Hello friends, you cannot root your Sony Xperia device and install custom recovery and roms on your device without unlocking the bootloader.. For this, you need to unlock the bootloader of your device.
Check before unlocking the bootloader so that you don’t waste time.
You can follow the steps below to check.
- From your phone Key in the key combination *#*#7378423#*#*.
- From the drop-down menu, go to the “Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status” section.
- “ If it says “Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes”; It means the bootloader is turned off, but it is allowed to be opened.
- If it says “Bootloader unlocked: Yes”; It means the bootloader is unlocked.
Let’s unlock the bootloader.
- We get the code needed to unlock the bootloader from the
- SONY unlock bootloader page. Now let’s get this code:
1- When you go to the address I gave, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select your device from the “Select your device:” section and click the “Continue” button.
2- Type your e-mail address on the screen that comes up and tick the box in the “Terms & conditions” section and click the “Submit” button.
3- An e-mail will be sent to your e-mail address as below and click on the “Click here to proceed” link.
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4- Enter your imei number in the box on the page that opens. You can find this number with the *#06# key combination.. After entering your IMEI number, check both boxes under the “Terms & Conditions” section and click the “Submit” button.. It will give you a code.
- SE Bootloader Unlocking Relocking Download the application and extract the rar to a folder on the computer.
- We install the “Flashtool Drivers 1.8 20141101.exe” package in the folder. Note: You need to install the appropriate driver and Flashmode and Fastboot drivers for your device.
- We open the “SE Bootloader_Unlocking_Relocking” program and the device is turned off.-
- By holding the Volume Up button, connect the USB Cable we plug in the phone. Let the computer end of the USB cable be plugged in. Press and hold the volume up button of the phone and connect the phone port of the last USB cable) Note: If we connect the phone with the volume down key pressed, the phone connects in flashboot mode, if we connect it with the volume up key pressed, the phone connects in fastboot mode.
- We write the code and click the Unlock BL button…
And our bootloader is unlocked.
Although the process seems long, unlocking the bootloader will give you advantages.