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This is an unlocked T-Mobile G5, but why have a special ROM for unlocked phone? I wonder if I flash other ROMs, I could lose the unlock. Anyone have any problem rooting and install twrp?
Conclusion after a month long discussion:
G5 with H83020i_un ROM is NOT factory unlock. Upgrading or downgrading will result in SIM lock to T-Mobile, period.
Once locked, it can only be unlocked by T-Mobile customers via T-Mobile unlocked app. Some has to go thru T-Mobile customer service and request SIM unlock by adding IMEI to their database.
I bought 6 (New to New other) unlocked H830 and 2 has the hacked ROM H83020i_un and 4 were completely locked to T-Mobile. Yes, those stupid sellers on ebay just keep sending lock phones as unlocked phone! Good luck getting a unlocked one.
No, you cannot install TWRP or root this version.
I ended up returning mine.
You shouldn't lose the unlock by flashing another ROM.
A ROM isn't just about 'locked or unlocked'. The ROM is the operating system. While it will still be Android no matter what you do, different ROMs are modified differently to provide additional features, or more control over the settings or just a slightly different user interface.
This has NOTHING to do with the phone being unlocked for use on any GSM network.
For example some people want to be able to control the CPU processor speed on the phone more. Some ROM's give you that control built into the settings and use customer kernels that allow the CPU to run faster than it does running stock. Other people just like a more simple UI that you get on base Android ROM's (rather than some of the overlays LG puts on)
Skipjacks said:
You shouldn't lose the unlock by flashing another ROM.
A ROM isn't just about 'locked or unlocked'. The ROM is the operating system. While it will still be Android no matter what you do, different ROMs are modified differently to provide additional features, or more control over the settings or just a slightly different user interface.
This has NOTHING to do with the phone being unlocked for use on any GSM network.
For example some people want to be able to control the CPU processor speed on the phone more. Some ROM's give you that control built into the settings and use customer kernels that allow the CPU to run faster than it does running stock. Other people just like a more simple UI that you get on base Android ROM's (rather than some of the overlays LG puts on)
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I can't confirm this personally, but @autoprime mentioned on IRC that everyone who tried flashing other KDZs over this specific firmware lost the SIM unlock.
BehindTheMath said:
I can't confirm this personally, but @autoprime mentioned on IRC that everyone who tried flashing other KDZs over this specific firmware lost the SIM unlock.
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So we can't flash this device?
dkyu said:
So we can't flash this device?
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Well, technically you can, but as of now it sounds like you'd lose the SIM unlock.
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Well, technically you can, but as of now it sounds like you'd lose the SIM unlock.
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I don't know when people will understand that it has nothing to do with sim unlock. I have T-Mobile unlocked sim lg g5 and flashed roms, custom and stock both several times and never had any problem with sim lock stuffs. Just install twrp, root, flash custom rom, there will never hurt anything in your phone.
dksoni411 said:
I don't know when people will understand that it has nothing to do with sim unlock. I have T-Mobile unlocked sim lg g5 and flashed roms, custom and stock both several times and never had any problem with sim lock stuffs. Just install twrp, root, flash custom rom, there will never hurt anything in your phone.
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It seems that this is not a regular unlock. When I open the T-Mobile app, it says the phone is still locked, but it works anyway.
dksoni411 said:
I don't know when people will understand that it has nothing to do with sim unlock. I have T-Mobile unlocked sim lg g5 and flashed roms, custom and stock both several times and never had any problem with sim lock stuffs. Just install twrp, root, flash custom rom, there will never hurt anything in your phone.
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I just tried downgrading to 20A and lost the SIM unlock.
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I just tried downgrading to 20A and lost the SIM unlock.
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Did you confirm that by trying the phone with a non T Mobile SIM on a different network? Or did you just let the T Mobile unlocker app tell you it's still locked?
The app isn't the most reliable thing in the world. It's known to say it's not unlocked when it is or that it can't be unlocked when it already is. Etc etc...
Unlocking it manually (through codes, ADB, root, etc....) messes with the unlocker app. But the unlock itself should still be valid.
Skipjacks said:
Did you confirm that by trying the phone with a non T Mobile SIM on a different network? Or did you just let the T Mobile unlocker app tell you it's still locked?
