Hey guys
I know there are many threads about this topic but I really want to make sure which version I should be getting.
1. Dev edition has an unlocked boot loader and warranty already void?
2. If I got an unlocked one and unlocked the boot loader from htc dev it will be the same as the dev edition?
3. Dose the 4G work anywhere if $g network is provided?
4. Is there a difference between the dev edition Roms and the unlocked edition?
5. whats the benefit of the dev edition other than the unlocked bootloader?
please dont nag and thank you
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so many replies i cant catch up ^^
thx
I believe the Dev edition has S-OFF also which at the moment is not achievable on our phones.
It doesn't have s-off
AT&T does give you warranty
4G is working great.
I actually switched from Verizon to AT&T because of hspa+ so if you don't have 4g you are still good. I have had major signal improvements with the phone and AT&T.
I haven't messed with it much. I just got mine yesterday. I want so long with a phone that wasn't going to crap it's nice to have o me just work. I got a replacement gnexus and it was a piece of junk lol
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For HTC phones I've always noticed that they release the dev. edition which comes with an unlocked bootloader and is therefor rootable. Then it must be true that the regular release comes with a locked bootloader, is there generally a fast update where someone finds a way to unlock it or is the best bet to just buy a dev edition?
steptaker said:
For HTC phones I've always noticed that they release the dev. edition which comes with an unlocked bootloader and is therefor rootable. Then it must be true that the regular release comes with a locked bootloader, is there generally a fast update where someone finds a way to unlock it or is the best bet to just buy a dev edition?
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In the US unlocking the bootloader from a phone you get from at&t etc. is not completely legal: .. that being the reason why they sell the htc one dev version there!
You can unlock the phone via htcdev though It's simple and officially from htc :victory:
voltron2k11 said:
In the US unlocking the bootloader from a phone you get from at&t etc. is not completely legal: .. that being the reason why they sell the htc one dev version there!
You can unlock the phone via htcdev though It's simple and officially from htc :victory:
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WRONG. Please do not spread incorrect information.
Unlocking a bootloader on ANY DEVICE OR CARRIER in the USA is 100% LEGAL.
SteelH said:
WRONG. Please do not spread incorrect information.
Unlocking a bootloader on ANY DEVICE OR CARRIER in the USA is 100% LEGAL.
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I remember reading somewhere that the HTC One X+ was given extra restrictions by AT&T so it was harder to unlock. Can you have a bootloader sent to a website/company to have it unlocked for a small fee?
steptaker said:
I remember reading somewhere that the HTC One X+ was given extra restrictions by AT&T so it was harder to unlock. Can you have a bootloader sent to a website/company to have it unlocked for a small fee?
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No because if HTC dev is'nt avaliable to unlock bootloader than it's uasally xda folks that crack the bootloader and most xda folks share the unlock, plus if only some small company can crack the bootloader for a fee, the development would'nt be very good
Hi,
I'm getting a HTC One this week and I would like to know whether I need to get the Developer edition to use custom roms or whether the xda community has already found a way to unlock a locked bootloader on the standard HTC One?
I'm not worried about the phone being unlocked for carriers (I'm sticking with o2).
also, is there any other benefit of the Dev Edition or is it purely so it isn't locked to a carrier and unlocked bootloader?
Hi
Greetings,
If you.want to flash a custom Rom I prefer you get the developer edition
Yes we can unlock, root and install custom Rom on the normal HTC one.
Getting the developers editions will save your time in unlocking bootloader
Choices is yours:thumbup:
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shrex said:
Hi
Greetings,
If you.want to flash a custom Rom I prefer you get the developer edition
Yes we can unlock, root and install custom Rom on the normal HTC one.
Getting the developers editions will save your time in unlocking bootloader
Choices is yours:thumbup:
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Hey, I just bought the HTC One Dev, it is on its way. I've been using iOS for a long time and this phone looks better to me than the iPhone 5.
Anyway, it will be my first Android device so I am a complete noob. Will flashing roms to Dev Edition also void the warranty? Just curious, I know that if done right, nothing will go wrong, just want to know if there is any other benefit other than 64GB and not having to root it. Another question, how can I root original Sense 5 to the phone if I later decide to sell it or just want the stock back?
Thanks in advanced.
Edit: Wrong thread
I got my htc one (non dev edition) and was able to unlock bootloader, root and install custom roms without issue.
no idea about warranty
I have the 64 gb htc one dev edition and I thought I understood the unlocked part, but then I saw a bunch on here about unlocking bootloaders on the dev edition and that got me confused. Is the unlocked part referring to the ability to take it between carriers or the state of the bootloader?
Assuming I root my one, I still want dev updates (ota rather than flashing roms) but I also don't know what happens if I am rooted and then take an ota update. Finally, since I won't be flashing, I don't need to unlock my bootloader, right? Thanks!
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Is the unlocked part referring to the ability to take it between carriers or the state of the bootloader?
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Both.
Some people re-lock their bootloaders at some point and then "re-un-lock" later on, but in general you shouldn't have to worry about unlocking the dev edition in either sense of the word .
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Ok first off I'm not all that familiar with htc's ways. I know that with previous bootloader unlocks we were able to flash custom roms and what not. Now with S-off we are able to change anything on the phone software wise. So that being said is carrier branding not so much an impact now?
