http://twitter.com/#!/htc
By June the 15th .
Great device with a promised unlocked bootloader. Will YOU be getting it?
Abu-7abash said:
http://twitter.com/#!/htc
By June the 15th .
Great device with a promised unlocked bootloader. Will YOU be getting it?
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Promised unlocked bootloader? Where did you find this?
iCaptivate said:
Promised unlocked bootloader? Where did you find this?
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HTC's CEO or sth tweeted it too.
Abu-7abash said:
HTC's CEO or sth tweeted it too.
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I saw that on HTC's twitter. But the Sensation has a locked bootloader so far. I don't see why it would be different for T Mo.
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I saw that on HTC's twitter. But the Sensation has a locked bootloader so far. I don't see why it would be different for T Mo.
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Here. Apparently it was on Facebook not twitter.
im a samsung fan myself, so i will be passing on this for hercules or sgs2! but it looks nice except for the low ram
Damn, watched the video, and HTC really knows how to make videos for their phones.
I'll be getting this, since it's a freaking amazing phone. I hope the SGS2 comes to T-Mobile, but if it isn't, this phone is JUST as good.
This will have a locked bootloader. Hopefully HTC issues an update that unlocks it in future. Phone has good specs but nothing great, engadget wasn't too impressed by screen, camera or sound....
VICosPhi said:
This will have a locked bootloader. Hopefully HTC issues an update that unlocks it in future. Phone has good specs but nothing great, engadget wasn't too impressed by screen, camera or sound....
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God knows Engadget is completely fair and unbiased towards Android phones.
speaking of Engadget..
LINKKKK
I still like the SGSii more even though its taking longer to release.
Buttttt I'm honestly thinking of waiting until the Quad-core Kal El phones come out. they are insannneeee
LINKKKKK for that
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God knows Engadget is completely fair and unbiased towards Android phones.
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they really liked the sgs2. but, yeah, overall an android phone will probably never get a 10/10 from them.
How is this related to the Samsung Vibrant?
Like others mentioned HTC CEO did infact say that they listend to customer complaints, and they will no longer lock the bootloader in their phones. I think the Sensation was already manufactured when he made that comment, so hopefully Sensation owners will get an update to unlock.
However, my question is. Why was this thread made? What does this have to do with the Samsung Vibrant?
SamsungVibrant said:
However, my question is. Why was this thread made? What does this have to do with the Samsung Vibrant?
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...cause the OP wanted to troll to see how many people would dump their Vibrant in favor of a new sexy piece of hardware when it comes out?
i for one will wait for the SGS2 or Herc.
which screen looks better, SGS2 with a superior screen technology but lower resolution, or Sensation with higher screen resolution but inferior screen technology?
Talked to T-Mobile today and I qualify for early upgrade discount in two months, going to see what people think about the HTC Sensation and I'll likely be upgrading to that once the time comes.
J3ST3RM4A3 said:
Talked to T-Mobile today and I qualify for early upgrade discount in two months, going to see what people think about the HTC Sensation and I'll likely be upgrading to that once the time comes.
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its already out in europe. there is already a sensation section in the forum.
Related
http://engadget.com/2010/10/21/samsung-comes-clean-with-galaxy-s-froyo-upgrade-dates-all-carri/
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Then how long until sprint releases it? That's what I would like to know. Lol
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As ususal, Engadget gets it wrong. They can't even read a press release, and never bothered to pick up the phone and call Samsung. This announcement was datelined from London and about the UK, which is clear from its context.
See also this thread in Vibrant forum.
p.s. As recently as a few minutes ago, Samsung's Galaxy S support site for the U.S. on Twitter was saying there is not ETA for Froyo on this side of the pond at all.
Deployment for the Epic is even more complicated than the rollout for the GSM-based variants in the U.S. If the Epic gets Froyo in November, I will be most pleasantly surprised.
one way or another it seems like typical samsung taking forever to release an update
I just got word from my sprint connect to not expect froyo until mid-late december... he said it may be well into january before sprint pushes it out. let's hope he's wrong!
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I just got word from my sprint connect to not expect froyo until mid-late december... he said it may be well into january before sprint pushes it out. let's hope he's wrong!
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Typical sprint. Its like a perfect storm of two companies that look at support only as an expense, not as retaining future customers.
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I just got word from my sprint connect to not expect froyo until mid-late december... he said it may be well into january before sprint pushes it out. let's hope he's wrong!
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The Samsung Twitter sites for the United States, debunking the the speculation based on the U.K. news, reiterate what Samsung has said all along: Froyo will be deployed by U.S. carriers sometime this year:
RT @SamsungMobileUS Re: Froyo release in November statement came from SamsungUK. Froyo for US SGS will be avail this year http://ow.ly/2Xce8
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Anyone who expected something sooner has been misinformed, or just thinking wishfully. Many examples of both errors have populated comments in the various forums for weeks or months.
I hope they put the Sprint ID or whatever it is on it so I can do away with TW all together. Looked at the Samsung Transform review and was jealous that there was no TW.
I was hoping the delay was due to Sprint ID
In other words.....maybe on the next phone.
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I just got word from my sprint connect to not expect froyo until mid-late december... he said it may be well into january before sprint pushes it out. let's hope he's wrong!
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I'm inclined to believe this since Rogers in Canada is saying their version of the Captivate will get Froyo in 2011. If Froyo was ready in 2010, everywhere else in the world, why would Rogers tell their customers to expect it in 2011?
Samsung is a joke when it comes to software updates...almost on par with htc gimping allof there products
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Like I said in previous threads, sprint will recieve it last, because of 4g kernel modifications.
Honestly id rather them skip froyo and work on gingerbread.
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Honestly id rather them skip froyo and work on gingerbread.
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What? You want to wait until 2012 to get a new OS update?
What does 2.2 offer that you can't have on 2.1? I just don't see what the big deal is anyways. Is everyone that unsatisfied with their phone that they are getting bent out of shape about 2.2? This is Sprint and Samsung we are talking about right? I fully expect it to be here in January or February. In the mean time, I will enjoy my Epic with 2.1 Which is still better than the Evo on 2.2, imho.
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What does 2.2 offer that you can't have on 2.1? I just don't see what the big deal is anyways. Is everyone that unsatisfied with their phone that they are getting bent out of shape about 2.2? This is Sprint and Samsung we are talking about right? I fully expect it to be here in January or February. In the mean time, I will enjoy my Epic with 2.1 Which is still better than the Evo on 2.2, imho.
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Its faster, and "the latest and greatest" has support for full flash, not just flash lite...theres a few others.
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Its faster, and "the latest and greatest" has support for full flash, not just flash lite...theres a few others.
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I heard flash sucked with 2.2 but that's just me. Granted it's nice to have and it's something the I-suck doesn't have so that's always a plus.
Phone is plenty fast for me but I don't do anything extensive on it. Even when it drops I'll probably still wait a while to see if it's even worth it. Reading the Evo forums, it sounded like it was more trouble than it was worth and broke more things than fixed.
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I heard flash sucked with 2.2 but that's just me. Granted it's nice to have and it's something the I-suck doesn't have so that's always a plus.
Phone is plenty fast for me but I don't do anything extensive on it. Even when it drops I'll probably still wait a while to see if it's even worth it. Reading the Evo forums, it sounded like it was more trouble than it was worth and broke more things than fixed.
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THANK YOU!
rquinn19 said:
I hope they put the Sprint ID or whatever it is on it so I can do away with TW all together. Looked at the Samsung Transform review and was jealous that there was no TW.
I was hoping the delay was due to Sprint ID
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You want to exchange one piece of bloat for another piece?
Why not just ship it with stock Android (and more than 3 screens) and then allow us to customize our devices as we see fit?
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I heard flash sucked with 2.2 but that's just me. Granted it's nice to have and it's something the I-suck doesn't have so that's always a plus.
Phone is plenty fast for me but I don't do anything extensive on it. Even when it drops I'll probably still wait a while to see if it's even worth it. Reading the Evo forums, it sounded like it was more trouble than it was worth and broke more things than fixed.
