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[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
Thanks for your response. I have seen those before and after taking a look my persist.sys.radio.globalregionlock is set to 1,1. I set it to 0,0 but it doesn't seem to affect the region lock pop-up and changes back to 1,1 on reboot.

I don't have a prop for persist.sys.rpmb.lock. I grepped for anything related to "radio", "rpmb", "region", or "lock" but nothing significant besides persist.sys.radio.globalregionlock.

*#3988691# brings up "EnginerNetwork" but tells me to download the plugin and gives no useful information. *#899# brings up an AfterSales test page but doesn't have any useful information, the region is already set to: US.

For others experiencing region lock, are we all in the US, using NA firmware, or even using the same carrier's SIM card (T-Mobile)? I have reached out to Giztop and they replied this is the first time they've heard of this issue with the OnePlus 12 and are checking with their provider. Waiting to see what they say.. fingers crossed.
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
They're just gonna tell you whatever you want to hear thru the chat. When I reached out yesterday thru e-mail they connected me to a technician who said this is the first time they have heard of region lock with the OP12 (I believe that) and wanted to know detailed information like did the phone receive an OTA update after receiving, etc...

They're currently researching with their provider and am waiting on a response now. FWIW I think most people are on Global firmware and in an EU/IN region and this problem seems extremely rare so I doubt you'll have any issues.
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
Thank you!

I wish you luck with the situation.

I'll be sure to share my experience too if/when it happens.....!
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
GizmoChina tweeted that after the global release they started to region lock the devices:

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Link to the article: https://www.gizmochina.com/2024/01/29/chinese-oneplus-12-is-reportedly-region-locked/

and he says there is a special code that can be requested from OnePlus Support to unlock:

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[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
Yeah, well that's weird since I received/activated my phone prior to the global release and the region-lock popped up as soon as I entered my SIM card so convinced it's to do with my region.

I'm unfortunately going to have to wait to see what Giztop says, maybe they can negotiate the unlocking process with OnePlus since they advertise the phones as "without region lock".
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
Hmm so Giztop just told me that there shouldn't be an issue with these devices and region lock but also after speaking with Oneplus, they advise that's remote unlock request may be possible...
[OnePlus 12] Njackste:
Anyone know about the 12R
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
Giztop has advised that any phones with a manufacturer prior to 28th of December are not affected by any region lock.

For all people wondering if their phone will experience a region lock or not, check the Manufacturer Date on the box label. This should help put some at ease. I'm still 6 days in with my lock :eek:.
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
FYI: ncphone was not able to get my region lock off. Price changed from from $8 to $12 to $25. Then after i paid server kept going "up and down". Finally after a few days he advised he had to refund me... I did get my money back though.
[OnePlus 12] jaju123:
I can confirm mine is not locked with manufacture date 22.12.23 and neither is another person. One person on 29th Dec is locked though.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
I let someone in China buy the OnePlus 12 in black 12/512 directly from the OnePlus China site (which redirects to OPPO shop). Ordered 27th of January and arrived 28th of January. Manufacturer Date on the label is 29th of December. When doing the region check as described here https://droidwin.com/oneplus-12-reg.../#How_to_Check_if_OnePlus_12_is_Region_Locked the Region Test field is greyed out which they say means its region unlocked. What Im not sure is if a SIM card needs to be inserted as none was inserted for the test. But I guess not because its systemwide level region lock. We also never put a China SIM into the phone. Its only connected to Wifi so far.

That person that bought the phone checked for me today in an OPPO store (as its very hard to find a OnePlus store nowadays - the site for store search in China also mainly lists OPPO stores) to ask about unlocking the region and they had no clue about it. Instead they tried to sell an OPPO X7 and surprisingly said it has Google Apps preinstalled on it and claimed it will work overseas. The Store guy also mentioned its forbidden for them to flash the phone to OxygenOS. Seems he sadly was not knowledged about such topics.
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
Yeah, I'm not sure how applicable that information is to the OnePlus 12. I've checked the Communication Debugging menu using *#899# and my region lock is also greyed out, and the Simlock test menu even says device is: unlocked in green text and I still get the region-locked messaging anytime I insert a SIM card or reboot the phone with the SIM card in.

They also copied and pasted the screenshots from here of Giztop saying they've "sorted" the region lock issue which is not the case either, I'm waiting to hear back from them tonight.

It looks like TradingSchenzen has a solution if you purchased from them, but sadly I did not: https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/content/oneplus-12-region-lock-problem.
[OnePlus 12] gogitossj:
Anyway we can remove the lock outself? Paid or free?
[OnePlus 12] flandolf:
I've heard you can contact oppo to give you an unlock code, people have had success on the Oneplus 11, however, they are probably more likely to give it to you if you bought it from official Chinese channels. Another potential fix is activating the phone with a Chinese sim, e.g making a call with the sim. Then it should hopefully be unblocked.
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
Well i ordered mine on 17 jan.2024 from TradingShenzen for 643 euro. Hope it will be not region locked.

The delivery must be done by horse or on foot. Today is 02 feb.2024.. Waiting..

I thought to by from Europa but the GREED is Huge ! 949 euro.. 300 euro more ?!? That's why we have region lock.
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
In how much time did you get it?
[OnePlus 12] qvert:
i didnt, i can still use my phone
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
TradingShenzhen posted with a yellow banner on their website that they cant ship from Chinaduring Chinese New Year from January 20 till February 20. They only can ship from EU but most likely they dont have any phones in the EU warehouse at the moment.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
The phone calling and unlock with Chinese SIM was debunked according to other sites like Trading Shenzhen and does not work: https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/content/oneplus-12-region-lock-problem (the FAQ at the bottom of the site) Or did someone try and it works? OPPO Store Shanghai as of yesterday has no clue about region lock and wont do anything. Instead they tried to sell a OPPO X7 and claimed it works overseas because it has Google Apps on it preinstalled. I guess much luck is involved to find the right person that knows stuff.

About the shipping without region lock Trading Shenzhen states:
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
To consolidate the info I have gathered into 1 place:

1. OnePlus started region locking the Chinese phones on the global release of the OP12. More specifically, Giztop confirmed with OnePlus that phones made before the 28th of December have no region lock, while all phones after that date are affected.

2. Even still, the lock is also dependent on the country code so not all phones made after this date will be locked. Only the following MCC's are affected by the region lock: 404 405 31* 302 250 424 420 334 425 419 410 730 401 724 470 429 414 418 427 602 603 605 244 238 240 242 234 235 262 222 208 214 204 206 260 226 520 502 525 515 452 510.

(I'm in the US which would be covered by 31*).

3. The region lock is activated by inserting your SIM card of a blocked MCC. Rebooting X amount of times has no effect on OP12 region lock.

4. Region lock is not bypassed by activating in China/Inserting Chinese SIM/Making phone calls in China, etc...

5. Region lock has no effect on whether you flash between COS, OOS, IN, EU, or NA firmwares, etc...

6. Tradingshenzen has advised they have resolved the region lock issue so all new phones sold will be opened and unlocked prior to shipping. Any users already affected by region lock can contact TS who will perform a remote unlock via Teamviewer.

7. Giztop has stated they have "resolved" the issue, but it's not clear if this is the case and at the time they are not offering remote unlocking for affected customers.

8. Steps to check if you're region locked by checking *#899* or checking for properties of persist.sys.oplus.radio.globalregionlock are not effective. It will say phone is unlocked/region greyed, regardless of region lock.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
Thanks for this information and the MCC list. Interesting that e.g. Switzerland (228) is not region locked. This is a country on which OnePlus doesnt sell phones directly because of small market I think. One big shop started selling them there last week.
[OnePlus 12] Bodygard379:
Oh, nice info, my country in Europe isn't affected! Gonna order one tomorrow, not gonna wait anymore before price goes up due to high demand :D...650 is a steal for what it offers!
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
Very great information. But I still think “persist.sys.oplus.radio.globalregionlock“ is useful, both because my device doesn't contain it, and because there is a Magisk module that unlocks restrictions based on these environment variables.
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
:)

How much time was the delivery from China to Germany ?
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
When i placed my order Zero phones in Europa warehouse. Not only Oneplus. No phones.

