Hi,
if I get the 360 hours wait time after attempting to unlock the bootloader, will I be able to use the phone in the mean time? Or will it be stuck at the watiting time screen?
vun92 said:
Hi,
if I get the 360 hours wait time after attempting to unlock the bootloader, will I be able to use the phone in the mean time? Or will it be stuck at the watiting time screen?
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Of course you can, the only thing is that once you unlock your bootloader, you will lose your data - except the one that you backup to the cloud
And do not change mi account from your mobile
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This has probably been asked but I'm up against time here, so apologies.
My phone is being collected for repair any minute as it will not charge, as a result I am unable to connect it to my PC to lock the bootloader, is there any way of locking it without a PC/USB connection?
Andy
andygeog said:
This has probably been asked but I'm up against time here, so apologies.
My phone is being collected for repair any minute as it will not charge, as a result I am unable to connect it to my PC to lock the bootloader, is there any way of locking it without a PC/USB connection?
Andy
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If you have no plans to root the phone is there any reason to unlock the bootloader?
It would probably break Safety net and Android pay. BUT if you're unlocked, you have ability to flash factory images. That could be beneficial something goes really bad and your device won't boot up. You're also less secure with it unlocked.
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You can always lock and unlock the bootloader when you want.
I would say you should at least have the option checked on in the Developer settings.
So just in case something happened and you can't fully boot the phone. you can still get into it and unlock the bootloader and do what you need to do.
This happened to a friend of mine where something happened and couldn't fully boot and couldn't unlock bootloader cause the option was never checked.
I don't believe the unlock option stays enabled after it boots up.
I would argue why WOULDN'T you unlock the bootloader? Regardless of rooting, an unlocked bootloader is a safety net for when things go south. Phone decides to bootloop tomorrow? No big deal, flash the latest images via fastboot and start from scratch.
Sure there's the counter argument of the phone being much less secure and vulnerable in the hands of a person who is tech savvy and stole/found your device. I'm not worried about my phone being stolen so I ALWAYS unlock my bootloader.
Pain-N-Panic said:
I would argue why WOULDN'T you unlock the bootloader? Regardless of rooting, an unlocked bootloader is a safety net for when things go south. Phone decides to bootloop tomorrow? No big deal, flash the latest images via fastboot and start from scratch.
Sure there's the counter argument of the phone being much less secure and vulnerable in the hands of a person who is tech savvy and stole/found your device. I'm not worried about my phone being stolen so I ALWAYS unlock my bootloader.
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or just flash the full OTA image without an unlocked bootloader.
mngdew said:
You can always lock and unlock the bootloader when you want.
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Does re-locking the bootloader wipe the phone?
foosion said:
Does re-locking the bootloader wipe the phone?
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Yes, it does. That's why you should unlock or lock the bootloader when flashing factory images.
mngdew said:
Yes, it does.
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Thanks
mngdew said:
That's why you should unlock or lock the bootloader when flashing factory images.
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I don't understand what you mean by this.
You have to unlock the bootloader to flash a factory image and you can eliminate the w flag so that flashing the factory image won't wipe the phone.
uicnren said:
or just flash the full OTA image without an unlocked bootloader.
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Very true. If the phone goes into booploop due to a bad zip or whatever other reason you have a bricked device with no options to recover.
It's healthy for me to unlock my Bootloader ASAP on XDA!
Unlocking the bootloader was always the very first thing I did when I got a new phone. However, I use Android Pay all the time, and Google seems very determined to break AP for unlocked bootloaders with every new patch. Sure, someone usually finds a way to get it working again, but that sometimes takes time, and I simply use AP too much to deal with it. As long as AP won't work officially with an unlocked bootloader, mine stays locked unless I'm flashing an image, and even then, gets locked right after. Luckily, OTAs are posted by Google now, often at the same time as the Factory Images, so it hasn't really been an issue for me.
akenis said:
It would probably break Safety net and Android pay. BUT if you're unlocked, you have ability to flash factory images. That could be beneficial something goes really bad and your device won't boot up. You're also less secure with it unlocked.
