It’s a Moto G 5G 2024 (Model XT2417-1) Factory Unlocked (Costed me $140 for the phone)
Done via a Steam Deck* running a Linux Mint on a (Live OS) USB Stick (USB Hub needed in order to plug in keyboard and mouse, the Boot Stick, and the OTG Cable to the phone, and the hub also needs to be powered.)
As for the unlocking, just look up the website and follow instrucion. Phone needs to be connected to the internet for about a week (6 days for me) to get the OEM Unlocking thing Un-Greyed so that you can toggle it on.
Seeing all those command lines feels like hacking :P
(*Who needs a computer when you have a steam deck as a computer xD)
(Yes I know about Graphene, but didn’t feel like getting a used phone that might not unlock, and definitely don’t wanna spend $500 for a new one)
I hope this is the inspiration y’all need to attempt this yourself. Because I’m a total noob and idk how command lines work and I did it by simply copy-pasting. Anyone can do it.
So, everything seems to work. I got GPS working, camera and recording functions work, fingerprint works, I check settings and encryption seems to be enabled, Fennec with uBlock Origin works great and videos play; downloaded a bunch of apps lile food delibery apps, rideshares, money transfer apps (most of them I don’t even use, just testing it), they all seem to open, but I’m not gonna create accounts to test them.
Lyft requires Google Play Services, so it doesn’t launch, so that sucks. I think mobile site probably works if you need Lyft.
Some apps refuse to download from Aurora for some reason. ID.me and TD just wouldn’t download, but every other app works, not network issue, because I tapped download on TD (I don’t even use TD bank btw, but its a common bank some people use so I’d figure to test it), I get error message, it refused to download., then I go randomly download Wells Fargo, and it downloads just fine. Idk why that’s happening.
You could try MicroG in a work profile. You should be able to download the MicroG app from their website directly, and it should, in theory, “just work” after granting it the permissions.
I used a GSI on an LG I had and the fingerprint sensor worked fine. I’m not saying it will work on yours, but unless you know someone has the exact same model as you and has confirmed it won’t work, it’d still be worth trying.
Well done. I still rock my Mi 9T from 2020 with LineageOS 22.2 - Battery life improved to 2 days after switching to Lineage, snappy, no issues, weekly updates - what more can I ask for?
Wait what? Instructions I saw earlier said download some suspicious binary from a weird file sharing site, no thanks. Quick web search found this, which says Motorola will send you an unlock code but you have to enroll an account with them and agree to a EULA. Who knows.
Unlocking the phone voids the warranty? Lol, but it’s a cheap phone and I think the warranty is just 1 year anyway. I wonder if it can be done on a carrier locked phone. Thanks for the link.
No, it doesn’t. Motorola apparently claims it does, but they’re lying. The Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act requires them to honor the warranty no matter how you modify your property unless they can prove your modification caused the fault you’re trying to claim the warranty for. They don’t just get to presume it because you flashed the firmware.
No, it usually doesn’t work on any carrier variants, doesn’t matter if the SIM-lock is gone, motorola doesn’t do it. Regardless, according to Lineage’s site, in the case of the Moto G 5G 2024, only the XT2417-1 model is supported. Carrier variants have a different model number.
Its worth noting you also need to go to the Motorola website to “request” an unlock key. You do some fastboot commands to the phone and then pasting those results to the website (its like 5 lines of hexadecimal stuff that is unique to each device, you paste it to the website as one single string of text). The website seems to be automatic, there doesn’t seem to be any humans involved. You also need to create a Mototola Account to get the unlock key, but those account don’t need a phone number so you could just create a throwaway. I got the unlock key on day 0, but the developer settings toggle thing needed 6 days for me.
Lots of vendors rewuire you to get an unlock token/key unique to your device for you to unlock the bootloader. They make you wait one week before they give it to you after you request it.
Because when you get a new device and go to Developer options, the “Allow OEM Unlocking” is greyed out, you can’t toggle the setting, I looked it up and its some weird Motorola BS that their server have to “verify” your device or something, and can take a week, for me it was about 6 days.
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I’m curious how does lineage OS work on it? Does anything not work?
Is there apps you want me to test?
Chase’s app works fine, btw.
Not so much apps just stuff like fingerprint reader
So, everything seems to work. I got GPS working, camera and recording functions work, fingerprint works, I check settings and encryption seems to be enabled, Fennec with uBlock Origin works great and videos play; downloaded a bunch of apps lile food delibery apps, rideshares, money transfer apps (most of them I don’t even use, just testing it), they all seem to open, but I’m not gonna create accounts to test them.
Lyft requires Google Play Services, so it doesn’t launch, so that sucks. I think mobile site probably works if you need Lyft.
