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[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] AkashBahetra:
Lenovo K6/K6 Power (Karate)​

Lenovo K6/K6 Power features a 5” 1080P IPS LCD display, giving a pixel density of ~441 PPI. Under the hood sits a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC, which utilises a 1.4 GHz octa-core CPU, an Adreno 505 GPU and 2 or 3 GB of RAM. The 16 GB internal storage version packs 2 GB of system RAM, the 32 GB, has 3 GB. The primary camera is capable of capturing images at 13 MP, the secondary at 8 MP. The whole 145g package is powered by a non-removable 4000mAh battery.*

Here is the guide for locking/unlocking your bootloader and flash custom recovery .

*Your Warranty will be void after unlocking bootloader*

What You need

A Laptop/PC

ADB Drivers

TWRP recovery

Some Patience

For Unlocking Your Bootloader :

First of all Install ADB drivers In Your Laptop/PC , Link is Here

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

Now Go to Settings of Your Phone , Scroll Down and go to About Phone And Click on Build Number Until Your Developer Options Is enabled .

Now go to the Developer Options and turn on USB debugging and OEM unlocking.

Connect Your Mobile To your Pc through a USB cable.

Open ADB folder on Your Pc ( It will be in Local Disk C on your My files ) .

Right click + Press Shift in Adb folder , a popup will open , choose 'open command window here' .

Write Commands

adb reboot bootloader

(It should reboot your phone to fastboot , if not you must have done something wrong)

fastboot -i 0x17ef oem unlock-go

(This will unlock your bootloader and it will

wipe your internal storage So better to backup first

)

Done. Your phone will be rebooted and Your Bootloader is Unlocked.

For Flashing TWRP :

Download the twrp for Lenovo k6/k6 power (karate) from official twrp site.

Place it in the adb folder and rename it to recovery.img .

Now run these command

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot -i 0x17ef flash recovery recovery.img

OR​

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Done Recovery is flashed , Now You can Flash anything with the Help of TWRP recovery.

If You want to lock Your Bootloader again :

Use the same process as above , and use command

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot oem lock

It should relock Your Bootloader.

Any query about unlocking bootloader or root , feel free to ask here. :)
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Darshan2795:
Can you please help me with install and use aircrack-ng and metasploit in my Lenovo k6 power.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] AkashBahetra:
[MENTION=7133810]dr.bathman[/MENTION]
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] dr.bathman:
Added your thread.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] TigerKing:
hii

twrp asking for password??

write password to decrypt.?

any idea??
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] firemax13:
go to WIPE > FORMAT DATA > TYPE yes
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] TigerKing:
Yep. Got that.. Lenovo stock ROM encrypts device after clearing data or every factory reset..

It doesn't happens with custom ROMs..
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] hoshang.govil12:
Is it necessary to type 0x17ef, i.e. Block ID??

AFAIK, Mostly I type Fastboot OEM Unlock or in case of Motorola, Enter key and for flashing, just Fastboot flash ......
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] mahferer:
I have k33a42 2gb ram/16 gb K6 Power and Nougat 7.0 (K33_S229_170908_ROW)

Is this method also valid for my phone?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Sai SD:
Is there any way to reset boot loader settings to their original state?

Hello,

I have Lenovo K6 Power (K33a42, 32GB, 3GB RAM)

I had accidentally selected USA band in *#*#4636#*#* . Since then, I was only getting signal in one of the selected 4G SIMs, the 2nd SIM was without network. My phone was updated to latest Nougat 7.0 prior to this problem (build S229, July security patch).

To solve the USA band problem, I flashed original ROM with help of Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant 3.2.0.9 (in hopes of reviving the networks). It downloaded S156 (Marshmallow 6.0.1) by default, which I flashed onto device successfully. Still the network problem was not solved, the 2nd sim still did not show any network.

Later, I found this link :

cnet dot com / forums/discussions/accidentally-selected-usa-band-in-moto-x-play/

so to try the solution I downloaded Platform Tools from Android Developers website :

developer dot android dot com /studio/releases/platform-tools.html

(Please adjust the above links correctly, XDA did not allow me to post direct links since this is my first post)

and as per the instructions tried these commands:

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot reboot

Now, the signals did show up on both sims upon reboot, but I realised I lost VoLTE. None of the 4g sims were able to connect to VoLTE. I tried Network Settings Reset, APN settings reset, Restart, updated again to Nougat latest build S229 from phone's Software Update menu, nothing worked.

I also have a minor problem, upon reboot the 1st sim instantly shows network bars, the 2nd sim shows zero bars. Yet inside 'Phone Status' menu, network is shown as connected and even SMSes are received. Putting on Airplane Mode helps, but this is annoying, as I will have to deal with this bug each time I restart.

