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[POLL] What Caused You To Brick?

In addition to completing the poll, please leave more specific information if you can - i.e., bricked downgrading from Lollipop to Kit Kat, took an OTA without flashing back to stock, was able to recover by doing xyz, was not able to recover, screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD, had to do a warranty replacement, etc.
Edited - if you could post a follow up post with specifics after you vote, that would be great.
To the person who bricked after taking an OTA - did you not flash back to stock first? Or had you upgraded, then flashed backed to stock on a lower version (downgraded) and then took the OTA? What versions were you upgrading b/t?
To the person who bricked when they were downgrading - did you try to downgrade the bootloader? What versions were your downgrading b/t?

JulesJam said:
In addition to completing the poll, please leave more specific information if you can - i.e., bricked downgrading from Lollipop to Kit Kat, took an OTA without flashing back to stock, was able to recover by doing xyz, was not able to recover, screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD, had to do a warranty replacement, etc.
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You should add "I'm too lazy to read." as an option in your poll.

badams1 said:
You should add "I'm too lazy to read." as an option in your poll.
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I don't think that is the problem here. Motorola has not told anyone not to attempt to downgrade the bootloader and supposedly mfastboot will prevent a bootloader from being downgraded. Moreover, supposedly checks were put in the OTA script that would just cause it to fail if you were not entirely stock when you took the OTA. But obviously, people are still bricking downgrading and taking OTAs so somehow either fastboot or mfastboot is not preventing bricks and likewise the OTA script hasn't been perfected to prevent bricks.
At the end of the day, the real problem is in designing an OS that will brick if the BL is downgraded. They do that so that if they patch security holes in the bootloader, you can't then go back to an insecure earlier version. It is fine to block downgrades, but terrible that it bricks the phone.
Also, as far as not reading, I posted a warning post about the risks of downgrading the bootloader or partition table and lots of people are posting on that thread disputing that. So people don't know what to think.

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I downgraded from 5.1 on my XT1095 to 4.4 and then took the OTA to 5.0, this bricked it. Wasnt able to unbrick it until now. Screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Anyone an idee how to unbrick?

r4ph431 said:
I downgraded from 5.1 on my XT1095 to 4.4 and then took the OTA to 5.0, this bricked it. Wasnt able to unbrick it until now. Screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Anyone an idee how to unbrick?
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There is no way to unbrick it.

r4ph431 said:
I downgraded from 5.1 on my XT1095 to 4.4 and then took the OTA to 5.0, this bricked it. Wasnt able to unbrick it until now. Screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Anyone an idee how to unbrick?
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This has to go back to motorola and get a warranty replacement. It could be fixed if they would release a couple of files to us but they haven't so far.

r4ph431 said:
I downgraded from 5.1 on my XT1095 to 4.4 and then took the OTA to 5.0, this bricked it. Wasnt able to unbrick it until now. Screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Anyone an idee how to unbrick?
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Was it an actual XT1095 or a converted one? Which 5.1 where you on the original or the current or did you attempt the Brazilian? was your bootloader 60.14 or 60.16 ? did you fastboot flash partition gpt.bin and
fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img ? If so did they not fail? and lastly you didn't attempt to lock your bootloader after the downgrade? for some reason people are trying this and even though it doesn't appear to be doing anything it just might causing an issue. There is no reason to attempt to relock your boot loader on the XT1095 it's the pure edition and warranty is not voided. When did it go black ? Was it during the 5.0 upgrade or after the reboot?
Try this site
http://www.usoftsmartphone.com/t300062.html

