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Newbie questions about rooting my new lg g4 h-815L

1) if i root my device will I lose the warranty? Cause apparently the device is unlocked..
2) what is the safest way to root the device?
3) if the root fails and i break my phone.. Will i be able to send it to the company to repair it?
Update:
About the unlock thingy...
4) does having the h815 version means that it is unlocked? If not.. Then my phone is still locked and is under warranty...

If your phone is already unlocked u have already void your warranty
And if u root and thay find out then your warranty is void
Trick is to unroot before u send it.
But if u experience the famous bootloop then u are in for a bummer

Momo1996 said:
1) if i root my device will I lose the warranty? Cause apparently the device is unlocked..
2) what is the safest way to root the device?
3) if the root fails and i break my phone.. Will i be able to send it to the company to repair it?
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unlocked warranty lost .... 2 there are a post for root without unlock but now its too late . 3 yes you can but like its unlocked . you need to pay

Unlocked..
shudoha said:
unlocked warranty lost .... 2 there are a post for root without unlock but now its too late . 3 yes you can but like its unlocked . you need to pay
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I said that the phone is unlocked bassed on it's the global version... And that it works in israel(my country).. Not that i downloaded the tool and unlocked it or something..
Isn't the global version unlocked? And if not... What is actually the unlock..

Questions About Bootloader Unlocking?

Hi everyone!
I bought an LG G4 really cheap on Saturday and was wondering about unlocking the bootloader. Coming from a OnePlus One with CyanogenMod 13, i have found the G4 quite difficult to adjust to with LG's rubbishy reskinned version of Marshmallow. It would be cool to install CM13 instead and have TWRP recovery on here as well, but i'm a bit worried about the bootloader because unlocking it is supposed to void the warranty. On the OnePlus One, the bootloader was of course locked by default, however unlocking it did not affect the warranty of the device.
If i proceeded with my plans of unlocking the G4's bootloader, what would happen to the device which would indicate to someone in the shop or at LG that it had been tampered with? And if it does leave evidence behind, is it possible to conceal this by relocking the bootloader?
I'm not too sure what the law on it in the UK would be, i thought someone said that if the bootloader unlock had no relevance to any fault with the device, then legally they'd still have to repair it under warranty. It might be different in the US.
Anyone know about this subject in more detail?
Thanks!

hi !
sorry.....but yes !
if you unlock your bootloader ,it's really true that your warranty (and all sorts of theses services) is REALLY voud !!!
strict rules by LG ! it's theirs laws ...
no way for relock this bootloader too !!! if you see a solution :it's false ! it's a big joke ...
if you decide to unlock it : it's your own choise ! your money ... the phone will go to garbage ,trash....in case of problem
That's why too many people don't want to unlock it ....and wait a solution for to root with MM ! if someone of developpers really search a solution...
cm13 is still in "test" at the begining ! go for 1 new years of devellopment with many periodics buggs ,with lots of adds merged and revert...... after cm11 and 12.1 ! lol ! and with poor camera ....etc...

Loulou-13 said:
hi !
sorry.....but yes !
if you unlock your bootloader ,it's really true that your warranty (and all sorts of theses services) is REALLY voud !!!
strict rules by LG ! it's theirs laws ...
no way for relock this bootloader too !!! if you see a solution :it's false ! it's a big joke ...
if you decide to unlock it : it's your own choise ! your money ... the phone will go to garbage ,trash....in case of problem
That's why too many people don't want to unlock it ....and wait a solution for to root with MM ! if someone of developpers really search a solution...
cm13 is still in "test" at the begining ! go for 1 new years of devellopment with many periodics buggs ,with lots of adds merged and revert...... after cm11 and 12.1 ! lol ! and with poor camera ....etc...
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Thanks for the response. Damn, that's a nuisance, so it looks like i'll be stuck without root or any custom ROM's for the moment. I do see what you're saying so i'll perhaps resist unlocking the bootloader for a while yet. Hopefully a root solution for Marshmallow will arrive soon, in the meantime all we can do is wait.

yes....
As far as i'm concerned ,i'm with LP rooted , waiting an eventual solution for MM too ...
i don't know if someone look for that ..... but generally ,for unlock a bootloader unofficially ,there are many "energy" everywhere !!!
And no news about Chainfire and others bigs hackers......

