I have just rooted using Superoneclick with ZergRush, (bootloader is still locked), and uninstalled some of the bloat (video unlimited, timescape, etc....), using Titanium.
My question is that when Sony Ericsson release an OTA update (i'm currently on 2.3.4). Will I be able to update without any problems?
If not how would I go about updating?
I have an unbranded generic R800i (UK model).
Thanks.
(sorry if this question has been answered before).
You will be able to update without any problems
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You will be able to update without any problems
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Thanks. Was worried there for a moment.
You can unlock with SDK.Sony Ericsson will let you unlock boot loader but!you lose your warranty.just google and get the code from se to unlock bl.it didn't effect if you are rooted and have locked bl.
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Oh and yes you can update with no problems but you never know some people report memory card not bring up apps
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dmcliam said:
You can unlock with SDK.Sony Ericsson will let you unlock boot loader but!you lose your warranty.just google and get the code from se to unlock bl.it didn't effect if you are rooted and have locked bl.
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Not really bothered about unlocking the boot loader atm. Just wanted to root so I could remove some of the bloat.
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Thanks. Was worried there for a moment.
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Actually if you delete any files from /system/app/ you will not be able to ota update (update will fail). But afaik you can still use seus/pc companion to update.
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Actually if you delete any files from /system/app/ you will not be able to ota update (update will fail). But afaik you can still use seus/pc companion to update.
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Oh ok. That's not too bad then
Related
After the 2.3.4 I downloaded today, I'm experiencing bad battery life. Is this just because I just updated or what?
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Bump.
Id like to hear what others feel.
Some say this updates hurts, some say it helps.
My battery life is slightly better but gtalk doesnt work at all
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The update breaks some google apps (verizon is blaming google of course) and they say they are "looking into it" my advice would be to stay with 2.3.3 if you don't want to unlock and root
You can root on 2.3.4?
If so how
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You can root on 2.3.4?
If so how
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Not on the update Verizon pushed out :/ I do believe you can flash back to 2.3.3 and root
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Not on the update Verizon pushed out :/ I do believe you can flash back to 2.3.3 and root
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What I did was restore the 2.3.3 ft, root it but did nothing else to it and then allowed the update to install. Maybe because I have a unlocked boot loader, but my 2.3.4 stayed rooted.
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netizenmt said:
What I did was restore the 2.3.3 ft, root it but did nothing else to it and then allowed the update to install. Maybe because I have a unlocked boot loader, but my 2.3.4 stayed rooted.
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i stayed with root on 2.3.4 and i have a locked bootloader
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i stayed with root on 2.3.4 and i have a locked bootloader
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Mine as well this method does work.
And yes my battery life is TREMENDOUSLY WORSE with 2.3.4, and I also have some connectivity issues occasionally.
I'm just curious but has anyone uncovered a way to root the Xperia play on Verizon running 2.3.4. The only way I've found is to downgrade to 2.3.3
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No current way.
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If you have the RootXperia.zip from Blagus (original clockwork mod recovery boot.img thread), you can flash that via Clockwork Mod. Make sure you have CWM installed first (unlocked bootloader).
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There really is no point in using 2.3.4.
Unless you love new bloatware, no root, and many other problems
Use flashtool to get back to 2.3.3 and enjoy the fun!
i have root on 2.3.4 but i can't remember the steps. and yes there is no point on having 2.3.4
If you flash to 2.3.3, root it, and then update to 2.3.4 you will have rooted 2.3.4
Thats the good news
The bad news is, 2.3.4 doesn't connect to Google's servers properly (rooted or not) so you annoyingly can't use gtalk, and a couple other features, you have to manually refresh your Gmail, calendar, etc (It does it once per day otherwise), can no longer "buy apps" on the web and have them pushed to your phone automatically. And some apps with push notifications no longer notify.
Is the only way to unlock the bootloader for the r800x to use the paid method from unlock-bootloader.com ?
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If you unlock your bootloader you can flash Super User zip from
http://androidsu.com/superuser/
That is the classic and easiest way to root a device with an unlocked bootloader
Just instal it in recovery and your good to go!
Yes for the R800x the only BL unlock method is for 24$
I'm on 2.3.2, does 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 have access to the PS Store app?
I had thought about updating to a newer version, but damn, I can't believe all those issues with 2.3.4
typikal82 said:
I'm on 2.3.2, does 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 have access to the PS Store app?
I had thought about updating to a newer version, but damn, I can't believe all those issues with 2.3.4
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You should ftf to 2.3.3. It is the most stable Gingerbread version for the R800x.
Or you can always use UK ROM
I have rooted my R800x wth the original gingerbreak exploit chew
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Is the only way to unlock the bootloader for the r800x to use the paid method from unlock-bootloader.com ?
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Yes, I believe it is. It is so well worth it though
I really want 2.3.4. I couldn't give less f*cks about bloatware. They do nothing. I want the screenshot and other things they added. But Doom never updated his kernel to support the camera. Oh well.
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@agraceful
Did you unlock your bootloader?
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@agraceful
Did you unlock your bootloader?
