Is it possible to root in the new update? - HTC One S

I had this phone since it came out, and rooted and S-Off and I had tons of issues. Such as Wifi disconnecting and needing to restart the phone in order for it to work, also sometimes Wifi slowed down to a super crawl. Random reboots, etc. But this probably could of been credited to me dropping it all the time and messing up the internals.
I returned it and got a new one, updated to the latest and haven't rooted. Battery life is amazing, but too much bloatware!!!! Can I root and s-off the latest tmobile software? Cause I tried running the older RUU and that failed to install on my phone.
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Um... S-off? The One S?
But yeah unlocking and rooting should be no problem, just use htcs unlock method...
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xxquicksh0txx said:
Um... S-off? The One S?
But yeah unlocking and rooting should be no problem, just use htcs unlock method...
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You are saying that HTC them selves provided a rooting guide? If so can you provide a link for HTC Unlock method.
Thanks in advance

pvaldeben said:
You are saying that HTC them selves provided a rooting guide? If so can you provide a link for HTC Unlock method.
Thanks in advance
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No HTC does not provide a rooting guide. They simply make it easy for you to unlock the bootloader using http://www.htcdev.com/
Once the bootloader is unlock you can root via a few method. There's plenty of sticky thread in the dev section.
This is just one thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427

Hgaara said:
I had this phone since it came out, and rooted and S-Off and I had tons of issues. Such as Wifi disconnecting and needing to restart the phone in order for it to work, also sometimes Wifi slowed down to a super crawl. Random reboots, etc. But this probably could of been credited to me dropping it all the time and messing up the internals.
I returned it and got a new one, updated to the latest and haven't rooted. Battery life is amazing, but too much bloatware!!!! Can I root and s-off the latest tmobile software? Cause I tried running the older RUU and that failed to install on my phone.
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I recommend you install TWRP recovery so that you will find it simpler to flash roms. No need to fastboot flash boot.img.
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Wait so the latest update version from Tmobile can be rooted?
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Hgaara said:
Wait so the latest update version from Tmobile can be rooted?
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Please read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24806342#post24806342 especially the first part of that post, where a reasonable user kindly seems to suggest that a fellow user read very easy to find info instead of starting a thread. You must have posted that in anticipation of this thread?

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Quick question regarding root from stock 1.85

Hey everybody, coming from a Atrix, loving the phone so far. I've been doing some reading and want to confirm what I believe I'm seeing: if the OneX I bought from AT&T has 1.85 already on it, I can't root or flash any ROMS yet? All of the root/CWM stuff is just got users on earlier versions, or who are on 1.85 AFTER rooting/unlocking, is that correct? Am I stuck for now?
Thanks!
That is correct if it is for sure 1.85. I think I read somewhere they have a root, but weren't releasing it till after official release.
Someone said at&t hasn't released an update yet, check and see if you bootloader is unlocked, someone did say you may have got a returned phone.
You could also try the one click root and see what happens.
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kleeman7 said:
That is correct if it is for sure 1.85. I think I read somewhere they have a root, but weren't releasing it till after official release.
Someone said at&t hasn't released an update yet, check and see if you bootloader is unlocked, someone did say you may have got a returned phone.
You could also try the one click root and see what happens.
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Man I really hope your right that there is an exploit in waiting! I moved to 1.85 by accident and lost root, and I keep hoping a developer gets a break!
here's hoping it is soon!
What happens if we try the one click root? Any damage or bricking?
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It will just fail. Won't hurt the phone.
tyshemi said:
What happens if we try the one click root? Any damage or bricking?
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No, it just wont go.
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Unlocking the bootloader

