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It's been a couple months. Any update to S-Off for 1.50 version users?
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Status:no update.
I know it's a ***** to wait.
It won't happen. Sorry but EVO 3d days blow.
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Never say never. When it does come out...I will remind you..
life64x said:
The current update below
Status:no update.
I know it's a ***** to wait.
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Funny but is the truth
from my shooter rocking myns ROM
Ics is suppose to come with unlocked bootloader what I read maybe wrong
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Ics is suppose to come with unlocked bootloader what I read maybe wrong
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I doubt anything is ever going to come with an unlocked bootloader. People could mess up their phones and say it happened during an OTA. They won't be able to tell if it was really during an OTA or they did it themselves since the person would have S-OFF either way. They would either have to cancel their warranty or not have phones with unlocked bootloaders.
I understand the wait, but at least some word from Rev; 'hey guys still working on the 1.50 hboot unlock...' .
Here is what pisses me off royally. See, HTC is requiring users to sign a electronic document that bypasses the Magnuson Moss Act; requires manufactures to prove that the alteration is what caused the warranty claim. Ie, car owner comes to the dealership because engine blew. Dealership notices that owner put on aftermarket exhaust, dealership will not warranty the engine. HTC is technically bypassing all that stating that rooting your phone, you are opting out of any factory or extended warranty. Ie, phone no turny on, HTC > You = po3ned . Sure they'll take a look at it, only to tell you that it is now going to cost you $xxx.xx to fix it.
Its odd that they say unlock the phone but all they do is unlock the mmc protection to the file system and still void parts of the warranty.
The boot partition where the kernel lives is still protected and unflashable without using the work around.
Seems to me they are benefiting from this "unlock" more than anyone.
first of all htc never said that.
second we deal with sprint, not htc.
lafester said:
first of all htc never said that.
second we deal with sprint, not htc.
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You make a very good point, but I have one word for you; partnership. If you go back and read HTC and Sprint's Terms and Agreements it states that by agreeing to the T&A you are allowing the sharing of information. If Sprint says that by agreeing to the unlock you void the 'manufacture's' warranty, then you are doing just that by agreeing to the unlock.
But again, I applaud you for thinking outside the box. For once some people are beginning to see behind the facade.
You can flash everything but radios , correct me if I'm wrong
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first of all htc never said that.
second we deal with sprint, not htc.
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Htc never said what? Did you even read the thing you agreed to when you went to use their "unlock"?
The manufacturer 1 year warranty is done with HTC not Sprint
Or are you talking about something ibcompletely missed.....
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You can flash everything but radios , correct me if I'm wrong
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Or kernels. But you can use fasboot...
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Got my Amaze a couple days ago and im loving it! But im reading reports on HTCdev and not having a way to install custom roms by locking the bootloader. I came from a Xperia X10 and loved custom roms i looked through some here and they look even better, but this bummed me out is there any news on this? Im reading reports of work-arounds?
There's nothing we can do about it right now. The HTC Dev only has Amaze 4G - T-Mobile in it's list. I'm worried small networks like wind and mobilicity won't bother giving us that option.. I got mine from mobilicity for $499, I would've gotten it from telus if there wasn't much price difference.. Telus has more chances of getting added to the list..
For now I'm just wondering if anyone has some knowledge on this, can we change the CID (Carrier ID) on our wind, telus or mobilicity phones so that we can trick the htc dev website into thinking that it's a T-Mobile phone? jussayin'
the only way you can do that is by changing ur phone's IMEI but nobody gonna tell you how to do it because they end up in prison.
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But what if I do it for a lilll bit of time and change it as soon as i unlock my phones bootloader and then revert it back to it's original IMEI. That shouldn't hurt anyone
the only way to change it to a tmobile cid would require having s-off so no such luck i would say sell the amaze that you have for what you can get or return it it just came out for wind and import a tmobile amaze it has penta band suport so it will do 4g on all the networks up there
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the only way to change it to a tmobile cid would require having s-off so no such luck i would say sell the amaze that you have for what you can get or return it it just came out for wind and import a tmobile amaze it has penta band suport so it will do 4g on all the networks up there
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Can't return it, got it in a promotion And I don't want to get into the hassle of selling and buying another again cause I sold Galaxy SII to get this phone added 100$ on top of that to get this So I'm outta of luck for now.
Do you think there's any chance there'll be a 2nd method of unlocking the bootloader in the future other than the official HTC method?
