Unlock & Root Motorola Phone: Ultimate guide

[@aaronkogan]

tip. if you set up without wifi. you do not have to wait for 7 days. it worked for me same day I learned about this. i am using 2023 edge plus.

[@jujulautre]

Thanks a bunch for the very detailed tutorial ! Had to wait for a week and use a maybe-not-the-exact-same stock image, but it worked great. Cheers !

[@ChrisGray-e3u]

just helpful tip. explain and expound on the commands youre using. good content brother

[@sweezek3719]

Great guide! Hrlped a lot!

[@Oreofishingsomefish]

worked with a bit of problems because I haven't used a computer in a while, but fixed them with some help from the comments and some I just fixed by myself, thank you!

[@CartoonHub00012]

Please help me to unlock my boot loader 🥺

[@RobertD-kg7my]

you are the best yo rooted on android 14 n i was pretty sure the internet said you cant, not sure how but it woked 🤙💪😎

[@NITINMODS]

Please help me

[@bulletindiesel1548]

Thanks for the video! I successfully rooted my moto G power 2021!

[@VardesAbramyan]

how does the adb work for windows i cant put it on command prompt like u did on mac

[@TomWall-s7b]

Just a warning to anyone using a phone without a carrier. I have a Motorola Power G that I purchased unlocked and without a carrier, so I wasn't sure what factory image to download. I found an image for a carrier matching my exact factory image ID, and so went with that. Everything was successful, but after flashing, my device is now in a soft brick status. The device boots, but the screen is unresponsive to touch. I did a complete wipe and factory reset and that appeared to work but the device is still unresponsive to touch. Just a warning, may not want to try this unless your phone was actually purchased from a carrier.

[@ryanhibbs4111]

Same thing happened to me… I wish I saw this earlier. I got a new phone to try again and hopefully all goes well.

[@cherrycharan2271]

😂​@@ryanhibbs4111

[@kingrollos]

I have same phone . Moto g 5g 2024 and It's unlocked no carrier It's uses the fogos board. Anyways Motorola has software to fix it and they give you the stock image and what not . Motorola software fix off there website and click rescue

[@lmletalheadcrab]

Were you able to recover all functionality? Motorola has a recovery tool. I flashed LineageOS on my Edge+ 2023 and started having various issues. I was able to use the Motorola recovery tool to get it back on its factory image. I also read you shouldn't re-lock your bootloader. I dunno if this applies to all modern moto phones.

[@ibhardwajrahul]

Subscribed 💖

[@cometosuccess1776]

(bootloader) Failed to get unlock data. 4:06 please can you solve this problem when i entered this command " fastboot oem get_unlock_data" it returned an error "failed to get unlock data"

[@EvilMonkey7818]

You can't get past there if it's been less than 180 days since the phone was initially activated on MetroPCS. Maybe it's different for other carriers. I looked all over on xda developers and other places. In fact most of us had to manually put the phone in fastboot mode.

[@sdmfbastard]

might need to update windows drivers. go to windows updates while your phone is plugged in and check optional updates

[@SilverCat486]

do adb reboot bootloader instead of adb reboot fastboot that worked for me.

[@stuartlaw7528]

I get looking for any devices after typing fasstboot OEM get unlocked data

[@jonystroyer1020]

@@stuartlaw7528 i got that too but i went into bootloader manually (turn it off then press volume down + power) then plugged it to the computer and it worked it recognized the device

[@chacaabbaylee768]

Unlocking and flashing the firmware to get root access are separate parts of the process and both require quite a bit of knowledge to achieve. You should def make a video about the different variables with unlocking a device. It's easy, but people spend tons of hours just to finally learn that their model isn't unlockable for whatever reason. The main one being that carriers don't want you to have access to the USB tethering feature

[@sakshamkatoch2559]

just follow the steps properly and you will be there.. very helpful

[@lttrull4031]

Your a beast bro

[@SMAlMahmud]

Very helpful.

[@Kyxru]

Is there anyway to do it while it says "your device does not qualify for bootloader unlocking" ? or can I just not do anything about it

[@blankuser48]

IDK if this will work for you, but on mine i just ran the command "./adb oem unlock" without any code and the prompt to unlock it appeared on the phone

[@blankuser48]

The unlock prompt at 5:07 is the exact thing i saw on the phone

[@lionheaR.T.D.]

please make a video showing how to get those bonuses after rooting successfully! it was alot of work but i successfully unlocked the bootloader and rooted my Motorola G Play 2024 Android 13 device, and i even did it when the motorola website said my device was notable to have my bootl.oader unlocked!! great video, but now that im rooted im not sure how to go about getting those cool things you talked about at the end! Thanks for the help Abe. Cheers.

