[Q] Galaxy SII with locked bootloader? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I hope this thread belongs here.
Anyway, today 3 Sweden said on their facebook page that their branded SGSII will have a locked bootloader, and after some questions they said that Samsung always locks the bootloader on branded versions. It got me really confused...isn't the SGSII from O2 in UK branded yet still have unlocked bootloader?
What do you guys think? Is there a good reason for Samsung to lock the bootloader on branded phones or is this just a misunderstanding on behalf of 3 Sweden?
If this now is true, do you guys think that it's a really hard lock or something that the geniouses here on XDA can solve?

From what I have seen it sounds as if they are confused, they probably assume we no nothing and are just talking about network lock (sim lock)
My SGS2 was from o2, it was network locked but not the bootloader. From other post it seems Samsung have said the will not lock the bootloader on the SGS2.

Yeah I really hope that too...
Here is the announcement translated from swedish:
We have talked to Samsung in Korea and received information that the phones from Samsung will be delivered with locked bootloader.
We apologize for the misinformation we went out with earlier today.
/ Ruben
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and then this after me questioning the whole locked bootloader drama:
Unfortunately Samsung always lock the bootloader on operator customized phones.
Sincerely
Ruben
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I really really hope that they have misunderstood the information.

Yeah. I also think that they are abit confused. Why lock the bootloader for a small group of users? I gonna order my S2 this week
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please ignore all things from customer service reps.

Maybe they confused Bootloader with Baseband..
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pellen said:
Yeah I really hope that too...
Here is the announcement translated from swedish:
and then this after me questioning the whole locked bootloader drama:
I really really hope that they have misunderstood the information.
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i am on branded 3 Austria but the BL is unlocked
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Lets hope that 3 Sweden has the exact same branded SGSII as 3 Austria then *keeping fingers crossed*

pellen said:
Lets hope that 3 Sweden has the exact same branded SGSII as 3 Austria then *keeping fingers crossed*
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They were talking about the usual carrier simlock!
There will be no bootloader-locked GT-I9100...

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Xperia U SIM

Greathings,
I'm wondering if there are news, or some method available to unlock Xperia U.
Thanks in advance.
not for now. u need to have achat with ur carrier like i did.
kudos
ZACHARiAS_ said:
not for now. u need to have achat with ur carrier like i did.
kudos
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It's not my carrier. In portugal, carriers only unlock when past 2 years and its not completly free.
Raidentaylor said:
It's not my carrier. In portugal, carriers only unlock when past 2 years and its not completly free.
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If you want a unlocked phone you need to buy it simfree sorry! Here is the wrong forum for such stuff, ask in unlocked forums for it.
Regards
Raidentaylor said:
It's not my carrier. In portugal, carriers only unlock when past 2 years and its not completly free.
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well i got mine unlicked from carrier 48hrs after purchase mne. it was a promo they we're having. but like the man said, wrong forum for that ^^
kudos
ZACHARiAS_ said:
well i got mine unlicked from carrier 48hrs after purchase mne. it was a promo they we're having. but like the man said, wrong forum for that ^^
kudos
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Can you boot to fastboot now?
XperianPro said:
Can you boot to fastboot now?
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idk. never needed to sinsce bootloader is locked. why u ask mate?
kudos

How to remove simlock on xperia s?

