[Q] is my dna i ordered pre-ota - HTC Droid DNA

i ordered a droid dna as my rezound stopped working and this is the info they have they ordered it before december and they said it was never updated so here it is
android 4.1.1/software 1.15.605.4 710rd/ build 1.15.605.4 cl 123160 release-keys
will i be able to root or s-off as soon as i get it?

snowman122 said:
i ordered a droid dna as my rezound stopped working and this is the info they have they ordered it before december and they said it was never updated so here it is
android 4.1.1/software 1.15.605.4 710rd/ build 1.15.605.4 cl 123160 release-keys
will i be able to root or s-off as soon as i get it?
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U my friend is one lucky guy
YES, u will be able to unlock,soff,root your phone.
NJoy
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amit_sen said:
U my friend is one lucky guy
YES, u will be able to unlock,soff,root your phone.
NJoy
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thanks for the reply and perfect i cant be without s-off as i am not that good with adb push

snowman122 said:
thanks for the reply and perfect i cant be without s-off as i am not that good with adb push
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There's no need to use adb push even with s on.
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Lucky guy... got mine from Amazon about a month ago and it was already updated when I got it. Seriously disappointed, but it's still a great phone. Even simple root would make it a lot better, though.

Bigandrewgold said:
There's no need to use adb push even with s on.
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Really I guess it was different for the rezound the rezound we had to flash the boot.img via adb so I never really flashed anything until I was s-off
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snowman122 said:
i ordered a droid dna as my rezound stopped working and this is the info they have they ordered it before december and they said it was never updated so here it is
android 4.1.1/software 1.15.605.4 710rd/ build 1.15.605.4 cl 123160 release-keys
will i be able to root or s-off as soon as i get it?
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Did you order it from Verizon? I'm wanting to upgrade to the DNA on Friday 4/26 but the no root is not making me want to. What did you all to make sure it was good?
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howellcp said:
Did you order it from Verizon? I'm wanting to upgrade to the DNA on Friday 4/26 but the no root is not making me want to. What did you all to make sure it was good?
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Hey Buddy!
Just send it off to get JTAG before you take it out of the box I just did one that way. I picked it up and powered it on though before I stuck it back in the box and shipped it out.
Honestly I'd probably buy one outright and save the upgrade for a new phone.

CharliesTheMan said:
Hey Buddy!
Just send it off to get JTAG before you take it out of the box I just did one that way. I picked it up and powered it on though before I stuck it back in the box and shipped it out.
Honestly I'd probably buy one outright and save the upgrade for a new phone.
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Hey, good to see a name I know. I'm actually using my wife's upgrade to get the DNA and keeping my unlimited data. She is going to take my rezound. Once I can get the upgrade on my line I will use wire fly to transfer my upgrade to her and get a newer phone. Im trying to my unlimited at all cost. I never heard of JTAG. I'll check it out.
Also what's up with the no root?
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howellcp said:
Hey, good to see a name I know. I'm actually using my wife's upgrade to get the DNA and keeping my unlimited data. She is going to take my rezound. Once I can get the upgrade on my line I will use wire fly to transfer my upgrade to her and get a newer phone. Im trying to my unlimited at all cost. I never heard of JTAG. I'll check it out.
Also what's up with the no root?
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The devs exploited the bootloader to get us unlocked and achieved a 1 minute s off process. Then one of the updates closed up the hole we were using basically. Everyone who ever unlocked before the update is fine. it's only phones that didn't have the CID changed (HTC-Dev hboot unlock is achieved by changing the CID from Verizon's to a custom 2222222 CID then using htc-dev.com like normal) that can't be unlocked.
JTAG accesses the service ports on the main board with a special hardware called a riif box. It accesses the device at the lowest level so locked bootloader is no obstacle. It's like what the manufacturer uses to flash the DNA firmware onto the board. So its kinda like if HTC plugged up the phone and unlocked it and turn the security flag off.
You send them the phone, they open it up, wire it to the hardware box and use the accompanying software to do whatever you need, it will even flash at a low enough level to repair a true software brick as long as its not a hardware explosion or something that bricked it.
Mobile Tech Videos is the name of a real reputable shop in Texas I've dealt with a lot. PM me for my GTalk if you want to talk to some more.

