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Hi friends, so i want to unlock bootloader on the phone of my wife, but on service menu say allowed "No". Ok i understood in this case in normal way by flashtool or sony developer web not help me. My question is: What exactly mind "bootloader unlock allowed", what it sony lock and reason to dont do it. Next qustion in this case have a other way to change this option to unlock a phone. Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad english. :crying:
raisig said:
Hi friends, so i want to unlock bootloader on the phone of my wife, but on service menu say allowed "No". Ok i understood in this case in normal way by flashtool or sony developer web not help me. My question is: What exactly mind "bootloader unlock allowed", what it sony lock and reason to dont do it. Next qustion in this case have a other way to change this option to unlock a phone. Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad english. :crying:
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what firmware are you on to?
please update to newest firmware if available, maybe it will solve the bootloader unlock issue,
pradhana said:
what firmware are you on to?
please update to newest firmware if available, maybe it will solve the bootloader unlock issue,
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I flash with Flashtool both KK-18.3.C.0.37 and JB-18.0.C.1.13 but unlock bootloader dont change.
raisig said:
I flash with Flashtool both KK-18.3.C.0.37 and JB-18.0.C.1.13 but unlock bootloader dont change.
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if so, don't force to unlock your phone, because it will end up hard brick!
If it says no, it's no. Nobody but Sony can change that. Fact.
I want to install a custom ROM and recovery on my Z3 but I can't find a way to unlock the bootloader. Even with the FlashTool it doesn't seems to work. I tried downgrading to an earlier version but everytime my phone gets bricked unless I use the last version available.
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Go to dialer. Type *#*#7378423#*#*
In service menu navigate to service info, configuration, and you will see a line that says "bootloader unlock available: yes" or "no"
If it says no then you will not be able to unlock the bootloader as it is factory locked to this state.
If it says yes then follow the Sony guide to bootloader unlocking Z3. They will email you the unlock code and details of how to proceed.
Dobsgw said:
Go to dialer. Type *#*#7378423#*#*
In service menu navigate to service info, configuration, and you will see a line that says "bootloader unlock available: yes" or "no"
If it says no then you will not be able to unlock the bootloader as it is factory locked to this state.
If it says yes then follow the Sony guide to bootloader unlocking Z3. They will email you the unlock code and details of how to proceed.
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It says "no"... There's no way I can unlock it if it's written no ?
Pulsebox said:
It says "no"... There's no way I can unlock it if it's written no ?
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That's correct.
Unfortunately not all devices can be unlocked and there's no way to change that status.
Dobsgw said:
That's correct.
Unfortunately not all devices can be unlocked and there's no way to change that status.
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Thanks a lot !
Pulsebox said:
Thanks a lot !
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In spain sony provide a service to take your phone and change the status to bootloader unlocked allowed to yes and is for free. I dont know if in your country sony provide this service but you can try. cheers
juanpirulo said:
In spain sony provide a service to take your phone and change the status to bootloader unlocked allowed to yes and is for free. I dont know if in your country sony provide this service but you can try. cheers
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I'll try to contact them, thanks!
Hello. I tried to unlock my bootloader on FRD-L19, Nougat 7.0, Emui 5.0 i got the unlockcode, but in adb i get alwas this:
fastboot oem unlock 4014054182370213
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FAILED (remote: password wrong)
finished. total time: 0.008s
I have controlled every serial number etc. 5 times and used both IMEI-Numbers, everytime "passwort wrong" have i to go back to emui 4.1? or what can be the problem??
thank you
soulbreeder83 said:
Hello. I tried to unlock my bootloader on FRD-L19, Nougat 7.0, Emui 5.0 i got the unlockcode, but in adb i get alwas this:
fastboot oem unlock 4014054182370213
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FAILED (remote: password wrong)
finished. total time: 0.008s
I have controlled every serial number etc. 5 times and used both IMEI-Numbers, everytime "passwort wrong" have i to go back to emui 4.1? or what can be the problem??
thank you
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Is OEM unlocking turned on?
adriansticoid said:
Is OEM unlocking turned on?
