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Hi guys, i plan on buying a droid 4 on ebay. it is not unlocked. and i was really need help to get it working with Rogers in Canada.
can someone please list out the steps from unlocking, root and flash to ICS?
I'm coming from galaxy nexus and it was pretty much a one step thing. but the droid 4 seems a little more complicated after some research. like what is a safestrap??
any help would be appreciated!
thanks in advance *cheers*
well someone should probably give you the bad news... droid 4 has a locked bootloader
You don't need to "unlock, root and flash" ICS, you can just install the leaked ICS from the factory stock recovery.
The leaked ICS enables the global capabilities but beyond that I can't provide you much info.....
Also, flashing the leaked ICS is irreversible, though you can move forward as new(er) leaks are found and most likely up to the eventual OTA upgrade as well.
The leaks are designed to upgrade the stock phone.
alex94kumar said:
well someone should probably give you the bad news... droid 4 has a locked bootloader
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sorry if this is a dumb question, im just kind of confused. because the seller on ebay told me i need to unlock it for it to work with rogers
what does a locked bootloader mean?.. isn't there codes that i can purchase online to unlock the phone?
tcrews said:
You don't need to "unlock, root and flash" ICS, you can just install the leaked ICS from the factory stock recovery.
The leaked ICS enables the global capabilities but beyond that I can't provide you much info.....
Also, flashing the leaked ICS is irreversible, though you can move forward as new(er) leaks are found and most likely up to the eventual OTA upgrade as well.
The leaks are designed to upgrade the stock phone.
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hi, so would you be able to list out the steps to install the leaked ICS? and can you explain to me what a safe strap is?
thanks a bunch
qqbabii said:
sorry if this is a dumb question, im just kind of confused. because the seller on ebay told me i need to unlock it for it to work with rogers
what does a locked bootloader mean?.. isn't there codes that i can purchase online to unlock the phone?
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the bootloader has nothing to do with unlocking the device on other networks.
640k said:
the bootloader has nothing to do with unlocking the device on other networks.
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So what do I have to do for the phone to work with rogers? Cuz the seller specifically said I need to unlock it for it to work with rogers.
There was a couple of post a few months back regarding Rogers pretty sure about how to get it working n what not just scroll through the post and find what you need...
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Hmmm
qqbabii said:
So what do I have to do for the phone to work with rogers? Cuz the seller specifically said I need to unlock it for it to work with rogers.
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I think what the seller may have been referring to is the SIM card. If I understand it right, the D4 works on the Verizon network with that SIM card. You have to either get a new SIM that is specifically for Rodgers, or you need to unlock the Verizon SIM card, and then it can work on anything. Sorry, I don't know how to go about doing it specifically for rodgers, but you should be able to search xda for the procedure for unlocking the SIM card. Good Luck!
If I have helped, please hit the "thanks!" button!
qqbabii said:
isn't there codes that i can purchase online to unlock the phone?
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No, there are no codes available. But you won't need them, it will work without!
qqbabii said:
Hi guys, i plan on buying a droid 4 on ebay. it is not unlocked. and i was really need help to get it working with Rogers in Canada.
can someone please list out the steps from unlocking, root and flash to ICS?
I'm coming from galaxy nexus and it was pretty much a one step thing. but the droid 4 seems a little more complicated after some research. like what is a safestrap??
any help would be appreciated!
thanks in advance *cheers*
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I am on Rogers with this phone. I also figured out how to do tethering with it. Check my older posts and look up Rogers. So far, the only thing that is annoying is that it says unknown sim card when out starts up, and call forwarding doesn't work
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766479
Hello. I have an AT&T S5 that is currently unlocked and I am using it with T-Mobile. I would love to root it and put Cyanogenmod 11 on it, as I put it on my nexus 4 before this and loved it. they say on the http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Klte_Info page not to use this guide due to the boot image signing. Does anyone have any information/instructions on how to go about completing this? Thanks!
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Hello. I have an AT&T S5 that is currently unlocked and I am using it with T-Mobile. I would love to root it and put Cyanogenmod 11 on it, as I put it on my nexus 4 before this and loved it. they say on the http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Klte_Info page not to use this guide due to the boot image signing. Does anyone have any information/instructions on how to go about completing this? Thanks!
