Hello XDA-Developers Users,
should i unlock my WP7 device? Maybe you guys can help me to decide.
I realy want to use the Windows Phone Marketplace app for PC and the coming Windows Phone Device Manager, but i also want to wait for the No-Do Update.
What does microsoft think about unlocking his phone?
Thx
If you are going to unlock your phone, you should do it now because when the NoDo update becomes available, it will break the unlock and you won't be able to unlock your phone anymore (at least until someone figures out how to unlock it again).
i wonder if my sideloaded apps will be still functional after microsoft break the unlock
irispen said:
i wonder if my sideloaded apps will be still functional after microsoft break the unlock
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i don't think so. i've tested this with my unlocked device. i would sideload an app into my phone and it would work fine. but if i clicked "relock" on chevron then when i try to access the app it told me that the app was not approved by microsoft and must be uninstalled
so i don't think sideloaded apps will still be functional after microsoft relocks the devises with the update
TeNsTrKe15 said:
i don't think so. i've tested this with my unlocked device. i would sideload an app into my phone and it would work fine. but if i clicked "relock" on chevron then when i try to access the app it told me that the app was not approved by microsoft and must be uninstalled
so i don't think sideloaded apps will still be functional after microsoft relocks the devises with the update
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Will homebrew apps also don't work?
Julien Schapman's Windows Phone Device Manager will allow homebrew apps to be installed. There's no need for an "unlock" with WPDM.
this unlock is for locked sim carriers or locked app? Thanks
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has anyone figured out how to add custom ringtones to devices with nodo already installed on them?? i cant believe microsoft is waiting so long to allow people to use custom ringtones on their devices.
i know before the nodo update you had to have the device unlocked with the chevron unlocker but now if im understanding correctly that no longer works with nodo is there anyway to get custom ringtones on wp7 devices with nodo?
Only one way: Flash back to shipped version 7004, then Chevron it and side load the custom ringtone app. Finally, update to NoDo. Notice that you will be able to sideload any app after NoDo update because it is already unlock before that.
how do i flash back bought a used dell venue pro i wanna unlock my device
when you go to zune.. on the update page.. when it says theres no new update it gives you the option to restore
hamzie said:
when you go to zune.. on the update page.. when it says theres no new update it gives you the option to restore
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what about devices that come with nodo preloaded on them already?
hamzie said:
when you go to zune.. on the update page.. when it says theres no new update it gives you the option to restore
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I have ver.7392 on my Focus. I tried what you said but it doesn't show that option. I wanted to had reset my phone but I have Chevron and didn't want to lose it. Is there anywhere else to check to make sure I have a backup?
deadwrong03 said:
has anyone figured out how to add custom ringtones to devices with nodo already installed on them?? i cant believe microsoft is waiting so long to allow people to use custom ringtones on their devices.
i know before the nodo update you had to have the device unlocked with the chevron unlocker but now if im understanding correctly that no longer works with nodo is there anyway to get custom ringtones on wp7 devices with nodo?
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if you happen to have an LG phone you can still unlock even after NoDo without previous unlock. Which phone do you have? Here are instructions for LG devices. This works before and after NoDo
bennyj71 said:
I have ver.7392 on my Focus. I tried what you said but it doesn't show that option. I wanted to had reset my phone but I have Chevron and didn't want to lose it. Is there anywhere else to check to make sure I have a backup?
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The restore will only be available if you updated your phone with Zune software and it will only show on the same PC you used to run the update. If you used another method to update that didn't use the Zune software then you are out of luck, unless you have an LG phone.
derausgewanderte said:
The restore will only be available if you updated your phone with Zune software and it will only show on the same PC you used to run the update. If you used another method to update that didn't use the Zune software then you are out of luck, unless you have an LG phone.
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I am using the same computer. I updated a friends phone on my computer, but I updated to 7392 a few days later. Someone mentions that Zune saves one backup, but he didn't know if it's one period or one per device.
zune only keeps one last backup. if you connect a different wp7 device to the same zune account it will be handled as guest and it won't let you update (at least here on my PC it didn't with my wife's phone, had to do it on her own zune account).
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zune only keeps one last backup. if you connect a different wp7 device to the same zune account it will be handled as guest and it won't let you update (at least here on my PC it didn't with my wife's phone, had to do it on her own zune account).
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That is disturbing that I have done three updates and not one backup is saved on my computer.
derausgewanderte said:
if you happen to have an LG phone you can still unlock even after NoDo without previous unlock. Which phone do you have? Here are instructions for LG devices. This works before and after NoDo
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i dont have one yet i just wanted to know how to do it as soon as verizon releases the htc trophy then ill be ready to hack away
Hello all,
I have been able to deploy xap file up until today.
