Just a quick question.....
Does unlocking the Bootloader in te HTC One X remove any data from the home? I.e. does it wipe the device?
Thanks.
PS. I am planning in purchasing a One X because my iPhone is driving me mad.
Yup, the Phone Storage will be wiped!
Oh noes! I guess I'll just unlock it right out of the box then..
Appl_Usr said:
Oh noes! I guess I'll just unlock it right out of the box then..
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You should just play around and test the phone before unlocking it. It will make warranty claims significantly easier if you've not unlocked or altered it at all. There have been quite a lot of reports about flaws in hardware and software in certain One Xs.
Most details should be synced to your Google account or whatever anyway so getting it going again after the unlock wipes data is easy.
Hey guys, do you think there will ever be a way of unlocking one x's bootloader without having to tell HTC you intend to do it? I presume that when you do so HTC automatically putts your device on a "rebel list" and if you ever need some official repair, they're gonna charge you extra. And I don't like that idea at all. Do you?
HTC have allowed people to unlock their phones but by doing so you essentially loose your warranty. By making you use their website to unlock, they know which phones have been unlocked and if your phone is returned for a software fault they can deny you a warranty claim.
At least they let you unlock in the first place! The choice is yours.
I do think that a work around will be found in time..
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HTC have allowed people to unlock their phones but by doing so you essentially loose your warranty. By making you use their website to unlock, they know which phones have been unlocked and if your phone is returned for a software fault they can deny you a warranty claim.
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Yep, that's exactly what they did and I don't like it a smallest bit! I really miss the times of good old HSPL on my HD2. When something broke it took literally 5 minutes to put the phone back to stock and no one would be able to tell it ever was otherwise... I wonder what are the DFT guys doing these days!
Not correct so far you stay on original ROM but you can mabe get problem if you send phone for warranty claim with custom installed.
Lock bootloader and original ROM before you send it if needed
So you're saying that after I receive the unlock code from HTC they won't put my device into some badass database which later on they might use to disprove my (for example hardware fault) warranty claim?
Hello Guys, im new to 10 forum but in the past 12 years i used only HTC devices so im planing to leave my m8 and jump to 10
My question is this: I have a offer for a HTC 10 in brilliant cosmetic condition no sratches no even single sratch on the panel perfect as brand new condition never been droped or watered but the phone cannot switch ON.
The owner of the device have it from around 3 months and tell me that he was trying to SIM UNLOCK it somehow even he don`t know what he was doind coz he is not very familiar with things like this and NOW the phone its seems dead.
Its a Shame because is even under waranty but was locked on a network.
Anyway he is going to sell it for about 50 USD im asking you
Do the deal worth it? and what can cause the reason for this DEAD HTC 10 after trying to Sim Unlock it.
I think to try eveyrhting posible to give this phone a second life and after a week will be able to take it and see whats goes i don`t know more info i mean do i have access to Recovery or Fastboot since the device is not here till the next week but my question is do this worth it and what can be the cause of NO switching ON anymore.
The owner sayd that before to attempt this Sim Unlock the phone was worked perfectly fine.
Thanks in advance for the advices and of course when is with me will Update the thread with more info about the device.
Thanks
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Hello Guys, im new to 10 forum but in the past 12 years i used only HTC devices so im planing to leave my m8 and jump to 10
My question is this: I have a offer for a HTC 10 in brilliant cosmetic condition no sratches no even single sratch on the panel perfect as brand new condition never been droped or watered but the phone cannot switch ON.
The owner of the device have it from around 3 months and tell me that he was trying to SIM UNLOCK it somehow even he don`t know what he was doind coz he is not very familiar with things like this and NOW the phone its seems dead.
Its a Shame because is even under waranty but was locked on a network.
Anyway he is going to sell it for about 50 USD im asking you
Do the deal worth it? and what can cause the reason for this DEAD HTC 10 after trying to Sim Unlock it.
I think to try eveyrhting posible to give this phone a second life and after a week will be able to take it and see whats goes i don`t know more info i mean do i have access to Recovery or Fastboot since the device is not here till the next week but my question is do this worth it and what can be the cause of NO switching ON anymore.
The owner sayd that before to attempt this Sim Unlock the phone was worked perfectly fine.
Thanks in advance for the advices and of course when is with me will Update the thread with more info about the device.
Thanks
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Do the deal worth it? and what can cause the reason for this DEAD HTC 10 after trying to Sim Unlock it. Well that's enitrely the problem with buying phone not working. You can't troubleshoot all the internal hardware like you can a PC and test what works and what doesn't work. you would need a working HTC 10 to swap parts with to test.
That said my opinion, forget about this phone. Go buy a working phone on swappa, ebay or HTC.com they are having a $200 off sale and you would have the peace of mind, knowing that you have a working phone. swappa would be best if you wanna negotiate a good deal with a seller.
Or go to ebay - factory unlocked 10's are $400 delivered all over the place.
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I know what you are saying but listen
I know this guy is a friend of mine i know the device is brand new he bought it before 3 months in this case when is bricked after atempt to Sim Unlock im sure its SOFTWARE related problem becuase like i sayd the phone is in Mint perfect cosmetic condition no a single dust or scratch.
I know that its HARD to really Brick a device forever on a software level.
So i know also how much cost a brand new or second hand HTC 10 the goal here is do 50 Bucks worth it coz if i think stright only the Rear and Front Panel and the Displey in my opition worth more.
Im asking you what can cause Broken phone after attempt to Sim Unlock.
Thanks in advance
tsalta said:
I know what you are saying but listen
I know this guy is a friend of mine i know the device is brand new he bought it before 3 months in this case when is bricked after atempt to Sim Unlock im sure its SOFTWARE related problem becuase like i sayd the phone is in Mint perfect cosmetic condition no a single dust or scratch.
I know that its HARD to really Brick a device forever on a software level.
So i know also how much cost a brand new or second hand HTC 10 the goal here is do 50 Bucks worth it coz if i think stright only the Rear and Front Panel and the Displey in my opition worth more.
Im asking you what can cause Broken phone after attempt to Sim Unlock.
Thanks in advance
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If its software why cant your turn the phone on? If its software you need the phone to be able to boot to download mode to flash RUU. I think your friends is lying to you. If its still under warranty why doesnt he return it back to the carrier? How about he give you the phone and if you get it fixed you give him the $50. If hes your friend he would understand.
Hello all
Can anyone tell me why Xiaomi keep moving the 'time period' for unlocking the BOOTLOADER on the Mi Max 3 ?
Initially I was told onscreen (PC Mi software) to try again in 360 hours. So I waited for the 360 hours and now it is saying onscreen, unable to unlock , try again in another 4 days time......
The phone is VERIFIED onscreen , my Mi Account is well established and verified.
Has anyone else experienced this ?
Will the BOOTLOADER ever unlock ?
I am becoming less interested in the Xiaomi brand as every day goes by. At least with a Samsung product there is no waiting nor external company control.
I am curious to know if Xiaomi are collecting personal data or info when you connect your device to their PC software to unlock the device.
Seems like Xiaomi like to control what the end user can and can't do with their products.
Thanks for reading :good:
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Hello all
Can anyone tell me why Xiaomi keep moving the 'time period' for unlocking the BOOTLOADER on the Mi Max 3 ?
Initially I was told onscreen (PC Mi software) to try again in 360 hours. So I waited for the 360 hours and now it is saying onscreen, unable to unlock , try again in another 4 days time......
The phone is VERIFIED onscreen , my Mi Account is well established and verified.
Has anyone else experienced this ?
Will the BOOTLOADER ever unlock ?
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I've just read this message in a different thread here that seems related to your problem. How much have you been using the device while waiting for it go get unlocked?
