[VIDEO] Answers to most commonly asked questions about rooting/ unlocking topic

Here is a video that will answer the basic questions about rooting and unlocking your Xperia Z1 Compact




Timeline of the video:

• 00:10 What does rooting mean?


• 00:39 Will rooting void my warranty?


• 01:07 Can I flash custom ROMs after rooting?


• 01:46 How to unlock the bootloader? (http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/)


• 02:22 In configuration my phone says: bootloader unlock allowed: NO is there a way around?


• 02:47 Will you loose warranty by unlocking the bootloader?


• 02:54 Will I loose X-Reality engine and is there a possibility to bootloader lock my device? (TA partition backup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2292598 ) video


• 03:24 SIMLOCK after rooting


• 03:45 FTF file format what is it?


• 04:04 What is flashtool? (http://www.flashtool.net/download.html)


• 04:26 How to connect device in flashmode?


• 04:37 How to connect device in fastboot mode?


• 04:46 Do I need to be rooted to use flashtool?


• 05:12 My device is not recognized in Flashtool?