Motorola Agrees to Unlocked Bootloaders, with a catch.

[OCM]

We all know how painful it has been for Android developers to release content for Motorola phones due to their tendency to lock down their bootloaders, thus preventing any actual modifications to take place. The obvious exception is the Motorola Droid and it is only so because it was Google's flagship phone. Some Motorola phones including the Droid X and Milestone have been able to a certain extent to be modified by utilizing some obscure workarounds.

It now seems Motorola has finally listened to its customer database and has now acknowledged it will pass on the responsibility to the carrier/provider of the phone. Where the carriers agrees then Motorola will offer users a way to unlock the bootloader on their phone, thus giving developers a green light to work almost at will.

AusDroid claims to have contacted Motorola and recieved the following reply:

We completely understand the operator requirement for security to the end user, and as well, want to support the developer communities desire to use these products as a development platform. 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.

Which was later backed up by Motorola's Director of Communications Will Moss with the following:

I can confirm that the quote you have is accurate, but I can’t add anything at this time other than that further information will be released via MOTODEV (http://www.motorola.com/developer) as it becomes available.

For more information stay tuned to MOTODEV

Source: Confirmation: Motorola to unlock bootloaders for future Android devices | Ausdroid

[blackwing182]

thank you god!!!

[Pzyduck]

Excellent News, thanks Omar

[Imaz77ar]

that's great! Fianally moto!

[Semseddin]

Is this for real ? I don't think so but i wish i'm mistaken since motorola abandoned many android phones from their update schedule...

[orl4n]

able to recover my motorola backflip?¿ this bricked x (

disculpa una pregunta pero noc talvez entendi mal y ps quisiera que me confirmaras.....ai dice que los motorolas que esten brick por boot loader podran ser desbloqueados para que puedan seguir funcionando?¿

[Pzyduck]

No que Motorola va liberar los Bootlaoder ya no estaran bloqueados, digamos un parche asi todos tenemos el Bootlaoder libre asi tenemos custom Kernel, etc

[orl4n]

pero yo tengo un motorola backflip y esta full brick por tratar de downgrade el bootloader....podre repararlo para seguir usando mi backflip? ...... o ese parche que dices sera para los motorolas que funcionan actualmente?

[Pzyduck]

Podes postear en la seccion correcta, para ver si te podemos ayudar

El parche solamente hace es sacar la proteccion que le puso Motorola

[Taurnil]

Genial... ya veremos qué pasa...
(cool, let's see what happens)

[Imaz77ar]

Esperemos que signifique más libertad (real) para los usuarios...

[rocky5454]

nice decision taken by moto.ftw moto.now the real power of moto android will be unleashed. Good luck guys and happy modding.

[gonza.182]

Awesome News, let's hope this will go as planned and finally the bootloaders get unlocked for ever.

[modnmotos]

It now seems Motorola has finally listened to its customer database and has now acknowledged it will pass on the responsibility to the carrier/provider of the phone. Where the carriers agrees then Motorola will offer users a way to unlock the bootloader on their phone, thus giving developers a green light to work almost at will.

AusDroid claims to have contacted Motorola and recieved the following reply:

So whats to stop the carriers from not agreeing and still wanting them locked up?

[Pzyduck]

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