Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Motorola locks Droid RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets

Motorola locks Droid RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets

Like the Droid 3 before it, Motorola's Droid RAZR will be shipping with a locked bootloader - despite the company's promise to start unlocking its handsets. Sure, the Atrix is ripe for the hacking, but it seems like Verizon really doesn't want Moto encouraging its customers to start mucking around with custom ROMs. The official Motorola Mobility Twitter account says the RAZR bootload is locker per the carrier's request. It's a shame, but we're sure this will be only a temporary roadblock.

Engadget, Motorola locks Droid RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets