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Hello people.
Before i get a comment Like ''google it", i want to clarify that i think this thread will be useful to many people here. Why? Cuz i strongly beleive that many many galaxy users wont be grtting the gs4. No need to state the reasons.
Therefore, i bet many people, including me, are noob with htc devices and i would appreciate any help since rooting on gs3 was fairly easy compared to htc.
I know that with s-on i cant install custom roms , but i can still root it right? If i want to install a sense based ROM, do i need s-off? Or its only for aokp, cynogemod, etc?
For recovery mode, do i need s-off, bootloader unlocked? Or both?
Bootloader: does the international version comes unlocked?
Last question: who had htc one x or other previous 2012 htc devices, which ROM was more stabled? Batterywise? Speed?
Thanks in advance.
Sorry if any stupid questions made. But im rly noob.
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ksarius said:
Hello people.
Before i get a comment Like ''google it", i want to clarify that i think this thread will be useful to many people here. Why? Cuz i strongly beleive that many many galaxy users wont be grtting the gs4. No need to state the reasons.
Therefore, i bet many people, including me, are noob with htc devices and i would appreciate any help since rooting on gs3 was fairly easy compared to htc.
I know that with s-on i cant install custom roms , but i can still root it right? If i want to install a sense based ROM, do i need s-off? Or its only for aokp, cynogemod, etc?
For recovery mode, do i need s-off, bootloader unlocked? Or both?
Bootloader: does the international version comes unlocked?
Last question: who had htc one x or other previous 2012 htc devices, which ROM was more stabled? Batterywise? Speed?
Thanks in advance.
Sorry if any stupid questions made. But im rly noob.
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With S-ON you CAN install custom ROMs AND root the device.
Only the UNRELEASED HTC DEV edition (only an US version has been announced so far) comes with an unlocked bootloader.
SteelH said:
With S-ON you CAN install custom ROMs AND root the device.
Only the UNRELEASED HTC DEV edition (only an US version has been announced so far) comes with an unlocked bootloader.
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You just made me confused then. Whats the purpose of s-off then?
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ksarius said:
You just made me confused then. Whats the purpose of s-off then?
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With S-Off you can flash the kernel through your phone alone(without relying on fastboot on PC). And you can downgrade hboot, basebands etc.
In short S-Off is a more deeper level of tweaking to a point that you could brick your device permanently. Bootloader unlocking is just... unlocks your bootloader. And the bootloader has the capability to mess with the kernel and system partition.
If you're using a Windows.
S-Off = Administrator privileges
Bootloader unlock = standard user
Locked bootloader = Guest user
Riyal said:
With S-Off you can flash the kernel through your phone alone(without relying on fastboot on PC). And you can downgrade hboot, basebands etc.
In short S-Off is a more deeper level of tweaking to a point that you could brick your device permanently. Bootloader unlocking is just... unlocks your bootloader. And the bootloader has the capability to mess with the kernel and system partition.
If you're using a Windows.
S-Off = Administrator privileges
Bootloader unlock = standard user
Locked bootloader = Guest user
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Thx! That clears my doubts. Só with s-off i Can also flash custom ROM without PC?
Now I realize why ppl say sg3 is easier.
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Riyal said:
With S-Off you can flash the kernel through your phone alone(without relying on fastboot on PC). And you can downgrade hboot, basebands etc.
In short S-Off is a more deeper level of tweaking to a point that you could brick your device permanently. Bootloader unlocking is just... unlocks your bootloader. And the bootloader has the capability to mess with the kernel and system partition.
If you're using a Windows.
S-Off = Administrator privileges
Bootloader unlock = standard user
Locked bootloader = Guest user
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You can flash a kernel/boot.img without fastboot or a pc even if you are s-on. There is an updater-script mod to accomplish this.
S-Off = security check off. Meaning you can flash radios/fw etc that are not signed with HTCs private key.
Do we get updates rafter we unlock bootloader? If not - will simply locking the bootloader help to get updates?
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Do we get updates rafter we unlock bootloader? If not - will simply locking the bootloader help to get updates?
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No you will not get ota updates if you unlock the bootloader.
But I don't know what will happen if you re-lock it!
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I will just try to buy the dev. Edition from US so I don't have to worry about unlocking lol.
My next step will be to learn how to root it and flash new ROMs
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Sadly I won't be getting the dev edition since I'm not willing to pay $650 for a phone. Upgrading for $300 is a whole lot more appealing than paying $650. Hopefully someone will figure out how to unlock the bootloader for the AT&T locked version since obviously it won't be getting unlock through HTC Dev.
