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HTC One S updates

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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Help
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
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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

is there a root for kitkat?

i recently had to flash to the kitkat update loosing my root.
is there a way to root kitkat?

No, and this is not the place to post that.

How is it possible you have been a member for two years yet you are stupid enough to post that here? Read the damn rules mate this is ridiculous.
Also to answer you question, with the veil of ignorance you seem to live under I doubt there is root on KitKat for you.

whoamanwtf said:
How is it possible you have been a member for two years yet you are stupid enough to post that here? Read the damn rules mate this is ridiculous.
Also to answer you question, with the veil of ignorance you seem to live under I doubt there is root on KitKat for you.
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lol quick post wasnt paying attention all i saw was g2 att and thats what i have so i posted this question.

holy calm down bro... People make mistakes. I spilled coffee on myself this morning are you going to freak out on me too?

Meh, I took my aggravation on my unreliable internet connection out on you. If you are updated to KK already there is no way to root, you need to downgrade via LGFlash and then root before taking the KK OTA to keep root.

ioroot is working for KK now

whoamanwtf said:
How is it possible you have been a member for two years yet you are stupid enough to post that here? Read the damn rules mate this is ridiculous.
Also to answer you question, with the veil of ignorance you seem to live under I doubt there is root on KitKat for you.
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Was the name calling necessary?

sojo_2 said:
ioroot is working for KK now
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This is excellent news :thumbsup:
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Moved out of the Development Section....to here. Please read the Forum Rules on posting.

sojo_2 said:
ioroot is working for KK now
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hi. just bought a used lg g2 d800 phone and its updated to kitkat 4.4.2 .....where can i get info on this ioroot tool? i love aosp, im completely new to lg g2. dont flame, just trying to get my footing on where to start. im hoping i can start rooting my phone thats currently on D80020c software version.
just to verify, 4.4.2 is rootable?

simpl3lang said:
hi. just bought a used lg g2 d800 phone and its updated to kitkat 4.4.2 .....where can i get info on this ioroot tool? i love aosp, im completely new to lg g2. dont flame, just trying to get my footing on where to start. im hoping i can start rooting my phone thats currently on D80020c software version.
just to verify, 4.4.2 is rootable?
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here is link for root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869 but you wont be able to get custom recovery

XxZombiePikachu said:
here is link for root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48709232&postcount=869 but you wont be able to get custom recovery
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Thanks for the link. I will read up on it. That's too bad that we can't install custom recovery yet. I wanted an aosp Rom ?
Would you suggest downgrading? Or would that mess up something? Not recommended?

simpl3lang said:
Thanks for the link. I will read up on it. That's too bad that we can't install custom recovery yet. I wanted an aosp Rom ?
Would you suggest downgrading? Or would that mess up something? Not recommended?
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the way things are right now there may never be a recovery for stock kit kat so if you want aosp then yes I recommend downgrading to 10d here is a link on how(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476)
I myself wanted stock kk with custom recovery so I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672931 just in case you want kk with root/recovery which is currently the only way

XxZombiePikachu said:
the way things are right now there may never be a recovery for stock kit kat so if you want aosp then yes I recommend downgrading to 10d here is a link on how(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476)
I myself wanted stock kk with custom recovery so I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672931 just in case you want kk with root/recovery which is currently the only way
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Wow thank you.

VZW M8 Master RUU/Firmware Collection

Greetings....
Assembling a list of all RUU/firmware threads so that users no longer have to dig to find what's needed. Support for each will be found in the linked thread itself while general questions like "which one is applicable to my situation?" can be handled in this thread.
If you are S-ON
Your options are somewhat limited.. naturally.
RUU (4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5.0.1, 6.0) in EXE/ZIP format
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general/official-ruu1-55-605-2-t2883845
If you are S-OFF
RUU 6.0 zip thread
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...pment/stock-m-firmware-nand-recovery-t3330972
RUU 5.0.1 (comes pre-rooted (EXE/zip support)
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...zip-ruu-m8vzw-5-0-1-s-off-onlynewest-t3047103
RUU 4.4.4 (comes pre-rooted) (EXE/zip support)
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ent/ruu-m8vzw-4-4-4-s-off-onlynewest-t2914914
RUU 4.4.3 (comes pre-rooted) (zip support)
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ent/ruu-m8vzw-4-4-3-s-off-onlynewest-t2873144
RUU 4.4.2 (comes pre-rooted) (zip support)
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727831
Firmware only
4.4.3/4.4.4/5.0.1 Stock Recoveries, Stock kernels (boot), Stock ADSP, and many more....
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723159
4.4.2/4.4.3/4.4.4 Radios
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/development/radios-0-89-20-0222-t2824882

