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[GUIDE] How to unlock your bootloader - Moto X Style/Pure Edition (Confirmed)

If you are new to Motorola this will be good news, you will be able to unlock your bootloader day one if you have the pure edition (maybe even the style will be available but this would depend on your carrier). The process is almost identical to the HTC unlock bootloader method.
Few things to note:
-This will probably void your warranty. User @nikeman513 has reported his warranty says void on the Motorola website after unlocking his bootloader. But Motorola says it was a mistake and it will not void your bootloader. Confusing but it looks like we can unlock without losing warranty. Still unlock at your risk
-This has been tested by @Aftashok and others and confirmed to work on the Pure Edition (Style has not been tested).
-Lastly I am not responsible for any issues you may find during the process, this is informational only and do it at your own risk.
NOTE: Keep in mind this will factory wipe your phone and you will have to set it up again.
Before you start go into settings ->about phone -> software info and rapid click the build number until you enable developer options. After that go into developer options and enable "oem unlock". Now you are ready to continue.
1. Install Motorola Driver
2. Download ADB (or google it if you want the pure tool and not a toolkit)
3. Power off your device (keep it unplugged from the PC at this point)
4. Power device back on while holding volume down and the power button for 5 seconds
5. Once you see the bootloader screen plug in your device to the PC
6. Navigate to the location where your ADB is installed in file explorer and hold the shift key and right click. Select "Open command window here"
7. Type "fastboot oem get_unlock_data" in command prompt
8. Copy the code that is shown and paste it in notepad (I always right click on the top of the window and click Edit->Mark then highlight the code and right click on the top again and do Edit->copy)
9. Go to Motorla's page and login/create an account.
10. Paste code and click "Can my device be unlocked"
11. Agree to terms and click "Request Unlock Key" this will send you an email
12. Once you get the email with your unlock code paste the following in command prompt "fastboot oem unlock YOURKEY" (no "'s and replace YOURKEY with the key they emailed you)
13. Now you have an unlocked bootloader and are ready to flash a custom recovery when it is ready.
(this is simply informative, this process is tried and true and the method Motorola set up for an unlock, I take no credit for any of this)

So the phone comes out of the box in "locked" mode then?

Samsung.Galaxy.S3 said:
So the phone comes out of the box in "locked" mode then?
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Yes sir, you will have to unlock which is standard now days

And Verizon won't make it not unlockable?

RyanTX said:
And Verizon won't make it not unlockable?
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Don't see how they can do that, since they won't be selling it.

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This seems like just the kind of post that should be Pinned......
please

This is for the bootloader which is different than a carrier unlock.
Out of the box you will be able to activate this phone on any carrier.
If you wish to flash kernels, recoveries, etc then an unlocked bootloader is required.

Great man Thanks, Just way for mi device

Motorola's twitter support said they don't have info on whether or not moto x pure will be unlockable
Edit: p3droid stated it will be unlockable
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If you purchased Motorola's accidental coverage plan I'm assuming this would be a bad idea then?
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akellar said:
Motorola's twitter support said they don't have info on whether or not moto x pure will be unlockable
Edit: p3droid stated it will be unlockable
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It has to be, the play and the G are unlockable there is no logical reason why this pure edition wont be.

That really depends. Sometimes you can do this and have no issues relocking. Assuming there isn't a counter and you can at least get the phone to power up. If they have some kind of counter then yes, its probably a bad idea.
Frankly I don't care for such insurance plans. Unless you're super accident prone. I've cracked exactly one screen in all the devices I've had and it was still usable. Hell its still a backup phone if my current one goes tits up. Then again I'm also not afraid to get in there and replace a screen on my own making $75 up front much less attractive. Would take two breaks to pay for itself. Buddy of mine dropped his S6 the day he got it while sitting on the crapper at best buy. Screen went buh bye. YMMV

joshuadjohnson22 said:
It has to be, the play and the G are unlockable there is no logical reason why this pure edition wont be.
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The Moto G I got for my daughter was not unlockable when I followed the bootloader unlock process.

