Root Unlocked bootloader?

Coolguy71261 · Apr 26, 2011

Someone posted that moto would unlock the bootloader later this year, any truth to this ?

Deleted User · Apr 26, 2011

No. It was all totally unfounded speculation.

Motorola announced that they were "working on a solution" to satisfy the people that want an unlocked bootloader while protecting their intellectual property and providing security, but that means nothing.

VoidedSaint · Apr 26, 2011

not sure, i sent the link in as a tip to phandroid, it was never published, but there is no telling, it could be a PR campaign to deal with the groupal

Steven58 · Apr 26, 2011

when was this, vs?

Raptor912 · Apr 26, 2011

Motorola Eases Up on Locked Bootloader Stance, Plans to Unlock Portfolio in 2011? - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

trophynuts · Apr 26, 2011

i just read that story myself....i'll believe it when i see it. Honestly i'm really
not that worried about it now. <---------------Thats how much i like the new GingerBread

JrzDroid · Apr 26, 2011

Steven58 · Apr 26, 2011

trophynuts said:
i just read that story myself....i'll believe it when i see it. Honestly i'm really
not that worried about it now. <---------------Thats how much i like the new GingerBread

Trophy,

I have to agree with you on this one. Stock Gingerblur is good for me. The only think I'd like to add to it are scrolling widgets for my schedule like sense has. Other than that, the only real reason I still want root is to enable AutoKill. Other than that, my fiddling with roms has decreased since GingerBlur. Gotta say, it's superior.

Steven

Deleted User · Apr 26, 2011

D'oh. My bad. I didn't realize you were referring to new information, thought it was the stock response that has been posted for months now (Moto's brief comment about trying to find a compromise).

SimsDelt · Apr 26, 2011

Speaking of fiddling with ROM's (thought I was done too, well until Apex 2.0 stable comes out)... my uncle gave me his spare OG Droid and I've been going nuts with it... CM7 does rock btw. Would love to see it on the Droid X, and they do have it ported to the Milestone using Moto's stock kernel. But with all that we have done with the kernel inits we aren't too far from what CM7 is. Oh, just as a pat on the back to myself to use this think I had to remap the "down volume" button to the back button because the small area that the back button is on the screen is dead. MIUI is nice too btw, but feels too much like an iPhone for me.

bouchigo · Apr 26, 2011

jonathanmsims said:
Speaking of fiddling with ROM's (thought I was done too, well until Apex 2.0 stable comes out)... my uncle gave me his spare OG Droid and I've been going nuts with it... CM7 does rock btw. Would love to see it on the Droid X, and they do have it ported to the Milestone using Moto's stock kernel. But with all that we have done with the kernel inits we aren't too far from what CM7 is. Oh, just as a pat on the back to myself to use this think I had to remap the "down volume" button to the back button because the small area that the back button is on the screen is dead. MIUI is nice too btw, but feels too much like an iPhone for me.

My friend has the EVO 4G and tired CM7 on it..........he said it "sucked"........didn't really say why, he just didn't like it....to each their own I suppose.

VoidedSaint · Apr 26, 2011

steven, i posted it to them this morning, of course its news now, i wasnt concerned with it really, i tipped them before i walked out the door for work

kinda hoping it woulda been posted soon so people can then begin to post questions on the forums lol

Steven58 · Apr 26, 2011

VoidedSaint said:
steven, i posted it to them this morning, of course its news now, i wasnt concerned with it really, i tipped them before i walked out the door for work

kinda hoping it woulda been posted soon so people can then begin to post questions on the forums lol

I know you did. I spoke to the editors. They told me they were writing an article. It's up now, my friend.

VoidedSaint · Apr 26, 2011

yeah i noticed, i read it this morning and thought, hrm, i bet the moto droid community would want to know this, especially the ones who dont go to the forums

JustJosh4 · Apr 26, 2011

Even if this is real, the last sentence is what worries me.

It is our intention to enable the unlockable/relockable bootloader currently found on Motorola XOOM across our portfolio of devices starting in late 2011, where carriers and operators will allow it.”

I doubt that Verizon would let the pass the Big Red Curtain.

VoidedSaint · Apr 26, 2011

well i can tell you right now, im hoping at&t doesnt buy t-mo, cause i am jumping to t-mo in march of next year when my contract is up, better selection of android devices, that arent moto's and they arent locked up tighter than megan fox chastity belt

Steven58 · Apr 26, 2011

VZ has unlockable bootloaders, such as the OG, Fascinate and the TB... why wouldn't they follow the same policy if Moto allows it? (Wait.. don't answer that.

)

trophynuts · Apr 26, 2011

Steven58 said:
Trophy,

I have to agree with you on this one. Stock Gingerblur is good for me. The only think I'd like to add to it are scrolling widgets for my schedule like sense has. Other than that, the only real reason I still want root is to enable AutoKill. Other than that, my fiddling with roms has decreased since GingerBlur. Gotta say, it's superior.

Steven

yup don't get me wrong. I do want Root because of some of the apps i like to use. But i see no real reason for me to worry if the bootloader gets cracked or not.

JrzDroid · Apr 26, 2011

Samsung said they aren't locking anything unless GOOGLE says they have to.
If all manufacturers take this stance, Verizon would have no choice.
personally, the Galaxy S2 is looking damn sexy

VoidedSaint · Apr 26, 2011

im not a fan of samsung, i really want to get my hands on a high end LG device, i have always liked LG and Moto, had one samsung that i dispised

Bankswood · Apr 26, 2011

JrzDroid said:
Samsung said they aren't locking anything unless GOOGLE says they have to.
If all manufacturers take this stance, Verizon would have no choice.
personally, the Galaxy S2 is looking damn sexy

Verizon is getting ready to release the Samsung Charge. It looks good too.

JrzDroid · Apr 27, 2011

Bankswood said:
Verizon is getting ready to release the Samsung Charge. It looks good too.

Samsung really has good products, not just phones either. And by declaring that they aren't locking the bootloaders they instantly climb up in my book. Benchmark scores from awhile back show that the Orion processor is really a powerhouse and not much beats the Super AMOLED plus screens. I just need them to release the S2 for Verizon around August or sooner.

LG is also a great manufacturer. My last two phones before my Eris were a Chocolate and the Decoy. Both were great and really stood up to the wear and tear a teenager could put on them. The G2X looks to be a mighty awesome phone and already has a big following.

Hopefully some of my favorite Developers like Jrummy, Fabulous, Birdman, Kejar and the like will all pick the same phone so i can continue to use their ROMS.

and contrary to previous posts, Fabulous got a Nexus S, not a G2X

dmiller2007 · Apr 27, 2011

I hate how the gs2 looks like an iPhone with that big home button on the front (ignoring how much touchwiz looks like iOs because custom roms will take care of that) Other than that, it looks awesome.

Stradevarius · Apr 27, 2011

Check it out!

Motorola promises unlocked bootloaders for future Android phones? (update) -- Engadget

Seems pretty reliable and considering that Samsung is fighting the carriers with their unlocked bootloaders I could see Motorola actually following through with their promise.

VoidedSaint · Apr 27, 2011

still keep a weary eye on this, it wouldnt be the first time moto pulled a fast one on us

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