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How to check if bootloader is locked or not?

Is there any code to type in to check?
I need to make sure I relocked it so I can give it back to where i bought it and buy the nexus 4
Thank you everyone who actually read it and maybe is gonna post.
Sorry for the stupid question.
Paulo

when you boot the phone up, do you see a lock that looks slightly opened?
or you can boot into fastboot mode and it will tell you if its locked or unlocked.

As above. You can also boot to bootloader (vol key in + power) it will indicate locked, or unlocked there as well.

Zepius said:
when you boot the phone up, do you see a lock that looks slightly opened?
or you can boot into fastboot mode and it will tell you if its locked or unlocked.
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Lock doesnt show up.
Where do i check it in the fast boot ?
Lock state: locked
Is that it?

paulo111 said:
Lock doesnt show up.
Where do i check it in the fast boot ?
Lock state: locked
Is that it?
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That's it.
The other poster was referring to this:
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paulo111 said:
Lock doesnt show up.
Where do i check it in the fast boot ?
Lock state: locked
Is that it?
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yes. you have a locked bootloader.

Also how can i change back to the original boot animation? I once changed it using a program that i removed.. will it get removed when i unroot the phone and factory resset it?

paulo111 said:
Also how can i change back to the original boot animation? I once changed it using a program that i removed.. will it get removed when i unroot the phone and factory resset it?
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Factory reset will do exactly what it says. Might want to format the internal sd 3-7 times depending on how paranoid you are (NSA standard is being zeroed out 7 times).

063_XOBX said:
Factory reset will do exactly what it says. Might want to format the internal sd 3-7 times depending on how paranoid you are (NSA standard is being zeroed out 7 times).
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How to you format internal sd card after unrooting and factory resseting?
Also you guys advice me to return this gnexus for 360€ and buy the lg nexus 4 for like 350€ online? it will have universal warranty so the warranty is no problem.

The same way you would format any media device.
Just do what you want. Asking other people for their advice won't get you what you want.

063_XOBX said:
The same way you would format any media device.
Just do what you want. Asking other people for their advice won't get you what you want.
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May get tips on what is best to do no?

Do I have to unlock bootloader in order to unroot?

Do you know how to follow directions? I'm not trying to be rude but there is a sticky at the very top of the development section for your device that tells you everything you need to know.

063_XOBX said:
Do you know how to follow directions? I'm not trying to be rude but there is a sticky at the very top of the development section for your device that tells you everything you need to know.
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Alright man sorry for that, i already unrooted the phone and locked bootloader. Also did factory resset, but the boot image is still not the default one, how can i change it to the normal one? Already did factory resset ..

lol, and still goes on.

paulo111 said:
Alright man sorry for that, i already unrooted the phone and locked bootloader. Also did factory resset, but the boot image is still not the default one, how can i change it to the normal one? Already did factory resset ..
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Refer to this sticky, and you're done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

[TOOL] WinDroid Toolkit | Unlock | Root | Flash | Install | Moto X Play

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WOW! That's just awesome!
Certainly I'll use this when my X Play arrives

Did anyone try this nifty tool yet? Looks promising!

that looks amazing, can anyone confirm it's working? I'm getting the XT1563 version soon

working flawlessly. thanks

Seems really promising! I am having a slight issue however.
After unlucking the bootloader succesfully, when i proceed to flash twrp, it says success. However, when I boot into recovery, i get the classic "Resting Android robot" saying "No Command"

SaladEsc said:
Seems really promising! I am having a slight issue however.
After unlucking the bootloader succesfully, when i proceed to flash twrp, it says success. However, when I boot into recovery, i get the classic "Resting Android robot" saying "No Command"
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its because of the install-recovery.sh in system/etc folder

AnoopKumar said:
its because of the install-recovery.sh in system/etc folder
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so you are suggesting to delete that file?
if so how can i becuase i have no root access

droider007 said:
so you are suggesting to delete that file?
if so how can i becuase i have no root access
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after installing custom recovery using tool-kit and directly reboot to recovery from fastboot menu, then mount system and rename the install-recovery.sh :good:

Awesome tool. I just have one question. Is it possible to relock the bootloader without losing root? I unlocked bootloader manually, I boot twrp (not flashed, just boot) and installed SuperSU. So I still have the stock recovery, but I'd like to relock the bootloader without having to lose root.