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xXxG0dzRAgexXx said:
Sadly I won't be getting the dev edition since I'm not willing to pay $650 for a phone. Upgrading for $300 is a whole lot more appealing than paying $650. Hopefully someone will figure out how to unlock the bootloader for the AT&T locked version since obviously it won't be getting unlock through HTC Dev.
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Why not? I saw at the blog that people could unlock from their website?
Also for me 650 is cheap. Do you know how much is an iPhone 5 64gb in my country? 1200 us dollar Lil.
You are luck to get a phone for only 300
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ksarius said:
Why not? I saw at the blog that people could unlock from their website?
Also for me 650 is cheap. Do you know how much is an iPhone 5 64gb in my country? 1200 us dollar Lil.
You are luck to get a phone for only 300
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Yeah I know some people got it worse. :/ but also a iPhone here for 64gb is 800 I believe. Still a big price gap between 800 and 1200 though.
The reason it won't be unlockable is because AT&T in the past had always had locked bootloaders that weren't unlock able byHTC Dev. I think the One X got it after a few months but I'd prefer not to wait. But for 300 vs 650 I can wait a bit. As long as it doesn't take like a year.
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If the app is not compatible with your HTC device (like Verizon HTC 10 on Android Nougat/7.x), you can use our mail in service .
SunShine 3.5.13 is out!
U11 Sim Unlock
Identifier syncing - requires second run for identifier changes made with fastboot
SunShine 3.5.7 is out!
Adds support for HTC U11
READ the pop up dialog. S-OFF last until next reboot, still provides the all same functions as previous S-OFF, with the exception of allowing custom aboot/hboot.
SunShine 3.5.5 is out!!!!
Now supporting Magisk!
Droid Turbo 6.0.1 mcg24.251-5-5 support is added via
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/development/root-autoinitroot-motorola-bootloader-t3639316
SunShine 3.4.27 is out!!!!
Droid Turbo 6.0.x Bootloader Unlock added!
SunShine 3.4.26 is out!!!!
New temproot for HTC J Butterfly 3 (HTV31)
New temproot for HTC J Butterfly 2 (HTL23)
New temproot for Desire 626s
S-OFF/Unlock support for Desire 626s including Verizon
SunShine 3.4.24 is out!!!!
S-OFF Support for Desire 626
New HTC One M8 Temproot
No more unlocking with htcdev needed for most m9 and a9
Temproot for ALL HTC One M9 (up to and including Marshmallow, not Nougat at this time)
Temproot for ALL HTC One A9 (up to and including Marshmallow, not Nougat at this time)
SunShine 3.4.23 is out!!!!
No more unlocking with htcdev needed for most m9 and a9
Temproot for ALL HTC One M9 (up to and including Marshmallow, not Nougat at this time)
Temproot for ALL HTC One A9 (up to and including Marshmallow, not Nougat at this time)
SunShine 3.4.19 is out!!!!
Android 7.x Support
HTC Evo 10/HTC Bolt s-off support
HTC 10 Support on 7.x firmware (Temproot is only on 6.0 for now)
SunShine 3.4.12 is out!!!!
Temproot now supports all known HTC 10 software versions. This means no htcdev, no wiping needed if you choose the s-off/locked option from an already locked phone (for the 10, all you need is s-off, you dont need unlocked).
SunShine 3.4 is out!!!!
Droid Turbo on SU4TL-49 firmware is now supported
SunShine 3.4 is out!!!!
HTC 10 Temproot (no more HTCDev needed for HTC 10)
Verizon HTC 10 Support
No wipe/format s-off for htc 10 (when choosing s-off/locked, which will behave as if unlocked)
http://theroot.ninja/download.html
SunShine 3 is a bootloader unlock/s-off/Sim Unlock tool for Modern HTC And Motorola devices, it is a commercial product and costs $25usd. http://theroot.ninja
Compatibility is always changing and updating, best wait to find out is to run SunShine. If your device is not listed below, or on our compatibility chart and it works, please let us know.
Compatibility Chart: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q8GKXw3EDVGtAoiu36MdeVqMPRJba1WlF5TZXKQgNgA/edit?usp=sharing
HTC:
*See compatibility chart for specific features, features on HTC phones vary, all support s-off*
*Sprint SIMUnlock features are considered experimental*
HTC Desire 530
VZW HTC 10
HTC 10
VZW One M9
One M9
One M9+
One E9+
One M8
Verizon One M7
One M7
VZW DNA
Mini
Mini 2
Remix
Max
Desire 510
Desire 601
Desire 610
Desire 820
VZW Desire 610
Desire 612
VZW Desire 612
Desire 816
Desire 816x
Desire Eye
Butterfly
Butterfly 2
Butterfly 3
Butterfly J
and many more
Motorola:
*Do Not ReLock Motorola Devices*
Droid Turbo - SU4TL-44 Firmware only, can upgrade after unlock
MotoX 2014 - All Firmwares
MotoX 2013 - 4.4.3 or below, can upgrade after unlock
Moto G 2013 - 4.4.3 or below, can upgrade after unlock
Droid Mini - 4.4.3 or below, can upgrade after unlock
Droid Maxx - 4.4.3 or below, can upgrade after unlock
Droid Ultra - 4.4.3 or below, can upgrade after unlock
Verizon HTC 10 s-off/unlock/root service is now available on all (yes the 1st OTA too) Firmwares here. We are working to include support in the app for this HTC 10 variant, however there is no ETA and it is not guaranteed to happen (we are trying!).
How to use your GSM/Non-Verizon HTC 10 on Verizon http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66795523&postcount=458
3.3.15
Adds Support for HTC Desire 530
Version 3.3.13 Adds Support for HTC Desire 820 (most variants)
Version 3.3.10 Adds Support for HTC 10 Lifestyle for s-off and adds experimental (non guaranteed) GLOBAL Simunlock for some HTC Sprint phones (m9,m8 etc, not 10).
Version 3.3.4 now supports HTC 10 (not Verizon...yet)
3.3.2 - now supports verizon m8 on the marshmallow firmware HTCOneM8vzw/htc_m8wl:6.0/MRA58K/708002.3:user/release-keys
3.3 - The Verizon m9 update
The LONG awaited update, we have added Temproot (and thus unlock and s-off) support for the Verizon HTC m9 on the HTCOneM9vzw/htc_himawl:6.0/MRA58K/669662.7:user/release-keys firmware (latest as of this posting).
3.2.1 Update
no longer needs kingroot/mofo/htcdev for Droid Turbo and HTC m8
Droid Turbo support is no longer beta, but in main release
3.2 Beta for Droid Turbo Only:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64027688&postcount=4064
New in 3.1.22
HTC A9 Support
HTC Desire 626s (not mediatek 626) Support
Android 6.0 Support
New in 3.1.18
SimUnlock for Sprint HTC Phones (not m9). This is international unlock only, AT&T and T-Mobile networks are still locked.
New in 3.1.15
Moto X 2014 support (needs root via MoFo or KingRoot)
Better HTC m9 5.1.x support
New in 3.1.14
Better support for lower memory and older devices. This should fix issues with the remix, mini, mini2 and others
New in 3.1.12
HTC Mediatek e9+ / m9+ s-off/unlock support
HTC m9 support (Requires unlock/root, no Verizon support)
HTC Simunlock (Experimental, not for m9, not for Sprint/Virgin Mobile)
We do not currently Support the VERIZON HTC M9, nor Verizon m8 running 5.0.x (4.4.4 and below are good to go). We are working it, no ETAs, no HINTS, NO DETAILS, NO UPDATES!! Please don't ask about it.
Awesome news but video is coming up as private and can not see it. Thanks again for your work!!
Very good idea to make it payable. Now every one must keep their word.
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Thanks a lot
Very good, I paid and it works thanks a lots for your work
Hi all, if anyone gets SunShine to work on a custom ROM can they report which custom ROM/ROM's it works on?
I'm on ViperOne 1.7.1 and no go on it, I'm happy to switch ROM's to get S-Off but unsure if any custom ROM's work with it, cheers.
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Worked like a dream
Thank you for all the hard work.
worked !!!!
S-off yeahhhhhhhhh
SunShine S-OFF: 0b619406050059da7a300846d889a17b
Thanks guys your awesome. so easy to use as well
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I'm on stock rooted but every time I run test I keep getting "Please update Sunshine". Plus is there any other method of purchasing besides paypal? I have no access to paypal. Sprint M8 Harman Kardon edition. TWRP recovery, do I need to flash stock recovery as well?
Sojourner353 said:
Hi all, if anyone gets SunShine to work on a custom ROM can they report which custom ROM/ROM's it works on?
