Bootloader Unlock/Root - What I've Got So Far <Updated 5/22>

[solitarywarrior1]

11/21: Note from those working on root: "Do not update past ZV6 at this time, as we're working on a root method for ZV5 and ZV6"

[OLDER]

5/22: Sorry for not keeping this updated guys.

Promising developments on the Snapdragon 820-based S7/Edge HERE

G5 Root bounty thread HERE

All in all, it looks like root's on its way! Please keep posing any root/unlock related info you see and I'll keep this updated.

UPDATE: It appears that they've achieved root on the T-Mobile variant and a tool should be forthcoming.

No word yet on whether or not this applies to us, but here's hoping!

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlieyd9CP7Q

EDIT: It's confirmed, the bootloader on all of the snapdragon G5's is locked down tight.

It looks like there's not much we can do until someone figures out a way to crack the bootloader.

Sooo, it appears we've got the "Enable OEM unlock" option in our Developer Settings, but so far I've not been able to get the phone into Fastboot mode to actually perform the unlock.
I do have the following observations if they'll help anyone:

With the phone powered off, the following options are available:
Power+Volume Down - Boot to Recovery
Power+Volume Up+Volume Down - Displays Phone Identity (IMEI, etc.)
Volume Up+Connect to PC - Download Mode

Attempting to reboot to bootloader via adb command or from the stock recovery results in a normal system boot.

Hope somebody can use this.

 

[blarg]

yeah, I saw that. Hopefully that means root is possible. Great phone but I'd like it a whole lot more if I could get at the hosts file for ad blocking and a couple of other tweaks I'm used to.

 

[bdsullivan]

Does the same method that the people over on the tmobil version work. They already have twrp posted.

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[solitarywarrior1]

Does the same method that the people over on the tmobil version work. They already have twrp posted.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

I looked at that thread again today. Looks like it was an April Fools...
The dev has TWRP builds that SHOULD work, but no way to flash them, as all variants appear locked.

 

[KennyG123]

Does the same method that the people over on the tmobil version work. They already have twrp posted.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

I edited the title to show "Not Working" for that version. I left the thread open however because they are discussing attempts to get through it.

 

[kmyerslp]

Looks like it will be the g4 all over again. Its a shame.

Sent from my LGLS991 using Tapatalk

 

[blarg]

...but the g4 has been rooted

 

[joeyhdownsouth]

Give it some time.

sent from my g5

 

[eloko]

How long it took to get root on g4?

 

[daddymikey1975]

...but the g4 has been rooted

Not on marshmallow. Just lollipop.

Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

 

[blarg]

some progress has been made, apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlieyd9CP7Q

 

[djxn40]

some progress has been made, apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlieyd9CP7Q

Awesome!

Sent from my SM-N920C using Tapatalk

 

[bdsullivan]

Has anyone on sprint attempted this yet?

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[blarg]

attempted what? its a work in progress. decryption is still not working, and the method hasn't been released or turned into an easy repeatable process yet. It's just a proof of concept and proof that it CAN be done right now.

 

[Warboy]

Just a side note, tried adb reboot recovery and it wiped my phone, don't do that lol.

 

[Martin6040]

Just a side note, tried adb reboot recovery and it wiped my phone, don't do that lol.

When you say it wiped your phone, did it completely wipe the system partition? or did it do a factory reset type wipe?

My phone got all weird during activation and it thinks it activated even though I get no service, when I did a factory reset from inside the OS, when the phone turned on, it assumed it was already configured on the network and actually asked me to manually put in date and time and didn't ask to sign into a google account or connect to wifi, I'm trying to do a full factory reset to try and get it to go through the activation process again.

 

[geeksmurf]

I'm trying to do a full factory reset to try and get it to go through the activation process again.

In the dialer do ##RTN# then reset and enter your MSL. If you don't have it you can use the guide to get it.

 

[Warboy]

adb reboot recovery seemed to do a full reset, with user data partition completely erased since it was encrypted. Also it had to reactivate itself.

 

[slacker503]

I now have the ls992 and the vs987. If I can contribute in any way, please let me know.

Sent from my LGLS992 using XDA-Developers mobile app

 

[Fredo2000]

adb reboot recovery seemed to do a full reset, with user data partition completely erased since it was encrypted. Also it had to reactivate itself.

That doesn't seem to happen anymore, as when I tried this it worked fine