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desire s free sim unlock [trying] [5/0] No success yet

hi everyone.
what we needed ?
- rooted desire s
- sim locked desire s device
- android sdk installed
that is not a dangerous method. just dont panic !
type
Code:
adb shell
su
strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
then look at codes like in picture..
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THANKS for HELP

hello mate, I sent you a PM
cheers

Pm sent
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk

Proceed to method two in post one? I don't understand, I dont see a second method or another post. I entered the code given and saw a date. What next? thanks, and sorry if i'm being thick.......

muppetdroid said:
Proceed to method two in post one? I don't understand, I dont see a second method or another post. I entered the code given and saw a date. What next? thanks, and sorry if i'm being thick.......
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If you see a date above imei number, this means sim unlock code not available. The "second method" refers to an alternative for Sensation users only, doesn't work on DS unfortunately.
Thanks to proxuser for this great post
Sent from my HTC Desire S

A ok, thanks Chris
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

Unfortunately i see only date. any progress? Or new ideas?thanks for trying!
Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk

I see only a date too . Is there any other way to do this? Vodafone is charging 50 euros for unlocking, which I find unacceptable.

Anyone find anything useful on this topic? Is there any way to replicate the method 2 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107 on our device? Perhaps with a PG88DIAG.nbh file?

jneapan said:
I see only a date too . Is there any other way to do this? Vodafone is charging 50 euros for unlocking, which I find unacceptable.
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As Vodafone probably sold the phone (locked) for a very low price, I don't see that as unacceptable, maybe you can't afford it, but that doesn't mean Vodafone is doing anything "wrong".

teadrinker said:
As Vodafone probably sold the phone (locked) for a very low price, I don't see that as unacceptable, maybe you can't afford it, but that doesn't mean Vodafone is doing anything "wrong".
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The phone was, in fact, bought at a reasonably lower cost due to it being part of a deal for a new subscription, and I'm not saying that they shouldn't charge money for unlocking it, because it's well within their rights to do so. It seems to me, though, that this fee is much higher than what is regularly charged for this service (from what I read on these forums / asked other people).
Whatever the cost, though, being able to do it for free is better than having to pay for it . That's the reason why I asked about the method 2 from the Sensation forum. It seems to me that we would only need the .nbh file appropiate for our device (a PG88DIAG.nbh instead of PG58DIAG.nbh), but I don't know where anyone would obtain such a file, In any case, it's something worth researching. I only wish I were more experienced with this sort of hacking / exploiting, perhaps someone more capable than me can look into it.

There was a thread with some technical document about our DS here. The source was a Chech website for mobile phone diagnostic and repair. I think there was a Diag file among the other downloads. You can search for it
EDIT: I have typed PG88DIAG.nbh in Google and got pretty much hits
Sent from my HTC Desire S

amidabuddha said:
There was a thread with some technical document about our DS here. The source was a Chech website for mobile phone diagnostic and repair. I think there was a Diag file among the other downloads. You can search for it
EDIT: I have typed PG88DIAG.nbh in Google and got pretty much hits
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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I wonder if it's the right file or if the people on the Sensation forum modified it somehow to suit their needs. I tried using one of the PG88DIAG.nbh files I found here on XDA, but after following the exact instructions from the Sensation thread, my phone got stuck on "Error writing CID" (or something). It could have been because of the HBOOT (I was using the 0.98.2000 ENG HBOOT) and I could try it again on revolutionary's S-OFF HBOOT, the thread mentioned it needs radio S-OFF, i'm not sure if it has that.

