ROG Phone 5 Tencent Edition with Global/International ROM

[Justins]

hello, i want to buy ROG phone 5 from my local online marketplace, there's seller who sell at quite attractive price there and he says its tencent edition with international / global ROM. Any thought on this from mods ? @Gustav_ASUS @Anders_ASUS should i take precaution as ROG phone 3/2 or is this safe on ROG Phone 5 ? thanks. (The sellers said FOTA is safe this time with rog phone 5)

[Solitude]

May I know what's the purpose of unlock bootloader?
And will i be able to get updates if using tencent version with a global rom flashed?

[ronald1985]

Solitude

May I know what's the purpose of unlock bootloader?

And will i be able to get updates if using tencent version with a global rom flashed?

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Have a read on this article regarding unlocking bootloaders.
What Does Unlocking The Bootloader Do? (5 Facts To Know) – Unlock Phone | Unlock Codes | Cell Phone ...With regards to updates, I am not too sure if you still get OTA updates, but assume you wont as unlocking bootloader would void your warranty anyway (even though it isnt your fault). You can manually flash update files though.
To be honest, I would take your device back to the seller.

[Solitude]

ronald1985

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/160634#Comment_160634

Have a read on this article regarding unlocking bootloaders.

https://www.unlockphone.codes/advice/what-unlocked-bootloader-does/

With regards to updates, I am not too sure if you still get OTA updates, but assume you wont as unlocking bootloader would void your warranty anyway (even though it isnt your fault). You can manually flash update files though.

To be honest, I would take your device back to the seller.

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Is there a guide for ROG on manually updates? Or where to download the file?
First time use ROG,used to use Nubia Red Magic from 3,5G to 5S, even with china set flashed global rom still get updates

[Solitude]

It's ok,just did the update manually, downloaded file restart and phone detect it.
Updated from WW-18.0810 to WW-18.0830 , finally got the motion control feature

[mmgxmm]

ronald1985

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/160327#Comment_160327

That's because whoever sold you the phone unlocked the bootloader and flashed it with the WW firmware.

Therefore, you might find your bootloader is already unlocked.

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How do i check if it is already unlocked?