hecatae
29th March 2011, 11:04 AM
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/developerworld/2011/03/29/unlocking-the-boot-loader-in-the-new-xperia%E2%84%A2-smartphones/
With its new generation of 2011 Xperia smartphones, Sony Ericsson will allow advanced developers to unlock the boot loader in a secure and legal way. We will enable this opportunity later this spring, although it will only be possible for certain releases of these phones.
curious?
But it is important to point out that this will only be possible for certain releases of the phones. Basically, your phone has to fulfill a number of requirements. For example, you cant unlock the boot loader if you have a SIM lock protected phone.
There are other requirements as well, depending on your market and the original configuration of your phone. The only way to determine if you can unlock the boot loader for your phone is to connect your phone to the Fastboot tool in the Android SDK. If your phone can connect to Fastboot, the boot loader can be unlocked.
I gather by sim lock they mean network lock, which probably means network branded devices cannot have unlocked bootloaders.
Also, please note that you may void the warranty of your phone if you unlock the boot loader. See your phones warranty statement for details. Additionally, due to the modified phone software, Sony Ericssons repair network may not be able to properly test and repair your phone according to our normal procedures. Consequently, if Sony Ericsson does perform a warranty repair, Sony Ericsson may charge you a handling fee for any additional incurred costs due to your modification of the software.
I appreciate this part, the extra charge for repairing the phone by running a custom rom.
Any one else impressed by Sony Ericsson's new stance?
With its new generation of 2011 Xperia smartphones, Sony Ericsson will allow advanced developers to unlock the boot loader in a secure and legal way. We will enable this opportunity later this spring, although it will only be possible for certain releases of these phones.
curious?
But it is important to point out that this will only be possible for certain releases of the phones. Basically, your phone has to fulfill a number of requirements. For example, you cant unlock the boot loader if you have a SIM lock protected phone.
There are other requirements as well, depending on your market and the original configuration of your phone. The only way to determine if you can unlock the boot loader for your phone is to connect your phone to the Fastboot tool in the Android SDK. If your phone can connect to Fastboot, the boot loader can be unlocked.
I gather by sim lock they mean network lock, which probably means network branded devices cannot have unlocked bootloaders.
Also, please note that you may void the warranty of your phone if you unlock the boot loader. See your phones warranty statement for details. Additionally, due to the modified phone software, Sony Ericssons repair network may not be able to properly test and repair your phone according to our normal procedures. Consequently, if Sony Ericsson does perform a warranty repair, Sony Ericsson may charge you a handling fee for any additional incurred costs due to your modification of the software.
I appreciate this part, the extra charge for repairing the phone by running a custom rom.
Any one else impressed by Sony Ericsson's new stance?