Unlock moto E5 bootloader: Android device manufacturers usually lock the bootloader of their device in order to prevent flashing of custom files like boot image or recoveries. But this does not indicate it cannot be unlocked. That is why for Today's tutorial, we are going to guide you on how to unlock the bootloader of your Motorola Moto E5 Android Smartphone running on Android Oreo.
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What is Bootloader?
Android Smartphone system has different partitions which play different roles. One of the key partition of the Android OS is the bootloader.
In Android, the bootloader is that partition which loads and starts the different time task and processes of the Android OS. That is it determines which partition of the OS loads first, which next, and the duration.
A bootloader primarily manages and executes the boot sequence of a computer system. It enables loading the operating system within the computer memory when a computer is started or booted up. On the Windows OS, it is usually referred to as the boot manager.
Reasons you may want to unlock your Moto E5 bootloader and advantages.
Since the Moto E5 comes with a locked bootloader, flashing in fastboot mode is not allowed. So, if you are intending to Customise your Moto E5, unlocking the bootloader becomes an inevitable course of action.
Unlocking your Android device bootloader will benefit you in the following ways;
- When you unlock the Bootloader of your Motorola Moto E5, you will be able to install a custom recovery like; TWRP, CWM.
- It will permit you to flash custom roms after you must have flashed a custom recovery.
- Rooting using SuperSU is possible when you unlock your Moto E5 bootloader.
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- ##warning## Warning:
- Unlocking the bootloader of your device will void the warranty, and may even brick your device.
Unlocking Moto E5 Bootload: Step-by-step guide.
To unlock the bootloader of your Moto E5;
- Download and install adb+fastboot drivers on your Computer. When installed, it will create an adb folder in your C:\ drive.
- Download and install Motorola Android USB drivers. You can download from the link below.
- Next, activate the developer options by going to Settings > About Phone > Build number. Hit on the build number until you get the message "you are now a developer".
- Now head back to the Settings and go to the developer options to enable OEM Unlocking and USB debugging.
- Put your device in fastboot mode (power off, then press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously).
- Once in bootloader/fastboot mode, connect your Moto E5 to the Computer using a well functional USB cable. You should see the connection status. Your Moto E5 will install the drivers including the fastboot drivers.
- Open the adb folder in C:\adb and press SHIFT + Right click and select "Open a new command window here".
- On the command line, use the following code to confirm device connection.
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- ##code## Check if device is connected in fastboot mode:
- fastboot devices
- Once you have confirmed device connection status, you will need the unlock key for bootloader unlock. To get the unlock key, you will need to generate some unlock data using the command below
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- ##code## Get unlock data
- fastboot oem get_unlock_data
The unlock data you will get on the command line will be something like the one below;
$ fastboot oem get_unlock_data
(bootloader) 0A40040192024205#4C4D3556313230
(bootloader) 30373731363031303332323239#BD00
(bootloader) 8A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F95
(bootloader) 1A3E5#1F53280002000000000000000
(bootloader) 0000000
(bootloader) 0A40040192024205#4C4D3556313230
(bootloader) 30373731363031303332323239#BD00
(bootloader) 8A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F95
(bootloader) 1A3E5#1F53280002000000000000000
(bootloader) 0000000
What you have to do is combine all the bootloader codes into one long code without the whitespaces.
For the above example, the final code should be 0A40040192024205#4C4D355631323030373731363031303332323239#BD008A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F951A3E5#1F532800020000000000000000000000.
- Next, visit the Motorola developer website page and paste your data code, read and accept license terms and click on the "Can my device be unlocked?" button.
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- ##book## Before you go, read also:
- After the above steps, a popup window will appear with the option to request the unlock key. Confirm and make your request.
- You will then receive an email with the unique unlock key for your Moto E5.
- Now that you have the Unlock key, to unlock the bootloader, you the following command.
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- ##code## Unlocking moto E5 bootloader with unique unlock key.
- fastboot oem unlock
It should be noted that this process will erase all your personal data, so consider taking a backup of your personal data before carrying out the bootloader unlocking.
- When the unlocking process is successful, reboot your device using the command.
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- ##code## reboot device with fastboot:
- fastboot reboot
Conclusion
After following the above guide, you should now have a Motorola Moto E5 with an unlocked bootloader. As a result, flashing of a custom recovery should now be possible, as well as rooting.
An unlocked bootloader will also permit you to install custom firmware(Roms) like Cyanogen mod.
If you face any problem with this guide, please leave us a comment below and we will surely get back to you.
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