I just got my evo 3d today, as I want to switch from t-mobile due to the data constraints, but want to make sure I get decent service in my area. I want to root so I can test the wifi hotspot as well as play with some other roms. Is it possible to unroot and all that just incase sprint doesn't work out for me?
unroot and s-on
They won't let me post a link yet but do a google search. Type unroot evo 3d then you should see a search result that says. how-to-bring-your-rooted-htc-evo-3d-back-to-an-unrooted-s-on-state. That will show you how to unroot and turn s-on.
I actually updated the other day and now I am at 1.5 on the HBoot so the method you listed above does not work for me. If you by chance see another way to do it on 1.5 could you guys give me a heads up please? I went through the RUU download and still the same. I should not have updated.
CHEERS!
Here's a thread on the other forum I frequent often.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...turn-100-stock-1-13-651-7-rom-recovery-s.html
Hope it helps!
Related
I just got my Evo 3d. I had a 4g and gave that to my wife when she lost her phone. I had the 4g rooted and was running Vaelpak and loved it. I would love to root the 3d if for nothing else but to tether. As I have been able to find, the only root method for the 3d with the 1.5 H-Boot, is using the HTC method which cannot be completely undone. that is it sets a flag so that if I were to have problems and send the phone in, they would know I rooted. I have not been able to find a root method that is completely reversible. Is that right? Is anyone working on a way to root that can be reversed completely?
Bob
it unlocks the bootloader and displays "unlocked"
on the bottom of the HTCDev method it tells you how to re-lock the bootloader.
just one command in fastboot...
However, they know you rooted the instant you sign up for htcdev... so, your mileage may vary..
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
is there a way to get the HTC tool without signing up? Or is someone working on a way that doesn't' require signing up with HTC? I don't want to loose the warranty if someone is working on a better way. But if the community is happy with the HTC way and not working on another, I may go ahead and do this. But the phone is less than a week old so I am not quite ready to loose the warranty.
Bob
mildlydisturbed said:
it unlocks the bootloader and displays "unlocked"
on the bottom of the HTCDev method it tells you how to re-lock the bootloader.
just one command in fastboot...
However, they know you rooted the instant you sign up for htcdev... so, your mileage may vary..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
also, importantly, the phrase "unlocked" will change to "relocked" on the device further providing a very easy indicator to any repair tech the device was unlocked at some point in time.
ParrSt said:
is there a way to get the HTC tool without signing up? Or is someone working on a way that doesn't' require signing up with HTC? I don't want to loose the warranty if someone is working on a better way. But if the community is happy with the HTC way and not working on another, I may go ahead and do this. But the phone is less than a week old so I am not quite ready to loose the warranty.
Bob
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haven't seen any public statements from AlphaRevX indicating they are working on or are planning on working on a method for hboot 1.5.
The previous methods they used were patched in software 2.08 and hboot 1.5 release.
I don't doubt their capable of achieving the same results with hboot 1.5 but I have a hard time seeing this as a high priority for them as the process is very complex and difficult. In addition, the manufacturer has released a method which is good, not great, but good and much better than the alternative previously available of nothing.
Hope that helps!
Thanks. I do want to root but not sure I want to loose warranty less than a month after buying. I do not overclock so I am not worried about that. I will probably root soon, but knowing that there is no way to go completely stock once I have done it, gives me pause.
Bob
Well with the new HTCDev unlocker tool. I am not so sure i want to root my phone just yet. From the videos i have watched you have to be connected to the net and have to receive a token during the root process. Could this possibly be a method that can void your warranty without a workaround? Would it be smarter to wait for a Dev community method?
I only ask this because, well i have the rooting/flashing itch. I am still funbling around with my phone and getting to know it. Yes people, i am one of those guys, the one who really misses the 4th menu button. So would it really be worth flashing while I am still getting used to the phone. Don't get me wrong the phone rocks even with 3 buttons, but is it worth rooting right away via the HTC Unlocker?
From what I understand, any root method will void your warranty. I have never had an issue getting a rooted phone replaced at Sprint. I always flashed a stock rom before taking it in.
Any root will void a warranty, HTC just has a way to track it with HTCdev. A community method just makes it easier to get away with..
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Kcarpenter said:
Any root will void a warranty, HTC just has a way to track it with HTCdev. A community method just makes it easier to get away with..
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thx... appreciate the response, its exactly what was on my mind... Except my missing menu button..
Purchase insurance on your phone and you shouldn't have to worry about your warranty. I had my original Evo replaced after it had an unfortunate collision with a wall and the screen no longer worked. I took it into the Sprint store to try and get it repaired, but they told me they couldn't and to file a claim online. The next day, I had a 3D in my hands. My 4G was rooted with S-OFF, but of course they couldn't tell since the screen didn't work.
