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[Q] Rooting and carrier warranty

I need your help guys,
just got my Xperia ARC and i wanted to root it by this guide and i have a few questions:
i bought the phone from an Israeli carrier (pelephone if its matter) so in the guide i need to change the carrier firmware to the original firmware and i wander if it will void the warranty. also is there any way to change back the firmware after the change, if so then how? i searched and i couldn't find anything...
thanks ahead

The thing with Rooting a phone, is that you can root your phone and still the ¨stock¨ Arc is untouched after you have unrooted.
The flashing and rooting dont break the warranty by it self.
If you change from locked bootloader to unlocked.. The warranty is removed.
Easiest way to root is:
*Download*
3.0.A.2.181 Generic World: http://www.mediafire.com/?​y9s73andrl4bllc
*Use Flashtool to Flash .181*
Flashtool: http://www.multiupload.com​/7H4JT35B6G
*Use Gingerbreak after you flashed back*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1044765
*After it have rebooted and active, go to settings and do a OTA over wireless.
This way you keep your Arc locked, nothing good comes from unlocking the bootloader yet.

Nepturion said:
nothing good comes from unlocking the bootloader yet.
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That's not entirely true. You've got custom ROMs being developed; over-clock kernel just released, Recovery and what not.
Unlocking the bootloader is personal choice. I may not unlock my bootloader just yet but I can't deny that with improvements being shown, it's an increasingly tempting option. LOL!

[Q] R800a can not OTA update or enter fastboot, root problems? mode.

I recently purchased a R800 from someone on Craigslist. The phone is already rooted, permanantly I think since it is rooted after doing a factory restore. It is not sim locked, I believe its factory unlocked.
I tried to do the OTA update, which downloads, but fails to install. It appears to get about 3/4 of the way done, reboots and gives me an "update failed" message.
I wanted to unlock the boot loader, I got the unlock key from SE. I must of tried 10 times to get the phone to boot into fastboot mode, it NEVER does it. It simply boots up normally. I even got an app that makes it easy to reboot into restore or fastboot modes (just click an option and it reboots), however just like before the phone simply reboots normally. I even did a factory restore prior to trying the update... no go.
Should I try to remove the root access? Is this what is giving me all the problems. I was able to successfully install root explorer and titanium backup and both of those programs worked fine.
R800i, Android 2.3.3, Kernel 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected] #1, Build number 3.0.1.A.0.145
Edit: Title should be "Can not OTA or enter fastboot mode, root problems?"

Is your phone sim locked? Sim locked phones need to be unlocked before able to unlock bootloader or fast load. After you unlock bootloader make sure you never ota update.
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Your phone has a locked bootloader and a factory lockout on fastboot.
Best advice to you is flash the r800a world generic 2.3.2 root it with gingerbreak then ota update. Use a program called wontanserver as its super easy.
Dont get anyone to remove your factory locks on fastboot until you read tons of threads on these fourms from the last couple months.

Ok, lets see....
Deoxlar said:
"Is your phone sim locked? Sim locked phones need to be unlocked before able to unlock bootloader or fast load. After you unlock bootloader make sure you never ota update."
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My phone is the R800a. It was my understanding that this phone was never locked (factory unlocked). It came in an official Sony Ericsson box and has no carrier branding on it what-so-ever. It was not purchased through a carrier. It does have a weird stock data APN called "Telekila"?!?!?
sdlaurin said:
"Your phone has a locked bootloader and a factory lockout on fastboot.
Best advice to you is flash the r800a world generic 2.3.2 root it with gingerbreak then ota update. Use a program called wontanserver as its super easy.
Dont get anyone to remove your factory locks on fastboot until you read tons of threads on these fourms from the last couple months."
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Doesn't wontonserver require credits to run? How expensive does this get?
I didn't know the phone could have a factory lock on the bootloader. I did go to the SE website where you get the unlock key and it was successful in giving me a key... Well I shouldn't exactly say "successful", it did give me a key code to use if and when I can unlock the bootloader, weather or not that code is actually legit remains to be seen. I'm a bit skeptical now since you said the phone is bootloader locked from the factory. I though SE was allowing their phones to be unlocked. I recently unlocked my Motorola Atrix and was expecting to do the same with this phone.
Thank you guys for the advice. I love this phone so far but I can't wait to get a custom rom on it

It uses credits but they are free.
There are currently 2 gentlemen on these forums that can remove your fastboot locks and unlock your bootloader.
Have a look for thier threads on this matter

I would like to have this done now, so gentlemen, whomever is able to do this please message me and we can work something out. Im dieing to get a new rom on this awesome phone/game console.
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If you need help with unlocking your phone contact Alejandrissimo he does Unlocks

I flashed the r800a world generic 2.3.2 rooted it with gingerbreak then ota updated.I get the same thing as DMpire , reboots and gives me an "update failed" message.
Is this because I removed some of the stock apps that came on the phone after it was rooted? Anyone know about this?
Does it matter if the SD card is mounted or not?

