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[Q] Rooted, 4ext recovery, sim locked.

Trying to just sim unlock. Still S-on, no roms flashed yet other than the recovery and super user thing. (which works according to the terminal emulator.)
No just trying to unlock it so I can stick in my tmobile prepaid sim. They tell me once the phone is unlocked I can just drop it in and everything will be fine.
Problem is, the only way to unlock it I can see is to screw around with downgrading my firmware, using ace to unlock and then bringing i5t back up to date and none of the methods seem current. They virtually all have dead links or are for earlier version of everything.
Having managed to root (more or less, still s-on) is there any way I can get the unlock code for my imei without having to pay someone or go beg at&t in person?
Or can someone confirm for me with some kind of citation that unlocking an htc inspire is not possible even when rooted?
Thanks very much for your time
After thought: would flashing MIUI or some other rom sim unlock my phone?

The AAHK site by attn1 has a manual method.

shall Henbil
bananagranola said:
The AAHK site by attn1 has a manual method.
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Thank you for responding
I've been all over that site. Starting here: (I'm not allowed to post links) *sigh*
And I can't find anything relevant to my particular combination of circumstances. I've been googling and reading all day.
Could you provide a more specific link?
To my understanding the ace hack method will require me to relock my phone and then employ it to unlock it, but this will also entail a down grade of my radio firmware. I would like to avoid that because the ace kit is apparently no longer supported and I'd like to not risk bricking my phone with an extraneous process. (relocking with the intent of unlocking.)
What part of the phone controls the sim lock? Is s-off relevant in this context? In a sense search engines, forum or Google, are worthless because of the sheer number of variables and old answers. This problem is made infinitely worse by the general trade for forums to outlaw "necro posting." (Which preserves outdated information while simultaneous severing links to new information, on tops of creating false positive results.)
I haven't even begun to play with my phone only options. For all I know there is some off market third party app out there that will unlock my phone from its home screen hehe.
I'm rambling. Sorry.

http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?cat=6

Ironic. That's the link I wasn't allowed to post above
It's useless to me because I'm not a developer. It's rather blatant and mean about running non-devs off.
This is NOT a step-by-step, but a description of the activity. This is deliberate. If you don’t know what you are doing and don’t understand what’s going on – DON’T EVEN TRY THIS.
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In fact I don't know what I am doing.
Do you (or anyone) have any alternative resources?
How is it pay sites are able to generate unlock codes?

All I know to do is go ask your provider for an unlock code.

bananagranola said:
All I know to do is go ask your provider for an unlock code.
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I'm starting to agree, but given my inexperience I was hoping I just missed something in my research.
Thanks for your time.

Bootloader unlocking discussion thread

I made this thread to try and get the get the flame burning again on this topic. It seems since we've achieved safestrap people don't seem too interested in pursuing an unlocked bootloader. I understand that if i want AOSP i should try trading my phone for one with an unlocked bootloader (knowing that somebody is going to comment saying that). But what does that do for the community? Nothing productive. Speaking theoretically here, how is a bootloader unlock achieved with the bootloader lock key? Is there some way of inputting it to unlock the bootloader? What happens if you have the wrong key? Is there a way to create script a keygen that goes through every possibility of however many digit of a code the bootloader lock key is? Or can it only be done via exploit?
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this. Let the discussion begin.

Travisholt92 said:
I made this thread to try and get the get the flame burning again on this topic. It seems since we've achieved safestrap people don't seem too interested in pursuing an unlocked bootloader. I understand that if i want AOSP i should try trading my phone for one with an unlocked bootloader (knowing that somebody is going to comment saying that). But what does that do for the community? Nothing productive. Speaking theoretically here, how is a bootloader unlock achieved with the bootloader lock key? Is there some way of inputting it to unlock the bootloader? What happens if you have the wrong key? Is there a way to create script a keygen that goes through every possibility of however many digit of a code the bootloader lock key is? Or can it only be done via exploit?
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this. Let the discussion begin.
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If you took the time to read the numerous discussions on this you'd know the answers. People are dropping the unlocked bootloader since even the S4's hasn't been unlocked (since MDK baseband). Regarding the five key questions, it would take a super computer thousands of years to try every possibility. Wrong one would equal bricked phone. Exploit would be only way, and now that Geohot works for Google, he's out of the picture and I'm sure the other Devs aren't going to bother. SS is fine for now, you can always switch carriers if you care that much.

So the community on this device will never progress. Awesome.

Travisholt92 said:
So the community on this device will never progress. Awesome.
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That is a real possibility. Now with this lesson learned, look for a carrier or device next time that does not lock the bootloader. HTC locks their bootloader but is good enough to provide us users with a way to unlock it. As mentioned, bootloaders are WAY different than obtaining root and there is a very real chance of killing the device in the trial and error process.

I feel where you are coming from i felt the same way. Switched for an HTC One m8 and besides the fact that the bootloader can be unlocked, it's just a much better phone. Should give it a shot! A GS5 is an equal trade for an m8 on craigslist so it shouldn't be too hard. It does seem the general consensus is that the dev's have given up on even trying to unlock it so i would just accept it and move on unfortunately.

[Completed] Can I Sim Unlock a Phone By Unlocking The Bootloader??

Now a Lot of You are quick to say oh this has been addressed before and what not now ...please ....read my question before giving negative nonsensical replys.
So The Question is.
1. Will Unlocking my bootloader allow me to remove a Network/sim Lock on lets say a Blu Studio 5.0
2. If No, Then Why Not?
3. What Other Methods Can I Use to Unlock my Phone For "Free"
The Reason i'm asking is simple really, i'm From the Caribbean, and purchasing things like unlock Codes doesn't really work out well (at all)when we convert our currency into US Dollars or even worse yet english pounds.
i wanna have a solution that's free so i can help ppl out who come to me with locked phones i don't wanna purchase a box or anything cuzz it'd take like a months salary just to purchase one and then i'd have to charge ridiculous prices just to help somebody out and i dont want that.
so any methods that require no cost besides having software and a pc and an internet connection doesn't matter how much time it take (i have a lot of that )would do me just fine.
thanks in Advance to all the awesome ppl who are gonna help :good::good::good:

Jaysblog said:
Now a Lot of You are quick to say oh this has been addressed before and what not now ...please ....read my question before giving negative nonsensical replys.
So The Question is.
1. Will Unlocking my bootloader allow me to remove a Network/sim Lock on lets say a Blu Studio 5.0
2. If No, Then Why Not?
3. What Other Methods Can I Use to Unlock my Phone For "Free"
The Reason i'm asking is simple really, i'm From the Caribbean, and purchasing things like unlock Codes doesn't really work out well (at all)when we convert our currency into US Dollars or even worse yet english pounds.
i wanna have a solution that's free so i can help ppl out who come to me with locked phones i don't wanna purchase a box or anything cuzz it'd take like a months salary just to purchase one and then i'd have to charge ridiculous prices just to help somebody out and i dont want that.
so any methods that require no cost besides having software and a pc and an internet connection doesn't matter how much time it take (i have a lot of that )would do me just fine.
thanks in Advance to all the awesome ppl who are gonna help :good::good::good:
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Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
If you are reffering to the Carriers Locked phones you can't do anything about it.
You can't use a different SIM on it because it will simply not work.
Usually you take a phone from a carrier with a plan and a contract, so the phone cannot be touched in these terms (To use other carrier), but you can freely flash and unlock the bootloader (of course at your own risk) but this thing about changing SIM on a locked phone from what i know is not possible.

Sim locking is done in a different area than the bootloader unlocking. So while unlocking the bootloader is sometimes the first step in unlocking the sim, sometimes you can not unlock the sim even in this way. Check out the Blu Studio 5 Forums for more specific information.

Can someone explain why unlocking hardlocked bootloader is such a hard task?

People are hacking things left and right to effortlessly gain root or remove pattern locks on their Androids and thanks to devs of this wonderful resource they're not spending a dime in the process, but for some reason unlocking a hardlocked bootloader, an age-old problem, has no other method but the one costing $30. I'd love if someone could explain to me what makes it such a conundrum to figure out and why aren't more people trying to come up with a free solution for everyone.