snowman122 said:
i ordered a droid dna as my rezound stopped working and this is the info they have they ordered it before december and they said it was never updated so here it is
android 4.1.1/software 1.15.605.4 710rd/ build 1.15.605.4 cl 123160 release-keys
will i be able to root or s-off as soon as i get it?
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Whatever you do, don't let it update when you get it! I recommend not installing the SIM (so it can't phone home) and unlocking it first. If you're not too comfortable with using adb, I think my writeup (in my sig) explains it well enough for you to follow.

howellcp said:
Did you order it from Verizon? I'm wanting to upgrade to the DNA on Friday 4/26 but the no root is not making me want to. What did you all to make sure it was good?
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Yes I did get it from verizon
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drumz0rz said:
Whatever you do, don't let it update when you get it! I recommend not installing the SIM (so it can't phone home) and unlocking it first. If you're not too comfortable with using adb, I think my writeup (in my sig) explains it well enough for you to follow.
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Oh I didn't put my SIM card until I unlock my phone. I never do that. I unlocked the bootloader then did the s-off method and put venom Rom right away not into sense 5
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Will they come out with a easy way to root the thunderbolt

I don't have my computer up now but are they a another way to root with out using computer can you guys help me out thanks
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Not at this time , you have to connect your phone to your computer to run the root program.
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thunderboltman said:
I don't have my computer up now but are they a another way to root with out using computer can you guys help me out thanks
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Friends family no one has a computer?
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Thanks for your help
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Keep your fingers crossed that HTCdev site adds the Thunderbolt in the future, you may want to hit up craigslist and look up Thunderbolt in or near where you live. I know here in Arizona you can pay someone around 20 to 30 bucks and have them root it for you. Make sure they use the long root since I have heard bad things about one click devices having to do with the Thunderbolt. Good luck.
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Thanks for your help
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Grnlantern79 said:
Keep your fingers crossed that HTCdev site adds the Thunderbolt in the future, you may want to hit up craigslist and look up Thunderbolt in or near where you live. I know here in Arizona you can pay someone around 20 to 30 bucks and have them root it for you. Make sure they use the long root since I have heard bad things about one click devices having to do with the Thunderbolt. Good luck.
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If your talking about HTC adding the thunderbolt to the bootloader unlocking site, then you must realize that it doesn't root your phone. It only unlocks the bootloader, and in turn void your warranty (don't think they won't flag your device when you use their tool).
Sure you'll be able to download a rooted RUU and flash it via hboot, and this might open the doors for a one click root app if your bootloader is already unlocked, but is that worth your warranty?
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Oh I am sure they will come up with someway to keep track of the phone that do unlock, that is why I will continue to use the unlock method through ADB and the great hackers of android. Then when the phone takes a dump, I wont know where I left it and file a lost phone claim and attempt to fix it with all my might to have parts or a spare phone.
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If your talking about HTC adding the thunderbolt to the bootloader unlocking site, then you must realize that it doesn't root your phone. It only unlocks the bootloader, and in turn void your warranty (don't think they won't flag your device when you use their tool).
Sure you'll be able to download a rooted RUU and flash it via hboot, and this might open the doors for a one click root app if your bootloader is already unlocked, but is that worth your warranty?
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Grnlantern79 said:
Oh I am sure they will come up with someway to keep track of the phone that do unlock, that is why I will continue to use the unlock method through ADB and the great hackers of android. Then when the phone takes a dump, I wont know where I left it and file a lost phone claim and attempt to fix it with all my might to have parts or a spare phone.
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Solid plan. Always good to do things manually so if something messes up, you might know where and why it messed up, and how to fix it.
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Verizon contract

