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Get rid of lock on splash screen?

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.

krohnjw said:
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!

[Q] Lock bootloader after rooting?

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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krohnjw said:
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!

Don't hate me, but with the Unlocking...

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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rootSU said:
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.

rootSU said:
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?

jsgraphicart said:
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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[Q]Reflash stock rom

Is there any tool that will reinstall the stock rom on a Nexus 5 with LOCKED bootloader? Something like emergency reflash from LG Support Tool.

LG Support Tool? There's something LG Flashtool and that works.

albwh said:
Is there any tool that will reinstall the stock rom on a Nexus 5 with LOCKED bootloader? Something like emergency reflash from LG Support Tool.
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If you have to reinstall the stock firmware why do you care? Just unlock the bootloader, you're going to lose everything anyway.
What situation are you in. There may be ways to save your data
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The ideea is that I want to root this phone with Towelroot and I've heard that if Google detects a change in the system you can't install any more OTA updates. If this is true, I want to find a method to reflash the stock so I cand get the updates.

albwh said:
The ideea is that I want to root this phone with Towelroot and I've heard that if Google detects a change in the system you can't install any more OTA updates. If this is true, I want to find a method to reflash the stock so I cand get the updates.
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If you're rooted but otherwise completely stock, you should get OTA updates no problem.

albwh said:
The ideea is that I want to root this phone with Towelroot and I've heard that if Google detects a change in the system you can't install any more OTA updates. If this is true, I want to find a method to reflash the stock so I cand get the updates.
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Well if you modify any system files you don't get the ota. Your best bet is to root and then flash a custom recovery with flashify and then flash a stock rom zip that will be created shortly after any updates come out. You can also unlock the bootloader without wiping data with boot unlocker after your rooted.
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jd1639 said:
Well if you modify any system files you don't get the ota. Your best bet is to root and then flash a custom recovery with flashify and then flash a stock rom zip that will be created shortly after any updates come out. You can also unlock the bootloader without wiping data with boot unlocker after your rooted.
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There's a whole sticky on returning to stock so you can get OTAs. </thread>

If you're able to flash the stock ROM, you should be past the point where you need to worry about being able to get any updates.

Yeah. I'd highly recommend just flashing a prerooted busybox stock ROM. You can always do a dirty flash over stock ROM and still keep data.

jd1639 said:
Well if you modify any system files you don't get the ota. Your best bet is to root and then flash a custom recovery with flashify and then flash a stock rom zip that will be created shortly after any updates come out. You can also unlock the bootloader without wiping data with boot unlocker after your rooted.
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You do get the OTA, but if you modify /system/ or something else, the OTA won't install.

It takes 10 minutes to return to stock for an OTA. Just do what you want with the phone now and enjoy!
The next OTA will be months from now. Return to stock then.

You dont need any tool. Download factory image and flash that by executing flash-all.bat (for windows, if you use linux execute flash-all.sh). Flash a custom recovery. Then remove hidden tampered flag by flashing tampered flag remover zip. Then flash stock recovery and lock bootloader by typing fastboot oem lock.

yashade2001 said:
You dont need any tool. Download factory image and flash that by executing flash-all.bat (for windows, if you use linux execute flash-all.sh). Flash a custom recovery. Then remove hidden tampered flag by flashing tampered flag remover zip. Then flash stock recovery and lock bootloader by typing fastboot oem lock.
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You can do the last 2 steps using bootunlocker from play
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rootSU said:
You can do the last 2 steps using bootunlocker from play
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Yes that is an awesome app.

yashade2001 said:
Yes that is an awesome app.
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Yeah agreed. I use it to keep my bootloader locked but so I can unlock it without a wipe on the fly.

rootSU said:
Yeah agreed. I use it to keep my bootloader locked but so I can unlock it without a wipe on the fly.
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Why do you keep your bootloader locked?

yashade2001 said:
Why do you keep your bootloader locked?
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So no one can get my data

rootSU said:
So no one can get my data
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How someone can get my data if i have a unlocked bootloader?

yashade2001 said:
How someone can get my data if i have a unlocked bootloader?
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Locking the bootloader isn't enough on its own.
Android: adb pull data, MTP (Screen lock can prevent)
Custom recovery: adb pull data, flash zip to turn off android lock screen (Recovery lock can prevent)
Lock bootloader: Prevent replacing locked recovery with unlocked recovery,

is relocking bootloader remove the boot message?

Hello is relocking bootloader will remove the boot message?
That says you phone is not trusted?

yes
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No
jbmc83 said:
yes
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No

YES the annoying message will be gone after you relock it back. I had did that on my set

How
jbmc83 said:
yes
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Ok How To Relock Bootloader ??????????????????????????????

there are threads covering that

misho_20063 said:
Ok How To Relock Bootloader ??????????????????????????????
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You MUST factory reset phone first. I had tried without factory reset but it fails to lock back
Boot to fastboot/download mode
Browse to where you had installed your android sdk/fastboot commands
Type :
fastboot devices ( this is just to ensure your phone is connected well and you will see a series of digits as confirmation)
fastboot oem relock xxxxx..xxxx ( xxx.xxx is your unlock code)