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[Xperia Z3 General] igotroot:
If I'm not mistaken the Sony Z3 has an unlock option, but one would have to backup and later resort the DRM keys. I know I've read this, but because I really need the stock wifi calling, I never bothered to unlock mine.

Many of us have locked bootloaders because the ROM for t-mobile has wifi calling, and other variants didn't. Not sure if it matters but the D6616 also has 32gb of storage vs the 16gb of all other variants..... Which is why to me the Z3 didn't get marketed properly.
[Xperia Z3 General] kansasboy001:
The d6603, d6633, and d6533 have unlockable bootloaders. The d6616 is permanently locked that's why we need full d6603 firmware on the d6616. It shouldn't be impossible. Everything should theoretically be intchangeable. We might still need d6616 modem.img though.
[Xperia Z3 General] Heinous:
I hope somebody figures out a way to do this. I haven't seen any new phones worth upgrading to from the Z3.
[Xperia Z3 General] blopez87:
Encrypted memory

I have encrypted my internal memory and my sd card. Will I still be able to root my device using this method without factory resetting my phone to remove the encryption? I have tried to root it several different times on different computers after installing the necessary software on each computer. The computers were running windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and none of them were able to get further than the pulling log step on the exploit batch file or the "preparing debug interface" on the root batch file. Could anyone help me figure out why? I have used ninite to install the latest version on the sdk.
[Xperia Z3 General] Shiroumaru:
Hey, is there a way for me to install the latest Stagefright fix from T-Mobile without loosing root??

Is there a pre-rooted Stock rom that has these fix, or am I missing something, thanks ahead of time.
[Xperia Z3 General] :
^^ I too am wondering the exact same thing...
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Hey all,

Is there another download link to serophia's ZIP? The orignal, when I try, doesn't work, says it is missing and no longer available.
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
Post #567 is where it's at should be 3 pages back
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Serophia,

Just to be clear, I can upgrade to Lollipop via the Sony Update Center, and then use Recovery to install the zip to root, correct? Will this work for both 5.0.2 and 5.1.1?
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
No this was meant to upgrade from kitkat to lollipop 5.0.2
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Ok, so just install the zip via recovery to upgrade to Lollipop.

Thanks!
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Serophia,

Thanks for the zip. Installation worked perfectly.

Will there be one to include the latest .399 version?

Is there a Sragefright fix?
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
Sorry don't think I'll be doing a update for stagefright I'm not that concerned for the .399 update.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
No problem, thanks for the effort this far. It is greatly appreciated.
[Xperia Z3 General] wuhoatu:
After nearly half of day, I finally get my Z3 T-Mobile rooted. From my experience of many time trying with fail, the most important prerequisites are step by step preparation:

1. Makre sure that you are at latest kitkat 4.4.4 firmware 23.0.D.1.123

2. Activate Developer options

3. Enable USB debugging, enable Allow mock locations and disable (unchecked) Verify apps over USB (this should be done before you go to Security setting. If you enable Unknown sources from Security setting first, Verify apps over USB will be enable and you cannot uncheck it)

4. Go to Security setting and enable Unknown sources

Make sure that everything above has been done, then following instruction of zxz000 and GhostRiderMX. Many THX to all of you.
[Xperia Z3 General] superangel16:
Remember you can use kingroot to root on lollipop and then replace it with supersu
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Instead of using Kingroot, use Serophia's zip to get to lollipop...that way you aren't sending anything to the Chinese.
[Xperia Z3 General] runningboard:
just got a z3 today. it has lollipop installed already. i'm not sure if it's unlocked or not?. i took the precautions mentioned and followed GhostRaiderMX's instructions.

how long does the " uninstalling exploit app / pulling log" screen last? i've been sitting on it for a few minutes.
[Xperia Z3 General] wuhoatu:
I think that you should downgrade firmware to latest kitkat 4.4.4 (23.0.D.1.123).

