Yeah the title says it all. Just wondering if that's possible or not since I'm not sure if I'd have to wait for a week for my phone to be unlocked, while I could get the job done in no time.
If unlocking the bootloader is required, then would force unlocking it using mtkclient work (triggers bootloop, haven't tried to relock it and see if it fixes it)? Or will it only work through official bootloader unlocking?
No, you need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash a recovery over the stock one
zSyntex said:
No, you need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash a recovery over the stock one
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Oh, alright then. Thanks. But can I just force unlock it or is official unlocking required?
YLTN said:
Oh, alright then. Thanks. But can I just force unlock it or is official unlocking required?
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You need to unlock first, since locked bootloader will block any flash over system partitions
zSyntex said:
You need to unlock first, since locked bootloader will block any flash over system partitions
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I meant if I should unlock it using the official method, or using the mtkclient method?
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I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
nfremd said:
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
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Not on 5.1
nfremd said:
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
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Please click the top link in my signature for more information about locking the bootloader.
cam30era said:
Not on 5.1
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Why is that the case? I was able to unlock flash 5.0, relock and side load 5.1. Did Google change something in 5.1?
nfremd said:
Why is that the case? I was able to unlock flash 5.0, relock and side load 5.1. Did Google change something in 5.1?
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Yes. Very much so.
problem is.. you now have to enable oem unlocking, to unlock the bootloader. technically, you can still be rooted and lock your bootloader. but the problem is that some have gone back and relocked their bootloader(not with root i dont think so) only to find that they cant boot up, that they end up with a boot loop. and then they cant unlock their bootloaders to flash the factory.img, because you need to check that setting first, to unlock the bootloader. honestly, i think someone with root, and twrp, would be able to. if not, you can fix it by formatting a few things(if you have twrp).
nfremd said:
I'm interested in rooting my nexus 6. I know that you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root the phone and install a custom recovery. But after all of that is done is it ok for me to re-lock the bootloader for security reasons or will it have any issues?
Thanks in advance.
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If you have a custom recovery installed, then having a locked bootloader is no more secure than having an unlocked one...
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So I unlocked(htcdev) and rooted(twrp) and now I wounder if I should re-lock for security? I read that the boot-loader could have an authorized os list. Since both the system and recovery are os's would a re-lock put twrp out of control?
Thanks
I'd like to know this also. Fortunately relocking seems to be easy.
micnolmad said:
So I unlocked(htcdev) and rooted(twrp) and now I wounder if I should re-lock for security? I read that the boot-loader could have an authorized os list. Since both the system and recovery are os's would a re-lock put twrp out of control?
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Musicbee said:
I'd like to know this also. Fortunately relocking seems to be easy.
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Never relock with custom roms or custom recovery still installed on your phone, this will result in bootloop.
Only way to stop this bootloop will be to unlock again but unlocking the bootloader require the stock recovery to be installed.
So with custom recovery installed and bootloader relocked = bootloop = can't unlock again. You'll have to reflash the whole firmware in ruu mode to get back the stock recovery over the custom one and then you'll be able to re-unlock to stop the bootloop.
So short answer, don't relock when not 100% stock
Ich, thanks! Glad I asked first instead of taking the chance..
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hello guys ) i just wanna ask if its possible to flash android m with nexus root toolkit or no ??
Apparently, yes. https://plus.google.com/113329792100896065459/posts/ZFUJD6Yn4hm
jj14 said:
Apparently, yes. https://plus.google.com/113329792100896065459/posts/ZFUJD6Yn4hm
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thank you for the fast reply
Yes I followed those steps and flashed it perfectly.
BossJ said:
Yes I followed those steps and flashed it perfectly.
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yeah same here, everything went more then well.
Should I relock the bootloader after flashing M ?
M5Rahul said:
Should I relock the bootloader after flashing M ?
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NOOO!!!!
To many folks have encountered an issue that soft-bricked their device afterwards.
You will still receive OTA with an unlocked bootloader.
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Should I relock the bootloader after flashing M ?
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you can relock it (safer) but if you want to flash any new rom later you will loose all your data. cause everytime you flash you need to unlock the bootloader. its up to you
stricker said:
you can relock it (safer) but if you want to flash any new rom later you will loose all your data. cause everytime you flash you need to unlock the bootloader. its up to you
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Hang on now, lets be clear about the advice that we're giving here.
Yes, a locked bootloader is safer if a thief were to get his hands on your device. However, locking the bootloader has a whole host of other problems linked to it. For example, if you end up in a boot loop with a locked bootloader because something breaks in the rom or kernel, if you have stock recovery, you can never unlock the bootloader again, without sending it for repair.
