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[Q] Custom rom in Sim locked Desire S

Hey,
Do sim locked Desire S phones allow to install custom roms? If so, any different procedure from the normal?
Quite a few threads about unlocking bootloader, etc.. I have to say I feel a bit lost and the one's i've read to not approach my doubt. (Perhaps i've been unlucky.. i really haven't checked every single thread.)
EDIT: That said, i'm not looking for full explanation and procedures... just want to know if it's possible. If so i'll take my time reading everything i can find well and learning by doing. I'm pretty sure that i can find all the procedures in here. Looking for a quick yes or no
Best Regards,
Daniel

dan_alexandre said:
Hey,
Do sim locked Desire S phones allow to install custom roms? If so, any different procedure from the normal?
Quite a few threads about unlocking bootloader, etc.. I have to say I feel a bit lost and the one's i've read to not approach my doubt. (Perhaps i've been unlucky.. i really haven't checked every single thread.)
EDIT: That said, i'm not looking for full explanation and procedures... just want to know if it's possible. If so i'll take my time reading everything i can find well and learning by doing. I'm pretty sure that i can find all the procedures in here. Looking for a quick yes or no
Best Regards,
Daniel
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as far as i know a sim lock has nothing to do with locked bootloader, s-on or s-off, root or not root, flashing custom roms.
so you can do anything you want without any difference. just follow the threads and guides, like you said.
btw. i think if you s-off, root and flash a custom rom you will loose your sim-lock anyway. but i
dont know which of these steps will do it
welcome and have fun

Is this a confirmed fact? The unlocking of the sim?
Always imagined it to be something quite deep in the phone, used to have a ZTE blade based phone that was unlocked by operator code... the moment i got back to stock rom the device got locked again.
I really am in blank of how sim locking works.
Thanks for the quick answer and the welcome

dan_alexandre said:
the moment i got back to stock rom the device got locked again.
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thats normal behaviour.
and i have red several times that flashing another rom will unlock your sim-lock,
i wouldn't give my life for it, but im more or less sure
and i DEFINETLY AM SURE that you will not gonna have problems while rooting etc. caused by your sim-lock. thats (again) for sure

I have always been under the impression that flashing a custom rom does not effect the sim lock, I have never unlocked the sim by flashing a rom.
Although I have now unlocked the sim by getting a code from ebay.

pandollar said:
I have always been under the impression that flashing a custom rom does not effect the sim lock, I have never unlocked the sim by flashing a rom.
Although I have now unlocked the sim by getting a code from ebay.
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It's not a locked Sim, it's a Sim-locked phone, it does only work with one Sim
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Can't SIM unlock One S on Cyanogenmod 10

I put cyanogenmod 10 on my HTC One S.
I sent the phone to my cousin in DR (Dominican Republic) upon arrival we realized I made a big mistake. I didn't SIM unlock the phone.
I went online and found a website that does it for cheap: Cellunlocker.net
I got the code, sent it to my cousin, and he told me "it's not working".
I then looked on here (XDA) and found a "do it yourself method" for unlocking the SIM. Basically you input a command in Superuser and the phone gives you a number. You take that number and the IMEI number and you can calculate the SIM unlock code based on those numbers.
We ended up getting the same number that Cellunlocker.net sent us.
Could it be that Cyanogenmod is blocking my cousin from unlocking the phone?
PS. I have a video of my cousin unlocking the device (and failing) here: http://www.bodyctrl.com/stuff/unlock1.MOV

On the SIM unlock thread they mention it might not work if you're not on a sense rom. But you only need to be on a sense rom until you're unlocked and then you can go back to whatever you want.
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just flash a stock rom on the phone, stock odex/deodex use unlock code then once done flash back to CM10.

SUCCESS!
This issue was resolved.
I installed a Sense Based ROM and performed a SIM Unlock on the device. The device then rebooted.
I then installed CM 10.
Device works perfectly fine now on any network of my choice.

Ysleiro said:
This issue was resolved.
I installed a Sense Based ROM and performed a SIM Unlock on the device. The device then rebooted.
I then installed CM 10.
Device works perfectly fine now on any network of my choice.
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I tried the same but didn't work. What Sense based ROM did you install?

jmateiro said:
I tried the same but didn't work. What Sense based ROM did you install?
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I used the stock Sense (4.1) that shipped with the phone (after rooting) to do the sim unlock. Custom roms based on sense may have their own problems.

jmateiro said:
I tried the same but didn't work. What Sense based ROM did you install?
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Have you tried the first step of ordering an unlock code yet? I'm unsure why this didn't work for the OP but if you continue to have issues, I'd suggest it.

machoman1337 said:
I used the stock Sense (4.1) that shipped with the phone (after rooting) to do the sim unlock. Custom roms based on sense may have their own problems.
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Ahh. Might be just that. I tried ViperDroid and didn't work. The problem is that I didn't backup my shipped rom (shame on me), is there any way I can workaround this (e.g. is there any stock rom for me to download)?
mobileunlocked said:
Have you tried the first step of ordering an unlock code yet? I'm unsure why this didn't work for the OP but if you continue to have issues, I'd suggest it.
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Since the code I got from sim unlock procedure didn't work, I ordered a code. I ended up wit the same code.

