After coming back to stock MIUI ROM my google play is displaying uncertified. I know it is because of the unlocked bootloader or at least that's what I think it is. Now is there any way for me to make my phone google play certified again?
This warning gets triggered and thrown when an unlocked bootloader, a rooted device, a flashed custom ROM, flashed custom packages such as Magisk, Xposed, and of course, installed Gapps on uncertified devices get detected by Google Play Services. Even as small as "enabling OEM unlock" on phone can trigger Google Play Services to throw an uncertified device error on Play Store.
What I'ld try do to fix it:
Disable OEM Unlock option from Developer Options if you have already enabled it.
If you have unlocked bootloader on your phone, then re-lock it.
Flash certified Gapps.
jwoegerbauer said:
This warning gets triggered and thrown when an unlocked bootloader, a rooted device, a flashed custom ROM, flashed custom packages such as Magisk, Xposed, and of course, installed Gapps on uncertified devices get detected by Google Play Services. Even as small as "enabling OEM unlock" on phone can trigger Google Play Services to throw an uncertified device error on Play Store.
What I'ld try do to fix it:
Disable OEM Unlock option from Developer Options if you have already enabled it.
If you have unlocked bootloader on your phone, then re-lock it.
Flash certified Gapps.
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Yes, I'm right now on a custom ROM and it is certified. Now I want to go back to stock ROM and have it certified without locking bootloader (bypass it). Is there any way to bypass it and make google think and display it as a certified?
Hooblet said:
Yes, I'm right now on a custom ROM and it is certified. Now I want to go back to stock ROM and have it certified without locking bootloader (bypass it). Is there any way to bypass it and make google think and display it as a certified?
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If you're flashing stock firmware, I think it'll mostly be certified. No need to re lock bootloader (that's what I think. Point me if iam wrong !!!)
Arc android said:
If you're flashing stock firmware, I think it'll mostly be certified. No need to re lock bootloader (that's what I think. Point me if iam wrong !!!)
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I did flash Stock Firmware, ROM and it's displayed as uncertified MIUI Global Rom (Latest version) and the play store doesn't want to update itself at all. I can download google apps through play store but the play store just won't budge.
Had to flash stock MIUI and lock the bootloader. Now everything works fine as it did before.
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I flashed my N5 back to latest stock and relocked bootloader. My problem is that the playstore does not show updates for all of the google apps, like keyboard or photos. Some do get updated though. I can still update them manually by searching them, but why does playstore not recognize them in the first place?
You can manually update the apps.
I prefer to leave my bootloader unlocked as relocking and unlocking wipes the phone.
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.
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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.
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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.
Just to preface, I'm not a total noob when it comes to android, but I'm definitely not savvy or knowledgeable in any way either.
I purchased a Motorola p50 a while ago from a seller on Aliexpress, and when booting the phone I get a message saying that the bootloader is unlocked. Going into the developer settings shows the OEM unlock option is in the off position, greyed out and with a message saying that the bootloader is already unlocked. However, booting into fastboot and running 'fastboot oem lock' gives me an error message telling me to enable unlocking in the developer options... which I can't do, because it's greyed out. Running 'fastboot oem unlock' tells me that the bootloader is already unlocked. From what I can tell the phone is running the stock android 10 motorola ROM, and I would like to lock the bootloader so that I can use google pay, as the phone supports NFC.
According to settings, the model is "motorola one vision", the hardware version is PVT, the SKU is XT1970-5 and the software channel is 'retcn'
Any help on how I can lock the bootloader, or even just get google pay working would be greatly appreciated.
There exists many threads on xda about this issue and it all boils down to this: your Bootloader thinks you're running modified software, hence locking it will hard brick your device (at least there is a possibility). According to the above linked thread, here's what you can do to troubleshoot this (in order of what could work):
Factory reset your device from Settings. (Relocking will erase your data anyways, Backup is advised)
Flash The Stock Firmware and attempt the lock process again.
Flash Magisk and enable Magisk Hide (this one is dangerous, since a modified boot.img while relocking can hard brick your device as well, do it at your own risk!!!)
Pass Safetynet check by flashing latest Magisk canary, enabling Magisk Hide and flashing this Universal Safetynet fix.
Step 4 is what I would do if I were you, however, advising people on the internet to root in order to solve this problem is not very wise, hence it being the last step.
Alright, I might give the last one a go since I don't know what the stock firmware for the phone is supposed to be. Thanks a lot for your help
Update: after attempting to install magisk with little success, I eventually found a single russian article that solved the issues I was having with magisk. I installed that plugin you linked, and success! Google pay now works without issue. Your help is greatly appreciated
Hello, i ordered my pixel 4a from google shop without sim-card or carrier lock.
