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[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Robi-K:
If that's the case then Google can go to h..l. I've bought a Pixel XL from EE mainly because there was none available elswhere. Nobody told me it was locked. Now I want to use it on other networks and absolutely can't unlock it. Not until 6 month's have passed.

After owning Samsung devices for 2 years in a row I thought it would be refreshing to use a pixel and buy one but Google just fu...d it up for me and others.

I'm selling this device and Google can forget about me as a customer.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] nookcoloruser:
Whilst Google are responsible for pushing the unlock at EE's request, that is only because if the exclusive deal EE negotiated.

EE are by far the most strict mobile network in the UK when it comes to unlocking devices on their network and the most customer unfriendly.

Had any of us known that before we purchased these Pixels that turned out to be on EE then I am sure we would not have bought them.

However the fault here is both ours for not researching more before purchase (in my case the reseller essentially missold me) and moreover the fault of EE (for being the biggest ****fest carrier). Google are the lesser at fault here.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] warrior26ro:
i can unlock google pixel ee block if u have bootloader unlocked or u havent updated to 7.1.1 who pached the unlocking depixel method.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] richwright1:
Is there any way to downgrade back to 7.1.1 for this method? I stupidly ordered one from eBay not realising about the unlock so now I'm going to be stuck with it for a while if not
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] warrior26ro:
there is no method to unlock bootloader for 7.1.1 at this moment but im sure will be very soon.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] dieselboy:
Hi all, I am back in the UK (British Citizen) and decided to buy a Google Pixel XL which I done so 25 hours ago (yesterday). I am heading back to Australia on Friday 17th and I will be using my new Pixel phone in Oz on another network. I paid 690GBP for the phone yesterday, plus new SIM and credit and was advised if it's locked they would unlock it online for around 8GBP. Of course, as I paid full price for the phone, I wholly own the phone to do whatever I please to do with it. So I have called EE and advised that I am travelling to Australia for a length of time and will need to purchase a local SIM in Australia to use whilst there. They advise me that they will not unlock the phone until 6 months after the purchase date, which of course is absurd.

It looks like I will be returning the phone first thing tomorrow morning and buying the same phone again from PC world or similar. Unless anyone can advise a way around this before then which I doubt is possible, having read the posts here in this thread. I updated to 7.1.1 as soon as the phone said it was available. The great thing about UK consumer rights, law is that we are protected to allow us to return goods to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Completely absurd!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] nookcoloruser:
Do EE sell them on pre-pay ?

They only sell them on contract. It's in their terms and conditions that they will only unlock a contract phone after its 6 months old.

Even if you bought the phone off someone else, it just means they sold you a phone that was originally a contract / upgrade.

If you bought it from a shop as NEW and unlocked or labelled as EE PAYG, take it back as the phone simply can not be PAYG on EE.

However if when you bought it and it was labeled as locked to EE then it is up to the store if they will take it back. You don't have an automatic right for a 'change of mind', you would have to prove you were missold.

Many of us have made the mistake ... Sadly

If they do accept the return, take it and buy an unlocked model from Carphone warehouse or PC World/Curry's. Good luck.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] TonikJDK:
Also keep in mind that an EE that upgraded to 7.1.1 cannot be bootloader unlocked.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] dieselboy:
OK, this is important it seems people are unaware. I purchased the phone in-store in EE, on pay as you go. This was 690 pounds for an XL 32GB. The phone although is on pay as you go, is locked to EE. EE will unlock the phone but you need to register online or call them to do so, and pay the unlocking fee of 8.99. The unlocking procedure can take up to 10 days. As I am heading back to Australia on Friday, and after the hassle I decided to get a refund and I then went to carphone warehouse and re-purchased. I specifically advised them that my intention was to purchase the phone for use in Australia as I live there.,

So in short, you CAN by the phone on pay as you go at an EE store, but you will need to wait for it to be unlocked after paying the 9 pounds fee. Still cheaper than PC world after the fee, though but given my experience, you might run into some issues with their staff not fully understanding your situation.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
From EE's website here with cost and number to call for non EE customers, just blag it:
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] kkloon:
My pixel XL was from EE. Bought it outright with PAYG. Filled out their online unlocking form online and got it unlocked next day. No quibbles and free of charge. Not sure why you can't.

