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[Q] Tf300 4.1 Jelly Bean Update?

Why my tab doesn't find the 4.1 update? Does it matter that i have unlocked my bootloader?
My version is 4.0.3

pansysk75 said:
Why my tab doesn't find the 4.1 update? Does it matter that i have unlocked my bootloader?
My version is 4.0.3
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Yes. I believe you have to do a manual update by getting the new firmware off the Asus website.

G'noch said:
Yes. I believe you have to do a manual update by getting the new firmware off the Asus website.
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You just got a thanks from me

pansysk75 said:
Why my tab doesn't find the 4.1 update? Does it matter that i have unlocked my bootloader?
My version is 4.0.3
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When you unlock your tablet, you have decided to stop to receive all updates from Asus.
It's writes in the notice that you have read when you decided to unlock your tablet:
Unlock Device App: Unlock boot loader.
Notice:
1. Only suitable for Andriod4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS version.
2. Before you download, install, and use the Unlock Device App you acknowledge and assume complete risk to the quality and performance of this App, including but not limited to the following: once you activate the App you will not be able to recover your ASUS product (“Original Product”) back to original locked conditions; the Original Product with the activated App will not be deemed the Original Product; the Revised Product will no longer be covered under the warranty of the Original Product; the software of Revised Product will no longer be deemed the software of the Original Product and can no longer receive ASUS software updates; your purchased digital content may also be affected.
You also acknowledge ASUS does not guarantee service satisfaction to any Revised Product, including events involving paid service requested by you to be performed to the Revised Product.
Furthermore, such repaired Revised Product will not be covered under the warranty of the Original Product; the software of the repaired Revised Product will not be deemed the software of the Original Product and will not receive ASUS software updates.
It is strongly advised that you avoid activating this App unless you fully understand and accept the risks that may arise.
※This tool now only works with TF300T ICS of TW,US,WW SKU. It won’t work on other devices.
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was there ever a free bootloader unlock or only sunshine?

I like my droid mini so much I went out and got another.
To my good fortune, I discovered this "new" one has SU4.21 !!!
That means the efuse has not been blown and I could bootloader unlock.
The question is, was there ever a free method or is sunshine the only way?
Dreaming of cyanogenmod and twrp on the mini, would be perfect.

aha, motopocalypse by the original researcher Dan Rosenberg
http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/
Droid Mini/Maxx is not listed but there is always a tiny chance it will work.

Well NOW there's a free bootloader unlock
http://bits-please.blogspot.com/2016/02/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html
https://github.com/laginimaineb/Alohamora
Now to wait for someone who knows what they are doing to see if it will work on the mini/maxx/ultra

_ck_ said:
Well NOW there's a free bootloader unlock
http://bits-please.blogspot.com/2016/02/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html
https://github.com/laginimaineb/Alohamora
Now to wait for someone who knows what they are doing to see if it will work on the mini/maxx/ultra
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No, there isn't. Just like the other 10 motorola device forums you posted this in, this vulnerability is for MSM8974 ONLY, and its not new.
--beaups

beaups said:
this vulnerability is for MSM8974 ONLY, and its not new.
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very sorry for the posts, I was excited and genuinely thought this was a new cross-motorola exploit and didn't realize the specifics
8960 is different enough from the 8974 to be immune?
again my apologies
ps. the Droid Razr series was also 8960, how come motopocalype doesn't work on the mini/maxx ?

_ck_ said:
I like my droid mini so much I went out and got another.
To my good fortune, I discovered this "new" one has SU4.21 !!!
That means the efuse has not been blown and I could bootloader unlock.
The question is, was there ever a free method or is sunshine the only way?
Dreaming of cyanogenmod and twrp on the mini, would be perfect.
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If your phone is eligible, Sunshine is a cheap way to unlock your Bootloader. $25.00 last time I checked

