https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273214#M4415 <P>just like your previous post&nbsp;</P><P><A target="_blank" href="http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-L/bootloader-unlock-allowed-BLANK/m-p/676977#M12001">http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-L/bootloader-unlock-allowed-BLANK/m-p/676977#M12001</A></P><P>same service menu&nbsp;</P> Sat, 17 May 2014 16:57:39 GMT Uliwooly 2014-05-17T16:57:39Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273213#M4414 I have Sony Xperia L - Android 4.2.2 - 15.3.A.1.17 firmware<BR />I have rooted it ( for the first time) 2 days ago<BR />Now I want to make a full factory reset to return to it original state, someone had told me that the only way to do that is to flash stock firmware.<BR />I had already downloaded a firmware, but had read some threads of people flashed a firmware with wrong region.<BR />The question is :<BR />How to ensure that this firmware region is mine?? Sat, 17 May 2014 16:44:33 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273213#M4414 EGY_falcon 2014-05-17T16:44:33Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273214#M4415 <P>just like your previous post&nbsp;</P><P><A target="_blank" href="http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-L/bootloader-unlock-allowed-BLANK/m-p/676977#M12001">http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-L/bootloader-unlock-allowed-BLANK/m-p/676977#M12001</A></P><P>same service menu&nbsp;</P> Sat, 17 May 2014 16:57:39 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273214#M4415 Uliwooly 2014-05-17T16:57:39Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273215#M4416 Ok, but how?<BR />I don't understand what's written.<BR />How to now the region using this menu? Sat, 17 May 2014 17:54:50 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273215#M4416 EGY_falcon 2014-05-17T17:54:50Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273216#M4417 How to Know* Sat, 17 May 2014 18:02:01 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273216#M4417 EGY_falcon 2014-05-17T18:02:01Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273217#M4418 <P>Use the search bar, and you will find the answer</P><P><A target="_blank" href="http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-P/how-to-find-my-xperia-s-country-region/m-p/317947/highlight/true#M18236">http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-P/how-to-find-my-xperia-s-country-region/m-p/317947/highlight/true#M18236</A></P> Sat, 17 May 2014 18:15:02 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273217#M4418 Uliwooly 2014-05-17T18:15:02Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273218#M4419 He didn't mention how to know the region using SI number.<BR />My SI : 1271-4573.7 Sat, 17 May 2014 18:27:53 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273218#M4419 EGY_falcon 2014-05-17T18:27:53Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273219#M4420 <P>either contact a Sony moderator or contact your local Sony Xperia care (phone, live chat, email) or check the XDA forum&nbsp;</P> Sat, 17 May 2014 18:44:06 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273219#M4420 Uliwooly 2014-05-17T18:44:06Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273220#M4421 <P>it seems that you had either flashed your phone or unlocked your bootloader; if you flashed a different firmware/ftf file, you will only be able to find the region of the latest firmware not the original firmware&nbsp;</P> Sat, 17 May 2014 18:45:17 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/l-series/how-to-check-the-firmware-region/m-p/3273220#M4421 Uliwooly 2014-05-17T18:45:17Z