[@jonathanrivera0604]

my question is at what step the phone becomes network unlocked. i got the code, i get the connection, when i launch mtkclient, it keeps having these directory errors. also, which specific script is the one that just sim/network unlock

[@1reality-m5p]

How are you able to unlock without the code? I have same phone

[@andyvitz]

And I've already tried that that doesn't work they won't send me the code but on the other hand I can't get to the unlock screen if I had a valid code can't get a valid code from Motorola so now what do we do

[@chrispyhezzy5277]

Dude! Thank you! Those websites took some navigating to figure out and find the correct software but after a couple of headaches everything worked smooth as butter! Definitely subscribing. 🤙

[@abeatech]

Glad I could help!

[@andyvitz]

I would like to see some instructions on a Moto Z4 by Verizon how we unlock the bootloader since currently Motorola is not allowing us to do it running on Android 10

[@theenginerd5967]

I'm able to run 'reboot fastboot' and the device(Moto G Power 5G 2024, Android 14) executes properly, but from the device I have to manually tell it to reboot to bootloader and from there neither the computer nor the device detects each other(Ran ADB devices to confirm). I've tried three separate USB-C cables(OEM cable, A data cable for an external NVME drive bay, and a USB-C to USB-A cable) and none of them detect. Kinda at a loss figuring out if there's another security switch preventing the connection. Any help is welcome!

[@sdmfbastard]

yea I was doin all kinds of weird stuff for hours. Finally, I found that I had to update my windows driver for android usb. I went to windows update and clicked view optionial updates while my phone was plugged in ( it showed something like motorola android usb update). next I physically rebooted my phone in fastboot (restart, then hold the down arrow and the power button until the boot screen appears). At that point I again entered " ./fastboot oem get_unlcock_data" and it worked.

[@contippets]

The commands onward are not "adb". They are "fastboot". Yes, I know its hard to see. I ran into this problem when I attempted rooting last year. Fastboot, not ADB.

[@theenginerd5967]

I made a post but it didn't show up; I was able to successfully root my device several weeks ago. Make sure that the machine you're running powershell/terminal from actually has the OEM drivers FOR YOUR PHONE. Otherwise, the computer won't see the device properly, and you wont be able to send commands to it.

[@supera244]

Can you explain the root process in detail? Is it for the xt2415-1?

[@theenginerd5967]

@@supera244 Everything the video details is relevant to getting any Moto phone rooted, just make sure your computer that you're running the adb commands from has the drivers for your phone locally installed. otherwise, it won't detect the phone while it's in the bootloader.

[@aubreycarrillo7150]

worked on my moto stylus and my moto 5g power 2024, thank you!!! is there any way to get around the network simlock?

[@Liam-ry1hj]

Hello Abe a tech. This video is great, and I successfully rooted my phone by following your instructions. Could you give me some advice on how to unroot the phone? Do I flash the original carrier img file back to the phone?

[@tamimali1506]

In my moto g52 4g device after bootloader unlock DRM info showing Widevine l1 support but prime video & Netflix playing in 480p

[@kazishohel11]

Hi, I need help to install patch boot image. I used the command that you provide to flash, but it's not flashing it's says preflash validation failed. Remote failure. Note: I did rename the path file name boot.img. please help me..

[@TheGrandST]

you need to somehow get to the FastbootD (probably the kernel version of fastboot), i did it by going to the hard reset part, and selecting "enter fastbootD"

[@ShawnMarthers-r2q]

I did it without a code and my phone ask me if I'm sure I want to unlock it. I use the volume and power button to select yes and it tells me it's done but then nothing happens.

[@MahmoudAli-f7t]

i am not tech savvy but my phone is locked to Cricket and i was wondering if this would actually help unlock network so i can use it on other network?

[@smoejith9283]

what about the phones that are "ineligible" for an unlock? toss in trash?

[@av3ffx]

I know the carrier i am using but how to know this 5 letter code on moto g54 5g

[@Ano-d5f]

If you not found the factory image on the site you first need to flash your phone, where you use the image from the same site where is not the needed image?

[@sarahpaulekas]

Can you do this on a chromebook. I hope this is not a silly question. I've just tried to translate it to my Chromebook in terms of the downloads 🎉and language etc and I'm just not exactly knowledgeable enough to quite get it. Thanks for any info, again sorry if it seems like a duh question to some.

