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[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
I did some checking on the IMEI and come back with unlocked, clean. I tried four checkers, and they agree. Except one site, for some odd reason, said I had a Samsung Pixel 5. Everybody else said Google Pixel 5.

Anyway, the phone's not tied any carrier - as expected.

I'm more than a little reluctant to move my S7's SIM to the P5. It's meaningless to the Pixel 5. I doubt it would ding the SIM to make it unusable in the (old) S7. Better safe than sorry.

I'm working through my WiFi net for what little setup I've done. To date, there've been no problems. I deliberately didn't finish setting up the P5, so I get complaints about that and no SIM- no surprise.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
The sim has nothing to do with the ability to unlock the bootloader. If you buy a Verizon device I don't care what sim you put in or if you never put in a sim, you can't unlock the bootloader. I always buy Google devices and before I turn it on I put in my Verizon sim. OEM unlock is always active.. always! If you want flawless ability to unlock and root never buy a carrier branded device. Some make you wait until you pay off the device, some make you wait 30 or 60 days, and some like Verizon don't care what you do they'll never allow unlock.

So if you're worried then flip the OEM unlock switch and put in your sim and enjoy the device. I'm not sure what you're waiting for.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
A) My P5 isn't tied to VZW, or anyone else. B) OEM unlock isn't active (greyed out) & no response to touches - USB Debugging is active, and set to ON. Whether OEM unlocking is active hinges on the bootloader being unlocked. Bootloader locked, no OEM unlocking, no rooting.

My current phone (Sammy S7) is rooted, and it's an ex-VZW device, with a locked bootloader. I don't remember how getting past the locked bootloader happened, but... SuperSU, RootChecker, FX, Titanium are alive and running as su. My hope is the same magic applies to the P5, but it doesn't look as though it does. Sigh...
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Your P5 is tied to something whether you know it or not. If you didn't buy it from Google, Fi, or another company as unlocked then it's tied to a carrier. Whether OEM unlocking is active has absolutely nothing to do with the bootloader being unlocked other than allowing it to be so. You've got it backwards, you're basically putting the cart before the horse. You cannot unlock the bootloader if the OEM is grayed out. If the bootloader is unlocked at some point the switch was active and the bl unlocked in fastboot. Just curious, where did you get the device from? If you bought it 3rd party someone sold you a bill of goods. If you got it from Google and the switch is not active then return it for a replacement.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the S7. I do believe there was/is a way to bypass the security and get into download mode or something of the sort but I just don't know.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
See below for the reason why OEM Unlock has to be available before unlocking the bootloader.

Or...

Catch-22: Need an unlocked bootloader to get OEM unlock, need OEM Unlock to unlock the bootloader.

That the OEM Unlock option is greyed out means no OEM Unlock, period.

And that's what I'm trying to sort out.

[Guide] Root Pixel 5 XL Android 11 (R)​

The same requirement appears in

[Tutorial] Unlock Bootloader, get root and valid Safetynet​
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] ridobe:
That's not a catch-22. The first part of your statement and the guide is correct. You need to be able to toggle the OEM switch in order to perform the bootloader unlock. As far as the bootloader being unlocked first, that's false. It needs to be unlockable. The OEM toggle is the gateway to unlocking the bootloader. The carriers block access to that gateway. Verizon is permanent. Other carriers I believe can be temporary after a period of time. I don't know because I've never bought a carrier phone.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
@RBEmerson Where did you buy the device?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
@ridobe Thanks for resolving the conflict.

Here's what I get about the bootloader. Additionally, the About info says nothing about Verizon, or any specific carrier. OEM Unlock is greyed out. How to change that, then?

@bobby janow Open box from an eBay seller in Florida. I'd ask them about any possible carrier connection but I had problems with shipping (I paid for FedEx, they used First Class). Messy details like carrier connects? Hah!

