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Hi
This is my first post here, and I'm hoping somebody could help me with some questions I have.
I have recently bought a "new" HTC one s on ebay, which may seem to have been a bad idea. I have later discovered that it is not a z520e (snapdragon s4), but the cheaper z560e (snapdragon s3) version, or villec2 running android 4.0.3.
Anyway, I have tried to upgrade the phone to the latest android version, using the built in phone function. However, this did not work and I got an error message telling: "We have determined that your phone may be running modified version of its system software...". In other words, I have the feeling that the phone is tampered with. Maybe the seller have unlocked in a way that makes it impossible to upgrade. Is there anything I can do to check this? And is there anything i can do to upgrade to android 4.1.1. ? I have tried a factory restore (phone function) with no luck. Or is the update only available to Asia?
Any information is very appreciated. I would like to know what the seller have done with this phone, information which I can use against the seller. Thanks!
staldor said:
Hi
This is my first post here, and I'm hoping somebody could help me with some questions I have.
I have recently bought a "new" HTC one s on ebay, which may seem to have been a bad idea. I have later discovered that it is not a z520e (snapdragon s4), but the cheaper z560e (snapdragon s3) version, or villec2 running android 4.0.3.
Anyway, I have tried to upgrade the phone to the latest android version, using the built in phone function. However, this did not work and I got an error message telling: "We have determined that your phone may be running modified version of its system software...". In other words, I have the feeling that the phone is tampered with. Maybe the seller have unlocked in a way that makes it impossible to upgrade. Is there anything I can do to check this? And is there anything i can do to upgrade to android 4.1.1. ? I have tried a factory restore (phone function) with no luck. Or is the update only available to Asia?
Any information is very appreciated. I would like to know what the seller have done with this phone, information which I can use against the seller. Thanks!
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When the phone is off, press and hold volume down then press power button (don't hold).
This will let you enter bootloader.
Top of the screen if it says unlocked, that is why you cannot update.
I'm guessing you do not know about fastboot commands/ adb commands and are not interested in learning to root and load custom ROMs to your phone.
But if it is unlocked and you want to relock it you just need to type in a command prompt: fastboot oem lock
that is assuming that the stock recovery hasn't been changed. (which isn't hard to flash)
In this guide you would want to download that fastboot.rar file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175411
As this is a question, I've moved this thread to the Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting section.
In future, please remember to ask any questions in this section rather than in General.
Thanks
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tivofool said:
When the phone is off, press and hold volume down then press power button (don't hold).
This will let you enter bootloader.
Top of the screen if it says unlocked, that is why you cannot update.
I'm guessing you do not know about fastboot commands/ adb commands and are not interested in learning to root and load custom ROMs to your phone.
But if it is unlocked and you want to relock it you just need to type in a command prompt: fastboot oem lock
that is assuming that the stock recovery hasn't been changed. (which isn't hard to flash)
In this guide you would want to download that fastboot.rar file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175411
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First of all, sorry for the posting in the wrong category.
You have right that i have no experience rooting android phones. However, i managed to jailbrake an iPhone 1st gen in the old days.. Anyway, my main concern is to try to find out what this phone is running, and if I should send it back or not. I paid 260 usd, so I would like the phone to be ok/not too much tampered version.
I got into fastboot / Hboot, and it says unlocked. What does unlocked actually means? I also got some red text when i started the phone afterwords telling that it was some non officially software that were not allowed to be distributet (went a bit fast).
I guess this is the reason why I cant update. Is there some more information I can take out of this Hboot? (I tried to find a hboot guide.) Any ideas why the seller sold me an unlocked phone? And is there something i should make sure of before I decide to keep the phone? I might send it back if there is some tampered things here.
Thanks again for you feedback!
staldor said:
First of all, sorry for the posting in the wrong category.
You have right that i have no experience rooting android phones. However, i managed to jailbrake an iPhone 1st gen in the old days.. Anyway, my main concern is to try to find out what this phone is running, and if I should send it back or not. I paid 260 usd, so I would like the phone to be ok/not too much tampered version.
