[Q] Will rooting my HTC One void warranty? - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'am worried that if I send in my one to get repairs they'll notice that it's rooted and won't be able to fix it.

Yep
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Hi
Greetings,
Yes rooting avoids the warranty
But it does not end their
You can make your phone complete stock again and return to HTC care centre
Basicaly you can root and unroot again
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shrex said:
Hi
Greetings,
Yes rooting avoids the warranty
But it does not end their
You can make your phone complete stock again and return to HTC care centre
Basicaly you can root and unroot again
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that's not correct, they will see that you've unlocked the bootloader... anyway if you root the phone it MAY void your warranty... hardware problems should be still covered by warranty

This has been asked many times. As a safe answer, yes rooting voids your warranty. But its not as simple as that, and it all depends on local consumer laws. In the UK HTC would have to prove that rooting caused the fault in order to reject a warranty repair. In theory only if you brick your device HTC should have the right to deny a repair. In practice they can come up with any excuse for any fault (e.g. your screen doesn't work anymore because you rooted, change to a ROM that modified parameters that caused the screen to fail etc.). And no, if you root and unroot, your bootloader status will be RE-LOCKED instead of LOCKED, so they will know if you previously rooted the device and could still deny a repair.

giorgoxxi said:
This has been asked many times. As a safe answer, yes rooting voids your warranty. But its not as simple as that, and it all depends on local consumer laws. In the UK HTC would have to prove that rooting caused the fault in order to reject a warranty repair. In theory only if you brick your device HTC should have the right to deny a repair. In practice they can come up with any excuse for any fault (e.g. your screen doesn't work anymore because you rooted, change to a ROM that modified parameters that caused the screen to fail etc.). And no, if you root and unroot, your bootloader status will be RE-LOCKED instead of LOCKED, so they will know if you previously rooted the device and could still deny a repair.
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that's right

Hi
Greetings
I do agree about the bootloader thing but
As per my knowledge if you flash a ruu
Or relock the bootloader . Warrant remains am I rite? or I will have to update my knowledge
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shrex said:
Hi
Greetings
I do agree about the bootloader thing but
As per my knowledge if you flash a ruu
Or relock the bootloader . Warrant remains am I rite? or I will have to update my knowledge
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once you unlock your warranty MAY be void

Thanks ill keep this in my mind
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shrex said:
Hi
Greetings
I do agree about the bootloader thing but
As per my knowledge if you flash a ruu
Or relock the bootloader . Warrant remains am I rite? or I will have to update my knowledge
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Dude if you mess with your phone with rooting or flashing other roms be prepared to have your warranty voided. That's the risk you take. Unrooting isn't magically going to bring the warranty back.
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shrex said:
Thanks ill keep this in my mind
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i think you said that because you have an s-offed htc sensation i had one too and for that device if you flash a RUU they won't see that you have unlocked the device but here we do not have s-off and we can't do that trick

Hi
Greetings,
Yes your rite and I came to know we still do not have s-off for HTC one
Neways thanks for clearing my mind
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shrex said:
Hi
Greetings,
Yes your rite and I came to know we still do not have s-off for HTC one
Neways thanks for clearing my mind
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glad to help mate

matt95 said:
that's not correct, they will see that you've unlocked the bootloader... anyway if you root the phone it MAY void your warranty... hardware problems should be still covered by warranty
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actually my htc one , ,overheats , i rooted it but then locked it back and have a htc rom , , one that comes along, , , ,can i access its warranty regarding overheating????? i am here in canada

au1akh said:
actually my htc one , ,overheats , i rooted it but then locked it back and have a htc rom , , one that comes along, , , ,can i access its warranty regarding overheating????? i am here in canada
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What does that mean in English?
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xcrazydx said:
What does that mean in English?
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I believe he means, he 're-locked the bootlloader and either put stock back on through an RUU or he just installed a stock looking Rom.
If you unlocked your boot loader through revone odds are your warranty is fine! If you used the HTC website then your warranty MAY be void.
Best thing to do, is just run a RUU, and send it in. Some people have sent in their devices S-off and Unlocked.
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vizzy said:
I believe he means, he 're-locked the bootlloader and either put stock back on through an RUU or he just installed a stock looking Rom.
If you unlocked your boot loader through revone odds are your warranty is fine! If you used the HTC website then your warranty MAY be void.
Best thing to do, is just run a RUU, and send it in. Some people have sent in their devices S-off and Unlocked.
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I will give it a try then . . Thanks #proz

