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[Q] should i root my droid incredible 2

Just wondering if it is really worth it to root

I did, and I couldn't be happier. I love MiUi with the Tiamat 1.1.2 kernal. It's really fast, (a lot faster than stock sense) and not to mention GORGEOUS! lol. I'd take the plunge just to see what all you can do with your phone more than you could already. Way better than iPhone too

andrewreiss18 said:
Just wondering if it is really worth it to root
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Yes
// via rooted Droid Incredible 2

If you are here asking, and are curious enough to go ahead with it, then yes. Ultimately the choice is yours. Rumors of bricked phones are, or at least were over-exaggerated at one time. But it can happen. There are many here willing to help, and links that go to youtube even for visual guides for you.

Very well worth it. If only to be able to remove all the extra bloat it would be worth it. But once you get to start trying out different roms and kernels the fun really begins

Yes. You get the see the potential of your device not to mention countless custom options. It's quite addicting

I bricked my inc 1 last week, i have no idea how, now I have the inc 2 and I'm deathly afraid to root it. Someone comfort me.

Another pro-root vote here. It's not something that grandma can do between games of solitaire, but for anybody reasonably comfortable with computers it's easy, rewarding, and very low-risk.
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ericsdeadinside said:
I bricked my inc 1 last week, i have no idea how, now I have the inc 2 and I'm deathly afraid to root it. Someone comfort me.
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Ahhh i did the same thing and bricked my first attempt ( it got me a new phone at least, i went from a Droid x to a Dinc 2)...but i learned from my mistakes and now i have no problems restoring from any problem. There is always a way back..as long as you follow the right steps. A little research and reading, and you will be confident in no time, flashing a new rom every day...because its addicting!!!
ITs all about customizing your phone to what works for you...or just endlessing trying new things!!

dj_wires said:
Ahhh i did the same thing and bricked my first attempt ( it got me a new phone at least, i went from a Droid x to a Dinc 2)...but i learned from my mistakes and now i have no problems restoring from any problem. There is always a way back..as long as you follow the right steps. A little research and reading, and you will be confident in no time, flashing a new rom every day...because its addicting!!!
ITs all about customizing your phone to what works for you...or just endlessing trying new things!!
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Unfortunately, I was not new to flashing. The phone decided it had had enough and I couldn't get into recovery no matter what I tried and i was screwed. Luckily, verizon customer service let me upgrade early.

I root my incredible 2 last week and i put the skyrider rom and is very stable..

I asked this same question a few weeks ago and ended up rooting (and flashing SkyRaider Zeus) and LOVE IT!
The battery savings alone make it worth it, but being able to customize pretty much everything about the phone is also a bonus.
I say do it.

Does rooting the phone take away its global capabilities?

Root it. I have flashed countless unstable/unfinished roms and never had a problem. Bricking it shouldn't be a concern, plus when you root you get the ability to have much more stable roms than stock that have no bloat and more options. Its 100% worth it.

JungleJiujitsu said:
Does rooting the phone take away its global capabilities?
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Depends on the rom
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Yes
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android-incredible said:
I root my incredible 2 last week and i put the skyrider rom and is very stable..
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Does gtalk with video work on it?

Just switch to the incredible 2 today from the original and within half an hour after getting home I rooted it. It's just to hard to resist. Bye bye bloatware.
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My girlfriend is having a lot of issues with her Dinc 1. We just left Verizon and they are sending her a Dinc 2 as a replacement. She told me while we were standing there (behind the associates back) that she wants me to root it as soon as it comes in. Its well worth it.
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To remove the bloat alone make ot worth it.
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[Q] Bricked, can Samsung tell if it's rooted?

Sent my phone in for repair. I installed a ROM I downloaded from ROM Manager that I didn't verify, dumb I know. The phone is 100% unresponsive, tried everything. When plugged into my computer the only trace of it is when I looked it up in device manager, it appears as some random device. So, my question is, will Samsung be able to look at the software for evidence of rooting? Is there anything I should/should not tell them? Are there any common problems I can stear them towards to avoid suspicion?

