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I bought an atrix 4g mb860 with the lapdock locked to at&t.. latest android version 2.3.6..
I live in egypt..
first I called at&t asked for the unlock code, they gave it to me.
didnt work the unsuccessful
then i called again to make sure of the code but unfortunately they gave me the same code. they suggested i would call motorola
i called motorola they guided me to make a factory reset but did not solve the problem.
i unlocked the phone root
instal cwm
flashed diff radios
didnt help
flashed back 2.3.4
nothing yet
tried diff radios again
tried CM7.2
nothing worked
finaly i sent it to a repair shop
they said they were unable to unlock it.
now i do not know what to do????
i was thinking maybe doing advanced hacking to the software may help.
or eveeen changing the motherboard.. i thought of going to motorola asking them to replace the motherboard for me...
i want to know where does this ****en lock code is.. it is like a ghost i replaces software and boot loader where is that memory that hold the lock code and make it functionable on every software...
You're trying to sim unlock your phone, right? It's not a bootloader unlocking, i guess...
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Yeah, I'm not sure where the SIM lock code is either, but it is definitely not within the bootloader or boot or the ROM area. I think it might not be user-accessible at all. It's not like on Samsungs where you modify a file and that makes it unlocked.
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Yeah, I'm not sure where the SIM lock code is either, but it is definitely not within the bootloader or boot or the ROM area. I think it might not be user-accessible at all. It's not like on Samsungs where you modify a file and that makes it unlocked.
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I believe this is correct, I doubt it's in user accessible files. I'm no expert but if I had to guess it would be built into the firmware or a separate; small chip for storage that is inaccessible. It is only accessible via kernel probably, so it's very low level. Just a guess.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock#Unlocking_technology Here is a decent read if anyone is interested.
anyyy ideas for solving this problem... other than throwing the device in the recycling bin
I bought a sgh-t399n at a garage sale recently and quickly rooted the phone and installed TWRP Recovery and CM12 on it. I called Metro and T-Mobile ( After flashing their firmware) for the unlock code but of course they refused to give it to me. So i tried 2 or 3 different unlock by IMEI websites as well as every single unlock app and software I could find while running logcat. The best lead I've gotten was the S.G.S. Unlock Tool app. It says it found the code but the results are null. In the logcat the system denies permission saying that the app was sending request as -2 when it was 0 and that it needed "android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL" to accsess the info. Now I'm not a Dev by any definition of the term, nor am I any kind of hacker but I have learned a good bit from these forums over the last couple of years and my gut tells me this can be done with a little patients and some help from the good folks at XDA. Any imput on the subject is greatly appreciated.
You won't be able to unlock on CM12, have to have the stock firmware and OS installed.
yeah install stock system and any code should work without issue
If you unlock on stock system and then flash cyanogen, will it be fine?
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If you unlock on stock system and then flash cyanogen, will it be fine?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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The unlock code must be hidden on one of the partitions of the device it's self though right? Possibly in the EFS partion? Also how would i change thepermissions of an app to allow in to interact acroo all users?
Whether or not the code is in EFS, you still can't unlock on CM.
No I understand that. It is currently on the T-Mobile stock T399 firmware flashed with odin but still could not get an unlock code . Also i would like to learn to unlock these phones for future devices.
So it is not requesting an unlock code when you have a non T-Mobile SIM card installed? How odd... It should. If not, either it's already unlocked, or something else is going on. Have you tried both the Metro and Tmo firmware? Only the newest T-Mobile and Metro phones are not supported by unlocking via code as they use the Unlock app. As far as unlocking yourself, your best bet would be to get an unlock box like z3x or Octopus if you plan on doing a lot of them. If it's just 1 every year or 2, then it wouldn't make sense. Some phones have ways to unlock via root and hacks, but not all and it is becoming less common now as more manufacturers are making the ways to unlock more difficult either via encryption or other means.
The unlock companies I tried were unable to get a code by imei. Therefore I was never able to put in a real code. I've looked in to the z3x but it is way outta my price range as I am only a novice tinker. I just figured since the code must be in the programing of the phone somewhere then it was just a matter of locating the partition and file in which it was hidden and then decoding it. Is it possible to change an apps or users permissions? If so how?