If you get the unlock code from Wind/Mobilocity and unlock it for any network you should have no problem selling it for $400+ on eBay or XDA Marketplace and being able to pick up a T-Mobile one unlocked for $420-$450.
I unlocked my Telus amaze even though it's "not supported". Have you tried?
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Snargaflab said:
I unlocked my Telus amaze even though it's "not supported". Have you tried?
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I tried it tonight with the WIND variant of the Amaze 4G no go, like the others I cant return mine either so for the moment we are stuck hoping eventually HTCDev adds our version and mobilicity's to the list of supported devices. I have prodded them through all avenues I can think of who knows maybe if enough of us make a nuisance of ourselves they might take pity on us
One can still root the phone and install the clockworkmod and 3rd party rom.
how? isnt it just a temp root?
Amaze costs me 569 bucks because I bought it full price. That's with taxes, but yeah you could get like 450 bucks if you sell, its practically a new phone
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I got my Amaze from a Telus customer for cheap. Used the HTCDev site and unlocked it without issue. Running great with Mobilicity now.
Is getting it unlocked the main issue people are having? Cause I have yet to install custom roms, but from what I can see I shouldn't have any issues?
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I got my Amaze from a Telus customer for cheap. Used the HTCDev site and unlocked it without issue. Running great with Mobilicity now.
Is getting it unlocked the main issue people are having? Cause I have yet to install custom roms, but from what I can see I shouldn't have any issues?
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Same here. Bought from someone on Telus unlocked and using on Mobi. I can install any rom.
I bought the htc amaze wind version from a guy on craigslist and it was already rooted and running energy rom
Edit: FFS, this was a dead topic. Please lock/close/something.
So S-On and unlocked has the image of being unable to flash radios, and also have the bad rap that you can't flash kernels without going through fastboot......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1689824
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692367
Whats that? kernels flashed directly from recovery on S-ON Devices which are unlocked....(still trying to confirm this one as showp and faux over in one x still list it in the instructions of their kernels)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26987841&postcount=966
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
Oh you want to flash your little radios all day long?.....
Just an example people shouldn't worry too much about S-On devices....development always prevails.
would more than welcome any RD or ERD to chime in on this too and explain it a little more or dispute it if they see fit.
lil more talk on it kinda...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639972&page=99
I was wondering this myself. Thanks for the references
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So S-On and unlocked has the image of being unable to flash radios, and also have the bad rap that you can't flash kernels without going through fastboot......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1689824
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692367
Whats that? kernels flashed directly from recovery on S-ON Devices which are unlocked....(still trying to confirm this one as showp and faux over in one x still list it in the instructions of their kernels)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26987841&postcount=966
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
Oh you want to flash your little radios all day long?.....
Just an example people shouldn't worry too much about S-On devices....development always prevails.
would more than welcome any RD or ERD to chime in on this too and explain it a little more or dispute it if they see fit.
lil more talk on it kinda...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639972&page=99
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Where is that guy watermelonslim.....I could use a good laugh
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swaze said:
Where is that guy watermelonslim.....I could use a good laugh
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hahahahahaha good times there. lol
"i wanna flash my radios tho..."
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hahahahahaha good times there. lol
"i wanna flash my radios tho..."
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I can PM him and tell him to come on over LOL
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I agree, for now there's little benefit of having s-off. For me, I prefer not to have my device listed in htc's database as being unlocked.
More importantly however, once there are other updates such as radios, and other low level updates, the process to update will become more convoluted I think. You'll have to run relock (I think), then ruu, then unlock again, then restore.
With S-off, you simply flash the new radio or other update and it's a done deal.
Wouldn't s-off be necessary for switching between carriers? Since LTE wouldn't be available until 2013 for some markets why not save a few dollars.
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Wouldn't s-off be necessary for switching between carriers? Since LTE wouldn't be available until 2013 for some markets why not save a few dollars.
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your not switching b/w carriers with this device....even with S-Off....hardware is not there to work on the other freq, esp other LTE ones....
Well that reinforces why I am sticking with my OG EVO 4g on Virgin, I just can't stand to pay $90 mo for the same service at $35 mo.
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Interesting... thanks! I needed to know this!
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I just like having s-off lol but with dev unlock improved it doesn't matter as much now
I typed too soon... Someone may have already have this beauty on cricket. If that is the case s-off isn't necessary.
