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Root XPS (63 & 67 FW) [Update: 20.03.12]

For unlocked bootloaders only!
Please use the recovery now to root any firmware!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596285
Just flash the SuperSU cwm zip with recovery and your phone will be rooted. To download SuperSU visit this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Regards

Bin4ry said:
For unlocked bootloaders only!
Download:
http://eddy.uni-duisburg.de/bin4ry/system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
Connect device in fastboot mode (blue LED).
Open Command prompt and type:
fastboot flash system system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
This will give you root immediatly after reboot!
A nicer way will come soon. But this should solve first problems
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ERRRR u beat me to it

Cholek3 said:
Guys, you're asolutely f***ing amazing. Congrats.
Do you mean Command prompt in ADB or windows?
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In Windows command prompt. But ou need fastboot installed.
This is only fist shot. If you dont know really what im talking about, then please wait for another image with good instructions
Jozinek said:
I can confirm, that it work, many thanks.
Edit - it work, but i cant downloads anything from Market, so back to stock version without root. Will wait on new kernel
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If you get market problems go ot Settings -> Apps -> ... -> Search for the market in the list and then delete Data of the App. After that all will work fine.
Regards

Bin4ry said:
In Windows command prompt. But ou need fastboot installed.
This is only fist shot. If you dont know really what im talking about, then please wait for another image with good instructions
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I know roughly what you are talking about. I know command prompt, although I never used fastboot, as I only owned X10 (until I dropped it and USB port snapped ), so never had to/wanted to unlock bootloader this way. But I want to learn, that's why I am reading all this now, and I need to ask about something I am not sure of.

Just go through the unlock bootloader process and then you will know what fastboot is
After that just type my comamnd with my file in the same directory and you will be done.
Regards

If I were you I would wait till I get ICS on the phone then unlock the bootloader and root the phone.

Quick question. It just wonders me. Sony "supports" unlocking bootloader, which is more dangerous than root. Why rooting is not supported then? Is it because we could unistall third party aplications and Sony has some sort of agreements with them and are obligated by law?

Cholek3 said:
Quick question. It just wonders me. Sony "supports" unlocking bootloader, which is more dangerous than root. Why rooting is not supported then? Is it because we could unistall third party aplications and Sony has some sort of agreements with them and are obligated by law?
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No you are getting the idea wrong
Long ago we discussed alot with SonyEricsson and together decided this is the best way of doing it.
The reason is simple:
Rooting alone does not give you access to all partitions etc. pp See X10 Forums for that. Sony is very good in hiding partitions
With a bootloader unlock we get fully workable fastboot. We are able to write all partitions and change what we want. (Root too)
Also Sony(Ericsson) is able to track who unlocks and who not AND is able to provide a check mechanism to forbid unlocking of phones which are not owned by the user (for example provider branded phones in contract, the phone is usually property of the provider).
So this is the reason. Unlocked bootloader gives us nearly full access, so no need to worry I am in this game since X10 times (like you or not ?)and we always got the phones working like we wanted.
Our work for CM9 on XPS has started now too.
Regards

Bin4ry said:
No you are getting the idea wrong
Long ago we discussed alot with SonyEricsson and together decided this is the best way of doing it.
The reason is simple:
Rooting alone does not give you access to all partitions etc. pp See X10 Forums for that. Sony is very good in hiding partitions
With a bootloader unlock we get fully workable fastboot. We are able to write all partitions and change what we want. (Root too)
Also Sony(Ericsson) is able to track who unlocks and who not AND is able to provide a check mechanism to forbid unlocking of phones which are not owned by the user (for example provider branded phones in contract, the phone is usually property of the provider).
So this is the reason. Unlocked bootloader gives us nearly full access, so no need to worry I am in this game since X10 times (like you or not ?)and we always got the phones working like we wanted.
Our work for CM9 on XPS has started now too.
Regards
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See, I was not aware of that "agreement". Now everything seems to make sense. I am android user since I bought X10 back in August 2010. I was more or less following XDA since then as well, but this forum is worldwide community and is almost imposible to keep a track on everything. I would consider myself somewhere between rookie and advanced users. I know how to do certain things (root, how to use ADB, I was changing framwork_res.apk for my own purposes, etc.). My point also is, I am more hardware sort of guy, rather than software. That's why I am glad you guys are here with us.