wolfu11 said:
Was it an actual XT1095 or a converted one? Which 5.1 where you on the original or the current or did you attempt the Brazilian? was your bootloader 60.14 or 60.16 ? did you fastboot flash partition gpt.bin and
fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img ? If so did they not fail? and lastly you didn't attempt to lock your bootloader after the downgrade? for some reason people are trying this and even though it doesn't appear to be doing anything it just might causing an issue. There is no reason to attempt to relock your boot loader on the XT1095 it's the pure edition and warranty is not voided. When did it go black ? Was it during the 5.0 upgrade or after the reboot?
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It is a converted xt1092, the germen variant. I converted it and after this i flashed the offical US 5.1 OTA (from here). After this i got a bootloop due to a problem with xposed and root.
So as stupid as i was,i just reflashed all the 4.4 files (xt1095 variant, with adb/fastboot from the sdk) with the motoboot and the gpt.bin, because i had them downloaded on my pc. After this i could boot again. Then I tried to take the OTA to 5.0 .11 . After this the device tried to reboot, but never booted and was hard bricked.
To the other questions, i dont know the version of my bootloader and i didnt tried to relock it.

r4ph431 said:
It is a converted xt1092, the germen variant. I converted it and after this i flashed the offical US 5.1 OTA (from here). After this i got a bootloop due to a problem with xposed and root.
So as stupid as i was,i just reflashed all the 4.4 files (xt1095 variant) with the motoboot and the gpt.bin, because i had them downloaded on my pc. After this i could boot again. Then I tried to take the OTA to 5.0 .11 . After this the device tried to reboot, but never booted and was hard bricked.
To the other questions, i dont know the version of my bootloader and i didnt tried to relock it.
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I'd give this site a try since you're already bricked.
http://www.usoftsmartphone.com/t300062.html

wolfu11 said:
Try this site
http://www.usoftsmartphone.com/t300062.html
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Thanks i gone try this as soon as i am home from work and then report back if it helped.

r4ph431 said:
Thanks i gone try this as soon as i am home from work and then report back if it helped.
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That site is a site that just repeats XDA posts and the post quoted to you was deleted by the author b/c the files that were posted were for a Snapdragon 400 (MSM8626). I don't know what those files will do to your device.
This was the original thread on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-2014/general/guide-unbrick-hard-bricked-moto-x-2nd-t2966017

Same here
r4ph431 said:
I downgraded from 5.1 on my XT1095 to 4.4 and then took the OTA to 5.0, this bricked it. Wasnt able to unbrick it until now. Screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Anyone an idee how to unbrick?
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I have the same problem dude. ¿any progress?

r4ph431 said:
I downgraded from 5.1 on my XT1095 to 4.4 and then took the OTA to 5.0, this bricked it. Wasnt able to unbrick it until now. Screen is black, can't get into bootloader mode, device only recognized as QHSUSB_DLOAD.
Anyone an idee how to unbrick?
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Why don't you get a warranty replacement? The XT1095 is covered by the warranty even if you unlock the bootloader.

JulesJam said:
Why don't you get a warranty replacement? The XT1095 is covered by the warranty even if you unlock the bootloader.
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Its a converted xt1092(see me second answer) so its not covered.
Besides that motorola support told me it isnt covered under the support, not even on the xt1095. They stated it is against their tos and they wont repair it, not even when you pay them.
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r4ph431 said:
Its a converted xt1092(see me second answer) so its not covered.
Besides that motorola support told me it isnt covered under the support, not even on the xt1095. They stated it is against their tos and they wont repair it, not even when you pay them.
Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
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That's not true in the US. In the US, the XT1095 gets warranty replacements no matter whether you unlocked or rooted.
Idk about Europe but I thought you had stronger consumer protection laws over there than we have here. I would look into it and not take No for an answer until you are sure that their policy is in-line with your consumer protection laws.

New hope here
JulesJam said:
That's not true in the US. In the US, the XT1095 gets warranty replacements no matter whether you unlocked or rooted.
Idk about Europe but I thought you had stronger consumer protection laws over there than we have here. I would look into it and not take No for an answer until you are sure that their policy is in-line with your consumer protection laws.
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Im so glad to know that, i have a Moto XT1095 with unlocked bootloader, so today i contact the customer service via chat, they tried to helpe solve the problem, and when nothing gets better, the lady on the chat asked my IMEI, then she told me that it was still under warranty coverage, so i give her my shipping address, and now just waiting for a prepaid label to send my device for a "like new" replacement.
"Hi Ezequiel,
This is Jess from Motorola Chat Support. This is just a follow up email regarding your concern with us with reference number: 150606-001922. I just want to verify your shipping address for me to be able to process the replacement for you. Please provide me your complete shipping address. Feel free to respond to this email. Please let us know so that we can continue process your replacement.
Please feel free to chat back if you have further questions; we are open 24/7 to assist you. You may also call our Motorola Android Customer Service Department at 1-800-734-5870 during Mondays to Fridays 8am till 11pm and Saturdays and Sundays 10am till 7pm CST.
Thank you for choosing Motorola and have a nice day!"