Im seriously considering unlocking the bootloader. What are the pros and cons of doing this? Any replies are greatly appreciated..
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You can flash ROMs, radios, and kernels with an unlocked bootloader. Without it you cant.
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What are some advantages to that as opposed to waiting for an ota?
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All custom ROMs offer various mods, tweaks, and overall improvements to the Android experience versus stock ROMs. Generally the OTAs leak long before they're pushed out, and and devs always update their ROMs accordingly so you never have to worry about accepting an OTA. Check out the development section and read through some of the ROM threads and you'll see what I mean about the tweaks and mods. If you find a ROM you'd like to have on your phone, only way to do it is by unlocking the bootloader. It's a lot easier and safer than you might think.
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Im rooted on 1.85 stock rom. Does the one click unlock method still work?
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Yes sir it does.
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Will that automatically put a custom recovery on the phone or would I have to get one from somewhere.. Sorry for all the questions..
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No, you will have to flash the recovery yourself. There are a few threads in development for recoveries, and there are even a couple one click methods. Just look for them, should be on the first couple of pages.
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The only cons are a very small chance of bricking your phone and rendering it unusable (follow instructions and you should be fine). Also, as of now, once you unlock the bootloader you will not be able to take the phone back for warranty or other reasons. In the future there may be ways to undo this process, but none that I know of right now.
leetonion said:
The only cons are a very small chance of bricking your phone and rendering it unusable (follow instructions and you should be fine). Also, as of now, once you unlock the bootloader you will not be able to take the phone back for warranty or other reasons. In the future there may be ways to undo this process, but none that I know of right now.
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It is very difficult to brick a phone and 99 times out of 100 it's recoverable. If you follow directions and only flash stuff that is made for your phone, then you will not brick it. As far as warranty claims are concerned, if it's a hardware issue they will still more likely than not take care of it. I've exchanged a few HOXs, all for hardware issues, and not once did they check the bootloader to see if it was unlocked at one point.
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If your thorough in following directions, there's a thread I posted in development on unlocking your boot loader without voiding HTC warranty. Also if u do unlock, just go to the market and download goo manager beta. It will flash the recovery for you. Very nice tool to have.
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Root 1.85????(SOLVED)

How can I root my phone on 1.85, I can root 2.20 but all the methods that I have tried for one 1.85 fail. Should I update my phone to get to 2.20 or what do you guys suggest?
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Jess813 said:
How can I root my phone on 1.85, I can root 2.20 but all the methods that I have tried for one 1.85 fail. Should I update my phone to get to 2.20 or what do you guys suggest?
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If they all failed, best to run the 2.20 ruu and then s-off.
ronnie498 said:
If they all failed, best to run the 2.20 ruu and then s-off.
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You mean just try the 2.20 method? Even though I'm on 1.85?
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Jess813 said:
You mean just try the 2.20 method? Even though I'm on 1.85?
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No he said update to 2.20 using an ruu and then try.
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exad said:
No he said update to 2.20 using an ruu and then try.
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Okay this is where I need your help, how do I do that ? is it hard to do?
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Don't root.
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exad said:
Don't root.
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Lol why? I can't stand to be stock
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Jess813 said:
Lol why? I can't stand to be stock
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This is your best friend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
Most likely because if you miss one step, you can brick your phone. I would suggest looking in the general section and clicking on ruu collection. Please make sure you read it carefully. Instructions are there. If you still are confused, you can go thru the posts. Reading the comments always help
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Herc08 said:
This is your best friend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
Most likely because if you miss one step, you can brick your phone. I would suggest looking in the general section and clicking on ruu collection. Please make sure you read it carefully. Instructions are there. If you still are confused, you can go thru the posts. Reading the comments always help
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I give up I've tried to do the ruu 2.20 and HTC sync manager has my phone but i can't locate the ruu file. I am thinking about taking it to at&the but more than likely they'll update it to 3.0.
All i want is 2.20!!!!!! LOL
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Jess813 said:
I give up I've tried to do the ruu 2.20 and HTC sync manager has my phone but i can't locate the ruu file. I am thinking about taking it to at&the but more than likely they'll update it to 3.0.
All i want is 2.20!!!!!! LOL
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OK just go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37227608 grab the 2.20 ruu for AT&T only. It should say Cingular and ICS. Run that so you can upgrade. Don't download the 3.18 or jb, or else all of this was for nothing.
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I stick by that OP shouldn't root. I am really not trying to be insulting, for your own good, if you cannot figure out how to ruu to 2.20, you are clearly not ready. Check the are you ready to root thread in my signature.
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Herc08 said:
OK just go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37227608 grab the 2.20 ruu for AT&T only. It should say Cingular and ICS. Run that so you can upgrade. Don't download the 3.18 or jb, or else all of this was for nothing.
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I'll try it one more time
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exad said:
I stick by that OP shouldn't root. I am really not trying to be insulting, for your own good, if you cannot figure out how to ruu to 2.20, you are clearly not ready. Check the are you ready to root thread in my signature.
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Thanks for the lookout, but I've rooted lots of phone and believe it or not I've never had to use ruu at all. I guess this is like using Odin for Samsung phones.
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It's just a matter of downloading the ruu and running it with the phone plugged in.
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exad said:
It's just a matter of downloading the ruu and running it with the phone plugged in.
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The ruu tells you step by step what to do. These phones are more tempermental than Samsung stuff. If you rush it and miss a step you will probably end up with a paperweight
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31ken31 said:
The ruu tells you step by step what to do. These phones are more tempermental than Samsung stuff. If you rush it and miss a step you will probably end up with a paperweight
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I did this...and have to say is way easier than putting back a Samsung back to stock. Thanks to those who helped !! I'm now rooted and Venomyzed.
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Jess813 said:
I did this...and have to say is way easier than putting back a Samsung back to stock. Thanks to those who helped !! I'm now rooted and Venomyzed.
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I agree that Samsung+Odin makes life easier. But I like the challenge in AT&T (and Motorolas). Whatever floats your boat. Glad you got it rooted. Can you put a [fixed] or [solved] tag in your title? That way people can easily find the answer instead of making a new thread
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This is your best friend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
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If the OP paid attention to this, he would have been led to the correct 1.85 root method. There is currently only one valid method for 1.85.
redpoint73 said:
If the OP paid attention to this, he would have been led to the correct 1.85 root method. There is currently only one valid method for 1.85.
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Well said sir.......well said.
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Unlocked 3.18 Now What?