[@Eververcetti]

It's possible

[@harshvardhan9585]

Nice thanks

[@jinsakai6969]

Did everything correctly but still my magisk doesn't show any sign that my device is rooted, even tested different root checker app but they say my device isn't rooted 😭

[@gargisamara]

I'm on Motorola Edge 40 (XT2303-2) Android 13... yeah OEM unlocking is grayed out on me. And I should root it to force-switch off the automatic updates that are forcefully on ignoring smart-update on off and Developer options auto-update on off. So they say I don't own the phone, I don't decide whether it updates or not, they do.

[@ZeroStasis-bp8gh]

moto g power 5G (XT2311DL) oem is gray out, does waiting 7days work? If no how do I access this option

[@IHATESCHOOLMAN0998]

I read if you factory reset without the sim and make a rush for the oem unlock without signing into google and such you can unlock it.

[@theenginerd5967]

I had a Verizon SIM plugged in immediately(Phone is unlocked by Default). I don't know how long I waited, but the phone died somewhere over the course of the month after ejecting the sim, and the switch ungreyed. So, just try letting it sit without a sim for a bit?

[@ZeroStasis-bp8gh]

After 14 days it was available to click oem toggle, but Motorola says not eligible, I'll wait a while and check again. While I wait I'll explore alternative methods.

[@ZeroStasis-bp8gh]

OK, it's been little over a month, going to check the Motorola website again, if still no, I'll contact support and find out why, as well as explore alt methods / work arounds

[@ZeroStasis-bp8gh]

OK, it's been little over a month, going to check the Motorola website again, if still no, I'll contact support and find out why, as well as explore alt methods / work arounds

[@Liam-ry1hj]

when I try the step at 8:10 in the video; flashing the img to the phone, it say unknown command in the powershell. What do I do?

[@CHiCKENLORE]

dont use powershell, when in the file explorer platform tools click on the file directory at the top and type in cmd and it will open a cmd at that directory ^^

[@w2r3098]

❤❤ Thank you

[@gillandro2]

Hi my issue is i have the patched image, can get into fast boot mode but struggling with the syntax maybe... sometimes it cant find the command and when it does it will say waiting for device and do nothing... any info helps thank you

[@bulletindiesel1548]

could you make a video on how you can use your phone as a pie hole?

[@morocoification]

I tried on my Moto g play 2021 and those commands that were supposed to drop down the command lines, never came up.

[@jonpeck3113]

At fastboot OEM get_unlock_data keep getting FAILED (remote: 'Command not supported in default implementation') suggestions?

[@cameronprimeaux7436]

youre in the fatbootd menu switch to bootloader menu then retry should work

[@harishHarish-ko5dx]

Thanks my friend 😂❤

[@KishoreRaulo-h5n]

​@@harishHarish-ko5dx bro please help Mine is Moto g52 running on android 13 Please help me how to root it

[@WisdomWarrior753]

Sending 'boot_a' (98304 KB) OKAY [ 3.272s] Writing 'boot_a' (bootloader) Preflash validation failed FAILED (remote: '') fastboot: error: Command failed i also have single boot in xml file but i am facing this error

[@cerinza9169]

I had the same problem. Use fastboot reboot fastboot not adb reboot booloader to flash the patched boot image.

[@drkilljoyplaysgames9524]

My phone can't get bootloader unlocked. Says its not qualified

[@faserstostun]

Two things for clarity: 1.) Procedure: If the phone is carrier unlocked already, we can skip to the "root" procedure. Correct? 2) Image identification: If the phone is originally a Tracfone and I'm using T-Mobile as a carrier, do we flash with a T-Mobile (current carrier) image or TracFone (original carrier). My assumption is current carrier. Thank you for this incredibly detailed guide!

[@daviddavis8102]

No. A carrier unlock is a totally different thing than a bootloader unlock.

[@jlabasolo_1961]

Great tutorial!, thank you so much!

[@ShaunSpamLol]

Hey I'm a bit confused at the rooting steps. I don't live in the US and don't have a US carrier, so my carrier isn't listed in the folders on the linked website. Is there a way for me to find an equivalent image I can use? ETA I found some system programs that reference ATT so I suspect an ATT vesion could work, but is there a recommended step to back up my phone in case the image doesn't work?

[@Niki_Brokens]

4:08 command not found: fastboot pls help

[@nocturnalsingularity3138]

can i use this method to eventually unlock my phone from its carrier. i dont know the exact software, or files used by the carrier to lock a device to their network, but will this give me the ability to get rid of those packages?