I got into fastboot / Hboot, and it says unlocked. What does unlocked actually means? I also got some red text when i started the phone afterwords telling that it was some non officially software that were not allowed to be distributet (went a bit fast).
I guess this is the reason why I cant update. Is there some more information I can take out of this Hboot? (I tried to find a hboot guide.) Any ideas why the seller sold me an unlocked phone? And is there something i should make sure of before I decide to keep the phone? I might send it back if there is some tampered things here.
Thanks again for you feedback!
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HTC allows to unlock the bootloader from their website. You are sent an unlock bin code. Unlocked means you can root the phone, you can put on a custom recovery to make backups of your phone and put custom ROMs on it.
If yours said unlocked, and right below that if it did not say tampered, then i believe you still have the stock recovery.
you just need to download fastboot files to your pc then you can lock your bootloader.
you go back into bootloader and plug your phone into computer (phone will change from fastboot to fastboot usb)
from your fastboot folder you hold down shift and right click the mouse, choose the option to open a command prompt.
from there you just type
fastboot oem lock
tivofool said:
HTC allows to unlock the bootloader from their website. You are sent an unlock bin code. Unlocked means you can root the phone, you can put on a custom recovery to make backups of your phone and put custom ROMs on it.
If yours said unlocked, and right below that if it did not say tampered, then i believe you still have the stock recovery.
you just need to download fastboot files to your pc then you can lock your bootloader.
you go back into bootloader and plug your phone into computer (phone will change from fastboot to fastboot usb)
from your fastboot folder you hold down shift and right click the mouse, choose the option to open a command prompt.
from there you just type
fastboot oem lock
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Thanks for the reply!
Yes, i cannot see any "tampered" below the *** unlcoked *** line in HBOOT.
I tried the recovery in the HBOOT but got a red triangle. I guess i need to to this from an PC (I have macbook at home, or do I need the Andorid SDK on my computer maye..), and download the right android image etc. I also guess the factory reset will not help me either (probably the same function I can choose from the settings menu in android.).
Now my question is if I should try to change it to a z520e. I guess i will get some more battery life with the snapdragon s4. But not sure how much, and if its worth the hassles with return shipping etc.
Anyways, thank you very much for the information!
I found a post on "lssrpawn" about a possible unlock of the Galaxy S6 bootloader. I wanted to run it by you guys before I tried anything, not to mention the post itself is rather vague. I can't post outside links yet , so I'll just say how I got to it. I googled "Galaxy S6 Bootloader Unlock", and clicked the second link which is "lessrpwn.com › Tutorials". In the post it mentions 'superboot', and then it mentions using command prompt commands such as 'superboot device', which does not make sense as the superboot files that I found only come with adb-windows, fastboot-windows, etc. There is no superboot file except superboot-windows.bat and the .iso file, so how did the OP get that command at all?
Though very doubtful there will be a method to unlock the bootloader.. I am still hoping.. Please keep up posted~~
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Sadly this method isn't for us. If you go to the youtube video linked in the tutorial it shows the fact that he has the Chinese SM-9250 version of the s6, and that the bootloader unlock only works for that Chinese version and a similar taiwanese version.
I don't have any idea why that video is even there, as it does not seem to have any connection to the guide. The guide never mentions CROM service at all, and shows a method that doesn't seem to matter what the phone's country of origin is. Could you further explain why the video is related?
The 'superboot' mentioned in the thread is actually fastboot
They're using the oem unlock command in fastboot to unlock their phone
This method will not work on the Verizon Galaxy S6
There are no current methods to unlock the Verizon Galaxy S6 bootloader and no root methods exist for the Verizon Galaxy S6 after 5.0.2(5.0.1?)
This isn't going to happen in the near future
thewhitewox said:
The 'superboot' mentioned in the thread is actually fastboot
They're using the oem unlock command in fastboot to unlock their phone
This method will not work on the Verizon Galaxy S6
There are no current methods to unlock the Verizon Galaxy S6 bootloader and no root methods exist for the Verizon Galaxy S6 after 5.0.2(5.0.1?)
