fastboot reboot
Your phone will perform a factory reset. Upon reboot, you will see a warning about the bootloader being unlocked.
This method uses a leaked signed firehose loader for the Snapdragon 855 (SM8150) that works on Sharp Zero 2.
Steps:
Use QPST or QFIL
Send unlock command via Firehose
Using fh_loader or a custom Python script: unlock bootloader sharp aquos zero 2 upd
python edl.py --loader=prog_firehose_ddr.elf --unlock
This writes to the aboot or xbl partition to set the unlock flag.
Reboot to bootloader
Note: The firehose loader is not public on GitHub due to copyright. It circulates in private Telegram groups for Sharp device modding.
Once the phone reboots:
Important: This method worked for firmware versions up to Android 11 and early Android 12 builds. Sharp may have patched this in later UPD patches.
fastboot reboot
Your phone will perform a factory reset. Upon reboot, you will see a warning about the bootloader being unlocked.
This method uses a leaked signed firehose loader for the Snapdragon 855 (SM8150) that works on Sharp Zero 2.
Steps:
Use QPST or QFIL
Send unlock command via Firehose
Using fh_loader or a custom Python script:
python edl.py --loader=prog_firehose_ddr.elf --unlock
This writes to the aboot or xbl partition to set the unlock flag.
Reboot to bootloader
Note: The firehose loader is not public on GitHub due to copyright. It circulates in private Telegram groups for Sharp device modding.
Once the phone reboots:
Important: This method worked for firmware versions up to Android 11 and early Android 12 builds. Sharp may have patched this in later UPD patches.