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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mullerh:
I have not been able to unlock the bootloader on this SM-A015M/DS (Latin American) model with Snapdragon processor. I have done a lot of searching but found little info except articles stating Samsung had gone through some extra effort to secure their latest phones. That also means I can not root it. I was hoping to get some feedback from other who may have had a better experience,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonoize:
have you tried using the twrp app to install twrp?

i had an old galaxy grand prime which was impossible to unlock, but the app worked without issues

the only thing i had to pay attention is to turn it off right before ir reboots after installing and then loading into recovery

letting the mobile startup without doing this overrieded the command to install twrp
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mullerh:
Thanks for your response. It is my understanding (I could be wrong) that before TWRP can be installed the Bootloader needs to be unlocked. The older Samsung usually allowed the Bootloader to be unlocked even if there was difficulty in rooting them. It appears that some of the newer Samsung's with the Snapdragon processors have added an additional security feature called SecureBoot which blocks the Bootloader from being unlocked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newiser7:
Does anyone have a definitive answer for how to turn the bootloader on? I recently purchased a SM-A015M/DS and didn't have issues with the OEM bootloader option appearing in the options. But when I enter fastboot mode it says my device status is locked. I can't work out if that means it's locked or not.

For what it's worth, when I flashed the firmware onto the phone in the first place, I had to enable the developer option manually- I did this by booting into download mode and then a long press on the volume up button when prompted by the menu. I don't see why this wouldn't work for other devices. There are youtube videos that explain in greater detail if you haven't tried this yet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Enabling OEM unlock option in Developer options does NOT UNLOCK the bootloader. Once you enable the OEM unlock on your device, the unlock ability flag is set to 1, which will allow users to use the fastboot flashing unlock command, the command what starts the "unlocking the bootloader" procedure.

FYI:

After the command is executed, you will see an option for bootloader unlock on your device’s screen.

Use the volume buttons to move up and down and select the option to unlock the bootloader.

A prompt will pop up, asking for confirmation. Use the power button to confirm your selection as yes, and you are done.

The phone will now reboot to fastboot mode. Enter the command “fastboot reboot,” and it will boot into PC.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mullerh:
FYI:

Samsung devices do not support fastboot command, you use Odin or Heimdall to flash what you need.

The answer you provide is misleading
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You are right: I was mistaken.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newiser7:
Thank you for clarifying that the bootloader is still locked. But how can I unlock it? Odin will let me flash the files, but I keep getting AUTH errors when I try to flash magisk patched files to root the phone. I'm assuming this is because the bootloader preventing the files from transferring. Is there a way to unlock it using ADB without fastboot, or a way using Odin? It seems crazy that unlocking the bootloader is enabled but I am still unable to actually unlock it.

I have also tried the CROM Service app (couldn't get it to install on my phone, error 3003 with ADB install), as well as the bootloader unlock method where I boot into download mode, hold the volume up key, and unlock the bootloader that way. I have done the latter at least 5 times and the bootloader is still locked. Ridiculous.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sesquipedalian:
This prop apparently only confirms that the phone supports being unlocked, not that it is actually unlocked.

adb shell "getprop ro.oem_unlock_supported"

Check a few others, also see the official docs.

sys.oem_unlock_allowed

androidboot.flash.locked (the docs say this, but I think Samsung uses something different)

ro.boot.flash.locked

ro.boot.other.locked

Maybe also check these:

ro.boot.verifiedbootstate

ro.boot.veritymode

The docs indicate that the verifiedbootstate should be orange if the bootloader is unlocked. I don't know much about it, though.

You can always use grep to search for any interesting values, like "lock" or "boot" or "flash":

adb shell getprop | grep lock

adb shell getprop | grep boot

adb shell getprop | grep flash

Maybe report any interesting values you have with and without OEM Unlock checked. Maybe someone smarter than us will find it useful.

