I´d like to downgrade android version - how to?
Hi,
sorry for my noob question. I´m good in technical stuff but I have less experience in "hacking".
So basically I´d like to downgrade my Sensation to any Android Version below 4. So stock 2,3 would be the best. Nothing more! No special version, no special themes or hacks. Just a downgrade. That´s it.
I have a rooted phone with Cyanogenmod 10 and wish to unroot it so i can claim my warranity..
I know here are lots of guides, but as I said I´m not familiar with that stuff.
Maybe someone can provide me with a guide how to root that phone and how to install a android version?
Thank u very much!!!!
Well, you should just flash an RUU of an older version. But that might not be enough to claim the warranty.
You are probably s-off, and if so, you should check the warranty if that's a limitation. If so, you would need to become s-on again.
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Hi Guys,
I am running my phone on android 2.3.5 and hboot version 2.00.00.2. I was exploring on the net, how to root android but could just find that the hboot version on htc desire s has to be 0.98.0000 which is suported on revolution.io website. Is there any other way to s-off my phone to go for rooting.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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unlock your bootloader via htcdev site
and than just flash superuser from recovery
Hi guys, I don't mean to hijack the thread, but just to avoid making an unnecessary one, I thought I'd ask my question here.
I've been looking at htcdev, and I understand that it doesn't officially support the ds, but it works. It's probably a stupid noob question, but assuming I select 'desire' on HTC's drop down menu, how imperative is it that I get the exact RUU? There isn't one listed for my provider (o2 uk). Googling, and searching on a few forums has turned up nothing, but my software details are:
2.3.5 with sense 3.0
Soft. Num. 2.10.401.8
I was under the impression the 3 digit string pertained to the provider, and o2 tends to use x.xx.701.x.
Is it completely necessary to find a specific RUU, or is the region the only real important factor? Would the HTC eu one be suitable?
Thanks in advance for your help guys. Never got.round to rooting my old desire, but 'upgraded' to the s before I realised it wasn't as easy to root!
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Scrap that.....found it! Must've been search result blind in the end! Sorry for the interruption guys!
Peas.
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Hi all, guys!
First of all I want to say thanks to all who get this great forum updated with ROMs, guides and tutorials! I've read all of the most interesting threads and I'm ready to put my hands on my Desire S I'm waiting!
I need only a little advice. The Desire S I'm waiting is branded by my national operator. No SIM lock or other, only some personalizations.
I think I'll debrand it at light speed, flashing an official ROM and then proceed to unlock it / root it.
And here I need ur advice: do you think it's better to flash an old official ROM to unlock and S-OFF with Revolutionary, or to flash the latest and unlock with the HTC tool?! What are the benefits to have S-Off / Unlock VS S-On / Unlock?
Thank you in advance!
mylostnick said:
Hi all, guys!
First of all I want to say thanks to all who get this great forum updated with ROMs, guides and tutorials! I've read all of the most interesting threads and I'm ready to put my hands on my Desire S I'm waiting!
I need only a little advice. The Desire S I'm waiting is branded by my national operator. No SIM lock or other, only some personalizations.
I think I'll debrand it at light speed, flashing an official ROM and then proceed to unlock it / root it.
And here I need ur advice: do you think it's better to flash an old official ROM to unlock and S-OFF with Revolutionary, or to flash the latest and unlock with the HTC tool?! What are the benefits to have S-Off / Unlock VS S-On / Unlock?
Thank you in advance!
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If you unlock with HTCDev HTC may notice what you did to your phone. So there is a bigger chance of voiding your warranty.
Also if you s-off you will have much more possibilities for customizing your phone. And everything you do will be much more easy (flashing ROM, changing radio, kernel etc.)
So I would really recommend you not to use htcdev but to s-off your phone by yourself
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eyahl said:
If you unlock with HTCDev HTC may notice what you did to your phone. So there is a bigger chance of voiding your warranty.
Also if you s-off you will have much more possibilities for customizing your phone. And everything you do still be much more easy (flashing ROM, changing radio, kernel etc.)
So I would really recommend you not to use htcdev but to s-off your phone by yourself
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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+1
Ditto.
But if this is the first time you're doing all this, i suggest a few days worth of reading about RUUs, CID, Goldcard, Misc_version, etc, before you contemplate changing branded phone firmware. You may not need it, but knowing this stuff is like having a condom - It's better to have one and not need it, rather that need one and not have it!
Thank u for replies!!!
enigmaamit said:
But if this is the first time you're doing all this, i suggest a few days worth of reading about RUUs, CID, Goldcard, Misc_version, etc, before you contemplate changing branded phone firmware. You may not need it, but knowing this stuff is like having a condom - It's better to have one and not need it, rather that need one and not have it!
