Motorola's Enterprise Mobile Devices GM Christy Wyatt stated this weekend that the international version, just called the RAZR, would be Motorola's first phone since the crackdowns to have the option of unlocking the bootloader. It was up to the carriers, Wyatt said, and Verizon had chosen to disable the feature. She told this great news to Ausdroid.
She expected that most of the bootloader unlocking would come after Android 4.0 ICS upgrades. Carriers too have the option of deciding whether or not to upgrade the OS, although the phone's release just before Android 4.0 is makes it probable that most carriers will at least roll out the patch.
Motorola is also working to have a list of the models that will be unlocked displayed on their motodev.com website. The Motorola RAZR which will be announced later this month in Australia is now the first phone to include the fully implemented lock/unlock bootloader software in it. Same treatment goes for the international version too.
Verizon hasn't explained why it has taken away the option to unlock the bootloader, although it's likely to prevent malware attacks that might modify low-level code.
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She expected that most of the bootloader unlocking would come after Android 4.0 ICS upgrades. Carriers too have the option of deciding whether or not to upgrade the OS, although the phone's release just before Android 4.0 is makes it probable that most carriers will at least roll out the patch.
Motorola is also working to have a list of the models that will be unlocked displayed on their motodev.com website. The Motorola RAZR which will be announced later this month in Australia is now the first phone to include the fully implemented lock/unlock bootloader software in it. Same treatment goes for the international version too.
Verizon hasn't explained why it has taken away the option to unlock the bootloader, although it's likely to prevent malware attacks that might modify low-level code.
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