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How do you like your Xperia rooted?

I just picked my first Xperia it's the X10i will be using on Tmobile USA, I love Android but am not fond of the Sony software on the phone, I'm planning on having it rooted today to 2.1
Just wanted to get any opinions of those of you who have rooted X10
Thanks

i had mine rooted for about 3 days, but due to there being a problem with installing apps form sd card after root, i soon flashed it back,,,i do miss my root programs thou,

I like the Phone, I don't like all the Sony software, I prefer the Google experience style Android if that makes sense.

Bargsbeer said:
...rooted today to 2.1...
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Good luck trying.
I do like my moxierless phone a lot.

Bargsbeer said:
I just picked my first Xperia it's the X10i will be using on Tmobile USA, I love Android but am not fond of the Sony software on the phone, I'm planning on having it rooted today to 2.1
Just wanted to get any opinions of those of you who have rooted X10
Thanks
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Are you sure is a X10i? I think is a X10a, check it to be sure.
You can root your phone but... to Android 1.6-R2BA026. Read the android development section for X10 before you make a mistake and fall to the yellow triangle or to a brick phone.

I like my root for only 2 reasons, apps that require root ( Titanium Backup, ShootMe...) and because I have removed all the apps that I dont need/want. And thats it, I dont want any half working custom ROM solutions since all of them on other phones have some things that dont work at all or barely work. Hope this 2.1 will be rooted when it is out and I will be happy.

Yes its.the x10i im typing this.on it now Tmobile 3G works.
I was under the impression it could be.rooted to android 2.1???
If not can i atleast have it rooted to get rid of all the sony software?

Bargsbeer said:
I was under the impression it could be.rooted to android 2.1???
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Not sure where you got that from.
Bargsbeer said:
If not can i atleast have it rooted to get rid of all the sony software?
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Have a read of this thread - forum.xda-developers.com

The X10 is a great piece of hardware. SE's software on the other hand leaves alot to be desired. Root is perfect as you can have the gear without the crap. R2BA026 is also a wonderful firmware, and far better than the 016 firmware that Rogers is still stuck at.

saltorio said:
The X10 is a great piece of hardware. SE's software on the other hand leaves alot to be desired. Root is perfect as you can have the gear without the crap. R2BA026 is also a wonderful firmware, and far better than the 016 firmware that Rogers is still stuck at.
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Forgive me for my ignorance, I don't know much about rooting. I'm actually going to pay someone to root it for me. If what I have read so far is correct I can root it to 1.6 and at the same time remove all the Sony software crap and just keep the google/Android stuff?
Thanks

Bargsbeer said:
Forgive me for my ignorance, I don't know much about rooting. I'm actually going to pay someone to root it for me. If what I have read so far is correct I can root it to 1.6 and at the same time remove all the Sony software crap and just keep the google/Android stuff?
Thanks
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Yep. No matter what you do at this point, you're stuck with Android 1.6. Rooting doesn't change that (at this point in time). What rooting does is allow you access to the OS files themselves, and thereby you can remove the apps you don't want (which can't be uninstalled normally as they are part of SE's base OS on the X10).

saltorio said:
Yep. No matter what you do at this point, you're stuck with Android 1.6. Rooting doesn't change that (at this point in time). What rooting does is allow you access to the OS files themselves, and thereby you can remove the apps you don't want (which can't be uninstalled normally as they are part of SE's base OS on the X10).
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I could deal with 1.6 as long as I can remove the sony crap. Another question I have had the Nexus 1 rooted and G1 Rooted both I paid someone to do, I heard the X10 is easy to brick is this true or just like anything you try to root there is always a risk?

