Got an all new Sony Ericsson Xperia S? Then we are here with an article with which you can easily unlock the boot loader which is a first step towards the installation of third party applications and custom ROM firmwares. Please be informed that once you unlock the boot loader, the warranty will get void. The only way with which you can reclaim the lost warranty is by re applying the original firmware and relocking the boot loader which we will be coming up very shortly if possible. Over a period of this article, you need to follow the list of pre requisites along with the detailed tutorial on how to unlock the boot loader of Sony Ericsson Xperia S.
Disclaimer: At Android Advices, we have made sure in all respects that all the information regarding the firmware update is mentioned correctly in this article. We hold no responsibility in any manner just in case if any damage happens to your Sony Ericsson Xperia S which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions carefully.
Quick Pre Requisites:
- Backup all the data present in your Xperia S so as to ensure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored easily. With the help of below mentioned steps, you can easily backup / restore the data.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Notes – Manually save the notes in your mail as these will be lost in the process of firmware update
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
- Minimum charge left in the device should be at least a minimum of 70% so as to ensure that the device doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of boot loader unlock process.
- Up next enable the USB Debugging Mode in your phone. Enable USB Debugging in your device from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked in your phone as shown in the below screen capture.
- Keep IMEI number handy by noting down on a piece of paper which you can get by dialing “*#06#” in your dialer. After this, you need to Download Fast boot Package with USB Drivers from here to your computer. As of now this only supports in the Windows Based computers.
- Power Off the Phone and keep pressing the Volume Up button and connect the phone to the computer which will then trigger the FASTBOOT mode and then Windows will start the driver installation process after which you need to point the driver installation to the USB_Driver location.
- As soon as the drivers are installed, you need to disconnect the connected phone from the computer and turn ON the phone in the normal mode.
So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next step where we have mentioned the procedure to unlock the boot loader of SONY Ericsson Xperia S.