Will this wipe the phone data or only the system partition ?

Cholek3 said:
My point also is, I am more hardware sort of guy, rather than software. That's why I am glad you guys are here with us.
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Hehe no problem. I'm hardware and software guy
gbil said:
Will this wipe the phone data or only the system partition ?
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Well no. But the first step is that you need to unlock bootloader and THIS WILL wipe your data. To flash the systempartition itself will not wipe userdata.
Cholek3 said:
Yes, I agree. But myself, I will wait for root for phones with locked bootloader as well. I assume I will be happy with phone speed, but when CM9 comes out, then I will consider unlockin bootloader.
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Your choice, i hope too that we will get a nice exploit again soon. But i personally have to time to work on an exploit.
Regards

3Shirts said:
Screw that! There are too many useful reasons for root. My motto:
Got android? Get root!
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True that, after I heard that you can lock back the bootloader and update it via SEUS or PCC, I'm so gonna root it and true again.

thanks sir at all
every thing is ok bootloader is unlocked now and root is ok
just i face a problem when i restored 340 (programs+games) through titanium backup pro ...... and when opening just only setting application my phone force close setting menu .......i dont know why although i still have 330 mb free in app
thanks in advanced

hasan_abeer said:
thanks sir at all
every thing is ok bootloader is unlocked now and root is ok
just i face a problem when i restored 340 (programs+games) through titanium backup pro ...... and when opening just only setting application my phone force close setting menu .......i dont know why although i still have 330 mb free in app
thanks in advanced
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So you restored with Titanium. Since Titanium is a Root app and you don't had Root before i think you are trying to restore a backup from another phone.
If you do that you have to assure that you ONLY RESTORE APPS and NOT SETTINGS! Settings from another phone will be most likely incompatible.
So this wil be your problem!
Regards

Bin4ry said:
So you restored with Titanium. Since Titanium is a Root app and you don't had Root before i think you are trying to restore a backup from another phone.
If you do that you have to assure that you ONLY RESTORE APPS and NOT SETTINGS! Settings from another phone will be most likely incompatible.
So this wil be your problem!
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thanks sir i do so restore app+data from samsung galaxy note ........what is the best way to restore :
could i reset my phone through setting+pivacy+factory data reset without affecting root or i must reflash this rom in order to save root
thanks again for your hard job
rgrds

hasan_abeer said:
thanks sir i do so restore app+data from samsung galaxy note ........what is the best way to restore :
could i reset my phone through setting+pivacy+factory data reset without affecting root or i must reflash this rom in order to save root
thanks again for your hard job
rgrds
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Restore only Apps in Titanium not Data! If you factory reset the phone root is still there
Regards

does the super one click work after bootloader unlocked?

unic0de said:
does the super one click work after bootloader unlocked?
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I don't think it will, otherwise somebody would already confirmed that I think. At the moment the only way is to flash appropriate firmware (only with unlocked bootloader).

Thread cleaned guys.
Constructive posts only, if you want to say thanks then hit the thanks button.

to whom it concern for call recorder over this rom works like a charm both sides very clear and great loud
just use callrecorder by SKVALEX(green color) from market with choosing recording calls from kernel with 2 way recording patch(root required) option
+wav format
enjoy my friends
great thanks to mr Bin4ry for rooting rom
rgrds

[Q] Installing ROM's [Xperia S]

So after a year and half with this phone, I thought about installing a better ROM.
I experience with these kind of things from the time I had the galaxy 1 and I changed tons of ROMs on that.
But the xperia seems a bit different with ROM changing.
What are some basic things I need to know, and where can I find the stock ROM (just in case)?
If this isn't the correct to forum for this post, please notify me.