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[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
Not much useful for identifying the phone's "pedigree" - the only info not shown relates to the SIM (no SIM, no info, of course).

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[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
@RBEmerson Unfortunately, unless you can determine which carrier it is on you are out of luck. If it's TM you might be able to call them and get it released and perhaps other carriers too. If it's Verizon then there is absolutely no hope to bl unlock. Are you sure the device has been paid off or are they on a monthly plan for 2 years? The problem with buying on eBay is that people are deceptive. They probably sold it as carrier unlocked which it very well might be. That has nothing to do with bl unlockable. When I sell a device I show a picture of the OEM switch as active so there is no mistaking it. You would have needed to specifically ask for that screenie from the seller.

Also know that even a Verizon device can be called unlocked legitimately. Google even sells Verizon devices. But they are not bl unlockable and that is a mistake a lot of buyers (and some sellers) make. If you want to root and unlock the bootloader then you'll need to get the info from the seller or try to return it to them. Or you can always sell it and buy one you want. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there still is a little hope if it's not a Verizon device.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
Understood regarding VZW. What I've posted is all I know about the phone. The seller had several (many?) of these phones. That is, this isn't a private, one-time seller.

By comparison, my Samsung S7's model number, SM-G930U, is a Verizon-only model number. (Which is correct)

The P5's model is GD1YQ which seems to be (albeit not conclusively) a Google Store device. AFAIK, Google Store phones can be unlocked.

All that I have to work with is in the two pictures I posted. FWIW, the bloatware doesn't include any of the usual VZW apps - another argument against being a VZW device. Likewise, there's nothing that shouts AT&T or TM or (used to be) Sprint, etc.

Hence the original question: "can I unlock this thing? If so, how?"
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
The only way is to get that OEM switch active otherwise you are SOL. Just an FYI, I have 2 Pixel 5s. One I bought at the Google store and the other was bought at a Verizon store. They are both model GD1YQ. So your model ID means nothing in relation to where the device was bought or how it's branded. Check to see if you have a service called My Verizon Services under "settings-apps-all apps-show system" I just put in a Verizon sim and it shows up but I disable it since they can read my app activity with it active. But it might give you a clue, I'm not sure what that clue would be. ;-) You really need to contact the seller and find out where the phone was purchased. If you want PM me the eBay listing maybe I can root around (no pun intended) and even ask the seller about bl unlock as a prospective buyer. Also, what is the SKU on the box?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
The box's SKU's GAO1955-US doesn't match what's listed on eBay (GAO1355-US). Google searches don't come up with a hint of an idea about the pedigree.

Sigh... there's a possibility this is a VZW phone, or maybe TM.

There's no sign of any branded apps, only Google apps. IIRC even an FDR doesn't make VZW apps disappear. At least not when I rooted the S7 (yea for Titanium doing the job!).

The immediate challenge is to run down whose phone this is. I suppose I can take it to T-Mobile in hopes a) it's a TM phone and b) they'll unlock the bootloader. AFAIK, short of taking someone hostage at gunpoint, VZW doesn't want to discuss the idea, let alone do it.

I still think there should be a way to positively identify if unlocking is a possibility.

About the eBay listing, look for item 284112075311

It doesn't take much thinking to find the seller's phone number. Which I called. Whoever answered the phone hasn't visited the clue store in many, many years.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
The listing specifically says Verizon - TMobile. They also have a return policy if you bought it within 30 days. You might want to take advantage of that.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] RBEmerson:
Unfortunately, I'm square up against the wall for time. I'm moving from the S7 to the P5 to take advantage of BT 5.0 and the ASHA protocol for use with hearing aids. Having significant hearing loss, HA's are a must. While many HA's function without streaming and control apps, the newer units pretty demand it (good thing, but there are times I leave the phone behind or what happens if the phone's battery is dead).

Anyway, I have to get the P5 up and running like it happened yesterday. Exchanging phones is, at this point, a non-starter. Grrr...

