Title basically says it all. Just looking for a list of what exactly voids the warrenty mostly concerned about
Rooting
Custom Recovery
Unlocking Bootloader
Flashing ROMs (Cyanogen/AOKP mostly)
Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Custom Recovery
Unlocking Bootloader
Flashing ROMs
in order to do those, you'll need to root first. afaik, rooting void warranty BUT if you unroot before handing it for warranty, it'll be fine. dont quote me on that. might be different in your country/provider.
As long as they don't find out you've been tinkering with your phone (as in, you restore the stock recovery and whatnot), you'll be fine.
doesn't matter, you can always return to stock.
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Hi,
By using an open bootloader (such as CM7 or coredroid) on DHD instead of the stock, is the warranty void?
I know as of the 27th of may HTC decided to allow open bootloaders, but I have found no information on what happens to the warranty if an open bootloader is used instead of the stock.
Matt
Yes it is void after rooting. You can always unroot however in the event of needing to return it for warranty purposes.
And by the way, CM7 and CoreDroid are ROM's, not bootloaders. Bootloaders are the things that tell the phone what to do as it is starting up. ROM's are the operating systems.
Thanks for the quick reply and clearing that up
mxm879 said:
Hi,
By using an open bootloader (such as CM7 or coredroid) on DHD instead of the stock, is the warranty void?
I know as of the 27th of may HTC decided to allow open bootloaders, but I have found no information on what happens to the warranty if an open bootloader is used instead of the stock.
Matt
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Yes, no warranty after rooting. That's way they say do it at your own risk.
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I am new user of android and i have xperia ray (ST18) and i want to know that if i flash my xperia ray with wotanserver. com , then i will void my warranty or not ?? Plzz guys reply my question and help me plzzzzzzzzzzz ...... and i want to know one more thing that if i root my phone without unlock bootloader then i will void my warranty or not ??? and sorry for my bad english ....
flashing would be looked at as modding your device. very likely the warranty will be voided. i sent phones back rooted with custom roms for warranty by mail from calling my carrier "at&t" and got lucky. they usually just check for visual damages on device. its worth a shot for a defected voided device lol. just make sure you have cash to pay if they notice you voided your warranty
Do people even care about warranties anymore?
I rooted my Skyrocket the day I got it, and have tried numerous roms (from this site) and finally found one I like.
I had to get rid of the CIQ that AT&T decided to load on my phone, along with all the bloatware. The battery life is so much better now!
I say do it!
If you need to push it back to stock to get some warranty stuff done, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
If not, you can always try to get lucky like others...
Rooting will void your warranty, though I've never heard of a phone being checked when being returned for service. Read up on returning your phone to original along with modding. Before I did anything to my phone I made darn sure I knew how to return it to stock.
just make a backup of the entire system and then do what you want with your phone
when you want to send your phone to warranty, just restore the backup and will be ok...
I think you can't do such a backup without root, so:
1. root your phone
2. backup with titanium
if you have problems
3. restore the backup
4. unroot
5. send it back to warranty
Note: You will not void the warranty of your Sony Xperia device by flashing new firmware using this guide. In addition, you do NOT need to unlock your bootloader nor do you need root to flash your handset.
- http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/12/install-xperia-marshmallow-using-flashtool-and-xperifirm-guide/
Hi guys, is there any way I can do a temporary root so that I can do a restore of my apps and data through Titanium Backup? I don't want to do a permanent root as I am happy with the official rom.
Theoretically yes, but why?
It should be possible, but you need to unlock your bootloader anyway. That your warranty is void and cannot be restored. If you don't want this you should wait for the revolutionary.io S-OFF.
AFAIK there's an issue with fastboot boot, which means you will need to flash the image and then restore the original. Anyway, you could just root and then delete su and superuser.apk, but again, why? That won't restore your warranty and bring no advantages. Just root and then - if you want to - flash the stock recovery again. You could even relock your bootloader...
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It should be possible, but you need to unlock your bootloader anyway. That your warranty is void and cannot be restored. If you don't want this you should wait for the revolutionary.io S-OFF.
AFAIK there's an issue with fastboot boot, which means you will need to flash the image and then restore the original. Anyway, you could just root and then delete su and superuser.apk, but again, why? That won't restore your warranty and bring no advantages. Just root and then - if you want to - flash the stock recovery again. You could even relock your bootloader...
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But HTC will still know it has been unlocked so the warranty won't be restored.
