Recently, this is a question to be asked by me, but since I've found the answer I'll share it with you.
Bootloader Unlock
First, you need to unlock both USB debugging and OEM unlock in your developer mode in your phone.
After that, backup every important file in your phone in your sd card or any storage (If you don't have then skip backup)
After you have backup and everything follow this step:
1.Press and hold volume up and down as well as the power off button., release if you see changes in your screen
ALTERNATIVE: If the method above doesn't work then proceed to this.
1-A. Plug in your phone while being power off in your pc using USB and then hold volume up and down. release when your screen changes.
If none of the above doesn't work, you have to try it again and again. Sometimes there is a bug that delays your button. I tried these methods 5 times before one of them work.
After that, you'll find blue screen or anything in between. Hold volume up.
This will leads you to a screen where it needs your permission to unlock the bootloader. Just press volume up to confirm.
And boom! Done! Hope it works. if you encounter any problems just comment below
XIXVIV said:
Recently, this is a question to be asked by me, but since I've found the answer I'll share it with you.
Bootloader Unlock
First, you need to unlock both USB debugging and OEM unlock in your developer mode in your phone.
After that, backup every important file in your phone in your sd card or any storage (If you don't have then skip backup)
After you have backup and everything follow this step:
1.Press and hold volume up and down as well as the power off button., release if you see changes in your screen
ALTERNATIVE: If the method above doesn't work then proceed to this.
1-A. Plug in your phone while being power off in your pc using USB and then hold volume up and down. release when your screen changes.
If none of the above doesn't work, you have to try it again and again. Sometimes there is a bug that delays your button. I tried these methods 5 times before one of them work.
After that, you'll find blue screen or anything in between. Hold volume up.
This will leads you to a screen where it needs your permission to unlock the bootloader. Just press volume up to confirm.
And boom! Done! Hope it works. if you encounter any problems just comment below
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I have the Samsung galaxy a10 And have tried everything that you have mentioned '''USB debugging and OEM unlock''''are both on...But it will not go into boot unlocking ''''Just turns its self off I have tried this a few times with the same results....It will go into Downloadmode and Odin reconizes it but it will not allow the flashing of the stock rom ''''This maybeto with the locked boot loader ''''''Any Ideas please
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I have the Samsung galaxy a10 And have tried everything that you have mentioned '''USB debugging and OEM unlock''''are both on...But it will not go into boot unlocking ''''Just turns its self off I have tried this a few times with the same results....It will go into Downloadmode and Odin reconizes it but it will not allow the flashing of the stock rom ''''This maybeto with the locked boot loader ''''''Any Ideas please
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Solved '''''Factory Reset'''' As soon as Internet came on Samsung updated its software .....Tried again bootloader unlocked this time
Are You Active on today ? 15 November 2021 . I need your help
@XIXVIV
Are you active today? 05 January 2022. We need your help brother?
To unlock the bootloader on your Samsung device, turn off your phone.
Press and hold Volume Down + Volume Up keys together, then while pressing these keys connecting the phone to PC with USB Cable Data, release all keys when Download Mode appears.
Now long-press the Volume Up button to unlock the bootloader.
Again press Volume Up key to confirm the unlocking.
Congrats! You have successfully Unlocked the Bootloader on Samsung Galaxy A10.
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Hi guys,
I am still new to this phone and I am trying to read as much as possible. but there is a lot of terminology to absorb. And I definitely want to make sure my phone is OK before the 14-day period when I can exchange it..
So, I unlocked my phone using one of the posted methods on here. i tried it with an AT&T sim card and it works.
Now, I read that there is something like a "hardware lock" which is bad .. because.. I wont be able to root or put rom or update my phone? I tried to go to a recovery mode, but could not, is my phone hardware locked?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi guys,
I am still new to this phone and I am trying to read as much as possible. but there is a lot of terminology to absorb. And I definitely want to make sure my phone is OK before the 14-day period when I can exchange it..
So, I unlocked my phone using one of the posted methods on here. i tried it with an AT&T sim card and it works.
Now, I read that there is something like a "hardware lock" which is bad .. because.. I wont be able to root or put rom or update my phone? I tried to go to a recovery mode, but could not, is my phone hardware locked?
Thanks in advance!
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Did you do the correct way to recovery?
-Phone off, both volume keys held down
-Hit and hold power button while holding down volume keys
-The word vibrant will come on, and then it will go black again and reboot (still holding down all three buttons)
-When you see the word vibrant THE SECOND TIME let go of the power button but keep the volume keys down until you boot into recovery.
If not, most likely you are hardware locked. I don't have this problem but I think there's threads around for hardware locked users for workarounds and such.
yeah, i did exactly that:
1) power phone off
2) hold both volume buttons
3) hold power button
4) vibrant comes on, wait, vibrant comes on 2nd time
5) release power button, still holding both volume buttons
6) Vibrant starts in a normal way, i do not see anything different, so I assume i am in a regular mode, not recovery mode
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yeah, i did exactly that:
1) power phone off
2) hold both volume buttons
3) hold power button
4) vibrant comes on, wait, vibrant comes on 2nd time
5) release power button, still holding both volume buttons
6) Vibrant starts in a normal way, i do not see anything different, so I assume i am in a regular mode, not recovery mode
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Make sure your Vibrant is hardware locked.
If you suspect that it is, you can read this thread HERE.
That will help you get your hardware locked phone working.
Unless you want to go get a new one.
I tied the following ways to test if my phone is hardware locked
1) vol up+ down + power
2) volu up + power
3) vol down + power
Nothing worked How would my phone would be hardware locked? I have not rooted, installed roms, nor apps.. Everything is stock, except that I unlocked the phone. that's all..
And it will be a huge pain to ship the phone back + wait for a new one, which there is no guarantee it wont be hardware locked ..?
Would I be able to install any rom if I am hardware locked? It seems like bionix mod is pretty popular..
Hardware lock is simply a boot loader issue. The phone has software the runs when you turn it out which in turn boots up the operating system. In hardware locked phones, the boot loader is not looking for the key combo to access recovery or download mode. If you go to the link provided, it tells you how to flash your phone to update the boot loader so that it is no longer hardware locked.
Hello, first post here, also first time android user.
I have recently tried to root my Xperia S through this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742992 because I'm using Rogers and can't unlock my bootloader.
So I start the process and ran step1.bat. Finished that and then turned off my phone. Then I open flashtool and untick all the necessary options and click ok. I held down the volume button while plugging in the USB and it shows errors, drivers not found and whatnot. I left it there for a while not knowing what to do, then for some idiotic reason decided to pull out the USB.
Now my phone is "bricked", I'm pretty sure I'm using the term correctly.
It:
- won't turn on
- no lights of any kind
- when plugging in a usb there are 3 consecutive thuds but nothing happens
Info about the phone:
- SIM unlocked
- bootloader locked // edit: (apparently what I did corrupted the bootloader anyways so my warranty's void?)
So, any hope?
try hold vol up + power button till the phone vibrate (thuds?) 3 times.
then while holding the vol down button, plug ur phone to usb. if there's something show up, there's hope
Try to flash a firmware with flashtools,but first hold the vol up + power for 15 sec till you have 3 vibrations(this is same as removing and reinserting the battery).
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Wow that worked, thanks a lot.
The phone was less than a month old and I would have been pretty depressed if I broke it already.
Well I'm going to study up more before attempting to root it again. Once again, thank you.
That rooting process does work, I'm new to fiddleing too but I had no problems.
Why this phone causing so many issues?
I'm was search how to fix this, but nothing doesn't work.
I have no idea what to do, and now I creating a new thread, maybe somebody can help.
Let's start.
I HAVE SECURITY ERROR when phone power on. After message disappear, screen goes down..
- No bootloader unlocked
- No rooted
- No usb debuging enabled
- No custom rom
- No custom recovery
This is the first time connecting with PC (Windows 10) and
- No driver (this is the most important issus)
I tried some drivers and installed but because phone only show error and go to shut down I don't know is this drivers working...
