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                       Hi friends now you can update your Sony Ericsson W8/X8 mobile android version 2.1 to 2.3.  If you update your mobile you can install the lot of apps from apps store and you can move your apps to the externel storage and yet you can use the lot of Android version 2.3 facilities...

Download these following files first:
        1.super one click(For Root your Mobile)

        2.Root explorer

        3.Xrecovery

        4.Ginger DX v21 customROM


                                                                                                                                


STPS:

       1.At first you want to Root your mobile . Rooting your mobile only give the Super user permission to the user.

       (NOTE: Rooting your mobile break the warrenty. Dont get worry about this before u will give to the customer service you can unroot your mobile.)



Step 2:
                     Install the Root Explore app to your phone

Step 3:
                    Connect your mobbile to the pc
                    Mount the w8 to access the sd card
                    Create a foler named as XRecovery
                    Extract the xrecovery downloaded software into this XRecovery folder
                    The extracted folder has 3 files
                    Un mount your mobile
                    Open the Root explorer app
                    Goto sdcard -xrecovery -copy the three files one by one
                    Click the parent folder two times
                    Goto System->bin click the Mount R/W button and paste the three files into this folder one by one

Step 4:

                    Mount/connect your sd card to pc
                    Copy the GingerDX v21.zip file
                    Paste into your SD card
                    Unmount your w8
                    Switch off your mobile

Step 5:

                   Switch on your mobile
                  When you see the sony ericsson booting scree on your mobile click the BACK butoon multi times you can move to the Xrecovery file mode in your moble. its shows like following image







                       Click the volume up and down key for scrolling the option
                       First select the Back up and restore to back up your current android 2.1 version os
                       It will be stored on sdcard->xrecovery->back up
                       It will take some more time to back up
                       After complete the back up process you again com to the xrecovery main menu like showed on the above image then select factory reset(full wipe)
                       It will take few seconds to reset your mobile
                       Then you click install Custom ROM from SD card
                       Select the GingerDX v21.zip from sd card
Then it takes some minutes to install the Custom ROM after complete the process you will select Reboot option
Now the GingerDX romm will be open

Enjoy the use of GingerDX Rom

                If you want to restore your old Android 2.1 version to your Mobile do the same process and select the Restore  option from your Xrecovery back up and restore option





  





 NOTE:Please do this on your own risk.. if you miss anything in rooting or installing X recovery or installing the ROM and brick your phone. I am not responsible.
      

     

         

       Hi guys.. If your Sony W8 Mobile bricked while updating into Custom Rom or Any other reason. You can flash your Sony W8 into original stock rom. It is easy and best way to flash your W8 mobile.
You can also Root your Sony W8 by use this method.

Requirements:
      1. Flash Tool
      2. USB Drivers
      3. Stock rom firmware(.ftf format)
      4. Working Brain

Steps :
    1. Download and Extract the Flash Tool(Note you have to install JRE to open Flash Tool)
    2. Download the .ftf file and copy and paste into firmware in FlashTool folder(Int the flash tool extarcted folder)
    3.Open Flash Tool
    4. While your first conection it It ask to select your Model from the listing devices
    5. Select Sony E16i or W8
    6.Now switch of your Mobile
    7. click Flash option in falsh tool
    8. press the back button in mobile(Hold until the flashing process start)
    9. connect your USB cable
   10. Wait some times to flashing the mobile after flashing mobile it will reboot and disconnect your cable.
   11. Thats it now you are Flashed your w8

Cool :)


How To Root your sony W8

1.First you have to know what is rooting. Root gives the full permission to the android user. Its void Warranty. And Google it some more point about rooting

2.You can also Root your sony E16i by this Flash Tool

3. Follow the procedure above instead upon click flash button on flash tool just click Root button on Flash Tool

4. It will take 1 or 2 mins for rooting

5. Now reboot your mobile and check in Super User app in installed App list

Enjoy:)

Note: If above download link will not work just inform me.