How can I unlock the bootloader for my Moto G [Verizon Pre-Paid] I've had this phone for 2 years, the moto g 1st gen with verizon prepaid. ive looked everywhere. theres no way to unlock the bootloader, atleast not that I've found. I've searched everywhere on the XDA forums.

I'm trying to unlock it so that I can downgrade my phone from 5.x to 4.x.

I've tried temp rooting it with kingo root, towelroot, towelpieroot and kingroot, and i guess it doesn't support 5.1..

is there any way to unlock the bootloader? or even temp root so i can downgrade? thanks
Hello Donavon

You need to know that all Moto Gs (GSM) shipped with locked bootloaders, even if you buy one that is factory SIM-Unlocked, but motorolla offers a way to unlock bootloaders on their phone for free after you register it and request an unlock code. Doing this will void your warranty especially in U.S..


So the question isn't whether or not the Verizon model will have a locked bootloader or not. It surely will, as they all do. The question is whether Motorola's on-line bootloader unlocker will work with Verizon-branded CDMA model or not. And at this point, given that it hasn't been released yet and nobody has one, how is anybody supposed to answer that question?

--- >credits Nathan from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594691