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GREETINGS;
A simple Poll, now that @shakalaca has given us this great gift, are you going to unlock your ZF2 BL?
Thank you.
Yes, my Zenfone 2 is free now. hehe
will do it when i see the first nighty form CM12.1
AhmadOkda said:
will do it when i see the first nighty form CM12.1
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+1
Unlocked and ready. I am guessing we will have a non tethered twrp soon, and then the real fun will begin.
Waiting for the 2.19 update for my ZE550ML, hopefully, this will still be possible when it comes out =)
my phone doenst have bootloader lock..
i see this
"bootloader: unknown"
Shafwan7 said:
my phone doenst have bootloader lock..
i see this
"bootloader: unknown"
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That doesn't mean it's unlocked. Mine showed the same. I have a North American version.
You should unlock your Bootloader, IMO.
hugoprh said:
Waiting for the 2.19 update for my ZE550ML, hopefully, this will still be possible when it comes out =)
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I am in the same boat. Is there a way to force the ota? I don't want to download the ota from a random place unless it is confirmed to work.
samteeee said:
That doesn't mean it's unlocked. Mine showed the same. I have a North American version.
You should unlock your Bootloader, IMO.
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okay then. what i will get if i unlock the bootloader?
what is the purpose? to flash custom kernel or custom rom? :laugh:
i know about bootloader on SONY devices but i dont know about ASUS devices.
Not until TWRP is available
I will at some point, just waiting to see if decent roms show up that make it worth it. Given the intel chip we cannot assume development will thrive.
Otherwise I might as well just keep it locked with easy OTA's. I'm pretty happy with stock
I'm waiting for different kernels and roms. I'm excited this has already been completed. I had an at&t note 3 before the ZF2. They still have a locked bootloader. The kernels for the unlocked note 3s were pretty impressive. I'm looking forward to playing with the ZF2
Yep. Already unlocked. Just waiting for non-tethered custom recovery and the 5.1.1 update!
But I'm sticking with stock or stock-like ROM. AOSP on non-AOSP devices always results in losing features and capabilities.
i unlocked yesterday morning, waiting for all the goods to start
Can't as my 551ml still has not received the ota.
Sammaul said:
Can't as my 551ml still has not received the ota.
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I don't think Asus will push this OTA update to are devices, but you could always manually install it
Sent from my ZE550ML
Unlocked.
[SOLVED] I followed this thread to get everything updated and make sure I was all stock, and then went to bootloader and ran fastboot flashing lock to relock the bootloader. Everything working great now.
I'm trading my Verizon Pixel XL for a normal Pixel, and need to relock the bootloader first. I haven't installed a custom kernal or ROMs or anything, so can I just lock via fastboot safely?
I don't want to do something that will brick it!
I'm aware this is stupid and I'd rather just leave it, but dude is sketched out by warning on startup and won't trade till it's gone :/
Thanks!
[Edit] it should maybe be noted that I haven't installed any updates since rooting, and I'm not sure if those are important first or not?
burnface said:
[SOLVED] I followed this thread to get everything updated and make sure I was all stock, and then went to bootloader and ran fastboot flashing lock to relock the bootloader. Everything working great now.
I'm trading my Verizon Pixel XL for a normal Pixel, and need to relock the bootloader first. I haven't installed a custom kernal or ROMs or anything, so can I just lock via fastboot safely?
I don't want to do something that will brick it!
I'm aware this is stupid and I'd rather just leave it, but dude is sketched out by warning on startup and won't trade till it's gone :/
Thanks!
[Edit] it should maybe be noted that I haven't installed any updates since rooting, and I'm not sure if those are important first or not?
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Hey man, do you remember which FW built were you on ? NDE63X ?
andrep182 said:
Hey man, do you remember which FW built were you on ? NDE63X ?
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Yes if you are stock you can safely lock the bootloader.
run
fastboot flashing lock
phone will factory reset and appear frozen on that screen 30seconds or so.
milan187 said:
Yes if you are stock you can safely lock the bootloader.
run
fastboot flashing lock
phone will factory reset and appear frozen on that screen 30seconds or so.
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Cool man, thanks!
andrep182 said:
Hey man, do you remember which FW built were you on ? NDE63X ?
