so i updated to the newest nougat 20k and i tried to unlock bootloader but it said it was unable to.
was trying to root my device
after restart i ended up getting a bootloop.
sending to lg for repair.
is the new update unable to unlock bootloader?
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Hello,
I am trying to unlock my bootloader but I get an error "Your device does not qualify for bootloader unlocking.".
What am I supposed to do? I must unlock the bootloader to root it and install another ROM.
Would appreciate your help.
I ran fastboot oem unlock and it rebooted like normal after wiping. Now I am trying to return to stock and anytime I attempt to flash anything it just tells me flash failed due to device not being unlocked. What's going on?
I attempted to relock it and re unlock it but that hasn't seemed to work.
When i did the OTA update, the device is bootlooping. Unfortunately i dont have an unlocked bootloader and have no way of unlocking it as the phone needs to restart to unlock the bootloader. It still stays locked after go to fastboot mode again. I have the stock image from google but have no way of flashing it. Is there anyway to unlock the bootloader without having to restart?
The bootloader relocks itself after reboot? If it does, the emmc is defective and cannot be repaired by reflashing a stock rom or custom rom.
So I had my phone rooted with twrp and magisk and I used msm tool to switch to international which seems to have put my phone back to the stock tmo firmware and now.i am unable to unlock my device state with the unlock_code.bin and my bootloader is locked. Says I am still sim unlocked though. Any help?
Was able to figure it out and reflash the unlock token
TL;DR is there a way to re-lock the bootloader? if not will installing the update manually wipe my phone anytime i do it?
I have the Zenfone 7 software 29.14.53.5 and i did the unlock bootloader to root the device back in December when i got the phone. I couldn't get it to root for various reasons and eventually gave up.
I noticed i had never received an OTA update and realized that was due to the bootloader being unlocked. I want to re-lock the bootloader so i can get updates again.
I hit up Asus support chat and was told they don't support relocking the device because the ToS for the unlocker says they don't and all updates and warranty are void. Which I'm 99% sure is BS in the USA that's like saying the warranty is void if i remove the "warranty is void if removed sticker" which its not and i can remove those stickers all day without voiding ****.
I know i can download the most current software from the Asus website. If i was to install that from the bootloader screen as "install update from SD card" doesnt it wipe the data on the phone?
First, yes, your warranty is void, even here in the USA.
Second you can relock the bootloader by booting into fastboot mode and starting adb on your pc and using the following command to relock it.
fastboot oem asus-lock
It will relock the bootloader. However, you will still not get OTA. Nothing you do will restore OTA's. You will have to manually dl and put the updates on your phone going forward.
And installing updated via the sd card does NOT erase everything. An update is just an update.