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[Q] How do I re-unlock my Windows Phone 7 after the latest update?

Dear developers,
I downloaded the latest windows phone 7 update, but it seems to relock my handset again ... I just needed the copy paste feature, so can I keep that and unlock my handset again?
Thank you soo much for your assistance.

Try doing a search before you post your question, as it has been answered one too many times.
You can't dev unlock your device once you have the NoDo update. You must unlock your device and apply the registry edit to keep it unlocked before you apply the update.

thanks for your kind support, but u didnt have to draw my attention to the searching part!

Tell us which handset you have...since LG handsets can be unlocked even after the update.

i have a lg optimus 7, so can i still do all the chevron thingy after the update?

kapanak said:
Tell us which handset you have...since LG handsets can be unlocked even after the update.
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thanks for your response, I have the HTC Trophy 7. Thanks for your kind assistance.

How about unlocking a samsung focus after the NoDo update?

if its not unlocked, get a student dev account
if not you're sol

domineus said:
if its not unlocked, get a student dev account
if not you're sol
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Can you create one if you're not from USA nor have a USA credit card?

Are you kidding me.
ignore what people say about your sol, you just have to restore your device to the previous update using the zune software. i did it for my Samsung focus and got my device dev unlocked again. just make sure to do that registry hack to make your phone from relocking when you update it too NODO again.
I currently have a dev unlocked, unbranded, NODO updated, Samsung Focus!!!

naterice92 said:
ignore what people say about your sol, you just have to restore your device to the previous update using the zune software. i did it for my Samsung focus and got my device dev unlocked again. just make sure to do that registry hack to make your phone from relocking when you update it too NODO again.
I currently have a dev unlocked, unbranded, NODO updated, Samsung Focus!!!
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can you please give me some instruction how to do that?
i also have an Samsung focus whice i updated to nodo

nickrule1896 said:
i have a lg optimus 7, so can i still do all the chevron thingy after the update?
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here are instructions on how to unlock your phone after NoDo. I did this after upgrading my pristine LG Quantum to NoDo and then realized that I forgot to unlock first. You install the MFG app first by calling a number. Then you change your registry with MFG according to the post. Here are instructions on how to install the MFG app. Note that this works without Chevron. In fact, Chevron will not work after that (and would not even work after that before NoDo).
good luck

[q] nodo jailbreak

Alright. Here's the story.
I have a Windows 7 64bit computer
+ lg Quantum.
I recently upgraded to the official nodo upgrade
I tried to jailbreak (unlock) my phone and followed all the steps looking at various guides but i could never get pass the
"Uh oh" cannot commmunicate with your phone blah blah make sure that zune is up and ur phone is connected.
And no, im not resetting my phone
Is there a way to unlock after the nodo upgrade?
and if not is there a way to downgrade your wp7?

if you have nodo, than you can not unlock the device.
must make it before..

jap thats right...
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

Neither of the two posters above me is correct.
To get an official unlock, you have to buy a Marketplace developer account from Microsoft. These aren't available in all parts of the world yet, but where they are, they are considered the "official" option for side-loading apps. This is available on all phones and all versions.
To un-officially unlock your device, use the built-in registry editor in the LG manufacturer/diagnostics app. http://wmpoweruser.com/debranding-tutorial-for-lg-phones-to-hurry-nodo-along-needs-to-dev-unlock/ has the instructions to do so. Developer-unlock is just a registry key; a little searching on this forum will revela which one (I forget offhand).
To roll back your device to pre-NoDO (which will allow ChevronWP7 to work), connect it the Zune software, and then go to Settings -> Device -> Update. There should be an option to restore to the backup which was made when installing NoDo. Note that this is not reversible; you'll lose everything you did since the upgrade. Also note that while restoring this backup will downgrade the phone, simply factory-restting it will not.

The only reason why I want to unlock my device is so that i can install homebrew applications. Sorry i am not bright in technical areas, what does DEBRANDING your phone do?
and will Chevron work after i downgraded my phone?

