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[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] hikari_calyx:
I hope so. Currently, the only Nokia phone that I have got outside China is Nokia 3.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
till date the Nokia 7 Plus and the Nokia 8 Sirocco are the most interesting devices, the others are useless as ****. Lets see at what price they launch it in India and how do we get the android one experience in it
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] liveman2k:
Nokia 7 Plus sold in China indeed doesn't come with google play, gmail, youtube or whatnot, but it is manageable. I just got myself a Nokia 7 Plus (currently working/staying in Shanghai), and installing google framework/service/play/gmail/etc/etc was rather simple. The framework app can be found via their pre-installed app store (tencent app store I believe), and once the google framework is installed, google play can be open and new google accounts can be added.

Well a VPN is definitely required before using google play and other google services... the wall is still there :rolleyes:

Do hope I can unlock bootloader someday, I really don't like the "Smart Tuner" that came with the phone. It's basically a system management/tuning app that has no use for me, and I can't disable or uninstall this bloody thing. Otherwise, Nokia 7 Plus is a freaking nice phone! cheers!
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
Please check if there is an option "Allow OEM UNLOCK" in 'Developers Options', if it is there then the phone can easily be unlocked just like other Android One devices
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Jktfong:
I am using the 6gb Chinese version and the OEM unlocking option IS in the developer option.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
then I guess you can umlock the the bootloader, enable that option, then boot into fastboot and run the command
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] NeoVsk:
That option is available on every device, it depends on the bootloader whether you can actually unlock it or not. I contacted Nokia support regarding unlocking Nokia 7 Plus and I got following response:

Hence I doubt that they will support bootloader unlocking, even though they mentioned a while ago that all their phones will be unlockable in following tweet https://twitter.com/MikkoLJaakkola/status/913789809029562371
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jekyll86:
According to this xda thread, Nokia is testing bootloader unlocker tool for his 2017 devices
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] ungie 2:
thanks, my nokia 7 plus succesfully unlocked with that method:):):)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] hackjackyer:
我也觉得
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
please use english in the forum
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] love@hate:
They did handicapped on modem side.

Sd660 supports 600Mbps but they capped to 300Mbps

and also Dual Sim Dual Volte is supported in Sd660 ,,but Hmd has not enabled in N7+,, means , 1 sim 4g and 2nd 3g/2g
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] DarsVaeda:
So has anyone tried this?

I'm travelling abroad next week and am too afraid to try it now ?
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
not yet I guess
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] DarsVaeda:
I activated it in developer settings and at least that works. I also booted into bootloader which just gives you "Download mode". Seems that is normal for Android One.

That's as far as I dared now.

Though I'm really missing root already!
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
Tried flashing Magisk??? It should work but be sure to use fastboot along with the command "fastboot oem unlock"
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] DarsVaeda:
nope, don't want to brick it before going abroad, but I'll try after coming back.

at least if no none else dared to try.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] GerRudi:
I don't even own this device but I'm here to say that the "OEM Unlock" slider exists on pretty much any device, so this won't help you at all.

I bet that when using "fastboot oem unlock" it will require a signature file, which you have to get from Nokia/HMD directly unless someone figures out how they are generated.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] DarsVaeda:
Yeah someone mentioned it before. So the question is if the button is useless or does work.

Also it seems HMD gave out some signatures for testing.

If you really need them for unlocking, maybe they will speed up unlocking development if enough of us ask for signatures.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] GintoSama:
it's included on the version I got.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] geartwo:
Yes, but i tested it -> "FAILED (remote: Flashing Unlock is not allowed)"

Even when you turn it on :(
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] _Raziel666:
According to this post, the official bootloader unlocking from HMD themselves is imminent.

Still waiting on that to decide between an RN5 or N7+.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] PeterMarkoff:
why not consider also Zenfone 5? it is 6mm shorter, camera has optical stabilization, NFC, USB type C, 86% body screen ratio (Nokia only 77%), but same weaker SoC as RN5 and weaker 3300mAh battery than both of them (3800 vs 4000mAh), Zenfone 5 starts in Philippiness at 300EUR, that weaker SoC with smaller battery would be doable and OIS and bigger display are always nice compared to RN5/N7+, though need to know bootloader unlock situation at ASUS

or Nubia Z18 Mini, same specs as Nokia SD660, NFC, USB type C, but much smaller with 5.7" and smaller battery 3450mAh, but once again as with Zenfone 5 it has OIS with 24MP sensor, 270EUR in China seem like the best deal compared to Z5, RN5 and N7+ with RN5 on 2nd place as value
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
wait for some days, Mi A2/6X is on the way with SD660
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jekyll86:
Zenfone 5 is a good smartphone but also it has bootloader not unlockable.