Pay monthly has 6 months wait though.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] dieselboy:
Seems some of their EE staff arent fully aware of the rules, which means more aggro for the customer. Basically, you save yourself 30 quid if you buy direct from inside the EE store but they want you to pay the 9 quid unlocking fee so really you save 21 quid (if you can get it unlocked for free then it saves you 30). I ended up paying 719 for mine instead of 690 plus unlock fee..
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] warrior26ro:
If u get the phone out of box with version 7.1 I can remove the block for 40 pounds and there are a lot of people who get the phone and than sell it the point is to have 7.1 or bootloader unlock.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Rezaei_12:
Has anyone managed to get a second hand device that was previously on a pay monthly contract unlocked? Like the original poster I picked one up on eBay after checking their website around second hand devices. It's a bit misleading as it says you can pay 8.99 to have it unlocked, however so far each time I've called they've refused to do it. I believe because the phone is still not 6 months old (in terms of the seller's contract).

I'm going to try again today and log a complaint as the information they're giving out on their website is misleading.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daleymr:
Hi All, I just had my EE Pixel XL unlocked. I actually got a special message direct from Google saying that I could now use any SIM card. I also checked my bootloader and it can be unlocked. So when getting the network (SIM) unlock you are also able to unlock your bootloader as well. Just thought I would confirm as many people have been asking.

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Oh, I forgot to say that I am on 7.1.2 - N2G47E
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] 5.1:
Hello,

Really good news for the sad EE Pixel devices owners... :good:

Cheers
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] buzzboy:
Wow. I would have sworn that Sim unlock and the ability to unlock the Bootloader were completely unrelated. It will be interesting to see if this is the case with other Sim unlocks. Let's hope so.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] y2grae:
few days til i can unlock :)

thanks for confirming this
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Confirmation​ anyone? I don't buy it until I see it.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] daleymr:
It should be as it is not EE but Google who send thorough the unlock. You get a message from Device setup saying that you can use all SIMs. As soon as I saw that message I went into Developer Options and was able to select the bootloader unlock. :)
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] XtraArrow:
Can you at least screenshot and show us some proof of the message or a recording of the unlock on 7.1.2. a little proof would be great for people hoping a unlock method.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] y2grae:
seeing as the oem states it is locked for sim locked devices, which is different to the Verizon message, I had every hope this would be the case.

I will confirm when I get mine unlocked for all the doubters out there
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] y2grae:
Sim unlock code received and OEM toggle is now active
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] gavjs:
I'm on 7.1.2 and OEM locked. Owned the phone for just over 6 months so requested a sim unlock. Will update and post a pic of settings once this goes through to confirm...
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] y2grae:
i've got some good news for you

it's gonna work

bad news is - flashing is *harder* on this phone than any one previously i've managed owing to dual slots

my confirmation came through about 4 days after requesting
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] gavjs:
Yes. Been reading up a bit on the fun and games I'm going to have once I've unlocked it. As you go through this, I'd appreciate any tips if you have any. My plan is to get twrp on there then a custom rom as Ive been seeing quite a few issues with the vanilla android on the pixel. Hopeful that a custom rom may improve things. Not overly fussed about rooting this time... Thanks!
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] y2grae:
first tip is :

if your windows 10 has updated to the new creator mode (or whatever they're calling it) you need to check out this:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/cmd-here-windows-10-context-menu-add/

as you need to amend windows to use command prompt.

apart from that, the main topics here are pretty much on the money.

my advice is flash the bootsigner before rebooting everytime ;)
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] moyses:
Hello every one n i'm in France

How can i unloock my Google pixel XL EE Look
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] MrWolfman:
as long as the phone is not still 6 months in contract or blacklisted you would need to contact EE customer services +44 (0) 7953 966 250, pay them £8.99 and then they will lock it for you.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] NingaR:
Call EE UK
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] Fig wright:
Anyone know if this is still working?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] scarletwitches:
Help guys :( I recently downloaded s7 nougat Beta but I flashed the UK CSC and now I can't use SPay. I was orignally on a Singapore CSC but now when I roll back to MM, my CSC stays at Thailand . I know it's a multi CSC issue, is there anyway I can use Samsung pay again? I'm not rooted and never tripped Knox. Or do I have to send it to the Samsung service centre to fix it? i need my to have samsung pay SG again . is there anyway at all to have a singapore CSC again? i tried smartswitch and it did not work.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] omrij:
Have you tried "emergency software recovery and initialisation" through smart switch?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] scarletwitches:
Yes i tried. i keyed in my imei and my serial number and still no change. my active csc is still THL. can anybody please help me whether i can change active csc to SIN(singapore) without rooting?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] MAX 404:
Hi mate

That is not that ease because of the multi csc firmwares read here

What phone do you have?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] honghongleong:
Try flashing android n fw and add singapore csc.

