Well, just a day or so after HTC said that the bootloaders on their Sensation and Evo 3D handsets would be locked, CEO Peter Chou announced that they will never do it again. As you can see, on HTC’s Facebook page, a quote by Chou points it out very clearly:
“There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we’ve listened. Today, I’m confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience”
This is great news for those who love to tinker with their devices. HTC also said today that the Sensation and the EVO 3D will both be shipping out with unlocked bootloaders, and from my understanding that shouldnt delay their releases. We also hope that this will be retroactive, and allow older devices to be unlocked, but this is nothing more then a hope filled rumor at this point.
Have fun with your new device, no locked bootloaders will be on future HTC devices! We expect more news to come, so stay tuned.
Zephaniah Washington contributed to this article.
Via: HTC Facebook.
Nicolas Wiggins
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