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Bootloader and root advice??

If I unlock my bootloader and root my play can I still play PS games? Does a custom rom stop it??
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Yes.
I am not sure about the answer of 2nd question but I think no

elspanish88 said:
If I unlock my bootloader and root my play can I still play PS games? Does a custom rom stop it??
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It would probably emulate psx games even better especially if you overclock..

thanks guys much appreciated!!

ryballs said:
It would probably emulate psx games even better especially if you overclock..
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will i still be able to use the joypad with an emulator??

elspanish88 said:
will i still be able to use the joypad with an emulator??
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Yes
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You are better off using the testpoint unlock (Free with s1tool) than the official method.
Bonus you get to keep your DRM keys. (Think Fifa 12 being fully free or not is certainly influenced by this).
(It seems to be fairly easy to get into a total mess that flashtool cannot recover.)

Ok... sorry to be a complete idiot but what's s1 tool and how much. Plus I see something about test point, a USB cable and a paper clip lol sounds good??!!
Again sorry to be an idiot, I have experience with android but never had a phone with this bootloader locked crap!!
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Help Me Test Point!

Ok I admit im a Noob to android especially Unlocking etc..
I have searched the forums for the soloution but found nothing,
I want to know where is the test ooint connection on the R800i
O2-UK sim lock????
Please help me and for return il Thubs Up you, PLEASE POST A SCREENSHOT(S)
(?) Is the testpoint under the White sticker with the Phone info?

First of all, it won't be free(as in "it will cost you money").
Have you contacted Alejandrissimo (search for him here on XDA) or bought an Android Unlock on Omnius or SETool?
Have been a couple of days since I unlocked my sim/BL with this method, it's very easy, but you need first to do that; Alejandrissimo, SETool or Omnius
I hope I helped

GDSH said:
Ok I admit im a Noob to android especially Unlocking etc..
I have searched the forums for the soloution but found nothing,
I want to know where is the test ooint connection on the R800i
O2-UK sim lock???
Please help me and for return il Thubs Up you, PLEASE POST A SCREENSHOT(S)
(?) Is the testpoint under the White sticker with the Phone info?
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Oops read post under this
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Yeah the test point is behind the white sticker on your xperia play it is the same with all xperia plays just find a image on the internet or on youtube the easiest way is to use tweezers I also have o2 xperia play which was locked to o2 but I unlocked it via test point which also gives you the option to unlock your bootloader after. Hope this helps!!!
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I hope, that you have manual...

Help bootloader

Masters Xda. I have a phone with orange and do not know what to do to remove the bootloader. These methods is not possible.
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Have u try this method ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081

nereus456 said:
Masters Xda. I have a phone with orange and do not know what to do to remove the bootloader.
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Operator locked Phones can't be unlocked.

XperienceD said:
Operator locked Phones can't be unlocked.
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Locked sim operator and locked bootloader is two different things
For unlocked sim operator device you need a operator code
And
For unlocked the bootloader you need the method :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081
Say me if i m wrong

Do not run any method Sony and Flashtool

Sorry but you need to provide more details... If you want resolve the problem
Have you root the phone ?
Have you back up TA by security ?
I dont understand what did you want to do with unlocked bootloader
Unlocked bootloader is for install custom rom ie cm
Is that s you want ?

Fabetty said:
For unlocked the bootloader you need the method :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081
Say me if i m wrong
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You're wrong! Bootloaders locked by operators cannot be unlocked.

XperienceD said:
You're wrong! Bootloaders locked by operators cannot be unlocked.
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Sorry ! For me operator locked phone mean sim locked phone by operator not booloader...
I ll go back to my hole now

Re-locking the Bootloader ?

I've been successfully running LineageOS 18.1 on my (Magisk-rooted) Pixel 3. The unlocked bootloader screen at bootup became annoying and so I decided to relock the phone. Without reading all of my HowTo notes (because I thought I remembered).
I sent "adb reboot bootloader" and then "fastboot flashing lock" and got the notice on the phone to press POWER if I wanted to re-lock and so I did. But the next screen said it couldn't find an operating system !!
I turned the phone off and then manually booted into Fastboot where I was able to unlock the phone again at which point it remembered where the operating system was and I was able to boot back into it. (And since I had forgotten that locking OR unlocking does a hard reset - for which I hadn't prepared for AT ALL - I spent the next 2 day rebuilding my phone from scratch. Yes, it serves me right.)
So what did I do wrong? how can I re-lock the bootloader without losing LineageOS?

laffin_boy said:
how can I re-lock the bootloader without losing LineageOS
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You mean this?
Code:
g.co/ABH
Dunno, I am afraid you can't... but I vaguely remember that this message annoyed me as well and there are ways to turn it off.
In the end, I decided this annoying message is not worth my time and nowadays I think of it more like this:
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Yes, you! And me! Both of us! That's who! The other 99.9% are idiots and wouldn't even know how to begin to unlock a phone

FP4 - Advice about bootloader and root please

Hi everyone,
I got a FP4
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Before I start using it I’d like to be able to make it so I can back it up with Titanium or Helium backup, which need root, and TWRP for full partitions, which needs a bootloader unlock. However, I don’t want to leave it rooted or leave the bootloader unlocked. What’s the best way to go about setting up the phone to do this?
If I relock the bootloader, does this delete all user data?
Is it okay to relock the bootloader with TWRP installed or will it bootloop?
Even if this is okay, when I unlock the bootloader again then it will delete all user data won’t it?
And for rooting, I can follow the steps for using Magisk, but is it possible to leave it disabled most of the time (i.e. to allow banking and other similar apps to work)?
Magisk also means OS updates need to be done manually doesn’t it? So would I need to leave the bootloader unlocked?
Basically, I don’t want to start using my phone immediately without doing what I can to set up these things so I can use them in future, because I know that to set it all up in future will require a factory reset for which I’d actually want to have Titanium/Helium backup in the first place!
Thanks for your patience with my probably dumb questions!
Cheers

I didn't unlock/root mine : no time anymore to fix things I break xD
But all I can tell you is unlocking (and probabely relocking) does wipe everything on the device, so unlocking to then relock seems pointless.
On the other hand, I don't think it is that of a security issue to have an unlocked bootloader, as long as you keep your hands on the device... (root is another story I think)

Thanks @matmutant thank you that's helpful confirmation.