How To Update Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i to Gingerbread 2.3.3 Firmware

If you are one of those who believe in Sony and if you are still waiting for the update to arrive for your phone then we have come on to the savior as we will see in the due course of this article on how you can easily update the phone which is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i with the latest firmware of Gingerbread 2.3.3 version. It is being speculated that all over the Globe this update of Gingerbread will be pushed by the third quarter of 2011 which has some time to go from now and you need not wait till then.

So, keeping things clear, you will have to ensure that all the instructions which are mentioned below are followed as per the mentioned ones. Additionally, we are also making sure that as soon as the next array of Android versions like Gingerbread 2.3.4 and also Gingerbread 2.3.5 for Xperia series arrive, we will be too covering the same.

For all those who are new to the firmware updation process, i would like to mention that this update will void the warranty and is in line with the policy which Sony Ericsson maintains. Because of the bootloader policy which SONY has been following from quite some time from now, even the firmware updation process voids the warranty. Please note that we should not be held responsible for this warranty loss as in no manner you can reclaim the warranty once you update the same. We can only ensure that if you are following the procedure which is mentioned below will not hamper the performance of your phone and updating with this will only improve the overall performance of the device.

Since, in the Xperia family there are quite a few handsets which may look similar ensure about this and apply the below mentioned procedure to Xperia Mini Pro SK17i only. So in the due course of this article we will see on what are the pre requisites you need to follow along with what are the enhancements available in this version and then followed by the procedure on how to update the firmware on your Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i.

Pre Requisites:

• In the due course of the firmware update, you will be losing all the data which is present in your phone and the data may include SMS, APN Settings which are responsible for the internet access, contacts and other data which is there in your phone. The simplest way you can have a backup is to move all the contents in your SD Card as the data which is present in the SD card is intact.
• Also, please note that the battery in the phone should be more than 95% and if anything is less than this mark then you will have to again calibrate the battery which is a bit of a tedious job and also with this you may experience lesser battery life.
• The MMS Settings too will be lost, so ensure that you back up them as well.
• Just in case if your device is already rooted then you need to first revoke the root access and then proceed to follow the instructions which are mentioned below.
• Last but not the least ensure that your phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro SK17i and not any other phone as if you proceed installing any other phone then there is a high possibility that you will brick your phone after which your phone will become un usable and will not work. Just in case if the upgradation gets interrupted in between then you will have to re follow the whole procedure again from the start so that the updation process of 2.3.3 completes successfully.

Enhancements in Gingerbread 2.3.3:

• If you are coming from the Stock (default) ROM then you will see that the overall speed of the device will be considerably increased once the update is applied.
• This update hikes the battery backup by a marginal 6-8% as mentioned in the release notes of this firmware.
• The default internet browser has been added with few of the additional scripts with which you should not face issues while reading languages like Korean, Chinese and also the Arabic.
• Some of the users reported about the slower internet speed on Wi Fi, issues in latching to the GPS indoors, lower Wi Fi range on all WEP Key networks have all been fixed in this firmware update.
• The older version of Android Market Place has issues like downloading of the apps used to take much longer time which too has been addressed in this. For all those who just missed out recently can now force update the Android Market to an all new version, which is  not only visually appealing but also is simple to use.
• Overall most of the issues have been fixed but there are still some issues with this update which are minor though. These issues are like back light bug which sometimes may force you to re set the time interval for screen time out. Apart from the back light bug, sometimes you may even face issues of force close error in the Gallery application. So, let’s get started with the procedure to update the firmware

Procedure to update SE Xperia Mini Pro SK17i with Gingerbread 2.3.3:

• After downloading the “Flash Tool” zip file along with the Gingerbread 2.3.3 firmware file to your computer. Now, once you download the same you need to unzip the flash tool package and in the due course of the file extraction you will be asked to enter in the password where the password needs to be entered as “androidadvices.com” without the inverted comas.

Install the flash tool in your computer and then open the same in your computer. Once you extract the same, ensure that you are extracting to one folder in the desktop so that it will be easier to find the same. After extraction of the files, you will have to click on the “X10 Flash Tool” executable file to open the same as shown in the above screen shot after which you will see that a window will be opened,

• Now, up next you will have to download the Gingerbread firmware 2.3.3 file to your computer and then simply you need to place this downloaded file in the “Firmware” folder which you will get in the extracted files array. Please note that the file which you are placing is having the “.ftf” extension and not the .zip extension as it only recognizes the .ftf format of file.
• After this, all you need to do is to click on the “Flash” option after connecting the phone to the computer as you can see in the above screen shot. Now, after this you will see that the array of commands will be processed

After this just follow the on screen instructions which will be shown on the screen and that’s it there you go, you have now successfully updated with the latest version of firmware which is Gingerbread 2.3.3. Do let us know on if you face any issues in the comments section below while updating the phone as we will ensure that all your issues are solved as soon as possible.

To access the Internet, don’t forget to configure the APN Settings in your phone which you have taken a backup of so as to complete the process of firmware update successfully.

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