Review the risk
- You will lose all media and content on your device and will need to reinstall all applications downloaded from Google Play.
- Applications may not work anymore.
- You may lose encryption support.
- You may lose some key functions like telephone, radio, and audio playback.
- You could cause permanent/physical damage to your device.
- Unlocking your bootloader will not change your device subsidy lock status
IMPORTANT!
PLEASE REVIEW THE WARNINGS BELOW AND MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU PROCEED
- Unlocking your bootloader is not for the faint of heart. Unlocking your device and installing your own software might cause the device to stop working, disable important features and functionality, and even make the device unsafe to the point of causing you harm. Neither Motorola, nor your wireless carrier or retailer from whom you purchased the device, will be responsible for such damage, so please do not unlock or load any software unless you know what you are doing.
- You have only yourself to blame. Unless you have a Developer Edition device, once you get the unlock code, your device is no longer covered by the Motorola warranty; in other words, please don’t blame us if things go wrong, even if they appear unrelated to unlocking the bootloader.
- The law still applies. You still need to operate your device in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations prescribed by the FCC, and any other governmental agency for that matter. Your wireless carrier may prohibit unlocked devices from operating on their network.
- And now a word from our lawyers. Finally, in order to unlock your device, you need to agree to important legal terms, which can be found on the next page. Agreeing creates a binding legal agreement, so be sure to read them carefully.
- Install the Android SDK. Download here.
- Install the latest Motorola USB Drivers on your desktop. Download here.
- Example: On a Windows Desktop, the returned string format would be fastboot oem get_unlock_data
(bootloader) 0A40040192024205#4C4D3556313230
(bootloader) 30373731363031303332323239#BD00
(bootloader) 8A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F95
(bootloader) 1A3E5#1F53280002000000000000000
(bootloader) 0000000
On a Mac OS Desktop, the returned string format would beINFO0A40040192024205#4C4D3556313230
INFO30373731363031303332323239#BD00
INFO8A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F95
INFO1A3E5#1F53280002000000000000000
INFO0000000 - Paste together the 5 lines of output into one continuous string without (bootloader) or ‘INFO’ or white spaces. Your string needs to look like this:
0A40040192024205#4C4D355631323030373731363031303332323239#BD008A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F951A3E5#1F532800020000000000000000000000
- Check if your device can be unlocked by pasting this string in the field on motorola site, and clicking “Can my device be unlocked?”
1. Turn off your device.
2. Start your device in fastboot mode. To do this on most Motorola devices, push and hold the power and volume down at the same time, release the power button then release volume down. The device will now power up in fastboot mode.
3. Connect the device to the computer with a USB cable. You’ll get a confirmation message on the device to indicate that it’s connected.
4. Open a command window or terminal on your computer.
5. Change the field to show the path to the tools folder within the Android SDK folder.
Type in command prompt
C:Program Files (x86)Androidandroid-sdktools.
6. Verify that the desktop and device are connected by entering the following in the command field:
fastboot devices
You should see that your device is connected.
7. To unlock the bootloader, enter the following in the command line:
fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY
The UNIQUE_KEY is the code you received in the email. It is case-sensitive.
8. If the line was entered correctly, you will see a message confirming that your device was unlocked.
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