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Get the Keys to Unlock Your Xperia Play Bootloader Right From Sony!

With the new launch of the Xperia Play around the world, and coming to the US shortly, we decided it would be best to continue to inform our readers that if they want to unlock the bootloader and gain full root access to their new device they can do so without any super special methods. If you are still interested feel free to read more.

The cool thing here is that Sony provides you with the information to do so but they do warn that by doing this you could indeed be voiding your warranty.

Sony Ericsson’s bootloader unlocking website for the new Xperia handsets, which included the Xperia Play, has just gone live. This means you can officially unlock the bootloader of your new Xperia arc or Xperia PLAY and load up some custom ROMs. But as stated above, the drawback is that this could potentially void your warranty.

The website has a full guide to do this (click on the instructions link). To do this you need to enter you name, email address and the first 14 digits of your phone’s IMEI number. You’ll then see a bootloader unlock key which you need to write down when you start the process.

Sony Ericsson is very cautious about users doing this though. Their website “strongly recommends users NOT unlock the boot loader”, but everyone and their mother knows that this statement is pretty much required but root methods, bootloader unlocker methods, as well as ROM developers to cover their butts on the off-chance something bad happens. When you click continue it asks you “Are you really sure”, you’ll then see another pop up box with “Legal terms” asking you to tick two boxes that confirm you acknowledge you may void your warranty and may have to pay for repair costs yourself. Only then will you get the code.

If anybody uses this method please let us know how it went as I personally won’t have my Xperia Play until it goes live on Verizon but I know some of our readers were already lucky enough to snatch one up.

Source: Xperia Blog

Official Site: Sony Ericsson

 

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