After having root and learning a couple things I wouldn't go back. As for 2.1 not yet. The dev community is going straight to 2.2.
Why would you pay? Learn how to do it yourself. It takes time, patience and following instructions properly.
The upsides to root right now. You can un-SE your phone (changing themes and removing apps). But if you don't know how to root your phone you wont know how to mod your phone to your liking.

gavriel18 said:
Learn how to do it yourself. It takes time, patience and following instructions properly.
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+1. I love having mine rooted, and wouldn't look back. I joined the forum as I was new to Android and wanted to learn how to customize my phone to my liking, and still learning new things, tips and tricks.

just fyi...the X10 is almost impossible to brick, one thing you can thank SE for

Thanks for all the responses, This makes me way more comfortable. I love the hardware it's a beast of a phone. This is all a learning process for me I had a Nexus One that I eventually learned how to install ROMs with ROM manager, I'm hoping in time with the X10 I can do the same.
Just curious what SE apps or programs do all advise deleting?

rvictorg said:
just fyi...the X10 is almost impossible to brick, one thing you can thank SE for
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Yeah, even the guys who developed the root method didn't actually brick the X10 as they tried to crack it, from what I remember reading. The worst is that you get the yellow exclamation mark and then have to re-do the first step in the root method to bring you back to the original release firmware (016 iirc, or maybe 014).
I definitely agree with some of the other posters that you're much better off doing it yourself. Once you learn how it's pretty straightforward, and with new firmwares being released pretty often you won't want to pay someone every time to update your firmware.
Just read the root instructions a few times, make sure to download the files before you start, and take your time.

Bargsbeer said:
I like the Phone, I don't like all the Sony software, I prefer the Google experience style Android if that makes sense.
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The sony software is what makes the X10 an X10, why would you even want the phone then, besides its good looks ?

Bargsbeer said:
I could deal with 1.6 as long as I can remove the sony crap. Another question I have had the Nexus 1 rooted and G1 Rooted both I paid someone to do, I heard the X10 is easy to brick is this true or just like anything you try to root there is always a risk?
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The X10 and the Nexus One are identical in terms of its hardware, minus the camera MP. The Nexus One is a great learning tool for rooting and modifying an Android because its the closest you can get to Android OS straight up and Google allowed you to unlock the bootloader. I rooted the X10 as soon as it was made available and it was just as easy. I did get the yellow exclamation mark and getting it fixed was easy to.
Definitely, definitely root the phone yourself and learn things yourself, otherwise, get an iPhone and let Steve Jobs control your phone for you.

****nab said:
The sony software is what makes the X10 an X10, why would you even want the phone then, besides its good looks ?
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Maybe it's the best phone your carrier offers (such as with Rogers), and you couldn't afford a new phone contract-free? Maybe you like the look? Maybe you wanted a phone with a 4" display and 8MP camera? There are lots of reasons to want the X10... the SE software is just one of them.
cue_32 said:
The X10 and the Nexus One are identical in terms of its hardware, minus the camera MP.
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Not quite. Different amount of RAM, different amount of phone storage, different screen size, screen resolution, and touch digitizer.

Battery Life/General Questions about the Arc?

Hey, I was thinking about getting the Arc, but I' wondering how good the battery life is, and just in genera; how good the phone is? Once it's rooted, what else can you do on it without being able to load custom roms?

MouthTalker said:
Hey, I was thinking about getting the Arc, but I' wondering how good the battery life is
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It is a smart phone and battery life differs from a person to another. Do you want me to say its good? On my side, I like the battery life and I think it is totally enough for me.
+PS there are more threads about this and next time try to search before posting a new one.
Cheers

Nimche said:
It is a smart phone and battery life differs from a person to another. Do you want me to say its good? On my side, I like the battery life and I think it is totally enough for me.
+PS there are more threads about this and next time try to search before posting a new one.
Cheers
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Sorry, I pressed enter while typing the title and it submitted the post for me. I was also wondering about the usefulness of rooting the phone as I mentioned in my edit.

from what I have seen and experienced from Android, root is a nice feature to get rid of unwanted extra stuff, system files and files came from your carrier and even SE stuff that you don't need. Without them, phone runs faster and battery is better.
Rooting process is easy and no risk in it at least for me but you have to be sure that you know what is going on and how to fix if anything happens instead of freakin out.
+ custom ROM won't happen on rooted devices, you need a unbranded device which can have a unlocked booloader later for custom ROMs/

So I take it that just unbranding the phone following the guides on here isn't enough to get SE to unlock the Bootloader?

MouthTalker said:
So I take it that just unbranding the phone following the guides on here isn't enough to get SE to unlock the Bootloader?
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well no.
Your phone needs to be bootloader unlockable. It means that phone it self has to come unbranded from Sony Ericsson factory, means no carrier every put their hands on the phone then bootloader on your phone may get unlocked.

hi..you don't necessarily need boot loader unlocked devices for custom roms.. they managed it on x10 for 6 months or so..
Sent from The Arc!

im_iceman said:
hi..you don't necessarily need boot loader unlocked devices for custom roms.. they managed it on x10 for 6 months or so..
Sent from The Arc!
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Right, I meant more like full functional ROM including kernel tweaks but I guess they are achieving that as well. I am running "J" 2.3 on my X10 too with bunch of WLODs

Several regions had a FAKE 4.4.4 (23.0.1.A.0.167) update

Hello Folks,
to make it short, i had a problem updating to 4.4.4 (23.0.1.A.0.167), after lots of googling and digging i decrypted the files i downloaded using PCC Companion and what i got was really shocking.
the old version rom (.314) was the one included in the downloaded files, I LOVE YOU SONY, you didn't even bother to check the files you are sending to us.
Seems that the same problem happens in several regions, as lots of talk i found when googling the problem.
And that explains everything, the PC Companion downloads whats on the server as the new 23.0.1.A.0.167, while actually its the old .314, then when the mobile shuts down to the flash mode the error happens
Also here at the GENERAL forum the ROM posted twice, and they reply "its the old one", unbelievable ...
please check the attachment

Hossam.Abdelsalam said:
Hello Folks,
to make it short, i had a problem updating to 4.4.4 (23.0.1.A.0.167), after lots of googling and digging i decrypted the files i downloaded using PCC Companion and what i got was really shocking.
the old version rom (.314) was the one included in the downloaded files, you didn't even bother to check the files you are sending to us.
Seems that the same problem happens in several regions, as lots of talk i found when googling the problem.
And that explains everything, the PC Companion downloads whats on the server as the new 23.0.1.A.0.167, while actually its the old .314, then when the mobile shuts down to the flash mode the error happens
Also here at the GENERAL forum the ROM posted twice, and they reply "its the old one", unbelievable ...
please check the attachment
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the Sony servers are bugged
As of this point only old FTFs are avaliable, even the new ones re-update them selfs show up as 314 on the server
chill out, some people manage to pull a couple FTFs

Hossam.Abdelsalam said:
Hello Folks,
to make it short, i had a problem updating to 4.4.4 (23.0.1.A.0.167), after lots of googling and digging i decrypted the files i downloaded using PCC Companion and what i got was really shocking.
the old version rom (.314) was the one included in the downloaded files, you didn't even bother to check the files you are sending to us.
Seems that the same problem happens in several regions, as lots of talk i found when googling the problem.
And that explains everything, the PC Companion downloads whats on the server as the new 23.0.1.A.0.167, while actually its the old .314, then when the mobile shuts down to the flash mode the error happens
Also here at the GENERAL forum the ROM posted twice, and they reply "its the old one", unbelievable ...
please check the attachment
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thats messed up can u post this on sony blog?

