HTC drops the locked bootloaders policy, custom ROMs rejoice

27 May, 2011
Now that didn’t last long. The enormous (almost exclusively negative) feedback that HTC received after its decision to start locking their smartphone bootloaders has made the company change its...

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  • frosty
  • my4
  • 31 May 2011

Great News.

All HTC needs is

A better screen (not just more pixels)
higher internal memory
bigger battery life


That's it...

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    • AnonD-9550
    • H5B
    • 28 May 2011

    This is great news!!! And is exactly why I haven't had anything other than HTC in mind for YEARS !!!!!!!

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      • dex
      • fu$
      • 28 May 2011

      Now thats what we wanted to here a long time ago!

      Well done HTC, now we need more than 1GB for internal memory.

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        • AnonD-7702
        • nwK
        • 28 May 2011

        next..HTC should do something about the battery...

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          • EdB
          • qUL
          • 28 May 2011

          Gotta appreciate a company that listens and responds in kind. Remember Apple's horrible handling of dropped calls from the way folks held their hands over the phone? Think of how Nokia stubbornly persists in using dated Symbian. HTC FTW

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            • AnonD-455
            • ji{
            • 28 May 2011

            Cod3rror, 27 May 2011Thanks Samsung! If it weren't for you forcing manufacturers... moreThanks HTC! If it weren't for you forcing
            manufacturers to keep up, Galaxy S2 probably
            wouldn't have a 1.2GHz thing.

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              • Anonymous
              • tA$
              • 28 May 2011

              Great & Smart!

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                • Anonymous
                • U}}
                • 28 May 2011

                And now please improve your short lived battery performance, please.

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                  • dodecahedron
                  • 3F{
                  • 27 May 2011

                  Is it known which models, and for how long back, come with locked bootloaders?
                  I'd thought it was only the new HTC Sense, but from this news article it seems not the case.
                  I'm thinking of buying an HTC unit, what if I purchase it and then find it has a locked bootloader?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4bv
                    • 27 May 2011

                    cream and sugar? 4,3,1?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 4bv
                      • 27 May 2011

                      AnonD-1460, 27 May 2011Now HTC you can also work on the interna memory from 1GB to... moredon't you want a cup of coffee with that too?

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                        • AnonD-3678
                        • txx
                        • 27 May 2011

                        Hackable is a feature. That's what phone manufacturer needs to understand.

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                          • AnonD-1460
                          • SnU
                          • 27 May 2011

                          Now HTC you can also work on the interna memory from 1GB to 8GB. Pls. and also the RAM from 768 MB to 1GB. thank you.

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                            • Cod3rror
                            • ppk
                            • 27 May 2011

                            Thanks Samsung! If it weren't for you forcing manufacturers to keep up, HTC probably wouldn't have done a thing.

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                              • athi
                              • u{E
                              • 27 May 2011

                              Great. Instead of wasting people time for unlocking now no need to worry..
                              If they could release the tool then will be better.

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                                • bobari
                                • SnU
                                • 27 May 2011

                                Now HTC work on your interna memory.And ram atlist 1GB. Thank you.

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                                  • AnonD-9467
                                  • na4
                                  • 27 May 2011

                                  yes!

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                                    • Danny1911
                                    • p4N
                                    • 27 May 2011

                                    Thank you HTC for taking care of our wills, you're really doing very well by taking such decision !

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                                      • AnonD-455
                                      • 95T
                                      • 27 May 2011

                                      Raj, 27 May 2011Great, now improve your camera and video quality and maybe ... moreSlashgear's review said that Sensation had a very great imaging quality, far beyond older HTC models. Just wait for the GSMArena's review.

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                                        • Raj
                                        • qp4
                                        • 27 May 2011

                                        Great, now improve your camera and video quality and maybe I'll consider.