Beyond that, how can I be sure that a phone, from any source, has an unlockable bootloader?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] Sloefke:
Could someone possibly extract the 'Tasks Screen' from the HTC Touch Pro in to a CAB-file?

Thanks in advance.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] LeonMentor:
What about this Thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=420727 ???
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] xkaiser:
Try this :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=422136

I think is better
[Sprint LG G5 Guides, News, & Discussion] sciencemathematics1:
https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-full-...d-dm-verity-off-for-sprint-lg-g5-zv4.3523496/

I tried this tutorial for rooting the LG G5 Sprint LS992.

Everything works for me up to the point where you have to do adb disable-verity. This is the point after step 2. I know that step 2 works because the RUNMEFIRST dialog said to proceed to step 2 as it is supposed to say. Its just the next step where I have to do adb root and disable verity does not work. I know that it didn't work because when I tried the last step, then permission was denied, which meant that something did not work.

ADB says that it only works for user debug builds. Does this mean the user debug build was somehow not installed when I tried to install it through this? Everything up to the part where the prompt comes up to say to go to step 2 proceeds well. Maybe it didn't install the user debug build when I factory reset the phone for step 2? Does anyone know what I should try doing?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brick00444:
Ok, I've flashed 6 demo boxes for friends and 1 of them wants his to be completely stock so it can take updates. I can't seem to find anything on unblocking updates. To be clear, I used the shorting method to get to twrp and formatted data and flash a stock rom. I didn't block the ota's. I assume twrp must be blocking them. Any help would be great to remove twrp and enable updates. Thanks in advance.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rednekvolfan:
UPDATE...REMOVED BATTERY FOR A WHILE AND UN/RE INSTALLED ACTIVE SYNC AND DEVICE WAS RECOGNIZED AGAIN! Was then able to re-flash 6.1////hope this helps someone else.

Thanks for the help!

Ok, I have read for 2 days, trying to find a fix for this, and even posted in familiar threads with my issue for help. This is my first thread. Someone PLEASE help me!

I flashed my Tilt from HTC e-club the other day. I read to use the PIM back up...so I did. The flash was a success! Everything worked fine. I popped in SD and opened PIM but could not find backup log. I still had everything backed on Sprite so I just restored with it. BIG BIG BIG mistake! It showed all the files reloading and then did its auto reset. Once phone reset I got that irritating Att screen then the shrilling 3G screen...THEN IT GOES BLACK! If its not black its filled with black and white bars going down the screen b-w-b-w-b-w-b-w-b-w. Active-sync no longer recognizes my device, I cant get it to hard reset with soft keys and stylus. I dont have any info I cant live without on the phone. I have saved all of my data,cabs, pics, etc. on my SD.

I tried the black screen fix...no good, I tried to re flash from bootloader/multi color screen, I plug in USB and my PC dings like I have connected but nothing. Device goes from serial to USB in multi color screen but PC sees nothing. Hopefully someone has an idea that doesnt require another device purchase.

Thanks help would be greatly appreciated.

I didn flash hardSPL can I still flash original 6.0 from SD?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] pyraxiate:
Did you by chance try a HARD reset ? ( BOTH SOFTKEYS and the soft reset on the bottom )

Just so you are SURE which buttons are correct....

ALSO,

Have you changed your SPL?

If so, copy the nbh to the root of your SD card and rename it to KAISIMG.nbh ( Case Sensitive just as I have it here )

After doing this go into bootloader screen ( camera button and soft reset ) and it can reinstall a rom from SD

One more thing,

Im not sure if sprite gives you the ability, but go into its settings and make sure to NOT copy the crucial windows registry entries as this WILL mess up your operating system if you changed from 5.0 to 6.0 or 6.1
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DaveShaw:
A Hard Reset and then re-restore from Sprite, but do NOT restore any Windows OS Files / Registry settings, etc.

