[James] Bootloader Unlock

[CodyF86]

Just tried to unlock the bootloader for james / Moto E5 Play and Motorola currently isn't allowing the bootloader to be unlocked.

James uses the same msm8937 SoC /msm8920 baseband as the E4, so I pretty much had TWRP and the Lineage devices trees ready to go...but can't do anything without unlocking the bootloader.

Just passing on some info...bug Motorola. I'm good to go.

 

[shawnchalfant]

Damn, I was going to try tonight. I got the Boost mobile variant. Guess you save me the headache of trying. Thanks.

 

[motoe5dev]

BL Unlocked

Try again I just unlocked mine. Got it last night at Walmart

 

[motoe5dev]

Just tried to unlock the bootloader for james / Moto E5 Play and Motorola currently isn't allowing the bootloader to be unlocked.

James uses the same msm8937 SoC /msm8920 baseband as the E4, so I pretty much had TWRP and the Lineage devices trees ready to go...but can't do anything without unlocking the bootloader.

Just passing on some info...bug Motorola. I'm good to go.

Try it again I got boost Mobile e5 play and unlocked it last night. I'm in need of TWRP so if you got a head start I'll test it out if you want

 

[MotoJunkie01]

Try it again I got boost Mobile e5 play and unlocked it last night. I'm in need of TWRP so if you got a head start I'll test it out if you want

So you are confirming bootloader unlock on the Boost Moto E5 Play?

 

[motoe5dev]

Yes sir I am. XT1912-5 is my model #

 

[King4444]

Im also confirming. It wasn't until after I did everything through out setup it ungeye the OEM unlock switch. BTW exact same with the g6 play. And the xt1922-7 is the bomb.

 

[Funisillegal]

What steps did u take to unlock. I entered device info into Motorola website and it can find unlock code for bootloader

 

[CodyF86]

I tried today and it finally let me unlock it. Will get TWRP working tonight (Hopefully).

 

[kanaan360]

What's the method to unlock the bootloader? I've been recommending this to all my college friends

 

[booste5]

Go to Google and type in Motorola Bootloader unlock. Click on any of the first 3 links and follow each step exactly as it says. Don't skip anything or mis read/jump paragraphs

 

[Icyice]

I tried this but I got a bad key error. What should I do next? Mind you that I triple checked the key was correct and yes, it was

 

[Thexmastermind]

Following for info.

 

[madbat99]

I tried this but I got a bad key error. What should I do next? Mind you that I triple checked the key was correct and yes, it was

All the Moto devices say "bad key" when you unlock the bootloader. That's probably normal.

 

[209pcs]

The Cricket Wireless variant, XT1921-2, does not qualify for bootloader unlocking according to Motorola's web site. Fsck.

 

[Starkiller2]

Boost e5 play unlocked. Got bad key error as well then just powered on as usual

 

[MotoJunkie01]

The "bad key" error when flashing the /recovery and the /boot partitions, as many of you probably already know, is completely normal and will not cause any adverse issues other than the annoying nag during boot. When the bootloader is in an unlocked state, and the /boot or /recovery partitions are flashed with an image which is not digitally signed by Motorola, a qFuse is blown during the /aboot boot chain and /tz sends the "bad key" notation to the /logo partition. A workaround to this is to flash a custom boot logo with a light color near the top which effectively hides the nag.

 

[transgirlphoebe]

Don't know if confirmations are still needed,about a month ago i was denied a unlock key,tried last night after seeing all the success here,unlocked easy as pie. Boost mobile e5 play. Will be watching for some custom ROMs, hopefully someone can hide from Safetynet once again

 

[koyo]

Can anyone confirm if Moto E5 Play actually has treble? I know it ships with 8.0 but I want to be absolutely 100% positive

 

[yacopsae]

I also have the cricket e5 cruise and the moto website is not letting me unlock no matter what I try,.