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Possible to Root without the Bootloader unlock code?

Can P20 Pro be Rooted without having the code for unlocking Bootloader? If so, how?

elmor0 said:
Can P20 Pro be Rooted without having the code for unlocking Bootloader? If so, how?
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No. That's not possible.
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Crazyhat said:
No. That's not possible.
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So..... No point of buying a P20 pro now if I'm looking to Root & have custom ROM installed?
What a shame
Any possibility that Bootloader unlock or a Root workaround will be available for this device in the future?

elmor0 said:
So..... No point of buying a P20 pro now if I'm looking to Root & have custom ROM installed?
What a shame
Any possibility that Bootloader unlock or a Root workaround will be available for this device in the future?
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Most of the dev community is talking with Huawei to allow Bootloader unlock codes again.
I'm sure that under the preassure of their costumers they will allow unlock codes again.

elmor0 said:
So..... No point of buying a P20 pro now if I'm looking to Root & have custom ROM installed?
What a shame
Any possibility that Bootloader unlock or a Root workaround will be available for this device in the future?
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I'm afraid it won't be possible in the future either [emoji57]
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IMHO, all phone manufacturers should allow bootloader unlocked.. and if people mess up the phones while having the phone's bootloader unlocked, then its their own fault and warranty voided.
Huawei/Samsung phones already have indicators that shows if the phone has been unlocked...

Completely agree! [emoji106]
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gd6noob said:
Huawei/Samsung phones already have indicators that shows if the phone has been unlocked...
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HTC also, but unlock page is always online. Maybe dc unlocker, sometime...

I was pretty miffed about this but been using the phone for five days and I'm not actually bothered. Only complaint is I couldn't use Titanium so had to buy Helium to transfer some apps over from my old phone, would've took forever to set then up manually.
Very happy with the phone otherwise, although it would be nice to have the code in the future.

Huawei, like Samsung has an app to transfer from old phone to their device, not sure if it would transfer apps.

elmor0 said:
Can P20 Pro be Rooted without having the code for unlocking Bootloader? If so, how?
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No you cannot.
This may change but it's unlikely.
If you haven't committed yet then no I would not, wait for the new pixel.
Even if Huawei do reverse their decision I still wouldn't buy it.
Great phone, but they're actively hindering it.
Such a shame

dladz said:
No you cannot.
This may change but it's unlikely.
If you haven't committed yet then no I would not, wait for the new pixel.
Even if Huawei do reverse their decision I still wouldn't buy it.
Great phone, but they're actively hindering it.
Such a shame
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:good: thanks for the advice.
(......and, Liverpool for the title hopefully:fingers-crossed

I emailed Huawei UK to see if they would provide an unlock code for my L09 and they didn't even respond. I'm just wondering what benefits there would be in rooting it seeing as how the scene is more or less paralysed by Huawei's refusal to issue anymore unlock codes.

elmor0 said:
:good: thanks for the advice.
(......and, Liverpool for the title hopefully:fingers-crossed
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Ha Haa. We are looking good to be honest.
No worries mate, Pixel 3 does look decent

https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-lite/development/huawei-p20-lite-root-t3773875

is there any new info about unlocking bootloader for p20 pro?
i just bought it yesterday, didnt want to install anything to it b4 rooting and had a bad surprise when i saw you cant freely root a phone anymore lol...

Dado111 said:
is there any new info about unlocking bootloader for p20 pro?
i just bought it yesterday, didnt want to install anything to it b4 rooting and had a bad surprise when i saw you cant freely root a phone anymore lol...
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guys, im interested in this too!
any news?
also this is true for all huawei phones and tablets?

