[Q] ROOT vs HTCDEV UNLOCK

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Hi all, I had an OG Evo and and Evo 3D. Both were rooted using various methods. HTCDEV unlocks became available right around when I rooted with Revolutionary.

I have been seeing some weird questions and comments in the forums. So if anyone can help out with some clarifying (links for me to read on my own are very welcome) it would be great.

- I have seen some posts stating that ROOT was achieved in the Dev forum, but S-OFF was not achieved. Don't you need S-OFF on HTC devices to achieve full root status? If not, what is the point of getting S-OFF then?

- HTCDEV only allows you to flash custom ROMs as I understand it. I assume that you can then flash SuperUser as well. Going this route looks like it voids the warranty. So why in the world would you do this? Many of the ROMs I used on the Evo 3D had special instructions for these people. It looked like it caused a headache. I understand this doesn't allow for custom kernels or to upgrade the radios without doing something (I have no idea what) special. Is this right?

- With Sprint now supporting rooted devices, why would you use HTCDEV (I have a feeling the answers to this will be...colorful)?

Thanks people!

S-OFF was meaningless ever since 4EXT recovery came out. I was able to flash anything without problems on the go using 4EXT recovery. The recovery can be found on the play store and I highly recommend buying the full version for $3 bucks. Best app I ever payed for.

I had the 3D unlocked HTC dev S-ON.

Originally Posted by Jabawockee

S-OFF was meaningless ever since 4EXT recovery came out. I was able to flash anything without problems on the go using 4EXT recovery. The recovery can be found on the play store and I highly recommend buying the full version for $3 bucks. Best app I ever payed for.

I had the 3D unlocked HTC dev S-ON.

Yeah, the only reason I disagree with this is cause when I got me replacement 3d it came with hboot 1.5 and I htcdev unlocked it and put 4ext and tried to flash roms and nothing worked ever. It worked perfectly with 1.4 and the eng hboot but htcdev was horrible for me s-off way beats htcdev s-on

Originally Posted by alainater

Yeah, the only reason I disagree with this is cause when I got me replacement 3d it came with hboot 1.5 and I htcdev unlocked it and put 4ext and tried to flash roms and nothing worked ever. It worked perfectly with 1.4 and the eng hboot but htcdev was horrible for me s-off way beats htcdev s-on

Damn! I wonder why it didn't work. It took me a while to get used to all its features but worked flawlessly. I was in the same boat had no choice received hboot 1.5 but if I was given a choice I would want the security flag OFF. Hopefully this can be achieved this time around.

Originally Posted by Jabawockee

S-OFF was meaningless ever since 4EXT recovery came out. I was able to flash anything without problems on the go using 4EXT recovery. The recovery can be found on the play store and I highly recommend buying the full version for $3 bucks. Best app I ever payed for.

I had the 3D unlocked HTC dev S-ON.

S-OFF is not meaningless. There are quite a few reasons why it is better than htcdev crappy boot unlock.