Yeah, it's a reputable source. I don't find this article surprising at all. Locked bootloaders seem to be more of a U.S. thing, and in particular, a Verizon thing.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Bootloader - Unlocked Thread
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Yeah, it's a reputable source. I don't find this article surprising at all. Locked bootloaders seem to be more of a U.S. thing, and in particular, a Verizon thing.
Yeah, after digging a little deeper, the method I linked excludes US variant snapdragons (shocker). I have a SM-G965U and I check XDA periodically to see if anyone has figured out an exploit to unlock the bootloader.... I hate bloatware with a passion.
Thanks for responding.
Yeah, I thought that in all your excitement, you might have missed the part about the US models. And everybody puts bloatware on their phones to some degree, but Verizon is just the WORST. My S5 came with a locked bootloader, but people much smarter than myself figured out a way to unlock it. It is a cat-and-mouse game, and the cats seem to be winning. At least for now.
I have a galaxy S9 SM-G960U and would to know how to unlock the bootloader and the phone do not have fastboot so I can't root my phone.
And at the very least I would like to know how to stop my phone from updating until a solution come along. can someone help thanks
And at the very least I would like to know how to stop my phone from updating until a solution come along. can someone help thanks
Do you know if this can still be done on a latin american Snapdragon version on android Pie? (I believe I've seen this tutorial floating around before android pie was available for the S9).
I might want to give it a try, but I want to make sure that this method is l compatible with android pie.
Another (broader?) question is: After unlocking and flashing TWRP, What´s available for the snapdragon version? I mean, I´ve seen little activity in the snadragon forum (I still appreciate the effort put by the devs in there). Is there something that might make the risk worth it? I mean, nowadays there´re a lots of things we used to unlock and root for, but most of those things are already available in one way or another without the need to root or flash anything. I´ve been away from the forums for a while, sorry if this sounds wrong, im not saying this in a demanding way. Just wanted to know if there was something nice I might have missed.
Yes, the Latin America Galaxy S9 (SM-G9600) and S9+ (SM-G9650) have fully unlockable bootloaders, and work 100% fine in the US. Depending on the region yours comes from they might not work straight out of the box, but at least one of the CSCs work just fine in the US, and you can even go further and (once your BL is unlocked) flash a CSC from the US models (SM-G960U/SM-G965U) to get most things working.
As for "risk", there is no "risk" involved. The worst thing that will happen is you soft brick the device, in which case simply flashing stock will put everything back. The biggest risk involved is Samsung's stupid protection software that will, if you don't 100% correctly follow the right procedure when flashing modified software after unlocking, re-lock your bootloader and prevent you from flashing modified software again for 2 weeks.
As for whats available, there isnt much last I checked. Someone was working on Lineage at one point, but I don't know the current status. At the very least, simply running stock with Magisk root works 100% fine.
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I cant remember now.. this was like 4 years ago ive have dozens of devices since then. Im surprised people are even still using S9s in 2022 honestly.
Can we please focus on the OP question? I thought I saw software which could do it. Root the snapdragon. I bet getting the su binary on there would be easier than disabling bootloader. Perhaps a tool exists that hasn't been mentioned here? The thread is ****, but maybe we can at least make it rewarding to suffer through?
Check out this thread I found
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Missing OEM unlock toggle on Samsung Galaxy S9
I've found numerous guides online on how to fix the missing OEM unlock toggle on Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960U) running Android 10. I've been able to follow all steps except for the last one before
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Fix Missing OEM Unlock Toggle on Samsung Galaxy Devices (Guide)
Are you facing the missing OEM unlock issue on your Samsung Galaxy device? That’s because your phone has entered the Prenormal RMM/KG state. However, if you’d like to bypass it, then you can follow…
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This says it all.
Go exynos, snapdragons are a waste of time if you want an unlocked bootloader and development
The Chinese devices are snaps and BL unlocked also but see next to no development. So again exynos is a better choice
sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE2
That's because we all know the snapdragon ones will be locked, if you want an unlocked bootloader get the european one.2
I said could, not would.
And show me a documented case where someone took an exynos device in for warranty work in a snapdragon market then you have something to talk about.
Not going to happen, i went through this in Canada with the note 7. Even under those extreme circumstances samsung Canada wouldn't touch it.
Dude if you havent been through it first hand probably best not to comment on it. And if you have been through it with success please tell us exactly how you made it happen2
It could be with things like YouTube videos and public employment records, but I'm not interested in prostrating myself like that that to win an internet argument.
It has been fun debating with you. Glad we kept it civil. I wish this still happened more often here :good: :good: :good: :highfive: :highfive: :highfive:2
How many phones with knox tripped has samsung fixed for you under warranty? Illegal schmiegel no one is going to take samsung to court in the US if the service center denies you warranty if knox is tripped.
