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HTC Update: Bootloaders Will Be Unlocked Using a Web-Based Tool

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Aug, 2011

Today HTC has updated us yet again regarding the situation with the unlocking of bootloaders. It has been nearly a month since they told us the update would be coming in August and September and now they have more details for us regarding how and when this will all go down.

HTC Sensation and EVO 3D Permanent S-OFF and Recovery Finally Here!

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Jul, 2011

It's finally here, what everyone that has an EVO 3D or Sensation has been waiting for. To be able to achieve S-OFF, Root and get a recovery for your phone. It is now available for download but before I get into it I figured I'd hurry and share the news with the world. This is just breaking so bare with me.

HTC EVO 3D and Sensation May See Bootloader Unlock Today but not from HTC

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Jul, 2011

We have seen a lot of tweets and praying for unlocked bootloaders for the popular new HTC EVO 3D and Sensation 4G, latest report from HTC states an update will be available in August or September. Thanks to the amazing developer community of Android we might just get a unofficial unlock today from the teams at Unrevoked and AlphaRevX.

HTC Sensation Gets S-OFF, EVO 3D Should Be Next [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jul, 2011

Slowly but surely they are getting there folks. The developers behind Alpharevx and Unrevoked have been working together (and will be merging soon) finally achieved S-OFF on the HTC Sensation 4G. We might not have to wait for HTC after all. They have been working hard at an exploit they found similar to the earlier method for root and now they've been able to unlock the phone -- This is great news.

HTC EVO 3D Bootloader will be Unlocked At Launch Says Rogers Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Jul, 2011

Exciting news coming from Rogers Canada today. They have just said that the EVO 3D will be launching soon and it will in fact have an unlocked bootloader already. You will not have to wait for the HTC update we are all waiting for. HTC recently announced they will be working on unlocking the bootloader for the current HTC Sensation and the EVO 3D and more to follow. It looks like you Canadians wont have to wait for such an update.

Android Community Weekly : July 16, 2011

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 16 Jul, 2011

It’s the middle of July and tech news this week has been rock steady! Lets start off by saying that Google+ is now available for international users; and at this point it seems that all Google+ is missing compared to other social platforms is a wider userbase. In other Google news, their new project “Google Offers (Beta)” launched in NYC Tuesday. Think of this service as a way to save money with many different local businesses on a daily basis. This past Monday evening, HTC released information that the bootloaders of some of their more recent devices will be unlocked in the coming months of August and September. Some of their devices have already been unlocked over at XDA Developers, but I’m sure many have been awaiting an official fix.

Motorola Atrix Bootloader Unlockable World Wide

By John Scheible
on 14 Jul, 2011

Just a few short weeks ago the Motorola Atrix 4G for AT&T was unlocked thanks to some sneaky developers and a leaked Gingerbread build. Unfortunately the rest of the world's Atrixes (or maybe Atricies) were not so lucky. Developers didn't sit around though and now freedom has been brought to the first dual core phone world wide.

Motorola Droid X2 Gets Bootstrap and Clockwork Recovery

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Jul, 2011

This is still very much in the early stages so before you run over and give this a try make sure you read over the forum and what other users are reporting. According to our sources the Motorola Droid X2 has already got a working clockworkmod recovery thanks to the old bootstrap trick by Koush. Just like the original Droid X. This bootstrap app was found in what might be a random chinese forum but users are reporting it working great and some have already made backups of the stock rom and are ready to try new things.

Breaking: HTC Unlocking Bootloaders Come August and September

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Jul, 2011

This evening HTC just came out with some breaking and exciting news we have all been patiently waiting for (well most of us patiently), and that news is some official remarks regarding the timeline for unlocking the bootloader on HTC phones. I can't wait for some CM7 on my Sensation because that is what's coming next for mine. HTC plans to unlock their newest phones first, read on past the break for the full details.

Android Community Weekly : July 9, 2011

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 9 Jul, 2011

Another week of tech news has come and gone, and in this issue of Android Community Weekly we revisit some rather interesting posts! First off, it’s the 2011 first annual Android Community TABLETPALOOZA! In this first week, we’ll be giving away a free Acer Iconia Tab A500; a winner will be picked every Monday so be sure to sign up soon! Chris Burns was one of the first members of our staff to adopt the new social platform Google+ last week; we finally have our entire team up and running so be sure to add us to your circles!