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Root available for Xperia Play!

The Xperia Play android phone is now a friend to your favorite root apps like titaniun backup, super manager, my backup, etc as the Play just got the…

The Xperia Play android phone is now a friend to your favorite root apps like titaniun backup, super manager, my backup, etc as the Play just got the…

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Kapill M Malani

Kapill M Malani A die-hard Liverpool FC fan, Kapill is a big fan of Batman, Android and street Cricket. In that order, probably. Email: [email protected]

The Xperia Play android phone is now a friend to your favorite root apps like titaniun backup, super manager, my backup, etc as the Play just got the root method released for it by Bin4ry – the same developer at XDA who released the root for Play’s brother, Xperia Arc. Rooting your Xperia Play is risky and may damage your device apart from voiding the phone’s warranty. But as always, if you’ve used a rooted device for once, and obviously are quite hooked to root requiring apps for enhanced functionality and theming, you simple can’t overlook it — it’s almost impossible to not root you device when it’s available, that’s what I personally think. To root Xperia Play, you first need to unlock the phone’s bootloader, follow the procedure given below:

QUOTED 1. Unlock Bootloader Stick to lollylost100’s Tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show….php?t=1034087 2. Download my package: R800i WORLD .184: http://www.multiupload.com/U9Z2YJ2FAJ Open a Terminal (on windows Start->Run->cmd) Now copy the downloaded package to the location of fastboot you used for unlocking. Enter this command: fastboot flash system YOURDOWNLOADEDFILE.img Now wait until its done. 3. REBOOT & ENJOY Thanks zdzihu for brainstorming with me 😀 Regards Bin4ry

Many thanks to the XDA developer Bin4ry.

13 responses to “Root available for Xperia Play!”

  1. Thomasc1978 Avatar
    Thomasc1978

    unlocking bootloader was a piece of cake…

    1. Thomasc1978 Avatar
      Thomasc1978

      just rooted, it took all of 71 seconds.

      thanks !!!

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  2. jim Avatar

    I have an xperia play 3.0.1.A.0.146 can i root it using 3.0.1.A.0.145 root image and if not how can i root it since i need to change my phone region to enable the playstation pocket since right now they say to me not in your region

    1. Kapil Avatar

      No you can’t root using the .145 root image.

      I’ll let you know if I find root image for .146

      1. jim Avatar

        thankyou

    2. Kapil Avatar

      No you can’t root using the .145 root image.

      I’ll let you know if I find root image for .146

    3. Kapil Avatar

      No you can’t root using the .145 root image.

      I’ll let you know if I find root image for .146

  3. Christoph Sauer13 Avatar
    Christoph Sauer13

    I’ve rootet my device now my Xperia Play cannot found my sim card

  4. bosanac Avatar
    bosanac

    multiuplaod doesn`t work -.-