Purchased my m8 soon after release. Purchased sunshine. I've had insurance, and my phone's a little dinged up. If I claim the insurance, has the root process and s-off remained the same since release? (Or since I've done it)
Also do I need to run dotta back to stock? Will that get me s-on again? Do I need to worry about that?
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Hi, I purchased a handset on contract from Three UK and have so far rooted, unlocked and booted a new ROM on to it. I understand this is reversible but after having some issues with my SD CARD SLOT,
I need to send in my handset for repair but they say that if a handset has been rooted it can not be returned because of the fact that it voids warranty!
I said what If I reverse changes and they said they will be able to tell that if the handset has been rooted in the past? Is this true? Can They? Is There away around this? Please reply soon - this is urgent, thanks.
i heard that if u unlock bootloader using xtc clip is a perm unlocked... correct me if i'm wrong.
If you had s-off then they can tell as chances are they only sell the s-on version. Only thing is if you have already contacted them about it then that fact they found it rooted means its on your account notes so you have no chance new unfortunately. The only way would be a chargeable repair. Insurance wouldn't cover it because its a manufacturing fault in most cases but I'd check that if you have it.
TechMayhem said:
Hi, I purchased a handset on contract from Three UK and have so far rooted, unlocked and booted a new ROM on to it. I understand this is reversible but after having some issues with my SD CARD SLOT,
I need to send in my handset for repair but they say that if a handset has been rooted it can not be returned because of the fact that it voids warranty!
I said what If I reverse changes and they said they will be able to tell that if the handset has been rooted in the past? Is this true? Can They? Is There away around this? Please reply soon - this is urgent, thanks.
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what about your sdcard slot?
mine is threwing out cards lager then 8gb from time to time (so a continously usage isn't possible) then card has to be reinserted - to bad battery has to be pulled out for this -
[Q] bootloader labelled as "RELOCKED"...will this look suspicious to tmobile?
my htc sensation got a little beat up and im going to try to get a warranty replacement this week. i unrooted my phone fine, got s-on after a little frustration and i relocked the bootloader using fastboot oem lock. like the title asks, will this look suspicious to tmobile? everything is totally stock just like it would be out of the box except for that "RELOCKED" label in the bootloader
Should be OK, hard to say really without sending it back!
Hm, i dont think they would notice. I heard many people sending their rooted/custom rom phones for warranty, and never got an issue with it.
I have a OneXL with AT&T. It came with the 2.20 firmware. I accepted the 3.18 OTA, and was stuck without root for a while (dumb, but no big deal). After the new exploit came out for 3.18, I unlocked and got S-Off, and things have been fine, I ran a few sense ROMs, settling on ViperXL 4.20.
Well, I work in a IT asset disposal warehouse where I'm a computer tech, and some of the guys in the warehouse who do inventory thought it was a good idea to steal some smartphones we get in for recycling. Enter new company rule: No cellphones in the building. If you are caught with one, you get suspended, and your phone gets confiscated while they make sure it isn't their property. So, my choices are to leave my phone at home all day, or leave it in my glove box in my car in the Texas heat in July/August. For the first week, I did not shut off the phone before leaving it in the glove box, but I do now. I started to get random shutdowns and call drops. I always make sure my phone is cooled by my A/C before using it.
I flashed the stock kernel (I had beastmode) and I flashed a fresh ROM to see if that would help. It didn't. I think there is a hardware problem with the phone that might be related to leaving it in my hot car while at work.
I decided to take my phone into AT&T as it is still under warranty, but I don't want them to see that I tampered with my bootloader. Is there anyway I can RUU to 2.20 or 3.18 and not get the "Re-Locked" message on the bootloader screen?
Is there a how-to guide for this?
Am I boned because I accepted the OTA before I unlocked/rooted?
You can run an RUU, relock the bootloader, and edit the "relocked" flag to read "locked" because you have s-off. As far as I know, at&t aren't really too worried about having ash unlocked bootloader but if you don't want to take the chance you can use the steps I outlined above.
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I've seen many reports of folks sending in phones to AT&T with unlocked bootloaders, and even custom ROMs, and still having the warranty honored. Haven't seen any reports of AT&T denying warranty service for mods.
HTC is more picky. But AT&T is more concerned with keeping you as a monthly customer, than nitting over things like unlocked bootloaders on devices.
But if you want to be safe, go back to close to stock as timmaaa suggested.
Thanks guys, I think I'll just take it in without doing anything. I dont want to mess it up trying to change things if I don't have to. I think the consensus is that they really don't mind. When I bought the phone, the salesman was required to read out a few lines from some memorandum saying that AT&T does not recommend unlocking the bootloader/rooting/modding. I started saying I wanted a nexus because it was easier to do all that with. They were out of the nexuses, so I got the One XL.
So I was wondering whether or not I should root my phone, and i remembered that rooting voids the warranty.
My last phone was an HTC one v, which i cracked. I called customer service and told them the phone had software problems and asked if i could get a new one (it was unlocked and rooted) and it worked. Granted, i did have insurance on it.
I'm curious if that would work if i cracked my moto g, would i be able to call them and request a new one if i had a "software problem" and i was rooted. Would it make a difference if i relocked the bootloader? Btw i have a us gsm one.
Has anyone ever tried "beating the system" and how did it go?
P.S. dont judge me okay, i'm sure some of you are wondering the same thing.
I know a guy who got his XT1032 replaced, cos the eMMC, died a week after he bought it. He had the bootloader unlocked and rooted (actually he was running CM11).
But that's in the UK, no idea really how the things are in the US.
hi, thinking of buying this phone on verizon, wanted to know if it is shipped bootloader unlocked so i can load custom roms on it and get the hotspot working.
thanks
Its not shipped unlocked but it can be via exploits, allowing to flash to your heart's content
Sunshine is the only Garanteed method at this point to unlock boot loader and acheive s-off. Firewater method may or may not work depending on hardware configuration.
The only way to get a phone with an unlocked bootloader usually, is to buy the "Developer Edition" if it's offered. Most don't even know but the Samsung Galaxy S3, and S4 both have Dev Editions, so if you really wanted an s4 that's unlocked, it's possible.
there first firsmtware of the S4 if you are lucky enough to not take an OTA and not need a refurb you have the Loki exploit which is as good as a bootloader unlock which is very rare to find in good condition, and the ones out there are way expensive.
sorry for off topic.
Basically HTC also offers, HTCDev.com to unlock bootloader within minutes of getting home with your new device, but Verizon make HTC block their phones unfortunately. But thanks to amazing developers like Beaups and Jcase you can get S-OFF. It will cost $25, but a very small price to pay for the amount of time they put into giving us this wonderful option.
without root, Id be on an iphone....
weak.