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For us with currently unlockable bootloaders (branded phones), will removing the sim-lock give us the option to unlock the bootloader?
No
That was a definitive answer. Strange, cause I know people with unlockable bootloaders in their Arcs and Rays have managed to unlock them.
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We just have to wait for a dev to crack it
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Retardo25 said:
That was a definitive answer. Strange, cause I know people with unlockable bootloaders in their Arcs and Rays have managed to unlock them.
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I can confirm, O2 UK unlock code does not alter the bootloader status
Slightly worried about getting the phone from Rogers here. Hopefully the Sony store will have a working unit so I can enter the command into the dialer to see if I can easily unlock it or not.
Daymmm, this is hard to hear lol...
am i right in saying that we cant root our phones without unlocking the bootloader first?
guji-dude said:
Daymmm, this is hard to hear lol...
am i right in saying that we cant root our phones without unlocking the bootloader first?
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Currently there is no way to root without unlocking the bootloader, it will probably come at some point, but not now .
There is no drawback to unlocking your bootloader though, as they will still probably accept your device for warranty, unless you fry your phone with overclocking and such.
But yea, branded phones cant be unlocked at this moment, or well, they haven't figured it out yet. So if you are branded you can't even unlock your bootloader...yet . Give it time, everything will be figured out in time .
Matt1408 said:
Slightly worried about getting the phone from Rogers here. Hopefully the Sony store will have a working unit so I can enter the command into the dialer to see if I can easily unlock it or not.
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I am under the impression that selling it in the Canadian Sony store means it will not be branded for any carrier, since they'll be offering the phone unlocked. Probably even if they offer it on contract with a carrier like Rogers, it would still be unlocked, but just subsidized with your contract plan.
edit: They did say that the phone is exclusively with the Sony Store in Canada, so you can't get it straight from Rogers anyways, so no worries!
If there is brand in rogers, I am pretty sure they will lock the bootloader just like they did in xperia arc
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Bought mine from the sony store locked to rogers. I can confirm that the bootloader are in fact locked. Bought mine at launch early tuesday morning.(12th)
They currently only sell XpS's locked to rogers. They unfortunately don't sell the unbranded version(/unlocked). They were also surprised by this fact apparently.
BTW the rogers bloatware that came with the device is annoying as hell. If you're going to buy on frim the Sony store in canada. Debranding would be the first thing I would suggest to do. Seeing as rooting or custom roming is out of the question.
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Have to admit that i'm a little disappointed i got my phone as soon as it was released on my neywork.
That was before the information came to light, that branded fw's have their bootloaders locked.
Had i known that BEFORE i took the plunge, i would have upgraded via a third party mobile phone shop.
I am even more disappointed to see custom roms and tweaks coming out, only to find myself unable to go anywhere near them. Grrrr!
I have de-branded my Xps but i still have the bloat-crap on it. Which is now filling the ten whole spaces in my main menu.
I have been checking on here everyday hoping for a root solution and also on the omnius and setool sites but still i am without a solution :-( and my biggest concern of all is...
As most the devs and rom chefs have unlocked bootloaders, that means hardly anyone (if anyone) will be working on a solution. Double :-(
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Kiefels said:
Have to admit that i'm a little disappointed i got my phone as soon as it was released on my neywork.
That was before the information came to light, that branded fw's have their bootloaders locked.
Had i known that BEFORE i took the plunge, i would have upgraded via a third party mobile phone shop.
I am even more disappointed to see custom roms and tweaks coming out, only to find myself unable to go anywhere near them. Grrrr!
I have de-branded my Xps but i still have the bloat-crap on it. Which is now filling the ten whole spaces in my main menu.
I have been checking on here everyday hoping for a root solution and also on the omnius and setool sites but still i am without a solution :-( and my biggest concern of all is...
