So today i bought a white one x and im a flashoholic so my question is if i unlock my bootloader via htcdev can i lock it again for waranty purpose?
You can only relock it again by doing "fastboot oem lock". But it will say **Relocked** in your bootloader so HTC will still know you unlocked it.
However I've never heard of anyone getting their warranty denied for hardware faults.
Vaporizer8 said:
You can only relock it again by doing "fastboot oem lock". But it will say **Relocked** in your bootloader so HTC will still know you unlocked it.
However I've never heard of anyone getting their warranty denied for hardware faults.
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You've not read the threads in general then...
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So there is no way to unlock the bootloader and lock it again without htc knowing...
For now il be okay with the stock rom but i cant use my phone without root
metko said:
So there is no way to unlock the bootloader and lock it again without htc knowing...
For now il be okay with the stock rom but i cant use my phone without root
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Decisions, decisions......
il wait for 10 days if the phone works flawlessly or as it should then its going to be unlocking time
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sorry if this is stated in a million threads but i searched and couldnt find it
Anyways, i have a rezound but am borrowing a nexus and want to try unlocking it BUT its not mine so i have to be able to get it back COMPLETELY to stock. So, my question is if you relock the bootloader, does it say relocked like it does on the rezound or is it undetectable
It will say locked when you relock the bootloader.
atesc said:
It will say locked when you relock the bootloader.
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so then if you run the RUU no one will ever know correct?
werdna87 said:
so then if you run the RUU no one will ever know correct?
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There's no RUU. The way of returning to stock is unlocking the bootloader (which is probably unlocked if you messed with anything), flashing all of the stock images, radio, etc., then relocking the bootloader.
No one will know the difference. This device is meant to be able to be regularly (and dead simply) unlocked.
martonikaj said:
There's no RUU. The way of returning to stock is unlocking the bootloader (which is probably unlocked if you messed with anything), flashing all of the stock images, radio, etc., then relocking the bootloader.
No one will know the difference. This device is meant to be able to be regularly (and dead simply) unlocked.
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Thanks, i have wanted to unlock my rezound for a while but its not nearly as simple with that phone and it very easily detectable. Anyways, time to unlock
werdna87 said:
Thanks, i have wanted to unlock my rezound for a while but its not nearly as simple with that phone and it very easily detectable. Anyways, time to unlock
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fastboot oem unlock
it's that easy on the Nexus
martonikaj said:
fastboot oem unlock
it's that easy on the Nexus
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if only HTC was so nice... i was like that with the Dinc but times have changed
werdna87 said:
if only HTC was so nice... i was like that with the Dinc but times have changed
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Yaaaa I won't expect anything like that from HTC.
I have a G2, so I know what you're talking about haha.
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Select the Option "All other Supported Models" and follow the instructions.
After this process, your device show "*** UNLOCKED ***" and "SHIP S-ON"
blubbers said:
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Select the Option "All other Supported Models" and follow the instructions.
After this process, your device show "*** UNLOCKED ***" and "SHIP S-ON"
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...better wait for a time like revolutionary for a real S-OFF method.
Wonder how people can to this htc unclock without worries about their warranty.
I will wait for Revolutionary personally. More flexibility to flash radios, hboots, etc.
EDIT: And kernels (boot.img)
Confirmed. Unlock works.
SHIP S-OFF RL
I understand that unlocking your device via htcdev.com will irreversibly void your warranty, but is that also the case, if I unlock my device with the stuff from the revolutionary team ?
I never had a device, which could be unlocked that way. My first two android phones were Motorolas and they could always be converted back to stock, for sending them in for repairing or for selling them.
thedoginthewok said:
I understand that unlocking your device via htcdev.com will irreversibly void your warranty, but is that also the case, if I unlock my device with the stuff from the revolutionary team ?
I never had a device, which could be unlocked that way. My first two android phones were Motorolas and they could always be converted back to stock, for sending them in for repairing or for selling them.
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You probably can still revert completely back to stock, the point is that if you use htcdev.com they've got a record of the phone being unlocked (even if you return it to stock again), whereas if you do it yourself then revert it they wouldn't know it had been unlocked in the first place.
That sounds great, thank you.
Thank you !
Like the other I prefer another method...
i will also wait for revolutionary^^
luckily there is temp root so i can delete the crap i dont use
cant wait for it to come so i can flash the first coredroid beta on it^^
Temp Root isnt working...
If we use the htcdev.com or revolutionary HTC will find out that the phone was unlocked!
moom999 said:
If we use the htcdev.com or revolutionary HTC will find out that the phone was unlocked!
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No. Revolutionary is reversible. But htcdev does keep a record forever. However, that doesn't screw you out of every single warranty like many think. Only a small number of software issues, otherwise you still have warranty. We will see how long many of you will wait for revolutionary before you cave in and unlock through htcdev lol. All of us vivid users never got anything other than htcdev unlock. All the devs working on s off told us that HTC made it a hell of a lot harder to crack the newer phones.
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About htcdev unlock. They log your imei and serial number, yes. BUT the only thing you'll get after that is the posibility to unlock your device. Once we get Revolutionary s-off and then the ability to s-on again, how will they know if you really used the possibility to unlock your device? There's a final warning so no evidence you finally used it
Hopefully revolutionary team may be able to use the htc unlock method
Any way I just unlock it now using htcdev
Because I want it to try the temp-root to see if it will work with unlocked but did not work.
As I understood with unlocking using htcdev I still have the warranty for the hardware or I just lost all the warranty?
So just confirming that the htcdev unlock does not let the temp root work?
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No. Revolutionary is reversible. But htcdev does keep a record forever. However, that doesn't screw you out of every single warranty like many think. Only a small number of software issues, otherwise you still have warranty. We will see how long many of you will wait for revolutionary before you cave in and unlock through htcdev lol. All of us vivid users never got anything other than htcdev unlock. All the devs working on s off told us that HTC made it a hell of a lot harder to crack the newer phones.
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Being on the rezound I agree. And also the fact that before my rezound I sent back a dinc2 completed rooted because of hardware problems and had no issues.
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robt772000 said:
So just confirming that the htcdev unlock does not let the temp root work?
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Yes, confirmed
moom999 said:
As I understood with unlocking using htcdev I still have the warranty for the hardware or I just lost all the warranty?
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That's right, you still got most of your warranty intact..
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It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty.
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So; in some cases, not all, where the damage is caused by unlocking warranty will not be valid.
if the temp root doesnt work after the htcdev unlock why would you then wanna use it and tell them what you did^^
I've got permaroot working with an unlock by htcdev. Wai for mike to update his thread
Considering the One X/S as my next device.
I read somewhere that htcdev.com registration (and bootloader unlock) will void your guarantee forever, and based on experience I will need HTC service at some point.
Did I understand it correct, that in order to unlock the bootloader and root, I would need to register at htcdev.com. There no other way?
HoundDK said:
Considering the One X/S as my next device.
I read somewhere that htcdev.com registration (and bootloader unlock) will void your guarantee forever, and based on experience I will need HTC service at some point.
Did I understand it correct, that in order to unlock the bootloader and root, I would need to register at htcdev.com. There no other way?
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From what I have been reading just unlocking your bootloader won't void your warranty. But HTC will be able to tell what software you have installed in your phone according to this post HERE
So it's really up to HTC whether or not they fix your under warranty if you ever decide to use custom ROMs.
shadowboy23 said:
From what I have been reading just unlocking your bootloader won't void your warranty. But HTC will be able to tell what software you have installed in your phone according to this post HERE
So it's really up to HTC whether or not they fix your under warranty if you ever decide to use custom ROMs.
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Hmmm...spooky!
So even if we manage to unlock and root without htcdev.com, HTC cache what roms we use in a hidden folder that cannot be flushed. I'm sure HTC is not going to use such information at my advantage.
If that's really the case, I guess HTC is no longer an option for me?
When I used htcdev to unlock my htc legend I was required to send what is a unique device token to HTC before they send me a unlocker binary file, obviously to me that device token tells HTC exactly which phone has been unlocked and is stored in a data base somewhere, so if you send it for repair, even if you do manage to get your phone back to stock again before, the records will show that the phone has been tampered with.
That's what i believe anyway.
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HoundDK said:
Hmmm...spooky!
So even if we manage to unlock and root without htcdev.com, HTC cache what roms we use in a hidden folder that cannot be flushed. I'm sure HTC is not going to use such information at my advantage.
If that's really the case, I guess HTC is no longer an option for me?
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Well I'm not sure about that. Maybe with S-OFF we can clean the cache, but not really sure.
ranger4740 said:
When I used htcdev to unlock my htc legend I was required to send what is a unique device token to HTC before they send me a unlocker binary file, obviously to me that device token tells HTC exactly which phone has been unlocked and is stored in a data base somewhere, so if you send it for repair, even if you do manage to get your phone back to stock again before, the records will show that the phone has been tampered with.
That's what i believe anyway.
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Sending the token means you may have unlocked your phone. They don't void warranty for just unlocking your boot loader.
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too many conflicting statements........
yep thts too many for me
My Evo is on Hboot 2.18, rooted, S-ON.
lets say something happens to the phone where i have to get a replacement...
How can i RE-LOCK my bootloader ?
i ask this because i heard that you cant return your phone after the phone is rooted (which can easily be undone but the bootloader...) or unlocked.
i just want to know how to get it back to factory default.. thanks
and i have insurance on my phone through insurion , so if my phone was to stop charging or the screen cracked, they wouldnt check if the bootloader is unlocked right ?
plug it into computer and put your phone into fast boot. Navigate to where fast boot.exe is located in cmd on your computer . And type fastboot oem lock I believe the command was and it should relock your bootloader
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evo4gnoob said:
plug it into computer and put your phone into fast boot. Navigate to where fast boot.exe is located in cmd on your computer . And type fastboot oem lock I believe the command was and it should relock your bootloader
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your bootloader will still show tampered, you'll need to follow the guide on downgrading your bootloader before you can have an official HTC "Untampered" lock.
Savoca said:
your bootloader will still show tampered, you'll need to follow the guide on downgrading your bootloader before you can have an official HTC "Untampered" lock.
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thanks, i now understand that if something were to happen with my phone causing me to need a replacement, it would be through sprint/asurion. so no need to worry any more
This thread will walk you through all the steps to lock the bootloader without it saying relocked, so Sprint wont know you unlocked it in the first place. It even has a link to a stock rom you can flash, and the instructions how to flash it after locking the bootloader. I broke my screen 2 days after unlocking my phone. This took me half a day to find and 15 minutes to do once I read it.
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/526575-guide-unrooting-gingerbread-2-3-5-a.html
EXACTLY what i needed. THANKS. It will come in handy if i ever need to use it
Hi XDA. My problem is that I sent my ONE to HTC due to the "No Sim Error" i was getting. When it got there, they told me that i had to pay 200 to fix it (voided warranty by rooting/unlocking bootloader). So they sent it back and I know my problem is that the bootloader says relocked instead of locked. So is it possible for me to gain soff/root with rumrunner again, then use revone to relock it, then flash the ruu so it is 100% stock? Or would using revone not be possible? Also, if i send it back to HTC will they still say that the warranty has been voided even if the phone now says locked (as it did when it was stock)? Thanks.
O-rangePeels said:
Hi XDA. My problem is that I sent my ONE to HTC due to the "No Sim Error" i was getting. When it got there, they told me that i had to pay 200 to fix it (voided warranty by rooting/unlocking bootloader). So they sent it back and I know my problem is that the bootloader says relocked instead of locked. So is it possible for me to gain soff/root with rumrunner again, then use revone to relock it, then flash the ruu so it is 100% stock? Or would using revone not be possible? Also, if i send it back to HTC will they still say that the warranty has been voided even if the phone now says locked (as it did when it was stock)? Thanks.
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What version hboot do you have? What software version is on the phone? Go to settings, about, software info, and see the software number.
O-rangePeels said:
Hi XDA. My problem is that I sent my ONE to HTC due to the "No Sim Error" i was getting. When it got there, they told me that i had to pay 200 to fix it (voided warranty by rooting/unlocking bootloader). So they sent it back and I know my problem is that the bootloader says relocked instead of locked. So is it possible for me to gain soff/root with rumrunner again, then use revone to relock it, then flash the ruu so it is 100% stock? Or would using revone not be possible? Also, if i send it back to HTC will they still say that the warranty has been voided even if the phone now says locked (as it did when it was stock)? Thanks.
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In the future do this to reset lock status. It works once rooted and s off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46153741
And this to set back to s on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46286588
I don't know if they keep records but it's worth a shot. If they sent it back to you with 4.3 it is not currently exploitable but probably will be soon. Do you still have s off on device or did they lock it up? Because if you have s off you can just manually change whatever you want.