Hello Guys
I have a stupid question, can someone tell me how to unlock Xperia S so that I will be able to use any sim from any network? I have a chance to buy Xperia S on Monday but it is locked to 3 network in UK and I'm currently in Tesco Mobile. Please can someone help asap. Thanks
Maybe if you flash a world generic firmware.
Next time ask in Q&A forum.
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Is that it? God I thought it will be much harder because I couldn't find it anywhere how to do it. The only way to do it I found was to buy an unlock code for £44 . Sorry for posting here, next time I will write in Q&A if I will have a problem like that. Thanks for your help
adizntk said:
Is that it? God I thought it will be much harder because I couldn't find it anywhere how to do it. The only way to do it I found was to buy an unlock code for £44 . Sorry for posting here, next time I will write in Q&A if I will have a problem like that. Thanks for your help
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I just phoned o2 as they are my network provider and they gave me the unlock code, put a different SIM card in from a different network and put in the code.
I thought they had to.
Cheers,
Lunar.
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lunarjetman1 said:
I just phoned o2 as they are my network provider and they gave me the unlock code, put a different SIM card in from a different network and put in the code.
I thought they had to.
Cheers,
Lunar.
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Rightly said.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
gm007 said:
Maybe if you flash a world generic firmware.
Next time ask in Q&A forum.
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NOT THAT JUST DEBRANDS IT!
IT DOES NOT UNLOCK THE SIM LOCK!
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So what should I do then?
adizntk said:
So what should I do then?
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Ask your carrier to unlock it.
Theorem brideodo
But I'm buying it from someone who just got his upgrade but he doesn't want it so do you think they will do it for me too?
adizntk said:
But I'm buying it from someone who just got his upgrade but he doesn't want it so do you think they will do it for me too?
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For most carriers it's against the contract to resell locked devices.
K900 said:
For most carriers it's against the contract to resell locked devices.
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Guys I'm not the one that is breaking the rules by selling it, I just want to know how to unlock it, can someone help me?
adizntk said:
Guys I'm not the one that is breaking the rules by selling it, I just want to know how to unlock it, can someone help me?
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That's why I am informing you. If you ask them to unlock a phone that was sold as a contract violation, it won't do you any good.
K900 said:
That's why I am informing you. If you ask them to unlock a phone that was sold as a contract violation, it won't do you any good.
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Ok thanks for the info, that will stop me selling my Wave and Arc but can you tell any other way to unlock the phone?
adizntk said:
Ok thanks for the info, that will stop me selling my Wave and Arc but can you tell any other way to unlock the phone?
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There is none.
adizntk said:
Ok thanks for the info, that will stop me selling my Wave and Arc but can you tell any other way to unlock the phone?
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K900 said:
There is none.
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There is a way, called ezSEMC. But it costs $40, but it also unlocks bootloader. I can't link yet, but its microunlocker (.) com
tillbis0 said:
There is a way, called ezSEMC. But it costs $40, but it also unlocks bootloader. I can't link yet, but its microunlocker (.) com
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yes, it is. i've unlock the acro hd by ezSEMC, but I paid 45$ for it. and I've got the bootloader unlock allowed yes after that.
K900 said:
For most carriers it's against the contract to resell locked devices.
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This would be the case if the original person bought it with contract. But if he got it sim free( pay as you go), then it is legal.
To answer the original question, the only way is to phone three themselves and ask for unlocking code, I think it is 20-30 pounds
I recently bought the Xperia U for my partner that was locked to the 3 network. They will unlock it, BUT the person on the contract will have to make th call and they will supply him with the code, can take up to a week for it as it comes from Sony themselves. I think the cost was about £15 for it.
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LT26i SIM unlock

Hello All!
Can anyone help me sim unlock LT26i Sony Xperia S?
I tried several services, but no result.
Phone is locked to UK T-mobile.
Thanks
Use Google!!
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after conversation with support of many sites, no one can do it.
theyan said:
after conversation with support of many sites, no one can do it.
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let us know when you find something. I've ordered an Orange S and I want to unlock it too.
succesfully unlocked.
kritonas said:
let us know when you find something. I've ordered an Orange S and I want to unlock it too.
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I unform you, that after seferal hopes I unlocked mu LT26i with gsm liberty. It took 12 days.
they gave me 4 codes, and second one fits.
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theyan said:
I unform you, that after seferal hopes I unlocked mu LT26i with gsm liberty. It took 12 days.
they gave me 4 codes, and second one fits.
:cyclops:
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Can I just say, I've had three Xperia S's now and they've all been unlocked by default. It can't be a coincidence that this happens.
This is Ireland, and the majority of our handsets are locked- so I can't see why other countries are having issues with it.