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Sure have, best $24 I've ever spent for android. I've mostly ran cm7 or cm9 since I've become quite use to them, but since unlocking it I can't even imagine how I went with just root for so long
@agraceful
Which Xperia phone do you have?
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@agraceful
Which Xperia phone do you have?
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The r800x with verizon, sucks being a cdma phone, but it's been easy to convert aosp roms that are gsm (r800i)
@agraceful
Sweet. So you used the unlock-bootloader.com unlock method and it went fine?
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Any dev out there: Can you tell me exactly why it is so difficult to root the Ion and why all other methods do not work? When I first started the Android "hacking" I did it all through ADB, command prompt, and what not. What is so different about the Ion for that to not work? I'm just curious.
Sony has fixed the exploits/methods that allowed root using apostle such as superoneclick and other one click root methods. Since they did that the only way to root is to flash a pre-rooted system image via fastboot but to be able to do that you need an unlocked bootloader which isn't possible yet on the ion.
The pre-rooted system image is what I have used to root my Xperia S which was an unbranded phone so I could unlock the bootloader using Sony's official method.
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Sony has fixed the exploits/methods that allowed root using apostle such as superoneclick and other one click root methods. Since they did that the only way to root is to flash a pre-rooted system image via fastboot but to be able to do that you need an unlocked bootloader which isn't possible yet on the ion.
The pre-rooted system image is what I have used to root my Xperia S which was an unbranded phone so I could unlock the bootloader using Sony's official method.
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My Ion is unlockable so what is "Official" method to unlock the bootloader. Is it available for the Ion yet?
How do you find out of your ion has an unlockable boot loader?
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Go to the dialer and dial *#*#7378423#*#* then go yo service info then configuration. Under Booting status it will either say boitliader unlock allowed no or yes. If no it means its locked and you can't unlock it using the official Sony method.
If it says yes you can use http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
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I got a no.
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I got a no.
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All the AT&T branded ions are not unlockable. And they don't sell the phones unbranded in the US so we have to wait till a developer finds a way to unlock it.
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root ?
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Unlockable yes, unlocked? not unless you have unlocked it through Sony's official website or another way we don't know about. Now let's say you did unlock it via the official website, then you would need to make a prerooted system.img for your rom version file and flash that via fastboot to get root.
You have to make that prerooted system.img or have someone else make it. This is the process that I've used on my Xperia S to root it. Currently none of the one click methods will work.
I was reading on the Sony unlocking site that is not possible to unlock CDMA phones. Would this phone be CDMA?
I would say its GSM. But I don't know much
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popfan said:
I was reading on the Sony unlocking site that is not possible to unlock CDMA phones. Would this phone be CDMA?
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The ion is GSM and LTE.
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Can anyone comfirm that the gingerbreak method doesn't work on this phone due to fixes from Sony?
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Can anyone comfirm that the gingerbreak method doesn't work on this phone due to fixes from Sony?
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Yes. Gingerbreak and zergrush and all other one click methods do not work on any of the 2012 xperias or any 2011 xperia on their recent updates.
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Yes. Gingerbreak and zergrush and all other one click methods do not work on any of the 2012 xperias or any 2011 xperia on their recent updates.
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I Recently Purchased a Sony Xperia Ion from Sony Store. I purchased for 449$. It says tat its an unlock piece. But issue is, its an agreement from AT & T for this mobile. So please help me out to USE OTHER CARRIER THAN AT & T in my XPREIA ION. PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THE UNLOCK PROCEDURE.
THANK YOU
Harunrao said:
I Recently Purchased a Sony Xperia Ion from Sony Store. I purchased for 449$. It says tat its an unlock piece. But issue is, its an agreement from AT & T for this mobile. So please help me out to USE OTHER CARRIER THAN AT & T in my XPREIA ION. PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THE UNLOCK PROCEDURE.
THANK YOU
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Currently there is no way to unlock it.
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Currently there is no way to unlock it.
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Thank You for your reply.
@Spectre51 : Do you Have any solution for my problem. I want to gift Xperia Ion to my friend. He may use it with other carrier. So please find me out a solution for my problem. At the time of my purchase i thought its an unlocked piece. So i Spared 449$ on it.
Please mail me if you have any solution for it. [email protected]
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@Spectre51 : Do you Have any solution for my problem. I want to gift Xperia Ion to my friend. He may use it with other carrier. So please find me out a solution for my problem. At the time of my purchase i thought its an unlocked piece. So i Spared 449$ on it.
Please mail me if you have any solution for it. [email protected]
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If it is the at&t model there is no way to use it on another network as of yet. You can try arguing with at&t but i dont think it will get you anywhere. Are you still in the return window? If so return it and get the international version.
