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Users who own an Android device can't stop from tweaking, changing, customizing, and optimizing the internal system and OS, such as install a new custom ROM, backup system data, customize Android device, root the device and so on. Before any tweaks and tricks, the first thing an user should do is to unlock the bootloader of Android device.
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What Is a Bootloader?
An Android device consists of several pieces of software, which include the bootloader, radio, recovery, and system. The bootloader is the first piece of software that is run when your device turns on. It decides whether to load the recovery, or load Android and the radio. It packages the instructions to boot operating system kernal and most of them are specifically designed to run their own debugging or modification environment.
Mar 20, 2015 The Sunshine installer is free to download, but each device costs $25 to unlock. The installer will perform tests to determine if your phone is supported and if any additional steps are necessary to complete the process. Most payment methods are accepted, including credit and debit cards, Paypal, and several others. Sep 22, 2014 TeamAndIRC released their SunShine bootloader unlock for the original Moto X and the DROID family from last year (MAXX, ULTRA, and Mini), this afternoon. The unlock tool comes in.
How to Unlock an Android Device?
Most Android bootloaders are locked as well as encrypted by developers in order to make sure users stick to their Android OS version. Whether you are allowed to unlock the bootloader depends on the manufacturer of the device, the model and even the carrier. Nexus phones are all allowed to be unlocked, and many phones from Motorolar and HTC as well as some other phones allow users to unlock through a similar process. However, some device can never unlock its bootloader. If an user who want to root their Android device or flash a new custom ROM, he/she had to unlock the bootloader. KingoRoot step by step guide users how to unlock the bootloader of an unlockable Android device.
Step 1: Backup important data
The unlocking process will sweep of all the data of Android. So it is important to backup any photos, videos, app data or other files on your device to a computer, a SD card or the online cloud. Backup everything you want to keep, then continue to the next step.
Step 2: Free Download KingoRoot
KingoRoot is the best and easiest root tool for free. Here KingoRoot is not used for rooting but an alternative to Android SDK and USB driver. The KingoRoot includes the Android SDK and will download the USB driver of your device automatically once connected to the PC.
- Free download the KingoRoot to the PC.
- Install the KingoRoot.
- Connect the device to the PC via an USB cable.
- Enable USB debugging.
- Click Menu button to enter into App drawer.
- Go to 'Settings'.
- Scroll down to the bottom and tap 'About phone' or 'About tablet'.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the 'About phone' and locate the 'Build Number' field.
- Click Menu button to enter into APP Drawer.
- Tap the Build number field seven times to enable Developer Options. Tap a few times and you'll see a countdown that reads 'You are now 3 steps away from being a developer.'
- When you are done, you'll see the message 'You are now a developer!'.
- Tap the Back button and you'll see the Developer options menu under System on your Settings screen.
- Go to Settings>Developer Options>USB Debugging. Tap the USB Debugging checkbox.
- Find the icon of KingoRoot and launch it with the device connecting to the PC. After launching the KingoRoot, the PC will download the USB driver of your device automatically.
- Find the folder of KingoRoot where you install it, double click to open the folder of 'Kingo ROOT'. Then open the folder of 'tools' under the folder of 'Kingo ROOT'.
- Input the letters 'cmd' in the 'address bar', and enter.
- The PC will pop-up a Command Prompt window, then run the command:
adb devices
Once you have connected you device to the PC, the device will show the option of 'USB debugging', then just enable the USB debugging. If you fail to connect you device to PC, please refer to Device Not Connected.
If it shows a serial number, your device is recognized and you can continue with the process. Otherwise, ensure you’ve performed the above steps correctly.
Step 3: Get an Unlock Key.
There is no need for a nexus device, if you own one, you can just skip this step. If you own another unlockable device such as HTC or Motorola.
- Head to your manufacturer's bootloader unlocking page ( For example HTC and Motorola ), create an account.
- Run the command:
adb reboot bootloader
in the Command Prompt window. The device will boot into fastboot mode. Always keep the connection. - Use the Command Prompt window to retrieve your unlock key as described by your manufacturer. If you own a Motorola device run the command:
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
, HTC run the command:fastboot oem get_identifier_token
. - Select the token which is spit out by the Command Prompt window and copy and paste it into the applicable box of the form on your manufacturer's website without any spaces.
- Submit the form and wait for an email with a key or file that you will use in the next step.
Step 4: Unlock your bootloader of your Android device.
Here comes to perform the unlocking process. If you haven't interrupted the connection and your phone still in the fastboot mode ( If your device isn't in the fastboot, then repeat the step 2 or just hold the 'Volume Down' and 'Power' button for 10 seconds before releasing in order to make the device being in the fastboot mode. ):
- Run the command:
fastboot oem unlock
for most Nexus devices,fastboot flashing unlock
for Nexus 5X or 6P. - For a non-Nexus device, go to the manufacturer official website for command. For example, command
fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY
for Motorola Devices, using the unique key from email you received of Step 3. HTC devices run commandfastboot oem unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
, using the Unlock_code.bin file you received from HTC email. - Use the 'Volume' keys to confirm if you are sure to unlock the bootloader.
- Reboot your device by running command
fastboot reboot
or using the 'Volume' buttons to reboot.
The device will show a message at boot stating that your bootloader is unlocked. With an unlocked bootloader you will be allowed to root your Android, flash a custom recovery or install a custom ROM.
