yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X Q&A] BladeRunner:
MIght be a good idea if this thread gets closed and the topic moved to PMs
[Moto X Q&A] NWKENT:
Yep..those ones that need this..are probably gonna miss out..because the request hasn't be fulfilled..OP please hear me.!! Let's help others..

:)

sent by my 4.2.2_12.15.15

"UnLocked" XT1080M Droid Maxx

Please donate to: Hashcode

(if you can)
[Moto X Q&A] SYNSYNACKACK:
Would prefer to pay someone who has been able to get code and successfully unlocked their bootloader.
[Moto X Q&A] :
Maybe appeal to a moderator to delete the thread entirely?

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[Moto X Q&A] 007shark:
I concur and people can get info via PMs.
[Moto X Q&A] cocchiararo:
EDIT

ok then... Just got my thing from the thing from the thing in the middle that fetched it from the the first thing that i could not work with.

Lets see if it works
[Moto X Q&A] NWKENT:
EDIT:

sent by my 4.2.2_12.15.15

"UnLocked" XT1080M Droid Maxx

Please donate to: Hashcode

(if you can)
[Moto X Q&A] 007shark:
Just got my thing from the thing and it works. ;)
[Moto X Q&A] cocchiararo:
Now that i edited, you should remove your quote.

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Now that it worked for me, i can install any official rom from any country on my device, correct? (with rsdlite ?)
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
Mine is successful.

Thanks again for your help.
[Moto X Q&A] xXKebobXx:
There are 27 pages here, can we please get a moderator to remove this before this service gets wiped out from the attention?
[Moto X Q&A] dmiramon:
Alipay

I did use Alipay.. It seems legit so far. Customer service was great. The code is definitely legit.
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
thanks, you used a US credit card right? Did you use a virtual credit card?
[Moto X Q&A] dmiramon:
No problem, pease hit the thanks button if. You haven't already. I did use a US credit card.I did not use a virtual card. I probably should have. I will just have to monitor my credit card. I will report back if I have unauthorized charges.
[Moto X Q&A] xXKebobXx:
Really? how did you add a US credit card to it? I was not even able to do that haha
[Moto X Q&A] NWKENT:
I'm done here..
[Moto X Q&A] SYNSYNACKACK:
Could someone help me out here or PM me instructions? Someone mentioned using eBay and other a Chinese site.

I have the US Verizon Moto X. Tried looking at the Chinese site, but looks like there are other options or prices, not sure.
[Moto X Q&A] papi92:
This needs closed. Someone report it
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
was this thru alipay or directly thru taobao?
[Moto X Q&A] dmiramon:
As far as I understood the process, taobao uses alipay to pay sellers when the transaction is completed satisfactory. So I guess through alipay.

Hit thanks if I helped you out please.
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
Ok just so I am clear, you sign up for an alipay account and give alipay the credit card number when you check out from taobao? Similar to checking out on ebay and using paypal to pay and selecting your credit card after you log into paypal.

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people need to edit their posts.
[Moto X Q&A] mfucci:
If someone could PM me instructions on how to go about this, it would be most appreciated. For some reason I can't figure it out. I have a 32GB Verizon Moto X if that matters. Thanks.
[Moto X Q&A] SYNSYNACKACK:
Don't hold your breathe for any help here..
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
Right now the seller is offline. 1st you need to register for taobao. I believe you get an alipay account automatically that lets you make payments but you can't withdraw funds if you get a refund.

The seller lists his gmail account on the listing so you can email him.

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does that mean the seller is not doing this any more?

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clicking around on the site, some of the translations are hilarious. However, one of the pictures when you click to report a fraudulent listing, I guess counterfeit? It shows you a mouse or rat in a trap with its neck broken and it is not a cartoon or anything like that, it is a real picture. WTF? YUCK!
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
My payment had issues
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
This translation has me ROFLMAO:

I have no idea what that could possibly be about. Anyone care to guess what it is about? Or if you read Chinese, what is this saying?