I decided to buy Moto g6 plus because Motorola provides official unlock method.

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[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] PeterMarkoff:
any source for that zenfone 5 unlockable bootloader? what about nubia z18 mini?
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jekyll86:
Z18 mini doesn't have nfc :( about bootloader of zenfone 5, in the last years asus changed his policy about bootloader unlock, old devices got official app to unlock bootloader, last year devices, like zenfone 4 serie, did not receive official support for bootloader unlocking, users unlocked devices with unofficial methods.

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[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] siberflyers:
https://www.asus.com/fr/Phone/ZenFone-5-Lite-ZC600KL/HelpDesk_Download/

https://www.asus.com/fr/Phone/ZenFone-5-ZE620KL/HelpDesk_Download/

Both Zenfone 5 Lite and Zenfone 5 have received the official unlock bootloader application, it can be downloaded on asus official support website.

For our Nokia 7 Plus, if i well remember, after enabling an option in developper setting, you just have to send "fast oem unlock" with adb, or something like this! (Thanks to Android One certification !)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] asp2010:
According to this post on the previous page, it's not that simple:
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jekyll86:
There isn't any unlock tool for ze620kl in link you posted

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[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SteveJobt:
Can you please discuss Zenfone related topics in an other thread?
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] siberflyers:
It seems! I found this topic: https://xdaforums.com/nokia-6/how-to/attempt-to-play-official-bootloader-t3768989

It seems for HMD global phone you need to flash a signature key, specific for each phone. (I remember on my Sony Xperia Z and Z1 Compact you have to ask Sony for an unlock bootloader key, depending of your IMEI)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] asp2010:
So then it just remains to be seen how easily you can obtain those...
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] geartwo:
Nokia Support wont unlock it

From support@nokiaphones.com

Original answer (German):

Translated answer:

So we have to wait... (or hack...)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] _Raziel666:
Seems like a standard customer support answer...
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] syncro:
They answered almost the same to me by chat... is there any kind of petition to ask bootloader unlock to nokia?
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] tornido067:
this so disrespectful of Nokia users desire .WE WANT THE BOOTLOADER TO BE UNLOCKED .

HMD should know that,we do like android one MODIFIED with root and capability to install custom roms and kernels .

most of nokia 7 plus users are EXPERT users .

we must contact HMD and tell them our desire or we will never buy it again .
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] gee2012:
Most XDA users are not EXPERTS anymore as it used to be, most think they are EXPERTS ;)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] animusFL:
Well, I purchased this phone and also put my two cents in with Nokia chat, asking for kernel source and bootloader unlock. Obviously not something they prioritized when jumping on the Android One bandwagon. Just hoping something happens down the line as more of these devices hit the market.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jekyll86:
I asked to Nokia support for bootloader unlock procedure, telling them that I will buy phone only if they will permit bootloader unlock. They told me that procedure will void warranty.

I replied that I know about warranty but I do not care, so they sent me another message saying that at moment bootloader unlocking is not supported and they don't know if will be implemented in the future.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] gee2012:
Unlocking the bootloader, rooting and flashing custom software on a smartphone doesn`t void warranty in the EU in most cases! Read this https://www.piana.eu/root/ and there are many more related topics to this item in Google.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Ookami999:
Having the exact same dilemma recently. Having full control over my device is a requirement for me.

Off-topic: Your nickname is familiar to me. Thank you for what you have done back in the days! ;)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Voyage Maker:
Anyone tried if unlocking using the developer setting works? As this phone has android one and treble
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] vishuxperia:
There is a thread for nokia 6 for unlocking bootloader.

Link: https://xdaforums.com/nokia-6/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-qualcomm-t3769930

Haven't tried it yet.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] geartwo:
That dont work anymore because the_laser wont generate signatures since a while (See attempt to play with official bootloader unlock ;))
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] vishuxperia:
Well that's not good.

