We’ve already seen a way to root the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Play. However that method required the boot loader to be unlocked, which you can do through Sony Ericsson’s boot loader unlocking page. For most who want to root their phone, this isn’t too much of a problem, however some users have stated that they wanted a root method, without having to unlock the boot loader. Fortunately a way has now been found.

Sony Ericsson have unveiled a new section on their website which allows users to unlock the bootloader on their Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc or Xperia Play. The bootloader being locked down on the Xperia X10 is something that a lot of users complained about as Android is an open source platform. Sony Ericsson have obviously listened to these complaints, as they’ve allowed their new range of Xperia handsets to have the bootloader easily unlocked and provided a sub site on how to do so. The boot loader is also unlockable on the Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro.