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Hi, I just bought a Xperia Arc and I'm fairly new to the Android system. I was wondering how I could customize it, I've heard rooting the device is the way to go. Could someone please explain in simple words how to do that. Just to let you know I've heard you have to unlock the bootloader first but I don't even know what that is so I'm a rookie. Thanks.
Well first off, there's a bunch of customizing that you can do without rooting. Wallpapers and ringtones are simple things. The biggest customizing comes from changing your launcher. The launcher controls your home screens and your app drawer. The default one is good but it's a little too slow for me. I use Launcher Pro (can get it from the market), but there are loads of other launchers. The beauty of Android is that you can try them all and pick the one that works the best for you. ADW is another fav launcher of these forums. Just do a search in the market for "launcher" and you'll get a bunch. Some are free, some aren't.
As for rooting, you don't need to unlock your bootloader to root. In fact, if you have a branded phone (i.e. Rogers,O2,AT&T, etc) you can't unlock your bootloader....but you can root. Do a search for Gingerbreak on the forum for inductions. The reason why you want to root is to give your self a little more control over the phone and allow for heavier customization. If you have a branded phone rooting allows you to uninstall some of the unwanted software that your provider puts on the phone, also know as bloatware.
If there's certain thing you want to customize try searching this forum. There's a good chance someone has has a post on it....and it'll prevent you from getting yelled at for posting a question that someone already has.
Android is awesome and is a modder's/customizer's dream. If you want a sample of done of the different things you can do go to the themes/apps section and look for the post titled "Post your screen shots" or something like that. It's amazing how the same phone can look and operate so differently.
-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
Thanks a lot, I tried the Launcher pro on my Atrix cuz Motoblur sucked. So since my phone was originally from Rogers and i unlocked it for Fido i shouldn't try to unlock the bootloader? I was thinking someone was gonna tell me to check another thread instead of posting one, but thanks for the tips. I'll keep working on the phone.
hey I AM also a owner of arc
i want to know is rooting will be available for 2.3.3 ?
abhisheak.bansal said:
hey I AM also a owner of arc
i want to know is rooting will be available for 2.3.3 ?
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yes but unlike the 2.3.2 of the arc, bootloader needs to be unlock first.
will custom roms will ever be released for arc?
abhisheak.bansal said:
will custom roms will ever be released for arc?
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it will, many talented developers here in xda are already working on it, just have patience.
animboo said:
it will, many talented developers here in xda are already working on it, just have patience.
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GOOD TO HEAR THIS
at last dev. comes to the party(arc)
but apart from Blagus who else is working?
H-TX said:
...So since my phone was originally from Rogers and i unlocked it for Fido i shouldn't try to unlock the bootloader?
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Because it was a branded phone you can't unlock the bootloader. Sony is only allowing unbranded phones to have their bootloaders unlocked. So unless someone find a way to hack the bootloader you'll have to live with regular root...assuming someone find a way to root 2.3.3. Right now only 2.3.2 is rootable.
-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
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GOOD TO HEAR THIS
at last dev. comes to the party(arc)
but apart from Blagus who else is working?
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Jerpelea is on the case with CM7
thanks im_iceman
is someone working on x recovery for arc?
good to hear positive news regarding arc
i am having trouble finding a thread on how to root and rom flash the "infotmic sawee10" if someone could help me out with a link or smething it would be much appreciated!!!!
gearhead3585 said:
i am having trouble finding a thread on how to root and rom flash the "infotmic sawee10" if someone could help me out with a link or smething it would be much appreciated!!!!
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flytouch 2 or 3? w/ android 2.2 right?
Solidus_n313 said:
flytouch 2 or 3? w/ android 2.2 right?