Just curious.... has anyone ever looked at the contract lately. I was looking to see where it said anything about rooting devices but no dice. Can someone clear that up maybe with a link? Thank you
I don't believe the contract says anything about it, but the warranty on the other hand is a different story.
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I always wondered, if you told Verizon you are or were rooted, do they write it down? So even if you unroot they will know your warranty is void?
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I always wondered, if you told Verizon you are or were rooted, do they write it down? So even if you unroot they will know your warranty is void?
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Well with the Rezound, you need to use an unlock key from HTC's site, so they know you rooted your phone..
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Well with the Rezound, you need to use an unlock key from HTC's site, so they know you rooted your phone..
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I don't think they coordinate with vzw on that ... I would be very surprised I'd they did. But as for warranty... how would it void that?
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First of all, they probably won't check the bootloader to see if you've unlocked it. And if you really wanna be precautious, you can revert back to locked, although it is an extensive process
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Honestly i really understand why unlocking the bootloader voids your warranty since you cant really break your phone being S-ON, now if you were S-OFF that is a whole other story. And honestly someone who is unlocked and/or rooted is likely to have enough experience to be able to fix almost any software related issue(not always the case though). Being unlocked and/or rooted shouldnt hold you back from sending it in for warranty. Although i have heard some people say it goes through warranty just fine being rooted and unlocked.
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First of all, they probably won't check the bootloader to see if you've unlocked it. And if you really wanna be precautious, you can revert back to locked, although it is an extensive process
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I know what I can do... but it has nothing to do with my device ... I just am curious if vzw has anything legit in place against modifying software on the phones. I've seen where it says you can not modify the hardware but saw nothing of software
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cslingerland said:
I know what I can do... but it has nothing to do with my device ... I just am curious if vzw has anything legit in place against modifying software on the phones. I've seen where it says you can not modify the hardware but saw nothing of software
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I don't know legally what they can do, but I've had a few conversations with the local reps in my area. They don't care if you phone is rooted as most of them have rooted phones. I was in with my dad the one day back when he was getting the Tbolt, and the rep noticed that my bolt was rooted. He said honestly, he would never recommend the bolt to someone who wasn't going to root it anyway. I've been told that they are a lot more lax about rooting now than they were in the past.
At the Verizon store near me, the only person that cares is the manager. The rest of the employees don't care
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As far as I know Verizon doesn't care at all if you root, (I've unlocked the bootloader, relocked and sent in many Rezounds and they never cared) and HTC just tells you they have the right to not honor your warranty when you unlock your bootloader, at their discretion, but they almost always honor it.
Another thing, unless you have the extended warranty with Verizon (I think), your Rezound's warranty is handled by HTC, Verizon is just the middle man.
Legally Verizon can't do anything as it is legal for any consumer to root and do whatever the hell they want with the software on their phones, but they can choose not to honor your warranty if they feel your modifications are the reason the phone became faulty. Link http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/26/iphone-jailbreak-and-android-root-declared-legal-in-us-feds-exempt-smartphone-hacks-from-dmca/
So your safe, have fun rooting worry free !
Isn't there a way to trick your phone so that Verizon can't tell you did it?
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My thought has always been yes I received a unlock code, but show me proof that I actually used the code and unlocked the bootloader.
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I have already sent back 4 Rezounds this year under the warranty and as I made of fact I am now awaiting my 5th any day. Each one was unlocked and rooted. I re-flash the RUU before sending it back and have not had an issue yet.
Jimi Mack said:
I have already sent back 4 Rezounds this year under the warranty and as I made of fact I am now awaiting my 5th any day. Each one was unlocked and rooted. I re-flash the RUU before sending it back and have not had an issue yet.
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have you sent them back for legit problems? and what were you problems? (even if you made them up )
I think the only risk you would have is if they somehow found out you were tethering. It does day in the Verizon contact that you can't tether without using (and paying for) their service.
But I've also heard from countless people that they would never know. Unless you returned a phone with the tether app and files still in there.
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Doesn't tetherguard tell them you are tethering?
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They throw the returns in a bin. The whole idea of non removable battery is to make it easyer on the return department
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chrisjz said:
Doesn't tetherguard tell them you are tethering?
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No...they can't do anything unless you were stock and they had an app or service running at all times to monitor it. Otherwise they would have no way to tell
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No...they can't do anything unless you were stock and they had an app or service running at all times to monitor it. Otherwise they would have no way to tell
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Not 100% true. If you are doing a WiFi tether, where the device is acting as a hotspot they can tell because they can see more than one private IP being routed through your devices' public IP. This combined with the fact that you don't have hotspot on your account can be considered a breach of contract.

