Posts Tagged ‘bootloader’

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Motorola Mobility Comes to its Senses; Unlocks Bootloaders

Motorola has long been known for their devices being of great quality. On the other hand, they were locked down so tight, you would think they were Fort Knox! Being a former Moto user myself, I was very excited to see this coming across the wire.

Samsung Releases the Source Code for the VZW Galaxy S III

For those of you out there that like to tinker with source code to phones, you’ll be happy to hear this!  Samsung today released the source code for the VZW Samsung Galaxy S III.  Head on over to this link to download the source code.  While you are there, you can get your hands on [...]

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 – ROOTED!

And here it is folks, a rooted Verizon Galaxy S3.  Not that I was worried by any stretch but I sure wasn’t expecting it so soon after finding out the bootloader was locked.  Any hoo, Androidnerds would also like to give a huge thanks to InvisibleK and the rest of the hard working members that assisted. [...]

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Verizon’s Galaxy S III looks to have a protected bootloader

I’m not sure what to say about all this and how I feel about it.  I know the outcome will be a success in the long run but as Jerry Hildenbrand from Android Central says “Oh Verizon, why must you constantly mess with perfection?”  And it’s completely dead on.  Why mess with it?  Hit the break for [...]

Want to unlock the Nexus 7 Bootloader? Here’s how

Yes, the bootloader is locked on the Nexus 7.  Don’t worry, you can unlock it.  Follow these simple directions: First, you need to put it in USB debugging mode.  Next, you need to make sure you have the Android SDK installed on your computer. Finally, you need to use the fastboot oem unlock command. We recommend [...]

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AT&T’s HTC One X Bootloader Unlocked

When the One X was released, we reported that its bootloader was not playing nice with HTC’s Unlocker Tool. Such is not the case today, thanks to a developer over at RootzWiki.

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AT&T Blocks HTCDev Bootloader Unlock Tokens for One X

Since their announcement last year to make unlocked devices, HTC has been providing unlock tools through their developer’s website. Users just need to register, and use the provided token to begin modding as they wish! On the contrary, some users have reported issues with the AT&T One X, stating that the unlock fails. Click through [...]

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Motorola Announces RAZR “Developer Edition” With Unlockable Bootloader for Europe, U.S. Variant Too

Motorola has announced through their community blog, that they will release a RAZR “Developer Edition” which will have an unlockable bootloader. There has been no release date given, but expected to be available very soon. A pre-order page is in the works here. It is also mentioned that there will be a U.S. version that [...]

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HTC unlocks the bootloader on the Desire Z, ChaCha, Aria, Droid Incredible, Status and T-Mobile G2

HTC is continuing to keep to their word of providing a bootloader unlock solution fo their devices.  today they have added several new devices to the list that can take advantage of the tools on the HTCDev site.  Here are the latest additions the list. Desire Z ChaCha Aria Droid Incredible Status T-Mobile G2

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New EK06 and EK04 Radios and Bootloader for the GNex

With numerous complaints about having issues with 4G LTE and 3G on your brand new GNex, a leaked LTE and 3G radios update has been posted along with a new bootloader. With Verizon having issues since this morning with the network it will be hard to tell how much of a difference will take place. Download link [...]