We recently reported on Windows Phone 7 jailbreak/unlock tool – ChevronWP7 Unlocker, since it’s release the developers gained a lot of recognition and were contacted by Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7, to discuss the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool.

As a result of the discussion, both parties established a mutual understanding of the intent to enable homebrew opportunities and to open the Windows Phone 7 platform for broader access to developers and users.

As per the official site:

To pursue these goals with Microsoft’s support, Brandon Watson has agreed to engage in futher discussions with us about officially facilitating homebrew development on WP7. To fast-track discussions, we are discontinuing the unlocking tool effective immediately.

We are excited to explore the opportunity to become more involved with the shaping of the platform and to build a feedback channel for developers around the world.

To keep the momentum going for themselves the development team has released WP7 custom ringtone manager that shows off exciting platform potential. The source code has also been made available to guide homebrew developers.

Were you able to get your hands on the ChevronWP7 tool which it was still available? Did you jailbreak/unlock your Windows Phone 7 device? Please share your experience with us in the comments section below. And, as always stay tuned for more news and info regarding your Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices by following us on Twitter and/or subscribing to our RSS feed.

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[Source: ChevronWP7 (blog)]

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