Okay, so a few days ago i bought a Verizon prepaid Moto G and am now using it on Tracfone. My goal is this: I am running 4.4..4 and i want to downgrade using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 will it work? Then, can i root with pie root and use sunshine to unlock bootloader then get perm root? Even if i could downgrade, would my service still work? But either way, thanks ahead of time.
TheMotoman said:
Okay, so a few days ago i bought a Verizon prepaid Moto G and am now using it on Tracfone. My goal is this: I am running 4.4..4 and i want to downgrade using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 will it work? Then, can i root with pie root and use sunshine to unlock bootloader then get perm root? Even if i could downgrade, would my service still work? But either way, thanks ahead of time.
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I'd also like to know this as I just bought a prepaid Verizon model too. But I also want to know how you are using it on Tracfone. I went to their website and it said that the MEID wasn't found in their system,
Well ok, I little off topic, but the phone needs to be used with Verizon prepaid for 6 months before activation with tracfone. If tracfone says I doesn't work, I doesn't. For me, I went on eBay and just asked people for the devices mied and checked it before I bought it. I bought mine for $60 US. Sorry, no way to get around the six months.
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TheMotoman said:
Okay, so a few days ago i bought a Verizon prepaid Moto G and am now using it on Tracfone. My goal is this: I am running 4.4..4 and i want to downgrade using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 will it work? Then, can i root with pie root and use sunshine to unlock bootloader then get perm root? Even if i could downgrade, would my service still work? But either way, thanks ahead of time.
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I am actually trying to get the exact same thing done. Funny thing though, when i tried flashing the 4.4.2, none of the sparsechunks would flash, something about the bootloader rejecting preflash validation. Anyways, I flashed all the other files, and only about half of which were successful, and then booted the phone. It was still 4.4.4 and would crash and have to reboot within 30 seconds of rebooting. Eventually after trying again and again to flash 4.4.2 i tried to resurrect my broken bootloop phone by flashing 4.4.4. Worked instantly, no failed flashes, back to stock. I am beginning to think the locked bootloader will not allow you to downgrade operating systems, just reflash to stock. If anyone else knows how to fix this, I would be very grateful
Well, I guess our Kitkat Moto Gs will never see root or Cynogenmod..... But, there is always lollipop We can Dream
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Jayrod215 said:
I am actually trying to get the exact same thing done. Funny thing though, when i tried flashing the 4.4.2, none of the sparsechunks would flash, something about the bootloader rejecting preflash validation. Anyways, I flashed all the other files, and only about half of which were successful, and then booted the phone. It was still 4.4.4 and would crash and have to reboot within 30 seconds of rebooting. Eventually after trying again and again to flash 4.4.2 i tried to resurrect my broken bootloop phone by flashing 4.4.4. Worked instantly, no failed flashes, back to stock. I am beginning to think the locked bootloader will not allow you to downgrade operating systems, just reflash to stock. If anyone else knows how to fix this, I would be very grateful
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I catch same thing and I totally agree with you
a small chance
with lollipop on the way it's possible that some dev may find a exploit moto phones are among the first to receive the update and there is a small chance we'll get lucky and 5.0.2 will have a opening somewhere but with my luck I'll accept the update and someone will figure out how to root 4.4.4
I bought my moto G last christmas, and lately I've been thinking
about rooting it, Should I root now or can I wait for
Android 5, can i update in lollipop after root..plz help me
Root device and update to lollipop are not really relative. You can have a root device and it still can be update to lollipop.
But to root moto g, it needs to unlock bootloader which will void the warranty.
It took you one year to think about rooting? And you didn't do it. So I guess you don't need root it
I just got an Poco X3. I would like to root this phone but first I need to unlock the bootloader first.
After going through the unlocking application, I get a message saying I need to wait 168 hours before I can unlock my phone?!? WTF? Why can't they let me unlock it now?
Then I saw there is this tool called Mi Unlock Tool Mod. Where can I find this tool and does it work for Poco X3? After unlocking the bootloader, will I be able to root the phone using Magisk or I need to wait for the kernel to be released?
Please advice, thanks!
The advice is ... Wait
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Everyone here suffered that. It's general Xiaomi policy, you want your phone unlocked, you wait one week.
I am currently going through the same "waiting" process as you . I've read on most posts that attempting to bypass the wait timer might increase the waiting time even further.
Truth be told, it's nothing new for me. The Samsung S9 when brand new also had a wait time of 1 week before the bootloader could be unlocked.
I was able to unlock my bootloader last Friday. I used the week I had to wait to familiarize myself this phone, all the needed procceses and ROMs. So, just use the time and start to look forward to unlocking it in a week. ?
Thanks guys for confirming about the wait time. I shall wait for 1 week then. In the meantime, what rooting the phone using magisk? I am also checking if possible to flash it with a clean rom that is like pixel experience. I do not like bloated miui.
Imagine they made you wait 1 full year before you can unlock your phone. Now that would suck big-time wouldn't it?
Hi Guys!
New to the OnePlus! Been wanting one since they came out but wasn't till the OP8 that they supported Verizon here in the states.
So after a huge ordeal (My stupid self FLASHING the boot.img and not booting from it and spending hours figuring things out as i'm still old school and not use to there being a million versions of each phone) finally got it working again and rooted!
My next questions is with my Droid Turbo and the Moto G5s+ they have Logo.bin that could be flashed and make that message go away for the most part. That exist at all with the 8T KB2005??
I do not believe you can remove this message while unlocked.
when unlocking the bootloader and there is a waiting period of 1-2 weeks but in the meanwhile the phone wants to update it's firmware, what to do?
- is the unlock process interrupted when the phone updates itself to the next miui version?
- or is it actually necessary to update to the new version to successfully finish the unlocking process? (f.i. the "unlock" process started with the old miui version but ends with a new miui version)
the community blog is not clear about that, anyone got experience with that?
EDIT: nevermind, already done. for those who want to know nevertheless: don't update the firmware while on a waiting period to unlock, just stick to the version you started unlocking the phone, it works. though, it might work with updating too I've not tested it.