Are unlocked/unlockable Bootloaders disappearing forever - Android General

Question in the subject,
It appears the trend is towards not unlocking bootloaders anymore or offering to do it. Aka much more difficult time to root.
On that topic it seems even with magisk some bank apps know a phone has been unlocked
What are your views... will the custom scene just die off due to that trend?

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Airbag888 said:
Question in the subject,
It appears the trend is towards not unlocking bootloaders anymore or offering to do it. Aka much more difficult time to root.
On that topic it seems even with magisk some bank apps know a phone has been unlocked
What are your views... will the custom scene just die off due to that trend?
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Well, buy an international version of a phone from now on if you desire root and live in the US etc. Secondly if you use magisk hide and rename the magisk app in the manager settings banking apps are all fine, also you cannot have anything named magisk in your files example if you rename a file mag instead of magisk it work be found by those apps

toolhas4degrees said:
Well, buy an international version of a phone from now on if you desire root and live in the US etc. Secondly if you use magisk hide and rename the magisk app in the manager settings banking apps are all fine, also you cannot have anything named magisk in your files example if you rename a file mag instead of magisk it work be found by those apps
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Well I'm not in the US. My current phone (S7E) had an unlockable BL. But it blew the knox switch which could be used by banking apps to figure things out.
I AM using magisk. I tried on a fresh install with magisk hidden from banking apps and the name of magisk itself changed. I also used the core version, no go - 2 banking apps still figured I was rooted.
In fact even with magisk not installed they complained. A 3rd banking app worked though but I need one of the other 2 badly =\
I was looking to upgrade to the Huawei P30 pro.. no way to unlock BL anymore
That's why I'm saying is this dying off??

toolhas4degrees said:
Well, buy an international version of a phone from now on if you desire root and live in the US etc. Secondly if you use magisk hide and rename the magisk app in the manager settings banking apps are all fine, also you cannot have anything named magisk in your files example if you rename a file mag instead of magisk it work be found by those apps
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seriously, Is that the method they used for detecting root:laugh::laugh:. It seems so primitive.

samsung can oem unlock without needing PC just goto developer options and enable oem unlocking

ineedroot69 said:
samsung can oem unlock without needing PC just goto developer options and enable oem unlocking
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That is to just enable unlocking not unlock bootloader. My s7edge had that but could not unlock bootloader on us varients

toolhas4degrees said:
That is to just enable unlocking not unlock bootloader. My s7edge had that but could not unlock bootloader on us varients
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what? that's not the same on my blu phone oem unlock and unlocking bootloader are the same thing ...

ineedroot69 said:
what? that's not the same on my blu phone oem unlock and unlocking bootloader are the same thing ...
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Really? The OEM unlock switch is to allow to be unlocked via fastboot
Command. OEM unlock, if the bootloader is locked on us varients ex Samsung locks us bootloader the fastboot command will come back in an error
Also I don't believe Blu ships with locked bootloader's since they are less expensive phones and not a big corporation if that is the case.
Every phone I ever owned had to have the bootloader unlocked via fastboot

toolhas4degrees said:
Really? The OEM unlock switch is to allow to be unlocked via fastboot
Command. OEM unlock, if the bootloader is locked on us varients ex Samsung locks us bootloader the fastboot command will come back in an error
Also I don't believe Blu ships with locked bootloader's since they are less expensive phones and not a big corporation if that is the case.
Every phone I ever owned had to have the bootloader unlocked via fastboot
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On different phones the OEM Unlock switch does different things

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Samsung galaxy j3 prime sm-j327t1

Does anyone have any development on this device? It's newer and running a droid 7.0 nougat. Any root info or bootloader unlock info would be greatly appreciated
I too am looking, upgraded from the smj320a, gotta day love the phone just needs root do I can retire my older one.
Side note, I noticed oem unlock is missing. Haven't been able to find a reason or answer.
Yeah I seen that too. I was thinking about trying the custom recovery twrp for the galaxy emerge which has the same board and specs as the j3 prime except it's running marshmallow. If I flash it that might work but then it will trip the frp lock and the phone will be soft bricked. It's hopeless with a locked bootloader
Well, frp bypass is kind of my new found hobby. Have locked 10 devices and bypassed them all, one was a new found bypass on the lg tribute 5 running that 5.1.1. So if you frp I can help. Can we tag people in these like that crap spy social network site? Aka FB. Because I do know someone who could possibly help.
I too would also like to root this phone. T-Mobile variant.
How do we go about getting the sm-j327t1 it's own set of development threads?
bobbyp1086 said:
Well, frp bypass is kind of my new found hobby. Have locked 10 devices and bypassed them all, one was a new found bypass on the lg tribute 5 running that 5.1.1. So if you frp I can help. Can we tag people in these like that crap spy social network site? Aka FB. Because I do know someone who could possibly help.
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Frp is not locked as I have not tried to flash a recovery but I know if will lock if I flash my device with the bootloader locked
mrmack44240 said:
Frp is not locked as I have not tried to flash a recovery but I know if will lock if I flash my device with the bootloader locked
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I did some digging and
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/help/unlock-bootloader-issues-kiw-t3411032
Idk if that's what we're looking at so far only lead to it tho
Also did some digging with shortcut master found some interesting things
Adb shell getprop shows 1 for oem unlock ability
bobbyp1086 said:
Adb shell getprop shows 1 for oem unlock ability
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At the same time it says it's not allowed check pictures
Also found this,
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...RE0Emhghh1sYy7IZw&sig2=DRKv6ALTtyfnCCjjE-CzgQ
Verified boot. Maybe a root that takes affect after boot. Like a temp boot, an on and off switch type root.
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At the same time it says it's not allowed check pictures
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I don't own this device, but according to what I can gather, it seems that FRP can be OEM unlocked, but the property is not set hence the property set to 0 for sys.oem_unlock_allowed.
For why it doesn't appear in dev settings I think is another issue. Can anyone confirm that this device does NOT have a manufactuerer locked bootloader.
Just to clarify:
OEM unlock = disable Googles FRP lock not unlock the bootloader.
If this device has a manufacturer locked bootloader then the likelyhood of root for this device is minimal.
ashyx said:
I don't own this device, but according to what I can gather, it seems that FRP can be OEM unlocked, but the property is not set hence the property set to 0 for sys.oem_unlock_allowed.
For why it doesn't appear in dev settings I think is another issue. Can anyone confirm that this device does NOT have a manufactuerer locked bootloader.
Just to clarify:
OEM unlock = disable Googles FRP lock not unlock the bootloader.
If this device has a manufacturer locked bootloader then the likelyhood of root for this device is minimal.
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How can I check it?
Also while roaming through a shortcut creator I noticed frp is an option in many of the secret menu settings, what ever happened to temp root?
bobbyp1086 said:
How can I check it?
Also while roaming through a shortcut creator I noticed frp is an option in many of the secret menu settings, what ever happened to temp root?
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Do you have the stock firmware?
ashyx said:
Do you have the stock firmware?
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Yes Sir only a week old
bobbyp1086 said:
Yes Sir only a week old
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The easiest way would be to simply remove the signature from the stock recovery image and then see if it flashes with odin. If it does the bootloader isn't locked. If it fails then it's highly likely to be locked.
ashyx said:
The easiest way would be to simply remove the signature from the stock recovery image and then see if it flashes with odin. If it does the bootloader isn't locked. If it fails then it's highly likely to be locked.
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English? I have Odin, then what
I found an article saying for oem unlock to factory reset and don't set up Google, no frp to stop oem unlock. I'm backing up apps now will update in a few hours
bobbyp1086 said:
I found an article saying for oem unlock to factory reset and don't set up Google, no frp to stop oem unlock. I'm backing up apps now will update in a few hours
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That sounds promising
Yes I didn't set a screen lock as from what I've learned that's what activates frp, unfortunately my laptop has crashed (anyone good at bios pm me) but still no oem unlock and adb isn't working now, pc at work I've got android studios downloaded but I'll refrain from the lock until I can check, still don't know how to pull a signature from a stock image tho... But also in that article it States that oem unlock was enabled even tho there was no setting but they had unlocked boot loaders

