Update: SIKE! HTC Thunderbolt Takes A Page From Moto?s Playbook: Bootloader Is Locked

[paulmike3]

That's sad. Discuss.

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Edit: Annnnd we're back! (thanks rich1az below).

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[bills742]

Great...that's one reason I got the thunderbolt rather than waiting for the bionic

 

[Kazer]

You can't be serious....

What the hell. That was one of the main reasons I bought the TBolt as well.

 

[kxs783kms]

This isn't good at all after coming from a Droid X. SMH. On a positive note, the Droid X still had some pretty good stuff going on(custom recovery,root,semi-custom roms,custom themes, etc.), despite the locked bootloader. So I'll have to wait and see how this turns out.

 

[TBolt2011]

Someone already achieved a permanent root..?

 

[asianrage]

Great...that's one reason I got the thunderbolt rather than waiting for the bionic

Me too. This is terrible news. Though there seems to be a sliver of hope at the horizon...

 

[BigRick10]

The G2 had this so called locked bootloader and it was cracked. I wouldn't worry too much. Now if indeed it is locked like the DX then I would say Verizon has something to do with it.

 

[superlawyer15]

how many times has a locked boot loader been unlocked?

has the droid x boot loader been unlocked?

 

[jeffnucci]

how many times has a locked boot loader been unlocked?

has the droid x boot loader been unlocked?

LMAO NO, neither was the Milestone's. If there isn't news of a chance of unlocking in a week, I'm returning it. I liked my Droid X just as well.

 

[asianrage]

It's locked, not encrypted, right? Isn't there a difference? The DX had an encrypted bootloader while HTC just locks them only...

 

[superlawyer15]

i hate when companies do stuff like this

...it was part of the reason why I left Apple

 

[rich1az]

Fixed..That was fast..

HTC Thunderbolt Bootloader Unlocked, ClockworkMod Recovery Loaded, ROM Floodgates Opened | Android News, Reviews, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets, Tips, Mods, Videos, Tutorials - Android Police

 

[superlawyer15]

damn lol..

 

[Dreday24]

locked =/= encrypted.

 

[mikestorm]

HTC to the hacking community: "Oh no...please...stop.."
*turns to Verizon* "Well...we did all we could...sorry 'bout that."