I'm on ViperOne 1.7.1 and no go on it, I'm happy to switch ROM's to get S-Off but unsure if any custom ROM's work with it, cheers.
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works on maximus hd
Sojourner353 said:
Hi all, if anyone gets SunShine to work on a custom ROM can they report which custom ROM/ROM's it works on?
I'm on ViperOne 1.7.1 and no go on it, I'm happy to switch ROM's to get S-Off but unsure if any custom ROM's work with it, cheers.
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If you have to switch ROMs, flash a Stock ROM and Stock Kernel!
Even though it worked with Maximus HD 5.0 for me.
Purest said:
I'm on stock rooted but every time I run test I keep getting "Please update Sunshine". Plus is there any other method of purchasing besides paypal? I have no access to paypal. Sprint M8 Harman Kardon edition. TWRP recovery, do I need to flash stock recovery as well?
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Please email me the apk you are using [email protected]
when i am trying to pay through paypal it is giving me error - "this merchant doesnt accept this type of payment"
jcase said:
Please email me the apk you are using [email protected]
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I've downloaded the same exact one from the web site 3 different times, I tried e-mailing, but gmail & other web based e-mail providers do not allowed files bigger than 25mb. But I downloaded the apk off of theroot.ninja 3 different times and same error with each test.
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when i am trying to pay through paypal it is giving me error - "this merchant doesnt accept this type of payment"
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What kind of payment are you trying to send? It should accept all, we have gotten check, paypal balance and cc so far
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I've downloaded the same exact one from the web site 3 different times, I tried e-mailing, but gmail & other web based e-mail providers do not allowed files bigger than 25mb. But I downloaded the apk off of theroot.ninja 3 different times and same error with each test.
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upload it to google drive or dropbox, and email me the link.
Try it on mobile network, or a different wifi network.
Works perfectly on Android Revolution 8.0.
Did not reboot at end. Waited 10 mins and then rebooted manually.
Thanks.
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What kind of payment are you trying to send? It should accept all, we have gotten check, paypal balance and cc so far
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I was trying to pay with Paypal and got that message.
Then I paid with CC and it went fine.
S-OFF now. Yahooooo!!!
thnx guys
dying4004 said:
I was trying to pay with Paypal and got that message.
Then I paid with CC and it went fine.
S-OFF now. Yahooooo!!!
thnx guys
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Hmm all that is handled by paypal code, so I don't know. Im glad you got it working
globalm said:
Works perfectly on Android Revolution 8.0.
Did not reboot at end. Waited 10 mins and then rebooted manually.
Thanks.
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can you link me to the exact zip for your rom so I can look?
Custom roms with bugs drive me nuts.
Hey guys,
I've decided to buy a M7. Because my money doesnt last, i've to buy a used one
Well, I like custom Roms and want to install one on this device.
But before I buy one, I have still a few questions:
Are there any special versions of the m7 which dont can be unlocked / crom installed?
Can I install a crom only with a by htcdev unlocked boatloader? What I can with s-off, i can't with s-on unlocked boatloader?
Do i get a higher hboot Version with a higher Rom Version? So if I install 4.4.2 OTA i get the newest hboot?
Are there any differences between the hboot versions? Does a Rom runs better with a newer hboot or something like this?
How is the battery drain?
Thanks for your answers
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davido103 said:
Hey guys,
I've decided to buy a M7. Because my money doesnt last, i've to buy a used one
Well, I like custom Roms and want to install one on this device.
But before I buy one, I have still a few questions:
Are there any special versions of the m7 which dont can be unlocked / crom installed?
Can I install a crom only with a by htcdev unlocked boatloader? What I can with s-off, i can't with s-on unlocked boatloader?
Do i get a higher hboot Version with a higher Rom Version? So if I install 4.4.2 OTA i get the newest hboot?
Are there any differences between the hboot versions? Does a Rom runs better with a newer hboot or something like this?
How is the battery drain?
Thanks for your answers
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Can't really answer all the questions but I'll answer what I can:
1. Depends where your m7 was from. Tmobile/Verizon/Sprint had some differences. It affected the way I had to root my phone. Flashing roms should be universal depending on the package you use.
2. Not sure what that means with the grammar bit. You need bootloader unlocked to flash a new rom. Most of them come S-on unless you bought an OEM which may have come S-off. You can flash roms with the phone S-on.