This isn't going to happen in the near future
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The thing is, this method doesn't just use straight up fastboot. It first starts the phone up with the superboot.iso, and then uses fastboot oem unlock. I have no idea what the superboot.iso boots the phone into, but maybe there is a possibility that
Superboot launches the phone into a state where the fastboot command works. I would try this method myself if I could get fastboot to recognize my device, but it never will.
8nothing said:
The thing is, this method doesn't just use straight up fastboot. It first starts the phone up with the superboot.iso, and then uses fastboot oem unlock. I have no idea what the superboot.iso boots the phone into, but maybe there is a possibility that
Superboot launches the phone into a state where the fastboot command works. I would try this method myself if I could get fastboot to recognize my device, but it never will.
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Any luck with that?
Is anyone else working on unlocking the bootloader for verizon pixels? Its clearly possible as people are doing it but but not releasing it publicly. All the other threads on this are locked because people keep trying to offer services outside of XDA. Are there theories on how its being done? Spoofing the verizon IMEI check server? Temp root and modifying a system file?
Quada said:
Is anyone else working on unlocking the bootloader for verizon pixels? Its clearly possible as people are doing it but but not releasing it publicly. All the other threads on this are locked because people keep trying to offer services outside of XDA. Are there theories on how its being done? Spoofing the verizon IMEI check server? Temp root and modifying a system file?
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I have been poking around on google for a long time checking for Verizon bootloader unlock activity and I noticed that as well. This got me thinking, and while I haven't done a lot of digging to see if my idea if feasible here's what I got. I was thinking to leverage Spectre "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectre_(security_vulnerability)" somehow to leak a signature that can then be passed in an api call to unlock the bootloader. If i recall, I think I remember seeing a function in android source somewhere that took a prm specifying unlock/lock and then a signature created by the vendor to allow the unlock. if you could figure out the appropriate offsets in memory, maybe it would be possible? As said, I have not done much research on this but just figured I'd share and see what others thought.
Pixel 2 Verizon unlock bootloader instructions are here below
Unlocking the Bootloader WILL WIPE YOUR DEVICE!! so backup important files.
Install ADB/Fastboot Drivers
Enable Developer Options
Enable USB Debugging in Developer Options
Plug Pixel 2 into PC
Open a Command Prompt window;
In Command Prompt, type adb start-server
and hit ENTER
If you see * daemon started successfully *
continue to next step
In Command Prompt, type adb devices
and hit ENTER
If you see "List of devices attached" as well as "Your Devices Serial Number device or unauthorized"
continue to next step
On Pixel 2 - Allow PC for USB Debugging
In Command Prompt, type adb reboot bootloader
Once your Pixel 2 has rebooted into the bootloader
In Command Prompt, type fastboot flashing lock_critical
and hit ENTER Then follow the instructions on your Pixel 2 to finish Unlocking Bootloader.
Correct on the steps, including the entire discussion found here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/pix...el-2s-t3726294
***PATCHED BY OUT-OF-CYCLE JANUARY UPDATE***
If you have received the OTA patch for your pixel2, and now are on OPM2.171019.016, you will no longer be able to run the command. And downgrade is not available at this time.
As of 1/24/2018 users who have purchased new phones have been able to remove the SIM, refuse internet (WiFi) connection at the initial startup. After completing the initial setup, you can sideload 8.1 to take advantage of the command in the OP. If you connect to the internet with WiFi or with your SIM, chances are high you will receive the update and this method WILL NOT work. To date, there are no other ways to unlock the bootloader on VZW PIX2 other than this method. Instructions to sideload stock OTA's are found here along with the downloads. https://developers.google.com/android/ota Once again, DO NOT USE 8.1.0 (OPM2.171019.016, Jan 2018, Verizon) but instead use 8.1.0 (OPM1.171019.013, Jan 2018) The command is not available on 8.0.
There is also another alternative way which has worked for me this week on Pixel 32GGB Verizon. Its called depixel8. more info can be found @ http://theroot.ninja/depixel8.html
Usage:
Step 1) Install fastboot and adb on your PC, ensure both are working with your Pixel.