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The unlock companies I tried were unable to get a code by imei. Therefore I was never able to put in a real code. I've looked in to the z3x but it is way outta my price range as I am only a novice tinker. I just figured since the code must be in the programing of the phone somewhere then it was just a matter of locating the partition and file in which it was hidden and then decoding it. Is it possible to change an apps or users permissions? If so how?
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I believe the app Root explorer allows you to change permissions on items.
It does, but nothing Root Explorer can do will help you find an unlock code, unfortunately. If the phone does not ask for a code when inserting another carrier's SIM, then that's the issue that would need to be resolved before anything else.
Sorry if I've been unclear. The phone dose ask for a code when a sim from a different carrier is put in but after trying 3 unlock by IMEI companies none of them were able to generate a code by IMEI. As for the permissions issue, I have an app that claims to find the codes but only says "null" in the results column. After going through the log cat it says the app is running as user 0 but is requesting info as user -2 and that it needs the permission " INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL" to show the info. So i was hoping to learn how i grant said app that permission and see if it would show the code?
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yeah install stock system and any code should work without issue
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can you paste a link to the stock system?
Could anyone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me a working unlock code for my metro pcs phone email me [email protected] or [email protected] thank you.
Running into the same problem only im on a non rooted system. I need a solution to get the codes needed to unlock it from T-mobile and need them without running hardware as all i have is hardware from the old days. Software would be a choice if anyone knows of anything reliable. Services I am also willing to pay for if cheap and working.
hello guys can help me thank the following, buy a motorola moto e version go phone xt1527 AT&T without knowing that it can not unlock the bootloader, is there any way I can have root access? I appreciate your help
hola chicos, agradezco me puedan ayudar en lo siguiente, compre un motorola moto e xt1527 version go phone de at&t sin saber que no se puede liberar el bootloader, existe alguna manera en que pueda tener acceso root? agradezco su ayuda
No. The AT&T/GoPhone/Cricket branded XT1527 cannot be bootloader unlocked, and therefore cannot be rooted.
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No. The AT&T/GoPhone/Cricket branded XT1527 cannot be bootloader unlocked, and therefore cannot be rooted.
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and a temporary root without brick? at least to install Link2SD and remove all trash from at&t
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and a temporary root without brick? at least to install Link2SD and remove all trash from at&t
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You can try using Kingroot, but it probably won't work.
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You can try using Kingroot, but it probably won't work.
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that really hurts, there is a way you can install Android 6.0 on this device? I can flash a stock rom 6.0 from filefactory are achieved for xt1527? http://www.filefactory.com/folder/752fdb49361c7f62/?sort=filename&order=ASC&show=100&page=3 because AT&T does not plan to upgrade.
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that really hurts, there is a way you can install Android 6.0 on this device? I can flash a stock rom 6.0 from filefactory are achieved for xt1527? http://www.filefactory.com/folder/752fdb49361c7f62/?sort=filename&order=ASC&show=100&page=3 because AT&T does not plan to upgrade.
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No, you have to unlock the bootloader to flash stock 6.0 from another region.
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No, you have to unlock the bootloader to flash stock 6.0 from another region.
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thanks for your assistance in view of the circumstances'll have to sell the device just 2 days has been sold, so no use to me, that disappointment I would have to have been with xt1021 he had.
This happened to me as well. The guy sold it to me as "factory unlocked" except when I got it, it was an AT&T GoPhone.
I'm still trying to figure out how mad I should be. I always thought "factory unlocked" meant no branding. i.e. a "factory unlocked" Moto E would be a Moto E that you can (or used to could) purchase directly from motorola.com. I always thought a "factory unlocked" phone wouldn't have an AT&T stamp on the back or show the AT&T logo when booting up. But maybe I'm wrong.
I think what he meant was "sim unlocked" where you can use the phone on AT&T, T-mobile, or other GSM networks.
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This happened to me as well. The guy sold it to me as "factory unlocked" except when I got it, it was an AT&T GoPhone.