Yes you can
Hello guys.
You can temporary unlock any bootloader of your huawei (any model) by setting the phone into testpoint mode.
To do that, follow these steps reffered in this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-play/how-to/unlock-bootloader-unofficial-free-t3914658
- turn off your phone
- open the back cover. Search on youtube "dissassembly (your phone model)" to find a tutorial stept by step to open it (basically using a heatgun and guitar picks to gently remove the cover; or buy an iFixit kit)
- find the testpoint pin. search on Google Images for (your phone model) testpoint mode. You will find a picture showing you the pin marked on the motherboard.
for example for my P20 EML-L29 it looks like this
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-on the PC install the driver and open the UnlockBootloader program and click start.
-plug the usb cable on the PC but not yet on the phone.
- create a short between the testpoint pin and the ground using a sharp tweezer. (ground is usually a metal plate cover above the CPUs).
-while keeping the tweezer shorting the pin, plug the USB cable on the phone (it has to be already connected to your PC).
- the software will began to write the bootloader and twrp. if this doesn't start, unplug the cable, disconnect the battery, connect it back, make the short again and plug the usb cable on the phone until the software begin the loading process.
- the phone will restart to fastboot with the message Phone Unlocked in red, meaning the bootloader is temporary unlocked.
-having this, you may now flash anything for your model using this commands
Code:
fastboot flash PARTITION FILE.img
where PARTITION is for example recovery_ramdisk, system, kernel etc
and FILE.img is the image you need to flash for example TWRP for your modelm
keep in mind this won't unlock your bootloader permanently and you may damage the phone if you short the wrong pins so be careful.
This way you could also unbrick a hardbricked phone, even if it doesn't start at all (well not if it's a hardware issue).
I hope you will made it. I made it and I confirm this.

Nice, but not working for me... Phone screen is black, adb showing phone in fastboot, flash twrp OK, but i still have stock recovery...
what am I doing wrong?

xpxrx said:
Nice, but not working for me... Phone screen is black, adb showing phone in fastboot, flash twrp OK, but i still have stock recovery...
what am I doing wrong?
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you may need to flash twrp for your model.
to do that, replace the recovery_ramdisk.img file.
also, does your phone show the red "Phone unlocked" message in the fastboot mode?
if yes, you could also try to flash it manually.
fastboot flash recovery_ramdisk imagename.img
The phone may try to overwrite the custom recovery with the default eRecovery at startup. To prevent that, don't reboot to system. Keep the volume up pressed while rebooting to reboot directly in recovery. After that, it won't overwrite it again.

Question Cannot update - 3 dots missing

Hi All,
I have a Note 10 5G 4+128. It was originally on vodafone firmware and I unlocked the bootloader and installed EEA 12.0.8.0 Stable. I shortly after received an OTA update to 12.0.9.0 (RKSEUXM) so assumed everything was all good.
I have not received the 12.0.10.0 update yet and the three dots are missing on the update page for me to do it manually. If I reboot the phone and go immediately to the update page the three dots are there for a split second then disappear.
The only thing I can think that has caused this is I have removed something I thought was bloatware using the XIAOMI ADB fasttools java app on windows. I have tried reinstalling pretty much all of the "bloatware" but it does not fix the issue.
A few threads on similar things for different devices have popped up on reddit and people say to clear the data and cache from the system updater app. However I do not appear to have that app and its not in the list of things ive previously uninstalled as "bloatware". My system apps updater still works fine and reguarly updates other system apps.
Any ideas?

tap 10 time on miui logo. you will see advanced options

Thanks for your response.
I have tried this. It states the advanced options are active. My problem is that the 3 dots themselves which gives access to the update settings, which should be shown even when advanced options are off, is completely missing.
If I restart the phone and go into the update page the dots show for a split second then disappear. It almost feels like an app is crashing in the background or something.

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mmm... you can try update manually with miflash tools. you know how to do?

I know how to use the miflash tools, however I believe the bootloader needs to be unlocked to use them. I have already relocked the bootloader so would need to wait a week to unlock it again, plus that would mean wiping the user storage on the device which is rather not do.
Surely there must be something else im missing here? Other people online have stated to clear the data and cache from the Updater app on other MIUI devices, however I see no way to do that.