ZekeMV said:
Im so glad to know that, i have a Moto XT1095 with unlocked bootloader, so today i contact the customer service via chat, they tried to helpe solve the problem, and when nothing gets better, the lady on the chat asked my IMEI, then she told me that it was still under warranty coverage, so i give her my shipping address, and now just waiting for a prepaid label to send my device for a "like new" replacement.
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Good news!!!

JulesJam said:
Good news!!!
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Thanks for this thread btw. I just bricked my device doing the same thing (5.1 OTA back to 4.4.4 factory image, black screen no bootloader/no response, QHSUSB_DLOAD shows up in device manager) and realized after finding this that that was the cause of the issue. I called customer support and will be receiving a replacement this week. It's not too bad b/c my usb port was starting to get janky so I was thinking of getting an RMA anyway so I would have had to spend the $25 on the advance RMA anyway (I really can't wait 2 weeks+ without a phone).

XT1095 US Hard Brick

Long story short but I tried to revert back to stock in order to take the MM ota update but this resulted in me downgrading my bootloader and this hard bricked my phone.
I am aware of "blankflash" that can fix hard bricked 2013 versions of this phone but apparently there are no blankflash files which can restore this phone.
To my knowledge there is no other way to fix a hard bricked moto x 2014 (I really want to be wrong about this and would love if someone could provide info on how to fix).
I tried to contact moto support for a replacement but my device is 2 weeks out of warranty so no dice they will not help me and want me to pay $125 for a repair.
Is there anything I can do? Or should I start looking for a new phone....

madkapitolist said:
Long story short but I tried to revert back to stock in order to take the MM ota update but this resulted in me downgrading my bootloader and this hard bricked my phone.
I am aware of "blankflash" that can fix hard bricked 2013 versions of this phone but apparently there are no blankflash files which can restore this phone.
To my knowledge there is no other way to fix a hard bricked moto x 2014 (I really want to be wrong about this and would love if someone could provide info on how to fix).
I tried to contact moto support for a replacement but my device is 2 weeks out of warranty so no dice they will not help me and want me to pay $125 for a repair.
Is there anything I can do? Or should I start looking for a new phone....
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Sorry, there is nothing you can do to fix a hard brick.
Sent from my XT1095 using Tapatalk

madkapitolist said:
Long story short but I tried to revert back to stock in order to take the MM ota update but this resulted in me downgrading my bootloader and this hard bricked my phone.
I am aware of "blankflash" that can fix hard bricked 2013 versions of this phone but apparently there are no blankflash files which can restore this phone.
To my knowledge there is no other way to fix a hard bricked moto x 2014 (I really want to be wrong about this and would love if someone could provide info on how to fix).
I tried to contact moto support for a replacement but my device is 2 weeks out of warranty so no dice they will not help me and want me to pay $125 for a repair.
Is there anything I can do? Or should I start looking for a new phone....
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Was your bootloader unlocked? Can you boot to the bootloader?

rsa 329 said:
Was your bootloader unlocked? Can you boot to the bootloader?
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Yes bootloader was unlocked, seems like the consensus is that its dead until moto releases the blankflash files for this phone. Oh well live and learn. I cannot boot into fastboot and adb does not detect the device.

madkapitolist said:
Yes bootloader was unlocked, seems like the consensus is that its dead until moto releases the blankflash files for this phone. Oh well live and learn. I cannot boot into fastboot and adb does not detect the device.
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I also have a pure edition XT1095 with an unlocked bootloader and reflashed to stock to take the Marshmallow OTA and bricked my phone. I used the Multi Tool V4.1 which flashed my phone from 5.1 to 4.2.2. It booted fine and started the OTA of either 5.0 or 5.1 which was when everything went to hell. I can't get to recovery mode and I'm pretty pissed. I've ordered a Nexus 6P and have put Motorola on my short list of companies I will no longer do business with as they have the drivers and utilities to fix the phone but do not release them. Yeah, I'm guessing it had to do with the bootloader not being able to go back to 4.2.2 and don't need to hear that. The point is that it is a non-subsidized pure edition phone and an OTA should not be able to hard brick the phone.

