So basically I purchased an Verizon HTC One m8, I don't like all the bloatware and branding on the phone so I want to "restore" it to what would normally come installed on a "non carrier branded" m8.
My phone is NOT ROOTED is currently S-ON and has a LOCKED BOOTLOADER and I am running at Android 6.0. I haven't tried doing anything in case it bricks it but I have been researching ALOT! and haven't found a way to do it properly.
Can somebody please help me in finding a way to install the "normal HTC 6.0 ROM (without bloatware)". I tried a temp root and uninstalled the bloatware but they installed themselves back.
And I have this phone working on a NON VERIZON SIM had to edit access point names to do so though.
So will removing this verizon stuff make it Locked or unlocked or whatever?
werzal said:
So basically I purchased an Verizon HTC One m8, I don't like all the bloatware and branding on the phone so I want to "restore" it to what would normally come installed on a "non carrier branded" m8.
My phone is NOT ROOTED is currently S-ON and has a LOCKED BOOTLOADER and I am running at Android 6.0. I haven't tried doing anything in case it bricks it but I have been researching ALOT! and haven't found a way to do it properly.
Can somebody please help me in finding a way to install the "normal HTC 6.0 ROM (without bloatware)". I tried a temp root and uninstalled the bloatware but they installed themselves back.
And I have this phone working on a NON VERIZON SIM had to edit access point names to do so though.
So will removing this verizon stuff make it Locked or unlocked or whatever?
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Locked and s-on you can't do squat. There is no "restore" option you speak of either. Not to convert a phone.
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dottat said:
Locked and s-on you can't do squat. There is no "restore" option you speak of either. Not to convert a phone.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Any advice for the Bloatware?
werzal said:
Thanks for the feedback.
Any advice for the Bloatware?
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Best you can do is go into app manager and one by one disable what you can.
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First i apologize if this is was already posted,
I just got the 1.84 ota update installed. And i just want to check the h boot . And its says Tampered and Locked.
My issue is i never unlocked the bootloader or tried to root this phone. Bought phone new from T-mobile.
Is this normal for stock phone to say tampered?
If it is not then i will want to root since its tampered, but is there a way to root for 1.84 .
blkfire50 said:
First i apologize if this is was already posted,
I just got the 1.84 ota update installed. And i just want to check the h boot . And its says Tampered and Locked.
My issue is i never unlocked the bootloader or tried to root this phone. Bought phone new from T-mobile.
Is this normal for stock phone to say tampered?
If it is not then i will want to root since its tampered, but is there a way to root for 1.84 .
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Go exchange it if you're plan to use stock. If not go root it
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You could exchange it, but if you plan to root instead, there's 2 sticky threads in development specifically devoted to rooting and they work for the 1.84 update as well. However, there's also a "one click" rooting option in the One X (AT&T version) development section that was recently updated and MIGHT work on the 1.84 update without having to unlock the bootloader through HTC. The last one click for the AT&T X worked for the S as well before the 1.84 update.
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Thanks ,
Last thing is it normal to see tampered on a completely stock device thats never been rooted
Absolutely not.
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Mine was listed as "tampered". I didn't think much of it as I was planning on unlocking/rooting anyway.
blkfire50 said:
First i apologize if this is was already posted,
I just got the 1.84 ota update installed. And i just want to check the h boot . And its says Tampered and Locked.
My issue is i never unlocked the bootloader or tried to root this phone. Bought phone new from T-mobile.
Is this normal for stock phone to say tampered?
If it is not then i will want to root since its tampered, but is there a way to root for 1.84 .
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Hi everyone.
I don't know if its even possible but need to create the SIM CARRIER LOCK again.
When i unlock the bootloader i "erase" the sim carrier lock (guess happen to everyone) and that is awesome but know i need my phone to be carrier lock again.
Don't need that to be forever, i like it unlocked . If that is a way to fake it it's ok but need to be hidden and need to persist after reboot.
I know it's strange but i really need it... I already flash my nandroid backup from the stock rom, flash a stock recovery and lock the bootloader, still unlocked!
