[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kafisc:
Update 03-01-2016:

I've decided to extend the bounty for 2 months till March 1st 2016.

I think it's a great phone and it's worth to wait a little longer.

If you do not agree to extend the bounty for another 2 months, please contact me and i will strike you of from the donors list.

Update 12-03-2015:

I've decided to open the bounty for the whole Z5 Lineup (including Z5 Compact, Z5 Premium and the Z5).

This thread has been extended to the entire Z5 lineup since throughout it the software similarities abound. T

herefore, an exploit in any device of this series would result in a nearly 100% probability of an exploit in each and every device of the series.

To all doners till 12-03-2015: If you do not agree with opening this bounty for the Z5 Lineup, please contact me and i will strike you of from the donors list.

Thank you:

Thank you Pyres for inspiring me to create this thread.

I made this Thread for all the Z5 series ownerss who would like to have his device rooted without loosing the DRM-functions like miracast, noise cancelling and the low-light photo enhancing quality algorithms.

Fullfillment

Obtaining root access in order to be able to backup the TA partition.

Requirements

In order to claim this bounty, you will need to fulfill each and every one of this points:

1. Be the first person to create or find a method to obtain root access in any software release (maybe an old release with stagefright leaks can be used) on any device from the Z5 series, without neither unlocking the bootloader nor compromising (or affecting) the TA partition in any way that could prevent a correct and successful backup of it.

2. Give proof of point #1 by posting an adequate quantity of screenshots to illustrate it, together with step by step instructions, in a fashion such that everyone can follow them and reproduce the exploit;

4. Claim your bounty via PM from pledgers.

List of Pledges so far (The payments will be processed between each member and the bounty collector via PM on an individual basis.)

kafisc – 25€

AiMwasNeD - 20€

mele80 - 10€

Romka_by - 10€

limduldk - 10€

juupke76 - 10€

yannik~ - 15$

williamgrant - 20€

gustav_b - 50€

hispanico957 - 5€

farfetch - 20€

ths_ - 50$

CLShortFuse - 25$

CLShortFuse - 50$ (if also successful on Z5P)

girthmaul - 10$

FlipFlopHHJ - 15€

electusrum - 20€

burk3 - 100$

criscodecookies - 30$

the fez - 19$

UggaBugga - 15€

smartphone-tester - 25€

Ernstjan - 25€

clriis - 20€

qery - 10€

vibo2013 -15€

lutanica - 15€

schmolch - 20€

the_brad - 10€

the_brad - 20€ (if also successful on Z5P)

Funkmasterchilla - 10€

DeanoBurrito - 50$

Roelosaurus - 4,20€

arjun.arora - 50$ (if also successful on Z5P Dual)

rib king - 20$

orrorin - 20$

camaro322hp - 20$

kanthai - 20$

tgwhth - 20€

thedreamix - 20€

langeveld024 - 20€

marksms - 20€

sxtester - 50€

hartmark - 10€

bahkata - 20€

lpchaz - 10€

xda_shinyda - 10$

xda_shinyda - 5$

inteltecra1700 - 20$

halfblack - 10$

sovanyio - 20$

Aeny - 20€

bruno$0 - 10$ (if the method works on Z3+ too)

[NUMINIT] - 20€ (if it also works on the Z3+/4).

Aeny - 20€ (another 20€)

dayofdoom - 10€

cngn - 100$

whitenight639 - 10€

deaix - 15€

GeramanX - 25$

LazyLucretia - 5$ (for root without bootloader unlock)

LazyLucretia - 25$ (for all DRM functions on unlocked bootloader)

ciopik - 5$

Patrykinfo27 - 5€

jzdhgkd - 10$

indianmeister - 10$

drugone - 10$

Alex2221 - 15€

honam1021 - 30$

spyvsspy - 20$

ASLANOO - 10€

ali112 - 20€

tsolx2001 - 25€

stclem - 10€

Smokey_Steve - 20$

vacuumocean - 40$

theskig - 10€

amadib - 20$

emko7 - 15$

leobiagi - 15$

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Euro pledged so far: 734,20€

Dollar pledged so far: 805$

Rules

1. Before making a post in the thread please refer to the below list to see if your post will be acceptable. If it is not part of this list, your post will be reported and you may risk getting an infraction as per forum moderators.

2. By making a post with your contribution price you are agreeing to paying out based on all terms listed in OP only and nowhere else.

3. Please be advised that if Sony is to release an official method of rooting without unlocking the bootloader or restoring TA partitions lost by officially unlocking the bootloader (extremely unlikely but must be accounted for) prior to any member of XDA's submission, this bounty automatically becomes invalidated.

4. The bounty ends automatically by March 1st 2016 if no one reaches the goal and no pledges will be collected or paid.

Greetings

kafisc