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OK, so I dont want to sound rude so forgive me if I do. but a search in the forums would show you that CM/AOSP/AOKP will not run on an AT&T S5 due to locked bootloader
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OK, so I dont want to sound rude so forgive me if I do. but a search in the forums would show you that CM/AOSP/AOKP will not run on an AT&T S5 due to locked bootloader
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I've also seen a lot of stuff about unlocking bootloaders on AT&T s5's though, so I was wondering if it is possible somehow.
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I've also seen a lot of stuff about unlocking bootloaders on AT&T s5's though, so I was wondering if it is possible somehow.
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unfortunately the BL will likely never be unlocked so the chances are extremely slim we will ever see a nything but touchwiz roms.
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I've also seen a lot of stuff about unlocking bootloaders on AT&T s5's though, so I was wondering if it is possible somehow.
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You can unlock the bootloader on other versions of the Galaxy S5 but you can't unlock the bootloader for the AT&T and Verizon version of the Galaxy S5.
maybe someone can actually get cm11 working for this device i once intalled it using safestrap and it booted touch and everything work but the screen didnt show anything
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Hello. I have an AT&T S5 that is currently unlocked and I am using it with T-Mobile. I would love to root it and put Cyanogenmod 11 on it, as I put it on my nexus 4 before this and loved it. they say on the http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Klte_Info page not to use this guide due to the boot image signing. Does anyone have any information/instructions on how to go about completing this? Thanks!
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NO. You can't. On top of that, you posted this in the wrong section.
(Q) Questions don't go in Development.
This question is about two or three years old almost. Dude, almost all of At&t phones have LOCKED BOOTLOADERS and we will never be able to get passed it. NEVER EVER EVER,,,,,,,,Buy a T-Mobile phone!
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isanchez340 said:
maybe someone can actually get cm11 working for this device i once intalled it using safestrap and it booted touch and everything work but the screen didnt show anything
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NO. Someone wont. You go right ahead and keep flashing files, your phone is going to die. I wouldn't be flashing just whatever to see if it works. That's not a very good idea.
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maybe someone can actually get cm11 working for this device i once intalled it using safestrap and it booted touch and everything work but the screen didnt show anything
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OK, just to clear this up one last time.
1. We can not install custom kernels, Stock TW kernels are not compatible with CM/AOSP/AOKP ROM's
2. the flashing process although it will complete does not mean the ROM will run.
3. There is (currently) no way to circumvent these issues.
4. SafeStrap will NOT flash kernels only the file system.
Some S5 and S5A devices (international models, Tmobile, Sprint) to name a few have unlocked BootLoaders
those devices can and do run CM/AOSP/AOKP ROM's. AT&T has a Locked BootLoader
I really don't mean to sound condescending however this device is fast approaching it's first birthday and many many people have tried to run CM or CM derivitives on the AT&T device, there are tons of threads cluttering the development forums in regards to this issue continuing to attempt to install a CM Build and then posting here in the AT&T forums is at this time a pointless effort.
Using the search feature either ein Goolge or in the forums will provide all the answers you need.
Thank you,
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OK, just to clear this up one last time.
Thank you,
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And you really believe this is the last time! [emoji1]
SM-G870A Peace
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And you really believe this is the last time! [emoji1]
SM-G870A Peace
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Well, one can only hope! :laugh::laugh:
In defense of the OP, it's pretty confusing that there's the Unified Development subforum which shows up under the AT&T section... I've been wondering why there's all these threads in a subforum to AT&T talking about installing all these roms that I know shouldn't work. I figured it was just something more involved than I'm comfortable with so I've ignored it. It seems like until the AT&T BL is unlocked that we shouldn't even have the Unified section linked here.
How to know if my s5a has unlocked BL?
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How to know if my s5a has unlocked BL?
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You have to unlock it. If you have an AT&T device it's locked.
This is the reason I'm using my upgrade to get a Nexus 6.
rachelm920 said:
You have to unlock it. If you have an AT&T device it's locked.