RobbieDowie said:
I also have a pure edition XT1095 with an unlocked bootloader and reflashed to stock to take the Marshmallow OTA and bricked my phone. I used the Multi Tool V4.1 which flashed my phone from 5.1 to 4.2.2. It booted fine and started the OTA of either 5.0 or 5.1 which was when everything went to hell. I can't get to recovery mode and I'm pretty pissed. I've ordered a Nexus 6P and have put Motorola on my short list of companies I will no longer do business with as they have the drivers and utilities to fix the phone but do not release them. Yeah, I'm guessing it had to do with the bootloader not being able to go back to 4.2.2 and don't need to hear that. The point is that it is a non-subsidized pure edition phone and an OTA should not be able to hard brick the phone.
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The xt1095 has a warranty, you can send it in for repair. As far as as downgrading, in the upgrade descriptions it clearly states you cannot downgrade to an earlier version. You ignored that message or didn't read it and flashed 4.4.4. That isn't motorola's fault. However the pure xt1095 does not lose it's warranty when you unlock the bootloader, so they will fix it if you contact them and send it in. They just don't give us the tools to fix it ourselves, but that does not mean you have no options.
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AGISCI said:
The xt1095 has a warranty, you can send it in for repair. As far as as downgrading, in the upgrade descriptions it clearly states you cannot downgrade to an earlier version. You ignored that message or didn't read it and flashed 4.4.4. That isn't motorola's fault. However the pure xt1095 does not lose it's warranty when you unlock the bootloader, so they will fix it if you contact them and send it in. They just don't give us the tools to fix it ourselves, but that does not mean you have no options.
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Seriously? First off, the phone is out of warranty. Secondly, I don't know what upgrade descriptions you're talking about. I didn't ignore anything. I used a tool I got from these forums that had no warning. This is an honest mistake I'll guarantee others will make and to suggest they are stupid is just rude. After it happened I guessed it was due to downgrading to 4.4.4 but by then it was too late. For the phone to be so fragile that you can brick it this way is ridiculous and unacceptable that there is a tool Motorola has that would fix it but they do not make available.
Thanks for the helpful feedback. I was trying to share but now see I was wasting my time.

You might want to join the conversation going on at reddit over here I think you can go back to 5.1 by flashing the whole 5.1 image via the bootloader (including erasing userdate and cache) - I say so because that is what I did but some people say it will not work and to be honest now I'm losing confidence in my memory.... Hope we could get more insight, or at least get the official 6.0 bootloader image from moto soon.

RobbieDowie said:
Seriously? First off, the phone is out of warranty. Secondly, I don't know what upgrade descriptions you're talking about. I didn't ignore anything. I used a tool I got from these forums that had no warning. This is an honest mistake I'll guarantee others will make and to suggest they are stupid is just rude. After it happened I guessed it was due to downgrading to 4.4.4 but by then it was too late. For the phone to be so fragile that you can brick it this way is ridiculous and unacceptable that there is a tool Motorola has that would fix it but they do not make available.
Thanks for the helpful feedback. I was trying to share but now see I was wasting my time.
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Well....apparently you haven't read much more in this forum, this downgrading brick is common and its often asked by the other. You cant downgrade from lollipop to kitkat. So, if you had read more deeper in this forum, you could prevent this hard brick. And many member forget that this is not nexus device, and yes flashing or upgrading will have risk of hard brick.
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bimasakti85 said:
Well....apparently you haven't read much more in this forum, this downgrading brick is common and its often asked by the other. You cant downgrade from lollipop to kitkat. So, if you had read more deeper in this forum, you could prevent this hard brick. And many member forget that this is not nexus device, and yes flashing or upgrading will have risk of hard brick.
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I actually knew downgrading was a bad idea and didn't intend on doing it. I used the MOTO_X_2014_PURE_MULTI_TOOLV4.1 which I had used in the past but didn't remember it was going to flash back to 4.2.2. The instructions on the page just say FLASH BACK TO TOTAL STOCK UNRROOTED ROM AND RECOVER-FULL-WIPE. It doesn't say anything about going to 4.2.2. When it said it was downgrading when I ran it I thought "oh, oh" but it was too late. I was trying to provide information in this thread because I hoped it would be helpful, e.g. DON'T USE THE MULTI_TOOLV4.1!. I specifically said "I'm guessing it had to do with the bootloader not being able to go back to 4.2.2 and don't need to hear that" and what do I get? "...You ignored that message or didn't read it..." I'm already pretty grumpy about my mistake and bricking my phone and to get this kind of lashing isn't appreciated.

