Motorola Atrix 4G
CRIPPLED?
Anyone know if its true they're going to continue encrypting the bootloader?
It's a deal breaker for me, I need to be able to use my phones how I decide, not some distant marketing chimp.
Latest I've seen on this is:
http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-issues-apology- ... »
Would be nice to actually KNOW that MOT has decided they really want to stay in business.
It's a deal breaker for me, I need to be able to use my phones how I decide, not some distant marketing chimp.
Latest I've seen on this is:
http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-issues-apology- ... »
Would be nice to actually KNOW that MOT has decided they really want to stay in business.
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I'm a little bit worried about the bootloader being locked, but I have tremendous faith in the fine people at XDA. This is going to be the most popular phone on AT&T, and in the U.S., at least until the Bionic comes out to rival it, so the person who cracks the bootloader will be a hero. I know that I will be doing my part by funding someone with coffee and Mountain Dew so that they will crack it ASAP. 🙂
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While I give the XDA folks a lot of respect for their work, I'm less optimistic.
DROID X and DROID PRO are still crippled
The 'Bionic' is also still crippled, despite the irony.
DROID X and DROID PRO are still crippled
The 'Bionic' is also still crippled, despite the irony.
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I was mistaken when I spoke before.
Basically every phone has a locked bootloader, it's the encrypted bootloader that is the problem. It has been confirmed that the Atrix has an encrypted bootloader, which is unhackable.
The Atrix has already been rooted, 3-4 days before it was released to the public. What this means that that you can remove the bloatware that AT&T puts on the phone, and you should be able to use the hotspot and tethering options without the extra cash going to AT&T. You will be able to change the GUIs, but the kernals must be signed and based off of Motorola's version of Android which on the Atrix is 2.2.
Basically every phone has a locked bootloader, it's the encrypted bootloader that is the problem. It has been confirmed that the Atrix has an encrypted bootloader, which is unhackable.
The Atrix has already been rooted, 3-4 days before it was released to the public. What this means that that you can remove the bloatware that AT&T puts on the phone, and you should be able to use the hotspot and tethering options without the extra cash going to AT&T. You will be able to change the GUIs, but the kernals must be signed and based off of Motorola's version of Android which on the Atrix is 2.2.
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