

You can then type in the region under the “Branding” box along with the build number in the “Version” box. Tap the “Device” box which will bring up some pop-up boxes allowing you to automatically select which firmware the handset is for. Once the above step is finished, you will see a pop-up similar to the screen below. This can take a few minutes so please be patient before moving to the next step. Once you do this, FlashTool will start decrypting your files. You then need to highlight all of these files and click the right arrow to move across to “Files to convert”.

They should then appear as per the screen below under the “Available files” pane. Where it says “Source Folder”, click the three dots to locate the folder where your “FILE” files are. Once you launch the program, you should see something similar to below. You MUST delete this file otherwise your FTF firmware file will corrupt.ĭownload and install FlashTool. NOTE: If your list of files includes “fwinfo.xml” as highlighted below then manually delete it before continuing to the FlashTool steps. Please take note of this location as you will need it for the next FlashTool steps. You will find a number of files prefaced “FILE” in the download location. Once complete, you will see the message “Downloaded successfully!” Choose any folder as a location and then the download will commence. Once clicked, you are asked to confirm whether you want to download the firmware. The pane on the right side will show you which firmware is available for that region. You can then choose the firmware for your region/carrier in the middle pane. Navigate to your handset on the left pane. Once installed you will see the program below.


Follow the instructions in that link to install. GUIDE TO CREATING YOUR OWN FTF FIRMWARE FILES USING XPERIFIRM AND FLASHTOOL XperiFirm stepsįirst step is to download XperiFirm. Check out the guide below, which shows you how to create your own FTF firmware files. The great thing is that the process is very simple and it has never been easier for Xperia users to take matters into their own hands when trying out new firmware updates. The combination of XperiFirm and FlashTool makes for a powerful and complete recovery solution for Sony Xperia owners. Therefore, we have created a tutorial below, which walks through the process in baby steps. We have had a number of people get in touch asking us how they can use those files to flash that firmware onto their handset using FlashTool. We recently reported on a fantastic new tool called XperiFirm, which allows you to browse and install the latest firmware files for any Sony Xperia device.