The app isn't the most reliable thing in the world. It's known to say it's not unlocked when it is or that it can't be unlocked when it already is. Etc etc...
Unlocking it manually (through codes, ADB, root, etc....) messes with the unlocker app. But the unlock itself should still be valid.
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I took the active H2o (At&t MVNO) SIM from my current device and tried it in this one. I could not make phone calls or access data, both in stock 20A and Resurrection Remix.
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I took the active H2o (At&t MVNO) SIM from my current device and tried it in this one. I could not make phone calls or access data, both in stock 20A and Resurrection Remix.
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that's sucks.
I wonder if you can actually get an unlock code to unlock the phone now.
dkyu said:
that's sucks.
I wonder if you can actually get an unlock code to unlock the phone now.
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If I'm not mistaken, you can't unlock this phone with an unlock code.
dksoni411 said:
I don't know when people will understand that it has nothing to do with sim unlock. I have T-Mobile unlocked sim lg g5 and flashed roms, custom and stock both several times and never had any problem with sim lock stuffs. Just install twrp, root, flash custom rom, there will never hurt anything in your phone.
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Maybe it is something to the specific phones people are getting from the ebay seller. They are being sold as new yet are not factory sealed and missing the Tmo sim card. People are claiming Android pay doesn't work and the phone isn't rooted. A new out of the box phone shouldn't have that issue. So something isn't necessarily kosher.
Guys, I have the same version (H83020i_un) and it has April security update and T-Mobile has different version #s on their website. I have checked for update, but nothing came up. So I can't get T-Mobile updates?
The software version H83020i_un is apparently not an official ROM released by T Mobile or LG.
There is a lot of speculation on Slickdeals (a website for coupons and stuff where this eBay deal has been discussed quite a bit) that the unlock was done by flashing a modified ROM. If so that would explain why flashing a new ROM loses the unlock.
Additionally people are saying that Android Pay doesn't work on this phone with that software update, presumably because it's not official firmware. I've never used Android Pay so I have no idea if it works or not.
All in all if you have the H83020i_un software and bought the phone 'new' I think you got conned. It's not new and that seems to be unofficial software.
I spent a lot of time, with help from @autoprime, trying to figure out where the unlock is stored. I was able to dump the partitions from 20i_un using the method here. After I downgraded to 20A and flashed TWRP, I flashed back all the 20i_un partitions (besides recovery, cache, and userdata), and it still wasn't unlocked. So I'm baffled as to how the unlock works.
Skipjacks said:
The software version H83020i_un is apparently not an official ROM released by T Mobile or LG.
There is a lot of speculation on Slickdeals (a website for coupons and stuff where this eBay deal has been discussed quite a bit) that the unlock was done by flashing a modified ROM. If so that would explain why flashing a new ROM loses the unlock.
Additionally people are saying that Android Pay doesn't work on this phone with that software update, presumably because it's not official firmware. I've never used Android Pay so I have no idea if it works or not.
All in all if you have the H83020i_un software and bought the phone 'new' I think you got conned. It's not new and that seems to be unofficial software.
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I see. It will be used as a second device, so it is fine. I flashed the phone with stock T-Mobile H83020a, then got few OTA updates. Now my phone has H83020i, but T-Mobile's page(below) shows an "f" version as the latest. So is the H83020i, the latest update or not? Also would be good if anyone with real T-Mobile unit could chime in.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-30673
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I spent a lot of time, with help from @autoprime, trying to figure out where the unlock is stored. I was able to dump the partitions from 20i_un using the method here. After I downgraded to 20A and flashed TWRP, I flashed back all the 20i_un partitions (besides recovery, cache, and userdata), and it still wasn't unlocked. So I'm baffled as to how the unlock works.
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And there is no way to root the phone without downgrading to 20A right?
Charkatak said:
I see. It will be used as a second device, so it is fine. I flashed the phone with stock T-Mobile H83020a, then got few OTA updates. Now my phone has H83020i, but T-Mobile's page(below) shows an "f" version as the latest. So is the H83020i, the latest update or not? Also would be good if anyone with real T-Mobile unit could chime in.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-30673
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Looks like 20i is the latest.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...ock-h830-20i-rom-flashable-zips-imgs-t3609735
dkyu said:
And there is no way to root the phone without downgrading to 20A right?
