has any one found a way to unlock the boot loader yet from 4.4.4 so i can flash a custom rom?
peyton06 said:
has any one found a way to unlock the boot loader yet from 4.4.4 so i can flash a custom rom?
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On the VZW S3 there is no current way to unlock the bootloader, there is one option which is a jtag service. Although finding a reputable one is the hard part
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Hey Guys, I am curious as to if this device can be returned to stock after rooting / unlocking. I'm also wondering if we can root it and flash custom recovery without unlocking the boot loader. Also, once you have changed roms can you go back to the stock rom and ASUS not know?
pryorda said:
Hey Guys, I am curious as to if this device can be returned to stock after rooting / unlocking. I'm also wondering if we can root it and flash custom recovery without unlocking the boot loader. Also, once you have changed roms can you go back to the stock rom and ASUS not know?
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Not sure I understand your first question. Rooting and/or unlocking does not remove your stock rom...
And no, you must be unlocked to flash custom recovery . And no, it is not possible to relock, so ASUS will know your device has been unlocked,
hmm.
bwiberg said:
Not sure I understand your first question. Rooting and/or unlocking does not remove your stock rom...
And no, you must be unlocked to flash custom recovery . And no, it is not possible to relock, so ASUS will know your device has been unlocked,
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Lame Do you have to be unlocked to Root and Debloat?
no mate there is a way to root and keep you bootloader locked, its called motochopper and there is a guide on here
Rooting locked is sufficient to remove bloatware.
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I want to get the 4.4 update on my new Moto G. But also i want to avoid unlocking the bootloader. I read somewhere that the system will let you flash a signed image without unlocking the bootloader, but i want to be sure, so i don't end with a soft bricked phone and have to unlock it anyways.
Can you help me?
EDIT: You can! Just flash the upgrade via fastboot and your phone will have the last iteration of Android witthot unlocking anything.
tatazeuz said:
I want to get the 4.4 update on my new Moto G. But also i want to avoid unlocking the bootloader. I read somewhere that the system will let you flash a signed image without unlocking the bootloader, but i want to be sure, so i don't end with a soft bricked phone and have to unlock it anyways.
Can you help me?
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you don't have to unlock it if you are updating it through the update option inside the phone itself.
digitalmahdi said:
you don't have to unlock it if you are updating it through the update option inside the phone itself.
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I know, but the phone comes with a carrier firmware that will take some time to roll the update, and I want to replace it.
tatazeuz said:
I know, but the phone comes with a carrier firmware that will take some time to roll the update, and I want to replace it.
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then the answer is no, in order to load any custom rom you have to unlock your bootloader.
digitalmahdi said:
then the answer is no, in order to load any custom rom you have to unlock your bootloader.
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But I'm not trying to load a custom ROM, I'm trying to load an official firmware.
Which is a ROM itself
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Faruko said:
Which is a ROM itself
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But certainly isn't custom, and its signed.
tatazeuz said:
But certainly isn't custom, and its signed.
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I think you should refer to this video - http://youtu.be/-L44JqysUy8
It shows how to flash a rom without unlocking the bootloader. There are retail ROMS available from http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
voosh710 said:
I think you should refer to this video - http://youtu.be/-L44JqysUy8
It shows how to flash a rom without unlocking the bootloader. There are retail ROMS available from http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
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Thanks!
I flashed retail.GB over my tesco firmware without unlocking bootloader
Motorola Moto G (XT1032), Android 4.4.2
I just bought my white I535 from ebay and i rooted it and im trying to unlock the bootloader so I can install custom recovery and install custom rom.
I tried the unlock app and it wont work, used flashify to install twrp and got a brick then used odin to bring back. Is there a way to unlock bootloader and do all that to mine? If my version is to blame is there a way to downgrade?
phlebguy said:
I just bought my white I535 from ebay and i rooted it and im trying to unlock the bootloader so I can install custom recovery and install custom rom.
I tried the unlock app and it wont work, used flashify to install twrp and got a brick then used odin to bring back. Is there a way to unlock bootloader and do all that to mine? If my version is to blame is there a way to downgrade?
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You cannot unlock the bootloader on any system version greater than 4.1.2 as of now. Unless you use this fifty dollar bootloader downgrade service
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phlebguy said:
I just bought my white I535 from ebay and i rooted it and im trying to unlock the bootloader so I can install custom recovery and install custom rom.
I tried the unlock app and it wont work, used flashify to install twrp and got a brick then used odin to bring back. Is there a way to unlock bootloader and do all that to mine? If my version is to blame is there a way to downgrade?
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poppers162 said:
You cannot unlock the bootloader on any system version greater than 4.1.2 as of now. Unless you use this fifty dollar bootloader downgrade service
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Poppers hit the nail on the head there. It's a JTAG service which does indeed cost money and you'd have to send your phone in which takes a few weeks or more
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Is there any way to downgrade or just install custom OS with unlocking bootloader?
phlebguy said:
Is there any way to downgrade or just install custom OS with unlocking bootloader?
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Nope. The only way is to unlock the bootloader and root it. Otherwise your out of luck
Hello every one. I have a c2105 from Vodafone and I'm convinced that there's no option to unlock my bootloader, but recently, I found two videos on Youtube which show a software that can unlock it when it says "NOT Allowed"...
Links:
https://youtu.be/Li8Eim6gugw
https://youtu.be/f7EXkspZ6Bg
Has anyone tried one of these softwares and has it a chance to succeed ? :fingers-crossed:
Thank you :laugh:
totally fake
100% malware for your pc
Flash recovery to boot via fastboot and flash rom and after that flash boot from that rom
There is a way to install a cwm while BL locked. Although in order to flash a custom ROM you need to find a good one and one for BL locked (which there aren't many at the moment)
Can we install rom without unlocking bl
Help, I need dumped TA partition with permission to unlock the bootloader, mine is locked (orange) and I want find the differences.
Can someone post one ?
nrana7281 said:
Can we install rom without unlocking bl
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No, you can't.
Hi,
I have purchased a Galaxy S8+ Verizon version, I want to know if I could install custom ROMs on it from the stock galaxy s8+ page. I am a little confused about this as I want to try out different ROMs, Also will installing different ROMs unlock the device?
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LOL. You purchased the wrong device if you wanted custom ROMs. You can only flash stock official ROMs via Odin on the North American Snapdragon S8. There is no unlock for us.
All you can do is root it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/samsung-galaxy-s8-root-snapdragon-t3659305
Maybe??
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...root-partcyborgrom-aqk3-samfail-odin-t3717702
So I understand that the bootloader verification and lock is why we can install TWRP, but I swear on my Razr(XT912) or Bionic or G3 had a locked bootloader but they had a way to boot the ROM after initial boot you would have a way to boot the regular system or boot to custom Rom. Killing me right now what name of it was, is it just that there was an exploit or is the security much stricter
bmxmike said:
So I understand that the bootloader verification and lock is why we can install TWRP, but I swear on my Razr(XT912) or Bionic or G3 had a locked bootloader but they had a way to boot the ROM after initial boot you would have a way to boot the regular system or boot to custom Rom. Killing me right now what name of it was, is it just that there was an exploit or is the security much stricter
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It was probably exploit like safestrap No exploits have been found obviously for our devices yet