Windows Phone 7 emulator hacked to give full access to OS, reveals voice search, file explorer

March 19, 2010 | By Surur

Long Zheng from the istartedsomething blog reports that the Windows Phone 7 Series emulator ROM has been completely unlocked, allowing users to access the full OS, rather that just the settings and web browser as previously.

Dan Ardelean has published a modified version of the “BIN” file , allowing one to interact with the live tiles,hubs, use the elusive voice search feature, and even the basic apps that are preloaded.

Read more about getting the emulator up and running at XDA-Developers here. Hopefully the real OS will fall as fast as the emulator version has

More screen shots after the break.

Via Pocketnow.com

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bob

Happy now winky dinky power users complaining about WinPho7's cripples. I'm sure all the other features are there, MS is just being a dick and making it harder for the haxors, but they will fail.

GP007

I don't think they're trying to make it hard, they're just not ready, I bet stuff doesn't work right yet so they're not talking about it or saying that they're still "looking into implementing" it.

If the final OS on phones can be "unlocked" to do stuff like true multitasking that everyone seems to moan about and so on, then great, nice added bonus. I'm looking to get a WP7s phone either way.

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I agree with GP007. I don't think it was ever intended to prevent hacking. Look at it! It looks like shit! haha. that's obviously not done yet.

Although the existence of a file manager AT ALL is intriguing. I thought files were completely 100% off limits! That means the file manager must be running as something not in the sandbox — an EXE?

Now this is getting interesting!

They key here is that whatver jailbreak technique is designed, if Microsoft proactively "fixes" it at each OS update, we will constantly be fighting a losing battle. It's not enough that the hacker community can get in and start tweaking. Microsoft also has to turn a blind eye. That requires a lot of trust… They did it for hacked ROMs and that was awesome. Are they going to continue to do that if WP7S phones are a smashing success?

Rico

i don't see it as a losing battle, but just a battle. And it's one that Microsoft will likely fight given their stance on controlling so much of the UX. i can't think of any other real reason that controlling piracy. MS wants to stop the rampant piracy we have in WM, even "soft" piracy, where apps are extracted from devices they were licensed to run on, like Swype. i'm not going to say developers won't develop on WP7 without the assurance that there will be an attempt at reducing piracy, but it certainly can't hurt.

What i really want to know is how updates will be handled. Will they be mandatory like webOS, or will you be allowed to choose when to update like iPhone OS? i'm guessing the former.

Rob Wiggins

AMEN to that Brothers and Sisters. What this world needs is more freedom not more restrictions on our ways of life!!!

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