ToYeD said:
Awesome tool. I just have one question. Is it possible to relock the bootloader without losing root? I unlocked bootloader manually, I boot twrp (not flashed, just boot) and installed SuperSU. So I still have the stock recovery, but I'd like to relock the bootloader without having to lose root.
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Hallo , here is a Link with a Tut how to Unroot the Moto X Play.
My phone is hast not arrived yet. Can´t confirm the procedure. :silly:
Greeting... Kaz

i installed this program but when i reboot to recovery mod there`s "no command" (i followed the steps)

Serial Kazama said:
Hallo , here is a Link with a Tut how to Unroot the Moto X Play.
My phone is hast not arrived yet. Can´t confirm the procedure. :silly:
Greeting... Kaz
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I want to relock the bootloader but keep root. I don't want to lose root or busybox as I need them for several functions. I just want to get rid of the annoying warning on boot that says I have an unlocked bootloader.

ToYeD said:
I want to relock the bootloader but keep root. I don't want to lose root or busybox as I need them for several functions. I just want to get rid of the annoying warning on boot that says I have an unlocked bootloader.
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Then flash a different logo.bin
Sent from my XT1562 using XDA Free mobile app

rober788 said:
i installed this program but when i reboot to recovery mod there`s "no command" (i followed the steps)
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That means you're still on stock recovery..

After rooting my moto battery life has benn reduced. Anyone has this problem too?

Hi guys! Just receive my new moto x play today and want to root it! Its good to go with this tool?!
Envoyé de mon Nexus 5 en utilisant Tapatalk

I've used the tool to unlock the bootloader and flash TWRP. Worked smooth and didn't really have any issues. I did had to flash TWRP twice, but that might have been an error on my part for not looking at my phone after the first flash attempt. SU installed via on screen notifications after booting into recovery, worked like a charm too.
I recommend this tool as it takes away a load of work, especially with the bootloader unlock.

When trying to boot in recovery i got "No Command" while the device is unlocked and i tried to flash new recovery...
EDIT:
You must enable "OEM unlock" after the reboot

[HELP]: How to remove "your Device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"

I had rooted my One plus three with TWRP and now everytime I power ON/Restart OR try to switch in Recovery or Fastboot mode then this screen comes
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"your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"
please help me how to remove this screen permanently ...

Relock the bootloader, But I wouldn't recommend it is you may brick your device.

Does it really bother you? You can just avoid looking at it when booting...

It cannot be removed yet but there should be a way soon.

Stop restarting the device lol
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before u even think of relocking bootloader or unchecking oem unlock under developer options, flash stock recovery 1st, then u can try to unlock ur bootloader, again oneplus supports unlocked bootloaders, so if u are worried about warranty, its still under warranty with bootloader unlocked

I know security can be annoying, but come on, it does not make your device useless. It's not like if you would see it very often though.
It's good that they make people aware about the risks and implications of unlocking/rooting your device.
The most annoying thing is the spelling mistakes

It's useful to have tho, if you messed up holding volume key trying to get into recovery after rebooting from fastboot.

Just hit the power button right away, it disappears, or as some have said.. Look away or close your eyes

Updating to OOS 3.2.1 fixes the grammar errors, that will make it more bearable :good::good::good:

Is there at least a way to make it not ugly, for example like Google's example?

There is one way.
Relock your bootloader.
Or simply don't look at it when booting.
Or press power button to boot without waiting.
Or buy a Nexus to have a less ugly message regarding unlocked bootloader.
Can't seem to understand what's the problem with the this.

Very useful thread, full of "don't unlock xD LFMAO".
XDA is no longer what it used to be......

If there was a way to do that don't you think it would be here already.
If this is like my old G4 there's no way of removing that unless you Relock the bootloader.
Not even change it with another image.
So please stop asking for something that can't be done(at least for now).
And xda is what it was.
Users aren't what they use to be.
Now xda is full of users that just don't want to bother looking for answers, that ask the same question over and over again, that breaks their device and blame the dev, and so on.....

Bradl79 said:
before u even think of relocking bootloader or unchecking oem unlock under developer options, flash stock recovery 1st, then u can try to unlock ur bootloader, again oneplus supports unlocked bootloaders, so if u are worried about warranty, its still under warranty with bootloader unlocked
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Im not worried about warranty.. I just dont want that annoying screen on my OP3

@Azbulldog
LOL ...
how you changed it?

patalao said:
There is one way.
Relock your bootloader.
Or simply don't look at it when booting.
Or press power button to boot without waiting.
Or buy a Nexus to have a less ugly message regarding unlocked bootloader.
Can't seem to understand what's the problem with the this.
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As a user already wrote, before relocking bootloader, is necessary flashing rom and recovery stocks

patalao said:
If there was a way to do that don't you think it would be here already.
If this is like my old G4 there's no way of removing that unless you Relock the bootloader.
Not even change it with another image.
So please stop asking for something that can't be done(at least for now).
And xda is what it was.
Users aren't what they use to be.
Now xda is full of users that just don't want to bother looking for answers, that ask the same question over and over again, that breaks their device and blame the dev, and so on.....
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seems this could be done…
someone from oneplus China says there's a way…
just wait and see what he will release for us

Until someone releases a way we cannot say there's a way to do that.
Until now there isn't a way for that so my post as is true on it.
If that could be done even I would be appreciated.

innocentwoolf said:
I had rooted my One plus three with TWRP and now everytime I power ON/Restart OR try to switch in Recovery or Fastboot mode then this screen comes
"your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted"
please help me how to remove this screen permanently ...
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By doing some reverse engineering, maybe I could sort it out. However, we would need to figure out where is that security check (should be somewhere in bootloader) and then just NOP the jmp or the check.
I currently do not own the device, and the shipping is gonna take a while. 2 weeks before mine gets dispatched

need to get root w/o losing data

Hi, guys, I'm on an HTC 10 with Stock Oreo, I need to install root so I can recover deleted text messages, the problem I am having is that I cannot install TWRP without using HTC DEV and HTC DEV wipes the phone. If anyone has a workaround I need it badly

Mozze3291 said:
Hi, guys, I'm on an HTC 10 with Stock Oreo, I need to install root so I can recover deleted text messages, the problem I am having is that I cannot install TWRP without using HTC DEV and HTC DEV wipes the phone. If anyone has a workaround I need it badly
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If your software is old enough (Marshmallow) you would be able to s-off with Sunshine without unlocking your bootloader, and then root the device. You'd have to pay $25 for it in that case.
The only other option I can think of is to ask the Sunshine team if they'd be able to manually s-off your phone without wiping it. That would require you to mail them your device (and pay the $25), so it depends on how desperate you are. You'd have to ask them if that's even possible.
Else, not much you can do.

Tarima said:
If your software is old enough (Marshmallow) you would be able to s-off with Sunshine without unlocking your bootloader, and then root the device. You'd have to pay $25 for it in that case.
The only other option I can think of is to ask the Sunshine team if they'd be able to manually s-off your phone without wiping it. That would require you to mail them your device (and pay the $25), so it depends on how desperate you are. You'd have to ask them if that's even possible.
Else, not much you can do.
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So I checked this phone I bought it off swappa and havent really looked at it much. The phone is S-Off and it is running oreo also I believe it says the bootloader is unlocked, but im not sure if the unlocked part just means that it has been sim unlocked

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my htc 10 bootloader

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Your bootloader being unlocked is not related to sim/network unlocking. The bootloader was unlocked prior to the s-off process. You can leave it as it is.

