If you want to get administrative privilages (Super User) on your Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY SO-01D smartphone running Android operating system, but you have no idea how to root your phone, we've decided to collect the most useful tutorials showing how to root any MSM8255 based Xperia smartphone with Android operating system. The most important thing to know before you will start rooting your smartphone is to find out what version of Android operating system and what build number is inside your phone. You can check that information in your smartphone via menu => settings => About phone => Android version and Build number. There are 2 easy ways to root your Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY SO-01D:
1. DooMLoRD ROOT zergRush exploit - this program can root Androida 2.3.4 Gingerbread (build number 4_0_2_A_0_42 and older). It's the first fantastic method to root your Sony Ericsson 2011 Xperia smartphone, but does not work on the latest Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread build (company Sony Ericsson / Sony has patched root exploit on latest firmwares). You can flash your phone with older supported firmware, root your phone and update it via OTA (Over The Air) or you can flash latest firmware, downgrade kernel from supported firmware build, root your phone and flash back original kernel from current firmware in your phone. Because it's complicated procedure, in case of rooting the latest Androida 2.3.4 Gingerbread the easiest way is to use method number 2.
2. E-Root - chinsese program allowing you to root any 2011 Xperia smartphone with MSM8255 chipset running any Android version and any Android build. Just follow instructions from tutorial and you will get quickly Super User access.
Good luck in rooting your Xperia!
[English] Tutorials how to root Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY SO-01D
Started by Jurij, Feb 25 2014 23:44
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