When I went into fastboot mode it says its unlocked.
(I don't remember unlocking it, but I might have and just forgotten)
I still can't flash TWRP because it'll give me FAILED: remote command not allowed.
The internet says that it may be because of FRP still being locked??
So I have to restore it back to factory settings.
I'm afraid it'll relock my bootloader too.
Since the phone is already unlocked, is it possible to retrieve the unlock code?
PS. Phone is still in stock condition. I don't have root, nor a custom recovery.
Sorry if this is a stupid question but what do you mean by FRP?
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Hi everyone.
I'm S-off, SuperCID, 4.16.401.9 firmware, and I re-locked my bootloader while troubleshooting an adb problem.
Is there a simple fastboot command that'll unlock my bootloader again?
I can flash recoveries via the Flashify app, but I can't do much via adb anymore.
Thanks!
How did you unlock it the first time? HTC Dev Im assuming,should still have the unlock token bin file...thats run from bootloader via fastbootusb command...This should be in Questions and Answer forum...??
BBEgo said:
Hi everyone.
I'm S-off, SuperCID, 4.16.401.9 firmware, and I re-locked my bootloader while troubleshooting an adb problem.
Is there a simple fastboot command that'll unlock my bootloader again?
I can flash recoveries via the Flashify app, but I can't do much via adb anymore.
Thanks!
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How did you unlock it the first time? HTC Dev Im assuming,should still have the unlock token bin file...thats run from bootloader via fastbootusb command...This should be in Questions and Answer forum...
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That's weird.... I thought I posted this in the Q&A forum. I was just in there looking for it and I thought it'd gotten deleted or something. Oh well.
Mods, please feel free to correct my goof.
I didn't use HTCDev to unlock. I just did Sunshine and it handled everything. S-off, unlock, and root - Talk about painless! After that I installed a custom recovery (Philz) and I was off to the races.
So I decided to SuperCID my phone so I can install whatever I want. No problem.
Then I tried to install 5.0.1 firmware (4.16.1540.8) so I could run SkyDragon, but the firmware posted on page 1 in the thread would not install- 4.16.1540.8
Kept giving me "FAILED (REMOTE:24 parsing android-info fail)"
I was able to install 4.16.401.9 with no major headaches, once I found a sensible upgrade path. That one is working fine, but I don't understand why 4.16.1540.8 would not install.
After googling the error, I found a post from Scotty a while back that said the phone wanted to see a stock recovery, locked. So I thought I'd throw the old recovery back on and do the 'fastboot oem lock' command . I didn't think it would impact the phone's operation since it is S-off. Well, the command worked, but I still wasn't able to flash the dang firmware I wanted to my phone.
So now I'm S-off, locked bootloader, PhilZ recovery (put it back on with Flashify), SuperCID, on Lollipop, and I guess everything is ok. But I still don't understand why the phone wouldn't take the firmware.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
If you ran sunshine on it,you can run it again i believe on that same device. It should unlock it again,if not then can try htcdev as it also uses fastboot to unlock as long as you can get adb to show needed code.
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After googling the error, I found a post from Scotty a while back that said the phone wanted to see a stock recovery, locked. So I thought I'd throw the old recovery back on and do the 'fastboot oem lock' command . I didn't think it would impact the phone's operation since it is S-off. Well, the command worked, but I still wasn't able to flash the dang firmware I wanted to my phone.
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In the past (at least on my One X EVITA) my understanding was that s-off meant that all security was bypassed. Meaning that bootloader check was effectively bypassed.
This isn't the case for the M8. From what I can tell a LOCKED bootloader still prevents you from flashing anything that isn't signed (anything "unofficial") even if s-off.
However, having an UNLOCKED bootloader doesn't seem to affect anything while s-off. Meaning you can do things like RUU when UNLOCKED (which normally needs to be LOCKED or RELOCKED if s-on).
In short, I don't ever recommend relocking the bootloader if s-off on this device. There isn't any reason to, as far as I can tell. Meaning, having an UNLOCKED bootloader doesn't prevent you from doing anything. However, a RELOCKED bootloader does (even when s-on) prevent some things.
Hi Friends,
Long story short. I have a Note 4, and want to see if the V10 is for me. I am on T-Mobile and in excellent standing with them.
My question is:
Is there a way I could buy the phone, and try it for a few days (whatever the limited period is), Bootloader unlock it, root it, custom recovery it, but if don't like it and want to return it, return it back to TRUE stock with everything relocked and unrooted?