Now that we have the exploit to unlock the bootloader on 3.18, I thought I would give you the run down on what to expect.
The first thing that you need to know is that your hboot version will not allow you to flash custom roms properly. You will have to manually flash the boot image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172 . Flashing roms without doing this manually requires a method called S-Off in witch you remove security: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071 If you are thinking about flashing aosp based roms you will have to s-off "FIRST" and downgrade your touch screen for them to work properly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Hopefully this will eliminate some confusion and help you on your way.
Venomtester said:
Now that we have the exploit to unlock the bootloader on 3.18, I thought I would give you the run down on what to expect.
The first thing that you need to know is that your hboot version will not allow you to flash custom roms properly. You will have to manually flash the boot image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136172 . Flashing roms without doing this manually requires a method called S-Off in witch you remove security: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155071 If you are thinking about flashing aosp based roms you will have to s-off "FIRST" and downgrade your touch screen for them to work properly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2159863
Hopefully this will eliminate some confusion and help you on your way.
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Great info! where's the thread where they are discussing the 3.18 unlock?
Android Development. I can confirm this is a working method.
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Venomtester said:
Android Development. I can confirm this is a working method.
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Well thanks again for the info! I just had some bad luck with my phone and had it repaired from htc just to get it back fresh with the 3.18 software... This is wonderful news. thanks again for bringing it to my attention.
mkalbarc said:
Well thanks again for the info! I just had some bad luck with my phone and had it repaired from htc just to get it back fresh with the 3.18 software... This is wonderful news. thanks again for bringing it to my attention.
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If you need a windows script I can send it to you. I've just been busy so i havent shared it.
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Megadoug13 said:
If you need a windows script I can send it to you. I've just been busy so i havent shared it.
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Sure! I'll send you a PM with my email
Thanks again guys!
Thanks Venomtester for the info. Viperxl here I come lol.
Megadoug13 said:
If you need a windows script I can send it to you. I've just been busy so i havent shared it.
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If you wanna share that with me I'll put it in the main thread. Thanks for the contribution.
mkalbarc said:
Great info! where's the thread where they are discussing the 3.18 unlock?
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Go here : [ROOT] HTC One X AT&T 3.18
I have been unlocked and have superCID, when trying to flash custom recovery via the fast boot it seems to install fine but when i reboot into recovery the recovery is blank any ideas? What are the steps i should properly take to gain Root,s-off etc. Any assistance would be aprpeciated.
Did you unlock bootloader via HTC dev?
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Yes sir cid is 11111 via fastboot auth
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What I am asking is if you went to the HTC dev site and received an unlock token to unlock the boot loader after gaining temp root. If so you can download goo manager from play store search for twrp and it will install it for you. Make sure you stay with 2.3..... 2.4 has issues wiping on our phones.
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You will also need to install super user.
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When I flashed the twrp via fastboot after HTC dev boot unlock and try to reboot into recovery it's just a blank screen after the red HTC warning
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You need to flash super user.
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flipper79 said:
When I flashed the twrp via fastboot after HTC dev boot unlock and try to reboot into recovery it's just a blank screen after the red HTC warning
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you need to hold the volume down button and power. once you get into the bootscreen choose recovery. This will load up TWRP. Once your in you can gain SU by going to advanced and fixing permissions I believe. Also note when installing custom roms you must do a complete data wipe/cache/dalvik/system or you might have boot loops or no boot at all.
You gain such by flashing su in recovery.
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How do I put su on my one x I have unlocked it. No twrp. I tried s-off but there's no su. Need help
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Flash twrp and use it to install su
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[Q] Looking to Root My One S

