I was thinking of getting the developer edition, however it doesn't have the silver version. So I am wondering if S-off and unlocked bootloader has been achieved for this device? Also, is this fully both AT&T and T-Mobile Compatible?
komugi said:
I was thinking of getting the developer edition, however it doesn't have the silver version. So I am wondering if S-off and unlocked bootloader has been achieved for this device? Also, is this fully both AT&T and T-Mobile Compatible?
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TL;DR, You can either get the unlocked variant and get the color you really want at the expense of your factory warranty,
Or get the dev edition and maintain the HTC warranty at the expense of having a color you don't like.
Yes, S-OFF has been achieved for most (if not all already) variants of the M8, the Developer edition and unlocked edition both included. The benefit to the developer edition is that the bootloader is unlocked from the factory, and you retain your warranty. If you buy the unlocked version and unlock the bootloader, your warranty is then void from HTC.
Hallo
I live in german and have buy my HTC One M8 Gray and would like to know how and where i found the tools to root and get S-off if that is need ?
and is it possbile for my mobile ?
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Hi there, would like to ask if i should just unlock bootloader and root via recovery now, or wait for a temproot that works for the international model and than S-OFF as weaksauce doesnt work for the international model at the moment. Is there any news on when the international model will be getting an update in weaksauce?
Yes you have to be bootloader unlocked and rooted so may as well get that done and some people on international havesS-OFF
But not me
Now that we have sunshine, does it make sense to pay more for the DEV edition vs for the unlocked? Let me know if there is something I am missing, but we can essentially turn the unlocked version back to bootloader locked with s-on if we need to, correct?
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Does the Dev edition come unlocked? Thanks
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xda23 said:
Does the Dev edition come unlocked? Thanks
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Yes, it is unlocked, typically w/ T-Mobile's frequencies, but it gets LTE on AT&T as well. The bootloader is unlocked along w/ S-Off so the phone can have new roms placed upon it. If you want the best of developer roms or custom roms, you cannot go wrong with the GPE or Dev Edition.
What about running international .401 firmware on an S-Off Unlocked supercid T-Mobile USA Branded m8?
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Yes, it is unlocked, typically w/ T-Mobile's frequencies, but it gets LTE on AT&T as well. The bootloader is unlocked along w/ S-Off so the phone can have new roms placed upon it. If you want the best of developer roms or custom roms, you cannot go wrong with the GPE or Dev Edition.
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IIRC, the dev edition is unlocked with ATT and TMO LTE frequencies but lacks TMO's 1700mhz HSPA/UMTS frequency.
Also, the phone is shipped with an unlocked bootloader but no S-OFF.
So as far as the differences between a regular m8 and a dev m8 goes, there is no bloat, ships with an unlocked bootloader and retains warranty with the unlocked bootloader where as a regular m8 would have lost it's warranty upon unlocking the bootloader.
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What about running international .401 firmware on an S-Off Unlocked supercid T-Mobile USA Branded m8?
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The TMO branded m8 would have the 1700mhz HSPA band which tmobile has used far longer than it's refarmed 1900mhz HSPA band.
As far as the s-off and unlocked bootloader goes for the tmo version, you would have lost your warranty through the bootloader unlock but can have the a totally re-locked without evidence bootloader with some commands in HBOOT.
The dev edition would still have it's warranty with the unlocked bootloader but not with s-off. However, you can set s-off to s-on with the unlocked bootloader and still have your warranty.
Can you flash a T-Mobile radio on the dev edition to enable T-Mobile 3G in non-refarmed areas?
I have the carrier unlocked m9 straight from HTC. I was wondering if you could flash something like the dev edition RUU or say the T-Mobile RUU on it with out any failure? If so what would be the pros and cons of each one? I have been led to understand that the only difference between the Dev and the Unlocked is that the bootloader is unlocked which is no big deal bc I'm unlocked and s-off.
The only reason I would be interested in flashing the T-mobile RUU is for the wifi calling and texting capabilities.
(I am aware that you can change both the CID and the MID through fastboot.)
I got a red HTC 10 back when they first came out and, being on Verizon, knew I'd have to chance CID and all that to Verizon and flash a Verizon RUU in order to get it work. It all worked just fine and I haven't had any issues since following this guide - https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-10/how-to/guide-convert-unlocked-to-verizon-t3380615. Currently my 10 is running a custom ROM with Verizon settings, is S-Off and has the bootloader unlocked.
Now, I'm considering selling this device, but need to return it to the US unlocked firmware, radios, etc. before I do (I am planning on keeping S-off and bootloader unlocked for selling it). I assume all I need to do is follow the steps that got me there in reverse, essentially. But I have a few questions before I attempt this:
1) I'm not sure which CID I should use?
2) After changing the CID back, do I just flash the US unlocked RUU and I'm good to go?
Thanks.
1) CID: BS_US001 or BS_US002
2) correct
You might want to consider selling it as is. I sold a red unlocked converted to Verizon on eBay and it sold pretty quickly. This was last month.