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Hacker Cracks Lumia Bootloader, Offers Tool For Root Access and Custom ROMs (hothardware.com)

Posted by timothy on from the even-more-yours dept.

MojoKid writes: Microsoft and Nokia have worked hard making Lumia smartphones difficult to break into at a low-level, but software hacker Heathcliff has just proven that it's not impossible. He's just released a solid-looking tool called Windows Phone Internals, and it can do everything from unlocking the bootloader to replacing the phone's ROM. WP Internals is a completely free download, though Heathcliff welcomes donations by those who've found the tool useful. According to the "Getting Started" section of the tool, supported models include Lumia 520, 521, 525, 620, 625, 720, 820, 920, 925, 928, 1020, and 1320. If your model is not on the list, the developer has said that he hopes to add more models in the near future.

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  1. All 13 owners were ecstatic! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    n/t

  2. Re:Landfill-saving hero by Billly+Gates · · Score: 3, Funny

    Funny I was thinking the same thing with my crappy slow and buggy samsung galaxy thats stuck with Android.

    WindowsPhone is the best mobile OS I ever used with a superior UI that never crashes, freezes, or glitches and runs 400 to 500% faster. My 820 which inferior hardware to my Galaxy S 5 was so much faster. To this day cut and pasting calander events with conference calls with pins is not possible with Android. You need to write down the pin with paper and a pen.

    The same sheep who choose Windows 98 over linux are the same choosing Android over Windows Phone.

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  3. Re:Landfill-saving hero by serviscope_minor · · Score: 4, Funny

    The same sheep who choose Windows 98 over linux are the same choosing Android over Windows Phone.

    I think I speak for everyone reading this post when I say: u wot m8?

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    SJW n. One who posts facts.