Hi @4qx.
For devices that have OEM Unlocking grayed out (so you can't unlock the bootloader), there can never be a single solution that would work for every device. Different device manufacturers have their own ideas about security and contain proprietory code specific to that manufacturer, and it's further refined as new models from the same manufacturer come out.
Sometimes a device-specific vulnerability is found and can be taken advantage of to gain root. Sometimes the manufacturer makes a very specific but easy-to-find mistake on one particular version of Android on a single device that lets users officially unlock their bootloader, but that mistake is corrected with the next update for the device.
Even though you might not hear of someone working to root particular devices, it doesn't mean that no one is trying. It's common and expected that attempts that involve vulnerabilities would be kept as secret as possible so that a manufacturer can't patch them before developers can take advantage of what they found.
So the combination of different manufacturers, different models, different variations of models, different Android versions, and different manufacturer or device-specific security makes it near impossible to find a way to root all devices without exception.
Lastly, the easiest and universal method to start the path to being rooted is to have a device that lets you unlock the bootloader officially - preferably with no penalties like some manufacturers do. Anyone who buys devices that you can unlock the bootloader officially probably has no interest in finding a way to root other ways since it's so easy to do with an unlocked bootloader.
Edit: Also, regarding "free for everyone", it takes developers time to achieve what they do, so finding a way to root a device usually isn't a way to make money to live, so they do what they can when they can.

give it a try
https://github.com/bkerler/edl#for-generic-unlocking

If you're citizien of EU and bought an Android device in the territory of EU you never will have troubles with unlocking a phone's bootloader and rooting phone's Android.

Huawei will stop providing bootloader unlocking for all new devices
Earlier this month, we wrote about Huawei and Honor users not being unable to access the page for generating bootloader unlock codes. Now, they will stop providing unlock codes completely.
www.xda-developers.com

You shouldn't post here if you've NO knowledge about current legal situation in EU.

I am from germany too and can tell you Vodafone still sells Huawei devices. There are other brands with non-unlockable bootloader (Google, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo). OEMs tend to lock down their devices entirely for reason

aIecxs said:
give it a try
https://github.com/bkerler/edl#for-generic-unlocking
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Unless I misinterpret what it says, it seems to be for enabling OEM unlocking. I was referring to unlocking a hardlocked bootloader.

Sorry maybe I didn't get you right. kindly share definition / example or at least descripe what you mean with "hardlocked bootloader"?

roirraW edor ehT said:
For devices that have OEM Unlocking grayed out
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Was talking about something different, though I appreciate the info.
@aIecxs check this out. Some Xperia models, mostly Japanese ones, have unlockable OEM but are not allowed to have their bootloader unlocked.

Fairly enough there exist quit few devices where manufacturer provides official unlock code, but carrier locked down bootloader by ignoring, disabling or hiding OEM unlock toggle or other device specific methods. I feel "hardlocked bootloader" is a good way to differ from "non-unlockable bootloader" where bootloader is locked from manufacturer entirely (like Huawei)
If you can have it unlocked for £23 obviously XZ1C is unlockable, so if you can find sony leaked prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr.elf I would give it a try at least. Björn Kerler is a leading reverse engineer in scene and did good job to oppo rooting.
(you can check /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/* if devinfo or config exist and decide if it's worth a try)

Question Unlock A53 5G SM-A536WZKAXAC Bootloader?

As the title suggests, I'd like to know if I can unlock this phone's bootloader. I've seen a few people say that they've successfully done so, but I cannot seem to find a guide anywhere (meaning it either doesn't exist, isn't possible for some models, or it's as easy as toggling "OEM Unlocking" in the developer settings and doing the commands)
My phone is arriving soon and I'd just like to know ahead of time, please
Thank you for your time and consideration

OrthodoxOxygen said:
As the title suggests, I'd like to know if I can unlock this phone's bootloader. I've seen a few people say that they've successfully done so, but I cannot seem to find a guide anywhere (meaning it either doesn't exist, isn't possible for some models, or it's as easy as toggling "OEM Unlocking" in the developer settings and doing the commands)
My phone is arriving soon and I'd just like to know ahead of time, please
Thank you for your time and consideration
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I feel sorry for you that you bought this instead of the a54.

OrthodoxOxygen said:
As the title suggests, I'd like to know if I can unlock this phone's bootloader. I've seen a few people say that they've successfully done so, but I cannot seem to find a guide anywhere (meaning it either doesn't exist, isn't possible for some models, or it's as easy as toggling "OEM Unlocking" in the developer settings and doing the commands)
My phone is arriving soon and I'd just like to know ahead of time, please
Thank you for your time and consideration
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North American Samsungs have not been bootloader unlockable by the end user since the days of the S7 and S8.
So no, "OEM Unlock" will not (ever) appear in Developer Options, on a W model

iBowToAndroid said:
North American Samsungs have not been bootloader unlockable by the end user since the days of the S7 and S8.
So no, "OEM Unlock" will not (ever) appear in Developer Options, on a W model
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i suggest u return this phone and buy a international a54