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Hi, My S8+ got corrupted after an OS upgrade back in March 2020. It started with the phone running slow. Tried booting, but it continued running slower and slower. Now the phone won’t boot. Only the Samsung logo shows and still it’s running slow. I’ve tried replacing all of the ROM using Odin...

Hey XDA, Been a long time since I last posted. Long story short, phone was in my sister's posession. She now bought a Mi 9 SE and gave me this RN5 to fiddle with it. Apparently it hard-bricked itself. No, she doesn't fiddle with android devices, as in Rooting or unlocking bootloaders...

My asus zenfone max pro m1 has not been booting since the april 21st update. It boots completely, asks for pattern to decrypt storage and irrespective of whether or not i enter the pattern, it reboots. Looks like some system services are failing after boot and hence i need to wipe or clean flash...

Hello i was have issue with my deivce and i searched a lot to solve it on internet some of people just sold their phone to this problem and some replace the motherboard Finally i was able to solve it the problem is that you have kg state locked and when you try to flash any file it give this...

So, I tried installing Android 9 firmware on my Samsung Galaxy J7 Core SM-J701F used Odin to install it. Primarily I used TWRP, to delete/wipe the OS completely from the phone, then using Odin I installed Android 9. Upon booting I completed the first time setup. As soon as I reached the home...

Hi guys. My goal is to be able to use my AT&T phone/service as a 'hotspot' again, which I have been able to do with my Note 8, but can't get it to work on my Note 9 now. I'm familiar with the technical stuff (thanks to you guys over the years), but need to have an idea of what will solve my...

Is there still no way to unlock the bootloader and get a custom recovery onto an AT&T SGH-i527 Mega 6.3 over six years later? These phones are still popular despite having frequent hardware failures.

Today i flashed 11.0.5.0 china rom using (flash_all.bat) adb platform tool method. after flashing the rom, i flashed TWRP, Magisk and everything is working fine. But when i opened ADB Fastboot Tools to debloat the rom(without fastboot mode) it was showing the device is locked. but when i turned...

Hii, my question is, why my galaxy note 10 if was unlocked international, after i upgrade for Android 10 this say me that my network is locked again and i do not have permission for use my another network that not be t-Mobile. Please tell me why happennig this.

If you ever lock Your Samsung because of disabling Samsung Payments or by debloating and You have TWRP installed here is a fix. Boot to TWRP and using File Manager copy data/system/users/0/package-restrictions.xml to SD and then copy this file to PC to and open in notepad or any text editor...

Hello, I faced this strange fact when I updated the ROM from 10.3.3 to 11.0.3 via MiFlash Tool. The booting up screen of the phone says "unlocked", but in the ROM's developer's options it says that my BL is still locked. Using XiaoMiADB/Fastboot tools also it says that my BL it's locked. This is...

In a dilemma and hoping to get the answer from like minded and knowledgeable folks. So I am trading in my S10+ for the Note 10+. Samsung is offering $600 off when trading the S10+ for an unlocked Note 10+ or $450 for a T-Mobile locked Note 10+. This is on top off the $200 they are giving for...

It appears that my Pixel 3a XL, bought from Google, is now locked after using a Verizon SIM. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way around this? The OEM bootloader is now grayed out and nothing I've seen posted to unlock the phone works. I thought that if you bought the phone from...

Hi I have Moto E3 from England probably from tesco. I thinked that it want from me pin for my sim, but i don't have pin and I try too many times and locked slot permanently. Now I know that E3 wanted from me unlock code not pin..... Can someone smarter than me in this subject tell what can I do...

Hi Guyz I had a working One Plus 6 , never flashed anything nor root it . My boot-loader is still locked. One day while lying on table it got hanged and became unresponsive when I restarted it with power key , first it took a while to start and then ended up with screen saying 'QUALCOMM Clash...

I has got a Redmi 6 (MIUI 10) from my friend around 2 weeks ago to bypass Mi Account Lock. And after tapping 10 times on lock icon I accidentally discovered something that looks like a code. The code does not change after phone restart or data wipe from Recovery. Tested this code as Mi Account...