URPREY said:
The Moto G I got for my daughter was not unlockable when I followed the bootloader unlock process.
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Did you order it from motorola directly? Was it unlocked? You may want to head over to the moto g forums for assistance. I will remove that note from the OP if it does not work but the Moto X Play works for sure. This pure edition should work and we will confirm it in a couple of days as the devices arrive.

joshuadjohnson22 said:
Did you order it from motorola directly? Was it unlocked? You may want to head over to the moto g forums for assistance. I will remove that note from the OP if it does not work but the Moto X Play works for sure. This pure edition should work and we will confirm it in a couple of days as the devices arrive.
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Yes, unlocked direct from Moto Maker. I can check over in the forums but when I pasted the output into Moto's site it said that bootloader unlocking was not supported on the device.
I'll try again later.

just an fyi, Clocks over at AC Forums asked moto support and they mentioned bootloader unlocking will not void warranty. fwiw..
http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-x-pure-edition/576320-motorola-moto-x-pure-edition-faq.html

nice Ill have a video of this process as soon as I get my hands on the device

co.ag.2005 said:
just an fyi, Clocks over at AC Forums asked moto support and they mentioned bootloader unlocking will not void warranty. fwiw..
http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-x-pure-edition/576320-motorola-moto-x-pure-edition-faq.html
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cool, yeah standard stuff but it is good to be warned.

co.ag.2005 said:
just an fyi, Clocks over at AC Forums asked moto support and they mentioned bootloader unlocking will not void warranty. fwiw..
http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-x-pure-edition/576320-motorola-moto-x-pure-edition-faq.html
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So I wonder if it'll be the same as unlocked a Nexus? Just enable OEM Unlock in Developer Settings and fastboot oem unlock.
Either way mine will be unlocked the day it arrives!
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joshw0000 said:
So I wonder if it'll be the same as unlocked a Nexus? Just enable OEM Unlock in Developer Settings and fastboot oem unlock.
Either way mine will be unlocked the day it arrives!
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Yeah same with HTC they say they "may" void your warranty but you still have a chance for them to service your device if needed. I'm not worried. Flash power is worth it

relock bootloader for warranty?

ive been having this overheating issue with the phone, basically at times it gets really hto while chargeing. so im pretty sure i will have to send it in and id like to know a way to relock the bootloader so i may do so

Hi,
BootLoader unlocked by giving Motorola all infos to receive a bootloader unlock code ???
Obviously they already know your Moto G is unlocked...

im pretty sure that the motorola tech support doesnt even check for that, theyre not very bright. i would just like to relock the bootloader just so that warning doesnt come up when i turn it on

shatheone said:
im pretty sure that the motorola tech support doesnt even check for that, theyre not very bright. i would just like to relock the bootloader just so that warning doesnt come up when i turn it on
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Ok ok...so, after just 10 secs of research, here you go : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597856
(flashing a bootlogo will do the job, if it's only for warning message...flash a Motorola original one...)

satanas17 said:
Ok ok...so, after just 10 secs of research, here you go : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597856
(flashing a bootlogo will do the job, if it's only for warning message...flash a Motorola original one...)
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im on lollipop, every tut ive seen was only for kitkat

shatheone said:
im on lollipop, every tut ive seen was only for kitkat
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I don't think it matters. Just do:
fastboot oem lock

im getting an error, sst lock failure

i used the guide form the motorola faq thread, the one that satanas posted has broken links and hard to follow

shatheone said:
ive been having this overheating issue with the phone, basically at times it gets really hto while chargeing. so im pretty sure i will have to send it in and id like to know a way to relock the bootloader so i may do so
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Did you fix that bootloader/ I also have same problem help me

yes i did relock using the faq, my moto g actually ran into a problem where my moto g wouldnt boot, so i had no problem restore the phone in the process

Anyone managed to root lg k51?

