If I unlock my sensation and use it on a non t Mobile network,will I be able to get the OTA update htc is pushing out in august to unlock the bootloader?
Yes you will still be able to. If your phone is branded to t-mobile it the update might take a bit longer as T-Mobile need to approve the update.
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If you flashed cwm recovery,you are unable to update by ota.And i think,if you have unlocked your phone,why not use custom roms,they are much better than official roms.If you use custom roms,ota is not necessary at all.
I thought you can't flash custom roms with a locked bootloader?
i think he is talking about sim unlocking?
bob7770699 said:
I thought you can't flash custom roms with a locked bootloader?
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He was asking about sim unlock, not s-off
Yes, sorry should have clarified , I meant sim unlock.
My SIM unlocked Bell unit (on Rogers) received the OTA update last week no problem!
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Just got a HTC Fuze P4600, and I unlocked it using an official unlock code I got for free by calling AT&T. It is now running T-Mobile.
The ROM version thats on it is like 1.x, and I wanna upgrade using the official HTC ROM update from their website.
MY QUESTION is if I upgrade my ROM, will I lose my SIM unlock, because I dont have the code.
Thanks.
Yes it may effect.
However you can flash any custom Rom.
In case if you ever get SIM lock back on phone just keep unlock with you & flash official Rom from T-mobile and use unlock code again.
Hi, everyone. I got my Att One X from Ebay. I am using it on Tomobile after I unlocked it. It's under the firmware 1.85. However, I had tried every procedures, no one can actually root my phone. Is it because I am using Tmobile ? Anyone here know how to root a phone under tmobile?
Carrier has nothing to do with root. What version of firmware is your phone on? Different root methods apply to different firmware versions. And version 2.20 is not rootable at all, at this time.
vanja_z said:
If all else fails you can unlock the bootloader and then install a custom ROM which will already be rooted.
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AT&T is not allowing the bootloader to be unlocked. Only way to unlock the BL is to spoof the CID, which requires root. So if the OP's phone is on the newest firmware 2.20, they are stuck until a root method is found for 2.20, or AT&T allows the BL to be unlocked.
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AT&T is not allowing the bootloader to be unlocked. Only way to unlock the BL is to spoof the CID, which requires root. So if the OP's phone is on the newest firmware 2.20, they are stuck until a root method is found for 2.20, or AT&T allows the BL to be unlocked.
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If your not on at&t and on another network like mine (H2O) I can just unlock bootloader and install a Rom???
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chuko303 said:
If your not on at&t and on another network like mine (H2O) I can just unlock bootloader and install a Rom???
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Not if the phone is branded AT&T. The HTCDev.com unlock method checks carrier ID (CID) of the phone, not what service is being used. Any other carrier branded version is unlockable that way. AT&T versions have to change the CID (which requires root).
I might be buying this instead of the M. But first, some questions.
1. When I first get it, will I be able to unlock and root it straight out of the box, with or without OTA update?
2. How good is the dev support for this phone?
I'll update this when I think of more.
Yes you can unlock the bootloader and root and and flash a recovery. And about Dev support well we just got official CM10.1 and PAC and alot of other roms.
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sickkside13 said:
Yes you can unlock the bootloader and root and and flash a recovery. And about Dev support well we just got official CM10.1 and PAC and alot of other roms.
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Um, no, you can't unlock the bootloader anymore on the latest OTA. You can still get root by downgrading to a previous firmware and using Voodoo to protect root before upgrading again, but you will never be able to unlock the bootloader since the trusted zone partition can't be downgraded.
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Um, no, you can't unlock the bootloader anymore on the latest OTA. You can still get root by downgrading to a previous firmware and using Voodoo to protect root before upgrading again, but you will never be able to unlock the bootloader since the trusted zone partition can't be downgraded.
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So don't OTA when I first get it?
I mean, I'm fine with a non-unlockable bootloader. But if I have the choice to unlock it when it comes in, I won't be OTA-ing it. Speaking of which, whenever you activate the phone, doesn't it OTA?
Also, whenever I receive this what version will it be running on? And what version did they patch the bootloader method you guys were using? I'm not gonna be OTAing. And if activating the phone means OTAing, I'll unlock it prior to activation.
What you'll more than likely get from Verizon is a phone running the 4.1.2 firmware, build number starts with 9.16. This will be rootable, but you will not be able to unlock the bootloader. You will be asked to update with an OTA to firmware build number which starts with 9.18. You won't be able to root 9.18, but if you root on 9.16 first, use VooDoo OTA rootkeeper and then update, you should still be rooted on 9.18
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What you'll more than likely get from Verizon is a phone running the 4.1.2 firmware, build number starts with 9.16. This will be rootable, but you will not be able to unlock the bootloader. You will be asked to update with an OTA to firmware build number which starts with 9.18. You won't be able to root 9.18, but if you root on 9.16 first, use VooDoo OTA rootkeeper and then update, you should still be rooted on 9.18
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So anything before 9.16 and I should be good to go? Hopefully they don't ship it out with 9.16+
Actually, would it be possible to downgrade to below 9.16 whenever I get it?