淘宝上那两个盗我图，盗我宝贝详情的王八，给老子滚远点！！还要不要点臭脸！！奶奶的骗子！！我诅咒你死一户口本！！

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thanks, did you set up an alipay account or use the one that you get automatically when you register on taobao? Because it looked like the one you get automatically you can't withdraw a refund from.
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
I got refunded from aliplay. After being refunded I couldn't get my account to work
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
meaning after getting a refund from alipay, you couldn't get your taobao account to work? Or your credit card account?
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
My taobao account wouldn't work. Once it got to the payment part it would fail
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
ah, got it. Well my relative is going to try. I will keep you posted. Right now the seller is offline.

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Listen, the chance Googorola is going to do anything about this is slim to none. Google is the one who gives us the Nexus, remember? And they fight the carriers as best they can about locking phones down/bloatware.

Can't say what will happen once Lenovo takes over, but the chance Google is going to do anything about this is zero. The only entities who give a crap about this are Verizon and AT&T. And they can't do anything about it nor would they waste their time to pressure Google to do anything about it when there are under 50 people who have done this. And at least when it comes to Verizon, they have a problem with the FCC when they try to interfere with how we use our devices.

What we are doing is harmless. And there are so few of us doing this that these big corporations aren't going to care or risk the public relations backlash that would ensue if they relocked our bootloaders. They may deny us warranty coverage, but my phone only has 6 months of warranty left anyhow. And I can buy a used one for $200 if I need to.

The vast majority of Moto X users don't even know what it means to unlock a bootloader. People need to be realistic here.
[Moto X Q&A] mschumacher69:
Moreover, I'm sure they already know about it so even if this thread is closed, it's too late now... It's very difficult to keep things like that under the wraps in this age of Internet and Social Networking...

Also, I doubt someone (physically) inside Moto is doing this. It's either the algorithm that converts your IMEI to your bootloader unlock code has been leaked or someone has cracked it. Once leaked or cracked, there's nothing they can do to stop it...

So keep it there and let other people benefit...
[Moto X Q&A] Demolition888:
So now i have buy a code over Taobao.

Lets see what happend. I will Report.

Gesendet von meinem XT1058 mit Tapatalk
[Moto X Q&A] cvhovey:
I think that sums it up best. Right now Googorola is a mess, at least in my view. They hugely botched up the first sale, crashing their website. When I later got a discount on the Valentine's Day deal, they shipped me a pre-damaged phone. Super hassle to replace ... took rattling cages on social media to get them to correct things. Since then have helped point a few others to someone there who might help fix their Googorola-created messes. So, I think the morale over there is down in the dumpster and I can't help but think the general reaction on their end would be "Whatever" ... then get back to watching the clock until the next meal/coffee break or time to go home.
[Moto X Q&A] BladeRunner:
Seriously, has anyone dealt with their customer support? Friendly as heck but the have no clue... about anything.. they don't know what phones they have in stock or anything about the software. I imagine that after Motorola downsized them that don't really have the bandwidth to chase down things like this. Not to mention that since these are consumer editions they are more of a VZW problem than Motorola.
[Moto X Q&A] bigv5150:
I think Verizon could care less if you unlock or not. They make nothing off of Dev editions so they have nothing to gain or lose. Motorola however sells the Dev phone I could see them having an issue. The lose money from loss of sale. Not to mention someone on house is being naughty. Do I think they will do anything about this probably not. However the seller has raised concerns. I have no dog in this fight I'm unlocked however by continuing this thread it may scare off the seller. And he may decide not to sell to us. Just my 2 cents.
[Moto X Q&A] mschumacher69:
Actually they do have something to loose, if they had nothing to loose, they would have allowed all customers to unlock their bootloaders like all other carriers (well except ATT & RW).

One thing they would loose is forcing customers to pay to have wifi tethering because once you Root, u can tether without having to pay VZW so this is a loss for them and it would create a load on their network.
[Moto X Q&A] BladeRunner:
Verizon (& AT&T) are the ones forcing the locked bootloaders not Motorola. What their reasoning is I have no idea. I bet moto is selling the phones to Verizon at pretty close to retail cost. Its always been said that the carriers make little to n o money on the handsets themselves so the manufacturers could care less about WHO buys them the carriers or consumers.
[Moto X Q&A] Max725:
While the service is still available (I hope) and the thread is here...