- Can't run fastboot
- Can't go to safe mode/recovery mode
- Can't do hard reset with hotkeys
The first thing is driver, while PC doesn't see phone I can do nothing.
Another important thing is that I cant do to safe mode. Without safe mode I cant do fastboot and flashing.
So maybe someone can help?
The Security Error means you installed an unsigned image on a device with a locked bootloader. You have to flash the original firmware following either this or this guide. You can get out of the security error by just flashing a signed recovery with fastboot, too.
EdwinMoq said:
The Security Error means you installed an unsigned image on a device with a locked bootloader. You have to flash the original firmware following either this or this guide. You can get out of the security error by just flashing a signed recovery with fastboot, too.
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I can't put phone in download mode. Doesn't work.
Nothing happening. Only show Security error on the screen.....
When connect with usb charger phone dones'n charge.
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Put the phone in download mode:
Jellybean bootloader:
Turn off the phone, remove the battery. Put the battery in, hold volume up+down and plug in the USB cable, after 1 second of the USB cable being plugged in, let go of volume down, keep your finger on volume up until you see S/W Upgrade. If you see the LG logo you failed, repeat the step again.
ICS bootloader:
Hold Volume up + down while plugging in the USB cable is the method I think.
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Volume up OR down, I always forget that.
After a failed attempt to invoke DL mode and switching phone off(hard reset usually), toggling the phone's power once increases the chance for success next time. Same as taking the battery out each time.
After the restore of the stock rom phone should reboot. If it shows the stock recovery's screen instead, phone will be instable later and might brick when trying to root it. Then repeat the flash process and it should boot now.
Just remove the battery, put it again, then hold Vol UP and while doing that plug in the USB. You're now in Download mode.
I was thinking of a way to block the bootloader, and I came up with something very basic, so please who can try the method, share whether it works or not. (This method was checked and it WORKS !!)
Warning: I am not a super developer, just one more user who wants to help the community
Warning 2: This Process will erase everything in its path, remember to make a backup of your internal memory.
This series of steps is aimed at inexperienced users, if you think you are missing or there are many steps, this guide is not for you.
Without more to say, let's start.
How to re-lock bootloader:
1. Turn off your device.
2. Press Bixby Volume down and connect your device to a PC to start the download mode (now you can release both buttons)
3. Read the text below on the Download Mode screen
to block or unblock the Bootloader.
4.- Long press the vol (- or +) button as best suits you.
LOCK BOOTLOADER:
5. Long press the volume up button ( ) until the computer is restarted (this will erase your data and restart automatically). :fingers-crossed:
Ready! Now you have a device with an OEM lock.
Good luck my friends!!!
chalofito said:
I was thinking of a way to block the bootloader, and I came up with something very basic, so please who can try the method, share whether it works or not. (This method was checked and it WORKS !!)
Warning: I am not a super developer, just one more user who wants to help the community
Warning 2: This Process will erase everything in its path, remember to make a backup of your internal memory.
This series of steps is aimed at inexperienced users, if you think you are missing or there are many steps, this guide is not for you.
Without more to say, let's start.
How to re-lock bootloader:
1. Turn off your device.
2. Press Bixby Volume down and connect your device to a PC to start the download mode (now you can release both buttons)
3. Read the text below on the Download Mode screen
to block or unblock the Bootloader.
4.- Long press the vol (- or +) button as best suits you.
LOCK BOOTLOADER:
5. Long press the volume up button ( ) until the computer is restarted (this will erase your data and restart automatically). :fingers-crossed:
Ready! Now you have a device with an OEM lock.
Good luck my friends!!!
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Thank you for posting this. I've had this method work once before but i am in a bit of a pickle at the moment.
I no longer get the options to 'long press vol up' which i think is the key to re locking the bootloader. Have you or anyone else got any idea why that would be?
akkaria said:
Thank you for posting this. I've had this method work once before but i am in a bit of a pickle at the moment.
I no longer get the options to 'long press vol up' which i think is the key to re locking the bootloader. Have you or anyone else got any idea why that would be?
