Noob question

[Guest Tyrellcorp]

"If you are using a retail Galaxy Nexus, you may need to unlock the bootloader first"

How do I know if I have a retail Galaxy Nexus? I bought mine from the Clove online store.

I want to install some custom ROMS, but dont really want to wipe everything... I've just set it up how I like it!!

Thanks

[Guest EddyOS]

Unfortunately unlocking the handset WILL wipe all data so you'll need to back things up first. I unlocked mine the day I got it before setting things up