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Want to hard brick my phone.

Hi guys this is probably insane but my phone get deep scratches on all 4 sides because of a stupid cover so now I want to replace this phone and I think a hard brick is the only way so can u guys pls tell me how to brick my phone I m on stock 2.3.5.
And guys pls let me know that if I hard brick my phone thrgh your suggested method. HTC will replace and give me a new cell or not?
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The only way I know of to properly screw your phone is to flash an incompatible radio, but even then I'm not sure that HTC will replace it. First time I've come across someone who actually wants to bork their phone!

Downgrade to froyo. That will completely **** it.
Edit: HTC will probably replace the motherboard, almost as good as a new phone.

For what I known (at least in my country) phones are replaced with a new one if it has less than 7 or 14 days, after that they will repair your phone...
A myth through the web say that you could screw you phone by putting it in the micro-wave for a few seconds (obviously without battery); some people tell that it's detectable, others not, others say only if you cook for long time...

Thank you guys but I want more and exact suggestions by which HTC can replace my cell not only motherboard...I m from india.
Does anyone have an exact idea and yeah one more thing how to flash a radio.
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mohitgalaxy3 said:
And guys pls let me know that if I hard brick my phone thrgh your suggested method. HTC will replace and give me a new cell or not?
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I think no cause you loose manufacturer warranty after making a phoneflash

mohitgalaxy3 said:
Thank you guys but I want more and exact suggestions by which HTC can replace my cell not only motherboard...I m from india.
Does anyone have an exact idea and yeah one more thing how to flash a radio.
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I would be carefull because if you mess up your phone htc could say that it was caused by you when you got the marks on the case as they say you dropped it even if you didn't.

Nonverbose said:
Downgrade to froyo. That will completely **** it.
Edit: HTC will probably replace the motherboard, almost as good as a new phone.
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And how can I do it man??

incrediblealex said:
I would be carefull because if you mess up your phone htc could say that it was caused by you when you got the marks on the case as they say you dropped it even if you didn't.
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Hmm so I think I have to live with those scratches....right guys?

mohitgalaxy3 said:
Hmm so I think I have to live with those scratches....right guys?
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I don't think its worth the trouble, of you deliberately brick it, they will either not fix it, or maybe replace the motherboard.
Maybe you can take it somewhere to get the casing replaced? You can buy that sort of stuff in eBay

mohitgalaxy3 said:
And how can I do it man??
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No point really if there's nothing actually wrong with the phone besides cosmetic. Post a pic of the damage?

Idk how Urs in India, but Herr in Austria they just repair if phone never fell hard on the Ground or Water. My little Brother bricked his Samsung Galaxy Ace s Motherboard by flashing another Recovery. And Samsung has given us a new phone, it was rooted.
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See if there's an ota update, if so remove battery during update.
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itsbeertimenow said:
See if there's an ota update, if so remove battery during update.
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Yeah man even I was thinking abt it but phone is already upgraded to 2.3.5
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Silversniper said:
Idk how Urs in India, but Herr in Austria they just repair if phone never fell hard on the Ground or Water. My little Brother bricked his Samsung Galaxy Ace s Motherboard by flashing another Recovery. And Samsung has given us a new phone, it was rooted.
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Yeah, this is what happened to my IncS. It was little less than a month old when my wife dropped it on hard ground. The ambient light sensor went berserk, and the phone would restart every few minutes. Took it to a HTC center here in B'lore, and they gave me a new IncS In fact, I was given the choice to take any HTC phone for the same price.
Good luck if you decide on doing the same
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so they didn't ask why the light sensor went bad ? i mean does HTC replace a handset if it is damaged due to human error or natural causes?

gunswordx said:
so they didn't ask why the light sensor went bad ? i mean does HTC replace a handset if it is damaged due to human error or natural causes?
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I never told them I dropped it But of course, unlike in your case, my phone did not have too many scratches on it. Very few, actually. The only apparent problem with it was the light sensor.
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AymaR13 said:
I never told them I dropped it But of course, unlike in your case, my phone did not have too many scratches on it. Very few, actually. The only apparent problem with it was the light sensor.
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mine is completely scratch free(one year old). just asking out of curiosity

AymaR13 said:
Yeah, this is what happened to my IncS. It was little less than a month old when my wife dropped it on hard ground. The ambient light sensor went berserk, and the phone would restart every few minutes. Took it to a HTC center here in B'lore, and they gave me a new IncS In fact, I was given the choice to take any HTC phone for the same price.
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Wohoo man now seriously I'll brick it....just tell me one thing earlier I was using Samsung galaxy 3 and I used to flash roms directly using a software(Odin) now if I disconnect the data cable in the meanwhile phone will get bricked off course (dead).
Now I m new to inc s pls tell me a similar procedure I m on stock 2.3.5 no root nothing just tell me how to brick it in a similar fashion...pls man pls..
Edit: just one more thing I don't wanna s-off it bcs HTC will caught then I think just tell me how to make it dead pls man eagerly waiting for ur reply
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gunswordx said:
mine is completely scratch free(one year old). just asking out of curiosity
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Oh, sorry! Mistook you for the thread creator. He apparently has a few scratches on his phone.
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[Q] anyone with stock nandriod HTC One Developer edition backup?

