Hi,
When i unlock my bootloader do i have option to re-lock it again and go back to stock?
omidz said:
Hi,
When i unlock my bootloader do i have option to re-lock it again and go back to stock?
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i you would have searched, you'd know
no, re-lock is not possible AFAIK
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I have a Dev edition and have unlocked my bootloader and rooted. My next question is there any benefit to relocking bootloader and keeping root? In addition is there any benefit to flashing original recovery? I mainly wanted root for Xposed.
Simple answer no and no. You only need stock recovery if you want to take an ota
shane1 said:
Simple answer no and no. You only need stock recovery if you want to take an ota
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Would relocking bootloader provide more security?
scabbard1 said:
Would relocking bootloader provide more security?
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Nope, just more headache.
May I be able to unlock my bootloader again by the official way if I restore my TA partition and relock it again and leave it same as stock?
Thepho3nix said:
May I be able to unlock my bootloader again by the official way if I restore my TA partition and relock it again and leave it same as stock?
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Yes.
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
nfremd said:
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
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Not on 5.1
nfremd said:
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
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Please click the top link in my signature for more information about locking the bootloader.
cam30era said:
Not on 5.1
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Why is that the case? I was able to unlock flash 5.0, relock and side load 5.1. Did Google change something in 5.1?
nfremd said:
Why is that the case? I was able to unlock flash 5.0, relock and side load 5.1. Did Google change something in 5.1?
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Yes. Very much so.
problem is.. you now have to enable oem unlocking, to unlock the bootloader. technically, you can still be rooted and lock your bootloader. but the problem is that some have gone back and relocked their bootloader(not with root i dont think so) only to find that they cant boot up, that they end up with a boot loop. and then they cant unlock their bootloaders to flash the factory.img, because you need to check that setting first, to unlock the bootloader. honestly, i think someone with root, and twrp, would be able to. if not, you can fix it by formatting a few things(if you have twrp).
nfremd said:
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
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If you have a custom recovery installed, then having a locked bootloader is no more secure than having an unlocked one...
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Hello everyone, I recently got a Pixel 7!
I have yet to unlock my pixel, but I was wondering if relocking the bootloader would be as it was never unlocked.
Assuming that, possibly, I restore the stock rom and relock the bootloader will my pixel show the bootloader unlocked warning at boot?
Most importantly, the "OEM Unlock" settings under "Developer options" will be greyed out or forced on? Will it show something like "bootloader already unlocked"?
Or would it be exactly as if I never unlocked it?
Thanks for your replies
philosoraptor7 said:
Hello everyone, I recently got a Pixel 7!
I have yet to unlock my pixel, but I was wondering if relocking the bootloader would be as it was never unlocked.
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Essentially yes
philosoraptor7 said:
Assuming that, possibly, I restore the stock rom and relock the bootloader will my pixel show the bootloader unlocked warning at boot?
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No, this screen only displays if the bootloader is unlocked
philosoraptor7 said:
Most importantly, the "OEM Unlock" settings under "Developer options" will be greyed out or forced on? Will it show something like "bootloader already unlocked"?
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If you relock the bootloader, data will be wiped, which means that the OEM Unlock toggle is reset to Off.
philosoraptor7 said:
Or would it be exactly as if I never unlocked it?
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Don't need to ask the same question twice
philosoraptor7 said:
Thanks for your replies
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Happy to help
If you want to restore your device to stock and relock the bootloader in one go, use the Android Flash Tool
I did it when I was returning the first Pixel 7. No problem
Thanksss
Yeah the title says it all. Just wondering if that's possible or not since I'm not sure if I'd have to wait for a week for my phone to be unlocked, while I could get the job done in no time.
If unlocking the bootloader is required, then would force unlocking it using mtkclient work (triggers bootloop, haven't tried to relock it and see if it fixes it)? Or will it only work through official bootloader unlocking?
No, you need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash a recovery over the stock one
zSyntex said:
No, you need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash a recovery over the stock one
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Oh, alright then. Thanks. But can I just force unlock it or is official unlocking required?
YLTN said:
Oh, alright then. Thanks. But can I just force unlock it or is official unlocking required?
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You need to unlock first, since locked bootloader will block any flash over system partitions
zSyntex said:
You need to unlock first, since locked bootloader will block any flash over system partitions
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I meant if I should unlock it using the official method, or using the mtkclient method?