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[LG V35 KDZ] [AT&T/Fi/Amazon] July Update Fi Variant

Not a lot happening with the V35 in the dev community, apparently, but the update came out today for my brand new Project Fi LG V35.
I've seen requests for the KDZ file in various threads, so here it is if anyone can use it.
KDZ File on AndroidFileHost (MD5: c3daf5a98064086d86a3d78b35b6ab9c)

So this file would be all that's needed other than a patched version of LGUp to change my At&t variant to the factory unlocked variant?

I just got notification for this update on AT&T

dafloof said:
So this file would be all that's needed other than a patched version of LGUp to change my At&t variant to the factory unlocked variant?
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I'm currently interested in doing this as well with my ATT variant since I'm missing a few features as a T-mobile user, but I don't want to brick it if I mess up the flashing process.

Did anyone successfully flash the FI KDZ to an AT&T version or no?

Bl00dRunzC0ld said:
Did anyone successfully flash the FI KDZ to an AT&T version or no?
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I dont think anyone has tried and someone would need to make a patched version of LGup for the V35.

I love the V35, but I really don't think I can live without root. If there's anyone who may be thinking of starting any development on this, I'm more than happy to test things out on my Project Fi V35!

leknessmonster said:
I love the V35, but I really don't think I can live without root. If there's anyone who may be thinking of starting any development on this, I'm more than happy to test things out on my Project Fi V35!
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I'm on the carrier unlocked V35 and can't even boot into the bootloader so it's looking grim.
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Synssins said:
Not a lot happening with the V35 in the dev community, apparently, but the update came out today for my brand new Project Fi LG V35.
I've seen requests for the KDZ file in various threads, so here it is if anyone can use it.
KDZ File on AndroidFileHost (MD5: c3daf5a98064086d86a3d78b35b6ab9c)
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I wish we were given a dedicated forum. I feel like it would help. Requests just say use a tag. They made one for the V30S which is not only completely dead, but it's basically the V30. Our V35 is very different.

Totally agree with this post... Feels like v35 owners got the middle finger on this one
Cobra04 said:
I'm on the carrier unlocked V35 and can't even boot into the bootloader so it's looking grim.
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I wish we were given a dedicated forum. I feel like it would help. Requests just say use a tag. They made one for the V30S which is not only completely dead, but it's basically the V30. Our V35 is very different.
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Cobra04 said:
I'm on the carrier unlocked V35 and can't even boot into the bootloader so it's looking grim.
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I wish we were given a dedicated forum. I feel like it would help. Requests just say use a tag. They made one for the V30S which is not only completely dead, but it's basically the V30. Our V35 is very different.
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Agreed. I wish we had our own forum. I did find some info on developer options directly from LG. Sadly the V35 is not on the list of devices they will allow you to unlock.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703

jwrezz said:
Agreed. I wish we had our own forum. I did find some info on developer options directly from LG. Sadly the V35 is not on the list of devices they will allow you to unlock.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703
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Every Twitter rep says it won't be. If you look, the US V30 isn't actually there either. Only the European ones.
I really like the phone but I'm considering returning it because of LG's unwillingness to allow us to unlock the bootloader. It would be perfect if it were possible.

Cobra04 said:
Every Twitter rep says it won't be. If you look, the US V30 isn't actually there either. Only the European ones.
I really like the phone but I'm considering returning it because of LG's unwillingness to allow us to unlock the bootloader. It would be perfect if it were possible.
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How long do I have to return to Fi, I wonder. I may have to pick up a P2XL or just wait for the 3. I like the Nexus line for developer options alone. I hope some one finds an exploit otherwise. Sucky. Why have the developer options and OEM unlock availability in the settings? LG, you anger me.

jwrezz said:
How long do I have to return to Fi, I wonder. I may have to pick up a P2XL or just wait for the 3. I like the Nexus line for developer options alone. I hope some one finds an exploit otherwise. Sucky. Why have the developer options and OEM unlock availability in the settings? LG, you anger me.
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According to Fi's return policy, you have 15 days from date of receipt. I ended up returning mine since it seems like development here is bleak. I did see that @runningnak3d is turning his attention to the US T-Mobile LG G7 variant. Maybe he might turn his attention here too after? :crying:

Please correct me if the info I just looked up is wrong....
It looks like there are only two models of the V35 -- the Korean model, and one for AT&T?
EDIT: OK, so there is the carrier unlocked Fi version, the Korean version, and the AT&T version. The rest of this post still applies, but change any 2s to 3s
If that is the case, and neither has an unlockable bootloader, then I seriously doubt it will ever happen.
Most of the TZ is on the CPU starting with the SD845, but more importantly, the abl (what used to be aboot, also called the apps bootloader) is encrypted. It is no longer possible to decompile it to try and find any exploits.
Well, let's just say *I* don't have what it takes. Since it is decrypted when the phone boots, it would be possible to dump RAM while the phone boots .. but that is some expensive equipment.
On the V30, an exploit was found by someone just randomly flashing an unlock.bin from another model. It turns out that before they patched that exploit, that ANY unlock.bin would unlock the bootloader. However, this was on a model that LG allowed to be unlocked, and the RSA key was the same on all other models (except the H932), so they could just cross flash.
Let's just assume that was possible on the V35, next is getting TWRP onto the phone. I was able to find an exploit in laf for the H932 due to the fact that there are many models, and the carriers like to build their own firmware. So, you end up with not just holes that LG left in, but holes that the carriers themselves add because they don't know what the eff they are doing.
So, back to the V35....
With only 2 models, and neither of them having official bootloader unlock, and only two different versions of laf to work with, I don't see it happening.
-- Brian

runningnak3d said:
Please correct me if the info I just looked up is wrong....
It looks like there are only two models of the V35 -- the Korean model, and one for AT&T?
If that is the case, and neither has an unlockable bootloader, then I seriously doubt it will ever happen.
Most of the TZ is on the CPU starting with the SD845, but more importantly, the abl (what used to be aboot, also called the apps bootloader) is encrypted. It is no longer possible to decompile it to try and find any exploits.
Well, let's just say *I* don't have what it takes. Since it is decrypted when the phone boots, it would be possible to dump RAM while the phone boots .. but that is some expensive equipment.
On the V30, an exploit was found by someone just randomly flashing an unlock.bin from another model. It turns out that before they patched that exploit, that ANY unlock.bin would unlock the bootloader. However, this was on a model that LG allowed to be unlocked, and the RSA key was the same on all other models (except the H932), so they could just cross flash.
Let's just assume that was possible on the V35, next is getting TWRP onto the phone. I was able to find an exploit in laf for the H932 due to the fact that there are many models, and the carriers like to build their own firmware. So, you end up with not just holes that LG left in, but holes that the carriers themselves add because they don't know what the eff they are doing.
So, back to the V35....
With only 2 models, and neither of them having official bootloader unlock, and only two different versions of laf to work with, I don't see it happening.
-- Brian
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There is also a fully unlocked V35 and the "unlocked" Project Fi model. Not aware of anymore models.

Cobra04 said:
There is also a fully unlocked V35 and the "unlocked" Project Fi model. Not aware of anymore models.
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So fully unlocked as in bootloader unlock supported by LG? If so, then that is getting somewhere....
-- Brian

runningnak3d said:
So fully unlocked as in bootloader unlock supported by LG? If so, then that is getting somewhere....
-- Brian
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I should clarify, unlocked as in carrier unlocked. That is the model I have. I'm not familiar with LG devices, but there isn't even a way to boot into the bootloader.

Yea, I hate to say that it is impossible (I did that for the H918, the H872 and then the H932 and ended up proving MYSELF wrong) but this isn't looking good.
With the V20, G6 and V30:
A - Had models that had officially unlockable bootloader support from LG
B - Could decompile aboot (on the V20 and G6 at least)
C - had LOTS of different versions of laf to work with.
I will download the KDZ and take a look though...
-- Brian

runningnak3d said:
Yea, I hate to say that it is impossible (I did that for the H918, the H872 and then the H932 and ended up proving MYSELF wrong) but this isn't looking good.
With the V20, G6 and V30:
A - Had models that had officially unlockable bootloader support from LG
B - Could decompile aboot (on the V20 and G6 at least)
C - had LOTS of different versions of laf to work with.
I will download the KDZ and take a look though...
-- Brian
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Anyway I can help?

I need partition lists of each lun. Can you burn FWUL to a USB stick, and run lglaf?
If so, I will tell you what commands I need run.
-- Brian

Is anyone having trouble unlocking the bootloader on the european version? (LMG710EM)

hi, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader before attempting to use an AOSP pie rom using this guide on the official LG site http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Anyway when I come to step 9, I type "adb reboot bootloader" and the phone reboots in fastboot mode. Then when I type "fastboot oem device-id" the phone freezes and I have to press the power button to restart it, meanwhile in the powershell command page it says
Code:
C:\Users\chahi\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem device-id
FAILED (Write to device failed (No such file or directory))
fastboot: error: Command failed
I checked my drivers and everything seems to work perfectly fine. I am at my fifth attempt and I'm beginning to feel pretty desperate. If anyone encountered the same problem or could help me solve this I will be very thankful !
Thanks in advance.
NB : I'm on windows 10 and my phone is running the korean pie rom.