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Correct.
BehindTheMath said:
Looks like 20i is the latest.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...ock-h830-20i-rom-flashable-zips-imgs-t3609735
Correct.
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So if 20i is the latest, then it is possible that T-Mobile's variant of the phone could have a different model # than H830...
hello guys , i need some help .
my device is s10e,G970U1 with unlocked bootloader. today i flashed the bl,ap,cp,and csc from oneui3.1 by odin ,and i get a locked bootloader ,so i want to downgrade to the unlocked bootloader,is here anyway to do that .
maybe i do not need the twrp but magisk is a necessity ,but i cannot flash the patched ap in odin ,what can i do now .
i just unblocked the bootloader at feb 14 ,and now i can not use it ,i am not felling well lol.
I haven't figured it out - trying to flash TWRP or flash the Magisk AP soft bricks. The UI 3.1 bootloader version is 5, and the old one is 4 and it won't let you downgrade since it is, technically, locked now. Though KNOX is still obviously tripped, so samsung pay still doesn't work on my watch.
I don't think it can be unlocked again.
G9700 Snapdragon with OneUI 3.1 and bootloader 5 is working with Magisk v22 and OEM unlock too...
Thanoxs said:
hello guys , i need some help .
my device is s10e,G970U1 with unlocked bootloader. today i flashed the bl,ap,cp,and csc from oneui3.1 by odin ,and i get a locked bootloader ,so i want to downgrade to the unlocked bootloader,is here anyway to do that .
maybe i do not need the twrp but magisk is a necessity ,but i cannot flash the patched ap in odin ,what can i do now .
i just unblocked the bootloader at feb 14 ,and now i can not use it ,i am not felling well lol.
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If bootloader is same that you want to downgrade to then yes. If your bootloader upgraded from let's say U1 to U2 or S1 to S2 then no you cannot downgrade back to U1 or S1. And on 3.1 on some devices you do lose the bootloader unlock I believe.
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I haven't figured it out - trying to flash TWRP or flash the Magisk AP soft bricks. The UI 3.1 bootloader version is 5, and the old one is 4 and it won't let you downgrade since it is, technically, locked now. Though KNOX is still obviously tripped, so samsung pay still doesn't work on my watch.
I don't think it can be unlocked again.
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yes ,i just find the same thing ,the samsaung pass and knox is still usable ,this is my first time using samsung devices ,maybe i will notice the bootloader version next time when i flash firmware ,and thanks for your reply .
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If bootloader is same that you want to downgrade to then yes. If your bootloader upgraded from let's say U1 to U2 or S1 to S2 then no you cannot downgrade back to U1 or S1. And on 3.1 on some devices you do lose the bootloader unlock I believe.
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yes it is ,the bootloader just changed to 5 from 4 ,thanks for your help .
s3korn said:
G9700 Snapdragon with OneUI 3.1 and bootloader 5 is working with Magisk v22 and OEM unlock too...
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man,yuor device can unlock oem lock but the us version can not do that ,btw ,maybe nextime we talk in chinese haha
Thanoxs said:
yes ,i just find the same thing ,the samsaung pass and knox is still usable
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Samsung pay didn't work because Knox was tripped, and it still doesn't work on my phone even after being re-locked.
Given the update apparently bypasses the token used to unlock the bootloader, I think we are SOL. People waited years for such an option, and apparently Samsung is working to lock that down.
Now I need to consider if I want to drop $350 for a new S10e still on original firmware, and then another $75 to unlock. I suppose if I can get $150 for my current phone that's not an awful deal.
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Samsung pay didn't work because Knox was tripped, and it still doesn't work on my phone even after being re-locked.
Given the update apparently bypasses the token used to unlock the bootloader, I think we are SOL. People waited years for such an option, and apparently Samsung is working to lock that down.
Now I need to consider if I want to drop $350 for a new S10e still on original firmware, and then another $75 to unlock. I suppose if I can get $150 for my current phone that's not an awful deal.