Note.... If you are needing to go back to locked and S-on for warranty purposes but are too leery to do it yourself, help is available via pm. Don't let your s/lock status from getting proper hardware RMA'S!
If you have bricked one beyond fixing and can't get it replaced, please consider donating it rather than throwing it in a desk drawer, shooting it, or whatever other crazy idea comes to mind. I can almost always put a bricked phone to good use.

Anyone who would like to use fastboot/adb for this device please use the following version fastboot/adb. It's HTC's own version. It works on pc's with less ram and it automatically breaks up a single zip into pieces for transfer. It also reflashes automatically if needed.
USE IT!
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612150
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001612150

Looks good bro.

Great job!

Sweet! Thanks bro =]

Nice! I admit that the firmware was confusing for me on this phone, but thanks to dottat's posts, I figured it out.
This clears things up a lot and should help quite a few people.
Thanks!

xdadevnube said:
Nice! I admit that the firmware was confusing for me on this phone, but thanks to dottat's posts, I figured it out.
This clears things up a lot and should help quite a few people.
Thanks!
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What was so confusing?

You are the MAN dottat!! Thanks!

Tigerstown said:
What was so confusing?
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I managed to figure out the firmware largely due to dottat. There were multiple threads of various age, some with seemingly conflicting advice. This goes for most device forums I follow. There was no authoritative resource, IMO, until this thread.
The search feature was key, I am pretty thorough before embarking in firmware upgrades.

xdadevnube said:
I managed to figure out the firmware largely due to dottat. There were multiple threads of various age, some with seemingly conflicting advice. This goes for most device forums I follow. There was no authoritative resource, IMO, until this thread.
The search feature was key, I am pretty thorough before embarking in firmware upgrades.
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@xdadevnube what could I do better in my OP of Vzw m8 firmware thread? I would like your input if you have ideas that would help make it easier for new comers to Xda? I would gladly make positive changes to my op to make it a easier an smoother experience. So feel free to tell me your ideas you/anyone might have that would help everyone..thanks I appreciate it.

Tigerstown said:
@xdadevnube what could I do better in my OP of Vzw m8 firmware thread? I would like your input if you have ideas that would help make it easier for new comers to Xda? I would gladly make positive changes to my op to make it a easier an smoother experience. So feel free to tell me your ideas you/anyone might have that would help everyone..thanks I appreciate it.
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Your OP does contain the required information and instructions, so I can't really complain. One thing that could be helpful is to list the bootloader version info for each firmware release. You listed the most recent one right at the top of the thread, so at least it is easy to tell whether a given device is on the latest firmware or not. Because your thread is the main firmware thread, perhaps it would be best if the OP were organized into sections for 4.4.2, 4.4.3, and 4.4.4. It could be clarified which partitions are modified in the process, and whether the radios are affected. Install instructions could be put in their own spot.
These are only ideas! Also, your thread should probably be stickied. Thanks for all you do.

xdadevnube said:
Your OP does contain the required information and instructions, so I can't really complain. One thing that could be helpful is to list the bootloader version info for each firmware release. You listed the most recent one right at the top of the thread, so at least it is easy to tell whether a given device is on the latest firmware or not. Because your thread is the main firmware thread, perhaps it would be best if the OP were organized into sections for 4.4.2, 4.4.3, and 4.4.4. It could be clarified which partitions are modified in the process, and whether the radios are affected. Install instructions could be put in their own spot.
These are only ideas! Also, your thread should probably be stickied. Thanks for all you do.
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hey whats up. I have made major changes to my firmware thread will you go check it out an let em know if i made it user friendly :highfive:

Firmware flash
Hello everyone. I am new to this Forum. I've only been here a few days. I have an Unlocked/S-Off Verizon HTC One M8 that I recently purchased from Ebay. I had a little trouble for a while when I first got it as it was running 4.4.2 and I took the OTA update to 4.4.3 and it messed up the phone. I didn't know it was Unlocked/S-Off'd. And the seller said it wasn't rooted any more. Well so now that I know it is even after running the Verizon RUU, I was wondering if I need to upgrade the firmware one upgrade at a time (meaning 4.4.3 and then 4.4.4)? Or can I jump to a 5.01 Lollipop ROM? I have TWRP installed and I used Flashify to install it. I'm hoping to use Flashify more for installing zips. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you....oh and I'm loving this M8!!!!

Tigerstown said:
hey whats up. I have made major changes to my firmware thread will you go check it out an let em know if i made it user friendly :highfive:
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Looks good to me.

den_hart said:
Hello everyone. I am new to this Forum. I've only been here a few days. I have an Unlocked/S-Off Verizon HTC One M8 that I recently purchased from Ebay. I had a little trouble for a while when I first got it as it was running 4.4.2 and I took the OTA update to 4.4.3 and it messed up the phone. I didn't know it was Unlocked/S-Off'd. And the seller said it wasn't rooted any more. Well so now that I know it is even after running the Verizon RUU, I was wondering if I need to upgrade the firmware one upgrade at a time (meaning 4.4.3 and then 4.4.4)? Or can I jump to a 5.01 Lollipop ROM? I have TWRP installed and I used Flashify to install it. I'm hoping to use Flashify more for installing zips. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you....oh and I'm loving this M8!!!!
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Rom and firmware are to separate things. You can flash straight to 4.4.4 firmware and then flash a lollipop Rom or any custom Rom.
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Firmware Updates
dottat said:
Rom and firmware are to separate things. You can flash straight to 4.4.4 firmware and then flash a lollipop Rom or any custom Rom.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
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Hello dottat. Thank you for replying to my question(s). Yes I know that a ROM is different than firmware. I was just wondering if I had to upgrade my firmware one update at a time or if I could just jump from 4.4.2 to say 5.0 or 5.01 so that if I wanted to I could put a custom ROM on my M8. I'm not actually sure how high the firmware upgrades go. I've only seen 4.4.4 as the highest so far.

den_hart said:
Hello dottat. Thank you for replying to my question(s). Yes I know that a ROM is different than firmware. I was just wondering if I had to upgrade my firmware one update at a time or if I could just jump from 4.4.2 to say 5.0 or 5.01 so that if I wanted to I could put a custom ROM on my M8. I'm not actually sure how high the firmware upgrades go. I've only seen 4.4.4 as the highest so far.
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You can go straight to 4.4.4 and get crack flashing. No L firmware yet as we don't have L official.
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update process on factory unlocked VZW M8 used with GSM
Hi!
I am getting a verizon factory unlocked model and i am going to use it on a GSM network in india.Since its factory unlocked there should be no issues with the network. .however i had some doubts about the software updates. .so will i be able to receive and install updates normally without resorting to rooting the phone. .some people reported that they had an issue installing the update where it said that they have to be on CDMA or something like that. .Will i be able to overcome such issues by connecting to wifi?Is someone could shed a little light on how the update process works when used abroad with a GSM carrier it would be great!Thank you so much in advance!

balag59 said:
Hi!
I am getting a verizon factory unlocked model and i am going to use it on a GSM network in india.Since its factory unlocked there should be no issues with the network. .however i had some doubts about the software updates. .so will i be able to receive and install updates normally without resorting to rooting the phone. .some people reported that they had an issue installing the update where it said that they have to be on CDMA or something like that. .Will i be able to overcome such issues by connecting to wifi?Is someone could shed a little light on how the update process works when used abroad with a GSM carrier it would be great!Thank you so much in advance!
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You will always be able to install the s-on ruu from here. The problem is that the latter versions of software while sim unlocked have proven very difficult to use on some carriers because you can no longer edit apn. You have to chose from pre-provided apn and thats only if they show up with your SIM card inserted.
You would be really wise to s-off the phone even if you don't root it as this would be the only way to downgrade if you ended up not having a workable situation on the newer software.

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Hello,
Can i use this on XT1033?
Currently, i am stock ROM+xposed installer+CWM.
I want to flash to stock recovery.
Thank you.

thanks cryptocore! I used Motoflash for my xt1064 (consumer cellular branded) to flash factory firmware and it worked fantastic!

it works like a charm for me. thanks

vbnoob said:
Hello,
Can i use this on XT1033?
Currently, i am stock ROM+xposed installer+CWM.
I want to flash to stock recovery.
Thank you.
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Sorry for late reply, yes you can.

Works excellent!
Thanks!!!

