Hello. I have found this phone (the G10 model specifically) on sale in a local store recently and planning to get it for my loved one, but first I would like to ask two questions for the owners of this phone to determine if it's something I would buy:
Does this phone support Adopted Storage? 64GB seems like a lot, until you stuff a ton of games and cat videos on it. I am afraid it might not be enough...
How difficult (if at all possible) it is to unlock the bootloader for this phone? I've heard it has Android One, and from my experience these are usually much easier to tinker with than other phones. My previous Android One phone (Xiaomi Mi A3) didn't even require an unlock code! Is the unlocking procedure with it as easy as fastboot oem unlock?
I wouldn't want to buy a phone as a gift if I wouldn't buy it for myself, after all.
Hi, my friend! I just recibe mine (a G20) and yes it support the adopted Storage.
By my experience with the 7.1+ I believe that the unlock process will be a little hard to do, as long as I knew they never free the unlock codes and you have to pay a third party (some guy) to get it
majnun_98 said:
Hi, my friend! I just recibe mine (a G20) and yes it support the adopted Storage.
By my experience with the 7.1+ I believe that the unlock process will be a little hard to do, as long as I knew they never free the unlock codes and you have to pay a third party (some guy) to get it
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Thank you for replying! Ultimately I've decided on a different phone to gift, in particular because of the unlock troubles - I'd rather prefer to support a vendor who doesn't restrict user freedom.
Adopted Storage support on the stock ROM is great though. I'll make sure to remember it if I suddenly need a phone and won't particularly care for unlocking.
Please does someone knows how to bypass Nokia bootloader encryption getting unlock.key for my g20 seems impossible,I think it is only possible on Nokia 8
you can easily unlock your bootloader using mtkclient but please please please note that this will cause a dmverity error so straight after run an ota update through recovery to get rid of the dmverity error https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
Hello has anyone got a easier way to unlock bootloader please as this seems a little complicated. Or is there a script. I only want to root the phone really.... Thanks
majnun_98 said:
Hi, my friend! I just recibe mine (a G20) and yes it support the adopted Storage.
By my experience with the 7.1+ I believe that the unlock process will be a little hard to do, as long as I knew they never free the unlock codes and you have to pay a third party (some guy) to get it
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Hi all using G21 and could not find the options to format SD as internal storage, as per support Android dev removed it from Android 11 :/ is there a workaround ?
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you can easily unlock your bootloader using mtkclient but please please please note that this will cause a dmverity error so straight after run an ota update through recovery to get rid of the dmverity error https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient
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Hello, I want to share the files of my Nokia G10 ta1334 to help, as https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/nokia-g20-ta-1365-official-flash-file.4465083/
If I follow the readme of mtkclient https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient, until dump all partitions (python mtk rl out). Is this enough?
And, is it enough to do a factory reset to erase everything I did? So that I don't get any error (dmverity).
Thanks for your help.
Edit: I know that if I do it with the mtkclient, it won't be an official flash. Is it still useful? Like the whole vendors files.
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This thread is intended for the Droid Turbo 2. For the lucky Moto X Force owners, this thread shouldn't apply to you.
I think there are some brilliant minds lurking on this forum and I'm hoping there could be some research done to "encourage" the possibility of attaining root and boot loader access on our Droid Turbo 2 Devices.
My approach here is to establish a collection of "Zero Day Bugs". Security flaws found in our devices that would put our OS as risk. As far as I can tell, Google keeps a record database and the media likes to talk about zero-day discoveries. Of course these bugs need to be timely so zero-day flaws found in 2014 or early 2015 likely were patched with the launch of the DT2.
For example, below is a link to a Zero-Day exploit that elevates the privileges of an app. Can something like this be used? Who has the technical expertise to replicate such an exploit? This thread is to talk about these things.
http://perception-point.io/2016/01/...f-a-linux-kernel-vulnerability-cve-2016-0728/
Hopefully this will spur up some traction and help get us root and bootloader.