I hp was sg also XD waiting for public release
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] flanker22:
you should be able to change the CSC by booting into recovery and doing a factory reset this will set it to the default rom's csc.
[Security Discussion] M4ti:
admin please kindly remove the thread...I already posted my reply to another on same subject (Blu, maybe Huawei and ZTE privacy "bug") so double use! Sorry
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] ranchu-panchu:
Hello,

I have a basic factory images for a device (LG W200 wear) .

I have only found this

https://developer.android.com/wear/preview/downloads.html

But whatever I did the root the device (Kingoroot, iRoot, etc. failed)

Is there some way or steps to mount the images and do the changs required to make it a rooted device ?

Regards,

Ranchu
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] georgesalo:
Hello guys today I bought my galaxy s7 demo unit sm g930x. Can someone help me to install other rom? Thanks

Sorry for my bad English
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] georgesalo:
solved!
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
I've P8lite .. Rom be deleted by mistake while trying install SU

Now, phone has no operating system, Trying a lot to install many of

Roms by twrp 3.0.2-0 ( C185B120, C185B525 And C185B560 ) more's the

pity to no end with message "Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found"

and "Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' in the

zip file". "Error installing zip file". "Failed".

Thanks in advance

ALE-L21 UAE
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Which rom are you trying to flash?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
thanx 4 reply .. i don't know which the suitable one 4 my phone, i tried to flash C185B120, C185B525 And C185B560
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Isn't it in Update.app format? This format is not supported by TWRP. Install original recovery first then update your phone.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
I said that 2 my self " amazed " ! .. could u please tell me How ?

linking me to this recovery
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
You can extract original recovery from official firmware update.app using Huawei update extractor.

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Link

https://goo.gl/aSMU9M
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
when i've never succeed flashing with TWRP, i converted into CWM

it stops to flash any thing more .. ZIP or IMG files with error message "couldn't un mount sdcard" !
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
What are you talking about? I didn't say to flash cwm ( clockwork recovery) or twrp (team win recovery project).

Just install the Huawei update extractor on pc.

Extract original recovery from official firmware

Connect your phone to pc and go in fastboot mode

Open minimal adb on pc and type

Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Reboot your phone.

Done
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
sorry dear :(

if i open minimal adb on pc and typ " adb devices " i've nothing till i back to check option " Apply from ADB " from cyanogen recovery then any command order followed by error message " phone closed " !
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
[IMG="from fastboot mode"]file:///C:/Users/-/Desktop/1.png[/IMG]
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
https://s18.postimg.org/ic04061op/image.png
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yodaofborg:
Use fastboot command when in fastboot mode, not adb. try fastboot devices
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
No. Type fastboot devices. Adb is used when phone is powerd on and usb debugging is enabled.

Go in fastboot mode by pressing power button and volume down key. Then attach it to pc and do the steps stated in previous post.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
thanx brother, i back TWRP 3.0.2-0 and installed http://huaweip8lite.blogspot.com.eg/2016/07/custom-romtwrpemui-40p8-lite-ale.html?view=sidebar

but the screen stuck on logo:rolleyes:
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Maybe try flashing official firmware.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
How to determined the suitable official firmware ?
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Which was your last firmware? Flash that firmware's recovery. Then using that recovery update your phone.

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Try flashing B120 recovery.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
it seems to be Solved :laugh:

but with a bit trouble ..

first: i used HuaweiUpdateExtractor to extract all files inside, then, did 3 orders on fastboot . . ( flash boot.img - flash recovery.img - flash sys.img )

phone booted on 3.1 Emul with alot stopped functions ( wifi, sim card and so on) finally made a local update using app file stored in SD card for "B560" .. phone started correctly but there was a problem with WIFI wasn't stable .. connect and disconnect ! :confused:
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Update your phone to marshmallow. This might fix wifi issue. By the don't forget to hit thanks button :good: if your problem is solved.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
i've reached the maximum limit in a day :(

:good::good::good:

b560 is already a marshmallow version !
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Try hard reset and clearing cache and dalvik cache.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
did, nothing changed
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
After upgraded to b564 , phone build number became " BalongC52B311 " instead B564 .. WHY :confused:
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
and problem wth WIFI still
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
You have infamous balong bug. In order to solve this issue you need to downgrade your phone to lollipop then flash vendor file and then upgrade to marshmallow. During this process the Wi-Fi bug will get fixed.

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Download the firmware of your region/country.