Can anyone please help? I want my phone's boot loader to be back to default network settings, and both my networks to work like when the phone is new.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] AravindN:
I have a lenovo k6 power. I have done

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot erase cache

But after that my phone isn't detecting sim cards. Someone have a solution for this?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] sevenfolds:
hello guys

seems like when i am unlocking my bootloader is very different.

i did follow this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMaiZRiugQ&t=171s

but my results are different, seems i can't unlock my bootloader

been searching, reading and watching any possible way but i cant pull this through

can someone please help?

in the tutorial, all is false, but mine is different, and after that, stucks on fastboot
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] firemax13:
As what we see you need to follow the instruction here in xda because some nuub's people posting fake slash real slash lol things.

I can't help you now because I'm not using k6 power
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] sevenfolds:
okay bro lol, thanks i'm done. aex now.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] YowPa:
Hi, does this method works if I already updated device to the latest official android N?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Gonime:
flashing twrp is not working

on the adb menu says its finished but the device says its still flashing and when i try to use recovery its still the lenovo recovery
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] iamvm007:
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have you got solution? i have same problem
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] goblin95:
I'm also experiencing this. Did I screw up somewhere?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] billysam:
Just after flashing the recovery (the last step), hold the power button, and the volume up button until your device reboots to a screen where you can select recovery option.

The trick is, don't let the device boot to the system, since it flashes the stock recovery and you will have to do it all over again. boot directly to recovery after flashing a custom recovery.

btw, I was on the last update (some S31) stock Nougat 7.0.

Got Unlocked and Twrp Running with this method, including my last step. Hope to see some custom ROM working without issues with it.

little confession here

Well I got this device from a relative and she says it hangs like hell, I was in a habit of getting the back cover out and pulling the battery. forgot about that here and removed the back panel with full force. luckily only some plastic bits came off. That's what happen when I keep jumping in all the forum flashing all kinds of device for my peeps. :laugh::laugh:
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Gaptain4:
Modemst 1 and Modemst 2 means your Imei of sim 1 and sim 2.

Go to phone and type *#06# and it will show you the imei.

It must be null as you erased it.

Since they both are same,you wont have signal in both sims.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] vkumard:
when i ran this command :-

"fastboot -i 0x17ef flash recovery recovery.img"

it got stuck at power on screen with lenovo logo and this message:-

"flashing recovery.."
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Chandan chand gothia:
Sir,can you please share a way to root Lenovo k6 power without pc .
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] :
Just to clarify: Will unlocking the bootloader reset the phone (delete all apps and data) or just wipe the internal storge (delete pictures and music...)? The wording in the op is not 100% clear to me. Thanks in advance!
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Okutue:
It will like format the phone to factory settings.

Like a new phone
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] pranav_swaroop:
Can you help me with rooting the device:confused:
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] CHAPPiE18:
First thing to do is flashing TWRP by unlocking bootloader using PC.Then Root with magisk( No more PC needed).
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] pranayadmn:
Yes, yes, I did it.

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Yo bro I really needed this. Thanks!
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Prince Cooky:
Its not depend on the android version?

6.1 or 7.0?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] kunaldas65:
nope
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Prince Cooky:
It is important to relock the bootloader after flashing recovery?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] pathan123:
k6 power got bricked

i have tried this lock the bootloader by using this command "fastboot oem lock" now my lenovo is stuck .

any solution ??
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Guy89:
Hello everyone. I bought a Kodak Smartway X1, and as you may know, there is not enough information about anything related to this device. What I know is that the processor is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, which is the same of Lenovo K6. Is the process for unlocking bootloader the same for this device? Should I use the same commands for my device that the ones here posted? Please, help and sorry for my english :)
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] :
Unlocking the bootloader is more brand specific than chipset related. I would highly doubt this works for your device.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Guy89:
Ok, thanks man. I will wait for my device to unlock and root.
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Adilharoon:
Damn, thank you for the guide man. You saved my friend's day he is in the middle of this unlocking thing on his K6 Power haha! :D
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Vishal@XDA:
Not working

My phone just stuck at

Waiting for Device

Please help.

By the way my pc isn't detecting the COM port
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] kunaldas65:
driver problem
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Phantom Thief:
Write

fastboot oem unlock-go

to unlock the bootloader
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] nubfukboi:
how much time does it take to flash recovery??
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] safiulla:
What is oem unlocking. are we must unlock bootloader to flash twrp recovery because I've installed twrp using laptop with unlocking bootloader...also without unlocking bootloader I've installed twrp recovery then i restart phone then restart recovery but stock recovery replaced..any one help....
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Aayush96+:
Not able to install twrp

Tried installing twrp but the screen is getting struck on flashing recovery. Tried rebooting and restarting the process but to no avail. Can someone please help?
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Anupam Mahato:
i am also stuck in same situation..any help will be highly appreciated
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Guides, News, & Dis] Kudla:
This adbd's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set

error: device unauthorized.

