yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] shadestalker:
Product delivered on time and as stated. Bonus - frustration-free packaging! Would buy again, A++++. ;)

Seriously, nice work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Puff1911:
well to be fair.. he stated it was his opinion and he did it in a respectful manner.

Better than most of the other persons who feel this way.

Maybe a post should be put on the first page addressing all cost issues so it would just be a matter of referral, rather than having to re-address the issue all the time.

or a disclaimer or something stating that the price is given as is and is not open for discussion.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] maikel_swe:
Thanks JCASE tried all the Firewater methods nothing worked until I went for your Method!!!

THANK YOU :good::good::good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mitas35:
Waiting for m7 support :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Dougau:
So this will work with a stock Verizon M8? What happens when they push out 4.4 and Android L? I want to keep stock but want to tether and a few other things. Will we be able to take OTA's with sunshine and keep unlocked bootlosders and root?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sim-X:
Everyone likes free of course but I actually don't have a problem with this. $25 isn't that much (of course it could always go down) to s-off your device. There needs to be motivation for future devices and going about it this way ensures you can still s-off yourself. I would never want to send my device off to somewhere. If you don't like the price, then don't buy it and keep your s-on. I have bought a new htc device on release day since the evo4G. I actually never was able to get my evo3D s-off but if a tool like this would have been out at the time I would have jumped on board. I know methods came out later but by then I was on to the next phone.

My only criticism of the pricing model is I don't think it should be locked per device. There are legitimate reasons on why you need to get a phone swapped out, I have had older phones swapped out multiple times before. If it be bad radio, hardware, camera, losing your phone, breaking it, theft, etc you shouldn't have to buy the same thing over and over for something you already have a license for. Yes this could open the door for abuse but even say a 3 user limit would be more than enough to cover a device getting swapped out while locking out say a business of someone charging to unlock devices.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] theotrman:
Completely agree with you man. EVO 3D was difficult, but thanks to UNOWNFORCE and others; we had it..![emoji109][emoji106]. The procedure was a bit complicated and you had to short the phone almost...[emoji47]

This method is uncomplicated and support can be found on the Developers IRC channel.

I've read almost every post in this thread and I'm surprised people feel it's OK to comment on cost and the cost in development for this app.

Ohh yeah its an app/program.! WTH, they made it even that simple for the masses to turn their phone into a completely UNLOCK/UNBRANDED PHONE! Dooooooooooood!

These guys have great support on irc and

But folks with concerns about buying it should consider just reading what it does and use it if they deem as a worthy option.

I can't imagine calling Burton and griping that I'm unhappy with the cost of their boards?? I either buy it or don't.

Please reconsider posting if your only concern is price.. These guys should have to explain themselves and the thread should be for minor support.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
s-off should be forever, but we wont assist with updating (not something we have time with). You should be able to retain s-off, and im sure many people on XDA could help you with updating when the time comes.

If you can design a logical way to prevent piracy and license sharing, we are open to considering that implementation. For now, the only way we have came up to do this safely is to tie the license to the hardware.

Evo3d was trivial compared to the m8 really :/
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] I have a question..

For example if my phone is in repair but they changed imei or whatever you took to keep the licence only to that phone and I can't s-off it then or so...can we get a new licence because we already purchased?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
HTC is not going to arbitrarily change your IMEI, if you IMEI changes from an HTC service, it means they swapped the logic board out.

The license is tied to the physical device (the logic board in side). As long as HTC does not swap this board, or make physical changes to it, then the license will work on that board. The licenses are per device, we won't reissue new licenses at no cost for second devices. We are not going to discuss in detail how our licensing works, for obvious reasons.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
Okay thanks that's what I wanted to know...I know most things so yea I try to not let change my logic board :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] theotrman:
I meant, how easy you've made it for us.

Down/run/profit!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
Lol o, we spent a lot of time on packaging it (even if it is ugly).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sim-X:
well I remember back in they day when I got Shazam the free version use to include unlimited tagging it was tied to the phones imei. So anytime you got a new phone, you would have to e-mail support and you could continue using unlimited tags for free. Eventually I got sick of doing it and just bought the paid version anyway. I know HTC ties dropbox & google drive promotions to the IMEI # of the phone. I had to contact HTC support to get my free gigs on drive since I didn't sign up before it before I unlocked my phone.

I'm not a dev so you would know more than me for coming up with a way to manage it. Since you guys are charging a premium to unlock phones (which I understand & don't dispute) with that premium the product should come with (in my opinion) much better support than a free product since you guys are collecting on it. If you guys are beating HTC I would sure hope you could come up with a fair way to manage some licenses.

