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[Q] Probably already been brought up but....

OK, what I'm dealing with is an Xperia Play on 2.3.2 that has been flashed to the Cricket network. Now because of that, I can't get the official 2.3.3 update from Verizon. I noticed that Doomlords 1 click root doesn't work on this version of the play. I was wondering if there is ANY way to manually download the update to 2.3.3 without having to root? If I do need to root, what is the best method for my phone and what will I need to do to get it to 2.3.3?
Thanks in advanced for the help and the flames

What model is your phone? R800x, R800a...?
You should be able to just flash new firmware without root with "flashtool" because that's what I did with my R800i when I bought it. You just need to find the right firmware for your phone model (look in the development forum).
It's 2.3.4 that you want. Much better than 2.3.3.
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Here's FlashTool:
http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/

A-spice said:
OK, what I'm dealing with is an Xperia Play on 2.3.2 that has been flashed to the Cricket network. Now because of that, I can't get the official 2.3.3 update from Verizon. I noticed that Doomlords 1 click root doesn't work on this version of the play. I was wondering if there is ANY way to manually download the update to 2.3.3 without having to root? If I do need to root, what is the best method for my phone and what will I need to do to get it to 2.3.3?
Thanks in advanced for the help and the flames
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Just sent you a pm regarding root
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Yeah sorry, I should have been more informative on my phone. It is the 800x from Verizon but was never activated on the network. I bought it brand new and had it flashed to Cricket right then and there.
And thank you Pax for the PM, I will get to it tomorrow, just got off work and very tired lol.
(Also, thank you Danne =)

A-spice said:
Yeah sorry, I should have been more informative on my phone. It is the 800x from Verizon but was never activated on the network. I bought it brand new and had it flashed to Cricket right then and there.
And thank you Pax for the PM, I will get to it tomorrow, just got off work and very tired lol.
(Also, thank you Danne =)
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If you want 2.3.3, your kinda out on the cold, unfortunately there isn't a working copy of it available for a non-verizon/non-bootloader unlocked r800x... I can help you with root, but that's it...
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Well, as far as I know it still has the Verizon firmware on it since it still tries to connect to the verizon app store all the time. If all I need to do to get 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 is unlock the bootloader and root, I think I can do that with the normal 800x way unless there is an update to all of that to make it simpler.

Just be careful with what you try and read, alot...
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Thank. Currently I'm looking at the guide that Bin4ry put up on rooting and unlocking the boot loader. Would that be the way to go?

A-spice said:
Thank. Currently I'm looking at the guide that Bin4ry put up on rooting and unlocking the boot loader. Would that be the way to go?
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If I remember right, no. I think that bricks the r800x...
This one is for the r800x.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16308696&postcount=1
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Would it be possible to just flash it to 2.3.3 with flashtool without rooting?
(very sorry for all the noob questions. Only used to flashing the evo style phones and this seems like a whole new experience) I am currently trying to see if I can get the update from Verizon themselves but it's been sitting on the "checking for updates" screen for 30 min now. I know on Sprint, if you flash the phone to Cricket you can still get the Android update from their network, but it seems unlikely for Verizon. Essentially. what I want to do for now is just get the phone to 2.3.3 without rooting.

Verizon is a pain in the butt, if you do manage to get a download for it (not on your phone) please, find a way to upload it to mills in the dev section or anybody else working on a kernel for the R800x
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I was wrong, wotanserver.com does not have the kernel, unfortunately they say they do, but the don't have it on their program

Should I even attempt flashtool? I have seen some posting where it will work, but others have said it doesn't recognize their phone.

A-spice said:
Should I even attempt flashtool? I have seen some posting where it will work, but others have said it doesn't recognize their phone.
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umm... There isn't a flashable 2.3.3 for the r800x...
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OK, how can i get my kernel or firmware (whichever is needed) to the dev team to take a look at this?

A-spice said:
OK, how can i get my kernel or firmware (whichever is needed) to the dev team to take a look at this?
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Do you have the update file?
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OK good news. I was able to get it to 2.3.3 using SEUS. Saw that someone used it yesterday, and I can confirm that it is working. Took about 15 min total.

Help with root!!!

Hi all, I'm a newbie with HTC devices. I've just bought an HOX and I want to root it to move a file to make the battery last longer, and then to disable soft touch lights that always stay ON ( even with screen off ). Which guide can I use to root it without unlocking the bootloader ? If there's not, can I unlock the bootloader in an unofficial way ? I don't want to lose the warranty. Thank u all.

You cannot.

BenPope said:
You cannot.
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Really ? WTF!!! It's normal that soft keys's lights are always ON ? Even when the screen is OFF ? Lights are OFF only when the phone is switched off...
How can I disable lights without root ? I read some tricks but didn't work for me

No, that's not normal.
I meant you cannot root it without going through htcdev process.

Before you unlock the phone, make sure it's fault free firstly. Get those soft lights fixed.
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Hi all, I'm a newbie with HTC devices. I've just bought an HOX and I want to root it to move a file to make the battery last longer, and then to disable soft touch lights that always stay ON ( even with screen off ). Which guide can I use to root it without unlocking the bootloader ? If there's not, can I unlock the bootloader in an unofficial way ? I don't want to lose the warranty. Thank u all.
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Dude, you can't root without unlocking the bootloader (-:

Thank u all !
the htc warranty center in my country is very disappointing .. I have heard of many phones brought in for service and back with other more serious defects. So I would avoid to bring it there. I read around on the forum a way to get the temporary root, which disappears after restarting the phone. Could you kindly link me the guide? I would like to do an experiment and see if I can turn off these damn led of soft touch buttons with root.

hello.. i was rooted with clockwork recovery , and i flashed the stock one to update to jellybean. Now the superSU app is still there but the apps have no root privilages.What sould I do now? Thanx for your help

geomad said:
hello.. i was rooted with clockwork recovery , and i flashed the stock one to update to jellybean. Now the superSU app is still there but the apps have no root privilages.What sould I do now? Thanx for your help
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You should open another topic to talk about different issues. Thank u

I know... but I guess I sould be able to find this easly with the search button .. but I couldn't... so I am trying to keep a low profile, and get a random answer. I've done this before i just cant remember how...

[Q] Phone won't ring

Help
I have a weird issue with my One-X. Phone has original HTC ROM, works Ok, but it wont ring when I receive a phone call. It vibrates but won't ring.
I tried restarting the phone and it solved the problem for a while, but now I have the issue again. I restarted the phone again but it didn't work this time
Do you guys think it is a ROM or hardware problem?
I think may be updating the phone with a custom ROM may fix the problem, but I am not sure
What do you recommend?

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Is your bootloader locked?
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Is the bootloader still locked. If so make a backup with the app carbon and perform a factory reset from the bootloader !
Did you install any apps that might interfere somewhere ?
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davidk-il said:
I personaly prefer a custom rom on stock
Is your bootloader locked?
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Don't recommend a custom rom right away, even a stock rom should not give this kind of behaviour. And when he is still locked he has warranty. When he unlocks the bootloader, try a custom rom and it is a hardware issue with the speaker he is screwed because he voided the warranty !

I installed Avast! Mobile Security.. do you think it can cause this issue?

Well i would take out all possibilities, uninstall all apps that you installed lately, reboot and check again. Otherwise i recommend the factory reset from the bootloader menu

Mr Hofs said:
Is the bootloader still locked. If so make a backup with the app carbon and perform a factory reset from the bootloader !
Did you install any apps that might interfere somewhere ?
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Don't recommend a custom rom right away, even a stock rom should not give this kind of behaviour. And when he is still locked he has warranty. When he unlocks the bootloader, try a custom rom and it is a hardware issue with the speaker he is screwed because he voided the warranty !
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Yeah, you are right thats the reason I asked if his bootloader is still locked.
Its not a good advice to unlock bootloader when having a HW prob.
But if its already unlocked, why not try a custom rom?
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Well then its more wisely to cut away the comment about custom roms, because some people will take the advice as plain common and do it right away ! ...........and .......pooooof .....bye bye warranty

