Hello everyone, I recently got a Pixel 7!
I have yet to unlock my pixel, but I was wondering if relocking the bootloader would be as it was never unlocked.
Assuming that, possibly, I restore the stock rom and relock the bootloader will my pixel show the bootloader unlocked warning at boot?
Most importantly, the "OEM Unlock" settings under "Developer options" will be greyed out or forced on? Will it show something like "bootloader already unlocked"?
Or would it be exactly as if I never unlocked it?
Thanks for your replies
philosoraptor7 said:
Hello everyone, I recently got a Pixel 7!
I have yet to unlock my pixel, but I was wondering if relocking the bootloader would be as it was never unlocked.
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Essentially yes
philosoraptor7 said:
Assuming that, possibly, I restore the stock rom and relock the bootloader will my pixel show the bootloader unlocked warning at boot?
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No, this screen only displays if the bootloader is unlocked
philosoraptor7 said:
Most importantly, the "OEM Unlock" settings under "Developer options" will be greyed out or forced on? Will it show something like "bootloader already unlocked"?
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If you relock the bootloader, data will be wiped, which means that the OEM Unlock toggle is reset to Off.
philosoraptor7 said:
Or would it be exactly as if I never unlocked it?
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Don't need to ask the same question twice
philosoraptor7 said:
Thanks for your replies
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Happy to help
If you want to restore your device to stock and relock the bootloader in one go, use the Android Flash Tool
I did it when I was returning the first Pixel 7. No problem
Thanksss
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i ve got my xperia z1 with bootloader unlock yes and after upgrading to 4.3 it says bootloader unlock no ,how is that possible?
dragonmasterx said:
i ve got my xperia z1 with bootloader unlock yes and after upgrading to 4.3 it says bootloader unlock no ,how is that possible?
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This have nothing to do with Unlocking Bootloader. Unlock Butloader now and you will be fine, with 4.3 the camera was fixed.
but on the info about bootloader unlocking it says not to proceed if bootloader unlock is no in service menu i dont wish to end with a brick
dragonmasterx said:
but on the info about bootloader unlocking it says not to proceed if bootloader unlock is no in service menu i dont wish to end with a brick
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Post a picture of the configuration go to Service Info > Configuration.
Bootloader Unlock Allower: Yes or No?
eclyptos said:
Post a picture of the configuration go to Service Info > Configuration.
Bootloader Unlock Allower: Yes or No?
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well prior to updating it was saying bootloader unlock yes and after 4.3 update is saying No
dragonmasterx said:
well prior to updating it was saying bootloader unlock yes and after 4.3 update is saying No
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Have you tried unlocking? When this has happened on Xperia T's the devices were still able to be unlocked even though that had changed. There is absolutely no risk in trying to unlock an unlockable bootloader, it will just fail in the process and will still boot no problem.
It has never been reported a NO had turned to YES, but some Yes had been turned to NO, and they were still bale to be unlocked.
And before anyone gets excited this is by no means something that can be used to unlocked bootloaders that are really locked, it is just a false reading of the boot status.
dragonmasterx said:
well prior to updating it was saying bootloader unlock yes and after 4.3 update is saying No
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Ok, so it's risky. Is not a big problem even if you don't unlock the bootloader but are you sure was saying yes before? this is wired.
You can flash updates and custom roms anyway. Not custom kernels. Sorry.
ok i am going to try to bootloader unlock it and report back
remote command not allowed i am stuck with a phone that i cannot bootloader unlock hope there will be an s-off solution for xperia
Hey Folks,
I was curious to know if you have unlocked your bootloader, and then locked it again via fastboot oem lock command, if you wanted to unlock the bootloader maybe in the distant future again, would you need to use the same unlock key that was given to you by moto?
Thanks!
alternetconcept said:
Hey Folks,
I was curious to know if you have unlocked your bootloader, and then locked it again via fastboot oem lock command, if you wanted to unlock the bootloader maybe in the distant future again, would you need to use the same unlock key that was given to you by moto?
