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Considering there haven't been devices yet that are unroot-able, this shouldn't be a problem. At a minimum the various Nexus devices work with fastboot to unloc

Considering there haven't been devices yet that are unroot-able, this shouldn't be a problem. At a minimum the various Nexus devices work with fastboot to unlock the device very easily.

runjake 13y ago
I'm guessing you're talking strictly about the Nexus line? Because there's several Android devices that have proven un-rootable thus far, such as most Motorola devices, several HTC devices, and so on.
- Lewisham 13y ago
  Honestly, if rooting is important to you, you should be buying Nexus devices anyway, right? I realize that there are some consumers that are forced into certain handsets, and those people lose out. But many people buy devices like Galaxy S4s with the expectation to root and fix what they don't like, which is never something Samsung promises. If such consumers vote with their wallets, we'll see more things like the S4 Google Edition, which is what such buyers want in the first place. I don't see much of a problem here (exception of those people who don't have Nexus as an option for whatever reason).
- igravious 13y ago
  You can pretty much unlock any of the bootloaders on any HTC Android device. http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader From there you can install Cyanogenmod if your handset supports it, a lot do. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#vendor="HTC"; http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#vendor="HTC"; There is not much point in complaining about not being able to root Android devices. Go for a Nexus or shop around. Not sure about Samsung devices -- they are the market leader after all -- so somebody'll have to help me out on that.
- venomsnake 13y ago
  HTC give you bootloader unlock code in like 5 minutes if you request it. That is a reason why there is so strong support for the devices.
  - peterfschaadt 13y ago
    I have an HTC One X on AT&T (came out last year) and HTC will not give bootloader unlock codes from HTC Dev for phones with an AT&T CID. You have to use a root exploit to change the CID that was patched in the last firmware update, but has now been cracked again. Unfortunately, it seems no hardware manufacturer has any consistent policies.
- fluidcruft 13y ago
  You're confusing the locked bootloader with root. All of those are rootable.

Considering there haven't been devices yet that are unroot-able, this shouldn't be a problem. At a minimum the various Nexus devices work with fastboot to unlock the device very easily.

runjake 13y ago

I'm guessing you're talking strictly about the Nexus line? Because there's several Android devices that have proven un-rootable thus far, such as most Motorola devices, several HTC devices, and so on.

Lewisham 13y ago
Honestly, if rooting is important to you, you should be buying Nexus devices anyway, right? I realize that there are some consumers that are forced into certain handsets, and those people lose out. But many people buy devices like Galaxy S4s with the expectation to root and fix what they don't like, which is never something Samsung promises. If such consumers vote with their wallets, we'll see more things like the S4 Google Edition, which is what such buyers want in the first place. I don't see much of a problem here (exception of those people who don't have Nexus as an option for whatever reason).
igravious 13y ago
You can pretty much unlock any of the bootloaders on any HTC Android device. http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader From there you can install Cyanogenmod if your handset supports it, a lot do. http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#vendor="HTC"; http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#vendor="HTC"; There is not much point in complaining about not being able to root Android devices. Go for a Nexus or shop around. Not sure about Samsung devices -- they are the market leader after all -- so somebody'll have to help me out on that.
venomsnake 13y ago
HTC give you bootloader unlock code in like 5 minutes if you request it. That is a reason why there is so strong support for the devices.
- peterfschaadt 13y ago
  I have an HTC One X on AT&T (came out last year) and HTC will not give bootloader unlock codes from HTC Dev for phones with an AT&T CID. You have to use a root exploit to change the CID that was patched in the last firmware update, but has now been cracked again. Unfortunately, it seems no hardware manufacturer has any consistent policies.
fluidcruft 13y ago
You're confusing the locked bootloader with root. All of those are rootable.