On eBay, there are a number of unlocked HTC ones, and I am in the market for a Verizon one. Does that means that the bootloader is unlocked, or that it is unlocked for international use. Also does the developer's edition work on Verizon? I saw that HTC has a developer website with an option to unlock the bootloader, but one post I read says that it no longer works on Verizon., h I enjoy flashing different ROMS and am coming from a GNEX,where I alpha and beta tested many ROMs. Thanks for any help.
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i have a htc one 801e (unlocked and original :good version and comes in chinese language , is possible to flash with this rom? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348502
will work for 801s and 801n version??
thanks.
check this website:
it might help you: http://htconeroot.com/category/htc-one-custom-roms/
You'll probably have to change your CID since you're unlocked and S-OFF but it seems possible as long as it's another GSM ROM.
But you're better off asking in the general HTC One forum, not in the Verizon HTC One forum, as ours is a special variant.
projektorboy said:
You'll probably have to change your CID since you're unlocked and S-OFF but it seems possible as long as it's another GSM ROM.
But you're better off asking in the general HTC One forum, not in the Verizon HTC One forum, as ours is a special variant.
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OK thanks.
Adding to the mix a bit... once you unlock get S-off and ger supercid... the verizon branded phone could get a radio flashed of other carrier with the available frequency and a rom with its respective sim card to go to other carrier like say cricket? but it kind of seem to easy to me and im kind of confused in that matter.
I believe my question is very simple.
I'm about to buy an HTC One M8.
I've noticed that there a 4 flavors of the same phone. The two choices I have are the standard unlocked edition and the developers edition.
If I am correct, the developers edition comes without stock android and only with HTC Sense 6.0.
So, what should I get, normal 32gb edition or 32gb Developers edition. Knowing that I am new to HTC (I have always used Galaxy's) what is my best option?
Or should I get the galaxy S5 :laugh: lol
The standard unlocked and dev edition are exactly the same phones except for unlocked bootloader on dev edition. I'm going for the dev because it's the same price. The big thing is making sure the carrier works with this particular model. The unlocked/dev phones are AT&T models which are missing AWS on 3G/HSPA. In North America, this means you won't be getting 3G/HSPA connections with T-Mobile or Wind Mobile.
This is the correct forums for the developer edition m8 from htc'a website right?
Just checking before I start flashing stuff
pinktheater said:
I believe my question is very simple.
I'm about to buy an HTC One M8.
I've noticed that there a 4 flavors of the same phone. The two choices I have are the standard unlocked edition and the developers edition.
If I am correct, the developers edition comes without stock android and only with HTC Sense 6.0.
So, what should I get, normal 32gb edition or 32gb Developers edition. Knowing that I am new to HTC (I have always used Galaxy's) what is my best option?
Or should I get the galaxy S5 :laugh: lol
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The Google play edition (GPE) comes with stock android. The developer edition comes with Sense I believe!
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So basically, if I buy the developer edition, I would have it rooted already?
And what does it mean that it doesn't have Android? Does it mean I would have to put a custom ROM to make the phone work? Sorry, I'm just new to the HTC freedom
I know that HTC Sense is like the Touchwiz for a Samsung, so not having stock android what do I have ?
No I think the developer edition is exactly the same as the AT&T version, except the bootloader can be unlocked via htcdev, but the standard AT&T one can't?
It does have android, just the HTC Sense version of Android. Sense is HTC's touchwiz!
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Developer Edition = Unlocked bootloader, carrier unlocked and full warranty
Unlocked Edition = Locked bootloader (unlockable via HTC Dev), carrier unlocked, and full warranty (unless you unlock the bootloader)
Google Play edition = Stock Android (No sense)
AT&T Edition = Locked bootloader (unlockable via HTC Dev), carrier locked to ATT, full of AT&T bloat and Carrier IQ
Go with Dev Edition since same price as Unlocked and is now in stock. Get it soon since at midnight it goes from $649 to $699
tathus said:
Developer Edition = Unlocked bootloader, carrier unlocked and full warranty
Unlocked Edition = Locked bootloader (unlockable via HTC Dev), carrier unlocked, and full warranty (unless you unlock the bootloader)
Google Play edition = Stock Android (No sense)
AT&T Edition = Locked bootloader (unlockable via HTC Dev), carrier locked to ATT, full of AT&T bloat and Carrier IQ
Go with Dev Edition since same price as Unlocked and is now in stock. Get it soon since at midnight it goes from $649 to $699
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I just bought it but I went with the Unlocked version
Now i just need to play with it (root, cwm etc). It seems that it's a little bit harder than the Samsung but I am sure I did the best purchased phone-wise and I will learn how to do it.