Everything last very quick. Case you see it hang for more than 1 minute, you can stop it and restart from begin.
[Xperia Z3 General] wuhoatu:
Can we flash only system image of D6603 (created with PRF Creator) to D6616? Or it will brick T-Mobile Z3 carrier.
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
It'll brick
[Xperia Z3 General] s1dest3pnate:
Kingroot isn't an option because of how shady it seems to be. Do any of the options in the OP work on the latest update 23.1.C.0.399?
[Xperia Z3 General] lar1907:
i got stuk on rooting my z3 d6616 on the exploit.bat phase

thats the message i get and it stays like that

"uninstalling exploit app"

"pulling log"

please help
[Xperia Z3 General] wuhoatu:
you need a fortune to root D6616. I have 02 phones and do exactly same steps to root them. One get root sucessfully and the other cannot.
[Xperia Z3 General] Volc7:
yep same issue here with build 23.1.c.0.399
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Hey all, I'm assuming that we still do not have a stock mm ROM for this model?
[Xperia Z3 General] soibat:
same my issue with build 23.1.c.0.399.

Can someone help me?
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
If you are using the Root Exploit on this page http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60494236&postcount=107, then this will only work while on KitKat firmware. Since you seem to be running Lollipop you have two ways of doing this:

1. Revert back to KitKat and run the Root Exploit and obtain Dual Recovery and SuperSu, then proceed to download my pre-rooted 5.0.2 rom https://mega.nz/#!w843UC6I!HlTGHgnUtPoiSNVksz7IRXHRViww7dc7scMQHfgy__0 in order to flash you will need to boot into TWRP wipe cache+ dalvik cache, flash my zip file, then wipe cache/dalvik cache again.

2. If you do not want to revert to kitkat and just want to root to Lollipop, you will need to use Kingroot in order to root.
[Xperia Z3 General] dung8604:
Hi, is there a tutorial on how to revert back to KK? I just got this phone and it came with 5.0.2.
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
IF you just want root use Kingroot it works on 5.0.2. There should be a post or guide here somewhere that explains how to do it. As for downgrading, you will have to look up how to do that, it involves using flashtool and a stock 4.4.4 firmware. But as I never downgraded before I can not tell you much. I'm pretty sure you can find a guide on how to revert back to KitKat.
[Xperia Z3 General] speak51:
I'm a little new at posting here, but If I root and try to change the bootlogo is it going to brick it? I didn't know since the bootloader is locked if that makes a difference. Sorry for my newbishness
[Xperia Z3 General] dung8604:
Thanks, I got it working. This is off topic, but can we flash the concept ROM on the D6616 using FTF? I tried searching, but didn't really see a clear answer.

Also, after flashing your ROM, my phone says there is an update available, even though the device info appears to be up to date. Is this normal?
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
[MENTION=2931653]dung8604[/MENTION], it may be a patch from your carrier for stagefrieght. While this may be desirable to implement, it might reverse your root access.
[Xperia Z3 General] dung8604:
I see. That's such a bummer. I like this phone, but goddamn I don't know if I can stay on Android 5.0.2., especially when Android N is about to be released. I already see text with the little 'x' box sometimes.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Hey everyone,

Ever since I used [MENTION=5113648]serophia[/MENTION]'s ZIP to update with a rooted Lollipop package, I've noticed that the images used for contacts, isn't showing up on the call screen when on a call with the contact. Has anyone else noticed this? All I get is the shadowed orange background.

Does anyone know of a way to check on this or resolve it?
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
Did you disabled T-Mobile Name ID? This would cause it not showing up. Happened to a couple of other members awhile back.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
[MENTION=5113648]serophia[/MENTION],

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, I have already disabled the options in app as well as disabled the app entirely via the Settings > App settings.

Any other ideas?
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
It's supposed to be enabled in order to see the contact pictures. This has happened to me when lollipop was first released. The contact picture will disappear if T-Mobile name id is disabled. So it must be enabled for it to work. After you enabled it will fix the issue
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
[MENTION=5113648]serophia[/MENTION],

Thank you very much. After enabling it and restarting, it is working now. I disabled it in KK and didn't have an issue. Perhaps this LP release and afterwards now requires it.
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
No problem man, glad to help out any way I can.
[Xperia Z3 General] wuhoatu:
I purely removed it from my phone and contact pictures shown as normal.
[Xperia Z3 General] anthonyuni:
Can anyone help me, how can I update my D6616 to Android 6.0. Is possible??

