I've read a ton of posts on this topic and I understand the general consensus is that the bootloader is locked, but has any developer confirmed this? I asked Chainfire about a cf auto-root and he just assumed the bootloader was locked. People assumed this about the tmobile variant as well and apparently tmobile didn't lock the bootloader as people are rooting as we speak. I just wondered if it was even possible to check without the firmware being released.
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I've read a ton of posts on this topic and I understand the general consensus is that the bootloader is locked, but has any developer confirmed this? I asked Chainfire about a cf auto-root and he just assumed the bootloader was locked. People assumed this about the tmobile variant as well and apparently tmobile didn't lock the bootloader as people are rooting as we speak. I just wondered if it was even possible to check without the firmware being released.
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I would but I don't know how. I tried to Google it but didn't come up with a whole lot of info.
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I've read a ton of posts on this topic and I understand the general consensus is that the bootloader is locked, but has any developer confirmed this? I asked Chainfire about a cf auto-root and he just assumed the bootloader was locked. People assumed this about the tmobile variant as well and apparently tmobile didn't lock the bootloader as people are rooting as we speak. I just wondered if it was even possible to check without the firmware being released.
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Need to try and flash something, but theres nothing out to flash lol.... Also ATT 99.9 percent of the time like Verizon locks their BLs, there were reports that TMO was locking it's as well but it seems the initial batch is unlocked, could change but I would count on the ATT variant being unlocked.
Guys, it's LOCKED. No, I can't confirm it, but why would AT&T say they don't support unlocked bootloaders and then ship the S5 with an unlocked bootloader? I think not.
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Guys, it's LOCKED. No, I can't confirm it, but why would AT&T say they don't support unlocked bootloaders and then ship the S5 with an unlocked bootloader? I think not.
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Pretty much this, which means no root, till a new exploit is found...but how many actual ATT devs are there that planned on getting the S5
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Pretty much this, which means no root, till a new exploit is found...but how many actual ATT devs are there that planned on getting the S5
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Probably not a lot. When the S4 had its bootloader patched last year development went down the drain, and fast. Everyone kept saying that the developers will unlock it, and they NEVER DID.
I am not trying to dis-respect any developers on here, but I do not like safestrap. Its no where as good as CWM-Recovery. I also loved flashing AOSP roms.
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Guys, it's LOCKED. No, I can't confirm it, but why would AT&T say they don't support unlocked bootloaders and then ship the S5 with an unlocked bootloader? I think not.
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What you say makes perfect sense, I'm just saying that it would be nice to have it confirmed. With all of the back and forth between tmobile and their "Uncarrier" promotions and att's counter marketing, maybe att changed their minds to help their image, who knows, it's just a wishful dream I guess. Hopefully when sammobile makes the firmware available, someone can get Chainfire the recovery partition and he will create a cf auto-root for us to try.
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What you say makes perfect sense, I'm just saying that it would be nice to have it confirmed. With all of the back and forth between tmobile and their "Uncarrier" promotions and att's counter marketing, maybe att changed their minds to help their image, who knows, it's just a wishful dream I guess. Hopefully when sammobile makes the firmware available, someone can get Chainfire the recovery partition and he will create a cf auto-root for us to try.
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Here's the problem though, if the BL is locked, cf root will most likely either not flash or not boot according to Chainfire, and if either of these happens not only are u without root, but also the knox warranty flag is tripped and your warranty is voided...unfortunately someone has to be willing to take one for the community to confirm all this.
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Here's the problem though, if the BL is locked, cf root will most likely either not flash or not boot according to Chainfire, and if either of these happens not only are u without root, but also the knox warranty flag is tripped and your warranty is voided...unfortunately someone has to be willing to take one for the community to confirm all this.
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Isn't that always the case with an unknown new device? I don't think xda would exist if people weren't willing to take some risks.
Looks like Chainfire is in irc looking for some att testers for auto-root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537&page=23
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How come people aren't talking about this? Would I be able to root if the bootloader is unlocked?