As most the devs and rom chefs have unlocked bootloaders, that means hardly anyone (if anyone) will be working on a solution. Double :-(
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I hear you bro
Don't worry, it will come
I have faith in this community that something will be figured out. A few weeks ago it wasn't even possible to flash custom kernels and such, and they managed to figure it out. Now that things are flowing nicely, the rom developers have started working on making things again, and maybe there's more things being looked into in terms of rooting.
I've been here since my X1 and the community hasn't let me down yet, I'm confident they will find a way to get a root, and probably (given the speed even a tester CM9 came out) before ICS.
I guess you might have wait for those paid software like setool .... It will be like the same case like xperia arc. Rogers or any branded phone do not allow bootloader unlock.
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My XS was locked to Orange UK 10 minutes back. Bootloader unlockable - No.
Got the code from Orange and phone unlocked to any network now.
Imagine my surprise when I saw this: Bootloader unlockable - Yes
Talk about double bonus
Too bad the phone is going to Sony on Monday for the yellow screen issue.
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My XS was locked to Orange UK 10 minutes back. Bootloader unlockable - No.
Got the code from Orange and phone unlocked to any network now.
Imagine my surprise when I saw this: Bootloader unlockable - Yes
Talk about double bonus
Too bad the phone is going to Sony on Monday for the yellow screen issue.
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Interesting... I'm a bit skeptical though...
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Yeah, I can't take the plunge and use this phone as my daily driver. Not with Timescape (or whatever you call the Sony UI). I want to be able to use AOSP apps. What I hate is when the UI elements creep over when you're using an app (stuff like checkboxes) and it just makes the overall experience feel inconsistant.
I have since buying the phone debranded it and flashed the singpore rom, and it does a good job at eliminating bloatware, but I want to go in deeper and install CM9 whenever that's ready.
The phone does have what looks like the test point connections, I wanted to mess around with them but I didn't have the proper screws to remove the battery cover. Anyone know what the size of the screws are so I can get a screwdriver that fits?
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The phone does have what looks like the test point connections, I wanted to mess around with them but I didn't have the proper screws to remove the battery cover. Anyone know what the size of the screws are so I can get a screwdriver that fits?
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If you could have done the test point process, I'm sure it would already be posted here. It's quite possible there will be some type of testpoint exploit in the future.. But as of now not the case. I wouldnt suggest messing around inside your phone unless your ready to void your warrenty and at least somewhat know what your doing.
Who knows you could be some secret dev-ninja-genius. ...but then again your asking about screwdriver sizes instead of just eyeballing it like most people would do, so I very much doubt that bro.
Just my 2 cents.
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RemixAngel said:
If you could have done the test point process, I'm sure it would already be posted here. It's quite possible there will be some type of testpoint exploit in the future.. But as of now not the case. I wouldnt suggest messing around inside your phone unless your ready to void your warrenty and at least somewhat know what your doing.
Who knows you could be some secret dev-ninja-genius. ...but then again your asking about screwdriver sizes instead of just eyeballing it like most people would do, so I very much doubt that bro.
Just my 2 cents.
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I know you were just trying to be mindfull of what happens to my phone and stuff, but if I "eyeballed" the size what good would it do if I don't have a small enough bit to fit the screw? I was able to remove the frearson screws but am missing the torx.
A test point method is still possible (maybe) but the reason that there are no posts about it is that the software used (Omnius, SEtools, etc) is not yet compatible with the XS.
Im toooo interested too, my phone has bootloader blocked for my phone company, so I cant get root or do anything
Im waiting, I hope too much they find a solution soon !
Not just asking Z2, but for other android phones too. Just out of curiosity, how does it usually take for the xda devs to achieve root a phone without unlocking bootloader? I know it depends, but just wanted to get a general idea. Like it take 6 months for phone A, and 4 months for phone B. Is this period getting shorter, longer, or pretty much the same? Thanks.
not globaly released yet
NuriJ said:
not globaly released yet
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Seems very promising (for root without unlocking)
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Hi guys,
I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this in the right place.
