Why s off htc desire

All HTC phones ship with a locked bootloader. Last I checked, all of the EVO line is unlockable there. Unfortunately, some people have issues with the warning that you might be voiding your warranty. Sprint and HTC both have a history of taking unlocked phones and repairing them. In fact, you can check out the official Sprint policy here. This is done from a level of operations called recovery. The HTCDev unlock method allows you to do most of this; however, it does not allow you to directly access the internal space where the software lives that talks to the carrier towers i.

The HTCDev method also does not allow Recovery to access the kernel space, or stock splash screen areas of the phone. The theory behind this being that the stock recovery requires the kernel intact in order to work, so if you damaged or changed the kernel, you might have a semi-bricked phone. AOSP requires specialized kernels generally. Now, starting with the EVO 3D, we had this. We got around it using a method where we flashed kernels from fastboot instead of recovery.

Team Win introduced a method called HTC Dumlock that allows flashing kernels sort of from recovery mode it sets up a script, boots into Android mode for a second, flashes via Android mode, and pops back out. In the past, this has not been much of an issue. Having an unlocked bootloader does not mean you have root.

You just have the ability to flash a ROM, which generally will contain a root-giving program. S-OFF means you have complete control of the phone. Security off. Do whatever you want from whatever mode you want. An S-OFF phone means you have access to write new radio firmware into the device. HTC is required by their agreements with the carriers to do what they can to prevent users from being able to install firmware that could be potentially disruptive to the towers, or prevent the carrier from accessing your device without your knowledge, which may be required by the government or a warrant.

The main advantage of using unrevoked forever is having S-OFF as the permanent security level flag. Hence, even if any update flashes a new bootloader, root access stays. Disclaimer: The information and instructions contained in this guide are for educational and testing purposes only; please use them at your own risk. Remember that rooting voids your warranty, and playing with custom HBOOT and Radio images can seriously damage your device. We strongly encourage you to read the unrevoked Wiki before proceeding.

AddictiveTips or the author cannot be held liable for any undesirable results or damage to your device. HTC Wildfire. Dead digitizer so replaced it. I have an HTC one and I saw on some news that s-off was available from revone or something Is it simply a way of rooting your phone? Can a phone be rooted with out s. Is this relavent. Marvel Devices are not supported by this re-flash software. When connted for rooting, it gives this message.

Hello everyone. Let me know if you found one …. I got htc wildfire with same radio. And i bought it from 3 mobiles H3G. I tried many time to downgrade to 2. I always get Boot-loader Verson error Can u help me plz.

Thank you. I used unrevoked about a month and a half ago..