How-To: Unlock Sprint HTC One for GSM

[maniac8828 24]

@ can you post the details?

I am on 4.4.2 and unable to sim unlock.....

[basheerbr 18]

How to update Google updations on Verizon HTC one?

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[maniac8828 24]

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

[Vinod Nayak 443]

OP updated with credits

[mpva 9]

I'm on 4.1.2 stock,if I unlock GSM now and then OTA TO 4.3/4.4.2 does the unlock stays or I've to unlock it again?

[nikme 177]

I'm on 4.1.2 stock,if I unlock GSM now and then OTA TO 4.3/4.4.2 does the unlock stays or I've to unlock it again?

Don't need to unlock again

[vahidmomin 66]

Hi everyone,

Please help me out, i need a walkthrough or a detailed guide step by step for unlocking gsm radio on Sprint Htc One.
i have never used,rooted or unlocked an Htc.
So not even familiar with RUU, fastboot, .
I m a noob for HTC!
So kindly help me.

i recently bought htc on sprint,i did MEID registration when i bought,after came in my hand,i flashed on reliance network with nv mode,but i wants to unlock gsm,

i never tried htc,so i sent to my friend,he did many unlocked htc one sprint for Gsm.but mine one is not doing unlock for GSm,he told me that i flashed on nv mode so gsm is not working,is it true?plz guide.

BL UNLOCKED,RECOVERY INSTALLED,ROOTED,S OFF,STOCK DEODEXED 4.3 INSTALLED.

[cisco_tech86 19]

Flashing the ruu will get back to factory sprint and then you can try again.

Renaming the 2 files and giving permission is important step when u are doing unlock.

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[puneet_july30 36]

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

Hi Sanjeev,

I have Sprint HTC One 4.4.2 HBoot 1.56.

For point 2 I have searched on XDA and I didn't found any clue about how to edit the android-info.txt file for my phone info.

Also my download for Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip is constantly breaking/failing, can you please share your downloaded file.

Thanks,

Puneet

[basheerbr 18]

Need to downgrade hboot version

[maniac8828 24]

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

Hi Sanjeev,

I have Sprint HTC One 4.4.2 HBoot 1.56.

For point 2 I have searched on XDA and I didn't found any clue about how to edit the android-info.txt file for my phone info.

Also my download for Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip is constantly breaking/failing, can you please share your downloaded file.

Thanks,

Puneet

Downgrade hboot to 1.44 (use the stock sprint hboot) (You can check here - i think it is the last one) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314921

For downloading I used the same link. Maybe you can try downloading using a different browser or try this - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752997

[puneet_july30 36]

Need to downgrade hboot version

Yup I have downloaded the HBoot to 1.44 from 1.56.

Thanks for replying

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

Hi Sanjeev,

I have Sprint HTC One 4.4.2 HBoot 1.56.

For point 2 I have searched on XDA and I didn't found any clue about how to edit the android-info.txt file for my phone info.

Also my download for Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip is constantly breaking/failing, can you please share your downloaded file.

Thanks,

Puneet

Downgrade hboot to 1.44 (use the stock sprint hboot) (You can check here - i think it is the last one) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314921

For downloading I used the same link. Maybe you can try downloading using a different browser or try this - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752997

Thanks flashed this HBoot 1.44. Now downloading the ruu, keeping my fingers crossed that this time it will work.

Will update you.

--- Update 09 July 2014 ---- 00:30---

Just gave previously downloaded ruu a try and it worked with the newly installed HBoot 1.44.

And rest of the process is a piece of cake

Thanks all including the OP for the help and guidance

Regards,

Puneet Sharma

Edited July 8, 2014 by puneet_july30

[maniac8828 24]

Need to downgrade hboot version

Yup I have downloaded the HBoot to 1.44 from 1.56.

Thanks for replying

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

Hi Sanjeev,

I have Sprint HTC One 4.4.2 HBoot 1.56.

For point 2 I have searched on XDA and I didn't found any clue about how to edit the android-info.txt file for my phone info.

Also my download for Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip is constantly breaking/failing, can you please share your downloaded file.

Thanks,

Puneet

Downgrade hboot to 1.44 (use the stock sprint hboot) (You can check here - i think it is the last one) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314921

For downloading I used the same link. Maybe you can try downloading using a different browser or try this - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752997

Thanks flashed this HBoot 1.44. Now downloading the ruu, keeping my fingers crossed that this time it will work.

Will update you.

Cool. Let me know how it goes :-)

[maniac8828 24]

Need to downgrade hboot version

Yup I have downloaded the HBoot to 1.44 from 1.56.

Thanks for replying

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

Hi Sanjeev,

I have Sprint HTC One 4.4.2 HBoot 1.56.

For point 2 I have searched on XDA and I didn't found any clue about how to edit the android-info.txt file for my phone info.

Also my download for Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip is constantly breaking/failing, can you please share your downloaded file.

Thanks,

Puneet

Downgrade hboot to 1.44 (use the stock sprint hboot) (You can check here - i think it is the last one) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314921

For downloading I used the same link. Maybe you can try downloading using a different browser or try this - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752997

Thanks flashed this HBoot 1.44. Now downloading the ruu, keeping my fingers crossed that this time it will work.

