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Develpoper Options Xperia C

Easy Guide to Deodex Xperia C Build 16.0.B.2.16 (for CWM and NON CWM users)

Posted on November 15, 2014November 15, 2014 by Somesh Chaudhary

With latest update to Build 16.0.B.2.16 for Xperia C which can also be updated directly offline for those who have not got the update officially (Download Links Working), we are again presenting you a beautiful present -> Easy Guide to Deodex Xperia C Build 16.0.B.2.16.

Many of you might be pondering – What are the Benefits if we deodex Xperia C stock ROM?

Ans: Deodexing Stock Xperia C ROM will open possibilities for the masses to modify their apps in  a better way without much tensions about boot loops or fear of not working. One can easily Install Engineering Menu or make Engineering Menu work on Xperia C. It will also enable you to mod your stock firmware as per your wish. (Like Modding systemui.apk or framework etc)

UPDATE : Now One Can Directly Deodex Xperia C latest build With CWM, that too without data loss.

Simply flash the zip from the download link (which can be seen after unlock of the locker) and then boot into recovery and flash the zip. First Boot Up might take little time.

[sociallocker]Download Xperia C Deodexed CWM Flashable ZIP[/sociallocker]

The best part of this procedure is you will have NO data loss which is there if you follow below procedure.

Now you can safely proceed to install Xperia C mods, like Lollipop Settings and many more.

Eligibility to proceed with Easy Guide to Deodex Xperia C Build 16.0.B.2.16 :

  1.  Xperia C must be rooted. If it is not rooted then read: Rooting Xperia C.
  2. You must run on latest Xperia Build 16.0.B.2.16 (Any version either Western or Eastern) .
  3. Now Download Xperia C Deodexer, which is a zip file which must be extracted first in the place you can remember. Download Link : Xperia C Build 16.0.B.2.16 Deodexed Zip
  4. Last but not the least, one must check that Bluestacks is not running on your pc. To check it one can just open task manager and kill the bluestack app if running.

Note: The one who have Installed CWM on their Western Firmwares can take backup in order to be on the safe side. 😉

Now let is proceed with Easy Guide to Deodex Xperia C Build 16.0.B.2.16 :

Remember that all your Data will be deleted! (All apps, contacts, Messages etc. So Take a backup and then proceed! )

  1. Enable USB debugging on Xperia C by going to settings> Developer Options and by checking USB debugging. Develpoper Options Xperia CIf Developer Options is not available then one can first go to settings and then go to About Phone and then Tap on Build Number for more than 5 to 6 times continuously until you get a popup saying you are now a developer. Then go back you will see Developer options in settings!
  2. Extract the downloaded Zip folder and open it. It will have two things as can be seen in the image xc deodexer
  3. Place the xc_stock_deodexer folder in the direct SD Card of Xperia C. Be sure you have placed all the files to the SD Card only.
  4. Now simply run the XC deodexer and proceed as per the instructions in the app and  and if you get popup on your phone asking for Root Permissions then simply tap on grant! And thats it! Here starts the deodexing of the stock ROM of Xperia C.
  5. Wait until your phone restarts automatically. Do not unplug the phone until it restarts or the program closes.

Do not get panic if your phone takes lot of time to restart as it will take in first bootup.

You have now successfully deodexed stock Xperia C firmware! Now carry on your modifications!

Credits: Thanks to my ever helper Prashanth Jraj for finding an alternative to CWM after which one can easily install ROM regardless of boot version and no bootloops finally me too. 😉

Do not forget to share this article and hence help others. Struck anywhere then feel free to comment!

Upcoming Article : Dolby Digital Plus for Xperia C.

103 thoughts on “Easy Guide to Deodex Xperia C Build 16.0.B.2.16 (for CWM and NON CWM users)”

  1. brian says:
    October 25, 2016 at 3:10 am

    It takes me 2 hours in installing xperia c 2305 deodexed rom pls help me.

    Reply
  2. Abhijit P says:
    July 26, 2016 at 10:01 pm

    hi Somesh,

    I am a beginner so please don’t mind if my question sound stupid.
    Your step says: “Now Download Xperia C Deodexer, which is a zip file which must be extracted first in the place you can remember.”
    Where is this to be downloaded, PC or Phone?
    Which software I need to connect and command this operation through PC?
    Bluestack is it BtvStack ?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      November 2, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      It should be downloaded on PC buddy!

      Reply
  3. BLANK says:
    April 22, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    Do i need to change my recovery mode or stock may do to flash the zip ? . . . Cause changing recovery will have a lot of work cause i have s1 boot verison .68 . . And dont have pc to change it to .6 or .13.

    Thanks . . .im new with this phone.

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      April 29, 2016 at 1:44 pm

      So better first install custom recovery! But having Computer to change bootversion is compulsory! Without changing the bootversion do not proceed to install CWM on Xperia C else you will Hard brick your device!