Hello . My device is xt1040 . I tried using 2 flash methods , but did not recognize the device.
The problem occurred after an upgrade from version 4.3.3 to 4.4.4 . He is being recognized in USB by name Qualcomm HS- USB QDLoader 9008. I connect my device after or before the waiting message device ?
Sorry my English and thanks for the tool.

Great tool, helped me get back to stock so I could install the 5.1 OTA

Downgraded from Official 5.1 to 4.4.4 on XT1039, working fine but i got scanlines on the screen, it disappeared if i switch on/off/on the screen.

Can we relock Bootloader using this flash tool?
I tried using all the commands manually to flash stock rom which also locks bootloader but actually I had a problem in executing some commands so I tried installing Stock ROM using moto auto flash tool but it couldn't relock bootloader. This UI actually looks pretty cool than most of the flashing tools. So asking you if I can relock the Bootloader?
Thanks in advance please reply ASAP

Can the S3 i535 with 4.4.2 run CM13?

I have a Verizon S3 unlocked, no root, totally stock android 4.4.2 with baseband yudne1 and build kot49h.i535vrudne1
Want to confirm if I can install CM13 nightly. Everything I read indicates I need to root and update recovery and all that good stuff but it is not possible on 4.4.2
Just want to confirm if anything has changed in the past year with a new process. Forums have a lot of old guides so I would appreciate a quick yes or no. if yes, any link to a stable procedure would really be appreciated.
Thank you in advance. XDA is awesome and the people on this forum are some of the best.
Thanks,
ARiK

arikinthecity said:
I have a Verizon S3 unlocked, no root, totally stock android 4.4.2 with baseband yudne1 and build kot49h.i535vrudne1
Want to confirm if I can install CM13 nightly. Everything I read indicates I need to root and update recovery and all that good stuff but it is not possible on 4.4.2
Just want to confirm if anything has changed in the past year with a new process. Forums have a lot of old guides so I would appreciate a quick yes or no. if yes, any link to a stable procedure would really be appreciated.
Thank you in advance. XDA is awesome and the people on this forum are some of the best.
Thanks,
ARiK
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No it currently cannot run CM13 or any version of CM. Only via safestrap with the 3 options stock, Paul pizz and Superlite
Sent from my Nexus 6

arikinthecity said:
I have a Verizon S3 unlocked, no root, totally stock android 4.4.2 with baseband yudne1 and build kot49h.i535vrudne1
Want to confirm if I can install CM13 nightly. Everything I read indicates I need to root and update recovery and all that good stuff but it is not possible on 4.4.2
Just want to confirm if anything has changed in the past year with a new process. Forums have a lot of old guides so I would appreciate a quick yes or no. if yes, any link to a stable procedure would really be appreciated.
Thank you in advance. XDA is awesome and the people on this forum are some of the best.
Thanks,
ARiK
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Hey!
As @ShapesBlue says, if you took the OTA to 4.2.2 then you are locked. HOWEVER, there is a method developed by the typical enterprising XDA member that "Downgrades" the firmware by flashing part of the boot loader/firmware but leaves the crucial bit intact that doesn't brick the phone. Sort of a hybrid firmware flash. I believe it's supposed to open the phone up to flashing TWRP and non-stock custom ROMs. I know someone who used it and it worked on CM12.1 last year, but he also had some trouble after awhile (don't know if that was related to this procedure or not) and made an error later that bricked his phone, permanently it seems.
What isn't mentioned in that OP, at least the last time I looked, was that after doing this procedure, if you flash the firmware recommended in the CM12 and CM13 thread OP's, you will overwrite the partition that is spared in his zip file. Then you will be dead! He does explain exactly what partitions are flashed by telling you how to make the zip file. The updater-script I expect is not touched. Looking at it or in the other files you'll need to do this process will show you what's written where, but they have the partitions names. You can go into the CM12.1 thread OP on XDA for our phone and by clicking on the "d2vzw ROM Extras" link you can find all kinds of stuff, plus a few different partition tables that tell you how your phone is setup. There is other info in the OP itself about this and other topics related to flashing CM as well. (I'm the OP )
WARNING! Don't go into this haphazardly though. I would read through that thread thoroughly and see what if any success people are reporting, and ask questions. You don't want to ruin your phone!
It's in the "Android Development" forum in the root forum for our phone.
Report back on what you end up doing.:good: