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Anyone knows how to root xperia arc build 4.0.a without having to unlock bootloader?

anyone please, do you have an idea?
i have the latest version, and i want a way to root it
tanks in advance for answers

NO. As stated on numerous threads.

You'll have to wait for the OTA update which is rolling out. thanhss in another thread said that he did receive the update for his Neo and he retained root.

xtacy! said:
You'll have to wait for the OTA update which is rolling out. thanhss in another thread said that he did receive the update for his Neo and he retained root.
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And as said in the other thread, that is for the Neo, Arc users are told to update using PC Companion, which means you lose root.

Yup, I did mention that it was for the Neo but it does support the fact that in the near future, the arc too would get the OTA update. So let's keep our fingers crossed. LOL!

Its seems same question is repeating itself in new threads all day long.

Of course, everyone is eager to get the latest firmware. But why, oh why, can't they use the Search??

xtacy! said:
Yup, I did mention that it was for the Neo but it does support the fact that in the near future, the arc too would get the OTA update.
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Makes you wonder why Arc users are asked to use PCC then.

LOL! We be scapegoats for them? Just kidding but it's normal that the PCC version comes out before the OTA.
Perhaps it's just the whim and fancy of the all-knowing guys over at SE

Thank you guys
but i wthink arc will never get the OTA update, cuz neo was even more developed before this final version, that is ow se is

saw someone post hk version got ota update, u could flash back to 2.3.2 (hk version)+ gingerbreak it, then do ota
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Root Xperia ARC mit lock bootloader 4.0.A.2.368
1. Flash: LT15i_3.0.A.2.184_UK GENERIC.ftf (mit x10 FlashTool)
2. Root: mit GingerBreak
3. Update: via WIFI zur neusten Version (4.0.A.2.368)
Super Userrechte genießen....
danke

yup it works, tried it a few days ago

xtacy! said:
So let's keep our fingers crossed. LOL!
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Looks like it worked.

[Q] update?

can someone please tell me how to update from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 i plug my xperia play 4g into se pc companion and it says my phone is up to date even though other people are running the newest update please im sick of the 2.3.3 and i know the updaye is soo much better please how can i update it?

toxicpaulution said:
can someone please tell me how to update from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 i plug my xperia play 4g into se pc companion and it says my phone is up to date even though other people are running the newest update please im sick of the 2.3.3 and i know the updaye is soo much better please how can i update it?
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If your phone is branded, you have to wait for your network provider to release there version of the firmware. Only other way is to use flashtool to flash the 2.3.4 firmware.

AndroHero said:
If your phone is branded, you have to wait for your network provider to release there version of the firmware. Only other way is to use flashtool to flash the 2.3.4 firmware.
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That's what I did. Simple as can be. No AT&T bloat ware either. Just backup whatever games you want to keep from the AT&T rom first so you can reinstall them after flashing.
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[Q] Can anyone post to root 4.0.4 kernel the OneClick way? [Arc S]

Need help regarding my Arc S
i am on locked bootloader 4.0.4 ics. I dont want to unlock bootloader and do any fast boot mode, cwm or to remain in 4.0.3 kernel with skipping 4.0.4 kernel while flashing to 4.0.4 full update, then flashing 4.0.4 individually later way , etc ...
I understand both 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 kernel version are same but still 4.0.4 isn't rootable the old Root Exploit One Click way, which was used for 4.0.3 . So definately there could be some difference mayb better battery performance, they would have locked to not be able to root the old way and something new is needed for it? i mean they maybe would have just modified the same kernel version...
so please would highly appreciate anyone's help if one can provide me root 4.0.4 kernel the One Click way .
Regards

did u try this ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957

arpith.fbi said:
did u try this ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957
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That's exactly what he said he DIDN'T want to do. LOL!
@shantusingh, there is no other way currently known to root 4.0.4 other than the steps you mentioned in your first step.
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2

xtacy! said:
That's exactly what he said he DIDN'T want to do. LOL!
@shantusingh, there is no other way currently known to root 4.0.4 other than the steps you mentioned in your first step.
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
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thanks for understanding and for letting me know, though hope one simple way comes out soon..
my basic idea is as like many others, we try different generic and in end we would only want our generic to be running when it officially comes because maybe we get less bloatware, better performance or could be anything..
so i want when i get 4.0.4 update then i cleanely update with root one click way... to get everything my generic with root in the end, even if other generic's kernel verison,etc be the same...
So i am counting on the genius devs here!
if we don't get root one click way for 4.0.4, then my other idea is i will officially update 4.0.4 via pc camp when it comes to india .. and when i get it i will check it with the 4.0.3's kernel version screenshot that i will already save to pc. So if they will be the same.... i will then only flash 4.0.3's kernel then will root my phone the old one click way ....
after that then will flash my phone with 4.0.4's kernel from 4.0.4 update ftf which was leaked on xda as i wont mind flashing other generic if everything matches. So i then will get it confirmed everything from stock that what i got in my region was the same aswell i didn't missed anything and will in end have stock 4.0.4 with stock 4.0.4 kernel(of other generic, but if version and everything will be same so can say indian kernel aswell) rooted! this way. Will do all this only if root one click simple way isn't developed for 4.0.4
Hope people understood what i am tring to explain the logic, it is very complex and absurd but all in the end all i am asking is to get same simple way to root 4.0.4 in the end

xtacy! said:
That's exactly what he said he DIDN'T want to do. LOL!
@shantusingh, there is no other way currently known to root 4.0.4 other than the steps you mentioned in your first step.
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
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the title of the thread said so..so i directed him to that thread..

