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Do you need to actively be connected to the internet while enabling bootloader unlocking, or does the phone merely need to have connected to the internet once a
by Wowfunhappy 4y ago
Do you need to actively be connected to the internet while enabling bootloader unlocking, or does the phone merely need to have connected to the internet once at some point?
The latter seems reasonable to me in light of your point about enterprise enrollment. However, I'm confused by nelblu's post downthread[1], which describes using wifi to unlock used phones.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35853135 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35853135
- damisanet 4y agoAccording to "Locking/Unlocking the Bootloader" docs (https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader/locking_unlocking https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader...), "(...) the user needs to boot to the home screen, open the Settings > System > Developer options menu and enable the OEM unlocking option (...). After setting, this mode persists across reboots and factory data resets.". My guess would be that if OEM unlocking stays disabled, phone reverts to "greyed-out" setting after each factory reset (yeah, that would be an issue if Google suddenly decides to send Android to graveyard...). I believe actual bootloader unlocking happens inside fastboot mode, outside regular OS and without access to WiFi/cellular data - enabling OEM unlocking is only a prerequisite to actual unlock.