[@Llilman8680]

So, I have a question that maybe I can get some help on. I have a Z4 XT1980-4. It was recently locked and factory reset. Is there a way to root the device without developers' options? I forgot to mention that I do have serial and IMEI numbers.

[@lucaseaster7697]

Can you tell me if boost mobile Moto g stylus 5g is a single boot partition

[@MladenBruck]

I have a phone (Motorola moto G) that was stolen from me. Police found the person, and the court prosecuted him. The case was closed for him but not for me. The phone is locked to his google account after a factory reset. Now I can't revert to my account since the phone is asking for his previous account. I talked to the police again but nothing could be done since the person paid the court fee. His free. Google also can't (or won't) help me, just asked to do what I already tried to do several times. I contacted the local phone service, but they also weren't able to unlock it. Any chance for this phone?

[@HamidHossain-fw8fy]

Yes you can unlock your phone

[@LEWISMIGUELFERIARIOS]

I'm trying to root a Motorola g power 2022 and its oficial software channel is universal sku, what should I do

[@simchafreiclech]

I have a question, how I can open the band to use the phone in another country using the IMEI number and serial? Thank you.

[@GARGUSHKAYT]

FAILED (remote: 'unknown command') fastboot: error: Command failed help please

[@jusaenz-p1j]

Switch to bootloader instead of fastboot

[@KaydenHale-n8r]

how to root on windows please. your the only guy whos got it all down. if you have to use windows emulator on mac and make a quick video... please. im calling and unlocking my carrier in the morning please get back with me

[@revers_official2696]

When I run this command "fastboot oem get_unlock_data" I get this message "< waiting for any device >" as the computer is waiting for something, what can I do?

[@MichaelBrown-cg5gb]

Just make sure you saved you adb files in the proper place in you computer I know sometimes it will put it in the downloads folder but it needs to be in local disk C. And saved under programs x86 and then just follow his steps with turning on USB-DEBUGGING in the settings menu of your phone in the developer opinions any way hope that helps

[@harshith.r964]

And also open the device manager to see if your drivers are updated

[@xankiiza]

I have a moto g7 power 2021 which is hard bricked. shows flashing locked, when I try to unlock flashing, it says enable oem unlock in developer settings, which I cant acces. Please help me.. this is my only phone, how do I unlock it?

[@jonystroyer1020]

download motorola software fix it will give you the correct firmware for your phone and reboot it you can fix it there

[@Dr4g0nR4ng3r]

Can this be done without a computer?

[@Obscurity202]

when I do adb reboot fastboot it just reboots normally. What now? If I try to get unlock data from there it just says waiting for any device.

[@SicEditz]

same idk what to do, have you found a solution

[@Obscurity202]

@@SicEditz i dont remember the specifics of this step, but it was claimed that my specific phone is blocked against unlocking .

[@SicEditz]

@@Obscurity202 oh okay, mine is probably the same

[@BalaSakthi]

After getting the data in motorola site when i click can my device be unlocked? noting happpens why?

[@mostafakhalil24]

Why i need firmware and flashing my phone again with software since i had the latest software ? All i need is Root validity and an app to install it . Maybe need to install some recovery .

[@Al-kaun]

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

[@Gsm-hub_haryana]

same here

[@cerinza9169]

@@Gsm-hub_haryana Use fastboot reboot fastboot not adb reboot bootloader

[@josephmcneese7056]

So you have to be connected to wifi and not data??

[@richardcly3]

Does this work for Moto g 5g(2022)? My phone isnt the stylus version

[@agarjakendu]

mine just restarts after "adb reboot fast boot." Literally stuck.

[@jbrantley130]

Instead, try adb reboot bootlader

[@johnnyreb280]

I can't get my Cray CX1 to interface with my Motorola 5G?

[@PlayProUniverse]

boot looping its stuck

[@FLYNIGHTGAMING]

its not working on my moto g13 is says on my pc whating vor devices

[@FLYNIGHTGAMING]

FAILED (remote: 'Unable to open fastboot HAL') fastboot: error: Command failed

[@mannylabeija5743]

i wsh you had shown how to do it all on the pc while it was being done because its on and off also 2 vids would be great one to unlock and one to root

[@jusaenz-p1j]

si necesita ayuda le puedo ayudar

[@edbirds]

does this work with the motorola razr 2023?

[@jarhead1969]

PLEASE READ IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH "Not eligible for bootloader unlock" If you are having issues getting this code please make sure to paste the WHOLE code out into a text editor and remove spaces. Each part of this code is case sensitive and while it looks like 4 different codes in the command prompt/terminal/bash it is actually one large code. This isn't made explicitly known and I even had issues with this as a "tech savvy" user.