AnUrbanPenguin said:
I know how to use the miflash tools, however I believe the bootloader needs to be unlocked to use them. I have already relocked the bootloader so would need to wait a week to unlock it again, plus that would mean wiping the user storage on the device which is rather not do.
Surely there must be something else im missing here? Other people online have stated to clear the data and cache from the Updater app on other MIUI devices, however I see no way to do that.
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online i have found a tool very helpfull. i have remove the brand from my phone with bootloader locked. now i have the latest eu version. you can try it to update your firmware. search xiaomitool v2 by Francesco Tescari. another helpfull tool i found is xiaomiadbfastboottools.jar

The adb fastboot tools are the ones ive used to remove the bloatware on this and other phones in the past. It is excellent.
The Xiaomitool v2 is also great.
However I still feel like I am missing something. I should not have to unlock my bootloader and wipe my device every time there is an incremental MIUI update. There must be something I am missing here that is causing me not to get the OTA update or have the ability to manually update.

AnUrbanPenguin said:
The adb fastboot tools are the ones ive used to remove the bloatware on this and other phones in the past. It is excellent.
The Xiaomitool v2 is also great.
However I still feel like I am missing something. I should not have to unlock my bootloader and wipe my device every time there is an incremental MIUI update. There must be something I am missing here that is causing me not to get the OTA update or have the ability to manually update.
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mmmm.... my advice is a clean installation of stock firmware. and the best way to do this is via miflash with bootloader unlocked. i'm not sure but i think something goes wrong during an ota update. so a sytem wipe is necessary. you could try reflash your current stock firmware via Xiaomi tool v2. i have used it to remove my brand without unlock and works fine. but if this don't solve your problem i think the only solution is a new clean installation

For mi 11 lite 5G: Go to "Settings/Apps/Manage apps" and search for app "Updater" then click on it and clear all data and cache.

Duddly said:
For mi 11 lite 5G: Go to "Settings/Apps/Manage apps" and search for app "Updater" then click on it and clear all data and cache.
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Thank you! This really helped

How To Guide Unlock Bootloader on Xiaomi 11T Pro (All Variants)

Perform this at your own risk. You will LOSE all data on your phone.
( I'm not responsible for any damage to your device )
This guide will walk you through the process of Unlocking your bootloader on Xiaomi 11T Pro.
Prerequisites:
Backup all the files on phone as we will be resetting the phone to unlock the bootloader.
Install ADB and Fastboot Drivers from here (Select the latest) -> https://androidmtk.com/download-minimal-adb-and-fastboot-tool )
Install drivers for Xiaomi 11T Pro -> https://droidfilehost.com/download/download-xiaomi-usb-driver-for-windows
Download MiUnlock Tool -> https://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
Unlocking the Bootloader:
Go to "About Phone" in Settings and keep tapping on MIUI Version until it shows "You are now a developer"
Navigate to "Additional Settings>Developer Options" and enable "OEM unlocking"
Make sure you have a Mi account and your sim is inserted. In Developer options, select "Add account". Now your Mi Account is linked with your Device.
On your PC, open MiUnlock Tool and login with the same Mi account you have used login to the tool.
Power off your phone and boot into fastboot mode by long pressing the power button + volume down button.
Connect your phone to your PC and click refresh in the MiUnlock Tool
After clicking unlock, it will give your a wait duration. (Generally 168 hours, there's no known way to bypass this wait time) You can continue to use your phone meanwhile, but remember to backup before clicking unlock after your wait time is complete.
After your wait is complete, click unlock and then click reboot. Your phone will now reset and boot up.
Enjoy.

Is this true about warranty? I think that i read that unlocking bootloader is not reason to void it

I have attempted to unlock bootloader, it ask for 336h wait. Did they changed waiting time from one week to two? Is it because device is quite new and they don't want them to be unlocked?

Pichulec said:
I have attempted to unlock bootloader, it ask for 336h wait. Did they changed waiting time from one week to two? Is it because device is quite new and they don't want them to be unlocked?
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depends on the Mi Account, is it a new sim or an old one? I checked and added a new one to the device and it gave 2 weeks of wait time. I just added my old one and it gave 7.4 days of waiting.

Doktor-X said:
Is this true about warranty? I think that i read that unlocking bootloader is not reason to void it
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Unlocking the boot loader shouldn't Void the warranty, installing a custom ROM will.

