Sony Mobile has rolled a new 14.6.A.1.216 firmware update for Xperia Z1 (Android 5.1.1) which is also available for Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z Ultra. It brings stagefright 2.0 fix. 14.6.A.1.216 firmware update also brings usual bugs fixing and performance enhancement. Update is available for all variants of Xperia Z1 around the globe. Xperia Z1 14.6.A.1.216 firmware Update...
Sony is finally done with rolling first script of Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update on Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet in Baltic and Nordic regions for the LTE variants. While many regions and HSPA+ variants of the device has not got the update yet, we are still waiting for the second script of Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update to roll out quickly. Meanwhile, if you have updated...
For a long time one click root access on Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware was not available but now with a brilliant work by zxz0O0 using CVE-2014-4322 exploit in his giefroot – Rooting Tool, root has been achieved now. v1 of giefroot – Rooting Tool has been released for the time being which supports only Xperia Z3 and...
Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact has just been out in market and it has not been a very long since users got their hands on it and both devices have achieved root and CWM recovery is now available for installation. Demerit of present method of rooting is that bootloader needs to be unlocked otherwise it can’t be done. Xperia Z3 D6XX and Xperia Z3 Compact D58XX...
Xiaomi released it’s 2013 flagship in India on 29th July, 2014 with refreshed hardware. It has tied up with flipkart for the sales. Although, Xiaomi is a chinese manufacturer, it is getting a huge response in India. For those people who were lucky enough to buy that phone, here is the tutorial on how to root Xiaomi Mi3 India Version. Below posted method will...
Sony recently updated Xperia Z2 on 17.1.2.A.0.314 firmware unexpectedly which brought changes like improved call voice quality, faster battery charging. Earlier root method was not available for 17.1.2.A.0.314 firmware but now you can root your Xperia Z2 on 17.1.2.A.0.314 firmware via rootkitXperia developed by @cubeundcube. XDA user RyokoN mentions that above...
Sony has officially updated Xperia Z1, Z Ultra and Z1 Compact on android 4.4.4 14.4.A.0.108 firmware a few days back which brought some security enhancement, more smooth UI and firmware, some new apps like Whats New app available now. If you are looking to Root 14.4.A.0.108 firmware, follow the below mentioned tutorial. You must be running 14.4.A.0.108 firmware...
Renowned developer and white hacker geohot has come up with a fantastic rooting tool named Towelroot which has successfully rooted Xperia handsets like Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact, M, Z, ZL, SP, M2, T, TX running android 4.3 and android 4.4.2 version. Towelroot exploit is using a apk file which after installing has successfully rooted many Xperia handsets so far as reported...
Xperia Z1s C6916 T-Mobile variant got full root yesterday after a long time and today Xperia Z2 has got full root with the help of a root exploit script , developed and tested by XDA devs DooMLoRD, norti and xsacha. Xperia Z2 users here need to downgrade to 17.1.A.2.55, 17.1.A.2.69 firmware before they can use this root exploit script as it was patched when Sony...
Sony Xperia Z1s launched back in Jan in US on T-Mobile has finally got root after a long time. As all Xperia Z1s users know that bootloader can’t be unlocked on their device but now they can root it as a root exploit has been spotted and successfully deployed. XDA devs jcase and beaups have come up with a way to root Xperia Z1s. Now you can root your Xperia...
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...
Sony has officially released Xperia Z2 Tablet in market and many users have now got it in their hands already, just like we saw Xperia Z2 getting root a few days back before it was officially released in market, Xperia Z2 Tablet has now also got root and CWM recovery can be installed. Latest firmware for Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet is 17.1.A.2.55 firmware which...
Sony has officially launched Xperia T2 Ultra Dual in many regions and the first 19.0.D.0.253 firmware update has also hit it a few days back. Being a new device development for Xperia T2 Ultra Dual has just been started and before getting launch at global level, Xperia T2 Ultra has been rooted on the latest 19.0.D.0.253 firmware and ClockworkMod recovery ( CWM based...
Sony has officially rolled Xperia Z1 android 4.4.2 14.3.A.0.681 firmware update two days back and same the build number is also spotted on Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact. On 14.3.A.0.681 firmware update, new native features of Android 4.4.2 KitKat are spotted along with some Sony exclusive features like answering machine option in phone app, new Xperia stock...
Xperia Z1 Compact, world’s first true mini smartphone from Sony has got root even before it is out in the hands of users officially. Xperia Z1 Compact possibly will be out in late Feb 2014 for shipping from Sony stores, well the good news is that root is now possible on Xperia Z1 Compact and other devices with same model Sony D550X. XDA legendary developer DooMLoRD...
Xperia Z1 has finally landed up in many markets across the world and some are appreciating its brilliance and some are criticizing it, well that happens with every phone but what is more important is that development from the point of view of developers have begun and Xperia Z1 is soon catching up its predecessor in that area. Today we will see how to root Sony Xperia...
It has been just a few hours since we saw Sony officially rolling out the major bug fixing update 6.2.B.1.96 firmware over previous jelly bean 6.2.B.0.211 firmware. 6.2.B.1.96 firmware has fixed all the major bugs reported in previous updates ranging from 1080p HD Video Lag, Volume up button lag, Camera issues resolved etc. If you haven’t updated to 6.2.B.1.96...
As we all know last night Sony rolled a lot many firmwares for it’s beloved Xperia Z Series phones. Xperia Z, ZL and ZR were updated on same Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware with same kernel version and baseband. The most serious concern for the update was that, Sony has patched the perf_event exploit which was used to root the devices. But not issues. Legendary...
Well a good news for all Xperia S LT26i users, Xperia SP C5302 and Xperia Z C6603 and Xperia ZL C6503 users, now you can root your device on latest Jelly Bean firmware by just one click. The latest Jelly Bean firmware for Xperia S LT26 is 6.2.B.0.211, Xperia SP C5302 is 12.0.A.1.284 and for Xperia Z C6603 is 10.1.1.A.1.307 and Xperia ZL C6503 is 10.3.A.0.423...
No matter what Sony has released now android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 6.2.B.0.211 firmware for Xperia S, SL and Acro S, though it was meant to fix all bugs but it didn’t. All the bugs which were present in Jelly Bean 6.2.B.0.200 firmware ares still there in Jelly Bean 6.2.B.0.211 firmware. So Sony just rolled out an update with the different build number nothing...
It has been more than 10 days now since Sony released much awaited Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean 6.2.B.0.200 firmware for Xperia S LT26i, Xperia SL LT26ii and Xperia Acro S LT26w. The then users are asking how to root Jelly Bean 6.2.B.0.200 firmware ROM, well now we have a solution for that query, Cheers 🙂 [ UPDATE ] – 24 August How to Root Xperia S, SL, Acro...
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