I am going to hold off for a while on Rooting. I have a feeling there will be a few OTA updates to fix minor things and don't want to have to go back and forth to get updates. I was 100% set on rooting until I found out that foxfi works out of the box! no need (for now) for me to root!
How did you install Foxfi? It says the app is not compatible with my 4G LTE and shows the phone greyed out.
Tnman7 said:
I am going to hold off for a while on Rooting. I have a feeling there will be a few OTA updates to fix minor things and don't want to have to go back and forth to get updates. I was 100% set on rooting until I found out that foxfi works out of the box! no need (for now) for me to root!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why would you have to go back and forth? Someone always releases a rooted stock rom within hours of it's release by HTC, all you would do is either flash that or wait for the developer of your rom to update to the new OTA. As for OTA's, if and when we have a root and s-off method it's not only possible but likely that you wouldn't be able to use it if you updated your phone. Within weeks of the s-off on the EVO 3D there was an OTA patching it. I haven't rooted yet but I wouldn't accept any OTA's just in case. I still may return my phone due to data issues.
Tnman7 said:
I am going to hold off for a while on Rooting. I have a feeling there will be a few OTA updates to fix minor things and don't want to have to go back and forth to get updates. I was 100% set on rooting until I found out that foxfi works out of the box! no need (for now) for me to root!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You could still get the update even while rooted.
I'll probably give it 2 weeks to make sure the hardware is okay.
Need to root for some privacy apps.
I can hear Pandora/Facebook/Twitter sucking my contacts, web history, and phone number without my permission as we speak.
I used the HTC unlock method on my 3D and didn't hesitate to do it on my new Evo LTE. It was well worth it.
For what it's worth, I had to bring my 3D in to sprint to have the touch screen replaced when it randomly went bad and they never said anything about my phone having an unlocked bootloader... They don't care.
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE via Tapatalk
mugsaway said:
How did you install Foxfi? It says the app is not compatible with my 4G LTE and shows the phone greyed out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to go directly to foxfi to get the APK a google search will bring you there. It is not in the market. It works fine on my phone, now I wait for second round LTE then I can get better speeds.
Edit: found this, may help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26554223
Sent from my EVO LTE
My og evo was rooted and I was very flash happy with it. But the last 6 months I had it I actually got sick of flashing (gasp). I think the constant need to re setup my phone just got old. As of now I have no plans of rooting it. I like it the way it is. I've gone "iphoney" and just want it to work lol.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Tnman7 said:
I am going to hold off for a while on Rooting. I have a feeling there will be a few OTA updates to fix minor things and don't want to have to go back and forth to get updates. I was 100% set on rooting until I found out that foxfi works out of the box! no need (for now) for me to root!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Devs here are usually pretty good at baking in the ota's into their roms in a quick manner though.
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
I have an EVO 3D not rooted, no new apps, purchased new 4-5 months ago. Last week lock screen stopped showing up when turning on the phone. removal of battery is the only thing that fixed it. It stopped working again today and removed battery to fix. any ideas on what the problem is and how to resolve?
chfields said:
I have an EVO 3D not rooted, no new apps, purchased new 4-5 months ago. Last week lock screen stopped showing up when turning on the phone. removal of battery is the only thing that fixed it. It stopped working again today and removed battery to fix. any ideas on what the problem is and how to resolve?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's an option I'd love to have actually. I've never heard of that happening but I'm sure that if you ran an ruu, it would fix the issue. It will also erase all of your user data. If you look in the sticky section of evo 3d development, general or q&a, you'll find the links for an ruu. If you are on sprint, you have a cdma evo 3d and you'll want the 2.17 ruu.
Edit... Here's the site http://www.filefactory.com/f/4ef0ef536face67a/ the 10th one down is the 2.17, only use it if you are cdma.
Since I haven't rooted my phone, why would I need to RUU? Can I RUU a nonrooted phone?
Yes, an ruu most definitely works on a non rooted phone, your problem sounds like a software issue and the ruu will reinstall all of the software.
An ruu isn't a hack, its official HTC signed software. If you've got software issues and your not rooted, I'd think the ruu is your only option.
wikdNoob said:
Yes, an ruu most definitely works on a non rooted phone, your problem sounds like a software issue and the ruu will reinstall all of the software.
An ruu isn't a hack, its official HTC signed software. If you've got software issues and your not rooted, I'd think the ruu is your only option.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I appreciate your quick response. I will look into this further when I get off work....Thanks again!
Any time. Remember that the ruu will erase your user data so you might want to get an sms backup app, I think they work without root.
