After I unlocked my Axon 7, every time I restart the phone I get the warning screen that my phone has been unlocked - we all know the screen, and yes I know that screen is supposed to be there. I also years ago on my Motorola Atrix HD that a dev found where the image for that screen was stored on the phone and found a way to replace it with any image of your choice. Any devs here for Axon 7 in the mood to try to find it and replace it?
Yes just about every Moto phone. My wife and I are running the Moto XT1225 and have replaced the bootloader unlock screen on two of them.
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Hey Moto G users
I'm attempting to email Motorola asking them to release the blankflash files as I amongst many others are facing hard bricked phones.
To cut a long story short, one of my Moto G phones the Moto G 2014 (XT1072 aka Thea) worked fine and then suddenly it decided to not boot up (infinite boot animation screen). I sent it to Motorola and they sent it on to a repair company. I had an email from the repair company saying the phone had been rooted, which clearly it wasn't as the bootloader was still locked. Of course the method I have always rooted phones is via a custom recovery which means an unlocked bootloader is required.
Eventually the phone came back to me and they refused to touch the phone any longer. As the repair company didn't care from this point I thought about unlocking the bootloader. However, that didn't actually work as there was a message on the bootloader screen displaying 'Enable OEM Unlock in developer options'. This was impossible as I already knew the phone wouldn't boot and the only way to unlock the bootloader was to enable the option in the developer settings within the OS.
After playing around with some clear cache and formatting commands (which I obviously tried before I sent the phone off) via fastboot and an attempted bootloader unlock command (not done before until received back from the repair company), miraculously the phone did boot up and I was able to do an OTA update to Android 6 (Marshmallow). I did however keep the bootloader unlocked as everything seemed to run fine with the new update. After 4 days use of my phone the phone repeated apps crashing and eventually the infinite boot animation came back. From here I decided to unlock the bootloader and re-flash a stock ROM for this phone. The 5.0.2 ROM worked and I tried an OTA update to 6.0, the phone powered off and now the phone no longer boots and the bootloader is non-existent.
All I'm going to say is the Moto G series of phones are far one of the most popular, cheap, powerful, bargain phones on the market and it is a shame for them to die off never to be used again when bootloader corruptions occur. I'm going to email Motorola UK and share this thread with them showing a poll of users that also would like access to the blankflash files so we can start our phones on a clean slate. My phone may be a hardware issue but I want to at least give it another attempt by re-partitioning the phone and re-flashing it.
Thanks for reading
Will
This is the email I've sent to Motorola. I have also copied in the URL for this thread so they can see how many people vote on the poll. So if you are a Moto G user and have a phone sitting around you would like to bring back to life please vote.
Amongst other Moto G users, we all love our phones for the amazing low price yet still powerful performance. Problem is many of us like to improve the phone by removing bloatware apps and customising the GUI or even installing custom ROM's.
In my case my phone was claimed to have been rooted by your repair company which was lies, and now that nothing can be done with the phone I've attempted to fix the ROM myself. However, the bootloader has decided to break entirely and without the correct software tools I have a £150 phone sitting around doing nothing that could be used.
I have created a thread on the XDA Developers forum with a poll showing the amount of users also requesting you to release the blankflash files. http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/requesting-blankflash-files-motorolla-t3350441
I hope you understand the frustration we have when you hold such as good phone back. The Moto G is really great phone, but for the Android enthusiasts such as myself who want to run Android to its full potential (the beauty of being an Open-source OS), sometimes problems will occur and we need the tools to start that clean slate. This is why we need these tools to return the phone back to a 'working' state so we can try again.
It is not just the Moto G that is popular. The entire Moto series have become a well-known icon of phones, and it's what has brought Motorola back as that great phone company. All of the Moto series phones are constantly being customised by Android enthusiasts so please release the software tools to the public so we can keep our phones going.
N.B Please allow the poll to populate as it has only just been created.
Many thanks
Will
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Just for the record, hard-bricks have also occurred for a small number of users while applying an official OTA update on Bootloader locked phones. Down-graders are not the only people vulnerable.
I would be amazed if you received any response at all from them. No offense, but I'm sure they don't care in the slightest. ?
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AtomicFizzle said:
I would be amazed if you received any response at all from them. No offense, but I'm sure they don't care in the slightest. ?
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True. But I thought I'd try.
