I know this is a /spg/ question but
Is it posible to flash a custom rom via adb on a phone with a locked bootloader?
I know this is a /spg/ question but
Kayden Moore
Matthew Foster
No.
Leo Parker
Will it brick my phone, what's the worst case scenario?
William Moore
Nothing will happen, the bootloader is locked
Nathan Sullivan
It won't work. That's what a locked bootlader means, you can't overwrite the phone's operating system.
If you're asking this you probably aren't ready to be flashing custom ROMSs
Daniel Perez
I used to flash roms weekly on my old galaxy ace and my xperia zr, but this is my first encounter with a locked bootloader.
Nicholas Reyes
Firgit to mention the phone in question, a xperia m4 aqua. Probably the shittiest phone i ever owned
Wyatt Price
Buy a mi 4c for similar price. Better specs, more roms and easily unlockable bootloader.
Nolan Mitchell
It's a much better phone, but sadly i'm stuck with this pos until 2018 because of a stupid carrier plan, and hence the reason why i'm trying to flash a custom rom
Julian Wilson
If you were willing to dismantle your phone could you flash the new OS via jtag connector or something similar? Not OP just curious
Liam Cruz
Yes, maybe even with UART
Brandon Sanchez
I know how to unlock tge bootloader on a sony device when it's possible, but in my service menu it says this
Levi Baker
I think you can install a custom rom via Flashfire if dm verity is disabled.
David Rogers
Ryder Price
So basically, if i root my m4(it's hard, but possible) i should be able to flash a rom with this app
Nicholas Brooks
>I know this is a /spg/ question
>still does the thread
Just kys
Dylan Cox
I posted this question in /spg/ and /sqt/, but didn't get any answers you mongoloid
Josiah White
Will try it out, thanks friend
Wyatt Rivera
can anyone help me? i need a tutorial to root my phone:
my phone it's the SAMSUNG-SGH-I537
Android Version 5.0.1
Colton Taylor
Hunter Martin
I think this metod doesn't work anymore for the 5.0.1 versions, i think they patch that "glitch"
Daniel Wood
You're doing it all wrong, op. Just root and xposed. Fuck flashing roms.
Jaxson Ward
No. It simply won't work. As others have said, a locked SBL (Secondary Boot Loader) means you can't install a custom OS or kernel. You need to find a way to unlock the SBL or get a new phone that supports that.
>you can't overwrite the phone's operating system
You can, but the images you flash need to be signed, aka the stock ROM.
You could, but the device still wouldn't boot. So that would be pointless unless you also flashed a compatible and unlocked/unlockable SBL to accommodate the unsigned OS.
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Matthew Myers
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You guys saved my ass so many times
Jeremiah Campbell
Try to downgrade to a older firmware and then try to root it
Yeah, come to think of it this might be the best solution, but how do i instal xposed without a unlocked bootloader?
Jack Reyes
>Try to downgrade to a older firmware and then try to root it
shit, i never thought about that... thanks
Henry Nelson
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Levi Sullivan
I used flashfire to install xposed on a locked bootloader before, but backup your shit first