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But HTC will still know it has been unlocked so the warranty won't be restored.
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That was exactly my point: If you decide to void your warranty just to restore a backup, why unroot again?
I mean, if it's about hundreds of savegames, ok, but else I would restore everything manually. Just saying. I, myself, am waiting for all my issues to be fixed and than I might use revolutionary as soon as it's out.
No known temporary root methods at the moment for the One X or ICS 4.0.3.
You don't completely void the warranty anyway. They just won't accept any warranty claims that are a result of you unlocking the bootloader e.g. you somehow killed the bootloader trying to S-OFF it after unlocking via htcdev.
They do mention that using custom firmware may mean the phone can overheat or no longer conform to specs but I've never heard of anybody getting denied warranty service because of this. It is more to cover their back in the case of somebody doing something really daft with it.
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No known temporary root methods at the moment for the One X or ICS 4.0.3.
You don't completely void the warranty anyway. They just won't accept any warranty claims that are a result of you unlocking the bootloader e.g. you somehow killed the bootloader trying to S-OFF it after unlocking via htcdev.
They do mention that using custom firmware may mean the phone can overheat or no longer conform to specs but I've never heard of anybody getting denied warranty service because of this. It is more to cover their back in the case of somebody doing something really daft with it.
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Thanks for your answers. I hope this guy hasn't rooted his sensation
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4235272/Young-dad-burned-by-his-mobile-phone.html
Hello everybody,
My current device is a Captivate, and I'm thinking about upgrading to an i747. After doing some research in the forums I found out about knox, but find it a little bit confusing, let's see..
1) Has there been any known cases of devices that were shipped with a knox bootloader?
2) In a i747, what does a knox bootloader look like in Download Mode (as opposite to a non-knox one, does it say knox warranty void or something else?)
3) This is where I'm most confused. If you've got a knox bootloader, then you can't downgrade it, and can't flash anything except for new official otas? would anything except the ota void it? can you flash CM11 for example? and if it's void, that means that it's a hard brick? or does it still work? Can you go foward if it's void (again, like cm11)?
4) Let's say the one I get comes with 4.0, I can root and move freely between CM and stock as long as I don't flash 4.3?
I also have the option to go for a S4 Mini, but given it has the same issue and similar hw.. love the S3 screen
Thanks in advance!
Samsung s3, s4, Note 3, etc. that shipped with 4.3 will include Knox.
If the device shipped with Knox, you will see something like warranty bit in the text at the top of the download screen.
If you have a knox bootloader, you cannot downgrade to an earlier bootloader but you can still install a custom recovery and custom ROMs which voids the warranty but does not brick the phone.You can flash any ROM you want with a 4.3 Knox bootloader as long as the ROM does not try to flash a new bootloader.
If you have a stock 4.3 phone and try to load anything that is not official Samsung software, it will trigger the knox counter (change from 0 to 1 or 0x0 to 0x1) and void your warranty. At the moment, there is no way to reset the knox counter to 0.
Yes, if you get a 4.04 phone, you can install a custom recovery, custom ROM, and move freely among custom ROMs if these ROMs are support but the installed bootloader.
I have done all of this with an i747m (Bell version of the s3).
That's crystal clear, I was confused and thought that if you had knox and flashed anything else over it it would brick... but I see now, just avoid bootloaders.
Thanks!
Getting root in a "warranty-save" way? (Questions about rooting by a htc-usr)
Hello,
I was asked by a friend to root his Z1 compact.
I myself have a HTC m7.
I can unlock my bootloader and flash a custom recovery + rom and if I need it returning to stock recovery+rom for warranty. (Even locking and removing "tampered"-flag in my bootloader.
The later one isn't even needed, since HTC would even give support with a tampered bootloader (at least in germany and when I had to use the warranty once).
Since the device of my friend still has warranty I am unsure if I should flash a whole new prerooted rom, or just use Kingroot (+tools)...
Is there a way to unlock and flash a recovery that can be undone for the use of warranty?
I have read a little into the forum, mostly about rooting and recovery.
Dualrecovery for locked bootloader seems to be that what I searching for, I think.
But I am not sure. (for my m7 I need to unlock first before installing recovery)
This would be the way I would do it, if it meets my requierments:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...stock-step-step-to-rooted-14-5-0-270-t3124395
Someone willing to help me with my questions? (If it would be my phone, I would just try it. January isn't far away anymore and the battery was just replaced )
Thanks
Br
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