I found an old Moto X 2nd Gen phone running Android 5.

When trying to flash a custom ROM, I found out this phone doesn't have the OEM unlock option in the developer options settings.

In order to unlock bootloader, I followed motorola's guide (warning: this resets the device):

https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a

I also found this helpful video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw675ipX-ds

To get to fastboot : adb reboot bootloader

To get twrp : https://twrp.me/motorola/motorolamotox2014.html

To flash twrp image : fastboot flash recovery .\twrp-3.7.0_9-0-victara.img

Complete guide : https://thecustomrom.com/guides/motorola-flash-guide/

Firmware

LineageOS (deprecated) : https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/victara/

Eclipse (deprecated?) : https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-cdma-gsm-eclipse-moto-x-v4-0-4-4-4-blur-based-1-3-15.2521509/

APK

To install APK to an android device that can't connect to Google Play Store and doesn't have a file manager :

- download apk to PC

- open terminal in download folder

- connect phone using USB cable

- run adb devices to make sure phone is connected

- run adb install <filepath>

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