[Evidence] Samsung might have some kind of HTC devs bootloader type unlock system.

[androidddaaron]

This is terrible news. Hopefully samsung provides a way to unlock soon.

Agreed this is super depressing news . Unreal in fact!
After they finally get it right on a bad a$$ device we get no play out if it.
I think a lot of people will be sending back .I highly doubt we will see a HTC unlock method .
I paid full price 740 cash $ out right there's no other device I wanted that's as new .
I need sd card support I'm not reverting back to a note 4 , maybe I'll opt out for a lgg4.

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[metalfan78]

Agreed this is super depressing news . Unreal in fact!
After they finally get it right on a bad a$$ device we get no play out if it.
I think a lot of people will be sending back .I highly doubt we will see a HTC unlock method .
I paid full price 740 cash $ out right there's no other device I wanted that's as new .
I need sd card support I'm not reverting back to a note 4 , maybe I'll opt out for a lgg4.

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I might send it back also. It's a great phone, but I need to have root access.

 

[ethanscooter]

Updated thread again, read the transcript.

 

[metalfan78]

Updated thread again, read the transcript.

Still a little worried about it.

 

[rfb813]

I was bout to go to T-Mobile this week and purchase a S7 but with this uncertainty regarding a locked bootloader and Root I will wait until we see something more definitive. It is very disappointing that T-Mobile joined the ranks of the other Companies to lock the bootloader on the Samsung. I wonder if we will see locked bootloader on other phones as well.

 

[Son Rise]

Still a little worried about it.

Don't give up hope. It will be a root method!! Belive in it

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[metalfan78]

I'm worried that it will/will not come after my grace period is up. And certain Verizon and AT&T versions were unflashable and were never unlocked.

 

[combatmedic870]

I don't see any evidence about anything. I think your just reading into it too much. If you want root or an unlocked bootloader. I'd look else where. There may be an SD card exploit for root someday. But not in days.... Or weeks.
The S7 and s7e ARE DOA. No unlocked bootloader, no development.
Either enjoy the phone as is. Or return it and eat the 50 dollar restocking fee.
I'm likely going to keep the phone personally. It has everything I need in a phone plus it's water proof. I'm questioning the battery life though. It just hasn't been very good.

 

[xdapowerapps]

Finally a phone I consider worthy of replacing my S4, & it's got a locked bootloader? Ugh. Maybe something will change or the Exynos version will work on TMo. If not, I'll be looking at the G4 & M10. And if TMo is no longer going to be ROM friendly, there's not much reason to stick with them after 10+ years.

Well, f*ck.
If nothing new is released by tomorrow, I'm taking mine back to the store. And if they don't take it back, I'll do a charge-back. I needed something to replace my dying S4.

Looks like I'll take some hints and look at HTC or such now.

Same boat as both of you. Thought the S7 would be a good replacement for my trustworthy S4.... but then a locked bootloader? I don't have the time to wait for an exploit to be found for root. Any alternatives to the S7?

 

[ethanscooter]

YAY!

EVERYONE, TWEET AT SAMSUNG NOW!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...discussion-future-sticky-root-t3327399/page37

 

[combatmedic870]

I've been heavily tweeting

 

[metalfan78]

I've been heavily tweeting

+1

 

[Josh McGrath]

I'm bringing my twitter back from the dead just for this reason. Hopefully, John legure will pull this off. He's a good guy and quite honestly I'm surprised he knew what a bootloader was unless he had to ask his engineers. But the fact that he even asked his engineers to talk to Samsung is more than att and Verizon ceo would EVER do for their customers

 

[kchannel9]

I'd tweet John instead...

YAY!

EVERYONE, TWEET AT SAMSUNG NOW!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...discussion-future-sticky-root-t3327399/page37

I've been heavily tweeting

I'm bringing my twitter back from the dead just for this reason. Hopefully, John legure will pull this off. He's a good guy and quite honestly I'm surprised he knew what a bootloader was unless he had to ask his engineers. But the fact that he even asked his engineers to talk to Samsung is more than att and Verizon ceo would EVER do for their customers

Tweeting John will have much more effect than Samsung, who doesn't care at all. I think if enough of us respectfully ask him, he will get it handled if possible.

---------- Post added at 11:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 PM ----------

Also, I thanked him just now for looking into it.

 

[ethanscooter]

Tweeting John will have much more effect than Samsung, who doesn't care at all. I think if enough of us respectfully ask him, he will get it handled if possible.

---------- Post added at 11:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 PM ----------

Also, I thanked him just now for looking into it.

I've been including Samsung and John in my tweets.

 

[KCRic]

No Twitter here. Any other way to send him a message?

 

[danon.brown]

No Twitter here. Any other way to send him a message?

Email

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[ethanscooter]

No Twitter here. Any other way to send him a message?

Email him at [email protected]


Someone confirm this is the right email

 

[KCRic]

Email him at [email protected]


Someone confirm this is the right email

Awsome! Thank you :good:

 

[Josh McGrath]

Anyone had any responses other than the generic ones?