Best way to Unlock Bootloader of LG V20

Best way to Unlock Bootloader of LG V20

LG recently launched its latest flagship killer known as LG V20. It sports a 5.7-inch Quad HD display with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution. It is powered by a Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU, paired with 4GB of RAM with 32GB / 64GB of internal storage and can be expandable up to 256GB through microSD.

It also sports a 16MP face detection autofocus rear camera with dual tone LED flash and has a 5MP front-facing shooter. It also supports Dual SIM with dual standby. Other than this it comes equipped with connectivity features like 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS and comes packed with a huge 3,200 mAh battery for a long battery life.

Unlocking the bootloader of a smartphone helps the user to root, install different types of custom ROMs in a smartphone. In the same way, if you are unlocking the bootloader of you LG V20 it may help you in many ways. By following the below simple steps you will be to unlock the bootloader of your LG V20.

Preparation Before Begin

1.If you Unlock Bootloader of your phone, it void your phone warranty, and u can’t get it back.

2. Before do all thing , developer Option menu must be unlocked and USB Debugging mode enabled from developer option.

3. Before u doing these steps , you hav to unblock ur bootloader your device.

4.You have to back up your android phone, before doing this. It will erase ur all data, contacts, and apps.

5.Your device must have 60% battery before do all these thing.

6.Follow my all thing step by step. Otherwise your device may brick. Gsmarena24.blogspot.com are not responsible for this.

7. Download USB driver for Your Device.

How to unlock bootloader of LG V20 –
1) First, enable ‘USB debugging’ and ‘OEM Unlock’ option from setting>developer option>. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the Build Number 7 times.

2) Install the ADB and fastboot driver for windows or ADB and Fastboot for Mac and then restart if you already have the driver installed then skip this step.

3) After installation of the driver, you can see a folder named ADB in your installation directory. Enter into the folder, and you find four files including ADB and fastboot.exe.

4) Now press and hold ‘shift’ key and right-clicked anywhere in the folder and select ‘Open command window here’.

5) Now connect your device to PC and select Transfer photos (PTP) as a mode for the USB connection.

6) Enter your device into the fastboot mode. To enter the fastboot mode of LG V20 type the below command in command prompt

adb reboot bootloader

7) You are in Fastboot mode now to check your connection by entering below command in command prompt. It will return your device serial number means your device properly connected. Check your driver if the above command is not responding.

fastboot devices

8) To unlock bootloader of LG V20, go to the command line and type below command. It will only take seconds to complete the process.

fastboot oem unlock

9) Above step will unlock bootloader of LG V20. Now your device will reboot into bootloader mode.

10) To check if your device is successfully unlocked, type below command in the command prompt you see ‘Device Unlocked’ bit set to ‘True’.

fastboot oem device-info

This is the complete guide on how to unlock bootloader of LG V20. But unlocking your bootloader alone is not enough you should install a custom recovery and root your device to get full access. If you have any doubt related to above process comment below.