That warning is a reminder to me that I own the device and can do whatever the fuck I want with it.
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Doubtful.
LG did the same thing and I want to say it was a requirement of Google's to do so if they wanted to install the G-Apps on the system by the manufacturer.
Cannot be done afaik, it's part of the 'bios' self-check
Thx for explanation!
Unfortunately, no. I'm running LineageOS on a Motorola device and the support docs state that there's nothing that can be done about this once its unlocked.
4uck((( How do you think, would it be too difficult for Lineage's devs to make bootloader relockable after install?
My (limited) understanding of it says no. The bootloader can only be locked and unlocked with keys derived from Motorola. So to lock the bootloader would make it so that future OS upgrades can't be loaded. If your concern is security, your content is encrypted.
Depending on the device, unlocking the bootloader may have "blown" a "soft fuse". No idea if that's the case with yours. I assume you unlocked it to flash a custom ROM or similar. On previous occasions I've been able to re-lock a bootloader when I was running a signed rom and recovery, but I've neither unlocked or flashed a phone in years. YMMV, but re-locking would be the only way I know to remove the warning.
Relock the bootloader.
I am on custom ROM. I would lock, if it didn't brake the whole thing :(
It's a security thing to have that warning. You're not supposed to be able to bypass it for a reason.
If you don't have the warning you can just relock the bootloader, but updates probably won't work.