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Good news for all of you users of the LG G5 european variant (model H850): an official unlock method has been posted on the LG Developer’s site, giving you freedom to unlock your bootloader, gain root access, and do all sorts of wonderful tweak-y things to your LG G5.
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A member of the XDA developer forums has published how you can unlock the bootloader to your Huawei Mate 8. This is the Chinese manufacturer’s current flagship phablet, and if you’re growing a bit tired of Huawei’s EMUI Android skin, you might be thinking of how you can flash...
We have discussed a number of times before that Sony is pretty “friendly” to the developer community in that there are a number of cases where it allows bootloader unlocking. This means that users will be able to install custom recoveries and custom ROMs where they would usually not...
Citing security risks and the possibility of other malicious groups infecting Xiaomi devices with malware, the Chinese gadget manufacturer has decided that it will be locking the bootloaders of its devices, starting with the new Redmi Note 3, the Mi 4c, and the Mi Note Pro, before trickling down...
Motorola had already announced that Moto X units under carrier lock will not be getting Android Marshmallow. That’s just how it is, and that’s why a lot of owners of the 2014 Moto X who got their units via AT&T or Verizon got depressed for a while there. We...
It took a while, but it’s finally here for all of you who own an ASUS ZenFone 2, an app to officially unlock your bootloader so you can flash and install custom ROMs and tweaks. Locking the bootloader is what manufacturers often do to prevent this from happening, but...
There has been a bit of confusion on whether unlocking the bootloader on the new Moto X Pure will void the phone’s warranty. The official communication on the bootloader unlocking site of Motorola says that unlocking the bootloader will void the warranty unless the phone is considered a "Developer...
The ASUS ZenFone 2 has been one of the major smartphone players in the “great deals” territory of the market. The phone represents a more than serviceable set of specs, especially with the Intel Atom multi-thread processors, at a price point that many will find very agreeable. A...
If you like to tweak your Android devices and you happen to own an LG device, you would most likely be familiar with the situation – it’s highly possible that you will encounter a locked bootloader when trying to gain root access and install custom recovery. The South Korean...
If there’s probably just one thing you’d hate about owning a Sony Xperia device, it’s probably the bootloaders that prohibit booting into a recovery partition. Make no mistake about it, Sony Xperia devices are known for their aesthetic and chic minimalist design, and their premium hardware. But tweaking the...
The Kindle Fire HDX Tablet is just one of those tablets, you know – the ones that you love so much for the robust specs but hate so much because of the software embedded in it. In this case it is Amazon’s proprietary Fire OS. Nothing against the concept...
Unlocking the bootloader is, more often than not, the gateway to squeezing out every bit of functionality from your Android device, specifically via rooting and installing custom ROMs. While not exactly necessary for most users, it has become both tradition and requirement for developers and power users. Trying to...