He didn’t smash it. He didn’t sell it to some other poor soul. He just turned it off, put it in a drawer, and bought a Pixel the next day.
If step 4 fails with "not allowed," the grey toggle wins. Sell the phone and buy a Pixel. oem unlock greyed out motorola top
This is a security feature designed to thwart thieves. If someone steals your phone, forces a factory reset, and tries to unlock the bootloader to bypass your lock screen, the time delay prevents them from doing so immediately. He didn’t smash it