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Co-authored-by: Calyx Hikari <[email protected]>
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melontini and HikariCalyx authored Dec 20, 2023
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In the flaming pile of HMD's "great" decisions to improve Nokia, one stands out more than others: They decided to follow the fresh "lock the bootloader" trend.<br/>
Why was this necessary? I don't know...

Well, anyway. On some models, hikari_calyx found the prototype ABL.
Well, anyway. Models released before early 2019 can request unlocking using Hikari Calyx's unofficial service [hikaricalyx.com](https://hikaricalyx.com/request-bootloader-unlock)

* Nokia 8.3 5G: [xdaforums.com](https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-how-to-unlock-the-bootloader-for-nokia-8-3-5g.4233949/)
* Nokia 5.3: [xdaforums.com](https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-heres-how-to-unlock-the-bootloader-of-nokia-5-3.4568619/)
And for some other models, Hikari Calyx has a repo with prototype ABLs. [fih-firmware.hikaricalyx.com](https://fih-firmware.hikaricalyx.com/protoabl/)

Models 7.2, 8.3 and 5.3 can be unlocked offline, while others may require HMD Device Kit **which is not public and requires a service account.**

> Info kindly provided by [Hikari Calyx](https://github.com/HikariCalyx) themselves!
### Vivo/IQOO
The BBK family has an unlocking problem. If in case of OPPO/Realme they at least offer an app in some regions, Vivo is locked completely.
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### Fairphone
No notes.

## SOC based
Universal methods for different SOCs.
# Misc info

## Universal SOC-based methods

### Kirin
Kirin 620, 650, 655, 658, 659, 925, 935, 950, 960:<br/>
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