Hey,
i unlocked my Evo 3D's Bootloader with the HTC Method. Now my Audio Jack seems to have some contacts misaligned, leading to sound not always coming out on the left ear. If i am to send in my phone to HTC, will they repair it or do nothing because i unlocked the bootloader?
It is surely a Hardware defect, meaning that my bootloader has nothing to do with it. Any Experiences?
Thanks!
Technically your warranty is void if the bootloader is unlocked. I would definitely re-lock it before sending it in.
peter9991 said:
If i am to send in my phone to HTC, will they repair it or do nothing because i unlocked the bootloader?
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Since you are running GANGNAM CM10 I'm guessing you are S-OFF. If so, I would recommend returning the phone to 100% stock it you are sending it to HTC, just to be safe.
Instructions to do that can be found in this post.
ramjet73
I searched and couldn't find a clear answer to my question:
I bought an AT&T HTC One off CL and want to flash the international ROM, however, I am afraid of voiding my warranty...
1) is there any way to restore htc one back to its "locked" state after unlocking, from what I understand it is only possible to change it to "relocked"
2) Does the "relocked" status imply voided warranty? has anyone dealt with AT&T in the past?
I have seen my share of smartphones failing, including my international S3 failing into its 14th month so would really like to keep the warranty intact
Unlocking the bootloader does not necessarily void your warranty in the U.S. But it will probably make your claim a little more difficult. HTC has, in the past, honored warranty when the fault was clearly not the users fault. For example, if your power button gets stuck in the down position and can't be raised. At this time, there is no way to get the phone to show LOCKED again instead of RELOCKED. Now if HTC gets your phone and determines the issue was caused by the user, they will still replace it but charge you for the parts. You will probably have more luck working with AT&T reps in your warranty claim because they aren't trained on how to tell if your phone is unlocked/rooted as long as you aren't obvious about it.
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ledocbio said:
I searched and couldn't find a clear answer to my question:
I bought an AT&T HTC One off CL and want to flash the international ROM, however, I am afraid of voiding my warranty...
1) is there any way to restore htc one back to its "locked" state after unlocking, from what I understand it is only possible to change it to "relocked"
2) Does the "relocked" status imply voided warranty? has anyone dealt with AT&T in the past?
I have seen my share of smartphones failing, including my international S3 failing into its 14th month so would really like to keep the warranty intact
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AHEM: /Taps mic....
Simply unlocking your bootloader isn't an automatic voiding of a warranty.
I am doing a warranty return myself and the terms I agreed to were the phone must not be physically damaged, or water damaged.
Also HTC THEMSELVES will repair a phone UNDER WARRANTY with a HARDWARE DEFECT despite having an unlocked bootloader.
I have never in my several years of dealing with AT&T had a warranty refused because I rooted my phone.
/drops mic
Until we get S-off (which is coming soon) the bootloader cannot be made to say "LOCKED" once it has been unlocked.
Sorry for the double post, but thought of one more thing. I had to get my phone warranty swapped for dead pixels. The AT&T reps I dealt with in person tried to convince me that my device wasn't covered because, like you, I bought the phone from an individual. They said warranty are not tranferrable and only belong to the person who bought the phone. This is not true. Warranty is on the device and provided by HTC, not AT&T. They are simply acting as an intermediary to facilitate the exchange. I had a whole lot less trouble dealing with the phone support folks in getting it swapped.
Sent from my Galaxy S4
unremarked said:
Sorry for the double post, but thought of one more thing. I had to get my phone warranty swapped for dead pixels. The AT&T reps I dealt with in person tried to convince me that my device wasn't covered because, like you, I bought the phone from an individual. They said warranty are not tranferrable and only belong to the person who bought the phone. This is not true. Warranty is on the device and provided by HTC, not AT&T. They are simply acting as an intermediary to facilitate the exchange. I had a whole lot less trouble dealing with the phone support folks in getting it swapped.
Sent from my Galaxy S4
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Thanks for that piece of information, MOST HELPFUL!
Any idea if there will be a different unlock tool for s-off our if I can unlock and just wait for s-off?
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If past exploits are any indication you're going to need root to gain s-off so go ahead and unlock.
Hi All, I first want to say I appreciate any help.
So here is my issue. I bought a note 3 n900p off ebay under the assumption
that you could unlock it as with most phones. Because of my lack
of research I find to my horror that I aquired a note 3 that cannot be unlocked.
I read the thread that explained all about it and also read that someone has come up
with a solution but is waiting in pledges to release it and im not sure exactly how
that works or how advanced the method is. So my question is that A: is it only that n900p that is
damn near impossible to unlock? And B: would swapping in another mother board from say
A n900r4 be campitable and allow me to unlock it for use in Canada? Is the phone chassis the same?
I heard that it is just sprint that has a version of the note 3 that is not unlockable. Any info or guidance would be much appreciated.
I have this weird yellow/greenish tint on the upper-middle part of the left side of my screen. I did some research and found out that its due to the processor overheating. Figure I would try to go to Sprint and get a replacement since LG has a 12 month warranty ( got the phone on November). However I have my phone rooted and its bootloader unlock. My question is will I have to relock my bootloader and unroot my phone? Does Sprint check for that stuff when doing a replacement? I found this thread that does a stock restore so that covers root but what about the bootloader?
Hello all,
Just been looking for a way to unlock my bootloader. Has anybody found a trusted way of doing this?
Without taking the phone apart.
some people say sigmakey may work but there is no concrete evidence to support it