Jaistah said:
Unlocking the boot loader shouldn't Void the warranty, installing a custom ROM will.
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Updated, thanks

I have very weird problem , trying to use mi unlock tool and can`t sign in to my MI account because the verification code not sent to my phone number.
when i tried to sign in from website no issues and the verification sms code sent to my phone with no problem , only mi unlock code tool didn`t send any verifications
any help or suggestion?

Jaistah said:
Unlocking the boot loader shouldn't Void the warranty, installing a custom ROM will.
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does systemless root also void the warranty?
I just need the adblocking stuff only

You don't have to root to have adblocking. Use private dns.
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Hello guys i have a problem unlock tool not recognize my devices can i gat some help should be the driver problem any solution pls?

adryan360 said:
Hello guys i have a problem unlock tool not recognize my devices can i gat some help should be the driver problem any solution pls?
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https://dl.mi-globe.com/download/InKLvVR8oS/mi-globe.com_Xiaomi_Mi-UnlockTool_4.5.813.51.zip
Use the "driver_install" to fix the issue. Connect the phone both normally and in Fastboot mode. It automatically installs the drivers.

Hi guys, same problem here, Mi Unlock won't recognise my phone. Actually when I connect the phone to the PC in fastboot mode, nothing happens... I've tried to use the solution above but it doesn't change anything. When I click on the "driver_install" nothing happen neither.
On the Mi Unlock software when I go to the parameters and that I check driver installation, it says it can't find "miusbdriver.exe" (something like that). I took the miusbdriver.exe from the other version folder (from the message of arash74 above) but it's a loop : It finds the file but it asks me to reconnect my phone and so on.
Any help would be nice ! Thanks

Cocheton said:
Hi guys, same problem here, Mi Unlock won't recognise my phone. Actually when I connect the phone to the PC in fastboot mode, nothing happens... I've tried to use the solution above but it doesn't change anything. When I click on the "driver_install" nothing happen neither.
On the Mi Unlock software when I go to the parameters and that I check driver installation, it says it can't find "miusbdriver.exe" (something like that). I took the miusbdriver.exe from the other version folder (from the message of arash74 above) but it's a loop : It finds the file but it asks me to reconnect my phone and so on.
Any help would be nice ! Thanks
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Did you try the 64bit version (driver_install_64) too?
It's worth a try to disable driver signature verification as well.

arash74 said:
https://dl.mi-globe.com/download/InKLvVR8oS/mi-globe.com_Xiaomi_Mi-UnlockTool_4.5.813.51.zip
Use the "driver_install" to fix the issue. Connect the phone both normally and in Fastboot mode. It automatically installs the drivers.
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Thanks Bro but the samne problem in device manager shows android nootloader interface thats ok but in my unlock tool or fastboot nothing i try on windos 11 10 and now 7 nothing i try since 2 mounth i am dissapointed i expected moore from new xiaomi devices!

arash74 said:
Did you try the 64bit version (driver_install_64) too?
It's worth a try to disable driver signature verification as well.
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Thank you Arash for your answer mate, I just did it with this tutorial :
I was stuck at this step actually, I didn't understand that by unpluging and pluging back my phone it would install the drivers !
So now I guess I have to wait 161 hours to continue my unlocking thing but I'm glad I could fix that problem of undected phone, and if it helps someone else here it's also a good thing then.

Cocheton said:
Thank you Arash for your answer mate, I just did it with this tutorial :
I was stuck at this step actually, I didn't understand that by unpluging and pluging back my phone it would install the drivers !
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So now I guess I have to wait 161 hours to continue my unlocking thing but I'm glad I could fix that problem of undected phone, and if it helps someone else here it's also a good thing then.
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Glad I could help. I had the same problem and was struggling with it for a few days.

adryan360 said:
Thanks Bro but the samne problem in device manager shows android nootloader interface thats ok but in my unlock tool or fastboot nothing i try on windos 11 10 and now 7 nothing i try since 2 mounth i am dissapointed i expected moore from new xiaomi devices!
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So guys i solve the problem it will sound a liitle strange but i pot here maybe someone will face this in the future.
My problem was not the driver because fastboot shows my device and any flash tool no so and i tryed many many version nothing but at least i accidentally extracted the tool on the desktop and i didnt move in to a folder so and open and boom the villi was here!
I tryed move in a folder and not worked i think the problem was permission maybe i didn't know i am happy cuz it's fixed now so i have to wait 360 hours until unlock!

I have a question about warranty. If I will install my original ROM back would it make warranty valid again ?

kisiol3 said:
I have a question about warranty. If I will install my original ROM back would it make warranty valid again ?
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If you unlock bootloader, no your warranty will not be void. However if you show up to a Mi service center with an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM, they will consider your warranty voided.

NOSS8 said:
If you unlock bootloader, no your warranty will not be void. However if you show up to a Mi service center with an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM, they will consider your warranty voided.
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So there is no way to bring phone back to factory state.
PS.
Is there any other way to turn on call recording ?

General Journal: A brand new OPPO Find X3 Pro (UK/EE) - From new to clean de-bloated android (hopefully)

To start this journal I will begin by stating, I am not actually sure if it will be possible to finish this journal; from what I have read there can be quite a number of obstacles with international versions of the OPPO, some of which can be quite troublesome, but I thought it would be an interesting and hopefully helpful (for my self and anyone else wanting to do the same) way of going through the process with such a modern device.
The device arrives tomorrow, I wanted to get the initial post in without knowing precise details about the device.
I will update this primary post with the journal entries and post into the main thread when I update it going forwards
-- Entry 1 29/01/2022 00:21 (Dellivery today at some point!)
So far I have found out that cpw means car phone warehouse, which used(still is?) a store in the uk, 'EE' a network provider in the UK releases of the Oppo x3 find pro are apparently identical to releases from this store.
I have asked the user who informed me of this if they could possible put any information they are aware of within this thread.
Also, I will be doing the unboxing and initial looking at what it is via youtube I hope this is ok? I could not see a way to embed video onto this platform!
-- Entry 2 29/01/2022 10:53 (Delivery)
This is just a few images of the arrived device, simply unboxed and put on charge nothing has been set on the device what so ever.
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Also note that this image showing the build number is by @alvydas it is not from my device yet! just some more information to add to the journal, this is believed to be the same as mine should show later on when I decide to video/start the phone up
Also for note the CPH (Possible related to CarPhoneWarehouse) prefix in the build number)
-- Entry 3 29/01/2022 13:11 (Turning on, Bootloader unlock, USB Debugging enabled)
Youtube video:
- May still be processing the HD version in google HQ!
-- Entry 4 30/01/2022 10:53 (Getting sorted)
Ok so we can't root it and we can't change the boot laoder .... however we can get novo launcher to start by default! The pro version at least!
Not exactly an amazing feat but hey its progress, I also removed the gmail mail application as I preffer outlook (mainly because I have 3 email accounts):
And boy .... you can really remove everything including:
130|OP4F57L1:/ $ pm uninstall --user 0 com.oppo.launcher
The coloros launcher its self X_X, so it seems you cannot get root, but there is no protected package, you can remove ANYTHING.
so this bodes the question .... other than wanting lineage OS of course, how thin can we get it ....
-- Entry 3 10/02/2022 10:53 (Hackery and cleaning)
.... So there is no fastboot on the international model, it is simply not there I even got EE them self to confirm this.
However, I have made some progress in discovering a way to get to the qualcomm flashable download mode, that is it will show up as a:
One of those (if you have the Qualcomm drivers installed), some information I put in the forum about this mode was this:
1) Turn the phone off (shutdown)
2) Hold the power button and the Vol up/down (I Forget which) down all the way through the phone starting, you will feel a little Bzzzzz
3) you will be presented with a menu probably in chinese, this is because you held down the power button and it auto selected the first language (its not a biggie), just press the back touch screen button in the top left <--
4) Select english (or chinese if you preffer!)
5) you will be presented with a menu that has 3 options, Format, Reboot, .... something else ...
6) Select none of the options! look to the bottom of the screen you will see a version mine was v12 o3 v1.2 - double tap this
7) you will get a warning you are entering 'customer service mode', and wallah .... you will get the device show up in device manager.
I was going to shoot a video of this, I still might! but its rather redundant at this point as I am now at a brick wall, I need to figure out how to deal with this mode, can I flash something to it .... how?
I am scrubbing the phone of all the bloatware I can and to be honest I have it pretty damn clean .... but still the fastmode is elusive and what else could be loaded onto this lovely phone.