I can tell you right now that if I purchased a copy of sunshine (which I absolutely would if I needed to) and then say I had to swap my device a month later and you guys wouldn't let me run a tool I paid for I wouldn't hesitate to run a pirate copy of it on my second device since I'm completely getting the shaft on the license I paid for. Not only that, I would be a lot more incline to unlock friends phones using the pirate copy.

I think at the bare minimum you guys should set up an e-mail for customers that have legitimate requests such as swapping a phone out for warranty or a lost/stolen phone. Obviously if someone is sending you multiple requests a week you know they are using it for more than just personal use but you could at least be fair about it. Throwing you hands up and say well we don't have a way to mange it so too bad is not a good solution. $25 is a premium cost (well worth it) for users that need s-off but part of that premium should come support which would include letting people use the license they bought for a product.

Just my two cents
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
SunShine does come with much better support than the previously released free utilities. It does require much less support than other tools (due to the amount of design work put into it), but we actively support it on IRC, Hangouts, email, and in this thread. We feel that we are managing licenses fairly, and justly. We are very open that licenses are tied to the device, and not the user. This is common practice with specialized software. We also offer site licensing for consumers that need it for multiple devices.

We warn against running "pirated versions of SunShine" for very good reason. Any claimed pirated versions you find are at best nothing, at worst malware. Not worth it, run the legit clean version from our site.

We have a way to manage it, it works quite well. We lock licenses to the hardware, and warn users that it is a per device license. Users who want a multi-device license (aka bulk license) are told to contact us directly for such licensing (per our website, since day one). No "hands" were thrown up, our licensing system is well designed, and works fine. Users can also obtain java cards, and s-off many phones, they do not have to use SunShine. SunShine is just a much cheaper option, $25 for 1 device, vs $2000 for 1000 use java card. *Edit, ive been informed it is $1500 for 250 credits, and an s-off uses 2 credits
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sim-X:
So if I buy sunshine today, a week from now I swap my device out (let's say a bad radio) then I have to buy sunshine again even know that defective device I will never see again. Yea that's fair... :rolleyes:

I'm not engorging pirate copies to be ran and sounds like you guys have volume licensing covered. I'm saying for the end consumer who has a legitimate reason to rerun the software should have the right to do so. Instead your flipping us the middle figure. You can spin it however you want but DRM polices like yours is what drives piracy. Common software practice? Yea right... If I buy a copy of windows and change hardware out yes I may have to go through another reactivation process but M$ will let me reactivate it or "move" it to a new machine. Most software works like that, imagine if you had to repurchase your apps just because you change phones. Your app should be no different.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
I ensure you they have not locked us out, we just dont have a root we feel safe/confident in releasing at this time.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] zachariahpope:
[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] I have a locked bootloader firmware 183.46.15 Droid RAZR MAXX HD that I'd like to donate to you and/or the team. If you want it please let me know if you guys are still researching on how to unlock the HD and Ms. Also please let me where to ship it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] electrojas:
Is firewater dead for Verizon too?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mathy007:
Firewater is dead in total no longer working for any device
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] npjohnson:
If JCase turns this down, PM me (even willing to pay a little/pay for shipping). I'd be very interested in it! (Currently I am working with the S4 Bootloader effort, but I am looking for a new project).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FrickDude:
Nice work [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]!

I was wondering, will I be able to make my Verizon HTC One m8 a GPE m8 once there is support for my phone and I Unlock/S-Off or will I only be able to use other ROM's like CyanogenMod and whatever else people use? I've put CyanogenMod on my old HTC Rezound after like 30 hours of playing with it but I am very new to all this and don't understand much yet.

Thanks for all your hard work and sorry to bug you :/
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Kingroot made the software status modified on verizon M8

Little chance of s-off
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dottat:
Ruu will fix that.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Don't need that ;) just mentioning verizon s-off is not impossible.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dottat:
Never was impossible.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mbonus:
Towel pie or whatever method to get root, then run sunshine. Worked fine on my wife's 442 2013 motox
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hugh a:
i will try again
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Mr_Starrr:
Good luck

Will be one of your first customers :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] c5satellite2:
Once you have s-off you can do whatever you like!

Proof of VZW M8 GPE:

https://youtu.be/fm4HzYmtkkg

Posted using xda app in 2-D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FrickDude:
Sweet. Thanks for your response [MENTION=5848265]npjohnson[/MENTION] Can't wait :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] electrojas:
So kinda off topic. In your guys opinion to not have to deal with all the bs and have a phone with unlocked bl, rooted with custom recovery like the glory days and still have a Verizon phone, what is the best device to grab? I'm about to go shopping
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FrickDude:
Well imo, The new Nexus devices are rumored to be coming out possibly in August but older rumors suggest October. There are going to be two devices. One from LG (more affordable but still great) and one from Hauwei (Chinese bigger more flagshippy version). Check out the rumored specs as they are looking pretty sweet.

I have an m8 but am really considering getting one of these devices. Otherwise I might wait to see what the m10 will be like as I LOVE my HTC phones and really think that the m10 will be amazing.

I've heard great things about the Samsung S6 but I really hate Samsung (live in Korea and I don't like how corrupt they are). Phones are also just a spec war to them. Higher end hardware in a phone isn't always the best thing (battery hog).

I like ASUS and the Zenphone 2 looks pretty cool but I don't know how much of a cell phone focus they have compared to PC gaming so I might just stick with them for PC hardware for now.

Hope this helps.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] electrojas:
I have been looking very closely at the Zenfone 2 also but if I stick my straight talk nano SIM in it will I get Verizon service? I'm pretty sure it's lte includes band 4 right? I have to use Verizon service because of my location.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] markwebb:
Zenfone doesn't work with Verizon: GSM only.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KennyG123:
Please keep this thread on topic. Please make a thread in Android Q&A for advice on what phone to purchase. No need for the developers here to get pinged with that conversation.

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Senior-Mod
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] electrojas:
Please accept my apology. I will make sure to stay on topic from here forth.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] JulesJam:
Moto X 2013 Dev Ed or Nexus 6.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jcase:
SunShine 3.1.11 brings support for HTC m9 on Android 5.1

No news for verizon folks, please dont ask.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Ok :(
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] LuckyColdJohnson:
This looks great....I wish I had $25 bucks right now.......So broke after buying to many fireworks.....Thanks for this OP and the team....I can't wait to proceed..I want to convert this Att m9 into the Dev Edition....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jay_ntwr:
Ok, so if I purchased Sunshine, turn S-On so I can send it back for warranty repair, can I just do some sort of fastboot oem writesecureflag X when I get the phone back or do I have to re-purchase Sunshine again--and if the answer is repurchase Sunshine, that's cool but I'm assuming there is something about my "license" that couples to the IMEI to toggle S-On/Off huh?

And thanks for providing this for $25. I can't believe the asshattery over it being a paid thing.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] npjohnson:
If you bought it on one phone and got it repaired, yes. It will transfer. If they replace the phone (they often do), then no.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Uzephi:
90% true. Sometimes repair places will swap the motherboard and the license will not work on the new board but the rest of the phone is the same.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hugh a:
still same issue, need to update, please help

---------- Post added at 07:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

i got it to work
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] wineds:
I guess there will never be temp root to go with this?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KennyG123:
Never say never.

Always future possibilities.. But not right now.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] aimsakuraew:
For Chinese user, I think you should add a tips or FAQ tips,

due to great fire wall of China GOV, you may need vpn to connect to Sunshine Server then you can pass the testing or process.

The reason why I say this is because I got problem in the process, it stuck in "testing..." without any notice or prompt, until I connect a PSIPHON, also you can use fqrouter or other reliable VPN apps.

I have passed the test now everything is OK.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kirkkanenbley:
Giving up on root

I've been following this for months hoping for root for vrz m8.

I surrender. Stock it is.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lukas Paukstys:
Dido

Been checking this thread every day for months.. I'm not hopeful :(
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] c5satellite2:
Have you tried kingroot?

Posted using xda app in 2-D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Same here bro
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lee_d:
VERIZON HTC ONE M8 Rooted and S-off, currently running CM12.1 and TWRP

I successfully got S-off on my Verizon M8 running lollipop!! My method:

1. Kingroot to get temporary root access

Kingroot in English

2. Uninstalled their garbage root management tool (didn't work for me at all) and installed a version of SuperSU that didn't require downloading the binary

SuperSU no binary

3. ran sunshine and got the ok that it would work

4. Rebooted and repeated steps 1 and 2 PRIOR to running sunshine a second time, verifying I had temp root access again as well before running sunshine

5. Ran sunshine a second time (payed for it), and watched as it worked its magic on my Verizon M8 that was supposedly unrootable!