ROM changing ist not very different from Samsung...
If your bootloader is unlocked and your CWM is working, then you can install all Roms as ZIP like on the Galaxy
Always make an Backup with CWM to be save and get back in case of errors, thereforce i didn't need a the stock ROM
Just have a look here on the last pages
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876890&page=324

Targunitoth said:
ROM changing ist not very different from Samsung...
If your bootloader is unlocked and your CWM is working, then you can install all Roms as ZIP like on the Galaxy
Always make an Backup with CWM to be save and get back in case of errors, thereforce i didn't need a the stock ROM
Just have a look here on the last pages
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876890&page=324
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thanks! But what I meant is that with my sgs I didn't need to open the bootloader and install CWM since it was already there.
How do I unlock the bootloader and install CWM, should I root it first?

Just have a closer look to the link mentioned above.
I postet there a link to a Guide, how to flash a custom rom (including unlocking Bootloader)
and Mirhawk gave aditional tipps
Have you bought your sgs secondhand?
Because you have to install CWM one time on your sgs, too.
And it is a similar effort to flash sgs with odin then unlocking your bootloader on the xperia S

Targunitoth said:
Just have a closer look to the link mentioned above.
I postet there a link to a Guide, how to flash a custom rom (including unlocking Bootloader)
and Mirhawk gave aditional tipps
Have you bought your sgs secondhand?
Because you have to install CWM one time on your sgs, too.
And it is a similar effort to flash sgs with odin then unlocking your bootloader on the xperia S
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I always get stuck at rooting. the software runs, and after I do everything it gives me "Error 3" and runs forerver. Any idea?
Error type 3
Error: Activity class {com.sonyericsson.vendor.backuprestore/com.sonyericsson.ve
ndor.backuprestore.ui.BackupActivity} does not exist.
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Not really
But i can google it for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34035358&postcount=88
Edit:
which leads you here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898240

Targunitoth said:
Not really
But i can google it for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34035358&postcount=88
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I already have that Backup and restore app.
Anyone else?

You also have this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898240
Edit: There is another version in this thread, maybe test this...
Else I can't help you

Targunitoth said:
Not really
But i can google it for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34035358&postcount=88
Edit:
which leads you here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898240
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Targunitoth said:
You also have this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898240
Edit: There is another version in this thread, maybe test this...
Else I can't help you
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Nothing works I'll wait for someone else. Thanks for the effort!

Install ROM's in Xperia S is not difficult.​
You must have Rooted your phone and Install CWM (like the comment above)
I was like you when I decided flash ROMs.
I recommend you see if your bootloader is open or not (when you verificate it, you will see in the screen of your phone BOOTLOADER UNLOCK, and then YES or NO. bootloader is easy to open when you have YES, but when it's in not is a bit complicated)
To put the BOOTLOADER UNLOCK in YES, first: you have to have your phone free (your phone have to be available to use with others companies) in my case, for example, i dont have my phone free, but to liberate it with my company, give mea code and after that I introduce it and set free the phone. (after that you will allow to open BOOTLOADER)
Here in XDA have 2 types of ROMS, to LOCK and UNLOCK bootloader, I am using TrinityVengance RaptorXL by f(x)THaxxorX, before that I used, LeopardX 5.0 by savergigio
To flash ROMs you use ClockWorldMOd, its very easy, if you need more help tell me

Milton_Mitnick said:
Install ROM's in Xperia S is not difficult.​
You must have Rooted your phone and Install CWM (like the comment above)
I was like you when I decided flash ROMs.
I recommend you see if your bootloader is open or not (when you verificate it, you will see in the screen of your phone BOOTLOADER UNLOCK, and then YES or NO. bootloader is easy to open when you have YES, but when it's in not is a bit complicated)
To put the BOOTLOADER UNLOCK in YES, first: you have to have your phone free (your phone have to be available to use with others companies) in my case, for example, i dont have my phone free, but to liberate it with my company, give mea code and after that I introduce it and set free the phone. (after that you will allow to open BOOTLOADER)
Here in XDA have 2 types of ROMS, to LOCK and UNLOCK bootloader, I am using TrinityVengance RaptorXL by f(x)THaxxorX, before that I used, LeopardX 5.0 by savergigio
To flash ROMs you use ClockWorldMOd, its very easy, if you need more help tell me
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Thanks, but I know all that, problem is- it doesn't work. Please look above.

how to
check if my bootloader unlock?

[HELP REQUEST] Safe Stock Rooting (without unlocking BL) 14.5.A.2.270 [Windows 10]

I'm sorry for not being sure where to post this, but I read it on forum rules if not sure to post on General section.
So I have this lovely Z1 Compact " Sadly up-to-date'd " *Yes, I love updates and I have Technology OCD*. Anyways, so I wanted to root this phone (just like all my ol'phones), but the problem here is that this is the first time I deal with Sony's firmwares and I am quite confused to be honest.
Enough with the chit-chating and I will try to make it quick.
1) I just want my Z1C rooted safely without losing my DRM keys or at least a way to back them up! Please remember that my firmware "as stated in title" is 14.5.A.2.270. So if you could help me back up my DRMs or root without unlocking Bootloader, it would be great.
2) Another thing, I am not quite sure about the right way to ROOT my phone with this firmware, like tools and steps to go through. (If you can give me a guide and links for that as well, I would be more than thankful. I am sorry I don't wanna break my phone)
~Thankies from Cereal_

this works just fine and it is exactly what you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...al/lollipop-rooted-xperia-z1-compact-t3177659

eumanoid said:
this works just fine and it is exactly what you need.
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Thanks, but does this keep my DRM Keys intact ?

Cereal_ said:
Thanks, but does this keep my DRM Keys intact ?
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Drm keys will be untouched since this is for locked bootloader. You will only lose drm keys when you unlock bootloader.

eumanoid said:
this works just fine and it is exactly what you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...al/lollipop-rooted-xperia-z1-compact-t3177659
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Latest king root doesn't work with 5.1, but one user says they got older version to work.

levone1 said:
Latest king root doesn't work with 5.1, but one user says they got older version to work.
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It worked with 5.0.2 but thanks

Unlock Bootloader

How to unlock bootloader on Sony Xperia M5.
How to unlock bootloader
1.In http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/ choose Sony Xperia M2.
2.Submit Email
3.Submit IMEI
4.And unlock bootloader with intruction.
You get the code? Then we continue.
Download the latest version here or Flashtool http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
After installation, go the path C: \ Users \ username \ .flashTool \ registeredDevices here and create a folder with the code-name of your machine (you can find out if flashtool click on BLU and see where in the log are in line «Current device» for example, in line 09/045/2015 23:45:08 - INFO - Current device: C2104 - AB100C2DE3 - 1272-4136_R5B - 1269-5420_15.3.A.1.17 - WORLD-a_15.3.A.1.17 code machine will AB100C2DE3. Code which will write your name and location).
Later in this folder, create a text file and name it «ulcode» (without the quotes). Open, and in it write your unlock code, that you have on the site Sony. Save. Write code very carefully.
Now open flashtool and press the BLU. If everything is correct, in line you should write your code, pressing unlock. All should be ready to unlock.
Working on:E5633
I am not responsible for the broken device. Whatever you do, you do at your own risk
After unlocking bootloader will void the warranty

I forgot write. I get unlock code with my IMEI.

Interesting, I checked my Rooting Info as per the guide and it does say allowed.
I think giving Sony my IMEI will potentially void my warranty claims? Let me think about it.

ykphuah said:
Interesting, I checked my Rooting Info as per the guide and it does say allowed.
I think giving Sony my IMEI will potentially void my warranty claims? Let me think about it.
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I think, in service centre check bootloader. If bootloader not unlocked, warranty is valid.

This method is working also on M5 dual, 6533
But the next step should be how to gain the root =)
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ykphuah said:
Interesting, I checked my Rooting Info as per the guide and it does say allowed.
I think giving Sony my IMEI will potentially void my warranty claims? Let me think about it.
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Probably no.
You could reLock your device from flashtool simply, before visiting the service center.

vsm778 said:
This method is working also on M5 dual, 6533
But the next step should be how to gain the root =)
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Probably no.
You could reLock your device from flashtool simply, before visiting the service center.
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Maybe 5633 ?

