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Gone through the LG dev site, put in IMEI and Device ID, message pops up saying
the page at developer.lge.com says:
Unfortunately, your device (EE,UK) does not support unlocking the bootloader.
Is there a way around this, I would like to root my phone...and this whole "hold" over my android device isn't good at all.
EDIT, Sorry, i've got the LG G4 which is the phone in question, not the LG G3 as stated in my Sig.
CraigUK87 said:
Gone through the LG dev site, put in IMEI and Device ID, message pops up saying
the page at developer.lge.com says:
Unfortunately, your device (EE,UK) does not support unlocking the bootloader.
Is there a way around this, I would like to root my phone...and this whole "hold" over my android device isn't good at all.
EDIT, Sorry, i've got the LG G4 which is the phone in question, not the LG G3 as stated in my Sig.
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I have the UK (EUR) version too from CPW on EE but was able to unlock. What's your software version under About Phone --> Software Info ?
Mine is V10c-EUR-XX
pcoulson said:
I have the UK (EUR) version too from CPW on EE but was able to unlock. What's your software version under About Phone --> Software Info ?
Mine is V10c-EUR-XX
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Mine is V10B-234-30
It's official - there are a billion frickin versions of the LG G4 software out there and we don't stand a chance.
Sorry you can't unlock. Check the root thread for that.
pcoulson said:
It's official - there are a billion frickin versions of the LG G4 software out there and we don't stand a chance.
Sorry you can't unlock. Check the root thread for that.
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Ouch... you serious?? nothing at all.. That's actually s**t.
Surely you'd be able to root using the method in the root thread? I'd hope so as I'm getting this phone on EE in a couple of weeks and was hoping it would be possible
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CraigUK87 said:
Ouch... you serious?? nothing at all.. That's actually s**t.
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sweeney_uk said:
Surely you'd be able to root using the method in the root thread? I'd hope so as I'm getting this phone on EE in a couple of weeks and was hoping it would be possible
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Should be able to root using the method in the root thread with no issues.
As far as getting a G4 on EE, go via CarphoneWarehouse as you get a Euro unlocked device and not an EE branded device.
pcoulson said:
It's official - there are a billion frickin versions of the LG G4 software out there and we don't stand a chance.
Sorry you can't unlock. Check the root thread for that.
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IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Should be able to root using the method in the root thread with no issues.
As far as getting a G4 on EE, go via CarphoneWarehouse as you get a Euro unlocked device and not an EE branded device.
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i think i got it a bit late... can't really take it back now and start again.
I've found a few rooting methods... but could someone point me in the right direction to the right thread, please =)
CraigUK87 said:
i think i got it a bit late... can't really take it back now and start again.
I've found a few rooting methods... but could someone point me in the right direction to the right thread, please =)
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The low effort root method in G4 Original Android Development.
Do not try to absolve me by some quirk of quantum mechanics.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Should be able to root using the method in the root thread with no issues.
As far as getting a G4 on EE, go via CarphoneWarehouse as you get a Euro unlocked device and not an EE branded device.
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I would but I'm on a shared plan and CPW can't upgrade me so I'm stuck going to EE direct [emoji20]
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sweeney_uk said:
I would but I'm on a shared plan and CPW can't upgrade me so I'm stuck going to EE direct [emoji20]
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Dam that's a *****. I'm wondering if you could flash the KDZ of the EURO unlocked device and convert it from an EE device to an unlocked one. I know this used to be possible with Samsung device, this is my first LG (apart from a Nexus) so not fully up to speed on these things yet. May be worth investigating though.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
The low effort root method in G4 Original Android Development.
Do not try to absolve me by some quirk of quantum mechanics.
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Ok found that,
right.... How on earth can I tell what version mine is?
does this low level root actually bypass the "not being able to unlock bootloader" ??
Sorry for all the questions, I have read up...just a bit cautious this time around.... never had this much trouble with rooting a device before.
CraigUK87 said:
Ok found that,
right.... How on earth can I tell what version mine is?
does this low level root actually bypass the "not being able to unlock bootloader" ??
Sorry for all the questions, I have read up...just a bit cautious this time around.... never had this much trouble with rooting a device before.
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Yes it doesn't require the Bootloader being unlocked, tbh most questions you have will be answered in that forum, read through the first two posts. All images are there and how to find the right ones.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Yes it doesn't require the Bootloader being unlocked, tbh most questions you have will be answered in that forum, read through the first two posts. All images are there and how to find the right ones.
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Well, thank you my friend for the help...but as you can appreciate...it's an expensive phone, I'm safe guarding myself by asking people with more experience than myself. I'm sorry.
CraigUK87 said:
Well, thank you my friend for the help...but as you can appreciate...it's an expensive phone, I'm safe guarding myself by asking people with more experience than myself. I'm sorry.
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If your worried about not picking the right version, then I would avoid proceeding with that method. As if it isn't one of the version in the OP, you need to change the commands too. Post a screenshot of your Software Info screen and I'll point you in the right direction.
But you need to read through both those posts before proceeding to understand what your doing.
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
If your worried about not picking the right version, then I would avoid proceeding with that method. As if it isn't one of the version in the OP, you need to change the commands too. Post a screenshot of your Software Info screen and I'll point you in the right direction.
But you need to read through both those posts before proceeding to understand what your doing.
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I've read through both posts a few times.. i have a feeling my version isn't there.
CraigUK87 said:
I've read through both posts a few times.. i have a feeling my version isn't there.
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Can you post a screen of your hardware info to.
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Can you post a screen of your hardware info to.
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Sure
CraigUK87 said:
I've read through both posts a few times.. i have a feeling my version isn't there.
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As far as I can tell, you only have a carrier specific version of software and no actual hardware differences from H815 itself, which makes sense EE just using their own software (like the twats they are). This being the case you should be able to proceed with flashing the H815-10c image and gain root, this may also mean you can unlock the bootloader.
If the worst happens and you can't boot, you can just use a kdz image to revert to stock following the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
You can gain a stock KDZ with this url, replace 'YOURIMEIHERE' with your imei number:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=YOURIMEIHERE
IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
As far as I can tell, you only have a carrier specific version of software and no actual hardware differences from H815 itself, which makes sense EE just using their own software (like the twats they are). This being the case you should be able to proceed with flashing the H815-10c image and gain root, this may also mean you can unlock the bootloader.
If the worst happens and you can't boot, you can just use a kdz image to revert to stock following the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
You can gain a stock KDZ with this url, replace 'YOURIMEIHERE' with your imei number:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=YOURIMEIHERE
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Well, thank you very much, sir. I really appreciate the help =) Shall try it out now... as for the bootloader...
LG specifically said on the dev site that my bootloader (EE)UK can't be unlocked,
I input my IMEI and Device-ID.. However, I expect you know way more than myself, So.. i'll stay in hope that you, sir..are right =)
Hello all,
I'll try and keep this short and sweet. I have a Verizon HTC 10. I recently used Sunshine to Unlock and S-off, and I have TWRP installed and I am rooted. Should I take the Verizon OTA that was apparently released today? (Security fix it claims, no additional bug fixes or anything.)
Will I lose my root if I do? Quite frankly it doesn't seem worth the hassle if that's the case...but I also don't want to have to keep delaying this OTA every day to get the message to go away...
Thoughts?
Thank you!
Launchpadmcqu4ck said:
Hello all,
I'll try and keep this short and sweet. I have a Verizon HTC 10. I recently used Sunshine to Unlock and S-off, and I have TWRP installed and I am rooted. Should I take the Verizon OTA that was apparently released today? (Security fix it claims, no additional bug fixes or anything.)
Will I lose my root if I do? Quite frankly it doesn't seem worth the hassle if that's the case...but I also don't want to have to keep delaying this OTA every day to get the message to go away...
Thoughts?
Thank you!
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You will lose root, but it's super simple to just flash supersu zip again after you update.
jollywhitefoot said:
You will lose root, but it's super simple to just flash supersu zip again after you update.
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Oh that's all? You're right that really isn't a big deal...I was just a little more worried something else would happen I guess lol.
About that I have a European version and was thinking of s off my phone but someone said the temp root does not in 1.90, can someone confirm it?
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
razor54 said:
About that I have a European version and was thinking of s off my phone but someone said the temp root does not in 1.90, can someone confirm it?
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
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Ask in, or search, the sunshine thread. I seem to remember something about that, but can't confirm.
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Launchpadmcqu4ck said:
Oh that's all? You're right that really isn't a big deal...I was just a little more worried something else would happen I guess lol.
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Just make sure you have the latest supersu on your storage and it won't be a problem.
Launchpadmcqu4ck said:
Hello all,
I'll try and keep this short and sweet. I have a Verizon HTC 10. I recently used Sunshine to Unlock and S-off, and I have TWRP installed and I am rooted. Should I take the Verizon OTA that was apparently released today? (Security fix it claims, no additional bug fixes or anything.)
Will I lose my root if I do? Quite frankly it doesn't seem worth the hassle if that's the case...but I also don't want to have to keep delaying this OTA every day to get the message to go away...
Thoughts?
Thank you!
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Just so you know, there's a Verizon specific section for the HTC 10.
Sent from my HTC6545LVW using Tapatalk
So I could only find one relevant thread about unlocking your bootloader and it was a question about tripping Knox.
My question is how do I unlock the bootloader at all? I've posted on two threads in error, apparently off topic, so here's my own.
I need to unlock my bootloader to flash TWRP to flash Magisk. Please help me. I'd like to think I'm somewhat competent.
I have an SM-G920P Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 with v5.0.1 (Lollipop).
Thanks in advance! :fingers-crossed:
Hello! First of all I suggest take the Marshmallow update and then root and install twrp. You can check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
albannotosska said:
Hello! First of all I suggest take the Marshmallow update and then root and install twrp. You can check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
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Huh, okay. I vaguely remember there were a few reasons to not even update to 5.1.0 with respect to rooting. I intentionally avoided it. But I can give it a try. Although this was a while ago, so it all might have been remedied since. I'll just use Smart Switch.
So when you say "first of all," I assume this is relevant to unlocking my bootloader, or is this an unrelated suggestion?
hamstrman said:
Huh, okay. I vaguely remember there were a few reasons to not even update to 5.1.0 with respect to rooting. I intentionally avoided it. But I can give it a try. Although this was a while ago, so it all might have been remedied since. I'll just use Smart Switch.
So when you say "first of all," I assume this is relevant to unlocking my bootloader, or is this an unrelated suggestion?
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If you want have it marshmallow because the link I sent is for Marshmallow version
albannotosska said:
If you want have it marshmallow because the link I sent is for Marshmallow version
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Okay, I'll come back when I've updated later today. Thanks for helping me to unlock my bootloader!
Saafir said:
Sprint does not lock their devices.
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Uhhhh. Oh. Thank god for little things. And thank YOU for letting me know that! Would've been a lot of hassle for nothing.
Saafir said:
No problem. If you need help with root, hop over to our General section and follow the guide by koop1955.
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That koop1955 guy is a gentleman and a scholar. Or so I have heard!
Do follow the guide if you need Root and TWRP and post there if you have any questions.
Saafir said:
No problem. If you need help with root, hop over to our General section and follow the guide by koop1955.
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koop1955 said:
That koop1955 guy is a gentleman and a scholar. Or so I have heard!
Do follow the guide if you need Root and TWRP and post there if you have any questions.
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Thank you both for the generous offer of assistance. One of the few good and supportive message boards out there.
It was a pain the ass process, but I got Magisk working. I had to work outside of the actual instructions I found on Reddit. Trial and error.