Exploit found for Turbo 2 that can grant root access
Given the widespread impact of this exploit, it is likely other device owners are going to try to implement this exploit as well. Please post here if you find any implementations for other devices as it may be usable for the Turbo 2.
It has been confirmed that Quadrooter can exploit the Turbo 2: http://www.zdnet.com/article/quadrooter-security-flaws-affect-over-900-million-android-phones/
Four vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-2059, CVE-2016-2504, CVE-2016-2503, CVE-2016-5340)
And just an FYI:
"ALLOW OEM UNLOCKING" DOES NOTHING ON THE DROID TURBO 2
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windraver said:
This thread is intended for the Droid Turbo 2. For the lucky Moto X Force owners, this thread shouldn't apply to you.
I think there are some brilliant minds lurking on this forum and I'm hoping there could be some research done to "encourage" the possibility of attaining root and boot loader access on our Droid Turbo 2 Devices.
My approach here is to establish a collection of "Zero Day Bugs". Security flaws found in our devices that would put our OS as risk. As far as I can tell, Google keeps a record database and the media likes to talk about zero-day discoveries. Of course these bugs need to be timely so zero-day flaws found in 2014 or early 2015 likely were patched with the launch of the DT2.
For example, below is a link to a Zero-Day exploit that elevates the privileges of an app. Can something like this be used? Who has the technical expertise to replicate such an exploit? This thread is to talk about these things.
http://perception-point.io/2016/01/...f-a-linux-kernel-vulnerability-cve-2016-0728/
Hopefully this will spur up some traction and help get us root and bootloader.
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Could be used on a Terminal Simulator and get the bootloader lock transistor to break safety.
But honestly, my first thought would be to force into QHSUSB_DLOAD and somehow inject all XT1580 stuff to get it recognized as such.
I have installed one-click root (I got it through another site, not from them) and it sometimes says failed to root, but other times, it goes through the process, says it's done and to reboot, but when rebooting it does not have root. I have tried running other apps, like King Root, or Root Genius, or half a dozen others to get it to root, after getting one-click to say it has rooted it. Not sure if this will help or not, and honestly, I'm to the point, I'm ready to give up and do something different. I WILL NEVER buy another Verizon phone, ever! I may not drop them as a carrier, but I wont be keeping their crappy locked junk.
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From what I understand, this thread is for brainstorming. Not ranting about how you didn't do your research.
not a rant
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From what I understand, this thread is for brainstorming. Not ranting about how you didn't do your research.
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That wasn't a rant about how I didn't do any research. IT was a what I did that might lead to someone having an idea of how it might help.
Don't be a jerk.
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Could be used on a Terminal Simulator and get the bootloader lock transistor to break safety.
But honestly, my first thought would be to force into QHSUSB_DLOAD and somehow inject all XT1580 stuff to get it recognized as such.
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Can you explain the QHSUSB_DLOAD more?
QHSUSB_DLOAD (Qualcomm High-Speed USB Download Mode)
Man... It's been a while. Haven't had fun with any of this.
The bootloader starts and checks everything. There are 3 stages of the bootloader. 1 starts TZ, 2 something else, by 3 everything is booted and then it loads fastboot. QHSUSB_DLOAD is baked into the hardware. If the bootloader file is missing (.sbn) or doesn't match magic key (.hex) then booting fails. Most of the stuff turn off except for the CPU (in this case, ARM Cortex A53 and A78) and communications (USB interface), and it is stuck at QHSUSB_DLOAD. From there, you can load anything raw into the phone. So you can bring over the partitions that is used to boot (so in this case, you may be able to bring over something that damages TZ transistor, thereby unlocking bootloader). What you bring over exactly for the bootloader unlock, it hasn't been discovered even with the original Moto X (2013). However, that's how root is done. Bring over the blocks of the OS that contains the root blocks, and the bootloader doesn't know a thing.