Entry 1 added - nothing really important

Entry 2 added, initial unboxing simply for charging, video to come soon: looking for details!

The CPW in the build number is more of a guess than anything else we all could be wrong

alvydasd2 said:
The CPW in the build number is more of a guess than anything else we all could be wrong
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@alvydasd2 Soon see! I hope you do not mind but I included your image in the journal at the top.

PaulGWebster said:
@alvydasd2 Soon see! I hope you do not mind but I included your image in the journal at the top.
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Yh that's fine

Entry 3 uploaded, many thanks @alvydasd2 We do have slightly different builds it seems!

So now next up I believe its rooting the phone should be fun, also I beleive there is a way to root a phone but hide it from applications like paypal ... would love to find more out on this

Also have to figure out if all the fancy camera things will work with a custom rom, such as the microscope mode and all the advanced functionalities
Maybe the best initial tangent is to simply root the phone and remove any bloatware as well as installing novolauncher, followed by re-rooting it
That way I will not lose the ability to use the special camera functions and in turn still receive updates, I believe I can actually freeze certain packages too so they are effectively immutable, so they show up but can never run or be changed ... hmmm

PaulGWebster said:
So now next up I believe its rooting the phone should be fun, also I beleive there is a way to root a phone but hide it from applications like paypal ... would love to find more out on this
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Rooting ain't gonna be easy on this phone that's if you can unlock the bootloader which is pretty much impossible unless you have a Chinese variant of the phone or somehow figure out a way to root it without unlocking the bootloader would be a miracle

alvydasd2 said:
Rooting ain't gonna be easy on this phone that's if you can unlock the bootloader which is pretty much impossible unless you have a Chinese variant of the phone or somehow figure out a way to root it without unlocking the bootloader would be a miracle
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Check the youtube video, I appear to have lol ... though I did notice that going into the recovery menu is all in chinese ... so I assume its the chinese version:

The only problem being ... I have no idea idea what this menu says -_-

I guess that is tomorrows episode though, connecting it via ADB+TWRP

Usually first thing when you open recovery is choosing a language idk why English wasn't there and btw the difference between the builds is you're running lower firmware so if you try to update it you should get the same build number as me and if u had the Chinese version your model would have been PEEM00 or something like that

alvydasd2 said:
Usually first thing when you open recovery is choosing a language idk why English wasn't there and btw the difference between the builds is you're running lower firmware so if you try to update it you should get the same build number as me and if u had the Chinese version your model would have been PEEM00 or something like that
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ah ha I held the button down to long it auto selected chinese somehow I pressed back and got the recovery options ... not seeing TWRP though ... and when I do a TWP fastboot it does not boot into the bootloader...
The OEM Bootloader though is saying its unlocked in dev options

PaulGWebster said:
ah ha I held the button down to long it auto selected chinese somehow I pressed back and got the recovery options ... not seeing TWRP though ... and when I do a TWP fastboot it does not boot into the bootloader...
The OEM Bootloader though is saying its unlocked in dev options
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Oppo has a weird bootloader cuz it can only be unlocked with an app that only works on Chinese version and to access fastboot u need a unlocked bootloader

just read this .... so there is no way to even fastboot the device https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...access-for-oppo-phones-starting-2016.3348114/

I wonder if you could flash on the chinese version of the firmware

it seems that the device is really a 'realme gt 5g' .... trying to verify this

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it seems that the device is really a 'realme gt 5g' .... trying to verify this
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It's not -_-

Question Cannot register a new fingerprint in OnePlus 10 PRO

Hi
I bought a new OnePlus 10 PRO from Aliexpress. Its a CH version that the seller installed on it a global rom.
In the first setup of the phone, When I get to setting the fingerprint, I am unable to set it. I get the following:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I tried updating the phone, I tried factory reset... its always the same.
Any idea?
Thanks !