I can't find anything definitive about whether it's rootable or not

Same here i tried every root app possible and failed.

just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work

Bhanu8082 said:
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
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No need to flash TWRP: Booting into it is sufficient.

Bhanu8082 said:
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
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How did you unlock the bootloader?

sCriptKittY1987 said:
How did you unlock the bootloader?
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simple , go to about phone and try to find build number,
after you find build number tap on it until it says you are in developer mode
after that head on to developer option (it may be inside about phone section or above about phone section) turn on the option which says allow oem unlock. then,
just reboot to recovery mode either by pressing volume up or volume down key with power button.
after you enter recovery connect usb cable and open command prompt in pc and make sure that lg device drivers are installed on your pc also make sure you have adb and fastboot installed.
ok, after all this type command
adb devices
if any thing shows us then you have successfully connected your device.
after it type
adb reboot bootloader
then your mobile should restart and show fastboot mode in screen
type command
fastboot oem unlock
and done your bootloader is unlocked.

Bhanu8082 said:
just unlock bootloader and flash twrp
after that flash latest magisk zip hope it will work
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Where did you find a tarp img for the LG k51?

sCriptKittY1987 said:
Where did you find a tarp img for the LG k51?
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tarp image????? just follow the tutorial.

I meant TWRP recovery . After you've unlocked the bootloader where did you get a custom recovery to flash for the LG k51. From what I saw on Team Wins website, there isn't one.

Bhanu8082 said:
simple , go to about phone and try to find build number,
after you find build number tap on it until it says you are in developer mode
after that head on to developer option (it may be inside about phone section or above about phone section) turn on the option which says allow oem unlock. then,
just reboot to recovery mode either by pressing volume up or volume down key with power button.
after you enter recovery connect usb cable and open command prompt in pc and make sure that lg device drivers are installed on your pc also make sure you have adb and fastboot installed.
ok, after all this type command
adb devices
if any thing shows us then you have successfully connected your device.
after it type
adb reboot bootloader
then your mobile should restart and show fastboot mode in screen
type command
fastboot oem unlock
and done your bootloader is unlocked.
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When I typed fastboot oem unlock I get a reply saying <waiting for any device>

sCriptKittY1987 said:
When I typed fastboot oem unlock I get a reply saying <waiting for any device>
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I doubt that's going to work, but let me know if it does. Carriers and manufacturers use a variety of sophisticated security schemes like requiring lengthy codes that only they can provide, etc to purposely make it very difficult to unlock bootloaders. Tmobile gave me a K51 for free. They apparently feel the have to pay for it by spying on me. I bought a moto g7 plus unlocked for $117 directly from Moto and put Lineage on it, no gapps Would love to use thie k51 though if anyone figures it out because it's more waterproof and bigger battery.

mgsgta3 said:
I can't find anything definitive about whether it's rootable or not
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Whether device's bootloader is unlockable / device's Android is root-able or not you easily can find out by means of ABB:
Code:
adb shell "getprop ro.oem_unlock_supported"
If returned value is 1, then it's supported otherwise it's not.

sCriptKittY1987 said:
Where did you find a tarp img for the LG k51?
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and let me guess my doofus luck im guessing no way to unlock it with out a P.C. like nuttin at all?

Absolutely no of the crap above works at all in any capacity especially sprint. Generic postings like hold volume down and power also doesn't work to go into fastboot so if you guys are following the advice of some of these guys don't because you'll drop more money on a new phone then you will unlocking it some variants verizon is one I think you have to call LG I know I spent 6 hrs on the phone with "tech support" aka "jokes with a screen to read from" to FINALLY get into touch with an engineer who told me the only way "NOW" to unlocked the bootloader is in his office which means it has to be depot to be unlocked which as of this moment lg is not doing that WILL change in the future that was 12/03/2020. Even running external adb with kali linux to hack it broke the bootloader and sends you into an infinite reboot loop

jwoegerbauer said:
Whether device's bootloader is unlockable / device's Android is root-able or not you easily can find out by means of ABB:
Code:
adb shell "getprop ro.oem_unlock_supported"
If returned value is 1, then it's supported otherwise it's not.
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This returns no value on a locked bootloader because even with Dev. Opt. Enables its still read only until bootloader is unlocked this is verified on two carriers k51's sprint and att. However it is unlockable we haven't found it and/or LG has not added this service to their site which is where you will get the info needed for the unlocked.

Oh my. You know you need to do all this from a computer, right? Can't do it in an Android terminal because fastboot commands are only valid in a phone's bootloader environment. And if you didnt know that then rooting and all of the dangers that come with it just isnt for you. But yes, it's rootable. So here you go anyway.
Reboot the phone to download mode.
Install LG's K51 usb drivers, and install adb and fastboot, on your computer.
Open a command prompt and type: fastboot oem unlock
If it does anything other than pat you on the back and tell you it's proud of you and how well you follow instructions, then go back and follow the effing instructions.
Otherwise, type: fastboot reboot.
Download magisk manager.
Do the magisk manager.
Use the LG flash tool on your computer to flash what you just did when you did the magisk manager.
And presto, you're rooted. Or I successfully left out enough info and you dont know how to use Google, leaving your device still not rooted. And thank god for that.

Ive been learning from xda for some time now. Bricked a few phones in my learning curve and tonight i had my first success with my g7, and wrighting this on my new k51. This is my first post and I think that was pretty rude of you to say. This is supposed to be a place to learn, share knowledge, and help those who are less educated. Not look down on people and say crap like that. If he wants to learn even if it takes a couple bricked phones to do it, let him. Either give him the proper procedures or dont say nothing at all. How long did it take you? How many phones? Its taking me quit a while but i am finaly getting somewhere. Keep with it guy. Dont let this dude, or any one else for that matter, bring you down.

Kenwoodquality69 said:
Ive been learning from xda for some time now. Bricked a few phones in my learning curve and tonight i had my first success with my g7, and wrighting this on my new k51. This is my first post and I think that was pretty rude of you to say. This is supposed to be a place to learn, share knowledge, and help those who are less educated. Not look down on people and say crap like that. If he wants to learn even if it takes a couple bricked phones to do it, let him. Either give him the proper procedures or dont say nothing at all. How long did it take you? How many phones? Its taking me quit a while but i am finaly getting somewhere. Keep with it guy. Dont let this dude, or any one else for that matter, bring you down.
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Yo Ken,
So your K51 rooted?
If so, maybe you could provide a step by step?

I haven't done this yet but is it verified working? I did a google search came across the method to do the unlocking but it showed it was a failed project?

TexasPride said:
I haven't done this yet but is it verified working? I did a google search came across the method to do the unlocking but it showed it was a failed project?
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O lord i hope this isnt true

General re-locking bootloader problem

I tried for my first time to unlock my phone's bootloader and thought it was something really easy to customize the
phone firmware on the other hand was not what I thought and I don't know much about computer science or customizing a firmware;
and then without being able to install a root or any modification I decided to re-lock the bootloader (because i dont want it anymore) only that I did not succeed with various tutorials and I did not find any for the samsung galaxy a12. I just unlocked the bootloader from developer options settings and ran what the tutorial said on how to activate it without installing a root or customization of anything.
can someone please help me.

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I tried for my first time to unlock my phone's bootloader and thought it was something really easy to customize the
phone firmware on the other hand was not what I thought and I don't know much about computer science or customizing a firmware;
and then without being able to install a root or any modification I decided to re-lock the bootloader (because i dont want it anymore) only that I did not succeed with various tutorials and I did not find any for the samsung galaxy a12. I just unlocked the bootloader from developer options settings and ran what the tutorial said on how to activate it without installing a root or customization of anything.
can someone please help me.
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Which model are you using?

Allehandro said:
Which model are you using?
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You mean the model code?

bootloader problem said:
You mean the model code?
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Yeah which A12 model number do you have?