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How come people aren't talking about this? Would I be able to root if the bootloader is unlocked?
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The popular carriers like AT&T and VZW don't allow it - so that prevents a large group from doing it.
Cause most carrier phones don't have their option to unlock the boot loader. But yes if you do unluck the boot loader you can root. But you can also root without unlocking thanks to jcase's pwnmymoto root method.
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How come people aren't talking about this? Would I be able to root if the bootloader is unlocked?
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Most people aren't talking about it because I guess they figure you know whether or not you bought a phone that could be unlocked. If you are bootloader unlocked then yes - you just flash su.zip in cwm or twrp and you are good to go.
So if you are on Sprint or T-mobile, US Cellular or international go for it.
Unlocking the bootloader voids warranties as well...doing it through the website makes that void permanent whereas if you did it without the website you can still have your phone go through the warranty process as long as you unroot and relock the bootloader. that's what i love about the nexus devices
Ugh!!!
Glad I ran into this. I was going through the process to unlock my XT1080M on the site...looks like I'm waiting for the non-Chinese path.
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Glad I ran into this. I was going through the process to unlock my XT1080M on the site...looks like I'm waiting for the non-Chinese path.
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There's no 'non Chinese' path for Verizon phones. Unless you have a developer edition
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Droyyd said:
Unlocking the bootloader voids warranties as well...doing it through the website makes that void permanent whereas if you did it without the website you can still have your phone go through the warranty process as long as you unroot and relock the bootloader. that's what i love about the nexus devices
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While this may be true for Nexus devices, it doesn't apply to the Moto X.
The Moto X bootloader has 3 states:
Locked, Unlocked, and Re-Locked
Once you have unlocked, if you subsequently re-lock, the status changes to "Re-Locked". You can NEVER get it back to "Locked". So regardless of whether you get your code from the official Moto Unlock site or the Middleman, they still know that you had unlocked previously. There is no way around this...
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There's no 'non Chinese' path for Verizon phones. Unless you have a developer edition
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Hence the reason I am waiting.
Radio2006 said:
Hence the reason I am waiting.
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Waiting for what?
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Radio2006 said:
Hence the reason I am waiting.
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Waiting for what?
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Exactly! I'm not sure what he is waiting for. An BL unlock exploit to come along? Dan Rosenburg (author of the Razr M Bootloader exploit) has said himself that it is extremely unlikely that a new Moto BL unlock exploit will EVER come along.
@Radio2006 : The "china" method could end tomorrow. It is 99.999% sure to be the ONLY way you will ever get unlocked. If being unlocked is important you, I would urge you not to wait.
Its China method quick, before it ends again....maybe for good....
Or it won't happen. The bootloader won't be "cracked". If it could be, it would be by now.
I'd get in on the China method, or accept a life of no proper root for your device. And no developer made updates after the X stops getting official updates.
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Exactly! I'm not sure what he is waiting for. An BL unlock exploit to come along? Dan Rosenburg (author of the Razr M Bootloader exploit) has said himself that it is extremely unlikely that a new Moto BL unlock exploit will EVER come along.
@Radio2006 : The "china" method could end tomorrow. It is 99.999% sure to be the ONLY way you will ever get unlocked. If being unlocked is important you, I would urge you not to wait.
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Hey, gee thanks guys. I didn't know that. The China method has already shut down according to an XDA post that I read earlier. So I was hoping that something would occur later.
Radio2006 said:
Hey, gee thanks guys. I didn't know that. The China method has already shut down according to an XDA post that I read earlier. So I was hoping that something would occur later.
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It closed earlier this year, then reopened a couple months later. It is still available now. Find the thread titled "China Middleman Back?" Thread.
Good luck!
You rock bro...just sent the payment. Thanks again.
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How come people aren't talking about this? Would I be able to root if the bootloader is unlocked?
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I think only developer phones can be unlocked.
dhru1405 said:
I think only developer phones can be unlocked.
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Nope. Lots of moto x variations can be unlocked. And they all can do anything a dev edition can do, except keep their warranty.
All the guides I have read for root lead me here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
I would prefer NOT to void my warranty. But is this the only way to get root? I dont need a custom rom, etc. I just want root.
Thanx
I have a Moto X running 4.4.3 stock. Unlocked but not DEV edition
If your device is unlocked, then you should be able to use custom roms and such.
But if you want just basic root, try out TowelPieRoot. I am not sure if it works on 4.4.3, but it is confirmed to work on 4.4.2.
Please search around and read some guides next time, this information was already available from many resources in this forum!
Tried that. Says it successfully rooted but as far as I can tell it is not rooted.
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If your device is unlocked, then you should be able to use custom roms and such.
But if you want just basic root, try out TowelPieRoot. I am not sure if it works on 4.4.3, but it is confirmed to work on 4.4.2.
Please search around and read some guides next time, this information was already available from many resources in this forum!
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Tried that. Says it successfully rooted but as far as I can tell it is not rooted.
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Read through the threads. There are plenty of explanations and people in your position. If you do not have the patience to do so, then the current rooting methods probably won't be for you.
If your device is not a developer edition and you unlocked, I believe that means you already have voided the warranty.
Rooting with an unlocked bootloader doesn't require pie, etc, it's rather basic at this point, installing a custom recovery and installing supersu
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All the guides I have read for root lead me here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
I would prefer NOT to void my warranty. But is this the only way to get root? I dont need a custom rom, etc. I just want root.
Thanx
I have a Moto X running 4.4.3 stock. Unlocked but not DEV edition
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I'm surprised nobody has stated this yet, but.......questions belong in the Q&A section. Please post to the correct sub-forums. See the second "sticky" thread at the top of the General Section.
Also, when you say unlocked, you ARE referring to bootloader-unlock, right? And not SIM-Unlock?
If so, the previous posters are absolutely correct. Your warranty is already toast. See the "One Stop Shop" rooting guide - it will point you in the correct direction.
1- Sorry, I posted it in the wrong forum. I apologise.
2- I was unclear when I said unlocked. I meant SIM unlocked incase it made any difference.
I just want my xposed framework, but I would like to keep my warranty. I read through the forums for an hour and could not find a method for rooting that didn't require me to void my warranty which is why I posted the question. I am a programmer, but not a Android Programmer. I have no interest at this point in custom roms, etc. I just want root.
I appreciate the feedback and again sorry for posting in the wrong forum
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I'm surprised nobody has stated this yet, but.......questions belong in the Q&A section. Please post to the correct sub-forums. See the second "sticky" thread at the top of the General Section.
Also, when you say unlocked, you ARE referring to bootloader-unlock, right? And not SIM-Unlock?
If so, the previous posters are absolutely correct. Your warranty is already toast. See the "One Stop Shop" rooting guide - it will point you in the correct direction.
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TowelPieRoot can be completely removed without a trace. We are pretty sure it doesn't void warranty.
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1- Sorry, I posted it in the wrong forum. I apologise.
2- I was unclear when I said unlocked. I meant SIM unlocked incase it made any difference.
I just want my xposed framework, but I would like to keep my warranty. I read through the forums for an hour and could not find a method for rooting that didn't require me to void my warranty which is why I posted the question. I am a programmer, but not a Android Programmer. I have no interest at this point in custom roms, etc. I just want root.
I appreciate the feedback and again sorry for posting in the wrong forum
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I had a feeling you might have meant SIM-Unlock. This is completely unrelated to rooting, unfortunately.
If TowelPieRoot didn't work for you (DOWNLOAD A ROOT-CHECKER to be sure - find one in the play store. It will confirm if you have been rooted or not), sorry, but your ONLY option is to unlock the bootloader. There are mixed reports on whether or not TPR works on 4.4.3. Some variants apparently CAN use it, while others CAN'T.
Keep in mind that unlocking the BL is FAR superior to any of these exploits. You gain permanent root and wp-off.
The important question is which model you have. If you have the XT1053, you CAN unlock through Moto's official website. If not, you might not have any options at all unless you can get unlocked through the "china middleman".
If you have XT1053, your best bet is to go ahead and unlock the BL. Sure it will void your warranty, but I I really don't understand the fear of that. If you (for instance) break your device, warranty possibly won't cover it anyways if they determine it is "abuse" (e.g. you drop it). And aside from that there are very few things that can go wrong. All I can think of is the possibility of the screen going bad, or the speaker quitting working or something like that.....but there are extremely few reports of anyone actually needing to use warranty service.
Additionally, there are many reports of people who unlocked, and Moto honored the warranty anyways. I'm not going to suggest that they WOULD, but others have advised they did it for them.
Do what you want, but realize that if you want root, the ONLY option is to unlock.
Good Luck
If you don't want to void the warranty and have root access, buy a developer edition then sell your phone (or vice versa). That's the only way you'll be able to satisfy those 2 conditions.
I have to use pie root to get exposed working but I can confirm it works on 4.4.2 not sure about 4.4.3. I use the moto x tool kit to get pie root you can find it in the forums it's pretty easy
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Hello community, recently I did the procedure to get the lollipop version in my S4 active i537 keeping root, but after many searches I can't find how to upgrade to marshmallow or nougat version and I wondering why.
I think it have to be because at this moment doesn't exist any way to intall a custom recovery as TWRP or CWM, if this is true, why nobody found the way to unlock the bootloader yet? in order to manage the custom recovery.
And why is so difficult to unlock it?
Which are the differences between this s4 version with the others? And how can I help to unlock the bootloader, thanks in advance.
I'm going to try to answer your questions one at a time:
m44nu33l said:
Hello community, recently I did the procedure to get the lollipop version in my S4 active i537 keeping root, but after many searches I can't find how to upgrade to marshmallow or nougat version and I wondering why.
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There is not and never will be marshmallow or nougat for the i537. This is because it is outside the "2-year" update cycle of Samsung/AT&T. If you look at other phones from Samsung and AT&T, there are very rarely updates to phones 2 years after the initial release of the phone. There's not really a good reason for this other than Samsung and AT&T want you to buy a new phone to get the latest updates. In the past you would need to get a new phone in order to have new hardware that is able to run the latest version of Android. But we're now at a point that nearly any phone released in the last 2-3 years can run nougat with minor lag. Manufacturers and carriers are holding on to the 2-year upgrade cycle and forcing you to buy new phones in order to get updates.
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I think it have to be because at this moment doesn't exist any way to intall a custom recovery as TWRP or CWM, if this is true, why nobody found the way to unlock the bootloader yet? in order to manage the custom recovery.
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The i537 has a locked bootloader while the i9295 does not have a locked bootloader. Nobody has figured out how to unlock the bootloader on any variant of the S4.
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And why is so difficult to unlock it?
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It's a very long read, but this thread explains exactly why it is so hard to unlock the bootloader. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500826)
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Which are the differences between this s4 version with the others?
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As I stated above the only difference between the two versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (i537 vs i9295) is that the i537 has a locked bootloader and the i9295 does not. The i537 was sold exclusively through AT&T (US), Telcel (Mexico), and Claro (Uruguay), while the i9295 was sold internationally. Neither device will get official versions of marshmallow or nougat, but since the i9295 has an unlocked bootloader you can flash marshmallow and soon nougat custom ROMs. Other than the bootloader, the i537 and i9295 have identical hardware.
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And how can I help to unlock the bootloader, thanks in advance.
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Honestly, unless you have a deep understanding of kernels, Linux, and cryptology, I'm not sure there's much help you can provide. The link I provided above explains all the effort that has been put into unlocking the bootloader. If you truly want to help I would read through that thread and see if there's anything meaningful you can provide.
Finally, if you don't ever want to have this problem again, always do your research and but a phone that has an unlockable bootloader. I purchased the i537 when it first came out only to find that the bootloader was locked and because of that I will never buy another phone with a locked bootloader again. Good luck.
Devo7v said:
I'm going to try to answer your questions one at a time:
There is not and never will be marshmallow or nougat for the i537. This is because it is outside the "2-year" update cycle of Samsung/AT&T. If you look at other phones from Samsung and AT&T, there are very rarely updates to phones 2 years after the initial release of the phone. There's not really a good reason for this other than Samsung and AT&T want you to buy a new phone to get the latest updates. In the past you would need to get a new phone in order to have new hardware that is able to run the latest version of Android. But we're now at a point that nearly any phone released in the last 2-3 years can run nougat with minor lag. Manufacturers and carriers are holding on to the 2-year upgrade cycle and forcing you to buy new phones in order to get updates.
The i537 has a locked bootloader while the i9295 does not have a locked bootloader. Nobody has figured out how to unlock the bootloader on any variant of the S4.
It's a very long read, but this thread explains exactly why it is so hard to unlock the bootloader. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500826)
As I stated above the only difference between the two versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (i537 vs i9295) is that the i537 has a locked bootloader and the i9295 does not. The i537 was sold exclusively through AT&T (US), Telcel (Mexico), and Claro (Uruguay), while the i9295 was sold internationally. Neither device will get official versions of marshmallow or nougat, but since the i9295 has an unlocked bootloader you can flash marshmallow and soon nougat custom ROMs. Other than the bootloader, the i537 and i9295 have identical hardware.
Honestly, unless you have a deep understanding of kernels, Linux, and cryptology, I'm not sure there's much help you can provide. The link I provided above explains all the effort that has been put into unlocking the bootloader. If you truly want to help I would read through that thread and see if there's anything meaningful you can provide.
Finally, if you don't ever want to have this problem again, always do your research and but a phone that has an unlockable bootloader. I purchased the i537 when it first came out only to find that the bootloader was locked and because of that I will never buy another phone with a locked bootloader again. Good luck.
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Thanks for the explanation, what I will do is change my S4 for the international version in order to get the nougat custom rom.
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Thanks for the explanation, what I will do is change my S4 for the international version in order to get the nougat custom rom.
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well my questions has really been answered , i guess we are never going to get an update , best option is to get a new phone
Can I install TWRP for the AT&T version with Nougat? I have heard that if I try it will brick. I'd really like to install a new ROM so I can get rid of all the crapware that comes with the phone.
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Can I install TWRP for the AT&T version with Nougat? I have heard that if I try it will brick. I'd really like to install a new ROM so I can get rid of all the crapware that comes with the phone.
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The 920A At&t cant be rooted as of yet and no twrp because the bootloader is locked...
Bootloader
I recently talked to at&t about getting my bootloader unlocked and a supervisor told me the only way to do so without bricking would be to being it in to an at&t store and they will unlock the bootloader.. anybody else have this told to them?
They're most likely taking about a Sim unlock not bootloader. Also there is a method for rooting it but you have to be on a specific bootloader and you can only use it on lolipop.
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They're most likely taking about a Sim unlock not bootloader. Also there is a method for rooting it but you have to be on a specific bootloader and you can only use it on lolipop.
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Ya, I know about that root method. Unfortunately, my phone decided to update itself a few weeks ago and now its on BL 5. So that's pretty much a no go.
In relation to bringing in the store for a BL unlock, I did specifically ask and made sure the tech I was speaking with knew the difference between BL and sim unlock. In fact, i made it very known that my radio was already unlocked, I done that weeks before i talked to her.
I've been away from Samsung a little while, the S21 Ultra has tempted me back.
Can't see myself not tripping them Knox for long, but does unlocking the bootloader alone cause this to trip? Thought id unlock this day one so I don't have to reset if/when the flashing starts. I will be getting an unlocked international Exynos variant.
From memory, factory images through Odin wont trip Knox?
Thanks!!
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I've been away from Samsung a little while, the S21 Ultra has tempted me back.
Can't see myself not tripping them Knox for long, but does unlocking the bootloader alone cause this to trip? Thought id unlock this day one so I don't have to reset if/when the flashing starts. I will be getting an unlocked international Exynos variant.
From memory, factory images through Odin wont trip Knox?
Thanks!!
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Why are you getting the Exynos version if I may ask, Lots of people rather the Snapdragon.
ramkiller1 said:
Why are you getting the Exynos version if I may ask, Lots of people rather the Snapdragon.
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Largely it is way easier to unlock bootloaders on Global variants so the Exynos while not better per say it won't hold you back much and will give a better unlocking process as in the U.S. at least many Samsung devices get locked down.
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Why are you getting the Exynos version if I may ask, Lots of people rather the Snapdragon.
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Easy..... No need to pay to unlock bootloader and lots more development of Roms.
For US Snapdragon devices check this out.
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This thread is @svetius approved Important notice: Do not update to April 2023 security update (XXXXXXXXXXWCX) or later. Examples: G998USQS6EWCA, N986USQU4HWD1. Samsung has patched the bootloader unlock again on those updates. NOTE: The OneUI...
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Hi guys, it's since some years that I don't have a galaxy s (last was s7). Since S21 ultra seems very interesting I'm thinking about to buy it, but how is the situation for what concern bootload unlock and root? It's easy to unlock and apply magisk without drawbacks?
Eudeferrer said:
Easy..... No need to pay to unlock bootloader and lots more development of Roms.
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People have had to pay for this? I'm coming from s7 edge custom rom, exynos.
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People have had to pay for this? I'm coming from s7 edge custom rom, exynos.
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I'm not too knowledgeable with this kind of stuff, but if you look at how Galaxy S8/S8+ root went, there was a bounty thread with a lot of money and in the end, no one was able to unlock the bootloader on the Snapdragon phones. It was way too hard, so everyone had to give up. They did figure out how to root the phone, but you had to use an old development version of the OS, battery was locked to 80%, and you couldn't install Magisk.
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For US Snapdragon devices check this out.
[Android][UNSAMLOCK] Bootloader Unlock for Samsung US/Canada Devices
This thread is @svetius approved Important notice: Do not update to April 2023 security update (XXXXXXXXXXWCX) or later. Examples: G998USQS6EWCA, N986USQU4HWD1. Samsung has patched the bootloader unlock again on those updates. NOTE: The OneUI...
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too bad its not possible yet lol
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too bad its not possible yet lol
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Im working on it.
d0ce said:
I've been away from Samsung a little while, the S21 Ultra has tempted me back.
Can't see myself not tripping them Knox for long, but does unlocking the bootloader alone cause this to trip? Thought id unlock this day one so I don't have to reset if/when the flashing starts. I will be getting an unlocked international Exynos variant.
From memory, factory images through Odin wont trip Knox?
Thanks!!
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Answering your original question, unlocking the bootloader (either selecting OEM Unlock in Dev. Settings, and/or long pressing Vol+ on the DL screen, does *NOT* trip KNOX.
KNOX is tripped when you flash a customized boot.img file, not before
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Answering your original question, unlocking the bootloader (either selecting OEM Unlock in Dev. Settings, and/or long pressing Vol+ on the DL screen, does *NOT* trip KNOX.
KNOX is tripped when you flash a customized boot.img file, not before
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Yeh thanks bud, as I thought.
When you root and install custom kernel. It will trip knox. You can go for Samsung galaxy s21 ultra other country variant. USA version and Asian version (may be unlocked bootloader) are different. You can try custom recovery.
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Im working on it.
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Do you think it will take a long time?
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Do you think it will take a long time?
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lol who knows.. I actually purchased a g998u1 and so far me nor any of my sources can unloxk the bl yet.. not sure what hes working on or if he has the device but assuming he works in some similar channels i dont think theyve gotten anywhere either..
these sort of things are always random.. sometimes stuff happens quick other times they dont.. sometimes its some kind of roit soketimes its a bl unlock lol its anyones guess basically.. i wont say im working on it or give false hope tho lol.. if i end up figuring anything out ill post in my threads of course.. so far its locked pretty good.. that said its only been out a few days lol