Thanks

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rednekvolfan:
changing SPL.

Yes I did the hard reset correctly. It just continues to soft boot.

I believe what you said above is what happened.

When I backed up w/ sprite it copied original OS files from 6.0 on top of new 6.1.

I have not changed SPL unless it was done through the steps on the HTC site as I was loading 6.1. I don't think it does, but I may b wrong.

Can I still flash from SD?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DemoShadow:
this happened to me. Just reset your device while holding the camera button. you should see a tri colored screen. run the offical 6.1 update. ignore the instructions just run it and tell it to install.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rednekvolfan:
PC/Active-sync doent see my device

Could your phone still sync?
[Galaxy Tab S2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDanen:
Good [present time of day]. forumites!

As per the title, I've installed ripee's LineageOS 17.1 ROM on my Tab S2, and everything seems to be working, bar the camera. I've seen several posts around the interwebs claiming that that is indeed a common occurance with this ROM, but most of them were somewhat dated, so I was wondering if a solution had cropped up in the meantime. Failing that, can anyone recommend a ROM with working camera? I plan to use the tablet mostly for running Linux over Linux Deploy, but a built-in camera comes handy every now and then.

Thank you all in advance.
[Sony Xperia 5 II Questions & Answers] LOCKDOC_UA:
Hi! I'm just trying to bring all known info regarding different versions of X5II into one list.

If here is a user of XQ-AS72 Chinese region, could you please enter Service menu by dialing *#*#7378423#*#* , then go to Software Info, make screenshot and post it here? And also please mention a model, memory capacity, 1 sim or 2 sim and color of your device.

It will help me a lot.

P.S. I need only Chnina version. Not Hong Kong, not Taiwan, not SEA.

Here is an example of what and how I would see it.

XQ-AS52 8\128Gb 2sim EU (Customized EEA) Blue

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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] cmartinez:
Hi Everyone !

I was wondering how slowmo video storage work with Android 10-11, on Galaxy S10 ?

I am actually on Android 9, UI vers 1.1.

So, when i am recording slowmo vids, i can save and export them with the same FPS they were recorded with (in my case setup is on 240 FPS).

From my experience on a Galaxy S9, on android 10, things were a bit different! If i still was able to record in high FPS for slowmo, when it comes to save and export them, it was only 30 FPS, and only playing in slowmo. Not very useful or convenient when you want to posprod !!! (i am usin mediainfo to get the information).

But when i go back to the original recording, it shows 240 FPS.

Do you know if there is a way to get the video file untouched ?

For exemple, i want to record 15 sec at 240 FPS, but i want to export them like that (no slowmo while playing the video, before post production)

Thanks to every one who read me.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kelmen:
hi, anyone have any ideas that could enable or make ks 20 rom to make the device's notification LEDs to blinks in sleep mode like some other ppc such as atom exec or atom life's LEDs? (gsm leds: blink green lights, alarm, event & remainder: blink red lights...etc)! Because i like this kind of function when using "silent mode" and no need to press the power button to wake up the device, just look at the LEDs color blinking to get what's event coming! could anyone dump or share the new rom (include this function) for the lg ks20 users? Thank you very much!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sykhlee:
yea i wish to know also, been googling everywhere but i am still enable to find :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qoupan:
I just purchased a Samsung S21 Ultra AT&T version from samsung.com and paid the full payment. I requested to unlock my phone in att's website but my requested was denied because my service hasn't been active for at least 60 days.I do not have any payment installment and contract with AT&T since I paid the full price when I bought my phone. I tried to call ATT customer service 800-331-0500, but each time I said unlock phone to the phone robot, the call was disconnected and directed my to submit a unlock request online. I am current using Cricket Wireless, and the the sim card works on this ATT locked phone. I want to unlock it because I would like to flash the XAA firmware. Does anyone have experience to handle the unlock process with ATT? Thanks in advance.