Unlocked bootloader status?

When I go into my developer options I see "Enable OEM Unlock". I was under the impression that this allowed us to unlock our bootloader's.
If this isn't true, will an unlocked bootloader ever be announced for the g4?

It not gonna happen only hope is if someone finds a hole. Like bump with the g3. But over a year old prob not gonna happen.

TheMadScientist420 said:
It not gonna happen only hope is if someone finds a hole. Like bump with the g3. But over a year old prob not gonna happen.
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Why don't we try to get someone that has an unlocked bootloader for the G4 like the international version to dd the bootloader partititon and then upload it here. Then we just dd it back to our Sprint G4 using root. It might not work and lg tools will probably detect the phone as the international version but it is worth a try. I am willing to try it... But first I need to get my hands on a LS991 G4.

l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Why don't we try to get someone that has an unlocked bootloader for the G4 like the international version to dd the bootloader partititon and then upload it here. Then we just dd it back to our Sprint G4 using root. It might not work and lg tools will probably detect the phone as the international version but it is worth a try. I am willing to try it... But first I need to get my hands on a LS991 G4.
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lg g4 sprint is *****y, i dont have any insurance, i am using it in other country, or i might have tried it. I already bricked it like 20 times, and last brick was so hectic, when eventually i recovered from it. we need laf partition i guess, if you have insurance and warranties? why not try it?

