The Sony Ericsson Xperia range of Android handsets have been notoriously difficult to crack. Yes, the wizards at xda-developers have done a great job of creating custom ROMs on the existing kernel, but the bootloader of the handset remains intact.
However, Simon Walker, Head of the Developer Program for Sony Ericsson, has offered a ray of light for the opening up of future Xperia handsets. In a tweet he said that he is actually in favour of rooting “if we do it right”. He goes on to say that he needs to “take the discussion inside Sony Ericsson”. Whilst it is nothing concrete at this stage, it is the first sign that the company may ease the lockdown it places on future handsets.
