How to unlock the bootloader of the LG G5 and LG G4

  • Unprotecting the bootloader allows you to fully customize your LG G4 or G5.
  • The process is official but voids the device's warranty.
  • It is essential to make a backup before starting.
  • You will need your IMEI number and download the Android SDK.
Iván Martín

3 minutes

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Unot the usual steps that are usually taken to customize to the maximum the Android terminals is to unprotect the bootloader (boot system). Well, the steps to be taken in the LG G5 and the LG G4 to achieve this in a fairly safe way and without being especially complex.

The compatibility of the terminals that are compatible with the process that we are going to indicate, which is completely official (and, despite this, the withdrawal of the warranty is maintained if it is carried out), it includes the models that have been put on sale in Europe and that arrive with a Qualcomm processor. Therefore, if you have bought an LG G5 or a G4 in Spain, there is no doubt that check out the bootloader It will not damage the phone if everything is done in the order we provide and without skipping anything.

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Here are the steps to take to unprotect the bootloader of the two LG models we are talking about. Of course, first of all you must make a Backup of the data that you have stored since these will be erased and, in addition, moving forward is the sole responsibility of the user himself.

  • The first thing you have to do is access this website that allows you to manage the ID (if you are not registered you must do so to get the necessary information)

  • You will need to know the IMEI number of your LG G5 or LG G4 pair power perform the process, something that you could get by writing the following in the Phone application: * # 06 #

  • Now you need to download the Android SDK, something you can do in this link

  • Create a folder in which you must unzip the downloaded file with the SDK tools (it is essential that the following three are included, you will find them in sdk / platform-tools: adb.exe; Fasboot.exe; and AdbWinApi.dll)

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  • Now activate USB Debugging on your LG G5 or LG G4, which you will find in the Developer options section in the Settings (if you see it, you must activate it by pressing the Version number seven times in a row in Software information)

  • The next thing is that again in the Developer Options you enable the OEM Unlock Activation

  • Now get the ID of your LG G5 or LG G4 by connecting it to the computer using a USB cable and typing in a command line prompt (accessing the folder where you copied the ADB tools) first adb reboot bootloader and later fastboot oem device-id. Write down the numbers that appear on the screen, you will need it later and pasted both

  • Now enter both numbers pasted into the unlock tool that you opened at the beginning of this tutorial with your identifier. Confirm and you will receive in the email that you have specified the key to unlock your LG G5 or LG G4. Download it to your terminal that must be connected to the PC still

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  • Now write adb reboot bootloader at the command line screen to get the device into Fastboot Mode

  • Now go to the folder where you downloaded the document with the unlock key using the command line window. Once in this, write fastboot flash unlock unlock.bin. Once the process is finished, restart the terminal by typing fastboot reboot

Others Tutorials you can find them in this section Android Help, where you can find the most useful options. By the way, if there is something wrong with the process, no dudes en let us know.


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