Unlocking the bootloader, anything specific I need to do?

[WalrusInAnus]

I used to have XZ1 Compact where unlocking bootloader wiped something somewhere and camera stopped working.
Is it the case with XZ2 as well? Do I need to be aware of anything similar?

 

[MartinX3]

I used to have XZ1 Compact where unlocking bootloader wiped something somewhere and camera stopped working.

Is it the case with XZ2 as well? Do I need to be aware of anything similar?

Camera still works of unlocked with newest firmware.

 

[stilflip]

Hello,

First, thanks a lot for the work you made around XZ2 Compact, I come from french forum, and many tutorials quote you.

I wanted to know if there is still a problem to unlock bootloader of the Xperia XZ2 Compact (like losting DRM files and not being able to use camera anymore).
My current build is 52.0.A.11.3, and I would like to unlock bootloader from the developer sony website directly then root my device (I definitely can't imagine using Android without root haha)

So in this following message

Camera still works of unlocked with newest firmware.

you're saying that unlocking bootloader isn't a risk anymore, can you confirm it if I'm right, especially with my current build.

Best regards,

 

[MartinX3]

Hello,

First, thanks a lot for the work you made around XZ2 Compact, I come from french forum, and many tutorials quote you.

I wanted to know if there is still a problem to unlock bootloader of the Xperia XZ2 Compact (like losting DRM files and not being able to use camera anymore).
My current build is 52.0.A.11.3, and I would like to unlock bootloader from the developer sony website directly then root my device (I definitely can't imagine using Android without root haha)

So in this following message

you're saying that unlocking bootloader isn't a risk anymore, can you confirm it if I'm right, especially with my current build.

Best regards,

Oh thank you

Yeah, unlocking on the newest stock doesn't harm the camera. It changed since PIE. (Maybe change again with Q [to an even better result]).
So don't worry about your camera on unlocking.

If you use a SODP based custom rom the stock DRM is not used for the features. (But the camera there is work in progress and get heavy work over the next months).

 

[stilflip]

Oh thank you

Yeah, unlocking on the newest stock doesn't harm the camera. It changed since PIE. (Maybe change again with Q [to an even better result]).
So don't worry about your camera on unlocking.

If you use a SODP based custom rom the stock DRM is not used for the features. (But the camera there is work in progress and get heavy work over the next months).

Oh, that's a really great new !!!

I think I'll stay with the stock rom, I just want to unlock the bootloader, flashing TWRP, then install root (for using Titanium Backup + AdAway + Xposed Framework for XprivacyLua).

Can you just confirm that my wish are possible with the procedure I wrote please ?

 

[MartinX3]

Oh, that's a really great new !!!

I think I'll stay with the stock rom, I just want to unlock the bootloader, flashing TWRP, then install root (for using Titanium Backup + AdAway + Xposed Framework for XprivacyLua).

Can you just confirm that my wish are possible with the procedure I wrote please ?

I don't use this stuff except Titanium backup, but if it works for PIE, why not?

 

[stilflip]

I don't use this stuff except Titanium backup, but if it works for PIE, why not?

Well, the most important is how to root my device, the use of root I'll do isn't important tho.

But I guess as you didn't say anything about the procedure, I can go for it then

 

[MartinX3]

Well, the most important is how to root my device, the use of root I'll do isn't important tho.



But I guess as you didn't say anything about the procedure, I can go for it then

Just follow the twrp instructions.
Magisk is included there