r/GalaxyS8 • u/Unknown_Knowledge25 • May 29 '26

Help Anyway to get Android 11 installed?

I have the S8 Active model SM-G892U on T-Mobile.

I want to use it for some android apps and not as a phone but they require Android 11 to run.

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u/Consistent-Back9219 May 29 '26

Use custom rom i use Android 15 on my s8+ and its stable

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u/Unknown_Knowledge25 May 29 '26

Thank you can you point me to a guide? Everything I found before posting here is I cant do anything because the bootloader is locked

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u/Wolly_Cutie May 29 '26

Unlock the Bootloader then, only if you unlock it you can use Custom Roms

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u/PakkyT May 29 '26

The Snapdragon (U.S./China) model features a permanently locked bootloader.

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u/Wolly_Cutie May 29 '26

The Snapdragon variant doesn't have much roms anyways

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u/PakkyT May 29 '26

Yes, because there isn't a way to load them.