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Partial Bootloader unlock + custom ROM

Difficulty

Moderate

Brick risk

Medium

Legal risk

Low

Not stock root. Needs an unlocked bootloader and a custom ROM.

How-to

How to

Unlock the bootloader (fastboot flashing unlock / vendor unlock) and install a custom OS (LineageOS; CalyxOS in the past).

Follow the specialist sources linked on this page. If this path is a jailbreak, unlock, or flash, the specialist wiki is the how-to — we do not copy those steps here.

Notes

Some TWRP and postmarketOS builds for this device are based on LineageOS device trees.

pmOS uses independent kernel (mainline or sdm845-mainline).

Install with fastboot.

CalyxOS support is historical; LineageOS is the live route.

SourcesLast verified Oct 31, 2026

https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/axolotl/ wiki.lineageos.org
https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/master/device/community/device-shift-axolotl gitlab.com
https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/device-support/ calyxos.org

Author canirootit research

SHIFT SHIFT6mq

How-to

How to

Notes

SourcesLast verified Oct 31, 2026

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