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Damn. I honestly don't remember... I didn't do enough with that phone for anything specific to stick out.. Sorry!
burnface said:
Damn. I honestly don't remember... I didn't do enough with that phone for anything specific to stick out.. Sorry!
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It's all good man. My heart was pounding as I about to hit 'yes' for locking my bootloader. Did the deed and all is well =) Thanks!
I have a brand new sealed Samsung S9 SM-G960F/DS which is most probably Exynos variant however I couldn't find OEM Unlock after activating the developer tools. I've googled that and was surprised that this is a recent Samsung policy and as mentioned by most users they've waited more than 7 days to see OEM Unlock so they can root the device. Any one was able to find an alternative or workaround solution instead of waiting 7 days since I don't have that much time to wait I need to root urgently before a birthday.
Your help much appreciated.
Nope, wait the 7 days
My G960F had OEM unlock available on day 1, check in download mode it is the model you think
Flashing Firmware
*Detection* said:
Nope, wait the 7 days
My G960F had OEM unlock available on day 1, check in download mode it is the model you think
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Do you think flashing a new firmware will show the OEM lock?
c05338 said:
Do you think flashing a new firmware will show the OEM lock?
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Factory resetting resets the 7 day timer, switching CSCs requires a reset, you'll have to wait it out
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Factory resetting resets the 7 day timer, switching CSCs requires a reset, you'll have to wait it out
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I'll wait but actually I don't have much time I should finish it before Monday and today is Saturday so far it's 25 hours up so I'm yet searching for a solution. Anyway to root the device without OEM unlock?
c05338 said:
I'll wait but actually I don't have much time I should finish it before Monday and today is Saturday so far it's 25 hours up so I'm yet searching for a solution. Anyway to root the device without OEM unlock?
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No solution, read the forums, you cannot root without it, you have to wait no matter how many times you ask
c05338 said:
I have a brand new sealed Samsung S9 SM-G960F/DS which is most probably Exynos variant however I couldn't find OEM Unlock after activating the developer tools. I've googled that and was surprised that this is a recent Samsung policy and as mentioned by most users they've waited more than 7 days to see OEM Unlock so they can root the device. Any one was able to find an alternative or workaround solution instead of waiting 7 days since I don't have that much time to wait I need to root urgently before a birthday.
Your help much appreciated.
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flash a combination ROM and oem unlock shows since first moment, unlock and flash the normal firmware that you want.
acabreram said:
flash a combination ROM and oem unlock shows since first moment, unlock and flash the normal firmware that you want.
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Are you sure man? Any wrong stop will cause me issues to reset the time and wait another 7 days and I'm in an urgent time.
c05338 said:
Are you sure man? Any wrong stop will cause me issues to reset the time and wait another 7 days and I'm in an urgent time.
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http://www.techzai.com/combination-rom-galaxy-devices/
I found this link to download Combination ROM does it fit?
c05338 said:
http://www.techzai.com/combination-rom-galaxy-devices/
I found this link to download Combination ROM does it fit?
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A member tested the combination ROM theory yesterday for the same purpose and it bootlooped their phone
The combination ROM will allow you to "OEM unlock" your device, but the RMM prenormal state will prevent you from flashing anything custom. I tried this when I first got my S9.
You need to wait the 7 days on stock in order to be able to actually bootloader unlock your device. Make sure to keep a SIM card in, connect a Samsung and Google account, and don't power it off. There is no workaround for this.