Unlocking on LG phones works via MFG even after NoDo
yep, Gooddaytodie is correct - almost . Use the MFG registry editor as described step by step in this guide. This still works AFTER NoDo update. I did not unlock or hack my phone before I received the NoDo update.
You do not need to roll back! You don't have to debrand your phone either. Debranding is a change from ATT-US to 000-88 or something other than your current provider and is required if you want to obtain NoDo "unofficially". This can be done in the registry as well. But there is no need for you to do this.
You also don't need the chevron unlocker (in fact it won't work after the registry hack - but you don't need it because it's unlocked already).
Follow the steps in the link and you will have an unlocked phone. I hope you did not unnecessarily roll back yet .
good luck. If you have questions about steps in that guide, send me a PM and I will be glad to help.

Custom Ringtones On NoDo Devices?

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).

derausgewanderte said:
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

[Q] on following Mango update guide

I have a Samsung Focus that I am trying to update. I am trying to follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101344
However, I don't understand this part:
Code:
4. Run Application Deployment, click on browse
--- for hTC phones, click on TouchXplorer.xap
--- for Omnia 7, click on WP7RootTools 0.5 alpha.xap
-- and click on open
Does my phone need to be unlocked to follow this? Should I do it with Chevron?

hedpe said:
I have a Samsung Focus that I am trying to update. I am trying to follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101344
Does my phone need to be unlocked to follow this? Should I do it with Chevron?
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if you are not unlocked and upgrade to Mango you will have a hard time unlocking it within Mango (and won't be able to sideload). Unlock in pre-NoDo and then carry the unlock over to NoDo and Mango following the guide. yes, people have successfully carried their Chevron unlock over to NoDo and then Mango. You need to make sure that it cannot relock when you connect to Zune. The tools listed allow you to make the reg changes to do that.

i thought I was reading somewhere that it's not possible to unlock past 7004 or something like that, which was before NoDo? (using Chevron)

hedpe said:
i thought I was reading somewhere that it's not possible to unlock past 7004 or something like that, which was before NoDo? (using Chevron)
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you are correct. I corrected my post. So you need to start with
A. NoDo Update Guide: How To Pass ChevronWP7 from OS 7004 to OS February 2011 update and 7392 NoDo

So let me try to understand that, if my phone is unlocked now and when I update to mango it might might not unlock anymore, regardless if I got a SIM code from htc? I am new into this so I'm trying to get into it lol.......

I have a question regarding the official Mango update for my HTC Trophy. I unlocked 7004 via Chevron, did some hacks for preventing it from being relocked (via this thread) and updated to 7392 (NoDo). Everything is OK, device is still unlocked.
What should I do for preventing my device being relocked during the ongoing official Mango update?
Is there already some solution, or will it be after the official Mango release will appear in Zune?

epbur42128 said:
So let me try to understand that, if my phone is unlocked now and when I update to mango it might might not unlock anymore, regardless if I got a SIM code from htc? I am new into this so I'm trying to get into it lol.......
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I think we are talking about two different kinds of unlocking. I am referring to unlocking the phone for sideloading homebrew apps. If you upgrade to Mango you might not be able to sideload homebew apps that allow you to customize your phone until the gurus come up with a solution for Mango. Then there is SIM unlock to be able to use a device with a different SIM. I think that is what you are referring to. That will not change for you if you upgrade to Mango.
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Kositch said:
I have a question regarding the official Mango update for my HTC Trophy. I unlocked 7004 via Chevron, did some hacks for preventing it from being relocked (via this thread) and updated to 7392 (NoDo). Everything is OK, device is still unlocked.
What should I do for preventing my device being relocked during the ongoing official Mango update?
Is there already some solution, or will it be after the official Mango release will appear in Zune?
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If you follow Ansar's tutorial you will see that there are preventions you can take to stay unlocked. You basically finished part A of his tutorial and can continue to part B with prerequisites for Mango upgrade.
B. MangoB2 Update Guide: How To Pass ChevronWP7 from OS 7392 [NoDo] to OS 7403 and 7712
In your case 7712 will be 7720.68 once it is released.
When you have all prerequisits finished from Ansar's post you stop there and are ready for official Mango once it comes out.
Reports from people who were NoDo unlocked and proceeded to Mango are mixed. Some kept the unlock some didn't. If it doesn't stay unlocked you have to have the files ready on the device to be able to unlock it without going back to NoDo. This is what Ansar's post explains. For the HTC you will put a CustClear.provxml file in place that you can deploy to unlock it.
This post also explains how to keep it unlocked. You follow the guide to the point at which it does the actual Mango upgrade. That is where you stop and wait for the official one.
But even if your device is locked in Mango you can go back to a NoDo restore point you created before you went to Mango. All explained in the guides/tutorials above.

