Samsung Galaxy Fold Unlock Bootloader Guide | How to

Samsung Galaxy Fold has just been launched and is the center of attraction for Android enthusiasts. It’s one of the first foldable smartphones by Samsung which can fold to give a full tablet view. In this guide, we will show you how to unlock the bootloader on Samsung Galaxy Fold.

What is Bootloader Unlock?

Bootloader unlock is a gateway for Android device users towards its unlimited possibilities of customizations and other features. By unlocking the bootloader, you can root your device (jailbreak), flash custom firmware, kernels, recovery and install third-party modules and apps, etc.

A Bootloader is usually locked on an Android device due to system security or privacy-related measures. As the Android OS is an open-source platform and anyone can do anything with it, the smartphone OEMs always want to stick to their skin and OS version that is specially developed and designed for their own device models. That’s why most of the OEMs don’t provide an unlocked bootloader out-of-the-box.

Pre-Requisites

Now before we go ahead and unlock the bootloader on your Galaxy Fold, let us make a list of pre-requisites that are required to unlock it:

Charge your phone

You need to make sure that your Galaxy Fold is charged to about 60% before operating it for unlocking the bootloader to avoid any boot loop issues during the unlocking process.

You need a PC or Laptop

We would be running certain ADB and Fastboot commands that can be executed via PC or a laptop. So, we would need a computer in order to unlock the bootloader.

Take a complete backup

Before unlocking the bootloader, one of the most important things that you need to do on your phone is to take a complete backup of your phone. For that, you can follow the guide by clicking the link below:

• How to Backup Your Data on an Android device