[INFO] Xperia Z firmware customizations (region/branding) and SI numbers

[Spectre51]

Which firmware version you had before the .253, .350 or 434.?

.350 My Customization number is 1272-8768

 

[sasa3342]

First you said your SI number is 1271-8418? Where did you find that number?



I suspect that this is the C6602 Generic US version, but it has yet to be confirmed.

I forgot to change the SI number in the first comment. I copied the whole line from the list. Sorry about that. My bad. As I sad in my previous comment, CUST. NO. 1272-8629, SI NUMBER 1271-3146

 

[Apollo89]

.350 My Customization number is 1272-8768

But you have the C6602, while sasa3342 has the C6603, so that's quite some difference.

I forgot to change the SI number in the first comment. I copied the whole line from the list. Sorry about that. My bad. As I sad in my previous comment, CUST. NO. 1272-8629, SI NUMBER 1271-3146

But where did you find that number? Was it on the label on the box of your phone? Is there anything more on that label? For example, on my box it says "SI 1270-5676.4 DE".

 

[sasa3342]

But you have the C6602, while sasa3342 has the C6603, so that's quite some difference.



But where did you find that number? Was it on the label on the box of your phone? Is there anything more on that label? For example, on my box it says "SI 1270-5676.4 DE".

Yes, but I thought that this version (StoreFront) will not get the update at all, because it is not for sale. SI number is on the box. SI 1271-3146.2 EN

 

[Apollo89]

Yes, but I thought that this version (StoreFront) will not get the update at all, because it is not for sale. SI number is on the box. SI 1271-3146.2 EN

Strange that your SI number is not on the official list.
Spectre51 just received the .253 update today for his StoreFront C6602 and he immediately went from .350 to .253, so the .253 update will probably still be coming to the StoreFront C6603 too.
If you receive it, could you be so kind to update your phone using Sony Update Service (not PC Companion), create an FTF file and share it on XDA? If creating an FTF file is too much of a hassle, you can also just upload the five 'FILE_*********' files from 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Mobile\Update Service\db\********\blob_fs' and then we can create the FTF.

 

[sh4d0wf0x]

First you said your SI number is 1271-8418? Where did you find that number?



I suspect that this is the C6602 Generic US version, but it has yet to be confirmed.

is not the version.. i have this version now and the customization number is 1270 7937 corresponds a MENA Arabic (b) ... i want the us version because i check my box and is 1270-9121.5 SI number

 

[Apollo89]

is not the version.. i have this version now and the customization number is 1270 7937 corresponds a MENA Arabic (b) ... i want the us version because i check my box and is 1270-9121.5 SI number

Oh.. So you had the 'Generic US' version first, but you never created an FTF before flashing that 'MENA Arabic (b)' version? Then you're rather stuck until someone uploads a 'Generic US' FTF

 

[sh4d0wf0x]

Oh.. So you had the 'Generic US' version first, but you never created an FTF before flashing that 'MENA Arabic (b)' version? Then you're rather stuck until someone uploads a 'Generic US' FTF

:crying::crying::crying::crying: yes because im noob with android devices.. is my first android phone and i still learning this tips... i waited a week with .434 before update via flashtools.. but i never expected that is a different CV of my phone

 

[Apollo89]

:crying::crying::crying::crying: yes because im noob with android devices.. is my first android phone and i still learning this tips... i waited a week with .434 before update via flashtools.. but i never expected that is a different CV of my phone

If you used Sony Update Service to update from .350 to .434, then you will probably still have the required files on your PC to build an FTF file.

 

[juliospinoza]

First you said your SI number is 1271-8418? Where did you find that number?



I suspect that this is the C6602 Generic US version, but it has yet to be confirmed.

Well, according to your list, apparently is the Generic MEA 1270-7937 but the SI of my box is 1270-6723.3 (notice the dot and the 3) and the market is AR, EN, FR and FA, I guess ARgelia, ENgland, FRance and FA dont know
The strange thing is that I am receiving the updates just as the same time at the C6603, and before other phones with the same Customization and market
Or I am one of the lucky or nobody is reporting the updates like I do

BTW, great post my friend!

 

[Apollo89]

Well, according to your list, apparently is the Generic MEA 1270-7937 but the SI of my box is 1270-6723.3 (notice the dot and the 3) and the market is AR, EN, FR and FA, I guess ARgelia, ENgland, FRance and FA dont know
The strange thing is that I am receiving the updates just as the same time at the C6603, and before other phones with the same Customization and market
Or I am one of the lucky or nobody is reporting the updates like I do

BTW, great post my friend!

'Generic MEA' is the customization for the Arabic MENA region (Middle East and North Africa).
AR, EN, FR and FA will be ISO 639-1 language codes: Arabic, English, French and Persian (= Farsi).

Thank you!

 

[sh4d0wf0x]

If you used Sony Update Service to update from .350 to .434, then you will probably still have the required files on your PC to build an FTF file.

