  HTC starts locking down its Android phones from now on?
Posted: , by Nick T.   HTC starts locking down its Android
phones from now on? When a manufacturer wants to prevent its
smartphones from being tampered with, it usually adds some sort
of a software solution to the problem, which prevents
fundamental modifications to a device's operating system.
Manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola have already become
infamous for implementing such restrictions against rooting of
their Android devices and now it seems very likely for HTC to be
already following their footsteps.  Usually known as developer-
friendly manufacturer, HTC may have committed to adding
signature checks to at least some of its Android smartphones
from now on, starting with the HTC ThunderBolt. Such checks
prevent a custom ROM from being loaded on a device as it would
not contain the manufacturer's proprietary signature key, which
would act as a “stamp” verifying the legitimate origin of the
software. Rooting upcoming HTC Android devices may a