Piatch said:
hi, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader before attempting to use an AOSP pie rom using this guide on the official LG site http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Anyway when I come to step 9, I type "adb reboot bootloader" and the phone reboots in fastboot mode. Then when I type "fastboot oem device-id" the phone freezes and I have to press the power button to restart it, meanwhile in the powershell command page it says
Code:
C:\Users\chahi\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem device-id
FAILED (Write to device failed (No such file or directory))
fastboot: error: Command failed
I checked my drivers and everything seems to work perfectly fine. I am at my fifth attempt and I'm beginning to feel pretty desperate. If anyone encountered the same problem or could help me solve this I will be very thankful !
Thanks in advance.
NB : I'm on windows 10 and my phone is running the korean pie rom.
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I cannot 100% say what the cause is with certainty (I have the Sprint version and I absolutely hate this piece of trash) but others have reported similar issues from actually having a different variant that was cross-flashed to the EM model and sold as EM when it's really a Sprint version (for example). What happens when you enter your IMEI number in LG site, does it return the EM variant or something else? That's where I would start (unless you have already done this and confirmed it's EM). Non EM versions lack the full ADB support so we can't unlock the bootloader. This is the same point I lockup as well but mine was not intended to be unlocked.

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
I cannot 100% say what the cause is with certainty (I have the Sprint version and I absolutely hate this piece of trash) but others have reported similar issues from actually having a different variant that was cross-flashed to the EM model and sold as EM when it's really a Sprint version (for example). What happens when you enter your IMEI number in LG site, does it return the EM variant or something else? That's where I would start (unless you have already done this and confirmed it's EM). Non EM versions lack the full ADB support so we can't unlock the bootloader. This is the same point I lockup as well but mine was not intended to be unlocked.
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Thank you for the quick response !
Yes I actually typed my IMEI in the LG site and it gave me a gray OK so I guess I truly have the EM version ? (knowing that only the EM is supported idk) Are there other methods to make sure I have the EM version for sure ? Also worth noting that I bought the phone new from North Africa so it must be the european version and not a carrier one.
Thank you !

Piatch said:
Thank you for the quick response !
Yes I actually typed my IMEI in the LG site and it gave me a gray OK so I guess I truly have the EM version ? (knowing that only the EM is supported idk) Are there other methods to make sure I have the EM version for sure ? Also worth noting that I bought the phone new from North Africa so it must be the european version and not a carrier one.
Thank you !
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Not that I'm aware of but if the LGdev site let you get the unlock code then I will assume it's real as they do validate it. Normally I would suggest to reach out to LG but that's a waste, they won't help. In fact they shutdown the dev recently because of unlock requests so they don't care about us so that won't help you. I'll do some research and see if there's any official way to help but hopefully others will chime in with the answers.

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Not that I'm aware of but if the LGdev site let you get the unlock code then I will assume it's real as they do validate it. Normally I would suggest to reach out to LG but that's a waste, they won't help. In fact they shutdown the dev recently because of unlock requests so they don't care about us so that won't help you. I'll do some research and see if there's any official way to help but hopefully others will chime in with the answers.
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That's what I actually did, I sent them an email but I'm still without any response. Thank you for your help tho ! Is there any unofficial way to unlock the bootloader on the LG G7 that I'm unaware of ?

Piatch said:
That's what I actually did, I sent them an email but I'm still without any response. Thank you for your help tho ! Is there any unofficial way to unlock the bootloader on the LG G7 that I'm unaware of ?
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Good luck with LG, they most likely will do nothing to assist you. That's my biggest gripe with LG, they suck with customer care nor give 2 craps about us, the customers. My LGG7 sucks so bad, it's barely usable but they will not do anything to help me nor Sprint so I'm leaving both once my horrible lease is up. All I can say is to sign the bootloader petition and leave LG, it's the only way they will ever change and even then, they probably won't. They will soon be out of business just like Blackberry's downfall and for the same reasons. They don't listen to the customers and change, nor did RIM with activesync, now RIM is a mere fraction of what they used to be, LG mobile is next. I hear so many complaints about LG devices, not just LG mobile but the entire company. All the same type of complaints across all LG products, no customer support when the device stops working and they pass the buck every time, and locked bootloaders (for LG mobile).
There is no unofficial unlock yet, that's why I'm so unhappy with the piece of junk! If I could unlock and install my own flavor of AOSP then it would be an entirely different story and I would fix my own issues and have an awesome device. Instead the jackalope in charge of LG decided to keep the bootloaders locked with no support to unlock (except for EM) but even that barely works (your issue).
I don't know what else to say except LG SUCKS, LG is terrible. I so wish I hadn't let the Sprint rep bully me into this horrific device. I should have stood my ground and not accepted the deal which came with this expensive paperweight (LGG7).

