Is the bootloader Locked?
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It's been in the news for months, of course it is. Unfortunate for the time being.
*Madmoose* said:
It's been in the news for months, of course it is. Unfortunate for the time being.
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Well it was never official :/
ericerk said:
Well it was never official :/
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Yeah, you're right there. But all phones are locked coming from Big Red. The real news should be when a phone is released that IS unlocked.
*Madmoose* said:
Yeah, you're right there. But all phones are locked coming from Big Red. The real news should be when a phone is released that IS unlocked.
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I kinda want to leave Vz But I don't want to lose my fleeting Unlimited Data
The grass is always greener...
Can anyone confirm if it's encrypted or not?
its encrypted...It wont be unlocked unless a leak is dropped.
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why hasnt htc released it yet, this isnt good, now that its out in the open
completely agree
TGIR
Thank God for root.
jerofld said:
TGIR
Thank God for root.
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and TrevE.
mlin said:
and TrevE.
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Indeed.
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they do need to drop this update asap, root or no root
jerofld said:
TGIR
Thank God for root.
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SP? Wouldn't that be TGFR not TGIR?
I got my update...you didn't get yours?
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harpss1ngh said:
SP? Wouldn't that be TGFR not TGIR?
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Someone needs to update me on my nerd lingo
Next OTA Will most likely be sense 3.5 maybe theyll fix their issue there
And my reason to say most likely is that htc sensation has already recieved its leak of sense 3.5 they should expect it between oct-dec and we get updates about 1-2 weeks after them
Luthien1 said:
why hasnt htc released it yet, this isnt good, now that its out in the open
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I could only imagine the whine if they rushed the update and it bricked people's phones or wiped their data.
I know people think everything in life is/should be instant and perfect...but that's not real life.
when will we have face unlock available with S2?
tinman4124 said:
when will we have face unlock available with S2?
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When ICS is released.
well its release for Verizon GN, or are you talking about about when the upgrade is release?
tinman4124 said:
well its release for Verizon GN, or are you talking about about when the upgrade is release?
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When we get official release, cm9, or whatever working port that you decide to use bro.
well it's uncertain than, because we don't know when that will be.
Face too unlock is really faulty though. you can easily take a picture of some one and have their phone scan the picture.
but yes ICS
tinman4124 said:
well it's uncertain than, because we don't know when that will be.
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You got it buddy, we'll know when they tell us it's ready.
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If you really want it now try the app visidon in the market, it's a face unlock,
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The unlock tool says ICS only, am I screwed?
Explodee said:
The unlock tool says ICS only, am I screwed?
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try it.
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The unlock tool says ICS only, am I screwed?
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Yes you can.I did it...
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kwineon tried it and bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32394263
He was told in that thread there's no way out of that. I understand JB has a different bootloader than ICS.
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Bait-Fish said:
kwineon tried it and bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32394263
He was told in that thread there's no way out of that. I understand JB has a different bootloader than ICS.
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strange..that some people can unlock on jb, some not (excluding people like me, who are unable to unlock in general ^^)
so maybe Asus is providing an updated version of the unlock tool in the near future...a working one would be really nice...
beckzz said:
strange..that some people can unlock on jb, some not (excluding people like me, who are unable to unlock in general ^^)
so maybe Asus is providing an updated version of the unlock tool in the near future...a working one would be really nice...
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ASUS working on a bootloader? lol. Never gonna happen. As far as I can see it, asus is done supporting the prime. we have to be happy with what we already have.
applesuckz said:
ASUS working on a bootloader? lol. Never gonna happen. As far as I can see it, asus is done supporting the prime. we have to be happy with what we already have.
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hmmm... hope your wrong ^^
cant imagine that this was it...if so, that was the last asus device i purchased...
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zviki said:
Yes you can.I did it...
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Just unlocked last night after upgrading to JB the night before.
I know it says for ICS only, but it worked just fine for me on JB.
guyd said:
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Just unlocked last night after upgrading to JB the night before.
I know it says for ICS only, but it worked just fine for me on JB.
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Did you try to unlock on ics or was this your first attempt?
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beckzz said:
Did you try to unlock on ics or was this your first attempt?
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First attempt. I never tried to unlock it on ICS since I didn't want to void the warranty.
I upgraded to JB via the US_epad_user_10_4_2_15_UpdateLauncher.zip flash from micro-sd, and lost root in the process.
Since my warranty is almost over, I said the hell with it and unlocked with the UnLock_Device_App_V6.apk tool from Asus, so I could get root back.
Worked perfectly on the first try!
Good to hear! kwineon's experience had me thinking it wouldn't work.
I'm going to pull the trigger and unlock/nvflash soon. I've held off and postponed the OTA.
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Bait-Fish said:
Good to hear! kwineon's experience had me thinking it wouldn't work.
I'm going to pull the trigger and unlock/nvflash soon. I've held off and postponed the OTA.
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aaand? did it work?
Hehe. I said soon. Haven't had time yet. I'm still ICS so it should be no problem. Should . . .
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Title says it all
You can only run cm and aosp on mdk...mk2 is stuck with touchwiz Roms only
bamige1 said:
Title says it all
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Have you tried researching anything? Countless threads..
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decaturbob said:
Have you tried researching anything? Countless threads..
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I have and found many to say yes and many to say no. So i wasnt sure if i could use cm on my s4 or not. Prob will just use jelly beans
bamige1 said:
I have and found many to say yes and many to say no. So i wasnt sure if i could use cm on my s4 or not. Prob will just use jelly beans
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Yes it's possible. But not with out an unlocked bootloader.
No w/ out a locked bootloader you can't even run aosp. (Depressing eh?)
bamige1 said:
I have and found many to say yes and many to say no. So i wasnt sure if i could use cm on my s4 or not. Prob will just use jelly beans
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Can you post a link to a thread that says we can run CM on MK2? Thanks.
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ericerk said:
Yes it's possible. But not with out an unlocked bootloader.
No w/ out a locked bootloader you can't even run aosp. (Depressing eh?)
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Yeah. Must have had the dev s4. I wish we could get it too.
bamige1 said:
Yeah. Must have had the dev s4. I wish we could get it too.
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It's not that difficult to get. It's just pricey, and w/ the S5 coming out around the corner pointless.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I545ZKDVZW
riker147 said:
Can you post a link to a thread that says we can run CM on MK2? Thanks.
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I cant seem to find it. I think they might have had the unlocked dev s4
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It's not that difficult to get. It's just pricey, and w/ the S5 coming out around the corner pointless.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I545ZKDVZW
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The S5 is even more pointless if you ask me. It's going to come even more locked down than these s4's
Sure people will work hard at finding exploits but its not going to be any easier. Its getting to the point where more an more people will jump ship over to Sprint where you can still unlock the bootloaders.
So what if Knox gets mad and keeps telling you in tiny yellow and red letters during each reboot.
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Mistertac said:
The S5 is even more pointless if you ask me. It's going to come even more locked down than these s4's
Sure people will work hard at finding exploits but its not going to be any easier. Its getting to the point where more an more people will jump ship over to Sprint where you can still unlock the bootloaders.
So what if Knox gets mad and keeps telling you in tiny yellow and red letters during each reboot.
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That's a joke right sprint?
People will jump to Tmobile. Unlockable and actually decent and fast service.
Granted the S5 (on vzw and att) will come more locked than the S4 but people (dan rosenberg or someone else) will initially come onboard and find a 2nd init or kexec method. Also vz has the most coverage around the US.
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That's a joke right sprint?
People will jump to Tmobile. Unlockable and actually decent and fast service.
Granted the S5 (on vzw and att) will come more locked than the S4 but people (dan rosenberg or someone else) will initially come onboard and find a 2nd init or kexec method. Also vz has the most coverage around the US.
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Hey I know sprint sucks balls for service I was just throwing one of them out there that's all. You get my point. T-Mobile sounds good to me.
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Mistertac said:
Hey I know sprint sucks balls for service I was just throwing one of them out there that's all. You get my point. T-Mobile sounds good to me.
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I get your point.
I have a T-Mobile s9+ and for the life of me, I cannot get the OEM unlock button to show in Dev options. I've had my phone for over the 7 days, as I saw you need. I've even tried doing the "change the date manually and restart" trick and no luck.
Is there no option for the T-Mobile version of this phone and it's already OEM unlocked? Can I just go ahead and root my phone without issue? Or do I need to get that button before I can go ahead and root/install a new rom?
If you have the G965U, no you will not be able to unlock the boot loader.. My oppinon, is when all manufactures were done stealing ideas from dev's live here on XDA.. They decided they did not need them anymore and locked the phones down.
doubledragon5 said:
If you have the G965U, no you will not be able to unlock the boot loader.. My oppinon, is when all manufactures were done stealing ideas from dev's live here on XDA.. They decided they did not need them anymore and locked the phones down.
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So in short, I'm not going to be able to root my phone now?
Jesus...
pickelledeggs01 said:
So in short, I'm not going to be able to root my phone now?
Jesus...
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I know it socks big time.
pickelledeggs01 said:
So in short, I'm not going to be able to root my phone now?
Jesus...
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You can root, but it comes with big downsides. Search for Extreme Syndicate S9 root here in XDA and you can read all about it.
ShaDisNX255 said:
You can root, but it comes with big downsides. Search for Extreme Syndicate S9 root here in XDA and you can read all about it.
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That did not last long.. Dead after 4 post, and link is 404 dead on arrival.. So nope still can not root S9 S9+.
doubledragon5 said:
That did not last long.. Dead after 4 post, and link is 404 dead on arrival.. So nope still can not root S9 S9+.
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Huh? I just checked and it's still there, could download again with no problems https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...s-recoveries--other-development/root-t4043707
ShaDisNX255 said:
Huh? I just checked and it's still there, could download again with no problems https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...s-recoveries--other-development/root-t4043707
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Weird, That time I clicked on the link and it works.. Not really sure If I want to test it... If you can not install customs roms. Then what can you really do that is worth while? Plus im on Android 10 now.
doubledragon5 said:
Weird, That time I clicked on the link and it works.. Not really sure If I want to test it... If you can not install customs roms. Then what can you really do that is worth while? Plus im on Android 10 now.
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You can install GSI, but they have the same downsides that the default oreo root ROM included has, if not more. I'm on 10 too lol. I tested it, played around with it then went back to stock. It was neat.
ShaDisNX255 said:
You can install GSI, but they have the same downsides that the default oreo root ROM included has, if not more. I'm on 10 too lol. I tested it, played around with it then went back to stock. It was neat.
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I might be tempted...LOL
doubledragon5 said:
I might be tempted...LOL
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I mean the good thing about this method is that it doesn't unlock bootloader, so it doesn't trip knox. The bad thing about not unlocking bootloader is that you can't install custom kernels or recoveries.
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I mean the good thing about this method is that it doesn't unlock bootloader, so it doesn't trip knox. The bad thing about not unlocking bootloader is that you can't install custom kernels or recoveries.
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I'm hoping the next phone I get, the BL can be unlocked. But I will have to do good research as to which will work with T Mobile. That is who I have now.
doubledragon5 said:
I'm hoping the next phone I get, the BL can be unlocked. But I will have to do good research as to which will work with T Mobile. That is who I have now.
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I'm using a note 10 f model on att. Pretty much all the international devices will work on us GSM carriers
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I'm using a note 10 f model on att. Pretty much all the international devices will work on us GSM carriers
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Did you buy it directly from Samsung? I will look into buying one of those models next.. Probably not until Spring of next yr..
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Did you buy it directly from Samsung? I will look into buying one of those models next.. Probably not until Spring of next yr..
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No I got mine at a deal at rent a center. Had to disable their mdm app lock stuff but awesome device for me