[Q] Bootloader unlock working on every Moto G? - Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've seen guides and the Motorola page on unlocking your bootloader but it looks like you only find out whether you can unlock yours after pasting your code into the unlock page. Is it supposed to work on all Moto Gs (normal version, not developer)? This phone looks fantastic for the price but I only want to buy it if I can be sure that it's hackable!!! I would be buying a UK version if that helps.
Thanks

It worked on mine (Canadian carrier, 8GB model, XT1032).
It shows an annoying disclaimer every time you reboot though.

XT1033 unlockable as well (well, at least I received the unlock code, didn't try since wont use right now and dont want that nagging disclaimer)

Thanks. I'm probably going to buy one of these quite soon! Anyone from the UK have experience with unlocking the bootloader?

flargen said:
Thanks. I'm probably going to buy one of these quite soon! Anyone from the UK have experience with unlocking the bootloader?
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Using the online tools provided by motorola the only knowledge required is to install the ADB Drivers (follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537083).

Hi unlock bootloader it's the first thing to do for make root?
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m.mcrespo said:
Hi unlock bootloader it's the first thing to do for make root?
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Yep. I think the way it usually works is: unlock bootloader -> install custom recovery (e.g. Clockworkmod, 4ext etc.) -> flash su binary from recovery to get root.

Thanks I waiting for archives for root Moto g. Great phone but need root for me
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Unlock Bootloader Guide

Its easier for Motorala to tell you how, and why you shouldn't.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
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I don't see the moto g and it says the the warranty will be gone. Is it true? I heard something different those days...
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Hi fella. Yes. You void your warranty. But you can unroot and its good again.
A guy on Modaco said he followed a guide there and unlocked in 5 mins. Not had time to go through it yet as am just got to work. I will ask for confirmation how later.
At least when the official version is up there'll be a link to where.
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alematt said:
I don't see the moto g and it says the the warranty will be gone. Is it true? I heard something different those days..
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Yes your warranty will be gone, even if you later re-lock the bootloader and install a stock ROM. You still retain your consumer rights but getting a defective unit repaired or replaced will not be easy. I works fine for unlocking the Moto G.
I tought to hear something but maybe i was wrong
Btw i unlocked all my devices so no problems
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Is it somehow possible to root the Moto G without unlocking the bootloader ? (Thus loosing warranty ?)
Kisswert said:
Is it somehow possible to root the Moto G without unlocking the bootloader ? (Thus loosing warranty ?)
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Well it's like for any other device then: Waiting for some exploit which the unlocking/rooting tools will then use to do it. That's what I'm waiting for since I don't want to loose my warranty.
You could try that Kingo root app
Rusty! said:
You could try that Kingo root app
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Tried it => FAIL! No root
But moto said that zhe warranty stays when unlocking the bootloader.
You can read this here: http://motorola-blog.blogspot.de/2013/11/you-asked-we-listened-announcing.html?m=1
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Only for developer edition devices.
Rusty! said:
Only for developer edition devices.
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Hey Rusty. If we go settings/About Phone and tap 4 times we are all developers
#justSayin
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RestlessScreams said:
But moto said that zhe warranty stays when unlocking the bootloader.
You can read this here: http://motorola-blog.blogspot.de/2013/11/you-asked-we-listened-announcing.html?m=1
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It's for the developer edition, isn't it?
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spikey68 said:
Hey Rusty. If we go settings/About Phone and tap 4 times we are all developers
#justSayin
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Well I also thought that since I couldn't find any "developer edition".
Call me silly if it isn't.
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It's 7 times
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It's 7 times
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That's what they say, but I never reached 5
Maybe it knows we coming!
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Tip: If you live in the EU you won't loose your statuary warranty for rooting or unlocking the bootloader. You might loose the manufacturers (voluntary) warranty (the "Motorola Warranty"), but the statuary one should cover you for at least two years and for most faults not caused by you. You can't waive the statuary warranty, any manufacturer that tells you otherwise is breaking the law.
I'm not a lawyer, but that is generally how it works. I've had manufacturers (aka HTC) refuse to fix a phone because I've unlocked the bootloader, I stated the EU directive which said I had a warranty and they then repaired it. This only works if you are located in the EU (I don't believe it applies to the EEA) and the seller is also in the EU.
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/flashingdevices.en.html
Nice to see that the bootloader is unlockable.
Just wait for cwm. (I dont have time to compile it myself.. )
exebreez said:
Nice to see that the bootloader is unlockable.
Just wait for cwm. (I dont have time to compile it myself.. )
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We need kernelsource first, then it ll be pretty easy
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Mr P OB himself gave solution friends. Happy hacking
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?/topic/366771-Superboot---Moto-G-root-solution
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[Q] pending kitkat update and bootloader