Anyway ... My phone (Huawei P10, single sim) was stolen some months ago. Now the police catched the dude for another thing and found my phone on him (thanks to the IMEI). The problem is now that he has still his PIN to lock the phone and activated FRP, so I can't do anything with it.
I wrote Huawei support and they said that I could send it to a partner of them to flash it for me (for like 60€).
Would it be possible to do it by myself or what are my chances / possibilities here?
I'm not so experienced in rooting / flashing Android devices, but I'm a developer and pretty used to work with this kind of things.
Best regards,
Jon_Mr
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Hi guys,
I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this in the right place.
Anyway ... My phone (Huawei P10, single sim) was stolen some months ago. Now the police catched the dude for another thing and found my phone on him (thanks to the IMEI). The problem is now that he has still his PIN to lock the phone and activated FRP, so I can't do anything with it.
I wrote Huawei support and they said that I could send it to a partner of them to flash it for me (for like 60€).
Would it be possible to do it by myself or what are my chances / possibilities here?
I'm not so experienced in rooting / flashing Android devices, but I'm a developer and pretty used to work with this kind of things.
Best regards,
Jon_Mr
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I Don't Know About Huawei Phones(Despite owning a 6P)and Their flashing process Due To the reason I Use TWRP to Back,Flash and Restore em.But According To my Knowledge All Phones Would Be Resettled By a Full Firmware Flash.
So Either Search On Google On How To Flash Your Specific Device or Go To Youtube and Watch a Video With Good Sound In Background and Grab a Coffee.
And Apparently It is Not Rocket Science You can Do It Easily(Or can end Up Having a Bricked Phone)
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Atifbaig786 said:
I Don't Know About Huawei Phones(Despite owning a 6P)and Their flashing process Due To the reason I Use TWRP to Back,Flash and Restore em.But According To my Knowledge All Phones Would Be Resettled By a Full Firmware Flash.
So Either Search On Google On How To Flash Your Specific Device or Go To Youtube and Watch a Video With Good Sound In Background and Grab a Coffee.
And Apparently It is Not Rocket Science You can Do It Easily(Or can end Up Having a Bricked Phone)
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Hi,
Thanks for your help!
I have also thougth about this, but most of them need usb debugging enabled... Does someone know another method or how I can still flash it?
Hello Guys. I just purchased my Mate 10 Pro but it's running on retail Demo.
I tried to remove the app by disabling the retail demo app as administrator and Unistall it but it failed.
I also tried installing the firmware which I got from getdroidtips. After creating the dload folder in the internal storage I moved the update.zip to it and shut down my phone. I pressed both volume buttons and the power button. It started flashing the firmware but after 5% it tells me that it failed.
Any other ideas guys?
You need to rebrand the phone. Your phone is demo branding, so without rebranding it will remain demo.
See this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-10/how-to/root-updates-rebranding-unbricking-t3701970
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You need to rebrand the phone. Your phone is demo branding, so without rebranding it will remain demo.
See this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-10/how-to/root-updates-rebranding-unbricking-t3701970
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I figured that out too. I manged it to remov the retail demo app.
Do you have any other solution that isn't connected with paying? Not everyone has PayPal and this is like advertising to force you to pay.
N79 said:
I figured that out too. I manged it to remov the retail demo app.
Do you have any other solution that isn't connected with paying? Not everyone has PayPal and this is like advertising to force you to pay.
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There is only one solution for rebranding the Mate 10 at this time, and it isn't free. The only other thing I can think of would be getting the bootloader unlock code, rooting the phone, and trying to remove/disable anything demo-related, but you'd end up with a severely butchered phone. How did you end up buying a demo model anyway?
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There is only one solution for rebranding the Mate 10 at this time, and it isn't free. The only other thing I can think of would be getting the bootloader unlock code, rooting the phone, and trying to remove/disable anything demo-related, but you'd end up with a severely butchered phone. How did you end up buying a demo model anyway?
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I bought it over the internet cheap. Of course I was suspicious but when I got the phone it came out that it was a real one. Only the demo software makes it unusable.
