Hello:
I am trying to follow the instructions to unlock the bootloader on my Sprint G900P Galaxy S5.
I installed the ADB SDK, the Samsung USB driver, turned on USB debugging on my phone, and connected it to my computer.
I typed adb reboot bootloader and the phone rebooted into a screen to download software to it.
Next, I typed fastboot oem unlock and I get a message on the screen < waiting for any device >
and it does nothing.
This is strange because obviously the computer was able to send the adb command to the phone so there is communication.
Why would is stop at the fastboot step?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Neil
Ummm dude your booloader is already unlocked since it's from Sprint. You just go into your Dev options and toggle on OEM UNLOCK and your all set
gurnsey101 said:
Ummm dude your booloader is already unlocked since it's from Sprint. You just go into your Dev options and toggle on OEM UNLOCK and your all set
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When I go to Developer Options, I do not see an OEM UNLOCK option. Any ideas?
NeilAgg said:
When I go to Developer Options, I do not see an OEM UNLOCK option. Any ideas?
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It's most likely already unlocked.
kicker63 said:
It's most likely already unlocked.
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I went to Google Play Store and installed the Root Checker by Clivin Inc.
When I ran the app, it says: Your device is not rooted
I am not sure where to go from here.
NeilAgg said:
I went to Google Play Store and installed the Root Checker by Clivin Inc.
When I ran the app, it says: Your device is not rooted
I am not sure where to go from here.
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Hi,
Just wondering what are you going to achieve ...
1. Don't bother with any "oem unlock" options as there is no any in your phone model. Your bootloader is uncloked by default and that's it.
2. Rooting is different story - if you didn't root your device yet then the root checkers will tell you exactly this -> so you need to root your phone to get different reply
Many40 said:
Rooting is different story
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I did not realize that. Thanks for the info.
I used the SkipSoft Unified Toolkit to root the device.
Thanks,
Neil
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Hey everyone, made a tutorial showing how to unlock the bootloader on your Nexus 9! I'll make rooting videos and more soon enough.
Hope they help.
How to unlock the bootloader:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJEORWbf658
How to root the Nexus 9:
http://youtu.be/5jwoPx5mB7Y
Unboxing and hands on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K5WAmwRH7o
Doing it as soon as i get home .
That's the first nexus device I've seen that doesn't use Google's bootloader, very interesting!
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
Good news: You can unlock the bootloader under the development tab in settings. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-6-9-requires-checking-box-developer-options/
lary50 said:
Good news: You can unlock the bootloader under the development tab in settings. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-6-9-requires-checking-box-developer-options/
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Thanks for that, I kept getting permission denied. All is well now ?
I wonder what HTC means when they say ,"this *may* void your warranty" when unlocking the bootloader. Did the all the other nexus devices say that in the bootloader before they were unlocked?
Deltadroid said:
Did the all the other nexus devices say that in the bootloader before they were unlocked?
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My nexus 4 did.
I guess it's fine as long as it's not being permanently marked with some bit set somewhere so their service department can see. The device can be locked again.
pantmunu said:
Doing it as soon as i get home .
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same there but them i get it i will
Edit: no need to set up adb or fastboot
i have ubuntu haha
Deltadroid said:
I wonder what HTC means when they say ,"this *may* void your warranty" when unlocking the bootloader. Did the all the other nexus devices say that in the bootloader before they were unlocked?
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They did. Although you can just type fastboot oem lock and it should relock the bootloader without wiping any data.
Will wait till root is available to unlock it
mk92595 said:
Will wait till root is available to unlock it
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No way. Unlocking wipes the device, but rooting doesnt. I plan to unlock mine the second I get it. That way I can start loading data and stuff onto it and start using it. Then, when root is available, I don't have to wipe my data at that point to do it becuase I was already proactive about unlocking the bootloader.
qbking77 said:
Hey everyone, made a tutorial showing how to unlock the bootloader on your Nexus 9! I'll make rooting videos and more soon enough.
Hope they help.
How to unlock the bootloader:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJEORWbf658
Unboxing and hands on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K5WAmwRH7o
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Hey great tutorial!
I got 1 problem.
I installed the latest android the latest sdk of android on my pc.
Followed the tutorial from you to setup adb. although its from 2011
and when i tried to do: 'adb devices' nothing happened.
The list stayed empty and my nexus 9 didn't have a pop up.
I had the nexus 9 unlocked with the screen on.
berendspruijt said:
Hey great tutorial!
I got 1 problem.
I installed the latest android the latest sdk of android on my pc.
Followed the tutorial from you to setup adb. although its from 2011
and when i tried to do: 'adb devices' nothing happened.
The list stayed empty and my nexus 9 didn't have a pop up.
I had the nexus 9 unlocked with the screen on.
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Same there win 8
But I unlocked it
On Ubuntu
berendspruijt said:
Hey great tutorial!
I got 1 problem.
I installed the latest android the latest sdk of android on my pc.
Followed the tutorial from you to setup adb. although its from 2011
and when i tried to do: 'adb devices' nothing happened.
The list stayed empty and my nexus 9 didn't have a pop up.
I had the nexus 9 unlocked with the screen on.
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If you're on Windows, it could be a driver problem. You can check on it in Windows device manager. If you need to install the driver, Open the Android SDK manager and make sure the USB driver is installed, and install any available updates. If that doesn't work, you can find the Google nexus USB driver by itself and install it using the windows device manager. You can search for the relevant step by step guides here on the forum or elsewhere online.
mrkvchm said:
No way. Unlocking wipes the device, but rooting doesnt. I plan to unlock mine the second I get it. That way I can start loading data and stuff onto it and start using it. Then, when root is available, I don't have to wipe my data at that point to do it becuase I was already proactive about unlocking the bootloader.
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I already installed everything I need. also with ADB you can backup apps easily.
mk92595 said:
I already installed everything I need. also with ADB you can backup apps easily.
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But you'll have to reinstall everything when you unlock the bootloader. I know its not hard to do with ADB, but I don't understand why you'd bother backing up and restoring everything when you can just unlock the bootloader right away and save yourself from wiping to root once you're already established on the device. Well, to each his own I guess.
If i unlock my nexus9 do i still get android OTA's?
hill67 said:
If i unlock my nexus9 do i still get android OTA's?
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mrkvchm said:
But you'll have to reinstall everything when you unlock the bootloader. I know its not hard to do with ADB, but I don't understand why you'd bother backing up and restoring everything when you can just unlock the bootloader right away and save yourself from wiping to root once you're already established on the device. Well, to each his own I guess.
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I already have my Nexus 9. Everything is already installed.
This process has been done with the HTC International version available in Australia.
Im sure everyone would appreciate follow up from others to confirm which versions of the phone this process works with.
The process below assumes a small amount of familiarity with HTC unlock process AND WILL WIPE THE DATA FROM YOUR PHONE!
The process is basically the same as ever with a few variations
Install adb
Go to http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader and sign up, click unlock bootloader
In the device selection drop-down select "any other supported device"
Boot into "Download Mode" - Which is the equivalent of fastboot. (shutdown your phone, hold power+volume down until you boot into this mode). This is the mode with the black background and red text
Connect phone to PC, and issue "fastboot oem get_identifier_token"
Copy the code into the returned by adb into space on HTCs website
Get the email, download the attachment and issue "fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin"
I'll wait for a S-OFF method
You won't need htcdev, your phone won't be registered over there.
Always good to know we can root the new flagship
Super-Veloce said:
I'll wait for a S-OFF method
You won't need htcdev, your phone won't be registered over there.
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On Lollipop there's no such shortcut.. your device must be rooted before proceeding to S-OFF..
