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After searching for hours and finding links to links and threads with broken links I figured I'd help out anyone who finds themselves in my situation.
I'll assume you already know that your warranty is void. If you visit this site you may as well already know that much
Start here if your bootloader is locked
First thing you want to do is download HTC Sync for your drivers here.
Plug it in and wait for it to connect. Some times disabling HTC Sync in the settings helps get it going. If it just won't start, go to your device manager and delete(uninstall) the driver for it. It's usually under USB Host or something similar.
Go to your settings and disable fast reboot, then power off your phone. If you don't do this you may have to wait an additional 10 seconds after it starts booting.
Now go to HTC Dev's Unlock Bootloader section and from the dropdown menu select the last option "All other supported phones". If you do not have an account you'll be prompted to register. Do it, it's free. From there follow their guide and you'll be supplied with a file to flash that will unlock your bootloader.
Once you have this file save it from the email to your adb/fastboot folder and make sure it's named Unlock_Code.bin then while in fastboot mode in the phone you want to give the command to flash it
Code:
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
Congrats! You now have an unlocked Bootloader. You can see this in the bootloader (vol- and power) screen at the top. It will now say "Unlocked" highlighted in purple.
Start here if your bootloader is unlocked but you are S-on
Before we start we need to obtain root and get a custom recovery. Since we're already back in the bootloader checking to see if we're unlocked let's go to fastboot again. Now take that file I just linked you and put it in with the others from before in the ADB/Fastboot folder and rename it to "recovery.img". Go back to the command prompt window and type this code in:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
*Note* if you did not rename the file to recovery.img then this code will not work.
Once this is finished you'll still be in the bootloader so let's take if for a spin! Select Bootloader with the volume button and press power to select it. Now go down to "Recovery" and press power. Once you leave here and reboot to system it will ask if you want to have root because it's nice like that. Swipe the bar for yes, cancel for no. It's not really important now but you can stop there if you don't want the SIM Unlock.
Now for getting rid of S-on.
S-on seems to be some sort of secondary lock. I believe it stops you from flashing custom roms... whatever, we don't want to be locked out from our own device! Let's get rid of it with Firewater!
At this point it's probably easier to point you to a more thorough guide. Here.
Start here if your bootloader is unlocked and you are S-off
At this point I want to point you to the bottom where all the links are. Download the 4.1 rom and the RUU flash tool. These are relatively big files so they can download while you finish reading.
If you're like me the RUU tool will not work for you on a 4.3 rom so what we're going to do is flash the 4.1 rom via TWRP.
First take the 4.1 rom you downloaded and put it in the root directory of your SD card. If you want to test it (I didn't but I put it there for you) you can also flash the touch screen img through fastboot. If not, continue on with the rest of the guide.
Power down and hold vol- and power to get into your bootloader. Use vol- to select recovery and press power to enter. Now we want to wipe data and do a factory reset so tap "Wipe" and slide the bar. Once this is done tap "Back" and the back button on the bottom right. Next, tap Install and scroll down to EclipticOne.zip (I used 3.0) tap it and slide the bar to install. It takes about 3 minutes. Once it's sucessful go ahead and reboot to system.
Now you'll notice the touchscreen is broken. Not to fear, we can fix that by flashing the firmware for 4.1 with the RUU program. It acts like a setup at first but it's a firmware flashing tool. Just follow the directions and wait (around 6 minutes for me but it says 10).
But wait! We're still not done! This removed our root so we want to let it boot up completely then go back to our recovery and on exiting (reboot into system) it will ask if we want to have root. Slide the bar to accept and wait for boot. Once it does find the SuperSU app and open it. It will tell you you're not done yet so select TWRP to let it install itself for you.
Now we're at the final stretch! Search the Play Store for Sprint Unlock Helper and download it. Open it up and follow the instructions there and... Well I'm still not there yet so give me a minute... Currently rebooting from TWRP root right now.
Okay, so it worked! Also, I had flashed a changed OMAD file in the begining and when I touched simlock it didn't work but I put in a sim card and changed to GSM so... Hell yeah. Hopefully this works for you too!
Link for Firewater
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
Firewater Guide link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632351
Link for HTC Dev
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Link for Sprint TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2652498
Link for RUU Flashing Tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508907
Link for 4.1 ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2324338
Link for 4.1 Touch Screen Firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46225907
I am from India and I exchanged my iPhone 4S for a Moto X 2014 just this evening wanting to try my hands on the Android experience.
I do not know what the seller did to this phone but I now have two issues. I tried to call the seller immediately after I noticed these problems when I came home but the number is switched off. Shame on him!
After Google'ing I found this forum for android support so I hope posting the problems here would give me some solution
Problem #1: Every time when I boot my phone, it has the warning screen which says "Warning unlocked bootloader".