I have recently unlocked my sim from at&t Carrier to other Source.. But because i update to 4.2.2 few months back i don't see anyway to unlock boot loader and root phone.. Is there any possible way this can be done? or do i basically have a dumb Smartphone because of At&t's update blocking the last exploit? There has to be some way to make this happen?
keithhtconex said:
I have recently unlocked my sim from at&t Carrier to other Source.. But because i update to 4.2.2 few months back i don't see anyway to unlock boot loader and root phone.. Is there any possible way this can be done? or do i basically have a dumb Smartphone because of At&t's update blocking the last exploit? There has to be some way to make this happen?
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wrong forum mate you must go to evita not international HOX
Reported and will be moved
keithhtconex said:
I have recently unlocked my sim from at&t Carrier to other Source.. But because i update to 4.2.2 few months back i don't see anyway to unlock boot loader and root phone.. Is there any possible way this can be done? or do i basically have a dumb Smartphone because of At&t's update blocking the last exploit? There has to be some way to make this happen?
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What are your bootloader details?
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Here's what I got. ATT LG G3 running stock Marshmallow D85030p with what I presume is the newest security patch (June 2016)
At this point it's not on a carrier but it's locked by ATT. They kept my number as well.. A number that was mine from previous carriers.
Will I be able to root, install TWRP, and unlock this device to use on a prepaid carrier? Keep in mind this same phone has been flashed, rooted and ran recovery mods and ROMs before. Still in perfect working condition after receiving it's last stock OTA.
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Here's what I got. ATT LG G3 running stock Marshmallow D85030p with what I presume is the newest security patch (June 2016)
At this point it's not on a carrier but it's locked by ATT. They kept my number as well.. A number that was mine from previous carriers.
Will I be able to root, install TWRP, and unlock this device to use on a prepaid carrier? Keep in mind this same phone has been flashed, rooted and ran recovery mods and ROMs before. Still in perfect working condition after receiving it's last stock OTA.
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First of all what do you mean they kept your number? Did you cancel? Unpaid bill? That would be a deciding factor on how to go about things.
But no root cannot unlock your device
1. If you left AT&T in good standing AT&T will unlock the device for free. Even if you don't have any account.
2. If not then you can get it unlocked for a few dollars from some eBay sellers.
3. What prepaid carrier? If Any provider that runs on AT&Ts network you don't have to get it unlocked, it will work fine with Go Phone, Cricket , H2O and many others that run on AT&Ts network.
But a note if it's no longer on AT&T due to unpaid bill, or on bad terms remember the device may no longer work on any GSM carrier within the USA due to AT&T will blacklist it.
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First of all what do you mean they kept your number? Did you cancel? Unpaid bill? That would be a deciding factor on how to go about things.
But no root cannot unlock your device
1. If you left AT&T in good standing AT&T will unlock the device for free. Even if you don't have any account.
2. If not then you can get it unlocked for a few dollars from some eBay sellers.
3. What prepaid carrier? If Any provider that runs on AT&Ts network you don't have to get it unlocked, it will work fine with Go Phone, Cricket , H2O and many others that run on AT&Ts network.
But a note if it's no longer on AT&T due to unpaid bill, or on bad terms remember the device may no longer work on any GSM carrier within the USA due to AT&T will blacklist it.
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I understand root alone won't unlock it. With all that being said can I still root and flash a recovery method that are permanent? Does MM still not have a reliable root or recovery method?
jlgarr86 said:
I understand root alone won't unlock it. With all that being said can I still root and flash a recovery method that are permanent? Does MM still not have a reliable root or recovery method?
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You would need to downgrade to KitKat to do that. But remember once you downgrade you'll no longer be able to go back to any official firmware Past KitKat without an AT&T SIM card of some sort to ota update it.
Also remember if you get an unlock code you need to be running stock D850 firmware or else you won't be able to enter the unlock code.
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You would need to downgrade to KitKat to do that. But remember once you downgrade you'll no longer be able to go back to any official firmware Past KitKat without an AT&T SIM card of some sort to ota update it.
Also remember if you get an unlock code you need to be running stock D850 firmware or else you won't be able to enter the unlock code.
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Are there any unofficial MM or Lollipop ROMs that are worth looking into? I couldn't care less if it's official honestly. And that last bit you said, you mean if I wanted a phone unlocked I'd have to basically wipe my phone?
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Are there any unofficial MM or Lollipop ROMs that are worth looking into? I couldn't care less if it's official honestly. And that last bit you said, you mean if I wanted a phone unlocked I'd have to basically wipe my phone?
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If you unlock before you leave behind stock then no you don't have to wipe. Once you install any custom ROM, your only option to unlock at that point is to revert back to stock, which means wiping.
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If you unlock before you leave behind stock then no you don't have to wipe. Once you install any custom ROM, your only option to unlock at that point is to revert back to stock, which means wiping.
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Can I unlock it myself?
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Can I unlock it myself?
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Yes you can, if you are on stock. You will need to get the unlock code from AT&T, be on stock firmware, and have an active SIM card from another carrier (I.e. T-Mobile or of it's MVNOs like MetroPCS). Once you have the unlock code, put in the SIM card, turn on the phone, and you will get the prompts for the code you got. Then you're done.