$25 was a VERY small price to pay to have TWRP and Cyanogenmod (and my Xposed modules) back on my new phone. Many thanks to the developers for such a great tool!

Also, sometimes rooting with kingroot took several attempts (the above process was literally an all-night session of googling and trial and error). However, after installing the no-binary SuperSU and going from there, it was smooth sailing.

I hope this helps everyone!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Share the link of king root
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbfountain:
He did.

I Truly Enjoy XDA-Developers with this Fabulous HTC One M9
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lukas Paukstys:
Little bit more info??

Hi, and thanks so much. I've been dying without root. I'm trying to go through the process and want to be thorough (even though this is more of a trial and error, you're on your own deal).

1) Did you install and uninstall kingroot a whole bunch of times before succeeding? Or do you just mean you went back into the kingroot app to do so? (clearing app cache? deleting data? etc?)

2) Did you uninstall their root management tool (name??) immediately after installing kingroot? Or after attempting to root? Or after successfully seeing root granted inside of kingroot?

3) What exactly did you google if i may ask? Did you follow the m7 instructions?

4) After rebooting after the sunshine check, did you reinstall anything?? You said repeating the first two steps but does that mean removing completely and regaining root completely?

5) Did you have usb debugging enabled all the while? Did you have your phone hooked to your computer while doing it?

Hopefully this can push those that want their htc one m8 verizon rooted on 5.0.1 in the right direction as well as myself.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DarkRazorZ:
AFAIK they're waiting for root to be safe before they release it. I've had nothing but good results from Jcase's work, I think almost every HTC device I've owned has been S-OFFd due to him, even some obscure Japanese devices. Paid for Sunshine twice and will pay for it again if it works on my newest phone. All just takes a little patience.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lukas Paukstys:
Is there something that you can put out there along those lines at the moment or in the near future (outside of the sunshine app)??
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Well kingroot won't even get installed
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] BarackMitzvah:
Same here. Device just reboots and says "Root strategy unavailable". Damn... I just about wet myself

Stock VZW 5.0.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
He just pranked us
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
My software status just went to modified and nothing else happened
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kaptins_hat:
Anyone else get " X App not installed." whenever they try to re-install KingRoot?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Me :/
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lee_d:
This is probably why it's not a widely known root/unlock method, because it simply doesn't always work. I'm sorry that everyone is having issues with it. It worked for me...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kaptins_hat:
Yeah, it was worth a shot.

I envy you... :p
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] npjohnson:
I can verify this works on the M7 5.0.x and I posted about it a month ago, but I think the post slipped through the cracks. :/

It worked after about 15-20 attempts for me. I have to enable high accuracy GPS (important) and enable mock locations in USB debugging. (Also important)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] abeersaqib:
Can share the apk ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] npjohnson:
Just Google it. http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461

Also, this is 5.0.x, not 5.1.x
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ninjareper:
Almost

well you're method worked, up until i needed to pay for sunshine (previously already bought it) of which my phone rebooted and now i can't get the method to work again, I should of just bought it again and not questioned it
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lukas Paukstys:
I got it to work up to that point too... but I get a snag when i try and open kingroot and it only displays the header up at the top saying its Kingroot 4.1. Its data for the app also wont clear (loaded once??? - really strange behavior here - looking into it). Ive tried factory reset and it seems to temporarily work but appears to revert back or remain persistent for kingroot (modified status after reset). I can RUU though and get back to unmodified status.

Also, for those who cant install. You need to restart the phone. And if that doesnt work, try going into app settings and clear google play services data and google play's data.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DarkRazorZ:
Kingroot worked on my HTL23 (Japanese M8, essentially) but it required a lot of rebooting, a lot of freezing, a lot of instslling and uninstslling, and perfect timing. Also have to run Sunhine twice in succession so that made things even more difficult. If your status is just "Modified" then it's probably because you didn't run Sunshine twice in succession (ie you run it once, it reboots, then you run it again without rebooting until it's complete)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Lukas Paukstys:
Maybe I didnt phrase myself right.. I cant obtain root after the sunshine reboot as kingroot doesnt load after a certain point and becomes stuck. And clearing out its data/cache, uninstalling/reinstalling doesn't help one bit as the effect is still there until an RUU. At which i have to start over.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DarkRazorZ:
Is the KingUser app installed at this point? Does it say it has root? I had to install KingUser separately as it wouldn't work with the KingRoot app alone, I also had to uninstall KingRoot various times in order to root again, it's very frustrating but it's definitely possible with a lot of trial and error