[@ethanchang3192]

great took a while to do it on windows just had to do ./

[@MiniBouillesAdorables]

(bootloader) Check 'OEM unlocking' in Android Settings > Developer (bootloader) Options FAILED (remote: '') fastboot: error: Command failed menu devloppeur no possible activate OEM ,solution for me please ?

[@mokujin29]

YOu need to turn on options in developer for allowing OEM unlocking

[@VirginiaGarza-g3n]

You have to turn off screen lock or face lock etc….. only swipe to unlock

[@Duesi2024]

Good video, but not perfect. + works perfectly fine + everything nessessary explained in a very short video - Some video footage could be sharper. (But you have important code in description) - some cuts where to abruptly, so i needed to watch some steps two times But overall probably the best video on YT. Maybe a small conecpt-map at the beginning would have been nice, so you know, what to expect. :)

[@GSSid-f3n]

does not work on motorola unlocked bootloader. giving me this error. ... target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes sending 'boot_a' (65536 KB)... OKAY [ 1.555s] writing 'boot_a'... (bootloader) Preflash validation failed FAILED (remote failure) finished. total time: 1.563s

[@Mr.Marshmallow]

Had a several issues like "waiting for any device" in command prompt but downloading motorola drivers drom official software site fixed the problem.

[@CHiCKENLORE]

yeah you needed to do that

[@erick09267554245]

will this method works on Motorola RAZR 2023 (small lcd)?

[@Levibenz_911]

Is this work with Moto Stylus 5g 2024?

[@CHiCKENLORE]

of course, just find ur img, extract it with winrar, find the boot.img, and do what the video says

[@Nakime1230]

i cant find a file with my build number ? what to do

[@thelaughsgang_lol8385]

thank you

[@halking6932]

What firmware do you get if you never had a provider? I bought an unlocked phone.

[@Mourning-Sun]

It SHOULD be RETUS (if in the us anyway) or another RET variant if you're somewhere else in the world. I just finished rooting my Stylus '24 with this method and using RETUS, I bought it new from Amazon during Prime Day. Good luck. 🤙

[@mydzerRP]

moto g24 Power support the unlock?

[@tridungtran6813]

friend, Can it be unlocked for verizone carriers? specifically the XT2121 UW 5G

[@1reality-m5p]

How am I supposed to type with a rotary dial?

[@vidameclips]

Bro i am trying to install nethunter in motorola. Make tutorial on that

[@jujuxx010]

You can use the Lenovo Rescue & Smart Assistant to get the Motorola firmware. (you will need your IMEI) I just wanted to add this.

[@jbrantley130]

Thank you for this tip.

[@SsarunS-y9g]

i have factory reset moto g 5g (bootloop issue) can i recover data?

[@Maliciouscheese]

having the waiting for any device issue and cant find a fix..? help someone!!

[@rosexd618]

check drivers

[@rubenrios7847]

why do I get PS C:\Users uben\Desktop\platform-tools-latest-windows> adb adb : The term 'adb' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:1 + adb + ~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (adb:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[@rubenrios7847]

Ive opened the unzipped folder in terminal

[@diegovilalpando7972]

Dose this work with the non stylist version?

[@aileensg1]

Waiting on video for google storage...

[@the-scholars-den]

Really said good

[@Flipper_CH]

How do I find the carrier?

[@1reality-m5p]

Will this work on my landline?

[@ducttapeboys]

Is it gonna work if I don’t have a carrier SD card

[@CHiCKENLORE]

ya dont need an sd card pal. just a computer

[@vincentjrphiri7558]

Can it unlock a network locked to spectrum?

[@jeremiahmarsh6021]

My phone wont turn on. It keeps restarting...

[@DeWayneStringer]

where is the link for ADB for windows

[@fawadahm82]

hi abe , is there any way to remove Bootloader unlocked warning message on this devices ?? thank you

[@rosexd618]

1. First, remove root access from your device. 2. Flash the device with the stock firmware. 3. Enter ADB mode and type the following command: `fastboot flashing relock`. ⚠️ **Warning:** Do not relock the bootloader before removing root access. Doing so may hard brick your device, with only a 2% chance of recovery. ⚠️

[@fawadahm82]

@@rosexd618 thank you a lot..

[@andyvitz]

What if that doesn't work now what do you do and that's my beef from day one that doesn't work not an older devices like this Moto z 4 by Verizon so it's got to be another way to do this

[@AngelRodriguez-xp5vg]

i have metro by tmobile, can i use tmo?

[@jusaenz-p1j]

si puedes