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[HOW TO] Enable OEM Unlock for VS986

Hey guys, before you get all excited, this is NOT a bootloader unlock. This will simply allow you to check a box in Developer Options to Enable OEM Unlock. Verizon seems to be the only carrier that doesn't have this setting in Developer Options by default. So let's go find it.
To enable this selection you need a way of activating Android activities. I use Nova Launcher and that's what I recommend but there are plenty of other ways to do this.
1. Long press a blank space on your home page, choose Widgets, then grab Activities and drop it on your home screen.
2. Scroll down to Settings, then Setting Util. You now have an icon on your home screen.
3. Open Setting Util, select Change Property. You'll see 2 blank boxes. Click the 2nd one, select TMO, and click Confirm.
4. Now open Settings, Developer Options, Enable OEM Unlock, and agree to the warning.
Once you reboot, the checkbox for Enable OEM Unlock will go away but it is still selected. Just repeat step 3 and when you return to Developer Settings you'll see that it's still selected.
If you'd like to boot to Fastboot, follow these steps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62230561 (note in the last command it should be laf.img).
Confirmation that this phone is locked:
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@joshw0000 but this doesn't really unlocks the bootloader, right? Like the TMO version, where doing this unlocks the bootloader -- one doesn't even need to unclok it through LG's unlock program.

You may be on to something!

itskapil said:
@joshw0000 but this doesn't really unlocks the bootloader, right? Like the TMO version, where doing this unlocks the bootloader -- one doesn't even need to unclok it through LG's unlock program.
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Correct. Our bootloader is locked and this does not unlock it. At this point, enabling OEM Unlock doesn't provide much benefit. Maybe some time in the future it will.

Can we install TWRP with this method, because all the T-Mobile variant needed was the option to enable OEM unlock and root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3164874
"Prerequisites:
* Root
* Unlocked bootloader (In developer options, enable oem unlock)
Installation:
* Flash with flashify (probably the easiest method)
* Flash with dd via adb shell or terminal emulator (assuming the image is in the root of your internal sdcard)
Get root permission
Code:
su
Flash the image to recovery partition
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/twrp-2.8.7.0-h811.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
Last edited by Unjustified Dev; 25th July 2015 at 12:54 PM."

mfun89 said:
Can we install TWRP with this method, because all the T-Mobile variant needed was the option to enable OEM unlock and root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3164874
"Prerequisites:
* Root
* Unlocked bootloader (In developer options, enable oem unlock)
Installation:
* Flash with flashify (probably the easiest method)
* Flash with dd via adb shell or terminal emulator (assuming the image is in the root of your internal sdcard)
Get root permission
Code:
su
Flash the image to recovery partition
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/twrp-2.8.7.0-h811.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
Last edited by Unjustified Dev; 25th July 2015 at 12:54 PM."
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Anyone try or am I gonna be the guinea pig. I will if no one wants too

itskapil said:
@joshw0000 but this doesn't really unlocks the bootloader, right? Like the TMO version, where doing this unlocks the bootloader -- one doesn't even need to unclok it through LG's unlock program.
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mfun89 said:
Can we install TWRP with this method, because all the T-Mobile variant needed was the option to enable OEM unlock and root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3164874
"Prerequisites:
* Root
* Unlocked bootloader (In developer options, enable oem unlock)
Installation:
* Flash with flashify (probably the easiest method)
* Flash with dd via adb shell or terminal emulator (assuming the image is in the root of your internal sdcard)
Get root permission
Code:
su
Flash the image to recovery partition
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/twrp-2.8.7.0-h811.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
Last edited by Unjustified Dev; 25th July 2015 at 12:54 PM."
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I tried this last night with Flashify. I flashed the TMo TWRP and got a secure boot error when I booted to it. The phone simply rebooted itself. Restoring the stock recovery with Flashify was successful.
So no, Verizon isn't unlocked like TMo.

jmileti said:
Anyone try or am I gonna be the guinea pig. I will if no one wants too
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I tried. You can flash it but it won't boot TWRP.

joshw0000 said:
I tried. You can flash it but it won't boot TWRP.
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Well not what I wanted to here. Hope this leads to something bigger.

Great find. Thanks for the walkthrough. To everyone asking, this doesn't unlock the bootloader, but is one more hurdle before making that possible. This is likely something we will need to do anyway if/when a hack/workaround is found.

Nice find i just hope it helps toward at least a bootloader work around.
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joshw0000 said:
I tried this last night with Flashify. I flashed the TMo TWRP and got a secure boot error when I booted to it. The phone simply rebooted itself. Restoring the stock recovery with Flashify was successful.
So no, Verizon isn't unlocked like TMo.
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Maybe try asking Unjustified Dev to build a TWRP for this varrient. You can't use a T-Mobile H811 TWRP on a VZW G4. I'm on the H811 and when I un-check oem unlock I get secure boot error also.
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MicroMod777 said:
Maybe try asking Unjustified Dev to build a TWRP for this varrient. You can't use a T-Mobile H811 TWRP on a VZW G4. I'm on the H811 and when I un-check oem unlock I get secure boot error also.
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I actually did ask him before I opened this thread. He said the Verizon G4 is locked. The T-Mobile G4 is unique in that checking that box somehow unlocks it. That's why you get the error when you un-check it. If the Verizon G4 was unlocked it would attempt to load the recovery (as buggy as it may be on this device) instead of giving that error.
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joshw0000 said:
I actually did ask him before I opened this thread. He said the Verizon G4 is locked. The T-Mobile G4 is unique in that checking that box somehow unlocks it. That's why you get the error when you un-check it. If the Verizon G4 was unlocked it would attempt to load the recovery (as buggy as it may be on this device) instead of giving that error.
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Yea probably so. I zero'd out the laf partition on the H811 to enter fastboot and OEM Unlocking it in Dev Options disables secure boot. Has anydody tried this on vzw G4?
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MicroMod777 said:
Yea probably so. I zero'd out the laf partition on the H811 to enter fastboot and OEM Unlocking it in Dev Options disables secure boot. Has anydody tried this on vzw G4?
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Have you tried running Fastboot OEM Unlock on yours (even though it's technically already unlocked)? If I'm not mistaken it'll still ask for an unlock.bin which LG is only giving out for the international version.
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joshw0000 said:
Have you tried running Fastboot OEM Unlock on yours (even though it's technically already unlocked)? If I'm not mistaken it'll still ask for an unlock.bin which LG is only giving out for the international version.
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Yes, it didn't recognize the command.
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MicroMod777 said:
Yes, it didn't recognize the command.
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So how did you zero the laf partition? I assume it's reversible (with a locked bootloader)?
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joshw0000 said:
Have you tried running Fastboot OEM Unlock on yours (even though it's technically already unlocked)? If I'm not mistaken it'll still ask for an unlock.bin which LG is only giving out for the international version.
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The reason this doesn't work is very simple. On boot for vzw devices, there's a pesky little qfuse that is checked against the software. Try flashing a dev edition bootloader for that device. At least it'd be signed correctly by the manufacturer. If it boots, you win.

kcarden said:
The reason this doesn't work is very simple. On boot for vzw devices, there's a pesky little qfuse that is checked against the software. Try flashing a dev edition bootloader for that device. At least it'd be signed correctly by the manufacturer. If it boots, you win.
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I'm pretty sure that will hard brick.
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joshw0000 said:
I'm pretty sure that will hard brick.
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More than likely yes.. but hardware does check the software being flashed.
Try to turn oem unlock on and then pull the bootloader via dd. Then run a diff on the stock image and the one you dd'd from your phone.

T-Mobile LG G5 Locked bootloader

And again, more disappointment. Another phone with a locked bootloader! I spoke to LG and T-mobile tech support. Of course they both are playing the blame game on one another but bottom line is is that the LG G5 will be locked down just like the Samsung S7. I was told we would have to wait to see if an unlock option comes out down the road like the G4 had. What another let down....

If this is true, I'll be sticking with my LG4 for awhile.
I was thinking of getting the S7 Edge until I read about the locked bootloader.
Was hoping the LG5 wouldn't be locked.
Patience is a virtue

You are overreacting because LG has a history of providing an unlock method just as long as the owner realizes that they have registered the phone has warranty void. This is no big deal because we already know the risks involved with rooting and loading custom roms, and worst case scenario all you have to do is have insurance for that phone so if you hose you can always get another phone.

If this is indeed true, I have a tendency to believe that T-Mobile is the one requesting locked bootloaders (and not Samsung, as they led us to believe for the S7) and that most of their phones will have locked bootloaders from this point forward. Unfortunately the "uncarrier" isn't so "uncarrier" anymore and we will now rely on OEMs to provide an unlocking method. Luckily, HTC already has a set-in-place unlocking method so even if the HTC 10 comes with a locked bootloader, as I now suspect it will, there shouldn't be any reason we can't get it S-OFF/unlocked.
T-Mobile is slowly switching back to the ways of it's evil step-brothers, ATT & VZW.

hawkstwelve said:
If this is indeed true, I have a tendency to believe that T-Mobile is the one requesting locked bootloaders (and not Samsung, as they led us to believe for the S7) and that most of their phones will have locked bootloaders from this point forward. Unfortunately the "uncarrier" isn't so "uncarrier" anymore and we will now rely on OEMs to provide an unlocking method. Luckily, HTC already has a set-in-place unlocking method so even if the HTC 10 comes with a locked bootloader, as I now suspect it will, there shouldn't be any reason we can't get it S-OFF/unlocked.
T-Mobile is slowly switching back to the ways of it's evil step-brothers, ATT & VZW.
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set-in-place unlocking method????

