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Default How To Get Bootloader Info

How can you get to the bootloader screen to find out if the phone is s-on or s-off?

I have been trying to hold volume down while the phone powers on and nothing seems to work.

All advice would be appreciated.

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Try holding volume down button and then select to restart your phone (in the power prompt). Worked for me.
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I have been trying to hold volume down while the phone powers on and nothing seems to work.
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You follow the steps you would in order to Perform a factory reset using the phone buttons

1. Remove the battery, wait for a few seconds, then reinsert the battery.

2. Press and hold the VOLUME DOWN button, and then briefly press the POWER
button.

3. Wait for the screen with the three Android images to appear, and then release
the VOLUME DOWN button.

The details should now be listed on the top line...
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Got it, that worked.
 
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That definitely worked well. Here is my screen.
 
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No need to pull the battery, just turn off Fast Boot (in Settings -> Power) before you shut down the phone. You can re-enable it afterwards of course.
 
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That definitely worked well. Here is my screen.
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