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Hi all,
I recently got an Xperia play and so far I love it but I am running out of internal memory (it only has 380mb available for apps etc). I'm relatively new to android so please stick with me!
I read on a forum that you can partition a section of the SD card then use an app called "Link2SD" to use that partition as additional internal memory. As part of this you have to root the phone. I tried this and the software didn't work.
My main question is regarding rooting, is it worth doing? I'd heard that if you root your phone you risk bricking it and also you can't get future software updates. If that's true then I won't get ice cream sandwich in the next update.
So, can anyone advise me on if rooting is a good thing to do and if so, how do I do it? If not, do you know of any good ways to increase the internal memory that don't need rooting? I am already using the App2SD application which helps a bit but not enough as I've already moved all I can to the SD card in normal settings.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
It's REALLY worth it and you'd be super unlucky to brick or cause any damage by trying to root.
Use superoneclick. Really quick and simple.
Then Link2SD works fine (it needs root to work). You can move all of your apps across stopping the annoying messages about low memory.
Then when you get a bit more brave get titanium backup, backup everything.
Then google safe removal list xperia play xda and get rid of the sony bloatware you don't use. Will be like a new phone my friend. Enjoy your Play!
Thanks mate, I'm still torn if I want to risk it! Would it be OK with future software updates if I did root? How do I use the rooting program you mentioned, download it to my PC then just execute it with the phone plugged in? Sorry for all the questions, I know nothing of the internal workings of android! Thanks
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Superoneclick is a program you run on your PC. Literally one click with your phone connected and you're rooted. There are practically no risks involved at all.
You'll still be able to update OTA if you don't uninstall any stock apps. ICS will be available for FlashTool when it's released anyway so I wouldn't worry about that
Sounds good, I've already got instructions for a program to partition the SD card and for link2sd. I'll give it a go! I'm assuming the stock apps will be the ones not on the safe list? Can I still move games that came preinstalled? Thanks for all your help, it's much appreciated!
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Basically don't uninstall any app that is installed to /system/app if you want OTA
This is irrelevant anyway since ICS won't come OTA. You'll have to use FlashTool or SEUS
hi !
When you are rooted ! uninstall those crap stock app list with Titanium backup (from market),
Warning ! It need root !
link to the list of safe removal app :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046699
See ya
do you know if there's an app to unroot my phone? I'll probably do the partition thing, remove the apps I don't need then unroot the phone again. Any ideas? Thanks
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wildone277 said:
do you know if there's an app to unroot my phone? I'll probably do the partition thing, remove the apps I don't need then unroot the phone again. Any ideas? Thanks
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Perhaps superoneclick does unroot as well (can't remember and not near a pc. But you don't need to unroot. Keeping root does no harm. If you're thinking about warranties then it's pointless as you'll have missing apps etc when you send it away.. Again though, root does no harm and you can quickly flash a stock xperia rom (they're linked in a thread here and all listed on xperiagamer website) should you need to send the phone for repair
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wildone277 said:
do you know if there's an app to unroot my phone? I'll probably do the partition thing, remove the apps I don't need then unroot the phone again. Any ideas? Thanks
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Link2sd needs root access to run. If you remove root you won't be able to use Link2sd anymore
ah ok, you can tell I'm new to all this stuff can't you?!
Thanks!
How come ICS won't be coming as an OTA update? I'd read that it was being released in April for the Play?
I may need to pick your brains about how to get hold of ICS when it's released then!
Is there an equivalent to super one click for macs or will I be forced to use my 2009 eepc?
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I have uninstalled the apps, using titanium backup...but I think the data is still there cause the space has not improved...
Superoneclick will work on the .62 firmware as well right? ..
I let the phone do a software update and I thought I read somewhere that the .62 cannot be rooted.. please tell me I'm wrong..
this low internal memory is so freaking annoying
Hi all,
I think I've finally got all the info I need, just need to make the decision of which way to go now!
