We’ve talked about Sony’s locked bootloaders recently, and we feel the consumers who can totally relate with that are Sony Xperia device users in the United States. It doesn’t matter what carrier you get it from, it will most likely have a locked bootloader, because life just sucks like that. We kid, of course – it’s just more difficult for US Xperia users, that is a fact. But there just might be good news at the jump.
Against all odds, XDA member “zxz0O0” was able to gain root access for the T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z3 (D6616) and the Verizon Sony Xperia Z3v (D6708). The hack leverages on a new exploit, specifically CVE-2014-7953. If you use any of these models and are itching to gain root access, this might be the time for you.
A couple of caveats – installation will include running a BAT executable file from your PC, so if you’re not comfortable with that, then this might not be for you. Specifically for the Verizon Xperia Z3v, users will have to make sure that they are on the original shipping firmware – build number 23.0.E.0.376 – in order for the exploit to work.
Last few warnings, exploiting your device to gain root is a major hack – you will need to take responsibility for it when something goes wrong. And yes, at some point in time, something is bound to go wrong. We suggest having a full working backup of your phone just in case something bad happens. Check out the instructions in the official XDA forums – for D6616 and D6708.
VIA: Xperia Blog
