S-Off and other vernacular

metaphz

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• May 25, 2014

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Howdy, new HTC One M8 owner here. Coming from Galaxy S4.

There is a lot information here pretty overwhelming. I'm trying to get my bearings. I have unlocked my BL and have not yet installed a custom recovery or root yet. I also have not taken any updates.

Is there a general consensus on which recovery is most compatible with our device?

What is S-Off? I mean I have the jist secure off, but what does this allow, and how do I achieve S-Off?

How do I verify I'm SIM unlocked and if not procedure to achieve this?

Finally with all of the development is there a thread that runs through the ROMs so I can choose one that best fits my need?

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maxrdlf95

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• May 25, 2014

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S-OFF if you change CID and model information and be able to flash any firmware but to flahs normals ROM zip files you absolutely dont need SOFF

 

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ring_GT

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• May 25, 2014

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2744194

[GUIDE] Everything Explained.

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metaphz

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I got s off on my device but now mobile tethering cycles data connection. What could the correlation be? And thanks gentleman.

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ring_GT

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• May 25, 2014

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Did u flash any custom rom aside from rooting stock and soff?

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metaphz

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ring_GT said:

Did u flash any custom rom aside from rooting stock and soff?

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Not yet, trying to prepare everything and following all written instructions to the tee.

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metaphz

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Help have t go to work tonight would like to tether. If I do factory reset will it kill soff or just root?

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broncogr

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• May 25, 2014

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It will kill root

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metaphz

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I factory reset still my data turns off and on when hot spot is activated. I have done nothing but installed TWRP and S Off. This is ridiculous.

Any other ideas?

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