copy / paste the whole card contents. wont hurt a thing
Also you cant OTA update if you remove ANYTHING so just forget that idea.