Is there anything that restricts you from putting lineageos on the Moto x4 currently on Amazon for $130?
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Sdobron said:
Is there anything that restricts you from putting lineageos on the Moto x4 currently on Amazon for $130?
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Yes.
You cannot unlock the bootloader on the Amazon Exclusive version. So no custom ROM possible.
jhedfors said:
Yes.
You cannot unlock the bootloader on the Amazon Exclusive version. So no custom ROM possible.
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Ouch. That's a bust
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jhedfors said:
Yes.
You cannot unlock the bootloader on the Amazon Exclusive version. So no custom ROM possible.
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Amazon is not allowing to do that or is Motorola's policy? I was thinking in requesting unlock the bootloader from Motorola's website myself.
imrock666 said:
Amazon is not allowing to do that or is Motorola's policy? I was thinking in requesting unlock the bootloader from Motorola's website myself.
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I am guessing that it was Amazon's policy as they are "subsidizing" the cost of the phone by branding it Prime Exclusive (with Amazon apps, etc).
Pretty sure you will simply get an error if you request the unlock code. BTW, if you successfully received a code (which you wouldn't in this case), your warranty would be voided even if you didn't ultimately apply the code on your phone.
jhedfors said:
I am guessing that it was Amazon's policy as they are "subsidizing" the cost of the phone by branding it Prime Exclusive (with Amazon apps, etc).
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That sucks! I got it just to put custom ROM on it. $129.00 worth the try, but what a shame. Not even a single method to try root?
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Heard you have to pay for this, can anyone tell me the cost?
Looking to buy this phone so couldnt login and check
dpaine88 said:
Heard you have to pay for this, can anyone tell me the cost?
Looking to buy this phone so couldnt login and check
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There's no financial cost to unlock your boot loader, its free.
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Thanks for your reply.
I was going off a FAQ in the General section
Please note, In order to flash any custom Recoveries, you need to have unlocked Bootloader. Barring the open Bounty, the only viable option right now is to buy an unlock code from Motorola.
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is this incorrect?
dpaine88 said:
Thanks for your reply.
I was going off a FAQ in the General section
is this incorrect?
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Motorola does not charge you for the boot loader unlocking code, the only cost is your warranty if you do not have a developer edition.
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You can only unlock on VZW and AT&T if you get the developer edition, and the cost is $50 more than the standard device.
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imnuts said:
You can only unlock on VZW and AT&T if you get the developer edition, and the cost is $50 more than the standard device.
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So if you just get the regular one, you are stuck with the stock ROM?
Also, is it possible to get the VZW dev edition? I just went through the whole Moto Maker process and didn't see anything about developer edition.
dpaine88 said:
So if you just get the regular one, you are stuck with the stock ROM?
Also, is it possible to get the VZW dev edition? I just went through the whole Moto Maker process and didn't see anything about developer edition.
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Developer editions aren't eligible for MotoMaker.
The unlock process it free, but as mentioned, it is not currently possible to unlock a non dev Verizon or Att model and the Dev models are not available through Moto Maker. If you're looking at another carrier then VZW or ATT you can unlock from what I read, but since theyre not DEV editions you lose your warranty.
nhizzat said:
Developer editions aren't eligible for MotoMaker.
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I really wish they were, I went locked version due to this.
dpaine88 said:
Thanks for your reply.
I was going off a FAQ in the General section
is this incorrect?
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I'm pretty sure they're referring to the SIM carrier lock. Correct me if I'm wrong folks.
I have a Verizon Dev edition with my boot loader unlocked. And I did not have to pay for a unlock key.
Hi guys, just a quick question.
With Nexus devices, if you flash a factory image then you relock the bootloader them return in warranty.
How does it work on Motorola? The same? Or there is a sort of "counter" which shows that the bootloader was previously unlocked (as HTC's "Relocked" voice in bl)? And if yes, is there a way to hide or "reset" it?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English.
ale29-09 said:
Hi guys, just a quick question.
With Nexus devices, if you flash a factory image then you relock the bootloader them return in warranty.
How does it work on Motorola? The same? Or there is a sort of "counter" which shows that the bootloader was previously unlocked (as HTC's "Relocked" voice in bl)? And if yes, is there a way to hide or "reset" it?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English.
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I believe it shows "relocked" like HTC.
ale29-09 said:
Hi guys, just a quick question.
With Nexus devices, if you flash a factory image then you relock the bootloader them return in warranty.
How does it work on Motorola? The same? Or there is a sort of "counter" which shows that the bootloader was previously unlocked (as HTC's "Relocked" voice in bl)? And if yes, is there a way to hide or "reset" it?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English.