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On Lollipop there's no such shortcut.. your device must be rooted before proceeding to S-OFF..
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Really?? Damn..
I keep getting:
Code:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>fastboot oem get_identifier_token
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FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.007s
Tried it on 2 different systems :S
What mode was your phone in? Were you in download mode? Or in the bootloader?
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What mode was your phone in? Were you in download mode? Or in the bootloader?
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Ahhh...... I thought i was in download, but was in bootloader (still accept fastboot commands)
HTC Download mode says... "hTC download mode" up the top and is a black screen if any one else comes across this...
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Ahhh...... I thought i was in download, but was in bootloader (still accept fastboot commands)
HTC Download mode says... "hTC download mode" up the top and is a black screen if any one else comes across this...
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Thanks, I've added a note in my comment that mentions that download mode is the one with black background and red text.
And how i will make it S-Off?
Richi207 said:
And how i will make it S-Off?
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By being patient... the device is not even available in most regions yet, give developers a little time would you.
For Verizon test M9's, can't even pull identifier token. Fastboot command yields "FAILED (remote: unknown command)," which is interesting because I used fastboot to successfully flash TWRP then root.
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On Lollipop there's no such shortcut.. your device must be rooted before proceeding to S-OFF..
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Is there a way to s-off? Ive seen some have already done it, but how?
Test devices come S-OFF.
hgoldner said:
Test devices come S-OFF.
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Or you can give the Phone to a shop / repair centre to s-off it
In Germany you can do it at:
http://www.gsm-europe.de/epages/635...3/Products/htc_soff/SubProducts/htc_soff-0001
Its a shop in Berlin they do s-off and supercid
And they can do it on the Onde M9
Only bad thing they cant Unlock bootloader it without HTC Dev.
So You get your phone back with S-Off and with Super Cid but Boodloader is Locked and you must Unlock it via HTC dev
because for Unlock via Fastboot you need root on Android 5
I remember when I first unlocked the bootloader on the M7, I lost a couple stock apps. If anyone's tried the official HTC-DEV unlock method yet, are all apps intact?
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I remember when I first unlocked the bootloader on the M7, I lost a couple stock apps. If anyone's tried the official HTC-DEV unlock method yet, are all apps intact?
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Didn't notice any loss after unlocking M9 ..
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Didn't notice any loss after unlocking M9 ..
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Thank you! Now I can confidently proceed when the device arrives in a couple hours.
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And how i will make it S-Off?
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you're gonna have to wait a while for that
Been a long time since I unlocked a bootloader. But I don't lose any OTA functionality do I?
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Trying to root my phone but the OEM Unlock option does not show up in the developer options..I've searched around and couldn't find anything.
johnronin said:
Trying to root my phone but the OEM Unlock option does not show up in the developer options..I've searched around and couldn't find anything.
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Who's your carrier?
T-Mobile has it
Verizon
johnronin said:
Trying to root my phone but the OEM Unlock option does not show up in the developer options..I've searched around and couldn't find anything.
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I know it was there on 12A. Also if you are on VS995 Verizon, why do you need OEM Unlock. I don't remember seeing anywhere in the dirtysanta instructions that you need to do OEM unlock.
I have checked on both firmware available for the vs995..neither has it as an option.
The instructions don't say to check oem unlock ..but they also don't say to make sure the phone is in debug mode either. ...and every dirtysanta tutorial I looked up had oem unlock and debug as prerequisites except for the xda tut...
...I tried rooting and got all the way to step 3 but twrp would not let me format the data ...I'll try one more time before heading to sleep.
We don't have OEM UNLOCK on Verizon V20. Did you finish the dirtysanta successfully?
Sent from my VS995 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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I have checked on both firmware available for the vs995..neither has it as an option.
The instructions don't say to check oem unlock ..but they also don't say to make sure the phone is in debug mode either. ...and every dirtysanta tutorial I looked up had oem unlock and debug as prerequisites except for the xda tut...