I found another solution to this, and a Desire S owner in the threaed claims that it worked for him (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681145).
However, in my case it didn't work, My guess is because of the way Vodafone locks their handsets, which seems to be different than the way HTC locks them. Oh well, back to the Internet for more solutions. I hope this one helps some of you.

jneapan said:
I found another solution to this, and a Desire S owner in the threaed claims that it worked for him (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681145).
However, in my case it didn't work, My guess is because of the way Vodafone locks their handsets, which seems to be different than the way HTC locks them. Oh well, back to the Internet for more solutions. I hope this one helps some of you.
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na didnt work for me either and im t-mobile

jneapan said:
I wonder if it's the right file or if the people on the Sensation forum modified it somehow to suit their needs. I tried using one of the PG88DIAG.nbh files I found here on XDA, but after following the exact instructions from the Sensation thread, my phone got stuck on "Error writing CID" (or something). It could have been because of the HBOOT (I was using the 0.98.2000 ENG HBOOT) and I could try it again on revolutionary's S-OFF HBOOT, the thread mentioned it needs radio S-OFF, i'm not sure if it has that.
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Desire S doesn't have radio S-OFF.
The most convenient way to achieve full (radio) S-OFF and SIM unlock on Desire S would be to build a Froyo kernel that will run on it and allow executing ADB daemon. It doesn't need to boot Android, just to run. But it's something that a good kernel developer is required for.
Given such kernel, Desire S owners could use gfree.

amidabuddha said:
There was a thread with some technical document about our DS here. The source was a Chech website for mobile phone diagnostic and repair. I think there was a Diag file among the other downloads. You can search for it
EDIT: I have typed PG88DIAG.nbh in Google and got pretty much hits
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31097112#post31097112
But you need a whitecard or at least a whitecard emulator like the XTC Clip to do those things
And oh, if you are from germany, I could help you for free as I own a XTC Clip.
If you need those files from the polish website, just ask me, I've downloaded the SAGA section and could upload it if neccesary

Jann F said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31097112#post31097112
But you need a whitecard or at least a whitecard emulator like the XTC Clip to do those things
And oh, if you are from germany, I could help you for free as I own a XTC Clip.
If you need those files from the polish website, just ask me, I've downloaded the SAGA section and could upload it if neccesary
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Unfortunately I'm no where near Germany right now, and I doubt I'll find a helpful XTC Clip owner in Romania, so I decided I'll just give the money to Vodafone and get it over with. I want to gift this phone for Christmas to someone who's on Orange, so I'll just go ahead and pay up. Thanks for the offer though

Well for 50€ you could also buy an XTC clip and you could unlock nearly every HTC device then
They are sending it via FedEx express btw

I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the info

Htc Evo Design 4g & Hero S Discussion Thread

Ok since there isn't one thread dealing with these two phones I am starting one. Then at least people can find stuff or dicuss the said phone. I will add any useful links and how to's to this post and posts there after. Any way on to what we got....
How to root your Evo Design 4g or Hero S:
There is a few ways out there from manual to auto. If you are wanting temp root you will need to look at zergrush. Which the link I don't have right off. If you want perm-root you can use either of the following tools.
My One Click Perm-Root & Busybox Installer tool/script (Sorry no linux help at the moment. Windows only) Confirmed on many devices also:
http://2fastroms.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2485
Frigid's HTC Super Tool v2 (I can't confirm it works, how ever looks like it does. Followed by some nice options):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343114
How to unlock your Evo Design 4g or Hero S:
This isn't really a guide as htc has a good one. How ever I am going to add to it. You need to go to the following link http://htcdev.com/ , Once there click the unlock bootloader. You will be asked for you login info, if you don't have a account you need to make one. As you are starting through the instructions you will see you need to install adb to continue. How ever you can down my script, cd the tools directory, which will have adb. Drivers are also in the thread for my perm-root tool. Then all you need to do is get the fastboot from the sdk 13 linked in htc's guide. Followed by put it into the tools directory of my script. That or do it the way htc has you do it. Either will be fine and get the job done.
Now this may not happen to you but did for me. Where after pulling the token the phone froze. I had to do a battery pull, reboot to h-boot and select fastboot again. Where I was able to continue pushing the unlock file.
Kernel's for Evo Design 4g or Hero S:
Don't know any or if source was released yet. If not start bugging htc for source code....
Recovery's for Evo Design 4g or Hero S:
(WARNING YOU NEED TO BE UNLOCKED TO FLASH)
My Own Unofficial 5.0.2.7 Clockworkmod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399321
TeamWin Recovery and Clockworkmod (Have fun trying to get the Clockworkmod, How ever TeamWin is attached to the first post):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394359
Rom's for Evo Design 4g or Hero S:
****zipak Gingerbread base on stock uscc firmware as close to aosp as possible. (I believe two versions are now up)
http://vaelek.com/index.php/topic/2483-skitzipak-for-heros-on-us-celular/
Thanks to skitzi
Stock Ruu's for Evo Design 4g or Hero S:
Hero S Gingerbread: (Fastboot image format, rename to PH44IMG.ZIP, move to sdcard and boot to h-boot. How ever I keep getting a corrupted zip from the link below)
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0eccbf/n/PH44IMG_Kingdom_us_cellular_wwe_1.26.573.7.zip
Thanks to tonneychan
Design 4g Gingerbread: (I believe both these are the same and in ruu.exe format, haven't had time to check)
http://www.multiupload.com/82BN1JCFX5
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cd4c...668_signed.exe
Thanks to El Ha$on & piaa_nissan
Anything else that you may think would be useful. You can post it or pm me to get it added.

