Database Develop

Incredible S Owners in the us READ PLEASE!

Ok I called HTC U.S. today about if we here are going to get the OTA update and I was told no. We need to see how many of us have this phone and have been able to downgrade with the gold card or an method to get 2.3.3 on their phone.
List what model phone you have and if it is S-on or S-off. Because if someone can get there phone working i think everyone else would like to know how it was done.
Thanks
S710E
S-on

If you are waiting for the gingerbread OTA, there is a thread that gives you step by step instructions to upgrade from froyo to gingerbread by flashing your phone with the latest Gingerbread OTA. The method works for phones that are S-On.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069646
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

@KROMO50
I tried every possible combination on Incredible S on AT&T (Bell branded S-on sim unlocked version)
goldcard + PG32IMG.zip = Device ID error (tried every gingerbread version).
also tried RUU virgin wwe ... etc. gives Model ID error.
Probably I'm gonna end up buying the XTC clip.

ocakar said:
@KROMO50
I tried every possible combination on Incredible S on AT&T (Bell branded S-on sim unlocked version)
goldcard + PG32IMG.zip = Device ID error (tried every gingerbread version).
also tried RUU virgin wwe ... etc. gives Model ID error.
Probably I'm gonna end up buying the XTC clip.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For now, even the XTC Clip isn't able to S-OFF the Bell Incredible S. I tried it myself.
Raskal should post an update in about a month that should resolve this.

I am a beta tester xtc is aware of the problem we have given build.prop to him solution will come soon
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

Well I hope soon new update should solve it
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App

i understand you guys are trying to get S-Off for the Bell IS, but i'd like to know if any of you have tried the GingerBreak 1.2 APK to obtain root. i'm contemplating the Bell IS, but would prefer that it at least be rootable. thanks in advance for your reply.

cortez.i said:
i understand you guys are trying to get S-Off for the Bell IS, but i'd like to know if any of you have tried the GingerBreak 1.2 APK to obtain root. i'm contemplating the Bell IS, but would prefer that it at least be rootable. thanks in advance for your reply.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can't temp root any Gingerbread Sense ROM on any phone as the exploit makes the phone highly unstable until you reboot, at which point you lose it unless you are S-OFF

I don't get it if htc don't want to update the phone to 2.3 then way the f###k don't they just unlock the f%%%ing boot loader this is what piss me off

codaffy said:
I don't get it if htc don't want to update the phone to 2.3 then way the f###k don't they just unlock the f%%%ing boot loader this is what piss me off
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You do realize updates have to be approved by the carriers right?

Definitely the worst thing about the android ecosystem in the USA. In europe it's a lot better in this regard. You buy a phone outright and you are serviced directly by the manufacturer. No dumb carrier bullcrap gets in the way. Hence why the european Galaxy S updates were so quick and frequent, whereas in the USA people are still waiting got froyo or gingerbread.
If you're going to get a phone with a locked bootloader, like htc, always get a european unbranded model. It's way better for updates.
Doesn't help the people here though. Seems htc is a far different beast there than in europe. Kinda heartless really. Especially since the software is there. It just needs "testing". Which quite frankly is ridiculous, since it's already tested and known to work.

But sometimes it is better with carrier's blessing. For example, Droid got efficient and quality Android update while Milestone was left in the dark. Update is slow and buggy...
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA Premium App

The problem I have the Incr. S with no carrier in the US bc it is a WWorld phone. But yes why the hell is the phone locked.

I'm actually thinking of returning this phone and sticking with my Droid 2 Global. I'm worried about the lack of development and that we may not see a solution for s-off for this device (at least without forking over a lot of cash for an XTC, which as of yet doesn't even work for the Inc2).

[Q] Bootloader and Warranty

Most prob been asked a million times but I want to root my One but heard bad things about HTC and unlocking bootloaders. Does it 'fully' void my warranty for good and is there a way to root without touching the bootloader? (HTC site says 'May' but I've read fully by some people)
Also if I unlock my bootloader and then lock it (so it says relocked) does that still count as void?

recklesslife85 said:
Most prob been asked a million times but I want to root my One but heard bad things about HTC and unlocking bootloaders. Does it 'fully' void my warranty for good and is there a way to root without touching the bootloader? (HTC site says 'May' but I've read fully by some people)
Also if I unlock my bootloader and then lock it (so it says relocked) does that still count as void?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah you'll lose DRM keys. I'll try to look for an exploit on this device once I get it. Will try to find a way to root without unlocking the bootloader.

I would advice against unlocking the bootloader,
A few months back i unlocked my HTC One X
Only done this i the phone was branded by the provider and i can't stand that.
Was not overclocking the cpu or any thing like that just wanted stock unbranded rom's
Any how unlocked it worked well for months then the screen came unresponsive just a thin strip half way down,
Phone still worked very well just need to turn it on its side to text.
Contacted HTC about this told them i unlocked the bootloader,
The minuet i said that you could tell i was not going to get any help,
Pointed out that the Dev site says
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Asked if they could confirm what claims would be covered,
Was advised non.
Asked why the dev site said "not all claims" yet when trying to claim you get told "no claim"
Got told to take it up with the dev site.
Few emails later i am still waiting for an answer or for them to update the site.
Asked HTC how much it would cost to repair the phone and was told "you don't want to know"
So got a new HTC One and want to unlock it but no need now as this one is not branded so i am happy with it locked.

Steven_belfast said:
I would advice against unlocking the bootloader,
A few months back i unlocked my HTC One X
Only done this i the phone was branded by the provider and i can't stand that.
Was not overclocking the cpu or any thing like that just wanted stock unbranded rom's
Any how unlocked it worked well for months then the screen came unresponsive just a thin strip half way down,
Phone still worked very well just need to turn it on its side to text.
Contacted HTC about this told them i unlocked the bootloader,
The minuet i said that you could tell i was not going to get any help,
Pointed out that the Dev site says
Asked if they could confirm what claims would be covered,
Was advised non.
Asked why the dev site said "not all claims" yet when trying to claim you get told "no claim"
Got told to take it up with the dev site.
Few emails later i am still waiting for an answer or for them to update the site.
Asked HTC how much it would cost to repair the phone and was told "you don't want to know"
So got a new HTC One and want to unlock it but no need now as this one is not branded so i am happy with it locked.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First mistake = you told them u unlocked it.
Second mistake or lack of information available to you = you can easily relock and ruu your phone to get it back to stock software. Even if you s off there are ways to put it back to s on. Therefore they will not be able to tell if you have or have not unlocked the bootloader before.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

eg1122 said:
First mistake = you told them u unlocked it.
Second mistake or lack of information available to you = you can easily relock and ruu your phone to get it back to stock software. Even if you s off there are ways to put it back to s on. Therefore they will not be able to tell if you have or have not unlocked the bootloader before.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Surely if it says relocked then they know?
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

eg1122 said:
First mistake = you told them u unlocked it.
Second mistake or lack of information available to you = you can easily relock and ruu your phone to get it back to stock software. Even if you s off there are ways to put it back to s on. Therefore they will not be able to tell if you have or have not unlocked the bootloader before.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know you can relock it but if you check the Hboot it says "Relocked" and so they can tell if it has been unlocked before.

At least for the evo once you relock it says relock, but once you ruu it goes back to lock. Also on the evo forums we have a tool that customizes the hboot and u can make it say whatever u want. My phone is s off and unlocked yet it says locked and s on. So something like this can also work in case the ruu does not remove the relocked string. But I'm 100% positive it will. Furthermore simply locking and taking a ota will still display relocked.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Why would you tell them you unlocked the bootloader LOL?!?!?
Seriously? HTC WILL repair hardware issues covered that don't involve software. Many, many people have used their warranty despite being bl unlocked.
And as some1 above pointed out, there are ways to relock so HTC wont even know you touched the phone.

[Q] HTC Dev/Tampered question

Ok, have searched couldn't find any information about my question directly. Am looking at unlocking my first HTC device (My Samsungs were so much easier...not easier but less complicated) and have a question in relation to the warranty and the process of unlocking as first time have to deal with the Tampered flag and HTC Dev.
Unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty but now that there is S-off you can get rid of the tampered flag. But you still have to have to use HTC Dev to unlock the bootloader. So won't HTC have a log of you doing this and can void your warranty irrespective if you get rid of the tampered flag and relock the phone? As am from Australia may not deal with HTC direct but you never know.

Well, requesting an Unlock_code.bin from HTCDev doesn't mean you're gonna use it and HTC will never know if you'd use the token or not. So, imho I think warranty should be fine as long as you set your bootloader to "locked" status before sending it for service.

You don't need to go through HTCDev if you use revone.

hello there , im new to htc but have read a lot about rooting and unlocking , so i was getting excited to root my new HTC ONE which i bought from Dubai just few days ago , anjd b4 doing anything and just going to the bootloader there was my surprise!!!! it says " tampered and unlocked" shudnt this be only if i unlocked it personally????, and adding to my surprise when i wanted to check the stock recovery which it turned out to be CWM ,, now im wondering , does this come with a new Fon or does it mean the Seller sold me a used Fon?
thanks

badboykiller said:
hello there , im new to htc but have read a lot about rooting and unlocking , so i was getting excited to root my new HTC ONE which i bought from Dubai just few days ago , anjd b4 doing anything and just going to the bootloader there was my surprise!!!! it says " tampered and unlocked" shudnt this be only if i unlocked it personally????, and adding to my surprise when i wanted to check the stock recovery which it turned out to be CWM ,, now im wondering , does this come with a new Fon or does it mean the Seller sold me a used Fon?
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The boot loader being unlocked could possibly be wherever you bought it installing third party software, but no new phone will come with CWM Recovery.
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

[Q] Need to sim-unlock my HTC One, help?

So I had some trouble with my carrier and decided to end my 24month agreement with them due to lack of support and bad reception...
Anyhows, now I am left here with a locked HTC One, how do I sim unlock it/carrier unlock it ? I have Root and S-off, so obviously also unlocked bootloader.
It is the international version, I am running viperone 4.2.2 I belive
I would be so grateful if you could help me
Thanks in advance!

[Q&A] [TOOL] WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit | Unlock | Root | Flash | Desire 510

[Q&A] [TOOL] WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit | Unlock | Root | Flash | Desire 510
Q&A for [TOOL] WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit | Unlock | Root | Flash | Desire 510
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [TOOL] WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit | Unlock | Root | Flash | Desire 510. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

Root Desire 510
I was using the WinDroid method of rooting my phone and I got the bootloader unlocked no problem but it get stuck when I try flashing TWRP to it. I live in the US and it appears that I have the 32bit version so I was wondering if anyone else had this problem or if I was doing something wrong.

For the toolkit
toolkit 2.1 won't boot up for me to do the root and recovery part i used 2.0 and unlocked my bootloader but other than that im stuck help out?

I have a custom recovery but I want to go back to my original recovery. How can I do that?

agazor46 said:
I have a custom recovery but I want to go back to my original recovery. How can I do that?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
RUU is probably the quickest. I'm not aware of anyone that's uploaded the stock recovery.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html

Hi, i'm having some trouble I think. I'm trying to unlock my HTC Desire 510 (Eu version) and Software Status is still "locked". I did got the token and the file from HTC Dev website.
LE: It doesn't prompt me to confirm the unlock, it just enters in bootloader.

T-z3P said:
Hi, i'm having some trouble I think. I'm trying to unlock my HTC Desire 510 (Eu version) and Software Status is still "locked". I did got the token and the file from HTC Dev website.
LE: It doesn't prompt me to confirm the unlock, it just enters in bootloader.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Make sure you have adb installed and then place the unlock_code.bin from HTC in the same folder as your adb and then boot the phone Into fastboot and make sure your device is listed by typing fastboot devices if it's listed then type fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin and then the phone will ask if you want to unlock it select yes and you'll be done.

I've successfuly unlock bootloader and got root with the method in this thread, but I have a problem. A new system update was released (1.51.401.4 - Android Security Patches - libStageFright). Obviously I can't install it because of the custom recovery. What can I do in this situation?

T-z3P said:
I've successfuly unlock bootloader and got root with the method in this thread, but I have a problem. A new system update was released (1.51.401.4 - Android Security Patches - libStageFright). Obviously I can't install it because of the custom recovery. What can I do in this situation?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you'll have to go all the way back to stock and it's not worth it because no matter what you do all the roms here are on 1.46... and besides, there has not been 1 libstage attack ever that anyone knows of and it's unlikely that anyone's going to just pick you out of everyone in the entire world to just use that against so don't worry about it!

