How To Unlock Nokia Phones Bootloader – Free and Paid Method

The new Nokia Android device comes with a locked bootloader. You can’t flash recoveries like TWRP or other .img files until you unlock the bootloader. But after unlocking the Android bootloader, you can flash any recovery, modified image file, and even you can root the device. Nokia has not released any official bootloader unlock guide, but there is a way you can still unlock the Bootloader. In this guide, we will share How To Unlock Nokia Phones’ bootloaders, Free Methods, and Paid Methods.

Unlocking the bootloader is an easy thing any Android user can do, but not for the Nokia Android phones; Nokia doesn’t support directly unlocking the bootloader via fastboot. Many Android vendors like Huawei, LG, HTC, Motorola, and Sony don’t support direct bootloader unlock; you have to request the unlock code via their official website, and then you can unlock it. Nokia recently launched the official bootloader unlock website to unlock some Nokia phones, but there are also unofficial free and paid methods that are not listed on the Nokia bootloader website. Techmesto is offering a paid Nokia bootloader unlock code for 5$. We show you how to buy it and unlock Nokia Phones’ bootloaders.

Benefits of Unlocking Bootloader:-

After unlocking the Bootloader, you will be able to install TWRP Recovery, root the device, install custom ROMs and customise the device. Also, you can unbrick the device with the flash boot.img, system.img, recovery.img, userdata.img. You can flash a full ROM after unlocking the bootloader.

There are particular disadvantages also. The most critical function of the simple fact your cellphone becomes marginally less protected. If you are not careful, then it is possible for a hacker to break your mobile by installing malicious programs. Some programs, normally from banks, also limit portions of the program’s functionality on unlocked devices.

Supported devices:

Pre-requisites:

• Before starting the Bootloader Unlock process, do a complete backup of your device, including Apps, Contacts, Messages, Gallery file, and Internal Storage Files.
• Charge the device for interrupt installing.
• Install the Nokia ADB-FASTBOOT Driver.
• Enable Developer Options, USB Debugging, OEM Unlock to connect your device in ADB, fastboot mode.
• Download the Latest Minimal ADB and Fastboot Tool.

How To Unlock Nokia Phones’ Bootloader Official Method

1. First, read the Prerequisites, install the Nokia Driver and download the required tools.

2. Register a Nokia account to get the code from the Nokia bootloader website.

3. After completing the registration, visit the Nokia Bootloader website and sign in with your account.

4. Download the NokiaPhoneUnlockBootloader apk file and install the apk on your phone.

5. The app will display a code. Enter the code in the Validate code box and the email ID to receive the unlock file in your email.

6. Now agree with all the terms and agreement and click on the Request to unlock button, then press “Yes, I’m sure I want to proceed“.

7. Check your email for the unlock file. Download the file.

8. Download and unzip the ADB and Fastboot Tool and copy the unlock file to the ADB and Fastboot Tool folder.

9. Connect your device to the PC and go to the ADB & fastboot folder, or use the System-Wide fastboot/ADB method.

10. Now open the command prompt and navigate to the ADB & fastboot folder by holding Shift + Mouse Right Click and typing the command one by one.

adb reboot bootloader

• This command will reboot your device into fastboot mode, or you can do it manually by holding Volume Down + Power key together.
• Flash the unlock key file with the command.

fastboot flash unlock unlock.key

then

fastboot oem unlock

• Confirming the unlock by Volume navigation key you will get Unlock success! message when it has done.

Method 2

1. First, read the Prerequisites and get the phone serial no from Settings > About > Status or from the Box.

2. Go to this link and generate MD5 Hash (MD5 Hash Generator is your phone Bootloader unlock code).

3. Save the MD5 Hash string to Notepad.

4. Download and unzip ADB and Fastboot Tool.

5. Connect your device to the PC and go to the ADB & fastboot folder or use the System-Wide fastboot/ADB method.

6. Now open the command prompt to the ADB & fastboot folder by holding Shift + Mouse Right Click and typing the command one by one.

adb reboot bootloader

• This command will reboot your device into fastboot mode, or you can do it manually by holding Volume Down + Power key together.

7. Use this command to unlock the Bootloader. Paste the MD5 Hash string after (oem key).

fastboot oem key MD5 Hash string

Use this command for Nokia 3 and other MTK Nokia phones.

fastboot -i 0x2e04 key MD5 Hash string

Then

fastboot oem unlock

or

fastboot -i 0x2e04 oem unlock

8. Press Volume Up or Down Key on your phone to confirm unlocking.

Unlock Nokia Phones Bootloader Paid Method

Note: This method will not work if you updated your device to August security patch so Downgrade to July or Old update to unlock the bootloader.

1. Go to the link and buy the Nokia Bootloader unlock key. Submit your name, email id, Phone Model no IMEI no, Serial Number and Pay 5$ via PayPal. You will get the unlock key via email.

2. Download and unzip ADB and Fastboot Tool.

3. Connect your device to the PC and go to ADB & fastboot folder or use System Wide fastboot/ADB method.

4. Now open the command prompt to the ADB & fastboot folder by holding Shift + Mouse Right Click and typing the command one by one.

adb reboot bootloader

• This command will reboot your device into fastboot mode, or you can do it manually by holding Volume Down + Power key together.

5. Download unlock key Bin file from the email attachment and use this command to Unlock Nokia Phones Bootloader replace UnlockFile to the file name of the attachment file.

fastboot flash unlock UnlockFile.bin

• Then

fastboot oem unlock-go

6. Press Volume Up or Down Key on your phone to confirm unlocking.

For Nokia 6.1, 7, 7 Plus and others with A/B partition device first need to set unused slot.

• Use this command to Check which slot is currently active

fastboot getvar current-slot

• Then set unused slot
• If currently, the active slot is A then set B

fastboot --set-active=_b

• If currently, active slot is B then set A

fastboot --set-active=_a

• Reboot the device

fastboot reboot bootloader

• Now Move to the bootloader unlock process.