Backup the TA Partition on Your Sony Xperia using Mac OS X

If you are a Sony Xperia user eagerly awaiting
the latest OTA updates , you must remember that
in order to receive the update, your phone
must be running stock firmware. By unlocking the
bootloader, your phone won’t be able to directly
install the OTA, and will lose features such as
Sony Bravia Engine. Furthermore, you may also
face difficulties with your warranty. You can avoid
these issues with the Backup TA for Sony Xperia
tool.The only disadvantage is that it works only on Windows,
so users must use a Windows machine or
virtualization software like VirtualBox to back up
and restore their keys.

Mac OS X users can use Backup TA on their
machines. The developer has re-written the
script, which is now compatible with Apple’s
latest OS builds. And in the future, Mac OS X
might be included in the official release. This tool
should work with all Xperias with TA partitions,
and the developer was kind enough to write a
FAQ, which can be found on Bitbucket alongside
source code of the tool.

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