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[Q] Is my warranty void after rooting?

Hi,
By using an open bootloader (such as CM7 or coredroid) on DHD instead of the stock, is the warranty void?
I know as of the 27th of may HTC decided to allow open bootloaders, but I have found no information on what happens to the warranty if an open bootloader is used instead of the stock.
Matt

Yes it is void after rooting. You can always unroot however in the event of needing to return it for warranty purposes.
And by the way, CM7 and CoreDroid are ROM's, not bootloaders. Bootloaders are the things that tell the phone what to do as it is starting up. ROM's are the operating systems.

Thanks for the quick reply and clearing that up

mxm879 said:
Hi,
By using an open bootloader (such as CM7 or coredroid) on DHD instead of the stock, is the warranty void?
I know as of the 27th of may HTC decided to allow open bootloaders, but I have found no information on what happens to the warranty if an open bootloader is used instead of the stock.
Matt
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Yes, no warranty after rooting. That's way they say do it at your own risk.

Does Flashing Void My Warranty ???

Plzz Tell Me Guys ......
I am new user of android and i have xperia ray (ST18) and i want to know that if i flash my xperia ray with wotanserver. com , then i will void my warranty or not ?? Plzz guys reply my question and help me plzzzzzzzzzzz ...... and i want to know one more thing that if i root my phone without unlock bootloader then i will void my warranty or not ??? and sorry for my bad english ....

flashing would be looked at as modding your device. very likely the warranty will be voided. i sent phones back rooted with custom roms for warranty by mail from calling my carrier "at&t" and got lucky. they usually just check for visual damages on device. its worth a shot for a defected voided device lol. just make sure you have cash to pay if they notice you voided your warranty

Do people even care about warranties anymore?
I rooted my Skyrocket the day I got it, and have tried numerous roms (from this site) and finally found one I like.
I had to get rid of the CIQ that AT&T decided to load on my phone, along with all the bloatware. The battery life is so much better now!
I say do it!
If you need to push it back to stock to get some warranty stuff done, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
If not, you can always try to get lucky like others...

Rooting will void your warranty, though I've never heard of a phone being checked when being returned for service. Read up on returning your phone to original along with modding. Before I did anything to my phone I made darn sure I knew how to return it to stock.

just make a backup of the entire system and then do what you want with your phone
when you want to send your phone to warranty, just restore the backup and will be ok...
I think you can't do such a backup without root, so:
1. root your phone
2. backup with titanium
if you have problems
3. restore the backup
4. unroot
5. send it back to warranty

Note: You will not void the warranty of your Sony Xperia device by flashing new firmware using this guide. In addition, you do NOT need to unlock your bootloader nor do you need root to flash your handset.
- http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/12/install-xperia-marshmallow-using-flashtool-and-xperifirm-guide/

[Q] What Voids Warrenty? (Play Store Nexus)

Title basically says it all. Just looking for a list of what exactly voids the warrenty mostly concerned about
Rooting
Custom Recovery
Unlocking Bootloader
Flashing ROMs (Cyanogen/AOKP mostly)
Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.

Custom Recovery
Unlocking Bootloader
Flashing ROMs
in order to do those, you'll need to root first. afaik, rooting void warranty BUT if you unroot before handing it for warranty, it'll be fine. dont quote me on that. might be different in your country/provider.

As long as they don't find out you've been tinkering with your phone (as in, you restore the stock recovery and whatnot), you'll be fine.

doesn't matter, you can always return to stock.

If you buy a new phone now, can you root it? can you put a rom on it?

If you buy a new phone now, can you root it? can you put a rom on it?

awskier08 said:
If you buy a new phone now, can you root it? can you put a rom on it?
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Yes you cant but will void the warranty

joej191 said:
Yes you cant but will void the warranty
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yes you can't?
that doesn't make sense. is that a typo?
I know that it will void my warranty.

Two things:
1) Complete instructions on how to root and mod your phone are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/how-to-to-100-stock-root-t3075448
2) Sprint stores do not, in my experience, care is you have tripped Knox. If you need to have a warranty repair, use Odin to restore stock (which is in the instructions above) and they will honor the warranty.
There are numerous articles, including here on XDA, on how rooting does NOT void your warranty. I have sold rooted phones back to Sprint. Of course I wiped and restored back to stock because I was not going to share my private data (which is just common sense.)
But to your question, yes you can root and there are some really good ROMs. Renegade is the slickest out now. You lose Samsung Pay (and Android pay if you stay rooted) but you have a great phone.

koop1955 said:
Two things:
1) Complete instructions on how to root and mod your phone are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/how-to-to-100-stock-root-t3075448
2) Sprint stores do not, in my experience, care is you have tripped Knox. If you need to have a warranty repair, use Odin to restore stock (which is in the instructions above) and they will honor the warranty.
There are numerous articles, including here on XDA, on how rooting does NOT void your warranty. I have sold rooted phones back to Sprint. Of course I wiped and restored back to stock because I was not going to share my private data (which is just common sense.)
But to your question, yes you can root and there are some really good ROMs. Renegade is the slickest out now. You lose Samsung Pay (and Android pay if you stay rooted) but you have a great phone.
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I have Verizon now and they don't have any way to unlock the boot loader yet. thinking about switching before my 14 days are up.

Getting root in a "warranty-save" way? (Questions about rooting by a htc-usr)

Getting root in a "warranty-save" way? (Questions about rooting by a htc-usr)
Hello,
I was asked by a friend to root his Z1 compact.
I myself have a HTC m7.
I can unlock my bootloader and flash a custom recovery + rom and if I need it returning to stock recovery+rom for warranty. (Even locking and removing "tampered"-flag in my bootloader.
The later one isn't even needed, since HTC would even give support with a tampered bootloader (at least in germany and when I had to use the warranty once).
Since the device of my friend still has warranty I am unsure if I should flash a whole new prerooted rom, or just use Kingroot (+tools)...
Is there a way to unlock and flash a recovery that can be undone for the use of warranty?
I have read a little into the forum, mostly about rooting and recovery.
Dualrecovery for locked bootloader seems to be that what I searching for, I think.
But I am not sure. (for my m7 I need to unlock first before installing recovery)
This would be the way I would do it, if it meets my requierments:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...stock-step-step-to-rooted-14-5-0-270-t3124395
Someone willing to help me with my questions? (If it would be my phone, I would just try it. January isn't far away anymore and the battery was just replaced )
Thanks
Br
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