How to Root the Sony Xperia TL

There’re really a lot of things you can do on your Sony Xperia TL once you’ve rooted it, installing  root-only apps, removing system apps, to name a few. If you’ve made your mind, here’s how you can go about rooting your device:

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 TL, 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 TL:

I. Before You Begin

1. This’ll void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible if you end-up bricking your device. Do it at your own risk.

2. This should only work on Windows based PCs.

3. You should’ve appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you don’t, head over to the Sony website and get the required drivers installed on your PC.

4. You’ll need a Linux or a Mac to flash the custom recovery.

II. Downloading Required Files

1. Download Root with Restore and save it to your desktop.

Root with Restore (Download link’s given in the first post)

2. Download CWM Recovery Package and save it to your desktop.

CWM Recovery Package (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Rooting the Sony Xperia TL

1. Extract files from Root with Restore to your desktop by right-clicking on it and selecting Extract here.

2. Enable USB debugging on your device by heading to Menu > Settings > Developer options > USB debugging.

3. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

4. Double-click on RunMe.bat available on your desktop and it’ll launch.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions for rooting your device.

6. When it’s done, you should be rooted.

7. You’re all done!

Cheers! Your Sony Xperia TL is now rooted. With root-access on your device, you should be able to install root-only apps and do a lot of things that you couldn’t do when you were not rooted.

If you’re interested in flashing a custom recovery on your device, here’s how you can do that:

IV. Flashing a Custom Recovery on the Sony Xperia TL

1. Extract files from CWM Recovery Package to your desktop by double-clicking on it.

2. Enable 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. Launch Terminal on your Linux/Mac.

5. Drag and drop the install.sh file from your desktop to the Terminal window. Then hit Enter.

6. It should begin flashing the recovery on your device.

7. When the recovery’s flashed, reboot your device.

8. You’re all set!

Excellent! Your Sony Xperia TL now has a custom recovery. It’ll help you flash custom ROMs and custom Mods on your device.

You can click here to find all of the Sony Xperia TL How To’s.

You can also find all of the Sony Xperia TL ROMs we have here.