I'm still trying to figure out how mad I should be. I always thought "factory unlocked" meant no branding. i.e. a "factory unlocked" Moto E would be a Moto E that you can (or used to could) purchase directly from motorola.com. I always thought a "factory unlocked" phone wouldn't have an AT&T stamp on the back or show the AT&T logo when booting up. But maybe I'm wrong.
I think what he meant was "sim unlocked" where you can use the phone on AT&T, T-mobile, or other GSM networks.
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If they really did say "factory unlocked", then that's enough grounds for you to return it. The GoPhone model was sold locked, but could be unlocked via AT&T's SIM unlock website, for free, immediately after purchase. "Factory unlocked" means it was never SIM locked, so that would be the Moto-direct model, the Verizon model, and the US Cellular model.
Unfortunately, the AT&T/GoPhone/Cricket model and the Moto-direct model are the same device (same LTE bands and all), so it's hard to find an actual Moto-direct model, short of of buying from Moto's website.
Well, I really didn't pay that much for it. That probably should have been a red-flag from the start. I might just keep it as a backup phone.
But I do think this kind of underscores how the term "unlocked" is just being thrown around. Sometimes it means factory unlocked, but often times it just means sim unlocked. And nobody understands the difference. So "unlocked", "factory unlocked", "sim unlocked" that all means the same thing to everyone.
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Well, I really didn't pay that much for it. That probably should have been a red-flag from the start. I might just keep it as a backup phone.
But I do think this kind of underscores how the term "unlocked" is just being thrown around. Sometimes it means factory unlocked, but often times it just means sim unlocked. And nobody understands the difference. So "unlocked", "factory unlocked", "sim unlocked" that all means the same thing to everyone.
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Don't forget about the bootloader too (unlocked, unlockable, not unlockable). I can definitely see how all these different locks can be confusing to those who don't live and breathe cell phone tech.
Is that different too?
I really thought "factory unlocked" meant that the bootloader could be unlocked. Or at least for Motorola phones, which has a website that's pretty much dedicated to that sort of thing.
I always though "factory unlocked" meant that the phone was shipping without a carrier specific OS. So instead of seeing the AT&T symbol on boot, you'd just see the Motorola symbol and animation and then the Android home screen. I suppose that doesn't automatically mean that they could be bootloader unlocked, but I figure it's always easier to unlock the bootloader on a phone like that.
I know AT&T puts stuff in their Android variant that kind of cripples the OS and forces you to pay to use certain features of the OS. Being able to unlock the bootloader and circumvent that, would mean that you are able to get a cheaper phone and enjoy all the features. So I can understand why they don't allow the bootloader to be unlocked.
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Is that different too?
I really thought "factory unlocked" meant that the bootloader could be unlocked. Or at least for Motorola phones, which has a website that's pretty much dedicated to that sort of thing.
I always though "factory unlocked" meant that the phone was shipping without a carrier specific OS. So instead of seeing the AT&T symbol on boot, you'd just see the Motorola symbol and animation and then the Android home screen. I suppose that doesn't automatically mean that they could be bootloader unlocked, but I figure it's always easier to unlock the bootloader on a phone like that.
I know AT&T puts stuff in their Android variant that kind of cripples the OS and forces you to pay to use certain features of the OS. Being able to unlock the bootloader and circumvent that, would mean that you are able to get a cheaper phone and enjoy all the features. So I can understand why they don't allow the bootloader to be unlocked.
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When talking about "factory unlocked", it refers to the SIM never being locked to a carrier to begin with. However, not all factory unlocked phones qualify for Moto's bootloader unlock website. For example, Verizon devices are factory unlocked (never had a SIM lock), but only a few (Moto X, Moto X 2nd, I think there's a third Verizon Moto phone that was sold as a "dev edition") qualify for Moto's bootloader unlock website.
marketers must begin to see the difference between "sim unlock" and "phone unlock" because it is not the same. For example, I know the difference between the two, but I did not know was that the devices at & t could not unlock the bootloader them.Ask for a refund is not an option for me because of the circumstances in to buy the device, but for now I think i get be hoping att to upgrade it to android 6.0. at least with android 6.0 could settle the matter of little internal storage and could keep the smartphone.