It's Almost Here!! Looks like Titan won't be an available color... http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/lg-g5.html#Silver

igotroot said:
set-in-place unlocking method????
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Yes, HTC has had simple process you can use to unlock your bootloader for some time now, I think since the original HTC One... I did this with my M8. Getting S-OFF is another story, you have to buy an app called Sunshine....which is well worth it considering the work the devs put in to accomplish this.

But every LG device has a locked bootloader that have to unlock via adb if it's not truly locked down. I wonder if he doesn't know that. Hopefully he is just uninformed but T-Mobile is getting cocky now that they're making good money.

Josh McGrath said:
But every LG device has a locked bootloader that have to unlock via adb if it's not truly locked down. I wonder if he doesn't know that. Hopefully he is just uninformed but T-Mobile is getting cocky now that they're making good money.
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And that is the big question.... is it locked as in "cannot be unlocked by the user" or is it locked as in "all you have to do is type Fastboot OEM Unlock" and you're home free?

It's locked cause it has more enterprise security than Samsung phones. It was accepted by the NSA.

Coachmark2 said:
And that is the big question.... is it locked as in "cannot be unlocked by the user" or is it locked as in "all you have to do is type Fastboot OEM Unlock" and you're home free?
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I hope about your second option
Or tmo will loose a lot of customers that will buy international G5 variant

TheKnux said:
It's locked cause it has more enterprise security than Samsung phones. It was accepted by the NSA.
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Definitely not good news to hear.

Mhhh, i have decided to buy international variant cause this.
Bye Bye tmo !!!!!!

If we wanted a locked down phone, we would go iPhone damnit. Still hoping it's not officially locked

Josh McGrath said:
If we wanted a locked down phone, we would go iPhone damnit. Still hoping it's not officially locked
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You have to buy international variant and you are sure will be released from LG official bootloader unlock solution as it was for G4...
Grab it from handtech.co.uk store

It looks like it's an 820 thing. Qualcomm is driving this. T-Mo is already working on an approved unlock from Samsung for the S7 and S7e.

Disappointed to hear the latest news, but I would be happy enough to get root (most of the G4s with locked bootloaders have root at least). Hopefully all is not lost!

Has anyone with their device in hand actually confirmed this? I've got mine in hand and don't wanna brick anything by trying to run fastboot oem unlock on it...
Update: In developer options there's an enable OEM Unlock.. Dare I try it?
Update 2: I tried to fastboot oem unlock it.. Get a message at boot complaining about not being able to check for corruption. But it booted.
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spanky34 said:
Has anyone with their device in hand actually confirmed this? I've got mine in hand and don't wanna brick anything by trying to run fastboot oem unlock on it...
Update: In developer options there's an enable OEM Unlock.. Dare I try it?
Update 2: I tried to fastboot oem unlock it.. Get a message at boot complaining about not being able to check for corruption. But it booted.
Update 3: I'm entirely too stupid to continue messing with this. I await the guidance of someone much smarter than I before I do anything else
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a) enable developer options (Settings in ROM)
check to see if there is a "Enable OEM unlock" option
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/0...nable-oem-unlock-option-in-developer-options/
b) reboot into bootloader/fastboot (turn phone fully off... then hold volume up+power, or volume down+power)
there should be a screen (serial number, ROM build number etc)... provide photo of screen
it usually tells you whether bootloader is locked or unlocked
*WARNING: unlocking bootloader may void your warranty

paperWastage said:
a) enable developer options (Settings in ROM)
check to see if there is a "Enable OEM unlock" option
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/0...nable-oem-unlock-option-in-developer-options/
b) reboot into bootloader/fastboot (turn phone fully off... then hold volume up+power, or volume down+power)
there should be a screen (serial number, ROM build number etc)... provide photo of screen
it usually tells you whether bootloader is locked or unlocked
*WARNING: unlocking bootloader may void your warranty
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There definitely was an Enable OEM Unlock options in developer options. So I enabled it..
Rebooted into fastboot (Hold volume down and then insert usb cable while phone is off) and ran the fastboot oem unlock just as shown above in the screen cap. Unfortunately when I try to get the status now, it doesn't say unlocked or locked. It's empty (see screenshot)
Fastboot now says the exact following:
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*Welcome to Fastboot Mode :
*HOW TO exit fastboot mode
1. Press the Power button for 10 secs to turn off the device
2. Use 'fastboot reboot' command if the fastboot is avaible
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On reboot a yellow caution sign comes up and says
"Your device cannot be checked for software corruption"