_ck_ said:
very sorry for the posts, I was excited and genuinely thought this was a new cross-motorola exploit and didn't realize the specifics
8960 is different enough from the 8974 to be immune?
again my apologies
ps. the Droid Razr series was also 8960, how come motopocalype doesn't work on the mini/maxx ?
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No worries. I haven't looked into Razr much, but typically these vulnerabilities are quickly patched by Motorola. I would guess that device released after motopocalypse was released or was patched shortly after.
--beaups

beaups said:
No worries. I haven't looked into Razr much, but typically these vulnerabilities are quickly patched by Motorola.
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very exciting update
I've been told (very reliably) that a new exploit is on the way and will work on the 8960 pro (ie. mini/maxx/ultra)
unclear if it still requires the SU4 rom from June 2014 vs will work on the newer SU6 patched rom (even sunshine will not work on SU6) but it was verified by directly examining aboot and that the trustzone is only slightly different on the 8960pro vs 8974
(this time I won't post it in a dozen places - I suspect the release will pretty much spread like wildfire on its own)

_ck_ said:
very exciting update
I've been told (very reliably) that a new exploit is on the way and will work on the 8960 pro (ie. mini/maxx/ultra)
unclear if it still requires the SU4 rom from June 2014 vs will work on the newer SU6 patched rom (even sunshine will not work on SU6) but it was verified by directly examining aboot and that the trustzone is only slightly different on the 8960pro vs 8974
(this time I won't post it in a dozen places - I suspect the release will pretty much spread like wildfire on its own)
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I'd like more info on this

leerpsp said:
I'd like more info on this
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I would too but it's not out yet.
If I had to guess I'd suspect he is doing the proper notifications first to Motorola before releasing it. In which case as long as we don't accept OTA updates we should be okay.

_ck_ said:
I would too but it's not out yet.
If I had to guess I'd suspect he is doing the proper notifications first to Motorola before releasing it. In which case as long as we don't accept OTA updates we should be okay.
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Will for one your not well informed Motorola is not sending down any more OTA updates for us they told us they were not they left us dead in the water and stuck on 4.4.4. Also you don't have to contact Motorola about bootloader unlocks don't know who told you that and who would take the time all its doing is allowing us to install user made/custom roms and android is open source so its legal.

leerpsp said:
Will for one your not well informed Motorola is not sending down any more OTA updates for us they told us they were not they left us dead in the water and stuck on 4.4.4. Also you don't have to contact Motorola about bootloader unlocks don't know who told you that and who would take the time all its doing is allowing us to install user made/custom roms and android is open source so its legal.
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1. there are plenty of minor updates from SU4 to SU6 that were OTA and it stayed 4.4.4, they are just patches and there could easily be one that makes it SU6-7.4 - are you misunderstanding me that I am saying they are doing something more? What I meant was, if there is a a SU6-7.4 do NOT install it - though we can still always roll back to SU6-7(.0) via RSDlite - the nightmare would be a SU7 that prevents rollback to SU6
2. I assure you there is another bl unlock coming, this is completely confirmed.
I just don't know exactly when he is releasing it and I don't want to pester him - he's already proven he knows darn well what he is doing and is fully capable of producing the unlock and has already done so for other models - the catch is the unlock is not going to be phone specific so someone is going to have to package it for us

You've got me curious now. I haven't seen anyone else release a bootloader unlock in years.
Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

beaups said:
You've got me curious now. I haven't seen anyone else release a bootloader unlock in years.
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Oh you know who it is, he just did the other one.
He assures me this one will work on far more devices and even inspected the aboot on the droid mini for me - exact quote:
the TrustZone code there is slightly different, but it has a variation on the vulnerability I'm releasing and so it should work more-or-less out of the box
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You'll need to change the symbols to match your version, but that's pretty much it.
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so I'm going to shutup now because we need to leave him alone on his own timetable - I have to assume he is doing disclosures to motorola first, hence the delay

_ck_ said:
Oh you know who it is, he just did the other one.
He assures me this one will work on far more devices and even inspected the aboot on the droid mini for me - exact quote:
so I'm going to shutup now because we need to leave him alone on his own timetable - I have to assume he is doing disclosures to motorola first, hence the delay
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He didn't release a bootloader unlock for "the other one" either. In fact, the POC he did release required an unlocked bootloader, and custom kernel.

beaups said:
He didn't release a bootloader unlock for "the other one" either. In fact, the POC he did release required an unlocked bootloader, and custom kernel.
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I'm not sure what you mean. Motorola sent him a bootloader locked X and he unlocked it. He even shows every step and released the source.
Unless I am completely missing something.