I would really like to see an A01 root happen, it's such an affordable and accessible device for all sorts of things. Great as a backup device or for a project. You think someone would've released some goods for it by now. It's been out all year.

And for the 16GB model, it's absolutely terrible because Samsung eats up so much space, then has the nerve to remove the Adoptable Storage feature. So even if you get a fast SD card, you can't install apps on it. Other than that, it's a perfectly serviceable phone. I would think with root we could get Adoptable Storage working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mullerh:
To summarize what has been previously stated the Samsung Galaxy A01, version SM-A015M/DS is the Latin American version of this cellphone. This cellphone has a Snapdragon processor. This version is very similar to the versions (also Snapdragon processors) used by some US Carriers. Many current versions of Samsung cellphones have an additional security feature called "SecureBoot" which blocks bootloader unlocking. Some say this features was added at the request of US Carriers

The Asian version of the A01 has a Exynos processor. It is my understanding that with these it is very easy to unlock the bootloader and root the phone using the usual conventional methods. The Asian variant unfortunately does not cover some of the wireless bands used in the US/Canada/Latin America.

I have a Samsung Galaxy A01 SM-A015M/DS, OneUI 2.0/Android 10, 2GB ram, 32GB storage, Snapdragon 439, stock firmware (TPA) for Panama.

My research indicates that there is not yet an available bootloader unlocking and easy root method for this (A01) phone. For some other current Samsung models there does appear to be a method of flashing certain custom ROMs without a bootloader unlock but they appear to come with problems which include loss of some cellphone functions and a reduction in the charged battery life. So it seems hardly worth it.

It also appears that it is current well known that all current Samsung phones with Snapdragon processors have not allowed bootloader unlocking and rooting due to the enhanced security feature.

At this time we can only complain and/or not buy any additional Samsung phones

Perhaps with time skillful developers will come up with a method to solve this problem with this inexpensive A01.

Please provide any new or updated info if you have it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
Any solution for rooting Galaxy A01 ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwa73:
I use A015f region SER (Russia) In Russia, too, the device is locked (bootloader) of course, give any solution

One thing I know is that a fellow SM-M015f, which is almost identical, which is with the same Snapdragon 439, except for the battery capacity and screen size and gigabytes of internal memory, successfully unlocks and gets Magisk root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
this phone actually has a fastboot mode, from recover mode select reboot to bootloader, it will boot to fastboot mode,but ive still been unsucessful in getting fastboot mode to work, devices manager reports device error,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
I can start the unlock proccess.

But after it is done and the data is wipped,

It keeps locked.

Sad
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwa73:
ADB and FASTBOOT in the ADB RUN program see the phone, determine the serial number, in the ADB update mode and in the bootloader mode, where fastboot mode is written. The phone also sees some commands from ADB RUN.such as switching to recovery mode to fastboot mode and rebooting Maybe it will be useful to someone in solving the problem. I can't determine what to do next without knowing the command for this model.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n8kh:
I have not been able to unlock the bootloader or root my MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy A01 phone. I either get the "waiting for any device" problem, or fastboot returns absolutely nothing. `fastboot devices` does not list the phone the way `adb devices` does. (I will never buy any Samsung device ever again! They have proven that they are an untrustworthy company by preventing bootloader unlocking on the MetroPCS-branded A01. I strongly recommend against all Samsung products.)

Powering up with VolLow+Power (this is tricky, and NOT easily reproducible) gives the following:

(Once in Recovery, "Reboot to bootloader" gives the same thing.)

There are 4 options in the bootloader: "START", "Restart bootloader", "Recovery mode", and "Power off".

Powering up with VolHigh+Power gives the following:

Powering up with VolLow+VolHigh+Power gives the following:

Any advice on how to root this phone would be appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newiser7:
As far as I know, nobody has a solution for unlocking the bootloader on the snapdragon processor of this phone. Without this, it is not possible to root the phone. I believe Samsung devices are incompatible with fastboot. If anyone has a workaround that would be fantastic.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
I too strongly recommend against all Samsung products.