Would anyone who has successfully unlocked his bootloader be willing to try to get an unlock code for me? I tried, directly through Taobao, but got a refund. It's possible the seller can't get a code for my IMEI, but my bank called to have me confirm the charge after Taobao said it had been refunded; also, the charge was never made on my card - it was pending for a while, and then disappeared. So maybe there was some issue with the payment?

I emailed the seller asking which it was three days ago, and haven't gotten a reply. I can pay with PayPal or Google Wallet, with a few dollars extra. Please email or PM me if interested.

Update: I bought the service from chinese.silk on eBay - I haven't heard back yet. I will post again if it doesn't work.

Update: Successfully unlocked.
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
The reason Verizon cares is due to the ability to wifi tether for free and to remove their bloatware. Also, Verizon supports their customer's phones and if they let them hack them freely, that means lots of manpower hours paid for by Verizon when people who don't know what they are doing hack their phones. They will never have another Nexus phone on Verizon again after the GNex I am sure. What is so unfair though is that most of the GNex problems weren't due to an unlocked bootloader; they were due to Samsung's not worth a sheet radios.

The 32GB Moto Makers are the same price as the Dev Eds, which are 32GB. You are still buying a phone from Motorola.

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To prevent free wifi tether and to force us to keep their bloatware on our phones in the hopes we will be stupid enough to pay to use it.

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Or he may get a lot more business as people find this thread and pay him.

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I would try again. But this time, call your credit card company's fraud div before you place the order and to tell them it is you who is making the charge.

When I was traveling in Europe I had to tell my credit card company ahead of time so they wouldn't deny the charges due to geography.

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Make a new taobao account and try again. You don't have to register for Alipay first and I believe from what I can read on the site, you don't want to register for Alipay first.
[Moto X Q&A] ygthb:
Root

Once the bootloader is unlocked, how do we achieve root? SlapMyMoto? RockMyMoto? and will 4.4.2 relock BL?
[Moto X Q&A] BladeRunner:
install twrp, reboot to recovery, reboot system, swype to root. 4.4.2 shouldn't re-lock.
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
SlapMyMoto/RockMyMoto are for locked bootloaders only. For unlocked bootloaders you install a custom recovery like TWRP and a super user like SuperSU. Easy as pie.

The 4.4.2 OTA will not relock the bootloader but to take the 4.4.2 OTA you will need to return the recovery and system partitions to stock. Then reroot after you take the OTA.
[Moto X Q&A] pyro6128:
Bladerunner is correct. And it won't relock the bootloader. I went from 4.2 camera update>OTA 4.4>OTA 4.4.2 and my bootloader remained unlocked the whole time. Make sure you're stock or the OTA will fail.
[Moto X Q&A] ygthb:
So, by stock, do you mean stock bootloader, or stock 4.4, root or non root? I figure if it decomplicates things, I can wait till att puts out 4.4.2

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Btw using Chinese.silk on eBay
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
As I said, stock recovery and system. If your system is stock, you are unrooted because there is no super user installed.

have they even started soak testing 4.4.2?
[Moto X Q&A] ygthb:
Yeah, Att, is slow in releasing, but given that vzw sprint T-Mobile have at least soaked, I can't imagine it is too far behind
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
4.4.2 has already been pushed to Verizon and TMobile and Sprint.
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
For those asking how to root after they've unlocked, and will xxx relock me?...

After you've received the unlock code, consider your phone just like the Developer Edition, or other unlockable bootloader version X, like T-Mobile or Sprint version, except that you got your code form a 3rd party, rather than Moto's web site.

You unlock the bootloader with the same process as the Developer Edition (except you got your code form a 3rd party, rather than Moto). NOTE: see -> https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-c or basically .> fastboot oem unlock <UNIQUE_KEY> THIS WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE. DATA AND APPS WILL BE ERASED.

You re-lock the bootloader with the same process as the Developer Edition, or other unlockable -> fastboot oem lock THIS WILL FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE. DATA AND APPS WILL BE ERASED.

