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HTC One X for AT&T not eligible for bootloader unlocking

Categories: Android, AT&T, HTC
By: , IntoMobile
Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 4:57 AM
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MoDaCo noticed that the AT&T version of the HTC One X ships with a locked bootloader that isn’t unlocked by HTC’s bootloader unlock tool. The Verge picked up on this story and reached out to HTC, which confirmed that the One X for AT&T is not participating in the bootloader unlocking program.

“HTC is committed to listening to users and delivering customer satisfaction. Since announcing our commitment to unlockable bootloaders, HTC has worked to enable our customers to unlock the bootloader on more than 45 devices over the past six months. In some cases, however, restrictions prevent certain devices from participating in our bootloader unlocking program. Rest assured, HTC is committed to assisting developers in unlocking bootloaders for HTC devices and we’ll continue to unlock additional devices in the future.”

If AT&T is indeed behind this restriction as The Verge claims, it’s disappointing that the carrier would limit one of the best Android handsets on the market. Hopefully, the Android hacking community can work around this restriction and figure out a way to unlock the bootloader without HTC’s or AT&T’s help.

[Via The Verge and MoDaCo]

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Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.

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  • http://twitter.com/phoneforum Phone Forum

    Too bad for the nerds who will get this phone. I would probably wait for Galaxy S 3..

  • https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnq3I84jetzRE8hTVwtO8ZvIJ3BQgHYRWk Mikey

    Adding to the complaint; you can’t touch the One X without a 2 year contract if you are a new customer.   Wanting to ditch Verizon and my Droid Bionic, I tried to get one today…ATT wouldn’t let me sign up for month-to-month service and pay full retail for the phone.  In my opinion, with the locked bootloaders, bloatware, and mandatory 2 year contracts, the phone companies are spitting in the faces of their customers.  I’m surprised there hasn’t been a class action yet barring carriers from locking down, altering, force installing applications, and forcing lengthy contracts on people with a manufacturer device that doesn’t belong to them.