So my friend gave me this phone since he forgot the pin and the google account. The data in this phone is not important but the problem here is that: 1. Cant get to ADB because my PC is not authorized (he did enabled USB debugging though) 2. No way of unlocking the device (running on nougat)...

To make a long story short, I recently got screwed and am now stuck with a Sprint S8+. How can I unlock it and use it on tmo? I saw a few websites that charge a fee to do so, are they legit? I rather do it on my own if possible.

The title says it all. Sometimes the bootloop goes away and the initial installation screen appears but siomehow it doesn't find ANY wifi network nor mobile data connection and it doesn't let me do anything else like continuing the installation. Root of this situation...

Hey, I bought a mi 8, loved it, tried to reflash the global rom to fix Google Pay issues, managed to brick it while installing TWRP. Have now tried reflashing the global ROM with MiFlash only to find a message that says "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device". Now the bootloader...

Is there any way to enter EDL mode without open the back case of the phone? I'm asking this, because I do not want to open the back case. I read somewhere in internet, someone says; "If you make phone ARB4, and then try to install ARB3 rom to that device, it will be bricked and will be opening...

I mean how do I go completely back to stock because I unlocked my bootloader and I relock it but now I cant pass safety net and some apps don't work even with my bootloader locked and rom completely stock

What do you guys think about this unlock service webpage Cellunlocker dot net does it works? is it legit? as I want to unlock my moto z2 force locked to Tmobile usa

Hi, My phone is stuck at boot error boot.img keeps rebooting, unable to boot to recovery (can only access erecovery) bootloader unlocked, frp locked I tried using dload method to flash stock firmware but each time installation fails at 5% and I am not getting anywhere with it. MODEL -...

Hi, it's been three hours already and I'm desperate. I'm sure that thousands of people asked this, but I always found fragmentary posts or not a step-by-step guide (and proper succession is mandatory I suppose?) So the question is - how to unroot the phone for warranty? 1. It was rooted with...

Hello guys, I have a LS997 and it was unlocked and was useful with my carrier (Telcel) until today. I accidentally choosed "CDMA+/LTE EVO" on the "Select Preferred options), on settings -> more -> mobile networks -> set Preferred network. The signal went out and I'm unabled to make calls and...

I have MI5s Plus Phone has a locked bootloader. Wife forgotten the lockscreen pattern and debugging was not turned on. So cannot access via ADB. Mi account, Google account not connected. I have pictures of my infant for past 2 years in the phone. Which is very important for me. I am...

GREAT NEWS I MANAGED TO GET ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER ALL YOU NEED IS TO 1.download your firmware and extract it 2.extract the boot.img from the firmware and put it on your phone REMEMBER WHERE YOU PUT IT SINCE YOU WILL NEED THIS! 3download magiskmanager install it and open it...

So long story short, my rom (nitrogenOS, great rom BTW) got corrupt (or so I thought) and I had to wipe all data to re-install it clean. But now I'm in a position where my phone has no rom, no recovery (neither TWRP nor stock) and both my bootloader and bootloader critical are locked (Last time...

if you have unlocked your bootloader status and you want your original 'Locked' status instead of 'ReLocked' status, follow the procedure. 1. fastboot reboot bootloader 2. fastboot oem relock UnlockCode this will ReLock your bootloader 3. switch on your phone, go to developer menu and...

Hello xda, my cousin owns the P8Lite (PRA-LX1) and gave it to me to attempt unbricking it. The device is stuck in a permanent bootloop, showing the Huawei logo. When pressing the power button for ~10s, it simply turns itself on again (even when not connected to a PC or the wall socket), which...

Like the title said, my Mi6 locked bootloader after root and flashing twrp, why is that? thanks whoever kindly heart to answer this :)

Hi together, due to the great price for the phone via Sprint, there are several pretty cheap ones also on ebay. I want to use the phone only outside the US (Germany) - is there any problem when it is locked to Sprint? Few years ago i imported a Verizon Locked Photon Q, and as i remember it was...

I Have forgotten my security pin-code and I am using stock rom and recovery. Android Nougat. somebody help me with it I cant use my phone its been so long I am trying but failed and usb debugging was turned off in developer mode. Please guide me how do I get rid of this pin code...