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A member tested the combination ROM theory yesterday for the same purpose and it bootlooped their phone
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that's me LOL
if we can get it to boot up on s9/ plus
then the oem lock thing wouldn't be an issue
TheUndertaker21 said:
that's me LOL
if we can get it to boot up on s9/ plus
then the oem lock thing wouldn't be an issue
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Wonder if it was because the combination ROM firmware is older than the current on the device
Did it factory reset after the flash? If not that might be causing the bootloop, or if the bootloader version is older on combination
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Wonder if it was because the combination ROM firmware is older than the current on the device
Did it factory reset after the flash? If not that might be causing the bootloop, or if the bootloader version is older on combination
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i mean i'm on ARD6 and i don't think there's any combination for this firmware
i flashed the latest combination i found on many times
TheUndertaker21 said:
i mean i'm on ARD6 and i don't think there's any combination for this firmware
i flashed the latest combination i found on many times
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The way to check the bootloader is here
G960FXXU1BRE5
Version 1
If you boot into Download mode it should say at the bottom BL:1 or whatever version you are currently running, downgrading the BL is usually not possible from what I see lately
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The way to check the bootloader is here
G960FXXU1BRE5
Version 1
If you boot into Download mode it should say at the bottom BL:1 or whatever version you are currently running, downgrading the BL is usually not possible from what I see lately
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this is my version
but i flashed this one
COMBINATION_OXM_FA80_G965FXXU1ARB4_OXMFAC
and
COMBINATION_OXM_FA80_G965FXXU1ARB7_OXMFAC_CL13084894_QB17151834
COMBINATION_OXM_FA80_G965FXXU1ARC3
Bootloader version 1 for both yours and the comb'n firmware so doesn't seem to be that
Did you factory reset after flashing combination? That's the only thing I can think of that would cause the loop if you didn't
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Bootloader version 1 for both yours and the comb'n firmware so doesn't seem to be that
Did you factory reset after flashing combination? That's the only thing I can think of that would cause the loop if you didn't
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yeah i factory reset it after still nada
weird though
i can wait since i have youtube vanced, everything i always used besides titanium
TheUndertaker21 said:
yeah i factory reset it after still nada
weird though
i can wait since i have youtube vanced, everything i always used besides titanium
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Yea I used Vanced too, much better than the original YT app
I always did full TWRP nandroid backups rather than TiBu, but it's a good app
Not really impressed with the lengths Samsung are going to to prevent us (the phone OWNERS) from doing what we want with OUR own phones tbh
There was a workaround to update system apps with Nougat, literally no harm done to Samsung with us doing that but they still patched it in Oreo
Starting to feel more like an iPhone than an Android, wasn't the whole point of Android that it was basically open and unlocked for us to play with?
Thing is though, Samsung make one of the best android devices available and they know locking it down isn't going to hurt their sales
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A member tested the combination ROM theory yesterday for the same purpose and it bootlooped their phone
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I appreciate if you can share his thread maybe he got the wrong ROM that bricked the phone.
I know root is a fever dream but I was reading and somebody said you don't need root for a custom kernel. is it possible to create a custom permissive kernel?
Joe199799 said:
I know root is a fever dream but I was reading and somebody said you don't need root for a custom kernel. is it possible to create a custom permissive kernel?
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Yes but getting it on the phone needs unlocked bootloader and the kernel source is broken from lg.
LameMonster82 said:
Yes but getting it on the phone needs unlocked bootloader and the kernel source is broken from lg.
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Ahhhhh ok that makes sense and seriously LG a broken kernel source
Joe199799 said:
Ahhhhh ok that makes sense and seriously LG a broken kernel source
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Me and J0sh1x tried almost every variant but still nothing. It also doesn't help the fact that lg intentionally broke the debugging.
LameMonster82 said:
Me and J0sh1x tried almost every variant but still nothing. It also doesn't help the fact that lg intentionally broke the debugging.
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Honestly I'm not shocked in the least bit, I appreciate your and Josh's efforts
The Unlock Bootloader site is back up for LG, however there is a major problem. When you select your device it does show LM-G710TM. However once I went forward it told me that the unlock site doesnt apply to LM-G710TMP and not just LM-G710TM, something is not adding up.
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The Unlock Bootloader site is back up for LG, however there is a major problem. When you select your device it does show LM-G710TM. However once I went forward it told me that the unlock site doesnt apply to LM-G710TMP and not just LM-G710TM, something is not adding up.
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TMP is T-Mobile and TM is TIM an Italian carrier if I'm not mistaken
Hey guys, last week i wanna flash a custom rom on my SM-a520f/DS but my OEM unlock was missing,I thought i just had to wait for 7 days but it won't show even after 7 days
Now i flashed official stock rom and will try to wait again for 7 days, but if this doesn't work then imma bout to lose my mind.
What can i do if it doesnt oem unlock doesnt p
Appear even if you reflashed stock romm
MitchiePitchie said:
Hey guys, last week i wanna flash a custom rom on my SM-a520f/DS but my OEM unlock was missing,I thought i just had to wait for 7 days but it won't show even after 7 days
Now i flashed official stock rom and will try to wait again for 7 days, but if this doesn't work then imma bout to lose my mind.
