Tell me more ×
Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for enthusiasts and power users of the Android operating system. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 4 down vote favorite
3

I have a LTE (Verizon) Samsung Galaxy Nexus. How do I go about unlocking the bootloader such that I can root the device?

share|improve this question

1 Answer

up vote 5 down vote

Full instructions can be found here.

In short:

  1. Install SDK
  2. Get the Fastboot.exe and place in your SDK/tools
  3. Turn on USB debugging on phone
  4. Connect to PC via USB
  5. Using adb, run adb reboot bootloader
  6. At the bootloader, run fastboot oem unlock
  7. Accept dialog to unlock bootloader
  8. Start phone, phone will reboot, do not battery pull!

Afterwards, you can get root access.

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.