Xperia:Rooting your Xperia Play

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Rooting basically means to acquire root or "admin" access over your phone, giving you the ability to make high level system changes. You can add and remove system apps, install and run apps from the SD card, browse folders you wouldn't normally be able to view, tweak the processor speed, and many other things normally locked away from a regular user.

Flashable ZIP Installation Method

Many custom kernels come with custom recoveries built in, like TWRP or CWM (see the custom recoveries section for more information on those). You can also get a bootable recovery which allows you to install ("flash") a zip file that will root the phone.

  1. Download this file and copy it to your phone:
  2. Turn off the phone, then reboot into your custom recovery.
  3. Select the install option, then browse to the zip file and select it.
  4. When it's done, reboot the phone into Android. You should now have a Superuser app installed.

EasyRoot Installation Method

  1. Grab the latest version from eroot.net or a mirror version below:
  2. Boot the phone into Android and then connect it to the computer.
  3. Make sure USB debugging and Unknown Sources options are checked in the phone settings.
  4. Open ERoot on your computer and click the big green "root" button.
  5. When the "root" button is available again, ERoot should be done. Check your phone for the Superuser app.

SuperOneClick Installation Method

SuperOneClick is a one-click rooting method that uses the zergrush exploit. Note that this method will not work for Android 2.3.4, or firmware versions *.62 or higher.

  1. Grab the latest version from shortfuse.org or a mirror version below:
  2. Disable your antivirus (it gets flagged as a virus due to using an Android exploit to perform the root).
  3. Boot your phone into Android, make sure USB debugging is enabled, and connect the phone to your computer.
  4. Install and run SuperOneClick.
  5. Click the "root" button and let it run.
  6. When it's done, it should say successful. Click "yes" if a prompt appears to confirm root.
  7. Re-enable your antivirus.
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