Bring over a valid .sbn and .hex file and forcing the phone CPU to reset would bring the phone back from the missing bootloader, and then fastboot loads, followed by the OS (if the Linux core is present, the boot sector there, but that's another topic).
They rooted the phone in China , they sell it rooted!! Here is the link
m.intl.taobao.com/detail/detail.html?id=521809261322&spm=0.0.0.0
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QHSUSB_DLOAD (Qualcomm High-Speed USB Download Mode)
Man... It's been a while. Haven't had fun with any of this.
The bootloader starts and checks everything. There are 3 stages of the bootloader. 1 starts TZ, 2 something else, by 3 everything is booted and then it loads fastboot. QHSUSB_DLOAD is baked into the hardware. If the bootloader file is missing (.sbn) or doesn't match magic key (.hex) then booting fails. Most of the stuff turn off except for the CPU (in this case, ARM Cortex A53 and A78) and communications (USB interface), and it is stuck at QHSUSB_DLOAD. From there, you can load anything raw into the phone. So you can bring over the partitions that is used to boot (so in this case, you may be able to bring over something that damages TZ transistor, thereby unlocking bootloader). What you bring over exactly for the bootloader unlock, it hasn't been discovered even with the original Moto X (2013). However, that's how root is done. Bring over the blocks of the OS that contains the root blocks, and the bootloader doesn't know a thing.
Bring over a valid .sbn and .hex file and forcing the phone CPU to reset would bring the phone back from the missing bootloader, and then fastboot loads, followed by the OS (if the Linux core is present, the boot sector there, but that's another topic).
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I'd like to see a Verizon phone rooted. That is the version I have and most in the U.S. have as well.
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I finally updated my Turbo 2, losing hope on a root exploit.
Then I read this.
http arstechnica dot com/security/2016/06/godless-apps-some-found-in-google-play-root-90-of-android-phones (sorry, longtime lurker, just registered, can't post links)
It might lead to nothing, but maybe for those who haven't updated an exploit can be found with the godless apps?
The godless app is a hack that steals your data. If it did work, (which from what I understand it only works on 5.1 and below) you'd risk your personal and financial data being stolen and sold.
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They rooted the phone in China , they sell it rooted!! Here is the link
m.intl.taobao.com/detail/detail.html?id=521809261322&spm=0.0.0.0
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Any luck in contacting the seller on how it is rooted?
I'm sure they use stolen Lenovo/Motorola factory development "engineering" software which unlocks the bootloader. It's the same phone as the Moto X Force but with locked down bootloader.
There were similar Droid Turbo phones being sold with unlocked bootloader a year ago in China, months before the Sunshine exploit was found.
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I finally updated my Turbo 2, losing hope on a root exploit.
Then I read this.
http arstechnica dot com/security/2016/06/godless-apps-some-found-in-google-play-root-90-of-android-phones (sorry, longtime lurker, just registered, can't post links)
It might lead to nothing, but maybe for those who haven't updated an exploit can be found with the godless apps?
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I dont have my dt2 but link to one of the apps in case someone wants to try
https://apkpure.com/summer-flashlight/com.foresight.free.flashlight?hl=en
I'm usually just lurking here and grab Roms and exploits when they pop up, but I have something to add. Has anyone unlocked the developer settings? There's a toggle named 'oem unlocking' with a subtext of 'allow the bootloader to be unlocked'. Does this mean the bootloader can be unlocked? Last Verizon phone I had was a g3 and only way to gain a faux unlock was to use 'bump' to install twrp. Could this be possible with the turbo 2? I'm not a coder or anything, but just trying to add to the think tank here
This setting does nothing.
damkol said:
This setting does nothing.
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There really should be a sticky saying "ALLOW OEM UNLOCKING DOES NOTHING ON THE DT2"
Droid turbo 2
After spending countless hours trying to unlock my bootloader to root my phone I'm at an impasse I've been told the Verizon and at&t models arnt able to be unlocked I will keep trying to get around this to root and install custom roms if anyone has any tips
Rhydenallnight said:
After spending countless hours trying to unlock my bootloader to root my phone I'm at an impasse I've been told the Verizon and at&t models arnt able to be unlocked I will keep trying to get around this to root and install custom roms if anyone has any tips
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Crack the case, hook up some leads (microscope) and dump the memory for the boot loader is the only thing I can think of. Don't know if the that is even possible with that memory. It's probably integrated with other stuff.