Are you sure that he installed the global rom? With model is yours NE2213 ? I bought from them also but I don't have this issue.
Anyway, you can try to use Oxygen Updater, to check if there is an update for your device or since your device is reseted, you can install ColorOS back

Hi,
I am on NE2215. Using Oxygen Updater I see that I have the most up to date version.
Not sure exactly how to install ColorOS.. I do want to have the regular OS that I would have as if I bought the global version (which i guess this is what the global rom mean..)

Right, I agree with you. I recommended to install the coloros just to check if it's a compability issue.
You can try to reinstall you version and see what happens, just download it and flash it again.

ok, and now for someone that have no idea how to do it?

If yours is NE2215 A13 you can download the ota file from this link: https://android.googleapis.com/packages/ota-api/package/7548d30abac02bde85a403bcc3a218df868e1910.zip
Then put it in your phone root and from your device Settings -> About the device -> Click on the option to check for the update -> 3 dots menu -> local installation and chose this package. It will start the installation.

Thank you for your help !
Downloaded and copied into my device files.
However - When I go to "About device" and click on the "up to date" button to search for updates, it just tells me I have no updates and i see no 3 dots to go for local installation:
What am I missing?

I think it's obvious that something went wrong during the region change, this issue was prevalent on the 8 pro and was extremely difficult to fix.
Check out the 8 pro threads you'll be sure to see it. It's a partition iirc and if it's borked then it simply will not work..
I can't remember the name of it off hand but have a look and I'm sure you can get an idea of what may be wrong, specifically that partition.
Overall it's difficult to say as you've got a region changed phone, have you asked the seller what they did? If it is indeed as difficult as it was on the 8 pro to fix and seeing as you may be the only person experiencing this (far as I know) then I'd consider returning it.
You could re-flash the entire OS via fastboot enhance but that would also bring with it inherent problem's, if it's new then I guess the question you need to ask yourself is it worth it?
Did you save much money getting that converted variant?

dkaro said:
Thank you for your help !
Downloaded and copied into my device files.
However - When I go to "About device" and click on the "up to date" button to search for updates, it just tells me I have no updates and i see no 3 dots to go for local installation:
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What am I missing?
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This page is from android play services. You need to click on the first banner

@dladz TBH I bought it for around 70% of the price I would pay locally.. So yea, it was much cheaper. I also had before OP9 global rom and had no issues with it.
Maybe indeed as last step its worth trying to reinstall everything again.. I'm just not sure how to do it. I cannot find the local upgrade option as advised above, and after googling a bit how to do it using ADB, when i try to run fastboot oem unlock - the CMD will just show me forever "< waiting for any device >" (and this is although I was able to communicate with my device using "adb devices" and I got back my device id.
@zopostyle I did click on that banner you're showing and I got to the page I showed you before..
I'm clueless

If that is the page showing I'm assuming you're on a gsi ROM and not oxygen os.
Now it's better to reinstall OxygenOS completely because it doesn't seem to be the ROM you're running.
Search here on xda to unlock your bootloader and then you need to find the zip with the full ROM for you device and install it from fastboot as mentioned.

OK, i'm trying to unlock my bootloader but as I mentioned:
dkaro said:
and after googling a bit how to do it using ADB, when i try to run fastboot oem unlock - the CMD will just show me forever "< waiting for any device >" (and this is although I was able to communicate with my device using "adb devices" and I got back my device id.
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Any idea what am I doing wrong?
I tried several tutorials online and so far I found no tutorial that will actually give me step by step that each step is actually working..