[SOLVED] It was installed in the Secure Folder.. that's why I couldn't find it. I managed to install Avast, and then install it on the Secure Folder. Following that I ran Avast scan inside the secure folder and it found the apk and removed it. Pesky app.. Recently downloaded an apk that locked...

I have a Nexus 5x H790, the bootloader is locked (by mistake), can't access the system beacuse it's have bootloader version BHZ11m, baseband M8994F-2.6.22.0.56 and i can't flash bootloader, radio, etc. It get stuck on google logo. thanks. ------------------- Edit flashing an OTA update by...

I dutifully searched & couldn't find a thread here on restoring a nand backup… I tried to restore one & I got a msg abt how it won't work on a read only setting- but I saw elsewhere there are probs relating to restoring a nand b/u on a U11… All help appreciated, TIA, oldwolf

Hi ! My Nexus 9 was stucked on the bootscreen loop, I solved that using a factory reset. Now the FRP is asking for the account that I know, the password is OK (I can login into GMail in a web browser) and has NOT been changed but a message told me to wait 24 hours because the password has been...

Good evening all. I have an SGP771 which I have owned for over a year now. I have been reading up about rooting and flashing this device. At the moment I am in a quandary as to whether I can unlock the bootloader or not. When I enter. *#*#7378423#*#* into the dialer and look at the...

Hello guys =) Since about 2 weeks I have the problem that my screen does not rotate by itself. I have already tested various firmwares also Kernels. Everything has not helped. If you also have this problem I would be glad if we as a community the solution can find. For me it occurred from the...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some help from the wise community here at xda developers, my Samsung Note 3 screen got broke a while back, i've been dealing with it but now it has stopped lighting up entirely and is totally unresponsive.... unluckily for me USB debugging doesn't seem to be enabled...

I run 'fastboot oem get_unlock_data' and, according to Motorola, my Cricket Moto E XT1021[ (1st Gen) is not eligible for bootloader unlock. Can it still be rooted? (bootloader) cid: 0x0010

Hello, i have a retail xt1097, its already updated to marshmallow, dont really need to be root forever but i need at least temporal root to do some one-time minor changes, such as install my desired launcher as system, led for battery, hostfile and such. The problem is i dont want to unlock the...

I was running the Taiwan ROM on my phone but went back to the Japan version when the Marshmallow update was released. Now the phone is screwed :( It started off with the phone asking for a 'Network subsystem code' so the phone was essentially network locked and could only be accessed if the SIM...

Hello all!!! I got a sim from another providor, poped it in and message on lg G3 says "not Verizon sim" ok what ever I checked SIM card info via apps and it sees the providor and the sim but the phone will not connect to it and just says invalid. I checked the sim state and it says NETWORK...

Hi Guys, I installed TWRP in my Mi Max (32GB) (locked BL) yesterday by replacing stock recovery.img with twrp image and flashing that miui8 dev build through MiFlash in EDL mode. After that my total space was showing nearly 8GB. To mention, I followed all steps properly like clearing dalvik...

Hi Guys, I installed TWRP in my Mi Max (32GB) (locked BL) yesterday by replacing stock recovery.img with twrp image and flashing that miui8 dev build through MiFlash in EDL mode. After that my total space was showing nearly 8GB. To mention, I followed all steps properly like clearing dalvik...

Hi everyone, I've recently forgotten the pin on my HTC Device. Unfortunately whenever i've tried to boot into recovery mode, there exists no recovery option. The bootloader is locked and i have no idea how to reset it without unlocking the device. Any and all help is appreciated.

Looking for a good, slimmRom that doesn't consume a hella lot of storage or ram. Would be great if it was on android 6, any suggestions? Has to be able to work on a locked bootloader too :P

How do I go back to "Locked" in download mode instead of "Relocked?" OK, so yesterday, I attempted to go back to stock because I got the marshmallow prep update on my metro pcs desire 626s. It was successful except for one thing. In download mode, it says ***Re-Locked*** and not ***Locked***. I...