[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia4life:
Right Seeing In Multiple Forums on devices More people who have purchased their Xperia Want to know How to.. and Where to get this.. How do I.

FAQ:

How do I enter Fastboot?

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How do I enter Recovery mode?

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How do I Know when My device is In Fastboot or Recovery?

Fastboot Blue LED lights upRecovery Green LED lights Up

What's Recovery mode?

Its basically a Recovery Such as Your device Wont Boot or has a Soft brick You can Flash a FTF (Factory Firmwares).

Whats Fastboot?

When You your device is In a mode that enables Custom Images to enter the device that are not signed by the manufacturer. Can also Flash CWM images and Userdata, Kernels, also The System Partition.

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Whats A bootloader?

A Software Which runs before the system is loaded telling the phone what to do.

How do I unlock a Bootloader?

There have been or always been a Soloution for Xperia Phones to be unlocked those being :

Paid SETOOL/OMNIUS

*This Maintains your DRM (Digital rights management keys) Basically To stop Things Like Track ID musci unlimited to be runned on other Phones.

*Unlocks SIM network and Bootloader and Unlocks Fastboot.

*You get a Backup of your system Files (Notice Only with Jinx13 or Aljeandrissimo)

*Allows OTA updates to not brick the device.

Sony's Unlock Bootloader Service:

The Standard method for Unlocking removes DRM keys and OTA updates can Brick the device. Only for generic Sim Unlocked Phones! Which Can enter fastboot.

S1tool:

For generic Phones SIM unlocked.

Maintains DRM and OTA dont brick.

But No System Backup.

Root? Superuser? What the...

These Just allow Applications that require special levels of Security To function such as TB and Rootexplorer. SuperUser is what Gives you the Choice to Allow these apps run, And also Updates the SU binary files.

Warranty? Can I keep 'em If I do it?

No Most likely is the answer only a few areas allow Unlocked or rooted Phones (I think) But SETOOL and S1tool are non-reversable. Root can be reversed and Updating Via OTA wont harm it. But OTA maintains root.

Flashtool. What is this X4L?....

Flashtool Is a Open source Tool lettting Xperia Users Flash FTF i mentioned earlier on, In more advance details You can maintain stuff like this ; I have baseband -56 and I want to keep it when I flash to Latest 4.0.A.0.62 So with options Just check Exclude Baseband Baym You got a Older Baseband On a New FW!

First Time Enetering Recovery to Flash a FTF which Debrands the Phone!:

Guide:

Step 1) Power the device off and remove any USB in the Socket.

Step 2)Hold The Back button arrow going this way "<--" and Plug the USB in to the Phone.

Step 3)Let go when You see a Green LED appear.

Im Bootloader Unlocked How do I enter Fastboot?

Like Before Follow the Guide:

Step 1) Power off the device remove any USB in the Port.

Step2) Hold the Search Button "The magnifiying Scope" and Plug the USB in.

Step 3) Let go when you see a Blue LED.

Pre-Rooted Kernels and CWM?

Kernels Such as Darkforest kernel & DoomLords Kernel Have a Pre-Root feature means you can root any FW you want.

CWM what da?...

CWM stands for Clock work mod ; Enables you to flash packages to add to your FW or Installing a ROM using a Edify Script.

ClockWorkMod?Ya mentioned it before what's that?

Its basically a Like "Recovery but Flashes .zip files with Scripts It reads to tell it what to do, This is still a Pain in my Hole "Edify" After Gingerbread It was vital to switch from Amend To Edify Because of major flaws.