Reserved....

Reserved.....

Then one more for good measure....

I've been sending HTC an email every two days asking for source since getting the Design. I don't expect to see any movement before the end of the year, but it'd be helpful to get some more squeaky wheels out there.

Any tips or suggestions when writing such an email?
Sent from my *rooted* EVO Design using xda premium app

Even though I hate to say it but you aren't going to get anywhere e-mailing them. It takes a person 2 secs to copy and paste 1 of 3 generic e-mails. You are better off calling and asking about the kernel source. As even a short call will last 5 mins, which means more out of htc's pocket.
Was the only way the htc merge source got released

Is it safe to just ask for the design kernel or do we need to ask for the hero kernel also? Anything else we should ask while on the phone, or just keep it on 1 request?

HampTheToker said:
Any tips or suggestions when writing such an email?
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Politely request access to the kernel source for the HTC Evo Design 4g per the terms of the General Public License version 2, under which the source in question has been published.
The official way to contact HTC is here: http://www.htc.com/us/about/contact-by-email
HTC is infamous for dragging their feet on source requests, but has shown that they can be pressured into doing so more quickly if folks make some noise. You can also try by phone, which may yield faster results.
EDIT: Asking for the Hero S source would be fine, too. Although I think both devices are covered by a single kernel config (Kingdom)

Would have to agree completely. How ever the hero s/design 4g should be the same kernel source. Though curious what is your guys kernel version?

2fast4u88 said:
Would have to agree completely. How ever you hero s/design 4g should be the same kernel source. Though curious what is your guys kernel version?
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According to that I am guessing that would be the design. Where everything is the same cept the letters after 10-. Where the hero is running a newer kernel by a month.

one click root v1.1 got me to root. bootloader still says locked and i haven't messed with a recovery yet. just letting yal know root is just one click away.

Since we still don't have an official thread for the hero S or the EVO design don't forget to vote whoever hasn't. Here is the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301121
Please vote so hopefully more developers can get involved.
Sent from my ROOTED HTC Evo Design 4G.
If I helped you please press thanks

Stock ROM for HeroS:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0eccbf/n/PH44IMG_Kingdom_us_cellular_wwe_1.26.573.7.zip

Stock RUU for EVO Design. Credit goes to piaa_nissan though, find him and give him a thanks...
http://www.multiupload.com/82BN1JCFX5
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cd4..._2.60_0708_PRL51079_release_209668_signed.exe
Sent from my ROOTED HTC Evo Design 4G.
If I helped you please press thanks

Us Cellular Hero S OTA zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0f...1.26.573.7_release_220859zpq9whhj1nggq67l.zip
OTA_Kingdom_US_Cellular_WWE_1.26.573.9-1.26.573.7_release_220859zpq9whhj1nggq67l
Hope something in there helps someone.