Hey all,
So i have been more of a forum lurker and really enjoyed all the resources on this site. However, I did a noob mistake and didn't make a backup of my stock rom before I CWM the recovery for root access. And I just noticed some problems with the phone itself that warrants an exchange (stuck pixels). But none of the posted RUU or nandriod backups correlates to what I need. Anyone out there willing to share theirs? (hopefully in the next few days before I ship this back and cross my fingers they don't notice?) Oh an anyway to get rid of the tampered warning in Hboot/Fastboot menu?
Thanks!
fyi looking for a stock 1.29.1540.3

Bonely said:
Hey all,
So i have been more of a forum lurker and really enjoyed all the resources on this site. However, I did a noob mistake and didn't make a backup of my stock rom before I CWM the recovery for root access. And I just noticed some problems with the phone itself that warrants an exchange (stuck pixels). But none of the posted RUU or nandriod backups correlates to what I need. Anyone out there willing to share theirs? (hopefully in the next few days before I ship this back and cross my fingers they don't notice?) Oh an anyway to get rid of the tampered warning in Hboot/Fastboot menu?
Thanks!
fyi looking for a stock 1.29.1540.3
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Currently it is not possible to get rid of the TAMPERED UNLOCKED or RELOCKED. We need S-Off for that. But if it makes you feel any better in my experience I have sent 3 or 4 phones to HTC with unlocked bootloaders and custom ROMS never had a issue. You have a stuck pixel there is no way under the sun HTC is going to tell you that was caused by unlocking your bootloader or rooting. You will get it back with a new screen and the bootloader and ROM will probably still be there

Well I'm sending it back to lets talk for an exchange. Should I deal with HTC directly instead?
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Bonely said:
Well I'm sending it back to lets talk for an exchange. Should I deal with HTC directly instead?
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No. You are not in warranty yet. This is a defective product upon arrival. HTC will repair it by replacing the screen Letstalk will send you a new unit. So it's up to you really which you would prefer. I know HTC will have a 10 day turn around from when the phone leaves you till it returns. Letstalk will ship you an advanced replacement but will want to put a charge on your card for the new one until the old one is returned to them.

nullkill said:
No. You are not in warranty yet. This is a defective product upon arrival. HTC will repair it by replacing the screen Letstalk will send you a new unit. So it's up to you really which you would prefer. I know HTC will have a 10 day turn around from when the phone leaves you till it returns. Letstalk will ship you an advanced replacement but will want to put a charge on your card for the new one until the old one is returned to them.
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I don't know, considering it says TAMPERED, it might be that LetsTalk would refuse to exchange, while HTC would simply repair it.

stevedebi said:
I don't know, considering it says TAMPERED, it might be that LetsTalk would refuse to exchange, while HTC would simply repair it.
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You would be assuming that the average person who checked the phone in would even know how to do that. I wouldn't. They will send it to HTC who will credit them for it or give them another unit. I gave you two different courses to follow and told you what would happen with both. The choice is up to you.
Also a quick look into my signature might enlighten you a tad.

Anyone want an m8 with a broken screen?

I bought my m8 back when it was released and unfortunately dropped it two weeks later. I sent it back to HTC and they refused to fix it because i rooted it. I tried again and they still won't do it. I haven't used the phone for months any suggestions as to what to do with it? EBAY? Im just pissed at HTC sorry if wrong thread
Anyone think they are better at talking to the htc reps and could do it for me??(longshot i know but I'm desperate)

dumbkid234 said:
I bought my m8 back when it was released and unfortunately dropped it two weeks later. I sent it back to HTC and they refused to fix it because i rooted it. I tried again and they still won't do it. I haven't used the phone for months any suggestions as to what to do with it? EBAY? Im just pissed at HTC sorry if wrong thread
Anyone think they are better at talking to the htc reps and could do it for me??(longshot i know but I'm desperate)
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How broken is it? You have a picture? I assume you didn't S-OFF?

I did s-off actually but it is now back to stock and s-on say relocked on the boot loader. The phone is completely functional besides the lcd which looks like its leaking.

dumbkid234 said:
I did s-off actually but it is now back to stock and s-on say relocked on the boot loader. The phone is completely functional besides the lcd which looks like its leaking.
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You should've reset that RELOCKED flag to just LOCKED while it was S-OFF. If you S-OFF it again you can still do that. I guess at this point HTC already blacklisted it though. Did you use Firewater?

Captain_Throwback said:
You should've reset that RELOCKED flag to just LOCKED while it was S-OFF. If you S-OFF it again you can still do that. I guess at this point HTC already blacklisted it though. Did you use Firewater?
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yeah they definitely blacklisted it i just tried again today and they know i tried to get it fixed before. I screwed myself it just sucks I've been using my old evo 3d for the last couple months.

dumbkid234 said:
yeah they definitely blacklisted it i just tried again today and they know i tried to get it fixed before. I screwed myself it just sucks I've been using my old evo 3d for the last couple months.
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You could always look on eBay for a replacement screen/digitizer and try to replace it yourself. I haven't tried anything like that myself though.

