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Xperia Z: All Things Root Guide
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General Information
Guides
Themes
Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting
Kernels
Radios / Basebands
Tools & Utilities
Downloads
Since this is a new root guide for your all-things-root sub-forum, we need your help to populate it and keep it organized with the best and most relevant information. Please contact (by PM) your favorite Guide, or drop us a note in the private chat section if you have any good information to contribute, update, or correct in the root guide. Alternatively, hit the !Report button and ask a Mod to bring it to our attention.
Thanks for your help!
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Xperia Z: All Things Root Guide
Click the "Show" button below for a root warning / disclaimer:
Quick note / disclaimer: as always, you are ultimately responsible for any root-related activities on your phone.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
You should understand not only the benefits of rooting, but also any possible consequences (voided warranty, boot-loops, bricking, etc.) that might occur as a result of your root-related actions.
AndroidForums.com / Phandroid.com, its owner, and staff are not liable for any root actions you might undertake as a result of information used from this site.
Reading, researching, understanding, and carefully following the published steps and instructions can go a long way towards helping to make your rooting efforts a successful one.
Guides
- Disaster Recovery Guide (Getting your Z/Z1/ZU/ZL back to life!)
- Bootloader Unlock Guide
- Rooting Guide (unlocked bootloaders only!)
- Rooting Guide (locked/unlocked bootloaders)
- TA Backup (use this to restore DRM keys post bootloader unlock.
- Dual Recovery for Locked Bootloaders
- ClockworkMod Recovery
- UK Stock ROM
- ExperiaLite
- RomAur
- Free Experia CM10.1 (In early Development at the moment.)
Themes
- Centred Status Bar Clock
- [GUIDE][HOW TO] Easy Theming
- Theming tutorial
- Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen
Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting
- overclocking / underclocking
- undervolting
- related apps
Kernels
Radios / Basebands
- None as of yet
Tools & Utilities
- Flashtool
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
- MD5 checksum verification
- Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
- Root Explorer
- Odin / RUU / RSD Lite / etc.
Downloads