Woot best news I have heard all day. Will installing twrp erase any data on the phone?

Mozze3291 said:
Woot best news I have heard all day. Will installing twrp erase any data on the phone?
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No.

So I have gotten TWRP installed and I cannot for the life of me get SuperSU installed. I tried to install Magisk first and it failed or it's on there and does nothing. I have followed a few different videos but for whatever reason I cannot get SUperSu to install. Any ideas? I have tried installing from TWRP and also tried installing from adb sideload both "worked" but no SU Icon and no root?

Solved the Issue, I stopped trying to install SuperSu and did an adb sideload of Magisk and got Root. Thanks guys for all your help

Hi to all,
I would like to know how to root HTC without wipe and losing any data.
Thank you very much to all.
Enrico

EnricoTV said:
Hi to all,
I would like to know how to root HTC without wipe and losing any data.
Thank you very much to all.
Enrico
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You cant, when you unlock the bootloader to be able to flash TWRP all data will be wiped. No choice there.

Mr Hofs said:
You cant, when you unlock the bootloader to be able to flash TWRP all data will be wiped. No choice there.
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Thanks for the answer...so... are there any solutions to recover deleted photos and pictures without root my htc10? I tried some app but nothing to do...

EnricoTV said:
Thanks for the answer...so... are there any solutions to recover deleted photos and pictures without root my htc10? I tried some app but nothing to do...
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No idea never needed to use any so can't give any insight on that. I always use Google photos with cloudsync or onedrive. Works great and no worries about lost pictures.

Already S-off and bootloader unlocked. How to get root without erasing data?

w69 said:
Already S-off and bootloader unlocked. How to get root without erasing data?
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Flash magisk

Question Downgrade to Android 12

I'm having issues trying to downgrade to Andriod 12 from andriod 13 beta 3.
1. I've opted out of Beta
2. Software update notification received
3. Click on download and install
4. After a couple of mins get error message couldn't update 'Installation problem'
The screen remains on the update screen.
What am i doing wrong please help?
Device state: locked
edit:actually now I'm stuck in Fastboot Mode
Phone keeps rebooting back to Fastboot mode

With a locked bootloader, your only option to get fixed is to try sideloading an OTA - usually, the OTA has to be either the same as what you were most recently running or newer. Click the yellow How To Guide quick filter at the top of the list of threads for one of the root guides. Even though you're not rooting, one or two of them should tell how to sideload an OTA - just ignore things that reference root.
This is why the instructions for the Beta program say you should have an unlocked bootloader, as without an unlocked bootloader your choices to fix the situation are much more limited.

roirraW edor ehT said:
With a locked bootloader, your only option to get fixed is to try sideloading an OTA - usually, the OTA has to be either the same as what you were most recently running or newer. Click the yellow How To Guide quick filter at the top of the list of threads for one of the root guides. Even though you're not rooting, one or two of them should tell how to sideload an OTA - just ignore things that reference root.
This is why the instructions for the Beta program say you should have an unlocked bootloader, as without an unlocked bootloader your choices to fix the situation are much more limited.
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thanks for that, any advice on how to ota pls?
Can't find any instructions sorry.

