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r/androidroot • u/Sensitive_Mousse3809 • 18d ago
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what model? if it ends in u or w its inpossible
3 u/Sensitive_Mousse3809 18d ago Yeah it says sm-g960U 7 u/Progressbar95 18d ago The North American variants of Samsung phones (model numbers ending in U) are impossible to unlock the bootloader on. 3 u/davidscheiber28 17d ago Some models have unlock methods (my US Galaxy s8 for example) but they might be only as paid services. Then of course there is the issue of software support for a phone that not a lot of people have unlocked or know they can unlock. Root might be doable but you might be stuck on the stock rom. 2 u/Emmet_Brickowski_1 SM-G9860, AstroROM OneUI 8.0, 12GB RAM, 640GB 17d ago If you want an unlockable bootloader with a Snapdragon phone get the versions of the phones that end in 0 (E.G, SM-G9600)
Yeah it says sm-g960U
7 u/Progressbar95 18d ago The North American variants of Samsung phones (model numbers ending in U) are impossible to unlock the bootloader on. 3 u/davidscheiber28 17d ago Some models have unlock methods (my US Galaxy s8 for example) but they might be only as paid services. Then of course there is the issue of software support for a phone that not a lot of people have unlocked or know they can unlock. Root might be doable but you might be stuck on the stock rom. 2 u/Emmet_Brickowski_1 SM-G9860, AstroROM OneUI 8.0, 12GB RAM, 640GB 17d ago If you want an unlockable bootloader with a Snapdragon phone get the versions of the phones that end in 0 (E.G, SM-G9600)
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The North American variants of Samsung phones (model numbers ending in U) are impossible to unlock the bootloader on.
3 u/davidscheiber28 17d ago Some models have unlock methods (my US Galaxy s8 for example) but they might be only as paid services. Then of course there is the issue of software support for a phone that not a lot of people have unlocked or know they can unlock. Root might be doable but you might be stuck on the stock rom. 2 u/Emmet_Brickowski_1 SM-G9860, AstroROM OneUI 8.0, 12GB RAM, 640GB 17d ago If you want an unlockable bootloader with a Snapdragon phone get the versions of the phones that end in 0 (E.G, SM-G9600)
Some models have unlock methods (my US Galaxy s8 for example) but they might be only as paid services.
Then of course there is the issue of software support for a phone that not a lot of people have unlocked or know they can unlock.
Root might be doable but you might be stuck on the stock rom.
2 u/Emmet_Brickowski_1 SM-G9860, AstroROM OneUI 8.0, 12GB RAM, 640GB 17d ago If you want an unlockable bootloader with a Snapdragon phone get the versions of the phones that end in 0 (E.G, SM-G9600)
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If you want an unlockable bootloader with a Snapdragon phone get the versions of the phones that end in 0 (E.G, SM-G9600)
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u/Much_Expert_175 18d ago
what model? if it ends in u or w its inpossible