Sony has finally killed off the Xperia Z series with the launch of new Xperia X series of flagship phones for 2016. However, this change doesn’t actually shifts much as far as device’s design and software is concerned.

Xperia X still largely remains the same as Z series, it’s just a different name for a refreshed marketing campaign.

Anyway, for those of you concerned about bootloader unlocking on Xperia X series of phones, you’d be happy to know that it’ll be done the same way as you did on the Z series.

And of course not all variants of Xperia X will support bootloader unlock, so you’d be better off checking it first from the service menu: Dial *#*#7378423#*#* and go to Service info » Configuration » Rooting status and check if Bootloader unlock status is Yes or No.

Once you’ve verified that Xperia X bootloader is unlockable, proceed with the step-by-step below to unlock bootloader on your Xperia X.

Note: Unlocking the bootloader will completely wipe/delete all files on your Xperia X. Make sure you backup your important files, pictures, videos, etc. stuff before you unlock bootloader on Xperia X.

How to Unlock Xperia X bootloader
  1. Enable OEM unlocking on your Xperia X:
    1. Go into Settings » About phone and tap seven times on Build number to enable Developer options.
    2. From Settings, go into Developer options and enable OEM Unlocking.
  2. Setup ADB and Fastboot on your PC.
  3. Open the official Sony bootloader unlock help page on your PC ─ link [icon name=”external-link” class=”” unprefixed_class=””].
  4. Provide your email address on the page, accept the terms and conditions and then hit the continue button.
  5. Sony will now send you an email with a link for further instructions to unlock bootloader. Open that link and follow the instructions carefully.

Enjoy your bootloader unlocked Xperia X. Cheers!

Happy Androiding!