Select Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 handsets came with unlocked bootloaders

By Edwin Kee on 04/15/2012, filed in Home > CellPhones

Select Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 handsets came with unlocked bootloaders It seems that a select bunch of Nokia Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 smartphones that run on the Windows Phone platform has shipped, carrying unlocked bootloaders on them so that those with a more adventurous spirit will be able to load custom ROMs on their respective handsets. This particular error was discovered by biktor_gj on XDA Developers, and it is most probably human error that this happened, in Nokia’s perceived rush to release those two smartphones to the market. Bear in mind that the total count is relatively low, and if you are one of the ‘lucky’ few who want to flash custom ROMs, then the relevant instructions can be found over on XDA Developers.

Bear in mind that flashing a custom ROM has its fair share of risks, and if something goes wrong, you might eventually end up with a very expensive paperweight on your tablet. Only those who know what they are doing (and can afford a bricked phone) will go ahead, voiding their warranty in the process.

Nokia: Nokia is a Finnish communications company that was the largest phone vendor (per unit) between 1988 to 2012. The company's history go back to 1871 but the Nokia that we know today (the Nokia corporation) was founded in 1967 by the merger of three Finnish companies. It is then that Nokia worked on networking equipment and was ultimately involved in the launch of the first cellular network in 1981 (Mobira Oy). Nokia because a key developer of GSM, the standard that we all know today. Although Nokia still produces a range of phones that includes entry-level handsets and Symbian smartphones, the company is counting on the Windows Phone OS to regain the share that it once had. The current flagship Windows Phone device from Nokia is the Lumia 920.

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