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Is there any information on when an unlocked US exynos S8 will be availabl for use o

There is a lot of discussion right now about the pre-orders unlocked US version of the phone most likely shipping with a locked bootloader like the S7 did.
Does anyone know when the exynos ones will be up for grabs? Will that be international and compatible with ATT?

You can buy Exynos right now. EBay, Amazon, etc. Or order straight from company in UK that will region unlock before shipping your phone.
https://m.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s8
Yes, all Snapdragon S8/S8+ will have locked bootloader.

Is the bootloader unlocked?

Wing_Zero_Custom said:
Is the bootloader unlocked?
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it is unlockable, yes.

Which LG G6 can be used on Verizon AND has an unlocked bootloader?

I'm curious if the popular G6 model 870 can be used Verizon mainly.

TheCoryGuy said:
I'm curious if the popular G6 model 870 can be used Verizon mainly.
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I have the us997 model and everything works great on Verizon! Not sure the 870 works on vzw...

Your best bet for compatibility with Verizon is the us997 model. Make sure it's NOT tied to us cellular to have the ability to unlock the bootloader. For some odd reason the unlocked us997 has the same model as the US cellular Version. LG will only unlock the bootloader of the unlocked variants.

LG G6+ US997U LTE Bands Unlock

I am planning to buy an LG G6+ US997U(Model no LGUS997U.AAMZBK) and import it to India for the simple fact that US997U models are bootloader unlockable.
The problem arises that the LTE bands being used in India are not mentioned in the FCC filing for US997 models.
As I understand the modem in SD821 supports all LTE bands and there are region specific software blocks to block other bands.
My question is whether after unlocking and rooting, I can remove those blocks so the phone works fine with the LTE bands in India.
Please Help.

you know only the H870 and US997 can be unlocked no other models like the h870d or ds or a u version

..but DS is quite different. (two sim) 997 and 997U are differ just in mem size and quad dac. So the boot is almost the same.

Indiant said:
..but DS is quite different. (two sim) 997 and 997U are differ just in mem size and quad dac. So the boot is almost the same.
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Yes I read in an Amazon review that there is official support for bootloader unlock for US997U.
Question now is whether I can unlock all the LTE bands available with the SD821 and whether I can flash the H870 or US997 recovery and roms(Lineage, AquariOS) on US997U?
 @J0SH1X @rc420head Can you guys help answer this please?

gammaboy said:
Yes I read in an Amazon review that there is official support for bootloader unlock for US997U.
Question now is whether I can unlock all the LTE bands available with the SD821 and whether I can flash the H870 or US997 recovery and roms(Lineage, AquariOS) on US997U?
@[email protected] Can you guys help answer this please?
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Not sure about the U h870 and us997 have twrp and custom roms

rc420head said:
Not sure about the U h870 and us997 have twrp and custom roms
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Absolute nothing. No custom rom, no recovery, no root. ...and I think no system updates too for u, because it is an Amazon branded phone.

So... Is the G6+ (US997U) supported by LG Developer's bootloader unlock, or not? That's the real issue... not the fact that it's "just the memory size" because LG distinguishes support based on the IMEI/MEID. Consider the fact that all of the US99x phones are the same model number for the "unlocked" and the "US Cellular" versions... but LG will not send you an unlock code if you attempt to use a device ID from a device that is provisioned to the US Cellular carrier. The hardware is literally identical.
Also consider that the V30+ is in the same boat. The US998 can be unlocked on the LG dev site (with a little trickery - you have to change the website code in Chrome for it to work)... but the US998U can NOT. We're not really sure why.
Presently... the LG Dev Supported Devices List does NOT list the US997U (G6+)... so I want to ask anyone here that says it can be unlocked how they did it. It's hard to find info on xda, since the "plus" version doesn't seem to have it's own portal.
Thanks, all!

I tried to unlock my US997U on the portal (selecting US997 from the dropdown) and my unlock was brutally denied.
Extremely lame that simply having more memory means I can't unlock my phone!

is there any update on this? can LGUS997U be unlocked? I too was denied on the LG developer website

vvsarana said:
is there any update on this? can LGUS997U be unlocked? I too was denied on the LG developer website
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YEAH SUPER LAME!. the website denied mine too. SOOO LAME. because fastboot gave me the CODE... SO LAME.
Unfortunately, your device( United States, (AMAZON(USA)), LGUS997U.AMZ )does not support unlocking the bootloader.

Calling All Detectives (US997)

I purchased a used US997 that appears to be a LG demo or test phone. It activates and works, but the software version is still from May of 2017. What is the date of the current stock software for the US997? Furthermore, I attempted to unlock the bootloader and got denied. The message says "Your device (TEST_GPIN) does not support unlocking the bootloader." Hence my thinking the phone is a beta/test version of the consumer model. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge on this? At this juncture, I am posed to return the phone.
Thanks in advance.

There are two versions of the US997. One is the US Cellular version, the bootloader can not be unlocked. The other is a non US Cellular version that can be unlocked. You need to go to the LG developer website and submit your IMEI and they will email you a file that can be used to unlock the bootloader. If you have a US Cellular version, they will reply that your phone is not unlockable.

lemmyslender said:
There are two versions of the US997. One is the US Cellular version, the bootloader can not be unlocked. The other is a non US Cellular version that can be unlocked. You need to go to the LG developer website and submit your IMEI and they will email you a file that can be used to unlock the bootloader. If you have a US Cellular version, they will reply that your phone is not unlockable.
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I am aware that there are the 2 versions. What I have is not the US Cellular version of the phone. It is a demo or test model of the US997 unlocked phone. However, I can't unlock the bootloader and it doesn't look like it is capable of receiving OTA updates.

Irieone said:
I am aware that there are the 2 versions. What I have is not the US Cellular version of the phone. It is a demo or test model of the US997 unlocked phone. However, I can't unlock the bootloader and it doesn't look like it is capable of receiving OTA updates.
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US997 is also the model number of the U.S. Cellular phone. Both the open market US997 and U.S. Cellular US997 are identical in every respect, EXCEPT the U.S. Cellular is not eligible for bootloader unlock.
You have a demo or test model US997 which was NEVER sold at retail by authorized 3rd party retailer like B&H Photo. Thus, it's not eligible for bootloader unlock. The ones that are eligible would not come up TEST_GPIN and their IMEI numbers would in the LG Developer bootloader unlock database.

Unlock the bootloader h870 DEC region

Hello. Has a bootloader unlocked on the model h870 region DEC?

Try it, if it works great if not then you got your answer.

basicreece said:
Try it, if it works great if not then you got your answer.
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I do not have this phone. I want to buy it.

Yes it has, mine is H870 DEC and I have unlocked the bootloader and root.

If it's H870 then yes, no matter which region it is. Other variants like H870S/DS are unlockable.

Vatt`ghern said:
If it's H870 then yes, no matter which region it is. Other variants like H870S/DS are unlockable.
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That's not true at all, sudamerican models are H870 also and don't have unlockeable bootloader. Only carrierfree H870 model and US carrier free model can be unlocked.

mprovi_15 said:
That's not true at all, sudamerican models are H870 also and don't have unlockeable bootloader. Only carrierfree H870 model and US carrier free model can be unlocked.
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yep, my phone its h870 mexico, and i cant unlock the boot