Removing stock apps then trying to ota isnt going to happen. Reflash, root, ota, then remove your stock apps

Is there any easy way to do this? can I reflash it as it has a locked bootloader, or do I have to get the bootloader unlocked?

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I would like to have this done now, so gentlemen, whomever is able to do this please message me and we can work something out. Im dieing to get a new rom on this awesome phone/game console.
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
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Christian6809 said:
Is there any easy way to do this? can I reflash it as it has a locked bootloader, or do I have to get the bootloader unlocked?
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Add me to gtalk pals: alejandrissimo[at]gmail.com

Google wontanserver its free

Android 8.1 with unlocked bootloader, update to Pie? What can I expect

I did some searching and I see the threads for unlocking and rooting 8.1 and 9 but couldn't find much reference to updating from 8.1 to 9 when I am already unlocked and rooted.
So if I accept the update Verizon is pushing down, is this going to basically lock the bootloader and unroot me back to stock essentially?
I just don't want to brick my phone because I am not comprehending some details I am reading in all these threads.

Just decided to go for it and see what happens..
after taking the OTA it restarted and bootloader still unlocked..
Android launched fine
had to reactivate Developer Options
OEM Unlock grayed out but says "Bootloader already unlocked" so that's good

Thanks for posting this. I'm assuming from your post that you're using the Verzon branded model?
I'm using the unlocked version on Verizon, and there's no way in hell I would take an OTA update. However, I'm about to update to 9 via image.

MuGGzyx said:
Just decided to go for it and see what happens..
after taking the OTA it restarted and bootloader still unlocked..
Android launched fine
had to reactivate Developer Options
OEM Unlock grayed out but says "Bootloader already unlocked" so that's good
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Yes you'll be fine on Android P it give Verizon Pixel the option to unlock the boot loader

absolvi said:
I'm using the unlocked version on Verizon, and there's no way in hell I would take an OTA update. However, I'm about to update to 9 via image.
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I'm back with an update. I used the Google notification on my rooted phone (Magisk/TW) to begin the installation. The update went okay, but custom recovery and Magisk root were wiped out. I was still able to use OEM Unlock to unlock the bootloader. The downside is, if I install custom recovery again I will lose access to my encrypted storage, meaning I'll have to reset my phone.
If your going to update, backup everything you can first; you'll need to reset.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-pixel-xl-android-9-0-pie-unlock-t3825866

My advice has always been to never OTA update between Android versions, always better to fastboot flash a fresh image with a complete wipe of the system.

rooted and bootloader unlocked Phone update to pie

Hi,
I have question so my phone has an unlocked bootloader and is rooted, recently I got the notification for the pie update to Android 9. My question now can I still update without problems or should I unroot and lock my bootloader again?

Do not ever relock your bootloader. Unless you were planning on selling it.

So the update will be no problem? But won't it be noticed in the update process and cause problems?

jizang said:
So the update will be no problem? But won't it be noticed in the update process and cause problems?
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The bootloader being unlocked had nothing to do with updating. But root might , I'm not sure I don't take OTA updates. Magisk Is a systemless root so it may work fine , I haven't ever tried.

The unlocked bootloader is fine. Worst case scenario you lose your root and have to reroot your phone, which is easy to do. I upgraded from 8 to 9 without issue with an unlocked bootloader, all I had to do was reroot the phone

Unlocked Bootloader leads to System Integrity being Compromised?