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yes! : )
soulbreeder83 said:
yes! : )
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Then this must be a very serious problem since you said you already played with both IMEIs. I'm thinking...
Rommco05 said:
Check FRP in fastboot is locked or unlocked?
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There stands:
PHONE Locked
FRP Unlock
What means that? I have unlocked the bootloader once of this device. Then he can be unlocked again, right?
Thank you
soulbreeder83 said:
There stands:
PHONE Locked
FRP Unlock
What means that? I have unlocked the bootloader once of this device. Then he can be unlocked again, right?
Thank you
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PHONE Locked means your bootloader is locked.
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soulbreeder83 said:
There stands:
PHONE Locked
FRP Unlock
What means that? I have unlocked the bootloader once of this device. Then he can be unlocked again, right?
Thank you
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Yes, your bootloader is locked.. try again via fastboot to unlock it.
You'll need the original key when you are trying it
the Command is something like "fastboot oem unlock *key*".
I know that. Have you seen my problem?? but, thank you anyway! I need to no why i get "wrong password" and what means "frp unlock".
Rommco05 said:
Check FRP in fastboot is locked or unlocked?
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I tried it again. It doesn't work fu****g huawei...
I have taken 4 picures when i tried it. Can you find an issue? I don't think that i have made something wrong...
Thank you
I've had the same problem and it turned out that the first bootloader code i used ( with DC unlocker) is different from the one i got on the Huawei website.
So what i did eventually was to pay for the DC unlocker again.
I also downgraded back to MM, because i did not manually relock the bootloader before updating to N, which apparently locks the bootloader in a different way.
So I suggest dowgrading to MM and unlocking there plus relocking it before updating again,
IF you are sure you have the right / original bootloader code you used before,
or
use a 3rd party tool like DC unlocker to get the code.
You might have to downgrade to MM as well with this method . Not sure
Edit: Fyi, never post your IMEI online
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Rommco05 said:
try via this tool https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8/development/tool-huawei-multi-tool-team-mt-t3523923
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haha... maybe i am damn stupid, but i dont fint out, how to open this tool..?!? there are 34 files in the zip-folder, but no programm to open. i can open command window in this folder.. but its the standart window.. can you explain? maybe i should concat huawei, whats wrong and why i cant unlock my bootloader! and whats "frp unlock"?
oh maaan... don't have nerves for rooting this device... -.-
Thank you, for your help
soulbreeder83 said:
haha... maybe i am damn stupid, but i dont fint out, how to open this tool..?!? there are 34 files in the zip-folder, but no programm to open. i can open command window in this folder.. but its the standart window.. can you explain? maybe i should concat huawei, whats wrong and why i cant unlock my bootloader! and whats "frp unlock"?
oh maaan... don't have nerves for rooting this device... -.-
Thank you, for your help
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It should either be an exe somewhere or just a bat file.
This tool does the same thing as a command window in the sense of unlocking the bootloader.
As far as I know it won't help with your problem.
Frp ( Factory reset protection) requires you to sign with your google account if enabled or you can't use the phone. ( Theoretically that is, I'm i noob myself so no idea)
But it was "locked" ( same as in your pics that is ) for me as well anf I didn't have a problem with it.
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SharxX8 said:
It should either be an exe somewhere or just a bat file.
This tool does the same thing as a command window in the sense of unlocking the bootloader.
As far as I know it won't help with your problem.
Frp ( Factory reset protection) requires you to sign with your google account if enabled or you can't use the phone. ( Theoretically that is, I'm i noob myself so no idea)
But it was "locked" ( same as in your pics that is ) for me as well anf I didn't have a problem with it.
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Safety is the enemy of freedom!! -.- Sounds very complicated! (sorry for my bad english). So, i was on android 6.1 and unlocked and rooted it. Than had my problems with root again (maybe the wrong supersu file, or something) Then i have downloaded update.app from hihonor and installed it from the external sd card and everything is working fine on my phone. but i can not unlock it. maybe i have the wrong software for my location ore something like that?
FRP unlock means "You have to unlock"? if its unlocked there will be "FRP unlocked"? i am right?