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My HOX does the same: for about three weeks it begun to rest in silence (especially mornings). Usually the reboot solves the silence-problem, but not always. Isn't it possible, that the phone has problem with the sound driver? Or the phone works otherwise than a pc?
The interesting thing is, that my father's HOS did the same, and he had to do a hard reset, to get the sound back on his phone.
Hope, that's only sw problem, and will be solved with the future update(s).
Any good adwise?

Yeah....do a factory reset from the bootloader menu
But you loose all apps and settings, so be careful !

Xperia z5 premium root access

Hellou! I am new here, but straight to the point! I just picked up a z5p and i wanna root it asap. I updated it to the latet update cus on yt there was some talking about the update, they said it fixes some overheating issues. How is the root developement going? Has anyone found a simple easy way? I really wanna switch to my z5p ,but if its not rooted no way. I have a rooted z3 and i simply cant have a phone without root. I am not a pro on android. Ive used ios for 5 years. Allways jailbroken, theres not a single thing i dont know about ios, thats one thing i cant say about android. I know alot more than the basics of rooting an android, but probably for most of the users here im a noob lol. So needing help asap! Thx to everyone who answers!! :good:

Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3255039

ZohabK said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3255039
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But mate heard that that can bootlooop your stuff..

masaforce said:
But mate heard that that can bootlooop your stuff..
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worked for me, no bootloop. but you need to unlock the bootloader first, there is a guide on sonys dev site just google it

ZohabK said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3255039
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claesr said:
worked for me, no bootloop. but you need to unlock the bootloader first, there is a guide on sonys dev site just google it
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Btw i heard that it will disable or make some sony features like lag or not work? And camera would be bad wtf but have u had any problems??

masaforce said:
Btw i heard that it will disable or make some sony features like lag or not work? And camera would be bad wtf but have u had any problems??
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I haven't tried this method.. I just posted it to answer your question.. Personally I wouldn't root using this method because I don't want to unlock my boot loader since you lose DRM-keys (TA Partition) and yes that will affect the low-light camera quality etc... Don't know about lag, but you'll definitely lose some of the premium feel....
If I was you and I didn't want to lose any of the things mentioned above, I would probably wait to see a new method to root without unlocking the bootloader. (Root for locked bootloader) that way you don't lose DRM KEYS and can make a backup of the TA Partition..

ZohabK said:
I haven't tried this method.. I just posted it to answer your question.. Personally I wouldn't root using this method because I don't want to unlock my boot loader since you lose DRM-keys (TA Partition) and yes that will affect the low-light camera quality etc... Don't know about lag, but you'll definitely lose some of the premium feel....
If I was you and I didn't want to lose any of the things mentioned above, I would probably wait to see a new method to root without unlocking the bootloader. (Root for locked bootloader) that way you don't lose DRM KEYS and can make a backup of the TA Partition..
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Lol i allready unlocked, there was simply no instructions for how to do it on a mac so i made everything up my self in 1hour 30mins as watching titanic lol.. Btw is there anyway to lock it again? Or will locking it fix any of the issues mentioned above? Yeah i would like to root with bootloader locked too but i wanna root asap.. But im waiting for androplus or someone to answer on that thread before i brick my 1000$ phone. And my camera is fine tho. It is great pics look better than before lol

ZohabK said:
I haven't tried this method.. I just posted it to answer your question.. Personally I wouldn't root using this method because I don't want to unlock my boot loader since you lose DRM-keys (TA Partition) and yes that will affect the low-light camera quality etc... Don't know about lag, but you'll definitely lose some of the premium feel....
If I was you and I didn't want to lose any of the things mentioned above, I would probably wait to see a new method to root without unlocking the bootloader. (Root for locked bootloader) that way you don't lose DRM KEYS and can make a backup of the TA Partition..
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By the way i was surprised that my phone factory resetted when i unlocked the bootloader. Sony dev site said nothing about a factory reset

masaforce said:
Lol i allready unlocked, there was simply no instructions for how to do it on a mac so i made everything up my self in 1hour 30mins as watching titanic lol.. Btw is there anyway to lock it again? Or will locking it fix any of the issues mentioned above? Yeah i would like to root with bootloader locked too but i wanna root asap.. But im waiting for androplus or someone to answer on that thread before i brick my 1000$ phone. And my camera is fine tho. It is great pics look better than before lol
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If you unlocked your bootloader then your DRM keys are lost forever.. And there is no way you can get that back even if you lock the bootloader again.. Everything mentioned earlier is lost forever and can't be accessed back ..

ZohabK said:
If you unlocked your bootloader then your DRM keys are lost forever.. And there is no way you can get that back even if you lock the bootloader again.. Everything mentioned earlier is lost forever and can't be accessed back ..
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So what? Where do I need those ****ty keys anyway lol, and camera quality looks better than ever :/

masaforce said:
So what? Where do I need those ****ty keys anyway lol, and camera quality looks better than ever :/
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I answered your question about getting everything back if you lock it again.. There's no need to be rude.

ZohabK said:
I answered your question about getting everything back if you lock it again.. There's no need to be rude.
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Im not rude? I just said that my experiene has not changed at all after unlocking bl

masaforce said:
By the way i was surprised that my phone factory resetted when i unlocked the bootloader. Sony dev site said nothing about a factory reset
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it says it very clear that you phone will be as it was shipped from the factory,and you should make backup before you unlock bl
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please answer me !

guys what do i lose if i UNBLOCK my bootloader..a lot of people are saying that i am going to face many things and my display (screen)is going to have flickers .
and btw if i just want root(to L mod speed and Lucky patcher) can i do that without unlocking the device ?

I believe you have to unlock the bootloader first and then root the device.
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tornido067 said:
guys what do i lose if i UNBLOCK my bootloader..a lot of people are saying that i am going to face many things and my display (screen)is going to have flickers .
and btw if i just want root(to L mod speed and Lucky patcher) can i do that without unlocking the device ?
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yus.. rooting is possible without BL unlock.
zenfone 2 ze551ml

tornido067 said:
guys what do i lose if i UNBLOCK my bootloader..a lot of people are saying that i am going to face many things and my display (screen)is going to have flickers .
and btw if i just want root(to L mod speed and Lucky patcher) can i do that without unlocking the device ?
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Use one click root method from a thread in general
Answers to all your questions are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
All u need is root
Root explorer and editing of some files then reboot
Bam u get L speed
Look in official post https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&s...EPK0UxnWJ04xeaTfQ&sig2=nBo8uLnCBw8iNP3dJOdOZQ

android lover 2000 said:
Use one click root method from a thread in general
Answers to all your questions are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
All u need is root
Root explorer and editing of some files then reboot
Bam u get L speed
Look in official post https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&s...EPK0UxnWJ04xeaTfQ&sig2=nBo8uLnCBw8iNP3dJOdOZQ
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so do i lose anything if i unlock ?i mean like sony devices ...am i going to lose fast charge ?or anything else ?

tornido067 said:
so do i lose anything if i unlock ?i mean like sony devices ...am i going to lose fast charge ?or anything else ?
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No
But, unlock if u are gonna use custom firmware, kernels or recoveries or else no need to do it
It is just for advanced use
Their are two ways to do it
1. Easy way from asus u loose update beacuse u will be blacklisted by them(no more ota's )
2. Not so easy way u loose nothing though
2.2. Someone made a bat file to make unlock bl easy just by one click search in xda the same way one click root
I Hope i helped you

quicksilver53 said:
I believe you have to unlock the bootloader first and then root the device.
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Sorry, my mistake. I realized later that you did not need to unlock bootloader unless installing custom kernels and such.
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