For instance,
My phone is an att htc one which can receive AT&T ota updates. I know with the bootloader unlock I was able to flash international roms and have all the updated goodies of the international phone owners. But that being said I was still not able to receive international OTA updates since I was still branded AT&T.
Is the Cid what determines this?
If so, with s-off can we just change it to the international, developer edition, or any other carrier ID that we choose. Then flash an RUU from that carrier and then practically be the same as having the international or developer edition phone? Would we then be able to receive OTAs just like the dev or international editions get?
Yes, you can run any RUU on your phone. That does not guarantee everything will work, however.
Flashing firmware from another carrier won't get you OTAs from them. Getting OTAs is a combination of your CID and your carrier. I can tell you from my experience with the One X, lots of folks who got AT&T phones and took them overseas after sim unlocking never got any AT&T OTAs. So I doubt it would work on this phone either.
I don't know what will happen with the Google edition, when it comes out. I don't think anyone knows until it's released. It's possible you will get OTAs from Google if you can get that on your phone.
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Yes, you can run any RUU on your phone. That does not guarantee everything will work, however.
Flashing firmware from another carrier won't get you OTAs from them. Getting OTAs is a combination of your CID and your carrier. I can tell you from my experience with the One X, lots of folks who got AT&T phones and took them overseas after sim unlocking never got any AT&T OTAs. So I doubt it would work on this phone either.
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Thanks for your response.
Ok say for instance I buy an HTC One Dev edition strait from htc. I then put that phone on at&ts service. I would stiill get ota's strait from htc right?
So for my at&t branded htc one with s-off. Assuming that I have the cid from the dev edition and a stock dev edition ruu, what else would be there to stop me from getting ota's strait from htc like the dev edition does?
First off, to use dev ruu you need supercid.
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First off, to use dev ruu you need supercid.
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So you couldnt install a dev ruu with the dev cid? What else would keep it from installing?
Ok let me put it like this. As far as I know there is no hardware differences between the htc one dev edition and the htc one at&t edition. That being said since we have s-off and are now able to change anything and everything on the phone software wise, can we not convert our at&t devices over to htc one dev editions and get OTAs directly from HTC and what not?
what is supercid? cid - 11111111?
andyt315 said:
what is supercid? cid - 11111111?
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yes that is supercid
As long as you have the dev edition cid and the dev edition ruu, theoretically you should get the OTA updates. Same with the Google Edition because these two are not carrier branded and the updates come directly from HTC and Google.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
As long as you have the dev edition cid and the dev edition ruu, theoretically you should get the OTA updates. Same with the Google Edition because these two are not carrier branded and the updates come directly from HTC.
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I thought Google will be the one releasing all the updates for the Nexus edition (Google experience) phones?
Consider Developer Edition still stuck on 4.12, I would hope Nexus edition updates are handled by Google not HTC
msz006 said:
I thought Google will be the one releasing all the updates for the Nexus edition (Google experience) phones?
Consider Developer Edition still stuck on 4.12, I would hope Nexus edition updates are handled by Google not HTC
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Google will directly provide the updates as far as I know
msz006 said:
I thought Google will be the one releasing all the updates for the Nexus edition (Google experience) phones?
Consider Developer Edition still stuck on 4.12, I would hope Nexus edition updates are handled by Google not HTC
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Yea sorry I meant these updates come directly from HTC and Google. I fixed my post.
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Hey there!
SO I'm just about to buy myself a M8 or Iphone 5 ( If No option ) For what I have read on this forum from yesterday seems like some Sprint M8's can't be unlocked ? The posts I read was from April maybe the Bad A$$ people might have fixed it already ? Please enlighten me on this I prefer the HTC one M8 but the second option is the Iphone 5... I've used a M7 that was ATT as my last phone I Unlocked that Via a Unlock code from a website for 15$ And I don't live in the USA I live in Sri Lanka :fingers-crossed:
Thanks in advance have a good day.
Little hope for sprint ones.
You can download a file and flash it on the bootloader via the Sim Unlock option, but as much as i know it only worked for AT&T and T Mobile. You could give it a try though but i think theres a Risk of a brick
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XxpikaachuuxX said:
Little hope for sprint ones.
You can download a file and flash it on the bootloader via the Sim Unlock option, but as much as i know it only worked for AT&T and T Mobile. You could give it a try though but i think theres a Risk of a brick
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I can't take that risk sadly :/ Thanks for your reply mate ! :good:
Bump ! help a bro out
I haven't heard anything about people not being able to SIM unlock the Sprint M8. The only issue I have heard about is that some cannot get S-Off without Sunshine (Which costs $25). There are several posts on this forum regarding SIM unlock. I have done it twice now and both times I was not in the US and thus not on Sprint's network. One time in Malaysia and one time in Costa Rica. The simplest is to install BadBoyz HK rom and then use the unlock method in their post. The unlock took about 5 minutes. You may need to enable other frequency bands on the phone, but that wasn't difficult either and there is a post in the general forum about how to do that.
how are you sim unlocking your sprint m8?
use bad boyz method, it works
but make sure you'r on bad boyz rom when you do the sim unlock, wont work with stock rom. after then sim unlock, you can go back to stock rom if you want to.
no need for s-off to sim unlock