I have unlocked and rooted my phone. I am proud of the fact that it is mine. I know to most people it isn't an issue, and it isn't THAT big of a deal, but i would like it to go away anyway...
Is there a way to hide the Lock Icon you get after unlocking the bootloader in the Boot sequence?
Yes. Re lock the bootloader with the "bootlocker" app
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rootSU said:
Yes. Re lock the bootloader with the "bootlocker" app
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or lock it with fastboot oem lock
simms22 said:
or lock it with fastboot oem lock
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I'd prefer to recommend bootlocker. Once you have root access, you can lock / unlock /reset tamper flag at will without connecting to a pc.
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I'd prefer to recommend bootlocker. Once you have root access, you can lock / unlock /reset tamper flag at will without connecting to a pc.
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You sure its not Boot"UN"locker? I've never heard of an app that did this so, out of curiosity, I searched for "bootlocker" and found "bootunlocker" instead.
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Yes. Re lock the bootloader with the "bootlocker" app
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Is relocking it going to cause an issue if I decide to install a rom in the future? Or use Wugfresh to lock and unroot? Or will it be seamless?
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You sure its not Boot"UN"locker? I've never heard of an app that did this so, out of curiosity, I searched for "bootlocker" and found "bootunlocker" instead.
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Sorry, yes. Unlocker.
justinisloco said:
Is relocking it going to cause an issue if I decide to install a rom in the future? Or use Wugfresh to lock and unroot? Or will it be seamless?
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You can still flash roms via recovery with a locked bootloader. You just need to unlock the bootloader again to update your recovery.
DON'T EVER USE TOOLKITS
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rootSU said:
Sorry, yes. Unlocker.
You can still flash roms via recovery with a locked bootloader. You just need to unlock the bootloader again to update your recovery.
DON'T EVER USE TOOLKITS
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Just to update recovery I will need to relock the bootloader?
And out of curiosity, why not use Toolkits? If its to help me gain experience, I usually have no problem using adb, but I'm at work and figured it was easier. That, and I am lazy
As rootSU said, this is what you want. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
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justinisloco said:
Just to update recovery I will need to relock the bootloader?
And out of curiosity, why not use Toolkits? If its to help me gain experience, I usually have no problem using adb, but I'm at work and figured it was easier. That, and I am lazy
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No. You'd need to unlock the bootloader to update recovery.
Its easy enough without toolkits. Being lazy and taking shortcuts is dangerous.
adb isn't really related to anything we're discussing here
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Just curious if anyone knows a way to get rid of the unlocked lock on the Google splash screen with a phone with an unlocked bootloader?
Not trying to do anything devious, I just think it's kinda ugly.
relock the boot loader.
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kenvan19 said:
relock the boot loader.
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I sort of assumed that would do the trick. But won't that wipe my device and make flashing impossible?
fchipm said:
I sort of assumed that would do the trick. But won't that wipe my device and make flashing impossible?
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No and no. Relocking does not wipe, only unlocking. Your custom recovery will stay installed, and as long as you have root you can even install a new recovery using flash_image if it is somehow overwritten.
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No and no. Relocking does not wipe, only unlocking. Your custom recovery will stay installed, and as long as you have root you can even install a new recovery using flash_image if it is somehow overwritten.
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Sweeeet - thanks for this!
What happens if I lock the bootloader after Ive rooted and installed clockwork? Seems when bootloader is unlocked, I have usb connectivity issues when using usb debugging.
So, can we re lock the bootloader after we've done what we wanna do?
thanks!
tailsthecat3 said:
What happens if I lock the bootloader after Ive rooted and installed clockwork? Seems when bootloader is unlocked, I have usb connectivity issues when using usb debugging.
So, can we re lock the bootloader after we've done what we wanna do?
thanks!
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Yes. If you do need to unlock again it will wipe though.
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Yes. If you do need to unlock again it will wipe though.
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sounds good. thanks man. appreciate it.
but lemme ask. with the loader locked, i should still be able to use clockwork and make nandroid bu's...access system to delete apps and other things?
thanks.
p.s. coming from an evo. unlocked bootloader same as s-off? i assumed it was from beginning. thanks again!
Good morning!
So, yesterday evening I rooted my N5 with Towelroot, installed TWRP and then flashed the latest SuperSU! Everything went fine and now I want to install PA (4.4 RC1). But I'm not quite sure if I need to unlock the bootloader for that... I think that only needs to be done for a kernel. So what should I do? Leave it locked and flash PA, or unlock it and flash PA?
Also, if someone could set me up with the 4.4.3 gapps, that would be nice. I downloaded a file, but its not a mini version and only has 97MB. The full versions are a lot bigger if I remember correctly, aren't they?
Anyway thanks!
*edit: I'm currently on the 4.4.3 stock ROM. That means that I don't need to update my radio, because it should already be the latest version from the OTA... Correct me if In wrong though!
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Please can you ensure you ask questions in the questions section ?
The bootloader only needs to be unlocked to flash recovery which you need for rooting. This isn't an issue for you because you used the new exploit that means you can root without having to unlock the bootloader
Even though you've rooted already, I strongly urge you to read the pre root section in the thread shown in my signature to bump up your basic knowledge
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Please can you ensure you ask questions in the questions section ?
The bootloader only needs to be unlocked to flash recovery which you need for rooting. This isn't an issue for you because you used the new exploit that means you can root without having to unlock the bootloader
Even though you've rooted already, I strongly urge you to read the pre root section in the thread shown in my signature to bump up your basic knowledge
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I do have basic knowledge (rooted my Nexus Phones before, every time with fastboot). I'm just asking if it is important to unlock the hootloader before flashing a ROM, as I'm not sure. Sorry for posting in the false section...