Snapdragon 835 Root Idea

I don't fully understand the process of unlocking a bootloader on a phone, but what makes a Samsung phone so difficult to unlock? For instance could we unlock this phone using the same method as went use on other phone with a Snapdragon 835 processor?
State.of.mind said:
I don't fully understand the process of unlocking a bootloader on a phone, but what makes a Samsung phone so difficult to unlock? For instance could we unlock this phone using the same method as went use on other phone with a Snapdragon 835 processor?
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It's not difficult to unlock, it's impossible to unlock. The team of guys who achieved root access on an SD835 S8 used a root exploit to get root on the phone, the bootloader is still locked and they won't be able to flash anything that isn't signed by Samsung.
As for your second question, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Each OEM has a different way of unlocking their devices bootloaders.
Sony and HTC email you an unlock code after you submit your IMEI for bootloader unlocking, only with that code you can unlock your device.
Samsung phones (on applicable devices like Exynos ones), simply have a switch in developer options for OEM Unlock, just like Google's Pixel and Nexus devices, once that option is enabled, consider the bootloader 'unlocked', and you should be able to flash whatever you want, regardless of whether it's signed by Samsung or developed by some guy in his moms basement.
TL;DR:
No.
murtaza02 said:
It's not difficult to unlock, it's impossible to unlock. The team of guys who achieved root access on an SD835 S8 used a root exploit to get root on the phone, the bootloader is still locked and they won't be able to flash anything that isn't signed by Samsung.
As for your second question, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Each OEM has a different way of unlocking their devices bootloaders.
Sony and HTC email you an unlock code after you submit your IMEI for bootloader unlocking, only with that code you can unlock your device.
Samsung phones (on applicable devices like Exynos ones), simply have a switch in developer options for OEM Unlock, just like Google's Pixel and Nexus devices, once that option is enabled, consider the bootloader 'unlocked', and you should be able to flash whatever you want, regardless of whether it's signed by Samsung or developed by some guy in his moms basement.
TL;DR:
No.
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If you're using a phone with an unlocked boot loader could you in theory switch between operating systems? For instance could I flash a rom to run Lollipop on one slot and on another slot run Nougat?
State.of.mind said:
If you're using a phone with an unlocked boot loader could you in theory switch between operating systems? For instance could I flash a rom to run Lollipop on one slot and on another slot run Nougat?
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Most phones don't have 'slots'. It's not a common thing yet.
The Google Pixel and Moto Z2 are the only ones that come to mind that have A/B partitions for seamless OS updates and in theory (on a Pixel), one should be able to flash Nougat on Slot A and Android O on Slot B, however I wouldn't recommend it at all, I always like having the same sh*t on both slots.
Also, Lollipop and Nougat are too far apart and there is no device in existence that has its OEM ROM based on LP and N. So no you wouldn't be able to.

google pay not work on pixel 3 unlock?

