Bootloader Unlock Question

[mn1968]

I have the Verizon Moto E4. Yes...I know the bootloader can't be unlocked, so it can't be rooted. However, a couple years ago I had a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 which also had a locked bootloader, but it was rootable with TowelRoot. I was able to flash ROMs via SafeStrap (like TWRP). Granted, they were TouchWiz based ROMs, but it was rooted. So how is it that the Verizon S4 was rootable with a locked bootloader, but the Moto E4 isn't/can't?

Just wondering.

 

[andMego]

I have the Verizon Moto E4. Yes...I know the bootloader can't be unlocked, so it can't be rooted. However, a couple years ago I had a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 which also had a locked bootloader, but it was rootable with TowelRoot. I was able to flash ROMs via SafeStrap (like TWRP). Granted, they were TouchWiz based ROMs, but it was rooted. So how is it that the Verizon S4 was rootable with a locked bootloader, but the Moto E4 isn't/can't?

Just wondering.

Android has progressed to a point where it is much more secure. Motorola has gotten much better at creating secure bootloaders.

 

[kartik verma]

It's not a true motorola phone. It's lenovo moto and lenovo keep screwing new devices.

 

[dandrumheller]

It's not a true motorola phone. It's lenovo moto and lenovo keep screwing new devices.

This has exactly ZERO to do with Lenovorola - They allow unlocking on a bunch of devices they sell, EXCEPT when requested by carriers / vendors, like Verizon and Amazon. VERIZON, not Motorola or Lenovo, is responsible for the not-unlockable bootloader on the VZW variant.