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Thats because its on a Evo lol
Yeah I went to the Sprint store when I went and bought my case for my Epic and messed around with an Evo..be it a display, and they had a screen protector on it, the screened looked REALLY grainy, and it was very very slow. I'm guessing it hadn't been restarted in awhile and had every app open on it running in the background. I checked it and sure enough it was running on 2.2.
assuming this is true
http://phandroid.com/2010/12/08/samsung-on-galaxy-s-gingerbread-possibility-maybe-but-maybe-not/
There standpoint on Gingerbread for their flagship phone, basically a big F U to their customers
“Such a review will be based on various factors including, without limitation, the overall effect of such Update to Samsung products, the system requirements, the structural limitations, and the level of cooperation from the component suppliers and the software licensors”.
“If Samsung decides to make the Update available to the users after such consideration, Samsung will use its efforts to develop such Update, which may be released to the users upon successful completion of such development”.
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are you kidding me..its the same damn device (EDIT: as in the other galaxy s phones)
bobdude5 said:
assuming this is true
http://phandroid.com/2010/12/08/samsung-on-galaxy-s-gingerbread-possibility-maybe-but-maybe-not/
There standpoint on Gingerbread for their flagship phone, basically a big F U to their customers
are you kidding me..its the same damn devices
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While I am not siding with them - they really aren't the same devices. If they were we could easily port vibrant and captivate roms. There is clearly work that has to go into each variant of the SGS line. It would probably make the LEAST amount of sense for the Epic to not get 2.3 officially. Primarily because of its 4g Radio and Front Cam - features that the others lack- even though our device is probably the most complicated to get working right.
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While I am not siding with them - they really aren't the same devices. If they were we could easily port vibrant and captivate roms. There is clearly work that has to go into each variant of the SGS line. It would probably make the LEAST amount of sense for the Epic to not get 2.3 officially. Primarily because of its 4g Radio and Front Cam - features that the others lack- even though our device is probably the most complicated to get working right.
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Dont forget landscape mode for the keyboard, led light too....
Well oh well eventually we will get gingerbread on our devices and if not im sure ill have a new phone next year anyway so froyo will hold me over til then...
In my opinion this is a conflicting report with what that one leak tweeter/w/e he was said. Samsung didn't say no, they basically said "Um, well, uh maybe?" so it has, at least in mind, just as little credibility as some guy saying we were getting it. Just have to wait and see.
This will help....
http://www.androidcentral.com/will-my-phone-get-gingerbread
this is conflicting
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This will help....
http://www.androidcentral.com/will-my-phone-get-gingerbread
this is conflicting
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Here we go with the rumors just like the date of the release of the epic....
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Here we go with the rumors just like the date of the release of the epic....
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i agree it all is still rumor, but it doesnt hurt to have some hope...
merry christmas
spdwiz18 said:
i agree it all is still rumor, but it doesnt hurt to have some hope...
merry christmas
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Having hope means you can either be:
Hope for X
1) Let down horribly - No X
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2) Content - X
Having no hope means you can be:
1) Pleasantly surprised - X
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2) Content - No X
Hope is stupid. Its math.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kern...ng.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/2.6.35-samsung
samsung already created a gingerbread kernel 2.6.35...
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Having hope means you can either be:
Hope for X
1) Let down horribly - No X
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2) Content - X
Having no hope means you can be:
1) Pleasantly surprised - X
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2) Content - No X
Hope is stupid. Its math.
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wow.... thats optimism for you...
noobnl said:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kern...ng.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/2.6.35-samsung
samsung already created a gingerbread kernel 2.6.35...
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Likely for the nexus s?
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Kcarpenter said:
While I am not siding with them - they really aren't the same devices. If they were we could easily port vibrant and captivate roms. There is clearly work that has to go into each variant of the SGS line. It would probably make the LEAST amount of sense for the Epic to not get 2.3 officially. Primarily because of its 4g Radio and Front Cam - features that the others lack- even though our device is probably the most complicated to get working right.
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But its not only our device. Theyre talking about their whole galaxy s line. Samsung says we will think about it, while htc says we're working on it.
I love my phone but damn you samsung. If only htc had super amoled screens, and put decent camera sensors in their phones..I'm really considering that HTC Knight
This may very well be the last straw that makes me sell my Epic. While I realize that Samsung doesn't owe me anything, until people quit buying their phones, they'll keep jerking us around. HTC, here I come.
live2ride96 said:
This may very well be the last straw that makes me sell my Epic. While I realize that Samsung doesn't owe me anything, until people quit buying their phones, they'll keep jerking us around. HTC, here I come.
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LOL. I thought it would at least be a few days after Froyo's release before we got these posts about Gingerbread.
live2ride96 said:
This may very well be the last straw that makes me sell my Epic. While I realize that Samsung doesn't owe me anything, until people quit buying their phones, they'll keep jerking us around. HTC, here I come.
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lol trading my epic for an evo this weekend!
I have 2 people wanting to trade their Evo for my epic. Samsung doesn't support their products as well as HTC, and it sucks. For some reason, I think they would rather put out new phones with Gingerbread and make you buy the, than give you an upgrade.
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For some reason, I think they would rather put out new phones with Gingerbread and make you buy the, than give you an upgrade.
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Uh, Let me take a wild guess. Could it be . . . . . . for PROFIT??
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This will help....
http://www.androidcentral.com/will-my-phone-get-gingerbread
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I like the confidence of this link
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ill never buy samsung again
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Yes, yes, for profit. We all get that they're in the business of selling phones, not giving free updates. That's why I read an interesting blog about paying for OS updates a little while back. I'd gladly pay a few bucks to get honeycomb or ice cream on a 6 month to year old phone and to have them out in a timely fashion. Then Samsung and all the other manufacturers would have an incentive to actually put out updates for phones as well.
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/05/02/att-samsung-announcing-nexus-5th/
a couple of android sites are reporting that they've been invited a press event where they'll have a "special announcement" i'm hoping it's about the SGS2 but more likely it'll be either the Infuse or the AT&T Nexus S. but you know... hope springs eternal.
The best buy ad here has the infuse coming May 2011 but nothing about Galaxy S 2
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Oh god I hope this is it. Please be it. We already know about the Infuse...it wouldn't be a "special announcement". It has to be the SGS2!
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We don't care about the Infuse...
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Fixed that for you
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Oh god I hope this is it. Please be it. We already know about the Infuse...it wouldn't be a "special announcement". It has to be the SGS2!
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that's what i'm hoping. press events are usually reserved for hotly anticipated flagship devices.
not counting the kyocera echo of course
OP, the majority of people in that old thread "In USA: Where to Pre-Order" think this is the Samsung Infuse and not the Samsung Attain yet, in my opinion the AT&T's version of SGS2, because of the first 3 letters. There is no way VZW, Sprint or TMOB are taking that name. Well TMOB could.
thanks
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Fixed that for you
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Thanks, appreciate it. (It's just so true)
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that's what i'm hoping. press events are usually reserved for hotly anticipated flagship devices.
not counting the kyocera echo of course
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This made me lol
kreoXDA said:
OP, the majority of people in that old thread "In USA: Where to Pre-Order" think this is the Samsung Infuse and not the Samsung Attain yet, in my opinion the AT&T's version of SGS2, because of the first 3 letters. There is no way VZW, Sprint or TMOB are taking that name. Well TMOB could.
thanks
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So is that it? They're gonna call it the Attain here in the US? And those other names that popped up with it, you think those will be for the other carriers? Do you think they will be any different from one another? But yea I see what you mean, how the first three letters of Attain are ATT.
Lol, anyways, people were also saying it's probably Nexus S for AT&T, but no, who gives a **** about that, we don't care about that one either. Get out, this is SGS2 and we are finally going to get it!
aaaagh that's the one thread i didn't check to see if it had already been posted.
how about this... http://www.adobe.com/special/futureofdigital/?sdid=IJQLW (scroll)
nowhere near proof but hey...
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aaaagh that's the one thread i didn't check to see if it had already been posted.
how about this... http://www.adobe.com/special/futureofdigital/?sdid=IJQLW (scroll)
nowhere near proof but hey...
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I guess you're pointing out the fact that the laptop has a picture of the T-Mobile website with the SGS2 on it?
yep. i know it's a mock up... but what would be the point of teasing it like that. maybe it's like a little easter egg. adobe is good for sprinkling them in their products.
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yep. i know it's a mock up... but what would be the point of teasing it like that. maybe it's like a little easter egg. adobe is good for sprinkling them in their products.
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I just hope that doesn't mean T-Mobile is gonna get it before us AT&T users. Although, I don't care as much if it means were getting closer to getting it.
But no, they won't get it first, because they're announcing it for us on May 5th!
THATS THE SPIRIT!!!
but honestly, i've been off contract for so long i'm willing to go to whoever gets it first
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aaaagh that's the one thread i didn't check to see if it had already been posted.
how about this... http://www.adobe.com/special/futureofdigital/?sdid=IJQLW (scroll)
nowhere near proof but hey...
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It's been mentioned in another thread that ad is for T-Mobile UK.
I want the S2 as much as anyone else, but this may not be the clue you want.
samnada said:
It's been mentioned in another thread that ad is for T-Mobile UK.
I want the S2 as much as anyone else, but this may not be the clue you want.
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Would make sense....T-Mobile's page never looked like that
That other thread also pointed out that next to it is a MT4G, which someone claimed TMO UK doesn't have.
My wife will kill me when TMOUS gets the sgs2, because I cannot avoid getting it. It's a compulsion.
I say...
they announce the Infuse release date and throw up some other flagship in there as well.
I hope it's the Samsung Infuse with Dual Core.
But seriously, it's probably just the Infuse we saw back in CES that they're going to announce.
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they announce the Infuse release date and throw up some other flagship in there as well.
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could be the new galaxy tabs also
cant post the link but the news is on android police
how could it be since the phone are ready to ship? wouldn't this delay the launch? the more acceptable thing to do would be to give the devs instructions or fix it via an OTA.
fixxxer2008 said:
how could it be since the phone are ready to ship? wouldn't this delay the launch? the more acceptable thing to do would be to give the devs instructions or fix it via an OTA.
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when was the launch day released or confirmed ?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ve-an-unlocked-bootloader-one-way-or-another/
Man. I can't express enough how happy I am with HTC. If this decision holds, and it looks likely, I doubt I'll ever buy another brand. I love Sense but, I love being able to customize and personalize Sense ...
MAJOR Kudos to HTC!
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how could it be since the phone are ready to ship? wouldn't this delay the launch? the more acceptable thing to do would be to give the devs instructions or fix it via an OTA.
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via OTA update when phone is activated . . .
SteveGrandRapids said:
via OTA update when phone is activated . . .
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Don't feed the troll, seriously.
Always been an htc fan since the htc touch vogue. All this just shows they're a customer first company. Bout the only one I can actually think of. Hell you cant even get a burger and fries anymore without running into company haggles.
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how could it be since the phone are ready to ship? wouldn't this delay the launch? the more acceptable thing to do would be to give the devs instructions or fix it via an OTA.
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Why does the person with the nexus keep trolling the evo forums?
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I'm lovin it... was kind of surprised that they listened
please don't like HTC more than before, realize that they were going to do something that you didn't like/want and then changed their mind, I disrespect them for that, I will purchase their products but they still get a red mark in my satisfaction book
NewZJ said:
please don't like HTC more than before, realize that they were going to do something that you didn't like/want and then changed their mind, I disrespect them for that, I will purchase their products but they still get a red mark in my satisfaction book
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Oh turn your frown upside down
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Since their unlocking the bootloader does this mean NAND and everything is unlocked liked the OG Evo?
shouldn't this be in the 3D forum? besides, they knew from the beginning what they were going to do. They probably just wanted to see how many people actually cared, and they got more publicity from you clowns who are now singing their praises
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shouldn't this be in the 3D forum? besides, they knew from the beginning what they were going to do. They probably just wanted to see how many people actually cared, and they got more publicity from you clowns who are now singing their praises
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Thanks. A bootloader conspiracy you say?...
Take the BLUE PILL.
alaman68 said:
besides, they knew from the beginning what they were going to do. They probably just wanted to see how many people actually cared, and they got more publicity from you clowns who are now singing their praises
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No.
The Sensation has the same encryption and that was released, with the encryption, 8 days ago.
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No.
The Sensation has the same encryption and that was released, with the encryption, 8 days ago.
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Ahh a hole in the conspiracy theory. Is Lloyd hiding in the grassy knoll?
Seriously, you guys can be upset with HTC but, they could have gave some generic reason as to why they are locking their phones and eventually things would have died down. They wouldn't have really suffered from it.
Instead, they went in the other direction. I give them credit for that. All this does is keep me as a customer.
Setting a nice precedent here!
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Here's the link, for anyone who hasn't seen it:
HTC CEO Confirms EVO 3D Will Have An Unlocked Bootloader One Way Or Another
Personally, I'm glad to hear it straight from him. Yeah, it will likely be an OTA, or an unlock tool, but this news reaffirmed my intentions to buy an E3D...which were shaky still even after the announcement yesterday.
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Since their unlocking the bootloader does this mean NAND and everything is unlocked liked the OG Evo?
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Yes, sir. Absolutely. This means devs will be able to cook roms, kernels and any other goodies we are enjoying on the current Evo......and more.
Evo will get a update second quarter soon confirmed from HTC also they said they will post a list of phones that will not be locked. Some still are.
im simply saying this because i recently got a replacement phone and it came s=off i have proof if someone thinks im lying i also have the sticker on the back that reads VTO 07/05/11 ill have pictures. it came with s=off like i said and its rooted with cyanogenmod 7. can anybody confirm or deny if they are supposed to come nand unlocked?
http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n603/Lars_Bragdon/?action=view¤t=IMAG0037.jpg
http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n603/Lars_Bragdon/?action=view¤t=IMAG0036.jpg
edit: here is the proof of s=off
http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums/n603/Lars_Bragdon/?action=view¤t=IMAG0038.jpg
Nope, was this a replacement phone? They might have just handed you a broken/returned phone?
bizdady said:
Nope, was this a replacement phone? They might have just handed you a broken/returned phone?
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thanks for the quick reply. and yes the phone is a replacement because my original evo was doing the reboot issue. the phone looks brand new but it came s=off ill post another pic so you can see. it also came with the latest firmware. so it makes no sence unless they made a mistake
I'm starting to wonder because I've seen several posts from different members [and not like brand new accounts, trolls] saying this same thing.
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I'm starting to wonder because I've seen several posts from different members [and not like brand new accounts, trolls] saying this same thing.
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yea same here and I've been on XDA for awhile like since 2008. im glad mine came like this though. i dont know how i would have lived with a stock evo. i probably would have sold it.
Same situation here. Got a refurb with S-off and now I am seeing two posts from people saying the exact same thing. I wonder if they are just starting to unlock to bootloaders. I was shocked when I saw that it was off in the bootloader. I was like jackpot.
The stock Evo experience was driving me up a tree. I didn't realize how much I was addicted to flashing roms.
My guess is you guys got phones that people have modded before. Think about it... if you're S-OFF, an RUU (what they would do to flash the phone back to stock) doesn't change you back to S-ON. So you guys probably got phones that have been modified before - HTC and/or Sprint is not intentionally sending you unlocked phones.
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My guess is you guys got phones that people have modded before. Think about it... if you're S-OFF, an RUU (what they would do to flash the phone back to stock) doesn't change you back to S-ON. So you guys probably got phones that have been modified before - HTC and/or Sprint is not intentionally sending you unlocked phones.
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Do you really need to rain on our parade?
Wow, I got a replacement and just checked, S-ON. It came with 2.3 but did get the 6mb fix OTA after I got the phone. I wish I checked before I did that. Mine has the same sticker, BTW.
