So I just noticed today that the H950 version of 5.1.1 has an "Enable OEM Unlock" option within the Developer Options settings.
Does checking this option make it possible to use adb to unlock the bootloader? I'd do it myself, but I don't know the specific consequences of a failed bootloader unlock attempt. Experience tells me that I won't brick unless I'm actually altering files on the system partition. Does an unlocked bootloader entail altering files or is it simply a flag that is set or unset?
Cmcarboni said:
So I just noticed today that the H950 version of 5.1.1 has an "Enable OEM Unlock" option within the Developer Options settings.
Does checking this option make it possible to use adb to unlock the bootloader? I'd do it myself, but I don't know the specific consequences of a failed bootloader unlock attempt. Experience tells me that I won't brick unless I'm actually altering files on the system partition. Does an unlocked bootloader entail altering files or is it simply a flag that is set or unset?
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Sadly it is useful only to owners of lg g4 euro who can unlock their bootloaders officially
It is part of lg's 5.1.1 firmware
I don't fully understand the process of unlocking a bootloader on a phone, but what makes a Samsung phone so difficult to unlock? For instance could we unlock this phone using the same method as went use on other phone with a Snapdragon 835 processor?
State.of.mind said:
I don't fully understand the process of unlocking a bootloader on a phone, but what makes a Samsung phone so difficult to unlock? For instance could we unlock this phone using the same method as went use on other phone with a Snapdragon 835 processor?
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It's not difficult to unlock, it's impossible to unlock. The team of guys who achieved root access on an SD835 S8 used a root exploit to get root on the phone, the bootloader is still locked and they won't be able to flash anything that isn't signed by Samsung.
As for your second question, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Each OEM has a different way of unlocking their devices bootloaders.
Sony and HTC email you an unlock code after you submit your IMEI for bootloader unlocking, only with that code you can unlock your device.
Samsung phones (on applicable devices like Exynos ones), simply have a switch in developer options for OEM Unlock, just like Google's Pixel and Nexus devices, once that option is enabled, consider the bootloader 'unlocked', and you should be able to flash whatever you want, regardless of whether it's signed by Samsung or developed by some guy in his moms basement.
TL;DR:
No.
murtaza02 said:
It's not difficult to unlock, it's impossible to unlock. The team of guys who achieved root access on an SD835 S8 used a root exploit to get root on the phone, the bootloader is still locked and they won't be able to flash anything that isn't signed by Samsung.
As for your second question, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Each OEM has a different way of unlocking their devices bootloaders.
Sony and HTC email you an unlock code after you submit your IMEI for bootloader unlocking, only with that code you can unlock your device.
Samsung phones (on applicable devices like Exynos ones), simply have a switch in developer options for OEM Unlock, just like Google's Pixel and Nexus devices, once that option is enabled, consider the bootloader 'unlocked', and you should be able to flash whatever you want, regardless of whether it's signed by Samsung or developed by some guy in his moms basement.
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No.
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If you're using a phone with an unlocked boot loader could you in theory switch between operating systems? For instance could I flash a rom to run Lollipop on one slot and on another slot run Nougat?
State.of.mind said:
If you're using a phone with an unlocked boot loader could you in theory switch between operating systems? For instance could I flash a rom to run Lollipop on one slot and on another slot run Nougat?
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Most phones don't have 'slots'. It's not a common thing yet.
The Google Pixel and Moto Z2 are the only ones that come to mind that have A/B partitions for seamless OS updates and in theory (on a Pixel), one should be able to flash Nougat on Slot A and Android O on Slot B, however I wouldn't recommend it at all, I always like having the same sh*t on both slots.
Also, Lollipop and Nougat are too far apart and there is no device in existence that has its OEM ROM based on LP and N. So no you wouldn't be able to.
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Only to have said it: to root a phone's Android phone's bootloader MUST NOT got unlocked before.
I have been trying to root my Samsung note 10 N970U but the phone has no OEM option in the developer option. I have tried many root applications but none seems to be working at the moment. Please help me root my phone.
Syarz said:
I have been trying to root my Samsung note 10 N970U but the phone has no OEM option in the developer option. I have tried many root applications but none seems to be working at the moment. Please help me root my phone.
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If OEM Unlocking is not available in Developer Options, unlocking the bootloader is not possible. This is frequently a problem on Exynos devices.
The same is happening to snapdragon version of the galaxy note 10. There's no possible way to get the option also. The problem is with Samsung here they locked it intentionally. There was a paid method by SamPWND but seems like that's also got discontinued. We heard that there was data breach from Samsung server few months ago and the hackers open sourced the codes that included the knox codes also but till now no good news about the oem unlock.
Ok so I fully understand the Verizon Pixel 3 is not Bootloader unlockable but if the main thing that allows the unlock is under developer options would it be possible to restore a ADB backup of a pixel with the OEM unlocking slider enabled to potentially enable the option on the locked variant?
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Ok so I fully understand the Verizon Pixel 3 is not Bootloader unlockable but if the main thing that allows the unlock is under developer options would it be possible to restore a ADB backup of a pixel with the OEM unlocking slider enabled to potentially enable the option on the locked variant?
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see here. It's possible we can modify some firmware and flash it to the device's Titan M chip.