      Reply
  4. Dharmendra says:
    November 10, 2015 at 11:53 am

    i need stock rom flashable zip plz give me link

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      November 11, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      Stock Flashable is not yet made, but you can try is to Flash the FTF only!

      Reply
  5. rohan says:
    October 19, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    It is taking so much time to reboot! Please tell me, naturally ..how much time will it take to reboot??

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 24, 2015 at 10:48 am

      It takes around 10 minutes for first boot up, therefore if it is taking more time then simply flash backup and then follow the same procedure using CWM method!

      Reply
  6. Karthick says:
    September 25, 2015 at 9:33 am

    i tried deodex xperia c, unfortunaly usb disconnected after some tie mobile tuck at xperia Loading.

    what to do please replay..

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 25, 2015 at 9:39 pm

      Hold Volume Up and Power Button Until Phone goes off and as soon as it goes off! Just Press on Volume Down Button such that you are connected to PC via USB! This will boot you into flashing mode! And this time flash B.2.16 firmware and thereafter Deodex using CWM firmware! This will help!

      Reply
  7. Firman Ahmad Fauzi says:
    August 6, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    After uninstalling FB n office suite apk by titaniumbackup, i can’t used any program on my xperia C.. i need help..pliss..

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      August 6, 2015 at 8:45 pm

      Try installing both the things again, hope that might solve the problem!

      Reply
      1. Rohan says:
        August 30, 2015 at 2:52 pm

        Hi Somesh I have successfully flash cwm zip file then my phone is deodex can I delete zip file in sdcard

        Reply
        1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
          September 3, 2015 at 10:25 am

          Yes You can!

          Reply
  8. roslanbainal says:
    June 11, 2015 at 12:24 am

    if i install new rom like lolipop its show error status 7…why?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      June 11, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      This is because you are flashing Wrong Custom ROM ! or ELse you have not yet installed CWM!

      Reply
  9. Eraths says:
    June 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    Hey, I want to ask. How can I know that my xc has deodexed? Pls answer my question 🙂

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      June 10, 2015 at 4:01 pm

      You wil not be able to find any file with extension .odex in system app folder! Which means you have successfully deodexed!

      Reply
  10. Abdulrahman says:
    May 10, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    Hello , i’m stuck at the “Installer Xperia C 2305 Deodexed Rom” it says

    x daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 x
    x daemon started successfully x

    then nothing happens.. help me please

    Reply
    1. Abdulrahman says:
      May 10, 2015 at 11:47 pm

      And Super SU didn’t ask for permession :/

      Reply
      1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
        May 11, 2015 at 6:20 pm

        Go for CWM Method!

        Reply
    2. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      May 11, 2015 at 6:31 pm

      Use CWM Method to Deodex Stock Xperia C

      Reply
  11. Mahmoud Murad says:
    May 8, 2015 at 9:02 am

    Man iflashed the cwm but idownloaded lollipop systemui from xda and its not working why but my rom ithink its deodex does that mean my room isnt deodex or what

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      May 8, 2015 at 1:42 pm

      You need to deodex using CWM method first! Then it will work fine!

      Reply
  12. Lokesh says:
    February 22, 2015 at 10:55 am

    Can i flash the deoderer zip to Z3 rom or it has to flashed only to the stock rom?because the mods and framework are not working.

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      February 22, 2015 at 9:15 pm

      Z3 rom is pre deodexed so no need not to worry

      Reply
  13. Dorpon Iftekhar says:
    February 15, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    how to know that my rom is deodexed or not ??

    Reply
  14. Boy says:
    February 10, 2015 at 8:14 am

    can I install dual sim 3G to my xperia c, build 16.0.B.2.13? cause my stock rom only work in build 16.0.B.2.13.
    thx

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      February 11, 2015 at 12:24 pm

      Well you can try it. But take a backup. Because it might cause bootloop

      Reply
  15. harsh goyal says:
    January 5, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    i want to deodex my xperia c latest build with cwm (with the help of information lord) but not yet created any backup.
    so i can proceed and flash the zip or first backup?
    i dont have much space in my sd card to complete the backup.so have to buy a new one

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      January 8, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Yes you can proceed with CWM method. It will not cause any harm.

      Reply
  16. nadz says:
    January 2, 2015 at 5:43 am

    Will it delete all files from the memory card?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      January 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      Nope nothing will be deleted. Proceed with cwm method

      Reply
  17. XGB says:
    December 3, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    Hi! Im about to do this, my xperia c has a build number of 16.0.B.2.13, do i need to get .16 first before i will flash “Xperia C Deodexed CWM Flashable ZIP”(the updated one)? please reply

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      December 5, 2014 at 12:08 am

      Well if you are not on the latest build then this can create problem! I would request you to first take a backup and then proceed! This will also guide others if they are struck with the same problem!

