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Root your HTC Android phone with unrevoked
The tool provides simple rooting for five HTC Android phones: the Incredible, Desire, Aria, Hero, and Evo.
Windows users: you'll need to first load the included HBoot drivers -- Linux and Mac users won't. You'll also need to make sure that no other programs are trying to access your device via USB (like HTC Sync or DoubleTwist, for example).
[via Droid Life]
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Subscribe to commentsskyblazeJul 16th 2010 2:38PM
A godsend for lazy people like me (though I've survived rooting all my HTCs the long way just fine up till now)
Thorn HarvestarJul 16th 2010 3:33PM
Just a warning; Unrevoked put out an update a few weeks ago that permanently broke 4G connectivity on some EVOs (it overwrote a file that contained WiMax encryption keys to get access to Sprint's 4G network).
Not saying they haven't learned from that flub, but ease of use can come at a price... Do research first no matter what path you take.
PaulJul 16th 2010 4:26PM
I'm confused. I htought one of the selling points of Android was that it was open. At least this is what is always touted when people are dissing the iPhone.
If the Android is open, why would you have to root it?
Sharuk007Jul 17th 2010 12:51AM
Android is open, but carriers aren't.
OIK2Jul 17th 2010 1:43AM
What would I gain, and what would I loose by rooting my Incredible?
admontesJul 17th 2010 2:01AM
Basically, you win 3 things: remove the operator logo, hability to install apps in the SD card (so be able to install A LOT of apps) and be able to do tethering (use your android phone as a router and use it to connect to internet a laptop, for example).
Lose: in theory nothing, but depending on the patch and the android phone you can have some previous known bugs, for example not detect correctly wifi networks. But reading a bit about unrevoked or making a simple google search unrevoked +incredible should tell you fast if there is some known bug.
The easy and lazy option is wait till your phone is officially updated to android 2.2 (should be in a few months). With it, the only of these advantages that you still won't have are the operator logos, the big 2 features will be ready, plus the promised superboost in performance :)
OIK2Jul 17th 2010 2:57AM
Tethering, I want the most, but it can wait for now. I am not running out of space on my phone's memory(6.4gb/6.6gb free), but would love to be able to get rid of some apps that come built in(That's you CityID), maybe even try vanilla over SenseUI(I use a home screen replacement, and don't think I use much else...I don't think).
JoeJul 17th 2010 8:21AM
So if I root my Desire will I have to do something different to update to 2.2 when it finally comes out? Or will I be able to just update through the system update on the phone as usual? All i really want from this right now is to uninstall the crappy apps that come with the phone that I'm not using and can't be removed normally...
famehJul 19th 2010 4:16AM
If you root your phone...yeah, word says all, "root"! so you have all the access to the system, and you can delete whatever you want (obviously is dangerous if you don't know what are you doing).
I am pretty sure taht you won't have any problem when updating it normally, automatically. Rooting the phone just give you "bigger" access to phone's resources (view entire structure of file-system, ability to remove process from the init of the system...). But make a search, can't confirm it as still 2.2 is not able for my Legend.
mattJul 24th 2010 3:49PM
Has anyone rooted using unrevoked on mac? I'm attempting but when I plug in phone, select charge only, usb debugging enabled, then open the unrevoked reflash program on the mac, i get an error message on comp that says: you cannot use the application "reflash" with this version of mac OS x. I have mac OS x version 10.4.11
Please help, need that root back in my life!
oabAug 8th 2010 8:15AM
Hi, to root my desire will be nice but my aim is to desimlock it. will it work if i root it ?
THx