If we turn our attention towards custom development, then there’s a plethora of tips and tricks that you could try out. These include the likes of flashing GSI/custom ROM, installing custom recovery, and gaining access to the system partition by rooting the device via Magisk. The latter, in turn, will allow you to welcome a truckload of mods onto your device. However, before you. could try out any of these tweaks, you will first have to unlock the bootloader on your OnePlus 10T. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. Follow along.
Benefits and Risks of Bootloader Unlocking
Unlocking the bootloader is the gateway to extract maximum benefits of Android’s open-source ecosystem. For example, you will be able to install a custom ROM or flash a custom recovery like TWRP. Likewise, you will also be able to get access to the system partition as well as administrative privileges by rooting your device via Magisk. This will then allow you to flash Magisk Modules, Xposed Framework, Substratum Themes, Viper4Android among others. Likewise, you will also be able to flash OxygenOS on top of ColorOS. However, carrying out these tweaks brings in a few uninvited risks as well. To begin with, it will wipe off all the data and could nullify the device’s warranty as well. Along the same lines, it will degrade the Widevine L1 certification to L3, thereby preventing you from streaming content in HD [FIXED]. The SafetyNet will be triggered as well [FIXED], thereby preventing you from using banking apps [FIXED]. So if that’s well and good then let’s get started with the steps to unlock the bootloader on OnePlus 10T.
How to Unlock Bootloader on OnePlus 10T
The below process will wipe off all the data from your device. So please take a complete device backup beforehand. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
Next up, you will have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 3: Boot OnePlus 10R to Fastboot Mode
STEP 4: Unlock the Bootloader on OnePlus 10T
These were the steps to unlock the bootloader on the OnePlus 10T. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
How to Unlock Critical Partitions in OnePlus 10T
While unlocking the bootloader will open the gateway for flashing custom ROMs, however, if you ever plan on flashing individual partition files via Fastboot Commands [such as flashing the boot.img], then you will have to unlock the device’s critical partition as well. As before, the process will reset your device and might nullify the warranty, so exercise caution.
How to Relock the Bootloader on OnePlus 10T
If you are planning to relock the bootloader on your OnePlus 10T, then first and foremost you will have to revert to stock. These include unrooting your device, removing all the modules and tweaks, and switching back to the OxygenOS/ColorOS. While you could individually carry out this task, but it would take time. Therefore, the best bet is to flash the stock firmware via Fastboot Commands. Once that is done, you may then refer to the below steps to relock the bootloader. Follow along.
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