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Good luck with LG, they most likely will do nothing to assist you. That's my biggest gripe with LG, they suck with customer care nor give 2 craps about us, the customers. My LGG7 sucks so bad, it's barely usable but they will not do anything to help me nor Sprint so I'm leaving both once my horrible lease is up. All I can say is to sign the bootloader petition and leave LG, it's the only way they will ever change and even then, they probably won't. They will soon be out of business just like Blackberry's downfall and for the same reasons. They don't listen to the customers and change, nor did RIM with activesync, now RIM is a mere fraction of what they used to be, LG mobile is next. I hear so many complaints about LG devices, not just LG mobile but the entire company. All the same type of complaints across all LG products, no customer support when the device stops working and they pass the buck every time, and locked bootloaders (for LG mobile).
There is no unofficial unlock yet, that's why I'm so unhappy with the piece of junk! If I could unlock and install my own flavor of AOSP then it would be an entirely different story and I would fix my own issues and have an awesome device. Instead the jackalope in charge of LG decided to keep the bootloaders locked with no support to unlock (except for EM) but even that barely works (your issue).
I don't know what else to say except LG SUCKS, LG is terrible. I so wish I hadn't let the Sprint rep bully me into this horrific device. I should have stood my ground and not accepted the deal which came with this expensive paperweight (LGG7).
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You can always pay to get your phone unlocked

LameMonster82 said:
You can always pay to get your phone unlocked
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SIM unlocked, yes, bootloader unlocked, no (on Sprint and everything other than the European model, no, EM model, yes), the rest of us, no, huge difference. I would pay a small fortune if bootloader unlocks were possible and why I bought the LG octoplus, still no option yet unfortunately.

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
SIM unlocked, yes, bootloader unlocked, no (on Sprint and everything other than the European model, no, EM model, yes), the rest of us, no, huge difference. I would pay a small fortune if bootloader unlocks were possible and why I bought the LG octoplus, still no option yet unfortunately.
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It's possible to pay for a hacker in china to unlock the phone (bootloader unlock)

LameMonster82 said:
It's possible to pay for a hacker in china to unlock the phone (bootloader unlock)
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Send me the info please

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Send me the info please
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I don't know from where exactly. You have to find it yourself but eBay is a place to start.

LameMonster82 said:
I don't know from where exactly. You have to find it yourself but eBay is a place to start.
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Are you 100% sure this is not SIM unlocked using a modified octoplus (I have already gone down this path) so I bought my own octoplus. I am pretty sure all these "unlock" are merely SIM unlocks and not bootloader unlocks. I've investigated this pretty deep and it was only SIM unlocks not bootloader. As far as I'm aware, there is no hacks or mods to unlock the bootloaders for any LG G7 as of yet. eBay results are all SIM (which is simply using oct to apply the US-unkocked m ok model unlocking the SIM).
If you can find a REAL bootloader unlock method that works and unlocks my bootloader, I will PayPal you 20-30 bucks (I'm not joking). There is no method yet that anyone I know, knows of.

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Are you 100% sure this is not SIM unlocked using a modified octoplus (I have already gone down this path) so I bought my own octoplus. I am pretty sure all these "unlock" are merely SIM unlocks and not bootloader unlocks. I've investigated this pretty deep and it was only SIM unlocks not bootloader. As far as I'm aware, there is no hacks or mods to unlock the bootloaders for any LG G7 as of yet. eBay results are all SIM (which is simply using oct to apply the US-unkocked m ok model unlocking the SIM).
If you can find a REAL bootloader unlock method that works and unlocks my bootloader, I will PayPal you 20-30 bucks (I'm not joking). There is no method yet that anyone I know, knows of.
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It's not sim unlock
It works by installing g710em bootloader and then flashing an unlock.bin .It's actual bootloader unlock. You can probably even do it yourself on a octopus box but I'm not sure what does it allow and not allow you to do.