I found a hack that you can use to send apps to the SD card without rooting:
http://www.bongizmo.com/blog/moving-all-android-apps-to-sdcard-apps2sd-froyo/
but I'm more nervous of hacking that rooting because at least there is lots of guidance on rooting for novices like myself! What do you reckon? To root or not to root, that is the question!
I was thinking, now that my SD card will be taking the brunt of the apps data etc, is it possible to exchange the 16gb card I got with the phone for a standard 32gb micro sd to expand the capacity? I'm concerned that if I do this, links between the phone and SD card might not work anymore.
Thanks
Can anyone please confirm that superoneclick works with the xperia play, android version 2.3.4? If so, which version? I've downloaded v2[1].3.3 and I'm ready to take the plunge. Thanks
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I'm afraid I'll need step by step instructions for rooting my play, I can't get it to work. I downloaded superoneclick and tried to execute it and it just closed itself. Do I need to install SDK whatever that is? I have no idea what I'm doing! Please help!
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wildone277 said:
I'm afraid I'll need step by step instructions for rooting my play, I can't get it to work. I downloaded superoneclick and tried to execute it and it just closed itself. Do I need to install SDK whatever that is? I have no idea what I'm doing! Please help!
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Are you running as admin?
If you can't get it to work try DoomLord's Easy Rooting Toolkit - don't have a link as I'm on my phone but it should be easy enough to find
Michealtbh said:
Are you running as admin?
If you can't get it to work try DoomLord's Easy Rooting Toolkit - don't have a link as I'm on my phone but it should be easy enough to find
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just tried it, i just get "cannot find the path specified" on each line, I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong! Does it need to be in media transfer mode? Here's what I did:
Downloaded the Zip file and extracted all the files into a folder.
Turned on USB debugging and unknown sources
Connected the phone via USB and skipped the prompt to open the phone folders
Executed the "run me.bat" file
Pressed any button as prompted
What am I doing wrong?
So.. hello! this is my first thread as you can see and i gome some question that stop me from rooting my verizon xperia play ( wich i think its called r800x ), mine is the CDMA version.
Btw, my phone has 2.3.2 and atm i cant update, Already read the sticky on r800x , but just want to confirm..
so basically i found that SuperOneClick does the job, so here are some questions:
i dont want custom roms on my cellphone i just want to remove verizon apps and those stuff, and also install titanium. BUT!
1.- if i root my phone, and uninstall the verizon apps, what will happen if i need to do a factory reset,will it crash ir brick since it cant find those apps?
2.- am i right? SuperOneClick does the job using the zergrush xploit?
Thats all for now! thank you guys!
If you do a factory reset in the phone, all that does is clear your personal info from every nook and cranny possible in your phone. It doesn't actually try to find all the apps, iirc, it just wipes everything it can find.
Superoneclick worked for me on 2.3.3, so I'm sure it'll work on 2.3.2, as well.
ScarletDreamz said:
So.. hello! this is my first thread as you can see and i gome some question that stop me from rooting my verizon xperia play ( wich i think its called r800x ), mine is the CDMA version.
Btw, my phone has 2.3.2 and atm i cant update, Already read the sticky on r800x , but just want to confirm..
so basically i found that SuperOneClick does the job, so here are some questions:
i dont want custom roms on my cellphone i just want to remove verizon apps and those stuff, and also install titanium. BUT!
1.- if i root my phone, and uninstall the verizon apps, what will happen if i need to do a factory reset,will it crash ir brick since it cant find those apps?
2.- am i right? SuperOneClick does the job using the zergrush xploit?
Thats all for now! thank you guys!
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If you root your phone and uninstall all the vz bloat, I would suggest doing a data wipe because of the cache/dalvik cache left behind and re gain the extra internal space, your phone will NOT brick if you delete those apps and data wipe.
And you are correct, super one click will do the job!
