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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyrusct82:
Yes you can. If you don't touch the Rom(rooting, modifying) and if you don't change the recovery.

Sent from my HTC One
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pokkerguy:
Well I did root (su), and added custom recovery TWRP and flashed ROM CLEANER v1.0 to remove the boatware.. So will I now still be able to get OTA updates?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] old.splatterhand:
Most likely not.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pokkerguy:
So how do you update your m8?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] akpe:
If you have a custom recovery, the only way to update is to use custom roms.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] menbaosusu:
Awesome, S-Off works in 5 mins.

Was running ARHD 7.0, backup and restored Stock UK, and S-Off worked like a charm.

$25 well worth it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] old.splatterhand:
I have a stock backup & stock recovery here.

But that does not belong into this thread.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cortez140369:
Question about locked bootloader

Sorry for my stupid question (and my bad english )

I purchase Susnhine via Paypal and now my M8 is S-Off

I had to sell it so I've returned in original condition (remain only S-Off).

I removed Tampered flag, locked boootloader ( via Scotty1223 guide ), remove SU and then installed Stock recovery without knowing that now I can not install any custom recovery.

If i use again susnhine and i'm already S-off then i find the bootloader unlocked?

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
Just ran Sunshine and achieved s-off on my HTC One M8! Thank you very much! A painless process.

However I think I may have missed something here. I do not appear to have root. TWRP Manager, root checker and Superuser all confirm it. I ran Sunshine again just to make sure and have done several reboots, but still no root.

I ran this on a completely stock 2.22.401.5 ROM which was a 4.4.3 update that rolled out OTA earlier in the week. Anyone else on this stock 4.4.3 ROM encountered this?

I just used fastboot to flash TWRP which worked perfectly so no bother, just thought I should mention it in case others get stuck requiring the root apps to go further.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] old.splatterhand:
Sunshine sets your device S-off and unlocks your bootloader, but you won't get perm root with it!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
Ah OK fair enough. Thanks for the clarification. It was the last message Sunshine flashed to me right before it reboots that confused me.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cortez140369:
Solved

Install SuperSU Pro and then relocked with Scotty1223 guide via adb.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Curuc:
Do not secondary S-OFF

I can't repeatedly receive S-OFF by this method. When there was a version of OS 4.4.2 that I made S-OFF. Later I needed to return to a stock state. And when I returned native CID and MID values that cleaned S-OFF (before it I restored archive of a drain 4.4.3 and I stitched base for the region of CID-038). After blocking of the loader I had TAMPERED inscription. For its removal I decided to receive repeatedly S-OFF - but at me left nothing. The program issues the message (I attached the image for accuracy) that it can't work with my device. How repeatedly to receive S-OFF (or there is any information)? I apply in txt the file a conclusion of the getvar all team.

Yes, absolutely forgot in attempt repeatedly to make RELOCK a device reboots and in adb the mistake (in the text file there is a ravine) is removed.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
There is a firmware or 2 out there that sunshine has issues with (we catch that during the compatibility tests). Sunshine can't work on your device at the moment.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Curuc:
Add

It is quite sad news to me. Then we will leave everything as is. I thank for information.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pricelesspegasus:
paypal and credit cards not working for me...

can i send u money from moneygram or western union or any other u suggest n then u send me the lockcode after manually processing the payment.... cux i dun know how much time it would take for another payment processor in the app

or u can give me ur bank account no i can wire u the money

[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION]
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Please be patient
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tigerstown:
What about everyone else..most everyone posting now can't pay cause it says person you r paying is suspicious. Lol after countless tries my friend went an got his 3rd prepaid card. This was a greendot card an it let him pay...but he runs sunshine an we let his phone sit for 20 mins an nothing happen. He had to leave my house an go to work so we will try an run it again tomorrow..lol
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
Most people have no problems, others can get support in irc.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] michaelbsheldon:
if you are thinking about buying Sunshine

Well, I had a small wrinkle while running this program, and like the previous poster says,

you can get Immediate help on the IRC channel indicated on the Sunshine download page.

It's definitely supported and worth doing.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tigerstown:
I'm not looking for support after countless tries he was able to pay an after a number of tries I got is phone s-off with this. Wow I did learn something..never help anyone you know get s-off if they don't know bout it. What a pain it has been for me..lol but as of late last night his sprint m8 is s-off. Thanks for this an if I have to use this on the next HTC phone that comes out I hope it goes lil smoother for me like firewater did type a few commands an done..???
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] andrdnl:
I just tried it on a HTC One E8 Dual SIM (MEC_DUGL PVT), SunShine did it super easy and fast.

Thanks guys for the great work!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Riff76:
Thank you for your support in irc yesterday. I was able to make it happen on my 2nd m8
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] redsocks95:
my 20 euros best spent .:victory::victory::fingers-crossed:

i have a htc one m7 international with chip 9001 and i've tried in all way possible to get s-off on it ( i changed rom and kernel one hundred times x but nothing)

then i've discovered this program and i get s-off in 5 minutes :D

I recommend it to all those who have these types of problems :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] decegeman:
works like a charm.

intl user with htc one max.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
re: payments

Paypal knows who we are (I run a business through the same account), calling them states they issue no such error for us

Find beaups or I in the support chat
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tigerstown:
I finally got his phone s-off an was able to pay after many tries..but thanks for the support. He is all set. His sprint m8 is now s-off.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] moosha:
Error

I tried using the sunshine apk but it always gives this error 9100..... I even tried it using it with towel root but I get the same error... Iam on HTC desire 816
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
Desire 816 is not currently supported.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] three20three:
Worked great on M7VZW!

Just wanted to thank you for your hard work on this! Worked great on my m7vzw :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pricelesspegasus:
to all those who have successfully run sunshine....

can anybody allow me use his prepaid or credit card cux mine not working.... i can transfer u the money via moneygram or western union....

i know its difficult to trust ppl but i hav no options!!! i hav been waiting for a long time now

thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Dacoco:
Is it possible to pay Sunshine S-OFF via Play Store? :eek:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pricelesspegasus:
the item is not available on playstore.. it will be helpful if it comes directly on playstore though!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
No, this type of app violates the PlayStore developer agreement, it would be pulled quickly.

Adding a second payment option, securely and safely, takes a lot of work. Please be patient.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mitas35:
Hi anyone try with m7 4.4.3? Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tigerstown:
When I was having this same issue the devs told me if I can't get it the can manually process a payment on the irc..maybe they will do that for you also.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyrusct82:
Yes. Works
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mitas35:
Thanks mate did you try it yourself? Are sure? Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyrusct82:
Yes

Try it.

It won't hurt.

If doesn't work app will tell you before you pay.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] foliage green:
awesome app. very easy to use. brand new AT&T M8 now s-off. worth every penny not having to go through htcdev and keeping my warranty in tact. thanks to the devs for all their hard work!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] broncogr:
Another happy camper with an M4 on latest firmware.

Good job guys !!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pricelesspegasus:
problem is i cant use manual process either!! cux devs require payment by google wallet but google wallet doesnt work here in pakistan
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Nasrudin78:
Sunshine Privileges

My question is why SunShine has so many privileges?

Why ,for example, has camera access or google/chrome stuff (for what?, exploit bug or some other hide/ backdoor behavior?). Please, only want to understand. I know you are a well regarded team. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
Just for fun. Since we run as root, we don't even need to declare those permissions. Glad someone noticed :P
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Nasrudin78:
But Sunshine can take instant photos or retrive any implicated information, for example? forgive my ignorance, paranoia and possible rude. xDDD
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
Of course it *could*, although it doesn't. Any app that runs with superuser permissions can do EVERYTHING. Regardless of what permissions you see defined when installed.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tigerstown:
But if you have appops installed couldn't you manually shut off those permission in a app that uses superuser.(not sunshine I mean in general) Just wondering
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Nasrudin78:
Sunshined!!! thx developer team!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Actually you can't, if the app users root, it really doesnt need to even declare those permissions, the app could add permissions at runtime.

Assume any app with the ability to run as root, has all permissions, if declared or not.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Haik0:
I am considering to install /use the Sunshine to S-OFF my device.

But I have a small question, just to have a clear idea what will actually happen if I s-off (first time on HTC device)

Previously I had a Nexus 5, which I unlocked, installed custom Recovery and rooted. So My question is by making my my HTC One m8 S-off (unlock, install custom recovery and root), will it be in a same exact state as my previously described Nexus 5 was? or does s-off mean something different ?

Sorry for this possibly "dumb" question, but I just need comparative imagination with what I am already familiar with.

Thanks :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Puff1911:
Same here... tried this rom.. messed up the device.. can't copy back on anything..

will need to push a rom or sideload a rom or something in the morning... 5am.. gonna sleep!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] angadreme:
Hey Jcase,

Currently running ARHD 8.0. SunShine did not run the exploit probably because I'm running ElementalX as a kernel...:rolleyes:

Will change everything this afternoon and then run your fantastic exploit.