Problem #2: The warning went off and landed me on the home screen. I connected to my WiFi and saw that there is a software update. I downloaded it and chose to install it. It kept rebooting for 4-5 times and then said "System Update - Failed".
Can anyone please be patient enough to give me step by step solution with download links to get my Moto X2 back in shape as how it was out of the box?
I googled a lot for the keywords "relock bootloader moto x 2014", "unroot moto x 2014" and plenty of links with different download links came up. I do not know which one to trust. I am not dumb and I can easily follow instructions. So, please anyone wanna help?
If the OTA (software update) is failing, maybe it's because the firmware you have was installed via custom recovery, not stock, or even the firmware is custom too, that's why you get a bootloop if you try to install the update.
Can you post a screenshot of your "About phone"? (Settings>About phone).
Nek0x90 said:
If the OTA (software update) is failing, maybe it's because the firmware you have was installed via custom recovery, not stock, or even the firmware is custom too, that's why you get a bootloop if you try to install the update.
Can you post a screenshot of your "About phone"? (Settings>About phone).
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Thank you for the reply. Attached the screenshot.
i64.tinypic.com/2nu3asn.png
I fiddled around to find out how to get into the Fastboot mode... and I observed something weird there..
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)
60.16 (sha-#some checksum number key with date 2015-04-02 and time#
CPU: MSM8974AC EA1.1
eMMC: 2048MB Samsung RV=07 PV=0B TY=57
Battery OK
Device i UNLOCKED. Status Code: 3
Software status: Official
I mean Seriously? I see the word Samsung in a Moto phone? I so regret buying from this seller... too much for a first Android phone :crying:
Well I also managed to Google more and installed the device drivers and the Fastboot software in my Windows PC.
Booted my device in fastboot mode and issues the below commands:
fastboot devices
#my device was shown#
fastboot oem lock
#told me to use the command with begin#
fastboot oem lock begin
#Said something like the image is ready#
Nothing happened then though. I powered on my device and I still see that warning. Still the software update is failing. :crying::crying::crying:
You don't need to unlock your bootloader, it is already unlocked, that's why the bootloader says that the "Device is unlocked", but also says your firmware is stock (Status software official).
If your firmware is stock, I don't know why its failing to apply the update, maybe is because your phone has a custom recovery. Try to enter into that option in the bootloader and see what happens.
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You don't need to unlock your bootloader, it is already unlocked, that's why the bootloader says that the "Device is unlocked", but also says your firmware is stock (Status software official).
If your firmware is stock, I don't know why its failing to apply the update, maybe is because your phone has a custom recovery. Try to enter into that option in the bootloader and see what happens.
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I am not trying to unlock my bootloader. I am trying to restore it back to the "out of the box" state. I mean I want to lock it and I want it to be in the state how it usually is when bought from the store.
Ok... I google'd how to go into the recovery mode and found this link (teamandroid.com/2015/01/08/enter-recovery-mode-moto-x/).
I followed those steps:
1. Turn OFF your phone.
2. Press and hold the Volume Down button for 2-5 seconds. While holding the Volume Down button, press the Power Button for 1-2 seconds and release.
3. I used the Volume down key to highlight "Recovery" and clicked on the power button to select it.
4. My screen went off. I mean the light gone.
Then I had to press and hold the power on button, it booted my phone with that warning unlocked bootloader message.
What am I doing wrong?
UPDATE:
I did a fastboot, connected phone to PC and issued the below command from PC and get below error:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb reboot recovery
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device '(null)' not found
UPDATE 2:
I enabled the developers option (by tapping on the Build number multiple times)
So, I installed an app called MobileUncle Tools.
I then opened the app from my mobile and clicked on "Reboot into recover".
It says "Please root your Android first".
OK.. so looks like the phone is not rooted - which is good.
Only the bootloader is unlocked. All I need to figure out is - re-lock my bootloader and make the system update go through successfully.
Any help please?
You must unlock the Developer Options in your phone, and then activate the debugger mode to be able to use adb commands like "adb reboot recovery".
In the About phone menu in settings, press five times the option of "Build number", then the Developer options in settings will be available. Navigate to that menu and activate the Android debugging option, then you should be able to use adb from a command window in your PC.
EDIT: Also, you have to press the up volume button in the bootloader to choose an option, not the power button.
Having the bootloader unlocked doesn't affect system updates via OTA or anything if your firmware and recovery are stock. Your firmware seems to be stock, so there's no problem with it, but I'm not sure about your recovery.
Nek0x90 said:
You must unlock the Developer Options in your phone, and then activate the debugger mode to be able to use adb commands like "adb reboot recovery".
