HTC One X+ give-away winner is...

I'm happy to announce, that the winner of HTC One X+ give-away contest is...

The winner should send me a private message via Twitter within 7 days with his e-mail address. After 7 days of no contact from the winner, I'll randomly pick another winner.

Congratulations Barry!

This was the first, but not the last contest. Next time you'll probably have a chance to win brand new HTC flagship device - One. Good luck!

PS. Since some users have issues with their tweeter accounts, next give-away will be based on different rules to encourage even more people!

Unlocking bootloader or flashing custom ROM doesn't void your warranty!

Since HTC started htcdev.com with the possibility to unlock bootloader on HTC devices, I noticed that false information and beliefs are spreading around the world and more and more people think (and tell!) other users, that their warranty will be voided after unlocking particular device. This is not true!

In the past I wrote a short article on xda-developers about warranties and why, against common believes, flashing custom ROMs does not void your warranty. You can find this thread here.

Here's some information worth pointing out:

1. Warranty is a contract. In every country there are laws and regulations about warranties, however these vary from place to place and may be slightly different in your country, keep that in mind.
2. If it's a contract, then both sides have some obligations and rights. Both - rights and obligations - needs to be written in the warranty, otherwise they doesn't exist. Warranty statements must be consistent with generally applicable law.
3. As a contract, warranty can be created as the parties want, as long as it's consistent with generally applicable law.
4. To know exactly what's written in your warranty don't try to Google it - take it out of the box and READ IT. Don't trust what others say - their warranty might be different to your own.

Now, the question is - why unlocking the bootloader doesn't void the warranty? The answer is very simple. Because HTC's warranty contract doesn't state it. The only information about warranty on htcdev.com you can find is this:

So, once again:

"It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty."

Is there any information, that unlocking bootloader voids warranty? Nope. So basically, what does it mean? Only this - if you brick your device as a result of e.g. flashing custom ROM (unlocked bootloader allows you doing that), you may have no warranty claim for that particular incident.

Two more important things to conclude:

1. If "not all claims may be covered under warranty", then (logic conversion) some claims may still be covered under warranty.
2. Even if you can't claim something under warranty because it was caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader, that doesn't mean you have lost your warranty. You still have your warranty and you still can claim under warranty, but this warranty won't cover those particular claims caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader.

So basically, HTC warns you, that some of the actions you might take after unlocking the bootloader may lead to a situation, when particular issue can't be covered under warranty.

Also, this information on htcdev.com doesn't expand or restrict your warranty terms. It doesn't change it at all. If warranty is given in the paper form, then as a contract the only way to change it, is a paper form too (if not stated otherwise in the warranty itself). HTC just kindly reminds you some sort of information you can conclude from the warranty itself.

Once again, if you are interested why flashing custom ROMs doesn't void warranty as well, please read this thread.

PS. I'm also wondering why Samsung users are so crazy about so called flash counter and "Triangle Away" application. They don't need it to have a valid warranty, even with a yellow triangle.

Disclaimer:

This text is just for education purpose. It's not a law itself so you can't base your claims versus a company on this. I may be wrong in many parts - feel free to write a comment under this post and I will make any necessary corrections. I don't know the laws in every country so there may be some slight differences.

Have any questions or comments? Feel free to share! Also, if you like this article, please use media sharing buttons (Twitter, G+, Facebook) below this post!

[Give Away] HTC One X+

Here is something awesome for Android Revolution HD users. I will give away one, brand new HTC One X+ (GSM only) in color of your choice - black or white, to one winner of this little competition. There is no country limit - it's a worldwide party!

The competition starts at 12:00 PM (GMT + 1) on Monday 4th, March 2013 and will continue until 12:00 PM (GMT + 1) on Sunday 10th, March 2013. Winner will be announced on Monday 11th, March 2013.

What you need to do:

1) "Like" HTC (facebook.com/htc) and Android Revolution HD (facebook.com/AndroidRevolutionHD) on Facebook

2) "Follow" HTC (@HTC) and Android Revolution HD (@mike1986_) on Twitter

3) Tweet about this contest with link to this page using hash-tag "androidrevolutionhd" (#androidrevolutionhd)
Example tweet: Win HTC One X+ at http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/2013/02/give-away-htc-one-x.html #androidrevolutionhd

Note: If you already meet the requirements from points 1 and 2, now all you need to do is tweet! No need to re-follow or re-like accounts mentioned above. Re-tweets doesn't count. This must be your own tweet. Remember to include link to this contest and hash-tag #androidrevolutionhd.

How will I select the winner? I will randomly choose one person from the list of my Twitter followers who tweeted about this give away using #androidrevolutionhd hash-tag. Is that all? Yes! Easy as that! Just 2 clicks and 1 tweet to win amazing, high-end HTC One X+ - Engadget's Smartphone of the Year! 

Good luck!