Sony Already knows of the Servers being Bugged.

ajftl said:
can u post this on sony blog?
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already did, check it out there:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/11/0...cludes-ps4-remote-play-hi-res-audio-and-more/
scroll down
they had became the most nun-trusted company I've ever deal with, their quality assurance getting fu..ked up day after another, I've replaced 6 Xperia Z2 mobile devices to get a one without a defect, imagine.... 6 devices.
and now they didn't even check the FW update they are rolling out,
1- after a buggy proximity sensor
2- a buggy noise cancellation microphone
3- a buggy dedicated camera BTN
4- a defected waterproof finishing
5- a dead pixel screen
6-a defected side flaps that opens in your pocket
and of course a huge time wasting for all the above defects
they are really fu..ked up man, i really hate them

This is ok

Hossam.Abdelsalam said:
already did, check it out there:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/11/0...cludes-ps4-remote-play-hi-res-audio-and-more/
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they had became the most nun-trusted company I've ever deal with, their quality assurance getting fu..ked up day after another, I've replaced 6 Xperia Z2 mobile devices to get a one without a defect, imagine.... 6 devices.
and now they didn't even check the FW update they are rolling out,
1- after a buggy proximity sensor
2- a buggy noise cancellation microphone
3- a buggy dedicated camera BTN
4- a defected waterproof finishing
5- a dead pixel screen
6-a defected side flaps that opens in your pocket
and of course a huge time wasting for all the above defects
they are really fu..ked up man, i really hate them
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if you dont like the brand then change, ranting here isnt going to change that
as for i, i have had 3 Defective Devices from sony and they Were all Z2 replacements, any other xperia i have ever used or owned has been fine, as for the firmwares for each currently supported device they are in my eyes getting better, security is getting better and other Devices which recieved 4.4.4 were rocket fast, the NeW UI is first to come to z2 aside Z3
as said previously Ranting here will not change anything, i doubt it would detour other people from buying from sony all too much.

I flashed it using Sony flashtool. All good here. Pretty much a z3 now thicker. Lol. I had a z3 sold it. And this update made the z2 a z3 no kidding.
Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk

ajftl said:
I flashed it using Sony flashtool. All good here. Pretty much a z3 now thicker. Lol. I had a z3 sold it. And this update made the z2 a z3 no kidding.
Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk
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How did u update?

higgs_ said:
How did u update?
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Downloaded a FTF
used Flashtool to install the FTF to the device

higgs_ said:
How did u update?
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http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/51-sony-xperia-z2-d6503
Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk

Just tried again using Companion Tool and is flashed the right firmware this time.
But I lost root.

Am i the 1st one
??????™ Z 2
?

Thread cleaned of the unwanted bad language.
Please watch your mouths.
~JAB

For India D6502, the firmware was older one with elabel-D6502-india_201403041711.1_17.1.2.A.0.314.sin
Wasted my precious 3G 1.2Gb data

bluheart said:
For India D6502, the firmware was older one with elabel-D6502-india_201403041711.1_17.1.2.A.0.314.sin
Wasted my precious 3G 1.2Gb data
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Check again now, the correct firmware is live

And the OTA is ok?

update now...
Sony Xperia™ Z2

OTA
On my z2 , ota downloading update but not install ..
can not be verified

higgs_ said:
Just tried again using Companion Tool and is flashed the right firmware this time.
But I lost root.
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Yes that is because you update it with pc companion and we all told you will lost root then ><"
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^

Looks like no Marshmallow love for the Note Pro from Samsung

Check out the graphic from Samsung in first post for equipment update schedule.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...eral/marshmellow-coming-january-2016-t3253413
No love for the Note Pro. :crying:

Can't say I'm surprised. I was just happy to get it to 5.x. I'd be willing to be Samsung is going to sit on their hand for a bit to see if Apple releases iPad Pro sales figures and if they're good they'll build an updated Note Pro 12.2.
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Seriously? This thing is over 2 years old and you're surprised it's not getting 6.0?

Meh. I'm satisfied with what I've got. If an update in hardware specs comes out in 2016 I'll consider an upgrade but otherwise this thing runs fine. Google now on tap is cool but not something that I can't live without.

ShadowLea said:
Seriously? This thing is over 2 years old and you're surprised it's not getting 6.0?
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To me it is 3 months older than my S6 edge and I paid top dollar for the SOB! It should get at least one major update to the next gen OS. Mine came with Lollipop. It is not at all a reach whatsoever to expect Marshmallow.

