[Q] Root Access

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Will it be difficult to get root access to the phone?

doesn't look like it, i heard pre release was rooted using Gingerbreak and they won't have a locked bootloader either.

I don't know if this is a retail unit, but Gingerbreak 1.10 rooted it.

I can't post links but on YouTube, search for video "9lVft5HoKP8"

Originally Posted by QuboidRC

I don't know if this is a retail unit, but Gingerbreak 1.10 rooted it.

I can't post links but on YouTube, search for video "9lVft5HoKP8"

You can not post links but you can post youtube videos

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Originally Posted by QuboidRC

I don't know if this is a retail unit, but Gingerbreak 1.10 rooted it.

I can't post links but on YouTube, search for video "9lVft5HoKP8"

that is a pre production model, they usually do not carry final level of protection

Rooting a device is never difficult, especially known Android versions. I can't imagine a non-rootable Android device.

Originally Posted by EleCtrOx666

Rooting a device is never difficult, especially known Android versions. I can't imagine a non-rootable Android device.

The HTC Wildfire has recieved an OTA froyo update in the end of december, and at the moment of speaking only temporary root is possible.

Originally Posted by ErwinP

The HTC Wildfire has recieved an OTA froyo update in the end of december, and at the moment of speaking only temporary root is possible.

Bootloader must have been updated and then the exploit must have been fixed(normal HTC procedure).
So yes, this device is rooted, 'temporary' root = Android exploit. 'Permanent' root= bootloader exploit.

Rooting is Android-wise, making it 'permanent root' is saying you changed the kernel to make system partition r/w, so bootloader-wise(changing kernel require bootloader to be unlocked, though there are exceptions).

Oke wow, thank you for this clarification! Pretty new to android, and never looked at it that way. Good that there are people like you who are willing to (re)explain al this ;)

Erwin

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