How to Unlock Bootloader on Motorola One Power [chef]

Here today, we will guide you on how to Unlock Bootloader on Motorola One Power. Unlocking the bootloader will further assist you in installing TWRP recovery and root the device.

Motorola has launched another Android One powered smartphone with iPhone-X like notch design and runs on Android 8.1 Oreo under the hood. As we said, Moto smartphones deliver great battery performance and sharp display. With this device, Motorola has put forward 5000mAh Battery, Qualcomm SD 636, 16MP+5MP Dual Rear Camera, 19:9 Max Vision Display and 12 MP Selfie Camera.

In this guide, we will guide you on how to Unlock Bootloader on Motorola One Power smartphone. Now you can unlock bootloader easily by following this simple guide on How to Unlock Bootloader on Motorola One Power. Official Bootloader Unlock for Motorola One Power will also void the device warranty. So if you planning to Unlock Bootloader on Motorola One Power, then its always better to wait until your warranty gets over. In case if you have unlocked bootloader, then you can always re-lock the bootloader on your device anytime.

Motorola One Power specifications:

Motorola One Power features a 6.2-inches Notched IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels. The smartphone is powered by 1.8 GHz Kyro-260 Octa-core Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 coupled with 3/4/6GB of RAM and Adreno 509 GPU. The phone packs 32/64GB of internal memory which can also be expanded up to 256GB via microSD card. The camera on the Motorola One Power comes with Dual 16MP (f/1.8) + 5MP (f/2.2) phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash camera and 12MP front shooting camera.

What is Unlock Bootloader?

A Bootloader is a code that runs when we turn on our device. This code initializes some hardware and then loads the kernel and ramdisk, and gets the boot process going. So this process is known as Bootloader. The same concept applies to all the technical stuff such as Laptop, PC, Smartphones and any such device. Every Android OEM manufacturers lock the bootloader even though it is an Open Source. So if you want to try any CUSTOM ROM, it is impossible to load the CUSTOM ROM without the Unlock Bootloader. So Manufacturer made a policy of making the smartphone with an Unlocked Bootloader will void the warranty. They want you to stick with the Stock ROM. Unlock Bootloader allows you to Root your android smartphone, Flash TWRP, and Custom ROM in a simple easy method.

Steps to Unlock Bootloader on Motorola One Power

According to Motorola, unlocking or rooting doesn’t void the warranty of their device. This is the reason why most power users or developers take one step forward to buy this device for development. So we guarantee that you can easily perform the method to unlock the bootloader on your device without having to worry about official support/warranty.

What you need:

This Update is only for Motorola One Power users.
You need a Laptop or PC
Working USB Cable
Charge your phone to at least 70%
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Make sure that you have the latest Motorola USB drivers installed.
Download the ADB Fastboot tools.
Take a complete backup of your phone and then proceed.

Instructions:

First of all, enable the Developer Option
To Enable the Developer Option, Go to your Settings -> About -> Software Information -> More -> Now Tap on the Build Number 7-8 Times until you see a toast message “Developer option enabled“
Go back to settings -> Now you need to enable the OEM Unlock by going to Settings -> Developer Option and Enable OEM Unlock and USB Debugging
Download and Extract the Downloaded ADB fastboot Zip file on your PC.
Now connect your phone to Computer using USB Cable.
When you connect your Phone to Computer, please wait until all the drivers get installed.
In your ADB fastboot folder open a command prompt window by pressing Shift Key + Right Mouse Click
Now type the command in your command window
```
adb devices
```
If you see a pop up to allow USB Debugging on your phone, Click OK
Now type the command below to reboot your phone to bootloader
```
adb reboot bootloader
```
Once your phone reboot into bootloader, make sure your phone shows the bootloader locked and then type the command below to make sure fastboot drivers are installed properly.
```
fastboot devices
```
This command will list the connected devices. If your phone’s serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. To continue the setup, you must fix your drivers to list your device under fastboot devices.
If the phone is recognized by the command above, proceed to boot into bootloader by tapping down the volume down button on your phone and select the BOOT TO DOWNLOAD MODE option with power key. Now you can unlock the bootloader with the following command: Remember that this step will wipe EVERYTHING off the phone
```
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
```
Now command will return a string which you need to copy the string to a notepad with a single line by deleting all space
(Note: Only copy the highlighted sections above. Do not copy the INFO or (bootloader) prefix)
To Get Bootloader Key for Motorola One Power – Open the website Motoro la’s unlock the bootloader site by Signing up or Log in in via Google Plus account
Now paste the string from Notepad to the box shown on the website (Check Screenshot below)
Once you click the “Can my Device be unlocked?” you will receive a mail with unlock key.
Now copy the unlock key and type the following command and enter.
```
fastboot oem unlock UNLOCK_KEY
```
Here UNLOCK_Key is the place where you have to paste the unlock key which you copied from the email.
That’s it! Your device will unlock. hah! Have fun!