This is the reason I'm using my upgrade to get a Nexus 6.
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hate to burst your bubble but if you get the nexus 6 from AT&T it will also have a locked bootloader it is up in the air on whether or not it will be able to be unlocked. the only safe way to gaurentee an unlocked bootloader is to buy the nexus 6 unbranded direct from google.
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How to know if my s5a has unlocked BL?
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is it AT&T device? if so IT'S LOCKED, LOCKED, LOCKED, NO NO NO it cant be unlocked......
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is it AT&T device? if so IT'S LOCKED, LOCKED, LOCKED, NO NO NO it cant be unlocked......
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So you are saying the BL is locked?
:silly:
adam
cstayton said:
hate to burst your bubble but if you get the nexus 6 from AT&T it will also have a locked bootloader it is up in the air on whether or not it will be able to be unlocked. the only safe way to gaurentee an unlocked bootloader is to buy the nexus 6 unbranded direct from google.
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Sending this on an unlocked nexus 6 from At&t. Not sure where u got that information but it's false. Upgraded from the S5 myself, no more locked down phones for me again.
NightHawkUndead said:
Sending this on an unlocked nexus 6 from At&t. Not sure where u got that information but it's false. Upgraded from the S5 myself, no more locked down phones for me again.
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im merely pointing out that everything i have read has pointed to it being locked (not that it cant be unlocked mind you) AT&T rarely sends devices with the bootloader unlocked whether or not you can unlock them is a different story. i merely stated that "From what i had read" sorry for the confusion
EDIT: in fact here is the thread stating it comes from AT&T locked but is unlockable
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and if at&t will want they can unlock BL right? or is there any way to ask them bl unlock?
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and if at&t will want they can unlock BL right? or is there any way to ask them bl unlock?
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They could unlock it yes, but they won't, they won't do it upon request either as far as I know.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/...-tmo-vzw-intl-variants-soon-root-lg-t3164765/
and TWRP!
Where's the info on TWRP for our device?
Tasteless said:
Where's the info on TWRP for our device?
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Head over to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3164874
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g4/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3164874
This is freaking awesome, been really waiting on this day. I am sitting here rooted and with TWRP installed, and that means that its only a matter of time before the ROMs start a comin'. Gonna make some back ups and then flash the stock rom from the T-Mobile Development thread and see how TWRP works, will post my results. Might not get it finished tonigh tho, my 4 year old is being relentless and not letting me play with MY toys.
So they got the bootloader unlocked?
This is awesome news!!!
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Andromendous said:
So they got the bootloader unlocked?
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We have root. Bootloader never been locked on T-Mobile variant mate. You can choose to lock it or to unlock it from the Unlock OEM menu locate it in Developer Settings.
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We have root. Bootloader never been locked on T-Mobile variant mate. You can choose to lock it or to unlock it from the Unlock OEM menu locate it in Developer Settings.
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Yeah kinda would of been nice to know a long time ago. Then we could of got root like the 815 did..
Ya.... Im pretty sure its locked...
Andromendous said:
Ya.... Im pretty sure its locked...
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The bootloader was never locked in the first place. It's wide open to be used.
No reason for a thread in this section directing to another thread in this device sevtion
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Looking to pick up a nexus 6 today and coming from a locked down S5 is there seprate sections for the different carriers on the Nexus?
Also are there any special steps i need to take in order to root as soon as i get home. Can someone please point me to thrle Verizon root method? Thanks
XNO said:
Looking to pick up a nexus 6 today and coming from a locked down S5 is there seprate sections for the different carriers on the Nexus?
Also are there any special steps i need to take in order to root as soon as i get home. Can someone please point me to thrle Verizon root method? Thanks
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ok, i gotto stop you quickly.. all US nexus 6 are exactly the same device, no matter where you bought it. theres no verizon section for it. it will run any rom or kernel listed here. and to root, just follow the instructions in the stickies..
1. unlock your bootloader
2. fastboot flash twrp recovery
3. flash supersu in your recovery
4. boot up with root
All of the US N6's are the exact same no matter what the carrier is. So all the methods for unlocking at rooting are the same. I am on Verizon as well, and coming from the Droid Turbo, this was most definitely welcome news. The easiest way to go about unlocking the bootloader and rooting would be to use the WugFresh Nexus Root Toolkit. There are many YouTube videos that can walk you through the process but I personally recommend the ones by Root Junky as those are the ones I used when I first got my Nexus and was unsure of the exact process. Welcome to the community!
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i recommend rooting the first time properly, it doesnt take longer. but using a tiolkit, you wont learn a thing, so when the toolkit messes up(and they do), you wont think that your phone is bricked, because youre clueless about fixing issues. once you know how to do it properly, then toolkits are fine to use.
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i recommend rooting the first time properly, it doesnt take longer. but using a tiolkit, you wont learn a thing, so when the toolkit messes up(and they do), you wont think that your phone is bricked, because youre clueless about fixing issues. once you know how to do it properly, then toolkits are fine to use.
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dalegg said:
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L? i like S better
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L? i like S better
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Lost me but I can concur. If don't know what you are doing the toolkit is fastest way to brick your device. Been there. Done that. If didn't have fastboot would be wearing the T-Shirt.
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Lost me but I can concur. If don't know what you are doing the toolkit is fastest way to brick your device. Been there. Done that. If didn't have fastboot would be wearing the T-Shirt.
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the post above mine.. i got quoted, but all he posted was L. lol?
Thanks guys love the layout of the phone but hate the size. Will the 2015 Nexus 5 be closer to the size of the Galaxy S5? I'm thinking of taking the 6 back and waiting on the Nexus 5
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Thanks guys love the layout of the phone but hate the size. Will the 2015 Nexus 5 be closer to the size of the Galaxy S5? I'm thinking of taking the 6 back and waiting on the Nexus 5
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That was my reaction at first. Now l'm used to it and wouldn't like anything smaller. Love my Shamu.
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Hi guys! I found a Combination ROMs for our phone, they have enable OEM unlock, hope it works to make root and TWRP for Snapdragon variant.
https://www.t-flash.net/samsung-combination-firmware/
Is these combination ROMs can possibly work with SM-G965W (Rogers) or any other way around?
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Hi guys! I found a Combination ROMs for our phone, they have enable OEM unlock, hope it works to make root and TWRP for Snapdragon variant.
https://www.t-flash.net/samsung-combination-firmware/
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Does this method still works?
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r4stafari said:
Does this method still works?
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if you mean for g965u/u1 or g960u/u1 it never worked.. if it did ud see all variants unlocked lol.. just bcuz the switch is there doesnt mean it works..
these threads are misleading and not development at all, they just post a link to a site that has combo firms which are available all over the internet.. should be in the general section..
ive reported them to a mod but doesnt seem like they looked into having them moved to the appropriate section
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if you mean for g965u/u1 or g960u/u1 it never worked.. if it did ud see all variants unlocked lol.. just bcuz the switch is there doesnt mean it works..
these threads are misleading and not development at all, they just post a link to a site that has combo firms which are available all over the internet.. should be in the general section..
ive reported them to a mod but doesnt seem like they looked into having them moved to the appropriate section
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if you mean for g965u/u1 or g960u/u1 it never worked.. if it did ud see all variants unlocked lol.. just bcuz the switch is there doesnt mean it works..
these threads are misleading and not development at all, they just post a link to a site that has combo firms which are available all over the internet.. should be in the general section..
ive reported them to a mod but doesnt seem like they looked into having them moved to the appropriate section
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I agree.
[Hi guys! I found a Combination ROMs for our phone, they have enable OEM unlock, hope it works to make root and TWRP for Snapdragon variant.
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Thank you Darkphyx
I have SM-G960F with Optus firmware and no OEM unlock function. I will try this method to get the OME unlock function.
fingercross !!!
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I have SM-G960F with Optus firmware and no OEM unlock function. I will try this method to get the OME unlock function.
fingercross !!!
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might not even boot up on your phone
and no it won't fix your oem unlock issue
tried it on my s9 plus last week
now i'm two days away before jail free lol
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might not even boot up on your phone
and no it won't fix your oem unlock issue
tried it on my s9 plus last week
now i'm two days away before jail free lol
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Well, in that cast, I should try for it,
elliwigy said:
if you mean for g965u/u1 or g960u/u1 it never worked.. if it did ud see all variants unlocked lol.. just bcuz the switch is there doesnt mean it works..
these threads are misleading and not development at all, they just post a link to a site that has combo firms which are available all over the internet.. should be in the general section..
ive reported them to a mod but doesnt seem like they looked into having them moved to the appropriate section
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Although I somewhat agree, that person took time out of their day to post that to try to help random people they don't even know. How about a little appreciation
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Although I somewhat agree, that person took time out of their day to post that to try to help random people they don't even know. How about a little appreciation
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If you think that was me being in any way rude or not appreciative then u dont know me very well lol
im a straight to the point type of person so i apologize if i offended anyone. I just hope ppl who contribute to the forums post in the right areas to avoid issues down the road.
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So does anyone know if this will boot on 965u?
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So does anyone know if this will boot on 965u?
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Again, no.
These are posted all over the internet and do NOT allow you to unlock or get root on the us or Canada 96XU and 96XW models. They also don't help bypass rmm prenormal on exynos (96XF/FD) or unlockable snapdragon (96X0) models. In short, they don't help with anything, other than frp bypass which is not a permitted topic on here. If anything they waste more time than anything because every time someone posts this stuff the same questions have to be answered again, and before they are people some time trying the same things that have been tried hundreds of times before and are known not to work. I personally don't think that is very helpful
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Again, no.
These are posted all over the internet and do NOT allow you to unlock or get root on the us or Canada 96XU and 96XW models. They also don't help bypass rmm prenormal on exynos (96XF/FD) or unlockable snapdragon (96X0) models. In short, they don't help with anything, other than frp bypass which is not a permitted topic on here. If anything they waste more time than anything because every time someone posts this stuff the same questions have to be answered again, and before they are people some time trying the same things that have been tried hundreds of times before and are known not to work. I personally don't think that is very helpful
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I've read through the entire thread and nowhere did it say that this won't boot. Like definitively somebody said it won't boot on the 9650u. Don't come at me with that garbage I'm not out here making these stupid threads. Seriously. Obviously if it was this easy to get root then someone would have it for my device, no ****. Don't come at me with that noob parlor stuff. Seriously. The point is has somebody said "this ROM will not boot on your device" nobody said anything about this ROM actually. Is it exynos? Is it actually a COM .tar? Does it boot period? Where'd it come from? Don't come at me with your cheap post about being mad because somebody asked a question you knew the answer too. I'm sick of it on this specific forum.
Also don't take what I say to heart. I sound like an ass but it's hard to convey emotion over the internet.
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Although I somewhat agree, that person took time out of their day to post that to try to help random people they don't even know. How about a little appreciation
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Except it doesnt help anyone with anything, it just causes more confusion and gets peoples hopes up for something that is impossible. If anything it takes time out of other people's day to have to come here and explain how this just nothing and not a magical unlock for their USA snapdragon
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Except it doesnt help anyone with anything, it just causes more confusion and gets peoples hopes up for something that is impossible. If anything it takes time out of other people's day to have to come here and explain how this just nothing and not a magical unlock for their USA snapdragon
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I have the G960U and I just unlocked it, it's actually fairly easy...
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I have the G960U and I just unlocked it, it's actually fairly easy...
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I was referring to bootloader unlock, not sim unlock. I just don't buy devices that are sim locked
i have the 960u also how did you do it? bootloader unlock.....
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i have the 960u also how did you do it? boot loader unlock.....
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Well Do you know what Version of FW you are running? like G960USQS7CSI5 or G960USQU7CSK6.? I Used a Combination Firmware to Flash the Phone, You should be able to get into the phone settings enable everything you need and in settings, like Developer Mode,OEM-Install, and USB Debugging. This how a combination Firmware should look (COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G960USQU7ASJ1_FACFAC_CL13230190_QB26521439_REV01_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.EF). I'f you are still needing help Feel free to message me