I just purchased a Milestone and it came unlocked I was wondering if I do a factory reset will I have to unlock it again? I'm not sure how it was unlocked as I purchased it used. Also its rooted/Oced from what I can tell as well , do I need to remove the root as well to factory reset it? It's running 2.1 update 1.
If you are talking about the subsidy/carrier lock, it sticks after resets (meaning you dont need to ever redo it again). I always either unlock my phones and buy them unlocked and have never seen a phone relock.
If you mean bootloaders or SPLs, you need to be careful which sbf you flash.
But with a factory reset, the worst you can do is lose data and apps.
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Samdroid_G_S said:
I'm not sure how it was unlocked
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It could simply be never locked. Carrier lock is not mandatory phone feature
as I purchased it used. Also its rooted/Oced from what I can tell as well , do I need to remove the root as well to factory reset it? It's running 2.1 update 1.
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No need to remove root for factory reset.
You can easily root it, so dont worry, just jump in..
I HATE the unlock warning message and want it gone but don't want to relock.
I have an unlocked and rooted Verizon Dev Ed Moto X running stock 4.4. I downloaded and unzipped the 4.4 factory images and tried flashing logo.bin using:
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
It flashed, but I still have that bleeping warning message. Is there a known way to get rid of it without relocking?
Can I delete the file that has the warning message somehow? Anyone know what it is called?
Cozume said:
I HATE the unlock warning message and want it gone but don't want to relock.
I have an unlocked and rooted Verizon Dev Ed Moto X running stock 4.4. I downloaded and unzipped the 4.4 factory images and tried flashing logo.bin using:
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
It flashed, but I still have that bleeping warning message. Is there a known way to get rid of it without relocking?
Can I delete the file that has the warning message somehow? Anyone know what it is called?
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i think the only way to remove that is the change the boot animation
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i think the only way to remove that is the change the boot animation
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Can you point me to anything that would tell me how to do that? thanks!
Cozume said:
Can you point me to anything that would tell me how to do that? thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417961
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590034
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2445150
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417961
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590034
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2445150
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thanks again, off to read!
I hit the thanks button too many times last night and now I am not allowed to do it today any more. I will come back and thank you tomorrow!
Can you go back to 5.0 after flashing 5.1 Roms? Was just wondering because seen a lot of bricks ..Some bricks from licked bootloaders others from flashing..I just don't want to brick because I bought mine from someone and don't have insurance .Unless it could fall under factory warranty replacement....
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You can upgraded / downgrade from any ROM. Its not a HTC
The locked boot loader issue is user error. If you lock the BL and the phone doesn't boot, you'll have to get Moto to fix it. And yes that would be covered by warranty
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You can upgraded / downgrade from any ROM. Its not a HTC
The locked boot loader issue is user error. If you lock the BL and the phone doesn't boot, you'll have to get Moto to fix it. And yes that would be covered by warranty
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Do I need to flash old boot loader or radio? Thanks for your time.....mods are welcome to delete
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kenbrownstone said:
Do I need to flash old boot loader or radio? Thanks for your time.....mods are welcome to delete
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It depends what you're expecting in future. If you want OTA, you'll need everything to be 100% stock and the right version. If you don't care about that, minimum is system.img and boot.img.
i tried to downgrade my bootloader through fastboot from 5.1's bootloader to 5.0.1 and fastboot throws an error from moto saying it cant be downgraded.
have a question. is it ok to flash the factory 5.0.1 system and boot while on the 5.1 bootloader and radio? i have read a few threads of people bricking but it's unclear if it's possible to use an aosp rom that's 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 on 5.1 bootloader and radio.
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have a question. is it ok to flash the factory 5.0.1 system and boot while on the 5.1 bootloader and radio? i have read a few threads of people bricking but it's unclear if it's possible to use an aosp rom that's 5.0.1 or 5.0.2 on 5.1 bootloader and radio.
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I had been running Chroma 5.02 with the 5.1 bl and radio. I reverted the radio because of issues with TMo, but the bl seemed fine. FWIW, I made all my changes via fastboot.
kenbrownstone said:
Can you go back to 5.0 after flashing 5.1 Roms? Was just wondering because seen a lot of bricks ..Some bricks from licked bootloaders others from flashing..I just don't want to brick because I bought mine from someone and don't have insurance .Unless it could fall under factory warranty replacement....
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Just make sure you have OEM Unlock checked under dev options and you will be fine.
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Konfuzion said:
Just make sure you have OEM Unlock checked under dev options and you will be fine.
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It resets on boot. Check it boots before relocking
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It resets on boot. Check it boots before relocking
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Since it gets reset then do I need to recheck OEM unlock option at every boot or its fine to leave it as it and I can reboot anyway I want?
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Since it gets reset then do I need to recheck OEM unlock option at every boot or its fine to leave it as it and I can reboot anyway I want?
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It really depends what you want to do. If your bootloader is remaining unlocked, it doesn't matter. If you are locking it again, to unlock it, you must set the option before booting to bootloader so if you want to minimise risk, then you will need to set it every boot. We do not know where this setting is stored yet. I really don't understand the need for this option to be honest.
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It really depends what you want to do. If your bootloader is remaining unlocked, it doesn't matter. If you are locking it again, to unlock it, you must set the option before booting to bootloader so if you want to minimise risk, then you will need to set it every boot. We do not know where this setting is stored yet. I really don't understand the need for this option to be honest.
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Seriously this thing is giving me a headache, I am not going to toggle anything in bootloader now and it's a pain to check this option everytime before doing a reboot, it was good before 5.1, it used to stay as it is.
naresh2990 said:
Seriously this thing is giving me a headache, I am not going to toggle anything in bootloader now and it's a pain to check this option everytime before doing a reboot, it was good before 5.1, it used to stay as it is.
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Just leave it unlocked. If you plan on manually updating I don't understand why you would lock it. just in case something goes wrong if it's unlocked you have options. If it's locked you have very, very few
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rootSU said:
It really depends what you want to do. If your bootloader is remaining unlocked, it doesn't matter. If you are locking it again, to unlock it, you must set the option before booting to bootloader so if you want to minimise risk, then you will need to set it every boot. We do not know where this setting is stored yet. I really don't understand the need for this option to be honest.
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The setting is due to Google's new anti theft options ( http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...evice-protection-feature-and-how-do-i-use-it/ ) . If you have OEM Unlock checked this protection can easily be bypassed with a flash.
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Just leave it unlocked. If you plan on manually updating I don't understand why you would lock it. just in case something goes wrong if it's unlocked you have options. If it's locked you have very, very few
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I am not going to lock my bootloader. I like it Unlocked but my point of concern is that OEM unclock option get reset to uncheck at every boot. I want to know what will happen if I reboot my phone and OEM unclock option is unchecked(means bootloader is locked, this is what I think) while my bootloader is actually Unclocked.
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The setting is due to Google's new anti theft options ( http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...evice-protection-feature-and-how-do-i-use-it/ ) . If you have OEM Unlock checked this protection can easily be bypassed with a flash.
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But who really cares if a thief can "use" the phone when it is stolen? They can't use it as a phone because the IMEI will be blocked. If they unlock it, it will wipe your data too. I'd rather not have to set an option within android to allow me to unlock my bootloader and the problems here have proven this to be a detriment to people who flash.
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I am not going to lock my bootloader. I like it Unlocked but my point of concern is that OEM unclock option get reset to uncheck at every boot. I want to know what will happen if I reboot my phone and OEM unclock option is unchecked(means bootloader is locked, this is what I think) while my bootloader is actually Unclocked.
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But who really cares if a thief can "use" the phone when it is stolen? They can't use it as a phone because the IMEI will be blocked. If they unlock it, it will wipe your data too. I'd rather not have to set an option within android to allow me to unlock my bootloader and the problems here have proven this to be a detriment to people who flash.
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I am confused about something if the device is already unlocked does it matter if that OEM is ticked? I reboot twice already and it reset it back to being unticked. So what I am saying is if i go from one rom to another and that isnt ticked will it cause issues even if the bootloader is already unlocked?
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I am not going to lock my bootloader. I like it Unlocked but my point of concern is that OEM unclock option get reset to uncheck at every boot. I want to know what will happen if I reboot my phone and OEM unclock option is unchecked(means bootloader is locked, this is what I think) while my bootloader is actually Unclocked.
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No if it is unchecked your bootloader is still unlocked, but you will not be able to unlock it again without booting into your device and checking it again.
Where people are getting bricks is they are downgrading their radio and bootloader, at which point their bootloader relocks, and they are stuck at bootloader as they can't access anything other than bootloader and that is locked.
