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[exocetdj]

I have just unlocked bootloader on the latest Fold 3 F926b Beta and the camera is fully functional!!! - Seems sammy have finally done away with this silly thing lol!!

Please see vid below - i will upload another showing proof of boot splash red text then camera working

 

[exocetdj]

here is a video showing the angry warning text and the device booting and me using the camera

 

[exocetdj]

So there we have it! hopefully development will take off a bit now and also apologies!!!

Had i bothered to tinker in the last couple of weeks we may have known this earlier!!!!

 

[exocetdj]

Finally........

 

[exocetdj]

After testing i now know which file can fix the camera on B1 - its to risky to flash it on android 11 as i almost lost download mode SO I AM NOT GOING TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS FILE JUST YET - THERE WILL BE ONE LOON WHO FLASHES IT ON A11 WHILST ROOTED AND LOOSES DOWNLOAD FOREVER

The camera issue was actually "fixed" in beta 2 ZUKA!!!

- i have tested this on B1 where camera broke on BL unlock and also on android 11 fixing the camera issue but causing download mode issuses.

What this means is that we have something to possibly bite back with should sammy lock down the cameras again


Big thanks to @dr.ketan for the help in finding this

 

[MartinJiao]

Does f926n have to wait until Android 12 is updated to brush the machine normally, and the camera will not be locked

 

[exocetdj]

Does f926n have to wait until Android 12 is updated to brush the machine normally, and the camera will not be locked

Flash beta2 or 3 for the N model and you should hopefully find you can unlock bootloader and camera will work.

We do not have root on beta yet though so it maybe a week or two till we can be rooted and use camera

 

[domineus]

Great for international folks. Meanwhile *cries in US*

 

[exocetdj]

Great for international folks. Meanwhile *cries in US*

do you still have cam lock on the US variant on Beta 2 or three?

 

[exocetdj]

Can anyone in Korea who has had the stable OTA please try and unlock bootloader to see if camera works?

 

[domineus]

do you still have cam lock on the US variant on Beta 2 or three?

it doesn't show up in the settings but that isn't a huge surprise

 

[Star-7]

韩国任何拥有稳定OTA的人都可以尝试解锁引导加载程序以查看相机是否正常工作？

In fact, our f926n friends tested it in oneui4.0. After unlocking BL, the camera is still unusable, even though Samsung did not mention that unlocking BL in the 4.0 unlocking BL interface will lead to the inability to use the camera

 

[ultramag69]

I'm pretty sure the ZUKG rom is the beta, isn't it?
You may find once the stable release hits out Folds this will once again be locked down and the cameras won't work once the bootloader is unlocked.

 

[ParadoxLogic]

I have just unlocked bootloader on the latest Fold 3 F926b Beta and the camera is fully functional!!! - Seems sammy have finally done away with this silly thing lol!!

Please see vid below - i will upload another showing proof of boot splash red text then camera working

Awesome

 

[ParadoxLogic]

I have just unlocked bootloader on the latest Fold 3 F926b Beta and the camera is fully functional!!! - Seems sammy have finally done away with this silly thing lol!!

Please see vid below - i will upload another showing proof of boot splash red text then camera working

Please can you post a link to the F926B rom that you used?

I cant find it anywhere.

Thankyou in advance

 

[kepke]

Please can you post a link to the F266B rom that you used?

I cant find it anywhere.

Thankyou in advance

Yeah, I can't find that either.
I would also love a simple guide of some sort for stupid old people like me, how to root that unlocked boot loader beta version
Thanks in advance


Edit:
I wonder if that's the link for Beta 2 for 926B

Edit 2:
Aaaand I wonder if this is the link for Beta 3?

 

[exocetdj]

we cannot root beta yet (or i have been unable too and no one else has even bothered trying lol)

I think we will stand a better chance when we have full firmware and source code but early indications from the "stable" korean version is that Samsung are still killing cameras on bootloader unlock

 

[fujiko_T]

we cannot root beta yet (or i have been unable too and no one else has even bothered trying lol)

I think we will stand a better chance when we have full firmware and source code but early indications from the "stable" korean version is that Samsung are still killing cameras on bootloader unlock

I tried unlocking BL of F926N (not B) after installation of OTA update a12 (BUL4) released on 12/15, but camera was still dead as mentioned above. And rooting via magisk didn't work well either. So I reflashed firmware of a11 (AUJ7) using Odin and rooted without TWRP.

 

[exocetdj]

EDIT: Samsung have really redeemed themselves! my moaning below is now moot


This all confirms that this has been a deliberate move by Samsung to impede the modding community

yes they have done this before with knox etc etc but killing a fundamental piece of the device's hardware just because they don't like rooting is wrong and also probably ILLEGAL if they are not advising in the Download mode screen that this is what will happen.

There has been no statement as to why, they are behaving like the insulting kid in class who hides behind the teacher when the class revolts at their actions lol.

I invite Someone from Samsung to explain whats going on and why they are doing this of course, but silence will prevail with all things Fold 3 (much like it did with the first "fix" that was trumpeted on twitter months ago)

I am hopeful that the workaround i have found with @dr.ketan will see us good for a bit when the release firmware for android 12 eventually lands in Summer of 2022 (yes im being a grumpy sarcastic child today lol) but that will no doubt be patched by these Sammy psychopaths against modding eventually.

 

[exocetdj]

Edit - now moot