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shizznit! its for a friend.... its on 2.2 i kno that....
what other specs are needed?
she said its an "infotmic sawee10"..... from websurfing i found out its a clone of flytouch but that about it..... ppl @slatedroid are no help, all they do is delete my post...
i dont own one personally, but ive used a friends once or twice, and he asked me the same thing its relly difficult to pinpoint the model, but these are usually the differneces:
1. what color is the power light / Charge
2. does it vibrate on start up
3. any model info
4. WMT version, Can be found in setting about(if its a WonderMedia Technologies)
5. Download and use Android system info look at the memory (There are some vendors that fake the mem.)
6. look at the build.prop for any vendor info
EDIT** these instructions should help you root:
http://thebelv.altervista.org/Flytouch3/rooting/rooting_flytouch3.html
cool brah! thnx! ill get the spec asap! really appreciate the help!! ppl @ slatedroid were making me RAGE!! lolz
also, do you know the specs for screen resolution (1024x600 or 1024x576) and charger (9v or 5v)?
ok regardless of HW info, im 99% certain you have a KIRF, so your options are limited (read* non-existant ) for ROMS...
root wont be a problem, there are several methods. but the big issue is flashing roms over USB+mem stick(only gaurenteed method) has been known to cause more bricks than quality results with the SAWEE10/MERCURY...
i recommend ROOT + Titanium Backup (clear bloat) + System Panel/task killer (eliminate unnecessary processes) + New Launcher (your choice [or hers, whichever], its ALWAYS user preference ;P) to optimize the tablet.
ill PM you a bunch of links to help with these efforts and shed some light on this mess of a shadow tablet
Hey Gearhead I don't know what was happening with your post on my thread at SlateDroid. My last post to you however asked for specs on your tablet to make certain the firmware I have available in my roms section would work for her tablet. As Solidus mentioned, you really do run the risk of bricking because of the type of tablet you have. However, if you still intend to take the risk and flash, the usb flashing method is preferred over the IUW burning method as IUW is virtually almost irreversible unless you truly know what you're doing. On post 2 of my slate thread I go into great detail on root and bloat removal for improving your current system's performance. All the info you need is provided there in addition to what Solidus may have already provided to you. I know you have a bad taste in your mouth for that community now because you thought someone was deleting your post. However, I came up with that thread because I too could not find any info on my shadow of a tablet. If you look all over the internet you practically can't find device specific info for it.
Whether it's here on XDA, androidpassions, or SlateDroid, feel free to pm me and I will help you with what I can. Don't forget though that the people on that thread including myself have her tablet so all the problems she will face ahead will most likely been faced and overcome by them.
Thanks for providing a link to this XDA thread. Doing so may have further allowed me to assist you since you may not return to Slate.
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Hey Gearhead I don't know what was happening with your post on my thread at SlateDroid. My last post to you however asked for specs on your tablet to make certain the firmware I have available in my roms section would work for her tablet. As Solidus mentioned, you really do run the risk of bricking because of the type of tablet you have. However, if you still intend to take the risk and flash, the usb flashing method is preferred over the IUW burning method as IUW is virtually almost irreversible unless you truly know what you're doing. On post 2 of my slate thread I go into great detail on root and bloat removal for improving your current system's performance. All the info you need is provided there in addition to what Solidus may have already provided to you. I know you have a bad taste in your mouth for that community now because you thought someone was deleting your post. However, I came up with that thread because I too could not find any info on my shadow of a tablet. If you look all over the internet you practically can't find device specific info for it.
Whether it's here on XDA, androidpassions, or SlateDroid, feel free to pm me and I will help you with what I can. Don't forget though that the people on that thread including myself have her tablet so all the problems she will face ahead will most likely been faced and overcome by them.
Thanks for providing a link to this XDA thread. Doing so may have further allowed me to assist you since you may not return to Slate.