The support lady said "If you are interested in flashing your phone. You can visit the nearest service center, they can help you with the process"

I think she did not know what unlocking bootloader means.:p
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] k3dar7:
unfortunately not working... this is what i try:

1. in developer settings enabled "OEM Unlocking"

2. reboot to "fastboot mode" using "adb reboot bootloader"

3. try unlock using "fastboot oem unlock" show error:

"FAILED (remote: Flashing Unlock is not allowed"

info about posibility to unlock using "sudo fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability" show:

(bootloader) get_unlock_ability: 0

i also try, unpack NB0 from here using "nbd tools", although is not complete unpacked, but some files yes, i think "B2N-0-132G-00WW-boot.img" is maybe recovery...

try unpack using "unmkbootimg" and get kernel(zImage) and ramdisk(ramdisk.cpio.gz), in unpacked ramdisk i find binary "recovery", "init.recovery.qcom.rc" and "recovery.fstab" which is used/imported by default "init.rc"

though i not really know if this is really recovery, try boot this file using "sudo fastboot boot B2N-0-132G-00WW-boot.img"

but yet this is official img, also show error about need unlocking...

downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.075s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unlock device to use this command)
finished. total time: 1.075s
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] k3dar7:
some more info (for those who already (as i before) not know)...

for unlocking Nokia 7 Plus (and others new Nokia HBD Phones) is need signature file, some signature before generate (now is stoped) xda user the_laser, who currently work on NTool (oficial thread (need registration for view)) for by_user_generating signature (pay via setool 1 credit (price $3) for unlocking, this credits is to purchase via "reseller" i try from big list ~10 homepage, most is not working, but find minimum 12 credit for buy for $49)

i don't know if his tool work(i suppose yes, and his previous free generation was be PR ;), if is really need using 3rd closedsource/payed (of course, $3 will be sure acceptable price) tool for signature for unlocking phone, but maybe is(???) Nokia serious company and introduce own tool/web/service for generate unlocking code...
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SnowblindFIN:
So do I understand correctly: I have to pay $3 to some reseller to be able to use the unlock tool? I mean if I want to purchase, let's say 3 setool credits do they go into my forum account somehow or where are they stored? I now have Nokia 7 Plus and would like to try it out.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] k3dar7:
i understand same, but one credit i not find for sale, only minimal pack with 12 credits, i don't use it (or setools for SE) before, but credit is go into your email, and after you probably need make account on some of SETools server where you paired/insert credits, this login you insert to NTool and for unlocking NTool pulls off 1 credit from your account... maybe the_laser write od XDA some info or if you can try, make account on setools forum and write question on NTool thread ;)

edit: setools server for credits is not same as setools.net forum account... in NTool settings i see srv01.dontexist.com and web page on this really don't exist :)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] k3dar7:
btw: i don't know if working without unlocked bootloader, but *boot.img extracted from nb0 as i write before ... uploaded via TWRP Builder and Build finished ;)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] SkaboXD:
i think that's possible to remove it because it's the software limit for example i had Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo which had no OTG while Snapdragon 400 supports it. Some user modified system files and it worked but you needed to set system files to default after unplugging OTG. Then they made OTG app that made everything simple.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] hackjackyer:
ok
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] abogrhen:
what?? the bootloader is not unlockable

good thing i checked the form

my pixel 2 broke and i neede another good phone in

but if the phone is locked this changes everything
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] harry_martini:
You could try the BQ Aquaris X2 Pro, its similar to the Nokia 7 plus, but check the LTE bands first

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[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] dactylos:
So so happy I checked the forums to verify that the bootloader is not unlockable.

Almost made a huge mistake and bought this phone.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Martinocom:
Any news? Nokia 8 get this bootloader unlock, when it will be the time for this phone?
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] ca_guri01:
Nokia 8 got it after 1 year when the official warranty is over, so may be we will get it after 1 year of launch, just my guess.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] singhnsk:
But the device is still on sale. So, if somebody buys today, he is in warranty. I don't think the warranty thing holds point. But yeah they might wanna wait for the devices to age before they release unlocks.

The Nokia 6 is much older than Nokia 8 though and it is not unlocked. Can't understand what HMD is up to.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] jv.batista:
Every time that the feedback pop-up appears on my phone I always give the same feedback.

0. I won't recommend this phone to friends until we get the bootloader unlocked.

And now I added the usb port issue that I had(not the only one)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Sparker0i:
Was anyone able to unlock the bootloader on N7+ from the APK on their website? For me, it is always crashing..
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Rubens95:
Same
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] k3dar7:
Official unlock Nokia app currently support only Nokia8
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Martinocom:
Nokia stops me from buying this phone for only this reason. I decided to go on Xiaomi mi A2 but they stopped me too due to the battery drain bug that seems still not be fixed...

It's so difficult today to make a notchless, big battery, clean and not too big phone without compromising something?

NOKIA WE'RE WAITING FOR YOU!

