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A. Install the Android SDK and the device drivers

1. Download and install the Android SDK. The SDK Manager is included in Android Studio, but you don’t need to install more than the basic Android command line tools. These can be found at the bottom of the page. Tip: Take note of the installation path, you may need to access specific files later.

Yeah, no they aren't. Thank Sony.

I watched a Youtube video that had a .exe file that you are to click on to install this. Now there is only a .zip file that does not install and no instructions on how to install the files, running cmd line just runs up errors. There is a note that the exe is now deprecated.

Any help on this would be appreciated. None of hte instructions relate to using Android studio at all.

Thankyou.

A. Install the Android SDK and the device drivers

1. Download and install the Android SDK. The SDK Manager is included in Android Studio, but you don’t need to install more than the basic Android command line tools. These can be found at the bottom of the page. Tip: Take note of the installation path, you may need to access specific files later.

Yeah, no they aren't. Thank Sony.

I watched a Youtube video that had a .exe file that you are to click on to install this. Now there is only a .zip file that does not install and no instructions on how to install the files, running cmd line on these files just runs up errors. There is a note that the exe is now deprecated.

Any help on this would be appreciated. None of hte instructions relate to using Android studio at all.

Thankyou.

A. The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android SDK and the Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file.

1. When your device drivers

   1. Download and install the Android SDK. The SDK Manager is included in Android Studio, but you don’t need to install more than the basic Android connected, open a command line tools. These can be found at the bottom of the page. Tip: Take note of the installation path, you may need to access specific files later.window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

   2. Enter the following command

   Yeah, no they aren't. Thank Sony.

   I watched a Youtube video that had a .exe file that you are to click on to install this. Now there is only a .zip file that does not install and no Continue following the instructions on how to install the files, running cmd line on these files just runs up errors. There is a note that the exe is now deprecated.

   Any help on this would be appreciated. None of hte instructions relate to using Android studio at all.

   Thankyou.the Sony page

The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file.

1. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

2. Enter the following command

Continue following the instructions on the Sony page

The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file.file and choose the ADB Fastboot option.

1. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

2. Enter the following command

Continue following the instructions on the Sony pagepage.

I now have an unlocked phone.

The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file and choose the ADB Fastboot option.

1. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

2. Enter the following command

Continue following the instructions on the Sony page.

I now have an unlocked phone.phone. Onto the flash I just left the phone plugged in as it was from this step, no need to unplug and plug it back in as I seemed to have a few issues with it not connecting properly for whatever reason before.

One last thing - when you flash mine came up with a device not found in the cmd line, as I was about to pull the USB oiut to reconnect it continued the flash - so give it a minute if it seems to stop.

The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file and choose the ADB Fastboot option.

1. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

2. Enter the following command

Continue following the instructions on the Sony page.

I now have an unlocked phone. Onto the flash I just left the phone plugged in as it was from this step, no need to unplug and plug it back in as I seemed to have a few issues with it not connecting properly for whatever reason before.

One last thing - when you flash mine came up with a device not found in the cmd line, as I was about to pull the USB oiut to reconnect it continued the flash - so give it a minute if it seems to stop.

The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file and choose the ADB Fastboot option.

1. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

2. Enter the following command

Continue following the instructions on the Sony page.

I now have an unlocked phone. Onto the flash I just left the phone plugged in as it was from this step, no need to unplug and plug it back in as I seemed to have a few issues with it not connecting properly for whatever reason before.

One last thing - when you flash mine came up with a device not found in the cmd line, as I was about to pull the USB oiut to reconnect it continued the flash - so give it a minute if it seems to stop.

The instructions on the Sony page refer to a deprecated piece of software no longer availabel.

So it appears what you need to do is this

A
1. Install the Android Studio with the SDK manager then -> tools -> android -> SDK manager -> SDK tools and click on the 'Google USB Driver' to install it.

1. Download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standardandroid_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony devices.

2. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in theusb_driver folder, located in the Android >sdk > extras > google folder on your computer. (For me this was in C:/user/"myname"/AppData/Local/Android/sdk/extras/google)

B. Connect to Fastboot

1. Turn off your Xperia™ X.

2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.

3. On your Xperia™ X, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable.

a. Windows users: When asked for a driver, open the Devices and Printers directory, click on the fastboot driver (On win7 this was right click my computer -> properties -> Device Manager -> Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface - this is the file you need to right click to update the driver) and press Update. Browse and point towards the location of the new android_winbus.inf file and choose the ADB Fastboot option.

1. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

2. Enter the following command

Continue following the instructions on the Sony page.

I now have an unlocked phone. Onto the flash I just left the phone plugged in as it was from this step, no need to unplug and plug it back in as I seemed to have a few issues with it not connecting properly for whatever reason before.

One last thing - when you flash mine came up with a device not found in the cmd line, as I was about to pull the USB oiut to reconnect it continued the flash - so give it a minute if it seems to stop.