Moto X XT1050 - Moto X Q&A

How can I find out about updates for an unlocked Moto X? Motorola said contact the carrier but why? It's not carrier branded. @sd_shadow can u explain?
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Josephdbrewer25 said:
How can I find out about updates for an unlocked Moto X? Motorola said contact the carrier but why? It's not carrier branded. @sd_shadow can u explain?
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what are you trying to find out?

sd_shadow said:
what are you trying to find out?
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Why Motorola says contact the carrier about software updates for a carrier unlocked phone
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Josephdbrewer25 said:
Why Motorola says contact the carrier about software updates for a carrier unlocked phone
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yes, but what about the updates
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sd_shadow said:
yes, but what about the updates
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Ok soo my phone hasn't got any updates past Android 4.4.2, all the other 1st gen Moto X's got 2 after that. Motorola keeps telling me to contact my carrier but there's a slight problem with that. Alltel was my carrier but they got bought out by at&t so I switched to h2o. My Moto X is carrier unlocked tho, how would that affect system updates?
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Josephdbrewer25 said:
Ok soo my phone hasn't got any updates past Android 4.4.2, all the other 1st gen Moto X's got 2 after that. Motorola keeps telling me to contact my carrier but there's a slight problem with that. Alltel was my carrier but they got bought out by at&t so I switched to h2o. My Moto X is carrier unlocked tho, how would that affect system updates?
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update.zips only update a specific system version
you will need to flash with rsd lite
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sd_shadow said:
update.zips only update a specific system version
you will need to flash with rsd lite
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No update has been push out for my version of the X tho. It makes no since why they tell me to contact my carrier, because mine doesn't, have a carrier logo on the back nor does one come up when you turn it on. The system version says something about acg. I looked at a chart on Motorola's website, under acg regional carriers it says 4.4.4 "coming soon" its really confusing
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System version: 161.44.31.ghost_row.
ACG.en.US
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_detail/a_id/94927/p/30,6720,8696 is the site I found the chart
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(Q) dev firmware on an unlocked att phone?

Does anyone know if i,can I flash a dev firmware onto my att moto that has an unlocked bootloader?
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bongostl said:
Does anyone know if i,can I flash a dev firmware onto my att moto that has an unlocked bootloader?
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Is it a Developer Edition or an AT&T model? The AT&T model doesn't have an unlockable bootloader. The dev edition does, and therefore you can flash the dev firmware onto it.
I had thought you could unlock it through the tool online?
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bongostl said:
I had thought you could unlock it through the tool online?
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AT&T Moto X's do not allow for the bootloader to be unlocked.
Super lame
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Where's the development?

I was thinking about getting a Moto X due to having an mf3 locked down bootloader. However, it looks like the development is completely dead for this device. Is the bootloader completely locked down for the AT&T version? Just wondering why these forums are so dead. What about rooting with 4.4.2? Thanks
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TBayTom said:
I was thinking about getting a Moto X due to having an mf3 locked down bootloader. However, it looks like the development is completely dead for this device. Is the bootloader completely locked down for the AT&T version? Just wondering why these forums are so dead. What about rooting with 4.4.2? Thanks
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They're dead because the stock software is just that good. There is no real need to hack it up because it's fine as it is.
That's what I figured.. Is there any problems with rooting 4.2.2?
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TBayTom said:
That's what I figured.. Is there any problems with rooting 4.2.2?
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Use RockMyMoto for 4.2.2. Use SlapMyMoto if going to 4.4.
So with the new 4.4.2 slap my Moto works perfectly rooting the phone?
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TBayTom said:
So with the new 4.4.2 slap my Moto works perfectly rooting the phone?
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Moto X hasn't received 4.4.2 yet.
skirk08 said:
Moto X hasn't received 4.4.2 yet.
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Not officially but there's a couple of Rom's that are based on 4.4.2
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flashallthetime said:
Not officially but there's a couple of Rom's that are based on 4.4.2
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Yes, but he's asking about root. If he's flashing 4.4.2 ROMs, he's already rooted and it's a moot point.