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marketers must begin to see the difference between "sim unlock" and "phone unlock" because it is not the same. For example, I know the difference between the two, but I did not know was that the devices at & t could not unlock the bootloader them.Ask for a refund is not an option for me because of the circumstances in to buy the device, but for now I think i get be hoping att to upgrade it to android 6.0. at least with android 6.0 could settle the matter of little internal storage and could keep the smartphone.
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Moto has stated that none of the US models will be getting 6.0, so you're stuck on Lollipop.
are offering me the model xt1526 with android 6.0 already installed, however this model have not seen him commercially there, except with the operator bootmobile sprint. I be advisable to change the AT & T for this? You can unlock the bootloader to that model?
EDIT: Problem solved. I just had to wait a few days to get the switch available. It seems it's a "security feature"...
Hello, guys.
I recently bought a Moto One, already with the bootloader unlocking in mind. I live in Brazil, and here phones are required to be unlockable. But here's the thing: this one has the "OEM unlock" option grayed out. I already did a Factory Reset multiple times, following different ways to do it, and nothing worked.
It says I need to connect to internet (which I obviously already did) or contact my mobile operator. But it's a retail device, so they have nothing to do with it.
Does someone have the same problem or am I the only lucky one?
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Hello, guys.
I recently bought a Moto One, already with the bootloader unlocking in mind. I live in Brazil, and here phones are required to be unlockable. But here's the thing: this one has the "OEM unlock" option grayed out. I already did a Factory Reset multiple times, following different ways to do it, and nothing worked.
It says I need to connect to internet (which I obviously already did) or contact my mobile operator. But it's a retail device, so they have nothing to do with it.
Does someone have the same problem or am I the only lucky one?
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I've seen another Brazilian guy over in our telegram group having the same problem. I don't know more about it tho.
Boot to fastboot and do:
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fastboot getvar cid
Here you'll see which cid's can be unlocked or not. https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/MOTOROLA-Android-Developer/Bootloader-Unlock-Problems/td-p/3222809
If your cid returns a value that is supposed to be unlockable then you should report the bug in that motorola community.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/motorola-one-motorola-one-power/bd-p/Motorola_One
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I've seen another Brazilian guy over in our telegram group having the same problem. I don't know more about it tho.
Boot to fastboot and do:
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fastboot getvar cid
Here you'll see which cid's can be unlocked or not. https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/MOTOROLA-Android-Developer/Bootloader-Unlock-Problems/td-p/3222809
If your cid returns a value that is supposed to be unlockable then you should report the bug in that motorola community.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/motorola-one-motorola-one-power/bd-p/Motorola_One
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Thank you for your answer. My cid is eligible for unlocking. I even got the Unique Key to unlock it already. I suppose I'll have to report the bug to Motorola.
I've read somewhere that this is supposed to be a new security thing (not sure if it's from manufacturer or from the OS): in order to activate the Unlock switch, user is supposed to wait a minimum time period: something close to 7 days of uptime.
It's funny, though, Motorola's site doesn't mention this restrain at all.
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I've read somewhere that this is supposed to be a new security thing (not sure if it's from manufacturer or from the OS): in order to activate the Unlock switch, user is supposed to wait a minimum time period: something close to 7 days of uptime.
It's funny, though, Motorola's site doesn't mention this restrain at all.
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That is interesting... and it's true. After 4 days the switch is finally available. Thanks for the info!
Thread closed by OP request!
Question in title, so far I cannot found anything to solve this problem, not to mention Nokia does not offer official bootloader unlocking
Perhaps @hikari_calyx knows
mingkee said:
Perhaps @hikari_calyx knows
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are you actually sure? like, Nokia just doesn't let you unlock their phones' bootloader, plus he doesn''t have my device, so how is he able to develop a tool to unlock it?
AltFantasy said:
are you actually sure? like, Nokia just doesn't let you unlock their phones' bootloader, and I actually asked someone on Discord if there's another way, and they said I need to use the EDL tool with a flash file that contains an unlock key, but both I (and they) do not know how to make the file
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The poster found a patch of bootloader and I used it to unlock 8.3 bootloader and eventually rooted it.
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The poster found a patch of bootloader and I used it to unlock 8.3 bootloader and eventually rooted it.
