Our phones are very effective in almost all activities. However, due to our disagreement, new processes have been shown that allow us to have greater access to all the functions of our mobile and remove all limitations that it comes predetermined by the manufacturer.
although in advance we warn you that getting more access can also bring more risks, so not recommended at all. Keep in mind that the manufacturer does not consider it important for us to have such access for a reason. However, to indulge your whims, we leave you an excellent guide which will help you to unlock the one on your android.
But how is our commitment? that you are aware of everything what may or may not happen, we also leave some sections where you will see what unlocking the bootloader is for. We also bring its counterpart, which are the risks that this brings with it.
What is the use of unlocking the bootloader of my Android?
The bootloader is the one who is in charge of executing the operating system after completing different automatic tests. To this it is given by name bootloader, and goes directly to the device settings with an initial status highlighted. It is so important, which selects the being this operating system kernel, being stored in a very secure memory area. The bootloader is written during the device’s manufacturing, and is used only for that hardware it is running on.
Because this is so important, many of manufacturers lock bootloader, limiting the device to only running the operating system or services approved by them. But the fact that it is locked does not mean that we cannot unlock it, which is why many people boot it, and all because the system boot partition previously contains the digital signature that gives the approval.
In doing so we can install a different android version to the one our device originally had. Although this depends on the manufacturer and the versions let this post. As much as it may seem the same, we should not never confuse the process of unlocking the bootloader with that of , much less with since they are totally different, as is the purpose of the event.
Steps to unlock the bootloader of your Android to root it
whatever alter settings that are already made by the manufacturer can bring different risks, so if we do not do things according to the step by step that we leave below, our phone may be damaged:
Back up
Before starting the whole procedure It is necessary to understand that we must make a backup copy, because once we do the unlocking, all the data and files that we have saved will be lost. For more security, save all files on a PC or a cloud storage tool, that when connecting to the device we can retrieve the information.
Install Android SDK and Drivers
After having saved all our data, we must install the sdk and the necessary drivers. Download the tool. This will come compressed in a file with and once downloaded we must extract all the files inside the compressed.
*Note: We must extract it to a place where we are going to save the ADB files.
then we start the SDK program and leave the option marked that says “Platform-tools”and at the same time in “Google USB Driver”. Once we have downloaded everything, we must close the App and proceed to install the drivers from the official website of the manufacturer. Now we restart our equipment to save the configuration.
When power on, we connect it to our PC through the USB cable and we go to the folder where everything from the SDK is. There we select the folder that says “Platform-toolsand we press the Shift keys + click right to select and open the command window, where we will insert the following: adb devices.
If after we execute the command we are sample a number, it means that our phone has been recognized and we can continue. Otherwise, we will have to review all the drivers, lest a step has been skipped when installing.
Enable USB debugging
In this step we will enable some options, so that the configuration is in accordance with what we want. First we look for the option “build number” and press approximately 9 times, until a message appears that says that already a developer.
We go to the general configuration and click on the section “Development options”, where we enable the option “OEM Unlock”. of not appearing we shouldn’t worry, because this is not something that appears on all mobiles. What we do need to do is enable the option “USB debugging”. Once all this step is done, we connect our mobile to the PC again and check the box “Allow USB debugging on this computer”.
Unlock Android Device
In this last step we are going to do the unlocking. For this we must be with the mobile in fastboot mode and enter the command:
- If our Android is NEXUS we can enter the following command: fastboot oem unlock
- If it is a new Nexus, for example the Nexus 5X or 6P, we execute the following command: fastboot flashing unlock
This may vary depending on the type of Android. At the end we must restart our device, although when we turn on we will not notice any changes, but the unlocking is ready to be able to install some software or, if we want, root our mobile.
*Note: After doing all this and the root process, it is necessary that you download the App again where you made the backupor connect it to the PC and move everything back to the phone, so you can continue enjoying all your files.
What are the risks of unlocking the boot launcher of my Android mobile phone?
We must understand that even though this process can provide us with many benefits, it is very risky, because we are altering the default configuration by the manufacturer. Although we can submit ourselves to many risks, The following are considered most important:
- We damaged the phone: Remember that the bootloader allows us to customize our Android, but if we do something wrong, it may be damaged other phone settings.
- We lose the guarantee: It is very possible that if we damage our phone or something happens to it, with the bootloader unlocked we lose the guarantee, although if we have the possibility of blocking it again we will recover it.
- Less security: Security should be paramount to all of us, so if we lower this even a little, we expose ourselves to many dangers, including someone inserting a virus and stealing our personal information.
Although it is not only that, because long after doing so they root the phone, and they do it because many apps ask them to. But for an application to request this is already a lot, because he wants a master access to all our mobileso that if you want you can manipulate all our information at the convenience of the developer.
To unlock is to get a key or the power to change everything. However, both permission can’t always be goodbecause if we accidentally delete an important app or driver for the proper functioning of the phone, we will have to make the software again.
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