Hello, New here, checked through the suggested threads but they do not entirely answer my questions. Hope any of you guys can help.
I am with o2, and have recently handed my HTC Desire in for repair under warranty as it has the motherboard fault where it reboots continually in a loop!!
My HTC Desire has 2.2 Froyo and is not rooted, totally stock.
I know for most Mobile manufactuers, it is normal procedure when a phone is in for repair for the tech to install the latest software, in my case 2.3.3 Gingerbread. As 2.3.3 for the desire is not an OTA update, and comes with many disclaimers, will the HTC Tech guys still install?
I don't want this update, as it will stop me rooting my phone, which is something I plan to do once I get it back. If I would have known prior to handing my phone in, that HTC have blocked the ability to root the Desire then I would have certainlly made it clear that I do not want stock 2.3.3 from them, rather use a custom Rom with all the nice bits that Gingerbread and Sense give, rather then the stripped out version from HTC!!
If I get my Desire back with 2.3.3, do I have any grounds to refuse the phone and ask for a new one seeing as 2.3.3 from HTC can't be reverted?
Thanks
Ryan
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I have just bought a HTC Desire HD and im very pleased with it. Its a fantastic peice of kit but orange have decided that they want to fill up my phone with a load of sh*t apps! Very annoying. I have decided therefore to ROOT it with visionary last night which was success then i downloaded the ROM manager after turning of S-OFF i think...correct me if im wrong there. So i have a rooted phone now but all i want to do is bang a generic stock ROM on there so i can use my phone how it is just without orange nonsense everywhere and still get the updates off the cloud as come to general public. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
William
You can't run a custom ROM and still get OTA updates. As you are rooted you might be able to remove the Orange bloatware but it'll probably return with every update.
Have a look at the Desire HD forum to see what custom ROMS are available, or check the list in ROM Manager. There's bound to be one that suits your needs.
Hey guys.
I was thinking of getting a Desire S, How would I go about getting Sense 3.0 on a T-Mobile U.K Desire S?
I don't want to flash custom ROM's, but wouldn't mind Rooting to debrand or anything
You might want to wait a few days in the hope of an offiicial announcement from HTC.
Although a few users have already received an OTA update already in the last few days, most of us (I think) haven't.
A lot of people have been asking HTC on facebook about the update and HTC are being utterly non-comittal about it with just a stock answer.
If the official update doesn't appear within a time frame that you like, there is always great support right here to load a custom ROM.
Hi. Thanks for your reply.
So it wouldn't be possible form De-branding and RUU or anything, or is there no actual RUU?
I wouldn't mind waiting for the update, would just like to know when it is
good day every one new here on HTC sensation, just got mine yesterday, question is how to update my sensation to 2.3.4 is it through the settings>about phone>software update? or HTC has a pc software app for our updates? sorry for being a newbie on Sensation was just so used to using flashtools,seus,pccompanion coming from my experience on xperia X10i, and one more thing I think you can update through the phone but is it safe I mean is there a possibility that i can brick my phone through the software update in my phone and last but not the least if I updated to 2.3.4 do we have a working root method for it or should I wait for the ICS update heard it will come early 2012 for our Sensation was planning to s-off,root,clockwork etc but I was thinking of loosing the ability to update my phone if ever the ICS roll out will come and plus I think I'm risking my phone in bricking it heard that getting s-on is kinda delicate procedure, what do you think guys?
Its actually pretty easy to s back on boss, no worries
yes being that you havent rooted yet you will be able to ota update with the steps as described by yourself. with no risk of bricking So no worries there
You will not be able to get the ics ota once you root, but again no worries our devs here on XDA work hard and quick, im sure ICS will be ported through the many ROMS made for the sensation, more than likely BEFORE the "official" release date.
Summary: go ahead OTA to 2.3.4 (once you doit will be easier to s-off since most guides to s-off are made for 2.3.4)
Root and s-off your device because its awsome
get ICS before "by the book" consumers
@rddocke do you mean this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300 is for 2.3.4? and one more question do i need to Super CID my Sensation even if it is factory unlocked or still needs to? to be able accept any kind of firmware image from anyone?
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@rddocke do you mean this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300 is for 2.3.4? and one more question do i need to Super CID my Sensation even if it is factory unlocked or still needs to? to be able accept any kind of firmware image from anyone?
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I'm living in Canada on a small network called Mobilicity and they don't sell this tmobile htc sensation. I don't need the tmobile apps cuz they don't work on our network up here. I assume that even when android 4.0 comes out on tmobile that I'm going to have to update manually? And if so should I already upgrade to android 4.0 seeing as Bell Cincinnati already is updating their sensations?
S-off, root, recovery, backup, and then install 3.32 firmware and ARHD 6.6.3...
There's no need for you to wait, and you can try other 3.32 base roms while you're at it.
Thanks a lot. I got it to work. I thought i bricked it at the CID part but was able to do it through the boot screen and get the right ID. Works amazing. Thanks for the help. I've fixed computers since age 12 and the more i went along the more natural it became.
I was rocking a Sony Ericsson TM506 for 2 years with Mobilicity up here. Then got this phone and heard there was an updated Android, and I get OCD when there's an update, i had to do it and i did it. Thanks to your help and the guides on this site.
Yep. Now you can just watch the thread for whatever ROM you decide to use and run manual updates as they come out... You can also use CWM from the playstore to automate the process, but many will argue that EXT4 is far superior.
I have a rooted HTC Amaze with s-on and unlocked bootloader. Yesterday I tried to flash Android Revolution so I can have an ICS rom. I couldn't use my phone for almost an entire day until I finally figured out how to get back onto bulletless around 2am.
I want to upgrade to ICS but I have no clue what to do, I have read many many threads about what to do but nothing is really clear to me.
I might be asking something really obvious to some people but I am eff'd if I can't use my phone and I just need a little help from someone who can tell exactly what to do, thanks everyone.
HTC AMAZE
Originally Telus, unlocked for WIND now.
version 2.3.4
Bulletless V2.4.1
Sense 3.0
no help????