Ever wished you could unleash the full potential of your Sony Xperia Z1? With root access you will be able to install various mods and try custom roms that could potentially make your device run a lot faster and also extend the battery life. If you wished you could have 4K recording and the cool Timeshift Video known from Xperia Z2 thanks to various developers that will be possible as well. So what are you waiting for?
Sony recently rolled android 4.4.2 14.3.A.0.761 firmware update on Xperia Z1 and if you are looking for a method to root Xperia Z1 we have got one. This rooting method does not require unlocking of the bootloader and you will be able to easily revert to stock. Kindly note rooting voids warranty and as soon as you revert back to original firmware you get warranty back.
[VIDEO] Root Xperia Z1
- This guide will remove all data on your phone so make sure you perform a BACKUP first!
- Answers to most commonly asked questions to root Xperia Z1 ( FAQ ) can be found in below video.
Necessary downloads:
- Xperia Z1 Drivers, download here.
- Newest FLASHTOOL, download here.
- Newest Recovery installer by NUT (file name: Z1-lockeddualrecovery(…)installer.zip ), Download here.
- Any .534 firmware corresponding to your model number from here, get from here.
- Check your phone model by going to Settings > About Phone > Model Number and download the right files from below:
C6902 files:
Flashable zip – C6902_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip
Stripped ftf – C6902_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf
C6903 files:
Flashable zip – C6903_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip
Stripped ftf – C6903_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf
14.3.A.0.761 firmware files, get them here.
C6906 files:
Flashable zip – C6906_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip
Stripped ftf – C6906_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf
C6943 files:
Flashable zip – C6943_14.3.A.0.757.flashable.zip
Stripped ftf – C6943_14.3.A.0.757_Stripped.ftf
If in any doubt to root Xperia Z1 kindly put your comments below XDA user shem2409 will surely answer it. Drop your comments below.
Source – XDA, Thanks to [NUT], Ryokon, RHBH
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Great Tutorial,I rooted my Z1(C6943) and install 4K video and timeshift video with tutorial XDA.Sorry my english,I'm brazilian.
I've only 1 Q: Will I still receive updates OTA after rooting?
Yes you will..
Hi Anurag,
How can I update my Xperia ION in 4.4?
I'm confused about 761 files that I should download! There are many links in the xda page...my phone is on 757 BTW.
.761 is a very insignificant update and [NUT], the developer of the method decided that he is not going to waste his time on preparing all the modded files.
There is a link to c6903 flashable files above. They are not available for any other model version.
I would advise you to just get root and recovery on .757.
will it work on unlocked bootloader
This method is for a locked bootloader. It should also work on unlocked but the question is why would you go through all this trouble if you can just flash a custom kernel and get root and recovery immediately in one step.
1 Q: Is the same process for z1c?? just need change files?
No, there is a more complicated method for Z1C. You can find a video on my (SHEM) YouTube channel. I am still waiting to varify that it works without problems and I shall place it on Gizmo Bolt soon
Thanks, then i´ll wait for the video.
Great tutorial, worked like a charme, first time root on my C6903 Z1. Thanks.
ERROR - invalid stored block lengths while flashing .534
What to do?
I'm looking for 14.3.A.0.761 for C6943.. Can you help me where can I find it. thanks
You can find a list of all FTF's here. Try to install .757 Generic for C6943 and you should get an update notification for .761. There is no flashable zip prepared for .761 firmware. It is a minor update and does not bring any significant improvements
I downloaded the ftf for my z1 (C6906), the only one posted (CA ROGERS), but its recognized by flashtool as a C6909 ftf. I tried looking for others .534 ftf but amazingly they´re only available for c6902 and c6909, so i don´t know what to do. If you could please link me to a working C6906 .534 FTF i would really appreciate it. Thank you very much