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Revolutionary 0.4 Released, Adds Support For More Devices - Including The HTC EVO 4G And Incredible 2 With Gingerbread

Revolutionary 0.4 Released, Adds Support For More Devices - Including The HTC EVO 4G And Incredible 2 With Gingerbread

Cameron Summerson Cameron Summerson

A little more than two weeks ago a revolutionary (pun intended) new unlock and root solution was released by AlphaRev and Unrevoked that provided S-Off and NAND write access to a number of HTC devices. That tool received an update today that adds a number of previously unsupported device to the mix:

  • HTC EVO 3D GSM
  • HTC Thunderbolt
  • HTC EVO 4G running Gingbebread
  • HTC myTouch 4G Slide
  • HTC Droid Incredible 2 running Gingerbread

  • 0.4pre3
    - Fixed support for HTC myTouch 4G Slide (doubleshot) 1.44.0007

  • 0.4pre2
    - Fixed support for HTC Incredible 2 (vivo_w) 0.97.0000, only works on Gingerbread now!

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    Revolutionary From Unrevoked And AlphaRev Offers S-Off And NAND Write Access To Most Modern HTC Phones Including EVO 3D And Sensation

    Revolutionary From Unrevoked And AlphaRev Offers S-Off And NAND Write Access To Most Modern HTC Phones Including EVO 3D And Sensation

    Cameron Summerson Cameron Summerson

    We've been waiting all day for a new project called Revolutionary from AlphaRev and Unrevoked to go live, and that moment is now upon is. This new tool allows S-Off and NAND write access to a whole slew of modern HTC phones, including some devices that have yet to receive a permanent unlock solution:

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    • HTC Desire (bravo) 0.93.0001
    • HTC Desire CDMA (bravoc) 1.06.0000
    • HTC Wildfire (buzz) 1.01.0001
    • HTC Aria (liberty) 1.02.0000
    • HTC Incredible S (vivo) 1.09.0000 and 1.13.0000
    • HTC Droid Incredible 2 (vivow) 0.97.0000
    • HTC Desire S (saga) 0.98.0000 and 0.98.0002
    • HTC View (express) 1.09.0000 and 1.13.0000
    • HTC Flyer (flyer) 1.10.0000
    • HTC Sensation (pyramid) 1.17.0006, .0008, .0011 and .0012
    • HTC Evo 3D (shooter) 1.30.0000 and 1.40.0000

    The most notable of the bunch is the EVO 3D and the Sensation -- two devices that were previously without a permanent root solution (only perma-temp).

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    [Video] AlphaRevX Beats HTC At Its Own Game, Unlocks The Bootloader On The Sensation - EVO 3D To Follow

    [Video] AlphaRevX Beats HTC At Its Own Game, Unlocks The Bootloader On The Sensation - EVO 3D To Follow

    Cameron Summerson Cameron Summerson

    AlphaRevX, the same team that unlocked and provided full S-OFF for the Incredible S, Desire (GSM and CDMA), Wildfire, Aria, Incredible 2, and Desire S, are back again in a big way: with a full unlock, S-OFF and permanent root for the Sensation. Have a look:

    AlphaRevX have already stated that they have full root and S-OFF for the EVO 3D as well, although we're not sure if it uses the same method, as the download has yet to be released.

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    HTC: EVO 3D, Sensation 4G (And Global) Bootloader Unlock Will Roll Out In August - Sort Of

    HTC: EVO 3D, Sensation 4G (And Global) Bootloader Unlock Will Roll Out In August - Sort Of

    David Ruddock David Ruddock

    HTC has finally laid out a timetable for the release of software updates on phones that will allow the unlocking of device bootloaders. It sounds like HTC will be utilizing a system similar to Sony - which uses a web-based tool as part of the unlock process. Why? HTC states that while the OTA software update allowing unlocking will start rolling out in August, the actually ability to unlock phones won't be ready until early September.

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    HTC Is "Diligently Working" On That EVO 3D Bootloader Unlock, In Case You Were Wondering

    HTC Is "Diligently Working" On That EVO 3D Bootloader Unlock, In Case You Were Wondering

    David Ruddock David Ruddock

    EVO 3D owners across the US have been patiently waiting a whole 3 days (I know, it's an eternity) for HTC to make good on its promise to unlock the phone's bootloader. HTC has now issued a statement on the matter in response to a wall post on its Facebook page, which is overrun with complaints from EVO 3D owners (or people who just like to whine) criticizing what they perceive to be the slowness of the company's efforts to issue a bootloader unlock solution.