Maybe it's missing the drivers. Try this https://gsmusbdriver.com/oneplus-10-pro

dkaro said:
@dladz TBH I bought it for around 70% of the price I would pay locally.. So yea, it was much cheaper. I also had before OP9 global rom and had no issues with it.
Maybe indeed as last step its worth trying to reinstall everything again.. I'm just not sure how to do it. I cannot find the local upgrade option as advised above, and after googling a bit how to do it using ADB, when i try to run fastboot oem unlock - the CMD will just show me forever "< waiting for any device >" (and this is although I was able to communicate with my device using "adb devices" and I got back my device id.
@zopostyle I did click on that banner you're showing and I got to the page I showed you before..
I'm clueless
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I feel you buddy.
You can use the app in my Magisk guide to do local installs.
Unlocking the bootloader you need to type fastboot flashing unlock
I haven't had to change region myself, but I did make a thread for someone else where the process was listed, think I called it changing Chinese firmware iirc.
If it's just a case of a re-flash of the firmware you're on, it's not that difficult.
Just use oxygen updater and grab the full firmware then do the local update using the app I mentioned above (listed in my Magisk/root guide)
I've never done this when not having the bootloader unlocked personally, but you can unlock and that'll wipe your phone with the recovery already on your device.
Only issue I have going down these routes is what else is missing? Do any of these processes stand up if we can't rely on the integrity of the OS that someone has put on and made a balls of it?
Sorry I know you may not agree but 30% is a small price to pay to avoid a brick and bring stability..
But that's me

zopostyle said:
Right, I agree with you. I recommended to install the coloros just to check if it's a compability issue.
You can try to reinstall you version and see what happens, just download it and flash it again.
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That is a seriously good shout and would explain the fingerprint.

Hi guys, thank you again for helping me.
I tried installing again the uSB drivers, and ran again "fastboot flashing unlock" - it still telling me:
As far as I understand I have to unlock it for next step, right? (either for resetting back to colorOS or reinstalling oxygen)
I will try later tonight the other method (this magisk thing) - is this the link you're talking about?
Can you please also give me a link to download the full most up to date global Oxygen version and the CH Color one? i'll try both
Thanks !

For OxygenOS there is no A13 full yet...so you have to download A12 from this link: https://gauss-componentotacostmanua...22/03/24/a9f9e7ec682744c2ba606a366df587ac.zip
Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-oxygenos-12-android-12-update-tracker/#oneplus10pro
The chinese one is hard to find, if I find it I post the link here...
Also this thread might help you: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/oneplus-10-pro-ne2215-rooted.4431585

zopostyle said:
For OxygenOS there is no A13 full yet...so you have to download A12 from this link: https://gauss-componentotacostmanua...22/03/24/a9f9e7ec682744c2ba606a366df587ac.zip
Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-oxygenos-12-android-12-update-tracker/#oneplus10pro
The chinese one is hard to find, if I find it I post the link here...
Also this thread might help you: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/oneplus-10-pro-ne2215-rooted.4431585
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Really is odd about them not being full... They're massive compared to conventional incremental updates. 4.05GB that's a hell of an incremental.
Haven't had to do it myself and it's sightly off topic but is the full version you'd use to recover a phone albeit without a functional MSM?
So fastboot flashing?
Cheers

Hi again,
So, i'm trying to follow the tutorial here. I got stuck already in the first step - I cannot extract the boot file using Fastboot Enhance:
This is although in this link I have downloaded a full version (EU version (NE2213_11.A.13)).
What should I do next please?

dkaro said:
Hi again,
So, i'm trying to follow the tutorial here. I got stuck already in the first step - I cannot extract the boot file using Fastboot Enhance:
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This is although in this link I have downloaded a full version (EU version (NE2213_11.A.13)).
What should I do next please?
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As @zopostyle said earlier.. you'd need to use 12 mate. As that's the only full version available...13 won't cut it...you can extract the images using the button that says allow incremental, that's useful for extracting boot images for rooting.
But there's a reason why that's there, it's so you don't go ahead and flash it.... According to @zopostyle 12 is the only full version so that's what you would need.
Again I've not done this myself so perhaps wait for someone else to chime in what to do next.