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julbra18 said:
I do have basic knowledge (rooted my Nexus Phones before, every time with fastboot). I'm just asking if it is important to unlock the hootloader before flashing a ROM, as I'm not sure. Sorry for posting in the false section...
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You can install custom ROMs, but only ROMs based on stock firmware and using stock kernel. ROMs like CyanogenMod, you can't install at all because you cannot flash the custom kernel that comes with it. Unlocked bootloader allows you to install unsigned kernels onto your phone.
fxdil said:
You can install custom ROMs, but only ROMs based on stock firmware and using stock kernel. ROMs like CyanogenMod, you can't install at all because you cannot flash the custom kernel that comes with it. Unlocked bootloader allows you to install unsigned kernels onto your phone.
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Where did you get this information? My bootloader is locked and I can flash all kernels via recovery
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Where did you get this information? My bootloader is locked and I can flash all kernels via recovery
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Isn't that the case, or have I been misinformed? I left my boot loader unlocked since the day I was rooted, mostly because of that fact (I remembered reading it somewhere) and also because I can't do a RMA.
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fxdil said:
Isn't that the case, or have I been misinformed? I left my boot loader unlocked since the day I was rooted, mostly because of that fact (I remembered reading it somewhere) and also because I can't do a RMA.
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You unlock the bootloader to flash a custom recovery. You flash kernels/ROMs in a custom recovery, not in bootloader.
Also this thread is in the wrong section.
So, if I just unlock my bootloader with bootunlock I won't have any problems?
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julbra18 said:
So, if I just unlock my bootloader with bootunlock I won't have any problems?
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Sure. Also you wont have any problems if you DON'T unlock your bootloader
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Lethargy said:
You unlock the bootloader to flash a custom recovery. You flash kernels/ROMs in a custom recovery, not in bootloader.
Also this thread is in the wrong section.
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That was where I was getting at, since I learnt to root using the manual way and not using a toolkit, I had to unlock my bootloader first before flashing a custom recovery. Never occurred to me to relock it.
(if I made a mistake somewhere, I apologized. I'm still learning, and learnt something new today!)
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Sure. Also you wont have any problems if you DON'T unlock your bootloader
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I'll try it with the locked one first, I can change it later on anyways! Thanks for your help!
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That was where I was getting at, since I learnt to root using the manual way and not using a toolkit, I had to unlock my bootloader first before flashing a custom recovery. Never occurred to me to relock it.
(if I made a mistake somewhere, I apologized. I'm still learning, and learnt something new today!)
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You can flash a kernel/ROM in a custom recovery regardless bootloader state, but the bootloader needs to be unlocked to use fastboot (i.e. flash the custom recovery in the first place). A bunch of people relock their bootloader with an app (and unlock when necessary, doesn't delete internal storage through this method) for extra security (internal storage wipes if bootloader is unlocked via fastboot).
Can I root the Nexus without unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery?
I was thinking to only boot the TWRP and flash SuperSU but the botloader must be unlocked... so there is a way to root without unlock bootloader and install a custom recovery?
Giolte_ said:
Can I root the Nexus without unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery?
I was thinking to only boot the TWRP and flash SuperSU but the botloader must be unlocked... so there is a way to root without unlock bootloader and install a custom recovery?
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Out of curiosity, why don't you want to unlock your bootloader?
Giolte_ said:
Can I root the Nexus without unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery?
I was thinking to only boot the TWRP and flash SuperSU but the botloader must be unlocked... so there is a way to root without unlock bootloader and install a custom recovery?
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Yes there is. You can root with towelroot then use twrp manager
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Out of curiosity, why don't you want to unlock your bootloader?
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The temper flag, if I unlock and lock again the tamper flag will be true and I'll have to reset it in case of problems like eMMC, and in many cases the user can't reset it, so I can't claim LG warranty..
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Yes there is. You can root with towelroot then use twrp manager
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Mmm... I heard many bad stories about Towelroot and TWRP Manager... this is the only alternative way?
Giolte_ said:
The temper flag, if I unlock and lock again the tamper flag will be true and I'll have to reset it in case of problems like eMMC, and in many cases the user can't reset it, so I can't claim LG warranty..
Mmm... I heard many bad stories about Towelroot and TWRP Manager... this is the only alternative way?
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Only way without unlocking the boot loader. You can also use bootunlocker from the play store to reset the tamper flag if you're rooted.
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Giolte_ said:
The temper flag, if I unlock and lock again the tamper flag will be true and I'll have to reset it in case of problems like eMMC, and in many cases the user can't reset it, so I can't claim LG warranty..
Mmm... I heard many bad stories about Towelroot and TWRP Manager... this is the only alternative way?
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Unlock, root, relock, untamper?
Mmm.. understood, thanks, I think that I'm gonna unlock and untamp, hoping that everything will be ok.. I'm losing hopes with modding
Anyway, thanks you all.
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Yes there is. You can root with towelroot then use twrp manager
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Or flashify if you want to use other recoveries
I'm currently rooted and have twrp on my opo. With bootunlocker you can unlock/lock your bootloader from withing android without wiping the device, whats interesting is if I relock my bootloader with the app I can still install zips from within twrp, I thought locked bootloaders prevented this? Or am I wrong lol thanks if anyone can put my mind at rest ?
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cloudx720 said:
I'm currently rooted and have twrp on my opo. With bootunlocker you can unlock/lock your bootloader from withing android without wiping the device, whats interesting is if I relock my bootloader with the app I can still install zips from within twrp, I thought locked bootloaders prevented this? Or am I wrong lol thanks if anyone can put my mind at rest
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If my memory serves me right, you can't flash ROMs and if your phone gets bricked with bootloader locked, it will be a brick.