Only manually re-locking via the relock process (moto has on the Dev Edition web site, its fastboot oem lock ) will re-lock your bootloader

Root process is the same as the Developer Edition (THIS THREAD) - you no longer need to use SlapMyMoto, RockMyMoto or the like

Unlocking the bootloader disables Write Protection. - no need for MotoWpNoMo

You can now use ANY process for developer edition phone or other unlocked bootloader phone (like t-mobile or sprint)

Taking future OTA's will not re-lock your bootloader, however you will need to have stock recovery on your phone, and revert any modified system files, i.e. get back to "stock" or nearly stock, in order to install OTA's, just like those with Developer Edition phones have to do.

EDIT: Good point that I forgot to include in relation to points #2 & 3...

Correct. There is usually no need to relock your bootloader, unless you want to. Re-locking does not hide the fact that you have unlocked at some point. There is a status code on the fastboot/bootloader screen for locked, unlocked, relocked. We can't set that code back to "LOCKED."

If the status is Unlocked or Relocked, you'll get the unlocked bootloader warning at boot up. To get rid of it, you can use the same process others with unlocked bootloaders use to replace the LOGO.BIN with a custom one... see -> http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/themes-apps/moto-x-boot-logos-t2417961 as it has a few. To make your own, see the tips in THIS POST and use carock's script
[Moto X Q&A] ygthb:
unlocked bl

Fantastic illustration. I understand much better now.

Being that it is now unlocked like a dev phone, can we use dev updates?
[Moto X Q&A] 19Interpol:
There are no "dev updates". The developer edition gets the same updates as the regular version.
[Moto X Q&A] mschumacher69:
To add on that, you can always unlock it again if you do manually re-lock it (although there's no point in that), nothing will ever permanently lock your bootloader again once you unlock it. Re-locking it would not even get rid of the bootloader unlocked warning message.

As [MENTION=4118506]19Interpol[/MENTION] said, there are no special images for dev phones. The GSM Unlocked DE uses the same Retail US ROM as the TMO phone and the VZW DE uses the same ROM as the VZW non-DE.

That said, now that your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash other carrier ROMs on your phone. So if you have the ATT phone (GSM), you can flash the Retail US (GSM) ROM and you would start getting the Retail US OTAs. If you have a VZW phone (CDMA), you can flash ROMs from other CDMA carriers such as USC, Sprint and RW. Keep in mind that the UMTS and LTE bands might be different between ROMs so you might not get all supported bands if you flash another carrier's ROM (unless you flash the radio files from your carrier ROM).

This is good news for ATT users because they can now flash the Retail US (TMO) ROM to get rid of the ATT bloatware, get 4.4.2 and get timely OTAs ;)
[Moto X Q&A] termleech:
**NOTE I don't agree with the reasons I'm putting forth for Verizon locking their bootloaders but I'm putting them out there**

Verizon cares way more about this unlock than Motoroloa. Motorola really loses nothing with this unlock. You void your warranty when you use this unlock method because it's not a dev edition.

Verizon locks their bootloaders for a couple reasons. One is that if they allowed the average users who's buying phones from Verizon to unlock their bootloaders it opens them up to flashing whatever ROM they want. For the average user this is a bad idea. They have no idea what they are doing and are at risk for bricking theirs phones. This means Verizon has to provide customer support for it and possibly replace phones. This costs Verizon money and we all know Verizon likes their money. It's also possible (however unlikely) that a average person flashes some ROM that either has a worm in it or messed with the phone radio and causes issues with the phone or Verizon's cell towers. Verizon wouldn't want to open themselves up to this.

This is why Verizon let's manufacturers offer the dev editions of the phone. The price is a high enough barrier to entry that the average person isn't going to pay for it (they are going to go to a Verizon store and get the cheap phone). This means most people buying a dev edition know what they are doing so the risk is significantly less. Plus the warranty is through Moto not Verizon so Verizon isn't replacing any messed up phones.

Also Verizon makes money off their bloatware they put on the phones. Allowing a user to root / unlock and remove that means money that Verizon may be losing.

I'd venture to guess that 90% of people aren't on the unlimited plans anymore. Any recent plan has tethering includes I'm almost positive (I know the share everything plans do) so the tethering it's a huge issue. Likely anyone who is still on the unlimited or a non-tethering plan probably bought the dev edition anyway.
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
Wonder if dev edition resale prices are going to drop now or the price of unlocked moto maker phones priced as much as dev phones.
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
all Moto X's are priced the same based on the amount of storage. A 32GB dev ed is the same price as a 32GB Moto Maker. I think there was one promo, the Today Show promo, that was only for Moto Maker phones, but other than that, they are priced the same.