This adbd's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set; try 'adb kill-server' if that seems wrong.

Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device.

I am getting this error when I try to reboot into bootloader.

What could be wrong? :confused:

Please advise!
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3473:
Such as Moto voice, or google assistant. I want to be able to use the voice assistant even though the phone screen if off, and the phone is not charging

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] muhammad3010:
We have just released a game for Android (and iOs..but who cares). This is a Version 2 of a previous successfull game we had, but it is totally different and better in a certain way.

It is called ∞ Infinity Loop: HEX (because it has hexagons and because it is infinite). Provides you a very relaxing experience. This was actually a challenge for us in terms of development and we'd like to share with you some insights of the process:

[IMG="Infinity Loop Game Screenshot"]https://www.infinitygames.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2loop_android_phone_4-e1503773921331.png[/IMG]

Development Time: 2 months

Team: 2 developers (One Full time Developer and Level Designer + 1 part-time developer who is also our designer a.k.a magician)

Challenge 1 : To Build a new version for the Infinity Loop Game that would keep the same spirit and ambience as the initial one, while adding a whole new way to solve the game levels.

Challenge 2: Games are always full of tutorials and text. We have worked out to eliminate all the tutorial text so that the game has ZERO text. So this way anyone from any point of the world can understand and play this game.

Challenge 3: We needed infinite levels and therefore we have reworked our algorithm that generates Infinite levels for the players, but making sure that if user X and Y are playing the same level 235 or 655, they will be playing exactly the same level on iOS and Android.

Challenge 4 We felt the need to gift something else to our users besides algorithm generated levels. So we have designed some of the levels and added hidden levels for the players to find. (Below is one of the hidden levels):

[IMG="Hidden Level"]https://www.infinitygames.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG-20170825-WA0000-e1503774004786.jpg[/IMG]

The game is available on Android and iOS.
[Android Apps and Games] muhammad3010:
Game Trailer

Leaving you the game trailer

https://youtu.be/U2PoKsYOQ8o
[Lenovo K6 / K6 Power / K6 Note Questions & Answers] LRX22G:
Hello Surs,

I want to request official LineageOS Support for My device Lenovo K6 (karate). I know that many people with that device already use the unoffical Version, but when it will get official support, I believe thateven more will use LineageOS
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] YSF:
Hi guys, when i was recording 60fps video two days ago, i saw that now and then the sides of my video gets blurry (for less then a second) . Sometimes its the right side of the screen, sometimes the bottom, sometimes top..

For example:

http://i.imgur.com/Hxffzvf.jpg

My question is: is this normal, do you guys have the same issue? I couldn't find anything on the internet about this.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] admad:
This is probably the effect of electronic image stabilization (EIS), I've seen it also on my 4K videos. Try to turn off SteadyShot and see if it helps.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
As of August 25 or 26, 2017, the current updated FireOS version is 5.4.0.1. Last build date prior to this was on May 31, 2017. As of this post, the updated OS is not yet available on Amazon's site.

Please comment if you receive any errors when attempting to 'uninstall' Amazon Apps, whether automatically or manually. Some users report errors.

Please download Droid Examiner or Droid Hardware Info or a like minded app (these types of apps vary from developer to developer. I use these two primarily).

Droid Examiner: Tap build and look at the time. It will have the date of the last build updated to your tablet.

build.prop (/system/build.prop): Look for these values. Please post dates and versions if possible. Last Kernel patch for 5.4.0.0 was for June 2017.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
Does anyone know if it can be downgraded back to 5.4.0.0?
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Unknown. But 5.4.0.0 CAN be downgraded to 5.3.2.1.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
I downgraded mine from 5.4.0.0 to 5.3.2.1 today. It was time for a reset anyway. I did as you said and uninstalled the ota junk so it will stay at 5.3.2.1.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
I haven't done a reset in a while and I too think I am needing one now that I have most of the system function apps worked out. I think it's time to start experimenting again before I flash my Fire 7 and my phone with custom ROMs.
[Fire General] Technocian:
It's absolutely ridiculous to me that in waning stages of 2017, Amazon is still clinging onto Android Lollipop.
[Fire General] savvytechwinner:
Why? It is their Fire OS and they don't want you accessing Oreo or Nougat features, besides, Amazon has there own security patches it it makes no since for them to use a different version, right?
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
Between Nougat and Lollipop, there are barely any visually noticeable differences.
[Fire General] DB126:
What advantage would an Android 6/7/8 base bring to this device given how it is marketed? Newer is not always better depending on objectives. These aren't positioned as generic Android gizmos.
[Fire General] Hallo32:
The option to use to use the external storage as adopted storage for example.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
Well wait for FireOS 6 I guess. It doesn't seem like anyone wants to make a ROM for the device that uses 6+.
[Fire General] Hallo32:
Doesn't really care if you have root. ;)

