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by Alex Dobie
May 02, 2013
ClockWorkMod dev steps in to help actor root his HTC One
Star Trek: The Next Generation actor and all-round alpha-nerd Wil Wheaton is having trouble rooting his HTC One. Of course Clo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 07, 2013
The locked and encrypted bootloader on several popular Motorola phones has been exploited, but OMAP powered phones need not apply
If you're using a Droid RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, Atrix HD, or ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 12, 2012
Well that certainly didn't take very long. The folks over at XDA, as they like to do, have unlocked the Verizon Galaxy Note 2 bootloader. You'll need to jump through a few hoops and have som...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 24, 2012
When the HTC Droid DNA finally hit store shelves, Verizon had pulled the plug on the official bootloader unlock method via HTC's dev tools. Since then, the folks over at Android Police and Rootz...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 16, 2012
It's a Nexus. It's got an unlockable bootloader. So it was only a matter of time before someone worked out how to plug root access and superuser into Google and LG's new baby. ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 12, 2012
One of the reasons you buy a Nexus device is easy, complete access to the device hardware. The stock software is great, but we all know sometimes its fun to tinker around with your own creations. Ne...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 02, 2012
A lot of us who are planning to buy the LG Nexus 4 will be doing so because of the developer options, including the easily unlockable bootloader. Unlocking your bootloader is something to think...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 22, 2012
A lot of people are excited about the upcoming LG Optimus G launch on AT&T and Sprint, but it seems like the most common question I'm hearing is about the bootloader.
LG has historically be...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 19, 2012
Nobody is sure that Verizon is getting a version of the Galaxy Note 2, but the latest rumor is that the beast does exist, complete with a "locked" bootloader. Enough leakage suggests that ...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 14, 2012
The Developer Edition of the Motorola Droid RAZR M is now available to order for those looking for an unlocked bootloader. Google and Motorola were rather vocal about their developer support at the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 05, 2012
One of the (almost) overlooked things from today's Motorola presentation in New York was news that Motorola will be offering a developer edition of all three of the new RAZR models announced tod...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2012
Remember the Motorola bootloader unlock site we talked about just an hour or two ago? We've got some great news to share direct from Moto -- the Sprint Photon Q will be one of the first phones e...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2012
Update: Scratch that, folks! We've just unlocked the Photon Q!
Motorola has finally started their bootloader unlocking program, but it's not yet complete. The process, which Moto promised w...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 15, 2012
It appears that a leaked unsecure bootloader for the Verizon Galaxy S3 (Galaxy S III) has lead to a hack that allows the bootloader on the retail version to be replaced. In a nutshell, this means th...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 26, 2012
Rather than waiting for the inevitable question, Motorola has taken to their blog and Twitter to confirm something that always manages to come up when a new device is announced and eventually releas...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2012
We're big fans of folks learning just what they are doing when it comes to hacking at their devices. One click root applications are fine and dandy, but when (not if) something goes wrong one da...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 16, 2012
Is your Android phone's bootloader unlocked? Is it SIM unlocked? What's the difference?
There's been a bit of confusion in the blogs the past few days over unlocking phones. May...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 11, 2012
It became officially official only yesterday, but there's potential disappointment to be had for prospective buyers of the Motorola Atrix HD. Motorola has confirmed, via their Twitter page, when...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 10, 2012
Want a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III without all the huffing and puffing that comes a long with encrypted bootloaders? The manufacture has you covered, as it will offer a "developer edition"...
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 09, 2012
When Google unveiled the Nexus Q, they said they welcomed hacking on the social streamer and some in the development community took that as an open challenge to see what all they could make it do. H...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2012
This should really go without saying, given that it's called the Nexus 7, but we'll go ahead and say it anyway. Yes, you can unlock the Nexus 7 bootloader, then have your way with...
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by Kevin O'Quinn
May 24, 2012
We don't have an official unlock through HTCDev yet, but that hasn't stopped the bootloader on the AT&T One X from being unlocked. After days of watching the devs do ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2012
If you were wondering about the EVO 4G LTE bootloader, or were a bit worried after learning that AT&T's decided to go back to its not-so-friendly ways, we're happy to tell you that...
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by Alex Dobie
May 05, 2012
Just about all of HTC's international phones and tablets released over the past year have been added to its bootloader unlock list -- the list of developer-friendly devices that can have their b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 06, 2012
Whenever a hot new HTC device is on the way, a portion of potential buyers are only interested in one thing -- how long until it's rooted and the bootloader is cracked? The AT&T One X is no ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 20, 2012
I get this question a lot: If my Galaxy Nexus is unrooted and running the stock ROM, how do I back up it via a custom recovery?
It's pretty easy, actually, and it goes back to our method of man...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 07, 2012
Chances are a good many of you out there aren't even old enough to remember the HTC Dream. (By the way, get off our lawn.) And chances are even slimmer that there are many still being used today...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 29, 2012
There's an old letter being passed around today that provides Verizon's response to the FCC about locked bootloaders. Starting early this month, these letters began going out to anyone...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 22, 2012
As promised, the bootloader unlock tool for the ASUS Transformer Prime is now available for download from ASUS directly. It's a simple little .apk that you'll download, move to your tablet a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 24, 2012
The ASUS Transformer Prime is the first quad-core tablet, and users were a bit up in arms when it was discovered that the bootloader was locked. ASUS responded with an official statement that ...