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cool, but there's no support for the Nokia X10, it's just released last June, and the poster might not support my phone
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The poster found a patch of bootloader and I used it to unlock 8.3 bootloader and eventually rooted it.
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Well, apparently they do not support my model (which is the X10). Their tool can only detect the phone, not unlock its bootloader
Well, Nokia/HMD wants to have their phones and tablets deadlocked, and 8.3 is my only and final Nokia Android phone.
No more.
Good Morning,
I have arrived at this thread looking for how to unlock the bootloader of my Nokia X10/X20 for later rooting it.
It seems that there is no way to do it.
To do Root I have found this link (is in Spanish): https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/
The option «Enable OEM unlocking», comes in gray and is not accessible, with which I have not been able to apply this solution.
I have found this other article: How to Unlock Bootloader on Any Nokia Smartphone.
Someone has tried?
If the answer is affirmative, does it work?
If nobody has tried it, do you think it can work?
All the best
gonzo1963 said:
Good Morning,
I have arrived at this thread looking for how to unlock the bootloader of my Nokia X10/X20 for later rooting it.
It seems that there is no way to do it.
To do Root I have found this link (is in Spanish): https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/#comment-41075
The option «Enable OEM unlocking», comes in gray and is not accessible, with which I have not been able to apply this solution.
I have found this other article: How to Unlock Bootloader on Any Nokia Smartphone.
Someone has tried?
If the answer is affirmative, does it work?
If nobody has tried it, do you think it can work?
All the best
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Nope, the "buying unlock bootloader keys" (I meant the thing in the "How to Unlock Bootloader on Any Nokia Smartphone" article, the official way also does not work anymore, due to the site is dead) way does not work on the Nokia X10/20 (the creators of those keys confirmed with me that it's literally impossible to unlock those phones and potentially any future Nokia phones).
The "Enable OEM unlocking" should not be not accessible, my Nokia X10 does not have that option greyed out.
About the tool used in the Spanish site? I'm not so sure about whether it will work or not. The tutorial video shows a different phone, but it seems so legit. Try it at your own risk, I guess.
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Nope, the "buying unlock bootloader keys" (I meant the thing in the "How to Unlock Bootloader on Any Nokia Smartphone" article, the official way also does not work anymore, due to the site is dead) way does not work on the Nokia X10/20 (the creators of those keys confirmed with me that it's literally impossible to unlock those phones and potentially any future Nokia phones).
The "Enable OEM unlocking" should not be not accessible, my Nokia X10 does not have that option greyed out.
About the tool used in the Spanish site? I'm not so sure about whether it will work or not. The tutorial video shows a different phone, but it seems so legit. Try it at your own risk, I guess.
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Good morning,
Thank you very much for the answer, but I inform you:
My phone is new, just arrived from the provider (Nokia directly).
-Modelo: TA1332.
-Compilation 00WW_1_070.
-Android 11.
-Actualization May 5, 2021
I have not modified anything, and I assure you that the «Enable OEM Unlocking» option, is gray and is not accessible.
A rectification, I think.
The link in Spanish: https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/#comment-41075
In the article, not in the video; It refers to a Qualcomm chip, but requires that the "Enable OEM Unlocking" option is unlocked.
Three questions apart:
1.- Is there any way to root this smartphone?
2.- Is this option valid to make a backup of the ROM?: [Tutorial] How to use Miracle Box to backup Qualcomm Android firmware
3.- And is it to restore the ROM?: [Tutorial] How to use Miracle Box / Thunder to flash firmware to Qualcomm devices
All the best
gonzo1963 said:
Good morning,
Thank you very much for the answer, but I inform you:
My phone is new, just arrived from the provider (Nokia directly).
-Modelo: TA1332.
-Compilation 00WW_1_070.
-Android 11.
-Actualization May 5, 2021
I have not modified anything, and I assure you that the «Enable OEM Unlocking» option, is gray and is not accessible.
A rectification, I think.
The link in Spanish: https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/#comment-41075
In the article, not in the video; It refers to a Qualcomm chip, but requires that the "Enable OEM Unlocking" option is unlocked.
Three questions apart:
1.- Is there any way to root this smartphone?
