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[HTC EVO 3D] jfoster38122:
EVO 3D

Still love my EVO also
[General Topics] ilostchild:
http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084

they stated official HTC will no longer lock the bootloaders
[General Topics] infamousjax:
hooray! nerds shall rejoice everywhere. another reason why HTC makes the best android phones. Motorola aint got **** on this.
[General Topics] ctraywick1:
Damn you beat me to posting it but I found out through http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/htc-decides-to-unlock-bootloaders-moving-forward/

* I'm just sayin......
[General Topics] shortlived:
Cool beans
[General Topics] asj2583:
Yep I saw through android central. http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-a...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
[General Topics] sino8r:
Thank ***** God! Now my next phone won't HAVE to be a Samsung or LG...
[General Topics] heybobitsme:
That's awesome but I'll believe it when I see it.
[General Topics] cjward23:
What a great peice of news to wake up to. I'm going to have to exhibit some serious self control to not buy a sensation in the upcoming weeks.

Suppose I had better change my sig. :)

UNLOCK OUR BOOTLOADERS

Noob's Watch This
[General Topics] Richard1510:
I was thinking the same thing. I was wondering where I would have to go for my next phone. Now I can stay with HTC! Thank you HTC:D
[General Topics] cartman09:
I just hope that they will also unlock all already released phones. Like...ours :)

But I don't know, they already have our money so..

It would be a small christmas if the new OTA would unlock the bootloader as well.
[General Topics] Nipqer:
Does this mean rooting phones doesn't void warranty now?

-Nipqer
[General Topics] cjward23:
I doubt it very very much

Noob's Watch This
[General Topics] xsteven77x:
This is a pretty big deal/win for the community.
[General Topics] mrbmg:
Wow that is crazy! Lot of crackers are going to be bored now lol. Pretty damn cool.
[General Topics] FinHD:
Damn... this just adds to my anticipation of the gingerbread update. I've been using stock rom since day one. Oh the wait...

Sent from my Desire Z
[General Topics] 4Bear:
Can Stick With HTC Now

This is great. I was looking at anything that wasn't locked down and now I can stick with HTC. Having a Eris and being able to run Gingerbread (shed 3.4) has extended my phone by a full year plus which I could not have done without being able to root it.

HTC has done the right thing. What a novel idea listen to the people who use your products.
[General Topics] rootblock:
Looks like HTC will be getting my money next time I buy a device :)
[General Topics] aleesh92:
buenisimoo! ya estaba esperando eso

English: Great I was expecting that
[General Topics] TheThoth:
Is there actually anyway to obtain the new unlocked bootloader on existing devices?
[General Topics] orb3000:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ve-an-unlocked-bootloader-one-way-or-another/
[General Topics] Richard1510:
That is great news. I think I see a new phone in my future.
[General Topics] galaxys:
Many threads on this already...but it makes for enjoyable reading :)
[General Topics] =ARV=:
Really great news! I hoped it will happen soon, when saw the petition :)
[General Topics] wattnxt:
My hope is that as each of the older phones gets an update, the bootloader will be updated to the unlocked version as well.

Don't get me wrong, I am not knocking the result here; but does it seem odd to anyone else that this comes on the heels of HTC scrambling to solve a random reboot issue on the T-Bolt? Really, who's seen more random reboots than those of us that push the older phones to their limits and beyond?

Zepplin's rework of the OOM values, Cache2Cache on the Eris, App2SD for phones strapped by "factory" updates...the list goes on and on for DEV solutions to manufacturer's problems.

Like I said, I'm not knocking the results. I'll be getting an HTC as soon as they offer a version with unlocked bootloader on VZW...Hint, Hint HTC....INC2 for those of us that travel abroad.... I would pull the trigger tonight if that was officially announced and supported by HTC.

Keep pushing and signing until HTC opens up all the bootloaders. HTC just became Quietly GENIUS!!!

Thank you HTC, now just don't stop short... :rolleyes:
[General Topics] soheil_julio:
Good news..thanks
[General Topics] gxapplications:
And for older phones

Did anybody see if the older HTC phones (Desire .*) will be unlocked too ?