[Q] Confused about unlocking of bootloader

I recently ordered a GSM unlocked moto x from motomaker and I was wondering if the gem unlocked version's boot loader is unlockable. I plan to get a sim card from T-Mobile soon, if that info is useful at all. Thanks in advance guys!
tomh12player said:
I recently ordered a GSM unlocked moto x from motomaker and I was wondering if the gem unlocked version's boot loader is unlockable. I plan to get a sim card from T-Mobile soon, if that info is useful at all. Thanks in advance guys!
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Yes, it is unlockable: I just did mine this evening! However, it will void the warranty..but hey, I sometimes live dangerously.
markwebb said:
Yes, it is unlockable: I just did mine this evening! However, it will void the warranty..but hey, I sometimes live dangerously.
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How did you unlock it? And was it on android 4.4?
More than likely it still comes with 4.2. You unlock it by visiting Motorola Unlock Bootloader page. It lists all the steps needed. Simple process, should take no more than 10 minutes.
Btw, the T Mobile Moto maker version comes with a T Mobile SIM inside already. Just has to be activated.
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RenSoAbrupt said:
More than likely it still comes with 4.2. You unlock it by visiting Motorola Unlock Bootloader page. It lists all the steps needed. Simple process, should take no more than 10 minutes.
Btw, the T Mobile Moto maker version comes with a T Mobile SIM inside already. Just has to be activated.
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I received mine yesterday and it came with 4.4.2
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More than likely it still comes with 4.2. You unlock it by visiting Motorola Unlock Bootloader page. It lists all the steps needed. Simple process, should take no more than 10 minutes.
Btw, the T Mobile Moto maker version comes with a T Mobile SIM inside already. Just has to be activated.
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Correct on both!
I unlocked first before taking the OTA to 4.4.
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Dream Weaver said:
I received mine yesterday and it came with 4.4.2
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Interesting that units are shipping with different versions.
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Dream Weaver said:
I received mine yesterday and it came with 4.4.2
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Picture of it with 4.4.2.
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markwebb said:
Correct on both!
I unlocked first before taking the OTA to 4.4.
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Interesting that units are shipping with different versions.
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Forgive me for being such a newbie, but if you unlocked it while it was 4.2.2, and updated it to 4.4, it remains unlocked? And what do you plan to do now that you've unlocked it?
It remains unlocked regardless of which version. Now that you are unlocked. You may install TWRP and superSU. To gain root privileges and get xposed framework with gravity box. Which remains the best combo so far for most who have rooted and are on 4.4.
RenSoAbrupt said:
It remains locked regardless of which version. Now that you are unlocked. You may install TWRP and superSU. To gain root privileges and get xposed framework with gravity box. Which remains the best combo so far for most who have rooted and are on 4.4.
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Do you mean unlocked regardless of which version?
Yes, seems my autocorrect got the best of me.
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I plan on buying a Verizon moto x NON developer edition. Is the boot loader still unlockable, from xda resources?
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Feldroid said:
I plan on buying a Verizon moto x NON developer edition. Is the boot loader still unlockable, from xda resources?
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The non-developer Moto X on VZW has never been unlockable.
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RenSoAbrupt said:
Picture of it with 4.4.2.
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I reinstalled mine so no can do, it might not have been 4.4.2 exactly but I know it was at least 4.4 for sure.
More than likely 4.4, we are all awaiting the arrival of 4.4.2 and a better camera though.
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imnuts said:
The non-developer Moto X on VZW has never been unlockable.
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Is that expected to change any time soon? I know in the past the dev community has had these things hacked apart like 24 hours after launch. We're now months into the launch of the Moto X and we only recently even got root. So I guess my question is twofold:
1. Is there a reason that the Moto X has proven so darned hard to unlock?
2. What are the limitations of having a locked (but rooted) device as far as custom ROMs, kernels, bootloaders, recoveries, etc.? Coming from a Galaxy Nexus that I was able to fully unlock and root on day one, I have no idea what's accessible via rooting vs. via unlocking. It all just kind of felt the same to me.
N00b questions I know, but I'd really like to know what I can and can't do with this VZW Moto X of mine.
gerodive said:
Is that expected to change any time soon? I know in the past the dev community has had these things hacked apart like 24 hours after launch. We're now months into the launch of the Moto X and we only recently even got root. So I guess my question is twofold:
1. Is there a reason that the Moto X has proven so darned hard to unlock?
2. What are the limitations of having a locked (but rooted) device as far as custom ROMs, kernels, bootloaders, recoveries, etc.? Coming from a Galaxy Nexus that I was able to fully unlock and root on day one, I have no idea what's accessible via rooting vs. via unlocking. It all just kind of felt the same to me.
N00b questions I know, but I'd really like to know what I can and can't do with this VZW Moto X of mine.
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All I can say is the Bionic and Galaxy S4 both on VZW have not been unlocked and never will be.
Either buy the overpriced Dev edition or the unlockable gsm version... when it is discounted again.
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[Q] sunshine app

Has anyone tried the sunshine app on the new moto x? Mainly asking Verizon users. Thinking about trying it because it does clearly say it will work on some 4.4.4 devices.
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stastnysnipes26 said:
Has anyone tried the sunshine app on the new moto x? Mainly asking Verizon users. Thinking about trying it because it does clearly say it will work on some 4.4.4 devices.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487
Not yet, they just recently added Moto G, supposedly they are currently working on Moto X 2014
There is support for first gen moto x but the website and the thread you directed me to makes no mention of the 2gen. moto x.
It says it MAY work on some 4.4.4 devices and to go ahead and try but I don't want to break anything. I'll let someone else be the guinea pig.
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I just tried the app to see the error message. Answer is no..you have to at least be rooted for the app to have a chance. Right now there is no root method for this device :/
stastnysnipes26 said:
There is support for first gen moto x but the website and the thread you directed me to makes no mention of the 2gen. moto x.
It says it MAY work on some 4.4.4 devices and to go ahead and try but I don't want to break anything. I'll let someone else be the guinea pig.
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It doesn't work on 2014 X. The "some 4.4.4 devices" it worked on previously had root and lost it (that I can tell).

[Q] Ineligble to unlock bootloader?

Just picked up my Moto X 2014 on AT&T today and the motorola website won't get me my key. What's the deal?
Did you get the AT&T variant? You can't unlock the bootloader on it. You would have to get the Pure Edition from Motorola.
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dustin_b said:
Did you get the AT&T variant? You can't unlock the bootloader on it. You would have to get the Pure Edition from Motorola.
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So there's no way to get a custom rom and root? Stuck with this bloatware? That's seriously disappointing.
There is root using Mofo. Check it out here http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-2014/general/noob-guide-rooting-verizon-moto-x-2014-t3097375. It won't unlock the bootloader but will give root. It also doesn't disable write protection do you will lose any changes made to /system after a reboot. But it's all the carrier versions have right now.
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