I got a rezound yesterday

[jntdroid]

Revolutionary has been good at picking up and working up a root method for HTC phones to date - hopefully they'll do the same for the Rezound. Someone over at Rootzwiki claims to have full/permanent S-Off (see below), but so far nothing has been released but a screenshot.

With HTC phones you have to replace the "hboot" (basically like the bootloader) with one that is S-Off (security off - the stock hboot comes S-On). Then from the S-Off hboot, you can flash a custom recovery like Clockwork, and root and/or rom from clockwork. But getting that S-Off is the key. A lot of HTC phones can have temp root access pretty quick and easy, but permanent tends to be a bit tougher.

Unfortunately, Verizon isn't letting any of their HTC lineup fall under HTC's official bootloader unlock either...

 

[bvjens31]

Revolutionary has been good at picking up and working up a root method for HTC phones to date - hopefully they'll do the same for the Rezound. Someone over at Rootzwiki claims to have full/permanent S-Off (see below), but so far nothing has been released but a screenshot.

With HTC phones you have to replace the "hboot" (basically like the bootloader) with one that is S-Off (security off - the stock hboot comes S-On). Then from the S-Off hboot, you can flash a custom recovery like Clockwork, and root and/or rom from clockwork. But getting that S-Off is the key. A lot of HTC phones can have temp root access pretty quick and easy, but permanent tends to be a bit tougher.

Unfortunately, Verizon isn't letting any of their HTC lineup fall under HTC's official bootloader unlock either...

All that being said, I guess I didn't even ask about the Rezound's stock programs. I am so used to the 'moto-blur' crap that I didn't realize that HTC won't have it, because they are not Motorola. (Captain Obvious over here, I know). So is there a blur-like load of crapware from HTC? Or do HTC phones come mostly vanilla droid? Thanks for the response!

 

[jntdroid]

All that being said, I guess I didn't even ask about the Rezound's stock programs. I am so used to the 'moto-blur' crap that I didn't realize that HTC won't have it, because they are not Motorola. (Captain Obvious over here, I know). So is there a blur-like load of crapware from HTC? Or do HTC phones come mostly vanilla droid? Thanks for the response!

Oh no, they're heavily "UI'd" - Sense 3.5 on on the Rezound. It's a love/hate thing. I personally like some of the features/widgets in Sense, a lot more than blur. But some people can't stand anything but vanilla, so to each his own... but it's definitely not mostly vanilla.

 

[tc1]

Hopefully u won't experience the multiple problems that ruined the thunderbolt.

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[jntdroid]

Hopefully u won't experience the multiple problems that ruined the thunderbolt.

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Man you have no idea how many times I've thought of that... and I'm hoping HTC thought of that as well...

 

[RVC]

When did this phone drop??

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[jntdroid]

When did this phone drop??

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today

 

[RVC]

How much is this device?

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[jntdroid]

How much is this device?

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$300 contract/upgrade... comes with Beats Headphones along with all the normal stuff, so not really an unreasonable price.

 

[RVC]

Do you have an option to get it without the headphones??? I already have beats pro.

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[jntdroid]

doubtful, they're well integrated in the box

 

[RVC]

OK thanks. I'm gonna go check this jewel out.

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[RVC]

Same price at best buy?

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[jntdroid]

Same price at best buy?

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for now, yeah - but BB is typically one of the first to drop that $300 pricetag a bit

 

[Insidious]

Is there a downloadable .apk for the beats audio yet?

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I was wondering the same thing.

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