I'm on EE using LTE, I am currently running 4.1.2. This means that the 4th option in the menu that you use to unlock is missing. I heard that you can downgrade the radio and unlock.
I already rooted and flashed cwm recovery. Which radio do I get? And should I, once I unlock it update the radio again? Which radio do I go back to?
Thanks guys
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hey,
i'm thinking of upgrading my radio (on a branded, rooted orange desire). if that locks the phone, can i downgrade to the existing radio (4.05.00.11) and have the lock go away?
anyone?
Hi.
I'm new to android, and i am being forced to learn as my wife has just bought a desire hd.
Unfortunately it is simlocked to t-mobile in the uk.
In my quest to unlock it i stumbled on this thread and software http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180639&highlight=umt
Now i half understand most of the terms after researching the internet.
All i really need to do is simunlock the phone, but i amm unsure if this will allow software updates in the standard phone way?
Halfway through the thread i found that to do the simunlock function you need to downgrade then root. I am taking this to mean downgrade android version, to allow use of the vaulnerability of the old version? Is there a downside to this?
Rooting... if i gain root access through the listed method can I leave the stock ROM on there or will it be the downgraded version i used to unlock it?
Once i have downgraded and sim unlocked can I upgrade again without using a custom rom through the phones normal software?
What are the benefits of doing the radio S-Off, and ENG s--off functions and are there any drawbacks?
The wife really wants to have a standard phone that works like a standard one that can receive updates.
I know i'm probably better off just buying a imei based simunlock code, if that is the case can anyone recomend a uk service? I'd still be interested in the answers to the questions for my phone upgrade time.
Thanks.
Downgrade, temp root, run the radio, super cid, sim unlock tool and you'll be sim unlocked and can still install ota firmware.
Sent from my Motorola Startac running Atari 2600 software!
But who wants stock HTC? Go the whole hog and install Virtuous Unity. The difference is staggering
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pwraggcan said:
Downgrade, temp root, run the radio, super cid, sim unlock tool and you'll be sim unlocked and can still install ota firmware.
Sent from my Motorola Startac running Atari 2600 software!
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+1, you don't need to install a custom ROM, and if you run an orange RUU you will be able to install OTA updates without any problems. If it where your phone I recommend the custom ROM route but with your better halfs phone your probably better off sticking with stock
S-off okay I've searched the forums and can't figure this out I've had a rooted Inc for a year now I had it unrooted for about 2 weeks before using unrevoked too root and install cwm but my hboot is set to s-on this hasn't been a problem until I tried to update cmw it won't install via hboot or rom manager. So I need to get to s off I'm running cm7 latest nightly. I see htc has unlocked the boot loader for the Inc today will this help me? And I rooted my brother's phone at the same time and his is set to s off this is why I'm confused...
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S-off okay I've searched the forums and can't figure this out I've had a rooted Inc for a year now I had it unrooted for about 2 weeks before using unrevoked too root and install cwm but my hboot is set to s-on this hasn't been a problem until I tried to update cmw it won't install via hboot or rom manager. So I need to get to s off I'm running cm7 latest nightly. I see htc has unlocked the boot loader for the Inc today will this help me? And I rooted my brother's phone at the same time and his is set to s off this is why I'm confused...
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Where did you see that the incredibles bootloader had beed unlocked by htc?
Unrevoked shold have given you s-off also.
What android version are you on?
What radio (baseband) version are you on.
EDIT: I see that htc has unlocked the incredibled bootloader, so yes you can just use that to get s-off.
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Where did you see that the incredibles bootloader had beed unlocked by htc?
Unrevoked shold have given you s-off also.
What android version are you on?
What radio (baseband) version are you on.
EDIT: I see that htc has unlocked the incredibled bootloader, so yes you can just use that to get s-off.
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they unlocked a number of devices today, and im not sure how to use the htc unlock route. im on android 2.3.7 and baseband 2.15.00.07.28 i want to use the htc route, but im unfamiliar with bootloaders i know my way around a number of recoverys but not sure about this.
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they unlocked a number of devices today, and im not sure how to use the htc unlock route. im on android 2.3.7 and baseband 2.15.00.07.28 i want to use the htc route, but im unfamiliar with bootloaders i know my way around a number of recoverys but not sure about this.
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The htc dev site gives full instructions all through the steps of what you need and what to do.
thanks, i just wanted to make sure,i wouldnt royally eff something up. it worked lol
Hi,
I have a Droid Incredible 2. It was given to me with a custom rom but chinese and a lot of chinese softwares but it was working fine and it's sim unlocked and was able to use it here in the Philippines with my carrier. so I decided to flash a stock rom and I reaalized that the stock rom would of course only work with Verizon. My mistake is I was not able to back up the previous rom. So I'm wondering if there's a rom that I can flash that will enable me to use it again with my network here in the Philippines? And also, I have been wondering how this phone got rooted. At first when I checked the Bootloader was locked but it has S-OFF. So I decided to unlock it. Now I wanted to try some other roms, but roms I liked is requiring blackrose hboot. This phone has hboot 0.98.0000, I want to know if I will be able to upgrade it to blackrose with this Hboot version.
I'm really confused now. I need this phone working again, I don't know what to do,
Attached is a picture of the HBOOT screen
...err you can only flash ROMs for this device and from my knowledge correct me if I'm wrong ..we don't use black rose ...if you used the search thingy it wouldn't come up here...(now it will) but yea high rant over.....find the latest radio update your recovery make a back up flash my ROMs :+D j/p there are a bunch of great ROMs out there for this phone its your preference
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I have unlocked s-off htc 10 running on vzw. I tried to get 1.91.617.1, currently on 1.80.617.1 and it failed I am assuming because of the radios. I have seen things about updating through TWRP will this work for me?