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Update: Oh yeah, it's encrypted. Guess that won't work.
Found something. Does anyone know if this vulnerability exists on the Droid Turbo 2?
CVE-2015-1805
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...itical-android-root-vulnerability-itbwcw.html
There is a proof of concept out there. Has anyone tried it?
https://github.com/dosomder/iovyroot
Hi All.
Was searching everywhere last week and can not find the definite answer. I was thinking to buy the Nokia 8.1 TA-1119 model. However I am a developer and need root, so was trying to figure out if root procedure already exists for this phone.
There are some pages which give some root instructions, however they talk about installing the TWRP and as I checked, there is no TWRP for Nokia 8.1
So, would so much appreciate, if someone would give me some info, if root can be achieved on this phone?
While something is definitely possible and I have a rooted Nokia 8.1. But for your root requirements, I'd recommend that you consider some other phone which is more development-friendly.
First of all, it is super hard (playing with IMEI numbers and will have to pay), then the unlocked bootloader still doesn't allow booting or flashing any partitions via fastboot. So, pretty boring and it is equally hard to fix a bricked phone. Avoid if the sole purpose is an unlocked bootloader and regular rooting/flashing.
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While something is definitely possible and I have a rooted Nokia 8.1. But for your root requirements, I'd recommend that you consider some other phone which is more development-friendly.
First of all, it is super hard (playing with IMEI numbers and will have to pay), then the unlocked bootloader still doesn't allow booting or flashing any partitions via fastboot. So, pretty boring and it is equally hard to fix a bricked phone. Avoid if the sole purpose is an unlocked bootloader and regular rooting/flashing.
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Yes you are right. but some one should start on this. I am looking forward to learn and build ROM for this awesome phone. as android app developer, I think I will not take much time, but looking for some source to get undetstanding how things works.
but first of all root is must.
I know this thread is for the play, but I cant find anything about the FORGE.
I cannot find any info (other than specs) about this phone. Motorola support says its one they do not make in the USA (I purchased it from cricket),
I am having issues unlocking it and of course no information on rooting it either.
When it comes to unlocking, or rooting - which I want to do to switch ROMS or maybe put linux on it, what info does anyone have ?
I saw a tutorial putting ubuntu on without rooting, yet when I ran Termux it said "Termux was unable to install the boostrap packages."
Is there a method here on XDA that I can try (not really concerned about bricking - phone is pretty cheap at $89, so if it fails, I'll just grab another :laugh:
thanks
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I know this thread is for the play, but I cant find anything about the FORGE.
I cannot find any info (other than specs) about this phone. Motorola support says its one they do not make in the USA (I purchased it from cricket),
I am having issues unlocking it and of course no information on rooting it either.
When it comes to unlocking, or rooting - which I want to do to switch ROMS or maybe put linux on it, what info does anyone have ?
I saw a tutorial putting ubuntu on without rooting, yet when I ran Termux it said "Termux was unable to install the boostrap packages."
Is there a method here on XDA that I can try (not really concerned about bricking - phone is pretty cheap at $89, so if it fails, I'll just grab another [emoji23]
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You cannot root a moto device unless you unlock the bootloader.
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I understand this, however that was not the question. What is a FORGE? I cannot find any instructions for unlocking a FORGE, its like this phone doesn't exist - (again, outside of specs).
Non of the apps/procedures work on a FORGE, they all seem to be for the PLAY/PLUS. So was asking if anyone knew anything about this phone. I always root all my phones. this one is a stumper.
xra7en said:
I understand this, however that was not the question. What is a FORGE? I cannot find any instructions for unlocking a FORGE, its like this phone doesn't exist - (again, outside of specs).
