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Motorola Launches “Unlock My Device” Site – Bootloader Freedom Has Come At Last

81 points by irunbackwards 14y ago

runjake 14y ago
According to the Motorola website there are only 4 supported devices at the moment: - Photon Q 4G LTE Sprint - Motorola RAZR developer edition Europe - Motorola XOOM Verizon - Motorola XOOM Wifi Worldwide Perhaps a little too early to be taking to the streets singing the praises of Motorola.
iopuy 14y ago
Add the droid x and ill be happy. You cannot believe how hard it was to install cyanogenmod on this device. If you had a fully updated android os running you must first root the device then revert the device to a previous android verson. Next you had to install a custom cyanogen rom that was designed to work with the gingerbread kernel. A single misstep and your device is bricked thanks to the efuse. Gawh
- irunbackwards 14y ago
  Oh I know how you feel brother. Fellow DX owner here.
- benologist 14y ago
  I wish Google was doing this under their own label and for all major manufacturers, the whole process is just silly.
- kumarm 14y ago
  My more than 2 year old DroidX works better than most latest phones. DroidX is one of the best devices of its time. Hope they add DroidX.
ck2 14y ago
Is this also a carrier unlock?
- DominikR 14y ago
  On Android, whenever you have access to the bootloader, you could install whatever Android version (official or unofficial) you want - So yes.
  - 1880 14y ago
    Bootloader and SIM lock are usually not related.
    - DominikR 14y ago
      You are right, sorry for the false information.
Xyzodiac 14y ago
Unless your one of the unlucky people that bought into Motorola dual-core devices too early. My Droid X2, a solid dual-core Android phone, is stuck on Gingerbread and will never get official ICS or an unlocked bootloader. The community has managed to port ICS, but it's buggy and lacks a fully compatible kernel.
josteink 14y ago
Until Motorola has unlocked bootloaders by default, they willl always be the bootloader locker company to me. This is a step in the right direction no doubt, but they hava a long way to go,
diggan 14y ago
But watch out people, you can die! "WARNING: Motorola strongly recommends against unlocking the bootloader and/or modifying or altering a device's software or operating system. Doing so can have unintended, unforeseen, and dangerous consequences, such as rendering the device unusable, violating applicable laws, or causing property damage and/or bodily injury, including death."
- keeperofdakeys 14y ago
  From looking at the page, they don't seem to have the "including death" part anymore. Although Google did seem to have cached in its search results.
- veeti 14y ago
  When a custom ROM breaks your 911 it is very possible. It has been broken in the past with some Samsung devices.

81 points by irunbackwards 14y ago

According to the Motorola website there are only 4 supported devices at the moment: - Photon Q 4G LTE Sprint - Motorola RAZR developer edition Europe - Motorola XOOM Verizon - Motorola XOOM Wifi Worldwide Perhaps a little too early to be taking to the streets singing the praises of Motorola.

iopuy 14y ago

Add the droid x and ill be happy. You cannot believe how hard it was to install cyanogenmod on this device. If you had a fully updated android os running you must first root the device then revert the device to a previous android verson. Next you had to install a custom cyanogen rom that was designed to work with the gingerbread kernel. A single misstep and your device is bricked thanks to the efuse. Gawh

irunbackwards 14y ago
Oh I know how you feel brother. Fellow DX owner here.
benologist 14y ago
I wish Google was doing this under their own label and for all major manufacturers, the whole process is just silly.
kumarm 14y ago
My more than 2 year old DroidX works better than most latest phones. DroidX is one of the best devices of its time. Hope they add DroidX.

ck2 14y ago

Is this also a carrier unlock?

DominikR 14y ago
On Android, whenever you have access to the bootloader, you could install whatever Android version (official or unofficial) you want - So yes.
- 1880 14y ago
  Bootloader and SIM lock are usually not related.
  - DominikR 14y ago
    You are right, sorry for the false information.

Xyzodiac 14y ago

Unless your one of the unlucky people that bought into Motorola dual-core devices too early. My Droid X2, a solid dual-core Android phone, is stuck on Gingerbread and will never get official ICS or an unlocked bootloader. The community has managed to port ICS, but it's buggy and lacks a fully compatible kernel.

josteink 14y ago

Until Motorola has unlocked bootloaders by default, they willl always be the bootloader locker company to me. This is a step in the right direction no doubt, but they hava a long way to go,

diggan 14y ago

But watch out people, you can die! "WARNING: Motorola strongly recommends against unlocking the bootloader and/or modifying or altering a device's software or operating system. Doing so can have unintended, unforeseen, and dangerous consequences, such as rendering the device unusable, violating applicable laws, or causing property damage and/or bodily injury, including death."

keeperofdakeys 14y ago
From looking at the page, they don't seem to have the "including death" part anymore. Although Google did seem to have cached in its search results.
veeti 14y ago
When a custom ROM breaks your 911 it is very possible. It has been broken in the past with some Samsung devices.