We recently found out that AT&T has locked the bootloader on the Galaxy S 4, something I can’t forgive them for. But as sucky as the carriers can get, the developers are much more capable. After some people said it might be impossible to unlock without a leak of the keys, the infamous Dan Rosenberg posted this photo on his twitter, showing that he… Read more
There were whispers around the internet that AT&T would keep their HTC One from being bootloader unlocked by the HTC Dev site. Luckily, it can be unlocked right now! Those who were lucky enough to get the HTC One early from AT&T have confirmed that it can be unlocked with official tools, just like the international version. The root and ClockWorkMod… Read more
We really never thought this day would come, but it has. Multiple Motorola phones now have their bootloader unofficially unlocked, by way of a new tool made by Dan Rosenberg. The tool will unlock the bootloader of the Motorola RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, RAZR M, and Atrix HD. This only applies to these four phones; other phones, especially OMAP based phones,… Read more
A few days ago, a vulnerability was discovered on the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Even with security set up on the lockscreen, someone has the ability to bypass it and unlock the phone. Sounds worrying, doesn’t it? You shouldn’t worry much, as it’s a very difficult and somewhat crazy procedure. You can view the original video… Read more
If you’re planning to be the proud owner of the HTC One, but know you won’t be happy with stock software (I wouldn’t blame you), then we have good news for you. A developer by the name of Hasoon2000 has released an all-in-one toolkit for the One, doing everything from unlocking your bootloader to flashing kernels and recoveries. This should be a great… Read more
If you’re an AT&T customer who was worried about the new law that bans cell phone unlocking, they say don’t. VP of Federal Regulatory Joan Marsh has defended AT&T’s seemingly noble stance on cell phone unlocking for their customers. In an effort to be the “good guy” in this situation, she says: If we have the unlock code or can reasonably get it from… Read more
It looks like there is overwhelming support for unlocking phones! First, the petition gets 100,000 signatures, forcing the White House to respond. The White House responds, supporting us! Then the FCC comes out in support for the peoples rights. It’s been a good time for phone tinkerers and carrier switchers. Today, US Senator Ron Wyden introduced a… Read more
After the ban on unlocking phones was passed, a lot of people were angry. Then a petition was passed around, finally netting 100,000 signatures. This means that the White House must respond to the petition, and we hope they will take it seriously. However, we do have some good news. The FCC will be investigating the ban, seeing if it hurts consumers…. Read more
When Verizon released the update for their Galaxy Note II, we knew the included bootloader was trouble. It was later realized that it relocked people’s phones and rendered the unlock method useless. People were stuck on official software for quite a while. Fortunately, Adam Outler and others figured this one out too. They released a version of the… Read more
As you probably know, it will be illegal to carrier unlock devices starting tomorrow. If that doesn’t sound fair to you, we sympathize. But just thinking so isn’t going to do anything, so take action! A petition has been started to repeal the decision or make unlocking permanently legal. The petition needs 100,000 signatures to be looked at by the White… Read more
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