I would suggest people using experimental ROMs should keep their bootloader unlcoked to avoid this
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Hang on now, lets be clear about the advice that we're giving here.
Yes, a locked bootloader is safer if a thief were to get his hands on your device. However, locking the bootloader has a whole host of other problems linked to it. For example, if you end up in a boot loop with a locked bootloader because something breaks in the rom or kernel, if you have stock recovery, you can never unlock the bootloader again, without sending it for repair.
I would suggest people using experimental ROMs should keep their bootloader unlcoked to avoid this
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If I did lock the boot loader, can it not be unlocked again using NRT ? I'm wondering since this (Android M) is an official release from Google, there should be a way to unlock the Boot loader if someone wants to roll back to lollipop ... Am I wrong in this assumption ?
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M5Rahul said:
If I did lock the boot loader, can it not be unlocked again using NRT ? I'm wondering since this (Android M) is an official release from Google, there should be a way to unlock the Boot loader if someone wants to roll back to lollipop ... Am I wrong in this assumption ?
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It's a security feature whereby if you do not have "enable OEM unlocking" set in the rom, you cannot unlock the bootloader. If you don't have it set, have stock recovery then have a rom that will not boot, you cannot set that, ergo cannot unlock the bootloader. If you're going to mess with exxperiemental previews, I would suggest not re-locking the bootloader.
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It's a security feature whereby if you do not have "enable OEM unlocking" set in the rom, you cannot unlock the bootloader. If you don't have it set, have stock recovery then have a rom that will not boot, you cannot set that, ergo cannot unlock the bootloader. If you're going to mess with exxperiemental previews, I would suggest not re-locking the bootloader.
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I just checked and the 'OEM unlocking' option is turned on under Dev Options.
So, can I unlock the bootloader and flash back to 5.1.1 ?
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M5Rahul said:
I just checked and the 'OEM unlocking' option is turned on under Dev Options.
So, can I unlock the bootloader and flash back to 5.1.1 ?
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So I am the prime v6. 5 rom. I have twrp, I'm rooted and I have xposed. Would installing the 6.6 update brick the phone? I just don't have the bootloader unlocked. Any help is appreciated!
I thought you had to have an unlocked bootloader in order to install TWRP and root. Are you sure your bootloader is locked?
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I thought you had to have an unlocked bootloader in order to install TWRP and root. Are you sure your bootloader is locked?
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Is there a way to check this?
Remix245 said:
Is there a way to check this?
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I got twrp and root without unlocking the bootloader.
I ended up doing that later by running rootjunky's script. It will wipe your data. So you would know if your bootloader was unlocked. If you look on his thread, he has a way for you to check.
Of course this all assumes you aren't on 6.6.
jacewt said:
I got twrp and root without unlocking the bootloader.
I ended up doing that later. Of course this all assumes you aren't on 6.6.
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Coltondrg has an update for 6.6 to side load. Has anyone side loaded it.?
Remix245 said:
Is there a way to check this?
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot getvar all
Hello. I wanted to root my redmi note 10s, and I unlocked the bootloader. But after reflexion, i want to cancel it, cause root will not be useful as I thought. Is it possible to relock the bootloader? And if yes, will the process erase all data ? And will everything be back like before? For example, will I be allowed to use Google One, witch doesn't work on bootloader unlocked devices ? Thanks by advance
XibalbaM said:
Hello. I wanted to root my redmi note 10s, and I unlocked the bootloader. But after reflexion, i want to cancel it, cause root will not be useful as I thought. Is it possible to relock the bootloader? And if yes, will the process erase all data ? And will everything be back like before? For example, will I be allowed to use Google One, witch doesn't work on bootloader unlocked devices ? Thanks by advance
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yes, relocking the bootloader will erase all your data, to do so just use miflash and select the option clean flash and lock
tutibreaker said:
yes, relocking the bootloader will erase all your data, to do so just use miflash and select the option clean flash and lock
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Thanks, and for Google one ?
XibalbaM said:
Thanks, and for Google one ?
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i m using it with unlocked bootloader
tutibreaker said:
i m using it with unlocked bootloader
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When I tried it was always Google pay, thanks. Miflash is an official tool?
And will it be possible to re unlock after ?
XibalbaM said:
When I tried it was always Google pay, thanks. Miflash is an official tool?
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XibalbaM said:
And will it be possible to re unlock after ?
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yes and yes