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you are right, but now it is really hard to find a S10e with 8g ram
Thanoxs said:
you are right, but now it is really hard to find a S10e with 8g ram
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They are out there. Some new and refurbs for $250-$350.
In any event, I had mixed feelings about rooting in the first place. I pretty much only used it to limit constantly charging my phone to 100% every night. Not going to throw any more money at a phone already over 1.5 years old. A few years from now, I'll probably regret losing root.
hello, I have Galaxy S10E (Snapdragon) SM-G970W with bootloader v6, can anyone help me to unlock this so I could able to flash custom from, TIA.
Okay, so let me start off the S20 I'm writing about is the T-Mobile Variant and I'm trying to run it on Verizon and I have run into a road block.
The phone is seeing the service from the Verizon chip and my account is seeing the phone but it is not allowing texts or calls and not mention my account flags this phone as *SAM SG20 DOM-SM* too and I don't know what it means.
The steps I have tried to no avail is factory reset, manually adding APN settings, manually adding the imei to my account so if anyone has any ideas I'm game to try them.
Did you sim unlock it?
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Did you sim unlock it?
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Yup
Try flashing the unlocked version of the firmware or smth like that with odin
I was thinking the same thing but I don't have access to a computer to flash though
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Try flashing the unlocked version of the firmware or smth like that with odin
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Oof
Bump
Okay, I don't know if this would help anyone figuring out the issue but I downloaded a app and I notice I'm missing CSC codes on it
Your phone is unlocked soo.
Unfortunately, IN the USA there isnt a unlocked version of the firmware for your phone.
You'll probably be stuck with the apps unless you can uninstall them with ADB.
can anyone help me.
I have a s22u s908u tmobile locked unpaid. is it possible to flash it to global firmware?
will it remove the carrier restrictions?
does anyone has a tutorial for this problem?
thank you guys and more power.
You can Odin flash "unlocked" firmware, U1 as opposed to U firmware that is.
But it has zero affect on the status of your simlock status.
Also you might find if you go to unlock it that you need to go back to the TMobile firmware to access the app they use to sim unlock it.
What exactly are the restrictions you are trying to circumvent?
pcriz said:
You can Odin flash "unlocked" firmware, U1 as opposed to U firmware that is.
But it has zero affect on the status of your simlock status.
Also you might find if you go to unlock it that you need to go back to the TMobile firmware to access the app they use to sim unlock it.
What exactly are the restrictions you are trying to circumvent?
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I am in the philippines, some one sold me the phone and told me it was unlocked clumsy me didnt check it. cant unlock it via server since it is unpaid and cant return it either. thats why im looking for an alternative way so i can use my simcard here.
Ahh. So yeah. You may want to worry about the simcard situation first and flashing the firmware won't fix that. I know there are paid services out there that will take Paypal and such but I haven't used one in almost ten years so I won't be any help there
pcriz said:
Ahh. So yeah. You may want to worry about the simcard situation first and flashing the firmware won't fix that. I know there are paid services out there that will take Paypal and such but I haven't used one in almost ten years so I won't be any help there
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thanks bud
But if there is still money owed by the person you bought it from there is a chance it will be black listed. You were basically sold a device that he or she didn't own, correct?
butchieboy said:
But if there is still money owed by the person you bought it from there is a chance it will be black listed. You were basically sold a device that he or she didn't own, correct?
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Possibly, im screwed right?
I am in the same boat as u, though was able to get my device (Tmobile) unlocked from 3rd party vendor and using it in India. But am not getting any OTA updates.
What could be the reason and what should be done.
Can i flash an Indian/gobal ROM and get OTA updates. Also will it lock the phone again and/or wipe out the data on the phone.
Any help would be highly appreciated
The moment you put a SIM it will the IMEI flashing won't change this. If you change your IMEI with certain software in the US you can have a visit from the Feds as this is something that terrorist do to spoof IMEIs.
As we all know SOG02 doesn't have a unlockable bootloader but XQ-AS42 is a sim unlock device which is also a japanese version if i flash that on my will the sim card stop working??
Hi,
I have succesfully unlocked the bootloader on SOG02 that I bought cheap, 200USD.
It had allow bootloader unlock: NO.
after running sim unlock with S1 tool qunlock it said allow bootloader unlock: YES.
then I unlocked bootloader via ADB Tools the normal way and installed LOS 20.