Hello,
I dont want to open new topic. I am on the latest 4.3 version with One and I want to make root, just root, no custom roms, just root for some apps. Can you please tell me the easiest, fastest and safest way to do that ? And also what should I do in order to make warranty in the future valid, like backup of stock rom or something.
Thanks a lot

SteveO2013 said:
Hello,
I dont want to open new topic. I am on the latest 4.3 version with One and I want to make root, just root, no custom roms, just root for some apps. Can you please tell me the easiest, fastest and safest way to do that ? And also what should I do in order to make warranty in the future valid, like backup of stock rom or something.
Thanks a lot
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how to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one#root
About warranty: LOL read last 2 pages of this topic, its clear.
or from HTCdev.com:
It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty.
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alray said:
how to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one#root
About warranty: LOL read last 2 pages of this topic, its clear.
or from HTCdev.com:
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Tnx but I am reading that there is some Revone way of unlocking bootloader and then I dont get re-locked in case of warranty, is that way harder to make ? I was hoping for some SuperOneClickRoot possibility

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[Q] Should i root or unlock bootloader for this

Hey guys!
Im thinking of buying the HTC One, but stuck between that and the Xperia ZL.
The reason i want the ZL is for the camera button and the UI - ESP. the UI, it's beautiful.
But then there's this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101920
A port of the Z (ZL, same thing) Launcher. This can be ported to any phone. WITH widgets!!
Now, i love the UI, but lets face it - Every spec and stat of the HTC One is better than that of the Xperia ZL. I have let myself down by not going the top of the line before, lots of regrets. I want to stick to the One, but for this Launcher, i need to root.
Would this be sufficient to root the phone and install the launcher? http://theunlockr.com/2013/03/19/how-to-root-the-htc-one-m7/
or do i need to S-OFF
Please, anyone!
Thanks!
S-OFF is only necessary for radios and/or kernels
So no
CNexus said:
S-OFF is only necessary for radios and/or kernels
So no
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Thank you! And if I want to unroot I would just have to restore the original backup and that's it right? Is there a way to unroot that you know of? I haven't found anything yet, any tips would be great
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chc31 said:
Thank you! And if I want to unroot I would just have to restore the original backup and that's it right? Is there a way to unroot that you know of? I haven't found anything yet, any tips would be great
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Well if you run an RUU it'll go back to its out-of-the-box status
Other than that, you can relock the bootloader, but it shows the status as "relocked" so reps would be able to see that you have unlocked the bootloader and suspect that you rooted at some point
CNexus said:
Well if you run an RUU it'll go back to its out-of-the-box status
Other than that, you can relock the bootloader, but it shows the status as "relocked" so reps would be able to see that you have unlocked the bootloader and suspect that you rooted at some point
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Oh that's true. I tend to have issues with most if my phones, so I'll have to consider that I guess, in case sobering goes wrong. Thanks!
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any one knows how to get back warranty after root and install custom rom

