Let the hacking begin: Samsung ATIV S gets interop-unlocked, making it a first for Windows Phone 8

The hacking scene for Windows Telephone 8 so far has been pretty dismal, with a lot of the legends in the community moving on to more open systems like Android. Although Windows Phone vii.x did see some minor move inside the fringe hacking community, its replacement Bone has not met the same fate. The reason for that is Windows Telephone eight was unable to be interop-unlocked, a phrase non familiar to about coincidental users.

When it comes to operating systems, especially Windows Phone, at that place are unlike levels. Developer unlocking is the easiest and can be accomplished by joining Microsoft's developer plan. Once registered, users tin can unlock their device by connecting to a estimator and logging in. This allows developers to side-load XAP files i.eastward. apps not from the Store. But fifty-fifty side-loaded XAP files are sandboxed by the Os and cannot bear upon the deeper level functions. OEMs and carriers get access to this expanse, which is why they can roll out organization updates.

At present, for the beginning time an interop-unlock has been achieved on the Samsung ATIV South. The news come via XDA Forums, home to many in the homebrew and hacking customs. The play a trick on was accomplished past a user nicknamed 'GoodDayToDie' and while it'due south not for the casual user, for those looking for an adventure can endeavor and echo the process.

Currently there are very few if any apps or services available to accept reward of this unlocking, though that tin easily alter in the future. It'due south unclear at the time if this process could translate over to other Windows Telephone eight devices, especially the more popular Lumia line from Nokia. Device bootloaders and differing configurations make direct translation of interop unlocking difficult, though we'll continue to monitor for any changes.

Source: XDA Forums; Thanks, Trevor H., for the tip

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