_ck_ said:
I'm not sure what you mean. Motorola sent him a bootloader locked X and he unlocked it. He even shows every step and released the source.
Unless I am completely missing something.
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He (re)documented the vulnerability and documented a full exploitation technique(and did a great job). However the code he released can not be used to unlock a production device. The code requires an unlocked bootloader and a custom kernel. If you read the comments on his disclosure page, you will see that.
--beaups

beaups said:
The code requires an unlocked bootloader and a custom kernel.
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that sounds really weird though, why would you bl unlock an already bl unlocked device?
anyway, all we can do is wait and see what he does - he has no reason to lie, it's not like he is making money off it

_ck_ said:
that sounds really weird though, why would you bl unlock an already bl unlocked device?
anyway, all we can do is wait and see what he does - he has no reason to lie, it's not like he is making money off it
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I'm not implying he's lying it all. The vulnerability he documented is certainly legitimate. I'm just stating you might not get some "clickheretounlock.exe". Somebody might have to do some work to code/package/turn the vulnerability into working unlock solution. Or maybe he will do it.
--beaups

beaups said:
Somebody might have to do some work to code/package/turn the vulnerability into working unlock solution. Or maybe he will do it.
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oh I get that distinct feeling that he does not intend to release an actual executable, for reasons unclear, either legal or less responsibility
but I suspect he is going to lay out the steps pretty clearly and likely some source code and there is enough talent and desire around here to make it happen shortly after that

Unlock Bootloader BKL-L04

I cannot get the bootloader unlock code from Huawei. When I fill out the phone info form I get the error "SN and IMEI are mismatched." I've tried both IMEI1 and IMEI2.
Is this because it is the US version? Is there another way to unlock the bootloader?

I am having the same issue. I am very disappointed that they would lock the bootloader on a non-carrier branded phone. I am unable to port certain app data without root which is making it very hard for me to justify keeping the phone vs returning it and going with another brand where root is obtainable.

I'm getting the same error. I emailed them last night about it and just got a reply a little bit ago. They told me that Huawei USA does not provide bootloader unlock codes. Since they're apparently refusing to provide codes for the US version, does anyone know another way to get one?
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Rebrand it to EU version... It's in the forum

bhargavpa said:
Rebrand it to EU version... It's in the forum
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I doubt that it will work and will ultimately result in a bricked device. Per the FunkyHuawei website:
"Warning: EMUI 8.1 devices are not yet supported. EMUI 8.0 and below only for now."
There is also a warning about the USA version of the Mate 10 (Different phone but same idea) and trying to re-brand to another region.

Rebranding it is not possible (It's an EMUI 8.1 device) and will not help.

I'm highly ticked over this, I'd never bought this phone if I'd known you couldn't unlock it and root it!!!

dennyjjohnson said:
I'm highly ticked over this, I'd never bought this phone if I'd known you couldn't unlock it and root it!!!
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I am right there with you. I keep trying different departments at Huawei in the hopes someone will provide the bootloader unlock code. I wish the OnePlus 5T (8GB/128GB) was still available b/c I would return this phone and get that one instead. I only bought this one b/c that one was no longer being sold and this phone seemed like the next best choice. They need to have a disclaimer on their store site if they don't intend to allow unlocking for a specific region regardless if they present the option upon logging into my account with them.

That is b/c you didn't register your country as United States. I know this b/c of the URL of the website you used to log into. If you had, you would have been prompted to be redirected to a different site as it won't let you log into that specific URL if you registered with United States. I attempted to register with a different country using another e-mail account but since I already attempted using both IMEI numbers under my United States account it was logged as being not allowed already.