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DUCK you LENOVO
i hope motorola give our devices a life one more
I am coming from a Nexus and Pixel and I'm thinking about buying a Moto for fun to play with as a Dev device. Is there a location where all the stock firmware is posted to flash back to stock or check updates like the Nexus ? Also where do I check to make sure I am flashing the correct model? Under about phone? It's different bc there are different variants unlike the Nexus.
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mikeprius said:
I am coming from a Nexus and Pixel and I'm thinking about buying a Moto for fun to play with as a Dev device. Is there a location where all the stock firmware is posted to flash back to stock or check updates like the Nexus ? Also where do I check to make sure I am flashing the correct model? Under about phone? It's different bc there are different variants unlike the Nexus.
Thanks
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Here -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/moto-g4-plus-xt1640-43-athene-npj25-93-t3549369
And Here
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
And About Which Model Do You Have It Depends On Region and Which Device you Decide to Get G4 or G4 Plus and Don't Get the Amazon Prime Exclusive One Its Bootloader is Not Unlockable
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Here -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/moto-g4-plus-xt1640-43-athene-npj25-93-t3549369
And Here
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
And About Which Model Do You Have It Depends On Region and Which Device you Decide to Get G4 or G4 Plus and Don't Get the Amazon Prime Exclusive One Its Bootloader is Not Unlockable
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Great thanks for the info. I have fastboot etc so I have everything else covered. Thanks for the heads up on the Amazon versions. I've been looking at the motos for awhile and they seem like they underrated for what's offered at the price so I'm interested in testing one out.
mikeprius said:
Great thanks for the info. I have fastboot etc so I have everything else covered. Thanks for the heads up on the Amazon versions. I've been looking at the motos for awhile and they seem like they underrated for what's offered at the price so I'm interested in testing one out.
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There is Great Dev Support No Question On That But There are Some Issues I would like to Give you a Heads Up About -
~ Screen Issues More Info Here -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...ng-lcd-panel-ghost-screen-burn-t3470472/page9
~ Heating Issues (Worse Than They Sound) Thanks to SD 617 It Heats a Lot On Even Normal Usage
~ Build Quality is Very Decent. My Volume Rockers are Dead AF
And Camera Lens is Plastic Gets Scratched Up Easily
electronode said:
There is Great Dev Support No Question On That But There are Some Issues I would like to Give you a Heads Up About -
~ Screen Issues More Info Here -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...ng-lcd-panel-ghost-screen-burn-t3470472/page9
~ Heating Issues (Worse Than They Sound) Thanks to SD 617 It Heats a Lot On Even Normal Usage
~ Build Quality is Very Decent. My Volume Rockers are Dead AF
And Camera Lens is Plastic Gets Scratched Up Easily
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Thanks for the feedback. Tbh, I take a very comprehensive look at everything. So for example, the Pixel is $649. If you buy insurance then you pay $99. Then for a damage claim you pay a deductible of $79. Inevitably phones get damaged and to start off shelling close to $1k becomes a bit much. Also Google recently changed the May bootloader so unless you have a signed kernel it won't boot anymore.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...signing-boot-images-android-verified-t3600606
It's possible Google may eventually go to what Samsung is doing and just lock everything, plus the Pixel phones are just getting priced too high. One plus dosen't work for my carrier (Sprint), but the Motos do.
It seems like Moto is the closest to the Nexus in terms of fastboot, etc, i just need to get the unlock code from Moto before unlocking the bootloader.
I did have a question, once you copy and paste the script when you flash back to stock, if you were to unlock the bootloader do you just put "oem unlock" and it's back to factory, then again "fastboot oem unlock" in order to unlock it?
Just the moto code is needed only for the first time ?
Thanks :highfive:
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Thanks for the feedback. Tbh, I take a very comprehensive look at everything. So for example, the Pixel is $649. If you buy insurance then you pay $99. Then for a damage claim you pay a deductible of $79. Inevitably phones get damaged and to start off shelling close to $1k becomes a bit much. Also Google recently changed the May bootloader so unless you have a signed kernel it won't boot anymore.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...signing-boot-images-android-verified-t3600606
It's possible Google may eventually go to what Samsung is doing and just lock everything, plus the Pixel phones are just getting priced too high. One plus dosen't work for my carrier (Sprint), but the Motos do.