Non of the apps/procedures work on a FORGE, they all seem to be for the PLAY/PLUS. So was asking if anyone knew anything about this phone. I always root all my phones. this one is a stumper.
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Unlocking moto bootloaders are all the same. If it can be unlocked
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Follow the unlocking steps, don't worry if it's on the list or not, the list has never been complete.
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xra7en said:
I know this thread is for the play, but I cant find anything about the FORGE.
I cannot find any info (other than specs) about this phone. Motorola support says its one they do not make in the USA (I purchased it from cricket),
I am having issues unlocking it and of course no information on rooting it either.
When it comes to unlocking, or rooting - which I want to do to switch ROMS or maybe put linux on it, what info does anyone have ?
I saw a tutorial putting ubuntu on without rooting, yet when I ran Termux it said "Termux was unable to install the boostrap packages."
Is there a method here on XDA that I can try (not really concerned about bricking - phone is pretty cheap at $89, so if it fails, I'll just grab another :laugh:
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It's the Cricket Wireless exclusive (or branded) version of the G6 Play. Used to have one like 7 phones ago...
OH crud. I was just informed by someone else that the PLUS and FORGE are the same - forge is just a brandname for cricket version of it.lol
ok, SOoooooo, I can assume that just using one of the methods listed here for play/plus should work for unlocking the boodloader. yes?
thanks guys - answers good enough.. i'll plow though it - if it bricks. they are cheap
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Unlocking moto bootloaders are all the same. If it can be unlocked
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Follow the unlocking steps, don't worry if it's on the list or not, the list has never been complete.
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ooooh ya
I did this on the forge - came up cannot be unlocked - any suggestions for another cheap phone that will work? I want to put Linux on it (want to do it myself - love tinkering)
Partial solution to one of my mentioned issues was the TERMUX failure to install.
I finally (it seemed to work on an old beater phone, and the only difference was that the beart did not have an SD card) found that the reason it would not install, was because it was installing on the SD card, the setting was an extended drive vs a portable drive. I changed it to portable drive and the TERMUX worked fine.
so - anyone having issues with similar aps, make sure you use your SD card as portable.
Hi
I'm new to the forum but have been doing a fair amount of research. I am stuck now though and would like a bit of help.
My situation is that I have a Xperia XA1 ultra (I know I should post in that device specific forum but not much seems to be happening there) I have a very specific problem that I have treated like a forensics problem.
The phone is locked by a pattern which has been guessed by another person so many times that the gatekeeper only allows one entry per day provided the phone is charged otherwise the timer resets.
It has not been rooted and ADB is disabled.
I have connected to it through fastboot and what I can gather is that it is running Android Oreo.
The system details are as follows:
Product: XA1 Ultra G3221
Build Number: 48.1.A.0.129
Chipset: Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20
Bootloader: Locked
My research has led me to the possibility of loading a recovery image into the RAM of the phone and accessing ADB that way. I tried this with a TWRP image but obviously it didn't work. There is a company called Cellebrite that claims to be able to load it's own boot/recovery image into the bootloader and gain entry that way, however the license is something like £10,000. I'm definitely not a commercial customer.
The final option for me would be to dump the memory via JTAG or chipoff, the contents would be encrypted but I found a blog where somebody had managed to find the location of the gesture.key file while the system was encrypted. I can't remember what the site was called though, it took me ages to find last time.
My main questions are does Sony sign the boot image with it's own keys or does it use the standard Android Verified Boot?
Does Sony reuse the same keys for signing across devices? Likely not but maybe
Is there a way to send specific instructions to the RAM via fastboot?
Does anybody know of an exploit that could be used?
Is there a way to extract the boot.img and recover the Sony keys?
If there any other docs, resources or ways to get the data that could help, I will gladly read and/or try them. I think this forum is probably the biggest resource one though but after a while the specific information needed gets harder to find.
The main thing is that I don't unlock the bootloader and flash anything. It's all got to be live and non data damaging.
I tried MTPwn on the off chance that it would work but nope, it was a no go.
If there was a way to utilise the mediatek exploit to gain entry from fastboot that would be excellent, or to use fastboot to dump the memory.
Thanks for reading, I hope someone can help.
Your thread was quite confusing at first as I wasn't sure what to look for exactly :/
That being said, you have your phone locked and you want to unlock it. However you don't want to flash or reset your device, you don't have root permission, you don't have debugger mode on and you don't want to unlock the bootloader, correct?
Basically you're asking for the impossible...
All I can think of is FROST attack. See article for details and source code.
You can also send your device to your nearest Sony service center and they can probably fix it with no memory loss.
Other than that, you MUST hard reset your phone if you want it back.
However should you come to your mind and realize the reality of the situation where you shouldn't be picky about it then you can start with flashing custom recovery. Or using third-party programs like dr.fone.
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Your thread was quite confusing at first as I wasn't sure what to look for exactly :/
That being said, you have your phone locked and you want to unlock it. However you don't want to flash or reset your device, you don't have root permission, you don't have debugger mode on and you don't want to unlock the bootloader, correct?
Basically you're asking for the impossible...
All I can think of is FROST attack. See article for details and source code.
You can also send your device to your nearest Sony service center and they can probably fix it with no memory loss.
Other than that, you MUST hard reset your phone if you want it back.
However should you come to your mind and realize the reality of the situation where you shouldn't be picky about it then you can start with flashing custom recovery. Or using third-party programs like dr.fone.
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Thanks for getting back to me, yes I realise it is asking for the impossible. I'll have a research around that article and see if I can find some information on how to write the program to dump the contents over USB. I tried Dr Fone but that only gave me the option of a hard reset.
My current line of attack is an exploit over USB called OATmeal, whereby a Raspberry Pi is used over OTG with a filesystem label of "../../data", it allows the filesystem of the phone to be mounted and data written off. It is a little complex and so I am struggling a bit with getting it to work. The team over at Project Zero have a good write-up of it so I'm following that and the POC at exploit-db to guide me through it.
I think I will be able to get the USB part to work but I'm not sure if I have to write a Java file to automatically run when /data is mounted, or if that's even possible.
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My current line of attack is an exploit over USB called OATmeal
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Not to make you frustrated, but this is an old exploit and I highly doubt it'd work on your device, unless your device security patch is older than 9-2018.
And you can't rollback on your security patch.
You should really consider flashing TWRP or other custom recovery. You have no other option.
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Not to make you frustrated, but this is an old exploit and I highly doubt it'd work on your device, unless your device security patch is older than 9-2018.
And you can't rollback on your security patch.
You should really consider flashing TWRP or other custom recovery. You have no other option.
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Fortunately the device hasn't been updated since around 2-2018 or 3-2018 so any exploit I can find from then onwards that I can use will be great. I really do get that the only realistic option is to unlock the bootloader and flash the recovery but the data needs to be recovered and I absolutely don't want to wipe it.
If I can't do it then it will gather dust until the end of time...
It seems that no matter what I say you won't realize the situation you are in.
I can only suggest to NEVER mess with the phone circuits or the motherboard. No matter which stupid yoututbe tutorial you saw. Those guys are douchebags who only know how to get views and don't care for whatever you/they do to your device.
Needless to say messing with the circuits or the motherboard require dexterity and experience which I'm positive you don't have.
As I said before if you send it to an authorized service center, then they can help you with it without memory loss.
Sending you device to a service center isn't an insult or an act of low self esteem. Service centers exist for a reason, and they're basically geeks who are too passionate about electronics and decided to make a living out of it.
Or maybe you can somehow use the EDL mode on the phone.
In Qualcomm devices the EDL mode is locked and can only be accessed by an authorized person who have the security code of your device. I don't know if it even exist in MTK devices.
