Newflasher V52 Download
Kanisha Dezarn
Depends what you are doing. newflasher will try to flash everything in the folder into which you place it. So if you really know your stuff you could just flash certain parts onto your sony. That article is about altering an existing stock image. Whenever I return XA2 to stock I flash everything except persist. Just as munjeni says on his newflasher thread. I have read all of it before and made my own decisions and it works for me a lot easier than flashtool.
One of the most frequent questions we get asked from Sony Xperia owners is how to change the firmware. Whether that relates to upgrading/downgrading major Android versions, debranding the handset or simply changing the firmware region for faster updates.
Using the Flashtool application has been the main way to go about this, but when Sony released its 2017 Xperia models, it changed the flashing process which rendered Flashtool redundant. This is where Newflasher, a command line Xperia flashing tool developed by XDA member munjeni, comes in.
While Flashtool was recently updated to support some of the key 2017 Xperia models, including the Xperia XZ Premium and XZ1, we thought it would be useful to write a tutorial for Newsflasher as it provides an alternative, easy-to-use way to flash your Xperia firmware.
The instructions below can be used to flash ANY firmware build for 2017 Sony Xperia devices and beyond. It is a useful process for those wanting to debrand, or if you are a US Xperia owner wanting to change your firmware version to add back the fingerprint sensor functionality.
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: You will not void the warranty of your Sony Xperia device by flashing new firmware using this guide. In addition, you do NOT need to unlock your bootloader nor do you need root to flash your handset.
One of the primary reasons people encounter problems in flashing their device is due to not installing the correct drivers on their computer. Please ensure that drivers for your Sony Xperia device are correctly installed on your PC before attempting to install new software.
Make sure you connect your Xperia to the PC before starting the process to download the necessary USB and ADB drivers. The best way to do this is to power off your Sony Xperia and then connect to your PC whilst holding the volume down button.
Download Newflasher from XDA. We are using Newflasher v10 for the purpose of this guide. Once downloaded, extract the RAR file to an appropriate location on your computer. You can use WinRAR to extract the file.
You should now see the XperiFirm software launch into a new window. Navigate to your handset on the left pane. You can then choose the firmware for your region/carrier in the middle pane. The pane on the right side will show you which firmware is available for that region. Click on it to download the file.
Important: Only download firmware for your model and variant number. For example, if you own an Xperia XZ Premium (G8141), only browse and download the firmware builds listed under G8141.
Now the final step in preparing your firmware, is to copy the entire contents of the firmware folder to the Newflasher folder. Once complete, your Newflasher folder should look like something below. The highlighted files are those copied across from your firmware folder.
Once complete, you will receive a message that You can disconnect your device when you close newflasher.exe. Congratulations, your Sony Xperia device has now been successfully flashed to new firmware.
A: This is most likely a case of you forgetting to do step #8 above. Make sure you do not reboot or unplug the phone after running newflasher set_active:a, or else the setting may be reset and you will experience this issue.
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