The stock Hero S image above does appear to work. Rename to PH44img.zip. Copy to the root of your SD. Boot into the bootloader and allow it to install.
Can someone post the stock:
software number
PRI Version
Kernel version
baseband version
build number
Just want to verify what I have after flashing the posted stock image compared to a truly stock device.
Thank you

Skitzi said:
The stock Hero S image above does appear to work. Rename to PH44img.zip. Copy to the root of your SD. Boot into the bootloader and allow it to install.
Can someone post the stock:
software number
PRI Version
Kernel version
baseband version
build number
Just want to verify what I have after flashing the posted stock image compared to a truly stock device.
Thank you
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http://db.tt/F38YAOjy
Sent from my HTC Hero S using Tapatalk

After weeks of emails to HTC, I have received their boilerplate "within 90-120 days" response along with an invitation for further comment. Now on to the next step...
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I am very sorry to hear this, as I expected a different answer. Is HTC aware that it is violating GPLv2 with this policy, and leaving itself open to enforcement action by the Free Software Foundation?
Please refer to Section 4.1.2 of the compliance guide, which states that source must be made available at the time that a device is shipped with an offer of source. Below, I have provided a URL as well as cited the relevant portion for review.
It would be regrettable for me to have to refer this matter to the FSF for enforcement action. Hopefully further review will clarify where HTC is incorrect in its source distribution policy, and corrections can be made to avoid non-compliance issues.
Regards
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http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/compliance-guide.html
Finally, it is unacceptable to use option (b) merely because you do not have Corresponding Source ready. We find that some companies chose this option because writing an offer is easy, but producing a source distribution as an afterthought to a hasty development process is difficult. The offer for source does not exist as a stop-gap solution for companies rushing to market with an out-of-compliance product. If you ship an offer for source with your product but cannot actually deliver immediately on that offer when your customers receive it, you should expect an enforcement action.

[Q] Huge problem with NEW phone.

Hello guys ! Recently I ordered a brand new unlocked ONE X S720e phone and I think I have a big problem here.
Phone would not just turn on. If I set USB charger I am getting this screen:
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Now if I try to do factory reset or try to go in recover I am getting RED message saying: This build is for developing purposes only, do not distribute outside HTC without HTC's written permission. Failure to comply may lead to legal action.
So what exactly I got myself into ? It sure looks some dev model to me, now question is what do I do to make it work normally ?
Here is video of this message.
http://youtu.be/rF_doa4xQuU

That's definitely not brand new. What do you mean by 'unlocked'?. Is it carrier unlocked, or bootloader unlocked? Because what you have is a phone that was bootloader unlocked and then relocked. Not brand new. Used or tampered with in the process of being made. Most probably used. Unless the seller meant to say it was bootloader unlocked, you have a used phone, or at least one that has been tampered with. If your intention was for this phone to be CARRIER unlocked, ie. work all around the world on different cellular networks, you got what you didn't want, you got a BOOTLOADER unlock. If this is the case, I would recommend returning it or asking the seller to explain themselves. Before you take my advice though, wait for other replies for verification, but you should probably return it.
And also, this is the AT&T/Rogers HTC One X thread. You have an international HTC One X. Different part of the forum.

That's definitely a used phone. Someone bought it, unlocked the bootloader, decided they didn't want it for whatever reason, relocked the bootloader and shipped it back. Definitely send it back and get a new one. If you decide on keeping it, just run a RUU and you'll be fine, assuming there are no physical problems with it.
Also, that is the international One X, this forum is for the AT&T, Rogers, And Telstra One XL. Different phone.

Thank you very much, unfortunately I can't send it back and it looks absolutely new never opened or even used. That RUU, if possible can u provide link to app or post i need ?
Once again Thank you very much.