In the About phone menu in settings, press five times the option of "Build number", then the Developer options in settings will be available. Navigate to that menu and activate the Android debugging option, then you should be able to use adb from a command window in your PC.
EDIT: Also, you have to press the up volume button in the bootloader to choose an option, not the power button.
Having the bootloader unlocked doesn't affect system updates via OTA or anything if your firmware and recovery are stock. Your firmware seems to be stock, so there's no problem with it, but I'm not sure about your recovery.
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I have one question for you:
What do you mean by "Your firmware seems to be stock, so there's no problem with it, but I'm not sure about your recovery".
My understanding is - you are saying my stock firmware is intact because it said Official in the fastboot screen. Right?
Ok... now back to the recovery check... I think I did it.
1. I went in the fastboot mode
2. Used volume down key to scroll down to Recovery option (2nd option)
3. Pressed Volume up key to select it
4. The phone rebooted (The white screen "warning unlocked bootloader" message was displayed this time too)
5. I saw a dead android symbol with the word "No command."
6. I pressed Power and Volume Up key. I saw the recovery screen I guess. There were many options - Wipe data, Wipe Cache, Install from SD, etc.
What do I need to check there?
EDIT:
Ok I noted this number from there:
Android system recovery <3e>
LPE23.32-25.1
followed by the options
reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
etc.
I think this is what has happened:
Google says "LPE23.32-25.1" is the Android 5.1 Lollipop update (v23.16.1, build LPE23.32-25.1)
However, the current Android version on my device "About" screen is 4.4.4
The OTA system update, my device telling me about is Android 5.0 Lollipop version: 22.21.19.en.EU (which is a lower version than my recovery's version)
My menu options look all white and after google'ing I realize that it has Android L's menu. Please see the screenshot i65.tinypic.com/14l4mmb.png
Could that be that reason? What can I do t rectify it?
1) You most likely will want to keep your bootloader unlocked, since it'll give you more freedom to deal with roms and flashing. It won't affect taking OTAs, in fact, I've just taken the 6.0 OTA and my bootloader is unlocked.
2) Don't worry about the Unlocked Bootloader Message. That can be fixed by flashing the correct logo.bin file.
3) If your device is in KitKat (4.4.4) but your bootloader is from Lollipop (5.0 or 5.1), DON'T TAKE THE OTA. There's one post here saying that it'll cause a hardbrick. Your solution will be to manually flash the correct firmware or use RSD Lite.
joseph_1802 said:
1) You most likely will want to keep your bootloader unlocked, since it'll give you more freedom to deal with roms and flashing. It won't affect taking OTAs, in fact, I've just taken the 6.0 OTA and my bootloader is unlocked.
2) Don't worry about the Unlocked Bootloader Message. That can be fixed by flashing the correct logo.bin file.
3) If your device is in KitKat (4.4.4) but your bootloader is from Lollipop (5.0 or 5.1), DON'T TAKE THE OTA. There's one post here saying that it'll cause a hardbrick. Your solution will be to manually flash the correct firmware or use RSD Lite.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH for clearing that point 1 and 2. That is a relief!
Point #3 - "Your solution will be to manually flash the correct firmware or use RSD Lite."
What do I flash? OTA 5.1 (because my bootloader is from 5.1) or OTA 22.21.19.en.EU (because that is what I see in my phone's Software Update Available screen.
Where do I download those OTA files?
How do I flash using RSDLite? Any guide?
Thank you!
UPDATE:
Found the guide forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231249
I only need to know what I version I need to flash AND where can I download it from. Please?
Best option is flashing the entire firmware of your phone variant using RSDLite. The firmware you're looking for (based on what Google says) is VICTARA_RETEU_XT1092_5.1_LPE23.32-25.3
Can you confirm this? If it's correct, then the firmware is in this folder (Firmwares 5.1 stagefright solved): https://mega.nz/#F!ow8igZRL!Z7vmN8GOpez2bVMYDvEKkg
Nek0x90 said:
Best option is flashing the entire firmware of your phone variant using RSDLite. The firmware you're looking for (based on what Google says) is VICTARA_RETEU_XT1092_5.1_LPE23.32-25.3
Can you confirm this? If it's correct, then the firmware is in this folder (Firmwares 5.1 stagefright solved): https://mega.nz/#F!ow8igZRL!Z7vmN8GOpez2bVMYDvEKkg
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My recovery screen showed LPE23.32-25.1
So there is just the last number change... the download link you gave is for the version ending with .3 where my recovery shows .1
That should not be a problem, or should it?
Flower07 said:
My recovery screen showed LPE23.32-25.1
So there is just the last number change... the download link you gave is for the version ending with .3 where my recovery shows .1
That should not be a problem, or should it?
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No it's not a problem. This will give you the latest version with the stagefright patch.