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Thank you what actually is compromised when phone is unlocked?
uicnren said:
or just flash the full OTA image without an unlocked bootloader.
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How can you flash with a locked bootloader?
painfree said:
Thank you what actually is compromised when phone is unlocked?
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Data?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ho...unlocking-your-android-phones-bootloader/amp/
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painfree said:
If you have no plans to root the phone is there any reason to unlock the bootloader?
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If you ever contemplate going onto the Verizon network, when you first boot up after placing VZN sim into the phone,
the ability to ever unlock again is eliminated. You could relock it, but it will have the Unlock option in Developer
Option greyed out forever after that. I would unlock it maybe because of Verizon thing, but also to be able to flash factory a image in case I ever mess up the phone.
michaelbsheldon said:
If you ever contemplate going onto the Verizon network, when you first boot up after placing VZN sim into the phone,
the ability to ever unlock again is eliminated. You could relock it, but it will have the Unlock option in Developer
Option greyed out forever after that. I would unlock it maybe because of Verizon thing, but also to be able to flash factory a image in case I ever mess up the phone.
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As long as you have the Google version it should never grey out on you at least that's how it was with the first pixels. I have Verizon I've never had it grey out.
jt3 said:
Unlocking the bootloader was always the very first thing I did when I got a new phone. However, I use Android Pay all the time, and Google seems very determined to break AP for unlocked bootloaders with every new patch. Sure, someone usually finds a way to get it working again, but that sometimes takes time, and I simply use AP too much to deal with it. As long as AP won't work officially with an unlocked bootloader, mine stays locked unless I'm flashing an image, and even then, gets locked right after. Luckily, OTAs are posted by Google now, often at the same time as the Factory Images, so it hasn't really been an issue for me.
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This. Android Pay is pretty convenient and I always told myself I didn't need it compared to unlock+root. Wish Google would allow AP with unlocked bootloader but I can understand why they don't from a security standpoint.
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foosion said:
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I don't understand what you mean by this.
You have to unlock the bootloader to flash a factory image and you can eliminate the w flag so that flashing the factory image won't wipe the phone.
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When you unlock the bootloader, phone is wiped automatically.
Like the titles says,
Is there any way to speed up the waiting time to unlock my bootloader? Do i really need to wait the 72 hours.....
Its really sad that a company like xiaomi do this, they make great devices but the rom is just not what i want.....
Unfortunately, you have to wait.
there is no idea why they did such a bad event
The wait is something I'm very great full for.
Imagine if your device was stolen with locked bootloader and then the thief was able to unlock and flash custom firmware onto the device to disable the location services like mi locator.
It's definitely more secure to have this wait as it gives people time to locate their device.
Only take wait, on 72 hours has unlock my bootloader yesterday
Dobsgw said:
The wait is something I'm very great full for.
Imagine if your device was stolen with locked bootloader and then the thief was able to unlock and flash custom firmware onto the device to disable the location services like mi locator.
It's definitely more secure to have this wait as it gives people time to locate their device.
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The wait doesn't prevent thief from flashing stock ROM and unlocking the bootloader. You have no chance to locate the device then.
me 360 hours :')
So dang first of all this situation sucks I have the phone(A505GN) now for over a year.. and I'm having a hard time unlocking the boot loader so here's the method that I tried using.
1. I tried the method where you change date and update etc didn't work
2. Tried waiting for 168 hours didn't work
It's getting hopeless I can't flash anything except official rom dang it I hope someone can save me from this dreadful situation I freaking won't get any other samsung phone
I attached a picture of my download mode I can turn the frp lock off but can't turn off oem lock so this sucks HELP me please
@Lynjun002
IIRC an Android user can not unlock the bootloader without OEM unlocking, because without this process the device will not accept the bootloader unlocking command.
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@Lynjun002
IIRC an Android user can not unlock the bootloader without OEM unlocking, because without this process the device will not accept the bootloader unlocking command.