I don't need other roms. I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted just to remove the bloatware. I still need the latest updates.

T-z3P said:
I don't need other roms. I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted just to remove the bloatware. I still need the latest updates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then you'll need to relock the bootloader and run the RUU from the HTC website and start all over again... Make sure you download the correct RUU too!

I've managed to unlock the bootloader using the HTC dev website but phone is still network locked, thought it would fix that... what now? is there a network unlock for the 510?

orangeworx said:
I've managed to unlock the bootloader using the HTC dev website but phone is still network locked, thought it would fix that... what now? is there a network unlock for the 510?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope there's no way to unlock that to use different carriers. Usually if a carrier is going to unlock the phone it has to have been used on their network for at least 1 year and even if you pay money to those websites claiming to be able to unlock it you're going to waste your money. The phone has to be unlocked on the carriers side which is why there's nothing you can do.

MrMike2182 said:
Nope there's no way to unlock that to use different carriers. Usually if a carrier is going to unlock the phone it has to have been used on their network for at least 1 year and even if you pay money to those websites claiming to be able to unlock it you're going to waste your money. The phone has to be unlocked on the carriers side which is why there's nothing you can do.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey there @MrMike2182 and thanks for replying
Is this specific to HTC devices as I don't have much experience with them? And from what you're saying, the only option I have, besides having a door stopper, is to get the unlock code from Cricket? It seems kind of bizarre that sim unlocking is "impossible", I understand the unlocking of CDMA versions is/was done provider side (used to work for a CDMA provider, no naming ) but for GSM versions it is/was handset side... please correct me if my information is erroneous.
Thanks

orangeworx said:
Hey there @MrMike2182 and thanks for replying
Is this specific to HTC devices as I don't have much experience with them? And from what you're saying, the only option I have, besides having a door stopper, is to get the unlock code from Cricket? It seems kind of bizarre that sim unlocking is "impossible", I understand the unlocking of CDMA versions is/was done provider side (used to work for a CDMA provider, no naming ) but for GSM versions it is/was handset side... please correct me if my information is erroneous.
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It doesn't have anything to do with HTC. Most people don't understand that the micro SIM card only gives you the ability to use LTE and if you remove the SIM card the phone will still work... It has to be carrier unlocked whether gsm or cdma doesn't matter. Now considering you're not in the USA Cricket may agree to unlock them but then complain that the computer won't allow them to do that because the phones haven't been activated on their network for at least a year and you're basically screwed there. The last thing you may be able to do is take the phone to whatever carrier you plan on using and see If they can re-provision the phone to work with their network. It's not likely to work though.

MrMike2182 said:
It doesn't have anything to do with HTC. Most people don't understand that the micro SIM card only gives you the ability to use LTE and if you remove the SIM card the phone will still work... It has to be carrier unlocked whether gsm or cdma doesn't matter. Now considering you're not in the USA Cricket may agree to unlock them but then complain that the computer won't allow them to do that because the phones haven't been activated on their network for at least a year and you're basically screwed there. The last thing you may be able to do is take the phone to whatever carrier you plan on using and see If they can re-provision the phone to work with their network. It's not likely to work though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this phone will work without the microsim? that's not my understanding of how GSM networks work but ok, you seem to have a solid understanding of that...
Anyways, i'll try to get a hold of Cricket, another family member got me the handsets and he's an active client of Cricket's as well as an employee... since this seems to be the only course of action I have (which I didn't really want to take but oh well!)
thanks anyways, i'll update on how this goes.
cheers!

orangeworx said:
this phone will work without the microsim? that's not my understanding of how GSM networks work but ok, you seem to have a solid understanding of that...
Anyways, i'll try to get a hold of Cricket, another family member got me the handsets and he's an active client of Cricket's as well as an employee... since this seems to be the only course of action I have (which I didn't really want to take but oh well!)
thanks anyways, i'll update on how this goes.
cheers!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes the phone will work without the SIM card but you'll only get 3G speeds that's it but when you put the micro SIM card in you get the high speed LTE. That's how these pay as you go phones work! Cellphones that are not the pay as you go with like cricket, virgin mobile or T-Mobile don't have this type of setting and the SIM card on those ones controls it all. If you have a family member that works for cricket like you said then they could be able to pull some strings to help you out.