So really the questions are 2:
1. Does T-Mobile allow a phone trial, and return all of your money if you return it by the right time? Has anyone tried this?
2. What's the best way (guides/links) to get the phone, unlock Bootloader, root, TWRP it, and then restore to complete stock and locked, if don't like the phone?
Appreciate all your help! Thank you!
You have 14 days to return it (20 if bought online) but there is a $50 restocking fee unless the phone is defective.
Thanks bud! Even at Best Buy they have this? And how about my question about rooting, unlocking, and etc and restoring? Possible?
Anyone?
You can not truly revert to stock.
Once you unlock the bootloader it will forever say "Bootloader State : Bootloader Unlock" when you turn it on.
Even if you relock the bootloader and find a way to remove that message, in the hidden menu is a place that lists every rooting file that has ever been on the device, and the time at which it was detected.
Like mine says it has detected SuperSU, BusyBox.
You can buy, unlock, root, unroot, relock, return.
However do not be surprised if they catch it and throw a fit.
Incorrect. You boot into the bootloader, flash the bone-stock system image, do "fastboot oem lock" and the bootloader gets relocked and the message at boot disappears and the LG RCT thing in the hidden menu says "Official" again. Stop spreading misinformation.
@siraltus thank you for your response bud. Can you point me to a link to a guide or instructions on how to flash the stock image via the bootloader and relock it? Thanks!
I made a huge mistake and I have no idea how to fix it. Google turned up nothing, so I made this thread.
Previously, I had rooted my Honor 6X. After a week or so I wanted to unroot, so I did. Unfortunately, I messed up. I do not know when, but I did.
I want to flash the stock images to their partitions. The problem is that fastboot can't flash any partitions because OEM unlocking is not allowed. As I understand, the bootloader needs to be relocked to allow OEM unlocking. There the issue begins: to allow OEM unlocking, I need to relock the bootloader and to relock the bootloader, I need to allow OEM unlocking. Until I'm able to fix this, I can't flash the stock images.
For reference, when I'm in fastboot&rescue mode, under the Android it says "PHONE Unlocked" in red text and "FRP Lock" in green text.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Is there any way to relock the bootloader on exynos s9+? Ive tried reflashing stock via Odin but the bootloader is still unlocked and not allowing me to use android pay etc.
I know knox will be tripped but there's no reason that I can't use android pay with a non rooted phone surely? I've tried the root checker app as well and that shows that I do not have root.
When I check in developer options it says the bootloader is already unlocked and the slider is to the left for the oem unlock option. I have tried to slide it to the right which factory resets the device but then on going into developer options again it still shows as the same status (bootloader already unlocked with oem unlock slider to the left)
What can I do to get my phone properly back to stock?
Thanks
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Is there any way to relock the bootloader on exynos s9+? Ive tried reflashing stock via Odin but the bootloader is still unlocked and not allowing me to use android pay etc.
I know knox will be tripped but there's no reason that I can't use android pay with a non rooted phone surely? I've tried the root checker app as well and that shows that I do not have root.
When I check in developer options it says the bootloader is already unlocked and the slider is to the left for the oem unlock option. I have tried to slide it to the right which factory resets the device but then on going into developer options again it still shows as the same status (bootloader already unlocked with oem unlock slider to the left)
What can I do to get my phone properly back to stock?
Thanks
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Actually there is a good reason why google pay wouldn't work even if the device isn't rooted. There are Payment/banking (and other apps I am sure) require that the device be secure. With the bootloader unlocked the security on your device is severely weakened.
Did you root the phone at all, flash anything to the phone or do anything to modify it at all (something like this as an example). If there was nothing at all done to the phone other then toggling the oem unlock, then it sounds like flashing the proper firmware to the phone, unticking the oem unlock option and factory resetting the phone should work.
If knox is tripped then there is no reversing that. Google searching also shows this would be a likely cause as to why you can not relock the bootloader.. Once knox is tripped it is irreversible (this is because it is an E-fuse), not even flashing stock will not make it go away.
I think your best bet at this point might actually be to have root and then use Magisk to hide root from the apps you want to use. I'm not sure which apps this will work for but it's probably worth looking into since there may be no going back with your bootloader
Thank you for the help guys. I did suspect that may be the case and I wouldnt be able to relock but it seemed some people were able to.
Will just root with magisk and use magisk hide to make it work. Thanks!
My phone not booting its saying corrupted
Have you unlocked the bootloader? My first guess is you tried to change something without unlocking the bootloader first.