Bootloader unlocking: Difference between revisions

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In 2012, Motorola released a limited tool for unlocking bootloaders.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Evan|date=2012-08-17|title=Motorola unveils Android bootloader unlocking tool with limited device support|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/8/17/3250448/motorola-bootloader-unlock-website|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-10|website=[[The Verge]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819012621/http://www.theverge.com:80/2012/8/17/3250448/motorola-bootloader-unlock-website |archive-date=2012-08-19 }}</ref> They require accepting terms and conditions and creating an account before the bootloader can be unlocked for your Motorola device.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Viscomi|first=Rick |title=Using WebPageTest: web performance testing for novices and power users|date=2015|author2=Andy Davies |author3=Marcel Duran|isbn=978-1-4919-0281-3 |___location=Sebastopol, CA|oclc=927108295}}</ref>

A 2012 article by ''[[The Verge]]'' called the unlockable bootloaders a 'broken promise' and called for a fix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kopfstein |first=Janus |date=2012-11-20 |title=Access Denied: why Android’sAndroid's broken promise of unlocked bootloaders needs to be fixed |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/20/3666668/access-denied-android-unlocked-bootloaders |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>

HTC phones have an additional layer of lock called "S-OFF/S-ON".