2.- Is this option valid to make a backup of the ROM?: [Tutorial] How to use Miracle Box to backup Qualcomm Android firmware
3.- And is it to restore the ROM?: [Tutorial] How to use Miracle Box / Thunder to flash firmware to Qualcomm devices
All the best
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Apparently, the creators of the site that sells bootloader unlocking keys for Nokia phones said that you should ignore sites like the Spanish link, because those websites write similar content for every device that exists and just replace the device name and publish it again, then again for another device. But I guess you can try using it and see, I guess?
For the first question, I don't think you can root the phone with Magisk? You need some files inside the ROM file, but there's no ROM files for Nokia X10/20.
For the second and third question, I do not know if the tool even works. I do ask the creators of that site (again), and I quote:
I don't think they will work. The only way to trigger EDL on the device would be to disassemble and then short the testpoint to trigger EDL. But what next? What do you aim to do while in EDL mode?
We do not know which bytes are written on the chip that remembers the unlocked status. So, even in EDL mode, there isn't much that we can tinker and re-write to the device. I am also unsure if the user firmware that hmd ships to the Nokia Care includes EDL programmer, they never did for the Nokia 7.2 (the last Nokia device I really tried to play around with). Without the programmer, none of the EDL flash tools will work and we can't load just any programmer. It has to be signed by the OEM. A wrong/invalid/modified firehose programmer can put the device into a non-recoverable state.
HMD hasn't done much magic into making the phones more appealing to the buyers. But they have money and time to make more mess behind the scenes to make their devices more secure (which they think is better).
Sorry for the rant, but there's no meaningful ways to unlock the Nokia X10/20 and possibly any forthcoming phone.
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In conclusion: It's impossible, but you can try? (Try it at your own risk of course, you could brick the whole thing, and nothing will fix it.) I do not even know if it's possible or not, so... eh?
gonzo1963 said:
Good morning,
Thank you very much for the answer, but I inform you:
My phone is new, just arrived from the provider (Nokia directly).
-Modelo: TA1332.
-Compilation 00WW_1_070.
-Android 11.
-Actualization May 5, 2021
I have not modified anything, and I assure you that the «Enable OEM Unlocking» option, is gray and is not accessible.
A rectification, I think.
The link in Spanish: https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/#comment-41075
In the article, not in the video; It refers to a Qualcomm chip, but requires that the "Enable OEM Unlocking" option is unlocked.
Three questions apart:
1.- Is there any way to root this smartphone?
2.- Is this option valid to make a backup of the ROM?: [Tutorial] How to use Miracle Box to backup Qualcomm Android firmware
3.- And is it to restore the ROM?: [Tutorial] How to use Miracle Box / Thunder to flash firmware to Qualcomm devices
All the best
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Also, next time you buy a phone, just go buy a Samsung/Xiaomi or whatever brand that do support unlocking their phones' bootloader and pray that the phone you bought in the future got tons of custom ROMs ported to it or something, Nokia thinks that locking their phones' bootloader will make those phones more secure, which is purely bull****. If you ABSOLUTELY have to buy a Nokia phone however, go buy an older one, cause the site with unlock keys only support those old phones, and it might be impossible to even unlock new phones coming from Nokia in the future.
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Also, next time you buy a phone, just go buy a Samsung/Xiaomi or whatever brand that do support unlocking their phones' bootloader and pray that the phone you bought in the future got tons of custom ROMs ported to it or something, Nokia thinks that locking their phones' bootloader will make those phones more secure, which is purely bull****. If you ABSOLUTELY have to buy a Nokia phone however, go buy an older one, cause the site with unlock keys only support those old phones, and it might be impossible to even unlock new phones coming from Nokia in the future.
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Good afternoon,
Thank you very much for all the information you have given me.
It has no solution, I bought an X10 and an X20, because they have Android One and will have updates for 3 years.
I thought I could unlock it and do root, and I see that it is impossible or it is very difficult.
All the best
gonzo1963 said:
Good afternoon,
Thank you very much for all the information you have given me.
It has no solution, I bought an X10 and an X20, because they have Android One and will have updates for 3 years.
I thought I could unlock it and do root, and I see that it is impossible or it is very difficult.
