How To Root Sony Xperia PLAY


It has not been much of time that Sony Xperia PLAY has been in the market, but it has started impressing quite a good share of Android users. And people looking for a powerful smartphone with good gaming. And programmers have already started coming up with simpler and easier ways to root Sony Xperia PLAY.

Once you root Xperia PLAY, you would be getting the root access which lets you download and install apps which need root access. So, we are sharing one of the most easiest and quickest way to root Xpeia PLAY.

Root Sony Xperia PLAY On Gingerbread

Well, this root method basically flashes the completely rooted Gingerbread firmware of Xperia PLAY. And if you start with it, there are few things you need and few things you need to take care of.

Below are the required tools:

Root Xperia PLAY

Start the command prompt on your Windows machine, and if you are working on Mac OS X or Linux, switch on to the terminal.

Now, copy the downloaded play_modded.img file to the fastboot directory in the ADB setup. Once it is one, you need to run the below command depending on the OS you are working on:

  • Windows:

fastboot flash system play_modded.img

  • Linux:

fastboot -i 0x0fce flash system play_modded.img

  • Mac:

fastboot-mac -i 0x0fce flash system play_modded.img

Once you hit the above command, it would automatically start with the process to root Xperia PLAY. Just sit and sip a cup of coffee, while it is busy rooting your PLAY.

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May 4, 2011 by: Prasanth Chandra

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