It's no secret that Sony has been a long-time supporter of the custom ROM community, but now the company has released a tool that lets owners of bootloader unlocked Xperia devices easily return back to stock firmware from a custom ROM. According to Sony's blog post, this tool has been oft-requested by the community, so it's good to see Sony deliver on that.

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As mentioned, use of this tool requires the bootloader to be unlocked on supported Xperia devices, but past that, it seems pretty simple and intuitive to use. A tool like this is fantastic for anyone who's on the fence about running custom software on their phone, as it allows them to easily return back to stock. I just wish other manufacturers would follow Sony's lead.

For more info, including where to download the tool, head over to Sony's Dev Blog.