Since Motorola announced that KitKat will be coming to the HD, hopefully another boot loader unlock will follow. My phone was stolen and the Assurion sent me a replacement that was already upgraded to latest OTA.
Something a lot of us are hoping for.
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Not trying to be a party pooper but if anything changes with the boot loader its only going to be even harder to crack... that's the point of an update they're not going to make stuff easier for the dev community, especially not on a Verizon device haha as for the rest of us, we can always unlock through moto (xt925)
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Is not possible to get an unlock directly from Motorola? I mean make a massive petition to Motorola from all locked devices owners not just xt926 I think that another models are locked
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DorianX said:
Is not possible to get an unlock directly from Motorola? I mean make a massive petition to Motorola from all locked devices owners not just xt926 I think that another models are locked
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XT925/ "international version" can be unlocked through Motorola just fine, the only device locked down is the XT926 and I doubt that's going to change anytime soon (officially anyway) and it sure won't be any easier to unlock it after an update
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So bad for xt926 owners
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i just received this phone today and am not familiar with moto having had a samsung infuse. i saw that on the site one can unlock the bootloader so this is the way to root the device? i'm in st jean and with rogers as well
thx
saloums7 said:
XT925/ "international version" can be unlocked through Motorola just fine, the only device locked down is the XT926 and I doubt that's going to change anytime soon (officially anyway) and it sure won't be any easier to unlock it after an update
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DorianX said:
Is not possible to get an unlock directly from Motorola? I mean make a massive petition to Motorola from all locked devices owners not just xt926 I think that another models are locked
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It's not really Moto, it's Verizon. Notice that you can unlock the 925?
peladoro said:
i just received this phone today and am not familiar with moto having had a samsung infuse. i saw that on the site one can unlock the bootloader so this is the way to root the device? i'm in st jean and with rogers as well
thx
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The 925 should be able to be unlocked through the Moto website.
so just to be clear the bootloader doesn't necessarily have to be unlocked first via moto site...i can use this toolkit 4.0 utility that has an option to unlock bootloader is this accurate?
thx
RikRong said:
It's not really Moto, it's Verizon. Notice that you can unlock the 925?
The 925 should be able to be unlocked through the Moto website.
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peladoro said:
so just to be clear the bootloader doesn't necessarily have to be unlocked first via moto site...i can use this toolkit 4.0 utility that has an option to unlock bootloader is this accurate?
thx
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I think it depends on the system version, but I'm not really sure for the 925. For the 926, you had to be on the version that was two OTAs ago to be able to unlock. For the 925, you can try Motopocalypse, the worst it will do is fail. If it doesn't work, then the website should work fine for you.
ok thx...i just received the phone today well yesterday at this point...haven't even booted up yet. wasn't sure if i'll keep it or not. how do u find it? i mean do u recommend it? i have an infuse 4g presently so just wondering if i should switch...
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I think it depends on the system version, but I'm not really sure for the 925. For the 926, you had to be on the version that was two OTAs ago to be able to unlock. For the 925, you can try Motopocalypse, the worst it will do is fail. If it doesn't work, then the website should work fine for you.
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peladoro said:
ok thx...i just received the phone today well yesterday at this point...haven't even booted up yet. wasn't sure if i'll keep it or not. how do u find it? i mean do u recommend it? i have an infuse 4g presently so just wondering if i should switch...
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Honestly, I'm kind of biased. I just got the Razr M in January and it was my first smart phone, ever. So, naturally, I was impressed because it was such a drastic improvement over my dumb phone. I purchased my HD used in September and I like it even more than the M. The battery life is noticeably better and the screen is better. It also has a lot more memory than the M, which I think accounts for why it feels a little quicker than the M. The ROM and processor are the same as the M, though. Luckily, I was able to unlock the bootloader on the M and I purchased the HD unlocked, so my custom options are endless. It wouldn't hurt to boot it and see how you like it, prior to modifying it.
Exactly what I was getting at...I was wondering in terms of customizing it. I guess being somewhat familiar with the Samsung method was wondering how easy it was for moto cuz it sort of sounds more complicated or maybe it's just unfamiliar...u know what I mean?
