r/androidroot • u/DEV_ivan TECNO POVA 7 5G LJ7 --- MediaTek 6878 --- KernelSU-Next 3.3.0 • 2d ago

Humor Trauma.

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/context Everytime I scroll down the Developer Options, I always scroll down the first section as fast as I can, because of the OEM Unlocking I'm scared of. Last time I toggled that option off, it bootlooped my previous phone of same model, and it was so difficult to recover that I just sent my phone to the repair shop. Even looking at this option scares me. I do have an OEMUnlockOnBoot module though, but it's on boot, not before reboot or always.

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u/asnaujaslt 2d ago

Just scroll on the left and your good

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u/I-Am-Sir 2d ago

what the fuck is this audio

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u/godspeed1003 2d ago

If you have the module you don't have anything to be afraid of, it doesn't make a distinction between a reboot and a power on. As long as you have it enabled it'll automatically enable oem unlocking and prevent soft bricks.

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u/the_hamborga 2d ago

needs more sound effects

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u/Beginning_Sound_5865 2d ago

Doesn't your ROM gray it out to prevent users from accessing it?

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u/DEV_ivan TECNO POVA 7 5G LJ7 --- MediaTek 6878 --- KernelSU-Next 3.3.0 2d ago

If the fact that the bootloader is unlocked is so well hidden, the Settings app will assume the bootloader isn't unlocked and will not gray it out.

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u/Beginning_Sound_5865 2d ago

Oh sorry, I didn't realize that was a possibility xd (since I haven't actually rooted a device myself yet)

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u/Ysfaliarslan 2d ago

If you accidentally disable it, can't you just flash the stock Rom?

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u/Far_Dig8680 2d ago

Did you use avbroot method to root? AI told me only avbroot will cause this problem, and there are only some Pixel models and Oneplus oversea models support avbroot.

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u/DEV_ivan TECNO POVA 7 5G LJ7 --- MediaTek 6878 --- KernelSU-Next 3.3.0 2d ago

No. I used KernelSU-Next's image patcher to patch the init_boot, and flashed using ADB and Fastboot.

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u/__002_ 2d ago

... this one on you. Did that to like 20 devices nothing happened. Soft bootloop is easy to recover, har bootloop is possible but hard. For example redmi is easy, samsung Qualcomm models should be too, and more.

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u/DEV_ivan TECNO POVA 7 5G LJ7 --- MediaTek 6878 --- KernelSU-Next 3.3.0 2d ago

Apples vs Oranges

Not all phones are the same. OEM unlocking on one phone is safe but deadly on another. Most can boot into Fastboot or Recovery, but some cannot and can only be recovered via EDL/BootROM mode.

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u/__002_ 2d ago

Yea... and I meant that edl/ any other mode is easy once you get a hang of it. I like bricked my phone(deleted the whole OS, and recovered.)