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Some of you will be wondering what the heck is bootloader so, A locked bootloader is one that will only boot operating system Android in our case which means that device’s boot partition will only launch Android OS on your phone, No matter what happens user can’t alter it. In case of devices with a locked bootloader, it is not possible to do custom operations like booting a Custom Operating System. It requires the owner to first unlock the bootloader. If you want to use your android phone like a pro Unlocking the Bootloader android device is the first thing to do when you can root your device or install custom ROMS. Flash modified boot, kernel, custom recoveries Like TWRP and CWM or other recovery Image files like Nandroid backups. Samsung t456 unlock code free download. In this Guide, You will learn how to unlock the bootloader on Huawei phones or how to unlock the bootloader on Huawei devices.
Method 1: Official Method to Unlock Bootloader (Old)
You have to first get a Bootloaderunlock password from the manufacturer site, then by using specific ADB & Fastboot Commands, you can easily unlock the bootloader. Good news is many brands are providing official assistance on Unlocking Bootloader. Companies like Sony, Motorola, Huawei allow users to unlock the bootloader after giving some precautions.
Pre-Requisites:
- Enable USB Debugging
- Install USB Drivers for Huawei 98 Lite:
USB Debugging:
- Goto Settings> About Phone Tap 7 Times on Build Number
- Then In Settings>Developer Options and enable USB Debugging
- Tick The “Oem Unlock” Checkbox
USB Drivers For Huawei Devices :
- Download and Install USB Drivers on your computer from here
ADB and FastBoot on windows Easy way
- First Download the adb-setup-1.4.2.exe file.
- Double-click or Run the adb-setup-1.4.2.exe file.
- A command prompt Interface will pop up with a blue background. Select YES to all the prompts. To select YES, just type Y and press Enter.
- Once ADB, Fastboot, and Drivers are installed, you’ll have a working ADB and Fastboot on your Windows.
Install ADB and fastboot with Minimal ADB and Fastboot on Windows
- Download the Minimal ADB and Fastboot Setup File.
- Run the file minimal_adb_fastboot*.exe.
- Follow the wizard’s instructions and select the destination folder.
- Click Finish to launch the Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
- Boom you are done.
See Related Post: How to Install ADB Fastboot and USB Drivers on Windows for Huawei Phones
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For unlocking Bootloader on Huawei
Note: First Go through above requirements carefully.
- First of all, go to Huawei Bootloader Unlock request page in order to do that you need to create an account on the Huawei Official site then login to your account.(register if you don’t have an account)
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click Next button.
- Now, Provide the required information about your device and click commit button.
- If everything is good, you’ll get a unique 16-digit bootloader unlock password for your device.
- Now connect your Huawei device to the Computer with a USB cable.
- Give the device required permission.
- Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot direct or move to directly where Minimal ADB and Fastbootis installed from CMD.
- Boot your Huawei device into bootloader mode using the following command:
adb reboot bootloader
Note: If your device doesn’t boot into bootloader mode, then disable Fastboot function from your device’s Settings.
- Once your device is in bootloader mode, issue the following command to unlock bootloader:
fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Replace XXXX XXXX XXXX with your 16-digit bootloader unlock password.
- The bootloader unlocking process will start automatically.
- Once the process is finished, your device will reboot.
- That’s it, you have successfully unlocked BootLoader.
Method 2: Unofficial way but working in 2019
From 24th of May 2018, Huawei stopped its support for providing unlock codes on May 24. Which are the reason that unofficial methods are making their way in the root process, so don’t worry! You can still unlock bootloader on any Huawei device.
Sunshine Bootloader Unlock Free Code Download
Pre-Requisites for unlocking bootloader
- Enable USB Debugging
- Install USB Drivers for Huawei 98 Lite:
USB Debugging:
- Goto Settings> About Phone Tap 7 Times on Build Number
- Then In Settings>Developer Options and enable USB Debugging
- Tick The “Oem Unlock” Checkbox
Download the following things for Huawei Device
- Get and Install USB Drivers on your computer from here
- Download DC Huawei Bootloader Codes from here.
- Get DC Unlocker client app from here.
Buy Dc Unlocker Credit With Android App
- Download and install “DC Huawei Bootloader Codes Android app“ from the link given above in downloads section.
- Open the downloaded apk file and install it on your device.
- Click on DC Unlocker Account.
- Type your email id and complete the payment processes.
- After successful payment; save the user password. You will need this while using DC unlocker pc app.
Get Huawei Bootloader Unlock Code With Dc Unlocker
- Extract the downloaded DC Unlocker client app zip file.
- Double click or Run dc-unlocker2client.exe.
- Move to the server tab and log in. use the user password which you got in DC Huawei Bootloader Codes Android app.
- Connect your device to pc and enable Manufacturer Mode (You can easily enable manufacturer mode by Typing *#*#2846579#*#* in the dial pad. After that click on Background settings > USB port settings > Manufacturer Mode).
- Select the Manufacturer type “Huawei Phones” Model “Auto Detect”. After that click on the search button.
- Click on Unlocking Tab. After that choose Read Bootloader Code.
- Wait for some time to Unlock code to arrive. When it does, copy the data and save it in a notepad file.
Last step to Unlock Bootloader
- Turn off your device.
- Put it in Fastboot mode by pressing Volume down + Power button at the same time.
- Connect your device to a PC with the USB cable.
- Enter The Unlock Code In Code In Command prompt Window and press Enter.
- Wait for a few seconds and your device will restart.
You can now go ahead and customize your device by installing TWRP or then flash SuperSu to root it. So you have succeeded to unlock your Huawei bootloader. If you have any queries regarding the process, drop a comment below.
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