Aug 16, 2018 - The phones that will get the software update are: Xperia Arc, Xperia Play. Neo V, Xperia Arc S and the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. However, you are provided with a step by step manual guide to download and install Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman USB drivers on your computer (Links are provided at the end of the article). We have provided almost all Sony Ericsson handset drivers.
So its time to have some fun flashing your phone.Rooting means getting acess to the Root of the Phone Rom.Once rooted you can install Custom Roms [Operating Systems],Remove Crappy apps, get better performance and Battery etc. Rooting your phone is Not Big job,But a Bit lengthy at the first time.But you will end up in trouble if you dont know the actual procedure.That doesn't mean you will brick your phone.Android phones are based on Flash ROMs,just like a memory card. So flashing a 100 or1000 times wont destroy it.It is completely Safe and there is nothing much to worry about.But make sure sure you have an un interrupted power supply if you are using a PC. So here i am taking effort to bring out a step by step description of the process. Understanding what it is. Many people still doesn't know what actually is rooting and a custom rom mean.
The Process is to completely Remove your Current Phone OS and Install a Fresh copy of another OS. If you have installed a windows /Linux formatting your pc its easy to understand.Your device has a 440MB flash memory for OS and 420 Mb Internal memory for installing apps etc.When the phone comes to you not the entire memory of 420 Mb is available to u,because sony has included some stock Bolt wares in ur OS.So rooting provides a larger internal memory as well.In your pc you might have come across the bootloader /boot menu.In your sony phone this boot-loader is Locked to prevent alterations. But android being an opensource stuff, it is required that the phone manufacturer should allow you to install Custom androids. So in order to access the Boot-loader u will have to unlock it first.
After unlocking a recovery Mode is to be installed.That's what u call kernelling. After that, u will wipe the User memory 420mb,Format[Done auto] & install the Zip file containing android os onto the 440Mb memory.The zip file contains the Customized android OS.Its called the rom.MiUi is one such rom. Benefits: Lots of Customization, More features,Better battery,A faster OS,Latest Android versions. Negatives: Voids warranty. Why it voids warranty? Simply because Sony cant take up the responsibility if you destroy your phone hardware by your mistake.
For example if u overclock [Possible only after rooting] the CPU there are chances that it smokes out. Rondo of blood english download. Warning: Unlocking Boot loader voids Sony Service Center warranty. Rooting involves 3 steps, 1-Unlocking Bootloader 2-Installing a Custom Bootloader /Kernel/Recovery 3-Installing the Rom /Android OS.
Tools Required [Download all of them before starting ] 1. 3 4 (Once downloaded, Copy the Rom File to the Micro SD[Important, if u don't wanna end up searching for a card reader ] ) OR ROM-2 [Lasans's MiUi ] ( If u find any issues with the other one Try this Rom,Download only the Rom File ) *Actually you do not need the Complete Xperia flasher tool. You are only using the Fastboot from Xperia flasher. If u don't have time to download the Flash tool just download only the Fastboot tool and Drivers from HERE or Here.But its better to download Flash tool as u can perform some additional operations like Installing apks, Uninstalling features etc.
Using the tool. Step 1: Unlocking the Bootloader 1. Unlocking the Bootloader requires the Unlock Code.You can get it from the sony website at the Following link. Enter your Phone IMEI,Email etc. And Get the unlock Code.While you enter the IMEI take care not to Include the last DIGIT of your IMEI.IMEI should be 14 digits long.
Now Install the SONY Xperia Flash tool from Here OR JUST UNZIP THE FASTBOOT.ZIP TO C: 3. You will need fastboot on the computer to unlock the bootloader of the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. Fastboot is available in Xperia Flashtool folder in C: Flashtool or where you have installed Flash tool OR IN C: WHERE U HAVE UNZIPPED IT TO.
Now Power off your Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman. Press & hold the Volume Up button while connecting the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman to the computer.The Notification LED will now glow in Blue color.This is called Fastboot Mode. [ Press and Hold Vol Down key while connecting to USB will Boot in Flash Mode ] 6. If the drivers are not installed automatically,go to the Drivers folder in Xperia flash tool folder and install the drivers.You can check if the drivers are properly installed by going to the windows device manager and see if there is any Unidentified device.If properly installed it will shown in device manager.If u find an entry 's1 boot fastboot ' with Missing drivers in device manager,Right Click there -> Update Driver ->Browse My computer ->Let me Pick -> Have Disk >> Then Point to the Downloaded 'android_winusb.inf' file. >> Choose 'Android Bootloader device'.Now your drivers Should be installed.In the device manager You will find an Android device.