RE Zacki06
Thanks for the link. As for using the phone i.e making calls or texting. I haven't really used it that way. I've installed a few apps on it. Surfed the web occasionally.
I don't want to use or customise it because when the bootloader gets unlocked it wipes the device like in a fresh format.
It seems like yet another bizzare, controlling twist from the Xiaomi manufacturers if they demand the user to use the device. Before allowing the bootloader to be unlocked.
It also seems suspiscious that Xiaomi are keeping tabs on the owner i.e knowing if they are using the device or not. Personally I don't like being spied on when I invest in buying a product.
I am swaying more and more to stay with a Samsung product if Xiaomi keep dangling a carrot then pulling it away at the last minute.
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RE Zacki06
Thanks for the link. As for using the phone i.e making calls or texting. I haven't really used it that way. I've installed a few apps on it. Surfed the web occasionally.
I don't want to use or customise it because when the bootloader gets unlocked it wipes the device like in a fresh format.
It seems like yet another bizzare, controlling twist from the Xiaomi manufacturers if they demand the user to use the device. Before allowing the bootloader to be unlocked.
It also seems suspiscious that Xiaomi are keeping tabs on the owner i.e knowing if they are using the device or not. Personally I don't like being spied on when I invest in buying a product.
I am swaying more and more to stay with a Samsung product if Xiaomi keep dangling a carrot then pulling it away at the last minute.
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So as mentioned here this might have to do with the fact that xiaomi wants to prevent chinese vendors to sell their stuff elswere.
But of course I agree that this level of "spying" is absolutely not ok and actually reminds me a bit of windows 10...^^
Thank goodness I'll be switching to the xiaomi.eu rom after unlocking, so this stuff is just for a while.
I mean, it does make some sense from their point of view as a company, but it's still annoying for the average customer.
Chinese vendors or any other seller, will sell any products where ever they can to make money, so it's naive of any big company like Samsung or Xiaomi to think they can sell their products to a selective audience. And prohibit the sales to an unwanted group or country.
Places like eBay are littered with these devices with cheap shipping worldwide.
From a buyers point of view who has trusted and bought a product doesn't expect to be spied upon or had barriers put in place to stop customising a device. It's similar to Apple and they way they control the end user on what they can and can't do with their products.
Tech companies aren't doing themselves any favours by behaving the way they do. It forces customers to look for a better product elsewhere.
Where is the Xiaomi.EU rom found ?
Personally for me if the device cannot be unlocked then I will be getting rid of it asap.
Regards :good:
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Chinese vendors or any other seller, will sell any products where ever they can to make money, so it's naive of any big company like Samsung or Xiaomi to think they can sell their products to a selective audience. And prohibit the sales to an unwanted group or country.
Regards :good:
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The point is to miminise the risk for the seller to unlock and flash own shady firmwares on the phone before selling.
tsam19 said:
Where is the Xiaomi.EU rom found ?
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You can find the stable version of the rom here: Link
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Personally for me if the device cannot be unlocked then I will be getting rid of it asap.
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Well I'm quite certain that it can be unlocked but it's rather surprising to me that it is so difficult But yeah, if I can't unlock mine (that hasn't even been shipped since I ordered it almost a week ago ) then I'll probably also have to think what to do with it.
Zacki06 , yes others have unlocked their Xiaomi bootloader. However the process is not as straight forward as rooting or unlocking a Samsung bootloader.
If your not aware you have to register for an Mi account, verify it. Use that login to be able to use the unlocking PC software and at the same time register and verify your Mi account / phone number on the Xiaomi device you have bought . Boot into fastboot mode and connect to the Mi servers who verify your device and that is when the time duration kicks in. Either 360 hours or 720 hours message will appear.
As in my experience I am having to use the device for yet another 4 days before I may or may not be allowed to have the bootloader to be unlocked.