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If you have the XT1095 it doesn't matter either way. Locked or unlock will not affect your warranty
It will sat that it was relocked.
I have an XT1092 :/
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ale29-09 said:
I have an XT1092 :/
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XT1092 is non-US PureEdition. So same should apply I would think!
XT1092 is Pure Edition? Oh, so unlocking my bootloader won't affect my warranty?
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ale29-09 said:
XT1092 is Pure Edition? Oh, so unlocking my bootloader won't affect my warranty?
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As far as my knowledge goes, the XT1092 is the European Pure Edition which means you'll still have warranty after setting everything back to stock. A European law even forces Companies to give you warranty if the issue is hardware related and not caused by your software change.
Hey fellows!
I just got the the Moto X XT1097, its possible to root whitout unlock?
Cheers
Bl4ckX said:
As far as my knowledge goes, the XT1092 is the European Pure Edition which means you'll still have warranty after setting everything back to stock. A European law even forces Companies to give you warranty if the issue is hardware related and not caused by your software change.
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That's what a Motorola agent answered to me (It's Italian):
He said that the bootloader unlock voids the warranty, BUT restocking should give me back it. ?
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A European law even forces Companies to give you warranty if the issue is hardware related and not caused by your software change.
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So does US law in many states.
Now a poster on another forum claims it is a federal law, and when I looked up the statute he was referencing I did not see that in the statute. I asked him to clarify but he never did.
I could have missed it when I scanned through the federal statute, but again, I didn't see it in the federal statute. However, as I said, many states have laws that can be invoked if the manufacturer tries to do a blanket warranty void and the issue you are having is not related to whatever you did that the manufacturer says killed your warranty.
Motorola X4 Models :
-XT1900-01 USA Carrier Friendly / Project Fi Model
-XT1900-07 Amazon Alexa Model
I spoke to Motorola to find out model numbers and if the 01 Model is Bootloader Unlockable, and unfortunately it is not.
what? then how come is root only tested and working allegedly on xt1900-1? I'm getting so confused haha. I only know mine is xt1900-6.
The bootloader is unlockable on the XT1900-01
I want to get this phone, but I'm afraid of getting the wrong phone for Verizon and getting stuck with a locked bootloader phone.
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Is there unlocking issue with regular version too ???
Amanpreetsingh said:
Is there unlocking issue with regular version too ???
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no. that's motorola usual unlocking process, completely safe unless YOU do something wrong, of course.
blowingoff said:
no. that's motorola usual unlocking process, completely safe unless YOU do something wrong, of course.
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Do you think this device get good development as off now no twrp and unlocking bootloader is of no use.
Amanpreetsingh said:
Do you think this device get good development as off now no twrp and unlocking bootloader is of no use.
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twrp will be ready soon, then the fun will start
bombaglad said:
twrp will be ready soon, then the fun will start
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Yes hope for the best.
From what we've been able to discern from testing is just the opposite of what the CS agent told you. The Amazon version is the one you can't unlock the bootloader (probably because they are afraid you can disable the lock screen ads that way). Nobody's paid Amazon yet to remove them (apparently you can pay the difference between the "with ads" version and the regular retail price if you want Amazon to remove them), so we don't know if that enables bootloader unlock or not.
bamaredwingsfan said:
I want to get this phone, but I'm afraid of getting the wrong phone for Verizon and getting stuck with a locked bootloader phone.
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I'm pretty certain there is no Verizon version of the X4.
AFAIK, in the US there are three versions:
Amazon Prime Ads
Android One
Unlocked for all major carriers
pizza_pablo said:
I'm pretty certain there is no Verizon version of the X4.
AFAIK, in the US there are three versions:
Amazon Prime Ads
Android One
Unlocked for all major carriers
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I thought the Google project fi would work on Verizon's network
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bamaredwingsfan said:
I thought the Google project fi would work on Verizon's network
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I didn't mean to imply that any version of the X4 would not work on Verizon. My wife has the US Unlocked X4 and we use Verizon.
I mean to say that Verizon does not sell the X4. There is no Verizon branded X4, that I know of.
I have the Amazon version with ads and Alexa but my model# is :XT1900-1
Will I be able to unlock the bootloader?
gatomdl said:
I have the Amazon version with ads and Alexa but my model# is :XT1900-1
Will I be able to unlock the bootloader?
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Follow the instructions on this website (to see if it can be unlocked) - You don't have to actually unlock the device.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Report back here and let us know. I have the XT1900-1 and I unlocked the bootloader.