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Hey im a noob in the xperia s community.My firmware version is 6.1.A.0.452.Can I root.My pc suite is asking me to update.After update can I root again.& how to flash firmware with locked bootloader
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Yea you can update and there are root methods too... just use "search" option
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RISHI RAJ said:
Hey im a noob in the xperia s community.My firmware version is 6.1.A.0.452.Can I root.My pc suite is asking me to update.After update can I root again.& how to flash firmware with locked bootloader
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
easiest method available. or download flashtool you can flash and root with it.http://androxyde.github.com/ and get your roms from here http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.php?dir=Sony+(Ericsson)/SE+Xperia+S+(LT26i)/
Root many droid is the easiest. Other's are complicated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Unlock your bootloader and try all that is write in the forum, because the stock support is the worst, a new firmware like the 6.1.A.2.55 will never arrive to your phone
jhodax said:
Unlock your bootloader and try all that is write in the forum, because the stock support is the worst, a new firmware like the 6.1.A.2.55 will never arrive to your phone
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Actually if you want the newest stock firmware, reinstall PC Companion, choose your language and Singapore as your country, you will get the .2.55 update, 1st check. in your own language.
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Actually if you want the newest stock firmware, reinstall PC Companion, choose your language and Singapore as your country, you will get the .2.55 update, 1st check. in your own language.
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Will I able to use root after that update
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Will I able to use root after that update
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If you have an unlocked bootloader ,you can always root your device and install cwm..
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ap030993 said:
If you have an unlocked bootloader ,you can always root your device and install cwm..
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Is there a chance of my phone not booting up after official update from pcc
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Is there a chance of my phone not booting up after official update from pcc
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If you have a locked bootloader and update via ota update, then there is very little chance...
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ap030993 said:
If you have a locked bootloader and update via ota update, then there is very little chance...
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Do I have to first update to .50 before flashing cwm.Coz ive root on. 45
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Do I have to first update to .50 before flashing cwm.Coz ive root on. 45
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You can flash CWM whenever you want
and .55 firmware is also available
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ONLY XPERIA S STOCK ROM .45 .50 .55
First go in setting -> application -> all
Find this
semcMetadataCleanup.apk
And this
SemcMusic.apk
Delete data and cache of this app
Then
Install the app with the same name of my zip
And download music info work again
link: http://sonyandroid.altervista.org/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=504
I add other apk to update visualizer, album and video app at the same link.
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About 35second for song
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So .... What's new? I've able to download music info on my unlocked bootloader phone for a few months now. I think we need a move here.
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So .... What's new? I've able to download music info on my unlocked bootloader phone for a few months now. I think we need a move here.
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The thread title states this works on Locked bootloader.
lol...
LOL,what's new? you were late a little( a few months), it already is, works on locked & unlocked,relocked etc.bootloader...look in my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121945
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The thread title states this works on Locked bootloader.
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I know that and that makes even less sense. It has always been possible to download music info with a locked bootloader, unless you unlocked your bootloader and relocked it, but in that case there was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...o working again on ICS with ReLock bootloader.
And now there already is an app that works on both. I'm not the only one saying he's months late...
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I know that and that makes even less sense. It has always been possible to download music info with a locked bootloader, unless you unlocked your bootloader and relocked it, but in that case there was this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...o working again on ICS with ReLock bootloader.
And now there already is an app that works on both. I'm not the only one saying he's months late...
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man03 said:
LOL,what's new? you were late a little( a few months), it already is, works on locked & unlocked,relocked etc.bootloader...look in my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121945
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So .... What's new? I've able to download music info on my unlocked bootloader phone for a few months now. I think we need a move here.
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THIS WORK IN DEVICE NO ROOT
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I have try other kind of restore but they need root device
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THIS WORK IN DEVICE NO ROOT
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Firstly, your OP doesn't say anything about not requiring root, so there's no reason to shout at us as if that's an obvious difference.
Secondly, if someone is running stock firmware on a locked bootloader and without rooting, the music downloader will work anyway.
I don't want to troll, but you can't go claiming you invented something when it's really nothing new.
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Firstly, your OP doesn't say anything about not requiring root, so there's no reason to shout at us as if that's an obvious difference.
Secondly, if someone is running stock firmware on a locked bootloader and without rooting, the music downloader will work anyway.
I don't want to troll, but you can't go claiming you invented something when it's really nothing new.
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I have an xperia s re-locked bootloader no root
If you dont read the teatred is not my problem
This work on relocked device without root like the mine.
In my RE-LOCKED device dont work music download so i try to fix this problem WITHOUT ROOT AGAIN
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xperiasblack said:
I have an xperia s re-locked bootloader no root
If you dont read the teatred is not my problem
This work on relocked device without root like the mine.
In my RE-LOCKED device dont work music download so i try to fix this problem WITHOUT ROOT AGAIN
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how you install system applications WITHOUT ROOT? ? ? after reboot, these applications won't be! ! recognize already your invention senseless.
man03 said:
how you install system applications WITHOUT ROOT? ? ? after reboot, these applications won't be! ! recognize already your invention senseless.
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Try and then write a comment please.
i don't answer at any comment yet
I do this like an update so it don't overwrite the system app
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nice
thank you very much!
it works on my rooted unlock and relock bootloader SL...
i didn't c both files u mentioned so i straight away installed the SemcMusic.apk...
thn it works again :good:
How can I see lyrics??
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Chris_Castro said:
How can I see lyrics??
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I dont know if in walkman there is lyrics option so i install an other app.
I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kvazars.lyrics
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Any new lyrics option?
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