In my case i didn't void the warranty. Here in Italy l, at least.
I bought my G4 a couple of weeks ago and I unlocked the bootloader and rooted from day one. After a few hours of testing, the camera simply died... Factory reset, flashed new stock rom, custom rom... nothing worked so, bottom line, it was a hardware issue. I said to myself "there goes my money". After a couple of days I decided to go to the store and see how much it will cost me to repair it, giving the fact that I unlocked the bootloader and I was 100% sure that I've voided the warranty. The guy from the store quickly recognizes me and ask what the problem was. I said that the camera "dieded" and I need to know how much it will cost the repair because the bootloader is unlocked. Now, he explained to me that the problem with the bootloader is that you won't void the warranty if it isn't a software related problem. Only problem was that if you have a hardware related problem, they will FIX your phone for free, NOT REPLACE IT. So, after 4-5 days they sent my phone back 100% functional without any fees.
Remember that I bought my phone from an LG Store and i think that their policies should be the same everywere, correct me if I'm wrong. Now, i don't want to give false hopes to anyone and start to scream everywhere "HEY, UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER, YOU WON'T VOID THE WARRANTY"... no, i will not say this things but this is what i've experienced and i don't have any reasons to lie.
Cheers!

strange ... i'm very curious to see LG rules texts exactly ... becayse it seem that they have said things like "if you unlock devise,in case of problems ,it's completely useless to contact LG for warranty ,it's lost ! " ==> that's what we have to understand ...

Loulou-13 said:
strange ... i'm very curious to see LG rules texts exactly ... becayse it seem that they have said things like "if you unlock devise,in case of problems ,it's completely useless to contact LG for warranty ,it's lost ! " ==> that's what we have to understand ...
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Yes, it is strange. Before i decided to buy g4 i read a lot about bootloader unlock and root, and i was 100% sure that unlocking i will lose warranty. I really don't know what to believe either. Maybe LG stores policies are different from store to store, country to country?

I'm in the UK and when unlocking bootloader it clearly states many times on lg website that warranty is void on BL unlock maybe it depends who you deal with in the store
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Warranty

Hi All,
I have a problem​ with my primary camera focus I did a factory reset and still no improvement so I'm sending it back to OnePlus via O2 but my device is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked​ do I still get my warranty from OnePlus? Can someone let me know
Thanks

One Simple Answer:
"The technical process of rooting or unlocking the bootloader does not void the warranty of a OnePlus device. However, we strongly suggest for you to only root or unlock the bootloader of your OnePlus device if you are confident in your understanding of the risks involved."
See here:
https://oneplus.net/support/answer/238

Ehsann24 said:
Hi All,
I have a problem​ with my primary camera focus I did a factory reset and still no improvement so I'm sending it back to OnePlus via O2 but my device is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked​ do I still get my warranty from OnePlus? Can someone let me know
Thanks
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Just relock the bootloader before you send it away.

Nah, you'll be fine. I sent mine with a custom rom installed, and they shipped it back with the latest stock oos..

Help me out here, what's wrong with this?

My phone is not rooted I've checked. It's unlocked but I'm not sure if it's by Sprint or some other method coz look at these screenshots weird right. Btw I got this update and I'm not sure weather to update or not coz I don't want to lose my unlock in case it relock to Sprint, any help appreciated thanks

Simple way to find out if was ever rooted, put phone in download mode and check knox warranty void status

it says binary official and knox is void
should i update???

jimmyoh said:
it says binary official and knox is void
should i update???
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No point on flashing or updating, knox is void and samsung pay won't work anymore on devices that have tripped knox

If I update will it relock?