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wow, i miss people like you here on XDA
Solidus_n313 said:
wow, i miss people like you here on XDA
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Thanks Yeah this place has become a demanding :handouts now: type of place lately with people who will chastise you should you accidentally ask a question that was previously answered in some hidden grave deep within the thread lol. However there are still a lot of good people here. I support the Droid Incredible on xda along with all my mods and tweaks that are across platform, and then my tablet on slatedroid. I don't know what was happening to this new user's posts but it really set him off. I'm glad you were able to provide him some info. If you feel like exploring a new community bent on being "chastise free", look up AndroidPassions.com. ****Mods and Admins my post is in no way intended to pull members away from this site but rather offer another avenue for additional support of their device: ) ****
Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk
hahaha nice cover
ive been with xda for a LONG time, and delt with A LOT of trolls and useless blockheads who would rather you fix the problem than learn to fix it themselves with the help of others, hence the current state of XDA...people with more money than brains who think they deserve your hands on help becuase they figured out how to register to the forum
so i dont think ill ever actually leave permanantly, but ill say this, this isnt my first account :/
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Hey Gearhead I don't know what was happening with your post on my thread at SlateDroid. My last post to you however asked for specs on your tablet to make certain the firmware I have available in my roms section would work for her tablet. As Solidus mentioned, you really do run the risk of bricking because of the type of tablet you have. However, if you still intend to take the risk and flash, the usb flashing method is preferred over the IUW burning method as IUW is virtually almost irreversible unless you truly know what you're doing. On post 2 of my slate thread I go into great detail on root and bloat removal for improving your current system's performance. All the info you need is provided there in addition to what Solidus may have already provided to you. I know you have a bad taste in your mouth for that community now because you thought someone was deleting your post. However, I came up with that thread because I too could not find any info on my shadow of a tablet. If you look all over the internet you practically can't find device specific info for it.
Whether it's here on XDA, androidpassions, or SlateDroid, feel free to pm me and I will help you with what I can. Don't forget though that the people on that thread including myself have her tablet so all the problems she will face ahead will most likely been faced and overcome by them.
Thanks for providing a link to this XDA thread. Doing so may have further allowed me to assist you since you may not return to Slate.
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thanks neo!!! idk what happened over there... all i kno is that my post werent showing.... n i was getting heated.lol.
ill be keeping THIS thread up-to-date with all steps n issues if any!! appreciate the help!
Solidus_n313 said:
i dont own one personally, but ive used a friends once or twice, and he asked me the same thing its relly difficult to pinpoint the model, but these are usually the differneces:
1. what color is the power light / Charge
2. does it vibrate on start up
3. any model info
4. WMT version, Can be found in setting about(if its a WonderMedia Technologies)
5. Download and use Android system info look at the memory (There are some vendors that fake the mem.)
6. look at the build.prop for any vendor info
EDIT** these instructions should help you root:
http://thebelv.altervista.org/Flytouch3/rooting/rooting_flytouch3.html
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look at build.prop for vendor? where do i find this? about tablet?
spec info:
infotmic sawee10
power / charge light - red
vibrates on start-up - yes
loading screen number - 0.6.1.2(672)
settings->about device:
model number- sawee10
android version - 2.2 v2.1:#3925
baseband version - unknown
kernel version - 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #82
build number - frf858
got the link to "rooting flytouch3" thanks!!
android system info installed from market.
let me kno what else is needed!! thanks!
gearhead3585 said:
spec info:
infotmic sawee10
power / charge light - red
vibrates on start-up - yes
loading screen number - 0.6.1.2(672)
settings->about device:
model number- sawee10
android version - 2.2 v2.1:#3925
baseband version - unknown
kernel version - 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #82
build number - frf858
got the link to "rooting flytouch3" thanks!!
android system info installed from market.
let me kno what else is needed!! thanks!
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Yours vibtates? Hrrmmmmm.... that's interesting.. Hey my rooting method on slate is probably the simplest. I also included z4root as a direct download. Should be in post #2. Rooting with z4method can't screw it up
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Ok sounds great! And what about the rom flash to 2.3?? That's all good too then also??
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gearhead3585 said:
Ok sounds great! And what about the rom flash to 2.3?? That's all good too then also??
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It's not a real 2.3.. it's a 2.2 mutant lol it lies. I discourage your flashing of the roms mainly because yours came sawee and not tab10. Although the rom most likely will work, you run the risk or losing wifi.. even mine having been tab 10 even providing the correct drivers/firmware was unable to get the internal wifi functional again. So I purchased a $13 nano USB dongle and it works fantastic. Should you decide to take the risk, I would try the official ibex build on my page or the sawee build.
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ok cool. ill just do a theme upgrade with adw or something then, really appreciate the help guyz!!
Do you guys think the ICS update will make the interface of our Arc look like the one of Xperia S?