LameMonster82 said:
It's not sim unlock
It works by installing g710em bootloader and then flashing an unlock.bin .It's actual bootloader unlock. You can probably even do it yourself on a octopus box but I'm not sure what does it allow and not allow you to do.
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Fantastic then I will investigate this new theory and if it works, reply to everyone. I've been waiting for this since day 1 with this terrible G7, I HATE this device and OS.
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GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Fantastic then I will investigate this new theory and if it works, reply to everyone. I've been waiting for this since day 1 with this terrible G7, I HATE this device and OS.
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If does exist, I can't find it on eBay or the internet, only SIM unlocks. I will keep checking but I don't see anything to unlock the G7 bootloaders.

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Fantastic then I will investigate this new theory and if it works, reply to everyone. I've been waiting for this since day 1 with this terrible G7, I HATE this device and OS.
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If does exist, I can't find it on eBay or the internet, only SIM unlocks. I will keep checking but I don't see anything to unlock the G7 bootloaders.
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I can try guiding you if you want to

LameMonster82 said:
I can try guiding you if you want to
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Heck yes, if it's possible, I'm definitely in!

GROOVYJOSHCLARK said:
Heck yes, if it's possible, I'm definitely in!
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I can send you abl_a and you just need to use my unlock.bin to unlock
Edit: can I send it to you privately so nothing personal leaks?

LameMonster82 said:
I can send you abl_a and you just need to use my unlock.bin to unlock
Edit: can I send it to you privately so nothing personal leaks?
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please, PM me and I will respond, just let me know when you do so I know when to look (I dont normally watch PM's).

Piatch said:
hi, so I was trying to unlock the bootloader before attempting to use an AOSP pie rom using this guide on the official LG site http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev
Anyway when I come to step 9, I type "adb reboot bootloader" and the phone reboots in fastboot mode. Then when I type "fastboot oem device-id" the phone freezes and I have to press the power button to restart it, meanwhile in the powershell command page it says
Code:
C:\Users\chahi\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem device-id
FAILED (Write to device failed (No such file or directory))
fastboot: error: Command failed
I checked my drivers and everything seems to work perfectly fine. I am at my fifth attempt and I'm beginning to feel pretty desperate. If anyone encountered the same problem or could help me solve this I will be very thankful !
Thanks in advance.
NB : I'm on windows 10 and my phone is running the korean pie rom.
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Hey Piatch, i'm stuck on your same situation!
I have a new LMG710EM taken a month ago in a store, today with the Pie release (I'm in Italy) I found some time to unlock the bootloader, root, debrand (my G7 is TIM branded) and update to Pie.
I'm not new with LG, I come from G2, G5, G6 and now G7, never a problem (apart from the slowness in the updates I like them).
Well, just your situation, only the wording is a bit different, to me it says FAILED (Write to device failed (Too many links)) then the phone reboots and freezes in G7 logo and I have to press the power button to restart it, like yours.
I've tried everything, even reading online, different USB cables, different fastboot versions, but nothing worked.
Then I unbranded via lgup refurbish option to have a clean install and reinstalled all, thinking that maybe the new OS would solve but nothing, same message.
Can anyone help us?
It is the first time in several years that I have not found a solution.
Thank you in advance

f0ster52 said:
Hey Piatch, i'm stuck on your same situation!
I have a new LMG710EM taken a month ago in a store, today with the Pie release (I'm in Italy) I found some time to unlock the bootloader, root, debrand (my G7 is TIM branded) and update to Pie.
I'm not new with LG, I come from G2, G5, G6 and now G7, never a problem (apart from the slowness in the updates I like them).
Well, just your situation, only the wording is a bit different, to me it says FAILED (Write to device failed (Too many links)) then the phone reboots and freezes in G7 logo and I have to press the power button to restart it, like yours.
I've tried everything, even reading online, different USB cables, different fastboot versions, but nothing worked.
Then I unbranded via lgup refurbish option to have a clean install and reinstalled all, thinking that maybe the new OS would solve but nothing, same message.
Can anyone help us?
It is the first time in several years that I have not found a solution.
Thank you in advance
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Hi f0ster, I did not find any solution because I was lacking the time and tbh the skill to do it. I think we can't unlock the bootloader while under Pie ? Maybe if we roll back to Oreo, then we can unlock it and then update to Pie again ? I don't have the skills nor the confidence to safely flash Oreo on the G7 (I had bad experiences with bootlooping on the G3 and G4). Maybe you could try this way and see if it works out for you ?

SM-A505U1

I've been told that this variant is "hard-locked" and it's impossible for it to be rooted without unlocking the bootloader. I was also told this with my sm-g900v and it finally got unlocked. So I was wondering if any developers have this phone and know how to switch "CSC" codes similar to how the "SM-G900V" was officially unlocked by switching it to a developer phone.