Funny thing is, that under LOS (I didnt check under stock FW what it says, probably same) it now reports as
model XQ-AS72 (Dual SIM) (Asia outside Japan)
Even though it clearly isnt dual sim but single sim...I think the unlock tool tricked it into being another model, hence allowing unlock.
hope it helps you
After running the qunlock, sim card was not recognized, so then I restore the backup of qunlock and everything is working after that (bootloader stays unlocked).
[email protected] said:
Hi,
I have succesfully unlocked the bootloader on SOG02 that I bought cheap, 200USD.
It had allow bootloader unlock: NO.
after running sim unlock with S1 tool qunlock it said allow bootloader unlock: YES.
then I unlocked bootloader via ADB Tools the normal way and installed LOS 20.
Funny thing is, that under LOS (I didnt check under stock FW what it says, probably same) it now reports as
model XQ-AS72 (Dual SIM) (Asia outside Japan)
Even though it clearly isnt dual sim but single sim...I think the unlock tool tricked it into being another model, hence allowing unlock.
hope it helps you
After running the qunlock, sim card was not recognized, so then I restore the backup of qunlock and everything is working after that (bootloader stays unlocked).
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Do i have to pay for it? Is there any way that i can unlock it for free?
yes you have to pay. considering you pay a fraction of a price for this kind of locked down phone, it's still a big discount. 200USD + 30USD is still cheaper then 700USD that this thing still costs on amazon for some reason!
But if you paid the full price for a japanese carrier locked phone then you got screwed over, sorry.
In my case, LIneageOS is a must because I dont use google services for years now. If the phone cannot run LOS, i cannot use it, i would just give it away or sell it if there was no way to unlock it
[email protected] said:
yes you have to pay. considering you pay a fraction of a price for this kind of locked down phone, it's still a big discount. 200USD + 30USD is still cheaper then 700USD that this thing still costs on amazon for some reason!
But if you paid the full price for a japanese carrier locked phone then you got screwed over, sorry.
In my case, LIneageOS is a must because I dont use google services for years now. If the phone cannot run LOS, i cannot use it, i would just give it away or sell it if there was no way to unlock it
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I can get mi 10t pro/poco f3/realme gt neo 3/Samsung s20 2nd hand with 230-240$ -,-.(in my country atleast) I got mine at 190$.
[email protected] said:
yes you have to pay. considering you pay a fraction of a price for this kind of locked down phone, it's still a big discount. 200USD + 30USD is still cheaper then 700USD that this thing still costs on amazon for some reason!
But if you paid the full price for a japanese carrier locked phone then you got screwed over, sorry.
In my case, LIneageOS is a must because I dont use google services for years now. If the phone cannot run LOS, i cannot use it, i would just give it away or sell it if there was no way to unlock it
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Everything works on my phone but it would have been great if i could install magisk and flash the new graphics drivers T-T.
[email protected] said:
Hi,
I have succesfully unlocked the bootloader on SOG02 that I bought cheap, 200USD.
It had allow bootloader unlock: NO.
after running sim unlock with S1 tool qunlock it said allow bootloader unlock: YES.
then I unlocked bootloader via ADB Tools the normal way and installed LOS 20.
Funny thing is, that under LOS (I didnt check under stock FW what it says, probably same) it now reports as
model XQ-AS72 (Dual SIM) (Asia outside Japan)
Even though it clearly isnt dual sim but single sim...I think the unlock tool tricked it into being another model, hence allowing unlock.
hope it helps you
After running the qunlock, sim card was not recognized, so then I restore the backup of qunlock and everything is working after that (bootloader stays unlocked).
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What you have to do is unlock the bootloader before restoring the backup. This way you can unlock bootloader and use sim cards.
saraththaliyil said:
What you have to do is unlock the bootloader before restoring the backup. This way you can unlock bootloader and use sim cards.
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yes, this is what I wrote
Tricky_hy said:
Everything works on my phone but it would have been great if i could install magisk and flash the new graphics drivers T-T.
