So when these tokens are invalidated are we getting relocked when we plug into to Zune? This could be bad.....
http://www.wpcentral.com/homebrew-unlocking-service-chevronwp7-labs-comes-permanent-end
This is a presumption, but I think its possible that the phone validates the certificate each time you try to access a feature that requires an unlocked phone. Therefore, if the certificate is not valid it will deny access to the feature.
In summary, I doubt there is a reliance on the Zune software to "lock" the device when the certificate expires.
I see no reason Zune cannot go access the AppHub when you plug in to see if your device is properly registered (token or not). There are reports of people on this forum that used the original Chevron pre-NoDo method to unlock that have had their phones relocked when they plugged into Zune.
My understanding is MS knows all the devices out there that are Chevron Token unlocked and they can revoke it themselves so Chevron did not have to have a expiration date coded with the token. Of course this is all speculation.
If you changed the "prevent relock" registry values (which were URLs that the phone used to check its unlock status on Microsoft's servers), then your phone will probably not automatically relock (although there is some other relock mechanism at play somewhere). In any case, even after your ChevronWP7 Labs token expires (4 months away) you'll be able to get a free AppHub account from Microsoft and unlock again (read the announcement on http://chevronwp7.com).
Im in the situation where I was originally Chevron unlocked and then later decided to get a developers account but since installing the latest windows phone tools, my phone appears to have been locked.
As you mention, a lot of us removed the URL's in the phones registry to prevent the phone from checking to see if its unlock was legit. I forgot all about this when I bought a devs account. Now the devs unlock tool will you an error 0x64 if you try to unlock the phone because the phones registry urls are missing.
I know I can solve this by doing a hard reset but I have loads of sms texts I would like to keep and can't use any homebrew apps to do this as of course as cant be deployed as the phone is locked.
My only hope now is to wait until MS provide a legitmate way of backing sms data up.
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When you pay the $99 for a unlocked developer windows phone instead of the chevron-method, is it possible it gets relocked again?
I've read that sometimes phones get locked again when they connect to zune.
Is this because Zune checks if the ID is registered in their database? Or is there also the possibility that it can check if you have pirated/unpayed games on your phone?
I was wondering how free a registered phone really is?
Thanks in advance
Hi,
I have tried Window Break in my Samsung Omnia W (latest device from Samsung) which failed to show the option in GPRS menu
Later I thought, I will give a shot at Heathcliff's InterOp-Unlock which is more reliable! I got developer account and successfully unlocked the device
I am able to deploy the Interop-Unlock xap and I can see in Apps list.
However the GPRS menu still not showing up the "Heathcliff unlock".
Seems like everything is blocked.
Here is something interesting that might help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415735&page=3
I am able to reach upto that dialog box where I have. To select both options and click unlock.
But as I click unlock same connectivity problem arises.
Says unable to communicate with ur phone
Make sure Zune is running is there a solution
ChevronWP7 Unlocked does not work on any phone version newer than 7008. This is quite well documented. Additionally, the certificate it uses (the file you had to install) is expired, and won't work unless both the phone and the PC have their clocks set bback a few months. If you read the last few pages of the ChevronWP7 Unlocker thread, this was also mentioned several times and in some detail.
Please, research hacks before you try to use them. It will save everybody some time and trouble, but most especially yourself.
Hi guys,
Long story short: My phone lost its developers lock and I can no longer unlock it again without having to hard reset my phone (this will restore the portal urls in the registry).
My issue is I have sms's dating back to when i got the phone (htc hd7) at launch and I really dont want to loose these. It's not an option for me to loose them.
What I need to know is if there is any way of backing this sms data up without it being developer unlocked? The reason why I cant unlock it is because I removed the Portal url info in the phones registry prior to me going legit with a developers account and I forgot to change it back. This is now preventing the phone from checking that I have a legitimate developers account.
Any help appreciated.
Do you have a backup of the phone (Zune restore point) from when you were unlocked? You can restore that, and you'll be unlocked again and still have all the SMS you've received prior to taking that backup. Not perfect, but it should work...
Odd that an official dev-unlock (via AppHub) doesn't work. My phone has the PortalURL values wiped (to prevent it from continuously resetting my interop-unlock) but the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool can still access my phone and sees it as currently being unlocked. Maybe it's becuase I first unlocked with the official unlock, then applied "keep unlocked" (the Portal reg values) and interop-unlock?
That said, to use any of the SMS backup tools you'll need at least an interop-unlock as well, and if your firmware version is too recent that's not currently possible. Even if you previously had WP7 Root Tools installed, you wouldn't be able to run it.
I just restored to a previous backup of an interop-unlocked version of Tango with Zune and my phone became relocked after two days. Does anyone know if Zune now puts back the MS internet lock check links in the registry during restores? These are the two http addresses that are to prevent relock and the ones you have to undo for Tango updates to prevent relock.
I am going to restore again with the work around to prevent relock and see if these registry values are modified, but it seems it is not just updating to Tango that causes this but even a restore to a backup (and my backup was made after I edited the registry back to prevent relock).
Zune Restores Relock now
UPDATE: I have tried going back to past backups I know worked before and everytime the restore is relocked immediately. MS has done something new to Zune where it relocks the phone regardless of the state you backed up. I also confirmed this with the internet disconnected so it is locally embedded in the Zune program.
I am now going back through the HTC IU process (thankfully I still have the v1 drivers) but this might explain issues I am seeing on the forum.
Question - is there any other method to restore a backup without using Zune?
Question2 - can you undo any changes MS does to Zune? How about using an older version?
This is not good
Yes, the registry entries responsible for the calling home are restored upon updating to Tango. For more information on how to upgrade without using your unlock see this guide written by Jaxbot.
Also, have you put your phone in airplane mode, too whilst trying this?
ZetaZynK said:
Yes, the registry entries responsible for the calling home are restored upon updating to Tango. For more information on how to upgrade without using your unlock see this guide written by Jaxbot.
Also, have you put your phone in airplane mode, too whilst trying this?
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Yes, I am fully aware and had been unlocked on Tango. I was messing around some more with hacks on my Tango and I wanted to revert back to my backup from a few weeks ago and found that Zune's restore process locks the phone regardless of any previous unlock saved in the backup. Zune has never done this before and I have restored to unlocked backups many times.
This is new behavior for Zune and I am wondering if anyone else has seen this. Unfortunately I don't recommend trying this as if it is new and true you will lose your unlock. However, it makes going back to an unlocked backup useless now.
This appears to be related to Chevron Labs token expiring even though I have an AppHub account. I had to unlock the phone again through AppHub and then reapply the IU HTC trick. I read over on WPCentral that even if you are on an AppHub unlocked and came from the Chevron token you can still get relocked when you sync with Zune since the tokens expired. Unfortunately you have to unlock again (and this does not work if you have the prevent unlock hack applied; you have to undo that first).
Pain in the ars....hopefully my rambling and findings come in handy for anyone else in this scenario.