Will update you.

--- Update 09 July 2014 ---- 00:30---

Just gave previously downloaded ruu a try and it worked with the newly installed HBoot 1.44.

And rest of the process is a piece of cake

Thanks all including the OP for the help and guidance

Regards,

Puneet Sharma

Glad it worked

[raju_a 31]

Hi Guys,

I have a Sprint HTC ONE on Android 4.3. I have rooted the handset. Now when i try to unlock GSM thru Terminal Emulator I get "Error Type 3" after "am start com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity"

I tried using ViperBoy Sim Unlock Helper but no menu appears after I press the start button

Can someone plz help

[::Hitesh:: 1,763]

You need to replace patched sprint apk

Sent from my Falcon_CDMA (Moto G)

[dr.faramroze 703]

Copy these files via root explorer to root/system/app. Reboot and run ViperSIMunlocker.apk after confirmed root.

HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_SPCS.apk

HtcOMADM_SPCS.apk

HtcOMADM_Tool_SPCS.apk

[pradeep564 8]

Friends- I m on 4.3 s off, unlocked bootloader & rooted. I am wanting to use my sprint htc one for cdma omh but couldnt find the spc/msl with hetalbhais method. I am able to see 2 com ports on flashphone but when I press read nothing gets displayed. Pls help as I require spc for writing ruim only through dfs.

[raju_a 31]

You need to replace patched sprint apk

Sent from my Falcon_CDMA (Moto G)

Copy these files via root explorer to root/system/app. Reboot and run ViperSIMunlocker.apk after confirmed root.

Tried the above solution still GSM not unlocking. Tried Sim Unlock Helper & Terminal Emulator but No Success

Am i missing something here ??

[vahidmomin 66]

Friends- I m on 4.3 s off, unlocked bootloader & rooted. I am wanting to use my sprint htc one for cdma omh but couldnt find the spc/msl with hetalbhais method. I am able to see 2 com ports on flashphone but when I press read nothing gets displayed. Pls help as I require spc for writing ruim only through dfs.

use msl utility apk.google it.

Sent from my AUXUS CoreX8 3G using Tapatalk 2

[Vinod Nayak 443]

You need to replace patched sprint apk

Sent from my Falcon_CDMA (Moto G)

Copy these files via root explorer to root/system/app. Reboot and run ViperSIMunlocker.apk after confirmed root.

Tried the above solution still GSM not unlocking. Tried Sim Unlock Helper & Terminal Emulator but No Success

Am i missing something here ??

Your HTC S-Off ? Or S-On ?

Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

[raju_a 31]

It is S-on

[Vinod Nayak 443]

With S-on, even if you replace the patched apk, your system reverts back to the original file after the reboot.

Flash TWRP, copy the required file(patched Sprint apk) on to your sdcard, reboot to twrp, mount system, got to file manager and copy the patched Sprint apk and paste it in system/app/, before doing this backup the original file first. Once the file is copied, reboot the phone and run the vipers HTC ONE SIM unlock helper and follow steps mentioned in the OP.

Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

Edited October 31, 2014 by Vinod Nayak

[raju_a 31]

Thanks vinodji but need few more clarification

So u mean will require S-Off

Already flashed TWRP before root.

Mount system ???

[abhaynverma 0]

Need to downgrade hboot version

Yup I have downloaded the HBoot to 1.44 from 1.56.

Thanks for replying

Got it unlocked: D

Following are the steps I followed for benefit of othersJ:

1. Got S-off with Firewater. I was on latest 1.56 hboot http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

2. Downgraded hboot 1.56 to hboot 1.44. You can find the hboot on XDA.

3. I was on unlocked boot-loader. So I relocked the boot-loader using fastboot, (type this cmd: “fastboot oem lock” without quotes. This will relock the boot-loader. This is needed to flash back to stock.)

4. Used RUU utility & flashed back to stock. I used this - Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip

5. Now I am on 4.1.2. Unlock boot-loader again, installed TWRP custom recovery and rooted. There are tons of guides for that. You can use THIS

6. After that I used the steps in OP posted by @Vinod Nayak to get sim unlock J

Hi Sanjeev,

I have Sprint HTC One 4.4.2 HBoot 1.56.

For point 2 I have searched on XDA and I didn't found any clue about how to edit the android-info.txt file for my phone info.

Also my download for Sprint_HTC_One_m7wls_1.29.651.10_RUU.zip is constantly breaking/failing, can you please share your downloaded file.

Thanks,

Puneet

Downgrade hboot to 1.44 (use the stock sprint hboot) (You can check here - i think it is the last one) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314921

For downloading I used the same link. Maybe you can try downloading using a different browser or try this - http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22979706399752997

Thanks flashed this HBoot 1.44. Now downloading the ruu, keeping my fingers crossed that this time it will work.

Will update you.

--- Update 09 July 2014 ---- 00:30---

Just gave previously downloaded ruu a try and it worked with the newly installed HBoot 1.44.

And rest of the process is a piece of cake

Thanks all including the OP for the help and guidance

Regards,

Puneet Sharma

Glad it worked

will it work for HTC one M8 (sprint) also....??

please revert back asap!