Root/Bootloader unlock

Hey guys, I'm super excited to get my new LG G8 tonight, with all of the incentives Sprint is offering me it'll cost just over $300!
However, the previous LG phones that I've had (G4 and G5) were absolute trainwrecks when it came to software, and the G8 doesn't seem to be too different. I'm hoping that eventually we will be able to root it, if not install a Project Treble AOSP build.
How likely is this? Can we get a bootloader bounty going? Heck, I'd be happy with just root and Magisk

2390 said:
Hey guys, I'm super excited to get my new LG G8 tonight, with all of the incentives Sprint is offering me it'll cost just over $300!
However, the previous LG phones that I've had (G4 and G5) were absolute trainwrecks when it came to software, and the G8 doesn't seem to be too different. I'm hoping that eventually we will be able to root it, if not install a Project Treble AOSP build.
How likely is this? Can we get a bootloader bounty going? Heck, I'd be happy with just root and Magisk
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Unless something like this will work on G8, there is no reason to believe your G8 will be able to be rooted anytime soon.

mr3p said:
Unless something like this will work on G8, there is no reason to believe your G8 will be able to be rooted anytime soon.
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let me know when u can unlock bootloaders , happy to help out with twrp or so
Cheers

The good news on the T-Mobile variant is the "Enable OEM Unlock" is present and not greyed out. The bad news is I am unable to get into the bootloader either through command or even with the volume up+power while turning the phone on. It looks like the T-Mobile variant has the bootloader locked out unless if I'm missing something here.
Edit: Even holding down then plugging in my USB-C cable doesn't get the bootloader to kick in. Up then plugging in however does get me to download mode. I can get into recovery but can't get the dang thing to do anything other than display the broken Android logo and can't even get the typical recovery stuff to pop up. Says "no command" below the broke Android logo.

Dumb question but did you try the adb reboot bootloader command?

BoredKender said:
Dumb question but did you try the adb reboot bootloader command?
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Yes and it simply reboots the phone. Does not go to the bootloader at all. Not a dumb question by the way. Pretty good to ask.

AngryManMLS said:
The good news on the T-Mobile variant is the "Enable OEM Unlock" is present and not greyed out. The bad news is I am unable to get into the bootloader either through command or even with the volume up+power while turning the phone on. It looks like the T-Mobile variant has the bootloader locked out unless if I'm missing something here.
Edit: Even holding down then plugging in my USB-C cable doesn't get the bootloader to kick in. Up then plugging in however does get me to download mode. I can get into recovery but can't get the dang thing to do anything other than display the broken Android logo and can't even get the typical recovery stuff to pop up. Says "no command" below the broke Android logo.
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some variants doesnt have fastboot if im not wrong

J0SH1X said:
some variants doesnt have fastboot if im not wrong
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I suspect that's the case with the T-Mobile variant. I wouldn't be shocked if there's a backdoor method found to getting fastboot to work on such variants as I can still get into download mode easily along with recovery. So I'm sure there's a way to use either one of these to getting fastboot to work.

AngryManMLS said:
I suspect that's the case with the T-Mobile variant. I wouldn't be shocked if there's a backdoor method found to getting fastboot to work on such variants as I can still get into download mode easily along with recovery. So I'm sure there's a way to use either one of these to getting fastboot to work.
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the problem is i think ur phones abl partition doesnt contain fastbootd , and since T-Mobile variant has different RSA keys then other variants you cant crossflash it with some variant that includes twrp

J0SH1X said:
the problem is i think ur phones abl partition doesnt contain fastbootd , and since T-Mobile variant has different RSA keys then other variants you cant crossflash it with some variant that includes twrp
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Fudge... I figured that someone who knows way more than I do would prove my idea would not work.
No method to add fastboot to the abl partition I'm assuming? Just throwing ideas out there.

