[movilogo]

Note: As per forum rules, I am NOT asking how to hack, just asking whether hacking voids warranty or not.

Thanx

[no1_slumko]

If it didn't we would be allowed to discuss it

[movilogo]

Well, if it voids warranty, then it must be written somewhere either in users manual or disclaimers while we click "I agree".

It is also a mystery to me why we can't discuss this in this forum. As I understand it, hacking will allow a user to become Admin user of the phone. What's wrong with that?

It can also fix some annoying errors like shortcut bar not working etc.

It can also help getting rid of annoying certificate errors.

Warranty usually covers hardware part - so usually software has nothing to do with it.

[cpitchford]

It can depend what you mean by hacking, too..

Hacking Symbian devices is usually bad.. its often the case the user is trying to do something that the device prohibits either by design or by some imposed policy..

However, Nokia's Maemo platform is much more hacker friendly. It is hackable in the sense you can mess around and alter stuff mainly because there is no "gain". You can poke around and see exactly how the device work.. running debug commands, installing your own code, running (and even compiling) 3rd party random apps.. 

Look at project Mer, its a replacement operating system for Nokia Maemo devices! Not going to get that joy with Symbian or S40 handsets!!

You don't have to "hack", it is a phone, but Nokia are leaving it open to play with.

Personnally that is a big attraction for me since Symbian has gone all locked-down and pants.. 

[carloseap]

It's a bit sad that these annoyances and problems (shortcuts bar icons disappearing) have been figured out and solved by the hackers and not by Nokia..

[babdi]

Hacking can cause damage to hardware and more so when done by a novice or inexperienced person. Nokia strongly advices user against messing with Nokia installed software or opening the phone or adding devices which the phone does not support. In such an eventuality the warranty stands void.

[jjegan]

Can hacking of software not be returned to warranty state by removing all data and then factory setup is run .

Hacking of hardware would be a no no as you would either have to flash firmware or get a soldering iron out .

  jje

[danniiffxi]

Hacking anything you buy from any shop anywhere in the world will void the warranty, so the short and simple answer is YES.

[cpitchford]

I'm not sure this applies to the Maemo devices? I didn't think flashing alternative kernels for example voided any warranty?

They're sensative about Symbian devices, but when you get admin access to a Maemo device, or a command line flasher utility that will flash the kernel or entire root image, I don't think that will void the warranty.

Worth investigating if you're thinking of using the N900..