No thanks to AT&T, owners of the carrier-branded HTC One X
can now unlock their phone's bootloader on the HTCdev website. The
process works by altering the handset's identifier, which causes the One
X to appear as a Rogers unit on HTC's servers. While the instructions
should be quite simple for those with the proper knowhow, they require
knowledge and proper configuration of ADB, use of a hex editor and a rooted
handset. Many users have already reported success with this method, but
keep in mind that AT&T might not smile on the trickery if you ever
need to seek warranty repair. Naturally, all of this frustration
could've been easily avoided had Ma Bell simply considered the needs of
power users in the first place, but until the day comes when the carrier
rights its ways, just know that eager hackers have a tendency to come
out on top.
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