3. Higher bootloader versions seems to come from more later models of the HTC One from what it seems.
4. Bootloader versions seem to affect the difficulty level of being able to turn something from S-on to S-off more than anything for the average joe.
5. Battery drain depends on what you do with the phone and how much brightness/volume etc you were having. I play games on my phone now and I need to charge my phone (from about 10-25%) to about 70-85% about 2-3x a day. I play pretty often (rotating between brave frontier and puzzles and dragons and the like). I also don't charge 0-100% to conserve my battery's life. Also, it will depend on how well the previous owner has treated the phone's battery before it arrives in your hands. If they 0-100% it before many times, you can be sure the battery life is not going to be what was advertised.
Take my ansewrs with a grain of salt because I'm not a dev, but I just lurk and tried to learn to tinker with my phone. Hope it helps.
davido103 said:
Hey guys,
I've decided to buy a M7. Because my money doesnt last, i've to buy a used one
Well, I like custom Roms and want to install one on this device.
But before I buy one, I have still a few questions:
Are there any special versions of the m7 which dont can be unlocked / crom installed?
Can I install a crom only with a by htcdev unlocked boatloader? What I can with s-off, i can't with s-on unlocked boatloader?
Do i get a higher hboot Version with a higher Rom Version? So if I install 4.4.2 OTA i get the newest hboot?
Are there any differences between the hboot versions? Does a Rom runs better with a newer hboot or something like this?
How is the battery drain?
Thanks for your answers
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1) Dual sim variant
2) If u unlock the bootloader, you can flash a custom recovery and root. Even if S-ON, you can flash Cyanogenmod and all Sense roms. S-OFF is needed for GPE based ROMs
3) Only if you're on a stock unrooted One with a locked bootloader, OTA's will update HBOOT. But, if you're on a custom ROM, you'll need to manually flash the updated firmware, which updates HBOOT.
No, there's not really a difference between HBOOTs. Update them if you wish to. No compulsion
4) Battery drain is lesser on custom kernels than on stock
Okay thanks for your answers.
I read a bit more and I read that its only possible to change the cid with s-off. And the cid is important for RUUs. And for some brandings there arent any RUUs right? So its usefull to get s-off if I have a ****ty branding, otherwise its not usefull for me I think.
I've read there are problems with T-mobile brandings, what are their specials?
And because of the battery, I need for one day around 3h display on at medium brightness. I think I will use the arhd Rom. Is this possible ?
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Okay thanks for your answers.
I read a bit more and I read that its only possible to change the cid with s-off. And the cid is important for RUUs. And for some brandings there arent any RUUs right? So its usefull to get s-off if I have a ****ty branding, otherwise its not usefull for me I think.
I've read there are problems with T-mobile brandings, what are their specials?
And because of the battery, I need for one day around 3h display on at medium brightness. I think I will use the arhd Rom. Is this possible ?
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Tmobile is GSM. So, its nowhere as problematic as Verizon or Sprint. Plus, Tmobile hasnt recieved 4.4.3, so its on HBOOT 1.56 or lower. So, there's really no S-OFF problem.
I think you'll easily get upto 4.5 hours on stock kernel. Otherwise, custom kernels are also there which have better optimisation
Great thanks. And whats about the purple camera Problem ?Does it appear on many devices? Are newer devices fixed and havent this problem? And do I have still my guaranty for HW problems (like the purple cam) with a by htcdev unlocked device?
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Great thanks. And whats about the purple camera Problem ?Does it appear on many devices? Are newer devices fixed and havent this problem? And do I have still my guaranty for HW problems (like the purple cam) with a by htcdev unlocked device?
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When there's moderate/low light, the camera is unable to pick up that original colour. It gives off a horrible looking purple tint. It appeared on quite a few devices, including mine.
HTC definitely wont fix it if its bootloader unlocked unless you have a developer edition. I RUU'ed the phone before giving mine fr repair. Service was excellent; within 3 days, they gave it perfectly repaired.
Im not sure if all newer models are fixed; if you're lucky, itll be alright
Well, that makes me contemplative..
Is the stock Rom very bad Or its useable?
Especially the battery drain interest me compared to a crom.
Because if I havent any guaranty after flashing a crom and there are such Hardware problems.. I dont know if this is worth.
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davido103 said:
Well, that makes me contemplative..
Is the stock Rom very bad Or its useable?
Especially the battery drain interest me compared to a crom.
Because if I havent any guaranty after flashing a crom and there are such Hardware problems.. I dont know if this is worth.