Ok off to buy this beauty before they alter it somehow - besides I can gift it off to girlfriend if it can't be done.
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I care about my warranty. No other reason.
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I care about my warranty. No other reason.
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Are you sending your phone to HTC for warranty issues because "most" device "fixing" happens at the Sprint store level OR through Asurion and they don't hold root/HTC Dev unlock against you.
Saving your HTC warranty is practically a moot point..... but as always, to each, his own. I'm sure you won't see anyone knocking you for going your own road.
I don't waste money on insurance. Once I've had the phone a couple weeks and know it doesn't have any defects i don't care but in the first few weeks i do.
I didn't realize sprint didn't care about unlocking though. I am surprised people are always so concerned with unrooting when bringing their phones in for issues in that case.
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I don't waste money on insurance. Once I've had the phone a couple weeks and know it doesn't have any defects i don't care but in the first few weeks i do.
I didn't realize sprint didn't care about unlocking though. I am surprised people are always so concerned with unrooting when bringing their phones in for issues in that case.
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I'm not talking about insurance, Sprint can't (shouldn't) turn you away for warranty issues of any kind (*within the warranty period). If you remove TEP, $8 and soon to be $11, which includes the ERP (Equipment Replacement Program) and the ESRP (Equipment Service & Replacement Program) you can still pay in store for a repair and avoid having to go through, what I'm sure would be, a painful warranty claim with HTC. I actually don't even think HTC would not honor their warranty if you use the Unlock and need a "hardware" warranty claim having absolutely nothing to do with rooting the device. Who knows though.... I do know, if you have no insurance or the ESRP at minimum, you'll be looking at a charge or the HTC direct route. I would recommend at least the $4 a month ESRP as we know how speakers and screens can be (at least in the past) the weakest links and need replacement.
As for the rooted devices being ok (this is very new and the worry before was pretty real), you can read an article and see the internal memo here http://www.androrev.com/2012/04/17/...-provide-customer-support-for-rooted-devices/. With that said, I'll never voluntarily take my rooted device in, they don't need know that info!
I never s on my device I just unroot lol o and take my sdcard out just in case but you have to be brave to not take your sd card out if you have personal things on there.
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Well that reinforces why I am sticking with my OG EVO 4g on Virgin, I just can't stand to pay $90 mo for the same service at $35 mo.
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Ohhhhh you ment carrier as in cricket or Virgin...gotcha. yeah dunno if SOFF would be req for that on here still or not.
When I originally responded I thought you meant like ATT or VZ b/c you mentioned LTE bands and they are completely different there for those on top of ATT being gsm...
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Ohhhhh you ment carrier as in cricket or Virgin...gotcha. yeah dunno if SOFF would be req for that on here still or not.
When I originally responded I thought you meant like ATT or VZ b/c you mentioned LTE bands and they are completely different there for those on top of ATT being gsm...
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"You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket!"- Raphael tmnt
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Does anyone know if we can change splash screens on this phone with S-ON? I only ask because i know on the 3d we couldnt do kernels thru recovery but we can now, i didnt know if it would be possible or not.
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I am thinking about getting the AT&T HTC One X+. I was originally going to pick a Nexus 4, but i don't want to wait over a month to get a phone. So, I am wondering if the One X+ for AT&T has a locked bootloader, and if it can be un-locked. I never used HTC sense 4 before, but i am an AOSP guy. I assume it is locked, since the One X(original) for AT&T was locked. But can anyone confirm this?
It is locked but HTC very easily lets you unlock it. Htcdev.com
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It is locked but HTC very easily lets you unlock it. Htcdev.com
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Okay, thanks. But I thought you couldn't unlock the One X on AT&T? Anyways, thanks again for the quick reply. Looks like im going to get this best :good:
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It is locked but HTC very easily lets you unlock it. Htcdev.com
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Incorrect. At$t can keep htcdev.com from unlocking that phone real fast. I waited 2 months for someone to fix that problem on my att one x
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Incorrect. At$t can keep htcdev.com from unlocking that phone real fast. I waited 2 months for someone to fix that problem on my att one x
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thats what i read from the one x, at&t made a 2.20 update and locked it or something like that. I will most likely still get it anyway. I just dont want a Samsung phone...
I am writing this to you from a One X+ with an unlocked bootloader, Htcdev.com works just fine for this phone and for my wife's One X
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I am writing this to you from a One X+ with an unlocked bootloader, Htcdev.com works just fine for this phone and for my wife's One X
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Did you even bother to read what I posted?
Did you read the original post? It asks if the one x+ can be unlocked, it can be.
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Did you read the original post? It asks if the one x+ can be unlocked, it can be.
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Yes, but the AT&T version of the One X+. I am sure AT&T has locked it down, they do it with most of their new phones.
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Yes, but the AT&T version of the One X+. I am sure AT&T has locked it down, they do it with most of their new phones.
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I have the AT&T version on the One X+, I got it in the mail yesterday. HTCDEV.com works on the AT&T One X+, can that change in the future? who knows. But as of right now I have an AT&T One X+ in my pocket that has an unlocked bootloader
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I have the AT&T version on the One X+, I got it in the mail yesterday. HTCDEV.com works on the AT&T One X+, can that change in the future? who knows. But as of right now I have an AT&T One X+ in my pocket that has an unlocked bootloader
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Did you use the same method that was used to bootloader unlock the original one x? Also do the international roms work with the AT&T version?
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Did you use the same method that was used to bootloader unlock the original one x? Also do the international roms work with the AT&T version?
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I followed the normal procedure that I used for the One X and that is shown on the HTCDEV.com website. I dont think there are any roms for the AT&T version right now nor a root procedure.
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I followed the normal procedure that I used for the One X and that is shown on the HTCDEV.com website.
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I smell a sweet **** smell.
You cannot unlock an att one x on htc Dev.
Part of the bootloader unlocking procedure for an att one x involves spoofing the Cid so that htc Dev will allow you to unlock the bootloader. So, to reiterate, you CANNOT unlock an att one x on htcdev.com
So, how does the "normal unlocking procedure" on an att branded one x go?
I know on the original att one x with duel core S4 required the Cid spoofing. But are you sure that's needed for the new one X+ that has the Tegra
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I smell a sweet **** smell.
You cannot unlock an att one x on htc Dev.
Part of the bootloader unlocking procedure for an att one x involves spoofing the Cid so that htc Dev will allow you to unlock the bootloader. So, to reiterate, you CANNOT unlock an att one x on htcdev.com
So, how does the "normal unlocking procedure" on an att branded one x go?
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I am sorry that I offended you in some way.
I have an ATT One X+ and I unlocked it on HTCDev
I have an ATT One X and I unlocked it on HTCDev and with the cid that you mention, I am so sorry I forgot about that.
But then again this thread is for the One X+
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I smell a sweet **** smell.
You cannot unlock an att one x on htc Dev.
Part of the bootloader unlocking procedure for an att one x involves spoofing the Cid so that htc Dev will allow you to unlock the bootloader. So, to reiterate, you CANNOT unlock an att one x on htcdev.com
So, how does the "normal unlocking procedure" on an att branded one x go?
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Your social skills leave a lot to be desired. Maybe people in America communicate like that. but this website is not American so please follow the rules and treat the other members with the respect you expect to receive.
AndroHero said:
Your social skills leave a lot to be desired..
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Yes, my comments appear to be brash. But I was not actually speaking to him. I was casting a shadow of a doubt upon his claims, so that the untold masses would not take what he said as truth, go out and perform some function on their brand new (att branded) one x+, only to find out they now have an expensive paper weight.
If you don't believe that happens, try this link:forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=101043188
So did I step on his toes? Maybe, but this isn't Facebook. I'm not here for "social skills" development.
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Yes, my comments appear to be brash. But I was not actually speaking to him. I was casting a shadow of a doubt upon his claims, so that the untold masses would not take what he said as truth, go out and perform some function on their brand new (att branded) one x+, only to find out they now have an expensive paper weight.
If you don't believe that happens, try this link:forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=101043188
So did I step on his toes? Maybe, but this isn't Facebook. I'm not here for "social skills" development.
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Those threads were for the att one x from people flashing the wrong Rom.... If you simply tried HTC dev with a normal non super cid phone it would give you an error because infact att has HTC block that cid.... Now as the nice gentlemen(not you) posted on the first page that att is letting people unlock the one x plus well see how long that goes for.... With the roms I'm sure they'll be a root version soon and the devs will probably have aroma options to choose what phone you have and maybe flash a different radio according to the chipset of lte or hspa....you flamed someone for a question I was wondering too...have a nice day buddy
Maybe someone else will be able to back up my claims soon.
I just unlocked my At&t One x+ with HTC dev
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http://blog.htc.com/2013/03/htc-one-developer-edition/
What's really happening here? Finally!!!
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$600+ it is kind of high also does it include the sprint version or only gsm
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I read about this earlier. Very cool that HTC is doing this!! Just wish it had the correct bands to be used on Sprint. Hopefully they aren't going to lock down all other phones super tight! That would really suck!!
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I see no reason to lock down the regular ones tighter than they already are.
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Ill be SUPER annoyed if sprint doesn't have one. Is this purchased through carrier or from HTC?
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I look at it like this they are trying to get in good with the developers and it's a nice way to do it (very expensive though) the thing that I'm wondering is how unlocked is the bootloader gonna be? Is it gonna be the same old thing that we get when we go to the dev unlock site or is it gonna be s-off? Don't know where to ask that but would like to know. Cool thing is they may be able to use the bootloader from this to unlock the other htc one phones since they are supposed to be similar.
p.s who says gorgeous these days?
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Didn't Motorola try this and no one ended up caring
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HTC also had Dev editions of the g1 and the hero.
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Oh Ok, that's cool. I didn't know this. I started with the first EVO. And since then I've read endless "HTC doesn't care about the development community" posts. So, from my perspective this is a big jump towards what "we" like.
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I'm buying it if it exists. Period. My only gripe about HTC partly is how they try to stop mods. If they stopped that, I'd never think twice about which OEM to buy from.
From my Evo LTE, yup.
introducing, locked boot loaders
Well hopefully they don't actually sell a locked bootloader... I'd be really disappointed if it was not s-off
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introducing, locked boot loaders
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Right. Why the hell is "Developer Edition" necessary?
The fact that it exists in post HTC-DEV unlocking times is concerning.
Hopefully its just paranoia but I don't like the designation.
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I'm gonna just call and see. Hopefully I get an answer
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Ok, sheer disappointment she said these are a tmobile unlocked phone, HTCdev unlocked bootloader, and sold by the carrier. I'm pretty sure its just a way for them to sell to tmobile clients based on that phone call. I don't really know more that though. Still its disappointing. No s-off according to that rep.
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Try and call again maybe different person, different answer
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Nope. Same answer. I didn't call, but same answer us the only answer. And for anyone thinking HTC (or anyone else) would release an S-off device that isn't nexus....seriously?! Seriously? Come on, now, wake up.
From my Evo LTE, yup.
Well, sometimes I live on pure hope. Then people tell me I'm wrong....
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The device most likely won't be S-Off and will only come with an unlocked bootloader. Truth is I really don't care about this because it's going to be GSM only, however, what I do care about is what this means for HTC. If this is a sign that they are going to start locking bootloaders, well, I'm not going to buy another HTC phone. I can imagine that HTC Dev takes a lot of work on HTC's part, and judging from the poor business decisions they've made in the past, they probably don't see a reason to support the developer community. The opportunity cost of the time spent developing the bootloader unlocking tools probably outweighs the extra profit they could incur by focusing on battling Samsung's propaganda machine. Releasing separate devices with unlocked bootloaders saves them time by not having to manage the unlocking process, and they can't really sell devices with already unlocked bootloaders, as that leaves the average user open to attacks. However, I have faith in the developers here at XDA, that they can overcome annoyances like locked bootloaders. Just look what happened to the Verizon Galaxy S3.:highfive:
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The device most likely won't be S-Off and will only come with an unlocked bootloader. Truth is I really don't care about this because it's going to be GSM only, however, what I do care about is what this means for HTC. If this is a sign that they are going to start locking bootloaders, well, I'm not going to buy another HTC phone. I can imagine that HTC Dev takes a lot of work on HTC's part, and judging from the poor business decisions they've made in the past, they probably don't see a reason to support the developer community. The opportunity cost of the time spent developing the bootloader unlocking tools probably outweighs the extra profit they could incur by focusing on battling Samsung's propaganda machine. Releasing separate devices with unlocked bootloaders saves them time by not having to manage the unlocking process, and they can't really sell devices with already unlocked bootloaders, as that leaves the average user open to attacks. However, I have faith in the developers here at XDA, that they can overcome annoyances like locked bootloaders. Just look what happened to the Verizon Galaxy S3.:highfive:
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The One has already been unlocked in the UK using HTCDEV. I assume the method works on all versions. ModaCo has done it and I assume working on S-off if he hasn't done it already.