How to Root the Sony Xperia L (Android 4.1.2)

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do.

Once you have root access on your Sony Xperia L, you’ll be able to:

• Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device.
• Free up storage space (because of the above benefit).
• Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed).
• Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and run smoother).
• Update to a new version of Android (by flashing a custom recovery/ROM, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).
• Tons of other customizations when you use your new found administrative rights to flash a custom ROM (again, see the end of this procedure for more info on that).

Interested? Here’s how to root your Sony Xperia L:

I. Before You Begin

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. Your bootloader doesn’t need to be unlocked to do this procedure.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download MotoChopper and save it to your Desktop.

MotoChopper (It’s attached in the first post)

III. Rooting the Sony Xperia L running Android 4.1.2

1. Extract files from MotoChopper by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

2. Turn ON USB debugging on your device by going to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.

3. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.

4. Double-click on Run.bat file available on your Desktop and follow the on-screen instructions.

5. You should now be rooted!

All set! Now, you can head to our How to Flash a Custom Recovery procedure for the Sony Xperia L to open up a whole new world of customizations for your Android device!

By the way, don’t be scared, you can always put your device back to stock by heading to our Rooting How To’s section, finding your device, and doing the How to Unroot listed for it there.