Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺"
1# HMD Global/Nokia
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3- Verdict: **⛔ Avoid!**
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5## HMD
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7It is not possible to officially unlock most HMD/Nokia phones. However, according to Hikari Calyx, the HMD Fusion series [is unlockable][fusion-unlock]. It's unknown if this is just a mistake from HMD or if HMD is planning on introducing bootloader unlocks.
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9### Unofficial Unlock
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11- [💡 Universal SOC-based methods](../../README.md#universal-soc-based-methods)
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13#### Hikari Calyx's Service
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15Models released before early 2019 can request unlocking using Hikari Calyx's unofficial service [hikaricalyx.com][hikari-service]
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17#### Prototype ABLs
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19Hikari Calyx has a repo with prototype ABLs for some other models. [fih-firmware.hikaricalyx.com][hikari-abl]
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21#### HMD Device Kit
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23Models 7.2, 8.3 and 5.3 can be unlocked offline, while others may require HMD Device Kit **which is not public and requires a service account.**
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26Windows Phone info by [Ivy / Lost-Entrepreneur439](https://github.com/Lost-Entrepreneur439).<br/>
27Updated info provided by [Hikari Calyx](https://github.com/HikariCalyx).<br/>
28Authored by [melontini](https://github.com/melontini).
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30[hikari-service]:https://hikaricalyx.com/request-bootloader-unlock
31[hikari-abl]:https://fih-firmware.hikaricalyx.com/protoabl/
32[fusion-unlock]:https://fixupx.com/Hikari_Calyx/status/1932739593385976145