Do I need to worry about not being able to root?

Hey guys and gals, I am coming over to T-Mobile from Verizon on Thursday, and most likely getting the HTC One in the process.
Maybe this is a Verizon thing, but sometimes when you accept an OTA update, it will break root, relock the bootloader and you are stuck without root if you take the update.
Do I need to worry about that on T-Mobile and the One? In other words, when I'm in the store purchasing the phone, should I try and stop them from running any updates? Or can I root regardless?
Thanks!
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Hey guys and gals, I am coming over to T-Mobile from Verizon on Thursday, and most likely getting the HTC One in the process.
Maybe this is a Verizon thing, but sometimes when you accept an OTA update, it will break root, relock the bootloader and you are stuck without root if you take the update.
Do I need to worry about that on T-Mobile and the One? In other words, when I'm in the store purchasing the phone, should I try and stop them from running any updates? Or can I root regardless?
Thanks!
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If you root on tmobile then you won't get any OTA updates, so that's a moot worry. Luckily the updates pop on here pretty quickly so you can simply sideload them.
BableMan said:
If you root on tmobile then you won't get any OTA updates, so that's a moot worry. Luckily the updates pop on here pretty quickly so you can simply sideload them.
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I understand that and I totally intend to root my phone. But what if the sales rep runs the update on the phone while activating it? Will I still be able to root and s-off?
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
I understand that and I totally intend to root my phone. But what if the sales rep runs the update on the phone while activating it? Will I still be able to root and s-off?
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Yes you will. No worries
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I'm happy without root. Only thing that I hate is that I can't get rid of kids mode, that water game, carrier iq, and lookout. However, because I have the premium handset protection I got the paid version for free recently which is nice.
As well as the T-Mobile apps visual voicemail (i want to use Google voice and can't) , T-Mobile tv, and the name id app that has since expired from the trial period which is stupid if you ask me. Spend $600 bucks and can't get something like that free.
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You can disable Lookout and the T-Mobile apps in Settings > apps > all
Scroll down and find them one-by-one, click on the app, click "disable"
wala!

Verizon and HTC

Did Verizon and HTC break up?
The only HTC phone available on their site is the Incredible 4G and its for pre-owned only.
In store they have nothing.
I found it interesting.
Edit: Nevermind. Found out why.
brownsfan said:
Did Verizon and HTC break up?
The only HTC phone available on their site is the Incredible 4G and its for pre-owned only.
In store they have nothing.
I found it interesting.
Edit: Nevermind. Found out why.
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Why is this?
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Why is this?
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The arrival of the HTC One
Thurs
brownsfan said:
The arrival of the HTC One
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HTC changed from creating several phones each year to just focusing on a single phone and selling it on each carrier. Your question is interesting that you are just a day early. The HTC One is set to be released Thurs (along with a Motorloa phone.)
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HTC changed from creating several phones each year to just focusing on a single phone and selling it on each carrier. Your question is interesting that you are just a day early. The HTC One is set to be released Thurs (along with a Motorloa phone.)
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Probably for the best since they couldnt seem to hold up the support on so many phones.
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Probably for the best since they couldnt seem to hold up the support on so many phones.
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Just got an email from Verizon, the One is available now!
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Just got an email from Verizon, the One is available now!
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And to celebrate, a day later Verizon Wireless forced HTC to take the bootloader unlock down from htc.dev site.
Yea looks like Verizon certainly has a firm grip around HTC and Samsung's balls. Both flagship devices are now locked down with the latest softwares.
And with VZW locking down the bootloader on the One, it is now time that VZW and I break up.
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With great devs on here I'm sure there will be workarounds soon...granted I'm using a Verizon rezound I'm not on their carrier...thanks to the devs....if not I wouldn't of been able to use the gsm capabilities to just go prepaid on this phone with straight talk...ya data is a little slow and could go with other sim carriers but I'm happy where I'm at
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With great devs on here I'm sure there will be workarounds soon...granted I'm using a Verizon rezound I'm not on their carrier...thanks to the devs....if not I wouldn't of been able to use the gsm capabilities to just go prepaid on this phone with straight talk...ya data is a little slow and could go with other sim carriers but I'm happy where I'm at
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Are you able to get 3g/4g on your current GSM carrier?
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root?