Because I was watching some demos and it looks incredible , especially the music player is way better than the stock one on Arc. I noticed that a certain user called FlamEmo managed to port the Xperia S theme to Arc, and it seems to be working alright, other than some bugs, so I assume there would be no problem such as "Arc is not powerful enough" or stuff like that, so SE really has no excuse not to give that interface (or an improved version of it, since XS has 2.3.7 right now) to every 2011 Xperia phone with ICS.
And my second question, can you tell me exactly what happens if you unlock the bootloader? And by that I mean, which features are lost, which limitations are introduced as soon as you unlock it?
Thanks in advance and have a nice day
Unlocking bootloader you will lose warranty, erase some sectors, hability to set custom kernels...
And yes, ICS will be equal to Xperia S, but when SE release and official rom, or XDA guys exchange a new ROm
About the bootloader unlock, I meant if it would cause me to lose some functionality on stock apps and stuff like that. I've heard the music widget, TrackID and some other stuff stops working if you unlock. Where can I find a complete list of things that stop working or change when you unlock the bootloader? I want to know because I'd like to try CM but obviously I can't without unlocking.
Also, if they really improve upon the S theme and bring it to every Xperia with ICS, that would be seriously awesome. Have they officially commented about that?
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About the bootloader unlock, I meant if it would cause me to lose some functionality on stock apps and stuff like that. .
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There are 2 things not working after unlocking:
TrackID (but keep in mind that there is already a market edition)
MusicLike in FB
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Have they officially commented about that?
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I haven't heard such stuff.
But I think SE/Sony will do their best (and that's always great, imo).
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There are 2 things not working after unlocking:
TrackID (but keep in mind that there is already a market edition)
MusicLike in FB
I haven't heard such stuff.
But I think SE/Sony will do their best (and that's always great, imo).
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Thanks man. I don't care about Facebook (I may be one of the very few on the planet that don't use it) or TrackID (actually, I liked it for identifying tracks over the radio, but I can live without that. I haven't tried the market version yet). What about bricking with updates? ICS is coming and I wouldn't like it if I could not update instantly, but I assume someone will make a flashtool flashable version quite soon. Can I update normally using SEUS even if I'm unlocked?
That would be all, and thanks.
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What about bricking with updates?
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Don't use any OTAs and it won't happen.
But either way there's a sticky thread in developement section.
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Can I update normally using SEUS even if I'm unlocked?
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After you relocked your BL, yess.
Hi All
I have searched but no Joy
Is it possible to remove / disable the tacky HTC Nav thats on the phone ?
Its rubbish and when you look up a contact rather than give the option to navigate to it, it opens the HTC nav ! which is only a free trial anyway ...
I want rid of it !
Please help
thanks in advance
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Hi All
I have searched but no Joy
Is it possible to remove / disable the tacky HTC Nav thats on the phone ?
Its rubbish and when you look up a contact rather than give the option to navigate to it, it opens the HTC nav ! which is only a free trial anyway ...
I want rid of it !
Please help
thanks in advance
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Surely I can't be the only one who wants to be able to select 'navigate to' in contacts and the phone choose google nav instead of the stupid cack HTC version.
Looks like I'll be rooting and custom romming after a few months then !
Flashing a custom ROM would be a great step in order to fully enjoy your HOX.
There are great ROMs on the forum (I recommend you take a look at Android Revolution HD. check my signature).
Most stable ROMs offer an improvement in terms of battery life as well as overall UI experience.
Happy flashing
xbiggyl said:
Flashing a custom ROM would be a great step in order to fully enjoy your HOX.
There are great ROMs on the forum (I recommend you take a look at Android Revolution HD. check my signature).
Most stable ROMs offer an improvement in terms of battery life as well as overall UI experience.
Happy flashing
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Cheers XbiggyL
just want to wait a few months til things settle, must be a way of getting rid of a non fully functional peice of bloatware:crying:
Install this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tw.kenshinn.htccalendarfilter
Rusty ... You are a geezer ! Great find many many thanks :thumbup:
knobbyhtccruise said:
Cheers XbiggyL
just want to wait a few months til things settle, must be a way of getting rid of a non fully functional peice of bloatware:crying:
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Once you delve in to the world of custom ROMs you can use ROM Cleaner to remove any application you don't wish to have, prior to flashing it.