AngryManMLS said:
Fudge... I figured that someone who knows way more than I do would prove my idea would not work.
No method to add fastboot to the abl partition I'm assuming? Just throwing ideas out there.
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i have no idea just sharing what ive learnt from my g6 and g7, as on g7 the TMO is the only one not unlockable , bcs of its rsa keys

J0SH1X said:
i have no idea just sharing what ive learnt from my g6 and g7, as on g7 the TMO is the only one not unlockable , bcs of its rsa keys
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A shame really. :crying:

AngryManMLS said:
A shame really. :crying:
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yeah if u buy lg always watch out , i always wait till i buy a new phone to see if it can be unlocked i probably buy g8 at some time and i need unlock bl i cant stand the lg rom

J0SH1X said:
yeah if u buy lg always watch out , i always wait till i buy a new phone to see if it can be unlocked i probably buy g8 at some time and i need unlock bl i cant stand the lg rom
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Someone has a engineering bootloader that allows you to unlock bootloader working on the g7 andv40 and v35 mabye works on g8 you need to use jtag from octoplus though.

Any other info yet?
Verizon
LM-G820UM

I'm pretty sure they'll update their Bootloader Unlock Key page in the next few weeks and add the G8(S) to the list of supported devices.
The unlocked G8S at least boots into Fastboot and also explicitly describes and explains how to unlock the bootloader. So there's that.

AngryManMLS said:
The good news on the T-Mobile variant is the "Enable OEM Unlock" is present and not greyed out. The bad news is I am unable to get into the bootloader either through command or even with the volume up+power while turning the phone on. It looks like the T-Mobile variant has the bootloader locked out unless if I'm missing something here.
Edit: Even holding down then plugging in my USB-C cable doesn't get the bootloader to kick in. Up then plugging in however does get me to download mode. I can get into recovery but can't get the dang thing to do anything other than display the broken Android logo and can't even get the typical recovery stuff to pop up. Says "no command" below the broke Android logo.
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AngryMan, I have an unlocked G8 that I got from Amazon. I tried your "Up then plugging in" method and got to the download mode and a screen that said "Firmware Update" But from there, I couldn't get into anywhere else - no Recovery, and no broken Android logo. How did you get into the recovery mode. I would like to try that on my unlocked version of the G8

Robin M said:
AngryMan, I have an unlocked G8 that I got from Amazon. I tried your "Up then plugging in" method and got to the download mode and a screen that said "Firmware Update" But from there, I couldn't get into anywhere else - no Recovery, and no broken Android logo. How did you get into the recovery mode. I would like to try that on my unlocked version of the G8
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It's volume down and plugging in the cable. What @AngryManMLS edited in as well.
If your device is unlockable it should lead you to fastboot mode with (more or less) detailed instructions on how to unlock the bootloader.
I "only" own a G8s but it should be the same for the other variants.
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Frau Son said:
It's volume down and plugging in the cable. What @AngryManMLS edited in as well.
If your device is unlockable it should lead you to fastboot mode with (more or less) detailed instructions on how to unlock the bootloader.
I "only" own a G8s but it should be the same for the other variants.
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Thanks. It didn't work on mine. I have a carrier unlocked version that I got from Amazon - $350 discount on Prime Day. (It's an LM-G820QM model with no digital assistant key and the Alexa apps added.) All I get when when using the volume down key (even with plugging in the cable afterwards) is the attached Factory Reset screen... I cannot get to the screens AngryMan saw.

I have an LM-G820QM unlocked I got from a bestbuy a couple weeks after launch. I can use adb reboot bootloader to get into fastboot. I followed the instructions on the LG bootloader unlock page. I got the device ID and IMEI put in and it told me my device doesn't support bootloader unlocking or some nonsense. I was pretty disappointed because I thought buying the unlocked variant it would be unlockable by LG. I seem to be the only person with this vairant here so if I can help the effort in any way, please let me know.

unlocking bootloader

unlocking the bootloader is a fairly easy process
it took me about 5 minutes
You can follow the motorrola guide here
the short version:
Go to the site
agree to terms
Download fastboot and the fastboot drivers
turn phone off , connect to pc, and power on + volume down
type: fastboot oem get_unlock_data
Paste the key into website, and ask for unlock key. That will be delivered to your inbox within 5 minutes,
and then paste it into fastboot: fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY
anyway, the provided guide by motorrola is quite nice, just follow that instead of my mumbling
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ps. the device will reset itself to factory default. you don't get any warning

This same process should work on the Moto g stylus as well I believe. May just try it when mine arrives next week

talkingmonkeys said:
This same process should work on the Moto g stylus as well I believe. May just try it when mine arrives next week
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It's similar with other moto phones
I unlocked G6, G7, Z3 Play, Z4, and One Hyper same way

"the device will reset itself to factory default. you don't get any warning"
Do you mean a factory wipe of all data and reinstall or just default settings?