Why can't you send it back? Did you buy it from a legitimate seller?
Here's the thread for all the RUUs for the International One X. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604

edit: nvm, this is the international model
Even if there isnt anything physically wrong with it, there still might be something you cant see like battery life that sucks or something.
Send it back immediately and show them/explain to them what happened.
HTC can't seriously expect to pull this kind of BS.

Is Endeavor is another name for One X ? And out of over 50 roms I see in that link what do I use ? I am sorry guys this is totally new for me I am Samsung user and rooter. If possible can you please provide name or link of a tool I guess will be similar to ODIN to reflash this HTC with rom stock or not I do not care. Because I just looked and that forum for over 40 pages and I am still clueless on what to do here. My main goal is to get this thing to work.
Thank you.
I do understand that this is for att and stuff but I am sure tools used for all different versions are the same and only roms and rooting files are different ,,,,

Yes, Endeavor is the codename for your phone, just like Evita is the codename for ours. The link in the OP of the thread I provided has a bunch of RUUs (ROM Update Utility) which are like self contained Odins. You run it on your PC and connect your phone and it brings you back to stock. As far as which one you need, I'm not really sure. I would post in that thread and ask. I'd imagine one of the UK ones would be fine, just make sure the radio version is the same as yours (1.1204.90.13).

russiandivxclub said:
Is Endeavor is another name for One X ? And out of over 50 roms I see in that link what do I use ? I am sorry guys this is totally new for me I am Samsung user and rooter. If possible can you please provide name or link of a tool I guess will be similar to ODIN to reflash this HTC with rom stock or not I do not care. Because I just looked and that forum for over 40 pages and I am still clueless on what to do here. My main goal is to get this thing to work.
Thank you.
I do understand that this is for att and stuff but I am sure tools used for all different versions are the same and only roms and rooting files are different ,,,,
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Wrong, they are different the One X as you have is international has a quad core, the One XL is not and runs a dual core. Look for a RUU or stock Rom thread on the other forum. A RUU is similar to Odin.
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

I see so that RUU is all I'll need as long I have proper vesion of it ! In that case how do I find out what version I have to post it in proper forum ?
I mean I have a box here and well I see all information , where do I look exactly what RUU will be compatible with my phone ?
I see PArt number is : 99HRL061-00
and SCU is: 4710937375633
and yeah it's quad core 1.5Ghz

Just post in the thread that I linked you to. This forum is for a completely different phone than yours. Here is the right forum for you- http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1533

_MetalHead_ said:
Just post in the thread that I linked you to. This forum is for a completely different phone than yours. Here is the right forum for you- http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1533
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Great !
Thank you very much !

My pleasure. Good luck!

HOW TO links ~ Verizon HTC One (M8)

There are several HOW TO video threads atm. This thread will combine HOW to's into one place.
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[VIDEO] How to~ Root, S off, & TWRP Recovery on the HTC ONE M8 & more to come
[VIDEO] How To~ Root, S-Off, Bootloader Unlock, Recovery, Roms, and Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OHekOOiTsM
[VIDEO] How to~ Unlock Bootloader, S-OFF, Root
[VIDEO] How to~ Remove the red "Development Build" text on Your HTC One M8's Boot Screen
[VIDEO] How to~ Convert HTC One for all GSM
[VIDEO] How To~ SunShine HTC unlock s-off
[GUIDE] RETURN TO STOCK(Mostly)
[Tweak][Root Required] How to enable Power Saver Mode on VZW M8
[GUIDE] How To S-Off; Permanent Root; Custom Recovery
Please thank the fine people that have put these threads togather for you.​

Thank you so much.