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everything works of course, but it is bloatware and google loaded android 12 vs clean vanilla android 13
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everything works of course, but it is bloatware and google loaded android 12 vs clean vanilla android 13
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You hate google? What? I mean you atleast need google if you want to use literally any app.
saraththaliyil said:
What you have to do is unlock the bootloader before restoring the backup. This way you can unlock bootloader and use sim cards.
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I have a question can you backup sim card and restore sim card without buying the tool? Cause if i flash other rom the sim card doesn't work that's the only issues i have faced. If this works without paying for anything i an going for it
Tricky_hy said:
I have a question can you backup sim card and restore sim card without buying the tool? Cause if i flash other rom the sim card doesn't work that's the only issues i have faced. If this works without paying for anything i an going for it
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You need to pay once at least. Then sava the backup file.
I don't know any other can backup and restore these files.
saraththaliyil said:
You need to pay once at least. Then sava the backup file.
I don't know any other can backup and restore these files.
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Nah then i gonna sell this phone and get a Poco f3 or mi 10t pro. I am paying that thing money i will get another phone with that money -,-
Tricky_hy said:
You hate google? What? I mean you atleast need google if you want to use literally any app.
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no need google bro...many people using phones without gapps....ask around
[email protected] said:
Hi,
I have succesfully unlocked the bootloader on SOG02 that I bought cheap, 200USD.
It had allow bootloader unlock: NO.
after running sim unlock with S1 tool qunlock it said allow bootloader unlock: YES.
then I unlocked bootloader via ADB Tools the normal way and installed LOS 20.
Funny thing is, that under LOS (I didnt check under stock FW what it says, probably same) it now reports as
model XQ-AS72 (Dual SIM) (Asia outside Japan)
Even though it clearly isnt dual sim but single sim...I think the unlock tool tricked it into being another model, hence allowing unlock.
hope it helps you
After running the qunlock, sim card was not recognized, so then I restore the backup of qunlock and everything is working after that (bootloader stays unlocked).
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I have this SOG02 version as well, I'm on android 12. Did you notice any improvement in network quality once you swithched over to LOS 20? I like the deivce but the network issues are definitely very annoying
mhys33 said:
I have this SOG02 version as well, I'm on android 12. Did you notice any improvement in network quality once you swithched over to LOS 20? I like the deivce but the network issues are definitely very annoying
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Hi, I never used it on android 12. it had some japanese apps and overall I dont like google and I don't like stock bloatware, so I immediately flashed it with LOS. in the last 10 years all my phones look the same, with same OS (cyanogenmod before lineage) same desktop background and same ringtone, it's like apple user experience on android
What network issues? poor signal strenght when you check the icon? I read somewere its just a software thing, if everything works OK just ignore the signal icon
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Hi, I never used it on android 12. it had some japanese apps and overall I dont like google and I don't like stock bloatware, so I immediately flashed it with LOS. in the last 10 years all my phones look the same, with same OS (cyanogenmod before lineage) same desktop background and same ringtone, it's like apple user experience on android
What network issues? poor signal strenght when you check the icon? I read somewere its just a software thing, if everything works OK just ignore the signal icon
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Mainly poor signal strength. Also I was having trouble with my SIM as it was not detected. I don't remember taking a backup of my SIM with the qUnlock tool. Any way of restoring it?
mhys33 said:
Mainly poor signal strength. Also I was having trouble with my SIM as it was not detected. I don't remember taking a backup of my SIM with the qUnlock tool. Any way of restoring it?
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Is there anyway to do it for cheeper?
Tricky_hy said:
Is there anyway to do it for cheeper?
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I spent around 21USD to do this. Running voidUI on my SOG02 right now, A13. I think pretty much everything works. Here's a guide I wrote specifically for this -
[Guide] Unlock bootloader and install TWRP on Xperia 5 ii (SOG02) and Xperia 1 ii (SOG01)*
*I don’t take responsibility for any bricked devices or any issues that you may encounter. Do everything at your own risk. Read till the end before you start. Since the Xperia Au variants don’t allow for bootloader unlock by default, the only...
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i am not sure if this unlocking procedure messed up my signal strength (because I didnt use it with original firmware) or it was like that from the factory, but signal is very bad.
I have no coverage in my basement parking where I had normal coverage with other phones..