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When I go into my developer options I see "Enable OEM Unlock". I was under the impression that this allowed us to unlock our bootloader's.
If this isn't true, will an unlocked bootloader ever be announced for the g4?
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It does kinda theres always a slim possiblilty but probly not gonna happen. The option is there. I just got a g stylo and after i installed twrp if i dont uncheck oem unlock. The device secure boots. So it is part of it but now all of it.
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cjc2040 said:
When I go into my developer options I see "Enable OEM Unlock". I was under the impression that this allowed us to unlock our bootloader's.
If this isn't true, will an unlocked bootloader ever be announced for the g4?
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l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Why don't we try to get someone that has an unlocked bootloader for the G4 like the international version to dd the bootloader partititon and then upload it here. Then we just dd it back to our Sprint G4 using root. It might not work and lg tools will probably detect the phone as the international version but it is worth a try. I am willing to try it... But first I need to get my hands on a LS991 G4.
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Ive tried a few diffrent ways a while back. If u nuk your laf partition u can load fastboot but it doesnt reconize any commands. The the bootloader unlock code is unique to each device. All bootloader partition are encrypted with a 64 bit key.which is the unlock.bin lg sends u. 64 bit security is bassicly uncrackable.
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cjc2040 said:
When I go into my developer options I see "Enable OEM Unlock". I was under the impression that this allowed us to unlock our bootloader's.
If this isn't true, will an unlocked bootloader ever be announced for the g4?
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sunilromy said:
lg g4 sprint is *****y, i dont have any insurance, i am using it in other country, or i might have tried it. I already bricked it like 20 times, and last brick was so hectic, when eventually i recovered from it. we need laf partition i guess, if you have insurance and warranties? why not try it?
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The unlock for g4s wont come in modified partition in my opinion. It will be a work around that the bootloader will think what ever images being flashed are officialy signed by lg hence secure boot errors.
Nothing is impossible. Just highly unlikely. All the greatest of minds and devs have moved on. No one wants to work this hard to do it. Imo. I think are only hope lies in someone cracking the g5. Then may also work on older models. But from the looks g5 is locked down even tighter.
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l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Why don't we try to get someone that has an unlocked bootloader for the G4 like the international version to dd the bootloader partititon and then upload it here. Then we just dd it back to our Sprint G4 using root. It might not work and lg tools will probably detect the phone as the international version but it is worth a try. I am willing to try it... But first I need to get my hands on a LS991 G4.
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I went as far as trying internat Firmwares modified. Nogo. I have looked and compared coding on unlocked and locked bootloaders and cant be done just by hacks. If u were to get internat firmware to boot still have to give lg the unlock code and iemi Which they have in a database and comes back to a sprint varient
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l33tlinuxh4x0r said:
Why don't we try to get someone that has an unlocked bootloader for the G4 like the international version to dd the bootloader partititon and then upload it here. Then we just dd it back to our Sprint G4 using root. It might not work and lg tools will probably detect the phone as the international version but it is worth a try. I am willing to try it... But first I need to get my hands on a LS991 G4.
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I went as far as trying internat Firmwares modified. Nogo. I have looked and compared coding on unlocked and locked bootloaders and cant be done just by hacks. If u were to get internat firmware to boot still have to give lg the unlock code and iemi Which they have in a database and comes back to a sprint varient
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Now no one please dont take me as since i cant do it no one can. In no way am i saying this. Im saying i have tried many of the methods and all end in fails

@TheMadScientist420 you are doing a great job. I too believe in same. ""Nothing is impossible. Just highly unlikely" , I wasted so many hours on lg g4 to get band unlocked . I reached so close, but .. lg, sprint :S lg sucks.
LOOK at htc 10, phone isnt in the market properly and they already have rom and bootloader unlocked even on verizon which doesnt support official bootloader unlock.. lg sucks big time. I like my lg g4 but i am waiting for htc 10 price reduction.

Ive beek kickin it old skool on my international note 1. And a few more i buy sell trade phones of all sorts not much for phone shops in my area so i do quite well but even general public for some reason wont buy my g4 even with 6 month lg warranty left.
I want another g3. Thats where lg started losin it. I still got my g2. But its more a sentimental phone now i keep put up

TheMadScientist420 said:
Ive beek kickin it old skool on my international note 1. And a few more i buy sell trade phones of all sorts not much for phone shops in my area so i do quite well but even general public for some reason wont buy my g4 even with 6 month lg warranty left.
I want another g3. Thats where lg started losin it. I still got my g2. But its more a sentimental phone now i keep put up
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its 100% true. LG, lack of marketing, locked bootloader, poor strategies probably killing LG.
I trade phones, too,i buy phones from usa probably sprint, verizon, uscellular phones, but unfortunately, lg upset me. very few people actually want it.
few days ago i compared it side by side with note 5, i was surprised display quality looks much more better then note 5, front camera also better. back camera distant views were much more clear on lg g4. sound of lg g4 was better :s i guess except battery backup, lg g4 was worth then samsung note 5

LG G4 ZVB

I got a phone for a deal from a friend today in hopes to unlock it to use with my Cricket Sim card. Well i am new to all of this but notice its running Android 6.0 or ZVB and see its a Death Trap.... ????
Does this mean the phone is not able to be rooted and Carrier unlocked since its ZVB ?

please help guys

Unfortunately there is an anti roll back mechanism in ZVB, meaning you will not be able to go back to ZVA, ZV9 nor ZV6 which is the version I know it can be rooted. You may find more information here. Now Sprint can unlock it for free, you just need an account with them (cell number) and they gladly help you at no expenses.

I called Sprintbonce i read about the ZVB junk and they required a security pin
Do you kniw if it must be a Sprint customer to get help withbit or has to be the recent user ?

