[Q] dreamspark.com

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If eligible, does a person signing up for this program recieve whatever is necessary to developer unlock a functioning handset (Focus)? I see that you can download the emulator...

You will indeed, when you sign up you are required to submit an application to Microsoft, they will also get a company called GeoTrust to run some checks on you and once approved they will enable your Windows Live ID developer status and therefore able to use to unlock tool on your phone.

The process is rather innocuous. You DEFINITELY need to submit a dummy app to get passed the first step. It will take roughly a week but maybe sooner.

Originally Posted by thealanshow

The process is rather innocuous. You DEFINITELY need to submit a dummy app to get passed the first step. It will take roughly a week but maybe sooner.

seconded to this
it took me about 2 days to get dev access but I didn't get a confirmation email just plugged in my focus phone registration bam done

So, not to beat a dead horse... Once you're approved for the dreamspark program (I just got approved and now have access), you can download all this wonderful design software. At this point, you have to submit a new app in order to get the phone developer-unlocked?

Si, con queso. You summed it up perfectly.

Crap.... I guess I'm going to have to figure out how to make an app. This could take a while...

Just use FollowMyFeed to create some site-specific news app. These are guaranteed to get approved. You don't have to actually publish it.

Failing that, just use Chevron until you get approved. Either way, the only thing you're achieving is the changing of a single bit in the registry from a 0 to a 1. Unofficial developer unlocks work just as well as official ones!

Yeah, the problem is that I used Chevron to un-brand the phone (AT&T) so that I could force the NoDo update.

Obviously I didn't do the research into how to keep the phone unlocked post NoDo. It's a total failure on my part... The torturous part is that I saw the potential benifits of having a developer unlocked handset while I was in the process of forcing the update.

I love how my LG phone has a built in registry editor. So you don't need to do any hacks to modify the registry. You can just use the built in software to do the developer unlock, and off you go

So... there's no way of 'jailbreaking' Samsung phones anymore?

I still think you should check out FollowMyFeed. Spend 5 minutes making an app with that, and you'll be approved in no time at all.