I want to thank you and your whole team for this very good news :good: How can you be sooo good ? ;)

Have a nice rest, guys, you really deserve it :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] nuts77:
Worked like a charm on ARHD 8.0

Just rebooted manually after the final warning (seems it knida got stuck but S-off happened even though).

One question, does sunshin app uninstall itself when everything is completed?

Thanks for your work!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sharingspider:
I am on the ROM Badseed Sprint HTC One M8 not able to get this working. Please advise a rom it would work with. I have a Sprint HTC One M8. TIA.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
every near as stock Rom works...or just ale a stock Rom, do s-off and flash your favorite Rom back

Gesendet von meinem HTC One_M8 mit Tapatalk
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sharingspider:
It worked thanks a ton dev keep up the good work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] exocetdj:
+1 i have several friends who have got this working on maximus or a rooted stock nandroid. This should be all you need.

This won't work with viper or any rom with huge customisation.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elsworth1983:
Restored my stock backup run a bit of sunshine and pow soff cheers money well spent
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sharingspider:
Can anyone give me a link of stock odexed rom for sprint. Latest version I need to flash to simunlock it - TIA
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbarajasp:
i keep getting a "update sunshine" error.... what gives
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sharingspider:
Wat rom u on
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFoF:
Tried Sunshine on ViperOne and CM11. App says ROM is not compatible. I'm a HTC One (m7) user. Does the m7 get supported in the feature? Firewater is also not working :(
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elsworth1983:
You have to be as close to stock as possible Inc the kernel for sunshine to work its mentioned all in the thread

:cool:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFoF:
Which ROM do you suggest? I don't have a stock rooted nandroid anymore and the Sense ROMS are heavily customised.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyrusct82:
I've tried even with stock rooted but didn't work on my M7. [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] told us a few pages back that is not working on M7 for now.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFoF:
Sorry, I've missed that post. I'll just wait and hope they add support for the One m7 later. Thanks guys.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyrusct82:
+1.

I can't wait that SunShine come to M7.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Most likely a connection issue, switch to mobile if you on on wifi, or wifi if you are on mobile. If you have a firewall disable it

it should, but i dont know on ARHD, it has some bugs keeping SunShine from cleaning itself up properly. you can uninstall sunshine, and rebbot/shutdown

Thanks everyone!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sharingspider:
Any suggestions for ROM also I lost my recovery now trying to install different ROM what to do
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] sharingspider:
This is what is the state of my device everytime I restart now. What I shud be doing to get it back?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
S-off is makes the device even less secure than an unlocked nexus device. For example, with s-off you can use a custom hboot or even a custom trustzone, should you choose to do so. Either of those would (should?) Brick a nexus device.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Haik0:
OMG )) less secure ?

So there just no way to have exact amount of security as unlocked Nexus has ?

How much of a danger would that be for me if what I wanna do with my devices, is just to "clean flash" latest stock ROM available for my device (with custom recovery), root it and have the Xposed Framework installed? I am not even planing to flash a custom ROM!

Thanks for your reply !
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
HTC dev unlock and s-on would be a similar security level to an unlocked nexus device. One way to get there is run sunshine (sets s off and unlocked) then switch back to s-on (leaving the bootloader unlocked). Not sure why you'd want to do that, but its certainly an option.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dbelk77:
Sorry if any of this comes off sounding dumb but the last HTC I've worked with was a rezound so I'm probably a little rusty. I have a Verizon m7 on 4.4.3 no root, bone stock. What exactly will this exploit achieve for my phone..... Root access is the big question here.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] wase4711:
the only part that is "dumb" is the fact you didnt bother to read the OP which has ALL the info anyone needs about this..
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] souljasteve84:
Hey guys I've got a problem ,I know my way around android aNd rooting etc I have ticked unknown sources the problem I am having I downloaded sunshine apk from there site but every time I try to install it ,it says not installed .so I can't install it
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Can you try downloading it with your PC, and then installing it?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] souljasteve84:
Yeah I have already tried that still no luck ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Use adb to try and install it, paste the output if it errors here
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] souljasteve84:
No worries I'll try it once I'm home thanks so much I'll let u know how I go cheers
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] PillowMetal:
For what you want to do, you don't need S-OFF via sunshine. You can simply use htcdev.com to unlock the bootloader, fastboot flash custom recovery and flash root. This will bring you to an equivalent state of your Nexus (but you will be on record with HTC as unlocking your bootloader and voiding your HTC warranty, but not your carrier warranty).