my friend have htc one they rooted and installed custom now he get problem with screen but no warranty when you rooted and install custom rom
I also thinking to purchase htc one
any one know how get back warranty of htc one?
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japjit100 said:
my friend have htc one they rooted and installed custom now he get problem with screen but no warranty when you rooted and install custom rom
I also thinking to purchase htc one
any one know how get back warranty of htc one?
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#1 what's wrong with the screen? Was it user error or accidental or a build defect?
#2 once you root you take the chance the software will destroy your phone.
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when you unlock the phone they say that the warranty MAY be void, so it doesn't mean that your warranty is completely voided... but you can't hide the fact that you have unlocked the bootloader, unless they find a solution to s-off the phone every user have to live with this unfortunately...
Yup. Until s-off once you unlock there's no going back.
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TrickDroid ROM 5.2.1
teaMSeven(stable) kernel 3.8
Yup. Your stuck. However, I read somewhere that HTC had said they will only not warranty your device if your software modding caused the issue. If it is a legitimate hardware defect they will still honor the warranty.
JRDroid said:
If it is a legitimate hardware defect they will still honor the warranty.
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they'll always try to decieve you trust me
matt95 said:
they'll always try to decieve you trust me
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Your trying to tell me we can't trust corporations to have our best interests at heart and act in an honest way? I can't believe it!
JRDroid said:
Your trying to tell me we can't trust corporations to have our best interests at heart and act in an honest way? I can't believe it!
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if they see that you've unlocked your phone they'll make everything harder and harder, happened to many persons with the One X... anyway in the end their phone had always been replaced...
chances are if you take it to the store they wont even check if its rooted or anything. they will look at the screen and phone if there is no physical damage they will exchange it.
Even with S-Off you send your devices details to HTC when you request your unlock.
syaoran68 said:
#1 what's wrong with the screen? Was it user error or accidental or a build defect?
#2 once you root you take the chance the software will destroy your phone.
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dead pixel in middle of screen
please any one tell me any solution
how to lock boot loader
then flash official firmware
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japjit100 said:
dead pixel in middle of screen
please any one tell me any solution
how to lock boot loader
then flash official firmware
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you can relock the bootloader but you cant go back to stock yet. your best bet is to install a stock looking rom take it to the store and show the the dead pixels and get them to exchange it. but i think there might be something in the warranty about a certain number of dead pixels to be considered defective. at least thats the way it is with lcd tvs
skinsfanbdh said:
you can relock the bootloader but you cant go back to stock yet. your best bet is to install a stock looking rom take it to the store and show the the dead pixels and get them to exchange it. but i think there might be something in the warranty about a certain number of dead pixels to be considered defective. at least thats the way it is with lcd tvs
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now I m using with dead pixel
last year htc one x get back this warranty
htc one also get solution then I go htc service center
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ste1164 said:
Even with S-Off you send your devices details to HTC when you request your unlock.
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if they find a way to s-off you'll not need the htc unlock tool to unlock the bootloader
matt95 said:
if they find a way to s-off you'll not need the htc unlock tool to unlock the bootloader
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I think you will. Unless they find temp root also. You need root to get s-off usually unless its hardware based

Unlocking bootloader?

I have noticed that s-off could be coming soon. But I've got itchy fingers and want to unlock my one
If I unlock the bootloader via HTC dev and s-off becomes available can I change the unlocked to locked again? So this doesn't affect any warranty?
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bailie1912 said:
I have noticed that s-off could be coming soon. But I've got itchy fingers and want to unlock my one
If I unlock the bootloader via HTC dev and s-off becomes available can I change the unlocked to locked again? So this doesn't affect any warranty?
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Hi
greetings.
yes that is possible you can revert back to LOCKED. but after you achieve S-OFF
That's good. Had the one x before and unlocked the bootloader n never had any warranty problems but just wanted to be sure if something was to go wrong with this phone I could hide the unlocked :thumbup:
Thanks for clearing that up :thumbup:
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[Q] how to s-on

i recently s offed my htc one 1.54
removed tempered flag
locked bootloader
and downgraded using ruu
after dat i changed the cid to stock
now can i s on my bootloader
if yes then how?
and i heard if i s on my modified bootloader i may brick my htc one
thanx alot in advance
djcoolguyno1 said:
and i heard if i s on my modified bootloader i may brick my htc one
thanx alot in advance
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You serious..... Why would you want to S-ON for?
You do know that the S state has no effect on the warranty, in fact some HTC Ones have rolled out of the assembly plant with S-OFF.
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altimax98 said:
You serious..... Why would you want to S-ON for?
You do know that the S state has no effect on the warranty, in fact some HTC Ones have rolled out of the assembly plant with S-OFF.
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if s state doesn't affect my warranty then it's ohk
i have serious camera problem
Don't s on. Just run a ruu to go back to stock and make sure it doesn't say tampered in boot loader and that it's locked
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S-OFF is available now