Great advise wikd. For stock users and rooted alike the ruu can solve many many issues. Not all but a lot.
I will probably try calling Sprint before the RUU just to see what they say....Really don't want to put all my info back in.....
They'll tell you to do a factory reset in which case you'll have to do it anyways. Running the ruu resets the partitions and ensures a clean install of the stock Rom from the factory.
I'm not sure this issue is really worth the hassle of doing a full reset. I'll just keep pulling the battery or just live without the lock screen.
I appreciate all the help....
I hate to just come here and ask for help, but I haven't found any solution over the past two weeks, and I didn't see any similar threads in this forum.
I have an HTC Evo 3D through Sprint. Two and a half weeks ago I downloaded the update. The update appears to have worked in the sense that the layout and many features are tweaked a little. However, since I updated it, whenever I turn it on it turns itself off and then back on every few minutes. The reason for this is that I am in Australia so it can't connect to the network to complete the update. I have been here for nearly two months, and won't be back in the US until mid-November. I have solely been using my phone with WiFi for email, internet, etc, and I would like to be able to use it for this purpose again. I called Sprint but they weren't able to help me because there is no Sprint service or Sprint stores in Australia.
Does anyone know of a way to fix the phone? If I factory reset it, will it come back without this issue, or will I just have a phone that doesn't work and lost its memory? Would there be a way to fix it by rooting it?
All help is appreciated. I'm not very knowledgeable on this kind of stuff, I apologize.
Thank you, have a great day.
Even in Airplane mode it does this?
Can't you install the latest sprint ics ruu? That should sort it. I'm gsm though so I never browse the cdma section but I think that should solve your issue.
Best of luck getting it working
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk 2
oohaylima said:
Even in Airplane mode it does this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have had it in airplane mode the entire time for the last 8 weeks.
00mpollard said:
Can't you install the latest sprint ics ruu? That should sort it. I'm gsm though so I never browse the cdma section but I think that should solve your issue.
Best of luck getting it working
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sorry but I'm not sure what this all means. Are you suggesting that I root the phone using the newest Android version (ICS=Ice Cream Sandwich)? I have no clue how I would do this, or if it would actually solve my problem.
Ernie_Richardson said:
I'm sorry but I'm not sure what this all means. Are you suggesting that I root the phone using the newest Android version (ICS=Ice Cream Sandwich)? I have no clue how I would do this, or if it would actually solve my problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here's a post with download links and some information about running the Sprint ICS 2.89 RUU. You didn't say if you are S-ON unlocked or S-OFF and the procedure is slightly different between those two states. If you have never HTC unlocked your phone and rooted your can just run the RUU.exe as if you were S-OFF.
ramjet73
I wonder if there is any way you can get an active Airave to connect to? Sprint obviously wouldn't issue you one in Aus, but perhaps you could have a friend or family get one, activate it, then send it to you in Aus.
Wait....are you saying as long as I have an Airave, I can get service all over the world?
oohaylima said:
Wait....are you saying as long as I have an Airave, I can get service all over the world?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, not sure. It does require GPS signal, so it may detect anything not in the US and refuse to work. It was just a thought. Anyone else try to use an Airave outside the US?
It sounds like you aren't rooted and haven't done anything outside of the normal update for the phone.
When you say that the it turns off and back on, do you mean that the phone is simply rebooting randomly? If so, then I think a custom rom might help you.
I don't think the factory reset will fix this for you btw. I also wouldn't try it unless I got a really good backup (which is pretty easy once rooted).
Thanks everyone for your help. I ended up doing an RUU flash using the info ramjet73 gave, and it appears to be working fine except that I lost all of my memory. I couldn't get it backed up before I did it, but I'd rather have a working phone without my old contacts and stuff than have it not work.
Log on to your google account and download them again.
Glad it's working. Be safe out there! Or try to be.
oohaylima said:
Log on to your google account and download them again.
Glad it's working. Be safe out there! Or try to be.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do I do that?
My gyro sensor works on and off and its especially annoying. It usually works with a fresh ROM install or backup restore. I had this problem before I rooted as well. Anyone know of any fixes?
If I decide to get a replacement, does sprint actually check for rooted phones?? Or give you **** if you send in a rooted phone? When I had Verizon I sent back every phone rooted with tons of obvious giveaways and the never did anything.
There is no fix, unless you try to go into safe mode, and recalibrate gyroscope by going into settings, display, calibration...are you s-off? If so find lenaids guide in HTC EVO LTE android development section to get s-on and his writer to get rid of the tampered and change to locked on bootloader. Then sprint will give you an option to exchange for s-3 or wait two days to get a new EVO.
Sent from my EVO using xda premium