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HTC to Review Bootloader Policy?

Kellen May 24, 2011 68

Bootloaders, bootloaders, bootloaders. You almost can't approach an Android phone these days without talking about its locked bootloader. We all know that Motorola has long been fans of locking down their devices for good, but it was only recently that HTC...

Motorola Eases Up on Locked Bootloader Stance, Plans to Unlock Portfolio in 2011?

Kellen April 26, 2011 151

All the talk of locked bootloaders over the last few months has been a little depressing, but today's word out of Motorola may finally mean that all of our persistent attention to the matter is paying off. Everyone remember the Motorola bootloader petition...

Motorola’s Facebook Fans Appear to Like Unlocked Bootloaders

Kellen April 20, 2011 53

We've been avoiding this post for 3 weeks now because it was such a silly move by Motorola that we couldn't even bring ourselves to talk about it, but it appears to have picked up enough steam that we should all take a minute to have a good laugh at it. For...

Monday Poll: Unlocked old developer phone or locked down high-end phone?

Kellen April 4, 2011 229

A story came out over the weekend suggesting that the days of easily rooting every Android handset are about to become a thing of the past and that most devices will be unrootable and seriously locked down in the very near future. To go along with that story...

Oh those DROID Bootloaders – Still Locked. Forever Locked. Trolls. (Updated)

Kellen March 21, 2011 122

About that DROID bootloader unlocking story. Just read the conversation above and move on with your lives. It's locked, will always be locked, and we're glad we used a bunch of question marks and "coulds" in our post about it. And you guys call me the...

DROID X/2/Milestone Bootloaders About to be Unlocked? Keys for SBF Files Released (Updated)

Kellen March 20, 2011 150

Things are about to get really interesting on the DROIDX and DROID2 bootloader fronts. @nenolod, one of the few Motorola community members to continue to pursue cracking it, has possibly come through with keys to unlock and sign SBF files for flashing...

Motorola Clarifies Stance on Bootloaders, Looks to Partner With Developers?

Kellen January 19, 2011 124

By now, many of you have seen the recommendation that a Motorola YouTube admin made to a user who inquired about using a custom ROM on a future device. Well, the idea of buying "elsewhere" didn't sit nicely with one of Droid Life's readers, prompting them to...

Motorola Tells Customer to “Buy Elsewhere” if They Want Custom ROMs

Kellen January 19, 2011 350

Wow. We know that Motorola has taken a strong stance against rooting and custom ROMs, but a remark that popped up this week from their YouTube account manager is somewhat shocking. When the subject of avoiding the new Atrix 4G because of a potentially locked...