More HTC Phones get Bootloader Unlocking Privileges

01/16/2012 By Leave a Comment
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That is right folks, it seemed like last month's news of all phones released after September of last year were all of the phones previously released that were going to see the ability to be unlocked via the HTCDev website. Turns out that was an incorrect assumption as AndroidCentral reports after visiting the HTCDev site tonight to find an updated list with several phones released over a year ago. The list of newly unlockable smartphones includes: G2 Aria Droid Incredible Desire … [Read more...]

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HTC Bootloaders: Is Your Phone Unlockable?

12/29/2011 By 1 Comment
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While unlocking the bootloader on a smartphone is not for everyone, there is a large community begging device manufacturers to free them of the boundaries from a stock device with locked down features. The bootloader is a set of instructions specifically designed to communicate with the motherboard and other internal hardware pieces of a device at boot up; giving them strict guidelines on how to start and work together. With many new devices released each quarter, manufacturers have a … [Read more...]

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