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HTC to Allow Bootloader Unlocking Via Web Tool for “Developers and Enthusiasts”

Kellen August 3, 2011 123

You have got to give it up to HTC. They may not have unlocked a bootloader yet, but they sure have been up front with their plans to do so in the very near future - something we can't say for another big time smartphone maker. In just under three months,...

HTC Says Bootloader Unlocking Roll Out Begins in August, Chance for Older Devices

Kellen July 11, 2011 38

When HTC's CEO took to Facebook back in May to make the shocking announcement that they would never again lock a bootloader, we were excited to a point - I say "to a point" because there was never a mention of a Verizon device like the HTC Thunderbolt or...

Wednesday Poll: Locked Bootloaders Still Matter to You?

Kellen July 6, 2011 114

Yesterday we ran a poll that asked if everyone still considered the DROID Bionic to be the device to have and saw over 8,000 votes that were all over the board. Some of you have clearly decided that this won't be your next phone, while others are now waiting...

Motorola Atrix Bootloader Can Now Be Unlocked

Kellen June 23, 2011 83

Whacky reports starting flying around last night when a leaked and unlockable engineer build of Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) found its way onto a consumer Atrix. Some were quick to think that this would happen in mass to everyone's Atrix going forward through...

Motorola Will Unlock the Atrix 4G Bootloader When it Receives Gingerbread? We’ll See.

Kellen June 22, 2011 60

According to tech site Brief Mobile, who is apparently the only site and person on the planet with a leaked version of Gingerbread for the Motorola Atrix, there might be a chance that it will see the first retroactively unlocked bootloader. That's right, the...

Motorola Tries to Issue an Update to Their Locked Bootloader Policy, Everything is Still Up to the Carriers

Kellen June 13, 2011 104

Almost two months after Motorola first announced their semi-confusing stance on locked/unlocked bootloaders, they found some time to clarify things by speaking with the bootloader petition crew again. In their previous statements, Moto said that their intent...

Motorola Photon 4G Will NOT Ship With an Unlockable/Relockable Bootloader – What Does That Mean Though?

Kellen June 9, 2011 66

We've got some additional details to throw into this morning's Motorola Photon 4G bootloader story. We'll just say "details" because we're not sure if what we're about to tell you is a bad thing, good thing, or somewhere in between. What we did was reach out...

Motorola Won’t Lock Bootloader on Newly Announced Photon 4G? Is There Hope for the DROID Bionic?

Kellen June 9, 2011 126

Ok, we had originally thought that the story of the day surrounding Motorola and Sprint's announcement had to do with their stock Triumph which will be headed to Virgin, but boy did that just get trumped. Our homies over at Android and Me must be on the scene...