All the best
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Wait, you bought both? Well, if you're trying to root them, then too bad, it's literally impossible. But if you're just using both phones normally, I would say: They're actually pretty good! The specs are great for medium gaming, the build quality is really nice, the cameras are not bad honestly. They're slightly overpriced, but they felt nice enough to use daily. Too bad Nokia ruined these phones with the bootloader unlocking problem though, and I swear I'll never buy a Nokia again, cause of this problem, even though they might be one of the best phones I've ever used.
Good evening,
I have tried to do what they explain in the article in Spanish: https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/ and it has been impossible to do anything.
I have found the following problems:
1.- The option "Enable OEM unlocking", comes in gray and is not accessible on the smartphone.
2.- You can not extract the "boot.img" file, because at the link that explains how to do it: https://www.ayudaroot.com/actualizar/alternativa-para-conseguir-la-rom-de-un-telefono-movil/ do not explain how to do it for this smartphone, which is "Qualcomm", not "MTK"; with which it is impossible to extract it.
3.- The "Qualcomm" and «ADB» drivers that are installed with the application are not worth connecting the Nokia X10 to the computer, I had to uninstall them so that the computer itself detects the smartphone.
4.- You can not unlock the bootloader in the way they explain it, so nothing can be done.
5.- The video of the end still confuses more, it is not for this smartphone or a similar one.
Therefore, the item is not useful.
Better forget it and not waste time.
Greetings
gonzo1963 said:
Good evening,
I have tried to do what they explain in the article in Spanish: https://www.ayudaroot.com/root/nokia/como-hacer-root-al-nokia-x10/ and it has been impossible to do anything.
I have found the following problems:
1.- The option "Enable OEM unlocking", comes in gray and is not accessible on the smartphone.
2.- You can not extract the "boot.img" file, because at the link that explains how to do it: https://www.ayudaroot.com/actualizar/alternativa-para-conseguir-la-rom-de-un-telefono-movil/ do not explain how to do it for this smartphone, which is "Qualcomm", not "MTK"; with which it is impossible to extract it.
3.- The "Qualcomm" and «ADB» drivers that are installed with the application are not worth connecting the Nokia X10 to the computer, I had to uninstall them so that the computer itself detects the smartphone.
4.- You can not unlock the bootloader in the way they explain it, so nothing can be done.
5.- The video of the end still confuses more, it is not for this smartphone or a similar one.
Therefore, the item is not useful.
Better forget it and not waste time.
Greetings
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Weird, my OEM unlocking is not greyed out.
jukyO said:
Weird, my OEM unlocking is not greyed out.
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mine too, but then it's a useless feature anyway, cause Nokia does not let anyone to unlock its phones' bootloaders
jukyO said:
Weird, my OEM unlocking is not greyed out.
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AltFantasy said:
mine too, but then it's a useless feature anyway, cause Nokia does not let anyone to unlock its phones' bootloaders
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Good Morning,
After installing all security updates, it has also been made accessible.
It is no longer gray, but it does not work for nothing, since there is no way to unlock it.
Regards
gonzo1963 said:
Good Morning,
After installing all security updates, it has also been made accessible.
It is no longer gray, but it does not work for nothing, since there is no way to unlock it.
Regards
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also, I think you should try contacting their customer service, and hope that they'll accept or something. If not, keep on annoying them with the "Can you unlock my phones' bootloaders?" question, and see if they will answer or not.
Hey brothers , am a random guy looking forward to get my brand new Nokia x10 soon. And according to all paragraphs I read above it seems the main thing I need from this device apart from daily usage is inaccessible which it ""unlocking the bootloader"* But am not totally sure if it's still impossible because it's almost a year since you're conversing and it seemed to be impossible according to what I've looked at in your Conversations. Back to the topic- I got a Nokia service-center in my area here so I need your advise if I'll be able to take there the Nokia x10 and they unlock the bootloader "Incase I buy it" on their end because there have access to everything I assume whereas they're working for Nokia but it looks risky for me to get a device before am sure if it'll go up with what I need from it.......In conclusion if any of you knows a method to unlock the bootloader currently "because it's almost a year when it was impossible". You may advise me before making the mistake I'll regret. Goodnight