hi guys just wondering is it ok to unlock bootloader on clt-l09 p20 pro. its a uk vodafone model. I have unlock code. many thanks.
sorry folks just bumping this as i have looked for an answer but cant find one.
If you got valid warranty then you should not. Unlocking the bootloader during valid warranty will make warranty become invalid after. So wait for warranty expire first before doing it.
Without warranty means you can no longer get phone fixed in warranty if an hardware problem appears under the valid warranty.
So this is why i suggest you to wait for the 1-2 years warranty has expired and then you can unlock the bootloader.
im not bothered about voiding the warranty. i just want to know if its ok to do
laurence2410 said:
im not bothered about voiding the warranty. i just want to know if its ok to do
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it is ok, but again if you device get's a defect after unlocking your bootloader, then repair will cost you. So that's why i would not recommend unlocking the bootloader during valid warranty.
Since phone might be fine now, but later after you unlocked bootloader and something like phone camera begun to get spots or display starts to act weird and so on. Then repair center will just request money for your repair, because bootloader is unlocked and warranty is voided.
So my suggestion is to wait for warranty to expire, then you can unlock bootloader and play around. In main time you can request for a unlock code.
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Hello!
I've bought Xperia T a week ago and I really wana get it rooted but I'm worried about warranty. I know it can void it and I talked to my sales man and he told me it will void if they figure out.
Now what I want to know is, if my phone dies in way I can reinstall original Firmware again, will service guys see my rooting & firmware change ?
I'm sorry if this sounds noob/stupid to you, but before I had Huawei Ideos X5 where I didn't give a crap about warranty, but now I do I purchased phone without Operator and the price hurts!
Thanks in advance.
As Far As I know Rooting doesn't void warranty. But yes Warranty may void if you unlock the bootlader.
Hey guys, So i bought a Moto x from rogers in Canada 2 weeks ago. I then proceeded to unlock the phone to be able to use it with bell. I got the code from cell unlocker. 4 days ago i noticed specs of dust under the camera glass and on the camera lens, and sometimes the dust will make a little black spot on the pictures i take. Today i contacted motorola and they said i need to send my phone in for repair, but if i send it in for repair they warned me that my phone will be reflashed to rogers software and my phone will not be unlocked anymore. Will i be able to unlock the phone again? with the same code? or will i be out of luck and have a rogers only phone? is this unlocking thing a permanent thing?
if they give you back your phone with the same IMEI number the unlock code should work again.
If they give you a different phone, whether new or refurbished, you will need to purchase a new unlock code. This is most likely to happen.
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Did you pay for the repair?
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Hey there,
I sorry if my question sounds a bit stupid, but the unlocking you were talking about is the bootloader unlock? Dont you loose warranty after unlocking your bootloader?
I want to mess with my moto x, but if i unlock my bootloader from motorola´s site, i loose my warranty. If i root my phone, i also loose warranty, but what if i root, install roms, and then got back to stock without messing with my bootloader, can i still send my phone to warranty i any problems arise?
thanks in advanced...
cheers
I recently bought a huawei phone(P9), since i never had a huawei phone, is there any unofficial method for unlocking the bootloader?
I've read about dc-unlocker, does it give you the unlock code without voiding the warranty or it's like doing it officially?
Actually bootloader unlocking methods are usually official and provided by manufacturers. However, since that procedure allows you to do some operations that may hurt your system, they have a user agreement that includes warranty things too. So it is not possible for anyone to stay with unlocked bootloader. However, you can lock it again in order to restore your warranty.
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furkey said:
Actually bootloader unlocking methods are usually official and provided by manufacturers. However, since that procedure allows you to do some operations that may hurt your system, they have a user agreement that includes warranty things too. So it is not possible for anyone to stay with unlocked bootloader. However, you can lock it again in order to restore your warranty.
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Actually, since all your phone's details are sent directly to Huawei to request the bootloader unlock, won't your warranty be automatically voided?
One of the reasons I've avoided going this route, as we have the "premium" 2 year warranty service with the P9 in my region.
MHBGT said:
Actually, since all your phone's details are sent directly to Huawei to request the bootloader unlock, won't your warranty be automatically voided?
One of the reasons I've avoided going this route, as we have the "premium" 2 year warranty service with the P9 in my region.
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If you buy through a network operator you may still be entitled to your warranty. I recently sent back a P9 to my network (Vodafone UK) with an unlocked bootloader through Huawei and they replaced my phone. Even had a stock image flashed and not their own ROM. The phone would not turn on for whatever reason (never did any kernal tweaking or installed a custom ROM, used the phone for about 3 months too without any issues). So I sent it to Vodafone UK for a warranty repair and had it back in my hands in 2 weeks no questions asked no extra fees. I just played dumb at the store and said it stopped working and didn't go into any further detail as to what the issue could be.