This is Huaweis official reply to this problem!
[cid:23a7799f-a2bc-466e-a6b4-81f70c8cf56a]
Dear Denny,
We widely appreciate your preference and we thank you for contacting us.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, however Huawei USA does not provide codes to unlock the bootloader.
We kindly inform you that this action can potentially "brick" the device or in other words, renders the phone completely unusable and voids the warranty service and device support as you mentioned. We have no control over how unlocking the bootloader will affect your device.
Please visit the following link to see our user agreement for this service, specially the point 4:
https://hwid5.vmall.com/CAS/portal/agreements/userAgreement/en-us_userAgreement.html?version=common
If you require additional assistance, or have any further questions, please contact us via:
• Live chat, go to our consumer webpage: http://consumer.huawei.com/us/index.htm
under the menu, select support>livechat
• Hotline service: 888.5HUAWEI / 888.548.2934 English / Spanish: From Monday to
Sunday 7:00am to 9:00pm.
Once again we thank you for contacting Huawei Technical Support, we remain at your service.
Best Regards.
P.T.H.
Dear Denny,
We widely appreciate your preference and we thank you for contacting us.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, however Huawei USA does not provide codes to unlock the bootloader.
We kindly inform you that this action can potentially "brick" the device or in other words, renders the phone completely unusable and voids the warranty service and device support as you mentioned. We have no control over how unlocking the bootloader will affect your device.
Please visit the following link to see our user agreement for this service, specially the point 4:
https://hwid5.vmall.com/CAS/portal/agreements/userAgreement/en-us_userAgreement.html?version=common
If you require additional assistance, or have any further questions, please contact us via:
• Live chat, go to our consumer webpage: http://consumer.huawei.com/us/index.htm
under the menu, select support>livechat
• Hotline service: 888.5HUAWEI / 888.548.2934 English / Spanish: From Monday to
Sunday 7:00am to 9:00pm.
Once again we thank you for contacting Huawei Technical Support, we remain at your service.
Best Regards.
P.T.H.

.... So the US version can't be bootloader unlocked? Time to cancel my order on Amazon then.

freeza said:
.... So the US version can't be bootloader unlocked? Time to cancel my order on Amazon then.
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i unlocked mine yesterday. had to select a country that hid the phone number field ... worked just fine

kevp75 said:
i unlocked mine yesterday. had to select a country that hid the phone number field ... worked just fine
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Please clarify.
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kevp75 said:
i unlocked mine yesterday. had to select a country that hid the phone number field ... worked just fine
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....reordered! thanks lmao

Does the US honor view 10 ship with 8.1?

-SilentAssassin- said:
Please clarify.
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the form.. on huawei's site aks u to select a country... pick one where the phone field disappears
freeza said:
Does the US honor view 10 ship with 8.1?
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mine did

Does emui allow booting with encryption disabled? As i understand it currently, official twrp is the only one working right now for the US model but can't decrypt data. Trying to decide if i should just cancel my order as nothing seems to be supporting the US version very much

freeza said:
Does emui allow booting with encryption disabled? As i understand it currently, official twrp is the only one working right now for the US model but can't decrypt data. Trying to decide if i should just cancel my order as nothing seems to be supporting the US version very much
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I've already made a mod to disable encryption on the view 10 your all good frieza. Thanks for saving Goku btw. Theres pretty much full support on all devices. Me and 20 other us based devs are tinkering away

joemossjr said:
I've already made a mod to disable encryption on the view 10 your all good frieza. Thanks for saving Goku btw
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Lmao you're welcome man [emoji16][emoji16]
Awesome on the mod. I was going to do it myself but wanted to know if it was even worth my time as some stock firmwares just don't boot without encryption. Good to know this one does. Where's your mod by the way? ?[emoji38]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=175GsJLI6zvoefKOGoW7bfd3I8jHeCjKb
just a simple change in vendor partition. which means since most roms are treble roms they wont effect being unencrypted lol just a fasctory wipe in twrp the flash the rom and go

Will realme 2 supports bootloader unlock and will release kernal sources?

Realme 2 has launched with snapdragon 450 and a good compitetor with redmi 5 (3+32) and any one know about unlocking bootloader of realme 2, will they support unlocking bootloader?

Most probably, no. But lets see, it has SD soc right now and both asus and xiaomi are providing bootloader to be unlockable.

manojtpoulose said:
Realme 2 has launched with snapdragon 450 and a good compitetor with redmi 5 (3+32) and any one know about unlocking bootloader of realme 2, will they support unlocking bootloader?
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May be yes

No. Realme 2 has no fastboot binaries even. Hence, though it has settings to OEM unlock, but apparently you can't flash anything.