I need to open an PayPal account in order to do that.
I have some questions. How do I get the bootloader code?
I don't use Windows but Mac. Do I need windows 7 at all because my phone is recognized by ADB on Mac and I can give every command from there too.
After I open up my bootloader will it be again locked after the procedure? And the last one is do I receive OTA/security Uptades when I am done with everything?
Sorry for such many questions and thank you in advance for your help.
N79 said:
I bought it over the internet cheap. Of course I was suspicious but when I got the phone it came out that it was a real one. Only the demo software makes it unusable.
I need to open an PayPal account in order to do that.
I have some questions. How do I get the bootloader code?
I don't use Windows but Mac. Do I need windows 7 at all because my phone is recognized by ADB on Mac and I can give every command from there too.
After I open up my bootloader will it be again locked after the procedure? And the last one is do I receive OTA/security Uptades when I am done with everything?
Sorry for such many questions and thank you in advance for your help.
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Where did you buy it? For how much? Let me know how to get a cheap one too! I need more test devices. I don't care if it's demo branding.
You'll need something like Parallels/VMWare on your Mac to install Windows to do the procedure.
You can get the bootloader code from Huawei, but I think they're unlikely to let you get it for demo units.
If you check the thread linked to above, you can find the tool/method which doesn't require you to unlock your bootloader, in case you're not able to get the code. But it will require Windows, and it's not exactly easy. Still, you only need to do it once. Afterwards, yes, you can get OTA updates, but they might not be pushed out very quickly by Huawei, based on experience with the Mate 9 series.
Anyway, if you're going to be using FunkyHuawei, it's probably best to continue the conversation in the FunkyHuawei support thread.
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Where did you buy it? For how much? Let me know how to get a cheap one too! I need more test devices. I don't care if it's demo branding.
Anyway, if you're going to be using FunkyHuawei, it's probably best to continue the conversation in the FunkyHuawei support thread.
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Thanks again. I replied to you in the other thread. Could you please take a look.
N79 said:
Hello Guys. I just purchased my Mate 10 Pro but it's running on retail Demo.
I tried to remove the app by disabling the retail demo app as administrator and Unistall it but it failed.
I also tried installing the firmware which I got from getdroidtips. After creating the dload folder in the internal storage I moved the update.zip to it and shut down my phone. I pressed both volume buttons and the power button. It started flashing the firmware but after 5% it tells me that it failed.
Any other ideas guys?
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there is an option under developer options to disable demo, you just click on it.
hello , i can remove all huawei retail demo, mail me to [email protected]
C652 firmwares won't get updated if everything related to demo has been removed?
mstore19 said:
hello , i can remove all huawei retail demo, mail me to [email protected].
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mstore19 said:
hello , i can remove all huawei retail demo, mail me to [email protected].
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fully rebrand or only debloated
Hey, i have a retail demo Mate 10 Pro with Android 9.0.0.197, how i can rebrand to a off Handy (plz, without funkyhuawei)?
The Demo App is removed.
But the Marketplace Demo is on.
Can someone help me
Is there any way to stop the demo screen saver on the mate 20 x without rebranding?
Hello,
So i bought a few weeks ago a Honor 10 for half the price because it's on demo mode, i can't use password/fingerprint and such, can't register contact they auto-delete, etc...
I tried everything like going in developper mode and disable demo etc... but still nothing.
I need to change ROM to use it normally, but the bootloader is locked. I tried to use the XDA thread to get a code but for now i didn't recieve one, is there anything i can do to change ROM without unlock BL ? Or any unofficial way to unlock BL ? Thanks
Sucks but I think you'll have to use funky huawei
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Sucks but I think you'll have to use funky huawei
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i could've considered it, but it's way too expensive. I guess i'll wait to see if huawei is going to send me the code, hope so.
I don't think you'll get it :/ its a terrible thing Huawei does now ... there was a article in xda homepage about a ahuawei phone launching it had a discount for funkyhuawei