Google can gargle my 8a graphenis
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2025
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sadly i'm stuck
i have a s23 fe
which only has a unofficial and buggy twrp
:(((((
Have you tried a GSI?
there's none
- GSI's are not really good, i NEED the fingerprint sensor
I used a GSI on an LG I had and the fingerprint sensor worked fine. I'm not saying it will work on yours, but unless you know someone has the exact same model as you and has confirmed it won't work, it'd still be worth trying.
i said there's none
someone one XDA said they used Evolution X GSI with no issues, but did not show/say where the hell i get it.
it's most likely not a device specific one. you should try one of the generic ones.
GSI stands for Generic System Image. Theyre device agnostic and design to work on any phone with an unlocked bootloader made after 2016
They are on evolution X's site I think. They are not device specific which is why they are called GSIs (generic system image)
Why does it take a week to oem unlock?
Because when you get a new device and go to Developer options, the "Allow OEM Unlocking" is greyed out, you can't toggle the setting, I looked it up and its some weird Motorola BS that their server have to "verify" your device or something, and can take a week, for me it was about 6 days.
It took a month of waiting for Xiaomi for me back then.
Lots of vendors rewuire you to get an unlock token/key unique to your device for you to unlock the bootloader. They make you wait one week before they give it to you after you request it.
Phone needs to be connected to the internet for about a week (6 days for me) to get the OEM Unlocking
Ahhh, that's good to know now that i'm actually considering buying this device. That sucks. Still better than Xiaomi though.
Its worth noting you also need to go to the Motorola website to "request" an unlock key. You do some fastboot commands to the phone and then pasting those results to the website (its like 5 lines of hexadecimal stuff that is unique to each device, you paste it to the website as one single string of text). The website seems to be automatic, there doesn't seem to be any humans involved. You also need to create a Mototola Account to get the unlock key, but those account don't need a phone number so you could just create a throwaway. I got the unlock key on day 0, but the developer settings toggle thing needed 6 days for me.
Well done. I still rock my Mi 9T from 2020 with LineageOS 22.2 - Battery life improved to 2 days after switching to Lineage, snappy, no issues, weekly updates - what more can I ask for?
I'm still sad that ASUS no longer allows bootloader unlocking for their Zenfones.
Thinking about doing it but have to switch my battery first (pixel 6a).
Make sure to update with pros and cons.
Are we posting rooted and ROM’ed phones here? ‘Cuz I have a cabinet of shock and awe available lol.
I kind of want to do the same but my moto g85 is not supported even tho same hardware g84 is in supported device list.
That is an amazing dedicated ride. Kudos to your ingenuity!
I would but my phone don't got an official image from them. FML