But I don't think I would have even bothered had I not known that my bootloader was already unlocked. Another reason I'm glad to be with Sprint. And on XDA .:good:
To anyone that reads this, if you need help figuring out Magisk, you can PM me about what I did.
unlocking bootloader on my sm-g920p
hamstrman said:
Thank you both for the generous offer of assistance. One of the few good and supportive message boards out there.
It was a pain the ass process, but I got Magisk working. I had to work outside of the actual instructions I found on Reddit. Trial and error.
But I don't think I would have even bothered had I not known that my bootloader was already unlocked. Another reason I'm glad to be with Sprint. And on XDA .:good:
To anyone that reads this, if you need help figuring out Magisk, you can PM me about what I did.
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Hey guys i am new to samsung but i have latest version of odin3 v.3.12 and am trying to install latest twrp (twrp-3.1.1-0-zerofltespr.img.tar) but i get a message in green on my phone that says "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By FRP Lock"
can anyone please help me with this???
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albannotosska said:
Hello! First of all I suggest take the Marshmallow update and then root and install twrp. You can check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
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Hey guys i am new to samsung but i have latest version of odin3 v.3.12 and am trying to install latest twrp (twrp-3.1.1-0-zerofltespr.img.tar) but i get a message in green on my phone that says "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By FRP Lock"
can anyone please help me with this???
You need to enable Developer Options (Settings -> About Device -> Tap on "Build number" until it is enabled) and then go to "OEM unlock" and turn that to "On."
I have written and maintain a complete set of instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
Follow that you will have root and recovery.
NOTE: If you just install TWRP and do not root, the phone will overwrite that and go back to stock recovery.
Best of luck.
If I flash the play store version to my Verizon one will I be able to bootloader unlock? Or would I need to be bootloader unlocked to flash. I'm on feb5 security patch so I can't use depixel8
Shadowops34 said:
If I flash the play store version to my Verizon one will I be able to bootloader unlock? Or would I need to be bootloader unlocked to flash. I'm on feb5 security patch so I can't use depixel8
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You need to be unlocked to flash it, so unfortunately you are done.
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You need to be unlocked to flash it, so unfortunately you are done.
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Is there going to be anyway in the future to bootloader unlock? Or can I downgrade? Just spent $540 to root lol
Shadowops34 said:
Is there going to be anyway in the future to bootloader unlock? Or can I downgrade? Just spent $540 to root lol
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You can't downgrade. It is very doubtful that there will be a way. I suppose it is possible but it doesn't seem anyone is even working on it.
TonikJDK said:
You can't downgrade. It is very doubtful that there will be a way. I suppose it is possible but it doesn't seem anyone is even working on it.
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Well that sucks,that was a waste lol
I can't believe there is still at least one new thread a week about the same thing.
Shadowops34 said:
Well that sucks,that was a waste lol
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If it was such a waste why not just return it and pay the $35 restocking fee? Then buy a Google device and unlock it, root it and most likely brick it like half the other people have. And even better yet, research it next time before you buy anything so you don't need to come here and start yet another Verizon thread. And if you can't do any of the above then just enjoy the device as is since you really don't need an unlocked bootloader or root to get the full Pixel experience.
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aholeinthewor1d said:
I can't believe there is still at least one new thread a week about the same thing.
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Amazing.
If you are stuck in a bootloop on the Verizon version because you locked yourself out of adb mode, there is an answer. When you load up the phone go into fastboot mode and type fastboot continue
This will actually let you get into the phone before it does its crazy bootloop again and throw you out of adb.
I unlocked the bootloader on my Pixel 2 XL and rooted, while being on security patch May 2018, I'm wanting to update to July 2018's security patch but don't want to risk locking the bootloader.
It's a Verizon phone.
Anyone know if I can go about it and how exactly? Really nervous and don't really like my device without being rooted.
Any help is appreciated
ryanispd said:
I unlocked the bootloader on my Pixel 2 XL and rooted, while being on security patch May 2018, I'm wanting to update to July 2018's security patch but don't want to risk locking the bootloader.
Anyone know if I can go about it and how exactly? Really nervous and don't really like my device without being rooted.
