I have an AT&T Nexus 6 and would love to get on Marshmallow. Can I unlock and root the phone and then install 6.0 (6.0.1) and then relock and unroot it and get back Android pay and OTA updates? I just don't want to have to reinstall for every monthly security update but I am tired of waiting on AT&T for the 6.0 OTA.
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you don't need root to get marshmallow but you do need an unlocked bootloader. Just download the latest factory image for N6 that'd be build MMB29K 6.0.1 and flash it. Unlocking your bootloader will wipe your phone and starting with the N6 so will locking it back! But you do not need to relock it for android pay or any other similar things. And honestly I'd recommend leaving bootloader unlocked because you can fix nearly any issue with a nexus phone.
charles7926 said:
I have an AT&T Nexus 6 and would love to get on Marshmallow. Can I unlock and root the phone and then install 6.0 (6.0.1) and then relock and unroot it and get back Android pay and OTA updates? I just don't want to have to reinstall for every monthly security update but I am tired of waiting on AT&T for the 6.0 OTA.
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You don't have to root to flash factory images, you only have to oem unlock (permanent) There are a number of threads around here on how to proceed. I don't think there are issues unlocking ATT but check into it. Once it is unlocked, just leave it that way. When the phone first came out people were getting into issues when they tried relocking the phone, not sure if that is the case now. Mine was unlocked since I got it. This will wipe your user data so back up anything you want to keep... one time deal.
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So I've just ordered an unlocked black 16gb Moto X from Amazon and would like to update it to 4.4.2 and get root access. I know there are a few guides and threads around but am confused as to which variant I'll have as all the guides seem to be carrier specific, and whether my bootloader will be unlocked or not...
Also, I think it'll come with 4.2.2. Should I go ahead and do the 4.4.2 OTA update, or will that make rooting more difficult? Can I root first then update?
I'm not entirely clueless about this kind of thing, having successfully rooted and installed custom firmware on previous android phones but this seems a little more complicated.
Any help much appreciated. Thanks!
If it's an unlockable bootloader, just take all the updates, unlock the bootloader, mfastboot your choice of recovery, boot immediately to recovery and root. Done.
Since its not a developer edition, unlocking your bootloader will void your warranty. You can request the unlock code directly from Moto's web site for free.
To root after your bootloader is unlocked, just follow this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/instructions-unlocking-rooting-dev-ed-t2649738
Once you get the code from Moto, you can unlock the bootloader at any point, no matter what rom is on your phone. But you might as well either take the OTA update or flash the 4.4.2 SBF to get to 4.4.2 on your phone, then unlock the bootloader and root. (unlocking the bootloader does factory reset the phone, and erases data and apps, so don't go nuts customizing the phone or installing apps until after you unlock the bootloader).
Thanks for the replies.
How do I find out if my bootloader is unlockable? The Motorola site says that Sprint, USC and TMO phones can be done but nothing about factory unlocked ones...
What if the boitloader can't be unlocked?
seebasso said:
Thanks for the replies.
How do I find out if my bootloader is unlockable? The Motorola site says that Sprint, USC and TMO phones can be done but nothing about factory unlocked ones...
What if the boitloader can't be unlocked?
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The SIM unlocked version can be bootloader unlocked.
Follow the instructions and steps to request the code at -> https://motorola-global-portal.cust...e/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a/action/auth once you hit the final submit button, your warranty will be voided.
Awesome thanks, not as complicated as I had anticipated then...
And once I'm on 4.4.2 and rooted, I won't be able to Do any future OTA updates without losing root right?
seebasso said:
Awesome thanks, not as complicated as I had anticipated then...
And once I'm on 4.4.2 and rooted, I won't be able to Do any future OTA updates without losing root right?
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Wrong. Rather than my re-typing... see -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/MotoX-OTA.html
Hi, after some months playing (and loving) my Moto X, I decided it's time to start flashing roms and messing around with it. I used to do this a lot on my Xperia phones, since it was simple. However, Motorola's phones are kind of hard to even root, so for the first time ever, I find myself in the need of unlocking the bootloader because my career will most likely ignore the 5.0 update for the Moto X.
I'm currently using a Xt1058 with 4.4.2. The update for 4.4.4 was just released TODAY, but I'm afraid I won't be able to unlock the bootloader if I update it. So I was wondering if it's possible to unlock the bootloader on 4.4.2 and then flash a 4.4.2/3 ROM from either T-Mobile or generic Brazil (since I heard those update quickly) in order to ensure my update to 5.0. So here are my questions:
1) Is it possible to unlock the BL with my current settings?
2) Is it simple? I've never unocked a BL before.
3) Is it easy (and possible) to flash ROMs from other careers? Will I need to manually install Lollipop if I do that, or will I just get an OTA update?
4) Will I lose all my data?
5) If I mess something up during the process, can it get fixed?
6) Can I unlock bootloader on 4.4.4 and just update my phone via OTA?
1. Sunshine. Google it.
2. Possibly since you never have before
3. Not worth it for your reasons
4. Yes
5. Maybe
6. No
T-Mobile just pushed out the 5.1.1 update this morning and I hopped on it instantly. I was just wondering is it possible to root my phone in its current state (23.4.A.0.580) or do I have to downgrade and then upgrade again? This is my first real phone and I want to debloat it and get AdAway and all of the other fun Android stuff to get the best experience. I still have a 1.5 year warranty and from what I read unlocking my bootloader will void that. Are there any methods/guides to root my phone, downgrade, root, then upgrade again, etc. without unlocking my bootloader? Thanks in advance!
zarzuh said:
T-Mobile just pushed out the 5.1.1 update this morning and I hopped on it instantly. I was just wondering is it possible to root my phone in its current state (23.4.A.0.580) or do I have to downgrade and then upgrade again? This is my first real phone and I want to debloat it and get AdAway and all of the other fun Android stuff to get the best experience. I still have a 1.5 year warranty and from what I read unlocking my bootloader will void that. Are there any methods/guides to root my phone, downgrade, root, then upgrade again, etc. without unlocking my bootloader? Thanks in advance!
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Start here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/ref-roms-guides-tutorials-faqs-t3035066
And use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/how-to-root-backup-drm-keys-t3013343
And please read the thread even if its very long - all questions regarding rooting are ask and answered already...
I'm also quite new on this phone - But after reading this (the OP and thread!), you'll know everything needed!
But to answer your queston: You have to go back to KK to do initial rooting...
Hi All,
I want to relock my Bootloader on my Nexus 6 running Nougat N6F26U. Has anyone relocked on Nougat?
RacerXO said:
Hi All,
I want to relock my Bootloader on my Nexus 6 running Nougat N6F26U. Has anyone relocked on Nougat?
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Hello... Why do you specifically ask about Nougat? Unlock/relock is not firmware dependant..
Something to read just in case you didn't find it when you searched: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-safely-lock-bootloader-android-5-1-t3067302
Good luck...
RacerXO said:
Hi All,
I want to relock my Bootloader on my Nexus 6 running Nougat N6F26U. Has anyone relocked on Nougat?
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And why do you want to relock? Paranoid about security? Keep your phone in your pocket.
All advice in XDA is not to relock your bootloader because it reduces the possibilities of recovering if you ever make a mess of an update.
dahawthorne said:
And why do you want to relock? Paranoid about security? Keep your phone in your pocket.
All advice in XDA is not to relock your bootloader because it reduces the possibilities of recovering if you ever make a mess of an update.
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I want to relock my bootloader so I can use Android Pay.
5.1 said:
Hello... Why do you specifically ask about Nougat? Unlock/relock is not firmware dependant..
Something to read just in case you didn't find it when you searched: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/guide-safely-lock-bootloader-android-5-1-t3067302
Good luck...
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Thanks for the reply, I read it and didn't know if it would work on Nougat.
RacerXO said:
I want to relock my bootloader so I can use Android Pay.
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Just install a custom Kernel that "kind of" hide your unlocked bootloader. EX Kernel, Franco and some others will be just fine. Android Pay will work... I would never lock the bootloader of mine, except for RMA purpose. If something fails, you have way more chance fixing it..! :good:
RacerXO said:
Thanks for the reply, I read it and didn't know if it would work on Nougat.
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Yeah don't worry, it's still a Nexus
RacerXO - did you get Android Pay to work on the N6F26U Build? I also cannot get the bootloader to relock. I tried using WugFresh Nexus Root Tookit v2.1.9.
Did you install a custom Kernal? Wondering if this the answer. Thanks for the help.
I was unlocked from the first day I got the phone. Today I am locked, running nougat. Having read some of the horror stories here, I've always booted the phone after flashing updates before rooting. Did the same thing when I went back to stock to use AP. I backed everything I wanted to keep and made sure it booted, before I locked the bootloader. No issues after almost a month.
What I wound up doing was go to the T-Mobile page and established the official latest factory image was 6.0.1 MMB29K - installed that using Wugfresh. After installing and logging into WiFi and my Gmail account was prompted to install 7.0.0 NBD92G - this installed fine and then after installing a couple of security updates (thru April 2017) was able to Re-Lock my Bootloader (I wanted Android Pay to accept my credit cards). Data reception is still degraded significantly, am now thinking there is a problem with the tower.
voyageurs60 said:
RacerXO - did you get Android Pay to work on the N6F26U Build? I also cannot get the bootloader to relock. I tried using WugFresh Nexus Root Tookit v2.1.9.
Did you install a custom Kernal? Wondering if this the answer. Thanks for the help.
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Rooting with Magisk then using Magisk manager to "hide" root should give you android pay again. This may not be the directing you want to go in, but it is an option.
I locked Bootloader but you have to flash stock recovery 1st
I was on stock 7.1.1 unlocked bootloader, rooted Nexus 6.
I relocked my bootloader by simply going into adb/fastboot and flashed the latest stock factory firmware image (not the ota) with the June 5, 2017 security update, rebooted, activated developer options and enabled usb debugging, adb/fastboot again, and entered the command "fastboot oem lock", hit okay/yes when I got the relock warning, and voila! phone relocked.
Rebooted and set up phone/reinstalled my apps, music, and files.
No issues.
Can I install TWRP for the AT&T version with Nougat? I have heard that if I try it will brick. I'd really like to install a new ROM so I can get rid of all the crapware that comes with the phone.
Micah_Droid said:
Can I install TWRP for the AT&T version with Nougat? I have heard that if I try it will brick. I'd really like to install a new ROM so I can get rid of all the crapware that comes with the phone.
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The 920A At&t cant be rooted as of yet and no twrp because the bootloader is locked...
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I recently talked to at&t about getting my bootloader unlocked and a supervisor told me the only way to do so without bricking would be to being it in to an at&t store and they will unlock the bootloader.. anybody else have this told to them?
They're most likely taking about a Sim unlock not bootloader. Also there is a method for rooting it but you have to be on a specific bootloader and you can only use it on lolipop.
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They're most likely taking about a Sim unlock not bootloader. Also there is a method for rooting it but you have to be on a specific bootloader and you can only use it on lolipop.
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Ya, I know about that root method. Unfortunately, my phone decided to update itself a few weeks ago and now its on BL 5. So that's pretty much a no go.
In relation to bringing in the store for a BL unlock, I did specifically ask and made sure the tech I was speaking with knew the difference between BL and sim unlock. In fact, i made it very known that my radio was already unlocked, I done that weeks before i talked to her.