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@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ <h1 class="is-size-1 is-size-3-mobile has-text-weight-bold">Frequently Asked Que
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<li><a href="#my-device-is-not-supported">My devices is not supported. What can I do?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#which-addons">What are addons and which ones are supported?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#can-i-use-gapps">How can I use Google Apps for my devices?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#unlock-bootloader">Will this tool unlock my bootloader?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#is-it-virus">Virus scanners show the tool as a virus or trojan. What is going on?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fastboot-hangs">When flashing the custom recovery, the applications hangs and the advanced output
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shows "waiting-for-device". What can I do?</a></li>
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<p>It is still recommended to use ROMs with built-in Google Apps like PixelExperience.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="notification has-background-white-bis p-6 content">
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<h3 id="unlock-bootloader" class="title is-3">Will this tool unlock my bootloader?</h3>
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<p>First of all, this tool will not help you bypass any vender locked bootloaders in non-official ways.</p>
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<p>
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Devices by Samsung, Google and Fairphone make it fairly easy to unlock the bootloader and receive good support
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in the installer.
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</p>
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<p>
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Some devices with require manual steps to unlock the bootloader. In general you will need to create an account
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at a vendor website and receive some code from there. OpenAndroidInstaller will try to guide you as far as
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possible. These vendors include Sony, Motorola, Xiaomi and OnePlus among others.
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</p>
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<p>
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Other phone vendors stops allowing to unlock the bootloader all together. There is nothing to be done if you
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didn't unlock your device in time. These vendors include Huawei and LG among others. Support for these vendors
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will always be very limited.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="notification has-background-white-bis p-6 content">
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<h3 id="is-it-virus" class="title is-3">Virus scanners show the tool as a virus or trojan. What is going on?
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</h3>
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The code and build process of the distributed files is completely open source and can be found on github. So
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people can verify that it's not malicious software.
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</p>
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<p>The Installer is bundled and compiled python code made into an executable file. This is done with <a href="https://pyinstaller.org/" target="_blank">pyinstaller</a>.
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<p>The Installer is bundled and compiled python code made into an executable file. This is done with <a
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href="https://pyinstaller.org/" target="_blank">pyinstaller</a>.
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As it turns out, false positive issues are known and people encounter them regularly.</p>
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templates/faq.html

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<li><a href="#my-device-is-not-supported">My devices is not supported. What can I do?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#which-addons">What are addons and which ones are supported?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#can-i-use-gapps">How can I use Google Apps for my devices?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#unlock-bootloader">Will this tool unlock my bootloader?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#is-it-virus">Virus scanners show the tool as a virus or trojan. What is going on?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fastboot-hangs">When flashing the custom recovery, the applications hangs and the advanced output
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shows "waiting-for-device". What can I do?</a></li>
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</p>
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<p>It is still recommended to use ROMs with built-in Google Apps like PixelExperience.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="notification has-background-white-bis p-6 content">
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<h3 id="unlock-bootloader" class="title is-3">Will this tool unlock my bootloader?</h3>
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<p>First of all, this tool will not help you bypass any vender locked bootloaders in non-official ways.</p>
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<p>
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Devices by Samsung, Google and Fairphone make it fairly easy to unlock the bootloader and receive good support
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in the installer.
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</p>
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<p>
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Some devices with require manual steps to unlock the bootloader. In general you will need to create an account
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at a vendor website and receive some code from there. OpenAndroidInstaller will try to guide you as far as
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possible. These vendors include Sony, Motorola, Xiaomi and OnePlus among others.
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</p>
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<p>
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Other phone vendors stops allowing to unlock the bootloader all together. There is nothing to be done if you
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didn't unlock your device in time. These vendors include Huawei and LG among others. Support for these vendors
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will always be very limited.
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="notification has-background-white-bis p-6 content">
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<h3 id="is-it-virus" class="title is-3">Virus scanners show the tool as a virus or trojan. What is going on?
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</h3>
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The code and build process of the distributed files is completely open source and can be found on github. So
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people can verify that it's not malicious software.
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</p>
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<p>The Installer is bundled and compiled python code made into an executable file. This is done with <a href="https://pyinstaller.org/" target="_blank">pyinstaller</a>.
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<p>The Installer is bundled and compiled python code made into an executable file. This is done with <a
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href="https://pyinstaller.org/" target="_blank">pyinstaller</a>.
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As it turns out, false positive issues are known and people encounter them regularly.</p>
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