Oh yes ;D but where can i find the files? Please help me

Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

 

[Apollo89]

Oh yes ;D but where can i find the files? Please help me

Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

Here: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Mobile\Update Service\db\********\blob_fs'
There should be four or five files with filenames that begin with 'FILE_'
If you have those files, you copy them to a separate folder, you download Flashtool from here and install it.
In Flashtool, you click 'Tools' > 'SEUS Decrypt' and you select the folder where you copied those files to. Then you move all files to the right with the arrow button and you click 'Convert'.
After converting has finished, the window 'Bundler' will appear. There you enter the following details:
Device: C6602
Branding: Generic US
Version: 10.1.A.1.434
Again, you move all files to the right, except simlock.ta, and you click 'Create'.
After this process has finished, you will have your FTF file in 'C:\Flashtool\firmwares', which you can flash to your phone by following this tutorial.
Don't forget to upload the FTF file to a file host and share it on this forum in new thread like this one

 

[sh4d0wf0x]

Here: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Mobile\Update Service\db\********\blob_fs'
There should be four or five files with filenames that begin with 'FILE_'
If you have those files, you copy them to a separate folder, you download Flashtool from here and install it.
In Flashtool, you click 'Tools' > 'SEUS Decrypt' and you select the folder where you copied those files to. Then you move all files to the right with the arrow button and you click 'Convert'.
After converting has finished, the window 'Bundler' will appear. There you enter the following details:
Device: C6602
Branding: Generic US
Version: 10.1.A.1.434
Again, you move all files to the right, except simlock.ta, and you click 'Create'.
After this process has finished, you will have your FTF file in 'C:\Flashtool\firmwares', which you can flash to your phone by following this tutorial.
Don't forget to upload the FTF file to a file host and share it on this forum in new thread like this one

Thanks man ill try now :thumbup::thumbup:

Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

---------- Post added at 11:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 PM ----------

bad news i used PCC to update ;(

 

[sasa3342]

Has anyone got .253 update with this number CUST. NO. 1272-8629 SI NUMBER 1271-8418 or CUST. NO. 1272-8629 SI NUMBER 1271-3146 (C6603 StoreFront, Commercial & Journalists)?

 

[msc3169]

I changed my customization number from India Unbranded to what I then believed to be GLOBAL/WORLD Generic (1270-8384 R6A). Looking at the OP now, it says its GLOBAL-Saudi Arabia.

What I wanted to know is which version is the most cleanest? And does Nordic version exists for C6602?

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[Apollo89]

I changed my customization number from India Unbranded to what I then believed to be GLOBAL/WORLD Generic (1270-8384 R6A). Looking at the OP now, it says its GLOBAL-Saudi Arabia.

What I wanted to know is which version is the most cleanest? And does Nordic version exists for C6602?

Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

A real "Global Generic" ROM does not exist, they are all customized for a certain region.
When flashing ROMs from other regions, you might lose some of the features that are available for your region.
As far as I know, there isn't any official list of features per region, so you'll have to compare for yourself.
A Nordic version does not exist for C6602, as only the LTE model (C6603) is being sold in Europe.
Why do you want the Nordic version anyway?

 

[msc3169]

A real "Global Generic" ROM does not exist, they are all customized for a certain region.
When flashing ROMs from other regions, you might lose some of the features that are available for your region.
As far as I know, there isn't any official list of features per region, so you'll have to compare for yourself.
A Nordic version does not exist for C6602, as only the LTE model (C6603) is being sold in Europe.
Why do you want the Nordic version anyway?

Back in my Xperia Arc days, Nordic.version used to be the cleanest in terms of bloatware and also one of the first to recieve updates..
I thought it would work out similarly with the Z...

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[Apollo89]

Back in my Xperia Arc days, Nordic.version used to be the cleanest in terms of bloatware and also one of the first to recieve updates..
I thought it would work out similarly with the Z...

Sent from my C6602 using xda app-developers app

I didn't have much bloatware in the Generic DE version either, except for McAfee, which I immediately removed.
It also has OfficeSuite, Adobe Reader, Evernote, File Commander, NeoReader and the Sony apps pre-installed, but those are useful apps, so I don't consider them as bloatware and I kept them

Edit: the only thing which isn't useful at all, is Sony's Voice Dialer, as it doesn't recognize anything

 

[msc3169]

I didn't have much bloatware in the Generic DE version either, except for McAfee, which I immediately removed.
It also has OfficeSuite, Adobe Reader, Evernote, File Commander, NeoReader and the Sony apps pre-installed, but those are useful apps, so I don't consider them as bloatware and I kept them

Edit: the only thing which isn't useful at all, is Sony's Voice Dialer, as it doesn't recognize anything

Maybe because im used to the low memory/RAM feeling of my Arc that I'm thinking too much about these 'minor' things.

Anyways loving my Z


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