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This was tested once and it worked, it was not tried for the second time .. What version of Compilation do you have?
chalofito said:
This was tested once and it worked, it was not tried for the second time .. What version of Compilation do you have?
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It has definitely worked before but not having much luck now. Maybe the latest software update has blocked this method?
This is my current version. I'm in Australia.
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akkaria said:
It has definitely worked before but not having much luck now. Maybe the latest software update has blocked this method?
his is my current version. I'm in Australia.
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It's a shame, I'm sorry that this happens to you, we hope that in the future this will be solved, for the moment we have to wait. someone will come who finds a definitive solution.
chalofito said:
It's a shame, I'm sorry that this happens to you, we hope that in the future this will be solved, for the moment we have to wait. someone will come who finds a definitive solution.
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Thanks for your help. Yes, hopefully soon someone will find a method.
akkaria said:
Thanks for your help. Yes, hopefully soon someone will find a method.
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Can you tell what exactly you already did with your phone? Did you unlock bootloader, re lock bootloader, then unlocked it again and then actually rooted it? And now after you unrooted your phone you can not re lock bootloader?
I am asking because I suspect that you can not re lock you bootloader again after you actually have rooted your phone once. I am suspecting I only read a post from a guy who managed to re lock is bootloader but he never actually rooted his phone once. So in other words after you tripped knox (which seems to only happen when you install magisk) you may not be able to re lock you bootloader (ever) again.
SakazukiAka said:
Can you tell what exactly you already did with your phone? Did you unlock bootloader, re lock bootloader, then unlocked it again and then actually rooted it? And now after you unrooted your phone you can not re lock bootloader?
I am asking because I suspect that you can not re lock you bootloader again after you actually have rooted your phone once. I am suspecting I only read a post from a guy who managed to re lock is bootloader but he never actually rooted his phone once. So in other words after you tripped knox (which seems to only happen when you install magisk) you may not be able to re lock you bootloader (ever) again.
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Yes!! You hit the nail on the head!! So i was able to re lock bootloader once before but i wasnt successful in rooting the phone. After i then successfully rooted the phone with Magisk i restored back to normal and no i cannot re lock the bootloader.
It seems as though a few people have said you can't re lock it after successfully rooting! Quite frustrating!!
akkaria said:
Yes!! You hit the nail on the head!! So i was able to re lock bootloader once before but i wasnt successful in rooting the phone. After i then successfully rooted the phone with Magisk i restored back to normal and no i cannot re lock the bootloader.
It seems as though a few people have said you can't re lock it after successfully rooting! Quite frustrating!!
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I see. There is another method, that seems to work, tested by @robbo1947 that he explained here.
robbo1947 said:
Assuming you had the standard Samsung ROM (you hadn't flashed a custom ROM)
Change OEM switch while rooted, exit settings, no need to flash stock firmware.
Power off phone.
Press and hold Bixby and Volume down, whilst holding connect with USB cable to computer. Release buttons when Download screen appears.
Long press the Volume up.
At this stage, the phone will wipe the data and overwrite the Magisk modification then reboot.
You should now have an S10, standard boot screens, stock ROM and no root.
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I did not check it myselff yet, but it worked for robbo1947. All credits goes to @robbo1947 !! Please let us know if that worked for you or not.
SakazukiAka said:
I see. There is another method, that seems to work, tested by @robbo1947 that he explained here.
I did not check it myselff yet, but it worked for robbo1947. All credits goes to @robbo1947 !! Please let us know if that worked for you or not.
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I am going to have a go again in the next few days to prove to myself and others that it is possible to relock the bootloader after rooting. Will let you know.
Watch this space.
robbo1947 said:
I am going to have a go again in the next few days to prove to myself and others that it is possible to relock the bootloader after rooting. Will let you know.
Watch this space.
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I look forward to your findings. As i am running my phone as my daily driver now i am hesitant to re root it if this method wont work. I have my fingers crossed though
samsung doesn't allow you to unlock and then lock back the device multiple times. It only works once, then your bootloader stay unlocked for ever.
I I had root and twrp on my s10 + but I quietly put the last nobrand ASE7 firmware back and I re-locked the bootloader without any difficulty I no longer have any warning messages at startup and in the developer options I have the oem option working like new.
akkaria said:
I look forward to your findings. As i am running my phone as my daily driver now i am hesitant to re root it if this method wont work. I have my fingers crossed though
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Lebrun213 said:
samsung doesn't allow you to unlock and then lock back the device multiple times. It only works once, then your bootloader stay unlocked for ever.
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OK, sorry for delay in getting back to this question of locking and unlocking the bootloader on the Galaxy S10.
During the last few days I have locked, unlocked, locked and unlocked again, probably 15 or 20 times to test various scenarios.
Please remember, each time you lock or unlock the bootloader all of your data is wiped.. any Root will also be gone. You will also be needing your current firmware.
This is for the Galaxy S10 without TWRP.
Scenario 1. Your phone is rooted with Magisk.
Go into Developers options and check OEM options, the switch must be ON (to the right). If it isn't turn it ON.
Turn off your phone. Press and hold the Bixby and Volume-down button, then connect with USB to your computer. (The cable shouldn't be connected until after you press the buttons).
Within seconds of USB connection the Download screen will appear. You will see 3 optiions, choose and Long press volume up and hold button until you see the 2 options at bottom of screen. Choose and hold volume up until screen goes off. Then the S10 logo screen will briefly apppear, before it flicks back to the Download screen with the words 'VBMETA: Error verifying vbmeta image etc' at the top, as the image below.
This is all good so far. Leave the phone exactly as it is with this screen showing and make sure the phone is still connected to the computer.
On your computer, fire up Odin3_v3.13.1, you can leave the Reboot option in Odin ticked. Locate your firmware on your computer and put the 4 file parts (BL, AP. CP and CSC) into Odin.
Let Odin finish.
The phone will reboot ready for setup.
The Unlocked bootloader warning screen will be gone.
Scenario 2. Your phone has been rooted but isn't now, and the greyed out OEM switch is ON
Easy, turn off your phone and proceed from the 2nd paragraph of Scenario 1.
Scenario 3 Your phone has been rooted but isn't now, and the greyed out OEM switch is OFF
Sorry, but in this situation, you are going to have to root your phone with Magisk as the OEM switch will only be available when rooted.
When rooted, proceed as Scenario 1.
Scenario 4 Your phone has never been rooted, and the greyed out OEM switch is ON i.e. you unlocked the bootloader but never proceeded to root the phone
Turn off your phone and proceed from the 2nd paragraph of Scenario 1.
If you want proof that I have locked and unlocked time and time again see HERE
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robbo1947 said:
OK, sorry for delay in getting back to this question of locking and unlocking the bootloader on the Galaxy S10.
During the last few days I have locked, unlocked, locked and unlocked again, probably 15 or 20 times to test various scenarios.
Please remember, each time you lock or unlock the bootloader all of your data is wiped.. any Root will also be gone. You will also be needing your current firmware.
Scenario 1. Your phone is rooted with Magisk.
Go into Developers options and check OEM options, the switch must be ON (to the right). If it isn't turn it ON.
Turn off your phone. Press and hold the Bixby and Volume-down button, then connect with USB to your computer. (The cable shouldn't be connected until after you press the buttons).
Within seconds of USB connection the Download screen will appear. You will see 3 optiions, choose and Long press volume up and hold button until you see the 2 options at bottom of screen. Choose and hold volume up until screen goes off. The S10 logo screen will briefly apppear, before it flicks back to the Download screen as the image below.
With the phone still connected to your computer, fire up Odin3_v3.13.1, you can leave the Reboot option in Odin ticked. Locate your firmware on your computer and put the 4 parts into Odin.
Let Odin finish. The phone will reboot and the Unlocked bootloader warning screen will be gone.
Scenario 2. Your phone has been rooted but isn't now, and the greyed out OEM switch is ON
Easy, turn off your phone and proceed from the 2nd paragraph of Scenario 1.
Scenario 3 Your phone has been rooted but isn't now, and the greyed out OEM switch is OFF
Sorry, but in this situation, you are going to have to root your phone with Magisk as the OEM switch will only be available when rooted.
