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on Dec 21, 2010
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Android Developers Blog: It’s not “rooting”, it’s ...
Aren't most unbranded HTC Android phones already sold unlocked? E.g., on my HTC Wildfire there was an engineering bootloader preinstalled, so shouldn't this bootloader provide me with the same features as an "oem unlock'ed" Nexus?
wynand
on Dec 21, 2010
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Not in my case. My HTC Desire was untouched by Vodafone in the Netherlands but still required rooting with unrevoked.
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