derausgewanderte said:
Reports from people who were NoDo unlocked and proceeded to Mango are mixed. Some kept the unlock some didn't.
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You think some of those who followed the Ansars guide or those who just upgraded from unlocked NoDo to Mango without any other hacks before update?
The second link is some other guide than Ansars, if I am right, I can choose which one to use?
Thanks for help!

Kositch said:
You think some of those who followed the Ansars guide or those who just upgraded from unlocked NoDo to Mango without any other hacks before update?
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those who just upgraded. I myself just upgraded but luckily for LG users there is an LG phone tool on the device that allows to modify the registry at any stage.

Yip. That's d mfg menu, and I love it..
Sent from my LG Optimus 7

Today I have succesfuly registered my ISIC student card with validity until december this year into the Microsoft Developer Account.
Now I have Chevron unlocked NoDo WP7 (HTC Trophy) with some modifications to prevent it from relocking during sync etc. I would like to unlock it via official Developer Account I now have.
1) If am not wrong - I should HR my phone, it will go to NoDo locked and then I can use application "Windows Phone Developer Registration" which will unlock my device and it will stay unlocked also after Mango update?
2) Is it possible by developer unlocked device to modify registry entries? I need to add one entry, so I will have Mango in my native language after update.
3) After one year, will it automatically lock my device and I will need to perform new ISIC validation, which will be in that day already expired?
4) If it will expire, will it hard reset or block my phone or will it stay in way it is, but it will not only be possible to side load xap's?
Thanks for answers!

[Q] Samsung Omnia i8700 WP7.5 and unlock

Hello everybody,
first i am sorry for my english.
And now, i have bought Samsung Omnia 7 Unbranded with WP7.
At this momoment i have in my phone WP7.5. But my problem is, when it's locked and disabled WiFi AP function.
I tried some "how tos" yeasterday in time 7-9 hours, and i failed at unlocking my phone.
Have anybody some tested how to, for this problem?
Idealy status is (un)branded wp7.5 mango, unlocked, wifi ap&sharing internet active

Hi
To be able to unlock your device so you can get internet sharing you need to install a previous rom so that your os version is 7008 or lower and then you can Chevron unlock it. From here you need to update your phone to mango while keeping your phone unlocked (I do not know how to do this but it is possible). There is a final tool that needs to be used that allows you to access the registry I think it is called interop unlock or something. Once this is done you can use the tools to allows wirelss tethering on your phone. Sorry if this seems complicated.
Thanks

jborean93 said:
Hi
To be able to unlock your device so you can get internet sharing you need to install a previous rom so that your os version is 7008 or lower and then you can Chevron unlock it. From here you need to update your phone to mango while keeping your phone unlocked (I do not know how to do this but it is possible). There is a final tool that needs to be used that allows you to access the registry I think it is called interop unlock or something. Once this is done you can use the tools to allows wirelss tethering on your phone. Sorry if this seems complicated.
Thanks
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Hi i undertand i want to do this way, but i still have some problem i want to ask anybody, who tried it for tested manuals.