No bootloader unlock yet?

Vintage144 · May 25, 2014

besides the chinese connection which may or may not be working , I dont need the spam nor do I need links having access to PP accounts . I guess my Moto X will continue to be a paperweight , My Note OG will continue to be my DD , since it has never failed me . Too bad Android is going the way of the proprietory scams (apple,windows ) and I dont blame the Devs like some people in here , , ya gotta figure if Microsoft, Google, Apple or HP ,Oracle see's what these guys are doing and says "I want that kid " , "yore hred kid , but you cant release anymore code to the public, trust me you'll be compensated well" , why wouldnt they take that offer ?

Just wish there was something else we could do ?

DonKilluminati23 · May 25, 2014

Get the Dev Edition

Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk

wmdunn · May 25, 2014

It's AT&T that refuses to allow Motorola to unlock their model ...

Darth · May 25, 2014

I've seen nothing but happy customers from the Chinese code seller...the phones he could unlock anyway.

So a bit of spam, or an unlocked bootloader..... Seems most go for the unlock.

As said, dev edition is your only other choice. Sell the one you have and you'll be most of the way to the DE cost.

HeroOfTime · May 26, 2014

I don't know of anyone on here who has gotten any spam using the PayPal method with the Chinese guy. If you don't have an unlockable version or a dev version, it will likely be the only possibility ever. Motorola have locked these things down tight.

Deleted member 2351944 · May 27, 2014

Vintage144 said:
I guess my Moto X will continue to be a paperweight
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Just wish there was something else we could do ?

Well, you could start by buying phones that actually suit your needs. Some versions of the X were bootloader-locked. This was known from the outset. So whose fault is it that you own a "paperweight"? It's not the developers, or Google, or Microsoft, or anyone else.

You could have bought a dev edition. You could have bought from a carrier who allowed unlocking. You could have skipped the X altogether... so, why?

I'd like it if Big Red offered more unlockable phones, but I go into any phone purchase with eyes wide open. I decided the Moto X suited my needs even bootloader-locked. So you won't hear any complaints from me: it's my own fault if I don't like it. I don't hear a lot of Ford F350 owners complaining about their gas mileage, and there aren't a lot of Prius drivers that think their car is a paperweight because it can't haul a boat.

andrug · May 27, 2014

Vintage144 said:
I dont need the spam nor do I need links having access to PP accounts

I used the Chinese PayPal method and haven't received any spam what so ever, only a single email with my code. Would highly recommend that option to anyone.

Vintage144 · May 30, 2014

wasnt referring to spam from the chinese guy and that would be the option Id take , as for the paperweight , should have stayed with stuff I know like Samsung and HTC anyway , theyve never let me down , there isnt some are some arent!

Darth · May 30, 2014

No disrespect intended.....but you didn't like the X three months ago even, why haven't you just sold it????

Just curious.

jamesino · May 30, 2014

I used the chinese MM method. Sent the payment via paypal as instructed and received the code less than 24 hrs later.

Unlocked BL, rooted phone, and installed GravityBox today. Noticed literally no extra lag so far and the increase in functionality, customization, and my satisfaction of the phone has increased exponentially.

If you're worried about spam, can't you just make a temporary email account?

androiddoglover6969 · May 30, 2014

jamesino said:
I used the chinese MM method. Sent the payment via paypal as instructed and received the code less than 24 hrs later.

Unlocked BL, rooted phone, and installed GravityBox today. Noticed literally no extra lag so far and the increase in functionality, customization, and my satisfaction of the phone has increased exponentially.

If you're worried about spam, can't you just make a temporary email account?

Where can I find that Chinese mm method?

jamesino · May 30, 2014

androiddoglover6969 said:
Where can I find that Chinese mm method?

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/china-middleman-t2751177

Only generally works with phone made in 2014 though. Check the lower right corner of the sticker on your box for the manufacture date.

androiddoglover6969 · May 30, 2014

jamesino said:
http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/china-middleman-t2751177

Only generally works with phone made in 2014 though. Check the lower right corner of the sticker on your box for the manufacture date.

Semi off topic:

If I rooted my phone to 4.4.2. and I have a bootloader locked, doing a factory reset will entitle me to keep my root? Or will I lose it?

And what if I do a factory reset on my rooted moto x on 4.4.2 when my bootloader is unlocked. Will I be able to keep my root when doing factory reset? I am trying to get rid of this "com.motorola.process.system" because I've tried wiping cache and dalvik and safemode and date and time method doesn't work.

samwathegreat · May 30, 2014

androiddoglover6969 said:
Semi off topic:

If I rooted my phone to 4.4.2. and I have a bootloader locked, doing a factory reset will entitle me to keep my root? Or will I lose it?

And what if I do a factory reset on my rooted moto x on 4.4.2 when my bootloader is unlocked. Will I be able to keep my root when doing factory reset? I am trying to get rid of this "com.motorola.process.system" because I've tried wiping cache and dalvik and safemode and date and time method doesn't work.

See my reply to this same question you asked in another thread. You're out-of-luck.

Please follow my instructions in the other thread. You'll have to re-flash the stock 4.4.2 rom, and you will NOT be getting root back without BL unlock.

Sorry...its posted all over this forum that you cannot take the 4.4.2 OTA - it patches the BL exploits we used.

androiddoglover6969 · May 30, 2014

samwathegreat said:
See my reply to this same question you asked in another thread. You're out-of-luck.

Please follow my instructions in the other thread. You'll have to re-flash the stock 4.4.2 rom, and you will NOT be getting root back without BL unlock.

Sorry...its posted all over this forum that you cannot take the 4.4.2 OTA - it patches the BL exploits we used.

I didn't take the 4.4.2 OTA...

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samwathegreat said:
See my reply to this same question you asked in another thread. You're out-of-luck.

Please follow my instructions in the other thread. You'll have to re-flash the stock 4.4.2 rom, and you will NOT be getting root back without BL unlock.

Sorry...its posted all over this forum that you cannot take the 4.4.2 OTA - it patches the BL exploits we used.

Alright. Just bought the unlock bootloader service.

scorpion667 · May 30, 2014

If you want a bootloader unlock for AT&T Moto X, you could just get the Rogers Moto X.
They are both XT1058 and the Rogers one is bootloader unlockable on the Motorola website. I unlocked 3 there myself.

androiddoglover6969 · May 30, 2014

scorpion667 said:
If you want a bootloader unlock for AT&T Moto X, you could just get the Rogers Moto X.
They are both XT1058 and the Rogers one is bootloader unlockable on the Motorola website. I unlocked 3 there myself.

Good call, but hopefully that'll be useful for those with that 1058 model. I am on XT1049.

Darth · May 30, 2014

scorpion667 said:
If you want a bootloader unlock for AT&T Moto X, you could just get the Rogers Moto X.
They are both XT1058 and the Rogers one is bootloader unlockable on the Motorola website. I unlocked 3 there myself.

That's what I have. Unlocked on moto site.

No bootloader unlock yet?

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