Thanks!
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Yes the one you got in your mail.
Take care not to lose it.
I am not sure if they give it again
adity said:
Yes the one you got in your mail.
Take care not to lose it.
I am not sure if they give it again
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Ah okay great.
Thank you!
I've unlocked my bootloader but have never once considered relocking it. Why would you lock it after unlocking it in the first place? I can't think of a single benefit.
nhizzat said:
I've unlocked my bootloader but have never once considered relocking it. Why would you lock it after unlocking it in the first place? I can't think of a single benefit.
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I've seen some people claim they want to be as "close to stock as possible" when selling their phone. Unfortunately it doesn't really make a difference.
There are 3 states for the 2013 Moto X bootloader:
LOCKED Status:0
Unlocked Status:3
Locked Status:2
note: Status 2 is also known as relocked.
As users we can toggle it to either Status 2 or Status 3, but we can never set it back to Status 0. On Status 2 or 3, you'll get the Bootloader Unlocked warning message at reboot (where replacing the LOGO.BIN with custom one will hide the message).
alternetconcept said:
Hey Folks,
I was curious to know if you have unlocked your bootloader, and then locked it again via fastboot oem lock command, if you wanted to unlock the bootloader maybe in the distant future again, would you need to use the same unlock key that was given to you by moto?
Thanks!
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Have you managed to lock it?
alexhdkn said:
Have you managed to lock it?
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I didn't actually. I just tried right now but got the following message.
(bootloader) FAIL: Please run fastboot oem lock begin first!
The reason I wanted to re-lock it was for purposes of my phone getting stolen. I'm assuming if it was relocked, the person wouldn't get the joy of installing a custom recovery.
Yeah kind of silly. In any case, couldn't get it to lock.
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I didn't actually. I just tried right now but got the following message.
(bootloader) FAIL: Please run fastboot oem lock begin first!
The reason I wanted to re-lock it was for purposes of my phone getting stolen. I'm assuming if it was relocked, the person wouldn't get the joy of installing a custom recovery.
Yeah kind of silly. In any case, couldn't get it to lock.
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There is a process to re-lock which involves flashing the stock rom first, etc. and it does wipe the phone.
So if you re-lock, you'll also lose root. (at least until you unlock, flash custom recovery and root).
KidJoe said:
There is a process to re-lock which involves flashing the stock rom first, etc. and it does wipe the phone.
So if you re-lock, you'll also lose root. (at least until you unlock, flash custom recovery and root).
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Yeah. I think I realized that I would need to wipe my phone again to re-lock it. I turned it back to stock so I can get the OTA which should hopefully come out soon.
I guess once they allow us to download stock 5.0.2, I'll do a re-lock then.
Thanks though for the info.
Hi,
I flashed factory image LMY47I and I keep my bootloader unlocked, but in developer settings, when I enable option "OEM Unlocking" it switch off again after reboot! I want to keep it on always, just in case I decide to start playing with my phone (root, custom recovery, custom roms ...etc) and something goes wrong so I can return back to stock with no errors in adb.
Some xda users stuck in bootloop because of that.
All that tick box does is allow you to unlock your bootloader. Once its unlocked, it stays unlocked, unless you explicitly lock it. So don't do that.
rootSU said:
All that tick box does is allow you to unlock your bootloader. Once its unlocked, it stays unlocked, unless you explicitly lock it. So don't do that.
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Do you mean if I want to lock my bootloader, I should enable it? Otherwise I don't care about it?
Good! ?
x_x1_x said:
Do you mean if I want to lock my bootloader, I should enable it? Otherwise I don't care about it?
Good!
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Yep exactly. It only matters if you have a locked bootloader and want to unlock it.
hello guys ) i just wanna ask if its possible to flash android m with nexus root toolkit or no ??
Apparently, yes. https://plus.google.com/113329792100896065459/posts/ZFUJD6Yn4hm
jj14 said:
Apparently, yes. https://plus.google.com/113329792100896065459/posts/ZFUJD6Yn4hm
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thank you for the fast reply
Yes I followed those steps and flashed it perfectly.