O2 Unlock

Right sorry if this is in the wrong section, and i do apologies.
Anyway, bought a locked O2 UK one x+, just had the code from O2 UK to unlock the phone, all has worked fine the phone is now not locked to any network.
Just a quick question now, i haven't rooted my phone yet, but if and when i do, and if things do go wrong, will i still have to use the UK O2 RUU or can i use the European Stock Rom RUU ??
Thanks for your time, regarding this matter.
regards
jeff
Schumi 01 said:
Right sorry if this is in the wrong section, and i do apologies.
Anyway, bought a locked O2 UK one x+, just had the code from O2 UK to unlock the phone, all has worked fine the phone is now not locked to any network.
Just a quick question now, i haven't rooted my phone yet, but if and when i do, and if things do go wrong, will i still have to use the UK O2 RUU or can i use the European Stock Rom RUU ??
Thanks for your time, regarding this matter.
regards
jeff
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i would stick with the o2 RUU for now, but it don't hurt to try a Euro Stock RUU and let us know the results, worst case it wont flash
Thanks Lloir, will try it on the weekend. Will download both versions just to be on the safe side.
Check your cid mate, if its the same as the cids listed in the android-info.txt in the generic euro RUU, your good to go.
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Thanks AndroHero, will do.
Sorry but how do i find the cid of the European Rom ??
My O2 one says, [O2___001]
thanks
Schumi 01 said:
Thanks AndroHero, will do.
Sorry but how do i find the cid of the European Rom ??
My O2 one says, [O2___001]
thanks
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Do you know how to extract the rom.zip from a RUU? Inside the root of the rom.zip is a txt file, read that for the list of compatible cids. But if yours starts 02, it's prob not gunna be compatible
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Hey there,
Sorry for the silly question, I bought the same phone from the same store and I wondered how you managed to unlock it, what is this O2 UK Code?
Regards,
Georgi Tinchev
geshuni said:
Hey there,
Sorry for the silly question, I bought the same phone from the same store and I wondered how you managed to unlock it, what is this O2 UK Code?
Regards,
Georgi Tinchev
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He means neteork umlock, so he can use sims from any network
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AndroHero said:
He means neteork umlock, so he can use sims from any network
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I know what he means, but how did he managed to unlock the phone without losing his warranty? Moreover, he says "just had the code from O2 UK to unlock the phone", where do you get that code from? That is my question. =)
geshuni said:
I know what he means, but how did he managed to unlock the phone without losing his warranty? Moreover, he says "just had the code from O2 UK to unlock the phone", where do you get that code from? That is my question. =)
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Just ring up 02 customer services. You have to pay, and i think you need a pay as you go device.
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geshuni said:
Hey there,
Sorry for the silly question, I bought the same phone from the same store and I wondered how you managed to unlock it, what is this O2 UK Code?
Regards,
Georgi Tinchev
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Go to the O2 website, search for unlocking, and just fill the form out, and i received my code within 24 hrs, or just do what Andrhero said phone them up.
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AndroHero said:
Do you know how to extract the rom.zip from a RUU? Inside the root of the rom.zip is a txt file, read that for the list of compatible cids. But if yours starts 02, it's prob not gunna be compatible
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Thanks mate, no worries, think i will stick to what i have at the moment, no rush to mess about with the phone yet.
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I had an O2 handset unlocked but as it was purchased off someone else they wouldnt unlock it (Grrrr!) so i ended up purchasing an unlock code from eBay for £15.
If you want to know the seller PM me due to rules against posting that kind of information.
MarylandCookie said:
I had an O2 handset unlocked but as it was purchased off someone else they wouldnt unlock it (Grrrr!) so i ended up purchasing an unlock code from eBay for £15.
If you want to know the seller PM me due to rules against posting that kind of information.
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Hasoon on here does it for the same price

Samsung Galaxy Note7 [OWNER THREAD]