Step 2) Run "adb push dePixel8 /data/local/tmp", "adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/dePixel8" and finally run the program "adb shell /data/local/tmp/dePixel8"
(put the depixel files in the same folder as your ADB/FASTBOOT drivers are where you do your command prompt commands)
Step 3) Wait for the phone to reboot to the bootloader. If it is not rebooting you can try to run various apps until it does, or you may have to reboot and start over.
Step 4) Issue the command "fastboot oem unlock", this will open up the unlock prompt and warning on the screen. You can now unlock. If you get an error, about unlocking not being allowed, start all over again.
MpandAUS said:
Pixel 2 Verizon unlock bootloader instructions are here below
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dePixel8 is patched in Android 7.1.1 and newer.
lock bootlooader without power button
How can i relock my bootloader without use of my power button its broken
Keetoowah said:
How can i relock my bootloader without use of my power button its broken
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Are you rooted?
Keetoowah said:
How can i relock my bootloader without use of my power button its broken
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I personally recommend not relocking your bootloader. If you aren't on pure stock it will give you problems and even if you are on pure stock, an unlocked bootloader is a devices most powerful recovery tool and OTAs have been known to fail on occasion and other problems you would want to recover from can occur.
As to the answer to your question, if you can boot the device normally at all then you can turn on adb debugging and from there open an adb shell and use adb reboot bootloader to get to fastboot mode and then use fastboot oem lock I believe
KittyRgnarok said:
I personally recommend not relocking your bootloader. If you aren't on pure stock it will give you problems and even if you are on pure stock, an unlocked bootloader is a devices most powerful recovery tool and OTAs have been known to fail on occasion and other problems you would want to recover from can occur.
As to the answer to your question, if you can boot the device normally at all then you can turn on adb debugging and from there open an adb shell and use adb reboot bootloader to get to fastboot mode and then use fastboot oem lock I believe
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Thank I've decided to have the power button repaired at my own expence since I have a Verizon Pixel 2 with an unlocked bootloader. The replacement they sent me wasn't unlockable. The unlocked bootloader with TWRP and root are well worth the price of the power button.
Keetoowah said:
Thank I've decided to have the power button repaired at my own expence since I have a Verizon Pixel 2 with an unlocked bootloader. The replacement they sent me wasn't unlockable. The unlocked bootloader with TWRP and root are well worth the price of the power button.
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How much was the replacement button and installation by the way, I'm rather curious
getting back on track, it looks like someone claims to be able to OEM unlock after getting the April OTA? Can anyone support or contradict this claim? https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/89rnoa/google_pixel_verizon_oem_unlock/
I can't find anything definitive about whether it's rootable or not
Same here i tried every root app possible and failed.
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
Bhanu8082 said:
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
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No need to flash TWRP: Booting into it is sufficient.
Bhanu8082 said:
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
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How did you unlock the bootloader?
sCriptKittY1987 said:
How did you unlock the bootloader?
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simple , go to about phone and try to find build number,
after you find build number tap on it until it says you are in developer mode
after that head on to developer option (it may be inside about phone section or above about phone section) turn on the option which says allow oem unlock. then,
just reboot to recovery mode either by pressing volume up or volume down key with power button.
after you enter recovery connect usb cable and open command prompt in pc and make sure that lg device drivers are installed on your pc also make sure you have adb and fastboot installed.
ok, after all this type command
adb devices
if any thing shows us then you have successfully connected your device.
after it type
adb reboot bootloader
then your mobile should restart and show fastboot mode in screen
type command
fastboot oem unlock
and done your bootloader is unlocked.
Bhanu8082 said:
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
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Where did you find a tarp img for the LG k51?
sCriptKittY1987 said:
Where did you find a tarp img for the LG k51?
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tarp image????? just follow the tutorial.
I meant TWRP recovery . After you've unlocked the bootloader where did you get a custom recovery to flash for the LG k51. From what I saw on Team Wins website, there isn't one.