So Moto One Action keeps on surprising every now and then. The latest addition to it is the System Integrity is Compromised message. This is how I end up doing so:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8Q5xZXTzGWGVMZX48
Unlocked the device's bootloader.
Rooted the device successfully using Magisk patched boot image and Moto One Vision's vbmeta file.
Then I had to unroot my device (for some reason), so flashed the stock firmware using Moto Smart Assistant Tool. But kept the device's bootloader in an unlocked state.
Now I have a stock ROM on my device, unrooted without any modification to the /system partition. The only modification is the unlocked bootloader.
Then I went to System > Advanced > System Updates and then got greeted with the message that I am no longer eligible for software updates. Although not an issue as I could still flash the stock firmware by one way or the other, I am just curious to know whether it is indeed a result of an unlocked bootloader or not. All the users who have unlocked their bootloader kindly let me know in the comments whether they have the same message or not. Thanks in advance

binary**# said:
So Moto One Action keeps on surprising every now and then. The latest addition to it is the System Integrity is Compromised message. This is how I end up doing so:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8Q5xZXTzGWGVMZX48
Unlocked the device's bootloader.
Rooted the device successfully using Magisk patched boot image and Moto One Vision's vbmeta file.
Then I had to unroot my device (for some reason), so flashed the stock firmware using Moto Smart Assistant Tool. But kept the device's bootloader in an unlocked state.
Now I have a stock ROM on my device, unrooted without any modification to the /system partition. The only modification is the unlocked bootloader.
Then I went to System > Advanced > System Updates and then got greeted with the message that I am no longer eligible for software updates. Although not an issue as I could still flash the stock firmware by one way or the other, I am just curious to know whether it is indeed a result of an unlocked bootloader or not. All the users who have unlocked their bootloader kindly let me know in the comments whether they have the same message or not. Thanks in advance
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Yeah you need locked bootloader for OTA. Same on One Vision.
Magisk will hide the unlocked status while you're rooted so that you can check for OTA, but I believe it will fail to install during update. Never tyried but that's how it is on Motorola One and One Power.
fastboot flash if you're unlocked and want to update.

Hey, sorry if I am wrong but I highly doubt this claim of yours: "you need a locked bootloader for OTA". True to my knowledge, I don't think any OEM really blocks OTA on an unlocked bootloader device. Until we modify system files, we are safe to get OTA updates. That's what I always knew and every time it stood correct. Isn't it?

binary**# said:
Hey, sorry if I am wrong but I highly doubt this claim of yours: "you need a locked bootloader for OTA". True to my knowledge, I don't think any OEM really blocks OTA on an unlocked bootloader device. Until we modify system files, we are safe to get OTA updates. That's what I always knew and every time it stood correct. Isn't it?
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I don't know about all oem's but I believe samsung blocks ota if bootloader is unlocked.
I read somewhere in G7 forum that Moto support had told that OTA is disabled on that device if you're on unlocked bootloader, so I guess Moto changed their policy about that too.

tys0n said:
Yeah you need locked bootloader for OTA. Same on One Vision.
Magisk will hide the unlocked status while you're rooted so that you can check for OTA, but I believe it will fail to install during update. Never tyried but that's how it is on Motorola One and One Power.
fastboot flash if you're unlocked and want to update.
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tys0n said:
I don't know about all oem's but I believe samsung blocks ota if bootloader is unlocked.
I read somewhere in G7 forum that Moto support had told that OTA is disabled on that device if you're on unlocked bootloader, so I guess Moto changed their policy about that too.
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Not sure about Samsung, but was going through Motorola's official blog, and this is what they have to say:
"Unlocking your bootloader does not affect your eligibility to receive over-the-air (OTA) upgrades from Motorola."
Anyways, thanks for your inputs.....

binary**# said:
Not sure about Samsung, but was going through Motorola's official blog, and this is what they have to say:
"Unlocking your bootloader does not affect your eligibility to receive over-the-air (OTA) upgrades from Motorola."
Anyways, thanks for your inputs.....
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Oh I see. I don't know then.
You could ask here:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/motorola-one-action/bd-p/motorola_one_action_en
They should be able to give a proper answer.

I got a XT2013-4 US - Unlocked boot loader, but the root method doesn't work for the US Firmware (Hear the EU Firmware works for someone in Canada) but I am unable to check for updates being fully stock, unrooted, and only an unlocked bootloader so yes if the OS can read that the bootloader is unlocked then it won't let you check for updates (At least on the US Firmware) but then we aren't Android One though on the XT2013-4

If you are on Stock Firmware, unrooted but your Bootloader is Unlocked, you'll not get any OTA despite the Motorola Support page you've posted (It might be old information, just look the phone they used on the top).

Is it possible to relock it?

