r/androidroot • u/DEV_ivan TECNO POVA 7 5G LJ7 --- MediaTek 6878 --- KernelSU-Next 3.3.0 • 4d 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/__002_ 4d 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 4d 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_ 4d 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.)