I found this information in the other forum, but i haven't try
http://rumrunner.us/
Wait, what’s this? Why does this download page look so different?
After careful consideration and some testing, we’ve decided to release a more “universal” version of rumrunner. This version will work on multiple htc devices, so many we can’t possibly test them all. Which devices? Well….
HTC One
HTC One X/XL
HTC One Max
HTC One Mini
HTC One S (s3 and s4 models)
HTC Evo 4G LTE
HTC First
HTC Butterfly
HTC Butterfly S
Probably others. In fact, this should work with nearly every modern Qualcomm based HTC device. Yep, you read that correctly.
Also, the prerequisites have changed a bit. We now support rooted devices (locked BL is fine, as long as you have root) and also custom roms. We DO prefer users have an unsecure kernel, but that is not required. If you are running a custom rom, you should ensure that:
1.) root access is enabled for adb.
2.) pay attention to your device through the process to grant any superuser and/or adb rsa requests that pop up
Devices that cannot obtain normal root/bootloader unlock (e.g. Verizon HTC one) will still need to use the custom downloads specific to the device an mainver.
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hkf2005hk said:
I found this information in the other forum, but i haven't try
http://rumrunner.us/
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Thanks man it worked on the elegancia custom Rom I'm now s off
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Just tried it on the older Maximus 3.0 and it worked just fine for me. Got the usual HTC red text on boot.
coremark said:
Just tried it on the older Maximus 3.0 and it worked just fine for me. Got the usual HTC red text on boot.
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If I understand it correctly, your device needs to be unlocked using the htcdev unlock code. Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of having s-off since we're trying to hide the fact that the phone has been tampered with for warranty purposes? Also, s-off allows upgrading of firmware with new base. I haven't seen a corresponding firmware for 4.3 anywhere yet.
tropical cactus said:
If I understand it correctly, your device needs to be unlocked using the htcdev unlock code. Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of having s-off since we're trying to hide the fact that the phone has been tampered with for warranty purposes? Also, s-off allows upgrading of firmware with new base. I haven't seen a corresponding firmware for 4.3 anywhere yet.
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U better get it now before the hboot updates again with an update
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daorderdillon said:
U better get it now before the hboot updates again with an update
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Thanks, but if I have to still go through HTC unlock procedure, I wont bother.
tropical cactus said:
Thanks, but if I have to still go through HTC unlock procedure, I wont bother.
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So u don't want to unlock the bootloader
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daorderdillon said:
So u don't want to unlock the bootloader
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I do, but without going through htcdev. With revone, you can unlock bootloader after s off without htc unlock code.
tropical cactus said:
I do, but without going through htcdev. With revone, you can unlock bootloader after s off without htc unlock code.
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Why do u want to duck HTC unlock method
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daorderdillon said:
Why do u want to duck HTC unlock method
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Keep warranty.
tropical cactus said:
Keep warranty.
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U guys don't even know what your talking about unlocking bootloader doesn't void warranty. My friend send numerous phones back with unlocked bootloader and rooted and they fix it when it was damaged. It doesn't say it voids ya warranty
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This is what they said It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty
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daorderdillon said:
U guys don't even know what your talking about unlocking bootloader doesn't void warranty. My friend send numerous phones back with unlocked bootloader and rooted and they fHTC it when it was damaged. It doesn't say it voids ya warranty
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This is what they said It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty
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Actually, it depends where you are. The volume rocker of my previous one x cracked. Their first line of defence is warranty void because bootloader unlocked. I said it says may, not will, void warranty. Htc kept insisting void, but I got it replaced after threatening small claims court. So I do know what I am talking about through experience.
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Actually, it depends where you are. The volume rocker of my previous one x cracked. Their first line of defence is warranty void because bootloader unlocked. I said it says may, not will, void warranty. Htc kept insisting void, but I got it replaced after threatening small claims court. So I do know what I am talking about through experience.
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They will say those things but they will have to fix it when it's a hardware issue not caused by unlocking bootloader. Hard bricking and so on by development I don't think will get repaired
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daorderdillon said:
They will say those things but they will have to fix it when it's a hardware issue not caused by unlocking bootloader. Hard bricking and so on by development I don't think will get repaired
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Exactly, but they make it very troublesome for you. Consumer law does not allow companies to give themselves blanket protection when it comes to warranties, but they will still try. How many people will go all the way?
tropical cactus said:
Exactly, but they make it very troublesome for you. Consumer law does not allow companies to give themselves blanket protection when it comes to warranties, but they will still try. How many people will go all the way?
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Depends on where u live for Tru never heard of no one having problems with repair or exchange
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They actually ship their device s off and super cid
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reset your "tampered flag"
enter the following:
adb devices
adb shell
su (if needed to get a # prompt)
echo -ne '\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 bs=1 seek=4265988
(i would very strongly recomend you copy/paste this)
exit
(exit a second time if you need to to get back to a normal > prompt)
adb reboot bootloader
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tropical cactus said:
Thanks, but if I have to still go through HTC unlock procedure, I wont bother.
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Try this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540434
Lock/Unlock and remove tampered in bootloader without htcdev
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