Re:An update on JavaOne
by technomancy on Saturday August 28, 2010 @01:54AM
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> Didn't that finally get cracked, though?
Not unless it was done quite recently. The Droid X and Droid 2 are still locked down.
> If carriers really wanted to lock down devices, they would use techniques like the crypto cards ATMs have do.
From what I've read the Droid X's bootloader is quite a bit like that.
Yes, it was quite recently: http://erictric.com/2010/08/26/motorola-droid-2-root-also-wo...
If carriers really wanted to lock down devices, they would use techniques like the crypto cards ATMs have do. Instead, they do the equivalent of asking you really nicely not to root the device.
Motorola tries harder than most, though, I will agree.