HTC EVO 3D has signed bootloader, custom ROMs will be difficult

0.0By Nigel Chiwaya May 24, 2011 03:08 PM

Htcpedia news:

This is a story we don't like reporting but have been doing so with increasing frequency. Android Police was able to confirm that HTC has signed the bootloader, recovery and kernel images on the HTC EVO 3D.

What does this mean? Well it means that ROMs like Cyanogenmod, overclock kernels and recoveries like ClockworkMod probably won't come to the EVO 3D. We've already seen this happen to the HTC Thunderbolt and Incredible S, and it looks like the HTC Sensation will be getting the same treatment.

Personally, we're disheartened. The mod community makes owning a smartphone much more thrilling, and while we understand the desire to keep people from bricking their devices, we applauded Sony Ericsson's bootloader unlock website. We had hoped HTC would take a similar step. Now we know they won't.

Source: Android Police

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By M8R-4avew8 May 24, 2011 11:54 PM

Let the executives know, stop the lock

Cher_Wang@htc.com Chairman

John_Wang@htc.com Chief Marketing Officer, HTC Corporation

Keith_Nowak@htc.com Senior Public Relations Manager at HTC 425-679-5328

Fred_Liu@htc.com COO of HTC

HT_Cho@htc.com Board Member of HTC

Peter_Chou@htc.com CEO

Horace_Luke@htc.com Chief Innovation Officer

Brent Groome, Chief Executive-Customer Operations, at 843-369-8393 or brent.groome@htcinc.net

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By jkolner May 25, 2011 02:09 AM

Just use a xtx-clips, i got root on my Incredible S that way.

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By mediateck May 25, 2011 03:02 PM

If is not rootable or modifyable is not worth the money

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