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Honestly, I'm kind of biased. I just got the Razr M in January and it was my first smart phone, ever. So, naturally, I was impressed because it was such a drastic improvement over my dumb phone. I purchased my HD used in September and I like it even more than the M. The battery life is noticeably better and the screen is better. It also has a lot more memory than the M, which I think accounts for why it feels a little quicker than the M. The ROM and processor are the same as the M, though. Luckily, I was able to unlock the bootloader on the M and I purchased the HD unlocked, so my custom options are endless. It wouldn't hurt to boot it and see how you like it, prior to modifying it.
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peladoro said:
Exactly what I was getting at...I was wondering in terms of customizing it. I guess being somewhat familiar with the Samsung method was wondering how easy it was for moto cuz it sort of sounds more complicated or maybe it's just unfamiliar...u know what I mean?
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Yeah, I know what you mean. My first experience with Android was my Tab2 and it was really easy to unlock. I didn't see which model of the HD you picked up. If you are international, you are good. Yes, it is kind of a pain to unlock through the Moto website, but if you're good with ADB, I believe you run ADB commands to unlock the BL. If you have the 926 and it's on the latest OTA, you're out of luck for root or unlocking.
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Yeah, I knI believe shipped w what you mean. My first experience with Android was my Tab2 and it was really easy to unlock. I didn't
see which model of the HD you picked up. If you are international, you are good. Yes, it is kind of a pain to unlock through the Moto website, but if you're good with ADB, I believe you run ADB commands to unlock the BL. If you have the 926 and it's on the latest OTA, you're out of luck for root or unlocking.
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I've got the 925...in Canada. And shipped with ICS 4.0 if not mistaken. Well i'm still a noob at this but i've flashed alot so i have a base knowledge.
I wasn't aware of HD getting 4.4, that's nice.
I just got my replacement from bestbuy's insurance. I was excited thinking it would be a version I could unlock, (my last one was only rooted) but instead I find that it's already on 9.30 and I can't even root it!
peladoro said:
I've got the 925...in Canada. And shipped with ICS 4.0 if not mistaken. Well i'm still a noob at this but i've flashed alot so i have a base knowledge.
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You should be able to unlock your BL using ADB or the Moto website. Then, you'll be able to load up a custom recovery and flash some ROMs. The only bad thing, though, is that not all the custom ROMs support the 925.
I've been trying it out today...It came with 4.1.2 installed. So far I like it. Do u know if I can use Dan Rosenberg's methods like the motochopper and as u suggested motopocalypse. What I understand I can unlock the boot loader with Motorola but is this less advantageous than with motopoc....all this bugs me about the phone seems very difficult to gain root
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You should be able to unlock your BL using ADB or the Moto website. Then, you'll be able to load up a custom recovery and flash some ROMs. The only bad thing, though, is that not all the custom ROMs support the 925.
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saloums7 said:
Not trying to be a party pooper but if anything changes with the boot loader its only going to be even harder to crack... that's the point of an update they're not going to make stuff easier for the dev community, especially not on a Verizon device haha as for the rest of us, we can always unlock through moto (xt925)
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It has been my experience, and I have rooted and unlocked at least 10 different personal Android devices, that updates seem to move the unlocking process along. Finding differences in the code seems to allow devs to pinpoint potential exploits. That being said, you are absolutely correct in saying that an updated bootloader is harder to crack. This is why almost every exploit for any device that has been rooted comes with the disclaimer to not update to the newest latest greatest software.
Fortunatly, the newest update does not prevent the seem edit that unlocks the SIM. I am using my xt926 on T-Mobile because, screw Verizon.
To the new people considering unlocking, I highly reccommend unlocking for the sake of battery performance. I have the Razr HD Maxx and the battery lasts a very reasonable 24-26 hours with light to medium usage. Running PacMan, my battery lasted at least 48 hours and sometimes into 3 days.
DorianX said:
Is not possible to get an unlock directly from Motorola? I mean make a massive petition to Motorola from all locked devices owners not just xt926 I think that another models are locked
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I am certain that there is already one that was floated around sometime last year. I doubt Motogoogle is motivated to change anything via petition especially if these petitions represent people that have already purchased the device. Instead they will improve the next product, in this case the Moto X.