ReConfirmed: Official OTA Updates is possible after Unlocked Bootloader.
Just to reiterate the facts (in response to #2 and #8), I guess my assumption was well and truly correct. This is because I did end up receiving an OFFICIAL OTA update from Motorola, a few days back. And at this point, my BOOTLOADER IS STILL UNLOCKED! The first image attached below shows the OTA update notification as well as the proof that my Bootloader is unlocked. The second one provides details about that OTA.

binary**# said:
Just to reiterate the facts (in response to #2 and #8), I guess my assumption was well and truly correct. This is because I did end up receiving an OFFICIAL OTA update from Motorola, a few days back. And at this point, my BOOTLOADER IS STILL UNLOCKED! The first image attached below shows the OTA update notification as well as the proof that my Bootloader is unlocked. The second one provides details about that OTA.
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Rooted with Magisk? That would explain why OTA would work. It tries to hide the unlock/root status.

tys0n said:
Rooted with Magisk? That would explain why OTA would work. It tries to hide the unlock/root status.
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No, my device isn't rooted. The only modification is the unlocked bootloader. I did this when I saw enrolled users getting beta Android 10 updates for Moto One Power. Since One Action has released almost a year after Power, I thought the soak test would just be around the corner for our device as well. But here we are with One Power receiving Stable Android 10 update, and there is no news of the same for our device. I have got myself enrolled in the MFN and just keeping my fingers crossed.

binary**# said:
No, my device isn't rooted. The only modification is the unlocked bootloader.
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Ok, thanks. That's intresting.

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Rooted with Magisk? That would explain why OTA would work. It tries to hide the unlock/root status.
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One more doubt. I tried the root hide via Magisk for some apps like Google Pay or Pokemon Go and it worked pretty well. But could it trick OEMs as well into thinking the device is unrooted, so that the device may receive OTA updates? I guess probably not, but need some more weight on this opinion.

It's possible to relock the bootloader and get ota functionality back.. just use 'fastboot oem lock' command and then reflash the original firmware..

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It's possible to relock the bootloader and get ota functionality back.. just use 'fastboot oem lock' command and then reflash the original firmware..
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Bootloader Locking/Unlocking has nothing to do while receiving OTAs. As I have mentioned in my other post, I have already received Android 10 OTA on an unlocked bootloader. And as far as the response to my own question goes, it was regarding whether one could hide root from the system as we do for Google Pay and get OTAs. The answer is nopes. I tried hiding root from all the necessary files related to Motorola's system OTA via Magisk but didn't get the update. As soon as I unrooted, BOOM the Android 10 update was right there!
Anyways thanks for your response

Unlocking bootloader on its own does not lead to that message. So I'm guessing it's probably something specific to that ROM, or....something else entirely.

arsradu said:
Unlocking bootloader on its own does not lead to that message. So I'm guessing it's probably something specific to that ROM, or....something else entirely.
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binary**# said:
Bootloader Locking/Unlocking has nothing to do while receiving OTAs. As I have mentioned in my other post, I have already received Android 10 OTA on an unlocked bootloader. And as far as the response to my own question goes, it was regarding whether one could hide root from the system as we do for Google Pay and get OTAs. The answer is nopes. I tried hiding root from all the necessary files related to Motorola's system OTA via Magisk but didn't get the update. As soon as I unrooted, BOOM the Android 10 update was right there!
Anyways thanks for your response
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I am getting same thing on my moto g8 plus. just flashed omni and now when i returned the device shows this message.

methuselah said:
I am getting same thing on my moto g8 plus. just flashed omni and now when i returned the device shows this message.
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You mean "System Integrity Compromised" or something else?
Omni, if we're talking about OmniROM, is a custom, pre-rooted ROM, right? So...maybe that's why.
Interesting though that people with stock ROM, who only unlocked the bootloader (no root) are getting the same message.
Personally, I never rooted this phone and I'm not planning to. Also never seen that message on my phone. However, it was bootloader unlocked and now it's back to locked again.
So... For custom ROMs I can understand why it would show you this. For stock ROM with no root, that doesn't make much sense to me. But maybe I'm missing something.
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arsradu said:
You mean "System Integrity Compromised" or something else?
Omni, if we're talking about OmniROM, is a custom, pre-rooted ROM, right? So...maybe that's why.
Interesting though that people with stock ROM, who only unlocked the bootloader (no root) are getting the same message.
Personally, I never rooted this phone and I'm not planning to. Also never seen that message on my phone. However, it was bootloader unlocked and now it's back to locked again.
So... For custom ROMs I can understand why it would show you this. For stock ROM with no root, that doesn't make much sense to me. But maybe I'm missing something.
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The issue in brief.
Well the thing is i have again flashed back stock that with blankflash file. Before april update i had locked bootloader. But now nothing is happening. As soon as i flash stock ROM(clean stock) and relock the bootloader, the phone just says it is corrupted. But at the same time when i unlock the boot loader it boots.