When rooted, proceed as Scenario 1.
Scenario 4 Your phone has never been rooted, and the greyed out OEM switch is ON i.e. you unlocked the bootloader but never proceeded to root the phone
Turn off your phone and proceed from the 2nd paragraph of Scenario 1.
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No dramas, thanks heaps for your reply.
So it seems I am in scenario 3 meaning I'll need to re root my phone which is fine. However, when I hold down the bixby and volume up and plug in I don't get the option to long hold volume up which I previously did. I only have press volume up or down. Is this because my bootloader is already unlocked? I should still be able to re root my phone in this scenario shouldnt i?
akkaria said:
No dramas, thanks heaps for your reply.
So it seems I am in scenario 3 meaning I'll need to re root my phone which is fine. However, when I hold down the bixby and volume up and plug in I don't get the option to long hold volume up which I previously did. I only have press volume up or down. Is this because my bootloader is already unlocked? I should still be able to re root my phone in this scenario shouldnt i?
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Yep, your bootloader is unlocked.
When you have re-rooted and you go into Developer options you will be able to control the OEM switch and ensure it is ON.
Then when you get into Download mode you will see that option of LONG press Volume-up.
I've just added video proof to original post.
robbo1947 said:
Yep, your bootloader is unlocked.
When you have re-rooted and you go into Developer options you will be able to control the OEM switch and ensure it is ON.
Then when you get into Download mode you will see that option of LONG press Volume-up.
I've just added video proof to original post.
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Awesome. Will give it a go in the next day or two and report back but given your success I'm hoping I'll have the same.
Cheers
akkaria said:
Awesome. Will give it a go in the next day or two and report back but given your success I'm hoping I'll have the same.
Cheers
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Don't forget the :good:
robbo1947 said:
Don't forget the :good:
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You sir, are my hero. It all worked perfectly and i no longer get the bootloader warning screen and my bootloader is now relocked!!
For anyone else having this problem, i too can confirm that this method works. The only issue i had was that for some reason, i was stuck on the Samsung flashing boot screen for nearly half an hour. A simple reboot into recovery(hold power and volume down for 7 seconds to shut down and then quickly hold power, vol up and bixby) and wipe factory data then system reboot fixed it.
I can also confirm that after doing this and re locking the bootloader, i now have access to all apps that i was previously having issues with and my google play store recognises my devices as certified.
I now have a fully working and functional device. Thank you again.
if i revert to stock rom after root and samsung status says official and relock bootloader will be able to get otas again???
Somewhere around mid 2020 i decided it would be fun in trying to unlock my phone. I actually almost succeed, the only problem was that i didny have wifi or cellular available, so i reflashed the stock os, locked the bootloader and called it a day. Now i want to try this again, but the oem unlock option is nowhere to be found. I've tried everything, "fastboot oem unlock", "fastboot flashing unlock", changing the date, etc. I clearly remember the "your phone is not running certified software" when i almost got majisk to work, but now I cant even find the oem unlock. I just want to use google pay man...
Information:
Model: SM-A025G
Android version: 12
Product code: SM-A025GZKEORO
I'll give any additional info needed.
TheBlazed said:
Somewhere around mid 2020 i decided it would be fun in trying to unlock my phone. I actually almost succeed, the only problem was that i didny have wifi or cellular available, so i reflashed the stock os, locked the bootloader and called it a day. Now i want to try this again, but the oem unlock option is nowhere to be found. I've tried everything, "fastboot oem unlock", "fastboot flashing unlock", changing the date, etc. I clearly remember the "your phone is not running certified software" when i almost got majisk to work, but now I cant even find the oem unlock. I just want to use google pay man...
Information:
Model: SM-A025G
Android version: 12
Product code: SM-A025GZKEORO
I'll give any additional info needed.
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Perform a factory reset after removing your SIM. Skip through setup and do not connect to WiFi. Set the time manually, wait a few minutes, then change the date to at least 7 days from now, and wait a few more minutes. The toggle should appear.
However...Since you've unlocked before, maybe you could just see if you're able to unlock the bootloader?
