Motorola posts Android bootloader unlock page, lets just one device pass muster

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Motorola drew fresh respect after it vowed that its Android device customers could [unlock their bootloaders][3], starting with the [Photon Q LTE][4]. Nearly everything about that process was kept in the dark, but it's now been blown wide open: the company has posted a full page dedicated to the process. Getting started will demand the [Android SDK][5], fastboot, new USB drivers and a slightly scary warranty release, but it otherwise goes through a very [HTC-like process][6] that provides an unlock key. Verizon subscribers who were hoping for a surprise [Droid RAZR MAXX][7] unlock won't be happy, mind you; the Photon Q LTE is the only device on the list so far that isn't already unchained as a matter of course. Motorola did characterize the unlock option as a forward-thinking option, which leaves us not so secretly wishing that [high-profile future releases][8] expand the list of unlockable devices a bit further.

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