Okay so ive seen a few posts on xda from the s-off devs already. How long you think till we get unlocked and rooted?
Not long. Lol.
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Believe me. This phone will have the best of the best devs. Won't b long bro.
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The international one has root and recovery already. I guess htc dev works to. Maybe us at&t users will luck out.
US carriers promised to lock things down tightly after the One came out. I guess we'll see.
Good thing i have a 14 day return period lol. Cant live without root.
do we know if this device has a locked bootloader that will be hard to crack or will they actually design it to be unlocked like sony does.
im trying to decide between m8 and z2, and i know sony has been cool in the past with allowing the phone to be easily rooted and unlocked to allow flashing. i am coming from a galaxy s4 with unlocked mdk bootloader but i am upgrading and i want to be able to mod my phone
did anyone try htc-dev or kingo?
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did anyone try htc-dev or kingo?
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we will once we get the phone today.
as of today the verizon users cannot use htc dev, we shall see if at&t locked us out to. good thing is i know s-off is being worked on.
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do we know if this device has a locked bootloader that will be hard to crack or will they actually design it to be unlocked like sony does.
im trying to decide between m8 and z2, and i know sony has been cool in the past with allowing the phone to be easily rooted and unlocked to allow flashing. i am coming from a galaxy s4 with unlocked mdk bootloader but i am upgrading and i want to be able to mod my phone
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I ordered an m8 to test our cases on, but the z2 is the one I'm really looking forward to. It will have to be amazing though for me to give up my Note 3 screen real estate!
Already. Unlocked bootloader via HTC Dev. AT&T must have forgot lol
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Go to htcdev.com and unlock your bootloader fellas! Let the games begin!
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Go to htcdev.com and unlock your bootloader fellas! Let the games begin!
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So just to confirm... this method worked on your 'AT&T' HTC One M8 right?
boogie2001 said:
So just to confirm... this method worked on your 'AT&T' HTC One M8 right?
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Yes the att model can be unlocked through htcdev.com . Let's just hope ATT don't pull a VZW and yank it like they did with the M7!
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Confirmed that htc dev unlocking works on att..
I would assume this voids your warranty with at&t and no relocking and going back to virgin status?
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I would assume this voids your warranty with at&t and no relocking and going back to virgin status?
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Maybe and yes you can relock.
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Maybe and yes you can relock.
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I'm just concerned because I may be moving to att next and at the end of my 12 month I can turn the phone in and upgrade to a new one and want to be able to relock it so I don't have an issue when giving it back to AT&T
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I'm just concerned because I may be moving to att next and at the end of my 12 month I can turn the phone in and upgrade to a new one and want to be able to relock it so I don't have an issue when giving it back to AT&T
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I have returned quite a few phones that I have relocked and unrooted without one problem through warranty exchange. I'm not concerned with it at all and I am on the Next program as of this phone. Besides that, the warranty is up after the 1st year. This is just my experience and I can't speak for everyone.
Androider4Life said:
I'm just concerned because I may be moving to att next and at the end of my 12 month I can turn the phone in and upgrade to a new one and want to be able to relock it so I don't have an issue when giving it back to AT&T
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As long as you return the phone with a stock system ,boot,recovery etc and relock you will be okay my friend.
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Maybe and yes you can relock.
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As long as you return the phone with a stock system ,boot,recovery etc and relock you will be okay my friend.
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as long as I can do that, that's great. With my note2 having tripped Knox I do not have that option. Damn Samsung

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