For example my country is Pakistan and Huawei counts my country in middle east in its official website so my region is middle East.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
h followed your advice step by step .. all proplems solved except WIFI

now, wifi doesn't show any network :(:confused:
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yoshikage_Kira:
Turn on airplane mode and then wipe cache and dalvik cache.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosamzaiher:
nothing changed :(
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dom2016:
Hi,

I want to change/downgrade my firmware to remove Vodafone branding. Can someone tell me what firmware I can use without unlocking/rooting my phone.

Model - ALE-L21

Build Number - ALE-L21C02B589

Custom Version - CUSTC02D001

Network - Vodafone

Thanks
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KillerDam:
None, all downgrades requiere an unlocked bootloader.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] De EmperoR:
Here's the guide to unlocking the bootloader

http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/index

Here's the guide to installing EU firmware (C432) (It says UAE but don't mind that)

http://tundevs.blogspot.com/p/huawei-p8-marshmallow.html?m=1

Here's the link to download the necessary firmware

http://huaweifirmware.com/huawei-p8-lite

I followed these to install EU firmware. I had asian firmware (C636) at first. Hopefully it'll work for you too.

Thanks :)
[Huawei P8max] THSpeed:
Hello Master ...

On my hand the bootloop input device is P8 Max root. Device International version (dav-701l Cust 199) does not have the update file as you know ... device writes "red" phone unlocked "frp unlocked" on fastboot screen ... but when I install TWRP with fastboot yada "system.img & boot .img "error (failed command not allowed)

Can it be saved? Or is it impossible without the update file belonging to that region?

Thanks in advance.
[Huawei P8max] Hirs_E_Fruit:
So whats your problem? You cant flash .img files via fastboot?
[Huawei P8max] THSpeed:
yes fastboot flashing img files... failed error?
[Huawei P8max] Hirs_E_Fruit:
installed the newest adb/fastboot files? i think i had this too someday and it was solved with this.

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7q0s3loYhP3SU5aRWt6UzFJQkE
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaquil999:
my samsung galaxy s6 is using android marshmalow,it started last night when out of nowhere it started to reboot itself,i tried restarting the phone but after a few seconds of being on it rebooted it self into the samsung galaxy s6 powerd by android state and keeps showing the white led light and just stays there,i tried wiping particion,factory reset,entering safe mode,but it keeps going back to that exact same state,i also tried charging the phone for several hours but keeps coming back to that state

Note:i can turn the mobile off,and when i do that thephone doesnt reboot,i only reboots when i try to leave it on
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaquil999:
hi again,so i now managed somehow to boot it into safe mode and it doesnt reboot,but once i exit safe mode it start the hole thing over again.Note:sometimes when i boot it to safe mode it reboots some times it doesn´t
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hello, XDA!

I have a question.

I want to try to unlock my bootloader.

But there is no method for my device.

But I find a device with same specs as mine that has a method for unlocking.

Can I use that method for my device?

It says that I need to flash these files: lk.bin, recovery.img, preloader.bin via SP Flash Tools.

These files are for unlocking Alcatel Pop 4S but as I said before, it's a phone with same specs..

I'm affraid of damaging the bootloader.

If I will damage it, can I recover or reflash my phones rom back via flash tool without problem?

Or the phone will be totally dead?

Thank you for your time and help.

Odesláno z mého VFD 700
[Connected Car] cy80rg:
Morning all,

Like many here, I have my old N7 2012 hard wired into the dash - been running nicely for 3+ years now...

Using Timurs rom etc.

Does anyone have a solution to making and receiveing calls on the N7 (no sim capability), through a phone (OPO) connected as either Wifi (hotspot) or blue tooth?

From my own research, I dont believe the stock bluetooth stack can be used in this way - at least officially - so that would leave wifi?

Anyone done this yet?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] :
hi guys, im porting android n from the Yu Yuphoria. currently i changed the kernel, mostly the zimage and the partition, and the updater script. Last time when i ported it i didnt change that stuff, but i changed just files from the system and i just got a boot animation. I will keep u updated and i may upload a zip cuz im a noob and i most likely wont be able to do it without any developer help

edit: so it seems to be installing but its for like 1 sec and it actually doesnt install anything.

updater-script mount lines seem to be exactly the same, what am i doing wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] pcfreakxd:
Sounds good.I really want to help but im noob too :/
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] :
tommorow i will upload the rom that i tried to port, now ported from the galaxy a5, same error. Only thing that is edited is zimage, updater script and build prop. developers, pls look it up when i upload it.

here is the link! http://www.mediafire.com/file/cbxb98hbmn4fs7n/cm14.zip look what i did wrong and hopefully u can do it.