Hackers rejoice … HTC has released the source code for the wildly popular One X. Yesterday, we wrote how 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, a revelation that was later confirmed to The Verge by HTC. The Death Star strikes again!
Well, thanks to some diligent developers and angry customers, HTC has now offered up the One X source code for several countries (including Australia, France, New Zealand, Europe, Taiwan, UK, and others). Here’s the catch, the software covers no carriers in the United States. Bummer.
One thing that’s great about Android, is the talented developers that work independent of Google’s mobile operating team. By offering the source code, developers and phone owners who like to hack their smartphones can now tinker and customize their handsets all they want.
Here’s the drop on the software, it’s kernel version 2.6.39, and it runs on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). The file weighs in at size 111 MB, if you would like to snatch this file, all you have to do is download it over on HTC’s devcenter download page.
Happy Hackings, and remember not to do something stupid, like brink your phone, as we’re not responsible for it.
[via Android Community]