I sent a Galaxy Europa back after flashing the wrong recovery (Oops!) and they replaced it.
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just take it in and say "I tried to turn it on this morning and it didn't turn on".... act really dumb... they can't tell a difference if its a true brick
I've returned my glacier that was rooted and didn't even brick it, just returned to factory with s back on and they happily warranty replaced with no issues...

martialbob said:
just take it in and say "I tried to turn it on this morning and it didn't turn on".... act really dumb... they can't tell a difference if its a true brick
I've returned my glacier that was rooted and didn't even brick it, just returned to factory with s back on and they happily warranty replaced with no issues...
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The Glacier didn't have a flash counter though. I've heard some people get lucky and others don't. It's entirely luck of the draw.
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Got a new phone
They sent a replacement. I told them it was stalling a lot, then I found it turned off in my pocket and it never came back to life.
I think my rooting days are over. It is very cool, but unlike with my iPhone, it is not really necessary. Plus, if I brick it again they will surely dig a little deeper.
***FYI*** DO NOT TRUST THAT A ROM IN ROM MANAGER IS ACTUALLY FOR YOUR PHONE. I found that out the hard way. Should of checked, I'm an ass.

gariputo said:
They sent a replacement. I told them it was stalling a lot, then I found it turned off in my pocket and it never came back to life.
I think my rooting days are over. It is very cool, but unlike with my iPhone, it is not really necessary. Plus, if I brick it again they will surely dig a little deeper.
***FYI*** DO NOT TRUST THAT A ROM IN ROM MANAGER IS ACTUALLY FOR YOUR PHONE. I found that out the hard way. Should of checked, I'm an ass.
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If you have an android device and you want to get the most out of it then rooting is a must. iOS is too user friendly and has its pros over android. Just be careful with what you download and follow the guides available. Do that an you will never experience a brick. I've rooted an HTC Leo, HTC Magic, HTC Glacier, LG Optimus V, and the Hercules and have not experienced a single brick following the guides here on xda

I think he should stick to the iPhone.
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My little brother bricked his while trying to root it. i ended up sending it off to mobiletechvideos and they were able to fix it quickly. I paid 70 bucks for the repair and expedited shipping. Well worth it.

[Q] To root or not to root that is the Question

I am seriously agonizing over whether or not to root my HOX, I have had a desire and rooted and flashed it to within an inch of its life and never had an issue, and its still going strong and running Shaky153's new ICS Sense rom.
My only concern is that I am unsure whether the HOX is as technically or physically robust as the Desire, and I keep getting the impression that it could breakdown at anytime, I'm not too bothered about physical damage as the phone is insured, but if it has to be returned to HTC I'm F*!£^%.
Please someone help me make this decision, should I root, if so why?
If not why?

Its totally up to you mate, but I will say that I had my HOX rooted a couple hours after purchasing it! And I love it!!

your decision mate...or wait for S-OFF..if you have a solid handset and no defects or issues with software then i would unlock it as by rooting this bad boy is the whole point of getting this phone. just do not forget about the bad stuff like voiding warranty though there is a couple of threads regarding this issue in the general section have a read through before unlocking...
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I am seriously agonizing over whether or not to root my HOX, I have had a desire and rooted and flashed it to within an inch of its life and never had an issue, and its still going strong and running Shaky153's new ICS Sense rom.
My only concern is that I am unsure whether the HOX is as technically or physically robust as the Desire, and I keep getting the impression that it could breakdown at anytime, I'm not too bothered about physical damage as the phone is insured, but if it has to be returned to HTC I'm F*!£^%.
Please someone help me make this decision, should I root, if so why?
If not why?
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I would wait for s-off. I'm not going to fiddle with mine until that is achieved. In the meantime, my desire will handle my flash addiction .

Jonnibravo said:
If not why?
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You do know that it voids warranty, right ??
If you just got it, then wait at least a week, test everything properly and make sure there aren't any hardware faults/manufacturing defects.

I have always rooted my devices after few hours of purchases. Except this one x. I actually cant wait to try custom roms and use root apps like i always do but sense 4 is beautiful and enough to keep me away from modifying it. So i think, i can wait for s-off. Plus, hearing the defects here and there, it would actually worth it to wait. I only have this device for 5 days so nothing to be rushed.
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I would
It's totally up to you but I would root just for some root apps (completely remove system apps, etc.). You should always be able to unroot.

cronus101 said:
will handle my flash addiction .
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I'm starting to have withdrawals.....lol. My head is just going... I need to flash, I need to flash, and it's really getting hard not to be tempted and wait for S-OFF.

I wasn't planning to root but I'm tempted to now just for the sake of 2 things, the 3dot menu remover patch and the font changer.
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iximages said:
Its totally up to you mate, but I will say that I had my HOX rooted a couple hours after purchasing it! And I love it!!
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hahaha. same here. I'm still new to the flashing rom even using android phones (Coming from iOS) and yet i took the risk of rooting it and applying custom roms. ARHD is the best!!!

Do not root your phone...

Have been around for a while now, and my best advice is leave your phone as it is out of the box. If you are not a developer or you know what you are doing. Rooting your phone can get expensive since you give up all warranty on software you also hand htc a reason to not help you if they have a hardware issue. Every little thing can be blamed on software even dead pixels. I just bought a one x it is now back at the shop as DOA, and I will receive a new phone. If I had rooted that device be damb sure they would have pinned me with a bill for the work. So I will not root my one x before I know that there is no bugs screen errors speakers or any other hardware faults in it. Rooting just ain't worth it if want too use the phone on a daily basis
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I have rooted some phones over the years and I personally prefer to leave stock as well. I am not worried about warrantee since software can be reflashed and never had a tech sweat that so much as to hold bad software against me. It's an easy fix and anything easy to fix is easy points on their repair exchange ratio. Any tech blaming bad pixels on software makes me wonder.
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I know it is idiotic too blame dead pixels on software. But I have two htc phones that has dead pixels and I don't get a new screen cause they are rooted this is one of them. Further this phone reboots randomly and I can't seem get rid of it with different roms. And a tech told me that there is a hardware bug in the motherboard of the phone, but I can not get it fixed cause the phone is unlocked... No regret tho cause I love this phone and playing around with it are fun :-D But it will not ever be my day to day phone, and that is why I wrote this. Unlocking and rooting it might render the phone into a toy and not a reliable phone
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OrjanTonder said:
Have been around for a while now, and my best advice is leave your phone as it is out of the box. If you are not a developer or you know what you are doing. Rooting your phone can get expensive since you give up all warranty on software you also hand htc a reason to not help you if they have a hardware issue. Every little thing can be blamed on software even dead pixels. I just bought a one x it is now back at the shop as DOA, and I will receive a new phone. If I had rooted that device be damb sure they would have pinned me with a bill for the work. So I will not root my one x before I know that there is no bugs screen errors speakers or any other hardware faults in it. Rooting just ain't worth it if want too use the phone on a daily basis
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No your post is stupid. You can unroot your device before you send it in. Rooting is easy as **** and makes your phone better
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Og silly me, I forgot that you can lock your phone after you have unlocked it with htc dev
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ian1 said:
No your post is stupid. You can unroot your device before you send it in. Rooting is easy as **** and makes your phone better
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Nothing stupid about his post at all, when you relock the phone they know anyway!

ian1 said:
No your post is stupid. You can unroot your device before you send it in. Rooting is easy as **** and makes your phone better
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No, your post is stupid. Do some research on bootloader unlocking then edit your post.

ian1 said:
No your post is stupid. You can unroot your device before you send it in. Rooting is easy as **** and makes your phone better
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You can NOT unroot your phone...

srashedian said:
You can NOT unroot your phone...
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Technically you can, you can relock the bootloader, this will unroot the phone, however it will leave you with a phone that has a "relocked bootloader" which means what is says, not that it's still rooted.
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azazin said:
Technically you can, you can relock the bootloader, this will unroot the phone, however it will leave you with a phone that has a "relocked bootloader" which means what is says, not that it's still rooted.
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Thank you, Yes, that is what I meant (You can not return your phone to factory default situation to get warranty)
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Og silly me, I forgot that you can lock your phone after you have unlocked it with htc dev
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After locking boot-loader it will show "RE-LOCK" not lock, so you can't get warranty by simply re-locking your phone again... And you're right, you shouldn't unlock-root your phone unless you are completely satisfied with the device itself, and even after that rooting is a dangerous procedure (although it is easy to do)

Hence why it is better to wait for S-OFF.
However it's a risk and individuals have to decide whether the risk is worth taking or not to unlock via HTC Dev.
I took the risk and all is fine, no HW issues to speak off if anything happens in the future I full well know that I took the risk and will have to take the gamble on whether warranty gets honored or not. Touch wood I have no problems but with technology anything can go wrong anytime.

I think its down to the individual. If the extra cost of repairs is not thing you can afford then maybe stay away. Most of of us are on here because we like to play around with our tech and rooting is one way to customise it so its worth the risk. Even with unrooting technically being easy to spot.

I see too many in here, that actually breaks the phone. I can afford breaking my phone, but when it comes down to my day to day phone. I really need it too be just that a phone, and flashing it always brings me more hassle.
And one x is still fresh of the block, and those I know have had to return the phone at least one time. So unlocking this phone is more of a gamble than a older brand that has been around for a while.
I am not looking at developers and people that are used to unlocking and fiddling, but at those that are new to this.
The warning that you break the warranty is real. And after you have stepped over that line there is no way back.
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OrjanTonder said:
I see too many in here, that actually breaks the phone. I can afford breaking my phone, but when it comes down to my day to day phone. I really need it too be just that a phone, and flashing it always brings me more hassle.
And one x is still fresh of the block, and those I know have had to return the phone at least one time. So unlocking this phone is more of a gamble than a older brand that has been around for a while.
I am not looking at developers and people that are used to unlocking and fiddling, but at those that are new to this.
The warning that you break the warranty is real. And after you have stepped over that line there is no way back.
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There are several people here who have gotten their phone fixed under warranty even though their phones have been re locked. As long as you return it to stock I don't see why HTC shouldn't fix your phone, given that you haven't caused the problem.
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LOL, really？ coming on xda without any itentions of rooting...that s kinda weird to me...my friend who dont wanna root, have never ever came on xda, even when i told them how good it is.
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Kevin Ma said:
LOL, really？ coming on xda without any itentions of rooting...that s kinda weird to me...my friend who dont wanna root, have never ever came on xda, even when i told them how good it is.
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Heh there is more on this site than just rooting your phone. ;-) it is actually a very good site too find out what is coming look at beats among other. Why do you think beats are added to the one x? I have been on Unix systems since I was twelve, and done kernel work. So being able to see android form is fascinating. And maybe your friends just don't want to know how it works, just as long as it works.
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All the OP did was warn us. He said if you ain't a developer don't . His subjective opinion. I ain't a developer but I still root every phone I own and that is a lot. I am comfortable with ADB and fast boot. Someone else like me will disregard this post.
The most the OP will do is scare off a new comer from rooting. Whether this is good or bad is unknown. He may have well just prevent two "help I've bricked my phone" posts or on the flip side prevented the next Chainfire from being realized.
I can't say I disapprove with the entire post but a few elements shouldn't be added. Remember this is a tech site. Saying not to for anything unless its proven to be harmful goes against what XDA stands for.
Just try and be more responsible when you post. Not everyone is savvy. People do come here to learn.

Jagerzero said:
All the OP did was warn us. He said if you ain't a developer don't . His subjective opinion. I ain't a developer but I still root every phone I own and that is a lot. I am comfortable with ADB and fast boot. Someone else like me will disregard this post.
The most the OP will do is scare off a new comer from rooting. Whether this is good or bad is unknown. He may have well just prevent two "help I've bricked my phone" posts or on the flip side prevented the next Chainfire from being realized.
I can't say I disapprove with the entire post but a few elements shouldn't be added. Remember this is a tech site. Saying not to for anything unless its proven to be harmful goes against what XDA stands for.
Just try and be more responsible when you post. Not everyone is savvy. People do come here to learn.
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I second that.
Its always good to test out the phone thoroughly before you root the phone. Rooting is not difficult..if done right it can really help you get the most out of your device.

I think that Android phone with out ROOT is very stupid.
1) The simplest proof of this - the inability to remove unneeded applications.
2) Your GPS is bad because of an incorrect region. And you can solve it in two ways. ROOT or RST Phone(+about 8 thousands of rubles)
3) Android without ROOT is the same as Windows without the system administrator)

FiReDoGGi said:
I think that Android phone with out ROOT is very stupid.
1) The simplest proof of this - the inability to remove unneeded applications.
2) Your GPS is bad because of an incorrect region. And you can solve it in two ways. ROOT or RST Phone(+about 8 thousands of rubles)
3) Android without ROOT is the same as Windows without the system administrator)
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lol, just so u know though, ios doesnt let u install all of the stuff as well, say for on android, at least AFTER.i root, i can unstall htc locations and stocks..but even after you jailbreak, uninstalling system apps is a lain in the ass.
for ios users, jailbreaking doesnt make as much difference as it does when rooting on android
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shall i root or wait

so im pondering cus my fingers are twitching , do i root now or wait for s-off then root. or wait till after next ota then root???? opinions??

First thing you should do is search its been asked before. personally i am satisfied with stock so far. So its not too hard to wait for s-off. i have Desire as well so if i feel like flashing ill play with that
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tadas_max said:
First thing you should do is search its been asked before. personally i am satisfied with stock so far. So its not too hard to wait for s-off. i have Desire as well so if i feel like flashing ill play with that
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yes my friend i no i should search, but its not lke searching for a problem to fixc is it. it asking advice , but thanks for your input maybe ill fidlle with my desire to for now.

If you desperately want to root and your phone doesnt have any hardware issues do it now. But your warranty will be void by using HTCDev. If you can wait and I would, wait until we get S-OFF then you can do it without HTC knowing.

Don't think s off will ever be possible to be honest.that was the reason I went ahead and rooted.
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Phillmitchell said:
Don't think s off will ever be possible to be honest.that was the reason I went ahead and rooted.
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ahh never say never, im sure the devs or alpharev or somebody will break it somehow!!

I had the same dilemma.
Finally I've unlocked, and rooted, because I'm very impatient.
I think if/when we will have S-OFF, then we will be able, to revert it to "LOCKED" (and not RELOCKED), and we will be able, to erase any trace of hacking/moddding. Then they will have no ground to void the warranty.

To root, or not to root, that is the question.
Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer

tadas_max said:
First thing you should do is search its been asked before. personally i am satisfied with stock so far. So its not too hard to wait for s-off. i have Desire as well so if i feel like flashing ill play with that
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Same here.
I can wait, but to be honest, I'm very impatient to see new OTA from HTC.
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WiZARD7 said:
I had the same dilemma.
Finally I've unlocked, and rooted, because I'm very impatient.
I think if/when we will have S-OFF, then we will be able, to revert it to "LOCKED" (and not RELOCKED), and we will be able, to erase any trace of hacking/moddding. Then they will have no ground to void the warranty.
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I thought that once you use HTC's official process they have it logged on their system, as they give you an individual token for your device? Is this something that could be removed? I always thought that once you cross that line there's no going back as they must store it on a server somewhere.
Anyhow I'm teetering closer and closer to using htcdev.com but always end up telling myself to wait another few days......been watching that s-off development thread like a hawk.

I used htc dev to unlock it and never locked back.
It's much smoother with ROMs like ARHD which means a better user experience to me. Stock didn't really satisfy me, because Sense lacked from time to time
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think ill wait a while see if any ugly issues show up on the phone, i mean i didnt root my desire for a whole year, ( cus i did not know of its existence!!)
but hopefully with s-off we can go back to stock without htc knowing!!

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I thought that once you use HTC's official process they have it logged on their system, as they give you an individual token for your device? Is this something that could be removed? I always thought that once you cross that line there's no going back as they must store it on a server somewhere.
Anyhow I'm teetering closer and closer to using htcdev.com but always end up telling myself to wait another few days......been watching that s-off development thread like a hawk.
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yes, maybe they loggint, that you ask for the token.
but I think that doesn't mean that you used it. you can change your mind after you received it, or you can be noob, and you can't use it...
so it would be very bizarre, that they void the warranty because on some website you ask for a tool.
(if you have a gun in your hand, it doesn't mean you are a killer)

Was in the same boat as yourself. But rooted anyway and haven't looked back. Thank god I don't have to deal with Sense anymore.

i waited so much time... one week ago i said stop and i unlocked/rooted and installed cm10 much better!