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    Breaking: AlphaRevX Full Unlock (S-OFF, Root, Recovery, Custom ROMs) Out Now For HTC Incredible S, Desire (CDMA/GSM), Wildfire, Aria

    Breaking: AlphaRevX Full Unlock (S-OFF, Root, Recovery, Custom ROMs) Out Now For HTC Incredible S, Desire (CDMA/GSM), Wildfire, Aria

    Artem Russakovskii Artem Russakovskii

    Ever since the beginning of June, we've been teased by and patiently waiting for the mysterious AlphaRevX unlocker page that promised to completely unlock (S-OFF) the latest HTC Wildfire and even Incredible S, making root, custom ROMs, ClockworkMod recovery all possible.

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    After a period of private beta testing, the wraps have come off an hour ago, and the first public release of AlphaRevX is now available for download (see instructions below) for the following devices:

    • HTC Incredible S (Vivo), which remained completely undefeated until now
    • HTC Desire CDMA (BravoC)
    • HTC Desire GSM (Bravo)
    • HTC Wildfire (Buzz)
    • HTC Aria (Liberty)

    Incredible 2 and Desire S are not supported at the moment, though I suspect they use a similar protection scheme and will also be cracked shortly.

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    It Wasn't Just Verizon - The HTC Incredible S' Bootloader And Recovery Are Signed As Well

    It Wasn't Just Verizon - The HTC Incredible S' Bootloader And Recovery Are Signed As Well

    Jaroslav Stekl Jaroslav Stekl

    Conspiracy theorists would have you believe that the ThunderBolt's signed (and locked) bootloader was all Verizon's doing, but it appears that isn't quite the case - the Incredible S, one of HTC's unlocked GSM phones, is shipping with a similar failsafe system. That basically means no custom ROMs for you (at least until a viable workaround is discovered).

    Proof? Look no further than the contents of this Incredible S RUU:

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    From what our friends at AndIRC can tell (note that they don't have a device in hand), the Incredible S includes a signature check much like the one on the ThunderBolt.

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    First One-Click Root + S-OFF For HTC Thunderbolt Out Now

    First One-Click Root + S-OFF For HTC Thunderbolt Out Now

    Artem Russakovskii Artem Russakovskii

    If you've been looking to unlock your HTC Thunderbolt but have been putting it off until a one-click solution springs up, you may start rolling up your sleeves - you've got some downloading to do. dbzfanatic from xda released the first one-click easyroot + S-OFF, which uses AndIRC's lengthy, yet effective, instructions, but wraps them up in one easy to use package. The program runs on Windows and weighs in at over 800MB, so fire up your PCs and get ready for some heavy downloading.

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    HTC Thunderbolt Bootloader Unlocked, ClockworkMod Recovery Loaded, ROM Floodgates Opened

    HTC Thunderbolt Bootloader Unlocked, ClockworkMod Recovery Loaded, ROM Floodgates Opened

    David Ruddock David Ruddock

    That didn't take long. A collaborative effort between numerous Android hackers just managed to crack the Thunderbolt's bootloader wide open, successfully booting a custom recovery image. They also incidentally discovered a new root method in the process. Credit goes to jcase, jamezelle, and scotty2 (and all of andirc) for working out the details, and ProTekk and Trident for putting their shiny new Thunderbolts on the line. Here's the visual proof:

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    Image credit: Trident, ProTekk

    We'll keep you apprised on the situation with instructions on how to go about unlocking your own Thunderbolt as we get more information.

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    HTC Thunderbolt Rooted With S-OFF, Successfully Running ClockworkMod Recovery

    HTC Thunderbolt Rooted With S-OFF, Successfully Running ClockworkMod Recovery

    Aaron Gingrich Aaron Gingrich

    The gang at AndIRC - lead by Jamzelle and TheEndGame7 - has already managed to completely root the HTC Thunderbolt, and with Koush's help, has ClockworkMod Recovery up and running on the device. Apparently, it was a surprisingly easy task in just about every way.

    The team started with a pre-production, unbranded Thunderbolt running a January 3rd ROM. What they found was that the phone had a bootloader with S-OFF, although they note that it's not an engineering bootloader, and that it's likely a different one than production models will ship with.

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