Can someone tell me if the magisk root method works on the A505U1 stock firmware? I don't want to risk bricking.

I have the same a50 Sm-A505u1, I dont know if they have oem unlock implemented into the developer options yet, hopefully within a few more updates they will add the option to unlock the bootloader.
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stellar0322 said:
I've been told that this variant is "hard-locked" and it's impossible for it to be rooted without unlocking the bootloader. I was also told this with my sm-g900v and it finally got unlocked. So I was wondering if any developers have this phone and know how to switch "CSC" codes similar to how the "SM-G900V" was officially unlocked by switching it to a developer phone.
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Switching the CSC won't add the toggle because the model number is encrypted into the phone's processor.

Yeah you would probably have to do individual work on each locked variant depending on firmware. Even then it's a longshot to get any exploits to actually work, seeing how this phone doesn't have a removable battery I can only imagine the hard bricking risk. On my S5 I always backed up all my partitions on an SD card but I had root on that phone to do that.
BinaryBitz said:
I have the same a50 Sm-A505u1, I dont know if they have oem unlock implemented into the developer options yet, hopefully within a few more updates they will add the option to unlock the bootloader.
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Switching the CSC won't add the toggle because the model number is encrypted into the phone's processor.
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I know it's a little off topic but the system ui demo mode also doesn't work nor does the hidden menu. Hopefully a few updates will add more functionality to the phone.

stellar0322 said:
I've been told that this variant is "hard-locked" and it's impossible for it to be rooted without unlocking the bootloader. I was also told this with my sm-g900v and it finally got unlocked. So I was wondering if any developers have this phone and know how to switch "CSC" codes similar to how the "SM-G900V" was officially unlocked by switching it to a developer phone.
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I contacted samsung and they are saying that this phone cannot be oem unlocked, it sucks but I think after they are about to stop updating it they might add the toggle in the developer options.

Is the bootloader already unlocked since I bought the phone factory unlocked from Bestbuy. Could I root it now?

I'll leave this here; https://www.techmesto.com/how-to-check-android-bootloader-lock-status-from-fastboot/

SOLVED xt1922-9... Hoping for a miracle

I'm pretty sure I know this answer, but it never hurts to double-check one's self...
I have a xt1922-9, with Cricket service (bought it 2nd-hand so not positive if it is locked Cricket, or if he bought it an unlocked but just also used Cricket as his service provider). I know that always before I have been told that there is absolutely nothing possible to do with ANY cricket phone (such as rooting, flashing custom rom or anything else), due to totally impossible to unlock the bootloader, which is required for any/everything...
Is that still the case, or has a miracle been found, that makes it possible for me to be able to use the info/guides posted in this g6 play's forum to at least even root my xt1922-9 or be able to get Pie on it, or ANYTHING???
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ALSO, since my phone is still on Oreo, is there at least any hope of mine ever getting Pie?
I thought I'd touch base by doing a quick skim through the forum and then do a search for any recent discussion about it. Since I found nearly nothing even mentioned recently AT ALL about att/cricket, I figure that is a bad sign of no miracles on it. However if I just assumed & didnt ask, I would feel like a fool if there has been a breakthrough lol.
Thanks alot for your assistance!​

Apparently no one will answer HOWEVER IF someone is kind enough to respond, How do I find out if my phone was bought originally unlocked OR if it's always been carrier locked??

bsginns said:
Apparently no one will answer HOWEVER IF someone is kind enough to respond, How do I find out if my phone was bought originally unlocked OR if it's always been carrier locked??
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Easiest way to find sim lock status is insert a non ATT/cricket sim.
You likely cannot root, that requires an unlocked bootloader.
But you can try
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
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You should be able update to
Android 9
By flashing full firmware with fastboot
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/jeter/official/Cricket/
See
Setting up and Using adb.exe and fastboit.exe https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/index-links-setting-using-adb-fastboot-t3495167
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Some flashing stock instructions in
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g6-play/how-to/guide-t3929928
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The xt1922-9 should be a moto retail unlocked phone. You should be able to flash any of the roms at https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/jeter/official/RETUS/
The auto software update usually gets disabled if the bootloader got unlocked, so no more OTA updates. If you're not experienced in flashing roms, you can try the Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant. That utility sometimes has the newest firmwares available.