2.3.3 upgrade on thhe DHD is really boring (it just add new major bugs for me).

Waiting for CM !:)
[General Topics] dmaspocil:
nice share :)

motorola bootloader is sucks
[General Topics] Patato22:
thanks for the info
[General Topics] johnson8cyl:
This is great. Couldn't be happier :D
[General Topics] Daptonic:
Very happy about this. Your move Moto.
[General Topics] thebum2323:
I like the sound of this! HTC is finally following through... time for motorola now too as well...
[General Topics] Richard1510:
That would be nice. If Motorola unlocks their phones. Many people would be very happy.
[General Topics] 0mfgroflmao:
My next phone will be a HTC!
[General Topics] C4m3r0n:
I know that I would be a lot happier with my Droid X if the bootloader was not locked. My next phone will be either a Samsung or HTC as long as they remain unlocked.
[General Topics] getrich:
It's a great step for us who rooted the phones, not sure for the rest of the users who like to keep old software :D
[General Topics] 15jkeee:
Good news, but i dont have htc(
[General Topics] LilJay19:
It was a fake HTC page, look it up
[General Topics] :
I don't think so. It was even tweeted by htc, if I'm not mistaken.

EDIT: Yes, there was a fake htc page, but the statement that htc will put out devices with unlocked bootloaders is official.
[General Topics] grosminetiti:
Great news :-)

Thanks
[General Topics] mastermind88:
me too...but only when i will see the devices unlocked....for now, i have a samsung :(...HTC desire s and sensation are very very nice phones...but...what's the sense of a locked android?

I wish HTC will respond to us with FACTS, and not only with nice messages on facebook :)
[General Topics] greenstuffs:
They are just selling smoke like motorola did to all of you with the atrix being unlocked some day soon, yeah right... For now the incredible s, inspire, tbolt and some more still have locked bootloaders.
[General Topics] lemondroid:
Well,

Locked = Less sales..
[General Topics] rosshalz:
Sony: take the cue!!
[General Topics] expd408:
Defiantly getting an HTC for verizon in the near future.
[General Topics] johnson8cyl:
+1 10 char
[General Topics] itang:
it's a great news i think??

have a great experience with htc desire for now, hope htc always make a great smartphone..
[General Topics] Thedigitaljedi:
Woohoo Great News! :D
[General Topics] trunzoc:
Hopefully Motorola does the same soon.

I have a DInc, so not an issue for me, but the only reason I haven't tried and X or X2 is because of the locked boot loader
[General Topics] galaxys:
Looking better for the Sensations unlocked bootloader per tmonews here
[General Topics] bgonderi:
Excellent news! A manufacturer finally gets it.
[General Topics] tommyinhi27:
they working on it!

HERE'S something for all new and old DEV'S................

http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter

http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads

http://androiddevphone.com/

(and pretty soon unlocking bootloader capability!)

Aloha~

:cool:
[General Topics] :
I doubt that any of the "average users" would care about locked bootloaders and it certainly WILL NOT mean less sales for hTC. If that was the case, Apple would be losing sales right now because of their restrictive OS, but we don't see that happening, do we?
[General Topics] tommyinhi27:
no mean to get testy my friend I am one of the few that had a test phone..

Android Phone Bootloaders ?

Every Android phone has a bootloader that instructs the operating system kernel to boot normally. But you need to understand one thing here that as Android OS is an open source OS and is available on a variety of different hardware, every manufacturer has their own version of bootloader specific for the hardware present in it’s environment. We also saw couple of weeks back that Motorola packaged an “eFuse” command in their Android phones, which could brick (permanently turn off) your device in case you tried to flash a Custom ROM.

Why is Bootloader Locked ?

A bootloader is usually locked on an Android device because although it’s an open source OS, still the manufacturers want you to stick to their Android OS version specifically designed for the device. In order to apply this concept, manufacturers lock the bootloader. With a locked bootloader on Android devices, it is virtually impossible to flash a Custom ROM and forced attempts void warranty as well as usually end up in bricks. Therefore, the first step is to always unlock the bootloader.

Why To Unlock Bootloader On Android Devices ?