Maybe i should try the whole procedure from beginning. rollback, update etc.. and then try to unlock. or should i contact huawei?
Thank you and a nice evening *cheers* ^^
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I've had the same problem and it turned out that the first bootloader code i used ( with DC unlocker) is different from the one i got on the Huawei website.
So what i did eventually was to pay for the DC unlocker again.
I also downgraded back to MM, because i did not manually relock the bootloader before updating to N, which apparently locks the bootloader in a different way.
So I suggest dowgrading to MM and unlocking there plus relocking it before updating again,
IF you are sure you have the right / original bootloader code you used before,
or
use a 3rd party tool like DC unlocker to get the code.
You might have to downgrade to MM as well with this method . Not sure
Edit: Fyi, never post your IMEI online
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Can just say that again :laugh:
That's all the advice I have. sorry
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So finally after reading all posts , plz do downgrade to mm and try to unlock
I have the same trouble, I obtained my unlock key from huawei (I'm not going to give my imei to someone else), but I get wrong password.
How can I downgrade to MM? I'm on linux, so I cannot use that multitool (also, I prefer to make thing manually).
Thank you!
aleritty said:
I have the same trouble, I obtained my unlock key from huawei (I'm not going to give my imei to someone else), but I get wrong password.
How can I downgrade to MM? I'm on linux, so I cannot use that multitool (also, I prefer to make thing manually).
Thank you!
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For downgrade you need a rollback package..
What is your model number and build number??
I have an honor FRD-L09 with build FRD-L09C432B394
I understood that I nned to rollback to emui 4.1 (android MM), then unlock, but after this step I cannot receive ota's so how can I return back to Nougat stock? And you have a trusted download for the needed packages?
I just want to use Titanium Backup to restore all my stuff... and some modifications (pixel launcher, magisk with some modules, viper audio, ad block, something this simple), nothing usually complex!
Thank you!
aleritty said:
I have an honor FRD-L09 with build FRD-L09C432B394
I understood that I nned to rollback to emui 4.1 (android MM), then unlock, but after this step I cannot receive ota's so how can I return back to Nougat stock? And you have a trusted download for the needed packages?
I just want to use Titanium Backup to restore all my stuff... and some modifications (pixel launcher, magisk with some modules, viper audio, ad block, something this simple), nothing usually complex!
Thank you!
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For downgrade process you don't need to unlock bootloader..when you downgrade you will receive OTA updates..
To use TB you need root..which is required unlock bootloader..
Why you want to go back to MM BTW??
hassanjavaid8181 said:
For downgrade process you don't need to unlock bootloader..when you downgrade you will receive OTA updates..
To use TB you need root..which is required unlock bootloader..
Why you want to go back to MM BTW??
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I don't want to go back to MM, but as long as I understood this is a needed step to unlock my bootloader.
I experienced the same trouble of the thread creator: the password that huawei gave me is invalid.
SharxX8 said:
I also downgraded back to MM, because i did not manually relock the bootloader before updating to N, which apparently locks the bootloader in a different way.
So I suggest dowgrading to MM and unlocking there
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My target is to stay at android nougat, with root (magisk if possible).
But with nougat I cannot unlock my bootloader...
I tried using OEM unlock with my passcode (received from official Huawei website) using fastboot, but it responds failed everytime. Just recently, I realized that OEM unlock isn't actually there under Developer Options, so could that be causing it? My model number is LON-AL00, so I'm not sure if the bootloader is unlockable.
m3w3 said:
I tried using OEM unlock with my passcode (received from official Huawei website) using fastboot, but it responds failed everytime. Just recently, I realized that OEM unlock isn't actually there under Developer Options, so could that be causing it? My model number is LON-AL00, so I'm not sure if the bootloader is unlockable.
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If you have AL00, so you should have Chinese ROM, cause it's stock. Chinese stock ROMs do not have option "oem unlock".
In this case you should do factory reset before unlock (something messed up and prevent unlock)
But if you have international ROM (rebranded by someone), you should turn option "oem unlock" on.
