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[Q] is the bootloader going to be unlocked?

Has samsung announced that they will unlock the bootloader? was the s4 with locked bootloader also?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Verizon may be the only one with a locked bootloader.

I actually don't know... if it's only verizon then that's cool.. i am going to buy the unlocked carrier version.
edit: seeing no custom rom, I thought the bootloader was locked

Yea, I'm pretty sure it's just the Verizon model. Every other model has plenty of roms.

yeahman45 said:
Has samsung announced that they will unlock the bootloader? was the s4 with locked bootloader also?
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The bootloader is already unlocked. On my phone and most other S5's as well. You are apparently making some assumption about some particular S5 variant. A minority of carriers do lock bootloaders, but you didn't even tell us what model of S5 you have or are referring to. You should give some context so that we know what you are talking about.
edit: I see that you implied in a follow up post that you meant Verizon. The bootloader on a Verizon S5 is locked at the behest of Verizon, not Samsung. Samsung doesn't lock the bootloader for TMobile, Bell, Rogers, Telus or hundreds of other carriers. Pretty much just Verizon and ATT and a few sundry CDMA carriers that are that restrictive.
There are tons of custom ROMs for carriers that are more reasonable. You can use Safestrap to emulate a limited number of ROMs on Verizon but it's your choice of carrier that is hampering you here.
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ok thx guys I am getting the unlocked/carrier free version .. so should not be a problem thx

Which version of LG v20 to buy?

I want to install custom Rom on LG V20. Which carrier should I get it from, T-Mobile, Att, Sprint, Verizon? Thanks.

You should get the US996 unlocked version. It will work on all the carriers plus you can unlock the bootloader on LG's website. All the others you will need to use Dirty Santa to unlock unless they have newer firmware which cannot unlock yet. You can get the US996 fairly cheap. Just make sure it is the US996 unlocked not the US996 US Cellular version.

Is there a way to tell if a phone is the US Cellular version or the actual unlocked version?
Already got burned once buying a US996 from ebay that was labelled as factory unlocked but it was actually a US Cellular.
I'm hoping there/s something on the sticker under the battery that will have the answers but nothing obvious from what I can see.

Does the US996 model support all TMobile bands including band 12 and VoLTE, wifi calling? Thanks.

LG V20 Sim Network Unlock Code

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zigmuntfavello said:
Hello fellas, I have the LG V20 AT&T phone and I want to be able to use the sim of any network carrier of my choosing and I’ve been told that it's next to impossible to unlock AT&T phones unless you have the stock locked Rom and if I will flash unlocked Rom the phone will be sim free. Would that be correct If that is correct, my question is: Does anyone have unlocked Rom from this phone? At this moment when I insert different carrier sim the phone ask for 8 digit sim network unlock put code. any guide for it or someone with the knowledge to do it or someone pointing towards the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
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From my understanding, and at least on Tmobile, you have to ask the carrier for the sim unlock code. Your phone has to be paid off if you bought the phone through the carrier. This is independent of the rom used. Check this out: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/

zigmuntfavello said:
Hello fellas, I have the LG V20 AT&T phone and I want to be able to use the sim of any network carrier of my choosing and I’ve been told that it's next to impossible to unlock AT&T phones unless you have the stock locked Rom and if I will flash unlocked Rom the phone will be sim free. Would that be correct If that is correct, my question is: Does anyone have unlocked Rom from this phone? At this moment when I insert different carrier sim the phone ask for 8 digit sim network unlock put code. any guide for it or someone with the knowledge to do it or someone pointing towards the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
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Since you are being prompted for a actual unlock code.you do infact have at&t and NOT t mobile device with their garbage unlock app and process.simply look for a unlock code for a "lg v20 h910" or "lg v20 at&t unlock "on ebay.all the other cell unlock sites are a rip off. Codes are pretty cheap like 2 bux or so.now if you had a t mobile device you would have had to jump through a lot of hoops to get it unlocked.luckily you dont.

mattzaher said:
what is the difference between lg v20 H990N, H990DS, H990T, H910, H918, LS997, US996, VS995 for sim unlocking? which one is easier to unlock?
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LG V20 H910 is AT&T version; LG V20 H918 is T-Mobile variant; LG V20 LS997 is for Sprint; LG V20 US996 for US Cellular; LG V20 H990N - for Hong Kong; LG V20 H990DS is Global Dual-SIM version ; LG V20 VS995 Verizon version ; LG V20 H990T for Mexico.

