Just wondering if the bootloader on the Rogers Pixel is unlockable? The setting is there under Developer Options. Do I just need to tick that off?
Thanks!
christanya99 said:
Just wondering if the bootloader on the Rogers Pixel is unlockable? The setting is there under Developer Options. Do I just need to tick that off?
Thanks!
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I received the 7.0 update yesterday (NRD90M.N920VVRUC3QB9).
I'm Developer Options, I can turn on OEM Unlock, which says "Allow Phone to be OEM Unlocked."
Any chance this means anything as far as root or unlock?
*Giving my hopes up.*
It was there before the update.
tifford said:
I received the 7.0 update yesterday (NRD90M.N920VVRUC3QB9).
I'm Developer Options, I can turn on OEM Unlock, which says "Allow Phone to be OEM Unlocked."
Any chance this means anything as far as root or unlock?
*Giving my hopes up.*
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Which unlock are you referring to? Verizon comes sim unlocked for 4g sims
jazzdglass said:
Which unlock are you referring to? Verizon comes sim unlocked for 4g sims
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In developer options. There's a switch for oem unlock. However it doesn't work like everyone thinks it does
tylerlawhon said:
In developer options. There's a switch for oem unlock. However it doesn't work like everyone thinks it does
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I know that toggle. But nothing happens when it's flipped o or off. So what you mean it doesn't work like everyone thinks?
jazzdglass said:
I know that toggle. But nothing happens when it's flipped o or off. So what you mean it doesn't work like everyone thinks?
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Everyone wants to think it will do like it does in stock Android where you enable that and then fastboot oem unlock to unlock the bootloader
jazzdglass said:
I know that toggle. But nothing happens when it's flipped o or off. So what you mean it doesn't work like everyone thinks?
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On Verizon that doesn't unlock the bootloader all it does is prevent the FRP problems when you do a factory reset.. If you factory reset with oem unlock off then you'll need the original Google account to get the phone running again after factory resetting but with oem unlock on you don't need the original Google account it's basically for security against theft and what @tylerlawhon said is also true.
Curious...what is the oem unlock bootloader option in settings developer for? Have not seen mentioned to tick this b4 bootloader unlock thru HTC Dev.
jelive said:
Curious...what is the oem unlock bootloader option in settings developer for? Have not seen mentioned to tick this b4 bootloader unlock thru HTC Dev.
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And for select HTC devices with Android Lollipop and all devices that receive Marshmallow, you will need to first manually enable OEM unlocking in Developer options in order to allow the bootloader to be unlocked and proceed with the next steps. To access the OEM unlocking setting on your device, open the Developer options in the system Settings.
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quoted from HTC Dev.
velimirchek said:
quoted from HTC Dev.
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Thanks...apparently I just read right past this and will need to be more careful Have not done HTC phone in quite awhile.
So I cannot unlock my Google Pixel every time I try the commands in ADB it gives me this error...
c:\adb>fastboot oem unlock
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FAILED (remote: oem unlock is not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.012s
I have tried a few other commands and they didn't work either. And before anyone asks YES it is from Google Store not from Verizon. If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated thanks!
Did you enable developer options and check allow bootloader unlocking?
Assuming OEM unlock toggle is active in Dev Options...
Replace "oem" with "flashing".
fastboot flashing unlock
fritzgerald said:
Assuming OEM unlock toggle is active in Dev Options...
Replace "oem" with "flashing".
fastboot flashing unlock
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The settings toggle is greyed out...
DJ Josh N said:
Did you enable developer options and check allow bootloader unlocking?
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That option in the dev settings is greyed out so I can't click it.
Jubbard said:
That option in the dev settings is greyed out so I can't click it.
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connect ur phone to wifi and let it verify
Tech_Savvy said:
connect ur phone to wifi and let it verify
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It is always connected to wifi
What are the last three digits of your device Serial number?
Jubbard said:
It is always connected to wifi
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Jubbard said:
The settings toggle is greyed out...
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Jubbard said:
That option in the dev settings is greyed out so I can't click it.
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If it's connected to the internet and still greyed out, sad to say you most likely have a Verizon model.
Jubbard said:
That option in the dev settings is greyed out so I can't click it.
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If oem unlocking is greyed out then unfortunately you are stuffed. You can't unlock your bootloader. Especially if you are already on Oreo. If you are on Nougat it's possible but don't know if you can downgrade and try. Maybe? You need search the forums for unlocking a verizon phone. You can't unlock on EE in the UK and possibly other carriers around the world too.
At this point if you bought it from Google call them. The either sent you a VZ phone or the one you got isn't in their database to allow unlocking. I suspect the latter.
Hi all,
I have a Straight Talk Galaxy A20, model SM-S205DL. Will root instructions work for this model? I don't notice an OEM unlock option in the Developer Mode menu, but I can boot in download mode. Thoughts? It's been a while since I tried to install custom firmware.
justlance said:
Hi all,
I have a Straight Talk Galaxy A20, model SM-S205DL. Will root instructions work for this model? I don't notice an OEM unlock option in the Developer Mode menu, but I can boot in download mode. Thoughts? It's been a while since I tried to install custom firmware.
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You need to unlock OEM for it to work
physwizz said:
You need to unlock OEM for it to work
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Okay. Is there a way to do that other than the developer options menu? If the OEM unlock option isn't there, is there some other method?
justlance said:
Okay. Is there a way to do that other than the developer options menu? If the OEM unlock option isn't there, is there some other method?
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There is a trick where you change the date to some weeks in the future.
im having the same issue
yea the dev options to show OEM Unlock seems to be gone from Straighttalk/tracfone versions, its even Gone from Download Mode (you dont even SEE the option for long-press vol+ to unlock bootloader)
is there a way to root
Corelua01 said:
is there a way to root
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Some places claim to be able to change the CID of the phone. Would that help? I imagine once able to load different non-TFN BS firmware on the phone that magic developer option may appear. Or is it a hardware thing and the exynos chip has something to do with it? Not sure how it all works yet. Anyone know what the unlocked us retail model contains?
I'm not smart enough to find out so hopefully someone is and reads this and can chime in regarding all the points...
Me and my arrow...
Hello, new to the site.
I have a Galaxy S10E that is locked to Verizon. I would like to use it on T-Mobile. The "OEM unlock" Option is nowhere to be found in the settings, including the developers options.
Is it possible and what would be the steps to unlock my phone?
If the OEM Unlock option isn't there then you can't unlock phone's bootloader.Point.
swt_rn said:
Hello, new to the site.
I have a Galaxy S10E that is locked to Verizon. I would like to use it on T-Mobile. The "OEM unlock" Option is nowhere to be found in the settings, including the developers options.
Is it possible and what would be the steps to unlock my phone?
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"OEM unlock" relates to bootloader unlocking. But when you say "locked to Verizon", I'm assuming that you're looking for a SIM/network unlock. Is that correct?
iBowToAndroid said:
"OEM unlock" relates to bootloader unlocking. But when you say "locked to Verizon", I'm assuming that you're looking for a SIM/network unlock. Is that correct?
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I did not know there was a difference, which probably led to my confusion trying to find an answer. Yes I am looking for a Sim/network unlock, Is that possible? What is required?