Realme 2 will not get support in unlock bootloader..as per realme 2 executive

This is what thier response to me when I contacted them on mail about bootloader unlocking
"Thank you for writing to Realme Customer Service regarding Rooting of the device inquiry.
We would like to bring to your notice that it is not advisable for users to root the device as this will void the warranty of the product. This is in line with the terms and conditions mentioned in our warranty card provided with every product at the time of sale. In this case, the user has to bear the expenses of any repair that the phone may need in the future.
Moreover, we have taken your feedback and shared the same with the concerned team so that they can look into your suggestions.
In case of any further suggestion/inquiry, you can also contact us by calling on our toll-free number 1800-102-2777 from Monday to Sunday, 0900 AM to 0700 PM or you can also reply back to us on the same email."

I also got the same mail, i think they provide a method to unlock the bootloader if they get many mails regarding the unlocking of bootloader. If u guys want the developement of realme 2 please send a mail to realme care regarding this.

Tanweerlucifer said:
I also got the same mail, i think they provide a method to unlock the bootloader if they get many mails regarding the unlocking of bootloader. If u guys want the developement of realme 2 please send a mail to realme care regarding this.
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mail id ?

indranathh said:
mail id ?
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[email protected]

Oppo-RealMe = Won't allow you to unlock your bootloader!
Best Specs killed by bad OEM+OS!

One of the worst OS I have ever used. Never buying any Oppo family device again. Neitheerthe ROM has any theme manager, nor can we install using its apk from other handsetd. Moreover, we cant hide the Nav bar using adb. No root, no fastboot binaries, hence no custom ROMs. Its firmware has such an extension (*.ofp) which cannot be extracted except the latest version of UFI/Miracle box, which needs you to buy a new hardware not available in my country(wanted to extract boor.img). Still phone has OEM unlock settings under developer options. This is worse than even the latest iphone(which too has nothing and the high price is just for their logo).
Would never recommend anyone to buy any handset having ColorOS ROM.

They will allow to unlock the bootloader as the ceo said they will soon upgrade the ui and will launch there own color os and will also help developer.

Tanweerlucifer said:
They will allow to unlock the bootloader as the ceo said they will soon upgrade the ui and will launch there own color os and will also help developer.
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Any source??

askreddy2 said:
Any source??
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U can go through the YouTube video of the conversation between realme ceo and technical guruji

I agree. This is the worst Skin on Android ever. More over this doesn't have encryption available,you can't even slide to dismiss notification they broke everything that was right about Android

Can anyone able to unlock they bootloader

Realme 2 pro BOOTLOADER UNLOCK announcement
see this video for the official statement directly from CEO Realme about bootloader unlock for Realme 2 pro.
https://youtu.be/bkGYWarGl7Y
Realme 2 pro will be able to unlock bootloader before Jan 15, 2019.
i think Realme 2 also get bootloader unlock soon.

warning on getdroidtips links?

I'd like to get to the bottom of this.
I personally, have only been met with failure when trying to follow the instructions on their site.
Has anybody successfully used any of the instructions on the getdroidtips site?
I'm suspecting that they just have templates for instructions that they duplicate for every model/device on the market whether or not they apply to that model.
If this is the case, could XDA automatically put a warning on links to getdroidtips to not trust the advice?
EDIT:
evidence:
Getdroidtips.com
Hello everyone In search for new ROMs for some older devices (yet still great hardware, such as Nook HD and Lenovo s930) I have, I stumbled across this website: getdroidtips.com For example, for the phone I mentioned, it has a list of available...
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Official Unlocking is now Impossible - Any way to unlock unofficially?
Asus support have confirmed that the official unlock tool will no longer work, which explains the network errors running the tool recently. Customer Service Feedback Dear Sir/Madam Due to a recent upgrade to our FOTA servers, old unlockers no...
forum.xda-developers.com
(I confirm false: https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-wiko-view-3-lite/)
(obviously not ANY spreadtrum device since it doesn't work on the wiko view 3: https://www.getdroidtips.com/patch-boot-img-root-spreadtrum-device/)
many more...