Jjday7 said:
Same situation here. Got a refurb with S-off and now I am seeing two posts from people saying the exact same thing. I wonder if they are just starting to unlock to bootloaders. I was shocked when I saw that it was off in the bootloader. I was like jackpot.
The stock Evo experience was driving me up a tree. I didn't realize how much I was addicted to flashing roms.
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same here! what is everybodys hardware id's. post them if you got a refurb with s=off mine is 4
mattykinsx said:
Do you really need to rain on our parade?
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I'm not raining on your parade, it's reality
lars1110 said:
same here! what is everybodys hardware id's. post them if you got a refurb with s=off mine is 4
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Again, it's got nothing to do with that dude.
-viperboy- said:
I'm not raining on your parade, it's reality
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Sarcasm.
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Sarcasm.
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God damn internet... sometimes you just can't tell lol sorry!
Think about it guys: the Evo 3D is out. A bunch of people are trading in their Evos for 3D's. When you get a warranty replacement for your Evo, they're giving you a refurb. Chances are, some of these refurbs are s-off because the user rooted them with unrevoked, and the techs at the Sprint store who refurbish them don't bother setting them to s-on.
I'm gonna try to be optimistic, I have a replacement coming because of a bad mic. Hopefully I'll get lucky
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lars1110 said:
im simply saying this because i recently got a replacement phone and it came s=off i have proof if someone thinks im lying i also have the sticker on the back that reads VTO 07/05/11 ill have pictures. it came with s=off like i said and its rooted with cyanogenmod 7. can anybody confirm or deny if they are supposed to come nand unlocked?
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Actually you happen to be one of the lucky ones. HTC's CEO, Peter Chou, announced that they would no longer be shipping locked bootloaders. However, not everyone has found this to be true. Below is the offical quote from Chou:
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
I cannot post the link actually because I have less than 8 posts
There is also some more info for a release of unlocked bootloaders for newer phones to be released in the fall. Search for the HTC page on FB.
So be glad you lucked out buddy!
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lars1110 said:
im simply saying this because i recently got a replacement phone and it came s=off i have proof if someone thinks im lying i also have the sticker on the back that reads VTO 07/05/11 ill have pictures. it came with s=off like i said and its rooted with cyanogenmod 7. can anybody confirm or deny if they are supposed to come nand unlocked?
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Actually lars1110, you happen to be one of the lucky ones. HTC's CEO, Peter Chou, announced that they would no longer be shipping locked bootloaders. However, not everyone has found this to be true. Below is the offical quote from Chou:
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
I cannot post the link actually because I have less than 8 posts
There is also some more info for a release of unlocked bootloaders for newer phones to be released in the fall. Search for the HTC page on FB.
So be glad you lucked out buddy!
freddykrue said:
Actually lars1110, you happen to be one of the lucky ones. HTC's CEO, Peter Chou, announced that they would no longer be shipping locked bootloaders. However, not everyone has found this to be true. Below is the offical quote from Chou:
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
I cannot post the link actually because I have less than 8 posts
There is also some more info for a release of unlocked bootloaders for newer phones to be released in the fall. Search for the HTC page on FB.
So be glad you lucked out buddy!
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What Chou is saying that they are not going to be sending out "new" (models) with locked bootloaders. This has been discussed over and over again. These people that are getting the phones with s-off are refurbs/repaired phones that were previously Unrevoked Forevered and didn't flash s-on.
Brand new phone here replaced with insurance...CAME WITH 2.3.3 and a locked bootloader.
You guys got a previously rooted phone/someone elses garbage phone.
Wouldn't it be so cool to get a used phone that was probably overclocked to Hell and back?
Good luck with your replacement. Not much of a sloppy seconds kind of guy myself.
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mcwups1 said:
Brand new phone here replaced with insurance...CAME WITH 2.3.3 and a locked bootloader.
You guys got a previously rooted phone/someone elses garbage phone.
Wouldn't it be so cool to get a used phone that was probably overclocked to Hell and back?
Good luck with your replacement. Not much of a sloppy seconds kind of guy myself.
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Thanks for putting it into perspective.