Hi guys,
I'm looking to root my HTC One S (S4 Plus) to remove junky bloatware by Vodafone and to change the crappy Vodafone bootloader which seems to have knocked out the startup HTC sound of the device (and yes I have tried adjusting volumes).
I really don't want to brick the device as it's still 10 months until my contract is over. I've never rooted a phone before either.
Do you have any advise and perhaps some tools for newbies?
Thank you!
Hassoon2000's toolkit works great
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Hassoon2000's toolkit works great
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Thank you for the suggestion.
Are there any side effects to rooting apart from the obvious bricking possibility?
It does void your warranty
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skinzy98 said:
It does void your warranty
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I've had the device for 14 months so my warranty no longer exists anyway.
Anything else?
Not that I can think if. Really quick did you take the jellybean ota update?
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skinzy98 said:
Not that I can think if. Really quick did you take the jellybean ota update?
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I'm assuming you mean the recent 4.1.1 update from T-Mobile? I live in the UK. Vodafone sent out the 4.1.1 update back on December 25.
Well you can unlock boot loader but I think you need to use moonshine s-ofd to get s-off if your going to do it
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skinzy98 said:
Well you can unlock boot loader but I think you need to use moonshine s-ofd to get s-off if your going to do it
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Okay, thank you for the help.
You don't have to s-off, do you? I'm still running SON & had the latest update as well. Did have to use the htcdev website to unlock the bootloader, but it's alot easyer. Considering you're not really going to be a power user, that might just be the way to go...
Just remember you have to flash the boot.img using fastboot if you're going to use custom roms, appart from that I've not had any problems with it.
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You don't have to s-off, do you? I'm still running SON & had the latest update as well. Did have to use the htcdev website to unlock the bootloader, but it's alot easyer. Considering you're not really going to be a power user, that might just be the way to go...
Just remember you have to flash the boot.img using fastboot if you're going to use custom roms, appart from that I've not had any problems with it.
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I'm looking to unlock the bootloader/root the device while still being able to download OTA updates (if anymore come...) and keep HTC Sense, if that's possible?
Simply to remove Vodafone's crappy bootloader that seems to have affected my phone's default bootup. My One S doesn't play the HTC startup sound, but my girlfriend's does and we're both under Vodafone via 24-month contract that ends in May.
I've used this procedure:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583427
Works pretty well .
DylRicho said:
I'm looking to unlock the bootloader/root the device while still being able to download OTA updates (if anymore come...) and keep HTC Sense, if that's possible?
Simply to remove Vodafone's crappy bootloader that seems to have affected my phone's default bootup. My One S doesn't play the HTC startup sound, but my girlfriend's does and we're both under Vodafone via 24-month contract that ends in May.
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You can not still receive otas while rooted it will brick your device in pretty sure
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skinzy98 said:
You can not still receive otas while rooted it will brick your device in pretty sure
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I see. Android not such an open platform, after all.
Well.its because it has sense overlay while stock and all those are not built on that
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skinzy98 said:
Well.its because it has sense overlay while stock and all those are not built on that
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Sure, but bootloaders shouldn't be locked anyway, especially HTC's (according to them)...
Well that's HTC for you
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Well that's HTC for you
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I guess. The One series (2012 and 2013) isn't even listed on the HTCDev website to unlock the bootloader. Perhaps Vodafone took the liberty of locking it instead? They've already plastered crap in the app drawer, that it wouldn't surprise me.
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I guess. The One series (2012 and 2013) isn't even listed on the HTCDev website to unlock the bootloader. Perhaps Vodafone took the liberty of locking it instead? They've already plastered crap in the app drawer, that it wouldn't surprise me.
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Yeah some carriers also do it
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Yeah some carriers also do it
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Well, I'm guessing custom ROMs would provide the latest version of Android wouldn't they? So I doubt OTA updates would be necessary (especially since HTC just ditched this damn phone). My only concern is if I could get Sense 5.0 as well?
I've heard of TrickDroid 10 having Sense included? I'd expect this phone to support the latest versions with it being fairly powerful.

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