Sony is one of the best Android smartphones with best camera results. There are rumors that people only like Sony smartphones because of high quality camera. Similarly, sometime people face problems with smartphone software because of some trojan viruses, irresponsive behaviour of smartphone and other smartphone glitches inside. For this, Sony users need to flash stock firmwares, custom recovery image or custom ROMs to fix errors.
In this article, you will learn to flash Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra using Emma Flash tool by Sony. It seems like majority of users are not aware of "Emma" software by Sony. Using Emma flash tool, you can flash stock firmware on your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra and make any customization on your smartphone like flashing custom recovery image, unlocked bootloader, and more.
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Pre-requisites to before flashing Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra:
You should know that the Emma flash tool is in beta testing mode, it will show you if your device i.e., Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra is compatible or not when you connect it. Before flashing Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra with emma flash tool, make sure you have the following things ready:
- Make sure your device is charged up to 70% before flashing
- Backup device data, in case of any flashing error
- Install ADB USB driver for your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra device
- Or download Sony Companion software and to get your Sony drivers installed automatically
- Download Emma Flash tool for flashing
- Download Flashing firmware file (Scatter file + files to be flashed) that you will be flashing over Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra with Emma flash tool
Now, install the downloaded file i.e., Xperia_Flash_Tool_Setup_18w47.exe on your Windows PC
- To access Emma Flash Tool, Windows 32-bit users: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Mobile\Emma\”
- To access Emma Flash Tool, Windows 64-bit users: “C:\Program Files\Sony Mobile\Emma\”
Extract the firmware file of Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra on your computer (anywhere accessilble)
Copy the Customization.ini file & paste file into the installation folder named i.e., Emma
Go to Windows Start → All programs → Sony Mobile → Emma flash tool to run on your PC
Note: If you did not place the the Customization.ini file in the correct EMMA folder then you won't be able to use it as it would ask you for username and password. So kindly follow the steps correctly.
How to Flash Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra using Emma Flash Tool
- Run Emma Flash Tool
- Connect Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra using USB cable with PC
- Turn off your phone and connect the other end of the USB cable while holding the flash key (Volume down or UP flash keys varies between models)
- Note: For a complete key mapping, see thesupported phonespage
- See the screenshot showing Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra is connected with Emma flash tool
- Choose the software you wish to flash on Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra from the Service list
- Emma Flash tool will automatically detect your phone model (in your case, your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra will be detected) and lists available software versions for Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
- Just click on Apply Service, your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra software will now be downloaded and flashed
- On completion, disconnect your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra from the PC
Caution: When you start your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra device after flashing, the booting up process will be a bit slower than usual.
If you are trying to flash your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra device then I would like to suggest you to try using Smartphone flash tool (aka SP Flash Tool). SP flash tool is great flashing tool for Android. You can use this tool to flash almost any MTK (Mediatak IC) based smartphone. Try flashing any custom ROMs, stock ROMs on your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Android smartphone.
SP flash tool is best firmware flashing tool available online whether it is custom ROM or stock ROM. Using SP Flash Tool, you can flash Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Android device (but make sure to check if it is based on Mediatek IC). Flash any custom or stock ROM over Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Android device. Also, do make sure that you have installed Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra USB drivers properly on your PC before flashing any firmware file.
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Find your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra USB drivers by using search below:
Pre-requisites before flashing Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra:
- Battery should be charged up to 70%
- Make sure you have Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra's USB cord available
- Download and install SP Flash tool in PC
- Since, SP flash tool we need to install MediaTek USB drivers
- Download Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra firmware file (Scatter file + files to be flashed)
- Last but not the least, you need to take your device backup (for safety reasons)
- Once you have all the things ready above, follow the rest of flashing tutorial
Steps to flashing Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra using SP flash tool
Follow the steps below to flash Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra with SP flash tool:
1Download & install spflashtool.exe:Download SP flash tool, spflashtool.exe
2Download flash recovery image:FLashing is not easy, it take time and patience. To flash Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, make sure you have flash recovery image ready for your device model.
- 5Load Recovery Image:
Tick-box, Go to / click RECOVERY box from list and load recovery image of your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra device (load image from the separate window -->open)
- 6Recovery box must be CHECKED:
Recovery box is checked before you connect your Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, in recovery image location (uncheck all other boxes)
- 7Turn off and connect Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra with PC:
Turn off Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra and connect it with PC
Disclaimer: Please follow the flashing tutorials on your own risk.
Conclusion
If SP flash tool prompts green circle, you are done. Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra have been flashed using SP flash tool.