BossJ said:
Yes I followed those steps and flashed it perfectly.
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yeah same here, everything went more then well.
Should I relock the bootloader after flashing M ?
M5Rahul said:
Should I relock the bootloader after flashing M ?
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NOOO!!!!
To many folks have encountered an issue that soft-bricked their device afterwards.
You will still receive OTA with an unlocked bootloader.
M5Rahul said:
Should I relock the bootloader after flashing M ?
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you can relock it (safer) but if you want to flash any new rom later you will loose all your data. cause everytime you flash you need to unlock the bootloader. its up to you
stricker said:
you can relock it (safer) but if you want to flash any new rom later you will loose all your data. cause everytime you flash you need to unlock the bootloader. its up to you
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Hang on now, lets be clear about the advice that we're giving here.
Yes, a locked bootloader is safer if a thief were to get his hands on your device. However, locking the bootloader has a whole host of other problems linked to it. For example, if you end up in a boot loop with a locked bootloader because something breaks in the rom or kernel, if you have stock recovery, you can never unlock the bootloader again, without sending it for repair.
I would suggest people using experimental ROMs should keep their bootloader unlcoked to avoid this
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Hang on now, lets be clear about the advice that we're giving here.
Yes, a locked bootloader is safer if a thief were to get his hands on your device. However, locking the bootloader has a whole host of other problems linked to it. For example, if you end up in a boot loop with a locked bootloader because something breaks in the rom or kernel, if you have stock recovery, you can never unlock the bootloader again, without sending it for repair.
I would suggest people using experimental ROMs should keep their bootloader unlcoked to avoid this
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If I did lock the boot loader, can it not be unlocked again using NRT ? I'm wondering since this (Android M) is an official release from Google, there should be a way to unlock the Boot loader if someone wants to roll back to lollipop ... Am I wrong in this assumption ?
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M5Rahul said:
If I did lock the boot loader, can it not be unlocked again using NRT ? I'm wondering since this (Android M) is an official release from Google, there should be a way to unlock the Boot loader if someone wants to roll back to lollipop ... Am I wrong in this assumption ?
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It's a security feature whereby if you do not have "enable OEM unlocking" set in the rom, you cannot unlock the bootloader. If you don't have it set, have stock recovery then have a rom that will not boot, you cannot set that, ergo cannot unlock the bootloader. If you're going to mess with exxperiemental previews, I would suggest not re-locking the bootloader.
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It's a security feature whereby if you do not have "enable OEM unlocking" set in the rom, you cannot unlock the bootloader. If you don't have it set, have stock recovery then have a rom that will not boot, you cannot set that, ergo cannot unlock the bootloader. If you're going to mess with exxperiemental previews, I would suggest not re-locking the bootloader.
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I just checked and the 'OEM unlocking' option is turned on under Dev Options.
So, can I unlock the bootloader and flash back to 5.1.1 ?
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M5Rahul said:
I just checked and the 'OEM unlocking' option is turned on under Dev Options.
So, can I unlock the bootloader and flash back to 5.1.1 ?
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If you like.
Hey, so my Moto G got an unlocked bootloader, but I'm selling it to get the Moto G 2015 (or any phone good as it). Is there a way to relock the bootloader, so I can handle it to the new owner good as stock?
In terminal type 'fastboot oem lock'. It's relocked then, not locked, that means the warranty is still gone but the functionality is the same as from a locked bootloader.
notiflux said:
In terminal type 'fastboot oem lock'. It's relocked then, not locked, that means the warranty is still gone but the functionality is the same as from a locked bootloader.
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Will try it later, thanks! If the new owner wants to unlock it, he just should do the normal unlocking procedure?
josfr4ncisco said:
Will try it later, thanks! If the new owner wants to unlock it, he just should do the normal unlocking procedure?
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Yep
notiflux said:
Yep
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Thanks a lot!