For quite a period of time, we have been hearing on the things about the bootloader, isn’t it? So, in the due course of this article we will not only see on what is Bootloader but also we will see on how you can perform the bootloader unlocking process on your htc smart phone. If you kept hearing all these days things about the bootloader and didn’t know then this is actually a tool which processes the system software on the phone and finds the series of processes which run in the phone. It’s actually nothing but a program which controls all the applications which run at the startup itself.
Now, up next you may now ask, since Android is an Open source platform then what is the role of Bootloader in this. Most of the companies just like htc, Motorola, Sony Ericsson etc. believes that with boot loaders in place they can protect the malicious software coming into the device which may hamper the overall smart phone experience. Though if as a user wishes to get unlock this bootloader can proceed with the same but after that the warranty will get void as company feels that when as a user is capable of customizing then what is the use of support which is provided by company.
Generally all the HTC Devices come with the S – ON feature which is nothing but the Security ON feature. So, in this article we will be checking about on how you can unlock the HTC Sensation bootloader as HTC Sensation is the first ever phone from htc which will get access to the official unlocking process which gives users and developers the ability to install custom ROMs on the phone. So, let’s now check out on how you can unlock the bootloader for the HTC Sensation with the help of the official HTC Dev tool of which we will provide you the brief overview.
Brief Outlook on the Process of Unlocking the bootloader:
- Android SDK (Software Developer Kit) is used to run the fastboot command and request the device identifier token,
- Then the identifier token comes out as an output to the PC Console,
- Now, the user submits the device ID along with the token via the website HTCDEV.COM,
- Once the same is validated, the unlock key is mailed to the user for the use,,
- With the help of the unlock key, user unlocks the same by entering the Unlock command with unlock key.
As you can see the above flow path that it will take not more than a maximum of 30 minutes to finish the unlocking the bootloader process. The only major time eater here is to get the unlock key which involves the validation part. Another major time eater is the sync setup of ADB as well as the HTC Sync which nearly involves the ten steps to locate the phone’s unique identifier token (UIT) which are explained below in the form of images.
Procedure to Perform Bootloader Unlock Process on your HTC Sensation Android Phone:
Step 1: First up you need to re insert the battery from your phone as shown below,
Step 2: Now, you will have to Press the “Volume Down” and the “Power” button to start the device in the Bootloader mode.
Step 3: Using the “Volume Buttons” you need to select the up or the down option and choose the “Fastboot” option and press the power button.
Step 4: After this,you will have to connect the device with the help of the USB cable to the computer.
Step 5: Now, all you need to do is to just follow the below sequential process as you can see in the below mentioned image.
Step 6: Once you are done with the above processes, you will now have to open the command prompt and need to type int he “cmd” and press Enter key.
Step 7: After this you need to navigate to the location where you need to zip the file and teh go to the folder as mentioned in the below screen shot.
Step 8: In the command prompt, enter the below command which is shown below
Step 9: Up next you need to go the below mentioned path after which you will find the two screens as shown in the below screen capture.
Step 10: Last but not the least, you will now have to submit the order once the above processes are finished.
So, in this way you have successfully performed the Bootloader Unlock Process on your Phone by following thee above instructions.
