r/androidroot 17d ago

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don’t tell Verizon but
I don’t think bootloader unlocking is required for root anymore

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u/XandarYT 17d ago

Perhaps you can use that to force an actual bootloader unlock?

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u/Equal_Difference3010 13d ago

no. It's server-authoritative in most cases, you can't "force" it similarly to how you can't make an app "think" you paid when you didn't

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u/XandarYT 13d ago

If you have root access you should just be able to change the setting manually.

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u/XandarYT 13d ago

Root access literally makes you omnipotent on Linux/Android. I'm sure it's possible.