So my girl friend has a Moto G she loves but wants me to unlock so she can install theftie as well as other xposed modules like I have on my Nexus 5. Problem is when I went to unlock her bootloader today Motorola's site said she wasn't eligible for there unlock. Is there any other way to unlock a moto g's Bootloader? Her phone is with Virgin mobile and neither Bell or Virgin show in there list of supported devices!
Dracrius said:
So my girl friend has a Moto G she loves but wants me to unlock so she can install theftie as well as other xposed modules like I have on my Nexus 5. Problem is when I went to unlock her bootloader today Motorola's site said she wasn't eligible for there unlock. Is there any other way to unlock a moto g's Bootloader? Her phone is with Virgin mobile and neither Bell or Virgin show in there list of supported devices!
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check if your bootloader status is yes, if it is then you can unlock following the guide here in xda if its no then you can't
i read i had to unlock the bootloader i used this url and followed the instructions got the code and says its not unlockable is there another way?
I notice that the Moto G LTE from Cricket wont permit the Bootloader to be unlocked.
I am wondering, if you have your Cricket Moto G LTE unlocked (by this i mean sim unlock, not bootloader) and you then flash another carrier stock image - i.e. XT1040, etc - would it be possible to then unlock the bootloader? (I am assuming that if you flash XT1040 on XT1045 it's the same hardware, the only issue would be the radios..but if it's sim unlocked, then it shouldn't matter)
Or, is Motorola going by the IMEI #, which would stay the same if you flash another factory image?
spiritflare said:
I notice that the Moto G LTE from Cricket wont permit the Bootloader to be unlocked.
I am wondering, if you have your Cricket Moto G LTE unlocked (by this i mean sim unlock, not bootloader) and you then flash another carrier stock image - i.e. XT1040, etc - would it be possible to then unlock the bootloader? (I am assuming that if you flash XT1040 on XT1045 it's the same hardware, the only issue would be the radios..but if it's sim unlocked, then it shouldn't matter)
Or, is Motorola going by the IMEI #, which would stay the same if you flash another factory image?
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Also interested in unlocking the Cricket Moto G LTE XT1045 bootloader as well.
Please update if you're able to get this to work.
Pretty sure the generated code is determined from the hardware. So flashing another ROM wouldn't change it.
That being said, I'm pretty sure Cricket versions of the Moto G LTE are never getting Lollipop. I spoke with a Cricket rep yesterday and they said the company had no plans to upgrade. So unless someone here can figure out some magical way to unlock the bootloader, we're all screwed.
Chrono86 said:
Pretty sure the generated code is determined from the hardware. So flashing another ROM wouldn't change it.
That being said, I'm pretty sure Cricket versions of the Moto G LTE are never getting Lollipop. I spoke with a Cricket rep yesterday and they said the company had no plans to upgrade. So unless someone here can figure out some magical way to unlock the bootloader, we're all screwed.
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I also talked to a Cricket rep yesterday about a Lollipop update. He said it was going to be a manufacturer, not carrier update. I asked him again to confirm because of what Motorola's site said. He confirmed again that it is based on what the manufacturer (Motorola) wants to do.
spiritflare said:
I notice that the Moto G LTE from Cricket wont permit the Bootloader to be unlocked.
I am wondering, if you have your Cricket Moto G LTE unlocked (by this i mean sim unlock, not bootloader) and you then flash another carrier stock image - i.e. XT1040, etc - would it be possible to then unlock the bootloader? (I am assuming that if you flash XT1040 on XT1045 it's the same hardware, the only issue would be the radios..but if it's sim unlocked, then it shouldn't matter)
Or, is Motorola going by the IMEI #, which would stay the same if you flash another factory image?
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You can't flash ANYTHING with a locked bootloader. Cricket can update it, should they choose to, but as far as Motorola is concerned, Cricket owns the phone - not you. You can't unlock the bootloader unless you bought a RETAIL version of the phone - like I did from Amazon. You paid a lot less by buying the phone from Cricket and, in return, you gave up all right/hope of having an unlocked bootloader.