Depends the way it was unlocked , I did mine on a remote service and didn't relocked after any update

johnny.goldy said:
Depends the way it was unlocked , I did mine on a remote service and didn't relocked after any update
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Thats the thing i dont know how it was unlocked but i reckon it shouldnt relock cause it says official status and works with non-sprint sim. I bought it second hand thats why i dont know.

I updated and it did not relock hew

Get Warranty back again

Hi guys,
I'm using Gingko MIUI11 official with Bootloader unlocked and rooted, also Orange fox installed. As per invoice my device is still under warranty. But as I've unlocked bootloader, give root access also using a custom recovery what should I make sure before visit Service Center. As I'm facing proximity sensor issue and I've troubleshoot and found its hardware issue. So before visiting service center do I need to clean flash official MIUI again, lock bootloader again? Any suggestion please. As its my primary device I just don't want to clean flash. Is there anyway or advice? Or there is nothing to do
Regards

The only way to get back under warranty is to clean flash and relock bootloader
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Superraju said:
Hi guys,
I'm using Gingko MIUI11 official with Bootloader unlocked and rooted, also Orange fox installed. As per invoice my device is still under warranty. But as I've unlocked bootloader, give root access also using a custom recovery what should I make sure before visit Service Center. As I'm facing proximity sensor issue and I've troubleshoot and found its hardware issue. So before visiting service center do I need to clean flash official MIUI again, lock bootloader again? Any suggestion please. As its my primary device I just don't want to clean flash. Is there anyway or advice? Or there is nothing to do
Regards
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i think i read some where that unlocking and flashing eumiui do not break warranty bcz its back by miui, just don't use root,

Redmi 4A abdal said:
i think i read some where that unlocking and flashing eumiui do not break warranty bcz its back by miui, just don't use root,
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Unlocking bootloader breaks warranty
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Wills_X said:
Unlocking bootloader breaks warranty
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ok i misunderstood, that's what i read
, "Our ROMs were approved by official EU distributor ABC Data to not void warranty for devices sold by them! (Of course, officially unlocked BL and no ROOT installed)"

i remember xiaomi india tweeted : Unlocking bootloader does not breaks warranty

Wills_X said:
Unlocking bootloader breaks warranty
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no it dosent break
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Superraju said:
Hi guys,
I'm using Gingko MIUI11 official with Bootloader unlocked and rooted, also Orange fox installed. As per invoice my device is still under warranty. But as I've unlocked bootloader, give root access also using a custom recovery what should I make sure before visit Service Center. As I'm facing proximity sensor issue and I've troubleshoot and found its hardware issue. So before visiting service center do I need to clean flash official MIUI again, lock bootloader again? Any suggestion please. As its my primary device I just don't want to clean flash. Is there anyway or advice? Or there is nothing to do
Regards
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no you cant claim warranty,
you already given root access to RN8,
unlocking dont void warranty but root will surely end warranty

Superraju said:
Hi guys,
I'm using Gingko MIUI11 official with Bootloader unlocked and rooted, also Orange fox installed. As per invoice my device is still under warranty. But as I've unlocked bootloader, give root access also using a custom recovery what should I make sure before visit Service Center. As I'm facing proximity sensor issue and I've troubleshoot and found its hardware issue. So before visiting service center do I need to clean flash official MIUI again, lock bootloader again? Any suggestion please. As its my primary device I just don't want to clean flash. Is there anyway or advice? Or there is nothing to do
Regards
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don't try to lock bootloader, you'll brick your device,
just unroot and claim warranty

Ok sorry for so late... I've visited to my nearest Service center and repaired my device and Rooting or Unlocking bootloader doesn't void warranty said by the Xaiomi Service Center. Thanks to all

Redmi 4A abdal said:
don't try to lock bootloader, you'll brick your device,
just unroot and claim warranty
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I've locked unlock my device bootloader 4times.. and nothing wrong happen as you are saying