Want to learn more about HTC One X+?
Visit this site - HTC One X+ overview

HTC EVO 3D CDMA (shooter) ROM List

*Flash your device at your own risk* 0811

'(02/26/2013) [SS] CyanogenMod 10.1 (4.2.2) +

'(02/26/2013) [SS] P.A.C.MAN v. 20.0.0 BETA (4.2.2) +

'(02/26/2013) [SS] Team D.I.R.T Dirty Unicorns v1.0 (4.2.2) +

'(02/25/2013) [SS] MIUI v4 3.2.22 (4.0.4)

'(02/25/2013) [SS] NegaLite-BluRom (2.89) +

'(02/17/2013) [SS] Team D.I.R.T UNOFFICIAL AOKP v3.5.2 (4.2.1) +

'(02/17/2013) [SS] Team D.I.R.T Unofficial Slim Bean v1.1 (4.2.1) +

'(01/30/2012) [SS] Viper3D 1.6.3

'(01/30/2012) [SS] Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 (4.1.2)

'(01/28/2013) [SS] Team 420 FroZenROM EP3.0 (2.89)

'(01/27/2012) [SS] Team d3rp Lights Out Release 3 (2.89) +

'(12/30/2012) [SS] SolidRom Suite (4.2.1)

'(12/25/2012) [SS] Team D.I.R.T UNOFFICIAL AOKP v3.5.2 (4.1.2)

'(12/23/2012) [SS] d3rpICS Milestone 6.2 (4.0)(S3.6)

'(12/16/2012) [SS] Cool ICS v12b (2.89)

'(12/11/2012) [SS] SmoothCriminal v2.3 (2.89)

'(12/10/2012) [SS] MiuiAndroid 2.12.7 (4.1.2)

'(11/21/2012) [SS] ParanoidAndroid 2.99 (4.1.2)

'(10/28/2012) [SS] Team Nocturnal Common Sense v2.0 (2.89)

'(11/26/2012) [SS] Steal25 inbREDed ROM 5.4 (ICS)

'(10/25/2012) [SS] 3D Anorexia 2.5.1

'(10/20/2012) [SS] Team 420 Homebrew The New Batch (2.89)

'(10/16/2012) [SS] RagnaROM v1.0 (1.11)

'(10/13/2012) [SS] DELTA ROM v2.2 (2.89)

'(09/23/2012) [SS] Team Nocturnal Desensification v0.9.2 (2.89)

_{ROMS THAT WERE RELEASED BEFORE OCTOBER WON’T BE LISTED}

*All source links are from xda-developers forum*

1.11 – VilleC2 base (4.0.4|S4.0)

2.89 – 4.0.3|S3.6

Permalink: http://goo.gl/0jqyr

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The only One

Some high quality pictures of new HTC flagship device - the One.

Many people already asked me about the colors of HTC One and which one is better. I was holding both versions side to side and in reality silver one looks better in my opinion. On the pictures, the black one looks very good too, but when holding a silver HTC One you can see how the aluminium zero-gaps body is shining and it looks really gorgeous. Black version doesn't reflect light that much but some potential scratches might be less visible there, which is an advantage. So, which color will you pick? :)

Google Nexus S 4G (D720) ROM List

*Flash your device at your own risk*

'(02/17/2013) [SS] JellyShot v3.0 (4.2.2)

'(02/16/2013) [SS] Slim Bean 4.2 1.0 stable (4.2.1)

'(02/15/2013) [SS] Helly_Bean Nightly (CM10.1)(4.2.2)

'(02/05/2013) [SS] Rasbeanjelly (4.2.1)

'(01/23/2013) [SS] boot2gecko (firefoxOS) +

'(01/20/2013) [SS] JELLYBAM v5.1.0 (4.1.2)

'(01/08/2013) [SS] BAKED BlackBean-7 (4.1.1)

'(12/19/2012) [SS] EUROSKANK Jellybro Nightly (CM10.1)

'(12/06/2012) [SS] Mi-Roid v2.11.30 (4.1.1)

'(11/26/2012) [SS] TEAM D.I.R.T MIUIandroid V4.1 2.11.23

'(11/12/2012) [SS] TEAM D.I.R.T PROVISION 4.1 (4.1.2)

*All source links are from xda-developers forum*

_{ROMS THAT WERE RELEASED BEFORE SEPTEMBER WON’T BE LISTED}

4.1.2 – JZO54K

4.1.1 – JRO03L, JRO03R

4.0.4 – IMM76I

Permalink: http://goo.gl/J2xQd

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Android Revolution HD on HTC London Event

On Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 in London there is something big going to happen. We've all heard some rumors and seen leaked pictures, but there is nothing officially confirmed just yet. Our biggest expectation is to see new high-end HTC device called HTC One (HTC M7) running new user interface - HTC Sense 5.0. Maybe there is something more...

Why am I writing all this? Because I will be there, relating on live this great event. From Feb. 18th I'll be in London with HTC, counting down the last minutes to the show beginning. Follow me on Twitter (@mike1986_), watch my Facebook site (http://www.facebook.com/AndroidRevolutionHD) and check out this blog regularly for hot & fresh news, photos and details about upcoming HTC top products!

You can see my photos from that great journey here - http://android-revolution-hd.blogspot.com/p/trip-to-london-for-htc-event-2013.html