Some apps refuse to download from Aurora for some reason. ID.me and TD just wouldn’t download, but every other app works, not network issue, because I tapped download on TD (I don’t even use TD bank btw, but its a common bank some people use so I’d figure to test it), I get error message, it refused to download., then I go randomly download Wells Fargo, and it downloads just fine. Idk why that’s happening.
You could try MicroG in a work profile. You should be able to download the MicroG app from their website directly, and it should, in theory, “just work” after granting it the permissions.
Google can gargle my 8a graphenis
sadly i’m stuck
i have a s23 fe
which only has a unofficial and buggy twrp
:(((((
Have you tried a GSI?
there’s none
I used a GSI on an LG I had and the fingerprint sensor worked fine. I’m not saying it will work on yours, but unless you know someone has the exact same model as you and has confirmed it won’t work, it’d still be worth trying.
i said there’s none
someone one XDA said they used Evolution X GSI with no issues, but did not show/say where the hell i get it.
GSI stands for Generic System Image. Theyre device agnostic and design to work on any phone with an unlocked bootloader made after 2016
They are on evolution X’s site I think. They are not device specific which is why they are called GSIs (generic system image)
it’s most likely not a device specific one. you should try one of the generic ones.
Well done. I still rock my Mi 9T from 2020 with LineageOS 22.2 - Battery life improved to 2 days after switching to Lineage, snappy, no issues, weekly updates - what more can I ask for?
I kind of want to do the same but my moto g85 is not supported even tho same hardware g84 is in supported device list.
Wait what? Instructions I saw earlier said download some suspicious binary from a weird file sharing site, no thanks. Quick web search found this, which says Motorola will send you an unlock code but you have to enroll an account with them and agree to a EULA. Who knows.
https://www.getdroidtips.com/unlock-bootloader-moto/#step-1-enable-usb-debugging-oem-unlocking
Idk what that is, but the official one is this: https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
(TLD ending in motorola.com/ is official site)
Yes you have to agree to give up the warranty. But I never remember ever having to file a warranty claim anyways, and I value the freedom more.
Edit: And you don’t need any weird binaries, at least on linux. Its from the official repository that the distro uses.
For the platform tools, I used:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
Unlocking the phone voids the warranty? Lol, but it’s a cheap phone and I think the warranty is just 1 year anyway. I wonder if it can be done on a carrier locked phone. Thanks for the link.
No, it doesn’t. Motorola apparently claims it does, but they’re lying. The Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act requires them to honor the warranty no matter how you modify your property unless they can prove your modification caused the fault you’re trying to claim the warranty for. They don’t just get to presume it because you flashed the firmware.
While legally that is true it is not enforced and you would win in court but that isn’t worth going to court for
No, it usually doesn’t work on any carrier variants, doesn’t matter if the SIM-lock is gone, motorola doesn’t do it. Regardless, according to Lineage’s site, in the case of the Moto G 5G 2024, only the XT2417-1 model is supported. Carrier variants have a different model number.
That is an amazing dedicated ride. Kudos to your ingenuity!
I would but my phone don’t got an official image from them. FML
You don’t need official ones, just need to have an active enough community for someone to get all the features you care about working
I tried an “unofficial” CyanogenMod back in 2015, device encryption wasn’t even on, everything was broken.
Ahhh, that’s good to know now that i’m actually considering buying this device. That sucks. Still better than Xiaomi though.
Its worth noting you also need to go to the Motorola website to “request” an unlock key. You do some fastboot commands to the phone and then pasting those results to the website (its like 5 lines of hexadecimal stuff that is unique to each device, you paste it to the website as one single string of text). The website seems to be automatic, there doesn’t seem to be any humans involved. You also need to create a Mototola Account to get the unlock key, but those account don’t need a phone number so you could just create a throwaway. I got the unlock key on day 0, but the developer settings toggle thing needed 6 days for me.
I’m still sad that ASUS no longer allows bootloader unlocking for their Zenfones.
Are we posting rooted and ROM’ed phones here? ‘Cuz I have a cabinet of shock and awe available lol.
Why does it take a week to oem unlock?
Lots of vendors rewuire you to get an unlock token/key unique to your device for you to unlock the bootloader. They make you wait one week before they give it to you after you request it.
Because when you get a new device and go to Developer options, the “Allow OEM Unlocking” is greyed out, you can’t toggle the setting, I looked it up and its some weird Motorola BS that their server have to “verify” your device or something, and can take a week, for me it was about 6 days.
That’s the time needed to report and block a stolen phone.
It took a month of waiting for Xiaomi for me back then.
which is why I’ll never give my money to them, regardless of how cheap and featureful their devices are.
Thinking about doing it but have to switch my battery first (pixel 6a).
Make sure to update with pros and cons.
You probably already know this but Google has to replace it for free.