[Q] Failed unlocking bootloader

hey guys
i tried to unlock bootloader via motorola web site but it says my device does not qualify for unlocking
tried flashing recoveries, root zips and updated to official kitkat, but still does not work
phoned motorola support and they said motorola doesn't guarantee bootloaded getting unlocked, it depends on luck
any suggestion?
Moto XT1033 Dual 16gb BR
I had this problem too, but I checked all individuals characters of my code and deleted some spaces between them... After that check up everything worked like a charm !
Marco_nx said:
I had this problem too, but I checked all individuals characters of my code and deleted some spaces between them... After that check up everything worked like a charm !
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already did it like 5 times
pedrofortunato said:
hey guys
i tried to unlock bootloader via motorola web site but it says my device does not qualify for unlocking
tried flashing recoveries, root zips and updated to official kitkat, but still does not work
phoned motorola support and they said motorola doesn't guarantee bootloaded getting unlocked, it depends on luck
any suggestion?
Moto XT1033 Dual 16gb BR
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Do you have an Moto x ?
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raymond4 said:
Do you have an Moto x ?
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no that's a moto g
pedrofortunato said:
no that's a moto g
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Do u have a Verizon model or gsm model.
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raymond4 said:
Do u have a Verizon model or gsm model.
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gsm
If problem persists go to Motorola Customer Forum.
Read this.

Newbie here need help rooting (TX926) 4.4.2 KK

I was looking to root my Razr Maxx HD Verizon I have it running on Straight Talk with the AT&T 4G LTE SIM I can't seem to find a Rooting guide that I can use I just want to remove all the Bloatware from my phone and starting experimenting with Rooting devices I moved from iPhones and I love Android now
I recomend you root and unlock your bootloader..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783912
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JoseBerga said:
I recomend you root and unlock your bootloader..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783912
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i rooted my phone but i dont think i can unlock bootloader my systemversion is 183.46.10 i have the TX926
Eeson said:
i rooted my phone but i dont think i can unlock bootloader my systemversion is 183.46.10 i have the TX926
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yes, you right.. sorry dude.
Take a look here: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/46155-rootunlock-442-182183-razr-hdm-only/
JoseBerga said:
yes, you right.. sorry dude.
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Eeson said:
i rooted my phone but i dont think i can unlock bootloader my systemversion is 183.46.10 i have the TX926
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that version can be unlocked. use this guide to help you, or the link in the previous post if you prefer that method.
Use towel root to root then motopolocaypse to unlock bootloader, manually push a recovery and then you are set. I did it yesterday
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Take a look here: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/46155-rootunlock-442-182183-razr-hdm-only/
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hey man thanks so much i was able to fully unlock my phone using the PC version of Motopocalypse and Dev Mode you rock!
Eeson said:
hey man thanks so much i was able to fully unlock my phone using the PC version of Motopocalypse and Dev Mode you rock!
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Awesome! Another unlocked XT926 roaming the planet. Take that Verizon! But seriously, there are other people to thank, that make all this stuff possible for us. I just pointed you in the right direction. Enjoy your XT926.

Custom Rom P40 Lite E ?? We Need it

Hello,
Is there any possibility for a port from Lineage OS to the P40 Lite E ? This google thing is a big problem, even after installing some apps are not working as they should, without a custom firmware this phone is pretty useless.
Is there any change that we can get some custom firmware over it?
Thank you in advance.
Sure, so..you got the bootloader unlocked?
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There was a way but looks like the place i used last year doesnt support the P20 and up series.
https://www.dc-unlocker.com/supported_models_1/huawei_phones
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Sure, so..you got the bootloader unlocked?
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as far as i know there is a test point for this model, could that be useful ? thats usually useful for unlocking the phone which also needs an unlocked bootloader.

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