Thanks for your time.
[Xperia Z3 General] taodan:
The bootloader for this phone is locked so you will have to wait for t-mobile to release an update to Android 6.0.1

Had I known the bootloader for this phone can't be unlocked, I wouldn't purchase it. Waiting for t-mobile or Sony to release an update is a laughing matter.
[Xperia Z3 General] hunterwolves:
Works fine on my D6616

---------- Post added at 09:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:12 PM ----------

I've got a D6616 with unlocked bootloader, I don't know why, but I still have problems, when I flash CM12, the baseband shows as "unknown", still can't figure a fix yet for it..
[Xperia Z3 General] danishdish:
At this point, I've given up on waiting For TMO or Sony to dish out an update. It's ok. This device is pretty darn good, and since I have mine rooted and themed/Xposed, I'm ok with 5.0.2 for the time being.
[Xperia Z3 General] IsaiahakaZay:
Okay I've rooted my T-Mobile Z3 and seen some of you guys get Xposed working on there without boot loops can anyone walk me through the proper steps and what framework I need to flash so I can get the most out of my phone since I don't see any marshmallow updates coming anytime soon
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
I just followed this and had no issues on my D6616:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
[Xperia Z3 General] mintilmidnight:
Hey guys so I'm looking at this thread and I'm confused. I have a Z3 from tmobile (D6616), on 5.0.2 and build number 23.1.C.0.399 is my phone rootable? Where can I find a link to follow?
[Xperia Z3 General] RussellAlan:
From what I understand we can downgrade to a earlier firmware, and root, then update with dual recovery.

Can someone else confirm that flashing stock firmware is not limited by 23.1.c.0.399

The 23.1..c.0.399 only patched stagefright right?
[Xperia Z3 General] serophia:
Yes it is only the stage fright fix
[Xperia Z3 General] Darkmedi10:
Hey guys, I followed the instructions and got Adb drivers and JDK, once I ran the exploit.bat file it told me to pick the Testapp2 and enable wait for debugger, then when I click on key to continue I got:

Uninstalling exploit app

Pulling log

_

And that's it :( Can you please help me guys ? [MENTION=3975929]zxz0O0[/MENTION]
[Xperia Z3 General] igotroot:
I do not own that phone anymore but from what I read at the time yes that is correct. Backing them up and restoring after flashing a new ROM was said to work.

I have a G5 now...my D6616 gave me to many issues.
[Xperia Z3 General] johnathanamber:
Thanks [MENTION=3270051]igotroot[/MENTION], is there a set of instructions that you or others recommend to achieve this?
[Xperia Z3 General] igotroot:
RESPONSE

Yes but you've got to search for it buddy; its been a while since I dealt w/ my previous D6616.

Search for TA KEYS BACKUP. Ask around in the custom ROM areas. I'm sure someone who currently owns the phone can assist you.

Its a great phone, if you have one that's bug free.
[Xperia Z3 General] a2zonlyt:
What you want to do exactly?
[Xperia Z3 General] a2zonlyt:
why would we downgrade to kitkat if we can root using kingroot?
[Xperia Z3 General] max26292:
Because they dont want to send their info to China
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
anyone succesfully rooted their D6616 with unloackeable bootloaders in 5.0.2 android?
[Xperia Z3 General] a2zonlyt:
Mine is rooted. But bootloader is locked.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
mine has unlockeable bootloader, can you please point me in the right direction to root my phone?

and I did what the official Sony website says to unlock the bootloader and everything went fine with no errors so I assume that I have the bootloader unlock now
[Xperia Z3 General] corro69:
Rooting seems to never complete

