The HTC One has been successfully rooted a week ahead of its official U.S. release, thanks to what appears to be premature sales at some AT&T locations.
The sales can't be confirmed, but there are definitely HTC One devices out in the wild. This root was created with an AT&T version of the phone, but the developers believe it should work with all HTC One models on the market.
HTC has been cooperative with the modding community, going as far as maintaining a library of the source code for many of its devices. Recently, the company released the source code for the HTC One.
HTC will also unlock the bootloader on the One for anyone who wants it done. After that, of course, you're on your own. Rooting your device means you lose official support, but it dos allow for plenty of customizability, which could be a huge relief to anyone who isn't happy with HTC's new Sense 5.0 user interface, particularly the BlinkFeed feature.
User hasoon2000 over at the XDA Developers forum has an all-in-one root kit for the HTC One posted. It's only usable on PC, so Mac users will need to grab a Windows box to run it, but if you're rooting your phone, that shouldn't be a problem.
The One will finally be officially available on Apr. 19, after supply shortages caused the launch of the phone to be delayed several weeks, cutting deeply into HTC's first quarter profits.
The HTC One features a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 4.7-inch 1920x1080 pixel widescreen Super LCD 3 display, a 2300 mAh Li-Po battery, a 4-megapixel "Ultrapixel" camera with enhanced low-light sensitivity and 1080p HD video, up to 64GB of internal storage and runs Android 4.1.2.
Check back for the latest updates on the HTC One as they become available.