JDMJAY said:
I called Sprintbonce i read about the ZVB junk and they required a security pin
Do you kniw if it must be a Sprint customer to get help withbit or has to be the recent user ?
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Yes, you will of course need the original owner, which if you did buy it from a friend, should be nbd.

You can use basic flasher/dfs to get the spc and unlock.

tabp0le said:
You can use basic flasher/dfs to get the spc and unlock.
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What do you mean by that ? can you please give me some details ?

Prototype18 said:
What do you mean by that ? can you please give me some details ?
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They are windows based softwarez. I use personaly cdma workshop.

TheMadScientist420 said:
They are windows based softwarez. I use personaly cdma workshop.
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I flashed mellow mallow rom as i was in zvb already from OTA. I turned on airplane mode after i turned it off radio didnt turn on anymore. Tried alot of things still nothing. Sprint lock phone info so i cant turn manually. It also says unable to control device radio. So i flashed global MM and now it does not ask for my pin. I thought maybe i can use some tool or a comand to force turn it on. Maybe its sprint blocking my phone even thought ESN check online seems clear. any idea ?

TOT back to Sprint ZVB factory firmware?

Sim Locked after Upgrading to MM 20v

I have Upgraded my T mobile G4 to MM 20v From 10o
I flash The kdz File With LGUP and select refurbish with bin file ticked
I have Sim unlocked Before I flash 20v
After i flash 20v My G4 Is sim locked
I see a Screen after Lock screen open it Says "this device Can Be remotely unlocked if eligible"
I try the device unlock app , but it says failure
What should I do
Anyone plz help me here:crying:
Very very big thanks if you guys can solve my problem
Iam nothing without my SIM card

QuantumDroid said:
I have Upgraded my T mobile G4 to MM 20v From 10o
I flash The kdz File With LGUP and select refurbish with bin file ticked
I have Sim unlocked Before I flash 20v
After i flash 20v My G4 Is sim locked
I see a Screen after Lock screen open it Says "this device Can Be remotely unlocked if eligible"
I try the device unlock app , but it says failure
What should I do
Anyone plz help me here:crying:
Very very big thanks if you guys can solve my problem
Iam nothing without my SIM card
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only thing that comes to my mind is that your phone is not a h811......
plastic and software says it is. but maybe your motherboard could be h810...
if you cant find a fix for this.. open it up search for dissasembled video of LG G4 and take motherboard out physically.
and read the plaque variant model... maybe its not h811 thats why it might say its locked..
or return it.

raptorddd said:
only thing that comes to my mind is that your phone is not a h811......
plastic and software says it is. but maybe your motherboard could be h810...
if you cant find a fix for this.. open it up search for dissasembled video of LG G4 and take motherboard out physically.
and read the plaque variant model... maybe its not h811 thats why it might say its locked..
or return it.
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Just take out the motherboard an my phone is h810
Is that the reason why my software version is weird (10o)
And cant the the ota update ?
But why i can flash h811 kdz on my h810 motherboard

QuantumDroid said:
Just take out the motherboard an my phone is h810
Is that the reason why my software version is weird (10o)
And cant the the ota update ?
But why i can flash h811 kdz on my h810 motherboard
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i beleive so.. so now since you have a h810 flash that variant KDZ.

raptorddd said:
i beleive so.. so now since you have a h810 flash that variant KDZ.
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Is That will sim unlock my phone ?

QuantumDroid said:
Is That will sim unlock my phone ?
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i guess.. since probably you had a h810 rom but software was edited to read as h811.
maybe maybe not..

raptorddd said:
i guess.. since probably you had a h810 rom but software was edited to read as h811.
maybe maybe not..
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I Cant Stand It out..
Just go to the store And take A H815t G4
Fortunately the owner doesnt know that i locked the phone :laugh:
Btw do you know some information abour h815t hongkong variant ?

QuantumDroid said:
I Cant Stand It out..
Just go to the store And take A H815t G4
Fortunately the owner doesnt know that i locked the phone :laugh:
Btw do you know some information abour h815t hongkong variant ?
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no i dont.

Same with me