[Guide]{Root}{Recovery} How to Root and install Recovery on Locked BL for NOOBS topic

How to root Xperia Z3 with Locked Bootloader

• Move all your important data from Internal storage to a computer and remove SDcard (make this in case you loose something)


• You need to have firmware version 23.0.A.2.93 (for D6603/D6653) or 23.0.F.1.74 (for D6633) installed on your phone. If not, please download ftf file and flash it with Flashtool (newer firmware versions will fail root:

D6603_23.0.A.2.93
D6653_23.0.A.2.93
D6633_23.0.F.1.74

• Start the phone, don't make any initial setup. Skip it and go directly to Settings > About Phone. Tap 7 times on Buld number and a Developer options will be activated.


• Go to Settings > Developer options and tick USB debugging an Allow mock locations.


• Go to Settings > Security and tick Unknown sources, untick Verify apps.


• Enter your phone in Flight mode


• Download giefroot rooting tool and extract the files on your PC (Windows only). [original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/cros...-4322-t3011598]


• Connect your phone to the computer.


• Start install.bat


• If until that moment you have never connected you phone to this PC vie adb you will get a popup message on you phone to authorise this computer. Do it.

• The procedure will start. After a while your phone should restart by itself.


• After the phone boots up wait until a popup from SuperSu appears asking for adb shell root rights. Do it.

• When you give the permission you have to see on the computer the sign "Device rooted".


• If it says Device not rooted repeat all the steps running install.bat again.

Big thanks to:
@zxz0O0
@serajr
and to all involved

How to install Recovery on Xperia Z3 with Locked Bootloader

• Download ES File explorer or you favourite Explorer with root rights and mount /system rw.

• Download Z3 Dualrecovery on your computer.


• Extract the zip on your PC and start install.bat


• Choose option 1 and follow the on screen instructions.


• The phone will test reboot to Team Win Recovery.


• Restart your phone and you are good to go.


• You now will have a new application NDR Utils, which can easily boot you phone to the chosen recovery.

Big thanks to:
@[NUT]
and to all involved

How to update to 23.0.1.A.5.77 or newer firmware version without loosing root

• Follow this guide here

Big thanks to:
@meetdaleet


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