I have been root and flash kernel my pixel 3 before, but I want use google pay, so I flash factory img to my pixel 3.
But i use google pay it is still doesn't working. Is cause i root before?
Have you re-locked the bootloader? An unlocked bootloader will cause Google Pay to not work on stock firmware.
JujuYuki said:
Have you re-locked the bootloader? An unlocked bootloader will cause Google Pay to not work on stock firmware.
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Is it a good practice to relock the bootloader after root? I though it will reenable signature checks and brick the phone?
Pakabidu said:
Is it a good practice to relock the bootloader after root? I though it will reenable signature checks and brick the phone?
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If you flashed the factory image you're stock and not rooted, right? But yes you shouldn't lock the bootloader again after modifications. You can relock it after flashing factory image from google though if you fon't flash anything else and don't modify it. That's also the only way to get google pay to work without root and Magisk hide.
Also, as long as you don't untick "enable oem unlocking" in developper settings, you can still unlock if it bricks, as long as you have fastboot access. So if you happened to brick by relocking, just unlocking again (and flashing if needed) would solve it anyway.
JujuYuki said:
If you flashed the factory image you're stock and not rooted, right? But yes you shouldn't lock the bootloader again after modifications. You can relock it after flashing factory image from google though if you fon't flash anything else and don't modify it. That's also the only way to get google pay to work without root and Magisk hide.
Also, as long as you don't untick "enable oem unlocking" in developper settings, you can still unlock if it bricks, as long as you have fastboot access. So if you happened to brick by relocking, just unlocking again (and flashing if needed) would solve it anyway.
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Thanks man, I'm thinking i have to re lock my phone now, or just wait new magisk can hide google pay.
Awesome how google sells a phone that is unlockable and easily rootable, but then blocks a service to the device. Luckily, where I am google pay is not an option, but I sympathize with you all.
Edemilorhea said:
I have been root and flash kernel my pixel 3 before, but I want use google pay, so I flash factory img to my pixel 3.
But i use google pay it is still doesn't working. Is cause i root before?
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There is a ton of information on the Magisk page about running Google Pay on an unlocked/rooted device. I use it on both a Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. Locking your bootloader is not necessary right now.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/magisk-google-pay-gms-17-1-22-pie-t3929950
this works.
Followed instructions and edited db and rebooted. Works great in Android 10 on Pixel 3. Thanks for this. I was wondering why wouldn't work on my new phone. So dumb to lock this down.

How To Guide [ROOT][GAPPS] Root and install GApps on stock Edge S/Chinese version

So you got the Edge S and want GApps? Basically you unlock your bootloader, root with Magisk, then install MagiskGApps.
DISCLAIMER: UNLOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER MAY VOID YOUR WARRANTY, AND DOING ALL THESE THINGS IN THIS GUIDE MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE/BRICKING YOUR PHONE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
1. Unlock the bootloader: that should be doable with their global bootloader unlock website here.
2. Download Lenovo Motoroa Smart Assistant (Rescue and Smart Assistant), and follow its instructions to "rescue" your device. It will lead you to boot into bootloader mode and download the firmware. Find the firmware file via the LMSA's downloads (should have a "show folder" button). You'll need the boot.img file for Magisk.
3. Download Magisk, then follow its instructions. You'll have to copy the boot.img to your device, then use Magisk to patch the boot file, then copy the modified one to your PC.
4. You'll need fastboot. If you don't have it already, you can download the Android SDK platform tools here. Then go into the folder, Shift+Right Click the folder, then "Open Command Prompt" or "Open PowerShell," you should have something close to one of those two. Copy your Magisk modified .img file to that folder, then you'll want to input:
fastboot flash boot [modified .img file]
Once that completes, you should see in large text, "Start" on your phone next to the power button. Press the power button, and it should boot, and you should have root now.
5. Download MagiskGApps to your phone, open Magisk on your phone, click the button that looks like a puzzle piece at the bottom of the screen, "Modules." Click "Install from storage," locate the MagiskGApps file, and install it. After that it will ask you to restart your phone, do that, then you'll just have to be patient as it takes time once its restarted to load everything. You also may need to update some or all of the apps, then you should be able to use the notification to finish setting up the phone with Google Setup.
Thanks to Motorola for making it easy to unlock their bootloaders
Thanks to the whole Magisk team for making an easy, awesome root (and more!)
Thanks to Wacko1805 (and team?) for making MagiskGApps. This is really awesome.
unlock the BL and get root is will make some apps fingerprint and face ID fail?
kimker said:
unlock the BL and get root is will make some apps fingerprint and face ID fail?
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Magisk has a "Magisk Hide" which will allow it to pass SafetyNet, and most things which check on device security will think the device is secure. But unlocking BL and rooting does make the device less secure, and therefore incurs its own risks apart from bricking or damaging the device.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
Magisk has a "Magisk Hide" which will allow it to pass SafetyNet, and most things which check on device security will think the device is secure. But unlocking BL and rooting does make the device less secure, and therefore incurs its own risks apart from bricking or damaging the device.
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yes, i knew the unlock and root will take risk.. but not sure is Payment business apps using fingerprint will work normal.
kimker said:
yes, i knew the unlock and root will take risk.. but not sure is Payment business apps using fingerprint will work normal.
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Google Pay works. But according to the Motorola website you should be able to relock the bootloader if yours doesn't work. But there's never any guarantee. If you need your device secure, recommend don't unlock bl or root, or wait to see if there's a root option without bootloader unlock that can be easily undone.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
Google Pay works. But according to the Motorola website you should be able to relock the bootloader if yours doesn't work. But there's never any guarantee. If you need your device secure, recommend don't unlock bl or root, or wait to see if there's a root option without bootloader unlock that can be easily undone.
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I saw that someone’s edge s had unlocked the BL and Flash G100 firmware and everything worked normally, and then tried to lock the BL again, but it was unsuccessful and the system could not start. The flashing tool does not recognize the machine.
kimker said:
I saw that someone’s edge s had unlocked the BL and Flash G100 firmware and everything worked normally, and then tried to lock the BL again, but it was unsuccessful and the system could not start. The flashing tool does not recognize the machine.
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That's not good. Hopefully they can restore it back somehow. With this guide to unlock and flash gapps why would you need to flash G100 though? This seems to be itright now without one of rom developer's releases to get root & apps. For me this is all i would look for. Titanium backup on it and restore.. done until PE rom comes out.
kimker said:
I saw that someone’s edge s had unlocked the BL and Flash G100 firmware and everything worked normally, and then tried to lock the BL again, but it was unsuccessful and the system could not start. The flashing tool does not recognize the machine.
