Last time we talked about the Verizon Galaxy Note II, it had been bootloader unlocked. However, the method was complex and not tested for safety, so it had not been released to the public. However, today it has, and it isn’t all that hard. Still, do this at your own risk. This will void you warranty and has a big chance of damaging your phone, so only… Read more
During the Verizon Galaxy S III fiasco, I’ve seen a lot of people saying “its locked bootloader is not a big deal, we rooted it anyway!” Unfortunately, it is a big deal. Not only for the modders, but for Verizon (or AT&T), Samsung (or Motorola or HTC), and even the consumers who don’t even know what root is. It affects everyone, even if the effects… Read more
HTC stated that they’re unlocking the bootloaders on all of their new phones, but they have now decided to unlock some of the older ones to. The HTCDev site has just been updated, and allows users to unlock the bootloaders of the Droid Incredible, Desire Z, G2, Aria, Status and ChaCha. It’s good to see that some of their older phones like the Incredible are… Read more
HTC said that they are going to unlock the bootloaders on their devices, and they are sticking with it. Earlier today their developer Twitter account tweeted that they are unlocking the Wildfire S, Wildfire, Salsa, Merge, and Desire, further increasing the number of devices they have unlocked. Any users who want to unlock their devices can head over to… Read more
Last year many Android fans took to Facebook and Twitter to go against the major Android manufacturers for locking down phones bootloaders. Most of them promised a second half of 2011 timeframe for the unlocking to begin, and many brought that. HTC is now offering unlocking for many of its phones, and Sony Ericsson has been doing this for awhile. But one… Read more
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