On this page, you will learn to unlock bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+ and if you see Oem unlock option in developer options then you don’t have to follow the rest of the tutorial.
Unlocking bootloader in Samsung S8+ made easy and you can simply enable developers mode where you can perform OEM unlock. In this article, you will learn how to unlock bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+ smartphone. You will be able to unlock bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+ after you are done following this guide.
For some reasons, I don’t prefer you to unlocking bootloader because you might end up voiding your Samsung Galaxy S8+’s warranty. That’s the main reason people unlock bootloader not worrying too much about the warranty is that they are going to get a newer version of their Android smartphones. You can use this guide only on Samsung Galaxy S8+ no other Samsung smartphone but if you have different Samsung phone, then you should try installing WinDroid Toolkit.
Learn what a bootloader is in Android devices and its role in installing custom ROMs and rooting. Read the full definition →
Pre-requisites:
- Make sure your phone is 80% charged (If you phone goes dead in the middle of the process, you might end up bricking up your device)
- USB cable
- Take necessary Android backup
- USB drivers installed on your computer
- Install Samsung Kies 3 (that’ll install necessary drivers)
Method #1: How to unlock Bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+
OEM Unlock in Samsung Galaxy S8+
Learn what OEM Unlock is and how to enable it to unlock your Android device's bootloader. Read the full definition →
Method #2: How to unlock Bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+
Follow the steps to unlock bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+:
- Enable USB Debugging under developer options
How to Enable USB Debugging on Samsung Galaxy S8+ (2017)
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- Download Modaco’s Superboot files (9 MB) (store them to your computer)
- Extract the .zip file on your computer
- Connect your Samsung Galaxy S8+ to your PC via USB cord
- Open extracted folder i.e., superboot folder
- Run fastboot-modaco-windows.exe inside it
- Now, select open command window here (Ctrl + R)
- For Windows: In the directory, open Command Prompt (Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt)
- For Mac and Linux: Use Terminal to navigate to the ADB / Fastboot directory
- In the command prompt, type the following and hit enter:
adb-windows reboot bootloader (and wait for the device to reboot)
After the device is rebooted run this command that will unlock oem unlock (unlock bootloader in Samsung Galaxy S8+):
fastboot-windows oem unlock
Congrats, you have successfully unlocked bootloader on Samsung Galaxy S8+.
NOTE: You should understand one thing that your smartphone warranty will be void on unlocking bootloader on your Samsung Galaxy S8+. Read the disclaimer and don’t skip steps.