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I would think yes, if you flash different firmware, locking the BL would likely cause problems. It's very difficult to do anything w/o unlocked bootloader, except sometimes rooting is doable. That's pretty much the behavior I expect. If they come to this subforum, we might be able to help.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I would think yes, if you flash different firmware, locking the BL would likely cause problems. It's very difficult to do anything w/o unlocked bootloader, except sometimes rooting is doable. That's pretty much the behavior I expect. If they come to this subforum, we might be able to help.
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thank you. They did not ask for help. It seems that the lock BL is a self-verification switch, and then performs a verification system integrity.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I would think yes, if you flash different firmware, locking the BL would likely cause problems. It's very difficult to do anything w/o unlocked bootloader, except sometimes rooting is doable. That's pretty much the behavior I expect. If they come to this subforum, we might be able to help.
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I'm curious,If you unlock and flash other firmware and then flash back to the original firmware, can it be locked again?
Mine doesn't let me unlock its BL. I've got unlock code from moto and did a factory reset with SIM card in slot 1. After enabling developer mode and debugging the switch still is greyed out. So no chance to unlock it.
Has anyone got an idea what to try now?
Moto support answered yesterday to my request but also no solution since I told them that it doesn't work
Device is not branded. I got it from Amazon so no provider branding.
If this won't be able to be unlocked and rooted I'll have to return it and switch to a Google Pixel.
kischde said:
Mine doesn't let me unlock its BL. I've got unlock code from moto and did a factory reset with SIM card in slot 1. After enabling developer mode and debugging the switch still is greyed out. So no chance to unlock it.
Has anyone got an idea what to try now?
Moto support answered yesterday to my request but also no solution since I told them that it doesn't work
Device is not branded. I got it from Amazon so no provider branding.
If this won't be able to be unlocked and rooted I'll have to return it and switch to a Google Pixel.
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I had the same issue, you need to factory reset WITH your sim card in the phone, this will let you open the OEM unlock slide thing in the dev mode.
Then once its done you can fastboot and unlock the bootloader.
I did so, maybe I explained not so well. SIM was inserted and then I did factory reset by starting it from settings. After restart it's still the same - switch / unlock slider greyed out.
kischde said:
I did so, maybe I explained not so well. SIM was inserted and then I did factory reset by starting it from settings. After restart it's still the same - switch / unlock slider greyed out.
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On my OG Pixel XL, I had to wait 7 days for the slider to become normal. By the time I got around to do it on the Edge S it was about the same time.... could be related
Now as you said that I remember that thingy with another device. Maybe a Xiaomi I think... With that I had to wait several days until the unlock code was delivered.
But there was a message, too, when trying to get it sooner, which said you needed to wait some more time.
Not sure if it's the the same for Moto devices? Then again, when thinking that you experienced the same with a Pixel, too...
Did anyone else make such an experience with his/her g100?
kischde said:
Now as you said that I remember that thingy with another device. Maybe a Xiaomi I think... With that I had to wait several days until the unlock code was delivered.
But there was a message, too, when trying to get it sooner, which said you needed to wait some more time.
Not sure if it's the the same for Moto devices? Then again, when thinking that you experienced the same with a Pixel, too...
Did anyone else make such an experience with his/her g100?
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Make sure your on the latest OTA, Lenovo made a mistake on previous versions with the OEM Unlocking function not being enabled. They fixed it in latest ota.
RSA tool said the file I uploaded yesterday is the latest one available (and it's exactly the same as the installed version).
The device was released just a few days ago in Europe. Perhaps they fixed the unlock switch in other regions and still need to fix it in Europe..
Will wait until weekend if they come up with a solution. If not I'm afraid I have to return the device as I need it personally AND professionally, too - I'm field agent, so.... :/
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I would think yes, if you flash different firmware, locking the BL would likely cause problems. It's very difficult to do anything w/o unlocked bootloader, except sometimes rooting is doable. That's pretty much the behavior I expect. If they come to this subforum, we might be able to help.
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The poor guy whose phone turned bricks went to the after-sales department of moto, and the answer was that he needed to replace the phone motherboard. .
kimker said:
The poor guy whose phone turned bricks went to the after-sales department of moto, and the answer was that he needed to replace the phone motherboard. .
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Ouch...
kimker said:
I'm curious,If you unlock and flash other firmware and then flash back to the original firmware, can it be locked again?
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I would assume so, but I don't really know why anyone would want to relock.

