T-Mobile G2 phones comprehensively jailbroken
- Cory Doctorow
- Uncategorized
- Nov 09, 2010
- Action, Business, G2 Android, Gadgets, HTC, Mobile G2, NAND, OS, security
The new T-Mobile/HTC G2 Android phones have great specs, but they also have a “security feature” that wipes out any OS you install and replaces it with T-Mobile’s crippled version of Android, with tethering disabled (T-Mobile also lards their default installation with un-deletable crapware). Mobile hackers have now figured out how to disable this bit of nastiness. At present, the process is pretty recondite, but they’ve promised idiot-proof automation by tomorrow. Maybe it’s time to consider ditching my NexusOne and upgrading.