You have a big potential to became one of the best here, just UNLOCK yourself to the world and Devs!
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pujolsk:
It is possible :)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Martinocom:
How? The only way I know ti the Nokia 7 Plus is ti buy an unlock or make some tricky risky things. I'm not aware of a fully functional secure way.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Rajeev:
U need to pay a small amount to unlock bootloader. No use now because of no custom roms and kernel. But i unlocked by paying only for flashing China roms
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] Martinocom:
Just a question considering how long it takes... What about devs of custom ROMs, kernels, eventually TWRP... If there is no interest now in creating things for Nokia 7 plus (and others) due to a lack of users with possibility to test, how the future will be? I'm worried about this scenario, where we actually will have the possibility to unlock our devices, but there will be not any stable or decent ROMs to flash, nor custom kernels, neither custom recoveries.

Nokia is loosing too many devs with his unreasonable decisions... Nothing to do. I think I'll go to the Redmi Note 5 or the flagship Mi Mix 2s as a unlockable alternative.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] mantazzo:
I honestly don't get why so many people are so obsessed with bootloader unlocking they even go "unlock bootloader or riot"...

Now don't get me wrong, I'm totally not against unlocking, in fact I have the unlocked bootloader myself, but back then (≈3.5 years ago) I did it to have root and I was still quite new to all the Android stuff. Of course, it has it's benefits now (running Android 8 while last update was Android 5), but this phone is still relatively new... Or are we saying a half-year-old phone is old already?

I guess what I'm trying to say is that have patience and don't "diss" the phone if it doesn't have bootloader unlock yet. It's a great phone already from what I've seen so far, just recently got Android 9 and is steadily improving over time. No notch and pretty good looks help also. It's a great phone to have, IMO. If you like the phone but you dismiss it since it doesn't have official bootloader unlock yet, maybe you should get a Samsung then...

Sorry for the rant, but I just got a bit annoyed reading a few comments here. It's just that I can't understand some people obsession with unlocking, so that if the phone doesn't have it yet they immediately dismiss otherwise a good phone. Again, sorry, rant over.

Anyway, I think the phone should get unlockable bootloader by the end of the year or probably at around February-March next year - 7 Plus after all was a good platform for P Dev Previews so it will be unlocked soon IMO. (End of year because of potential popularity (I mean, it still costs around 400€ here) and February-March because it would be about 1 year from official announcement of the phone. I could be completely wrong though...)
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] majidamiri15300:
lol dude that's not the issue here. stock Android One simply isn't enough for some people (including myself), because some people would rather use ROMs like Resurrection Remix, Liquid Remix, or Omni that pack a ton more features, but having a locked bootloader completely prevents that. the 7 plus is an Android One device, meaning it's A/B compatible, so flashing custom ROMs on it should be a breeze. A/B phones are a flasher's paradise, but Nokia is pulling really stupid **** preventing people from doing whatever they want with their devices.

giving you an example: i got the Pocophone a few days ago to try it out, since Xiaomi said unlocking doesn't void warranty, and waiting 3 days to unlock was an absolute nightmare. i hate having to wait for something i'm supposed to have from the get-go. with the Poco, i at least knew i could unlock anyway, so it wasn't much of an issue, but with Nokia, i can't go off on a bunch of promises and rumors when the device is well over half a year old. it took them a full year for the 8 to start unlocks.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pujolsk:
If stock Android isn't enough for you, why did you buy it???
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] majidamiri15300:
i should clarify i never bought the device, i was only on the forum because im looking for a secondary phone and considered the 7 plus but looking how this forum is dead, im definitely not. regardless, i saw your point as kind of generalized and misinformed.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
ahhh bro u said all the things I wanted to......For me also the reason for unlocking is to use AEX/RR, stock is not satisfactory. Poco will be a better choice, SD845 + GCam port
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] theandroidguy:
Pixel also offers stock android but people buy it anyway and flash custom roms, isn't it. Dude hardware is also important, so geeks like us wants a device that meets our hardware requirements like camera, performance etc and then flash custom roms of our choice. Android is abt open source so we should get the freedom to flash any software on our device. As far as Nokia is concerned, if they offer official unlocking method, personally I'll buy 1 for their good build quality and the name "NOKIA"
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] pujolsk:
OK, I understand, but 5$ is not a big deal to unlock the bootloader, and you can lock it again easily.

Of course, it should be official and free...
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] TheSaarth:
Bootloader unlocking is important to me because I want to block ads.
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] divvykev:
Try dns66. Works well for me. No unlock no root ?
[Nokia 7 Plus Guides, News, & Discussion] mirkov:
+1 for Blokada