It seems like Moto is the closest to the Nexus in terms of fastboot, etc, i just need to get the unlock code from Moto before unlocking the bootloader.
I did have a question, once you copy and paste the script when you flash back to stock, if you were to unlock the bootloader do you just put "oem unlock" and it's back to factory, then again "fastboot oem unlock" in order to unlock it?
Just the moto code is needed only for the first time ?
Thanks :highfive:
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~ Flashing Stock Using mfastboot Doesn't Locks Your Bootloader ( Unless You Include OEM "Relock" Commands )
~ Yeah Unlock Code is Needed Only One Time To Unlock The Bootloader Even If You End Up Relocking It Back You Can Use The Same Code To Unlock It Again
Without the unlock tool being released I've gotten bored of this phone in the 1st week. I've bought another 2 phones since that have more enjoyment value to them being able to unlock and flash as I want. The thrill of finding exciting new roms that have new ideas baked in and running, sometimes weirdly, but always fun to play with...
Nokia have provided a good solid phone for cheap.
That's not what we here at XDA always want...
Where's the fun of trying a new rom, the thrill of seeing a new bootlogo, being able to set things up how we want, not some guy who has no imagination sitting in an office somewhere.
This will be my last Nokia unless they get this right with newer models...
This turkeys going the way of the Zenfone 3 deluxe who's bootloader unlock wasn't released until well after a new batch of upgraded phones was released from their competitors at a cheaper price nicely killing off all developement....
Rant over....
It's a shame all right I agree. I assumed we'd have an open device from the off. Instead it's mainly silence from Nokia.
They have to release the sources yet so maybe we'll know more about the bootloader unlock when that happens.
I need my twrp and adaway . Dns66 isn't cutting it.
I had a Moto e 2015 previously which still has huge ongoing custom ROM support. Tis weird coming to this wasteland.
I may be spoiled because all my previous phones were various versions of Nexus phones (and tablets), all rooted and with various stock and/or other ROMs installed. But Nexus phones were originally designed for developers, easy to root and mod.
Moto G7 is my first non Nexus phone. So what I write may not be unique and perhaps apply to other non-Nexus phones. I don't know.
Despite all my modding I never bricked a phone until I got the Moto G7. And I've read of many others who have hard bricked their Moto phones too. Moto certainly does not want you to root or modify their phones and punishes you if you do.
If you wish to root the G7:
—unlocking the bootloader requires you to first contact and get a code from Moto
—you then get an annoying persistent warning at every boot that tells you this is now an untrusted phone (as if you did not know)
—rooting this phone is fraught with many problems along the way (but it is a new phone with little development)
—if you make the error of later installing an ota update from Moto (even if officially announced on the phone as available and even after unrooting the phone) it can irretrievably brick your phone without warning (as I've done)
That said, the unrooted phone is excellent value despite some problems like occasionally dropping wifi. But in my experience it is not particularly suited for rooting and modding.
Fwiw
(Does anyone know what Moto charges to repair a phone out if warranty?)
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I may be spoiled because all my previous phones were various versions of Nexus phones (and tablets), all rooted and with various stock and/or other ROMs installed. But Nexus phones were originally designed for developers, easy to root and mod.
Moto G7 is my first non Nexus phone. So what I write may not be unique and perhaps apply to other non-Nexus phones. I don't know.
Despite all my modding I never bricked a phone until I got the Moto G7. And I've read of many others who have hard bricked their Moto phones too. Moto certainly does not want you to root or modify their phones and punishes you if you do.
If you wish to root the G7:
—unlocking the bootloader requires you to first contact and get a code from Moto
—you then get an annoying persistent warning at every boot that tells you this is now an untrusted phone (as if you did not know)
—rooting this phone is fraught with many problems along the way (but it is a new phone with little development)
—if you make the error of later installing an ota update from Moto (even if officially announced on the phone as available and even after unrooting the phone) it can irretrievably brick your phone without warning (as I've done)
That said, the unrooted phone is excellent value despite some problems like occasionally dropping wifi. But in my experience it is not particularly suited for rooting and modding.
Fwiw
(Does anyone know what Moto charges to repair a phone out if warranty?)