Captain_Throwback said:
You could always look on eBay for a replacement screen/digitizer and try to replace it yourself. I haven't tried anything like that myself though.
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Btw yes i did use firewater. And yeah ill look into it but I'm broke atm and screens cost a ton just had to buy college books this phone is supposed to be extremely annoying to repair. Anyways i guess ill throw it back on my shelf thanks anyway

If ur giving it away ill take it lol...?

$$$
How much do you want for it?

Don't know how hard it is to open the M8 up but you can try finding a bad esn M8 and swap the motherboard out. Just a suggestion....may not be worth the work ?

Question? HTC Repair Protocols

Hello Folks,
I'm have a HTC HK M8 that I need to get repaired. HTC is kind enough to offer REPAIR service to their customers, but my phone is stock, just unlocked and s-off. Will they work on it? It's just the metal case needs replaced, no software issues.
Or will they just return it to s-on?
Thank u in advance!

Had a buddy go through something similar here's what happened to him and how he got his phone fixed: https://plus.google.com/105636189571553998133/posts/P66eonF3cJL

PartimusPrime said:
Had a buddy go through something similar here's what happened to him and how he got his phone fixed: https://plus.google.com/105636189571553998133/posts/P66eonF3cJL
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Thank you friend for sharing this experience. HTC CS has always been good to me so I will wait for reply from them.

[Q] Replace camera

Basically i want to replace the camera because the purple/pink tint is just horrible now. I want to send it back to htc but i can't because i believe my warranty is finished and its rooted and has a custom rom which i really don't know how to revert everything back to bone stock so is it possible for me to replace it

jezzba said:
Basically i want to replace the camera because the purple/pink tint is just horrible now. I want to send it back to htc but i can't because i believe my warranty is finished and its rooted and has a custom rom which i really don't know how to revert everything back to bone stock so is it possible for me to replace it
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If your warranty is expired, juts send the phone to htc. They will charges you anyway so no need to return back to stock. Don't attempt to replace the camera yourself.

alray said:
If your warranty is expired, juts send the phone to htc. They will charges you anyway so no need to return back to stock. Don't attempt to replace the camera yourself.
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But will HTC accept it though since its rooted

jezzba said:
But will HTC accept it though since its rooted
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Yes, since it is out of warranty they don't care if it is root or not.

jezzba said:
But will HTC accept it though since its rooted
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I'm fairly sure that because HTC confirmed this as a manufacturing defect they would repair this outside of warranty also. Just send it in the worst that will happen is you'll get a bill for the repair.
But the only reason to return to stock is to protect your warranty. If you don't have warranty then you have nothing to protect. :good:
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Danny201281 said:
I'm fairly sure that because HTC confirmed this as a manufacturing defect they would repair this outside of warranty also. Just send it in the worst that will happen is you'll get a bill for the repair.
But the only reason to return to stock is to protect your warranty. If you don't have warranty then you have nothing to protect. :good:
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i just got off the phone with HTC i have to give it back to Vodafone and i reckon they won't accept it back

jezzba said:
i just got off the phone with HTC i have to give it back to Vodafone and i reckon they won't accept it back
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If it's still under contract I don't suppose Vodafone will be best pleased. But I don't think you will need to actually send the device to Vodafone.
When I sent mine in for the same problem but on H3G uk. And I did return to stock first to reinstate warranty. But I contacted Three who then contacted HTC who then sent me an e-mail with some printable labels. I packaged the phone stuck the labels on and gave it to a courier and it went strait to HTC. Obviously not sure in your case as your with a different carrier who will maybe handle it differently but that's how it worked for me.
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Danny201281 said:
If it's still under contract I don't suppose Vodafone will be best pleased. But I don't think you will need to actually send the device to Vodafone.
When I sent mine in for the same problem but on H3G uk. And I did return to stock first to reinstate warranty. But I contacted Three who then contacted HTC who then sent me an e-mail with some printable labels. I packaged the phone stuck the labels on and gave it to a courier and it went strait to HTC. Obviously not sure in your case as your with a different carrier who will maybe handle it differently but that's how it worked for me.
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Gonna give them a call and see what they say

jezzba said:
Gonna give them a call and see what they say
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I actually just recently got mine back from HTC in Houston TX where they replaced the internals of mine, gave me a new camera module and sent it back, all for free.
My unit was outside of the warranty by a few months, and they still did the repairs for free.
My unit was also custom ROM, custom recovery, and SuperCID.
I will say, I discussed it with several techs on their end, I told them everything I remember doing to it, and even outlined the custom ROM, custom recovery, and that it was superCID, as well as which versions of any custom firmware\software that I put on it.
Originally they sent me a $200 quote, but then when discussing it with them over the phone they were quick to retract and do the work for free under extended warranty.
THIS is the exact reason I love and have loved HTC, and why I've gotten others to experience the same by purchasing HTC devices (HTC One)