Rooting Questions

[ryan515]

Hello,

How many of you root their Xperia P?

What is the advantage of rooting your phone?

Is it a MUST do to your Xperia P?

Will it Void my warranty?

Can I unroot after i root?

Sorry for too many questions.

I'm just curious because I saw a camera mod on XDA for Xperia phones.

It looks like one on the Xperia T and V.

Did anyone try that?

[ryan515]

but will it delete my files?

[aayushjain1987]

Rooting doesnt affects data

[ryan515]

thank you! so rooting will not void my warranty? i can unroot whenever i want?

[ryan515]

May i ask, how can i backup my photos, contacts etc.

then i will format my internal storage.

[aayushjain1987]

Make sure to restore your firmware by SUS or PC comapnion before submitting for service/ repair.

so that service centre cant find any root traces, :smileygrin:

before rooting you can backup data using sony BACKUP & RESTORE feature.

after that titanium backup is like GOD :smileygrin: :smileygrin:  of backup & restore.

Why unroot ???

i dont think unroot is possible wihtout updating firmware through official means. all the effort goes in vain

[ryan515]

So if i repair my phone via SUS or PCC. it will unroot my phone?

Sorry very new to rooting stuff. this is my 1st android phone so far. New android phones are expensive here. I can't buy a new one so i'm stuck with this. 

[aayushjain1987]

Rooting is pretty much safer.

i was also  a novice when i rooted my Xperia Neo v. Damaged by water, so got this P . :smileygrin:

the user experince you will get after rooting is unbelievable.

it takes time, patience and lots of XDA reading to feel comfortable.

dont hesitate to try. if any thing goes wrong then PC companion is always there :smileygrin:

or you can have video chat with me or voice chat :smileygrin:

if you need anything more,

[ryan515]

Ohh so there is less risk of bricking your phone?

[Gie1]

nope, there more risk of bricking your phone on rooted phone because you can access all files on your phone...

like aayushjain1987 said, stopping or removing a wrong app can crash the phone...

if you rooted your phone, I suggest you to install CWM then you can flash any custom kernel which make phone more smooth and fast also save more battery...

and with CWM you can backup your files too and install some mods like Cyber-Shot mods for camera...

or you can start reading some threads about Xperia P on XDA

[ryan515]

installing CWM and custom kernel needs unlock bootloader. is that true? because i read that unlocking bootloader will void warranty.