Hi to everyone,
I got mine yesterday, Gold Color, N930 Dual Sim 64Gb... with some additional stuff.
http://i.imgur.com/kHiPybL.jpg?1
Here you can find the imgurl gallery: http://imgur.com/a/BkMnX
and here: http://forum.hdblog.it/index.php?/topic/53113-samsung-galaxy-note7-official/
I am posting but in Italian idiom more staff (I will do the same here).
sev7en said:
Hi to everyone,
I got mine yesterday, Gold Color, N930 Dual Sim 64Gb... with some additional stuff.
http://i.imgur.com/kHiPybL.jpg?1
Here you can find the imgurl gallery: http://imgur.com/a/BkMnX
and here: http://forum.hdblog.it/index.php?/topic/53113-samsung-galaxy-note7-official/
I am posting but in Italian idiom more staff (I will do the same here).
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Isn't this the T-Mobile board?
jfpbookworm said:
Isn't this the T-Mobile board?
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It's the version sold here in Dubai, Dual SIM, model N930DS.
sev7en said:
It's the version sold here in Dubai, Dual SIM, model N930DS.
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Which is NOT the tmobile device.
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From the Moderator
This device is an International GSM and is compatible with Tmobile
So no worries, but yes...technically it is not a Tmo device but unlocked will work just fine
~~~ Oka1
Still doesn't belong here does it? I could post my Verizon model here since it's Sim unlocked and works with T-Mo, so this thread should really be in the general Note 7 area.
So when you say compatible - has anyone put together a list of frequencies for the various models? I'd like to find a Duos model to use with T-Mobile/Bell Mobility (Canada) with the maximum network compatibility. Really excited about this Note 7 - except for the non-removable battery.
cadcamaro said:
Still doesn't belong here does it? I could post my Verizon model here since it's Sim unlocked and works with T-Mo, so this thread should really be in the general Note 7 area.
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This. It's not the T-Mobile-specific variant, which is what this section is all about.
Doesnt belong here please move to the general note 7 forum
Noone cares about dubai
oil rich fools!!!
PunishedSnake said:
Doesnt belong here please move to the general note 7 forum
Noone cares about dubai
oil rich fools!!!
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Yea, if your from Dubai and you want to impress anyone you need to buy a custom McLaren p1 6x6 and drive over like 15 Bugattis. Anything less is boring lol.
cadcamaro said:
Still doesn't belong here does it? I could post my Verizon model here since it's Sim unlocked and works with T-Mo, so this thread should really be in the general Note 7 area.
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If his carrier is T-Mob, wouldn't it? Just sayin'!
RaymondPJR said:
If his carrier is T-Mob, wouldn't it? Just sayin'!
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No, because each carrier can have different exploits. If root comes out for my Verizon phone, but I'm on T-Mobile for a carrier then I wouldn't get my information from here.
Nope belongs in the other note 7 forum
cadcamaro said:
No, because each carrier can have different exploits. If root comes out for my Verizon phone, but I'm on T-Mobile for a carrier then I wouldn't get my information from here.
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No, if your phone is Verizon,regardless of what carrier you are on, you'd have to go to the Verizon forums to get the exploits for your phone. It's different hardware from the Tmo version.
EDIT: I think I read your comment wrong. I think I just iterated what you just wrote .
rile1564 said:
No, if your phone is Verizon,regardless of what carrier you are on, you'd have to go to the Verizon forums to get the exploits for your phone. It's different hardware from the Tmo version.
EDIT: I think I read your comment wrong. I think I just iterated what you just wrote .
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Lol yes you did, which is exactly right.
Give the guy a break. Jesus Christ. Its not like he posted a ROM that bricked your device lol. Glad you got your device . Gold isn't available for us USA guys. Very nice phone.
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oka1 said:
This device is an International GSM and is compatible with Tmobile
So no worries, but yes...technically it is not a Tmo device but unlocked will work just fine
~~~ Oka1
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I'm glad you said that because mine's on the way to be delivered today... from what I understand the International can be rooted and I have T-Mobile service so I have to take mine back and by the international outright. Which I'm fine with. I just have to find someone selling it.
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Feels slower than the htc 10
Sometimes one of the bands will not work in 4g speed ... that just depends .... pretty sure that will not be the case on this phone ....
DionWhite33 said:
I'm glad you said that because mine's on the way to be delivered today... from what I understand the International can be rooted and I have T-Mobile service so I have to take mine back and by the international outright. Which I'm fine with. I just have to find someone selling it.
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sev7en said:
Hi to everyone,
I got mine yesterday, Gold Color, N930 Dual Sim 64Gb... with some additional stuff.
http://i.imgur.com/kHiPybL.jpg?1
Here you can find the imgurl gallery: http://imgur.com/a/BkMnX
and here: http://forum.hdblog.it/index.php?/topic/53113-samsung-galaxy-note7-official/
I am posting but in Italian idiom more staff (I will do the same here).
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How is the screen protector? Have you lost any sensitivity? Do you think the screen protector will last? How is the screen protector with a case?
Thanks for sharing by the way

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