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and same goes for ATT. Googorola could care less about this and they are the only ones with the ability to do something about this. Now the carriers could pressure them to do something but I doubt that would happen since so few are doing this.
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
I mean Craigslist and swappa. In general dev editions are more used. Now I essentially have a subsidized custom moto maker dev edition :)
[Moto X Q&A] NightThyme:
there was an unlocked wood backed phone that went for $500+ on swappa. The guy said it was a prerelease rosewood. It looked like the walnut to me. Anyhow, it did not have the ugly verizon logo on it yet it was a verizon phone.
[Moto X Q&A] vtmike:
For those that get unlocked. Gravitybox is pretty sweet, if only it supported art.
[Moto X Q&A] sorullo_xgrx:
So I pulled the trigger and I'm trying to go through the eBay seller Chinese.silk after my card was decline on taobao.. So guys who used this seller. Will he contact you after you have pay the 1.99 how did it work?
[Moto X Q&A] cocchiararo:
I contacted him cause he was kinda slow.

It worked in the end.

ps: the paypal account he gives for the "product cost" is different from the ebay one.
[Moto X Q&A] niodo:
I just went the same route, bought from Chinese.silk off Ebay a few minutes ago. Waiting to hear back from him to get the ball moving, fingers crossed!
[Moto X Q&A] sorullo_xgrx:
I sent him an email already. How he can respond soon. Thanks
[Moto X Q&A] niodo:
How long did it take from when you first contacted him until you received the unlock code? Just wondering, thanks!
[Moto X Q&A] cocchiararo:
I got the code un less than 24hs after i payed "for the product", but it took like 2 or 3 days between paying the initial 1.99 and when he confirmed that the unlock was good for me (he did not want to pay until the other seller confirmed)
[Moto X Q&A] wildchild048:
Does someone have link for the guy on eBay?
[Moto X Q&A] sorullo_xgrx:
Here you go http://www.ebay.com/itm/171131992860
[Moto X Q&A] compuguy1088:
I have a friend in china as well....I would have to try this first to see if he would be comfortable doing this at all.....
[Moto X Q&A] Jaocagomez:
wow i cant believe any of this is happening, is he unlocking bootloaders for al MSM8960 devices (moto x, droid mini, ultra, maxx) ?
[Moto X Q&A] CarnivoreMatt:
Of course right? They would need to post the details of the method and make it free... I bet the $2500+ bounty is more than they can ever get on $40 / unit hits - given this wont last forever.

Someone should tell them about the bounty and how to get involved in XDA if that hasn't been done already.
[Moto X Q&A] M973:
Is this unlock code provider only for Verizon Moto X?

Would be great if there could be a separate thread for this, and to hear more of peoples' experience with it, the process, how to navigate it/using the ebay seller, etc.

:)
[Moto X Q&A] :
That's what this thread has become. Lol

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[Moto X Q&A] cocchiararo:
the provider had listed codes for veri and att, but i saw people saying they unlocked their droids too.

easiest way is getting a middleman from ebay and provide them with the link to the code and your imei
[Moto X Q&A] rayzke:
WAHOO!

My package came in E-MAIL today and it worked! REALLY!
[Moto X Q&A] contesauce:
Rayzke what middle man did you use if any?
[Moto X Q&A] M973:
Would be great, and I trust very appreciated if you could elaborate on how you went about it, the middle man, payment, etc. :)

Thanks
[Moto X Q&A] rayzke:
I struggled through the web page and Google translate. The instructions on page 16 (THANX! dmiramon) were a nice guide but keep in mind it was not step by step....but a guide. I also learned if I held my cursor over the characters while using Google Translate in some cases it broke the translation down even further. I took me a solid hour to make the process happen.... and twenty four hours to get results.
[Moto X Q&A] contesauce:
Awesome. I'll power through the same way thanks man.
[Moto X Q&A] cpetersen2791:
Anyone have success with Att phones (xt1058)