hello welcome to the web video review
today we're actually going to go over
unlocking your Galaxy Nexus phone from
DoCoMo comes locked for free but there's
a new app and it's called the
DoCoMo app version q and why you be
interested in that is because this phone
is actually locked so I'm going to get
it to actually want to show that to you
so going to reboot it but I'm running on
this Galaxy Nexus we're running Android
Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.2 and they're
just come out with an update called
4.0.4 however the DoCoMo app
doesn't work with 4.4 so four point 0.4
so we have to get the new version oh
no come on so basically what you
have to do you're going to see me
starting this up you have to root your
phone and get super user permission
before you can use the app then you're
going to download the DoCoMo app
version 2 and you have to install it
version 2 on 4.0.2
so you have to join your original
install your your up old install and
then once you've installed it it that's
a psychedelic anyway once you've
installed it okay you can see it's
locked so we're going to dismiss it and
I'm going to download I'm going to go
here and look at that like o2 XDA
version just look for the fuck-knuckle
map version 2 v2 and I let me go type
that address in here
I'm sure this is really interesting
don't get sick while you're on the
roller coaster camera okay I'm going to
download that while it's downloading but
you got to make sure that's version two
you've got to make sure that you you set
your phone to accept apps that are not
from market let me see if settings are
here it's not so okay so we'll go to
settings just so you know what I'm
talking about so you have to allow it we
have Super User and we have to make sure
that we allow you go to set that in
security applications unknown sources so
allow installation of non-market apps
because this is you're going to download
it directly so once you've downloaded it
you could either just click here or you
can go to your app tray and go to
downloads and you'll be sitting in
downloads and we'll install the
DoCoMo app version two so now the big
difference here it's going to ask us to
replace it will say okay we're going to
install because we had version 1 now
we're placing it we're going to open it
it's going to ask for Super User
permission current status locked
require unlock ok now you can see that
the biggest difference is unlock and
lock forever and then take condom so
basically if you use the forever unlock
it's going to change your IMEI code to a
generic one and that's a problem if
you're going to use some online services
for location the most famous ones Grindr
although I'm not a customer but it uses
the IMEI number and I'll block it if use
a generic one also if you try to use the
phone in some countries like India it
won't work you have to have a your
unique IMEI number okay so that's why
you're going to use the temporary unlock
because it's going to keep the original
IMEI number so you hit unlock and then
we're gonna request unlocking request
reset flash so we can have it allow are
you sure I'm lucky yes
so granted super user mission done
please reboot ok so it's actually just
do two-step process so I'm going to
power off on the reboot
the new feature is that they're going to
if you hit wear a condom it's going to
remember your IMEI number so that when
you flash it and then you reinstall the
DoCoMo app the DoCoMo app it will
unlock it and keep your original IMEI
code CA if it works well done locks off
ok great so you notice there's no lock
on it at all congratulations you are
free your phone is unlocked ok but if
you flash the phone in this state it's
going to lock again so that's why I'm
going to go back to the - como la
app and instead of using current status
unlocked not required now you'll see
here he has even instructions flash any
4.03 ROM or lower install the
Tacoma version to unlock and reboot
important you just okoma version
to take Condit which I'm going to do now
above you take a condom the reason why
is that you don't need to back up the
folder that has your IMEI number it
backs it up for you so if you hit take a
condo ok get go get tailored condo means
you mark unlock status after take condom
just using where the condom will unlock
any version system your Galaxy Nexus
even wipe data or SD card you should
save this is really condom anyway great
English sir so basically I'm going to
hit take a condom and now I'm going to
I'm not going to go through the whole
process again but uh now I'm going to
upgrade my son to four point four so all
right literally I'll just powers off I'm
not going to go through the whole
upgrade process and because that'll be
boring so I'm gonna cut here okay we're
back you can see that I've flashed it to
the Siana gen 4.0 point four I've also
did the original 4.04 stock but I just
started to show you you know you can do
with any mod but anyway let's see on
again for 4.04 it's the latest version
it's a nightly witch and it's April 5th
version he doesn't call ok open it it's
locked so I just flashed
it came up locked so I'm going to
dismiss it I've already installed the
app so I've actually gone through this
just so you don't have to see me do it
all again but I went and installed the
app it's here I've got so current status
locked require unlock now you can hit
unlock again or you can just say we're
condo and remembered the original data
for sure we're condom want to be free
okay
it's been granted Super User permission
okay done please reboot now I'm going to
reboot and look at that see how Jen wait
let me go do something where let me go
back okay reboot and wow I even have a
reboot option now yay okay
all right okay you see that didn't ask
for it's been unlocked and I got a
little congratulations you are free
your phone is unlock so you don't have
to back up anymore basically if you hit
the bear condom or take condom you can
flash one of the new 4.04 and then you
just need to hit take condom and it
works so much easier now and then let's
show you we've kept my original IMEI
number even after the flash but um it is
the correct one it's no longer the stock
one so it does work so very handy little
app and I donate to the guy he saves oh
one important thing to remember is why I
had to go to do this learn this app
instead of buying the codes online is
you can't get the codes online anymore
all of the companies that used to sell
the unlock codes for the Japanese Nexus
S version can't get the unlock codes
anymore you you go there you sign up you
give him your code you pay your money
and then they refund you about eight
hours later saying sorry we can't get it
all started about two weeks ago when the
when I don't come out crackdown on all
of the dealers to give out the unlock
codes cookie if you go to the coma shop
they will not give you the number they
only unlock your phone and then pass
your phone back to you and give you a
little piece of paper telling you to
come back in if your phone locks up
again so that's why the do co-op is
here me thanks for watching all right
thank you our smart strip comic Sunday