I've been wanting to take the ota kit Kat version but scared if I take it I will loose root and my flash to Pageplus with 3g and mms working. have anyone took the update and still able to gain root access and Pageplus service with working 3g and mms?
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I've been wanting to take the ota kit Kat version but scared if I take it I will loose root and my flash to Pageplus with 3g and mms working. have anyone took the update and still able to gain root access and Pageplus service with working 3g and mms?
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You will lose root, unless you are bootloader unlocked then you can flash su easily. No idea about Pageplus service, depends how you enabled it originally..
So is it possible to unlock my bootloader then take the ota update.
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So is it possible to unlock my bootloader then take the ota update.
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You can't unlock your bootloader unless you have a dev device or XT925..if you don't have either of these then you'll have to wait until there is a method to keep root (if it's possible).
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You can't unlock your bootloader unless you have a dev device or XT925..if you don't have either of these then you'll have to wait until there is a method to keep root (if it's possible).
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Not entirely true. It you are on an XT926 non-dev device, you could still unlock the bootloader IF you haven't upgraded to any OTAs after version 9.16.6. If you've updated it via an OTA since that version, then no, you cannot unlock your bootloader. And downgrading back to 9.16.6 will not fix it. Once the OTA is applied, the exploit to unlock an XT926 is gone forever. It was the one and only chance of unlocking the phone. No other options exist unless Verizon allows it to be unlocked via the Motorola unlocker program, which I highly doubt will occur.
If you are still on 9.16.9 or earlier, then you can go here and try to unlock your bootloader -> http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/
You must be rooted in order to do this.
If you are on any of these versions, then you can no longer unlock your bootloader:
9.18.X
9.20.1
9.30.1
183.46.10 (KitKat)
Trying won't hurt anything. Worse comes to worse, you'll still have a locked bootloader. Best case scenario, you'll have an unlocked bootloader!
We've already had one success story since the OTA with a user who was able to unlock his bootloader, so you might be the same as long as you are on the version stated or earlier. He was and luckily, no later OTAs were applied, so he's now unlocked.
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First off I'm a noob at unlocking bootloaders. This will be my first time. I have rooted, SIM unlocked and flashed before, but never unlocked the bootloader. The reason for unlocking is I want to flash CM 10.1/10.2.
So I recently picked up a cheap Droid Razr HD XT925 Locked to Rogers. I have unlocked and rooted it. It is running jellybean 4.1.2
I have been looking around on how to unlock my bootloader when I came across a handy tool called the Motorola Bootloader Unlocking Program. Unfortunately I am not allowed to post an outside link. So please google it. It supports my device. So far I have downloaded the android SDK and installed my devices latest drivers. Is it safe to proceed? Is it a good idea to unlock my device via this method or consider another method and if so which?
Thanks so much for any help you can give me
It's a Motorola service for a Motorola phone, how would it not be safe?
Go ahead and unlock it.
I unlocked mine 2 months ago, and or was the first time i unlocked a phone and my first smartphone.
Nothing to worry about
Go ahead and unlock it of that what you want.
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very safe , just make sure you don't interrupt any process
I might be buying this instead of the M. But first, some questions.
1. When I first get it, will I be able to unlock and root it straight out of the box, with or without OTA update?
2. How good is the dev support for this phone?
I'll update this when I think of more.
Yes you can unlock the bootloader and root and and flash a recovery. And about Dev support well we just got official CM10.1 and PAC and alot of other roms.
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Yes you can unlock the bootloader and root and and flash a recovery. And about Dev support well we just got official CM10.1 and PAC and alot of other roms.
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Um, no, you can't unlock the bootloader anymore on the latest OTA. You can still get root by downgrading to a previous firmware and using Voodoo to protect root before upgrading again, but you will never be able to unlock the bootloader since the trusted zone partition can't be downgraded.
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Um, no, you can't unlock the bootloader anymore on the latest OTA. You can still get root by downgrading to a previous firmware and using Voodoo to protect root before upgrading again, but you will never be able to unlock the bootloader since the trusted zone partition can't be downgraded.
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So don't OTA when I first get it?
I mean, I'm fine with a non-unlockable bootloader. But if I have the choice to unlock it when it comes in, I won't be OTA-ing it. Speaking of which, whenever you activate the phone, doesn't it OTA?
Also, whenever I receive this what version will it be running on? And what version did they patch the bootloader method you guys were using? I'm not gonna be OTAing. And if activating the phone means OTAing, I'll unlock it prior to activation.
What you'll more than likely get from Verizon is a phone running the 4.1.2 firmware, build number starts with 9.16. This will be rootable, but you will not be able to unlock the bootloader. You will be asked to update with an OTA to firmware build number which starts with 9.18. You won't be able to root 9.18, but if you root on 9.16 first, use VooDoo OTA rootkeeper and then update, you should still be rooted on 9.18
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What you'll more than likely get from Verizon is a phone running the 4.1.2 firmware, build number starts with 9.16. This will be rootable, but you will not be able to unlock the bootloader. You will be asked to update with an OTA to firmware build number which starts with 9.18. You won't be able to root 9.18, but if you root on 9.16 first, use VooDoo OTA rootkeeper and then update, you should still be rooted on 9.18
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So anything before 9.16 and I should be good to go? Hopefully they don't ship it out with 9.16+
Actually, would it be possible to downgrade to below 9.16 whenever I get it?
How I have a Droid RAZR Maxx HD 9.16.6xt926 android 4.1.2 build number 9.8.1Q-62VQW-MR-2. Last night I rooted my phone at least I think I did because the superuser is in my apps screen and I ran a app that read my phone is rooted I But when I shut phone off and go into recovery it days my bootloader is locked Does anyone have a ideal to unlock this??? Also does that mean I cant install custom room???
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How I have a Droid RAZR Maxx HD 9.16.6xt926 android 4.1.2 build number 9.8.1Q-62VQW-MR-2. Last night I rooted my phone at least I think I did because the superuser is in my apps screen and I ran a app that read my phone is rooted I But when I shut phone off and go into recovery it days my bootloader is locked Does anyone have a ideal to unlock this??? Also does that mean I cant install custom room???
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there is an option in this tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307439 to unlock your boot loader. it is a good all around tool to have on hand.
bweN diorD said:
there is an option in this tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307439 to unlock your boot loader. it is a good all around tool to have on hand.
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I used that tool last night to root it went through right but when I tried to unlock the bootloader it wouldn't work and my phone said its still locked. Any I deals????
monkeyjjk said:
I used that tool last night to root it went through right but when I tried to unlock the bootloader it wouldn't work and my phone said its still locked. Any I deals????
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can you post a screenshot of your "about phone" screen from the settings menu plz.
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See my phone says root but can't get my boot loader unlocked
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Do you kmow link to unlock the bootloader
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monkeyjjk said:
Do you kmow link to unlock the bootloader
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i dont rely on those root checkers, download an app that needs root and make sure it gets granted. also go into the settings of su and make sure the binaries are up to date, they usually are not. after that try the unlock tool again, im betting you have outdated binaries.
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Do you kmow link to unlock the bootloader
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I believe the utility dowloads an .apk that you have to open to get the bootloader unlocked. When I unlocked the BL on my M, I just used the stand-alone Motopocalypse tool.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Template:Motopocalypse
RikRong said:
I believe the utility dowloads an .apk that you have to open to get the bootloader unlocked. When I unlocked the BL on my M, I just used the stand-alone Motopocalypse tool.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Template:Motopocalypse
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i should have known this lol
"This option requires your phone to be booted normally, with USB Debugging enabled. It will install an App version of Dan Rosenberg's Motopocalypse exploit for unlocking the bootloader."
thx
bweN diorD said:
i should have known this lol
"This option requires your phone to be booted normally, with USB Debugging enabled. It will install an App version of Dan Rosenberg's Motopocalypse exploit for unlocking the bootloader."
thx
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I've tried that link and did what it told me to do went through the steps and at the end the phone shows its still locked. By any chance this phone is refurbish phone could this be the reason why it won't unlocked
bweN diorD said:
i should have known this lol
"This option requires your phone to be booted normally, with USB Debugging enabled. It will install an App version of Dan Rosenberg's Motopocalypse exploit for unlocking the bootloader."
thx
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Your screenshot shows that you are not on the latest update, so you should be able to unlock it, unless someone already had previously updated it then rolled back to that version. However, that version is 2 OTAs ago, so I would think it has never been updated. When I ran the stand alone Apocalyse utility, I had to run it about five times. Finally, during the last (and successful) try, I decided to wake up the phone. When I did this, there was a screen from my SuperSU asking to grant SU access to ADB. I granted it and the utility completed immediately and I was finally unlocked. When you run the Motopocalypse utility, you need to be booted into the OS.
What apocalypse utility link you rooted with do you have one. I have no luck with this . I able to wipe the phone install root but can't unlock the boot loader. So I gave up and figure out how to take root out and go back to stock. I give up unless someone else ideal how to do it.
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What apocalypse utility link you rooted with do you have one. I have no luck with this . I able to wipe the phone install root but can't unlock the boot loader. So I gave up and figure out how to take root out and go back to stock. I give up unless someone else ideal how to do it.
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if you are on the latest update the unlock tool does not work and there is no way to unlock.
hiii
hi ..im new in XDA..
my phone is XT926 and rooted.. i wanna upgrade it to android 4.4.2 or 5.0
in past 3days worked in this & tried Motopocalypse & motorola site for unlocking bootloader but i didnt reach any success!!!
is unlocking bootloader necessary to upgrade android? and is there another way to unlocking?
i will be thanksfull if some one help me
amirka28 said:
hi ..im new in XDA..
my phone is XT926 and rooted.. i wanna upgrade it to android 4.4.2 or 5.0
in past 3days worked in this & tried Motopocalypse & motorola site for unlocking bootloader but i didnt reach any success!!!
is unlocking bootloader necessary to upgrade android? and is there another way to unlocking?
i will be thanksfull if some one help me
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1. Please use the search function in the forums; your questions have been answered literally hundreds of times.