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LOOOL, u're definitively right (about condoms first!!!) !!!
As I said in my post I've read hundreds of posts and tutorials about goldcard and debranding, warranty, S-OFF and many others stuff.
I've downloaded the possible and the unpossible about Desire S!!! And I haven't the phone yet!!! LOOOOOL
Make sure you read the sticky thread in development section. It really helped me a lot when i started. As for roms to enjoy your mobile phone since its new i would suggest not to go to ics yet since some stuff are not functional. Go for 2.3.7 roms mostly. Welcome to Android side and hf.
nikolaaas said:
Make sure you read the sticky thread in development section. It really helped me a lot when i started. As for roms to enjoy your mobile phone since its new i would suggest not to go to ics yet since some stuff are not functional. Go for 2.3.7 roms mostly. Welcome to Android side and hf.
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Thank you nikolaaas.
I know ICS for Saga is not fully functional (yet?! ;D ;D) and a little buggy.
Hope developers may find better solutions when ICS will be official for Saga!
In my case I'd like first of all to debrand my phone and then try some custom ROM (I've read great things about MIUI or Runnymede based ROMS).
By the way I'm not really new in Android experience. As you can see in my signature, thank to great people, I use Android 2.3 in my reallllllly old Polaris since 2 years (with some problems, obviously, but nothing really bad!)! I think that these are the things that make great Android and this group of developers!!!!
Thanks!!!
Hello everybody,
My phone:
HTC Sensation Z710e (free) rooted
Android version 2.3.4
HTC Sense Version: 3.0
My target:
Be able to upgrade my softweare to Adnroid 4 using the automatic update feature built on the phone.
The problem:
My phone is rooted, and after downloading the update for my phone (using the official feature), it's beeing blocked after reseting. According to some messages I've found, this happens because my phone is rooted.
Questions:
Do I have to unroot the phone in order to be able to use the update manager?
Is there another way or suggestion to get my target?
Before writing this email I did google for the answer with no success. The problem is there are lots of concepts and words and I get lost, could you please be clear explaining the ideas? This message would be a good help for users like me in the future.
I will apreciate any kind of help
Thanks in advance
shilluck said:
Hello everybody,
My phone:
HTC Sensation Z710e (free) rooted
Android version 2.3.4
HTC Sense Version: 3.0
My target:
Be able to upgrade my softweare to Adnroid 4 using the automatic update feature built on the phone.
The problem:
My phone is rooted, and after downloading the update for my phone (using the official feature), it's beeing blocked after reseting. According to some messages I've found, this happens because my phone is rooted.
Questions:
Do I have to unroot the phone in order to be able to use the update manager?
Is there another way or suggestion to get my target?
Before writing this email I did google for the answer with no success. The problem is there are lots of concepts and words and I get lost, could you please be clear explaining the ideas? This message would be a good help for users like me in the future.
I will apreciate any kind of help
Thanks in advance
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in order to get official update you have to be 100% stock and yes also unrooted
another way is to S-OFF your device with revolutionary.io (i assume your hboot version is 1.1x depending of your android version)
then install the 3.32fw,install 3.33fw and then the rom you want
best wishes
rzr86 said:
in order to get official update you have to be 100% stock and yes also unrooted
another way is to S-OFF your device with revolutionary.io (i assume your hboot version is 1.1x depending of your android version)
then install the 3.32fw,install 3.33fw and then the rom you want
best wishes
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Thank you very much for your reply!
What does "to be 100% stock" mean and how can I get it?
shilluck said:
Thank you very much for your reply!
What does "to be 100% stock" mean and how can I get it?
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it means as the phone came from the manufacturer, so no rooting, no addition software installed or removed. It is quite risky going back to S-On and installing a stock rom. I would not suggest it unless you are planning on returning your phone for a repair...
the key thing is to unroot your phone, most superuser applications have this option in. Also you can delete the superuser.apk from /system/app
hope this helps
Edit: Nevermind
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I think there is a guide I saw to technical terms let me get link for you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466228 read this it will help
This gives you all Android terms so you can understand everything now if you read it. Please press thanks if I've helped you in any way. Best wishes this is a great guide and it explains everything so no more wondering what things mean. Give this guide a read.
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So recently i bought an HTC One S with an S3 processor which its country is of Asia. I am currently at europe. I still am on Android 4.0.3 and there doesnt seem to be an update for my phone. Now i know that 4.0.4 and also JB are rolling out, but not for my device. Is there anything I can do to solve this ?
Thanks :laugh:
I live in a country where HTC sell the S3 processor only. I had my cousin sent me HOS from US, big difference.
You might want to trade for an S4 though.
In the meantime you can search the development forum and look for an S3 ROM.
Not many but there are some.
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Thanks for your fast reply !
Kindly note that i am noob in this. Kindly tell me what is HOS and ROM. Also if i root the phone will i be able to get some updates ?
Thanks alot and Happy new year !
TRRusty said:
Thanks for your fast reply !
Kindly note that i am noob in this. Kindly tell me what is HOS and ROM. Also if i root the phone will i be able to get some updates ?
Thanks alot and Happy new year !
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HOS stands for Htc One S and a Rom is basically an operating system for your device that is nothing like stock, has tweaks here and there things that stock doesnt, and if you root you will.still be able to receive updates but you have to relock the phone and some other things I can't remember then you can apply the update, basically you can't apply update to a rooted phone its just gonna give you and installation error then reboot your phone I think but that's basically it for your questions, hopefully it was helpful to you
T-Mobile HTC one s
Htc one S
Thanks for the information !
A friend told me that if i root the phone i can change my firmware from Asia to Europe where i live so that i can recieve updates accordingly to my phone. Is this true ?
Also is there a detailed noob instructions for me to follow and learn more about rooting the phone and installing customs ROMS etc. ?
Thanks
TRRusty said:
Thanks for the information !
A friend told me that if i root the phone i can change my firmware from Asia to Europe where i live so that i can recieve updates accordingly to my phone. Is this true ?
Also is there a detailed noob instructions for me to follow and learn more about rooting the phone and installing customs ROMS etc. ?
Thanks
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If you root, you can manually install all sorts of fun stuff. I think if you want to remain as close to stock and receive "official" updates, super cid is something you might wanna read about. There's a thread in the Dev Section by Torxx that I used to root my S4 you might wanna look over and see if that's for you. Make sure everything you decide to do is compatible with your S3 first though.
Edit: there's also another guide in the general section
echo en Android
Evil-Monkey said:
If you root, you can manually install all sorts of fun stuff. I think if you want to remain as close to stock and receive "official" updates, super cid is something you might wanna read about. There's a thread in the Dev Section by Torxx that I used to root my S4 you might wanna look over and see if that's for you. Make sure everything you decide to do is compatible with your S3 first though.
Edit: there's also another guide in the general section
echo en Android
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Thanks friend. I will search in the forums and take a look about what to do and how to change my firmware. I still need to learn stuff about android and root.
Still am on everything stock on 4.0.3 and looking to change my Firmware from Asia to Europe. Further assistence would be AWESOME
Ok First my device information:
AT&T HTC One X USA bought.
It is is 4g LTE.
Android Version: 4.0.4
HTC Sense version: 4.0
Software number: 2.20.502.7 710RD
First Question:
Ok, so i have read around and im assuming im Sh*t out of luck with the 2.20.
Anyways i was wondering if there is any tutorials you guys have confirmed working for my version ect of htc one x.
Second Question:
My goal of rooting is only to be able to install a cheat engine cause i like to have fun in games.
I Do not at this time want to install custom roms or anything.
I Really like my phone Stock and the rom i have on it Stock to avoid any problems such as a decreased battery life with other roms and various other things not working ect.
Question is can i root this version of htc one x while keeping the the original stock rom? I don't like flashy roms ect. I love stock. ????
Third Question:
if second question is a yes to being able to stay with stock rom, will the root itself effect anything else such as battery life ? or functions?
Thanks for anyone that can answer and if you could keep it rather simple for me that would be great.
Thanks again.
hackinblack said:
Ok First my device information:
AT&T HTC One X USA bought.
It is is 4g LTE.
Android Version: 4.0.4
HTC Sense version: 4.0
Software number: 2.20.502.7 710RD
First Question:
Ok, so i have read around and im assuming im Sh*t out of luck with the 2.20.
Anyways i was wondering if there is any tutorials you guys have confirmed working for my version ect of htc one x.
Second Question:
My goal of rooting is only to be able to install a cheat engine cause i like to have fun in games.
I Do not at this time want to install custom roms or anything.
I Really like my phone Stock and the rom i have on it Stock to avoid any problems such as a decreased battery life with other roms and various other things not working ect.
Question is can i root this version of htc one x while keeping the the original stock rom? I don't like flashy roms ect. I love stock. ????
Third Question:
if second question is a yes to being able to stay with stock rom, will the root itself effect anything else such as battery life ? or functions?
Thanks for anyone that can answer and if you could keep it rather simple for me that would be great.
Thanks again.
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Here is a very helpful link that will answer any of your questions and more.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
More specifically root for 2.20
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952038
To root, you need to do a little more than the usual root, i.e. unlock your bootloader (and voiding the warranty).
You're not forced to change the ROM, but usually custom roms are better with power/speed (and removing bloatware).
I'm running Viper's ROM and I get about a 50% increase in battery life.