Custom - General Questions and Answers

Does having a custom Rom enable me to download more apps then the standard default.
For example my HTC desire s used to be 2.3.5 and I couldn't get 4od but when I upgraded to android 4 I can now get it
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powerwill said:
Does having a custom Rom enable me to download more apps then the standard default.
For example my HTC desire s used to be 2.3.5 and I couldn't get 4od but when I upgraded to android 4 I can now get it
Sent from HTC desire S Android 4.0.4
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I'm not sure if having a custom ROM will enable you to get more apps directly, but it will most likely help with performance, and might make rooting your device a lot easier. Be sure to do a backup and make sure you have everything in order ahead of time, if you decide to try it.
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powerwill said:
Does having a custom Rom enable me to download more apps then the standard default.
For example my HTC desire s used to be 2.3.5 and I couldn't get 4od but when I upgraded to android 4 I can now get it
Sent from HTC desire S Android 4.0.4
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Yes and no. Some aps have ceased support for versions higher than 4.0, like app2sd. Also since 4.0, there is no adobe flash support.
However, some other apps have dependencies on newer androids and therefore using a custom rom might enable them to you.
In essence, it depends.
Haha, you got the desire S. I was nearly going to buy that phone.

yes it did :good:

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Any Way to get Adobe Flash on 2.1?

Hi,
is there any way to get adobe flash 10.1 working on 2.1 without sense ui?
Ive tried to installe the browser of evo(has sense ui) on my device (i9000) but it doesnt start...
I would like to have flash and I donnt know how long will it take to have froyo on my device, therefore Im looking for a way to get it workin on 2.1.
greets
download here
com.adobe.flashplayer-1.apk
skpampi said:
download here
com.adobe.flashplayer-1.apk
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Android 2.2 buddy.
Anyway, the closest thing to flash on Android 2.1 without Sense UI will be the skyfire browser. It is free on the market.
Android market-skyfire beta
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Or if you have a sense UI based device, you can install the flash 10.1.apk hack;t by auxx to work on any sense UI android 2.1 device e.g evo/desire/nexus/droid/milestone etc
Is there any possibility to run flash on my Spica 2.1?
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rafyvitto said:
Or if you have a sense UI based device, you can install the flash 10.1.apk hack;t by auxx to work on any sense UI android 2.1 device e.g evo/desire/nexus/droid/milestone etc
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link please!!!!
rafyvitto said:
Or if you have a sense UI based device, you can install the flash 10.1.apk hack;t by auxx to work on any sense UI android 2.1 device e.g evo/desire/nexus/droid/milestone etc
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No you can't. It's been said a million times already, including by auxxlv himself, it doesn't work on 2.1. We don't have the right api's and the webkit doesn't know how to use the plugin
i have an HTC Aria running 2.1 with flash
ximpurityx said:
i have an HTC Aria running 2.1 with flash
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yea flash lite

[ROM] Stock 2.50.405.2 - With Root

Here is the latest Official HTC ROM - 2.50.405.2
Contents
2.50.405.2
Root (SU)
Thats It.
Flash with ClockworkMod 3+
You will need to add your own busybox should you wish to use apps such as Titanium Backup. That can be done quite easily via the Market.
I personally don't like HTC Sense , but I wanted to try the latest 2.50 base. So I though I'd share.
I don't envisage updating this ROM with features as I just want to try Stock HTC Sense. If it contains bugs then HTC put them there.
Thanks for rooted ruu
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Any notable changes in these latest bases?
Apparently there are some fixes to wifi, gps, mobile networks and bluetooth.
The interface remains the same.
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Sent from my little Leedroid Android sidekick.
Not that I can tell.
The camera still has a pink tinge to the centre of your photos.
It's got until Friday to convert me back to Sense.
You tried android revolution?, I think sense is great.
andyharney said:
Not that I can tell.
The camera still has a pink tinge to the centre of your photos.
It's got until Friday to convert me back to Sense.
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If I install this ruu will I be able to restore a nandroid backup without radio or eng s-off?
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Stevemobile11 said:
If I install this ruu will I be able to restore a nandroid backup without radio or eng s-off?
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Yes....cuz the Rom is already rooted.....
sent from my DHD running
ROM: ARHD 5.2
is it sense 2.1 or sense 3?
Thanks for the reply! is there a thanks button on the xda app?
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mickael91210 said:
is it sense 2.1 or sense 3?
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2.1 - I have made no other modification other than adding root.
AndriodLover said:
You tried android revolution?, I think sense is great.
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I have, I've not tried any ARHD releases for a while now though. My personal take on Sense is that it's too bloated. I'd like to see what features HTC cut from the Desire Gingerbread update to get the size down. Perhaps then I may try port that.
If Paradoxxx can cut CM7 down to 53MB and everything works great, what are HTC adding with the extra 200MB?
I am quite impressed with this 2.50 base though.
Its quick, pretty snappy moving between menus/apps. And the I've not come across any bugs or FC's. Battery life is very good, only dropped 14% from 7AM to 5PM with light usage. Seems like a good release from HTC.
It's still not convinced me yet.
deodex-patch where?
Can I Flash This on my Inspire
Spanish
no spanish?
There is no deodex patch as it is a Stock, emphasis on the word "Stock", ROM.
I Don't see why you can't try this on your Inspire, just make a backup beforehand.
I believe this ROM supports Spanish.
jarilla said:
no spanish?
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Yes.... Is wwe
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Thanks for this matey, very handy.
connot connet to htc sens account, any ideas?
Contact HTC, I offer no support with this ROM.
Its rooted, that's it. No mods, no addons.
If something doesn't work, then HTC broke it.

