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How to manually update 2012 Xperias to Android 4.0.4

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as always thanx XDA forum

Rooting "might" void your warranty. I'm not responsible if anything happen to your phone (nothing should go wrong,, if something do go wrong, just repeat the whole process).

Uliwooly

How to Use Flashtool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2dYQO59CQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9VnDu60smE

View solution in original post

Uliwooly

1st Backup everything

2nd Backup your current firmware

3rd Follow the steps bellow to flash your phone (remember I'm not responsible if anything happen to your phone and this "might" void your warranty)

4th enjoy

it's useful to have

Update Service (SUS)

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

Download FlashTool or Here

Download the FTF file

FTF files:

Xperia S Jelly Bean

Xperia SL JB

Xperia SL 6.1.A.2.45

Xperia S 6.1.A.2.45

3

.453

alternative

Xperia Ion (if you have AT&T exclude baseband)

ICS

Xperia U

Xperia P

JB 6.2.A.0.400

Xperia Sola

Xperia Go

Jelly bean

6.2.A.0.400

1

2

3

6.1.1.B.1.1.0

(French)

Global

Xperia T (if you have the AT&T variant exclude baseband)

9.1.A.1.141

Xperia T 9.1.A.1.140

JB 9.1.A.0.489

1

2 Dutch

ICS

7.0.A.3.197

Xpria TX

or

ICS 7.0.A.3.212

Xperia J 11.2.A.0.21

Xperia E

Uliwooly

How to create a backup of your original firmware

you must have SUS

run SUS and repair your phone

go to C:\Program Files\Sony Ericcson\Update Service\db\13740270\blob_fs\

Copy the 2 largest files you'll find there to C:\Flashtool\anynameyoulabeled it as

Run FlashTool

Click Advanced > Decrypt Files

Source folder : C:\Flashtool\anynameyoulabeled it as

From Files, select all (Click & Ctrl + A) and click -> to move the 2 files to Files to convert

Click OK

Wait patiently till it finishes...

From Folder list, select all (Click & Ctrl + A) and click -> to move the 2 files to Firmware content

If it is ICS, tick the Disable Final Verification Check

13) On Device write the model [ex. Xperia Neo V (MT11i)], on Version write the firmware version and/or the Android version [ex. 4.1.A.0.562 (ICS_4.0.3)], on Branding write the region and your name if you wish.

Click OK

On Device Selection choose the device it is for (ex. MT11i)

Wait very patiently...

When it finishes the .ftf file is located on C:\Flashtool\firmwares

Thanx leajian

How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Uliwooly

How to Use Flashtool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2dYQO59CQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9VnDu60smE

Uliwooly

Rooting & Warranty

Rooting

How to ROOT with LOCKED Bootloader

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186368

Thanx Binary

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

Xperia S Jelly Bean Root

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327473

How to root Xperia P Jelly Bean

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2249077

How to ROOT with LOCKED Bootloader (Special thanx to Sharaz22 at XDA Forum)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742992

Warranty

From sony mobile developers

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions

Warning! If you perform this step, you will unlock the boot loader.This may void your warranty and/or any warranty from your operator. If you still want to unlock the boot loader of your phone, enter fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY, where KEY is the unlock boot loader key you got in the beginning of this instruction. The boot loader should now be successfully unlocked.

from Sony mobile

Warranty Document

http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/common/warranty_phones_US_12.pdf

Nor does this warranty cover any

failure of the Product due to accident, software or hardware

modification or adjustment, acts of God or damage resulting

from liquid

in other words it "could" void your warranty

How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355