DOWNLOAD File downloads (single/multiple): Single Download location: Use the 'Download Now' button above. If you have a problem downloading the file(s) then try using. Some firmware files may be zipped. Please use eitheror to extract.
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Wait For Flashtool To Prepare.Now It will Ask You To Connect Your Mobile, Follow The Steps Carefully & Connect Your Phone.(While Connecting The Device To The Computer, Turn Off Your Xperia Neo V. Press & Hold The Back Key.Now Connect It To The PC).
If a firmware file has been divided into multiple parts, use either program to combine into a single file. Submit Rating: Please rate the FTF firmware once you have downloaded and installed it to your phone. Note: We have not personally vetted every firmware (FTF) file due to lack of resources. The files on offer come from various sources, but we are confident each is as described.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Disclaimer: Please read the following instructions thoroughly before attempting to flash your phone. Xperia Blog absolves itself from any responsibility should something go wrong. Please proceed with caution and at your own risk. Note: This tutorial does not require you to root your handset nor does it require you to unlock your bootloader. FLASHING YOUR HANDSET DOES NOT VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
PREPARATION 1) Download and install Flashtool on your PC from. If you own the Xperia Z or Xperia ZL then please download the Flashtool Beta from ( / ) 2) Enable 'USB debugging' on your handset: - Android ICS/JB: Settings Developer options - Android Gingerbread: Settings Applications Development 3) Enable ‘Unknown sources’ on your handset: - Android ICS/JB: Settings Security - Android Gingerbread: Settings Applications FLASHTOOL GUIDE 1) Install drivers for your Xperia handset The very first step is to make sure that your PC has all of the necessary drivers installed for your Sony Xperia. The best way to do this is to install PC Companion or Sony Update Service (SUS). Make sure you connect your Xperia to the PC before starting the process to download the necessary USB and ADB drivers. If you have any problems you will find the necessary drivers once you have installed Flashtool in the following location: ‘C: Flashtool drivers’. 2) Download the firmware from the above 'Download Now' button The firmware will either be in the form of a zip file or a FTF file. If it is a zip file please extract to reveal the FTF file.
3) Place firmware in correct location on your PC Place the FTF file in the C: Flashtool firmwares folder. 4) Launch Flashtool Open the Flashtool application on your PC. Click on the lightning bolt symbol. Select Flashmode and click OK. 5) Select firmware Select the firmware that you have downloaded in the left column.
If you do not want to do a clean install ensure 'Data' is not ticked. Press the 'Flash' button. Note: For the Xperia Z, internal storage and data storage are in the same partition. Therefore wiping data will erase everything including media. As a precaution, we recommend backing up all content. 6 ) Connect your Xperia to the PC Once you press the Flash button, you will see that Flashtool is 'Preparing files for flashing'. When you see the prompt below you need to connect your Xperia handset to the PC.
Turn your phone off. Press and hold the volume down button (or back button for older phones with hardware buttons on the front face) while plugging the USB cable into your Xperia. 7) Flashing process will start The flashing process should now start. Once you see the “Flashing finished” message in Flashtool, remove your handset from the PC and restart it (this may take a few minutes so don’t panic). 8) Your Xperia firmware should now be updated Congratulations, your Sony Xperia should now be running new firmware!
Hello everyone, I'm Santiago, from Argentina. I bought an Xperia Mt11i (Neo V) smartphone last year from argentinian phone carrier Claro (ex-CTI). It's my first android phone and as I came to learn a bit about the system, I wanted to unlock my bootloader o I could install custom roms and kernels, as I have been playing with some cutom roms, but I can only access the ones that do not require Bootloader unlocked (i.e., I can't install CyanogenMod, MIUI v5, etc). Checking in the SERVICE hidden menu, the status in my phone says 'Bootloader Unlock Allowed=NO' (so I coudn't follow the official Sony guide to unlocking the bootloader) and I contacted my phone carrier to ask them wether they could do something about it, either by free or paying methods. They replied that bootloader is a device function, not a service provided/modified by them and that I should ask directly to Sony.
As there is no Sony mobile branch in Argentina, I came here to post my question in hope that someone may be able to tell me wether something can be done about this. I should also add that my phone is in fact SIM-locked at the moment, and I have no idea wether this is a limitation for what I'm trying to do or not. Reading throughout the web I encountered several places that said that SIM-Unlocking your phone via NCK code (which I could obtain from my phone carrier) does not, indeed, unlock your bootloader, but I was wondering if it might, at least, change the status to 'Unlock Allowed=YES' (this, I read, is sometimes the case). I am eager to find a solution to this situation, so any help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!