Bhanu8082 said:
simple , go to about phone and try to find build number,
after you find build number tap on it until it says you are in developer mode
after that head on to developer option (it may be inside about phone section or above about phone section) turn on the option which says allow oem unlock. then,
just reboot to recovery mode either by pressing volume up or volume down key with power button.
after you enter recovery connect usb cable and open command prompt in pc and make sure that lg device drivers are installed on your pc also make sure you have adb and fastboot installed.
ok, after all this type command
adb devices
if any thing shows us then you have successfully connected your device.
after it type
adb reboot bootloader
then your mobile should restart and show fastboot mode in screen
type command
fastboot oem unlock
and done your bootloader is unlocked.
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When I typed fastboot oem unlock I get a reply saying <waiting for any device>
sCriptKittY1987 said:
When I typed fastboot oem unlock I get a reply saying <waiting for any device>
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I doubt that's going to work, but let me know if it does. Carriers and manufacturers use a variety of sophisticated security schemes like requiring lengthy codes that only they can provide, etc to purposely make it very difficult to unlock bootloaders. Tmobile gave me a K51 for free. They apparently feel the have to pay for it by spying on me. I bought a moto g7 plus unlocked for $117 directly from Moto and put Lineage on it, no gapps Would love to use thie k51 though if anyone figures it out because it's more waterproof and bigger battery.
mgsgta3 said:
I can't find anything definitive about whether it's rootable or not
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Whether device's bootloader is unlockable / device's Android is root-able or not you easily can find out by means of ABB:
Code:
adb shell "getprop ro.oem_unlock_supported"
If returned value is 1, then it's supported otherwise it's not.
sCriptKittY1987 said:
Where did you find a tarp img for the LG k51?
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and let me guess my doofus luck im guessing no way to unlock it with out a P.C. like nuttin at all?
Absolutely no of the crap above works at all in any capacity especially sprint. Generic postings like hold volume down and power also doesn't work to go into fastboot so if you guys are following the advice of some of these guys don't because you'll drop more money on a new phone then you will unlocking it some variants verizon is one I think you have to call LG I know I spent 6 hrs on the phone with "tech support" aka "jokes with a screen to read from" to FINALLY get into touch with an engineer who told me the only way "NOW" to unlocked the bootloader is in his office which means it has to be depot to be unlocked which as of this moment lg is not doing that WILL change in the future that was 12/03/2020. Even running external adb with kali linux to hack it broke the bootloader and sends you into an infinite reboot loop
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Whether device's bootloader is unlockable / device's Android is root-able or not you easily can find out by means of ABB:
Code:
adb shell "getprop ro.oem_unlock_supported"
If returned value is 1, then it's supported otherwise it's not.
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This returns no value on a locked bootloader because even with Dev. Opt. Enables its still read only until bootloader is unlocked this is verified on two carriers k51's sprint and att. However it is unlockable we haven't found it and/or LG has not added this service to their site which is where you will get the info needed for the unlocked.
Oh my. You know you need to do all this from a computer, right? Can't do it in an Android terminal because fastboot commands are only valid in a phone's bootloader environment. And if you didnt know that then rooting and all of the dangers that come with it just isnt for you. But yes, it's rootable. So here you go anyway.
Reboot the phone to download mode.
Install LG's K51 usb drivers, and install adb and fastboot, on your computer.
Open a command prompt and type: fastboot oem unlock
If it does anything other than pat you on the back and tell you it's proud of you and how well you follow instructions, then go back and follow the effing instructions.
Otherwise, type: fastboot reboot.
Download magisk manager.
Do the magisk manager.
Use the LG flash tool on your computer to flash what you just did when you did the magisk manager.
And presto, you're rooted. Or I successfully left out enough info and you dont know how to use Google, leaving your device still not rooted. And thank god for that.
Ive been learning from xda for some time now. Bricked a few phones in my learning curve and tonight i had my first success with my g7, and wrighting this on my new k51. This is my first post and I think that was pretty rude of you to say. This is supposed to be a place to learn, share knowledge, and help those who are less educated. Not look down on people and say crap like that. If he wants to learn even if it takes a couple bricked phones to do it, let him. Either give him the proper procedures or dont say nothing at all. How long did it take you? How many phones? Its taking me quit a while but i am finaly getting somewhere. Keep with it guy. Dont let this dude, or any one else for that matter, bring you down.