My order was before chinese hollidays (17 ian.).

TredingShenzen is in Hong Kong.

My phone (was shipped) left on 19 ian. to China mainland. Then back to Hong Kong. On 26 ian fly to Europa. On 30 ian. arrived in Italy. 3 days from China to Italy (must be by foot). Today, 03 febr. still in Italy...

Next wednesday 07.febr. will be 3 weeks from my order time.

When I think that Oneplus delivers in a maximum of 3 days. Giztop in 5-6 days..
[OnePlus 12] qvert:
8 days
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
My phone shipped in only 5 days from China to US with Giztop, but unfortunately useless since it's locked.

At this point, Giztop is still not offering a solution and ignoring emails.
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
Out of curiosity.. Oneplus does not help customers/users with this problem ? Even with money ?

Did anyone try to contact Oneplus tech for help ? Or how much cost at Nc phone to unlock?
[OnePlus 12] jaju123:
I haven't seen any evidence that anyone can actually unlock these phones. Giztop says so but I haven't heard a single report of it being done. I heard nc phone also failed to do it
[OnePlus 12] sirspoon:
Have any phones been locked yet or is it just warning messages so far? I was getting a message every day regardless of whether I rebooted or not, and today I got two in a row which was a bit ominous.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
I did try one OnePlus Support that answered I shouldnt by Chinese model. I still have another ticket open with OnePlus Global on which they didnt answer yet and I let a friend check OPPO Store Shanghai (nearby OnePlus stores were removed) on which they were clueless and rather tried to sell an OPPO Phone claiming it works overseas. Someone else already reported in this thread (or the other 3 about the same topic LOL) that ncphone at the moment doesnt know how to unlock.

In an older OnePlus 11 thread people were helped by some OnePlus Store but I feel like this is a luck thing if you can find the right guy that knows and can do it and are also willing to do it.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
Status of my Chinese phone:

Device: OnePlus 12 CN black 16/512

Origin: bought directly from OnePlus China website

date of purchase: 27th of January 2024 (received in China 28th of January)

Manufacturer Date: 2023.12.29

region lock: SIM Lock Test shows device unlocked after putting in a Thailand SIM card (according to the region lock list Thailand is a region locked country), no Chinese SIM was put in before. No region popup was shown. Region test is greyed out.

getprop | grep regionlock

[persist.sys.radio.global_regionlock.allcheck]: [false]

OS: ColorOS
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
SIM Lock Test does not apply to region locks, it exists because of operator locks.

Can you please check the "persist.sys.radio.globalregionlock" parameter?

Download Termux and execute the following command:

getprop | grep regionlock

Here are some more props related to region locks: https://github.com/AndroPlus-org/ma...499a20f081b28b17afc744ed3e/system.prop#L8-L15
[OnePlus 12] drummer1839:
Oneplus 12 grom tradingshenzen :

~ $ getprop | grep regionlock

[persist.sys.radio.global_regionlock.allcheck]: [false]

This means no region lock?
[OnePlus 12] sirspoon:
I just did that and I don't have that parameter 🤔

The following one is there but no regionlock

[persist.sys.remove.region.apk]:
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
I'm leaning towards yes, whereas the presence of "persist.sys.radio.globalregionlock" implies a region lock.

But I can't confirm that. I'm in China and don't have a locked region SIM card.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
It shows this line same as for drumer1839:

[persist.sys.radio.global_regionlock.allcheck]: [false]
[OnePlus 12] sirspoon:
Just to say I had it remotely unlocked and now I can see the regionlock parameter
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
The one piece of concrete news I can share is that my friend was able to get the device officially unlocked remotely after contacting Chinese customer service through the device's in-built app "OPPO Store".

But my friend is a Chinese citizen, he lives in Italy, he has Chinese nationality and a Chinese mobile phone number. So this should not apply to most people.
[OnePlus 12] PedroJaculcul69:
Hi,

Planning to buy a oneplus 12 from china yo get the 24gb/1tb. Based on the description of the seller, they will remove the region lock on the unit. Ubfortunately it comes with color os. If i flashed it with OOS, will the region lock bypass of the seller be remove?
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
I am talking about OnePlus 12 12/256 Gb.

Region lock is placed in the phone for the Greed of European union. So i can buy the phone in Europa with 949 euro, not with around 650 euro from TradingShenzen or any other store. They force me to pay 300 euro more. For what ???

In Us is 800 or 900 $ ? This includes VAT /taxes ?

About ..., 35 $ is not small but kind of ok. Around 32 euro. So my phone with unlock will cost around 680-685 euro. Compared to 949...

I think OnePlus is stupid. They can charge 10- 20 $ to unlock.

Even better the store can ask them to unlock the phone for global usage and put the unlocking in the price. In sted of 650 will be 670 euro.
[OnePlus 12] flandolf:
Surely if you buy from Oppo's official stores like 天猫 and 京东 they should allow it, I'm thinking of buying one when I go to China and have access to a Chinese phone number.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
No
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
USA never include taxes in the price. Only after checkout. Tax varies by US state but there are very few tax free states.
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
Hey guys. So I'm curious re this whole Oneplus 12 manufacturing dates and the dreaded region lock. Wonder then if it's a hardware thing or software? Mine is 29th Nov and so one of the earlier devices. Running OxygenOS since date of receipt 17th Jan, have of course rebooted more than 10x. Also 'region test' is greyed out which apparently means it's region unlocked....

Maybe I'm a lucky one! Very tempted to flash the Chinese firmware as I'm veryyy curious of all the firmware performance & feature updates, though still think there may be a chance its a firmware thing....?!

Good thing at least though is that either Giztop will sort it or very worst case scenario, I'll pay via Ncphones.

One other thing I'm curious about, is if the region lock code must be entered at some point, would the prompt ever come back (either requiring the same code or a different one even?)
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
Its doesnt matter if ColorOS or OxygenOS is being flashed on it. Should be same code unlock as I think OnePlus is using the IMEI of the phone.
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
I highly don't recommend doing this, ColorOS is not GMS friendly enough, FCM doesn't push in time, and Google Chrome loses login status from time to time.

As well as Google limiting the functionality of the GMS China Edition, there are some GMS features that are not available in the Chinese firmware.
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
I summarized the answers to all of those questions in this post: https://xdaforums.com/t/remove-region-locked-messaging-from-cn-op12.4653435/post-89314707.

Giztop actually advised me this morning that unlike Tradingshenzen who is offering a free remote unlock to affected customers, they actually have no knowledge on going about doing this and recommended to return the phone for refund! This should be a warning to anyone in the future when considering importing a phone from China.
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
This is useful advice! Was perhaps gonna do this tonight, so I may reconsider.... Hmm though how do people get Google framework/apps working on CN firmware?
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
Very useful info and summary, thank you!
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
The Chinese firmware also has GMS, but it's a China Lite version. Usual use will not be a problem, but occasionally you will experience issues due to ColorOS' strict power management.
[OnePlus 12] HellsDelight:
Thanks for the infos. About the FCM, to me Notifications always pushed late also with my prior phones OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 7 Pro on OxygenOS.
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
Think I may stick to OxygenOS for now then....

If it ain't broke, don't fix it eh?! Though those changelogs sure do seem tempting....
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
I'm a U.K. user, got mine two weeks ago and apart from some niggling issues, I'm sticking with ColorOS.
[OnePlus 12] PedroJaculcul69:
thank you
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
UK user here too!

After trying ColorOS yesterday, I wanted to come back to Oxygen very quickly.

Plus after today's latest update it feels great to be back! Give it a try if you fancy, it's running great and likely without the issues you're encountering....
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
I couldn't resist it for the price lol

What are the things you don't like about ColorOS?

I might give OxygenOS ago in the future.
[OnePlus 12] cd993:
I just found it to be veryyy bloated, which I know could be debloated. Though seems there's lots of account integrations, like I must have set something that required me to enter a password when installing a new app. Lots of Chinese text dotted around. Menus just had lots of clutter. Whereas oxygen os significantly cleaner and smoother I find!