darkknight1812 said:
From my understanding, and at least on Tmobile, you have to ask the carrier for the sim unlock code. Your phone has to be paid off if you bought the phone through the carrier. This is independent of the rom used. Check this out: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/
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....and for tmobile you can't be rooted. I just sucked like that. my t918 is paid off but rooted. Tmobile asked me to use their unlocking app however doesnt work just dont wanna go through hassle going back to stock.

can someone write here the full list of worldwide carriers where v20 is available at this moment?

perryjackson said:
Am use one service to unlock my one phone locked with t-mobile, even my phone does not ask to enter unlock code for unlock,, but i have device unlock app in my phone so i place order to unlock my phone through device unlock app and successfully m phone unlocked . t-mobile doest allow you to leave him, so you have to place order to unlock there is no. of site who provide unlock code or unlock service. if you wish to want to unlock your phone so let me know i will share the link with you for unlock.
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Thx for heads up. Just wonder if it will work with rooted phone? I am very interested !!!

How can I put into the unlock code the phone? Any instruction?

hjpark68 said:
How can I put into the unlock code the phone? Any instruction?
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it should ask for code automatically after rebooting with different carrier sim, if not - then you should use network unlock app for connecting to server and entering code

what is the difference between lg v20 sim unlock code and network unlock code? as I understand sim unlock code is 4 digit and network unlock code is 8 digit, correct?

eldar4uk said:
LG V20 H910 is AT&T version; LG V20 H918 is T-Mobile variant; LG V20 LS997 is for Sprint; LG V20 US996 for US Cellular; LG V20 H990N - for Hong Kong; LG V20 H990DS is Global Dual-SIM version ; LG V20 VS995 Verizon version ; LG V20 H990T for Mexico.
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what about European version of V20? will it work with Sprint/Verizon after unlocking?

julianalaqrua said:
what about European version of V20? will it work with Sprint/Verizon after unlocking?
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yes, it will work. all v20 phones are using the same hardware

ronnycopsetta said:
which version support LTE 2,14,18 bands on 2100Mhz ? I want to make sure that 4g connection will work well after unlocking
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LG V20 LS997 version support all LTE bands, this is US version

is it possible to use this phone (dual sim version) with cdma and gsm carrier at the same time? for example sim1 for at&t and sim2 for sprint ?

eldar4uk said:
LG V20 H910 is AT&T version; LG V20 H918 is T-Mobile variant; LG V20 LS997 is for Sprint; LG V20 US996 for US Cellular; LG V20 H990N - for Hong Kong; LG V20 H990DS is Global Dual-SIM version ; LG V20 VS995 Verizon version ; LG V20 H990T for Mexico.
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how to choose the right model for MetroPCS carrier? as I know they using 2,4 and 14 LTE bands

is it possible to unlock lg v20 sprint phone with "BAD ESN" ?

Unlock code lg v20
Can you please share the site. I am trying to unlock my LG V20 and need help please.
Thanks

Any lg simunlock.com will be deleted as spam

To unlock an LG V20 (lgv20) on AT&T (att) without another network sim:
Dial *#06# on your device to find your IMEI
Get your unlock pin from att.com/deviceunlock
Dial or paste: 2945#*910#
A menu will popup. Choose network lock. Enter the unlock code AT&T gave you.
The phone will restart and be unlocked.

So I got to the unlock screen by entering:
2945#*910#
The 910 is the model number. My phone's Settings > System > About > Hardware Info lists my phone as an LG-H910
So if you're on another network, chances are you could use your model number to get through.

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.

Lg v20 us996 ucl

I'm thinking about buying a used US996 UCL (locked to US Cellular) to use on T-Mobile network.
Is there a service selling the unlock code for this phone? I haven't found any service that specifically say they do US Cellular phones.
If I root the phone, can I sim unlock it myself? Are all versions of this phone root-able, or will I need to check for something specific (security software version, firmware version, etc.)?
These are really noobish questions, but I hope someone can help me. Thanks!

According to their policy, all U.S. Cellular phones from February 2016 and newer already come SIM unlocked, so that's probably why you couldn't find any unlock codes/services:
https://www.uscellular.com/site/legal/mobile-wireless-device-unlocking.html

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According to their policy, all U.S. Cellular phones from February 2016 and newer already come SIM unlocked[/URL]
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Wow, that's really nice of US Cellular. It's a shame they have no presence where I am.
Thanks!

V20 are locked at OS level, flashing to a carrier-less firmware (US996), or a firmware from a carrier that doesn't lock their phone (everything aside from T-Mobile and Sprint), or an AOSP ROM (LineageOS) will unlock the device. Unless its a H918 or LS997, you don't have to worry about SIM locking