However, getting S-OFF will make things much easier and allow much more flexibility. For example, you can run an RUU for a previous version of hboot and ROM if you are S-OFF but not if S-ON. Also, you can modify to get rid of TAMPERED via mmcblk0p6, UNLOCKED via mmcblk0p2, and red developer warning text via modified hboot.

Additionally, you can actually just "hide" unlocked and S-OFF with a modified hboot, but remain S-OFF and unlocked. Truthfully, you can be S-OFF and actually lock your bootloader and still custom flash anything. You get the point.

For me the best point is that you can royally f*** up your phone, and as long as you can get to the bootloader, you can run any RUU of your choice and subsequent OTAs and be right back in business.

Any particular questions you have let me know. I have owned Samsung and Nexus devices in the past and they can be much simpler to customize, but because of the flexibility of HTC devices and S-OFF in particular, I would never go back. I am so grateful that HTC saw the light and at least endorsed people openly unlocking their devices that they own.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] souljasteve84:
all sorted now. i just put sunshine apk to system/app in rom zip then reflashed stock rom and boom now im officially s-off woohoo thanks so much for tending to me in my time of need lol much appreciated
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] karesz72:
Network error! Help us .. thank you
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Htc-OneX:
You're a genius, it works on M7_UL ! :good::laugh:

eMMC : 9001
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Haik0:
Thank you very much for an extensive explanation, appreciate that !!!

So with unlocked bootloader, custom recovery and rooted device (s-On) I am still not able to permanently remove system apps , right ?

I know I could flash a kernel or some mod , but they don't seam to be to reliable, don't wanna mess with the stock kernel!

and I think I can delete those system files from TWRP file manager , Am I right ?? Is this the only option with s-on device and stock rom ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sharky52:
Working on ONE M7

Thanks, s-off now :)

HBOOT: 1.57.0000
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] PillowMetal:
Yes, a while back HTC made their kernels prevent /system partition writes, even with root, so the only option was to use custom recovery (TWRP) or a modified (insecure) kernel to delete system files like you said. However, that is yet another benefit of S-OFF - I have the stock kernel (no mods) and can write and delete anything from the /system partition using any Android file manager of choice (I prefer Solid Explorer). I can even write /system from adb shell on the computer. I do not have to use TWRP to delete files and can even edit files on-device at will.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Haik0:
OK, I understand. Thank you very much ! :) I'll be changing that damen S to OFF :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] David522d:
After using sunshine will it keep root so I can use flashify to flash twrp?

Will I have root still ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyrusct82:
No. You will have S-off. Then you must use fastboot to flash recovery and then you will root with TWRP recovery.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Wait, why would you put sunshine into /system/app? Please don't do that, it doesn't expect itself to be in a partition mounted ro. If you must go that route, pkease delete it afterwards, else you may fall into some stability issues with your device.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
Sunshine Root for xt108m

Will the new Sunshine Root work for the XT1080M if the phone is unrooted. I saw the video with the HTC and the app was asking for root permissions. My phone is a new phone and it came with the version 4.4.4/21.11.21. Will there be any complications?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
SunShine does not support Motorola at this time, and we have no news to publish regarding potential future updates.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
droid maxx root

Will there be a way to unlock the bootloader so I can root my phone. I want to be able to unlock the native tethering.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
If not sunshine any other way to be able to do it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
Not at the moment. Also, nobody likes a smartazz....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
lol, I guess I need to get rid of my Droid Maxx to get me a Moto or a Galaxy S 5 or 4. Is there a way to unlock the bootloader on the phone. Some people like a smartazz.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beaups:
Good luck....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
Is there a forum I can subscribe too so I will be update to anything with the Droid Maxx
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] twinkyz1979:
Hmmmm...... maybe do some searching and reading. Why must noobs think everything must be given to them?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pricelesspegasus:
m receiving THESE errors while buying:

1.PAYER CANNOT PAY

2.INSTRUMENT DECLINED

3.CARD DECLINED
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] iaminflames:
Are you brain dead?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
No but I am a child of God :):good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Spey:
OMG ..., please stop asking and do some reading of things less biblical.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Puff1911:
Nope.. no one else in the world bought that phone.. unlikely there is a forum for anything related to that phone..

You should flush it immediately.. :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] smartazz69:
I threw it down the storm drain during the last rain we got because it was to big to go down the toilet. Thanks for the advise about flushing it