[Q] How to flash original HTC Desire S ROM

Hi there!
I'm looking for a un-rooted, un-changed, ****ing original android flash rom for my desire S. i have installed cm7 and i would like to return to the original rom. Where can i download it? i do not find any links and htc support doesn't send me a firmware.
as far as i know it should be a gingerbread 2.3.5 or 2.3.7 with htc sense 3.0 ( without 3D)
please, is there anyone out there how can help me?
try to be polite wen asking or requesting for something
you will be surprised wat positive response u will get
cheers
Index thread in dev section, and it's Android 2.3.5 with Sense 3.0 (with 3D).
Sent from my HTC Desire S
jeremiasw said:
as far as i know it should be a gingerbread 2.3.5 or 2.3.7 with htc sense 3.0 ( without 3D)
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No stock options for you there... you'll have to use a custom ROM with ultra smooth rosie tweak to eliminate 3D
As I know there is no turning back when you unlock your device
mehmetolgungun said:
As I know there is no turning back when you unlock your device
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???????
No more pot for you sir!
foX2delta said:
???????
No more pot for you sir!
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LOL.... epic answer brother!!!
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jeremiasw said:
I'm looking for a un-rooted, un-changed, ****ing original android flash rom for my desire S. i have installed cm7 and i would like to return to the original rom. Where can i download it? i do not find any links and htc support doesn't send me a firmware.
as far as i know it should be a gingerbread 2.3.5 or 2.3.7 with htc sense 3.0 ( without 3D)
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Hi there, are you missing the sense interface?
it all depends how you got to CM7 in the first place, which I'm guessing required:
1. S-OFF + custom recovery
2. Root
3. Installed custom rom
To go back you need to do this:
1. Download the *stock* rom RUU files for your phone. This allows you to get the phone back to its original stock form.
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002506
2. Change the bootloader. This allows the RUU to overwrite it with the stock bootloader and get it back to S-ON. ENG HBoot is a good one that allows overwriting.
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113820
3. Once you've changed the bootloader, flash the stock RUU over it, which should automatically overwrite the bootloader, S-OFF, recovery and ROM.
S x
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[Q] Thoughts: Stable rom before official update?

If you guys remember we got the sense 3 update leaked long before we expected it. I wonder if this will be the same for the ICS update. Anyone wonder if we will get a stable rom before the official release
It depends. We need people to leak the ruu
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I rooted my DS and am running Lowveld's excellent Reaper rom, when the HTC ICS update comes out, will I be able to get it over the air or will I need to wait for someone to upload it here........?
Andy3105 said:
I rooted my DS and am running Lowveld's excellent Reaper rom, when the HTC ICS update comes out, will I be able to get it over the air or will I need to wait for someone to upload it here........?
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You won't get an official HTC OTA update on a rooted phone with a Custom ROM... and if somehow you do manage to get one while on a Sense ROM, DO NOT flash it... you'll end up in a bootloop.
As far as getting to use it, you'll get it on XDA much before people on stock ROMs (if history is anything to go by...). Hell, I think you might be running Sense 4 before HTC decides to give you Sense 3.6 officially.
Google search for details.
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You won't get an official HTC OTA update on a rooted phone with a Custom ROM... and if somehow you do manage to get one while on a Sense ROM, DO NOT flash it... you'll end up in a bootloop.
As far as getting to use it, you'll get it on XDA much before people on stock ROMs (if history is anything to go by...). Hell, I think you might be running Sense 4 before HTC decides to give you Sense 3.6 officially.
Google search for details.
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Yeah I think we will get 4.0 before 3.6!
I'm sure the RUU for the One V will be out before our RUU for ICS.
Can't wait
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[Q] some questions new sensation :)

hi guys, I come from an hd2....so I know cwm, android and the process of flashing...
but I have some questions...
are the 4.0.3 roms stable? have you got any suggestion for a good rom?
when I flash ICS from GB have to full wipe? I know that if I don't wipe the data/factory reset keep my personal data, but ICS is a big update...if I don't wipe my data will be lost? or the rom could not run the previous apps and read my data? maybe they are in a different folder in GB...or ICS...
doing the s-off, cwm and root my warranty expires...can I restore the phone like new without risks of bricking?....the procedure of s-on is really dangerous or is just for the disclaimer?
thx in advance. you guys are awesome
First of all, welcome to the Sensation family
throcker said:
hi guys, I come from an hd2....so I know cwm, android and the process of flashing...
but I have some questions...
are the 4.0.3 roms stable? have you got any suggestion for a good rom?
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4.0.3 roms are stable, especially now that the devs are using base 3.32. 3.32 will be the official ICS update for the Sensation so you can count on it for daily use
when I flash ICS from GB have to full wipe? I know that if I don't wipe the data/factory reset keep my personal data, but ICS is a big update...if I don't wipe my data will be lost? or the rom could not run the previous apps and read my data? maybe they are in a different folder in GB...or ICS...
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Generally if you're coming from GB or coming from other devs roms, a superwipe is recommended to avoid headaches. You can use apps to backup SMS/Call log and Apps+data. For apps+data, I recommend using Titanium Backup.
doing the s-off, cwm and root my warranty expires...can I restore the phone like new without risks of bricking?....the procedure of s-on is really dangerous or is just for the disclaimer?
thx in advance. you guys are awesome
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Based from what I've read, yes, S-ONing is dangerous and a couple of people have bricked their Sensations because they haven't followed instructions properly so there is an inherent danger doing it. (I haven't done it myself)
+ 1 to all the above!
And as far as roms go, it depends what you want:
*there is an 'official' HTC ICS build out there, if you want to keep relatively similar to stock sense then that is the one for you
*Virtuous Inquisition is the best AOSP (vanilla ICS) rom I've tried, it's not quite perfect yet (only a few minor niggles like the lockscreen music widget not showing up or not displaying the correct track, minor, but still slightly annoying) but is definitely stable enough for daily use, and is damn slick!
*my own personal choice and the rom I've been using for a while now is Darkforest 5.5.0 coupled with Nova Launcher from the market, it's now sort of a hybrid of Sense and vanilla ICS. Using the Nova Launcher means I can't use the HTC widgets (that I really like) but it does have a boatload more customisation options than plain old Sense.
Hope this helps at all
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Mate, I am new to HTC sensation, i had earlier LG Optimus P500/ Samsung Galaxy SL i9003/Spice Mi350n... I have purchased new HTC Sensation Z710e and now i want to explore my phone by installing root/custom rom/recoveries and all as i used to do in other devices, let me know is this HTC sensation form the same and i can follow it or is there a seperate thread for HTC sensation Z710e,
I am requesting you because you are using your signature as HTC Sensation Z710. Pls help me.
The Z710e is the original Sensation
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I shall be interested in this, finally made up my mind to go for a Sensation XE
swapping my Iphone 4 for one.
didn't want to go back to a Samsung Galaxy s2 prefer sense UI and used to have an HD2 also so great to see so many developers that used to work on the HD2 on this Sensation area.
Hopefully I will not be disappointed
i also need help if anyone can...my revolutionary gets stuck at the 1St attempt of fastboot, I also have hboot 1.18. debugging is on, fastboot is off, no HTC sync is installed that I know of &I used "universal naked driver beta" as my drivers for the sensation. what must I do now for me to get this s-off?
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first...thank you all very very helpful
now....what is vanilla ICS?...and what are shipped roms?
I want keep GB now, for compatible apps...
s-off s for unlock bootloader...cwm we know...rott (I don't need if I flash a custom rom...)...but do I need superCID for flashing? what is it?
hey, I don't understand some things...well, my sensation have the brand...this means I have to change my cid? for flash roms?
in my case, can you tell me what have I got to do for full unlock my phone and be able to flash anything I want?...
Vanilla ICS is the standard version of Android on the Galaxy Nexus (vanilla because it is plain, lol)
With regards to rooting and the such, everything you need is here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
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ok, thanks, but, some things are not clear....too many things....
change the cid is useful just if I want install a custom rom with customRUU method....right?
for install via cwm superCID is not needed?...
some roms need 4ext recovery....do you suggest me to use that and not cwm?...
I read about hboot....it's the system partition size, right?....have I got to change it for flash some roms? if I do something wrong with hboot I may brick my phone...
throcker said:
ok, thanks, but, some things are not clear....too many things....
change the cid is useful just if I want install a custom rom with customRUU method....right?
for install via cwm superCID is not needed?...
some roms need 4ext recovery....do you suggest me to use that and not cwm?...
I read about hboot....it's the system partition size, right?....have I got to change it for flash some roms? if I do something wrong with hboot I may brick my phone...
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Hboot= bootloader. Messing around with it can brick your device , if you don't know what you are doing. There are firmware upgrade files that include hboot+radio and are needed for some roms to boot.
Supercid is needed only if you are messing with firmware upgrades and ruus. That has to do with regions.
4ext is a recovery fully compatible with cwm. It just has a nicer ui.
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itsme12345 said:
Mate, I am new to HTC sensation, i had earlier LG Optimus P500/ Samsung Galaxy SL i9003/Spice Mi350n... I have purchased new HTC Sensation Z710e and now i want to explore my phone by installing root/custom rom/recoveries and all as i used to do in other devices, let me know is this HTC sensation form the same and i can follow it or is there a seperate thread for HTC sensation Z710e,
I am requesting you because you are using your signature as HTC Sensation Z710. Pls help me.
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Broski, take note that Z715e and Z710e are 99% alike (if not 100%)
dgenx210 said:
Broski, take note that Z715e and Z710e are 99% alike (if not 100%)
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Actually 99%.. the xe has better chips
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throcker said:
ok, thanks, but, some things are not clear....too many things....
change the cid is useful just if I want install a custom rom with customRUU method....right?
for install via cwm superCID is not needed?...
some roms need 4ext recovery....do you suggest me to use that and not cwm?...
I read about hboot....it's the system partition size, right?....have I got to change it for flash some roms? if I do something wrong with hboot I may brick my phone...
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OK, I recently flashed a HD2 for a friend so I know where you are coming from:
1) Do super CID, it is an easy process, with no risk , it does not break your warranty, and it will save you problems (soon you'll update to ICS and it is better to be super CID).
2) I did S-on myself after being S-Off to return my phone for the dust in screen issue. The process is fairly straightforward and if you follow instructions correctly there is no risk. The risk of bricking exists if you do things without FULLY reading all instructions.
3) No need to mess around with system partitions etc. Sensation is a phone that has plenty of space for current ROM's and apps so the flashing process is much simpler than with HD2. Just use your favorite recovery, wipe, and flash... as simple as that (of course, I am talking about GB, to upgrade to ICS the process is different).
4) I suggest you use 4ext, as you say, some dev use it because it gives you the option to make selections during the flashing process.
ok thank you all....
there are so many roms, but....I can't find what i'm searching...
I want try 3 type roms:
-an ics galaxy nexus
-a sense 3.5 without any....UI customizations, bootscreen ecc, I have flashed 5 minutes ago a 3.5 with transparency, custom icons and other features I don't like....so, I want a stock like rom
-an ics 3.6 sense stock like....
how I switch from cwm to 4ext?
MrCheesecake said:
*Virtuous Inquisition is the best AOSP (vanilla ICS) rom I've tried, it's not quite perfect yet (only a few minor niggles like the lockscreen music widget not showing up or not displaying the correct track, minor, but still slightly annoying) but is definitely stable enough for daily use, and is damn slick!
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Just to clear it up, Virtuous Inquistion is not a true AOSP ROM. It's just a sense-based ROM themed/modified to match ICS
Sigg1996 said:
Just to clear it up, Virtuous Inquistion is not a true AOSP ROM. It's just a sense-based ROM themed/modified to match ICS
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True, but it does a pretty good job of it, the only things of Sense they have left in are things that either didn't work from AOSP, or things that were better than the AOSP counterparts. Off the top of my head I think all I noticed was the camera, there may have been more underneath the operating system I wouldn't have noticed without looking, but it's still as close as you'll get to vanilla ICS on a Sensation at the moment

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