...I tried rooting and got all the way to step 3 but twrp would not let me format the data ...I'll try one more time before heading to sleep.
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my suggestion would be to ask for help in the dirtysanta thread, you will get more help there
That's a good suggestion but it wouldn't let me post in that forum... I should have enough posts now though...
I was able to go through all of the steps and get twrp and booted up but root checker says no root access
Verizon removed that option from the menu. No Verizon V20 has it. That being said--it isn't needed if you follow the dirty santa instructions.
So i want to flash my S8 to a new firmware from G950X to G950F/D and there are no options for oem unlock. The OEM Unlock is on but when i install the TWRP, it keeps on blocking it and I cannot start flashing. Is there another way or does someone know this? Im using the Exynos version of demo unit. Thanks!
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So i want to flash my S8 to a new firmware from G950X to G950F/D and there are no options for oem unlock. The OEM Unlock is on but when i install the TWRP, it keeps on blocking it and I cannot start flashing. Is there another way or does someone know this? Im using the Exynos version of demo unit. Thanks!
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Have you got developer options enabled? If not you have to go to settings-about-software info- and then keep on tapping building number until it says developer options, now go into settings again and you have an option now called developer options right at the bottom, go into that and you can turn oem off
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Have you got developer options enabled? If not you have to go to settings-about-software info- and then keep on tapping building number until it says developer options, now go into settings again and you have an option now called developer options right at the bottom, go into that and you can turn oem off
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I tried doing the developer options but theres no oem unlock switch. Im new to flashing, should the oem unlock kept "on" or "off"?
Drei06 said:
I tried doing the developer options but theres no oem unlock switch. Im new to flashing, should the oem unlock kept "on" or "off"?
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Here's the screenshots on my phone it should defo be there like this if you have enabled developer option
sofir786 said:
Here's the screenshots on my phone it should defo be there like this if you have enabled developer option
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Well, i have the demo unit version which is not same as the sold ones
sofir786 said:
Here's the screenshots on my phone it should defo be there like this if you have enabled developer option
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Do you know how sir if im using the demo unit without the oem unlock switch?
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Do you know how sir if im using the demo unit without the oem unlock switch?
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I'm not 100% sure then, demo units have no radio modem, what was you planning to do with the phone?
oem unlock is boot loader unlocking, if you try to root or install twrp that breaks knox without enable oem unlock the phone will be completely bricked. If you have successfully enable oem unlock and able to boot in twrp , you need to wipe data and internal storage to remove encryption, so twrp will be able to read data and flash. but if you stay on stock rom you need to flash others files before rebooting but for that refer to tutorials
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oem unlock is boot loader unlocking, if you try to root or install twrp that breaks knox without enable oem unlock the phone will be completely bricked. If you have successfully enable oem unlock and able to boot in twrp , you need to wipe data and internal storage to remove encryption, so twrp will be able to read data and flash. but if you stay on stock rom you need to flash others files before rebooting but for that refer to tutorials
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Can you guide me what to do first? haha. I dont know what im doing honestly cuz this is my first time and i got it from youtube. Btw, the oem unlock is on but it keeps blocking so i dont know what to do..
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I'm not 100% sure then, demo units have no radio modem, what was you planning to do with the phone?
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My plan is to get the unit to G950F/D instead of G950X to get the full function of the phone such as security, full charge, etc. But not the GSM ofcourse because all demo units dont have this feature
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My plan is to get the unit to G950F/D instead of G950X to get the full function of the phone such as security, full charge, etc. But not the GSM ofcourse because all demo units dont have this feature
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From what I've read you can flash a firmware via Odin but there things thst will be broken. There's actually some tutorials on YouTube on how to get a normal firmware onto a demo unit.
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From what I've read you can flash a firmware via Odin but there things thst will be broken. There's actually some tutorials on YouTube on how to get a normal firmware onto a demo unit.