Nothing changed except for me installing Tango on my Samsung Focus the other day which I uninstalled because it didn't work well.
Today I tried to install another xap and it's telling me to connect my phone.
I have zune running and it sees my phone and it has synced without any issues.
I did the same on a HD7 and it worked fine.
The Samsung Focus has mango 7720.68 with chevron and interop unlocked.
What I've done, reinstall wp7 sdk 7.1 and zune 4.8.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Anyone know what else i can do, short of factory reset?
Thanks
Nope, had that exact same issue about a month ago. The only thing I could do was a factory reset.
Did that remove the chevron unlock, if so, can you still unlock if you had provxml or will need to go back to pre-nodo and unlock?
Any idea what could have caused it?
it should remove your chevron unlock, yes.
Silly question, your phone is not under lock screen when you try to deploy?
Another silly question, can you open other applications which were sideloaded?
In case yes for both questions, try a newer version of xap deployer, like the one that comes with the new Windows Phone 7 Market Place. Also, try this tool http://wptools.codeplex.com/, does it work?
In case no for the second question, you lost your unlock somewhere.
Restoring an old ROM is just a workaround the issue, but if you don't wanna try then I guess restore away!
Phone is on and lock screen unlocked (i can see tiles)
All sideloaded apps work.
The xap deployer does not work (check attachment)
If i do factory reset the phone, will it also remove the provxml that was loaded to the file system, or will it keep the unlock in the diagnostic tool so that i can run it to unlock?
mankie said:
Phone is on and lock screen unlocked (i can see tiles)
All sideloaded apps work.
The xap deployer does not work (check attachment)
If i do factory reset the phone, will it also remove the provxml that was loaded to the file system, or will it keep the unlock in the diagnostic tool so that i can run it to unlock?
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Try rebooting your computer a few times and use a different USB port. Sometimes my computer would lose communication and not deploy to my phone until I rebooted it if you send many xaps that use COM interop to it. Weird quirk.
maybe you have again to register your PC with the ChevronWP7.reg (for PC registry)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsPhone\ProxyPorts]“DeviceReg”=dword:000069C5
I think the problem had to do with the interop lock
tessut said:
I think the problem had to do with the interop lock
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Yes that makes sense also due to the fact that you need Interop unlock in order to run COM Interop.
I've done this, also used another computer on which I used to deploy xap, same thing on that.
Used different USB cables as well.
snickler said:
Try rebooting your computer a few times and use a different USB port. Sometimes my computer would lose communication and not deploy to my phone until I rebooted it if you send many xaps that use COM interop to it. Weird quirk.
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I had mango without the interop unlock and was able to sideload apps.
I have applied the chevron and interop unlock using diagnostic menu on Samsung Focus multiple times, however, it did not work.
snickler said:
Yes that makes sense also due to the fact that you need Interop unlock in order to run COM Interop.
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Soooo you have tried HeathCliff thread on how to INTEROP-UNLOCK Samsung phones?
The phone did have the interop unlock, i've even applied the wifi tethering, so i know it was interop unlocked.
Nothing worked so I just loaded 7004 and went from beginning.
Thanks all!
hi all
my phone is already chevron lab unlocked and i just INTEROP UNLOCKED it too but when i try to deploy any app i get error that phone nedds to be unlocked or run zune but my phone is unlocked and zune is also running.
can anyone tell me how to deploy xap files to my phone ?
i used tom deployer and application deployment. application deployment gives me 0x81030120. i tred deleting that one line from file but it still does not work. i am trying to install touchxplorer and registry editor.
any help ?
1 Connect your phone with the pc
2 Launch zune (log on on zune)
3 unlock your screen on your cellphone
(scroll a little on the menu for that can't back lock the screen)
4 open your xap deploy programm
5 choose the xap
6 deploy on your phone.
That's it
That's what I do
weide43 said:
1 Connect your phone with the pc
2 Launch zune (log on on zune)
3 unlock your screen on your cellphone
(scroll a little on the menu for that can't back lock the screen)
4 open your xap deploy programm
5 choose the xap
6 deploy on your phone.
That's it
That's what I do
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i still get 0x81030120 error if i use application deployment tool and if i use tom deployer it says my phone s not unlocked or i need to run zune but zune is running and i just paida 9 bucks to unlock my phone plus i just interop unlocked it also so i don't know why can't i install apps on my phone.
Try this
The interop unlock
My phone is chevron unlocked and interop unlocked.
weide43 said:
Try this
The interop unlock
My phone is chevron unlocked and interop unlocked.