DukeMcWood said:
Maybe 5633 ?
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yep, you're right, thanks

hello guys. when you unlock bootloader, can you than record 4k video in H.264 not H.265 and upload it to youtube?

vsm778 said:
This method is working also on M5 dual, 6533
Probably no.
You could reLock your device from flashtool simply, before visiting the service center.
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Yes, you can relock your bootloader with Flash Tool but your DRM keys are gone forever, proprietary Sony features won't work even after relocking...
Also, it's veeeeeery unlikely, but they may check if your DRM keys still exist in Sony Service Center, in case they don't find them they'll know you've unlocked your bootloader...

How about port TWRP or CWM on Xperia M5 ? If we port recovery, we can get root.

mbc07 said:
Yes, you can relock your bootloader with Flash Tool but your DRM keys are gone forever, proprietary Sony features won't work even after relocking...
Also, it's veeeeeery unlikely, but they may check if your DRM keys still exist in Sony Service Center, in case they don't find them they'll know you've unlocked your bootloader...
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I think there's a way to do it by backing up the TA partition. That's how Sony Xperia Z1 started. We root, unlock bootloader, backup TA and when we relock, we can actually restore the TA and DRM key

firdyRAY said:
I think there's a way to do it by backing up the TA partition. That's how Sony Xperia Z1 started. We root, unlock bootloader, backup TA and when we relock, we can actually restore the TA and DRM key
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Err, no. To preserve your DRM keys you need a way to root without unlocking the bootloader (e.g. using an exploit), then you make a backup of your TA partition which will contain your DRM keys. If you unlocked your bootloader without a taking a TA backup first, your DRM keys are gone forever, even if you root your device afterwards and make a backup of your TA partition you won't have any keys at all because they already were wiped when you unlocked the bootloader, this applies to any Sony device.
In other words, currently there's no way of unlocking M5 bootloader and keeping your DRM keys, the hope is Xperia Z5 series or other flagship devices, they draw attention of many developers and like what happened with Z2 and Z3, for example, locked bootloader users probably gonna start a bounty or some kind of incentive for a way to root the locked variant of those flagships, eventually they'll find an exploit that probably can be ported to other devices with less development activity, like Xperia M4/M5.
It's the cat-and-mouse game, new flagships are released, devs will research possible exploits to those new flagship devices and when one is found it's very likely to work with most devices released at the same time (and that probably are unpatched too). Also, in Sony devices, if you have root in one firmware version, you'll automatically have root in any new firmware too (using tools like PRFCreator or dd Flasher)...
(as record, towelroot, developed originally for Galaxy S5, could be used in a lot of Xperia devices from that time, and the Xperia Z3 exploit was successfully ported to Xperia E3 as well and could probably be used in similar devices released around the same time like Xperia C3 and others)

Thank you! What's the chance of the M5 properly supported by custom rom, like FreeXperia and CyanogenMod?

optionalmgrr.la said:
Thank you! What's the chance of the M5 properly supported by custom rom, like FreeXperia and CyanogenMod?
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I dont know. But, I want port flyme os from meizu devices.

camping here to get notified of root asap..

DukeMcWood said:
How to unlock bootloader on Sony Xperia M5.
How to unlock bootloader
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Hello Duke,
On Sonymobile page for M5 it is showing that it is due to update to Android 6.0 Marshmellow which is coming soon.
So what do you think? I heard root isnt possible on Android 6.0 , and if rooted they will make it hard for the users.
Is it going to be well? or Rooting is history?
p.s - When I asked a youtube user for the bootloader for M5, he said " root method has been out for months, it would be great if you can put Google to use. no offense". Is this true? whats going on?
thank you.

Ketansa said:
Hello Duke,
On Sonymobile page for M5 it is showing that it is due to update to Android 6.0 Marshmellow which is coming soon.
So what do you think? I heard root isnt possible on Android 6.0 , and if rooted they will make it hard for the users.
Is it going to be well? or Rooting is history?
p.s - When I asked a youtube user for the bootloader for M5, he said " root method has been out for months, it would be great if you can put Google to use. no offense". Is this true? whats going on?
thank you.
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I dont know about 6.0, because i dont have 6.0. In the near future i maybe port recovery. But i dont have original recovery.img from Xperia M5 for port.

mbc07 said:
Err, no. To preserve your DRM keys you need a way to root without unlocking the bootloader (e.g. using an exploit), then you make a backup of your TA partition which will contain your DRM keys. If you unlocked your bootloader without a taking a TA backup first, your DRM keys are gone forever, even if you root your device afterwards and make a backup of your TA partition you won't have any keys at all because they already were wiped when you unlocked the bootloader, this applies to any Sony device.
In other words, currently there's no way of unlocking M5 bootloader and keeping your DRM keys, the hope is Xperia Z5 series or other flagship devices, they draw attention of many developers and like what happened with Z2 and Z3, for example, locked bootloader users probably gonna start a bounty or some kind of incentive for a way to root the locked variant of those flagships, eventually they'll find an exploit that probably can be ported to other devices with less development activity, like Xperia M4/M5.
It's the cat-and-mouse game, new flagships are released, devs will research possible exploits to those new flagship devices and when one is found it's very likely to work with most devices released at the same time (and that probably are unpatched too). Also, in Sony devices, if you have root in one firmware version, you'll automatically have root in any new firmware too (using tools like PRFCreator or dd Flasher)...
(as record, towelroot, developed originally for Galaxy S5, could be used in a lot of Xperia devices from that time, and the Xperia Z3 exploit was successfully ported to Xperia E3 as well and could probably be used in similar devices released around the same time like Xperia C3 and others)
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That's very lengthy but good to know. Thank you!
Ketansa said:
Hello Duke,
On Sonymobile page for M5 it is showing that it is due to update to Android 6.0 Marshmellow which is coming soon.
So what do you think? I heard root isnt possible on Android 6.0 , and if rooted they will make it hard for the users.
Is it going to be well? or Rooting is history?
p.s - When I asked a youtube user for the bootloader for M5, he said " root method has been out for months, it would be great if you can put Google to use. no offense". Is this true? whats going on?
thank you.
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Well i personally don't trust any advice from any other source except for XDA just to be safe because we the internet have too many smart alecks who know nothing and try to act smart by being sarcastic. So i guess the safest thing to do is to check on XDA for root methods and go through the forum to see if it works for others

Ketansa said:
p.s - When I asked a youtube user for the bootloader for M5, he said " root method has been out for months, it would be great if you can put Google to use. no offense". Is this true? whats going on?
thank you.
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I don't think he have a rooted M5. Before we get root, we must unlock the bootloader first, and this is the part that is not done yet.

firdyRAY said:
That's very lengthy but good to know. Thank you!
Well i personally don't trust any advice from any other source except for XDA just to be safe because we the internet have too many smart alecks who know nothing and try to act smart by being sarcastic. So i guess the safest thing to do is to check on XDA for root methods and go through the forum to see if it works for others
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Hello Thank you,
Yes you are right, may be he is being Sarcastic or some kind of adware developer for corporates.
Looking in XDA forums.

[EOL][RECOVERY][Android 8 / 9][Stock/SODP][XZ2/c/p, XZ3] TWRP [UNofficial]

Central project page
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...recovery-twrp-3-2-2-0-touch-recovery-t3821597

Maybe a stupid question, but there's no way to backup TA prior unlocking? If not, does the drmfix work as it should for the XZ2c? Don't wanna render the phone unusable, use the camera pretty much

zynexx said:
Maybe a stupid question, but there's no way to backup TA prior unlocking? If not, does the drmfix work as it should for the XZ2c? Don't wanna render the phone unusable, use the camera pretty much
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No way to backup.
Xperifix works only in OREO at the moment, you need to downgrade your phone with my uploaded firmware.
But after taking one shot with the camera in Oreo, you can upgrade to PIE and still use the camera.
But then, without the drmfix, the noise reduction will be deactivated.
You will get the same camera quality like on AOSP without a GCam port.

