For those asking how to root after they've unlocked, and will xxx relock me?...
After you've received the unlock code, consider your phone just like the Developer Edition, or other unlockable bootloader version X, like T-Mobile or Sprint version, except that you got your code form a 3rd party, rather than Moto's web site.
- You unlock the bootloader with the same process as the Developer Edition (except you got your code form a 3rd party, rather than Moto). NOTE: see -> https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-c or basically .> fastboot oem unlock <UNIQUE_KEY> THIS WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE. DATA AND APPS WILL BE ERASED.
- You re-lock the bootloader with the same process as the Developer Edition, or other unlockable -> fastboot oem lock THIS WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE. DATA AND APPS WILL BE ERASED.
- Only manually re-locking via the relock process (moto has on the Dev Edition web site, its fastboot oem lock ) will re-lock your bootloader
- Root process is the same as the Developer Edition (THIS THREAD) - you no longer need to use SlapMyMoto, RockMyMoto or the like
- Unlocking the bootloader disables Write Protection. - no need for MotoWpNoMo
- You can now use ANY process for developer edition phone or other unlocked bootloader phone (like t-mobile or sprint)
- Taking future OTA's will not re-lock your bootloader, however you will need to have stock recovery on your phone, and revert any modified system files, i.e. get back to "stock" or nearly stock, in order to install OTA's, just like those with Developer Edition phones have to do.
EDIT: Good point that I forgot to include in relation to points #2 & 3...
To add on that, you can always unlock it again if you do manually re-lock it (although there's no point in that), nothing will ever permanently lock your bootloader again once you unlock it. Re-locking it would not even get rid of the bootloader unlocked warning message.
Correct. There is usually no need to relock your bootloader, unless you want to. Re-locking does not hide the fact that you have unlocked at some point. There is a status code on the fastboot/bootloader screen for locked, unlocked, relocked. We can't set that code back to "LOCKED."
If the status is Unlocked or Relocked, you'll get the unlocked bootloader warning at boot up. To get rid of it, you can use the same process others with unlocked bootloaders use to replace the LOGO.BIN with a custom one... see ->
http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/themes-apps/moto-x-boot-logos-t2417961 as it has a few. To make your own, see the tips in
THIS POST and use
carock's script