Kenwoodquality69 said:
Ive been learning from xda for some time now. Bricked a few phones in my learning curve and tonight i had my first success with my g7, and wrighting this on my new k51. This is my first post and I think that was pretty rude of you to say. This is supposed to be a place to learn, share knowledge, and help those who are less educated. Not look down on people and say crap like that. If he wants to learn even if it takes a couple bricked phones to do it, let him. Either give him the proper procedures or dont say nothing at all. How long did it take you? How many phones? Its taking me quit a while but i am finaly getting somewhere. Keep with it guy. Dont let this dude, or any one else for that matter, bring you down.
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Yo Ken,
So your K51 rooted?
If so, maybe you could provide a step by step?
I haven't done this yet but is it verified working? I did a google search came across the method to do the unlocking but it showed it was a failed project?
TexasPride said:
I haven't done this yet but is it verified working? I did a google search came across the method to do the unlocking but it showed it was a failed project?
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O lord i hope this isnt true
I like rooting my devices as I like having control over them and what they do. The Galaxy A32 5G is no exception so I was disappointed to see that the OEM Unlocking was not even shown in the Developer menu. I did a little research and basically if you got this phone through the 5g Trade-Up promotion (I suspect most did) then you're stuck on stock until April 19th 2023 or later when these phones get paid off. So unless you pay it of sooner or are in the military being deployed overseas, then you're stuck on stock.
Reference: https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibility/consumer-info/policies/sim-unlock-policy
Check again in a week or so. Samsung phones always block displaying the oem unlock option for that long, from what I have read.
scottyrick2 said:
Check again in a week or so. Samsung phones always block displaying the oem unlock option for that long, from what I have read.
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There also is a special binary from T-Mobile that needs to be flashed.
I don't think we will ever see it. My A10e still has no OEM unlocking option and its been active for months.
Also as a test OEM unlock does not show up even when the A32 5G is carrier unlocked either
How about some kind of turbo sim? May be some paid services ? Really need to use with another sim... And if I pay it off I will not get credits, right?
hyelton said:
I don't think we will ever see it. My A10e still has no OEM unlocking option and its been active for months.
Also as a test OEM unlock does not show up even when the A32 5G is carrier unlocked either
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I was able to convince T-Mobile to unlock my phone. I can confirm that network unlock does not enable OEM unlock option in Developer Options.
Elastep said:
How about some kind of turbo sim? May be some paid services ? Really need to use with another sim... And if I pay it off I will not get credits, right?
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Wait til you get at least 1 bill credit before you pay it off just to make sure the promotional credits are active. But if you do pay off the phone, you'll still receive the promotional recurring device credits as long as that line remains active. Info here if you want to read the details by T-Mobile.
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Wait til you get at least 1 bill credit before you pay it off just to make sure the promotional credits are active. But if you do pay off the phone, you'll still receive the promotional recurring device credits as long as that line remains active. Info here if you want to read the details by T-Mobile.
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That's awesome!!! Att stopped paying you promo credits as soon as you pay it off... I'll definitely give it a shot! Thanks for the hint!
Can anyone get a stock unlocked rom build from their phone that has been unlocked by T-Mobile? Even the bootloader.img? We could all flash it and it might work for us.
For example,
Taking a dump of the bootloader partition such as this:
[GUIDE] Making Dump Files Out of Android Device Partitions
Use: The main purpose is to make a file that contains all data in android specific partition. This is really handy in case of dumping leak firmwares. Pr-requirement: - Rooted device. - Knowledge of how to use adb or Terminal Emulator. The...
forum.xda-developers.com
Magnetox said:
Can anyone get a stock unlocked rom build from their phone that has been unlocked by T-Mobile? Even the bootloader.img? We could all flash it and it might work for us.
For example,
Taking a dump of the bootloader partition such as this:
[GUIDE] Making Dump Files Out of Android Device Partitions
Use: The main purpose is to make a file that contains all data in android specific partition. This is really handy in case of dumping leak firmwares. Pr-requirement: - Rooted device. - Knowledge of how to use adb or Terminal Emulator. The...
forum.xda-developers.com
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T-Mobile phones can only be carrier unlocked, which I believe is done via the network and IMEI, not through software/boot loader. T-mobile phones can not be OEM unlocked at this time. I am not sure if a carrier unlocked T-mobile dump would get us any closer to a root, and I don't think a dump is possible via the directions you posted since it requires root.