Definitely give it a try...
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
Will do.
[OnePlus 12] AlecTR:
Hey, I just bought an OP12 from a local shop in Hong Kong. They were selling a flashed OOS and a version which was original Color OS.

As I had plans to use this phone in the UK later on, they advised that don't flash OOS as the region lock will activate. However, using Color OS as it is will not trigger region lock.

Going to insert my UK sim and a HK sim to see if both works shortly. Color OS has google integrated within it, he actually toggled the option in settings about Google Pay. I will have to install the play store apk manually however. Going to try all of this very soon.
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
If you do flash it, you should be still able unlock it with a third party person.

I've just got the 405 update for ColourOS - have you received yours by now being in Hong Kong？
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
This is possible because OnePlus 12 hasn't been officially released in Hong Kong yet. You are purchasing items that should have been brought over from Shenzhen.
[OnePlus 12] AlecTR:
I had a few hours playing around with COS- Both UK and HK sim works here in Hong kong for COS. The update also came through here. but it really wasn't my thing, especially with all the chinese 'Global search' and it seems that COS is really not well optimized with any third party launchers.

Anyways, I pulled the triggered and flashed OOS global onto it. So far no region lock. At least I got to restore using my nothing phone 2's backup from Google. Still third party launchers like Lawnchair and Nova has a massive delay when closing apps, the animation is pretty broken in that regard which is a shame atm.

I used *#899# to check for the region lock setting, it is greyed out for me. According to Droidwin's post, this means this Op12 I have is unlocked by default? I am quite lost as the phone was manufactured on 4th Jan 2024 which doesn't align with the 28th Dec 2023 threshold date people has been mentioning.
[OnePlus 12] bdvince:
Remove region-locked messaging from CN OP12?

I posted in another thread regarding region-lock already but no one else has reported having issues. I recently bought a OnePlus 12 from Giztop and whenever I insert my SIM card or restart the phone I get the message: "You are using a...

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You're most likely in a non-region locked MCC. Region Lock isn't triggered by flashing COS, OOS, etc... Region lock being greyed doesn't mean anything.
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
Yea the locked issue is a funny one -especially considering for the last nine years they've beem unlocked LOL
[OnePlus 12] alexbo:
I got my OnePlus 12 yesterday and after installing my regular stuff I rebooted and got the message: "You are using a region-customized phone. Its calling functions will be restricted in your region. Please contact a retail store for support".

I was lucky to have purchased it via TradingShenzhen and they have posted this: https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/content/oneplus-12-region-lock-problem

After contacting them via their website, I got a response within 2 hours. Telling me that the options are to contact an online tech via telegram ({Mod edit: Link removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}) and although the service has a cost of 30$ I would not have to pay and they would cover the expenses.

I contacted the telegram group which happens to be these guys --> {Mod edit: Link removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}

In less than 10 minutes, the replied, asked me to put the phone in USB debugging to connect it to a PC and install some VPN and remote software so they could do "their thing".

In a matter of minutes, I phone is no longer region locked.

I now reboot and no message appears.

They are quite efficient and I totally reocmmend them.
[OnePlus 12] gentrydeng:
Because it's now OPPO, not OnePlus. i don't even know how overseas employees currently work.

It used to be a customised Chinese firmware based on OxygenOS, and now it's an overseas customised firmware based on ColorOS. The master-slave relationship has switched.
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
Thanks for the clarification.
[OnePlus 12] csw1984:
Any reason why they decide on locations and not others?
[OnePlus 12] null0seven:
I got mine. Finaly ! Today, wednesday, 07.02.2024. Exactly 3 weeks from order time (17. 01. 2024 wednesday). Bought from TradingShenzen. Awesome people, great services! Horrible courier !!! 21 days..

On the box PJD110 (chinese model), of course.

Made date 10.12. 2023

In my box i got a black back cover. I read that in EU model no back cover..

I inserted my SIM. make a call. No message.

I updated to .404(EX01). Call again, no message.

Wireless charger from my Oneplus 9 Pro (the one with OnePlus on it) works fine on Oneplus 12. I'm very happy that i don't have to buy new wireless charger.
[OnePlus 12] valthunder:
It seems to me that those are countries (zones) where nokia has presence.