In this regard, there could be no better example than its decision to completely shut down the entry point to the custom development. For some reasons best known to them, they ended up disabling the ability to unlock the bootloader on all its devices. This then meant to custom ROM, no TWRP, and no root. But thanks to the open-source community, there does seem to be a workaround through which you could unlock the bootloader on your Nokia 7.2 device. So without any further ado, let’s check it out.
How to Unlock the Bootloader on Nokia 7.2
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Download Stock Firmware
STEP 3: Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking
You will also have to enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking on your device. The former will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. This will then allow you to boot your device to Fastboot Mode. On the other hand, OEM Unlocking is required to carry out the bootloader unlocking process on your Nokia device.
So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking.
STEP 4: Boot to Recovery Mode
STEP 5: Flash Firmware via ADB Sideload
STEP 6: Unlock Bootloader on Nokia 7.2
So with that, we conclude the guide on how you could unlock the bootloader on Nokia 7.2. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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