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I bought mine used but mint xt1962-1 on eBay for $110. Prob $150 for repair by Moto. Blankflash is avail on Tele$ram for qld 9008 brick
maybeme2 said:
I may be spoiled because all my previous phones were various versions of Nexus phones (and tablets), all rooted and with various stock and/or other ROMs installed. But Nexus phones were originally designed for developers, easy to root and mod.
Moto G7 is my first non Nexus phone. So what I write may not be unique and perhaps apply to other non-Nexus phones. I don't know.
Despite all my modding I never bricked a phone until I got the Moto G7. And I've read of many others who have hard bricked their Moto phones too. Moto certainly does not want you to root or modify their phones and punishes you if you do.
If you wish to root the G7:
—unlocking the bootloader requires you to first contact and get a code from Moto
—you then get an annoying persistent warning at every boot that tells you this is now an untrusted phone (as if you did not know)
—rooting this phone is fraught with many problems along the way (but it is a new phone with little development)
—if you make the error of later installing an ota update from Moto (even if officially announced on the phone as available and even after unrooting the phone) it can irretrievably brick your phone without warning (as I've done)
That said, the unrooted phone is excellent value despite some problems like occasionally dropping wifi. But in my experience it is not particularly suited for rooting and modding.
Fwiw
(Does anyone know what Moto charges to repair a phone out if warranty?)
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Agreed. The reasons you cite are probably why there is so little development activity on this device.
A big THANK YOU to the TWRP and LineageOS teams for the work they have done on the G7.
I cannot agree more! A huge thank you to the few developers who have helped us, including Alberto97 who gave us the unofficial TWRP early on, the twrp team who recently provided an official version, and the few brave helpers who helped us in XDA.
But, one problem non-expert users face when seeking advice by 'searching first' (as recommended) instead of asking 'again' in the threads is the *outdated advice* found. Take for example something as common as how to root the Moto G7. Advice found by searching for rooting advice include:
If your phone channel is "US Retail", download RETUS (retail US) on pc.
Copy the image to your phone and use Magisk to patch the image. After that, copy the output image to your host computer.
(This spawned numerous queries of 'how do you use Magisk to patch the.....)
Now turn your phone off, press and hold power + volume down to enter bootloader, connect your phone to host computer, and enter
fastboot flash boot
Press space once and drag and drop the output image file to command window.
If everything goes well, restart the phone and confirm it is rooted with Magisk
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Rather complicated! Actually rooting the Moto G7 with an unlocked bootloader is as simple as:
—install Magisk Manager and use it to download Magisk zip.
—in TWRP, install Magisk zip
That will root the phone.
(besides, many versions of Magisk would patch boot.IMG in ways that don't work correctly for the G7)
I don't know that there is much that can be done about outdated or incorrect advice but it explains the frustration of non-expert users. ?
Tele$ram has much better support these days than XDA
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Tele$ram has much better support these days than XDA
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You are correct. XDA is were I go first but Telegram solved several of my most stubborn problems.
I had zero problems following the directions in these forums, just my two cents.
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Tele$ram has much better support these days than XDA
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It absolutely does. XDA is a fantastic library. I see it as a central hub where the best and the brightest Android people congregate. But if you have a question to ask or feel like helping someone who does, TG can fix you up right away.
Instant gratification - it's what's for dinner.
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It absolutely does. XDA is a fantastic library. I see it as a central hub where the best and the brightest Android people congregate. But if you have a question to ask or feel like helping someone who does, TG can fix you up right away.
Instant gratification - it's what's for dinner.
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You said it perfectly.
Rapid, knowledgeable answers on Telegram.
XDA is a fantastic library — but that means search finds old advice messages that are no longer valid and can create more problems for you.
This is the first time I have bought a Chinese device! So far I have been dealing with them. Many models have passed through my hands, and I do not need to list them all. the Poco m3 I found that it takes 7 days to unlock it I imagine the company will have a reason to do something like this, but no matter how much I put my imagination to work I could not find why. Can you explain it to me?
Please read this thread.
I was told to wait for 360 hours (15 days) when I unlocked bootloader of my POCO M3.
It might be because I didn't enable find device on my M3.
I have redmi note 3 pro. Years ago there was no need to wait.
I guess because of avoiding some bad guys to install bad bloat apps in phone then sell it.
It is necessary that providing a new phone and new system inside to customers.
If unlock phone immediately then I can pretend this phone is new easily and you can't figure it out.