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Originally Posted by muzicman82
Does this actually prevent people from unlocking it? I thought Motorola said they would eventually release an update to unlock it officially, but it just wasn't shipping that way.
I thought all Android phones came with them locked originally but people found a way to unlock them?
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You're right, but there is a difference between a locked bootloader and an ecrypted bootloader. It's likely that Motorola will also encrypt their bootloader on the Photon which means there is no way to change the kernel running on the phone, which means the dev community can't develop updates (like updating a phone from Froyo to gingerbread via custom roms) and all customization on the phone is limited to what the phone shipped with.
Having an unencrypted bootloader is also nice if/when the manufacturer stops supporting the phone with updates etc. The dev community can keep the phone's software updated still.
There's an informative post on the xda forums if you were interested in reading a bit about it:
What is an Encypted Bootloader and What does it Mean? - xda-developers