You'll see me more on this side of XDA now :good:
Thanks guys, I think this thread is done unless someone else need it of course.
I guess by now it's clear that HTC is not releasing the RUU for the Sense based versions of the HTC One M8. This is obviously a change in company policy and one that I think is for the worse. Has there been any info released or does anyone know why HTC has stopped providing the RUU's for their unlocked and developer edition devices?
Why do people still post questions in the general section ?
I thought they never release then for sense roms, and in the past they have been leaks, but they do release them for dev editions
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I thought they never release then for sense roms, and in the past they have been leaks,
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I have seen another say this, and I don't know why. Its not correct.
I'm only familiar with AT&T variants of the HTC phones, for the most part. But to my knowledge they always officially release the RUU for AT&T versions; as I've seen many RUUs officially released. There is an M8 RUU for AT&T.
I'm guessing this is carrier driven.
Yes it is, wwe versions they don't release
Well what does the RUU for at&t do? Would it make it easier to transition to flash an international ROM but them flash the appropriate radio for T-Mobile m8. S-off of course?
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i am planning on buying an unlocked (can be used with any sim card) vodafone m8 (when the phone turns on or off, vodafone logo appears)
all i want to ask is can i flash international m8`s roms on it? coz otherwise i wont go for it
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i am planning on buying an unlocked (can be used with any sim card) vodafone m8 (when the phone turns on or off, vodafone logo appears)
all i want to ask is can i flash international m8`s roms on it? coz otherwise i wont go for it
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Yes with s-off you can easily convert it to Developer Edition - International or GPe
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Yes with s-off you can easily convert it to Developer Edition - International or GPe
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thanks. that was the only thing i had in mind that whether or not the international roms are compatible with it. coz verizon and AT&t m8 have separate development forums on xda
Khizar Amin said:
thanks. that was the only thing i had in mind that whether or not the international roms are compatible with it. coz verizon and AT&t m8 have separate development forums on xda
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thats because the americans cant agree to use the same radio frequencies for their networks, so companies need to make different models for each carrier.
i bought myself an used phone on o2, s-off'd it, changed the cid to GOOGL01 and flashed the GPE conversion RUU. HTC__001 is the sim free cid if you want to flash a sense RUU to completely unbrand your device
Khizar Amin said:
thanks. that was the only thing i had in mind that whether or not the international roms are compatible with it. coz verizon and AT&t m8 have separate development forums on xda
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You'll be good with international based ROMs. You wouldn't be good with others. The O2 M8 is International WWE. You may have to update your firmware though, to run the latest ROMs, otherwise your wifi will not work.
I'm not sure if the HTC one m8 unlocked is the same as HTC one m8 off contract and also if you have a HTC one m8 off contract and you unlock the bootloader is that consisdered as a htc one m8 unlocked? (im asking this because i saw that developer edittion and htc one m8 unlocked is getting the lollipop update and mine is not)
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I'm not sure if the HTC one m8 unlocked is the same as HTC one m8 off contract and also if you have a HTC one m8 off contract and you unlock the bootloader is that consisdered as a htc one m8 unlocked? (im asking this because i saw that developer edittion and htc one m8 unlocked is getting the lollipop update and mine is not)
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Unlocked means it is not tied to a specific carrier, like Vodafone or AT&T. Although my M8 was Vodafone UK branded, I bought it in Greece with Italian papers inside and it was a sealed box. Also it was unlocked, not the bootloader, but the phone was unlocked to any carrier. Bootloader was unlocked by me with HTC dev.
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Unlocked means it is not tied to a specific carrier, like Vodafone or AT&T. Although my M8 was Vodafone UK branded, I bought it in Greece with Italian papers inside and it was a sealed box. Also it was unlocked, not the bootloader, but the phone was unlocked to any carrier. Bootloader was unlocked by me with HTC dev.
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thanks for the reply, i was really getting confused, but then why does mine not have an update from htc to official lollipop eventhough mine is not tied to a carrier? (P.S. my bootloader is still locked)
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thanks for the reply, i was really getting confused, but then why does mine not have an update from htc to official lollipop eventhough mine is not tied to a carrier? (P.S. my bootloader is still)
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Because Lollipop isn't out yet. Only for the Dev Ed and GPE versions.
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Because Lollipop isn't out yet. Only for the Dev Ed and GPE versions.
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And some Asian variants* :good: