Bootloader Unlock Guide for Infinix Zero 5G

PLEASE HAVE A BACKUP OF YOUR DATA AS UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER WIPES ALL THE DATA ON THE PHONE

Please note that locking the bootloader with fastboot will brick your phone. If you wish to lock it again, flash your phone via Sp Flash Tool.

Prerequisites (Requirements) :-


PC/Laptop with Windows XP or newer/MacOS/Linux
Platform tools guide to install
Phone with type-C usb cable
USB Debugging should be enabled in Developer Options

Steps to unlock bootloader:-


  • Connect phone to laptop with USB Debugging turned ON.
  • Go to Developer Options in Settings and turn on OEM Unlocking.
  • In Powershell do ./adb devices in order to check if your phone is detected or not.
  • If you see device name then do ./adb reboot bootloader
  • See if your device is listed in ./fastboot devices
  • If the device is listed then run this command to unlock the bootloader ./fastboot flashing unlock
  • You will see a popup on the device asking to Unlock bootloader, use Volume Up button along with power button to confirm bootloader unlocking.
  • Do ./fastboot reboot to reboot your phone to System.
  • You have successfully unlocked the bootloader of your phone.

If you are using cmd remove ./ from the commands given above

Edit

Pub: 29 Nov 2022 15:06 UTC

Edit: 12 Jul 2023 17:03 UTC

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