MartinX3 said:
No way to backup.
Xperifix works only in OREO at the moment, you need to downgrade your phone with my uploaded firmware.
But after taking one shot with the camera in Oreo, you can upgrade to PIE and still use the camera.
But then, without the drmfix, the noise reduction will be deactivated.
You will get the same camera quality like on AOSP without a GCam port.
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As I suspected then. Unlocking the bootloader is easy on Xperia devices, keeping drm's (with the downsides of loosing them) are not ? I'll keep it locked until there's a way to back it up or drm-fix work for this device ?

zynexx said:
As I suspected then. Unlocking the bootloader is easy on Xperia devices, keeping drm's (with the downsides of loosing them) are not ? I'll keep it locked until there's a way to back it up or drm-fix work for this device ?
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That's okay, but keep in mind, that you can take pictures in PIE with the listed procedure

MartinX3 said:
That's okay, but keep in mind, that you can take pictures in PIE with the listed procedure
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Already not, at 126 the camera does not work, green shots

TexHuk 3 said:
Already not, at 126 the camera does not work, green shots
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Never had green shots on this device.
Even without the drm fix right after unlocking under Oreo.
Only a black preview but was able to shoot pictures.
Did you downgrade to Oreo to apply the xperifix and shoot one picture in Oreo with it?

MartinX3 said:
Never had green shots on this device.
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I returned to 84, the camera is working, I flash 126 - no :http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=914149&view=findpost&p=79865725

TexHuk 3 said:
I returned to 84, the camera is working, I flash 126 - no :http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=914149&view=findpost&p=79865725
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404nerror on photo.
@sToRm// another change in the Sony DRM?

camera is fixed by me ^^ look here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/themes/pie-camera-fix-android-pie-fw-52-0-3-126-t3878653

Pandemic said:
camera is fixed by me ^^ look here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/themes/pie-camera-fix-android-pie-fw-52-0-3-126-t3878653
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good job man

Soon with AOSP/Custom ROM support!

Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place, but I have a question...
What if I want to use TWRP purely for backup functionality on XZ2 compact? No intention to install any custom roms yet.. no need
Is it possible to simply have TWRP only for backups? I do not even plan to root it.. is something like that possible without breaking something? Like DRM for camera etc?
Thanks.

NemesisSVK said:
Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place, but I have a question...
What if I want to use TWRP purely for backup functionality on XZ2 compact? No intention to install any custom roms yet.. no need
Is it possible to simply have TWRP only for backups? I do not even plan to root it.. is something like that possible without breaking something? Like DRM for camera etc?
Thanks.
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You need to unlock the phone and break the Sony DRM.
Or you can't flash stuff on the phone

Hello
After unlocking bootloader and flashing twrp (starting from stock 163). Are we still able to receive ota updates from sony?
It seems there is a new(er) 202 version available but if a click ond device's update-check nothing happen.
Is is possible to update via another mechanism or as from now only custon roms?

With unlocked bootloader you need to update via newflasher. You can get the firmware with Xperifirm. You'll find both tools here on xda website.

old.splatterhand said:
With unlocked bootloader you need to update via newflasher. You can get the firmware with Xperifirm. You'll find both tools here on xda website.
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thanks for hint.
Anything i have to change/modify, to not loose root and data files?

userx404 said:
thanks for hint.
Anything i have to change/modify, to not loose root and data files?
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Remove userdata.sin and reinstall twrp/magisk

Hello,
I own a XZ2 Compact (German version) and I want to root it. Is there a way to get root access with the latest build (52.0.A.8.25)???
After hours and hours of reading, trying, flashing etc. I com to the conclusion: This is quite difficult! Maybe anyone can help me with it.
At the moment I unlocked the bootloader and 52.0.A.3.84 is the build nr.
the code
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
leads to the following message
Code:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery twrp-xz2c.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (34140 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.806s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: No such partition.)
finished. total time: 0.820s
After some looking/reading I found a thread that there is only one partition in pie, is that right?
So is there a way to have a second (recovery) partition?
Thx for any help!

It's not difficult at all, just follow the instructions in this thread (3. post). Downloads are also linked there.
Works like a charme.