Cheers
Hello everyone,
I have done quite a bit of research over the past few days but I am quite overwhelmed and confused, I thought I will post my questions here as I am now a proud owner of a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.
I ended up winning a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact from a work competition just the other day, before then I was using my iPhone 4 ever since it came out. I have never owned an Android device, I wish to root it mostly to theme the device. I have tried the Themer application in the Playstore which is fantastic in it's own right, but it doesn't let me create my own. I'm a huge Apple person and I ended up Jailbreaking all my iDevices so I wish to get some of that power out of my Android phone.
1. How harmful is it to root, unlock bootloader etc?.. I would imagine it is no different than Jailbreaking.
2. Am I able to store absolutely everything on the SD card when it comes to applications and tweaks?
3. Is it possible to remap the physical buttons to do other things?
4. I have came across Cyanogen quite a lot, is it stable and will I notice any speed issues compared to stock OS?
5. Is there a "Tweak store" of sorts to download all the extra stuff after rooting the device, similar to "Cydia" for iDevices?
I would really appreciate some assistance, I do apologize once again for being extremely new. It's just a little complicated when you hear there are so many versions of Android and rooting tools for individual devices!
Hi, I do not own the device but I've been in Sony and Android ecosystem for quiet long. So I can probably answer most of your questions.
1. Its not harmful at all! In fact since Sony devices don't get hard bricked you can't go wrong with it!
2. You can, once rooted! Ofc, you'll need mod of some kind.
3. Yup!
4. Speed issues? Probably not! But you might lose several functionalities, major one being the Camera quality. As Sony camera works as great as it is on stock only.
5. This forum is your tweak store.
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Hi, I do not own the device but I've been in Sony and Android ecosystem for quiet long. So I can probably answer most of your questions.
1. Its not harmful at all! In fact since Sony devices don't get hard bricked you can't go wrong with it!
2. You can, once rooted! Ofc, you'll need mod of some kind.
3. Yup!
4. Speed issues? Probably not! But you might lose several functionalities, major one being the Camera quality. As Sony camera works as great as it is on stock only.
5. This forum is your tweak store.
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Thanks for getting back to me very quickly. I did not know Sony devices cannot get hard bricked. So you're saying whatever I do to it software wise, I cannot not physically render the phone useless?
How bad is the camera quality once you root? is it very noticeable, are people trying to improve the quality?
I will definitely have browse this forum more, is there a particular place you would suggest or should I just stay in the Z1 Compact thread?
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Thanks for getting back to me very quickly. I did not know Sony devices cannot get hard bricked. So you're saying whatever I do to it software wise, I cannot not physically render the phone useless?
How bad is the camera quality once you root? is it very noticeable, are people trying to improve the quality?
I will definitely have browse this forum more, is there a particular place you would suggest or should I just stay in the Z1 Compact thread?
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I've been using Sony (ericsson) devices since forever and I can tell you you'll love it. About the brick - feel safe. Whatever goes wrong with the phone just flash the original stock FTF firmware via Flashtool and your phone is like new. It's not necessary to switch to CyanogenMod as Sony's firmware is very smooth and fast on our devices thanks to the hardware and the lower resolution. You can just root and install one of the stock based roms in the development section. No need to unlock and you can get 4K video and 120fps slow motion video without losing picture quality
Edit: You don't lose quality when you root. Sony uses bionz image processor which requires the bootloader to be locked to work. If you unlock your BL you will have pictures with colder colors (from my observations) and more noise since Bionz is not processing the shots.
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I've been using Sony (ericsson) devices since forever and I can tell you you'll love it. About the brick - feel safe. Whatever goes wrong with the phone just flash the original stock FTF firmware via Flashtool and your phone is like new. It's not necessary to switch to CyanogenMod as Sony's firmware is very smooth and fast on our devices thanks to the hardware and the lower resolution. You can just root and install one of the stock based roms in the development section. No need to unlock and you can get 4K video and 120fps slow motion video without losing picture quality
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No loss of picture quality, that's contradicting with what KyleSforza said. If something did go wrong with the device, and I flashed back to the original stock FTF firmware, will it leave traces of the root on my phone in case I had to send the handset back for warranty repair or anything?.. Also how does one obtain the original stock firmware, would that be in the development section or on Sonys website somewhere? Thanks so much!