I LOVE FASTBOOT !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwa73:
We did it .it works

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Samsung SM-A015F Galaxy A01 - Обсуждение, Смартфон, 5.7"

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwa73:
доказано
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
Does this require ANDROID 11 ?

Because I use ZTO and it is on ANDROID 10 only.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwwa73:
Yes, the ability to unlock appeared only on Android 11, and 4 bootloader. unless you change the bootloader from 4 to another one. then you can restore android 10 by flashing it back with a modification via Magisk. on our forum, all this is described, you can use the translator. and first, wait for the over-the-air update to Android 11
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
Nice. I will try that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n8kh:
Is there an English presentation with instructions anywhere?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
Just use google translator.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n8kh:
I did, and it was totally unhelpful to me as a non-Russian English speaker.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExqlVR:
It works, I have a Samsung Galaxy A01 (A015M), so I update to android 11 and now I can unlock my bootloader easily. Now... is there TWRP for the A01??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bread5:
https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-a0...al-twrp-for-galaxy-a01.4277919/#post-85026593
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExqlVR:
Thank you. But this does not work in my A015M, when I try it with Odin tool I can not get pass over "File analysis.." with the recovery.tar in the AP.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marti_Fajardo:
Bro stuck on analysis, im susing sma015f
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bread5:
Use Heimdall Suite (Linux- heimdall-flash-frontend)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bread5:
Marti_Fajardo,ExqlVR​

Heimdal suite has no problems with analysis
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bread5:
you can also install twrp through the flashify program from the play market
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marti_Fajardo:
btw can that unofficial twrp for our sma015f be flashed to android 11?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bread5:
Yes of course.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExqlVR:
@Bread5 can you explain it? I am trying with Heimdall and I get "error 12 - can not get access to device" when I try to flash "recovery" partition name with the file. Also the file is in .tar extension, when I extract the file does not have extension.

The app Flashify requiered a .img file or .zip file... how do I transform the .tar file to this formats?

Can you explain it more, with Heimdall or Flashify?? Thank you.

EDIT: Now I do not get "error 12", now I can get my .pit file and when I try to use the recovery.tar file Heimdall says that I need a .img file. How can I get it? I am using a A015M.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marti_Fajardo:
nope its only that unofficial twrp is for our previous android 10 version only however you wont be able to use that in android 10
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x000_000_000x:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joanmanuelaguerobe:
Can you help me, mine is a 16 GB Samsung a01
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VD171:
Just upgrade your device to Android 11 and do all steps for unlocking bootloader well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sketchscarz:
How did you start the process? Do you have the firmware backed up that you flashed? odin flash a CSC to change the region. Even if its a chinese CSC, one of the countries who developed this firmware has a way to unlock or relock the bootloader.

In my DevOps I have the ability to use 3GPP AT Commands. correct driver installation has been faulty with windows 11 upgrade, but its still 10 Home, I guess? Ive went ahead and enabled usb debugging. I figure setting up Wireless Debugging wouldn't hurt. Which may make fastboot appear as well.

In any case I have seen 1, the russians do it with their Sputnik tools, and the chinese has also been more resourceful than us in getting their bootloader unlocked, and and variant rooted.

Lets put together a compiled AP file and test differnt firmware versions to solidify a concreate custom firmware.

Im still looking
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TuliusCicero:
DO NOT CLICK LINK sends to malware
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] diegolaz:
Hello, in the stock rom from the diamond can you change the language?

A friend just got one on miami but it's in english and want's to change it to spanish.

Is it necesary to flash?

thanks!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] diegolaz:
no one with stock rom? or with a phone bought in miami?

thanks!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mastah:
it doesent exist a rom u can change the language...

The Rom has a language. Must Flash with a Spanish Rom.

Search for diamond Stock Rom in Spanish.

greets mastah
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] George_mob:
I have a samsung s10 for a year now.