5[Strogino] said:
If you have AL00, so you should have Chinese ROM, cause it's stock. Chinese stock ROMs do not have option "oem unlock".
In this case you should do factory reset before unlock (something messed up and prevent unlock)
But if you have international ROM (rebranded by someone), you should turn option "oem unlock" on.
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Thanks for the help. since Chinese stock ROMs don't have "OEM Unlock" option, how would a facotry reset help in this case? I.e. wouldn't the facotry reset still keep it as a Chinese stock ROM?
Anyone know why my imei only have 15 digit its probly 16 digit to fill up unlocking bootloader..model L29
m3w3 said:
Thanks for the help. since Chinese stock ROMs don't have "OEM Unlock" option, how would a facotry reset help in this case? I.e. wouldn't the facotry reset still keep it as a Chinese stock ROM?
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It does keep it as a Chinese stock rom, but it removes your Google account and that's probably what triggers FRP lock. You might even have to remove pin/fingerprint as well.
elol said:
Anyone know why my imei only have 15 digit its probly 16 digit to fill up unlocking bootloader..model L29
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Mines 15 digits too. But it's not imei you use, you use imei to request the unlock code.
ante0 said:
It does keep it as a Chinese stock rom, but it removes your Google account and that's probably what triggers FRP lock. You might even have to remove pin/fingerprint as well.
Mines 15 digits too. But it's not imei you use, you use imei to request the unlock code.
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Can you give full tutriol how to fill up form to request unlock bootloader..i awlys got error
This is my prosses to do unlock bootloader but alwys got this massage error..any idea?
elol said:
This is my prosses to do unlock bootloader but alwys got this massage error..any idea?
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Since EMUI 5.0
elol said:
This is my prosses to do unlock bootloader but alwys got this massage error..any idea?
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Additionally, you wrote wrong product model !
ante0 said:
It does keep it as a Chinese stock rom, but it removes your Google account and that's probably what triggers FRP lock. You might even have to remove pin/fingerprint as well.
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I tried removing all unlocks/accounts attached, before doing a factory reset. However, I sitll don't see OEM unlock. Here's a screenshot of the developer options section.
i.imgur.com/1NpauSX.png
m3w3 said:
I tried removing all unlocks/accounts attached, before doing a factory reset. However, I sitll don't see OEM unlock. Here's a screenshot of the developer options section.
i.imgur.com/1NpauSX.png
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You won't see that option, it doesn't exist in the chinese ROM. What I mean is that FRP prevents you from unlocking bootloader. If you've added a Google account / pin / fingerprint you need to factory reset from recovery before trying to to unlock bootloader.
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You won't see that option, it doesn't exist in the chinese ROM. What I mean is that FRP prevents you from unlocking bootloader. If you've added a Google account / pin / fingerprint you need to factory reset from recovery before trying to to unlock bootloader.
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I tried it and the bootloader unlocking function seems to be working now. However, I'm encountering another error that says the password isn't correct. I'm not sure how this could ever be the case, since I received the code from Huawei's official website. I've attached 2 images detailing what I'm having issues with:
http://imgur.com/Xu0MZFl
http://imgur.com/ah0FtgT
Thanks for the help so far!
m3w3 said:
I tried it and the bootloader unlocking function seems to be working now. However, I'm encountering another error that says the password isn't correct. I'm not sure how this could ever be the case, since I received the code from Huawei's official website. I've attached 2 images detailing what I'm having issues with:
http://imgur.com/Xu0MZFl
http://imgur.com/ah0FtgT
Thanks for the help so far!
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Try requesting by imei instead of meid. And if main doesn't work, try second imei.
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Try requesting by imei instead of meid. And if main doesn't work, try second imei.
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I just tried it, but all 3 methods gives the exact same bootloader code. I feel kind of stuck as to what is going wrong with the unlocking process
m3w3 said:
I just tried it, but all 3 methods gives the exact same bootloader code. I feel kind of stuck as to what is going wrong with the unlocking process
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Do you copy paste the unlock code?
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Do you copy paste the unlock code?
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Yes, I copied and pasted my code into the command prompt, so it is be exactly the same as it showed on the Huawei website. I even checked letter by letter to ensure all is equal.