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i already have it
please check your phone is already unlocked?? sure??
it seems unlocked
if you sure for your phone already unlocked
try uninstalling and reinstalling window SDK it again
Ps.after uninstall one you should restarted the first round, then install one
I've got the same probleme and i have restar my pc and relaunch zune then it work great.
cyclonemon said:
please check your phone is already unlocked?? sure??
it seems unlocked
if you sure for your phone already unlocked
try uninstalling and reinstalling window SDK it again
Ps.after uninstall one you should restarted the first round, then install one
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somebody told me in a different thread that it's because i have the latest update of wp7 which is not interop unlocked yet so the interop unlocked i tried didn't really unlock my phone but my phone is chevron lab unlocked. so i have to wait till the interop unlock comes out for this update.
the person who told me this had the same problem.
Had this problem ALLLLL DAY and drove me crazy!!!!!!
This link solved my problem, scroll about 1/3 through:
addictivetips
.com/mobile/
how-to-interop-
unlock-samsung-wp7-devices-get-internet-tethering/
sorry, wont let me post urls so i spaced it
nik322 said:
Had this problem ALLLLL DAY and drove me crazy!!!!!!
This link solved my problem, scroll about 1/3 through:
addictivetips
.com/mobile/
how-to-interop-
unlock-samsung-wp7-devices-get-internet-tethering/
sorry, wont let me post urls so i spaced it
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but it's for samsung not for hTc.
Dude your device is not interop unlocked (it hasn't worked yet)...That error clearly indicates that your device is not interop unlocked. Try to install other app which doesn't require interop unlock and tell us what error do you get now?
Probably, you wont get any error.
withwindows said:
Dude your device is not interop unlocked (it hasn't worked yet)...That error clearly indicates that your device is not interop unlocked. Try to install other app which doesn't require interop unlock and tell us what error do you get now?
Probably, you wont get any error.
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yup that's what i have figured out that the interop unlock didn't work so i just have to install an interop unlocked rom till interop unlock comes out for mango's latest update.
Use DFT's HTC custom roms.
dont know if this will work for you but when i had that problem i used a different rom,,,,,,that worked
Hello,
I need to unlock my HTC Radar which is with WP 7.5 Mango OS version: 7.10.7740.16. I read a lot of posts and can not find solution. I wait till ChevronWP7 labs provide unlock tokens again. Yesterday I buy token follow the procedure and I receive message that my phone is unlocked. After that I try to use Tom XAP installer to install some Apps on my phone but it didn't work it says that my device is not unlocked. After that I try do deploy an Apps buy SDK tools: Application Deployment but again I receive an error that is listed here in the forums. I have to check if my device is unlocked or not but I am not quite sure how to do that. I start Windows Phone Developer Registration and it says that I am already registered and give me option to Unregistered is that mean I am with unlocked phone ? I want do deploy some apps to my phone please help. I read some treads here that says for my phone still not possible to unlock the phone because use driversv2 is this true or I just can not find the way to unlock my phone ? Also whit this ChevronWP7 unlocker how much apps I can deploy ?
You might have to interop unlock your phone. I'm just guessing her but it's worth a shot.
Hello,
is it possible to interop my phone ? Because I read some treads and they said no for new devices that uses mango drivers v2 is this true ?
Actually I just installed with Tom XAP installer this app: BatteryStatus4.1.xap in the tread says devive unlock without interop I think this means that my device is unlocked but not interop ?
Please suggest me what can I do to install more apps. I need to install Bulgarian keyboard I try but it can not install the XAP file also I want to install wi fi and Bluetooth fast switches, I need navigation program too and I see Navigon that may be will work fine.
Interop unlock will only be needed for some homebrew apps. You should be able to install other apps without interop unlock.
I think second Gen phones like Radar cannot be interop unlocked as of now.
Sent from my SGH-i917 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
I have some question about developer unlocking.
Since I living in the country that Windows Phone 7 didn't had its local keyboard (yet), I have to install app like native keyboard for WP7 which requires developer unlocked phone and I won't pay $100 per year just to install only 1 app. Also, I know how to unlock because I used to unlock my friend's phone.
1. Is the app which installed via sideload still work after the phone has been re-locked?
2. Is the same app from question #1 still work after I installed latest update? For example, I installed some app via sideload into the phone which has Windows Phone 7 pre-NoDo update, then update that phone to latest update.
1) No, sideloaded apps will stop working if the phone is re-locked. You'll get an (inaccurate but scary) message saying the app has been "revoked by Microsoft".
2) Installing the Mango update will re-lock your phone. For people with legit unlocks, this is trivial to fix. For everybody else... it depends on what phone you're on. Dell can't be unlocked by hacks at all, right now. LG can be unlocked easily via the built-in registry editor. Samsung can be unlocked easily via WindowBreak. HTC can't currently use WindowBreak but that should change soon, although it will be more complicated than for Samsung.
Also, the original ChevronWP7 Unlocker doesn't work anymore, even on pre-NoDo ROMs; the certificate has expired. You'd need to set the clocks way back.