Today I noticed a weird issue. If I put the back side of device on my ear (roughly where the earpiece is) and I open an Application I can barely hear a hissing noise, like a coil whining for a half a second or so.

The duration and the volume of the heasing depends on how "heavy" the Application is.

For example, when running the 3D Mark benchmark, and put the back of the phone on your ear, you can definitely hear that sound in a variety of frequencies.

Can you notice it in yours?
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Alexis95:
Hi guys, as you already know the development in this device needs to solve and improve many things, the most important of them is the FOD.

We want to support [MENTION=4403780]TeamMex[/MENTION] [MENTION=4403780]TeamMex[/MENTION]_XDA in Telegram) to get the device and can help us to get one of the most stable roms based on CAF, I mean XPerience from the hand of Yuki Kernel. The objectives that we will have once we have reached the goal will be:

-Improve the optimization of the device since it will be CAF base

-Android updates 11, 12,13, etc.

-Improve the FOD

-Help existing devs improve device tree so that we all use the same fod to avoid breaking future custom kernels.

Currently [MENTION=4403780]TeamMex[/MENTION] is supporting the following devices: Redmi note 9s / pro / pro max / Poco m2 pro (unified tree) / Meizu x8 / redmi note 7. With a long road in Android development since 2011.

If you are interested in supporting us, please consider helping us with this crowfunding.

The only purpose of this crowfunding is to enhance device development and provide a stable device tree for all developers from both aosp and CAF.

You can find his Paypal for donations below.

If you want more info you can send pm to [MENTION=9330531]evanthoven95[/MENTION] in telegram

The goal is $ 360.

Paypal of developer:

MOD EDIT: link removed
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] nick more:
Aquí estaré para ayudar. En lo que pueda (soy José [MENTION=1111665]Indira[/MENTION]dana ?

MOD EDIT: Please post only in English according to the FORUM RULES,translation added below:

I will be here to help. As far as I can (I'm José Indiradana)
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Teslapela:
we don't need this coz there is no bugs why would somebody pay for someone when the device doesn't need anymore devs

useless cf it is just a guy want a free phone
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Badis st:
Xperience rom is already official for our device right ?

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xperience-aosp/files/davinci/14/nightly/
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] strongst:
Thread closed

This is not within the xda guidelines.

strongst

Forum Moderator
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] endofline:
was there really no galileo sat enable on this phone compare to samsung m51.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Salvatore88:
I try gps test app, set only galileo and saw 5 or 7 sat, so, i think galileo is enabled. hope Help
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] cientista99:
For my tests poco x3 nfc supports at least A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS and GALILEO.

Even that GALILEO is not on the specs (I was a bit sad when I saw that GALILEO wasn't there) I usually have at least 8 GALILEO satellites in all tester apps so I believe they "forgot" to put on specs. :confused:
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Raddy147:
Yes, the 732G supports Galileo, check the official Qualcomm specs.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] zizouli:
The chipset may support Galileo but the phone must have an appropriate antenna and hardware for Galileo.

To get the full benefit of Galileo, the phone MUST SUPPORT DUAL-FREQUENCY GNSS. Most likely it does not, unless you test for it.

See https://www.gsa.europa.eu/newsroom/news/test-your-android-device-s-satellite-navigation-performance on how to test with the GPSTest app whether the phone really supports Galileo (single or dual frequency).

In other words, the phone SoC (CPU) is not enough to help us know whether the phone fully supports Galileo.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Segamalaga:
As far as If can see, in my Poco X3 I see lots of Galileo satelites here un Spain. The second screenshot is using It inside my house
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] zizouli:
Thanks for the screenshot!

Under the CF (carrier frequency) column we can only see E1. This indicates that the phone has a single frequency GNSS and not a dual-frequency GNSS. By not having a dual-frequency GNSS, the phone does not make full use of the Galileo constellation.

We, as phone users, should demand dual-frequency GNSS. Currently, only some of the more expensive phones have dual-frequency GNSS.

The dual-frequency GNSS is a bit of hardware that is added by the phone manufacturer.
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] big_lou:
I ran the Mi-globe on the poco f1 and really enjoyed it but on the site they say there is no rom/firmware for the note 8 pro. They do have the note 8 and note 8t. My question is: will the note 8 Mi-globe image work for the note 8 pro? Is there a way to get the Mi-globe on note 8 pro? Thanks!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dblml320:
Hello,

I just purchased a Mogul. My first task was to apply the official Sprint WM6.1 update, which applied with no trouble.

I am now looking for a media player that will play videos I have converted for an Ipod Touch. Windows Media player does not do it. So I tried a version of TCPMP for WM, but it won't even come up.

So I bit the bullet and purchased a licensed copy of the CorePlayer. This is supposed to be the best their is, but it freezes up when I play most video files, including simple MPEG1 files. I suspect it has not been tested extensively on WM6.1

So .. is there any other media player I can try?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] BrianLayman:
There is a new version of TCPMP posted here on the forum - with source code. You need to get that and you also need to extract 2 DLLs from WM5 into you windows directory. This will allow you to play all wma files (otherwise TCPMP won't even see them). If you can't find either of these files, let me know and I'll post links to them sometime in the next couple days.

ALSO, you will need to customize TCPMP to set the buffer settings that work best on your phone. In general the phones are a step back from pure PDAs like a circa 2005 Toshibe e750, but you can get them to play without skipping if you balance them right and/or select low quality playback in TCPMP.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] blackangst:
TCPMP is nice, but after trying Core I stuck with that. I like the more refined look, and the equalizer has a few more sliders.

Both are great though.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] BrianLayman:
I'll willingly purchase but would love to first see a full listing of the changes to see what I am getting for my buck. Have you seen any comparisons or could you do a fuller review yourself?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dc13:
http://rapidshare.com/files/136845548/CorePlayer.cab.html

try that.. you guys might like it
[Mogul, XV6800 General] rleejr79:
I use Slide2Play (S2P)m that guy that made S2U made it. Simple and free.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] csjah:
Where can i find those 2 dll files? i've installed the correct version which works on 6.1 but the movies i've played, skipped... Do anyone have an idea what i can do, so that the movies played correct? What settings do i have to change?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] pmerritt:
well this costs 20.00 but i truly think it is, hands down, the best audio player you will get (not best video) but for audio it is extremely nice. http://www.conduits.com/news/pr20080820.html
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Paul in Maryland:
CorePlayer on RapidShare?

That's a $25 commercial program. I hope this file is only the 30-day trial.
[General Accessories] DirtyAngelicaSecured:
I work for a phone repair company in Paris and we often have customers with broken screens who want those screens repaired/replaced. Our main supplier ran out of business. We need a new one. Which one would you recommend?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Doomer D. Great:
I have been trying a few Android 10 ROMS and getting same issues. At first I though it was VoLTE as it is not supported in UAE. So I ended up with crDroid ROM. But the issues are the same:

SIM one always show as disconnected and SMS and calls revert to SIM 2 and I have to manually set to SIM 1. Calls are working and so is SMS and Data

I cannot encrypt my phone. Encryption starts and immediately phone reboots

Magisk in showing the Hide option. I cannot hide any applications

Magisk is failing security checks:

[IMG="Magisk Status"]https://dl.xda-cdn.com/5/1/0/3/3/9/9/Screenshot_20200924-160621.jpg?key=t_DGT_DzmJrl6elwG2TkUg&ts=1600952893[/IMG]

I followed the instruction to the letter. I did multiple formats. I allowed Newflasher with base official ROM from XperiFirm every time. I might have lost my camera DRM keys I think. Didn't know it was a thing before it was too late.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] Doomer D. Great:
Have I asked a very basic or silly question? Not a single response so far... I'm at a stage where I have to revert to stock Android 9. If I made a rookie mistake, please point it out.