      Reply
  18. Arjun says:
    November 22, 2014 at 8:32 am

    So if you download the flashable zip and flash it using CWM ,you won’t have any data loss right??

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      November 22, 2014 at 9:14 am

      Nope!

      Reply
  19. Naresh says:
    November 16, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    bro i m using z3 rom, is dz reqd on my xc?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      November 17, 2014 at 2:39 pm

      Nope! z3 is pre deodexed!

      Reply
      1. Naresh says:
        November 19, 2014 at 3:48 pm

        Thanks bro

        Reply
  20. Bharat says:
    November 7, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Hi there,

    When you say SD Card of Xperia C.. What do you exactly mean?

    Internal Memory of Xperia C

    Or External Memory Card…

    Because Internal Memory, I have already reduced the memory size using your website help…

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      November 8, 2014 at 8:23 pm

      External Memory bro!

      Reply
      1. Bharat says:
        November 12, 2014 at 12:50 am

        In that case.. Please help me… The batch file failed to initialize. I disabled anything related to adb before running this through task manager.

        Reply
        1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
          November 13, 2014 at 9:43 pm

          I have created flashable zip now which do not cause any data loss too. Just download Deodexed Xperia C which is flashable from here : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001603596

          Reply
          1. Bharat says:
            November 13, 2014 at 9:53 pm

            Is this flashable through CWM?

          2. Somesh Chaudhary says:
            November 14, 2014 at 7:03 am

            yes 🙂

          3. Bharat says:
            November 15, 2014 at 6:39 pm

            Has this been tested.. Or this is yet to be?

          4. Somesh Chaudhary says:
            November 15, 2014 at 7:48 pm

            Tested and Approved!

  21. Prasad Saravanan says:
    November 7, 2014 at 10:12 am

    thank you very much it works perfectly.

    Reply
  22. gashoga says:
    November 3, 2014 at 9:05 pm

    i have tried it 4-5times, and every time i am stucked at loading.. and nothing happends in fiev hours 🙁
    i have lost two days for thisa;sd,f;al

    Reply
  23. Bob says:
    November 3, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    How to partition sd card

    Reply
  24. Badai Gurun says:
    October 28, 2014 at 5:02 am

    bro.. i started deodexer and done it taking arround 5 minutes only… it automaically close on pc and my xc auto reboot too, does it successfull deodexer…? thx bro for reply..

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 28, 2014 at 5:58 am

      Why you are deodexing it?

      Reply
  25. Thales says:
    October 26, 2014 at 10:15 pm

    if i do anything wrong, i can go back to my other rom (i did a backup of my rom with cwm ) with cwm recovery ? Thanks

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 27, 2014 at 7:36 pm

      Yes you can!

      Reply
  26. karan says:
    October 25, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    its taking long than hour in boot animation after adb driver intalled plzz help what to do now

    Reply
  27. gann says:
    October 25, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    Somesh, is it necessary to have busybox? Because the first time I install it my phone stuck in the logo. And where do I place the deodexer.exe? In sd card or wherever?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 25, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      Bro Please place xc_stock_deodexer folder only on SD Card and nothing else!

      Reply
  28. HARSHAD says:
    October 25, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    After deodex
    Can I install z2 Rom for Xperia c

    Reply
  29. mc says:
    October 18, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    I tried dz post earlier today, i hav too any attemp but it always showsconnect ui timer expired and my xc freeze tell me what to do? My xp is rooted, running latest build b.2.16

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 19, 2014 at 8:08 am

      Install adb drivers and then try

      Reply
  30. dyoga says:
    October 16, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    sir,i have carliv touch cwm on my phone,can i flash the zip file with that?or can i deodex it with cwm?

    reply fast,thanks

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 16, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      You need PC to deodex it

      Reply
  31. dyoga says:
    October 16, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    sir,my phone got bricked because of this and i succesfully restore my backup,i just follow your instructions properly and installed the adb driver,but when i click the grant button,its freeze and i shut down it by pressing power+vol down and up,is there any another way to deodex this rom?or is there any file or step that you missing?sorry if my english is bad

    reply fast bro,thx

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 16, 2014 at 4:26 pm

      Bro, dont shut it down. It will automatically restart and everything gets solved. Remember that you have placed the files to correct destination.