When running the exploit.bat file mine also stops/stalls at pulling log
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
yeah. mine do the same
[Xperia Z3 General] ech0s7r:
The exploit doesn't works on Android Lollipop.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
ooohhhhhhhhh, oh well, hope someone gets it working
[Xperia Z3 General] a2zonlyt:
How can you say that you have unlocked bootloader
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
is that for me? well cuz I'd unlocked it using Sony's app, and yes it is unlocked now
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
ok so, as I'd unlocked the bootloader I install the Z3DUALRECOVERY in my phone and this way rooted my phone
[Xperia Z3 General] a2zonlyt:
How did you do that? Would you please tell me in detail?
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
you can follow this tutorial is really easy, but remember and you have to read about DRM KEYS again, because if you don't backup your DRM keys you will lose them for good

remember, read about DRM keys, if you still have no clue about drm keys after you read about it, come back to this thread...
[Xperia Z3 General] VBBoston:
Hello, that is super that you were able to port T-mobile Wifi calling on Lollipop. I am searching for the same solution for E5823 Sony Z5 compact on .305 Marshmallow 6.0.1. It is possible you think? I am missing so much HD voice and Wifi calling that worked flawlessly on my BlackBerry Z30. In no way I am a dev so if possible please explain in simple English. Thank you!
[Xperia Z3 General] kansasboy001:
Can't be done on mm. The apps and framework are completely different for mm due to WiFi calling being a part of mm. D6616 is stuck on 5.1.1.
[Xperia Z3 General] fierogt42:
No joy. I ended up with 8 or 10 extra lines. It has no effect on the outcome. How exactly is this supposed to help?

Edit: From what I understand, this exploit overflows a buffer. Is there a time window before it "resets" or something?

Edit 2: A dozen more didn't help, nor 50, 100, 150. Somewhere around 200-250 extra lines it worked.
[Xperia Z3 General] arikdahn:
I know it's resurrecting a dead thread but I have a TMO D6616 w/ locked bootloader running 23.1.C.0.385. There are a few root methods available here. Which is the simplest/least risky? My phone will not OTA update to the latest TMobile firmware (I think this just adds stagefright and MMS/SMS protection according to others in this thread). I read back 15 pages or so, and the results go very far in the past. Is there an established best-method for rooting? I would be greatly appreciative for any good information anyone could provide.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
do you actually need the root? I think is easy and fast to just use debloater
[Xperia Z3 General] arikdahn:
What is debloater? To me the main reason to root is adblocking and xposed (ad-block for youtube)

Otherwise I don't really care about anything else but I despite ads to the point where I'd rather sell the phone and get something else before I'll tolerate it haha.

There is that one VPN-based ad blocker, but requires you willingly direct your traffic through a wide-open proxy. That makes me iffy and does nothing for youtube ads.

The root method seems easy enough, but I don't know what versions of firmware it is effective on and which ones it is not.

If there is low/no risk, and the exploit will simply fail and not brick the device, I'd be okay just testing it out, but I do not know if attempting the instructions in this thread will break the phone in the event I attempt it on a version of software the exploit is incompatible with.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
then try the Kingroot and replacing it with SuperSU, there's the guide around here
[Xperia Z3 General] arikdahn:
I will do that. Thank you!
[Xperia Z3 General] chaihg:
I am just wondering if anyone can give their opinion. I bought a D6616 for cheap that is brand new and can be returned in the next 30 days. Is it worthwhile to keep this?, will I be able to root, debloat, install some nougat ROM or developer build or anything close to that?. I am not interested in kernel level changes so that wont matter to me.

Any info will be appreciated.

PS: I did read through a whole lot of methods and claims regarding working/non-working ROMs but failed to arrive at a consensus.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
you will be able to root it, or to debloat it, but you won't be able to install any other ROM, return it

I have this phone, but I don't actually mind that I can't install any other rom, as it's working really well with the stock one, this device can handle any app that I need and use

The xperia phones, works very well, is just the carrier that always gets the best of us, for me was, first AT&T so I which to T-mobile, and now I won't a phone that is not the international one that comes unlocked from factory
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
oh no, wait a minute, If you unlocked the bootloader then you can intall SuperSu directly from recovery no issues at all, but, if you unlock the bootloader you will lose the RMA keys (or what was the name), so some features will stop working, there is somehow a workaround to make those features work again, or if you can save the keys and then flash your original keys it would be better...

just read about the Keys before you unlock the bootloader
[Xperia Z3 General] arikdahn:
I have no intention of unlocking the bootloader actuality. I just wanted to install recovery for backup and safety reasons so I could install Xposed without fearing the dreaded Xposed Xperia boot loop I'm reading so much about. But I cannot get King root to uninstall. It keeps erroring when I try. I was going to use recovery to factory reset the stock ROM in hopes it would get rid of King root so I could put SuperSU on it from the recovery.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
oh, ok, I think there's a guide about installing recovery to non-unlocked bootloaders
[Xperia Z3 General] arikdahn:
I forgot to ask. I couldn't find this. Is it for the Xperia Z3 or a generic? I did find a youtube video of someone rooting w/ kingroot using dualrecovery then installing supers via recovery, but he never showed how he got kingroot OFF.