2. Please read the post immediately above yours, and in fact, some or all of the posts in any thread, before adding your post to it.
3. If you have a question that really hasn't been answered elsewhere, after searching, please don't post the identical question in more than one place, especially in threads that don't have anything to do with your question (like you did in the other thread).
Hello,
I´m new to the forums, have been using Xda for quite a while now.
Soon, my Droid Razr maxx HD will arrive in the mail.
It is described by the seller as gsm unlocked, meaning he already have implemented the exploit.
I would like to do a Factory Reset in order to delete any cache and data from the previous owner.
Will it eliminate the Unlock of the GSM?
Thank you,
Talkl
sim unlock will remain unlocked so will bootloader if it has been unlocked. Only thing that you lose is root, so if it is rooted, save it via VOODOO ota keeper
talkl said:
Hello,
I´m new to the forums, have been using Xda for quite a while now.
Soon, my Droid Razr maxx HD will arrive in the mail.
It is described by the seller as gsm unlocked, meaning he already have implemented the exploit.
I would like to do a Factory Reset in order to delete any cache and data from the previous owner.
Will it eliminate the Unlock of the GSM?
Thank you,
Talkl
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hbenz2008 said:
sim unlock will remain unlocked so will bootloader if it has been unlocked. Only thing that you lose is root, so if it is rooted, save it via VOODOO ota keeper
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thank you.
Im already familiar with the root being lost, wanted to know also about the sim unlock.
It is 9.18.79 so i will root it myself if not rooted already.
I also will consider in the future losing the root for the 4.4 kitkat rom, would like to hear reviews before doing so, anyway.
Thank you again
talkl said:
thank you.
Im already familiar with the root being lost, wanted to know also about the sim unlock.
It is 9.18.79 so i will root it myself if not rooted already.
I also will consider in the future losing the root for the 4.4 kitkat rom, would like to hear reviews before doing so, anyway.
Thank you again
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If you keep the Voodoo Root keeper correctly you should have root on the 4.4 Kitkat as well.
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What are the advantages.
mozz671 said:
What are the advantages.
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Advantages:
Latest security changes that include security fixes in 4.4.4 revision.
Supposedly, fixes blue-tooth issues.
Some say better battery life.
Disadvantages:
Security fixes which means Towelroot exploit is patched.
Security fixes - in original KK OTA for this phone, you could unlock the bootloader. If you take the latest update and haven't unlocked your bootloader, you will be SOL for unlocking the bootloader AND rooting the phone.
Some say battery life is worse.
Some say blue-tooth isn't fixed.
I'm trying to help my buddy root his Razr Maxx HD, but he already took the 182.46.15 update, which breaks Towelroot. Is there a way to flash back to 182.46.10 so he can use Towelroot & unlock the bootloader?
boothroyd917 said:
I'm trying to help my buddy root his Razr Maxx HD, but he already took the 182.46.15 update, which breaks Towelroot. Is there a way to flash back to 182.46.10 so he can use Towelroot & unlock the bootloader?
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No. Once he took the 183.46.15 update, the trusted partitions that would have allowed you to unlock the bootloader were overwritten and there is NO way, repeat, NO way to revert back to the previous version. It won't allow writing to those trusted zones with older versions. There is NO way to fool it due to checksums, so don't try or ask. It's been asked thousands of times all with the same answer.
iBolski said:
No. Once he took the 183.46.15 update, the trusted partitions that would have allowed you to unlock the bootloader were overwritten and there is NO way, repeat, NO way to revert back to the previous version. It won't allow writing to those trusted zones with older versions. There is NO way to fool it due to checksums, so don't try or ask. It's been asked thousands of times all with the same answer.
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Can you not use the method of unlocking the boot loader found on motorola's website to unlock and root?
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
jwdink said:
Can you not use the method of unlocking the boot loader found on motorola's website to unlock and root?
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
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No. As I said, there is NO way to unlock it, legally or illegally.
The unlock tool on Moto's site is for a select set of phones. The XT926 is not one of them.
Face it. There is NO way to unlock the bootloader now that it's on 183.46.15. That option is gone. I don't know how much more I can stress that fact.
root 183.46.15 version of KitKat 4.4.2
boothroyd917 said:
I'm trying to help my buddy root his Razr Maxx HD, but he already took the 182.46.15 update, which breaks Towelroot. Is there a way to flash back to 182.46.10 so he can use Towelroot & unlock the bootloader?
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Yes, there is a method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-assist/method-to-downgrade-root-183-46-15-t3051019
ciprianv. said:
Yes, there is a method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-assist/method-to-downgrade-root-183-46-15-t3051019
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No, you cannot unlock .15 yet.
Thos method only works for unlocked bootloader. This was made up for phones already unlocked which have lost root access after an firmware upgrade.
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