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Follow the instructions on this website (to see if it can be unlocked) - You don't have to actually unlock the device.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Report back here and let us know. I have the XT1900-1 and I unlocked the bootloader.
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I did what you said and sadly it said it is UNLOCKABLE.
gatomdl said:
I did what you said and sadly it said it is UNLOCKABLE.
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Why is that news saddening?
gatomdl said:
I did what you said and sadly it said it is UNLOCKABLE.
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You didn't have to be sad bcoz of that. Will be sad if it's not unlockable. So it's ok with your.
Lol sorry guys I meant to say it is NOT unlockable
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I didn't mean to imply that any version of the X4 would not work on Verizon. My wife has the US Unlocked X4 and we use Verizon.
I mean to say that Verizon does not sell the X4. There is no Verizon branded X4, that I know of.
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So let me get this straight, I could buy the Google Fi version and pop my Moto x pure Sim card in and activate the phone on Verizon's network correct?
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Hi, I'm thinking of buying a SM-T707 on ebay. would I be able to put android 7 on or would I be stuck with 6?
thanks.
T707 what?
The letter is important. It's likely it will be a carrier bootloader locked device and therefore not customisable.
ashyx said:
T707 what?
The letter is important. It's likely it will be a carrier bootloader locked device and therefore not customisable.
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SM-T707V or SM-T707A
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SM-T707V or SM-T707A
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Both bootloader locked unfortunately.
Edit: Meant 1952DL
Found a decently priced XT-1952DL on ebay and I want to custom rom it (if there are any supported roms), but I need bootloader unlocking to do it, and I don't know if it has it. If somebody has the model, can they let me know if it has and option for OEM Unlocking?
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Found a decently priced XT-1925DL on ebay and I want to custom rom it (if there are any supported roms), but I need bootloader unlocking to do it, and I don't know if it has it. If somebody has the model, can they let me know if it has and option for OEM Unlocking?
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Wether the bootloader can be unlocked depends on the software channel.
Some of the channels are listed here.
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ali/official/
The software channel can usually be found in
Settings/about phone
Or determined by baseband
Settings/about phone/Android version
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Also looks like there are 4 different models that supports dual Sims
https://www.phonemore.com/models/motorola/moto-g6/
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The software channel is marked non-numeric by the "DL" in XT-1952DL. It's called TRAC.
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/channel/official/TRAC/
Check wheather your device can be unlocked or not:
What devices are supported by the Bootloader Unlock program?
Official steps to unlock the bootloader (free Motorola account required):
UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER
Carrier exclusive models (ex. Verizon, AT&T, Tracfone) are almost never unlockable.
Bootloader unlock codes are not available for Amazon Branded devices
The Moto g6 XT1925DL does have an OEM unlocking option. I have one on the Straight Talk network and was able to get an OEM unlock code.
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The Moto g6 XT1925DL does have an OEM unlocking option. I have one on the Straight Talk network and was able to get an OEM unlock code.
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How did you get and unlock code? When I put mine into the motorola site, it says it isn't qualified.
EnokiPPT said:
How did you get and unlock code? When I put mine into the motorola site, it says it isn't qualified.
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Are you sure that you don't messed up the code? You must put it together as one single string as instructed on the homepage. No spaces between.
If you like you can post the output of "get_unlock_data" or send it private. Then I can double check it for you.
EnokiPPT said:
How did you get and unlock code? When I put mine into the motorola site, it says it isn't qualified.
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Sometimes Moto site gives false ineligible message.
There's a alternative method described here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/how-to/trouble-unlocking-bootloader-try-t4045641
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sd_shadow said:
Sometimes Moto site gives false ineligible message.
There's a alternative method described here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/how-to/trouble-unlocking-bootloader-try-t4045641
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This is the URL I have:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/...FDA84E9E05557FE4AC2010B9F0234FB67F&infoOnly=N
And the error:
{"status_code":"0020","status_description":"Either there are errors in input data or this device does not have bootloader lock code available yet.","Boot_loader_unlock_code":null}
Does that mean mine can't be unlocked?
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This is the URL I have:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/...FDA84E9E05557FE4AC2010B9F0234FB67F&infoOnly=N
And the error:
{"status_code":"0020","status_description":"Either there are errors in input data or this device does not have bootloader lock code available yet.","Boot_loader_unlock_code":null}
Does that mean mine can't be unlocked?
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Correct that is what I get with devices that I know cannot be unlocked.
And I checked your link and it looks correct
Character count should be 16, 32, & 40 and that's what you posted. If I counted right.
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