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Woah, are you saying that you can root a google nexus phone without voiding the warranty? I assumed you weren't allowed to do that, would be great if you can.
by anonymousDan 13y ago
Woah, are you saying that you can root a google nexus phone without voiding the warranty? I assumed you weren't allowed to do that, would be great if you can.
- ChrisClark 13y agoYeah, you can. And at least on the newer Nexus phones, you can even re-lock them without any trace of it ever being unlocked.
- yincrash 13y agoyup. you just reflash the stock rom, then relock the bootloader, and it's like new
- jsheard 13y agoThe catch is that the device gets wiped during the unlock, so someone can't disable a PIN-lock by going through the back door and access sensitive data.
- Zak 13y agoIt's my impression you might get a warranty claim denied on a Nexus device if your problem is software-related and you have modified software on the phone that could be at fault. I had some instability and camera trouble due to a custom kernel, for example. The Nexus 5 bootloader unlock confirmation screen says it may void the warranty. From what I've heard, LG/Google never gives people trouble about root when there's a hardware problem.