Allehandro said:
Yeah which A12 model number do you have?
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SM-A127F/DSN

bootloader problem said:
SM-A127F/DSN
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Well it shouldn't be hard really. How did you unlock it in the first place?

Wait, is it really so hard to lock the bootloader on Samsung devices? Makes me think twice about buying one now if I can't simply lock it with a command like fastboot oem lock.

eclipsek20 said:
Wait, is it really so hard to lock the bootloader on Samsung devices? Makes me think twice about buying one now if I can't simply lock it with a command like fastboot oem lock.
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It's not hard to relock as its not hard to unlock it.
If you've followed any unlocking bootloader tutorial, after enabling OEM unlock option, you have to enter downlod mode and long press the volume up to enter unlock mode and then procedd to actually unlocking it.
For relocking it, just go to the download mode again, then long press the volume up and you'll have the option to re-lock it.

eclipsek20 said:
Wait, is it really so hard to lock the bootloader on Samsung devices? Makes me think twice about buying one now if I can't simply lock it with a command like fastboot oem lock.
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Samsung phones have a download mode instead of a fastboot mode, so you can't use commands like fastboot oem unlock

Allehandro said:
Well it shouldn't be hard really. How did you unlock it in the first place?
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Allehandro said:
Well it shouldn't be hard really. How did you unlock it in the first place?
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with developer options i activated the OEM unlock option then i turned off my phone and i held the volume up and down with a cable connected to the pc, i went to download mode i held down the volume up and asked me to activate the bootloader and I confirmed by clicking the volume up

bootloader problem said:
with developer options i activated the OEM unlock option then i turned off my phone and i held the volume up and down with a cable connected to the pc, i went to download mode i held down the volume up and asked me to activate the bootloader and I confirmed by clicking the volume up
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Now go to download mode again and hold down volume up, you'll see option to lock it again

Allehandro said:
Now go to download mode again and hold down volume up, you'll see option to lock it again
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it worked thank you so much!

bootloader problem said:
it worked thank you so much!
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No problem. Happy to help

Question Locked Bootloader while rooted on the moto xt2215-4.

you guys knows what that means. I can't get it to do anything. Can't use any of the tools. Flash permission denied on everything. Even the Motorola rescue assistant tool doesn't support the device. Does anyone have any recommendations? All I can boot to is a locked Bootloader mode

Can you unlock the bootloader again?

V0latyle said:
Can you unlock the bootloader again?
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Nope. OEM unlock is not turned on in settings. neither is USB debugging.

So you're saying you locked the bootloader on custom firmware, and while Android still runs, you can't unlock it again?
This is why you should NEVER lock the bootloader on custom firmware.

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Nope. OEM unlock is not turned on in settings. neither is USB debugging.
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What possessed your faculties to make you lock your bootloader after the hassle it can be to get them to let you unlock in the first place?

V0latyle said:
So you're saying you locked the bootloader on custom firmware, and while Android still runs, you can't unlock it again?
This is why you should NEVER lock the bootloader on custom firmware.
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Exactly what I'm saying. I was drinking. got angry at certain bugs it had after rooting and well here we are. I can't even find any info on test points for edl on this model. It's just a $40 phone but it's the ONLY phone I have.

brd912 said:
I was drinking.
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'nuff said... i feel that pain

brd912 said:
Exactly what I'm saying. I was drinking. got angry at certain bugs it had after rooting and well here we are. I can't even find any info on test points for edl on this model. It's just a $40 phone but it's the ONLY phone I have.
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Sorry to hear that. If you're unable to unlock the bootloader with fastboot commands, I don't think there's anything you can do. I assume you don't have root?

you try and EDL cable yet? if you don't have one you can make one by stripping back a bit of insulation and shorting the black and green together with the device off, then at the same time click all three buttons 3-4 times until you see the 9008 port show up in device monitor (WINDOWS)

if that fails and you're feeling brave (or you have really good anti-virus software) you could always give something like this a shot
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