      Reply
  32. elboob says:
    October 16, 2014 at 3:26 am

    i can not do it
    adb server is out of data killing
    what i do

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 16, 2014 at 9:21 am

      First of all go to task manager and then processes and then stop all the processes named as adb and then try again 🙂

      Reply
      1. elboob says:
        October 16, 2014 at 9:33 pm

        there no processes named adb
        please i need ans

        Reply
        1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
          October 16, 2014 at 10:01 pm

          Install adb drivers and proceed

          Reply
          1. elboob says:
            October 16, 2014 at 11:06 pm

            OK CAN YOU GIVE ME LINK TO INSTALL ADB DRIVER

          2. Somesh Chaudhary says:
            October 17, 2014 at 6:25 am

            It is here : adbdrivers.com/download

          3. elboob says:
            October 17, 2014 at 6:52 am

            ok i install it but i have another prob
            connect ui: timer expired

  33. Dayat says:
    October 13, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    Stuck at bootloader. what should i do. plisss

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 13, 2014 at 3:34 pm

      Flash the stock or restore backup

      Reply
  34. Nikesh sitaula says:
    October 1, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    Hey somesh I tried to download it but it stucks in middle and just fails.. Maybe coz my net is slow and I can download it only within a fixed time.. Can u plz upload it somewhere else like Google drive or smthin?

    Reply
  35. Thales says:
    October 1, 2014 at 5:39 am

    i have the S1 Boot Version 2.14.J.2.13 and i did the procedure 1 to install cwm on xC , but my phone freeze in sony logo , i reset my phone and he is okay , but the cwm recovery not is installed. what should I do ?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      October 1, 2014 at 10:27 am

      Did you install adb drivers and try?

      Reply
  36. Prashanth Nani says:
    September 22, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    my phone is stuck at booting. u said that it takes a long time, but its more than 50min now and still its not starting.. pls help 🙁

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 23, 2014 at 12:49 pm

      Now you have bricked the phone, then flash the stock from here :

      Reply
  37. Iban says:
    September 21, 2014 at 3:47 am

    Hi Somesh I installed ADB drivers for xperia C, followed instructions well. and freezes at grant root then im stucked at boot animation for 2 hours. I don’t have CWM because my build is 16.0.b.2.16. Hoping for your reply

    Reply
  38. xevex says:
    September 20, 2014 at 10:18 am

    help me please, when i run the program, it’s show “connect ui timer expired”
    what should i do?
    i have follow your instruction… thanks

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 20, 2014 at 12:27 pm

      Install adb drivers and try

      Reply
      1. xevex says:
        September 20, 2014 at 1:37 pm

        thanks it solves… My SU is the problem..

        Reply
  39. ayhkas says:
    September 20, 2014 at 4:13 am

    can we delete the xc_stock_deodexer folder at the sd card? as it takes half a gig.

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 20, 2014 at 8:39 am

      Yes sure bro.

      Reply
      1. sunil shahu says:
        September 20, 2014 at 12:14 pm

        I have installed pure cwm but my rom is not deoxeded. can I still install z1 rom for xperia c with boot version 16.0.B.2.13

        Reply
  40. surya says:
    September 18, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    how to back up the original rom , somesh ,
    im new in rooting having an idea of using this root so
    and how to recover to orginal rom if needed or stucked in between boot
    pl help

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 18, 2014 at 8:34 pm

      Use mtkdroid tools

      Reply
  41. sumit kumar says:
    September 12, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    i want deodexer for old build 16.0.b.2.13 plz tell me method or just provide deodexed files

    Reply
  42. Vipin Singh says:
    September 8, 2014 at 11:42 am

    Can’t deodex my xperia c.
    It gets stuck for a while when i push the grant root permissions on the phone and reboots and then gets stuck at boot animation… 🙁
    any help would be appreciated,

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 8, 2014 at 11:44 am

      Please install adb and try again

      Reply
      1. Vipin Singh says:
        September 8, 2014 at 11:57 am

        adb drivers right..?
        i’ve got that executable but xperia c is not listed in it

        Reply
  43. ncveasna says:
    September 6, 2014 at 10:31 am

    My xperia c has taken much time to start, but it still cannot start. How to solve it?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 7, 2014 at 7:38 pm

      It will take some time to restart approx 15min

      Reply
  44. ayhkas says:
    September 5, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    I can’t believe it !! this damn tool wiped the whole internal device memory !! no apps no data no images, everything gone away on the internal memory !!
    I’m really shocked and devastated you should’ve warned clearly about this !!

    anyway thank you for your work

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 7, 2014 at 7:24 pm

      Sorry for that bro! Really sorry! Now i have added above warning to the post! 🙂

      Reply
  45. Lalit says:
    September 1, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    hey if I update any of system app and then move tht updated app to /system will it be still the deodexed app?

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      September 1, 2014 at 4:08 pm

      Not so!

      Reply
  46. marc says:
    August 26, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    do i need adb driver??

    Reply
  47. sajid says:
    August 24, 2014 at 1:11 pm

    hey i started deodexer and how i can know if it is successfull or not

    Reply
    1. Somesh Chaudhary says:
      August 24, 2014 at 1:34 pm

      It will automatically close

      Reply
  48. george says:
    August 19, 2014 at 7:56 am

    pls upload download link for xc deodexer.. thanks

    Reply

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