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sony: add source for missing unlock on Bravia
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# Sony
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- Verdict: **⚠️ Proceed with caution!**
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- Verdict: **⚠️ Proceed with caution!** (international Xperia)
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- Verdict: **🍅 Terrible!** (Japan variants only)
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- Verdict: **🍅 Terrible!** (Japan Xperias, non-Xperia devices)
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Sony has an open policy for software developers:
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- They are releasing AOSP sources under [Sony Open Devices Program].
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Some carrier locked and US devices can never be unlocked. On Sony devices ([but not all?][service-menu-gone]) you can check if the bootloader is unlockable using the service menu.
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Additonally, only Xperia (Sony's main consumer phone/tablet line) is unlockable. Their other Android devices (such as their TVs) are not unlockable.
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Additonally, only Xperia (Sony's main consumer phone/tablet line) is unlockable. Their other Android devices (such as their [Bravia TVs][Bravia unlock]) are not unlockable.
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1. Dial `*#*#7378423#*#*` in the dialer.
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2. Tap "Service Info", then "Configuration", then "Rooting Status".
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[service-menu-gone]:https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/qir0ze/what_happened_to_the_service_menu/
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[TA patch 2019]:https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/1199y1j/what_are_the_consequences_of_getting_rid_off_the/
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[TA backup]:https://together.jolla.com/question/168711/xperia-x-backup-ta-partition-before-unlocking-bootloader/
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[Bravia unlock]:https://pro-bravia.sony.net/data/bz40h/ProBRAVIA_SecurityWhitePaper.pdf

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