riz157 said:
thanks for that, any advice on how to ota pls?
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You're welcome. Since I never do the OTA process, I always flash the full firmware zip (which you can't do with a locked bootloader), I can't advise any further than what I said about using the quick filter for the How To Guides. At least one or two of these threads should help you, although they may concentrate on doing so with rooting, as long as you ignore the root parts to the OTA method, you can still follow the instructions. You'll get better help to any questions in one of the threads that give OTA sideload instructions:
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You're welcome. Since I never do the OTA process, I always flash the full firmware zip (which you can't do with a locked bootloader), I can't advise any further than what I said about using the quick filter for the How To Guides. At least one or two of these threads should help you, although they may concentrate on doing so with rooting, as long as you ignore the root parts to the OTA method, you can still follow the instructions. You'll get better help to any questions in one of the threads that give OTA sideload instructions:
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much appreciated yes want to avoid root or unlocking the bootloader, why does google have it to make it so difficult to downgrade. Maybe take a leaf out of apple's book

To sideload you need USB debugging enabled. Reboot the device to recovery, either by powering off the device and holding power and volume up, let go of power when the phone vibrates, on the the android with an exclamation mark, tap on volume up I think it is. Or by typing in terminal
Code:
fastboot reboot recovery
since it's stuck in fastboot. In recovery tap on 'apply update from adb'
Then download the ota package from here.
Grab the platform tools (Google for it) and unzip it to c:\platform-tools if you're running windows. Open a terminal in the platform tools folder and type
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adb sideload /path_to_ota.zip
Let it do its thing and you should be up and running. I wouldn't try to downgrade from the a13 beta, but you can try. Good luck!

riz157 said:
thanks for that, any advice on how to ota pls?
Can't find any instructions sorry.
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Just a few things. You don't need USB debugging enabled for OTA updates (you can't boot into Android to enable it anyway).
Just be aware that with OTA's, you can't downgrade - only reinstall the same version or upgrade, so you need to make sure you're on Android 13 to reinstall ota version 13 (recovery mode will tell you your version).
Here's a video to help with the ota update.

riz157 said:
I'm having issues trying to downgrade to Andriod 12 from andriod 13 beta 3.
1. I've opted out of Beta
2. Software update notification received
3. Click on download and install
4. After a couple of mins get error message couldn't update 'Installation problem'
The screen remains on the update screen.
What am i doing wrong please help?
Device state: locked
edit:actually now I'm stuck in Fastboot Mode
Phone keeps rebooting back to Fastboot mode
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Any luck with your device?

Alekos said:
Any luck with your device?
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No luck finally contacted Google who will have this sorted.

riz157 said:
No luck finally contacted Google who will have this sorted.
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What happened with the OTA updates? Did it complete? Getting the windows driver and fastboot/adb (platform-tools) to all work can be tricky..

what about the https:// flash.android .com/build/8151327?target=raven-user&signed=true Website?

jlede18 said:
what about the https:// flash.android .com/build/8151327?target=raven-user&signed=true Website?
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Flash.android uses fastboot, which requires the bootloader to be unlocked. User can't unlock it since Android won't boot..

I don't think I'll be flashing beta version again lol, too much hassle to downgrade.
In the end decided to send in to Google to repair.
I think they will give me a replacement instead of repairing it.
Did anyone notice any major bugs with android 13, can't say I did?

Alekos said:
What happened with the OTA updates? Did it complete? Getting the windows driver and fastboot/adb (platform-tools) to all work can be tricky..
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Decided against that, off to Google to fix

Alekos said:
Flash.android uses fastboot, which requires the bootloader to be unlocked. User can't unlock it since Android won't boot..
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Copy that. Would of probably just been easier to reflash the beta back save everything, unlock the bootloader and then flash android 12

jlede18 said:
Copy that. Would of probably just been easier to reflash the beta back save everything, unlock the bootloader and then flash android 12
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Yup, very easy to flash ota, but op didn't feel comfortable doing it unfortunately.

Might seem dumb but I used the web browser tool and flashed back to stock via that from 13 B3 it unlocks bootloader and flashes and re locks bootloader , back on stable 12 working fine then opted out of 13 beta

The way I did it was downloading the entire firmware from google and then changing the config to remove- w so your data doesn't get wiped. Then running the .su or .bat depending on your is. It worked for me. Cheers