V0latyle said:
Perform a factory reset after removing your SIM. Skip through setup and do not connect to WiFi. Set the time manually, wait a few minutes, then change the date to at least 7 days from now, and wait a few more minutes. The toggle should appear.
However...Since you've unlocked before, maybe you could just see if you're able to unlock the bootloader?
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Havent thought about resetting without the sim, good idea!
About the bootloader, if you mean unlocking it in download mode (holding volume up + volume down while plugging in a usb cable) I dont get such option. I can only enter download mode or restart the phone.
I will respond hopefully tomorrow with an update.
TheBlazed said:
Havent thought about resetting without the sim, good idea!
About the bootloader, if you mean unlocking it in download mode (holding volume up + volume down while plugging in a usb cable) I dont get such option. I can only enter download mode or restart the phone.
I will respond hopefully tomorrow with an update.
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When you're in download mode, hold Volume Up until the bootloader unlock warning text appears.
Heres the update:
V0latyle said:
Perform a factory reset after removing your SIM. Skip through setup and do not connect to WiFi. Set the time manually, wait a few minutes, then change the date to at least 7 days from now, and wait a few more minutes. The toggle should appear.
However...Since you've unlocked before, maybe you could just see if you're able to unlock the bootloader?
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I have done the factory reset and changed the phone date, and it (of course) didn't work.
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When you're in download mode, hold Volume Up until the bootloader unlock warning text appears.
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In download mode there is no (hold volume up) option, just volume up to continue, volume down to cancel and side key to show barcode. Something that I have noticed different from other download modes is that mine is also translated in (i presume) korean and japanese.
Heres some more information that may be relevant:
In download mode pressing the volume up key to continue shows these in the top left screen:
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
OEM LOCK: ON (U1 )
KG STATUS : PRENORMAL
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A5, P5
RP SWREV: K 5, S 5
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
DID: 0000746645d2
download mode !!
TheBlazed said:
In download mode there is no (hold volume up) option, just volume up to continue, volume down to cancel and side key to show barcode. Something that I have noticed different from other download modes is that mine is also translated in (i presume) korean and japanese.
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Okay, let's try this again.
When you start download mode and see the options for Volume Up and Volume Down, just hold the Volume Up button. There isn't a prompt because it's "hidden" - unlocking the bootloader is supposed to be deliberate, not something that can be done accidentally.
Continue holding Volume Up until the bootloader unlock prompt appears.
TheBlazed said:
OEM LOCK: ON (U1 )
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This means your bootloader is locked.
V0latyle said:
Okay, let's try this again.
When you start download mode and see the options for Volume Up and Volume Down, just hold the Volume Up button. There isn't a prompt because it's "hidden" - unlocking the bootloader is supposed to be deliberate, not something that can be done accidentally.
Continue holding Volume Up until the bootloader unlock prompt appears.
This means your bootloader is locked.
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Holding the volume up button no matter for how long will still result into nothing, sadly.
V0latyle said:
Okay, let's try this again.
When you start download mode and see the options for Volume Up and Volume Down, just hold the Volume Up button. There isn't a prompt because it's "hidden" - unlocking the bootloader is supposed to be deliberate, not something that can be done accidentally.
Continue holding Volume Up until the bootloader unlock prompt appears.
This means your bootloader is locked.
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i need to contact you ..not from xda.via whatsapp ,telegram or any other.
HirukaNU15 said:
i need to contact you ..not from xda.via whatsapp ,telegram or any other.
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TheBlazed said:
Holding the volume up button no matter for how long will still result into nothing, sadly.
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You are able to boot into Download Mode?
Just to be clear, here's the steps:
Disconnect device from USB cable (leave cable plugged into PC) and turn device completely off
Wait about 30 seconds
WITHOUT PRESSING POWER, hold both Volume buttons, and while holding plug in the USB cable from PC
Device should start with a custom OS warning and a prompt. Release all buttons. One of the options should be "Volume up long press: Device unlock mode". If you do not see this option, hit Volume Down to cancel.
If you can, provide photos of the screen.