Motorola Photon 4G has been successfully unlocked. Photon’s unlocking might open doors to unlocked Droid 3 and Bionic, which will are yet to be released. Be Warned! The procedure mentioned to Unlock Motorolla Photon 4G Bootloader is for users with advance knowledge of flashing and Fastboot.

Downloads

• Unlocked SBF
• RSDLite
• Fast Boot
• System.img

How To Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader

Step 1
Download and Install RSD Lite and drivers from Downloads section.

Step 2
Download and Extract Unlocked SBF.

Step 3
Start your phone in fastboot mode.

1. Turn off your phone
2. Press Volume Down + Power keys
3. Press Volume Up key when you sopt fastboot

Step 4
Run RSD Lite in your Computer.

Step 5
Click on “…” button to select File.

Step 6
Provide SBF file from the extracted folder.

Step 7
Connect your Phone with computer.

Step 8
Your device should be recognized by RSD Lite.

Step 9
Click “Start” to flash your Phone.

Step 10
Your phone will restart when flashing completes.

Step 11
Extract FastBoot package in your computer (given in downloads sections).

Step 12
Open command prompt and navigate to android-sdk\tools\moto-fastboot< \em> directory.

Step 13
Launch moto-fastboot oem unlock.

Step 14
Note down the Unique ID for your phone which will be shown on command prompt screen after you launched moto-fastboot oem unlock. The line containing id looks like.

INFOof your device: ###########

Step 15
Type following command, replacing ************ with your Unique ID.

moto-fastboot oem unlock ###########

Step 16
You have successful unlocked your Bootloader. You will see “unlock” on your phone’s screen when your reboot.

Note. Maker sure your phone is charged 100% before continuing to Root.

Step 17
Extract System.img file in fastboot folder.

Step 18
Download and Install Superuser app from Market.

Step 19
Restart your phone and enter in fastboot mode.

Step 20
Plug your phone with computer.

Step 21
Open command prompt, navigate to folder containing System.img file.

Step 22
Type following command to get root access.

moto-fastboot flash system system.img

Enjoy your rooted Motorola Photon 4G. If you come across any issues, let us know in comments BELOW!

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