What can i do if it doesnt oem unlock doesnt p
Appear even if you reflashed stock romm
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Maybe a factory reset would help, I dunno...
TechGuyOnTechIT said:
Maybe a factory reset would help, I dunno...
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Just reflashed stock rom and waiting 7 days. I'll update if it works:fingers-crossed:
MitchiePitchie said:
Just reflashed stock rom and waiting 7 days. I'll update if it works:fingers-crossed:
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Well this SHOULD fix the issue. If not, then I suspect the phone's internal clock is messed and needs complicated repair, but this a very very very VERY rare occasion, and I doubt you don't have this issue.
My phone just flashed a ok TWRP, but after I accidentally restarted, the phone didn't put me in OEM jail. Talk about lucky!
Just wait 7 days, activate developer options, click unlock oem, flash twrp via odin and after that is done IMMEDIATELY hold power and plus so it doesn't get you back to oem jail. After you are in TWRP, try not to turn it off to keep the recovery, and either install a zip that removes the 7 day jail or a cudtom rom. If you don't have a microsd to transfer from your pc to your phone, just use adb sideload. If you have any questions, just reply!
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Well this SHOULD fix the issue. If not, then I suspect the phone's internal clock is messed and needs complicated repair, but this a very very very VERY rare occasion, and I doubt you don't have this issue.
My phone just flashed a ok TWRP, but after I accidentally restarted, the phone didn't put me in OEM jail. Talk about lucky!
Just wait 7 days, activate developer options, click unlock oem, flash twrp via odin and after that is done IMMEDIATELY hold power and plus so it doesn't get you back to oem jail. After you are in TWRP, try not to turn it off to keep the recovery, and either install a zip that removes the 7 day jail or a cudtom rom. If you don't have a microsd to transfer from your pc to your phone, just use adb sideload. If you have any questions, just reply!
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WAIT, so you need to wait 7 days before activating developer's option? Does that put you in prenormal rmm state? Because i already activated my developer's option, If thats the case then i already messed up
MitchiePitchie said:
WAIT, so you need to wait 7 days before activating developer's option? Does that put you in prenormal rmm state? Because i already activated my developer's option, If thats the case then i already messed up
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No, you haven't messed up! The 7 day jail doens't block you access to developer options, but doesn't let you enable OEM unlock. I was suggesting you should do this just to make sure you are not in the 7 day jail. Again, if you can check that option, then there is not a problem. Just try to have your jail patcher zip handy so you won't have to deal with this problem. Again, if you have any questions, just reply!
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No, you haven't messed up! The 7 day jail doens't block you access to developer options, but doesn't let you enable OEM unlock. I was suggesting you should do this just to make sure you are not in the 7 day jail. Again, if you can check that option, then there is not a problem. Just try to have your jail patcher zip handy so you won't have to deal with this problem. Again, if you have any questions, just reply!
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Okay, the OEM unlock didn't showed up and my rmm state is still prenormal after 7 days even in flashing stock. I might retry this again in another rom carrier. I'm really at the end of my rope here
MitchiePitchie said:
Okay, the OEM unlock didn't showed up and my rmm state is still prenormal after 7 days even in flashing stock. I might retry this again in another rom carrier. I'm really at the end of my rope here
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Don't give up! Try to go to download mode, flash a complete Samsung rom (with bootloader, modem, recovery and rom). I guess you can find a stock samsung rom on google or via smart switch. Download mode only blocks installing THIRD PARTY ROMS, not the stock ones. Try that and give a reply.
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Don't give up! Try to go to download mode, flash a complete Samsung rom (with bootloader, modem, recovery and rom). I guess you can find a stock samsung rom on google or via smart switch. Download mode only blocks installing THIRD PARTY ROMS, not the stock ones. Try that and give a reply.
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I'll try to flash the rom again and wait 7 days, I'll boot ip without sim and sd card first
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Don't give up! Try to go to download mode, flash a complete Samsung rom (with bootloader, modem, recovery and rom). I guess you can find a stock samsung rom on google or via smart switch. Download mode only blocks installing THIRD PARTY ROMS, not the stock ones. Try that and give a reply.