XT1032 ROM on XT1033 without Dual-SIM functionality

My dad recently upgraded to a new phone, so his old 1st gen Moto G is just lying around now.
However, it's an XT1033 (Dual-SIM) variant.
What I want:
-Unlocked Bootloader
-Root
-TWRP
-CM12.1
-No Dual-SIM functionality (so basically I want my phone to be an XT1032)
The phone has a locked bootloader right now, running on stock 4.4.4 (Asia Retail) and is unrooted.
My main question is, can XT1032's TWRP work on an XT1033?
Second question, can I flash the 'falcon' builds from the CM website on my phone, or is there something else I have to do?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

murtaza02 said:
My main question is, can XT1032's TWRP work on an XT1033?
Second question, can I flash the 'falcon' builds from the CM website on my phone.
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Yes, and yes.

lost101 said:
Yes, and yes.
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This requires no special modification right? Just root, and an unlocked BL.
When I flash it, I'll just lose Dual-SIM, but everything else will work, right?
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murtaza02 said:
This requires no special modification right? Just root, and an unlocked BL.
When I flash it, I'll just lose Dual-SIM, but everything else will work, right?
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There is a possibility some ROMs may refuse to install because the Developer has written the install script to fail if 'XT1033' is detected - but I doubt that is very common.
Unlock Bootloader, 'rooting' is rarely something you need to do separately - more often part of the ROM zip. Everything should work apart from the 2nd SIM slot.

lost101 said:
There is a possibility some ROMs may refuse to install because the Developer has written the install script to fail if 'XT1033' is detected - but I doubt that is very common.
Unlock Bootloader, 'rooting' is rarely something you need to do separately - more often part of the ROM zip. Everything should work apart from the 2nd SIM slot.
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That's awesome.
Thanks man.
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(SOLVED) Sim not detecting/Insert a valid sim card on your phone

Hello there, I am not new to xda but this is my first post. I've a question regarding my M8 Verizon bought from ebay. Its been a year now and everything was going well since one day I accidentally did s-on and locked the bootloader while using HTC ONE M8 Toolkit by Squabbi.
Then I again s-off'd my device using Sunshine method (firewater didn't worked as it was discontinued). So I paid 1600₹ to get my device s-off'd and unlocked bootloader. But since then I am unable to use any Indian sim whether airtel, idea or any other. I tried many possible solutions found on the internet as well as here on xda. Like I flashed firmware (old and new both), flashed radio firmware files old and new both but no luck. Either I restored my device to stock Verizon rom using the RUU provided by Dottat. But I couldn't find any luck and I'm still unable to use my sim card. My phone is unable to detect it. My device doesn't even pops up any notification for sim card now. Please Help. :crying:
Is there any solution for this? I'm in a need of this.
Waiting to be helped as soon as possible.

Hi,
I do not know if same pb...
Phone is working fine on Lollipop on european Gsm/LTE (sometimes going back to cdma by itself, a bit boring), and is asking for SIM pin number.
When going to marshmallow (by RUU or by OTA) the sim is deribed to be absent or invadid, and It did ask for the SIM pin number
I did not find any clue...
regards

After a lot of tries, it finally worked. And the sim is now detected. Thanks to Me.

shad.man92 said:
After a lot of tries, it finally worked. And the sim is now detected. Thanks to Me.
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Hello! I have same problem. I can`t use my sim card. Can you tell me how did you solve this problem?

User 1 said:
Hello! I have same problem. I can`t use my sim card. Can you tell me how did you solve this problem?
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I disassembled my M8, then replaced the sim reader inside the phone, then removed and reinserted the flex on the board. Then turned on the phone, and edited the system file located inside root/system/customize/ACC/default.xml to change the value of sku_id and region located at last in the file default.xml

You can search on google for SKU LIST XDA. It will show you the list for all regions.

Is it possible to convert from SOG02 to XQ-AS42?

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

[email protected] said:
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

[email protected] said:
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...
forum.xda-developers.com

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..