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Introduction: The Wall That Stops Your Tweak In the world of Android customization, few things are as frustrating as hitting an unlockable bootloader. You’ve just bought a new (or used) phone, you’re ready to flash a custom ROM, gain root access, or recover data from a semi-bricked device. You fire up the command prompt, type fastboot oem unlock , and wait.
Instead of success, you are greeted with a cryptic error: oem-locked cid 0x0032
Last updated: 2025. The methods described for bypassing CID 0x0032 were accurate as of Android 14, but carrier security updates may have closed remaining exploits. Introduction: The Wall That Stops Your Tweak In
adb shell su (if rooted) cat /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid Note: That gives the full 32-digit SD card CID, not the bootloader carrier CID. Instead of success, you are greeted with a
"CID: 0x0032"
The phone has ro.carrier=att . Bootloader shows cid: 0x0032 .
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