yes I confirm that Android 9.0 is working on Cricket g6 forge with fastboot, with the link above Jetter, simply done with RSD Lite

grrrrrrrrr
Okay, according to motorola's bootloader unlocking site (after I entered my string etc), NO mine isnt unlockable for some reason.
Since from what I understand on the links sd_shadow, fcohen, & GuestSupreme all posted, I must have the bootloader unlocked before I can update it via any of the methods...
Is my understanding correct (basically it's impossible for me to get the upgrade since my bootloader shows no unlock & everything has unlockable bootloader as a pre-requisite)???
sd_shadow said:
You likely cannot root, that requires an unlocked bootloader.
But you can try
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/jeter/official/Cricket/
Setting up and Using adb.exe and fastboit.exe https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/index-links-setting-using-adb-fastboot-t3495167
Some flashing stock instructions in
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g6-play/how-to/guide-t3929928
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fcohen said:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/jeter/official/RETUS/
you can try the Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant
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GuestSupreme said:
yes I confirm that Android 9.0 is working on Cricket g6 forge with fastboot, with the link above Jetter, simply done with RSD Lite
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bsginns said:
Okay, according to motorola's bootloader unlocking site (after I entered my string etc), NO mine isnt unlockable for some reason.
Since from what I understand on the links sd_shadow, fcohen, & GuestSupreme all posted, I must have the bootloader unlocked before I can update it via any of the methods...
Is my understanding correct (basically it's impossible for me to get the upgrade since my bootloader shows no unlock & everything has unlockable bootloader as a pre-requisite)???
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Did you try lmsa?
There's a post link in my
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/guide-flashing-motorola-firmware-t4042039
It will say if there's an update available.

SOLVED!
I finally have the android pie upgrade! The thread "Pie??" in this forum worked even though my bootloader showed unable to unlock via motorola. Thank you!!!
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW- Don't fret too much because it is much easier than it seems. Thank you!
sd_shadow said:
Sometimes the updater app just doesn't work.
I would try LMSA's Flash Rescue or flash update option.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/update-moto-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-t3951714
It's the best option for devices with a locked bootloader.
Looks like both ATT and cricket have Android 9 available
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/jeter
If LMSA doesn't work you could try RSD lite if you have a Windows 7 pc
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/guide-flashing-motorola-firmware-t4042039
Your device says it's on ATT software channel, but there's also a cricket software channel, so I'm not sure.
You could also try
Code:
fastboot getvar all
I believe LMSA will give you an Android 9 update option (moto blur 29.128.63.xxx)
And it select the correct channel.
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8 Pro Amazon & Alexa built in

Purchased the Oneplus 8 Pro at a discount of £154.00 from Amazon UK. Arrived next day brand new from or fulfilled by Amazon. The 'phone is exactly as OnePlus store EXCEPT the bootloader is LOCKED. OEM unlock in developers options is greyed out. Android debugging - OK, Dev Ops - OK. Unable to unlock bootloader = no root. .
Tried the unbrick approach - still no unlocking.
There is no branding of any kind that I have noticed.
So it's back in the box, back to Amazon & wait for Black Friday.
Unless there is another way to unlock bootloader.
Hope this helps others making that money parting decision.
So, many thanks for the input from everyone.
I obviously had a senior moment. I skipped accessing 'tinternet trying to be a smug mister.
I have now got the oem unlock the right colour, the device is unlocked & as I write rooting the unit.
Thanks again for sharing the info. (Return cancelled)

Wow that's crazy, have you tried oxygen updater?
OnePlus phones really shouldn't be locked down like that, shocking from Amazon.
What model / variant is it?
You should be able to adb uninstall apps btw, just Google it.

Ordered something similar
itsmix said:
Purchased the Oneplus 8 Pro at a discount of £154.00 from Amazon UK. Arrived next day brand new from or fulfilled by Amazon. The 'phone is exactly as OnePlus store EXCEPT the bootloader is LOCKED. OEM unlock in developers options is greyed out. Android debugging - OK, Dev Ops - OK. Unable to unlock bootloader = no root. .
Tried the unbrick approach - still no unlocking.
There is no branding of any kind that I have noticed.
So it's back in the box, back to Amazon & wait for Black Friday.
Unless there is another way to unlock bootloader.
Hope this helps others making that money parting decision.
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I ordered the same Amazon US : OnePlus-Ultramarine-Unlocked-Smartphone-Wireless/dp/B08723FJMF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=OnePlus%2BPro%2B8&qid=1605400234&sr=8-1&th=1
I'll post if I encounter something similar.
Cheers,
DV

Alexa built in
dladz said:
Wow that's crazy, have you tried oxygen updater?
OnePlus phones really shouldn't be locked down like that, shocking from Amazon.
What model / variant is it?
You should be able to adb uninstall apps btw, just Google it.
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UK/ europe model, IN11BA OOS 10.5.8 out of box, OOS 10.5.11 back in box.(MSN Tool)
The OEM unlock was greyed out from first start up. My usual routine with onePlus phones: Power on run through initial setup (no sim), enable adb debug (I missed the OEM button 1st time - I'm getting old), enable advanced reboot. Update drivers on PC, then unlock bootloader, root etc;
I agree that it is very unusual for a Oneplus phone to be unbranded and locked down. It may be the Alexa built in partnership the thing is I did not notice the Amazon app on the phone.
It would be great if there is a work round for this before it goes to the courier tomorrow.

itsmix said:
UK/ europe model, IN11BA OOS 10.5.8 out of box, OOS 10.5.11 back in box.(MSN Tool)
The OEM unlock was greyed out from first start up. My usual routine with onePlus phones: Power on run through initial setup (no sim), enable adb debug (I missed the OEM button 1st time - I'm getting old), enable advanced reboot. Update drivers on PC, then unlock bootloader, root etc;
I agree that it is very unusual for a Oneplus phone to be unbranded and locked down. It may be the Alexa built in partnership the thing is I did not notice the Amazon app on the phone.
It would be great if there is a work round for this before it goes to the courier tomorrow.
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May sound silly but is the accessibility option turned on for OEM unlocking? Or admin?
May be possible to install another OS via Fastboot.
Did MSM make a single change?

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dladz said:
May sound silly but is the accessibility option turned on for OEM unlocking? Or admin?
May be possible to install another OS via Fastboot.
Did MSM make a single change?
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MSN didn't make any changes.
Would using fastboot to flash another ROM still require an unlocked bootloader, also is the 'lock' for the OEM unlock before any other partitions.

itsmix said:
MSN didn't make any changes.
Would using fastboot to flash another ROM still require an unlocked bootloader, also is the 'lock' for the OEM unlock before any other partitions.
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I'm not sure dude.
AFAIK no.
But in all fairness for the saving of 150 quid? I don't think I'd bother

dladz said:
I'm not sure dude.
AFAIK no.
But in all fairness for the saving of 150 quid? I don't think I'd bother
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That why it's boxed back up to go back. :laugh: not worth my time to sort this, like i said it's Black friday soon.
Thanks for your input fella.

itsmix said:
That why it's boxed back up to go back. :laugh: not worth my time to sort this, like i said it's Black friday soon.
Thanks for your input fella.
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Nah no worries mate.
I remember my wife bought me a kindle fire one time, it offered with or without adverts?
Had no idea what it meant at the time.. But if theres a selectable option when you buy it, see what they do.
Having a OnePlus with a locked down bootloader is like buying a non alcoholic beer.
Non alcoholic Beer? it's just wrong

Have you tried downloading and installing the stock UK firmware from root
https://www.oneplus.com/uk/support/softwareupgrade/details?code=PM1587123976090

FYI
My OEM option was also locked till I connected to the internet.

dvartak said:
My OEM option was also locked till I connected to the internet.
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That never passed my mind, is that true?
I'm always online from the off so wouldn't have noticed.

dladz said:
That never passed my mind, is that true?
I'm always online from the off so wouldn't have noticed.
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Yep it's true. I had a panic moment this summer when trying to unlock my bootloader. I skipped through all the initial setup steps and never connected to the web. I could not figure out why the bootloader unlock option was greyed out. Once I connected to the web the bootloader unlock option was available.

Yep.
dladz said:
That never passed my mind, is that true?
I'm always online from the off so wouldn't have noticed.
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Yep, If you skip all the steps during setup. Developer mode can be enabled, but OEM is grey-ed out. The tooltip below suggests connecting to the internet or inserting a sim.

dvartak said:
Yep, If you skip all the steps during setup. Developer mode can be enabled, but OEM is grey-ed out. The tooltip below suggests connecting to the internet or inserting a sim.
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I just guess I've never done that before..
Surely the first thing with a new phone is popping your SIM in and getting online..
It's assume the OP actually did that.
But good to know cheers.
That also assumes that the device is checking in somewhere.
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FreshlyBaked 420 said:
Yep it's true. I had a panic moment this summer when trying to unlock my bootloader. I skipped through all the initial setup steps and never connected to the web. I could not figure out why the bootloader unlock option was greyed out. Once I connected to the web the bootloader unlock option was available.
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Haha good to know buddy..
I never knew