Sorry for such a noon question but I have always owned Samsung phones. I am looking at a HTC M8 on swappa and need to know the latest firmware that this phone can have where an unlocked boot loader is obtainable. I have a Galaxy S5 but was looking for the best Verizon phone out there with a unlocked boot loader to play with.
Tulsadiver said:
Sorry for such a noon question but I have always owned Samsung phones. I am looking at a HTC M8 on swappa and need to know the latest firmware that this phone can have where an unlocked boot loader is obtainable. I have a Galaxy S5 but was looking for the best Verizon phone out there with a unlocked boot loader to play with.
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Sunshine will work for anything prior to lollipop.
Java card will work for any os
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I am looking to buy an M8 soon (had one when they first came out and got rid of it like an idiot) and I had mine unlocked and rooted but I'm curious if I buy one on Swappa, are all current versions of software for this phone able to be unlocked? So I don't get stuck with an unmodifiable phone. Thanks! [emoji12]
immortal7792 said:
I am looking to buy an M8 soon (had one when they first came out and got rid of it like an idiot) and I had mine unlocked and rooted but I'm curious if I buy one on Swappa, are all current versions of software for this phone able to be unlocked? So I don't get stuck with an unmodifiable phone. Thanks! [emoji12]
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If you get one with 4.4.2 firmware as it came from htc then firewater in theory is supposed to work, if you get one with 4.4.3 firmwater then you have to use the sunshine app and it costs you $25 if you have an m8 on 4.4.4 firmware then I think sunshine does not work on it yet I could be wrong on that one not 100% sure but last I saw it was not cracked yet.
Hi guys, what are the best phones that I can get for AT&T with unlocked bootloaders? It's ok if the phone doesn't have the bootloader unlocked now as long as it can be in the near future. I was going to get the AT&T galaxy s5 until I saw that you couldn't unlock the boot loader. I really need a rooted phone and AT&T has the best service in my area. What are my best options?
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So, I recently got a Galaxy s3 and i noticed that when I boot, It says samsung custom with a little lock that is unlocked. Is my bootloader unlocked somehow? Im new to samsungs so i dont know much about the bootloaders and such. It is running the latest firmware with 4.4.2 and rooted with towel root.
johnny567 said:
So, I recently got a Galaxy s3 and i noticed that when I boot, It says samsung custom with a little lock that is unlocked. Is my bootloader unlocked somehow? Im new to samsungs so i dont know much about the bootloaders and such. It is running the latest firmware with 4.4.2 and rooted with towel root.
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If your on 4.4.2 your more than likely not unlocked. 4.3 and 4.4.2 are both locked bootloaders. To be sure you can post a screen shot of your about phone screen here
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I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy phone SM-N960U Note 9. It has a locked boot loader so I can't root it. Can I just load Verizon firmware on it to unlock it?
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I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy phone SM-N960U Note 9. It has a locked boot loader so I can't root it. Can I just load Verizon firmware on it to unlock it?
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That would more than likely hardbrick your device. The bootloader and modem is way too incompatible between the AT&T and Verizon devices, besides, the Verizon bootloader is locked also.
Have you tried flashing a T-Mobile firmware, it should be compatible and might have an unlocked bootloader already or might be able to be unlocked after flashing it.
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I had an HTC 10 w/Sprint and it's getting old and full, but I liked how easy it was to unlock the bootloader. I enjoy having a rooted phone and I'm seeing that the S8+ (US Version) can be rooted, but I'm assuming there's prerequisites that used phones might/might not have to do so. So I'm just wondering if there's any questions I should ask the sellers of an S8+ on Swappa or eBay to make sure that root is possible when I decide to buy one? I don't wanna wind up w/a LS997 situation, where I got the phone but it was too upgraded that the methods to root were patched up. Thanks for any help.
Brian23MAC said:
I had an HTC 10 w/Sprint and it's getting old and full, but I liked how easy it was to unlock the bootloader. I enjoy having a rooted phone and I'm seeing that the S8+ (US Version) can be rooted, but I'm assuming there's prerequisites that used phones might/might not have to do so. So I'm just wondering if there's any questions I should ask the sellers of an S8+ on Swappa or eBay to make sure that root is possible when I decide to buy one? I don't wanna wind up w/a LS997 situation, where I got the phone but it was too upgraded that the methods to root were patched up. Thanks for any help.
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No boot loader unlock. There is a method for root. It's system only root and only on nougat.
Coming from LG you've seen anti roll back we have the same. But they're is a method to downgrade the system only even on the latest boot loader to have rooted nougat https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/root-t3909782/post79500078#post79500078
Safestrap is like fish on the lg g4. once safe strap is in place you can then flash a older system image from older boot loader revisions.
Even on the latest boot loader we're have Samsung's test firmware called combination files. Which include a nougat bootloader that is a permissive kernel and allows for root.
I ran lg all the way back from g2 to g5. So I've been in your shoes too. that's pretty much how I ended up here. From a sprint g2 g4 and g5
So even if the phone is upgraded, there's a method to roll back to an environment to root an S8+? So I can basically just cop an S8 w/no worries then and not ask any prerequisite questions?. That's good to see. I appreciate the assist.
Brian23MAC said:
So even if the phone is upgraded, there's a method to roll back to an environment to root an S8+? So I can basically just cop an S8 w/no worries then and not ask any prerequisite questions?. That's good to see. I appreciate the assist.
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yea pretty much the bootloader must remain the same increment but the system does not
obviously newer pie and even oreo where all bit 5 BLs but the firmware needed for root is also bit 5 but a nougat bootloader
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t3904613
is the perquisite to rooting
this allows a type of twrp for locked bl
we can flash pretty much all but boot img and non stock based custom roms
Bl6 hasnt been released yet so as long as you get it soon your good as
since this is edl I doubt it can be patched but always a possibility