Unlock [ Jailbreak ] Windows Phone 7 using ChevronWP7 [ Tutorial ]

Cosmin Coman on November 27, 2010 with 2 Comments
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The ChevronWP7 unlock is the first user friendly unlock for Windows Phone 7 and it’s an exciting breakthrough for Windows Phone 7 developers.

Unlock Windows Phone 7 is similar with the Jailbreak for iPhone, basically, after you unlock Windows Phone 7 you are able to install non Market apps at your own free will.

This Jailbreak for Windows Phone 7 is reversible, so if you want to restore your device to original “locked” state you just have to connect it to your PC and hit “Relock” button inside ChevronWP7.

ChevronWP7 Unlock [jailbreak] for Windows Phone 7 works with all Smartphones running Widows Phone 7.

Follow the tutorial below to Unlock Windows Phone 7 using ChevronWP7.

  1. Download Zune for Windows here and install it.
  2. Download Windows Phone SDK here
  3. Connect your WP7 device via USB to your PC
  4. Run Zune and sync your device [ Full Sync ]
  5. Download ChevronWP7 here and start it
  6. Remove the PIN lock from your device ( if you had one )
  7. Check “Ensure your phone isn’t PIN-locked” and “Install certificate on phone using Internet Explorer at http://chevronwp7.com/cert”  and hit the “UNLOCK” button.
  8. Sit back, relax, and let ChevronWP7 work it’s magic. When the process is finished, your device will be unlocked.

Congratulations! You can now install non-market apps on your Unlocked [ Jailbroken ] Windows Phone 7 device!

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Cosmin is a smartphone enthusiast that writes articles for our iPhone and Windows Phone 7 departments and he provides the latest jailbreaks and unlocks releases as well as hot news about Apple or Microsoft. His best friend is his iPhone 4 and he is always comparing smartphones with Adu.

Discussion 2 Comments

  1. ChevronWP7 Custom Ringtone Manager For Windows Phone 7 Released| First Homebrew App December 1, 2010 at 4:54 PM

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