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What are the things that can be broken? Tutorials on youtube are so few and some are in other language so i cant understand, the only thing that im following now is the tutorial on youtube which he turned his S7 flat demo unit, i dont know if its the same because when he installed the TWRP, there were no problems but mine has (S8)..
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Can you guide me what to do first? haha. I dont know what im doing honestly cuz this is my first time and i got it from youtube. Btw, the oem unlock is on but it keeps blocking so i dont know what to do..
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but was is it blocked ? can you go to twrp ? (power it off and then hold volume up , Bixby and power until it boot to recovery, or the volume down instead for download mode)
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but was is it blocked ? can you go to twrp ? (power it off and then hold volume up , Bixby and power until it boot to recovery, or the volume down instead for download mode)
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I can access to download mode and recovery mode..
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but was is it blocked ? can you go to twrp ? (power it off and then hold volume up , Bixby and power until it boot to recovery, or the volume down instead for download mode)
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But how can I access to TWRP, I can't even install it... but if any, how can i go to TWRP?
Did u find wah to unlock oem plz?
My phone is G955U and I don't have OEM unlocking displayed in dev options. I'm root user since 2014 but I still can't figure out what's wrong with this device I bought recently. I'm just trying to root it. Can someone please help me with this problem?
I'm quite interested in buying this device (Nova 3i), but it's very important to me that i can root it.
I've noticed that the option "OEM Unlock" is not greyed out, and can be easily enabled, at least in the devices that are sold in my country.
So the question is:
Is it enought to enable "OEM Unlock" in "Developer Options" from the phone settings to unlock the bootloader and I can simply install TWRP afterthat?
Or do I still have to unlock it using unlock key from Huawei Website (which is unavailable)?
And if not, is there any other way to root it? Has anyone had luck in rooting it (e.g. Kingroot, etc)?
Thanks in advance.
Jan oatcoal said:
I'm quite interested in buying this device (Nova 3i), but it's very important to me that i can root it.
I've noticed that the option "OEM Unlock" is not greyed out, and can be easily enabled, at least in the devices that are sold in my country.
So the question is:
Is it enought to enable "OEM Unlock" in "Developer Options" from the phone settings to unlock the bootloader and I can simply install TWRP afterthat?
Or do I still have to unlock it using unlock key from Huawei Website (which is unavailable)?
And if not, is there any other way to root it? Has anyone had luck in rooting it (e.g. Kingroot, etc)?
Thanks in advance.
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Have tried king root.... Stuck at 1 percent not hoing any further and its bootloader is still locked so we need to wait till we can get someone to unlock it
Xial Xahab said:
Have tried king root.... Stuck at 1 percent not hoing any further and its bootloader is still locked so we need to wait till we can get someone to unlock it
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The days of kingroot working on phones are long gone
Dheeraj Menon said:
The days of kingroot working on phones are long gone
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I knew that... But still wanted to see if that's a thing or no
Jan oatcoal said:
I'm quite interested in buying this device (Nova 3i), but it's very important to me that i can root it.
I've noticed that the option "OEM Unlock" is not greyed out, and can be easily enabled, at least in the devices that are sold in my country.
So the question is:
Is it enought to enable "OEM Unlock" in "Developer Options" from the phone settings to unlock the bootloader and I can simply install TWRP afterthat?
Or do I still have to unlock it using unlock key from Huawei Website (which is unavailable)?
And if not, is there any other way to root it? Has anyone had luck in rooting it (e.g. Kingroot, etc)?
Thanks in advance.
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pls check PHONE status in Fastboot and rescue mode. I have the nova 3i INE-LX2 it says its unlocked.
how did you manage to unlock it? plz share
how did you manage to unlock it? plz share
jioleight said:
pls check PHONE status in Fastboot and rescue mode. I have the nova 3i INE-LX2 it says its unlocked.
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how did you do this
How you did it
How you did it please share The method i try about 5 app no one open it