androiddiego said:
"the device will reset itself to factory default. you don't get any warning"
Do you mean a factory wipe of all data and reinstall or just default settings?
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it will be a factory wipe, so you lose every setting and all data you have on the phone.
If you are using it actively, make a backup ( for instance with LMSA) ) prior to unlocking.
I think this has been the case sincce a long time on any android version / any brand. as soon as you unlock the boot loader, it will wipe your phone

pjottrr said:
it will be a factory wipe, so you lose every setting and all data you have on the phone.
If you are using it actively, make a backup ( for instance with LMSA) ) prior to unlocking.
I think this has been the case sincce a long time on any android version / any brand. as soon as you unlock the boot loader, it will wipe your phone
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I just finally got the phone all set up so don't really want to wipe it. The only reason I want to root is to increase the color saturation. My LG V20 has a similar lcd screen. Once rooted and a kernel with Kcal, and boosting the saturation, it looks almost as good as a Samsung. Thanks for the tip on LMSA. Didn't even know what it was. That might just solve the dilemma.
Why the phone manufacturers don't give us more control over the screen is beyond me. The screens are capable.

I'm having some trouble getting the bootloader unlocked for my Moto G Power
I followed the instructions, and pasted the long string into the field on the Motorola website, but It popped up and said that my device does not qualify for unlocking. I did not purchase my phone through any carrier, but got an unlocked version via Best Buy.
Any help or suggestions on what to do next would be most appreciated!
Thanks.

Hybrid Divide said:
I'm having some trouble getting the bootloader unlocked for my Moto G Power
I followed the instructions, and pasted the long string into the field on the Motorola website, but It popped up and said that my device does not qualify for unlocking. I did not purchase my phone through any carrier, but got an unlocked version via Best Buy.
Any help or suggestions on what to do next would be most appreciated!
Thanks.
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Did you try using the tool on the website? I used that and I got the same message, so I ended up just pasting it in and manually erasing all the extraneous text and it went through without an issue. Try that and see if it works, if not...sorry I'm all out of ideas.

HosSeagull said:
Did you try using the tool on the website? I used that and I got the same message, so I ended up just pasting it in and manually erasing all the extraneous text and it went through without an issue. Try that and see if it works, if not...sorry I'm all out of ideas.
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Thanks for your reply.
Yes. I've tried it both ways, pasting the text, and using their scrubber tool. I'll try it again, though and report back.
EDIT: Just tried it again, and still nothing. This is maddening.

Hybrid Divide said:
I'm having some trouble getting the bootloader unlocked for my Moto G Power
I followed the instructions, and pasted the long string into the field on the Motorola website, but It popped up and said that my device does not qualify for unlocking. I did not purchase my phone through any carrier, but got an unlocked version via Best Buy.
Any help or suggestions on what to do next would be most appreciated!
Thanks.
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Depends on which terminal you use
It it's regular command prompt, right click the top left code (make sure pound sign highlighted)
Drag to highlight the code and right click to copy
Now open the notepad and paste the code. Click the end of the line and press delete to let the next line join the current line
It should be like: 123abc#123abc#123abc#123abc#123abc#
Make 5 line into one line
Select all → copy
Paste the line and try again
I did bootloader unlock with few Moto phones this way and I had no problem

mingkee said:
Depends on which terminal you use
It it's regular command prompt, right click the top left code (make sure pound sign highlighted)
Drag to highlight the code and right click to copy
Now open the notepad and paste the code. Click the end of the line and press delete to let the next line join the current line
It should be like: 123abc#123abc#123abc#123abc#123abc#
Make 5 line into one line
Select all → copy
Paste the line and try again
I did bootloader unlock with few Moto phones this way and I had no problem
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Thank you for your reply. I've tried that with no luck. Still get the "not qualified" error.

Hybrid Divide said:
Thank you for your reply. I've tried that with no luck. Still get the "not qualified" error.
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Something is suspicious
Which phone service are you using?

mingkee said:
Something is suspicious
Which phone service are you using?
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I'm using T-Mobile, but the phone was not bought through them. It's an unlocked model bought via Best Buy.
The Securestate is OEM Locked.
I should add that I do not have my SIM in the phone at this time, but that's never made a difference for me in the past.

so i was wondering, what i the state of "oem unlocking" in developer options?
is it enabled ? , can you enable it, or is it greyed out?
i found this guide but I'm not sure if it might help. it does describe multiple options for bootloader unlocking.
https://www.****************/2017/0...w-to-enable-oem-unlock-on-any-android-device/
i believe android sage is blocked . it just blocks it out aparently
then google:

pjottrr said:
so i was wondering, what i the state of "oem unlocking" in developer options?
is it enabled ? , can you enable it, or is it greyed out?
i found this guide but I'm not sure if it might help. it does describe multiple options for bootloader unlocking.
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OEM Unlocking is enabled. I just checked to reconfirm.
I will check the link and report back. Thanks for replying.
EDIT: That link went nowhere. It appears that part of the URL was starred out.