All I want to do is root the device. No bootloader unlock, no root!
dannejanne , As for sellers selling Xiaomi devices with flakey firmware already on them, that is quite widespread on eBay and similar for sales places. And if these sellers have registered that particular handset with their details registered to that device for them to have had the bootloader unlocked. Then you or anyone who has bought that device. The new owner will / could have problems when trying to use that device or register it. There are lots of instances when the Xiaomi device can become Mi cloud blocked ( just like Apple icloud) . :good:
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Zacki06 , yes others have unlocked their Xiaomi bootloader. However the process is not as straight forward as rooting or unlocking a Samsung bootloader.
If your not aware you have to register for an Mi account, verify it. Use that login to be able to use the unlocking PC software and at the same time register and verify your Mi account / phone number on the Xiaomi device you have bought . Boot into fastboot mode and connect to the Mi servers who verify your device and that is when the time duration kicks in. Either 360 hours or 720 hours message will appear.
As in my experience I am having to use the device for yet another 4 days before I may or may not be allowed to have the bootloader to be unlocked.
All I want to do is root the device. No bootloader unlock, no root!
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I am fully aware of the process, I asked a ton of questions before buying this phone because I was not sure at first if it was worth the wait. Turns out I still didn't learn everything but I still bought it because it is an amazing phone (screen size, battery, etc.). And I'm not new to android It has just been a while since I flashed a custom rom on a decvice, my Honor 5x is running stock at the moment so I was not familiar with all the recent changes that have happened.
I still hope you will try and keep the phone. And as a personal note, I never had a good hand with samsung phones (no problem with tablets). I can't stand AMOLED screens and my experiance shows, that they also don't like me. So all my phones except for the only samsung phone I had for only a week until it broke had an LCD or another kind of screen, but never an amoled
Cheers
A good result at last
After more messages of wait, wait, wait.
Today, finally, at last the job is done !! :good:
I don't know what information Xiaomi have extracted from my handset in order for their servers to allow 'unlock'.
But for anyone else in the same 'waiting position', there is light at the end of the tunnel! :victory:
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After more messages of wait, wait, wait.
Today, finally, at last the job is done !! :good:
I don't know what information Xiaomi have extracted from my handset in order for their servers to allow 'unlock'.
But for anyone else in the same 'waiting position', there is light at the end of the tunnel! :victory:
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Good news, congratulations
So I received my replacement on Google pixel 3 XL from Verizon just the other day. I was working on it tonight and I went in there to unlock developer options and while I was in there I noticed that the OEM unlocked was not greyed out I hit the check mark in it lit up. Does this mean I can unlock the bootloader and now root my phone tell me this is not a dream... How is this even possible ? I was in the middle of updating it to Android 12 when I saw this of course I stopped the update in case that puts a stop to the OEM unlock... See attached picture.
I just realized that I haven't put my SIM card in it yet and it didn't come with one in it either. Could that have something to do with it.. If memory serves something to do with a SIM card was the workaround on the pixel 1 to get the bootloader unlocked..
Hey if I just discovered the workaround do I get the bounty for root ? What's it up to on the pixel 3 ?
I haven't had Root since my Nexus 6. I don't even know where to begin can someone point me in the right direction do we still have trwp. Is that still the way to go ? It's like I'll have to go all the way back to the beginning again I said I haven't had Roots since my Nexus 6 and Marshmello. Is Viper still around ? I'm not going to let myself get excited though I know there's going to be a catch there's always a catch right ? Someone tell me how to find out if this is real or not please I beg of you..
Chirp chirp chirp ?? I understand why no one's answering me ? Is this a subject that's been discussed or no one believes me or am I just stupid ?
It's been eight months, but did you ever unlock the device?
I hate to beat a dead horse but I'm about to try. I figure o e night this week I will give it a go and yes I can still toggle the oem unlock switch in developer options.. I can't be the only one this has happened to... I'm gonna wish myself luck here. ummmm LUCK !!!