It looks like kingroot did a ton of work in improving it's staying power. It is virtually impossible to remove in favor of SuperSU.

Seriously getting sick of this phone. I mean I know the problem here is Kingroot, but Sony and TMO is the reason we have to use that piece of **** to begin with on 5.0.2.

Getting SuperSU on there seems possible with the zxdualrecovery, no problem, but kingroot is essentially embedded in the ROM once installed. I actually could not factory reset it. It is now a system app.

So it would seem that with a locked bootloader and anything above 4.4, root with superSU is no longer possible on this device. Kingroot causes issues and I'm pretty sure if anybody were still using this device now and wanted to get root, they would be very upset this thread was classified fulfilled. It's not exactly fair to base this on how bulletproof kingroot is, I know, but it is all super frustrating. Thinking of returning this phone and just getting a Galaxy S5. Way to lose business by being a pain in the ass Sony/TMobile and and thanks for nothing Kingroot.
[Xperia Z3 General] christoph34:
ok. there's a guide in here about the Z3, let me see if I can find it, but then, there's the guide to flash recovery on Z3 without unlocking the bootloader

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https://xdaforums.com/z3/development/z3-xzdualrecovery-qa-t3014206

read that, you could flash recovery and then flash SuperSU from recovery and then get rid of Kingroot

or maybe you can try getting rid of kingroot using the debloater

---------- Post added at 12:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:16 AM ----------

https://xdaforums.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294

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try using the debloater if flashing methods are annoying to you...
[Xperia Z3 General] Bradmd_96:
I am completely new to doing these sort of things but I am confident to follow the instructions once I know what I am doing. I have a few questions which I put below in bold. So by the end of this the phone will be rooted? I got to this thread because I am trying to update to Nougat 7.0. My Z3 is a D6616 currently on lollipop.
[Xperia Z3 General] robertriverabula:
yes the phone is good, but that's besides the point, we have the right to do with our phone whatever we like, even if it ends up a paperweight, you can keep the phone without root, be my guest.

But for those who want a more clean experience, or install whatever we like on the thing then this is the place,

i don't see any developing for this phone, there are older phones who are receiving more developing than these new ones, which is pointless because i can bet most of the people who visit the site have good phones

the fight we have is with t-mobile and sony because they blocked the boot loader, to only this phone

the other thing i want to point out is that theres developing for other models and the person who reached root has taken the bounty and left this model out in the cold, so basically were left without it
[Xperia Z3 General] tuzonghua:
Bounty updated! Hoping the announcement of the rollout of Lollipop for the T-Mo Z3 will bring this soon.
[Xperia Z3 General] bshaulov:
My Contribution

This has been a long time coming and I have been waiting to see if id be able to get used to phone with no root but I can't, so everyone should say thanks to tuzonghua!

My contribution will be $45.00 in US Dollars. (All I can afford, sorry)

This should put us at an even $6000 unless something has not been updated.

**That being said, do I go ahead and PayPal the money to the bounty collector or do we wait until it has been fulfilled?

**if I rarely get a chance to check my email account associated with my XDA account, should I provide an alternative email contact to the Bounty Collector to ensure timely delivery of the funds once bounty is fulfilled?

**once the exploit is closer to being found, I will add more to the bounty if it doesn't get significantly higher (since this must be a daunting task and unfortunately it is all I can do to assist) -- Should I edit this post or make a new one?

Sorry for the newb question... I'm long time user of XDA but a been when it comes to contribution.
[Xperia Z3 General] danishdish:
Maybe now that T-Mobile has dropped the Z3, they'll unlock the bootloader.
[Xperia Z3 General] steelsix:
I just checked T-Mobile website and the Z3 is no longer an upgrade option, so they dropped it huh? I like this phone but would like to get rid of the bloatware.

Here's to hoping..