Sony opens up a device?
Did we just travel back in time to April 1st?
Sony Ericsson has made good on its pledge to publish details showing "advanced developers" how they can legitimately unlock the bootloader code incorporated into certain SE Android smartphones. The unlock applies only to 2011 phones running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and to handsets that haven't been tied to a network operator, …
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Surely the EU could mandate that this information is made available when a device is dropped from manufacturer support? I know a few android owners who have changed from a perfectly working handset to a new one just because there are no longer updates forthcoming and they all felt it's a bit of a waste.
If I buy a SIM locked handset, then I won't be able to bootloader unlock it. Fair enough.
If I buy a SIM locked handset, then I get my phone provider to unlock it for me, then will I be able to bootloader unlock it?
(For the record, I'm not talking about market-stall phone unlocking services; I'm talking about getting it done officially via the network operator).
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I've just ordered an SE Arc from Vodafone. In the shop I was told it was in stock, then after I'd done the paperwork they found it was out of stock but could get one delivered in 1-2 days. Now I find it's going to be 2 weeks, possibly, maybe more. Having read this article I now realise that it's just a clever way of stopping me playing with the phone...
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