Should you actually manage to boot into EDL mode - Assuming it exists and is unlocked - then BEWARE: EDL mode is very low level and any command can directly affect the kernel or compromise the system. Don't use commands you're not sure what do they do.
You can use EDL mode to recover the data from the phone then wipe it clean, then restore the data.
You cannot access memory with EDL mode, but you can access the current image on your device. And from which you can get the key file.
EDL mode is a very very powerful tool (Much more powerful than debugging, fastboot, or anything you may know of) as it doesn't need unlocked bootloader to use it and through which you can do anything to your device including flashing other ROMs.
Good luck on your impossible quest. Make sure to post updates should you find yourself stuck.
So, after downloading 100 files and extracting 100 files I finally realized thanks to the wonderful gents over here at XDA that my A716U has a locked bootloader, After shredding everything I own, I decided to cool off and write to my fellow mod fans and see what my options are....
To keep it short, my smart idea to keep my OEM Unlocking ticked while tethering on my A716U has left me frantic my identity will now be slashed all over the dark web after I realized the constant battery draining and unknown apps being installed on my device have been the sole reason of my frustrations with my A716U. I've tried factory reset both from the settings and in recovery mode, no security app seems to fully delete the malware files and after time the problem persists.
I'm really not looking to root my phone and only wanted to give it a fresh wipe and start from scratch without the havoc I've had to deal with recently on my device, If someone could please assist me in possibly getting this matter resolved without having to fork over the funds to unlock the bootloader with the DID number I have read about. Your efforts would be more then appreciated. I hate to add to my dilemma, but before I get rapped on forum talk let me just say ahead of time that I'm a fresh newbie to this tech, but can understand common sense when it comes to understanding how to follow directions, just bare with me on the sam2021 lingo if I may ask in advance? Thanks guys!
I dont understand
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I dont understand
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When i try to flash stock rom with odin I cant get odin to recognize my device?
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When i try to flash stock rom with odin I cant get odin to recognize my device?
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nvm the reason i was having troublw was because i was entring the bootloader from recovery mode.
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So, after downloading 100 files and extracting 100 files I finally realized thanks to the wonderful gents over here at XDA that my A716U has a locked bootloader, After shredding everything I own, I decided to cool off and write to my fellow mod fans and see what my options are....
To keep it short, my smart idea to keep my OEM Unlocking ticked while tethering on my A716U has left me frantic my identity will now be slashed all over the dark web after I realized the constant battery draining and unknown apps being installed on my device have been the sole reason of my frustrations with my A716U. I've tried factory reset both from the settings and in recovery mode, no security app seems to fully delete the malware files and after time the problem persists.
I'm really not looking to root my phone and only wanted to give it a fresh wipe and start from scratch without the havoc I've had to deal with recently on my device, If someone could please assist me in possibly getting this matter resolved without having to fork over the funds to unlock the bootloader with the DID number I have read about. Your efforts would be more then appreciated. I hate to add to my dilemma, but before I get rapped on forum talk let me just say ahead of time that I'm a fresh newbie to this tech, but can understand common sense when it comes to understanding how to follow directions, just bare with me on the sam2021 lingo if I may ask in advance? Thanks guys!
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Question, I have a unlocked A716U1 5G phone, would this mean that the phones boot loader is not locked, the phones OEM is unlocked as well, if so what's the next in rooting my phone? I really would appreciate some clarity .
Question, I have a unlocked A716U1 5G phone, would this mean that the phones boot loader is not locked, the phones OEM is unlocked as well, if so what's the next in rooting my phone? I really would appreciate some clarity .
Unlocked firmware does not mean bootloader unlocked. In order to root you will have to unlock bootloader.
[Android][UNSAMLOCK] Bootloader Unlock for Samsung US/Canada Devices
This thread is @svetius approved Important notice: Do not update to April 2023 security update (XXXXXXXXXXWCX) or later. Examples: G998USQS6EWCA, N986USQU4HWD1. Samsung has patched the bootloader unlock again on those updates. NOTE: The OneUI...
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