Easy way to relock bootloader?

thiagow

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This is absolutely correct. OEM unlock toggled back and reboot.
BL now shows as locked.
Thanks. :good:
I'm in the same situation. Just to understand better, after the 7 days the toggle was back and you turned it off- after rebooting Google Pay started working again? Thanks!
 
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Replying to myself and anyone else that face the same issue: YES, it's simple like that. Wait 7 days, lock OEM again, reboot the phone and all done ;) Any secure app will start working again!
sorry for bothering you again with the same question but i just want to make things clearer since i'm a newbie in this Samsung thread (just moved from sony)
So basically i'm having S8+, lastest firmware (android security patch is October 2018), unlock OEM (is OEM bootloader because Sony has different way to unlock bootloader and after unlocking it then some cool features will be disappeared so i don't want the same with my samsung)
if i unlock OEM now and root and install TWRP or whatever kinds of fun that unlock bootloader may offer me
THEN
when i'm bored of those stuff, may i go back to normal and enjoy my old plain S8+ with locked OEM (aka locked bootloader??) with your method? (flash stock firmware, wait for the toggle appear, turn it off and voila, everything is locked)
as the name suggests, i've spent a long time with sony and i know locking bootloader on my xz1 is not available yet so i must be careful with both my devices.
Thank you soo much in advance and hope to hear from you soon :fingers-crossed:
 

sefrcoko

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sorry for bothering you again with the same question but i just want to make things clearer since i'm a newbie in this Samsung thread (just moved from sony)
So basically i'm having S8+, lastest firmware (android security patch is October 2018), unlock OEM (is OEM bootloader because Sony has different way to unlock bootloader and after unlocking it then some cool features will be disappeared so i don't want the same with my samsung)
if i unlock OEM now and root and install TWRP or whatever kinds of fun that unlock bootloader may offer me
THEN
when i'm bored of those stuff, may i go back to normal and enjoy my old plain S8+ with locked OEM (aka locked bootloader??) with your method? (flash stock firmware, wait for the toggle appear, turn it off and voila, everything is locked)
as the name suggests, i've spent a long time with sony and i know locking bootloader on my xz1 is not available yet so i must be careful with both my devices.
Thank you soo much in advance and hope to hear from you soon :fingers-crossed:
If you root then you can always flash stock firmware to unroot, but you will still lose some features forever (secure folder, etc.). Once Knox is tripped it can't be undone!