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Man I already flashed stock rom and waited 7 days, I ain't doing that stuff again I'll just sell this phone if I don't find any other way.
MitchiePitchie said:
Man I already flashed stock rom and waited 7 days, I ain't doing that stuff again I'll just sell this phone if I don't find any other way.
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Seriously? Are you SURE you don't see OEM unlock in developer options, because any Samsung device SHOULD have the 7 day lift period. If you confirm that you don't see it, the only thing left to do is to contact a samsung expert. Don't feel embarrassed that you ask samsung for a third party thing, they must help you even though that may result in voiding your warranty.
Honestly, this is a pretty uncommon issue :/
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Seriously? Are you SURE you don't see OEM unlock in developer options, because any Samsung device SHOULD have the 7 day lift period. If you confirm that you don't see it, the only thing left to do is to contact a samsung expert. Don't feel embarrassed that you ask samsung for a third party thing, they must help you even though that may result in voiding your warranty.
Honestly, this is a pretty uncommon issue :/
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I'll try reflashing a carrier rom (Globe) not a XTC (openline) rom and if this doesn't work then i dont know what will:fingers-crossed:
MitchiePitchie said:
I'll try reflashing a carrier rom (Globe) not a XTC (openline) rom and if this doesn't work then i dont know what will:fingers-crossed:
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Samsung support centre could also help.
TechGuyOnTechIT said:
Seriously? Are you SURE you don't see OEM unlock in developer options...Honestly, this is a pretty uncommon issue :/
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I have the same issue. Started with Android 7, rooted phone, flashed Hades ROM v6 ( Android 8) which is fine, but I no longer see OEM Unlock in Developer options (presumably I did before installing Hades). Have tried the date fudge:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series-2017/help/guide-oem-unlock-oreo-t3791774
more than once. No joy. Hades is fine, but I'd like to try the OneUI Android 9 ROM...
Corbynista said:
I have the same issue. Started with Android 7, rooted phone, flashed Hades ROM v6 ( Android 8) which is fine, but I no longer see OEM Unlock in Developer options (presumably I did before installing Hades). Have tried the date fudge:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series-2017/help/guide-oem-unlock-oreo-t3791774
more than once. No joy. Hades is fine, but I'd like to try the OneUI Android 9 ROM...
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If you are still on hades, the dev removed the OEM unlock toggle to prevent noobs from disabling it which would bootloop your phone and twrp would also not boot. Most if not all custom roms remove it. So you can flash Oneui
Corbynista said:
I have the same issue. Started with Android 7, rooted phone, flashed Hades ROM v6 ( Android 8) which is fine, but I no longer see OEM Unlock in Developer options (presumably I did before installing Hades). Have tried the date fudge:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-a-series-2017/help/guide-oem-unlock-oreo-t3791774
more than once. No joy. Hades is fine, but I'd like to try the OneUI Android 9 ROM...
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When you are on cfw, as the guy said, there is no need. The rom is third party, meaning it's not official, thus it remains unlocked. But if you are on stock rom, then the oem unlock will be shown.
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If you are still on hades, the dev removed the OEM unlock toggle to prevent noobs from disabling it which would bootloop your phone and twrp would also not boot. Most if not all custom roms remove it. So you can flash Oneui
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TechGuyOnTechIT said:
When you are on cfw, as the guy said, there is no need. The rom is third party, meaning it's not official, thus it remains unlocked. But if you are on stock rom, then the oem unlock will be shown.
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I wondered if this was the case. Thanks to you both.
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Samsung support centre could also help.
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that ain't an option for me since they dont really respond. You know any other option if it doesn't even show this week too?
i reflashed stock rom like 5 times now
MitchiePitchie said:
that ain't an option for me since they dont really respond. You know any other option if it doesn't even show this week too?
i reflashed stock rom like 5 times now
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Punch your phone, return it, and get another one.
SnowFuhrer said:
Punch your phone, return it, and get another one.
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Nooooo! Don't do that! That would be a waste! Maybe its a bug. Try to flash twrp even though it doesn't show you kem unlock, and if that still doesn't work, give up trying systemless rooting and go full supersu by doing a one-click root (kingroot, etc). Maybe that helps. If it still not working, then I will finally recommend bailing and just getting another one . Sorry...