If you have HTC Wildfire E3 and it starts working slowly, hangs, or you face any issue that is not solved even when you restart your Phone, then your device needs to unlock the bootloader. In this post, you’ll learn how to unlock the HTC Wildfire E3 bootloader with a simple tutorial. It’s very easy; just follow the instructions and information I will share below.
How to Unlock HTC Wildfire E3 Bootloader
Today, most people have their own smartphones. Sometimes Android phones stop working like before, requiring a factory reset. For this, you don’t have to go for a mobile technician. You can do it alone with the help of this article. Here I will discuss all the things and ways to unlock the bootloader and make your device like a new one.
If you want to reset your Phone, removing all the accounts from the Phone would be better. It means if you want to sell or hand over your device to anyone else, remove the google account. It will help the new user because nowadays, Android Phone has FRP lock, which requires the initial Google account or PIN code used to configure the HTC Wildfire E3 when factory restoring a device.
See Also: HTC Smart Tool
In this portion, I will share some steps about how to unlock the HTC Wildfire E3 bootloader using fastboot tools on the computer.
Caution: If you unlock HTC Wildfire E3 Bootloader, it may erase all your data from the device. So, back up the device to save data before you follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Download and install the HTC USB driver on the computer. If you have the USB driver from before, skip the first step.
Step 2: Enable the developer option on your device. Go to Settings >Developer Options >USB Debugging >Tap on the Checkbox to enable it. Now go to Developer Options and enable OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging.
If your Android Phone is 4.2.2 or above, it’s hidden or unavailable. To see it, go to Settings >About Phone>Build Number >Tap on it at least 5 to 8 times.
Step 3: Power off your Android Phone.
Step 4: Now, you need to boot your Phone into bootloader mode. To do it, press and hold the power and volume down keys for at least 4 to 5 seconds. Keep doing it until the bootloader is in visible mode.
Step 5: From the bootloader mode, highlight Fastboot and press it using the power button. You can also select fastboot using the volume up and down button.
Step 6: Now connect your HTC Wildfire E3 Android to a computer with a USB cable.
Step 7: Download and install the minimal ADB and fastboot tools on the computer.
Step 8: After completing the installation process. Launch the minimal ADB and fastboot tools, and you will see some commands.
Step 9: Write the “fastboot oem get_identifier_token” in the command area. After then, you will see the unlock data, which you must copy. Now select all the unlocked data and copy them.
Step 10: Open the HTC dev website from any browser and create an account. If you already have this account, skip it. Sign in to the account and open the HTC Dev Unlock Bootloader page.
Step 11: From that page, you will find the supported device section on the left side. Now select “All other supported models” from there. Click on the green “Begin Unlock Bootloader” button.
Step 12: You will see the pop-up confirmation message “Are you sure you wish to continue?” click on Yes and continue the process.
Step 13: Now you will see another pop-up message to accept the “Legal Terms”. Tick both boxes and click on the “Proceed to Unlock Instructions” button.
Step 14: On the next page, you will see instructions to enter the bootloader mode. Click on Proceed to step 5 and go for the next step.
Step 15: Now enter the copied data into the “My Device Identifier Token” area and click Submit button.
Step 16: At this point, HTC will send you the Unlock_code.bin file on your registered email ID.
Step 17: Download the Unlock_code.bin file on your computer and move it to the minimal ADB and fastboot folder.
Step 18: After moving the Unlock_code.bin file successfully, open the command window and type the command: fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin. After this, you will get the success message.
Step 19: On the mobile screen, you will be asked to confirm to unlock the bootloader. Use the volume button to highlight YES and press the power button to select.
Step 20: After selecting YES, your device will reboot and take some moments to boot completely.
Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked the HTC Wildfire E3 Bootloader.
Final Verdict: Now you know how to unlock HTC Wildfire E3 Bootloader following the easy steps. I hope this article helped you a lot. Thank you for reading the full article. If you have any queries, please comment below and let us help you.