Should I root my phone first before upgrading to 2.2 or upgrade first then root?
If you're talking about the Over The Air (OTA) update that was announced, you should only upgrade with that if you don't want to root or customize anymore. For the moment, that OTA will take away root if you have it and you won't be able to get it back (for now).
If you're talking about upgrading to 2.2 using one of the ROMs posted here on XDA, then you need to root your phone in order to have the option to flash one of those onto your Aria.
911jason said:
If you're talking about the Over The Air (OTA) update that was announced, you should only upgrade with that if you don't want to root or customize anymore. For the moment, that OTA will take away root if you have it and you won't be able to get it back (for now).
If you're talking about upgrading to 2.2 using one of the ROMs posted here on XDA, then you need to root your phone in order to have the option to flash one of those onto your Aria.
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Thanks that was very helpful! I'm going to root first them upgrade with one of the 2.2 ROMs here. I didn't know an OTA 2.2 update was out for the Aria already.
Well, it is and it isn't... it's available for non-branded Arias. AT&T hasn't released their version of the 2.2 update for the Aria, but when they do it will break your root access if you install it. At least temporarily. There's really no reason to use the official updates unless you need to return your Aria for some reason. Otherwise, you'll have more features using the custom ROMs here.
With the 2.2 upgrade for the Aria, were there any advancements on Adobe Flash?
SectorNine50 said:
With the 2.2 upgrade for the Aria, were there any advancements on Adobe Flash?
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No since this is an HTC Sense ROM, it still uses HTC Flash Lite just like the original ROM did. The Aria processor is not currently supported by Adobe Flash 10.x.
ok so I got a question. I have an ATT aria can I get the HTC 2.2 rom on my phone and then root my phone?
No, at the moment you can't. If you install the HTC OTA update you will lose root and be unable to get it back until one of the devs figures it out again. There are, however, plenty of Froyo ROMs to choose from, so you really don't need the HTC update to get 2.2.
Edit: Nevermind, looks like I spoke too soon. See this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9863183#post9863183
911jason said:
No, at the moment you can't. If you install the HTC OTA update you will lose root and be unable to get it back until one of the devs figures it out again. There are, however, plenty of Froyo ROMs to choose from, so you really don't need the HTC update to get 2.2.
Edit: Nevermind, looks like I spoke too soon. See this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9863183#post9863183
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Thanks I have the Liberated rom on my phone right now. I'm just looking for a 2.2 Froyo that has the full bluetooth dialer support.
AkumaMax said:
Thanks I have the Liberated rom on my phone right now. I'm just looking for a 2.2 Froyo that has the full bluetooth dialer support.
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What's the best ROM out there right now? Which one would you recommend?
911jason said:
If you're talking about the Over The Air (OTA) update that was announced, you should only upgrade with that if you don't want to root or customize anymore. For the moment, that OTA will take away root if you have it and you won't be able to get it back (for now).
If you're talking about upgrading to 2.2 using one of the ROMs posted here on XDA, then you need to root your phone in order to have the option to flash one of those onto your Aria.
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What's the best ROM out there right now? Which one would you recommend?
Currently, the two Froyo (Android 2.2) contenders for the Aria are CyanogenMod 6.1 and Liberated FR008.
Cyanogen offers a more unedited Android product with access to all sorts of settings and customization options. Liberated is more of a stock HTC Sense version of Android. Both ROMs are pretty much the creation of XDA member Attn1 who spends a ton of time developing for the Aria and here on the boards answerings questions.
The cool thing is that once you have rooted your Aria and installed Clockwork Mod Recovery, you can make a Nandroid back-up which will save your current setup along with all of your settings so that you can freely install these ROMs knowing that you can always safely return to your back-up if you don't like it. It's very... liberating!
Hey all
If i upgrade my htc legend (not rooted) from android 2.1 to 2.2 via the official vodafone release, will i still be able to root the android 2.2 htc legend so that i can install custom roms?
Thanks
Yes. The usual one click methods used for rooting 2.1 seem to work fine for 2.2. The updated 2.2.1 is more picky but most people are finding the SuperOneClick root works for them.
ok thanks. but what do you mean one click root and super one click root?
So I'm Rooted with the custom ROM Android Revolution HD, when ICS is release i realize that i won't be receiving the OTA update for ICS, so is my best option for updating flashing a custom ICS ROM?
diablokicks said:
So I'm Rooted with the custom ROM Android Revolution HD, when ICS is release i realize that i won't be receiving the OTA update for ICS, so is my best option for updating flashing a custom ICS ROM?
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The HTC Message can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/notes/htc/a...pgrades-to-ice-cream-sandwi/10150518462703084
So I guess you can wait for an RUU that either supports ICS or can be OTA'd to ICS. OR, install an ICS compliant custom ROM which IMHO will be available prior to that. I guess it depends on source code availability though.
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So I'm Rooted with the custom ROM Android Revolution HD, when ICS is release i realize that i won't be receiving the OTA update for ICS, so is my best option for updating flashing a custom ICS ROM?
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Hi,
ICS is not available yet.
When it does become available for the Sensation,the devs will make a ROM which you can flash on your s-off phone.
People are working on a port,as we speak.
You can follow their progress HERE.
MIUI China is working on it too I think they are going to try to have it done by Christmas. CM squad will be working on it too.
Hi,
I'm new to HTC One S and I am not allowed to root it.
I assume I can install official ROMs but I don't know where I can find them.
Thank you,
Moshe
Official ROMs are know as RUU's.
They can be found here
The official ROMs are the software that the phone is running out of the box, or any subsequent Carrier released OTA. Anything else would be a custom ROM requiring unlocking the bootloader, installing CWM and either rooting the stock ROM or installing a custom ROM.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using XDA
Hi all,
I currently have the nexus one and I love the vanilla experience (though MiUi is pretty decent too). I have been running ICS on it but it still feels kinda laggy.
I am considering upgrading to the 1x, but I want to be sure that I can root it, enable tethering, and run a vanilla rom rather than the HTC sense junk. I see too many roms in the development page (I think the organization of such topics is kinda a problem but thats a question for another post), and want to know if there are any that offer a stable vanilla ICS or JB experience.
Also, I know that gaining S-Off is still in a development stage for this phone, but is it necessary? Can we flash custom roms without that?
if you're talking about the AT&T version of the One X(L) make sure the one you get is running 1.85 firmware or lower. 2.20 is unrootable and without root we can't unlock the bootloader either.
S-off isn't needed right now except to unlock the 2.20 firmware.
There are flavors of AOSP for both ICS and Jellybean. ICS versions of AOKP and CM9 are both VERY good since we have source code for the kernel for android 4.03 although it is incomplete because we still don't have drivers for the camera.