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T-Mobile phones can only be carrier unlocked, which I believe is done via the network and IMEI, not through software/boot loader. T-mobile phones can not be OEM unlocked at this time. I am not sure if a carrier unlocked T-mobile dump would get us any closer to a root, and I don't think a dump is possible via the directions you posted since it requires root.
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Dumps actually don't require root AFAIK, you sure? Even then, a T-Mobile unlocked person could easily root boot.img with magisk and then pull it.
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Dumps actually don't require root AFAIK, you sure? Even then, a T-Mobile unlocked person could easily root boot.img with magisk and then pull it.
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The dump instructions you linked require root. Is there an updated guide that does not require root? I'm happy to try.
Could we use the info and resources here https://www.getdroidtips.com/stock-rom-samsung-sm-a326u-firmware/
to create an already rooted stock rom and flash it via odin?
Chad The Pathfinder said:
Could we use the info and resources here https://www.getdroidtips.com/stock-rom-samsung-sm-a326u-firmware/
to create an already rooted stock rom and flash it via odin?
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ill look into this
It will not work, it will fail due to bad signatures.
Magnetox said:
Can anyone get a stock unlocked rom build from their phone that has been unlocked by T-Mobile? Even the bootloader.img? We could all flash it and it might work for us.
For example,
Taking a dump of the bootloader partition such as this:
[GUIDE] Making Dump Files Out of Android Device Partitions
Use: The main purpose is to make a file that contains all data in android specific partition. This is really handy in case of dumping leak firmwares. Pr-requirement: - Rooted device. - Knowledge of how to use adb or Terminal Emulator. The...
forum.xda-developers.com
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working on this.
Any luck?
If this phone (A326U) can't have the bootloader unlocked it is of almost no use to me. I wonder if I can return it.
It will go to fastboot and can be seen via fastboot devices. Issuing fastboot flashing unlock returns
FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
I suppose this means existing bootloader does not have these commands in it or the missing OEM locking option is preventing the command from running?
Also I am wondering if there is somewhere to buy one that can have the bootloader (like for Metro PCS or other).
T-Mobile indicates they will bring a phone in to their network that can be unlocked but their policies (as mentioned in other threads) preclude unlocking a T-Mobile sourced device that has not been on their network for 40 days or after the 2 year contract if it is a contract purchased phone. An externally sourced phone can be added to their network and unlocked for SIM and bootloader.
injuhneer said:
Any luck?
If this phone (A326U) can't have the bootloader unlocked it is of almost no use to me. I wonder if I can return it.
It will go to fastboot and can be seen via fastboot devices. Issuing fastboot flashing unlock returns
FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed
I suppose this means existing bootloader does not have these commands in it or the missing OEM locking option is preventing the command from running?
Also I am wondering if there is somewhere to buy one that can have the bootloader (like for Metro PCS or other).
T-Mobile indicates they will bring a phone in to their network that can be unlocked but their policies (as mentioned in other threads) preclude unlocking a T-Mobile sourced device that has not been on their network for 40 days or after the 2 year contract if it is a contract purchased phone. An externally sourced phone can be added to their network and unlocked for SIM and bootloader.
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Mines rooted. theres a service for unlocking the bootloader
Buy directly from Samsung and you wont have bootloader problems
Here you can unlock bootloader
[Android][UNSAMLOCK] Bootloader Unlock for Samsung US/Canada Devices
This thread is @svetius approved Important notice: Do not update to April 2023 security update (XXXXXXXXXXWCX) or later. Examples: G998USQS6EWCA, N986USQU4HWD1. Samsung has patched the bootloader unlock again on those updates. NOTE: The OneUI...
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Today I used the Samsung chat option on the website and asked for the unlock code for my A32 5G on Metro POS network. They put a ticket in for unlock code request. I'll let you know how it goes!