Specs Sony Xperia S:
- 4.3-inch HD display (Resolution:1280 x 720)
- 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM
- 12 megapixel camera and 1080p video recording
- 1.3 megapixel front camera with 720p@30 fps
- 32GB internal memory
- HDMI port
Disclaimer: Continue at your own risk! We are not responsible for anything that happens to your phone.
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Pre-requisites:
3. Now turn OFF your phone and again switch it ON by pressing Volume UP button while inserting the USB cable which is connected to your PC.
- Your phone needs to have an Unlocked Bootloader.
- To unlock your phone’s bootloader visit: http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com
- Please make sure that there is a minimum of 60% charge in your phone.
- Enable USB debugging on your phone by going to Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging where the USB Debugging option should be ticked.
- Make sure that you have the appropriate Xperia S drivers installed on your PC.
- Installing a custom ROM will wipe all the data like SMS,Contacts,Music,Videos,Apps present in your phone.
- For backing up SMS,call logs,Gmail,Google calender use: “SMS Backup +“
Warning:This article is for information purpose only, we are not responsible for any thing that happens to your phone in the process.You may try this at your OWN RISK.Procedure to root your Sony Xperia S:
- Download the appropriate rooting package based on your firmware version.
3. Now turn OFF your phone and again switch it ON by pressing Volume UP button while inserting the USB cable which is connected to your PC.
4. Open command prompt on your PC and navigate to the fastboot folder where you placed the firmware image and type in the following commands based on the firmware version you downloaded:
6. You have now successfully rooted your phone!
fastboot flash system system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
OR
fastboot flash system system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img5. Reboot your phone once the rooting process completes.
6. You have now successfully rooted your phone!