Any help is appreciated
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You won't lock the bootloader unless you manually enter the commands in fastboot.
You can update to July by either: fastbooting the factory image with the -w removed to preserve data. Flashing the OTA.zip in twrp. Or side load the OTA :good:
Badger50 said:
You won't lock the bootloader unless you manually enter the commands in fastboot.
You can update to July by either: fastbooting the factory image with the -w removed to preserve data. Flashing the OTA.zip in twrp. Or side load the OTA :good:
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My device is a Verizon phone, I was in luck when getting the phone for it being on an older security update just really worried that I will lock it if I try to update it.
Are you 100% sure this won't do so?
Is this guide fine to follow: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-install-google-software-t3760535
or do I need to leave anything out while doing it? I thought I'd need to leave the bootloader-taimen-tmz12g-.img out or something to prevent it.
Apologizes if I sound dumb, I'm new to all this and only recently moved from Samsung to Pixel so I appreciate the help.
ryanispd said:
My device is a Verizon phone, I was in luck when getting the phone for it being on an older security update just really worried that I will lock it if I try to update it.
Are you 100% sure this won't do so?
Is this guide fine to follow: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-install-google-software-t3760535
or do I need to leave anything out while doing it? I thought I'd need to leave the bootloader-taimen-tmz12g-.img out or something to prevent it.
Apologizes if I sound dumb, I'm new to all this and only recently moved from Samsung to Pixel so I appreciate the help.
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You made no mention that it was a Verizon phone in your post. Therefore, I'm not sure now. Have you run the IMEI checker to see if it's truly a Verizon phone.
Sorry, my bad, you did mention it.
Badger50 said:
You made no mention that it was a Verizon phone in your post. Therefore, I'm not sure now. Have you run the IMEI checker to see if it's truly a Verizon phone.
Sorry, my bad, you did mention it.
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I've read that the only way to lock the bootloader once its unlocked is to manually do so via the commands, this should be the same regardless of if being Verizon I would assume but not sure and don't want to go through with updating without knowing.
What's a good IMEI checker to check which network, imei.info doesn't seem to show
ryanispd said:
I've read that the only way to lock the bootloader once its unlocked is to manually do so via the commands, this should be the same regardless of if being Verizon I would assume but not sure and don't want to go through with updating without knowing.
What's a good IMEI checker to check which network, imei.info doesn't seem to show
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This is the only one I know of.
http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html
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This is the only one I know of.
http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html
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I checked via verizon's imei checker (https://www.verizonwireless.com/prospect/bring-your-own-device#/checkDevice)
looks like it isn't actually a verizon model, I'm in luck I guess.
ryanispd said:
My device is a Verizon phone, I was in luck when getting the phone for it being on an older security update just really worried that I will lock it if I try to update it.
Are you 100% sure this won't do so?
Is this guide fine to follow: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-install-google-software-t3760535
or do I need to leave anything out while doing it? I thought I'd need to leave the bootloader-taimen-tmz12g-.img out or something to prevent it.
Apologizes if I sound dumb, I'm new to all this and only recently moved from Samsung to Pixel so I appreciate the help.
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It will not relock. I am 100 percent sure. There are several reasons it wont. One is that relock will wipe your data, can you imagine the lawsuits if Google and Verizon send an update that they knew would wipe your data.
The second reason is that it is technologically impossible. You are thinking of when a VZ update breaks root o other phones. This phone is way different. It won't happen.
Relax, update.
You will lose root when you update. Easy enough to restore though.
ryanispd said:
I unlocked the bootloader on my Pixel 2 XL and rooted, while being on security patch May 2018, I'm wanting to update to July 2018's security patch but don't want to risk locking the bootloader.
It's a Verizon phone.
Anyone know if I can go about it and how exactly? Really nervous and don't really like my device without being rooted.
Any help is appreciated
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I also have a Verizon phone that randomly let me unlock the bootloader. I was running DU and just flashed the OTA in TWRP. Booted right up. No issues with it relocking the bootloader or any other nonsense.