The explanation to this question is really simple. If you want root, you’d be wanting to flash Custom ROM post-root, and if you want to install a Custom ROM, you’d need to have your stock bootloader unlocked. In simple terms Unlocking the bootloader allows you to install custom Firmware on your Android phone.

Unlocking your phone’s bootloader voids its warranty. It also completely wipes (formats) your Android phone’s internal memory including applications, contacts, SMS and MMS messages etc.

"I myself just was very very angry when my stock test phone I got from customer care for one, didn't have any technical support so I myself used whatever knowledge I could and (lived and learned) but the day I tried to get an OTA from google it never happened"

Well I then called 18772969933 and someone told me to try *#*#checkin#*#* on my device and my checkin with google was successful, although what I didn't realize on my way to a hospital?? I had already denied my OTA a few times and I'm guessing somewhere around 72 hours later... Google Servers "forced" that update to my test device, WELL.. my phone started updating and even though I had full power/signal at the time??

Walking into the hospital, BRICKED my phone for LIFE!!! I returned it and it never was the same again... I've messed with so many roms and builds ever since and that's why finally now that HTC releasing software that will UNLOCK your bootloader is important to me, because I'm not an average user! I never really have indulged in custom roms built by developers I'd rather build my own and then flash my own.. The only true UNLOCKED phone ever was the ADP1 which did come SIM/SOFTWARE/HARDWARE/BOOTLOADER unlocked, now they "HTC" is finally coming to their senses.

:rolleyes:

LOLOLOL,

(most guys on this site just have tried to find ways around the manufacture's specs but finally the day is near, it was inevitable!)
[General Topics] 08r3308:
How hard us it for htc to just unlock it allready? I mean is unlocking that difficult?
[General Topics] Dirk:
When i heard HTC would sell devices with Bootloaders unlocked i was like :D

But when i heard how many hoops i'd have to jump through for this to happen i was like :mad:

Hopefully the dev community will continue to come up with easier 'unofficial' methods to acheive the desired result.
[Xperia Arc General] waanz:
Hi, has anyone tried to scan QR code with Google Goggles from their Arc?

It works for big QR code on web sites but I find that the camera can't get a sharp focus on closer and smaller QR code (like those printed on business cards).

Anyone else? Any work around?

Thanks

waanz
[Xperia Arc General] Rhesonance:
How small are we talking about here? I just scanned several 2cm x 2cm QR codes fine.
[Xperia Arc General] CarbonX13:
Maybe you're holding the QR code too close/too far. Try adjusting the distance and see. I've had many issues if the subject is too close to the camera. Also, try manually focusing with the camera button if you haven't been doing so already (it's a two-step one like most digital cameras)
[Xperia Arc General] waanz:
QR code 2 or 3 cm wide. Have tried to hold camera at all possible distance, no luck.

Using google goggles
[General Topics] JackMetal:
Well, my company is now forcing everyone to use a palm pre 2 as their business phone. I'm not too happy about it'll but then again, I know litterally nothing about it or WebOS. So, I'm asking the awesome community here for some advise.

I've searched, but only found a small WebOS section here. Did I happen to overlook a Palm Pre 2 Section?

I've also searched Google and elsewhere, but have seen very little development wise for it. Is there any chance for custom ROMs or even android on it or is WebOS going to be worth keeping? I guess I'll be finding out myself in a few weeks, but I kinda wanted to get a headstart on it and be ready to flash or customize it so it will be as useful as possible. ;-)
[General Topics] jasonyump:
google "precentral". youll find everything u need regarding webos there :)
[General Topics] SuperDeform:
+1 google palm pre forums
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FYDave:
Hey guys. I'm current having a problem that since I've flashed Das Bamf 1.7 my volume button is unlocking the screen as well as the power button.

I searched around but couldn't find a solution to this problem. I only want my power button to unlock my screen.

Thanks in advance!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyfingers:
Check the bamf 1.7 thread and flash the no volume wake zip.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FYDave:
Yeah. I felt tremendously silly when the answer was in the first post of the 1.7 thread. :/
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibsk8:
it's alway a good idea to read the entire OP, even the changelogs..... doh.
[Epic 4G General] ZiggSVO:
Ok so basically, this is a rant for all forums not specifically this one...but I've noticed in a lot of the threads I read through people asking this or how to do that or can someone do this or where can I find that...now imagine how easy it is to click the thanks button the forum developer put on posts, hell even saying thank you in the thread??? Alot easier than it was for someone to take the time to answer your question or help you out?