Now i want to reset my phone (download and flash firmware) but it dont work.
I tried it with "https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/" website but the problem is that it tells me always that the carrier i selected is not the same on my device!????
(selected "other" country and "other" carrier, but it doesnt matter if i select my country and one of the two aviable carriers, it gets me always the error massage)
What is the problem?
(bootloader is locked and i had an prepaid sim recently used in that phone)
Try doing the first and second step in this guide:
[GUIDE] UNLOCKING, DOWNGRADING TO A10, TWRP, ROOT
Hello, I'm posting this guide for those (like me) who can't do without TWRP on their device. I'm providing only a step-by-step explanation. Credits to @nikamura for his kernel and TWRP...
forum.xda-developers.com
It will get you to android 10. Then you can do the OTA to android 11.
I dont want to unlock my bootloader! (no offense)
On my old xperia device I was able with xperia companion to download and flash the firmware without problems.
Is unlocking the bl neccessary? hope not
You can unlock it, do the reset, then relock the bootloader - it's a simple switch in the developer options to lock/unlock the bootloader.
It's called "OEM Unlocking"- you can turn it on (unlock) or turn it off (lock bootloader)
I know, but I want just to reflash the original image, why it should be neccessary to unlock it for that?
I thought it just need to be unlocked for things like developer previews or custom roms not for official stock roms.
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I know, but I want just to reflash the original image, why it should be neccessary to unlock it for that?
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Part of flashing an image to a phone is to also flash the "boot" image, so the bootloader needs to be unlock.
Thats a good point, but i dont think that it is the problem.
The error massage says that the carrier of my device and the carrier i selected in "flash tool" is not the same, so i cant proceed.
I guess it would say something related to bootloader while i select my device if thats the problem.
Well, I have no idea about that https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com website - it does not seem like an official google website because I doubt google would add "with" to it's domain name.
So, I would try downloading the official images using the link in the SECOND step of the guide I listed above - because that is an official image from google directly.
Flashing a factory image is only for when you've had an unlocked bootloader and been running custom ROMs or whatever.
You can factory reset the phone without flashing it.
Just go to settings -> system -> advanced -> reset.
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Well, I have no idea about that https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com website - it does not seem like an official google website because I doubt google would add "with" to it's domain name.
So, I would try downloading the official images using the link in the SECOND step of the guide I listed above - because that is an official image from google directly.
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It is an official google website as far I can tell, you can see it here google website but I was sceptical too at the beginning.
a1291762 said:
Flashing a factory image is only for when you've had an unlocked bootloader and been running custom ROMs or whatever.
You can factory reset the phone without flashing it.
Just go to settings -> system -> advanced -> reset.
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Sure but my question was about reflashing stock image (no offense).
I figured it out the problem was that I havent removed my google account before connecting to "pixelrepair".
After that I was able to select carrier and proceed.
But after that step it now shows "checking for problems" on repair software and on phone it says "waiting for command" until it quits after few minutes.
Anyone an idea why its not working?
(btw the flashtool and instruction never mention to unlock the bootloader so I guess its not neccessary)
The boot-loader is unlocked on my ROG 5. I had it rooted with magisk till very recently, however, I gave up root during last firmware update. Perhaps it wasn't a good idea! Since then, Google Play has been saying "Device is not certified". (Obviously, I need a certified device for GPay.)
Is it a must to have root & magisk when boot-loader is unlocked to overcome this problem? Thanks.
(I'm worried about re-locking the boot-loader because of potentially losing the ability to unlock it in the future again. So my preference is to leave it unlocked.)
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The boot-loader is unlocked on my ROG 5. I had it rooted with magisk till very recently, however, I gave up root during last firmware update. Perhaps it wasn't a good idea! Since then, Google Play has been saying "Device is not certified". (Obviously, I need a certified device for GPay.)
Is it a must to have root & magisk when boot-loader is unlocked to overcome this problem? Thanks.
(I'm worried about re-locking the boot-loader because of potentially losing the ability to unlock it in the future again. So my preference is to leave it unlocked.)
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Unlocked Bootloaders will always fail SafetyNet.
Magisk, Kdragon module is the only resort here.
Locking Bootloader is also a solution, but a big no - if you plan to root it later.
Thanks JazonX, I've once again gone through the painful process of activating it all. Long story short, things are working again . I've learnt my lesson (to retain root over a firmware update).
I had before unlocked bootloader after i did recovery and locked it , i got certified google play , as i read you have numerous times to unlock the bootloader