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No loss of picture quality, that's contradicting with what KyleSforza said. If something did go wrong with the device, and I flashed back to the original stock FTF firmware, will it leave traces of the root on my phone in case I had to send the handset back for warranty repair or anything?.. Also how does one obtain the original stock firmware, would that be in the development section or on Sonys website somewhere? Thanks so much!
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Look my edited post, I have explained why picture quality gets bad. As long as you use stock based firmware on locked bootloader (BL) you will not lose quality. About the warranty - I think rooting does not drop it but unlocking the BL does. You need to read some of the threads in this section before doing anything. When you flash the FTF everything goes back to stock and you will lose the root. As long as you BL is locked and you are on stock firmware your warranty is not voided.
Edit: You can find FTFs in the development section as well
I am using CyanogenMod and it is obviously better than Sony stock ROM.. Just two issues I have faced on CyanogenMod.. Sound volume is very low and camera quality is also bad.. Except these two, everything is more stable than stock ROM..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact
1. How harmful is it to root, unlock bootloader etc?.. I would imagine it is no different than Jailbreaking.
Rooting is a bit more work than jailbreaking, because no simple one-click-method esists anymore/yet/at the moment. A rooted device allows you to modify EVERYTHING there is on your device (software wise). This naturally brings some dangers, such as losing all your data, or bricking it. As the posters above already stated, it is quite hard to do lasting damage to your phone. Overclocking and removing overheat protection might, but other than software-induced hardware damage, it is nearly imposible. Keep in mid that playing with partitions might require you to open the device to repair the software.
Additionally, rooting via Bootloader unlocking* removes Sony's DRM-Keys. This mainly stops Xreality and the Bionz image processor from working. it is possible to back up those keys, and i would recomend doing that. It complicates rooting a lot, but makes it possible to go back to a 100% stock phone if you ever want to. they are located in their own partition (TA). flashing another TA partition than your own will also cause your phone to be permanently broken.
2. Am I able to store absolutely everything on the SD card when it comes to applications and tweaks?
You should be able to, yes. I am however not sure how you mean that. Some tweaks like init.d scripts need to be in the system folder, as have some of the apps. It is certainly possible to have them elsewhere, but it will require some effort. Why do you want to have everything on the external memory?
3. Is it possible to remap the physical buttons to do other things?
Yes.
4. I have came across Cyanogen quite a lot, is it stable and will I notice any speed issues compared to stock OS?
CM is stable, yes. they have "Snapshot" builds, which are lightly quality tested (boots, features work as they should in most usecases, etc) and nightlies. Nightlies are builds that are generated automatically every night by a bot (3 actually) and are also quite stable. But it can happen that there are mayor bugs (not booting, stuff crashing left, right and center...), specially at the beginning of merging a nes Android release. rolling back to the last working FW will normally fix that.
Speed is normally faster because it has less bloatware.
5. Is there a "Tweak store" of sorts to download all the extra stuff after rooting the device, similar to "Cydia" for iDevices?
No. You have t find it yourself and sideloas the *.apk. Be careful with what you install. Stuff on the forum should be fine, because other able coders quite quickly raise awareness if something's not right. For Xposed there is a dedicated repo which you can access from the module itself.
there are so many versions of Android and rooting tools for individual devices!
This is the reason why there are device specific forums. Stay here for everything device-related. There are special forums for non-device-specific stuff as apps and certain tweaks.
I hope this celaned up some questions, if you still have some: read, read, read! learn, and do not be hasty in the beginning. Or just ask me...
oh, and:
coolkoushik07 said:
I am using CyanogenMod and it is obviously better than Sony stock ROM.. Just two issues I have faced on CyanogenMod.. Sound volume is very low and camera quality is also bad.. Except these two, everything is more stable than stock ROM..