I see this all the time on all the forums...

So why is it that most people don't do it?? Serious question? Has it come down to just being a gimme gimme gimme world? And trust me with 6 kids in my house I understand that...but my 2 year old neice says bless you when you sneeze or thank you for whatever reason it is deserved??

So why is it that some grown ass men or women or even teenagers on these forums can't even say thanks? Lol. That thanks button is there...well atleast my view on it...so that when someone gives me advice or a suggestion I see they have been thanked umpteen times or however many times and I'm like well this person seems credible? And it may not seem like it to everyone, but to me it kind of makes you feel good that you helped someone and they took the time to thank you :p Seriously people...we need to start thanking those that deserve it!!

And again this was a rant for all the forums I frequent not this one, not any specific thread, and not about me getting thanks because I dont care if I do or don't...I'm not a Dev, I'm not a Themer, I'm just a guy that visits forums and passes along info and knowledge I've recieved from people that I have thanked :p

And this will be on the other forums I frequent also since not everyone is on XDA :)

Thanks for reading :)

Now what are your thoughts :p

Edit** And for those that say I use forum "X"s app and there isn't a thanks button but I thank later from a computer, this isnt about not getting thanked right away...just not getting thanked at all :p **
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
I think people asking those questions over and over don't even know it...

If it was a little more in your face they would probably press it like after you reply it should ask ...would you like to thank?
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
Thank you!
[Epic 4G General] theimpaler747:
This is the part I agree with the most. Even from the phone, hit menu on the XDA app, browser, and thank the person helping you. :)
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Thank you...I too get a little irked when you spend a couple of days working with someone, fix their issue and then they are gone. BTW I thanked you!
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
Honestly, I liked XDA better when there wasn't a thanks button, then people wouldn't complain about it being used
[Epic 4G General] ZiggSVO:
Thats a great suggestion but I think then people would complain about it being in your face, like trying to make you thank someone. Which you never have to do. You aren't required to thank anybody...

That's why it makes people feel good when they are actually thanked :) Because you actually took the time to let me know I helped you :)

Thanks for pointing that out for people that didn't know it :)

Thanks for sharing your opinion ;) and that is one of the exact reasons for this post...the lack of the common courtesy!

Appreciate your honesty but again in my post I said it's not about the thanks button not being used

Even though I can point out I don't know how many posts in a single ROM thread that a person has an issue or question and it is answered or solved and like stated above...they are gone ;) ...it's not about the button...but the lack of the common courtesy of saying thank you

*thanked for your honesty ;)
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
IDK, one of my biggest pet peeves are people who are like panhandling for "thanks". The people who say "don't forget to thanks if I helped you" and things like that. To me its a meaningless number under my username. I guess its nice knowing you helped someone by them "thanking" you, but 99% of the time that I help a person, they actually write out a comment to me thanking me for helping them.

Yea, its a rude move not to thank a person that is helping you, but I don't help people for thanks. I help people because if I know something that can help them, I can make their day/life a tiny bit easier and then someone else will do the same for me.
[Epic 4G General] ZiggSVO:
That's exactly it! It's not about the thanks button lol Everyone is refering this to that lol

I only referenced the number because like I said...why is it really there? I think to let others know that you've been a help to someone previously....

It's about the lack of the common courtesy :p

That's why in my sig it says if "someone" has helped you not me! lol If you say thanks in a post back great! If you click the button cool! Just thank the person helping you somehow!

Edit: And thats another thing its about paying it forward :p I'm always helping people on the side of the road, or getting off the top of their cars during a flood...But unless they thank you how do you know that you helped them?