By the way, is there a diff available between 5.4.0.1 and 5.4.0.0?
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
I'm assuming that like with 5.3.2.0 and 5.3.2.1, it's a bootloader update possibly with an anti-rollback feature. I may be proven wrong, but we'd need someone running 5.4.0.1 to take the risk and try downgrading.
[Fire General] DB126:
Apps that utilize symbolic linking (eg: Apps2SD; Link2SD) accomplish this while allowing a portion of the SD card to still be used for sharing files with other devices. Adopted storage is great until you pull the SD card or it goes bad. Then things get interesting (as in lost). That said, adopted storage does has an advantage in setup and usability. Pretty much forget about it once established.

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As you are probably aware talented volunteer contributors can not build a 6.x based ROM for a device with a locked bootloader -and- restricted 5.1 kernel base. "Want" is not the issue ...
[Fire General] Hallo32:
[MENTION=5488402]Davey126[/MENTION]

I know the risk and as always, don't forget the backups or don't cry. ;)

Apps like Apps2SD and Link2SD are an alternative. But hasn't there been any problems widgets?
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
I'd say as soon as root is made for anything 5.3.2.1+, the main focus should be shifted towards unlocking the bootloader.
[Fire General] Hallo32:
Unlocking the bootloader is not a trivial job.

Is this line really necessary?
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
It's possible if we try.

I don't know if you've ever used Tapatalk, but I can't do anything about that line showing up.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
A lot of time and work has been put into trying to unlock the bootloader. If it were not 'trivial' I'm sure someone might have done it already. Even the rooted HD 7s with custom ROMs have a locked bootloader.
[Fire General] Hallo32:
Any ideas how it can be done?

Yes, I had used Tapatalk in past and there has been an option to deactivate the line.

I know it, and that is the point why I wrote, that it is not trivial.
[Fire General] DB126:
Not sure I understand the question (sorry...).
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
All we need to do is find a way to get the unlock code. MUCH easier said than done.

That option is only available on the pro version of Tapatalk.
[Fire General] DB126:
Guessing your fairly new to this device, XDA and Fire devices in general. Long story short: Amazon has done a credible job locking down the bootloader on all of their devices since the 3rd gen HDX which was promptly patched. Lots of talented geek horse power has been focused on cracking the vault - especially media centric devices. No dice. Amazon has done their homework.

Yes, anything is possible (I am still holding out for teleportation) but self and those more knowledgeable in such matters prefer to focus on the probable.

If you do take this on be sure to digest the various unlock threads so as not to retrace past dead-ends. Good luck.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
Nothing is perfect. ANYTHING can and likely will be exploited at some point.

I have a question, what brick happens when trying to downgrade 5.3.2.1 -> 5.3.1? Is it a hard brick where the device doesn't boot at all, even to recovery mode?
[Fire General] DB126:
Hard brick, black screen, no access to fastboot or recovery environments and (of course) no adb. Also no pads...or at least pads that are responsive.

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True and historically incorrect statements in the same sentence. Not bad ...
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
What is incorrect?
[Fire General] DB126:
Last part. Most things that people would like to exploit at some point are never penetrated. Folks loose interest or the object of interest becomes outdated or irrelevant. Anyone of significance still working on an iPhone 3 or 4th gen HDX?

Don't get me wrong - I love the optimism, even if a bit misplaced. Darn realism always spoils the party.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
I suppose you do have a point. I think interest in this device will last for a while to come though. For example, the 5th and 7th gens are almost exactly the same.
[Fire General] DB126:
Possibly. But all 7th gen lack root at present which typically (but not always) precedes effective bootloader vulnerability investigation/identification. Plus HD8 is proving more popular; wouldn't be surprised to see Amazon drop the Fire 7. All depends which device generates more click revenue.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
I didn't think the HD8 was more popular, considering I have heard less about it being able to be rooted and customized.
[Fire General] DB126:
That's because early 5th gen builds could be rooted, accommodate a custom ROM, etc. Generated a lot of buzz. In contrast HD 8 is still a virtual fortress. That said, sales data for 7th gen devices clearly favor the HD 8
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
If it's more popular that means Amazon will likely pay more attention to it than the Fire 7. (Especially the 5th gen). That might mean they will try to secure it more. At least the Fire 7 won't be as hard to exploit if my hypothesis is correct.
[Fire General] DB126:
Sorry mate - doesn't quite work that way. Root (still a long shot) is a better bet than bootloader exploit.
[Fire General] Hallo32:
Not really. They may use the same bootloader on all devices and just copy it from one device to the other one.
[Fire General] Jake1702_:
I somewhat doubt that.

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Could root not be used to gain access to the bootloader?