ShadowLea said:
Seriously? This thing is over 2 years old and you're surprised it's not getting 6.0?
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It came out in February 2014.

If memory serves, years ago (i think it was google i/o 2011?) Google asked major manufacturers to commit to update support for a period of 18 months after launch of a device. Since the note pro was announced in January of 2014 we are well beyond that time frame so yeah, it's not a surprise to not see a 6.0 update coming.
Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk

I'm in no hurry for Marshmallow. I was all geeked up about getting Lollipop. It looks different, but I have seen no difference in battery life or performance in coming from KitKat. Unless Marshmallow is going to introduce something really new (not just be a matter of a few internal changes and a new skin) then I'm good with continuing to use Lollipop.

I'm actually downgrading back to KitKat tonight just so I can root again. =(

What about 5.1.1 ? Can we expect this update for the note pro ? (SM-P900)
Envoyé de mon SM-P900 en utilisant Tapatalk

911jason said:
I'm actually downgrading back to KitKat tonight just so I can root again. =(
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Why is there a way to root in kitkat without knox triggering?

pittas said:
Why is there a way to root in kitkat without knox triggering?
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Yeah and its called towelroot...
By the way isn't the note pro a flagship tablet? Cause if then we still can have a hope for an 6.0 build... Sammobile.com claims that all flagship since begin of 2014 will get 6.0...
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LegendSmoker said:
Yeah and its called towelroot...
By the way isn't the note pro a flagship tablet? Cause if then we still can have a hope for an 6.0 build... Sammobile.com claims that all flagship since begin of 2014 will get 6.0...
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Is the kit kat rom at any good for the tablet? If it is, I m rolling back. Root is almost essential to me

pittas said:
Is the kit kat rom at any good for the tablet? If it is, I m rolling back. Root is almost essential to me
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i dont know i got mine p905 with 4.4.2
then i updated it to last 5.0.2 and rooted then.
i'm tripping knox since s4 but hey thats me.

Illusive Man said:
I'm in no hurry for Marshmallow. I was all geeked up about getting Lollipop. It looks different, but I have seen no difference in battery life or performance in coming from KitKat. Unless Marshmallow is going to introduce something really new (not just be a matter of a few internal changes and a new skin) then I'm good with continuing to use Lollipop.
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It does introduce something really new. "Doze", it does wonders to battery life wherever it was tried...

Stevethegreat said:
It does introduce something really new. "Doze", it does wonders to battery life wherever it was tried...
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Meh . . As an advanced user with a rooted device and a few useful tools (Greenify and Amplify for Xposed) I'm able to get standby power consumption on my wifi Note Pro down to a near negligible trickle. I just forgot my Note Pro at the office last night; having unplugged it from the charger at 100% I failed to put it into my bag before leaving for the night. I just got back to the office 12hrs later to find the tablet at 97% . . it had sat on wifi the whole time and my emails were still all synced.
No doubt that for the average user who doesn't want to go through the effort or doesn't want to root Doze takes a lot of the effort out of accomplishing better battery life. Good stuff for sure, just not necessarily mind blowingly good IMO.

It's posts like these that manufacturers never pay attention to. They are in the business of making NEW product. They do NoT see profit in supporting previously sold product. Sad and myopic.
But...the note pro 12.2 has hardware specs that are hard to beat.
I can see the little guy in Korea going crazy trying to figure out how to monetize having made a great product that people, get this, "want to keep".
(Shaking my head)

LegendSmoker said:
i dont know i got mine p905 with 4.4.2
then i updated it to last 5.0.2 and rooted then.
i'm tripping knox since s4 but hey thats me.
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you rooted on 5.0.2?
what method did you use if you dont mind me asking?

firefly6240 said:
you rooted on 5.0.2?
what method did you use if you dont mind me asking?
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The 905 is rootable, not the 907a from AT&T though.

firefly6240 said:
you rooted on 5.0.2?
what method did you use if you dont mind me asking?
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Odin flash twrp, then flash chainfire's supersu.zip via twrp and voila

Any ex "hybrid rom concept edition" (Xperia Z Ultra uses) interested in development?

Any ex "hybrid rom concept edition" (Xperia Z Ultra uses) interested in development?
Is anyone interested?
What's more important for you guys, security or speed?
If there fans of my work and this amazing device let me know.
I am doing cyber security now, so if you want something really amazing I need a motivation to spend my free time doing that. And I will need to get myself a second device with locked bootloader for starters.

Doom Slayer said:
Is anyone interested?
What's more important for you guys, security or speed?
If there fans of my work and this amazing device let me know.
I am doing cyber security now, so if you want something really amazing I need a motivation to spend my free time doing that. And I will need to get myself a second device with locked bootloader for starters.
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Any new rom's a good one mate
Why do you need a device with a locked bootloader?

Doom Slayer said:
Is anyone interested?
What's more important for you guys, security or speed?
If there fans of my work and this amazing device let me know.
I am doing cyber security now, so if you want something really amazing I need a motivation to spend my free time doing that. And I will need to get myself a second device with locked bootloader for starters.
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I don't know ur work , but im really interested to see what r u able to do with this phone , I will be here to test anything , and from my pov I think speed is better

Beetle84 said:
Any new rom's a good one mate
Why do you need a device with a locked bootloader?
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Few reasons, one is that I need to see what can be done with locked one. I managed to port Z3's concept rom to Zu, made it 400mb and it was able to run with Locked Bootloader.
Second reason, is that I can't really afford to brick it right now. I think of switching to black from chrome for a while
I need some crazy idea to motivate myself.
I was able to live with GAAps-free phone for a year, but Nanodroid didn't support new Maps v2 api.
Plus removing Google really improves battery life.
Personally, I am all crazy about Cyber Security and I got pissed when phone lags. Also I believe that most of "innovations" are softeare, that are easy to port.
I posted Google free rom with clear instructions how to install Nanodroid but it's not intersting.

Doom Slayer said:
Is anyone interested?
What's more important for you guys, security or speed?
If there fans of my work and this amazing device let me know.
I am doing cyber security now, so if you want something really amazing I need a motivation to spend my free time doing that. And I will need to get myself a second device with locked bootloader for starters.
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I'm definitely interested .

speed is the better

wow cant wait im still using your Hybrid rom concept edition v2 i love it plus im also on locked boot loader

any news for your project ?

Any update my z ultra is hungry for a new rom

@Doom Slayer, about what can be done with still locked bootloader - you may check following post:
Android PIE VerifiedBoot Bypass: sony xperia XZ1c locked bootloader permanently rooted
I like your [GUIDE] Z Ultra and Z1 HARD BRICK RECOVERY thread.
Do you think it could be made working with XZp/XZ1/XZ1c phones too?
Hardbrick recovery would be very useful for yoshino phones (managed to brick two already).

@j4nn, that's looks promising. Great work! Too bad I don't have any locked device. But I will keep that information in mind.
About hardbrick recovery, you should try contacting @the_laser, as he was the guy who developed software in the first place.

About the rom development, I am still thinking of a concept itself.
Most likely it would be ultra-debloated

Doom Slayer said:
About hardbrick recovery, you should try contacting @the_laser, as he was the guy who developed software in the first place.
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Unfortunately it seems he is not active on xda anymore, for more than a year - mentioning him has no effect, his account is displayed as "disabled". I did not try a pm though.
Do you by any chance know what might have happen with him? Or any good way for contact?

j4nn said:
Unfortunately it seems he is not active on xda anymore, for more than a year - mentioning him has no effect, his account is displayed as "disabled". I did not try a pm though.
Do you by any chance know what might have happen with him? Or any good way for contact?
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I will pm you.