Edit: Maybe I should change my sig to say Thank them not hit the button ;)
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Your sig is great. People should thank those that help them and giving people a general reminder is a good thing.
[Epic 4G General] epic4GEE:
Part of not getting thanks is xda's 5 thanks per day and the other part is people prefer the app when the browser works quite well....its all I use to post and I always post from my phone.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Yep, I do 99% of my XDA browsing on my phone. That app is too nice.
[Epic 4G General] mikeew83:
give thanks

I give thanks when thanks are do and honestly it does not have to be through a button nor in a post typically i will direct pm the person i am thanking and do so that way even for something small.
[Epic 4G General] compuw22c:
Same here, always on the xda app. Lets add it! (Then I'll use it to thank the dev ;) )

Sent from my pocket rocket
[Epic 4G General] theimpaler747:
Re-quoting my post ;)
[Epic 4G General] ZiggSVO:
See theimpalers post about it being in the app ;)

And its not about the thanks button just about being thanked in general :p

Edit:

You beat me 2 it lol was doing just what you did lol

Edit2: I think I've used all my posts for today lol
[HD2 General] FerretAD:
https://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084

Fantastic news !
[HD2 General] silverwind:
Great news...... We all are getting ORD....:D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] OMGrant:
I haven't seen any mention of this.

thanks
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] I Am Marino:
Never noticed that before, just checked mine, I don't seem to have that, although my notification bar is messed up looking to start with, I have random bars on the side.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] luciferii:
ive noticed that on mine too
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] junkrobot:
This is most likely because of your LCD density. I changed mine to 160 and this little seam went away.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] OMGrant:
How does one do this?

edit: nvm, found this thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884602

and changed value according to this thread. Thanks junkrobot
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] junkrobot:
Here's a little post I found detailing the procedure:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14047816&postcount=2

Hopefully this helps! Everyone likes different LCD densities, but I'm happy with 160, personally. It looks really crisp!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ace7196:
Huh. Have they fixed the "My Apps" in the market from disappearing when you change to 160 dpi?

Google Maps work now at 160?

Which Gapps did you install?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] junkrobot:
You know, I hadn't checked my apps at all, but I've had inconsistent results on that regardless of density, I think. What density do you prefer? I use Gapps 20110307. I also haven't attempted to use Maps, honestly.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] OMGrant:
Thats really odd! why does this matter to gapps I wonder?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] I Am Marino:
I've messed with mine plenty and never lost the My Apps button.

Went from default (161) to 187, down to 175, and now on 170.

Tinkering around, everything works fine.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] OMGrant:
I just wanted to post that I've upgraded to one of the nightlies and it seems to be fixed w/ 161
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Nburnes:
I noticed this on the newer nightlies as well. If it's not to much trouble could you tell me what theme that is you are using?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] cheez99:
Yes, I too can confirm this problem has been fixed in the nightlies.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] luciferii:
both the themes gingerblur and elegant steel are amazing on the nook.. especially elegant steel. also both correct the bug aforementioned in this thread.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] OMGrant:
Orange Octane by UpwardSpiral - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11760329#post11760329
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] mikedam21:
For about a month now I have been looking for QuickOffice in which the "package will parse" whenever I try to install it fails and it comes up with something like this. Also, sometimes if it does install it force closes.

ANY HELP?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] tw39515:
i think it is sense frame work dependent, i could be wrong, i tried last month and couldnt get it to work either
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] mikedam21:
I thought the same but I also tried DocumentsToGo and same thing.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] rahul07:
which is better

Do you think Quick office is better than documents to go?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eugers22:
Re: Batt.txt File in SD Card

Does anyone know what that file is?

batt_2946329742 and it's a text file in the root of my sd card.

I searched everywhere, both this site and on google, and not a single paged popped up with anything relevant.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efisal:
why search like crazy for Transformer online if you can just get it in frys store.

i don't know if i got lucky but... 2 hours ago 04PM pacific ( 05/26/2011) i had the chance to go to frys in Las Vegas to get a cheep mouse for my office and i stop at the laptop section and just ask one of the guys when thay think they will have the Transformer in store... and the guy just told me that "they dont have it on display...." BUT....they have the 16GB for 399 and the 32GB for 499....:D:D:D:D:D:D:D in stock.......:):):):)

i dident a think alot before i ask him to get one fro me..... not waiting for FedEx....just paid and run home......lol