Seeing as this is Pinned and I See no point in creating a thread just to get it lost in the Cluster.
if you want to add this
All_IN_ONE.zip - 22.59 MB
To the OP for resources
its a zip containing drivers/recoveries/adb.exe/fastboot.exe and most importantly a nice script to allow end user to do anything booting different recovery, flashing different recovery, reboot tools, and steps and links on how to Root and S-Off
If you feel its useful add to OP, if not no hard feelings.

runandhide05 said:
Seeing as this is Pinned and I See no point in creating a thread just to get it lost in the Cluster.
if you want to add this
All_IN_ONE.zip - 22.59 MB
To the OP for resources
its a zip containing drivers/recoveries/adb.exe/fastboot.exe and most importantly a nice script to allow end user to do anything booting different recovery, flashing different recovery, reboot tools, and steps and links on how to Root and S-Off
If you feel its useful add to OP, if not no hard feelings.
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Unless you have a post on XDA for this, Your post ^^ here is fine
Thanks for your addition to the thread.

These two videos were awesome also.
Unlock Bootloader, S-OFF, Root
http://youtu.be/PF98DxFO3HI
Convert HTC One for all GSM
http://youtu.be/54BwODx1sDY

If you could add my guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628

NSS1995 said:
These two videos were awesome also.
Unlock Bootloader, S-OFF, Root
http://youtu.be/PF98DxFO3HI
Convert HTC One for all GSM
http://youtu.be/54BwODx1sDY
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MultiDev said:
If you could add my guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708628
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Done:good:

Please add the link to the RUU also. It rocks and pulled me out of a Major FUBAR...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727831

what about unrooting , re-locking and s-on ? i havent found anything specific on how to do this ... ANYBODY ???

ANTHONY81L said:
what about unrooting , re-locking and s-on ? i havent found anything specific on how to do this ... ANYBODY ???
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Yes please! I need this as well.
Asked in another thread and got a response from someone saying to get back to stock recovery you "do the same thing you did to get the custom recovery, just use the stock image instead".
Not so helpful without a link to a stock recovery image
Still hoping to find this somewhere.

ANTHONY81L said:
what about unrooting , re-locking and s-on ? i havent found anything specific on how to do this ... ANYBODY ???
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mcdonsco said:
Yes please! I need this as well.
Asked in another thread and got a response from someone saying to get back to stock recovery you "do the same thing you did to get the custom recovery, just use the stock image instead".
Not so helpful without a link to a stock recovery image
Still hoping to find this somewhere.
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Look through QBKings videos found here. Please note, his videos, on the M8, are all listed in the black box on the right.
All of his videos regarding the M8 can be found in this link. You may find what you need in his tutorials.

To unbox:
MOD edit: This thread is for videos on helpful how to's for this device. A unboxing video is nothing more then a review of the device.

Great Information
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I'm wondering if "how to videos" that discuss rooting, custom recoveries, custom ROMs, etc. should also include a warning about accepting OTA updates?
Lots of Galaxy S3 and S4 users unknowingly accepted OTA updates to find their phones were now hopelessly locked down and no custom recoveries could be installed.
I personally believe ALL carriers want their phones locked down securely and do NOT want anyone to be able to mod a phone in any way and with this belief comes the thought that any phone such as the M8 will sooner or later receive an OTA that will lock the bootloader.
A warning about OTAs couldn't hurt anything...

Hi ppl, looking into how to threads, I am still looking for a way to disable SIM from unknown source msg on my m8, how can I do that?
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I saw a video about flashing to the Google play version of this device. Is there a link or instructions on here about that? And does anyone know whether it would even work since there's been an update since then?

I don't see a how to for removing the red text on boot up?

deeznuts said:
I don't see a how to for removing the red text on boot up?
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Done

TonyStark said:
Done
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Thank you but clicking on your link, then the description of video for download link, click Verizon version, page is not found. No download link.
Does this not matter firmware version in phone? Just goes by carrier for custom hboot? Thanks

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Tony, do u mind posting the link for the official sunshine page where I can get my phone unlocked?
Thanks man, and nice thread!

[ROM / WIP] 6.0.1 hiaeul 1.56.617.1- Vaiarom 0.0.7

Hello XDA!
I've been watching HTC One a9 Android Development since I got my a9 in November. Once I got it unlocked and started looking for a rom to suit my needs I realized: there weren't any. I've worked on building a custom Sense based (but Senseless ) rom for about a month now. As there are very few roms for the a9 (CM being the only one I know for sure about) I decided to share. Due to my incredibly low post count I'm not allowed to post in the development thread (mods / admins, please move this to a9 Android Development if possible, if it is not allowed here my apologies)
Code:
--- DISCLAIMER ---
Using Vaiarom is done AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
Vaiarom requires an unlocked bootloader and s-off.
Vaiarom is designed for hiaeul, though I'm sure converted devices (like mine) as well as supercid devices will work.
Jeremy Vaias (me) will not be held responsible for any problems that might arise when installing Vaiarom.
I worked on this in my spare time and do not have the abilities (yet) to create something more wonderful.
That said, this is my contribution to the community.
Vaiarom is my take on HTC's version of Android. In need of a more 'open' operating system I've removed almost everything from Google and quite a few HTC apps. Gone is the Play Store - replaced by the FDroid repository. Likewise most of Google's default apps have been replaced with alternatives from the FDroid repository.
Apps
SuperSU
Busybox
AdAway
Catapult
QKSMS
OpenVPN
oandbackup
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
*Apps visible in screenshots may not reflect current apps included.​
Credits
DECRYPT RUU - Captain_Throwback, nkk71 & every one they thanked for their work.
SuperR's Kitchen - SuperR & every one he thanked for their work.
Everybody involved with Android Development.
--- HOW TO INSTALL ---
Boot your device into TWRP recovery, wipe data if coming from another rom, and flash like any other rom you've ever flashed.
--- DOWNLOAD ---
Link

Nice!!!
Rom development is finally kickin!
Can you please post the FW build number and if it's based on European or US?
Did you replace the stock message app? If yes can we put back the stock one?

vegetaleb said:
Nice!!!
Rom development is finally kickin!
Can you please post the FW build number and if it's based on European or US?
Did you replace the stock message app? If yes can we put back the stock one?
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Yes the stock messaging app is removed. It can be added to the zip before install or installed afterward. This is built on the US Unlocked version of the base software. Build number has been added to thread title.

j.vaias said:
Yes the stock messaging app is removed. It can be added to the zip before install or installed afterward. This is built on the US Unlocked version of the base software. Build number has been added to thread title.
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Too bad it won't work on my 6.0.0 Euro model

vegetaleb said:
Too bad it won't work on my 6.0.0 Euro model
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I highly doubt anyone will develop anything for this device on the 6.0.0 base. Sunshine is a worthy investment.

j.vaias said:
I highly doubt anyone will develop anything for this device on the 6.0.0 base. Sunshine is a worthy investment.
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Looks like you are paid by sunshine :crying:
No thanks I will wait for the official FW update

vegetaleb said:
Looks like all A9 devs are paid by sunshine :crying:
No thanks I will wait for the official FW update
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I'm not paid by sunshine, I had to pay them to be able to update my phone to 6.0.1.

Idk if you know about this, but I found your op pretty much copy pasted to this website http://www.iraq99.com/vb/t10596599.html
Sent from my HTC One A9 using Tapatalk

65vdub said:
Idk if you know about this, but I found your op pretty much copy pasted to this website http://www.iraq99.com/vb/t10596599.html
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Not just the OP, everything is copy pasted. Even the link is mine. Thanks for the tip.

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Not just the OP, everything is copy pasted. Even the link is mine. Thanks for the tip.
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No problem
Sent from my HTC One A9 using Tapatalk

Hello. I am trying it. But i can not open Personize under Settings. So i can not enable Hide Nav Bars.

What is the Name of the Lockscreen which you have integrated?

I'm pretty sure Personalize not working is a direct result of removing something related to Sense home. The lockscreen is just android's built in version. All I did was remove the HTC lockscreen. I'm going to attempt to get this working with an aroma installer so that everyone can keep (or remove) whatever they'd like.