And, yes, everything goes by the IMEI, which is unique to the phone and never changes. If it were to change, your phone would no longer work on your carrier. The phone using that IMEI is registered as belonging to Cricket - that's why you can't unlock it on it the Motorola site. For the phone I bought at Amazon, I just went to the Motorola site and had my phone bootloader unlocked in five minutes. If you want a bootloader unlockable phone, you don't want to buy it from a carrier.
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I just spoke with Cricket who forwarded me to Motorola who said that my Moto G (1st Gen, LTE), purchased through Cricket, would be updated to 5.X within a month.
I'll try to update this if it actually happens. I didn't ask about the bootloader.
Nick C said:
I just spoke with Cricket who forwarded me to Motorola who said that my Moto G (1st Gen, LTE), purchased through Cricket, would be updated to 5.X within a month.
I'll try to update this if it actually happens. I didn't ask about the bootloader.
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hmmmmmmmmmm... we shall see....
I got bootloader unlock from cricket phone using china unlock tool.
hard to unlock but i did it take me forever to unlock. bye bye cricket
miniandroidp said:
hard to unlock but i did it take me forever to unlock. bye bye cricket
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Can you direct me that China unlock tool? I would like to unlock my cricket moto g lte also. Thanks!
Info on unlocking the Cricket XT1032 bootloader can be found in the following link. It's how I unlocked mine back in September.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487
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Info on unlocking the Cricket XT1032 bootloader can be found in the following link. It's how I unlocked mine back in September.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487
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Thank you! However, I have Cricket X1045 on 4.4.4. Sunshine doesn't support it yet.
DarkVanguard said:
Info on unlocking the Cricket XT1032 bootloader can be found in the following link. It's how I unlocked mine back in September.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487
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The OP is asking about a Cricket Moto G 4G LTE - different phone than your Xt1032.
FoneWatcher said:
The OP is asking about a Cricket Moto G 4G LTE - different phone than your Xt1032.
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Nice necro but I was aware of that when I posted my response as I helped the Dev unlock all models of the Cricket Moto G bootloader; provided they weren't running an OS higher than 4.4.3.
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miniandroidp said:
hard to unlock but i did it take me forever to unlock. bye bye cricket
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Hi, can you direct me to the china unlocker also please?
So I'm having questions and issues with my Moto G. (XT1032)
1. Is there any way to root the Moto G without unlocking the bootloader? I'm having issues unlocking it (next issue).
2. I can't seem to unlock the bootloader on the Moto G. I'm trying to install CyanogenMod but when I go to unlock it on the Motorola website and put the unlock code from adb/fastboot, it says My phone's bootloader can't be unlocked!
So if you have any idea how to help me, please reply.
EDIT: Don't recommend me to flash a recovery like TWRP or ClockWork Mod Recovery. I need to unlock the bootloader. (I think)
Make 100% sure are putting the code in to the website with NO spaces.
I'm not aware of a way to root without unlocking.
Thanks so much!
Yeah depends what version of moto g you have as Motorola won't unlock certain ones... And seems like yours is one that can't be
Actually, it was a weird thing with the unlock code from fast boot having random spaces when I paste it into the checker, but now my Moto G is running CM12.1 with Root! Thanks a lot everyone!
david.anez3 said:
Actually, it was a weird thing with the unlock code from fast boot having random spaces when I paste it into the checker, but now my Moto G is running CM12.1 with Root! Thanks a lot everyone!
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I'm glad you solved it, but, actually, some people have a problem unlocking their bootloader, i had that problem with a mexican xt1032, in case someone needs this; search for:
Bootloader Unlock Problems?
in the forum at the motorola web site
Hey Guys! I have a locked motorola moto x 2nd gen, verizon variant (xt1096). I want to unlock its bootloader for upgrading to marshmallow (6.0), tried to unlock through Motorola's website, but my phone's not eligible for it. So is there any other way to unlock bootloader.