I would update to 2.3.3 though, it is much better then 2.3.2, How come you cant update?
how to hard reset R800x?
i couldnt find anyway to hard reset this device , its got pattern lock and cant get inside the device , any idea please . i tried this ( right button-left button-power release after sony ericson logo displays on screen , that does nothing to device , any other solution please post and thanks in advance ,
ScarletDreamz said:
So.. hello! this is my first thread as you can see and i gome some question that stop me from rooting my verizon xperia play ( wich i think its called r800x ), mine is the CDMA version.
Btw, my phone has 2.3.2 and atm i cant update, Already read the sticky on r800x , but just want to confirm..
so basically i found that SuperOneClick does the job, so here are some questions:
i dont want custom roms on my cellphone i just want to remove verizon apps and those stuff, and also install titanium. BUT!
1.- if i root my phone, and uninstall the verizon apps, what will happen if i need to do a factory reset,will it crash ir brick since it cant find those apps?
2.- am i right? SuperOneClick does the job using the zergrush xploit?
Thats all for now! thank you guys!
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1.If you do go back to stock, flash the stock ft ( in the Dev section)
2. Indeed it does. Make sure you get 2.3.3, root it, get cwm for locked bootloader ( there's a thread in the dev section ),and get Cola ROM. It is so fast, and has no Verizon apps. Plus, its for locked boot loaders!
I'm running it right now, and it is great! Also, make sure you make a backup of stock 2.3.3 before flashing Cola.
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Hey, I have an xperia play 800i and am wanting to no the best way to get the most out of my phone, I was just wondering whats the best things to do to it? Like what have you xperia play users done to to it? What are the must haves any help is appreciated, thanks.
I have my play rooted. It was the one click way I think.
unlock your bl.
flash doomlords kernel
overclock it
additional:
create ext3 partition on sd card for link2sd to increase your internal memory
Thanks but without the links to what your talking about, I dont no what your really talking about, thanks for replying tho.
I good place to start out would be to root you phone, instructions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859
From there, you can decide if you want to unlock your bootloader and flash custom ROMs.
As I mentioned above I have my phone rooted, thanks anyway.
i think that's a good question.
i remember having the same thought when i picked up my wife's phone to 'do up'
anyways you need to first check out all the various gingerbread/ICS roms in the development section.
see if you are happy with stock or would like a little 'difference'
do note that compared to stock there are always chances of a few bugs which you definitely can live with.
next or alternately i would suggest you check out all the emulators & games out there.
it's a play, so that's probably the first thing you would want to do
am guessing you new to this, so do a LOT of reading in this section, the Q&A section and the dev section... am sure you'll soon find more than enough ways to get the most off your phone.
enjoy
Yea im pretty new to this, ive rooted it and tried a few scripts thats it, ive been reading thru threads for bout 2hrs ha, theres loads of different stuff. I use my phone a lot so if I overclock it what would be safe? Or should I even overclock it? What have you done to your phone?
I've searched for answer for these questions but have found nothing definitive. My son just got the ATT version of the Xperia Play - r800at - with build 3.0.1.B.0.285. I know I need to downgrade it using flashtool to 3.0.1.B.0.270 in order to root it.
Question 1) will he lose any of his data like contacts, downloaded Sony Pocket games, saved games, etc. in the downgrade process?
Question 2) does rooting affect the ability to access the Sony PlayStation Pocket apps downloading from Sony? In other words does the phone still have full gaming functionality after rooting? Can Sony/ATT even tell if the phone's rooted?
In the future we may also unlock the bootloader, so two more questions about that...
Question 3) similar to question 2, but does unlocking the bootloader affect access to Sony apps?
Question 4) if we choose to install a custom rom do they fully support the Sony apps as well?
Thanks in advance.
BakaNeko59 said:
I've searched for answer for these questions but have found nothing definitive. My son just got the ATT version of the Xperia Play - r800at - with build 3.0.1.B.0.285. I know I need to downgrade it using flashtool to 3.0.1.B.0.270 in order to root it.