Anyone knows how to do it?
Thanks!
(And sorry for my bad English)
cientista99 said:
I don't know if its even possible but need to create the SIM CARRIER LOCK again.
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Neither do i think its possible. sorry.
By Sim carrier lock, do you want to relock your boot loader or do you want to restrict your phone to using the same Sim as it came with?
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nachiketa.ramesh said:
By Sim carrier lock, do you want to relock your boot loader or do you want to restrict your phone to using the same Sim as it came with?
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Hi.
I wanted to restrict the phone to the original SIM. But my problem is resolved, i don't need anymore.
By resolved i mean that i don't need to restrict the phone anymore, because solution, don't find any...
Thanks anyway!
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cientista99 said:
Hi.
I wanted to restrict the phone to the original SIM. But my problem is resolved, i don't need anymore.
By resolved i mean that i don't need to restrict the phone anymore, because solution, don't find any...
Thanks anyway!
(this thread can be closed)
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Well there is a way but idk if its works use J-Tag or Riff-Box it will make your phone fully as it was came in the box. My friend used it on his HTC Wildfire S and he made the phone back to factory defaults i mean the bootloader, the software it was fully restored and the Sim Branding was also restoted!
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Well there is a way but idk if its works use J-Tag or Riff-Box it will make your phone fully as it was came in the box. My friend used it on his HTC Wildfire S and he made the phone back to factory defaults i mean the bootloader, the software it was fully restored and the Sim Branding was also restoted!
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Hi!
Thanks but i don't have acess to Riff-Box or J-Tag. Anyway i don't need put the phone to factory defaults anymore. But thanks is always good to know.
Best Regards
I am new on this phone and I have a doubt, my phone is in marshmallow and the company verizon, as I can do root and unlock the bootloader ? I have understood that I need to pay 25 dollars to make the s -off but I just want to do root and unlock the bootloader. Thank you.
Sorry for my English
The only way to do it with Verizon branded m8 is to use sunshine. And that will get you an unlocked bootloader and s-off. After that you can flash twrp recovery through adb (get yourself familiar with and, it'll help you greatly. You can search around here and find some good reads on it.) After you get tarp flashed then you can flash supersu in twrp, then you'll be rooted.
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jurington said:
The only way to do it with Verizon branded m8 is to use sunshine. And that will get you an unlocked bootloader and s-off. After that you can flash twrp recovery through adb (get yourself familiar with and, it'll help you greatly. You can search around here and find some good reads on it.) After you get tarp flashed then you can flash supersu in twrp, then you'll be rooted.
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This comment pretty much guided me through how to root for my m8. Thanks for taking the time to post this, even if it was a few months back. I was about to give up until I saw it, so thanks again!
Dismayed/Encouraged
I'm surprised that there are not any viable options for the Verizon HTC One(M8). I figured since my warranty was up I would try and root to get more freedom from the consuming Verizon bloatware and needless/redundant processes.
I know I did the same thing with my Samsung Galaxy S years ago and it became a very speedy and efficient phone. I really haven't been in the Android scene since so everything I did learn along with the methods and processes have all faded from memory.
Now I'm just reading up on a ton of stuff to get reacquainted. I was wanting to flash TWRP, SuperSU, and the ViperOneM8 6.1.0 rom. My wife and I both have a Verizon HTC One(M8) (running Marshmallow) which are out of warranty and wanted to give them a face-lift and boost in performance.
It is looking like the only feasible option is with Sunshine. . . . . . I hope. (?)
A $50 investment would be cheaper than buying 2 newer phones.
Any ideas, input, or pointers would be very much appreciated.
Regards,
wantin2mod
Hello,
I have been searching and searching for a way to root this phone - Verizon HTC One M8. I'm tired of the 30 apps or so of bloatware and simply want to run my own launchers, etc without hindrance. I've heard sunshine might work, but i have not yet found a detailed guide for this process. If there is one please reply with link as I have searched and not found a guide.
Edit: I am running Marshmallow. (android 6.0). In the sunshine excel compatibility file there is something that confuses me as well. When i look at the boxes for HTC One M8 it says: Verizon m8 is network unlocked out of the box (all Verizon post paid phones are sim unlocked, prepaid are locked and we don't unlock them) - what does this mean? I want to root the phone to permanently get rid of the bloatware - can I?
Thanks,
paulrevere113 said:
Hello,
I have been searching and searching for a way to root this phone - Verizon HTC One M8. I'm tired of the 30 apps or so of bloatware and simply want to run my own launchers, etc without hindrance. I've heard sunshine might work, but i have not yet found a detailed guide for this process. If there is one please reply with link as I have searched and not found a guide.
Edit: I am running Marshmallow. (android 6.0). In the sunshine excel compatibility file there is something that confuses me as well. When i look at the boxes for HTC One M8 it says: Verizon m8 is network unlocked out of the box (all Verizon post paid phones are sim unlocked, prepaid are locked and we don't unlock them) - what does this mean? I want to root the phone to permanently get rid of the bloatware - can I?
Thanks,
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hi
sim unlock just means you can put a different carriers sim in the phone and it should work. sunshine will work for getting you all set on unlocking and all that nifty stuff
rooted, now have an encryption question
izzaeroth said:
hi
sim unlock just means you can put a different carriers sim in the phone and it should work. sunshine will work for getting you all set on unlocking and all that nifty stuff
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Hello again. Got it rooted with Sunshine, TWRP, Titanium Pro, Superuser, etc.. but when i try to encrypt storage in the settings it gets stuck on the red verizon boot screen. Is this the screen it should sit on while encrypting storage?
thank you,
paulrevere113 said:
Hello again. Got it rooted with Sunshine, TWRP, Titanium Pro, Superuser, etc.. but when i try to encrypt storage in the settings it gets stuck on the red verizon boot screen. Is this the screen it should sit on while encrypting storage?
thank you,
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unfortunately i do not use encryption, so i will not be able to help there. i am not even sure how long it would normally take
Hey all, just got my pixel. Wanna stay on stock, but maybe root? I want to get my hotspot enabled, so do I need to root to do this? I'm on sprint. Any guidance! Thank you!
If you don't or can't get hotspot enable you may have to root to get it. Plenty of info on how.
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Since you are on Sprint I'm going to guess you bought directly from Google. To my knowledge you can disregard any convos about updates locking you down. That only seems to affect devices bought through Verizon.
FernBch said:
If you don't or can't get hotspot enable you may have to root to get it. Plenty of info on how.
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Since you are on Sprint I'm going to guess you bought directly from Google. To my knowledge you can disregard any convos about updates locking you down. That only seems to affect devices bought through Verizon.
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Yes sprint and bought directly from play store.
Guess I'll start with this tool eH?
forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/development/tool-skipsoft-android--google-t3482761
Problem is, I already updated via OTA to latest version. Am I screwed?
Screwed?? If you mean BL locked, no. I have the Verizon branded variant but unlocked, rooted, and flashed SU. When I saw NMF26Q was available from Google I downloaded it, installed via flash-all from fastboot, then rerooted and flashed SU again no problem.
chugger93 said:
Hey all, just got my pixel. Wanna stay on stock, but maybe root? I want to get my hotspot enabled, so do I need to root to do this? I'm on sprint. Any guidance! Thank you!
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Please look at OP install instructions in this thread.
Please look at OP install instruction in TWRP thread.
I guess you aren't on Telus in Canada or your hotspot would work. When you give no information, too hard to help. But I read this forum so even though I don't have Sprint or Verizon as my provider, I know there are many threads about turning hotspot on for unlimited data plans. Guidance: read those threads too!
Then ask for specific guidance. I don't want to reread for 25 min to find and copy and paste to spoonfeed when you should read. Much nicer to fill in a few missing spots than hold your hand not having a clue of your technical knowledge and skills.
Happy holidays.
Specific guidance: update SDK tools before you start!
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so I managed to unlock and run the fastboot command to push SuperSU to my new pixel. All seems good so far...but when I restart my device I get a "your device software cant be checked for corruption" message. What is that all about? Assuming from unlocking the bootloader. Is this permanent? or can I now relock bootloader since I'm rooted?
chugger93 said:
so I managed to unlock and run the fastboot command to push SuperSU to my new pixel. All seems good so far...but when I restart my device I get a "your device software cant be checked for corruption" message. What is that all about? Assuming from unlocking the bootloader. Is this permanent?
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It just means your bootloader is unlocked and isn't anything to be worried about. As long as your bootloader is unlocked it will show.
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chugger93 said:
so I managed to unlock and run the fastboot command to push SuperSU to my new pixel. All seems good so far...but when I restart my device I get a "your device software cant be checked for corruption" message. What is that all about? Assuming from unlocking the bootloader. Is this permanent?
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It just means your bootloader is unlocked and isn't anything to be worried about. As long as your bootloader is unlocked it will show.
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Nothing to worry about. I just ignore it.
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It just means your bootloader is unlocked and isn't anything to be worried about. As long as your bootloader is unlocked it will show.
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That's Verizon's equivalence of "Sorry sucka, you're on your own!"
chugger93 said:
so I managed to unlock and run the fastboot command to push SuperSU to my new pixel. All seems good so far...but when I restart my device I get a "your device software cant be checked for corruption" message. What is that all about? Assuming from unlocking the bootloader. Is this permanent? or can I now relock bootloader since I'm rooted?
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Do not relock your bootloader unless you are fully 100% stock or you run the risk of bricking your phone
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joetheshmo said:
Do not relock your bootloader unless you are fully 100% stock or you run the risk of bricking your phone
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That makes sense. Ya havnt used a ROM or anything, do not plan on it. So for now I'm stock. So I can relock it though, get rid of that message but still maintain SuperSU/root right?
My only goal is to get hotspot working (sprint)
chugger93 said:
That makes sense. Ya havnt used a ROM or anything, do not plan on it. So for now I'm stock. So I can relock it though, get rid of that message but still maintain SuperSU/root right?
My only goal is to get hotspot working (sprint)
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If you're rooted and have done the tether hack you're no longer stock. Don't lock the bootloader unless you are COMPLETELY stock.
robocuff said:
If you're rooted and have done the tether hack you're no longer stock. Don't lock the bootloader unless you are COMPLETELY stock.
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Which tether hack? This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/themes/mod-tethermod-systemless-install-guide-t3501448
If so, I have not done any tether hack yet....still reading since there are multiple ways to do it. (sprint variant/google play store)
chugger93 said:
That makes sense. Ya havnt used a ROM or anything, do not plan on it. So for now I'm stock. So I can relock it though, get rid of that message but still maintain SuperSU/root right?
My only goal is to get hotspot working (sprint)
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No, having SuperSU means you are no longer stock. You need all stock images to lock bootloader.
If you need a locked bootloader for Android Pay or some other apps. Install one of the customer kernels, they hide it. You still need to remove SuperSU though. From what I've seen its a bit harder to hide that for now. So you can root, make change for hotspot and remove root.
Otherwise nothing hurts to have your bootloader unlocked. It gives you more options if anything ever goes wrong. You need unlocked bootloader to even load Google factory images.
PS. I'd recommend Franco kernel as it imporoves battery life.
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chugger93 said:
Hey all, just got my pixel. Wanna stay on stock, but maybe root? I want to get my hotspot enabled, so do I need to root to do this? I'm on sprint. Any guidance! Thank you!
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No you don't have to root to have hotspot enabled, it's a build-in function. Simply set it up in “wireless & networks” and you are ready to go:laugh:
eos9d said:
No you don't have to root to have hotspot enabled, it's a build-in function. Simply set it up in �wireless & networks� and you are ready to go[emoji23]
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Depending on his plan, he may not have that option. Many do not, hence still need the tether hack.