arpith.fbi said:
the title of the thread said so..so i directed him to that thread..
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thank you arpith.fbi for that, but i have already done that even before that thread was posted..
so no prob just hope its ur wish that u still find the easy way out as i asked n i would ofcourse appreciate the same...

wait for few days...updated oneclick root will come..

arpith.fbi said:
wait for few days...updated oneclick root will come..
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yes i am waiting, i'll be glad if you or anyone will update me about it... as if i be unaware of it being posted somewhere
Regards

@Ardith.fbi,
Didn't you say it was possible to get your hands on the Generic World from your contact at Sony India over the weekend? Any luck regarding that?
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2

xtacy! said:
@Ardith.fbi,
Didn't you say it was possible to get your hands on the Generic World from your contact at Sony India over the weekend? Any luck regarding that?
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
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I am not in Blore dude..will be going back dere only on thursday..

NTT Docomo SO-02C Acro & Xperia Arc ICS update compatibility question

Hi all,
After searching the forums for a while I've found no solution to my question .. so I hope this thread won't be a duplicate but if it is, please link me to the original one.
My phone: NTT Docomo Xperia Acro (SO-02C) from Japan
Currently rooted using Gingerbread 2.3
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9.perf
[email protected]#1
Build number: 4.0.1.C.1.9
I wanted to apply the official ICS update that was for the Xperia Arc using the manual method by flashing it in CWD but, because the Xperia Arc is the model below mine there's a few functions that's added on so I'm worried about the compatibility with the hardware after I apply it (if I can).
I checked kernel version and build number for the Japanese Arc (screenshot of system info: http://www.chaoticshore.org/blog/image/screenshot.png )
I noticed the kernel and build number is the same but the rest isn't (because this Arc in the picture is Android 2.3.3, but my Acro is 2.3.4) so the baseband version is also different.
If I attempt to apply the update to my Acro, should ICS still be compatible?
What are the chances of it bricking if I try to flash the ICS rom into my phone?
Also, I'm aware I may lose the dedicated built in functions like infrared transmission & oneSeg.
Thanks!

I feel like I should reply, even though I don't really know the answer. But from what I have heard, arc firmware will not work on the arco. If I was you, I would not try it. Hasn't docomo pushed an ICS update yet?
If not, the best advice, never buy a Japan only phone if you want to mod it!
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Do you have the FTF for this phone? I tried the upgrade and it didnt work, now stuck at xperia screen even after ftf the original matched docomo ftf.

I managed to upgrade/flash a combined Lt18i and docomo .9 ics to get an upgraded 4.0.3 android posted the instructions i found on some vietrnamese forum

ComradeZ said:
Do you have the FTF for this phone? I tried the upgrade and it didnt work, now stuck at xperia screen even after ftf the original matched docomo ftf.
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Use SEUS to recover phone.
僕のLT18iから送られてきた

toprekmusic said:
I managed to upgrade/flash a combined Lt18i and docomo .9 ics to get an upgraded 4.0.3 android posted the instructions i found on some vietrnamese forum
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Worth to try,

popthosegaskets said:
Use SEUS to recover phone.
僕のLT18iから送られてきた
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Says there is no downloads for my phone.
Late necro update. lol

[Q] Ion LT28i, anyone got 6.2.B.0.211 through SUS yet?

Hello everyone,
I ve updated my fiancée LT28h with JB a few weeks ago (although I needed to tweak the build.prop with an appropriate CDA), but none the less, I ve had it for a while.
My LT28i on the other hand is still waiting on JB... although it was certified by PTCRB more than 20 days ago...
Most importantly, I don't have the time nor inclination to start over with a clean slate, so flashing is not an option, I want a native Sony update...
Did anyone anywhere received this update on their LT28i?
If yes, can you please post your CDA?

Why don't you just take the FTF and get it up using Flashtool?
Powered by GSR with Android 4.1.2 on the board.

Gallardo994 said:
Why don't you just take the FTF and get it up using Flashtool?
Powered by GSR with Android 4.1.2 on the board.
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I use the phone for work, and cannot run ANY risk of data loss, for compliance reasons...
Native SUS/PC companion update is reliable enough to work within these security requirements.
I much prefer doing it via SUS, thus I am looking for the CDA of phones that already got the update (if any)

Bump!
Anyone?