Question Does anyone know how to root this phone?

I tried this method but it doesn't work?
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This step doesn't work, there is not OEM Unlock option?
Now you have to open the settings again, and enable OEM unlock and USB debugging .To do this (Go to Settings → Developer Options and enable the ”OEM Unlock”
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Samsh*t removed it
mingkee said:
Samsh*t removed it
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that's bollocks! so is there no way to root this?
Neo3D said:
that's bollocks! so is there no way to root this?
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Try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/root-samsung-galaxy-a52-sm-a525f-magisk-root.4251283/ it may be work for A32 by patching boot.img
redymedan said:
Try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/root-samsung-galaxy-a52-sm-a525f-magisk-root.4251283/ it may be work for A32 by patching boot.img
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Bootloader unlock required
The problem is this phone "OEM Unlock" option is removed by Samsh*t
Bootloader unlock cannot be done without OEM Unlock enabled
mingkee said:
Bootloader unlock required
The problem is this phone "OEM Unlock" option is removed by Samsh*t
Bootloader unlock cannot be done without OEM Unlock enabled
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So, there's absolutely no way to unlock a bootloader if Tmobile requests them to be locked? Can I call Tmobile and ask them to unlock it?
Neo3D said:
So, there's absolutely no way to unlock a bootloader if Tmobile requests them to be locked? Can I call Tmobile and ask them to unlock it?
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there are paid for services run by people, some of them use this site, where your phones bootloader can be unlocked either remotely or via a one use only token and instructions. not sure about A32 but on Galaxy S series phones it costs about 75 dollars US. search here you should find something, a link to a Telegram group probably.
3mel said:
there are paid for services run by people, some of them use this site, where your phones bootloader can be unlocked either remotely or via a one use only token and instructions. not sure about A32 but on Galaxy S series phones it costs about 75 dollars US. search here you should find something, a link to a Telegram group probably.
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How are they able to bypass Samsung's lock? I don't think paying is worth it to get unlocked, esp over the internet where it could be a scam.
have no idea
Neo3D said:
How are they able to bypass Samsung's lock? I don't think paying is worth it to get unlocked, esp over the internet where it could be a scam.
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you can join a telegram group full of people either waiting for or already had their bootloaders unlocked. it is quite pricey but it's not a scam (based on the people I've seen doing it) a moderator here used to do it and people have posted about being happy with the service they got.
if it not via that route there currently isn't any other way to unlock bootloaders for US Samsung phones
Be aware when you update ROM after that.
Later version ROM can lock bootloader again and current token may not unlock again
If anyone gets an unlocked stock rom or a bootloader.img even please post it here, for example I've heard some people have been getting unlocked with T-Mobile. Follow the instructions on how to dump the unlocked bootloader.img here:
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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...
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I've tried extracted boot.img's from my stock rom run through magisk like 4 times.. nothing is working even with download mode and odin.
Neo3D said:
How are they able to bypass Samsung's lock? I don't think paying is worth it to get unlocked, esp over the internet where it could be a scam.
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I heard Sampwnd is pretty good
SM-A326U Combination Firmware
US Combination Firmware link for Galaxy A32 5G Supposedly you can FRP bypass or OEM unlock based on what I've heard https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?export=download&confirm=syaM&id=1b8Umj0tNQ_YY-u9EpPfoH0z_vsZDNSv3
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Follow this post for unconfirmed claim of unlocking the bootloader. Please post back if this software allows one to unlock the bootloader.
TIA,
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TypicalGellert said:
I heard Sampwnd is pretty good
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weird that they don't list prices... seems like a red flag
Neo3D said:
weird that they don't list prices... seems like a red flag
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I just checked Sampwnd and this phone isn't available yet, but the price is after you select the purchase link and select their list of devices
Yes. I've used these instructions https://www.naldotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a32-magisk/
I've used boot.img to patch, and then flashed with odin, worked as a charm.
Turn on Odin mode - by shutdding down your phone, then holding Volume Up + Down, then long hold Volume Up to unlock bootloader, You might need to reboot afterwards, also factory reset is(will be) a must.
Just shut down after that, redo holding Volume Up + Down, then long hold Volume Up, I cannot remember exactly, but I think after that it was once pressing Volume Down to have proper odin download mode to use patched image.
Select patched magisk image patched from/by boot/recovery.img.lz4 archive.
I've UK A326B
NetBos said:
Yes. I've used these instructions https://www.naldotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a32-magisk/
I've used boot.img to patch, and then flashed with odin, worked as a charm.
Turn on Odin mode - by shutdding down your phone, then holding Volume Up + Down, then long hold Volume Up to unlock bootloader, You might need to reboot afterwards, also factory reset is(will be) a must.
Just shut down after that, redo holding Volume Up + Down, then long hold Volume Up, I cannot remember exactly, but I think after that it was once pressing Volume Down to have proper odin download mode to use patched image.
Select patched magisk image patched from/by boot/recovery.img.lz4 archive.
I've UK A326B
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The SM-A326U does not have the OEM Unlock option in Developer Settings to unlock the bootloader, so unfortunately we are unable to use the method linked.
tavella said:
The SM-A326U does not have the OEM Unlock option in Developer Settings to unlock the bootloader, so unfortunately we are unable to use the method linked.
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I had an option, starting with tapping on build name to enable dev tools, enabling it then Vol Up + Vol Down.
Please feel free to verify images taken after root been aquired. (magisk image was patched on unrooted os at the time)
The OEM unlock itself in dev options is not doing complete OEM unlock, until contected to PC while Volume Up + Volume Down is presse
d, then loader gives option to do proper OEM unlock.
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