Question 1) will he lose any of his data like contacts, downloaded Sony Pocket games, saved games, etc. in the downgrade process?
Question 2) does rooting affect the ability to access the Sony PlayStation Pocket apps downloading from Sony? In other words does the phone still have full gaming functionality after rooting? Can Sony/ATT even tell if the phone's rooted?
In the future we may also unlock the bootloader, so two more questions about that...
Question 3) similar to question 2, but does unlocking the bootloader affect access to Sony apps?
Question 4) if we choose to install a custom rom do they fully support the Sony apps as well?
Thanks in advance.
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I think this method works with your stock software: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/15622
You will not lose any data with this method and your other questions are answered in the link.
If this was helpful, please click the 'thanks' button. =)
None of the "standard" rooting apps work on the .285 version. That's why I need to downgrade to the .270 version. But my son wants to make sure he won't lose anything...
BakaNeko59 said:
None of the "standard" rooting apps work on the .285 version. That's why I need to downgrade to the .270 version. But my son wants to make sure he won't lose anything...
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Once you downgrade you will het a fresh system. Now, assuming you bought all your apps legally, all your apps are tied to your google account so after downgrading you can just go to the market > my apps > then go to all apps. Rooting will not affect anything I believe besides making your phone amazing.
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Yea, you should be able to restore everything because it gets synced online if you have auto-sync on. Flashing the rom will delete everything except your personal files on the mem. card.
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The Sony apps like Playstation Pocket, Xperia Play Launcher, etc... should work properly as long as you're on a stock Sony Rom.
Rooting only gives you the ability to access areas of the phone that are not accessible under normal conditions. For example, with root you can delete the useless crapware that most vendors install on a phone.
Yes Sony and ATT will be able to tell if you are rooted and also if your bootloader is unlocked. However, you can reinstall the original firmware if need be unless you totally kill the phone, so it's generally not a problem.
Finally, support for different apps, primarily games, will vary from one custom ROM to another, so you will just need to experiment. Most often, the games will work, but the gamepad or the touchpads may not. If you are using a ROM based on Gingerbread, this is less likely.
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ive been searching for a threat of how to downgrade, but didn't found anything, any clue?
Hey , Sorry I am a bit new to xda (noob ) please dont be too hard on me. SO i had a few questions if someone could be kind enuf to answer ..
Model - R800a , Build - 4.0.2.A.0.42 , Andriod 2.3.4 , Baseband - 8x55A- AAABQMAZM-203028D-56
1. I was looking that there are 2-3 different ways to root the xperia play - super one click , flash tool or doomlord root kit... which one is easier or safer and which one should i use ?
2. Do I need to Unlock the Bootloader ? Also How to unlock the bootlader ? I came across this link unlockbootloader . sonymobile . com ... Is this the way to go to unlock the boot loader or is there another simpler way ?
3. Also main reason for me to Root the play is because internal memory is too less with all the bloatware.... I did came across some tutorial which explained how to partition the memory card etc. but i cant find it now any link regarding that will be helpful.
4. Also I am confused as to what is correct sequence of doing these steps is... Root ,Unlock Bootloader,Partition Memory,flash new Kernel,Flash Rom ?
5. Finally All I want to do with my rooted phone is Remove bloatware, Increase internal memory , ability to overclock and Get best gaming performance.... I would prefer Jb but i am not too fussed even if I have to use Gb.. So can u please recommend which kernal and ROm to go for ?
Tnx ,
This thread may help although I'm not sure since I have an R800i and it might not be the same for the R800a:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836530
To free up some storage space, you could move everything to the SD card after rooting or use link2SD
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You can't root the stock 2.3.4 version, you will need to flash version 2.3.3 or this enhanced 2.3.4 version.
Use the link from the post above and follow the "flash a ftf" guide to flash it. Then follow the root guide.
To solve your issue with low memory. There are many ways to deal with it, but I like using the program LBE Security Master, it can do things such as move apps to sdcard, remove system apps, and prevent apps from autostarting.