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Yes, I copied and pasted my code into the command prompt, so it is be exactly the same as it showed on the Huawei website. I even checked letter by letter to ensure all is equal.
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Then I'm stumped. Try contacting Huawei? You might receive an answer. Probably best to just call them. I've tried with emails 3 times, though it was for the kernel source so it might be why they never replied.
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Then I'm stumped. Try contacting Huawei? You might receive an answer. Probably best to just call them. I've tried with emails 3 times, though it was for the kernel source so it might be why they never replied.
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Thanks, I'll try that. The last time I contacted Huawei about why OEM unlock was missing, they told me they won't assist me in any bootloader-unlocking process. Hopefully I can get the correct code this time.
Try disabling "Find my Phone"...
m3w3 said:
Thanks, I'll try that. The last time I contacted Huawei about why OEM unlock was missing, they told me they won't assist me in any bootloader-unlocking process. Hopefully I can get the correct code this time.
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I struggled for a few days until someone suggested this solution to me. I worked instantly. Don't ask me why.
I suppose you can enable Find my Phone after unlock but I didn't do that.
Anyways, a little update: I've managed to unlock the bootloader. The actual code I used wasn't from the Huawei, but DC Unlocker instead. The strange part of this is that the DC code was 16 numerical digits, whereas the code Huawei provided me had a mixture of both numbers and alphebets. Hope this helps anyone who encounters this issue in the future!
I have a an XAC A385(W) with
- OEM lock on
- FRP on
- RMM prenormal
With the latest Oct. 15 update (A530WVLS7CSI3_A530WOYV7CSI3_XAC)
Thanks
peddy22 said:
I have a an XAC A385(W) with
- OEM lock on
- FRP on
- RMM prenormal
With the latest Oct. 15 update (A530WVLS7CSI3_A530WOYV7CSI3_XAC)
Thanks
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yes its rootable
disable FRP lock, unlock bootloader. RMM should read as "NORMAL" whe its able to accept a custom recovery
youdoofus said:
yes its rootable
disable FRP lock, unlock bootloader. RMM should read as "NORMAL" whe its able to accept a custom recovery
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Thanks so much for your reply.
How do I unlock FRP?
All the YouTube videos I found are for older versions, and I am blocked from downgrading
peddy22 said:
Thanks so much for your reply.
How do I unlock FRP?
All the YouTube videos I found are for older versions, and I am blocked from downgrading
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On second thought, the FRP lock shouldnt be a big deal, all you really need to do is unlock the bootloader to install TWRP and to do that, you have to leave the phone powered on and connected to the internet for 168 hours. then go into developer options and move the slider. from there, just install TWRP and Magisk. Only downgrade block youll run into is the inability to go backwards thru the bootloader revisions. EG, if your phone is on revision 6, youre stuck with that. For instance the firmware in this link is for the Romanian version (i have a strong love/affinity for that country) A530FXXS7CSJ7 which is the 7th bootloader revision as noted by the alphanumerics i bolded
Thanks. I used the SIM PIN trick to unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately the device is blacklisted through IMEI so I'm going to have to return it.
youdoofus said:
On second thought, the FRP lock shouldnt be a big deal, all you really need to do is unlock the bootloader to install TWRP and to do that, you have to leave the phone powered on and connected to the internet for 168 hours. then go into developer options and move the slider. from there, just install TWRP and Magisk. Only downgrade block youll run into is the inability to go backwards thru the bootloader revisions. EG, if your phone is on revision 6, youre stuck with that. For instance the firmware in this link is for the Romanian version (i have a strong love/affinity for that country) A530FXXS7CSJ7 which is the 7th bootloader revision as noted by the alphanumerics i bolded
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peddy22 said:
Thanks. I used the SIM PIN trick to unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately the device is blacklisted through IMEI so I'm going to have to return it.
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sounds good. is it blacklisted or just carrier locked?
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sounds good. is it blacklisted or just carrier locked?
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It is blacklisted. I tried looking at a few solutions and services but they don't seem legit.