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Whats true? too many theories about consequences after unlocking bootloader

Hi,
I bouth a used Z5 and I just found that it was unlocked and then restored the drm.
I read some posts saying that you lose functionality, and that it also affect to the camera. Other posts say that that depends on the way you unlock it, others say that you cant restore it, and others that you can depend on your the method.
My security service info stands like this:
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What functions am I missing? Can I get them back?

Look, about the drm keys, if the one who unlocked the phone kept the drm keys then you can restore it. If that person didnt keep the drm keys, then you lost them for good. You cant use any other z5's drm keys or you will brick your phone. The good news is, you can restore all the functionalities back by flashing a zip file. You will have to root the phone first.
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thanks. you said that it is possible to restore all the functionalities back by flashing a zip file. which zip file? there many different of them saying that can do it, an many people saying that some of them dont work and can brick the phone ....

Latiosman said:
thanks. you said that it is possible to restore all the functionalities back by flashing a zip file. which zip file? there many different of them saying that can do it, an many people saying that some of them dont work and can brick the phone ....
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may be he reffers this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/sony-credentials-restore-unlocking-t3296383
but you need to have root permissions and a custom recovery.... if you want to know how to install it here's a nice guide step by step
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/guide-sony-xperia-z5-unlock-root-tweaks-t3298224

I talked with the last owner, and he said that he already installed drmrestore.zip...
but the screen still stays like the screen I posted in the first message.
How can I check if I have lost functionallity? how cna I make sure that the camera and everything is fully working ok?

Latiosman said:
I talked with the last owner, and he said that he already installed drmrestore.zip...
but the screen still stays like the screen I posted in the first message.
How can I check if I have lost functionallity? how cna I make sure that the camera and everything is fully working ok?
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Hi.
I think so in your first post have the solution about your questions...
When you flash drmrestore .zip restore marlin and widevine and it appears ok. But fido Keys appears not provisioned.
Then it's possible that mirrorlink doesn't work, and camera work slowly.
When you restore your drm Keys you can read in fido Keys: provisioned and all functions works fine.
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My S7 "Forgot" my pattern

Hi,
I have my device for a few months now, and I usally use my fingerprint to unlock my device.
However, when I restart the device I cannot put my FP to unlock my device, only with my pattern (After some research I found that is by design and due to security risks).
Yesterday I tried to root my device, the flash was succesful however when my phone restarted he asked for my pattern (as he usally does), but now my pattern is not accepted.
My pattern hasn't changed for about two years now and is the same on my phone and my tablet, so it is not likely I forgot it.
I'm currently stuck with a phone that won't start the OS without my inputting my pattern, however, he won't accept my pattern..
What can I do?
After some research I have discovered I'm not the only one, and that the S7 "forgets" the pattern sometimes.. yet no solution worked for me..
Is there a way to solve this? maybe revert the root? is that even an option?
Please Help
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I had this problem and it was because of Device Encryption and because we didn't put in our own password, I think. The way I fixed it was by flashing stock firmware through Odin on to my phone and used the CSC file as this will completely wipe the device including the Encryption.
I didn't worry about the wipe of my Data as Samsung Cloud backs everything up anyways and hope it's the same for you.
Good luck!
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Change your password using android device manager on your pc

sadly my latest photos from a trip to italy hasn't backed up from some reason.. so wiping is not an option.. though the phone offers it if I input a wrong password again..
oh and ADM isn't an option since the OP hasn't booted up yet.. it's kernel based I believe

as I said.. ADM isnt an option since he cannot connect with my device

Currently I'm thinking about two solutions,
the first one is to wipe all my data, connect via usb and try to restore it with fonepaw restore..
however, this require me to wipe, and I preffer to avoid that, so the next solution I thought of is mounting the data partition and backing it up, then try to extract the files.. however my phone is encrypted, and to my understanding that is an issue..
if anyone knows how to help my with this *please do so*, I'm in dire need.
If there's a sulotion, however weird and far off - i'll take it.

Few methods here that 'may' work
https://drfone.wondershare.com/unlock/9-ways-to-bypass-samsung-lock-screen-pattern-pin-password-fingerprint.html
http://www.samsung-android-transfer.com/recover-android/how-to-unlock-samsung-phone.html

Went over it, sadly since it's not a lockscreen of android, but the kernal lockscreen..

Please help! FRP bypass Huawei P30.

I am editing this post as I have become more educated in the last three months since I made the original.
I bought a broken phone. It had a bad battery and could not switch on in order for the phone to be reset. Neither could the seller provide me with any account info in order to remove the account before or after the reset was done I bought the phone from a repair shop as it was abandoned by the first owner as it was deemed uneconomical by them to repair.
I have replaced the screen and the battery with OEM items and have been trying for 2 months to get the phone unlocked.
Details that may be important
P30 ELE-L09
EMUI 10.1
What I have tried:
Every tutorial on YouTube related to P30 FRP lock and EMUI 10, and even some for other related Huawei devices like P20 and P30 lite.
I have tried eRecovery methods of update and restore, USBOTG method to update and both downgrade firmware. Everything fails. The recovery has buttons for emergency backup, but if I select this it reboots the phone back to the OOB setup. Also if I try to reboot to Safe mode, it does the same thing just in Safe mode.
HiSuite Proxy. @IProfessor This is still where I have issues as I feel that this is the most likely to succeed. Sadly every time the firmware reaches the point it will begin to install, it stalls and fails. I have logged it and will post them up here.
I believe the FRP lock is blocking me from resetting this device somehow, I just cannot figure out how and how to circumvent it. I am am being patient and I have time, the phone is not for daily use, yet.

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The process fails after the files are decompressed

Up.
Anybody with a solution that doesn't involve paying for it?

I'm looking for an answer too..

I took the phone to my local cellphone repair guy.
He had a guy that flashed the firmware directly to motherboard. The only downside is these guys sometimes use the wrong region firmware, as is my case.
Total spend was R350 ZAR.
P.S. are you not also on the vwclubsa forum?

How should I go about rooting my Galaxy a10e

So I got the first step, flashing TWRP. But, there's only a version of TWRP for the a10, would this work?

you don't really need twrp for root, just follow this guide
Installation
The Magic Mask for Android
topjohnwu.github.io

imalreadycrying said:
you don't really need twrp for root, just follow this guide
Installation
The Magic Mask for Android
topjohnwu.github.io
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my phone doesn't show an oem bootloader unlock option

is it grayed out or do you just not see it

imalreadycrying said:
is it grayed out or do you just not see it
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doesn't exist.

do you have dev options?

imalreadycrying said:
do you have dev options?
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yes

send me a screen recording if you can, dev options should look like this
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I have previously tried Kingo/King Root which worked on my KitKat Nabi tablet, I tried that on my a10e it failed. Root checker says there is no root for andr 11 on the a10e

whatever you do, do NOT use kingoroot, it basically installs a outdated version of SuperSU (which isn't liked by the community anymore because the original developer sold it to some random company) and bloats ur system up.

Yep, no OEM bootloader unlock option in dev settings

it may be possibly locked to your carrier. again, you can send me a screen recording or get an unlocked phone

My phone appears to be unlocked already, there is no sign of Verizon still being on here. I have since upgraded phones and the SIM card isn't in anymore.

Do I have to factory reset to fully get rid of the OEM?

i found this youtube video with some quick searching. it's in hindi but you can get the gist of it.

I most certainly dont have to disable automatic time right?

i don't know, after you get the option maybe you can set it back

i followed and nothing happened

did you reboot your phone after the fact?

yep, nothing works

Do apps like iMyFone LockWiper work on Android 12 ?

Hi,
I am a little bit confused by apps like
iMyFone LockWiper​
Do they work ? How do they work without erasing user data ?
If a phone has a password and finger-print lock with USB debugging disabled and bootloader locked, the data should be encrypted.
How are these apps working ?
Or is this just snake-oil ?
Phone in question is Samsung J7 Pro, Android 12 (no root, stock rom, bootloader locked, usb debugging disabled, password and fingerprint protection)
Thanks.

Use
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jwoegerbauer said:
Use
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Wait so these apps actually work??
How??
How do they get past the encryption?

sreyan32 said:
Wait so these apps actually work??
How??
How do they get past the encryption?
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Why not simply give it a try?

jwoegerbauer said:
Why not simply give it a try?
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Well I can't give it a try because I don't have a phone which I can sacrifice if things go wrong.
And also the point of asking this question was to find out what is actually secure on the phone if it gets lost.
Is there a way to bypass the lockscreens ? How do I protect against that ?

as you can read there is stated "only for early Samsung devices"
early Samsung devices uses FDE full-disk encryption up to Android 10. encryption key is generated with 'default_password' no credentials used, that allow reset screen lock by deleting locksettings.db file.
However, on locked bootloader that's only possible by gaining root access temporary installing official Samsung signed firmware (such as combination firmware) or via exploit. Maybe Samsung employer has leaked private signing key to that itoolab.com company - we don't know...
Android OEM key leak means sideloaded "updates" could be hiding serious malware
Samsung, LG, and MediaTek are among the companies affected.
www.xda-developers.com
but I know it won't work for your device, because Android 12 must run FBE file-based encryption