Database Info

Return to Stock

I'll tell you briefly my experience
I bought an unbranded HTC One S online. When it arrived I was surprised to find that it was T-Mobile branded (european version). So I sent it back asking for a no brand one, which arrived 1 week later. When I turned it on (it was half-charged) I found this written:
"this build is for development purposes only do not distribute outside htc with out htc write permission failure to comply my lead to legal action"
I checked the bootloader and found it was unlocked.
I think they sent me back my T-Mobile one unlocked with a stock rom.
1) How did they remove T-Mobile brand?
2) How can I see if my phone is rooted?
3) Can I receive OTA upgrade even if the bootloader is unlocked?
4) Is it possible to return to unbranded stock with locked bootloader and no root permissions (as an original unbranded phone)?
thanks

They prob rooted and debloated all the stuff on there removing all them apps many Roms have the option for this when installing them. To check if your rooted there is an app called root checker in app store download that. U can return to stock debloated by running ruu and u will have to get the tmobile ruu and specific country but it is de bloated and yea u can do the original HTC updates If your still on stock I don't know if u have to lock bootloader tho personally I think u should get custom Rom because a lot more customisation and Developers build their Roms around the latest HTC updates
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Why I can't run unbranded stock ruu?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

bubi90 said:
Why I can't run unbranded stock ruu?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No such thing that's why don't worry I'm on T-Mobile and I've used their ruu twice I got it from football's thread and its still debloated shall I send u the link for th ruu's?
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

No thanks I hate branded ruus
I prefer rooted stock rom
What does debloated mean?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

Yes but nothing comes with the ruu lool its not bloated with any T-Mobile crap I've used it dude
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

What is a debloated rom?
Sorry I'm a noob
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

Where u have options to remove loads of crap like the t mobile stuff HTC stocks Flickr etc
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

OTA updates will arrive simultaneously to the stock ruu?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

Yes
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Can you send me the link?
Thanks
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda app-developers app

S4
http://www.filefactory.com/f/cf061f69b5bf7878/
S3
http://www.filefactory.com/f/11f2bd9c14cebbbe/
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Thank you

Thank you everyone who's helped me in the past few days it's great coming to a community like this, I still have questions but I'm just waiting for the perfect jelly bean with sense to come out (with working camera) THANK YOU!
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda-developers app

Every jb sense Rom has a working camera...and they're all stable enough....

I've been running viperxl 3 for a few days now with almost 0 issues. Everything works and maybe 1 random reboot
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

The one I saw when it was first released the camera didn't work :/ maybe theyve fixed it since then. I downloaded jokers jelly bean Rom
Sent from Megadoug13's nuclear device

Download tachi's JB ROM. Its flawless. Everything works, and its just a slightly modified version of the Asian leak.
Sent from my HTC One XL

Im on jokers JB Rom.... I like it. Does everything I want it to do.. its the keyboard that needs to be changed or me to get used to lol
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

Megadoug13 said:
Im on jokers JB Rom.... I like it. Does everything I want it to do.. its the keyboard that needs to be changed or me to get used to lol
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Go to the themes and apps subheading and open the thread about SwiftKey Flow. It can be used to swipe or a regular typing. I use it now and I highly recommend it.
Sent from the best d*** phone I've ever used

I tried it :/ thanks but what id absolutely love is the keyboard that's on the HTC one x ics rom
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

Megadoug13 said:
I tried it :/ thanks but what id absolutely love is the keyboard that's on the HTC one x ics rom
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download one x ics rom, open system/app extract HTC ime
Sent from my Nexus 4

Moving this to Q&A

That doesn't work.... I've tried it :/ and then I realize they need to be capable through both system and IME
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

So the viper 3 Rom is good? That's jelly bean right?
Sent from Megadoug13's nuclear Jelly Bean device

[Viper 3.00 JB] VIPER 2.41 ICS that's what the title reads.......
One could assume so ........

I suppose... I was being sure, wanted to know if the "preview" was worth it
Sent from Megadoug13's nuclear Jelly Bean device

Sense Jelly Bean?

I love sense alot, but i like jelly bean too, and the best would be to have a sense based Jelly Bean..... and since all the sensation sense 4 roms are from the one s, and today jelly bean was released for the global one s, i wanted to know if it's likely that we will have a sense based jelly bean rom?
Thx,
Aryeh
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk 2
Edit: i didn't know somebody asked that already.. mods plz delete (even though u never do)

aryehzev said:
I love sense alot, but i like jelly bean too, and the best would be to have a sense based Jelly Bean..... and since all the sensation sense 4 roms are from the one s, and today jelly bean was released for the global one s, i wanted to know if it's likely that we will have a sense based jelly bean rom?
Thx,
Aryeh
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk 2
Edit: i didn't know somebody asked that already.. mods plz delete (even though u never do)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If it will happen, it will probably be viper IMHO. I'm pretty sure they are working on it. The jellybean 4.2 will be bruce2728.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

That alpha from bruce is already almost a month old i can't wait for a more functional rom. And viper is one of my favorite roms... so it would be awesome!
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk 2

aryehzev said:
That alpha from bruce is already almost a month old i can't wait for a more functional rom. And viper is one of my favorite roms... so it would be awesome!
Sent from my Sensation using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
4.1.2 sense ROM. Just found this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845028
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

evetsno1 said:
4.1.2 sense ROM. Just found this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845028
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's CyanogenMod based
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium

Jonny said:
That's CyanogenMod based
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is 4.1.2 tho and isn't that jb? I've never tried the rom myself, just thought op might be interested.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

evetsno1 said:
It is 4.1.2 tho and isn't that jb? I've never tried the rom myself, just thought op might be interested.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is jb just not sense based....
Sent from my HyperMIUI Sensation using Tapatalk 2

aryehzev said:
It is jb just not sense based....
Sent from my HyperMIUI Sensation using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The thread said it is. Maybe four posts down from the op. I read a little further and someone said is a sense based miui. I really couldn't tell you what that is exactly. Couldn't hurt to check it out and see if you like it, if not you can always change it back. Just do a nandroid backup.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

I know what im sayin'... Threre ain't no sense based 4.1 rom yet only aosp based. So if it says 4.1.X its aosp based..
Sent from my HyperMIUI Sensation using Tapatalk 2

aryehzev said:
I know what im sayin'... Threre ain't no sense based 4.1 rom yet only aosp based. So if it says 4.1.X its aosp based..
Sent from my HyperMIUI Sensation using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see it now. It is asop. I didn't read it all before but saw it after i read the op here so just thought they may want to try it. I want questioning weather or not you knew what you were talking about. No offence intended, I should have read further. It was a poster just trying to be funny I think. I was shocked when I saw it to and thought it was sense 4.1.2 cuz HTC is being stubborn about releasing the source aren't they? They even encrypted part of it so we can't get it. I think my next phone will be a nexus lol. I don't like sense anymore anyway.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

I think sense 4 is a beauty but i like sd slot and removable battery and the new htc phones don't have either of them, that's why i got a gs3 ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930189 ) which unfortunately got stolen two weeks after i got it so i had to go back to my old sensation....
Sent from my HyperMIUI Sensation using Tapatalk 2

That really sucks. gs3 is a nice phone. My wife has a gs2. Sense is OK but I've grown accustomed to being without it and now I prefer not to have it. To each his own tho, it takes all kinds to make the world go round.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

Well then AOSP (Android Open Source Project) is perfect for you! It doesn't have one bit of sense in it, my favorite aosp jb rom is JellyBam, u should check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2047064
Sent from my HyperMIUI Sensation using Tapatalk 2

Already have and right now in trying cm10 experimental. Usually on bruces2728 rom. I also keep an updated copy of viper in recovery just in case, lol.
Sent from my Sensation using xda premium

Should I root ?

Hello I have a sgn and was wondering should I root ?
I wanted to know the pros and cons and some cool things I can do with it .
Also sometimes the sgn lags, woild rooting help?
Thanks in advance
Sent from my GT-N8010 using xda premium

Its up to you if u wanna root.. to fix that lag you having i would say flash a Rom to fix that.. I prefer this one..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950040
This is what u will need to do to flash things..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2080366

Thanks for reply, I will decide soon
P.s do u know any other good roms or roms that stop lag ?
Thanks in advance
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Lewiswatson99 said:
Thanks for reply, I will decide soon
P.s do u know any other good roms or roms that stop lag ?
Thanks in advance
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Most Roms will fix lag.. the thing is which type of Rom u want.. Stock base Rom OR ..AOSP base Rom

Stock based
Do u no any good ones ?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Should you root?
I just rooted for the first time and still toying with it. I like the fact that I can get rid of the bloatware in the stock ROMs.
It will offer you more options...but it can be dangerous if you do not know what files you are deleting....
If you Root and don't delete anything then you really have nothing to worry about.

Oh thanks
I have rooted my HTC one x and I love it but I was wondering what cool features there is with rooting sgn?
Thanks in advance
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

So I no what I'm doing
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Lewiswatson99 said:
Stock based
Do u no any good ones ?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have only tried the Redemption Rom.. its stock based and i haven't had any problems with it yet..
its based on jellybean 4.1.2 and has a theme with Multiview control (which mean u can use any app to multitask with not just Samsung apps.) but you will need Root for it to work so this would be a reason to Root your tablet..

Can I take this theme off or is that the roms UI
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Lewiswatson99 said:
Can I take this theme off or is that the roms UI
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You will have the option to remove it when u install the Rom..

Oh I see, in the aroma installer?
Thanks
Sent from my GT-N8010 using xda premium

[Q] iam on stock rom???

Hey, i didnt root my one s it camebrooted out of the box an the phone was on modaco rom. My friend updated my one a to 4.1.1 and sense 4+ . How can i know iff im running the official (stock) rom ????
Thx
Sent from my HTC One S Special Edition using xda app-developers app

khäled.M said:
Hey, i didnt root my one s it camebrooted out of the box an the phone was on modaco rom. My friend updated my one a to 4.1.1 and sense 4+ . How can i know iff im running the official (stock) rom ????
Thx
Sent from my HTC One S Special Edition using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is no "official" stock Rom..."official" would be an RUU...what carrier do you have? If T-Mobile, does your phone have a crap load of extra T-Mobile junk apps on it? If not, he probably installed a Rom based on the 4.1.1 leak, which could be a few different roms here. What does it say under Settings, About, Software Information? Do you still have a custom recovery?
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app

My phone is unlocked and doest have any carrier . It have htc logo not T-mobile.
Sent from my HTC One S Special Edition using xda app-developers app

Cwm recovery.
Sent from my HTC One S Special Edition using xda app-developers app

khäled.M said:
Cwm recovery.
Sent from my HTC One S Special Edition using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
looks like you are on the virtuous ville+ rom
which is based on the leaked ruu for the one s se aka ville+ which explains your signature "sent from htc one s special edition"
if you look at the screenshots in the thread and the build number etc. you will see that its identical to yours.
if you are on stock rom your build number should be
3.16.401.8 (for the unbranded rom)
so, no, you are not on stock rom.