Update on 3/16/2021:

I called ATT retention department and talked with 3 reps, but no one was able to solved the issue. Two rep said they were not able to unlocked a phone without 60 days ATT service or let me ask samsung to unlock the phone, and the third one directed me to fill the unlocking form in the https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ again. This request was denied within one hour, claiming "Your IMEI number & device don't match". This reason is different with my first request. I am very confused with their unlocking system. After 24 hours (this afternoon), I submitted an online unlocking request again. Surprisingly, this request was approved within half an hour. This is a happy ending, but I hate this hassle progress.

Hope my experience can help someone else.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
Call them again and ask to talk with the Customer Loyalty Dept aka Retainment Dept.

Escalate the case if needed.

If nice doesn't get it, hound them.

If bought with a Master Card you can file a claim for a refund (you need return the phone first).

Trust me if you're assertive with AT&T you'll get it done. Been there, done that... many times🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qoupan:
Thanks for your suggestion. ATT sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
You can play with them. The CEO gives their reps a lot of leeway to resolve problems.

You just need to leverage them a bit sometimes.

Consider it assertiveness training.

One way or another... get it done🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sonin66:
Just a question, why get a carrier locked phone instead of an unlocked phone to begin with?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qoupan:
The reason I bought a ATT locked phone it the 256gb black unlocked version is out of stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
At the worst you'll only need to wait 60 days to comply with the contract.

Speed is always expensive...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Geekser:
It is not unusual for a Carrier to have this kind of policy - TMobile has a similar rule - I don't know about Verizon, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did too. Like someone said earlier, if the OP complains long enough, there is a very good chance he will get what he wants.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
I had AT&T unlock my S4+ as I was in compliance with the contract.

They are contractually bound by that agreement.

They are only obligated to fullfill the terms of that contract although they may choose to alter it on the OP's behalf.

One point to remember though is that they make most of their profit by providing cell service not the devices.

The OP should carefully check the buy out clause(s) in the contract as well as any state laws that apply ie contact the State Attorney General's office.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] qoupan:
I found this thread when I did the research. It analyzed the potential reason why ATT's unlock system is problematic.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] jerrycoffman45:
you do know that carrier unlock is not needed to flash the xaa firmware
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] RichardsonPeterson:
I have an encrypted complete `.img` of the `userdata` partition.

What tools or steps can I take, with the assistance of my phone, to decrypt this image?

It is my understanding that decrypting it without the phone is usually not possible. Given that I *do* have the phone however, what can I do?

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Crypto footer file
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] RichardsonPeterson:
Hope that somebody can help.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] RichardsonPeterson:
Any ideas?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] joke19:
No
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] RichardsonPeterson:
Aha, I appreciate it anyway, and I hope somebody else knows.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
script is intended to run on crypto-footer, not on userdata partition. find the crypto footer first. location is mentioned fstab
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
what does hexdump/xxd say about dm-0? is it decrypted, can you see ext4/f2fs super magic? if yes did you try to busybox mount ro,noexec,noload dm-0

edit: can you see in /tmp/recovery.log

Data successfully decrypted, new block device: '/dev/block/dm-0'

if yes, check the decrypted block device for valid file system type (ext4 or f2fs)

xxd -l 1088 userdata.img | grep 53ef
xxd -l 1032 userdata.img | grep 1020.f5f2
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Questions & Answers] alecxs:
if you don't have busybox download from here and copy binary to /cache

adb push Busybox-1.29.2-YDS-ARM.tgz /tmp
adb shell
cd /tmp
gzip -d *.tgz
tar -x *.tar
mv busybox-arm64-sel busybox
chmod 0755 busybox
mv busybox /cache

only if found super magic, try to mount dm-0 read-only

/cache/busybox mount -t ext4 -o ro,noexec,noload /dev/block/dm-0 /data
/cache/busybox mount -t f2fs -o ro,noexec,norecovery /dev/block/dm-0 /data