Your mileage may vary.
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If you buy through a network operator you may still be entitled to your warranty. I recently sent back a P9 to my network (Vodafone UK) with an unlocked bootloader through Huawei and they replaced my phone. Even had a stock image flashed and not their own ROM. The phone would not turn on for whatever reason (never did any kernal tweaking or installed a custom ROM, used the phone for about 3 months too without any issues). So I sent it to Vodafone UK for a warranty repair and had it back in my hands in 2 weeks no questions asked no extra fees. I just played dumb at the store and said it stopped working and didn't go into any further detail as to what the issue could be.
Your mileage may vary.
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Yes, you are correct. The first year of warranty is with my service provider. The second year is through Huawei directly.
MHBGT said:
Actually, since all your phone's details are sent directly to Huawei to request the bootloader unlock, won't your warranty be automatically voided?
One of the reasons I've avoided going this route, as we have the "premium" 2 year warranty service with the P9 in my region.
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It is possible, but depends on which country you are in. In most of the countries (at least in mine) mobile phone warranties are handling by some local contractors, not by Huawei or Samsung themselves. Since there is no info share between them, the only way they can learn if you unlock the phones bootloader or not is look into it by the phone itself.
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It is possible, but depends on which country you are in. In most of the countries (at least in mine) mobile phone warranties are handling by some local contractors, not by Huawei or Samsung themselves. Since there is no info share between them, the only way they can learn if you unlock the phones bootloader or not is look into it by the phone itself.
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Aah I see. Does the HiCare app not display your warranty expiry info ?
Will unlocking Bootloader void my warranty ? If yes will i have my warranty back after relocking it ?
Or requesting the code from Huawei void warranty ? Thanks
As far is I know, yes. And it's irreversible.
So the warranty will be void for ever for software and hardware??? this thing are silly.
If You read agreement when requesting unlock code then it is sad there that Huawei allows unlocking bootloader, but warranty wont cover any damages made by manual flashing, so hardware issues still will be under warranty. There are some country and carriers that will void it anyway compleately, so ask Your carrier if You bought it on contract.
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So the warranty will be void for ever for software and hardware??? this thing are silly.
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Its not really that silly because you could quite easily brick your phone or do permanent hardware damage with an unlocked bootloader. I wouldn't recommend it having a bricked p10 at the moment. If your doing it to root the phone, don't rooting is a ***** with the p10 and really not worth it.
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Actually I've had another look, There isnt anything in the locking agreement that suggests the warranty will be void. I guess vendors might not cover it for warranty but the huawei agreement says if its outside of warranty it can be fixed for normal repair rates. If anyone can actually source somewhere that it does void the warranty I'd like to see that. Maybe its just assumed that it voids warranty.
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Actually I've had another look, There isnt anything in the locking agreement that suggests the warranty will be void. I guess vendors might not cover it for warranty but the huawei agreement says if its outside of warranty it can be fixed for normal repair rates. If anyone can actually source somewhere that it does void the warranty I'd like to see that. Maybe its just assumed that it voids warranty.
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And what I just sad?
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And what I just sad?
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yeah I ready my warranty card for my p10 and it says basically if you break the phone by doing something with bootloader unlocked that the warranty wont cover it but they will still do a repair at the non warranty prices.
Next month Huawei will stop support unlocking the bootloader for their phones.
If I got the bootloader unlock code already it will be possible to unlock the phone later? Or I must to do it before?
Yes, get the code and store it. You should be able to unlock at a later time.
But warranty is void when you ask the unlock code or only if i use the code? Thanks
filep said:
But warranty is void when you ask the unlock code or only if i use the code? Thanks
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Only use
Doronmak said:
Next month Huawei will stop support unlocking the bootloader for their phones.
If I got the bootloader unlock code already it will be possible to unlock the phone later? Or I must to do it before?
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Like most providers they've opened the door to bootloader unlocking, doing this alone won't void your warranty.
What follows if permanent will.
If you can reverse what you do or keep it at a stock level!! Then you're fine.
If you've got madness going on, SuperSU and you send it back?? Then yea.
Or if they can prove beyond reasonable doubt that what you did was the cause of the fault!! Then yea you'll lose warranty.
In the whole time I've been with android and I've been with them from the G1 (the beginning)
You know how many I've seen declined from similar situations?
Zero.....not one......
Just don't take the piss.
Rebrand to 432? So what it's still stock.
Send it in with mods on it, you'll get a nice big middle finger.
Diagnosing phones are just people.
Just be reasonable with what you send them.