We would like to get the opportunity to unlock bootloader in LG phones

biostar · Oct 21, 2012

We would like to get the opportunity to unlock bootloader in LG phones

Petition about possibility to unlock bootloader

http://www.change.org/petitions/lg-electronics-seoul-we-would-like-to-get-the-opportunity-to-unlock-bootloader-in-lg-phones

edit:
Please Guys, I have the email for LG Developers that will help us to convey our votes to them
Email: developer@lge.com
Help us to send requesting to unlock the boot-loader
Best regards,

2015Ducatimulti · Oct 21, 2012

signed:laugh:

vijay2 · Oct 22, 2012

it,s time to announce to all mobile lovers....dont buy lg phones.......

bizzshow26 · Oct 22, 2012

I had my heart set on getting this on the 11th until I got a reply from lg saying the boot loader will be locked. Makes it hard to put this s3 down or pass up the note knowing that. So I'll wait in the wings if the boot loader is unlocked by devs here I may pick it up but not before

jaredcormier · Oct 22, 2012

Just Sprint?

bizzshow26 said:
I had my heart set on getting this on the 11th until I got a reply from lg saying the boot loader will be locked. Makes it hard to put this s3 down or pass up the note knowing that. So I'll wait in the wings if the boot loader is unlocked by devs here I may pick it up but not before

Just the Sprint one, or did they say anything about the AT&T variant too?

PhonePhanatic01 · Oct 22, 2012

wait this phone is going to have a locked bootloader?

jaredcormier · Oct 22, 2012

PhonePhanatic01 said:
wait this phone is going to have a locked bootloader?

Waiting to find out from people with the device, it's still an unknown.

marvsxxix · Oct 22, 2012

i read at android central that the optimus g got rooted

jaredcormier · Oct 22, 2012

marvsxxix said:
i read at android central that the optimus g got rooted

Doesn't mean anything...yet...

babymatteo · Oct 22, 2012

marvsxxix said:
i read at android central that the optimus g got rooted

Yah you don't need an unlocked bootloader to gain root access.

jaredcormier said:
Doesn't mean anything...yet...

+1. If you guys really want to get this beasty phone...i suggest you guys start signing the petition and pass it around to your friends and other forums. It's time to put an end to locked bootloaders by the manufacturers. It's our money so we should be able to use any way we want it.

Snow_fox · Oct 22, 2012

How much good will a petition actually do here?

Anyway, I sincerely hope there is a practical way for it to be unlocked.

I would never expect for the device itself to come unlocked but, I think it's fairly reasonable to hope there is a manufacturer provided way to unlock it.

rdw55a · Oct 23, 2012

PhonePhanatic01 said:
wait this phone is going to have a locked bootloader?

Yes a sorce at LG told Android Central today that it will indeed have a Locked Bootloader.

jaredcormier · Oct 24, 2012

rdw55a said:
Yes a sorce at LG told Android Central today that it will indeed have a Locked Bootloader.

Not a "source," it was LG tech support. I got the same "no reply" reply which I will gladly post for you below:

LG Support said:
Good Morning, Jared!

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics, I understand your concern, and it will be my pleasure to assist you as far as I am able.

The LG E970 will not be unlocked but I cannot say that it will be unlockable, but that I am looking into and will get back with you once an answer has been received...

Snow_fox · Oct 24, 2012

We should probably take tech support with a grain of salt.

jacklebott · Oct 24, 2012

Snow_fox said:
We should probably take tech support with a grain of salt.

Yeah, I don't know about LG specifically, but most tech support people don't know jack. Asking tech support is almost always less useful than checking XDA... or usually even a quick google search (heck, that's often what tech support resorts to)

Ilkinansr92 · Oct 24, 2012

Signed and you guys should put the link to petition in ur Sigs

Snow_fox · Oct 24, 2012

jacklebott said:
Yeah, I don't know about LG specifically, but most tech support people don't know jack. Asking tech support is almost always less useful than checking XDA... or usually even a quick google search (heck, that's often what tech support resorts to)

Yeah pretty much.

I'm still hopeful XDA will find a way around the locked bootloader.

I think it was the S3 or the Gnex on verizon had like 2,000$ bounty on breaking the bootloader.

AndroidHoneyComb · Oct 24, 2012

biostar said:
We would like to get the opportunity to unlock bootloader in LG phones

Petition about possibility to unlock bootloader

http://www.change.org/petitions/lg-electronics-seoul-we-would-like-to-get-the-opportunity-to-unlock-bootloader-in-lg-phones

edit:
Please Guys, I have the email for LG Developers that will help us to convey our votes to them
Email: developer@lge.com
Help us to send requesting to unlock the boot-loader
Best regards,

nice 1000 on the petition

jaredcormier · Oct 24, 2012

jacklebott said:
Yeah, I don't know about LG specifically, but most tech support people don't know jack. Asking tech support is almost always less useful than checking XDA... or usually even a quick google search (heck, that's often what tech support resorts to)

Professor Google usually has the answer... An XDA-style unboxing would be nice...

rumthin · Oct 24, 2012

I doubt it would be beneficial even if this phone had an unlocked bootloader. LG would likely never provide any meaningful support in the form of driver, kernel sources etc, so any functional AOSP/AOKP roms would be non existent.

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