Unlock the bootloader on the Snapdragon Smartphone for Insiders

I am not responsible for loss of warranty due to unlocking your bootloader, or any damage to your device that results from flashing partitions

Qualcomm Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

Prerequisites: python3 python3-pip fastboot adb

Download the unlock utility .apk here

Download the full OTA here

Download payload dumper here

Download magisk here

Step 1: Install the unlock utility, follow the prompts, agree to the T&C/ToS. Phone will reboot.

Step 2: Unpack the full OTA, make note of the payload.bin and it’s location. Navigate to the folder containing the payload-dumper

$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
$ python3 ./payload_dumper.py path_to_payload.bin

Step 3: Navigate to the payload-dumper folder, and then to the “output” folder within it Copy the boot.img to the file storage on your device.

Step 4: Install the Magisk .apk

Step 5: Follow the prompts in Magisk to “select and patch boot image”. Once complete, copy magisk patched .img back to your computer.

Step 6: Flash the patched boot .img

Open a terminal prompt on your computer

Reboot the device into the bootloader

$ adb shell
$ reboot bootloader

Flash in fastboot

$ fastboot flash boot magisk.img
$ fastboot reboot