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This can in no way be generalized like that. tastes are different, and everyone should decide by themselves.
coolkoushik07 said:
I am using CyanogenMod and it is obviously better than Sony stock ROM.. Just two issues I have faced on CyanogenMod.. Sound volume is very low and camera quality is also bad.. Except these two, everything is more stable than stock ROM..
Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact
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I don't see where CM is "obviously" better, stock ROMs lack functions but a rooted stock with Xposed is pretty close to some third party ROMs. As Coirpre already said, that's a matter of personal preferences. And CM is far from being more stable than any stock ROM. E.g., last time I tried CM and all ROMs based on it completely prevented using encryption because the sensors didn't work. Tethering's also still broken iirc, among several other things judging by the corresponding thread.
Iruwen said:
I don't see where CM is "obviously" better, stock ROMs lack functions but a rooted stock with Xposed is pretty close to some third party ROMs. As Coirpre already said, that's a matter of personal preferences. And CM is far from being more stable than any stock ROM. E.g., last time I tried CM and all ROMs based on it completely prevented using encryption because the sensors didn't work. Tethering's also still broken iirc, among several other things judging by the corresponding thread.
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tethering is working in cm latest nightly.. in stock rom there is over heating prob, notification sound stuttering prob, 'while playing hd games cant charge phone' bug, is that u call a stable rom? lol.. also i am getting better battery backup on cm... u must be a light user and u can only realize these issues on heavy usage..
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omegastarr said:
If you unlock your BL you will have pictures with colder colors (from my observations) and more noise since Bionz is not processing the shots.
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That's the first I have heard of this. Has anyone else confirmed this?
Well try it and see for yourself. A very detailed post was made in one of the z1 threads and the pictures were clearly showing that. I can't remember in which thread was that because it was more than a month ago.
coolkoushik07 said:
tethering is working in cm latest nightly.. in stock rom there is over heating prob, notification sound stuttering prob, 'while playing hd games cant charge phone' bug, is that u call a stable rom? lol.. also i am getting better battery backup on cm... u must be a light user and u can only realize these issues on heavy usage..
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Your reading comprehension is lacking, I didn't say there are no issues with stock ROMs.
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Your reading comprehension is lacking, I didn't say there are no issues with stock ROMs.
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read ur own text again.. ur 1st statement was, u cant see where cm is obviously better.. and u told that cm is not stable. then tell me a rom which is more stable.. ur common sense is also lacking lol..
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Iruwen said:
I don't see where CM is "obviously" better, stock ROMs lack functions but a rooted stock with Xposed is pretty close to some third party ROMs. As Coirpre already said, that's a matter of personal preferences. And CM is far from being more stable than any stock ROM. E.g., last time I tried CM and all ROMs based on it completely prevented using encryption because the sensors didn't work. Tethering's also still broken iirc, among several other things judging by the corresponding thread.
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coolkoushik07 said:
tethering is working in cm latest nightly.. in stock rom there is over heating prob, notification sound stuttering prob, 'while playing hd games cant charge phone' bug, is that u call a stable rom? lol.. also i am getting better battery backup on cm... u must be a light user and u can only realize these issues on heavy usage..
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Go playing somewhere else, this is not the topic of this thread!
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Well try it and see for yourself. A very detailed post was made in one of the z1 threads and the pictures were clearly showing that. I can't remember in which thread was that because it was more than a month ago.
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could you refind it for us? you know the title and the time, and which subforum it was. woud be much quicker than us scouring th forums
EDIT: Thanks! that really is interesting. I might have to relock the BL...
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Go playing somewhere else, this is not the topic of this thread!
could you refind it for us? you know the title and the time, and which subforum it was. woud be much quicker than us scouring th forums
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what are u talking about? Did u ever read what op asked about? Don't just pass a comment, read thread before posting such a comment.. You should note that this is not a place for trolling.. And u better learn urself how to avoid being off topic..
and yes my this post (just to reply you) is off topic and u r the reason for being off topic..
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Hi,
camera aside, cm is great. It has lots of customization options and as long as you don't use your phone as MAIN camera device this is the rom for you. However, if you use this 20mpix beast then don't bother with CM. The second someone manages to port stock camera or implement camera as good as stock, cm will win most of users. Again, final decision is up to the user.
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