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Comment by amyjess | Hacker News Reader

My only problem is that you can't unlock the bootloader without notifying Motorola so they can void your warranty.

As much as I want to root my Moto X4 to get the notification LED back, I'm waiting until my warranty expires next fall before doing so.

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Where do you live? I'm pretty sure that one can't renounce the mandatory warranty for stuff bought in the EU, so if you live here, you should be OK (but don't blame me if they're hard to convince!).

Modifying the software (for example, temperature-triggered CPU throttling?) might move liability to the customer side, if the hardware's integrity is software-controlled: https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/dealing-with-customers...

" the injured party must prove that: damage took place, your product was defective, the defect and the damage were linked."

"You bear no liability if you can prove that: he defect causing the damage did not exist when the product was placed on the market"

Fair point, but that page is not related to the warranty, only to damages caused to people or other things. Personally, I think it's unlikely that my phone will harm someone or destroy over 500€ of stuff, so I'm not concerned.

That sounds quite reasonable. If you break something due to your own modifications (hw/sw), the manufacturer should not be held accountable. The trouble is of course proving that is was not due to the mod if the device breaks.

North Texas. I'm pretty far from the EU, and I ordered my phone through Project Fi.

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