It’s a Moto G 5G 2024 (Model XT2417-1) Factory Unlocked (Costed me $140 for the phone)
Done via a Steam Deck* running a Linux Mint on a (Live OS) USB Stick (USB Hub needed in order to plug in keyboard and mouse, the Boot Stick, and the OTG Cable to the phone, and the hub also needs to be powered.)
As for the unlocking, just look up the website and follow instrucion. Phone needs to be connected to the internet for about a week (6 days for me) to get the OEM Unlocking thing Un-Greyed so that you can toggle it on.
Seeing all those command lines feels like hacking :P
(*Who needs a computer when you have a steam deck as a computer xD)
(Yes I know about Graphene, but didn’t feel like getting a used phone that might not unlock, and definitely don’t wanna spend $500 for a new one)
I hope this is the inspiration y’all need to attempt this yourself. Because I’m a total noob and idk how command lines work and I did it by simply copy-pasting. Anyone can do it.
Phone needs to be connected to the internet for about a week (6 days for me) to get the OEM Unlocking
Ahhh, that’s good to know now that i’m actually considering buying this device. That sucks. Still better than Xiaomi though.
Its worth noting you also need to go to the Motorola website to “request” an unlock key. You do some fastboot commands to the phone and then pasting those results to the website (its like 5 lines of hexadecimal stuff that is unique to each device, you paste it to the website as one single string of text). The website seems to be automatic, there doesn’t seem to be any humans involved. You also need to create a Mototola Account to get the unlock key, but those account don’t need a phone number so you could just create a throwaway. I got the unlock key on day 0, but the developer settings toggle thing needed 6 days for me.
sadly i’m stuck
i have a s23 fe
which only has a unofficial and buggy twrp
:(((((
Have you tried a GSI?
there’s none
- GSI’s are not really good, i NEED the fingerprint sensor
I used a GSI on an LG I had and the fingerprint sensor worked fine. I’m not saying it will work on yours, but unless you know someone has the exact same model as you and has confirmed it won’t work, it’d still be worth trying.
Why does it take a week to oem unlock?
Because when you get a new device and go to Developer options, the “Allow OEM Unlocking” is greyed out, you can’t toggle the setting, I looked it up and its some weird Motorola BS that their server have to “verify” your device or something, and can take a week, for me it was about 6 days.
That’s the time needed to report and block a stolen phone.
It took a month of waiting for Xiaomi for me back then.
Google can gargle my 8a graphenis
Wait what? Instructions I saw earlier said download some suspicious binary from a weird file sharing site, no thanks. Quick web search found this, which says Motorola will send you an unlock code but you have to enroll an account with them and agree to a EULA. Who knows.
https://www.getdroidtips.com/unlock-bootloader-moto/#step-1-enable-usb-debugging-oem-unlocking
Idk what that is, but the official one is this: https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
(TLD ending in motorola.com/ is official site)
Yes you have to agree to give up the warranty. But I never remember ever having to file a warranty claim anyways, and I value the freedom more.
Edit: And you don’t need any weird binaries, at least on linux. Its from the official repository that the distro uses.
For the platform tools, I used:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastbootUnlocking the phone voids the warranty? Lol, but it’s a cheap phone and I think the warranty is just 1 year anyway. I wonder if it can be done on a carrier locked phone. Thanks for the link.
Unlocking the phone voids the warranty?
No, it doesn’t. Motorola apparently claims it does, but they’re lying. The Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act requires them to honor the warranty no matter how you modify your property unless they can prove your modification caused the fault you’re trying to claim the warranty for. They don’t just get to presume it because you flashed the firmware.
