It's the deal breaker for me. Will the G4 like the G2 and G3 have a locked bootloader? The phone itself looks great but if LG do this again, they can forget it.
G4-Locked Bootloader?
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I am afraid now a days you will have to look at the M9 or Nexus if you want an unlocked boot loader. Of course it will just be a matter of time before that will be bypassed like on the G2 & G3.
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My Note 4 came with an unlocked bootloader and my Z2 last year was unlockable. I had the G3 for a month and gave up with it as it took too long for a work around.
I was talking about an across the board unlocked, not dependent on variant/carrier, etc. Those two are the only ones besides any "Google Play Edition" phones, which I haven't seen with the current generation,by which are going to be factory unlocked. Good luck in your search.
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Isn't that for the SIM unlock and not the boot loader unlock? Two different things.
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Well, I won't buy one until we have definitive proof it can be unlocked. The fact you don't have total control of a product you own and buy is crazy.
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Actually, that is for bootloader unlock. It is a feature of lollipop. I am surprised to see it outside of nexus however. Checking that option does not unlock your bootloader, rather it is a security setting to allow the process to happen. With Nexus, you must check this option before you can use "fastboot oem unlock". It has also been the cause of many soft and hard bricks on the Nexus 6.
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Based on how long it took for root to come to my last LG phones, the G Flex, and the G3..
If anyone can do it, Autoprime can, when it comes to LG phones..
But if you're hoping for roms to flash and things like that, don't hold your breath with any other carrier than T-Mobile..2From what I hear we will have to wait for LG to put up their unlock keys page. The phone should be unlockable, but we have to wait for LG to catch up with their own product. They don't even have a support page for the T-Mobile model yet!
So basically, we WILL be able to unlock, but not for a bit.2
I msg Autoprime and he replied that they have root only waiting to get a G4. So as soon as its official available, I think root will possible. But seriously having G4 a few days I can stay without root xD. I only want to get rid of many Google's bloatwares.
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Don't think it would. But auto jcase and cubed are working hard on a solution
