ThePhoneTechDoc
Newbie
Ask me how? Give details about the cellphone example:brand,model number and carrier....
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are we talking bootloader unlock? or carrier unlock?
ThePhoneTechDoc
Newbie
Carrier unlock....some brands bootloader cannot be unlock...
that's why im asking because people will be confused with your title and op unless you are clear in what you are offering.
ThePhoneTechDoc
Newbie
are u trying to root your cellphone?
nope i just wanted to make clear what you are offering people here on AF. people might get confused what kind of unlocking you are talking about. i have a note 10+ 5G with a snapdragon processor which makes my bootloader unlockable.
ThePhoneTechDoc
Newbie
unlocking some bootloaders can kill a cellphone and result it wont turn on or unable to boot...
ummmm no if a bootloader can't be unlocked you can't root it. never heard of trying to unlock a bootloader and killing your phone. if you can't oem unlock, then you are done....no root, but phone will still work.
9cc3985ae3094d8b
Member
Hm... last time I rooted a phone was years ago... But I'm pretty sure it's (maybe used to be) possible to root w/o unlocking the bootloader.
IIRC this was done by booting recovery.img with fastboot and then flash your rooting app from there.
Not 100% sure on the process, but AFAIK rooting and bootloader unlocking are two separate things, that don't (always) depend on one another.