How to unlock galaxy 8 note
How to Unlock Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - Passcode & Carrier Unlock! | Hard Reset
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what's up guys Kristen here and today
I'm gonna show you how to unlock your
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 I have this phone
here it is an amazing phone I love it
beautiful phone and today I'm going to
show you how to unlock it now there are
two types of unlocks first you have the
passcode unlock and then you have the
carrier unlock the passcode unlock is if
your phone is currently locked with a
passcode and you don't know the security
pin so I'm going to show you how to
unlock your phone so that you are able
to get back access to your phone and the
other type of unlock is a carrier unlock
or the network unlock this means that
your phone is currently locked with a
specific carrier let's say for example
you put your phone with AT&T and you
want unlock it to use it with a
different carrier like let's say
t-mobile or metro pcs I'm gonna show you
how to unlock your phone and you will be
able to use it worldwide with any
carrier we're gonna start with a
passcode unlock but if you are
interested only on the carrier unlock
you can go ahead and skip to this minute
okay so for the passcode unlock there
are a few different things that you need
to consider before proceeding first
thing is that unfortunately all the
information of this phone will be
deleted so if you have pictures contacts
photos everything is gonna be deleted
unless you have a backup somewhere in
the cloud or in your computer and also
make sure you don't have a Google lock
because that's gonna make it harder to
unlock anyways let's get started I'm
gonna switch camera so that you can see
what I'm currently doing with the phone
alright guys we're gonna do a hard reset
so the first thing you want to do is to
press and hold these three buttons at
exactly the same time that's the volume
up key the home key and the side button
press it and hold it until you see the
Android logo and then let go okay using
the volume up and down navigate to where
it says wipe data/factory reset' to
confirm press the power on button and
then select yes and confirm one more
time then select reboot system now and
your phone will restart and it will be
restored to factory settings now this
will take a few minutes once all the
applications are installed and then your
phone is gonna be restored just as if
it's a brand new phone and now your
phone is fully unlocked and you're able
to use it back again ok and now I'm
gonna explain how to do the network
unlock this is very very simple
now basically there are three
possibilities for you to unlock your
phone the first option is to take your
phone to a local store go to like a
phone shop and
gonna be able to unlock it for you it
may take a few days up to three days and
they charge between 60 to 150 depending
on which store you go the other option
is to call your carrier and ask him to
unlock them sometimes they do it most of
the times they don't like to do it
because why would they unlock your phone
it means basically letting you go away
now the third method is my favorite
because it's so simple to do it you can
do it yourself with your computer and
I'm gonna show you how to do it now keep
in mind that this method is not free but
trust me guys it is the best alternative
to unlock your phone it is completely
safe your warranty won't be voided and
you're always with your phone so there
is no risk of getting your IMEI
installing or anything anyways let's get
started I'm gonna switch camera so that
you can see what I'm doing with the
phone once you're in your phone go ahead
and dial star hash zero six hash and you
will see that the phones email number
will appear we're gonna use only the
first 15 digits
write this number down somewhere or keep
it somewhere close because in a few
seconds we're gonna need it to unlock
this phone now we're gonna switch to the
computer so we're gonna go to the
website unlockriver.com I'm gonna
include a link on the description down
below in this website we're gonna
request the unlock code to unlock our
samsung galaxy phone so first we're
gonna start by selecting the original
carrier and country that your phone is
currently locked to in my case my phone
is currently locked to AT&T in the
United States so I'm gonna select that
one okay then you have to select the
brand of your phone I'm gonna select
Samsung this also works with other
brands by the way and then we're gonna
select the exact model so we're gonna be
looking at Samsung Galaxy Note 8
sometimes you will get the option to
order a faster service but the price
will increase as well okay then you have
to enter your phones I made a number
that's the number we got a few moments
ago so go ahead and write it down here
make sure it is a hundred percent
correct very very important then the
final step is to write down your
personal email where you want to receive
your unlock code
so they're gonna send you an unlock code
to this email and make sure it is 100%
correct as well the price will always
vary depending on your phones brand
carrier model okay we're gonna hit on
look now under the following page
you're gonna review your order make sure
everything is correct read everything
here and then we're gonna proceed to
checkout and place the order I'll be
back in a few seconds once I have placed
my order
okay once you have placed the order
you're gonna get a confirmation page and
basically you have to wait until they
send you your unlock code to your email
in my casing I take between one to 48
business hours but anyways once you
receive the email it's gonna look
something like this I'm gonna show you
the email icon we're gonna go to my
personal email account I use Gmail and
you're gonna see this last email that I
got from unlock River it says your
Samsung unlock code is ready as you can
see here it says your samsung unlock
code is ready and it includes
step-by-step instructions on how to
enter this unlock code into your phone
now keep in mind this is a unique code
and it will only work for one specific
phone based on your IMEI number but I'm
going to show you how to enter this
unlock code into your phone it is very
very simple and this is the final step
okay so power of your phone and then you
have to insert a different SIM card from
a different carrier in my case my phone
is from AT&T someone inserted t-mobile
SIM card now we're gonna power on the
phone and the first thing you're gonna
see is a screen requesting your unlock
code okay we're gonna go ahead and
insert the unlock code we received in
the email
so go ahead insert it then hit unlock
and if everything was successful you
should see this message seem network
lock successful perfect that's it guys
my phone is now fully unlocked and as
you can see here I have seen none from a
new carrier and compatible with any
carrier in the world alright guys now we
have a fully factory unlocked phone
you're able to use it with any carrier
and that's how you unlock as Samsung
Galaxy Note 8 by the way we just hit
700,000 subscribers guys so we're gonna
do a giveaway soon and we're gonna do a
drop test on this phone and many more
cool stuff coming up subscribe and see
you in the next one
take care