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Yes i fully understand dang so i think this is it im helpless
Lynjun002 said:
So dang first of all this situation sucks I have the phone(A505GN) now for over a year.. and I'm having a hard time unlocking the boot loader so here's the method that I tried using.
1. I tried the method where you change date and update etc didn't work
2. Tried waiting for 168 hours didn't work
It's getting hopeless I can't flash anything except official rom dang it I hope someone can save me from this dreadful situation I freaking won't get any other samsung phone
I attached a picture of my download mode I can turn the frp lock off but can't turn off oem lock so this sucks HELP me please
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Do you have rmm status prenormal?
Alijjasghar said:
Do you have rmm status prenormal?
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my download mode doesnt say anything about RMM i only have the line that says KG STATE : NORMAL
So there is no problem with rmm lock
And your phone is not the US varient
Actually you need to use your phone for 168 hours with internet connection on and no reboots. Did I do the same?
Alijjasghar said:
So there is no problem with rmm lock
And your phone is not the US varient
Actually you need to use your phone for 168 hours with internet connection on and no reboots. Did I do the same?
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Right it is not US variant do i need to do factory reset or can i reboot phone and start waiting for 168 hours without turning of data?
Lynjun002 said:
Right it is not US variant do i need to do factory reset or can i reboot phone and start waiting for 168 hours without turning of data?
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No need to factory reset. Reboot and start 168 hours with data ON and see if it helps. You can see your uptime somewhere in About phone. When it reaches 168 hours then check for updates and see if OEM lock appears
Alijjasghar said:
No need to factory reset. Reboot and start 168 hours with data ON and see if it helps. You can see your uptime somewhere in About phone. When it reaches 168 hours then check for updates and see if OEM lock appears
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Ok bro im at 40hrs now
Lynjun002 said:
Ok bro im at 40hrs now
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May I ask what this time trick your trying to make OEM show up? I'm having the same issue can you break down the time trick and what I do after? Please
Didnt work till now i havent unlock my phone
mattshann34 said:
May I ask what this time trick your trying to make OEM show up? I'm having the same issue can you break down the time trick and what I do after? Please
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i failed and gave up man it didnt work
Hi to all, I just got the F3. I have bad time unlocking the bootloader and need advice.
Sim card with data is inserted.
Mi account is logged to the device
Find device and location are enabled
OEM unlock, USB debugging are enabled and I have applied for bootloader unlock.
Edit: at the end I managed to begin the unlock process saying I would try after 357 hours! 15 days! What is that;
lepidas said:
Hi to all, I just got the F3. I have bad time unlocking the bootloader and need advice.
Sim card with data is inserted.
Mi account is logged to the device
Find device and location are enabled
OEM unlock, USB debugging are enabled and I have applied for bootloader unlock.
Edit: at the end I managed to begin the unlock process saying I would try after 357 hours! 15 days! What is that;
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/bypassing-360h-wait-to-unlock-bootloader.3791083/
A safe way is to not use the phone during that period.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/bypassing-360h-wait-to-unlock-bootloader.3791083/
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Have you ever read that link?
lepidas said:
Have you ever read that link?
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Of course and it is obsolete but this method still works for those who are in a hurry, just create another account and try it for free.
NOSS8 said:
Of course and it is obsolete but this method still works for those who are in a hurry, just create another account and try it for free.
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even if its a new account, you still have to wait because its xiaomi policies for people who want to unlock their phone bl, the official way.
SamantaSync said:
even if its a new account, you still have to wait because its xiaomi policies for people who want to unlock their phone bl, the official way.
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In general 168 hours but sometimes depending on the country and the phone the wait is more or less higher.
I had the case with a new redmi note 7 where the unlocking was done in 36 hours while my poco or my 11t pro took 168 hours, why I don't know.
NOSS8 said:
Of course and it is obsolete but this method still works for those who are in a hurry, just create another account and try it for free.
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I tried but no joy. I have to wait.