Sent from my XT1095 using Tapatalk
It is .3 because it has the stagefright patch, the .1 version doesn't have that patch but both of them are basically the same, so there's no problem if you flash one or another.
My stock Nexus 6 wanted to update to April security update. (I believe my phone storage was almost full)
It failed the update, is stuck on No Command dead android guy and then pops this address up.
g.co/abh
Factory reset the only option?
You might want to try flashing the update manually, using ADB and Fastboot. Doing so will wipe your device, so if you have anything in the internal storage, back it up if you can.
I try flashing manually via adb/nexus toolkit and it just says error code 7 on the phone. The device is bootlocked.
this may help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/to-save-bricked-nexus-device-t3334660
Are you trying to update with an OTA? If I remember correctly, error 7 means an OTA update check found that your phone isn't stock. This happens if you have messed with the system (rooting and other stuff), have a custom recovery (TWRP) or a custom kernel.
If the above applies to you, use factory images and fastboot to update instead (leave out userdata.img so as not to wipe your data). Ooops. Just saw you're bootloader is locked. Your data will get wiped when you unlock... Make sure to have a backup.
I have no backup, the phone is under warranty and as this has happened before. Stock update killed phone, i'm taking it to vodafone today.
I can't be bothered to mess about when my contract comes with warranty
Good thinking...
Didgeridoohan said:
Are you trying to update with an OTA? If I remember correctly, error 7 means an OTA update check found that your phone isn't stock. This happens if you have messed with the system (rooting and other stuff), have a custom recovery (TWRP) or a custom kernel.
If the above applies to you, use factory images and fastboot to update instead (leave out userdata.img so as not to wipe your data). Ooops. Just saw you're bootloader is locked. Your data will get wiped when you unlock... Make sure to have a backup.
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Exactly same problem, struggling for a day now.
unable to unlock bootloader for flashing the device
"fastboot flashing unlock" returns OKAY but the screen still shows "Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 2"
any suggestions??
Try "fastboot oem unlock".
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Try "fastboot oem unlock".
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"fastboot oem unlock" gives:
(bootloader) Check 'Allow OEM Unlock' in Developer Options.
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.001s
But of course I can't do that as I cannot get it to start. I tried "adb sideload image-shamu-mmb29x.zip" too, but it fails for signature verification probably because it shows I have "MMB29V" on the phone. Downloading "MMB29V" image now, will try that too.
With your bootloader locked, you cannot flash factory images using fastboot, and ADB is not for flashing factory images. You have to flash the Android N preview as an OTA in recovery to restore your device to an operable state. Once Android N finishes optimizing apps and is booted, you need to go into the hidden Development Options menu in Settings and tick "Enable OEM Unlock". Then you can unlock the bootloader in fastboot with the command " fastboot oem unlock" so you can flash factory images.
Aston Martin said:
My stock Nexus 6 wanted to update to April security update. (I believe my phone storage was almost full)
It failed the update, is stuck on No Command dead android guy and then pops this address up.
g.co/abh
Factory reset the only option?
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Got into the same situation yesterday. Seems like it was not just a security update (it didn't say so though), but it was update for the Android-N preview.
Wasted a whole day trying to figure out what did I do to brick my phone. In the end it was just the stupid update by google.
The solution to the problem now is to update your phone to Android-N preview OTA update - you can get it from here: http://developer.android.com/preview/download-ota.html
aHR0cDovL2RldmVsb3Blci5hbmRyb2lkLmNvbS9wcmV2aWV3L2Rvd25sb2FkLW90YS5odG1s --> base64decode this to get the link [new users not allowed to put direct links ]
Steps for solving your problem:
Connect your phone to the computer
On your phone go to the No Command screen and press the three buttobns (Vol-UP + Vol-DOWN + POWER) simultaneously [it will take a couple of tries before you succeed]
You will now reach the Android Recovery screen
Select the option "Apply update through ADB"
From the computer execute "adb sideload <OTA_UPDATE_FILE_NAME>.zip"
Wait for a few minutes and you will see the update progress on adb
Here OTA_UPDATE_FILE_NAME.zip is the name of the ota-update file you download from the developer.android.com link [given above as base64]. For Nexus 6 it is - shamu-ota-npc91k-201dd8d1.zip
Hope it will save someone a lot of their important time.
Well, I am having the same issue as OP. Stock Android on Nexus 6 (t-mobile), received OTA security patch last night. Checked that I have a little over 1GB storage left (24.90GB out of 25.98GB available) and proceeded with installation. Now it says "device is corrupt" and after the four rotating colorful circle animation it gives me the "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" message box over and over again which I cannot get past. I tried safe mode and it hits the same error.
I am trying the manual OTA update now as ravikumr posted, but I suspect it may run out of storage space since the zip file is 855MBs. Any way I can go in and clean up some space before the installation?
If the reason the original OTA update failed was due to insufficient storage, that would be a really stupid way to annoy the user. I have been reasonably happy with my phone so far but this experience today sucks. I depend on the phone for a lot of things so I never tried to root it or modify in any way, but I guess that's still not enough to make the phone reliable.
I will post my results with the manual update.
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Target: google/shamu/shamu:N/NPC91K/2751853:user/release-keys
Patching system image unconditionally...
Verifying the updated system image...
E:unknown command [retry_update]
system partition has unexpected contents after OTA update
E:Error in /sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Anyone has suggestion I can try?
I couldn't wait since I needed the phone to work so I did factory reset. I had to do it twice since the first time it looked hung formatting /data (I waited over an hour) but second time it went through fairly quickly. Afterwards it was stuck on the google logo at boot, probably due to the bad system. I reinstalled the Android N preview OTA patch and it successfully completed this time, and I was off setting up the phone again.
I am still not convinced that what I have experienced was not a simple mistake that whoever put this package together forgot to put in code to check for available storage space before allowing the installation to proceed, or it could be a bug that when space ran out the installation code didn't handle it gracefully and started to do bad things. Either way it was a bad experience for me. Luckily I saved all my pictures and videos a week ago so only lost a few pictures plus other data.
I was experiencing this problem with a Nexus 6 - Update failed due to insufficient space, and it was impossible to get back into Settings to unlock the bootloader, to be able to use the Nexus toolkit or to otherwise flash a factory image.
Forgive any repetition herein, I am simply explaining how I was able to fix everything.
I am explaining how to fix this on a Windows PC. Sorry Mac/Linux users.
Firstly - if your bootloader is locked - the simplest way to get the phone back up and running is to download the Android N OTA.zip - download that here: http://developer.android.com/preview/download-ota.html
You will need to have the android sdk toolkit installed - or the basic adb/fastboot version. Click here if you need a guide on how to do that - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Once you have got the OTA update, and adb is installed do the following:
1. Move the OTA update into the android sdk folder.
2. Rename it Update - for simplicity's sake.
4. Reboot your phone into Recovery mode (switch phone off, hold Volume Down and Power until you get to the Bootloader Menu, Use volume down to navigate to "Recovery" and then press Power. You'll see a dead looking android dude - hold Power and press and release volume up. You'll now be in stock Recovery)
5. Scroll down to Apply update through ADB and select.
6. On your PC - in the Android SDK folder, hold down Shift and then Right Click. Select "Open Command Window Here".
7. Type the following command - "adb sideload <OTA_UPDATE_FILE_NAME>.zip" and press Enter. As explained above, to make this easier I renamed the .zip as "update". It is still a .zip file, so make sure you type adb sideload update.zip.
8. You'll see the progress and once it has done, reboot the phone.
9. If you want to stick with Android N - enjoy your phone.
10. If you don't - do this. You cannot select unlock OEM from Developer options as it is grayed out. Instead (and you need to have signed into your device with a gmail address, and selected yes to be part of the Android Beta Programme) go to the following web address - https://www.google.com/android/beta?u=0
Sign in with the same google account you signed into your device with. Select enrol device. Now select de enrol device - you should then receive a notification for a system update that will downgrade your device to the latest publicly available, stable, Marshmallow build.
And thats it.
I hope this has been helpful, apologies for any repetition.
Thanks
Kam_El said:
I was experiencing this problem with a Nexus 6 - Update failed due to insufficient space, and it was impossible to get back into Settings to unlock the bootloader, to be able to use the Nexus toolkit or to otherwise flash a factory image.
Forgive any repetition herein, I am simply explaining how I was able to fix everything.
I am explaining how to fix this on a Windows PC. Sorry Mac/Linux users.
Firstly - if your bootloader is locked - the simplest way to get the phone back up and running is to download the Android N OTA.zip - download that here: http://developer.android.com/preview/download-ota.html
You will need to have the android sdk toolkit installed - or the basic adb/fastboot version. Click here if you need a guide on how to do that - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Once you have got the OTA update, and adb is installed do the following:
1. Move the OTA update into the android sdk folder.
2. Rename it Update - for simplicity's sake.
4. Reboot your phone into Recovery mode (switch phone off, hold Volume Down and Power until you get to the Bootloader Menu, Use volume down to navigate to "Recovery" and then press Power. You'll see a dead looking android dude - hold Power and press and release volume up. You'll now be in stock Recovery)
5. Scroll down to Apply update through ADB and select.
6. On your PC - in the Android SDK folder, hold down Shift and then Right Click. Select "Open Command Window Here".
7. Type the following command - "adb sideload <OTA_UPDATE_FILE_NAME>.zip" and press Enter. As explained above, to make this easier I renamed the .zip as "update". It is still a .zip file, so make sure you type adb sideload update.zip.
8. You'll see the progress and once it has done, reboot the phone.
9. If you want to stick with Android N - enjoy your phone.
10. If you don't - do this. You cannot select unlock OEM from Developer options as it is grayed out. Instead (and you need to have signed into your device with a gmail address, and selected yes to be part of the Android Beta Programme) go to the following web address - https://www.google.com/android/beta?u=0
Sign in with the same google account you signed into your device with. Select enrol device. Now select de enrol device - you should then receive a notification for a system update that will downgrade your device to the latest publicly available, stable, Marshmallow build.
And thats it.
I hope this has been helpful, apologies for any repetition.
Thanks
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This works if you are completely stock with no custom recovery and your OS is gone ? When your phone gets downgraded, does the OEM unlock appear in developer options so you can toggle it ? If so there are a lot of phones in all the threads that have been RMA due to this.
mikeprius said:
This works if you are completely stock with no custom recovery and your OS is gone ? When your phone gets downgraded, does the OEM unlock appear in developer options so you can toggle it ? If so there are a lot of phones in all the threads that have been RMA due to this.
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This worked for me, specifically with the update issue on a fully stock and OEM locked Nexus 6 that became buggy after the update was attempted but there was not enough memory. After the update failed and it booted back up (there was an error your device is corrupt message on bootup) there were a ton of error messages and the settings app was broken. Package installer was also broken and Google play and media services were broken, therefore couldn't use the Wugfresh Nexus toolkit, couldn't use fastboot as OEM was locked and couldn't access settings to change it. Factory reset from stock recovery did not fix the errors and following bootup the startup wizard couldn't start either.
The only option was to sideload the OTA - however, for the Nexus 6, after the OTA installed the OEM unlock option was transparent and set at off (because my bootloader was always locked). I then enrolled the device on the Beta programme, and then unenrolled it. Almost immediately a downgrade able OTA notification arrived which dropped it back down to Marshmallow. After bootup all seemed fine, then play services stopped working. I was worried until I recieved a notification for a Marshmallow update - after that was installed everything worked fine as normal. The OEM unlock option was again available (although I decided to keep it locked).
For other devices it won't work, as I believe the Android N OTA is for a select few Nexus devices and possibly GPE devices (full list available on the website above).
Whether this work if you've completely deleted the OS - again I'm not sure. But I cannot see the harm in trying in that scenario. More experienced users could assist here. It should work as long as you can get into stock recovery.
Hope this helps.
Thanks Kam_El for posting the instructions. I followed the exact same steps except that "adb sideload update.zip" command wasn't successful (see my posts above). It only worked after I did a factory reset. My phone was stock Android with latest patches.
I followed your last step to downgrade the Android N back to Marshmallow. The main issue I have with N is that wechat crashes the system as soon as it's launched and only a reboot can fix it.
lyuanrich said:
Thanks Kam_El for posting the instructions. I followed the exact same steps except that "adb sideload update.zip" command wasn't successful (see my posts above). It only worked after I did a factory reset. My phone was stock Android with latest patches.
I followed your last step to downgrade the Android N back to Marshmallow. The main issue I have with N is that wechat crashes the system as soon as it's launched and only a reboot can fix it.
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Glad to have helped. I had already attempted a factory reset before momentarily losing hope lol. Incidentally I'm now running N on my Nexus 9 - loving the new notifications.
Anyway ✌?
After seeing people not being able to root their S3 and rooting mine successfully, I have decided to make this tutorial to help those out there. This tutorial covers the procedures I took to successfully root my LeEco S3 US edition with EUI 5.8.018S and Snapdragon 652 processor. My phone is permantly rooted and has permanent TWRP recovery.
Make sure your phone has developer options and has usb debugging as well as the option to unlock the bootloader enabled
First off, download the AIO Toolkit created by Rishabh Rao here
Secondly, open the toolkit. Make sure to turn off your antivirus to avoid any interruptions. Once in the toolkit, select item 6 and allow the program to download necessary files. After the files have downloaded, select item 1 to install ADB/Fastboot USB drivers. During this process, PDA Net will prompt you to connect your phone to the computer. It will download the client onto your computer and install the PDA Net application onto your phone. When the drivers are fully installed, close the toolkit.
Open command prompt and run ADB. With your phone plugged in and in recovery mode, type fastboot oem unlock-go and you should see it attempting to unlock the bootloader. If you get a successful message of unlocking your bootloader, you are ready to move on to the next step as this is a temporary unlock. Close the command prompt.
Open the toolkit again, select item 6 and then select item 3 to unlock bootloader completely. When it has finished, go back to select item 4 to check and see if the bootloader has been unlocked. If so, move on to selecting item 5 to flash the latest TWRP recovery.
When the TWRP recovery has installed, if it has not booted into recovery by itself, hold down power + volume up to enter it. You will see the recovery all in the chinese language. Simply swipe the unlock to proceed and from the menu, select the box to the right and three down (which is settings). There, select the globe icon and scroll down to select the english language. Now that you can read what is there, go back to the main menu and select wipe to completely wipe the phone back to factory defaults. When it has finished, go back and select Advanced > Tools > Root Device. Your phone will now be rooted when you reboot and will have the latest TWRP recovery installed.
- If you receive the error message saying the device is locked while you are trying to unlock the bootloader from the toolkit, you need to run ADB again to temporary unlock the bootloader.
Quick question - will this only work on 18s and is it possible to update the firmware and keep root after doing this? Or would it work after updating to I think 21s which is the latest?
Thank you!
Hi
Can you break this down further with pictures too? How do I do the command prompt ABD thing?
Root
was this the easiest way? I'm going to try it in two days. Scared to mess my phone up though..
This method does not work on the 23s ROM. Does nothing
What's the best way? Simple way I mean?
Worked for anyone?
these instructions are for the le s3 with SNAPDRAGON processor, not for the MEDIATEK x20 that is where we have the problem
Just got this phone and gonna try this out, thanks ;p
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Actually Ima wait...I've never rooted using TWRP Recovery so not quite familiar with it after the phone's been rooted. I've only used a couple of the one-click root apps, KingRoot and KingoRoot, for a couple phones.
Rooted it fine, now I need to figure out what I can do ;P <--- noob
How were you able to successfully root the phone?
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Rooted it fine, now I need to figure out what I can do ;P <--- noob
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How were you able to successfully root the phone?
i dont know what to do,, it says "waiting for device" what should i do ? i already installed the 15 sec ADB something like that.. i need your help plsssss
Rooting Le S3.
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After seeing people not being able to root their S3 and rooting mine successfully, I have decided to make this tutorial to help those out there. This tutorial covers the procedures I took to successfully root my LeEco S3 US edition with EUI 5.8.018S and Snapdragon 652 processor. My phone is permantly rooted and has permanent TWRP recovery.
Make sure your phone has developer options and has usb debugging as well as the option to unlock the bootloader enabled
First off, download the AIO Toolkit created by Rishabh Rao here
Secondly, open the toolkit. Make sure to turn off your antivirus to avoid any interruptions. Once in the toolkit, select item 6 and allow the program to download necessary files. After the files have downloaded, select item 1 to install ADB/Fastboot USB drivers. During this process, PDA Net will prompt you to connect your phone to the computer. It will download the client onto your computer and install the PDA Net application onto your phone. When the drivers are fully installed, close the toolkit.
Open command prompt and run ADB. With your phone plugged in and in recovery mode, type fastboot oem unlock-go and you should see it attempting to unlock the bootloader. If you get a successful message of unlocking your bootloader, you are ready to move on to the next step as this is a temporary unlock. Close the command prompt.
Open the toolkit again, select item 6 and then select item 3 to unlock bootloader completely. When it has finished, go back to select item 4 to check and see if the bootloader has been unlocked. If so, move on to selecting item 5 to flash the latest TWRP recovery.
When the TWRP recovery has installed, if it has not booted into recovery by itself, hold down power + volume up to enter it. You will see the recovery all in the chinese language. Simply swipe the unlock to proceed and from the menu, select the box to the right and three down (which is settings). There, select the globe icon and scroll down to select the english language. Now that you can read what is there, go back to the main menu and select wipe to completely wipe the phone back to factory defaults. When it has finished, go back and select Advanced > Tools > Root Device. Your phone will now be rooted when you reboot and will have the latest TWRP recovery installed.
- If you receive the error message saying the device is locked while you are trying to unlock the bootloader from the toolkit, you need to run ADB again to temporary unlock the bootloader.
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Hi Everyone. I recently got a new le s3 x522. Its great only that sim 2 slot doesn't connect to mobile data. I have tried rooting so that I can use build prop editor to fix this, but rooting has become a real problem. I used Kingo root, framaroot but not successful. I have downloaded AIO toolkit on pc but installng is a problem. Please guide me on how to install AOI toolkit on pc. I pretty new to this things you know. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I need to root my G4 on TMO. It's on 6.0 and all I have done is enabled dev options - usb debugging- enable OEM in the menu. I've rooted devices before but it's been awhile. I obviously need to start from the beginning here, I assume by unlocking bootloader. I can't find any thread to start with as they are either outdated or for a different version of Android, or I just couldn't find one. I would really appreciate it if somebody could just link me to the thread/guide I need to be in! Thank you so much if you can!
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I need to root my G4 on TMO. It's on 6.0 and all I have done is enabled dev options - usb debugging- enable OEM in the menu. I've rooted devices before but it's been awhile. I obviously need to start from the beginning here, I assume by unlocking bootloader. I can't find any thread to start with as they are either outdated or for a different version of Android, or I just couldn't find one. I would really appreciate it if somebody could just link me to the thread/guide I need to be in! Thank you so much if you can!
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note it can only be unlock in this versions.. ill place them from oldest to newest 20i-(20p-20q-20r-20v) if you in any of the versions in parenthesis doent downgrade tp 20i... 20i is antirollback V2 all other in parenthsis is V3 you can switch bak and forth from 20p-to 20v.
well you have developers option enabled and OEM unlock
minimal adb. fastboot install it follow instructions. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
download TWRP from here h811 and h815 same app for both. https://twrp.me/devices/lgg4.html
have 2 copies on in SD card other in minmal adb fastboot folder.
Bootloader OEM Unlock + Root:
Starting with the Android 6.0 20x bootloader it has to be unlocked, sorta like a Nexus, with fastboot. Previously only 'OEM Unlock' had to be toggled in Android Developer settings for TWRP or custom boot images to work.
download superSU
connect usb cable to phone.. then go to location folder of minimal adb.. ezample Crogramfiles/minimal.
then in the folder in a empty space press shift key.. and right click on mouse button . you should see open command prompt from here.. select it.
a new window should appear. enter this command
adb reboot bootloader and see screen for confirmation to acsess phone select yes.
if it doesnt boot into bootloader try command again
once booted youll see small letter on phone screen then enter command
fastboot oem unlock (this wipes ALL data!!)
it should restart phone. and optimize all apps...and bootloader should unlock
do same for twrp.... make sure command name of twrp is the same in the file example command is like this..
fastboot boot twrp-2.8.7.1-h811.img and file TWRP is say.. twrp.30.00 it wont work rename either command or files or both and name it twrp.img same in command. once it boot into twrp .. go to install then press button that says image. so the twrp.img you have in sd card appears/ select it then on next window tick recovery. swipe left to install permanently and you are done. flash new rom or superSU.
hope i make sense good luck
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note it can only be unlock in this versions.. ill place them from oldest to newest 20i-(20p-20q-20r-20v) if you in any of the versions in parenthesis doent downgrade tp 20i... 20i is antirollback V2 all other in parenthsis is V3 you can switch bak and forth from 20p-to 20v.
well you have developers option enabled and OEM unlock
minimal adb. fastboot install it follow instructions. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
download TWRP from here h811 and h815 same app for both. https://twrp.me/devices/lgg4.html
have 2 copies on in SD card other in minmal adb fastboot folder.
Bootloader OEM Unlock + Root:
Starting with the Android 6.0 20x bootloader it has to be unlocked, sorta like a Nexus, with fastboot. Previously only 'OEM Unlock' had to be toggled in Android Developer settings for TWRP or custom boot images to work.
download superSU
connect usb cable to phone.. then go to location folder of minimal adb.. ezample Crogramfiles/minimal.
then in the folder in a empty space press shift key.. and right click on mouse button . you should see open command prompt from here.. select it.
a new window should appear. enter this command
adb reboot bootloader and see screen for confirmation to acsess phone select yes.
if it doesnt boot into bootloader try command again
once booted youll see small letter on phone screen then enter command
fastboot oem unlock (this wipes ALL data!!)
it should restart phone. and optimize all apps...and bootloader should unlock
do same for twrp.... make sure command name of twrp is the same in the file example command is like this..
fastboot boot twrp-2.8.7.1-h811.img and file TWRP is say.. twrp.30.00 it wont work rename either command or files or both and name it twrp.img same in command. once it boot into twrp .. go to install then press button that says image. so the twrp.img you have in sd card appears/ select it then on next window tick recovery. swipe left to install permanently and you are done. flash new rom or superSU.
hope i make sense good luck
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I'm on 20v, so I should be good.
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I'm on 20v, so I should be good.
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yes . thats latest version.. thats good.
OK, I got twrp installed but the two SU's I've flashed don't work. I have SU installed, it needs to update binaires, I try that but it fails every time. Root checkers say I'm not rooted. I think I'm using the wrong SU zip. Any help? Your guide was great btw.
EDIT: OK, now it says i am rooted but I can't get the SU binary to update. It fails every time and then asks me to reboot and try again. Any ideas?
UPDATE: Ok, the SU binary finally updated successfully! I think I'm all good! Gonna check out some custom ROMS later. Any recommendations?
Lineage
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-lg-g4-t3477475