Hybrid Divide said:
OEM Unlocking is enabled. I just checked to reconfirm.
I will check the link and report back. Thanks for replying.
EDIT: That link went nowhere. It appears that part of the URL was starred out.
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i see, it was starred out, android sage is not allowed i guess? probably bad rep. but the info there does seem ok.
but i added my google search term to the post, and you should be able to find it .
Just don't install any software from there

pjottrr said:
i see, it was starred out, android sage is not allowed i guess? probably bad rep. but the info there does seem ok.
but i added my google search term to the post, and you should be able to find it .
Just don't install any software from there
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I found the tutorial, but it wasn't helpful. It seems quite dated. And one of the listed commands "fastboot oem device-info" wasn't even a recognized command.
I was able to enable OEM Unlock in the developer options, get the long 5-line code in ADB Fastboot, and I can get lots of info from "fastboot getvar all", but Motorola still says my device isn't qualified for bootloader unlocking.
And I know it isn't the "Moto G8 Power" here in the US, just the "Moto G Power", but I've heard of other US users being able to unlock. What gives??

Hybrid Divide said:
I found the tutorial, but it wasn't helpful. It seems quite dated. And one of the listed commands "fastboot oem device-info" wasn't even a recognized command.
I was able to enable OEM Unlock in the developer options, get the long 5-line code in ADB Fastboot, and I can get lots of info from "fastboot getvar all", but Motorola still says my device isn't qualified for bootloader unlocking.
And I know it isn't the "Moto G8 Power" here in the US, just the "Moto G Power", but I've heard of other US users being able to unlock. What gives??
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hmm, maybe it's time to contact lenovo / motorola and see what might be the cause of this.
they can probably figure it out

pjottrr said:
hmm, maybe it's time to contact lenovo / motorola and see what might be the cause of this.
they can probably figure it out
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EDIT: I tried it again this morning, and it worked on my first try! Not sure what suddenly made it work, but I'm certainly not complaining! Thanks to everyone who tried to help!
I was afraid of that. I've heard them swearing up and down that devices aren't qualified to be unlocked because they're not on the list, BUT said list is old, and doesn't have anything newer than the G7 line. But I've already seen multiple G8, G Stylus, and G Power users gain their unlocks.
In case it may be helpful, below is the "fastboot getvar all" and "fastboot oem get_unlock_info" results.
Info removed, issue solved.

Hybrid Divide said:
EDIT: I tried it again this morning, and it worked on my first try! Not sure what suddenly made it work, but I'm certainly not complaining! Thanks to everyone who tried to help!
I was afraid of that. I've heard them swearing up and down that devices aren't qualified to be unlocked because they're not on the list, BUT said list is old, and doesn't have anything newer than the G7 line. But I've already seen multiple G8, G Stylus, and G Power users gain their unlocks.
In case it may be helpful, below is the "fastboot getvar all" and "fastboot oem get_unlock_info" results.
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Check you PM

Question Is there a noob guide for rooting the Motorola G10?

So I bought myself the Motorola G10 phone just today and I'm interested in getting it rooted.
Is there a guide pasted somewhere for this phone? So I don't mess up my phone. There's Guides on Google but I don't trust any of them. Would prefer to get it from this forum.

jake7901 said:
So I bought myself the Motorola G10 phone just today and I'm interested in getting it rooted.
Is there a guide pasted somewhere for this phone? So I don't mess up my phone. There's Guides on Google but I don't trust any of them. Would prefer to get it from this forum.
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[Guide] Root Motorola with Magisk (UnLocked Bootloader)(Non-TWRP method)
Root Motorola Devices with Magisk Note: This method has been working with most Moto Devices that the Bootloader can be UnLocked. If the Bootloader cannot be Unlocked this method will not work. Please only use this as a reference. If you require...
forum.xda-developers.com

sd_shadow said:
[Guide] Root Motorola with Magisk (UnLocked Bootloader)(Non-TWRP method)
Root Motorola Devices with Magisk Note: This method has been working with most Moto Devices that the Bootloader can be UnLocked. If the Bootloader cannot be Unlocked this method will not work. Please only use this as a reference. If you require...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Thanks.
You wouldn't happen to know a way to get the OEM part unlocked? I hear from google results and a couple of XDA threads that it's some sort of security feature and that it'll be unlocked within a couple of days but I'm kind of impatient. It's been about a day now and I really want to get this phone Rooted as soon as possible.
The oem part being grayed out is putting a halt on everything. I've already gone through the process on the motorola website to attempt to unlock the bootloader with the access key and my phone can be unlocked... but can't tick the oem box...

jake7901 said:
Thanks.
You wouldn't happen to know a way to get the OEM part unlocked? I hear from google results and a couple of XDA threads that it's some sort of security feature and that it'll be unlocked within a couple of days but I'm kind of impatient. It's been about a day now and I really want to get this phone Rooted as soon as possible.
The oem part being grayed out is putting a halt on everything. I've already gone through the process on the motorola website to attempt to unlock the bootloader with the access key and my phone can be unlocked... but can't tick the oem box...
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Connect the device to internet, it will be available in 3-14 days.

sd_shadow said:
Connect the device to internet, it will be available in 3-14 days.
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... I did. Damn 3-14? I should not have bought this phone...

jake7901 said:
... I did. Damn 3-14? I should not have bought this phone...
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In bootloader mode you can try
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock
Some have report this as working.

sd_shadow said:
In bootloader mode you can try
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock
Some have report this as working.
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Tried. I don't think it worked or I did something wrong.
Then I tried this
I put adb.exe and fastboot.exe into the system32 folder. I tested it earlier with the unlock code tutorial found on the motorola website and that worked but for some reason I can't get this command to work.

jake7901 said:
Tried. I don't think it worked or I did something wrong.
Then I tried this
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You have the code use it
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock code

sd_shadow said:
You have the code use it
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock code
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No luck
I think my adb files broke or something I don't know what's going on. Was working yesterday.

jake7901 said:
No luck
I think my adb files broke or something I don't know what's going on. Was working yesterday.
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No
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock "code"

sd_shadow said:
No
Code:
fastboot flashing unlock "code"
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Daemon wasn't started hence why the commands wasn't working so I restarted that and went back into my fastboot and adb is not detecting my device
When my phone is on tho normally adb can detect it
You wouldn't happen to know why this is happening?
It doesn't detect it when I'm in fastboot.
EDIT: Nevermind I did "fastboot devices" and it pops up
Still can't get the above command to work tho.
If I try and unlock the bootloader the normal way I can't because oem is not enabled because it's grayed out and won't let me enable it
So I guess I'm screwed...

jake7901 said:
Daemon wasn't started hence why the commands wasn't working so I restarted that and went back into my fastboot and adb is not detecting my device
When my phone is on tho normally adb can detect it
You wouldn't happen to know why this is happening?
It doesn't detect it when I'm in fastboot.
EDIT: Nevermind I did "fastboot devices" and it pops up
Still can't get the above command to work tho.
If I try and unlock the bootloader the normal way I can't because oem is not enabled because it's grayed out and won't let me enable it
So I guess I'm screwed...
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You have to wait something like 48/72 hours and OEM unlock option will "unlock", then you can proceed with fastboot oem unlock *code*. It was driving me crazy too, then I found out some people on Lenovo forums saying that it magically un-greyed out after some days, so I just waited 3 days and it was actually true. Unfortunately chinese phones have their own "particularities" when it comes to unlocking bootloader.

obrobrio2000 said:
You have to wait something like 48/72 hours and OEM unlock option will "unlock", then you can proceed with fastboot oem unlock *code*. It was driving me crazy too, then I found out some people on Lenovo forums saying that it magically un-greyed out after some days, so I just waited 3 days and it was actually true. Unfortunately chinese phones have their own "particularities" when it comes to unlocking bootloader.
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Did yours say "Connect to the internet or contact your operator"? Cause I'm worried mine is not gonna get unlocked.
It's connected to Wifi.

It's now been 3 days... still grayed out

It's now unlocked but I'm having issues.
I can't get the firmware to download through rescue and smart assistant.
So I have to use an external link. Which one do I download from this?
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.
lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai
mirrors.lolinet.com

jake7901 said:
It's now unlocked but I'm having issues.
I can't get the firmware to download through rescue and smart assistant.
So I have to use an external link. Which one do I download from this?
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.
lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai
mirrors.lolinet.com
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You need to know these 4 things
Device Model #, Codename, and Software Channel.
Build number

sd_shadow said:
You need to know these 4 things
Device Model #, Codename, and Software Channel.
Build number
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It's all good I got it.
I just downloaded a random build off that lolinet website from the RETEU folder > put the boot.img file onto my phone > ran magisk to patch it > then used adb to flash the magisk rom and that was it.
Ran root checker and it says I'm rooted so I did it!
Thanks for your help man.
It took me over an hour to figure out that tutorial of yours since it wasn't that clear but got it figured out at the end.