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You always have the option of returning to stock. I had a custom ROM on my phone when i noticed the issue. I RUU'ed the phone back to perfect factory settings. You will also be able to do the same. You can regain manufacturer support if you have hardware issues
No, the stock ROM is pretty good. I used it for 2 months before i rooted. The built in power savers work very well; there isnt a considerable difference between stock and custom ROM
I wouldn't say stock ROMs are bad for battery life. I still think custom ROM + custom kernel (ie elemental or bulletproof) gives much better life
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
Ok I'm about go insane I have just updated to the latest version for this phone Lolipop 5.0.2 and now I have no root and been trying to figure out how to get root or how to go back to a official version like 4.4.3 or 4.4.2 but I'm just so frustrated I can't focus or even read really feel like throwing this phone off a cliff... please help me btw I have tried KingRoot and it does work but once my phone turns off and back on it doesn't wanna work anymore any help is really appreciated maybe try to make it a little simpler for me to understand and my theory with KingRoot is that after the first use the second time around its like while KingRoot is trying to get root access during the process my phone just deletes kinguser because my es file explorer ask me if I want to delete the files that kinguser left behind.
Android version
5.0.2
HTC Sense version
6.0
Software Number
6.22.605.3
HTC SDK API Level
6.55
PRI version
4.79_002
PRL version
15287
ERI version
5
Kernel version
3.4.10-gb6266ca
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SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version
1.13.41.1209
Build number
6.22.605.3 CL495599 release-keys
Software status
Official
TheMatthew562 said:
any help is really appreciated maybe try to make it a little simpler for me to understand
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Its very simple you'll see.
flash latest twrp recovery for sprint
boot in twrp recovery
exit twrp recovery
when trying to exit you'll be prompted to install root on the phone
select "yes"
wait for the phone to reboot
or
Flash any custom recovery of your choice, as long as its compatible with the sprint variant of M7
boot in your custom recovery
flash supersu2.46.zip in recovery
reboot
If your phone isn't already bootloader unlocked, you can't unlock it from htcdev.com since Verizon asked HTC to block bootloader unlock for their phones. In that case you will need to temp root your phone so you can s-off it and unlock it using sunshine. Once s-off and unlocked you can root using what said above.
everything explained here http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...root-root-method-bl-unlock-5-0-x-ota-t3122099
I hate Verizon.... And I can't afford sunshine right now so I'm stuck :c
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I think I'm going to trade my phone for a LG G2 what do you think about that?
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TheMatthew562 said:
I think I'm going to trade my phone for a LG G2 what do you think about that?
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Dude Sunshine was the best$25 I ever spent. Just save up bite the bullet n start having fun with the htc one. I use a verizon m7 and once u get sunshine, everything is so much better
bdizzle1686 said:
Dude Sunshine was the best$25 I ever spent. Just save up bite the bullet n start having fun with the htc one. I use a verizon m7 and once u get sunshine, everything is so much better
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yay ik what you're saying but I really do like the LG G2 I have been using the htc one for about 2 years now and the only big feature I really loved about it is Beats Audio so I think I'm gonna sell this phone or try to trade it for the G2.
TheMatthew562 said:
yay ik what you're saying but I really do like the LG G2 I have been using the htc one for about 2 years now and the only big feature I really loved about it is Beats Audio so I think I'm gonna sell this phone or try to trade it for the G2.
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Good luck selling the Verizon variant of the M7, you can get a brand new verizon htc one for 119$ off contract so I guess you could maybe have 60$ for a used one if its in mint condition. Trading it for another phone would be a better idea imo if you are tired of this phone. I would simply buy sunshine and keep using this one, but thats only my opinon, I don't see the point in changing a 2013 phone for another 2013 phone...Its not like if it was an upgrade....
alray said:
Good luck selling the Verizon variant of the M7, you can get a brand new verizon htc one for 119$ off contract so I guess you could maybe have 60$ for a used one if its in mint condition. Trading it for another phone would be a better idea imo if you are tired of this phone. I would simply buy sunshine and keep using this one, but thats only my opinon, I don't see the point in changing a 2013 phone for another 2013 phone...Its not like if it was an upgrade....
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Traded my phone for Samsung Galaxy S4 already got it rooted and got TWRP installed looking for the best rom available for this phone was looking at the cyanogenmod 12.1.
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Requesting a mod to close this thread I have installed 12.1 CyanogenMod 5.1.1 Lollipop
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