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I am confused about something if the device is already unlocked does it matter if that OEM is ticked? I reboot twice already and it reset it back to being unticked. So what I am saying is if i go from one rom to another and that isnt ticked will it cause issues even if the bootloader is already unlocked?
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No issues going from Rom to Rom with it unchecked. Issue lies in... No OS so you can't boot up and check oem unlock, stuck at a locked bootloader screen, so you can't flash a custom recover, can't restore because you can't access recovery.
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No if it is unchecked your bootloader is still unlocked, but you will not be able to unlock it again without booting into your device and checking it again.
Where people are getting bricks is they are downgrading their radio and bootloader, at which point their bootloader relocks, and they are stuck at bootloader as they can't access anything other than bootloader and that is locked.
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No issues going from Rom to Rom with it unchecked. Issue lies in... No OS so you can't boot up and check oem unlock, stuck at a locked bootloader screen, so you can't flash a custom recover, can't restore because you can't access recovery.
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I do use a usb otg stick and usually wipe the entire phone before each rom to make sure I start fresh. After I wipe everything in twrp i go to reboot back into recovery and it brings up the no os are u sure u want to do this. This wont cause issues even if unchecked correct?
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I do use a usb otg stick and usually wipe the entire phone before each rom to make sure I start fresh. After I wipe everything in twrp i go to reboot back into recovery and it brings up the no os are u sure u want to do this. This wont cause issues even if unchecked correct?
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No you won't have any issues doing that. If you want to be safe though you should check oem unlock before you start flashing and wiping. We all know flashing doesn't always go as expected and the last thing you want is to end up stuck. As long as oem unlocked is checked recovering from soft bricks is easy.
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No you won't have any issues doing that. If you want to be safe though you should check oem unlock before you start flashing and wiping. We all know flashing doesn't always go as expected and the last thing you want is to end up stuck. As long as oem unlocked is checked recovering from soft bricks is easy.
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Like I said after a reboot it goes unchecked so if i check it and then reboot to recovery wouldnt that uncheck it again?
I'm currently in the process of getting an xt1095 taken care of through warranty, but I want to fix it myself first if I can. This phone is locked out due to android device protection - android 5.1 won't let me log into the phone to change settings. I could unlock the bootloader to load an older system image that doesn't have android device protection, but I need to get into the phone first to set the OEM Unlock option. From what I can tell, the settings for android should be in userdata.img. Can someone post a userdata.img file that was created using the 60.16 bootloader and have the dev options (to include usb on and oem unlock on) set? If so, I would like to try to flash that and see if I can then unlock this phone.
Thanks!
If I understand correctly, you wouldn't be able to flash any images without an unlocked bootloader, right?
First off, nobody do it. If you do he will have access to your information and accounts.
Second it won't work, because it won't be signed by motorola so it would fail to flash on a locked bootloader anyway.
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If I understand correctly, you wouldn't be able to flash any images without an unlocked bootloader, right?
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You can flash factory images, but you shouldn't be able to flash a userdata.img since that isn't part of the stock image.
But I'm not understanding how you are locked out of your own phone here. Are you not able to log in to one of the accounts you've used on your device before? If you've reset your password recently you may need to wait 72 hours to get signed back in but that should certainly be quicker than sending it in for a warranty claim.
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You can flash factory images, but you shouldn't be able to flash a userdata.img since that isn't part of the stock image.
But I'm not understanding how you are locked out of your own phone here. Are you not able to log in to one of the accounts you've used on your device before? If you've reset your password recently you may need to wait 72 hours to get signed back in but that should certainly be quicker than sending it in for a warranty claim.
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No, his problem is that he bought the phone on ebay used and the previous owner's account is on it and can't be removed without the previous owner's password. There is nothing that he can personally do.
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No, his problem is that he bought the phone on ebay used and the previous owner's account is on it and can't be removed without the previous owner's password. There is nothing that he can personally do.
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Ah, I didn't understand that from the original post. I was briefly locked out myself and it turned out it was due to a password reset.
Where can I find stock XT1096 5.1 signed images? I have my bootloader unlocked and I'd like to essentially factory reset my device. I still need/want the bootloader unlocked and I want the ability to root and everything. I just wanted to experiment with android pay and see what is causing it not to work at the moment.
What is the best course of action to start fresh? I'm familiar with flashing images on nexus devices if that is an option.
Factory image:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/5hj...ZON_XT1096_5.1_LPE23.32-25-3_cid2_CFC.xml.zip
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