I've been trying to downgrade the firmware on ANE-LX3 -ANE-L23 with a locked bootloader. I've used the firmware C605 to successfully downgraded it to 8.0.0.148. Unfortunately, that is still to high for DC unlocker and HCU to read the bootloader code. There is a lower firmware available for this phone that I found in FF but I'm not able to downgrade it. I tried renaming files without success. I was wondering if anyone has this type of phone and if it is possible to downgrade it?
EDIT: 5/9/19 I noticed this thread has become a bit popular and thought I should updated it. Yes, It is possible to downgrade, and unlock the bootloader for ANE-LX3. Thanks to the help of Bryan stelios. I, however, only have the L23 (C605)variant and I'm not sure if it'll work on other variants. You have to pay 4 euros for DC Unlocker to the read bootloader
firmware: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AKI6...xport=download
https://mega.nz/#!AxMUmSqR!sxYdUAopK...jaauPKx-K9v8lM
Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W2A_zN1FNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nPiVVOFJaI
download the dload folder from the links above.
place it on the root of your sd card.
Press volume + and - and power button until starts installing firmware.
You might need to do a factory reset upon restart.
Go into settings and enable the following
USB debugging - activated
OEM unlock - I do not remember, search in Google if you have to deactivate it, or activate so that you do not bother the FRP
and that's it, that's how you downgrade to a low firmware that can be used with DC unlocker.
there are many guides to unlock the bootloader see here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...omplete-bootloader-unlock-root-guide-t3881779
But basically this is what happens next
Use DC Unlocker to read the bootloader. (Save this number!!)
unlock the bootloader by going into fastboot and then using the code (see link above to do that)
Once the bootloader is unlock you can restore the firmware in many ways, the way i did it was restoring it with the firmware I downloaded for the C605 variant from androidhost.ru restored firmware - update to latest update via settings, installed twrp and magisk and boom you are done.
EDIT: 5/9/19 I noticed this thread has become a bit popular and thought I should updated it. Yes, It is possible to downgrade, and unlock the bootloader for ANE-LX3. Thanks to the help of Bryan stelios. I, however, only have the L23 (C605)variant and I'm not sure if it'll work on other variants. You have to pay 4 euros for DC Unlocker to the read bootloader
firmware: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1AKI6...xport=download
https://mega.nz/#!AxMUmSqR!sxYdUAopK...jaauPKx-K9v8lM
Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W2A_zN1FNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nPiVVOFJaI
download the dload folder from the links above.
place it on the root of your sd card.
Press volume + and - and power button until starts installing firmware.
You might need to do a factory reset upon restart.
Go into settings and enable the following
USB debugging - activated
OEM unlock - I do not remember, search in Google if you have to deactivate it, or activate so that you do not bother the FRP
and that's it, that's how you downgrade to a low firmware that can be used with DC unlocker.
there are many guides to unlock the bootloader see here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...omplete-bootloader-unlock-root-guide-t3881779
But basically this is what happens next
Use DC Unlocker to read the bootloader. (Save this number!!)
unlock the bootloader by going into fastboot and then using the code (see link above to do that)
Once the bootloader is unlock you can restore the firmware in many ways, the way i did it was restoring it with the firmware I downloaded for the C605 variant from androidhost.ru restored firmware - update to latest update via settings, installed twrp and magisk and boom you are done.
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