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I want to encrypt my device and make sure that my bootloader is locked for verified boot. How do I check if my bootloader is locked? When I looked online it said press the power and volume down button. All that does when holding them in is constantly reboot the device. How can I check?
Thanks.
Anyone?
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From what i understand the sprint model does not have a locked bootloader
Is that a security risk and would I not be able to use googles verified boot process since it's unlocked? Any way to lock it?
Hope I'm not screwed security wise.
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Looks like the sprint corp store couldn't even flash a new firmware. Nice...device has only been on the sprint network and has already been hacked.
jarablue said:
Looks like the sprint corp store couldn't even flash a new firmware. Nice...device has only been on the sprint network and has already been hacked.
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What exactly are you trying to do on your phone?
Peace be upon everybody, and good morning/evening
Last night I remained using my PC for a whopping 9 hours of work to figure out how to unlock my E6633 bootloader - and I finally figured it out.
The whole process was bumpy and the Sony Mobile Developers tutorial didn't wholly work out, but it had some vital info for the process. I had to unlock the boot loader using the Flashtool (thankfully), and I had some lack of luck at the beginning, which involved a journey to find the lost driver for my Z5, and to install it in the Device Manager (took some time). And then I took a "detour", since facing another roadblock, by creating a folder in C:\Users\<User>\.flashTool\registeredDevices named by my devices code (that appears when you enter adb devices in cmd), then inside of that folder I've created a .txt named ulcode.txt which contains the serial code provided by Sony Mobile to unlock your boot loader. And I've gotta tell you, it was all a pain in the bass.
More frustratingly, this whole procedure has resulted in zero luck with rooting the goddamn device (thanks Sony), and now I'm stuck with an unrooted bootloader-unlocked device . I'm sure this requires taking another detour. I've failed in every way I know to flash the modified stock kernel for some reason. I've tried cmd to flash the kernel and it comes back with FAILED <Remote: command not allowed>. I've also tried Flashtool to root it directly, and it turned out to be non-working as well.
Now, I'm not going to complain about this whole situation, even though I'm recalling how easy rooting my good old Galaxy S3 was. I'm now looking for a solution for that last tiny bit of the puzzle, and I'm sure there are other fellow members who are facing the same hitch.
Cheers .
Is oem unlocking ticked? It sounds like your bootloader is still locked.
All I did to unlock mine was type the command Sony provided with the unlock code and unlocked it with fastboot, took maybe 10 seconds?
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After unlocking the bootloader does the phone reset to factory settings? Just to make sure that you succeed unlocking.
Go to developer options and check if oem unlock is ticked
This difference in rooting experience that the OP had with the GS3 and now with the Z5 raises a question in my mind. Is the modding community more focused on popular devices? This is often a deal breaker for some people. If the 6P or the GS6 gets more ROMs and mods and faster root exploits than the Z5, then I myself would prefer those devices over the Z5.
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This difference in rooting experience that the OP had with the GS3 and now with the Z5 raises a question in my mind. Is the modding community more focused on popular devices? This is often a deal breaker for some people. If the 6P or the GS6 gets more ROMs and mods and faster root exploits than the Z5, then I myself would prefer those devices over the Z5.
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Then buy a Samsung...
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Everything is explained here
celderic said:
Is oem unlocking ticked? It sounds like your bootloader is still locked.
All I did to unlock mine was type the command Sony provided with the unlock code and unlocked it with fastboot, took maybe 10 seconds?
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It is indeed ticked and I'm positive that the bootloader is unlocked.
Yes I tried the easy way of doing it with cmd but it just didn't work out. Kept returning with FAILED <Remote: command did not succeed> and that's why I resorted to the other way of creating those files in the flashtool folders (as explained in the OP).
gm007 said:
After unlocking the bootloader does the phone reset to factory settings? Just to make sure that you succeed unlocking.
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It didn't reset to factory settings. Does that mean it wan't unlocked?
dylanel98 said:
Go to developer options and check if oem unlock is ticked
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It is ticked along with debugging just in case.
bishshoy said:
This difference in rooting experience that the OP had with the GS3 and now with the Z5 raises a question in my mind. Is the modding community more focused on popular devices? This is often a deal breaker for some people. If the 6P or the GS6 gets more ROMs and mods and faster root exploits than the Z5, then I myself would prefer those devices over the Z5.
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I think maybe the developers at Sony are narrowing down the possibility of modifying their devices.
Funkmasterchilla said:
Everything is explained here
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Checking it out...
Funkmasterchilla said:
Everything is explained here
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I went through the steps in that thread and without any problems until the part with
Code:
fastboot –i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I have checked the recognition of my device by entering fastboot devices and it recognized my device successfully.
The X's above being the code provided by Sony, the cmd window (of minimal adb and fastboot) returned with
Code:
FAILED (remote: Command did not succeed)
Although, the step prior to this one which is to unlock the bootloader using Flashtool has succeeded.
It's really mind-boggling...
As far as i know that unlocking bootloader will reset ur phone to factory settings.
And not sure but i think you need to remove a number from the code sony sent to you.
Take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/guide-sony-xperia-z5-unlock-root-tweaks-t3298224
Bootloader unlock is under # STEP 1 - GENERAL GUIDE
I hope this will help
Also check if you're bootloader is allowed to be unlocked.
Type in dialer *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#SERVICE#*#*)
Service info > configuration > rooting status.
If it says bootloader unlock allowed :YES you can unlock it, if it says NO u can't unlock it.
If it says rooted or unlocked, you've successfully unlocked it already.
UM, I have E6633 and everything works fine... I used flashtool to unlock bootloader.
langeveld024 said:
Type in dialer *#*#7378423#*#* (*#*#SERVICE#*#*)
Service info > configuration > rooting status.
If it says bootloader unlock allowed :YES you can unlock it, if it says NO u can't unlock it.
If it says rooted or unlocked, you've successfully unlocked it already.
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Mine says no to unlock, does that mean it can never be unlocked? If so, why would that be?
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mrbubba999 said:
Mine says no to unlock, does that mean it can never be unlocked? If so, why would that be?
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Yes you cannot unlock bootloader.
I think you have branded phone,locked by carrier.
mrbubba999 said:
Mine says no to unlock, does that mean it can never be unlocked? If so, why would that be?
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Carrier lock, unfortunately as far as I know since the very first Z series impossible to unlock unless u contact the carrier and they unlock it for u.
Keep in mind that they might charge u for that.
langeveld024 said:
Carrier lock, unfortunately as far as I know since the very first Z series impossible to unlock unless u contact the carrier and they unlock it for u.
Keep in mind that they might charge u for that.
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That sucks, means my foray into Sony phone ownership might be short lived! Perhaps I should have stuck with a nexus and got the upgrade and a 6P
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mrbubba999 said:
That sucks, means my foray into Sony phone ownership might be short lived! Perhaps I should have stuck with a nexus and got the upgrade and a 6P
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Yeah or next time only buy carrier free Sony
Thank you all, guys! I tried everything you told me but guess what! Nothing worked unfortunately...
With it being Black Friday, Verizon is selling the Pixel for a great price. I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the bootloader, flash a stock update from Google (not Verizon) to the phone, all while keeping Android Pay and being able to update the day a new update comes out? If this is possible how would I go about it? If I can't have Android Pay I can live without, but will I still be able to have the unlocked bootloader permanently along with the Google updates? Thank you! :good:
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With it being Black Friday, Verizon is selling the Pixel for a great price. I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the bootloader, flash a stock update from Google (not Verizon) to the phone, all while keeping Android Pay and being able to update the day a new update comes out? If this is possible how would I go about it? If I can't have Android Pay I can live without, but will I still be able to have the unlocked bootloader permanently along with the Google updates? Thank you! :good:
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No, no, no and no.
bobby janow said:
No, no, no and no.
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Was the bootloader unlock (dePixel8) patched?
Coronado is dead said:
Was the bootloader unlock (dePixel8) patched?
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Not sure, but I believe at some point it will be. This is not the device to buy if you want an unlocked bootloader with root.
I just joined the $240 Verizon Nexus Pixel club and have always unlocked, rooted and used custom Roms for every single device I've bought from Google. If there is an easy way to convert a Verizon Pixel to a Google Pixel I would be all over it. But maybe this is that one time that I'm going to stay stock.
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Was the bootloader unlock (dePixel8) patched?
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No, it hasn't been patched as of the November update. I took the update and unlocked with no problem. http://theroot.ninja/depixel8.html Note that it says... "Unexpectedly, dePixel8 was not patched in NDE63X. Have fun". Do it now while you still can.
I can confirm that the Verizon Pixel can be unlocked. I got a 128gb today for $15/month. I have grandfathered unlimited data so this is the first Verizon promo phone I've bought in a while. Unlocked, flashed TWRP, rooted, and enabled tethering.
joshw0000 said:
I can confirm that the Verizon Pixel can be unlocked. I got a 128gb today for $15/month. I have grandfathered unlimited data so this is the first Verizon promo phone I've bought in a while. Unlocked, flashed TWRP, rooted, and enabled tethering.
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So how would one go about doing this? And would you have to relock the bootloader and unroot to update?
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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joshw0000 said:
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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Just a word of caution if you're going that route.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/how-to/psa-read-relocking-bootloader-t3494614
bobby janow said:
Just a word of caution if you're going that route.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/how-to/psa-read-relocking-bootloader-t3494614
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Yes that's pretty common. Been that way since the original Nexus. You shouldn't ever re-lock unless you're returning for warranty. And if you do if should happen right after you flashed stock firmware.
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joshw0000 said:
Yes that's pretty common. Been that way since the original Nexus. You shouldn't ever re-lock unless you're returning for warranty. And if you do if should happen right after you flashed stock firmware.
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No that's not correct. I unlocked, locked, unlocked and relocked my Nexus 5x recently. I was testing SafetyNet with an unlocked bootloader which failed all the time. So I finally relocked and left it that way. The Verizon Pixel is not like that. I think because you have to use a program to unlock and not just do it in bootloader.
However, you are correct in that you shouldn't relock your bl unless you have flashed the stock firmware, specifically recovery. Relocking and unlocking will wipe everything on your device, sdcard included.
joshw0000 said:
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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Will I be able to flash updates all while keeping the bootloader unlocked? Or will updates relock my bootloader and soft brick my phone?
tidall said:
Will I be able to flash updates all while keeping the bootloader unlocked? Or will updates relock my bootloader and soft brick my phone?
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Updates won't relock.
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bobby janow said:
No that's not correct. I unlocked, locked, unlocked and relocked my Nexus 5x recently. I was testing SafetyNet with an unlocked bootloader which failed all the time. So I finally relocked and left it that way. The Verizon Pixel is not like that. I think because you have to use a program to unlock and not just do it in bootloader.
However, you are correct in that you shouldn't relock your bl unless you have flashed the stock firmware, specifically recovery. Relocking and unlocking will wipe everything on your device, sdcard included.
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I don't know for sure but I think the reasoning for not relocking is that Verizon/Google will likely patch the DePixel8 exploit in future builds.
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joshw0000 said:
Just download and run DePixel8 to unlock.
Your phone should update if you don't flash any roms or mods. But that's no fun. You'll get updates quicker by installing them manually.
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joshw0000 said:
Updates won't relock.
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I don't know for sure but I think the reasoning for not relocking is that Verizon/Google will likely patch the DePixel8 exploit in future builds.
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Where will I be able to download updates and how would I flash them? ( sorry for all the questions I haven't had an Android in a while )
tidall said:
Where will I be able to download updates and how would I flash them? ( sorry for all the questions I haven't had an Android in a while )
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Here on XDA. Probably with Fsstboot.
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Here on XDA. Probably with Fsstboot.
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Would I download the Verizon version or just the completely stock Google version?
I can't enter recovery (Your device is corrupt . It can't be trusted and may not work properly) .
Bootloader is locked .
What happens if you try to reboot to the OS?
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Google vendor image download and the. Flash all???? Strange your bootloader is locked. Have you played with custom ROMs on this device ? I can't just presume u have.
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Fed2x said:
What happens if you try to reboot to the OS?
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That's how it came . I don't know what happened .
iamdarren said:
Google vendor image download and the. Flash all????
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I tried that . I get some errors . I will post the log later .
You said earlier it came like this? Did you buy this phone and then you turned it on and this happened? It's very important you explain as best as you can so I can help you properly.
The phone was simlocked . Someone unlocked it (he unlocked the bootloader and then unlocked it with a box) . The phone was then sold to a customer who said that he wanted to update OTA . Then the phone became bricked .
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If you try to unlock the bootloader with fastboot flashing unlock does it work or do you get an error? If you can't unlock the bootloader and flash the full factory image, you will likely have to try to get it replaced by Google.
exad said:
If you try to unlock the bootloader with fastboot flashing unlock does it work or do you get an error? If you can't unlock the bootloader and flash the full factory image, you will likely have to try to get it replaced by Google.
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I can't unlock the bootloader (OEM unlock is not activated) .
There is no possibility to flash it even if the bootloader is locked ?
usernome said:
I can't unlock the bootloader (OEM unlock is not activated) .
There is no possibility to flash it even if the bootloader is locked ?
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No you cant flash it if the bootloader is unlocked.
TonikJDK said:
No you cant flash it if the bootloader is unlocked.
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So , if I brick my phone by mistake , Google left me no possibility to repair it ?
usernome said:
So , if I brick my phone by mistake , Google left me no possibility to repair it ?
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If you brick your phone with a locked bootloader it wasn't your fault. Nothing you can do to it, can't root it, can't mod it. Just like any other locked phone. If it dies, send it to them for warranty.
usernome said:
I can't unlock the bootloader (OEM unlock is not activated) .
There is no possibility to flash it even if the bootloader is locked ?
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No, basically everything you described was a terrible idea and it makes zero sense to intentionally lock the bootloader of a phone you just finished hooking up to a black box to forcibly modify software.
Never lock the bootloader of a modified device, that is just a given.
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So , if I brick my phone by mistake , Google left me no possibility to repair it ?
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They absolutely left you with the possibility to repair it.
Then you turned that possibility off and locked the bootloader...
scryan said:
No, basically everything you described was a terrible idea and it makes zero sense to intentionally lock the bootloader of a phone you just finished hooking up to a black box to forcibly modify software.
Never lock the bootloader of a modified device, that is just a given.
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They absolutely left you with the possibility to repair it.
Then you turned that possibility off and locked the bootloader...
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If you lock your bootloader with custom firmware what happens exactly? I know unlocking wipes the device but I can't remember what happened the last time I had to lock my bootloader. I've read it doesn't wipe. I was doing things too quickly to remember for myself..
What do you mean sim locked?
seshaz said:
What do you mean sim locked?
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holy sh*t I'm a scrub I thought unlocking your phones bootloader magically allowed you to switch networks.
mark7807 said:
holy sh*t I'm a scrub I thought unlocking your phones bootloader magically allowed you to switch networks.
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Lmao
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Lmao
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Well there is that and then there's the fact that the pixel is carrier unlocked. Sounds like this guy had no clue what he was doing with this phone. Also like to know what "box" you hooked the phone up to
Has the original poster tried to unlock bootloader again? The pic in the OP shows fastboot. That looks potentially hopeful. Hope that OTA wasn't 7.1.2
Hopefully the seller was legit, maybe the phone is still under warranty??? Waiting sucks, but if it's under warranty you can fix it for free. Might be worth the wait. If not if that's not an option...
I'm guessing this is a Verizon phone? If so, start worrying, bit don't quit, unless you are prepared to spend more money on a new phone. As long as you have fastboot, you have options.
How come this is possible?
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How come this is possible?
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This is not possible BL must be unlocked for any kind of flashing or installing twrp.
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hackermssharma said:
This is not possible BL must be unlocked for any kind of flashing or installing twrp.
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I just realized that when I boot up the phone, it shows the "Redmi by Xiaomi" and below it says unlocked, (IDK if it has any relation). But the Developer options say that BL is locked and OEM Unlocking can be enabled. What does this mean?
This is same with me miui 11 stockrom
Magisk flashing creats bootloader locked
If i uninstall magisk it show unlocked again
Even Netflix installation works by this in playstore
New User... Maybe said:
I just realized that when I boot up the phone, it shows the "Redmi by Xiaomi" and below it says unlocked, (IDK if it has any relation). But the Developer options say that BL is locked and OEM Unlocking can be enabled. What does this mean?
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Well that's cos at one point you had unlocked your bootloader and might have dirty flashed MIUI or used fastboot images, which aren't able to recognise the state. But in reality it remains unlocked and it just shows locked in the settings.
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Well that's cos at one point you had unlocked your bootloader and might have dirty flashed MIUI or used fastboot images, which aren't able to recognise the state. But in reality it remains unlocked and it just shows locked in the settings.
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Ohhh! Thanks! I'm learning so much.
Naveenthemi said:
Well that's cos at one point you had unlocked your bootloader and might have dirty flashed MIUI or used fastboot images, which aren't able to recognise the state. But in reality it remains unlocked and it just shows locked in the settings.
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Yes true. It is unlocked. The unlocked message at boot verifies that bl is unlocked.
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Yes true. It is unlocked. The unlocked message at boot verifies that bl is unlocked.
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I apologize if this is a bit too late, but I have a follow up question. Can I try to unlock the bootloader even if it's really unlocked just to connect my account to my phone or something like that?
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I apologize if this is a bit too late, but I have a follow up question. Can I try to unlock the bootloader even if it's really unlocked just to connect my account to my phone or something like that?
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If it's unlocked, the Mi account is already linked tho.
Even if you try you won't see a difference, maybe the unlocked symbol might come up.
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If it's unlocked, the Mi account is already linked tho.
Even if you try you won't see a difference, maybe the unlocked symbol might come up.
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So I won't have any problems doing it? The thing is I bought my phone with the BL already unlocked.
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So I won't have any problems doing it? The thing is I bought my phone with the BL already unlocked.
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Woah. Unauthorised seller eh. Are you sure you are running the Orginal MIUI? The reason Xioami started locking away the bootloader was cos of these unauthorised sellers, unlocking the device and flashing it with an outdated ROM. You should try, Go to Developer settings, link your current Mi account and then proceed to unlock. Or if it says an acc is already linked, lock the bootloader (only if on MIUI Stock, Custom ROM would lead to a bootloop), and now go link your account. (Do take backups before proceeding)
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Woah. Unauthorised seller eh. Are you sure you are running the Orginal MIUI? The reason Xioami started locking away the bootloader was cos of these unauthorised sellers, unlocking the device and flashing it with an outdated ROM. You should try, Go to Developer settings, link your current Mi account and then proceed to unlock. Or if it says an acc is already linked, lock the bootloader (only if on MIUI Stock, Custom ROM would lead to a bootloop), and now go link your account. (Do take backups before proceeding)
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Well, I did flash the latest MIUI Indian Global ROM a few weeks back so maybe I am running Original MIUI?
But I'm still gonna try to "unlock" it. And is there an option to keep all data after the unlock?
EDIT: I just read the Mi Unlock Tool's disclaimer and how they say some features won't work after the unlock. I mean, I know mine is unlocked but I think I'll just keep those features.
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Well, I did flash the latest MIUI Indian Global ROM a few weeks back so maybe I am running Original MIUI?
But I'm still gonna try to "unlock" it. And is there an option to keep all data after the unlock?
EDIT: I just read the Mi Unlock Tool's disclaimer and how they say some features won't work after the unlock. I mean, I know mine is unlocked but I think I'll just keep those features.
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Usually the first time you unlock it wipes your internal storage , but it doesn't wipe it in the subsequent unlocks (as far as I've tried). Yep it doesn't actually affect any system functions.. everything is as smooth as before..Find my device works fine as well..the only risk is that if your device gets stolen they could easily wipe MIUI and bypass that account lock by flashing a custom ROM.