Android 2.3 Gingerbread Upgrade For Htc Desire Download
Hello HTC Desire users, the first day of the new month has brought a great piece of news for you — it’s about Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which is now available for you to download and install manually. Nah, no Over-the-air (OTA) update this time but let’s be thankful to HTC to at least make this update available — but let’s keep this contention too, after all, even the X10 has got its share of Gingerbread now, and so as the Galaxy S (which has the best of them all and first of them all too, Android 2.3.4).
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HTC has finally launched an official Desire Gingerbread update, which will update the HTC Desire to Android 2.3.3. There's a pretty big catch, though. This is not your traditional 'over the air. Dec 28, 2010 It's possible since the Desire was released less than a year ago. However, it probably won't be a priority because HTC will want to focus on developing Sense with 2.3 for its newer devices (Desire.
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Anyways, even further good news is that in order to make the Gingerbread update even possible on Bravo (that’s Desire’s codename), HTC removed almost all the bloatware apps it’s used to bundling with Android. So, it should run faster than the opposite case – with all the HTC apps atop it. Sense is pretty limited too, which is also great you know.
To download the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update on your HTC Desire, go here, click download, agree to terms and let the download begin.
But this update isn’t meant for Desire phones all over the world. Users in Germany (Deutsch Telekom), North America, South America, South Korea and japan have been left wishing for now. The daring souls form these countries may still go on and install it (since it’s manual download and install via RUU – nobody’s knowing and stopping anyone), but users of those countries should be prepared to say goodbye to SMS and MMS functions of the mobile phone if trying this.
Plus, HTC recommends only the expert users to install it manually since it’s or developers only. But we know you, if you’re reading this, you’re in fact an an expert fella and would leave no stone unturned in getting the long-awaited Android 2.3 experience, now that it’s officially available.
Step-by-step Guide:
Well, it’s pretty easy to update using a RUU. But, here’s an instruction set for those who crave for it.
- Go here, click download, agree to terms and let the download begin.
- Do necessary backup of your phone since data will get lost and Apps will get removed along with data by the time you hug Gingerbread. This backup guide will help you. And if you’ve a rooted HTC Desire, titanium backup is the best app to take care of everything. Oh, I forgot, but you can use HTC Sync too to transfer the important data to PC and anyway, sync the contacts to Google contacts via accounts and sync in settings.
- Double click the downloaded RUU file. This will cause the HTC’s file to extract the relevant content in the temp directory, after which installation process would begin. You have to just wait till it pops up.
- When the screen shows up, just follow and keep following the the instructions to update the HTC Desire to official Android 2.3 build.
If you need further help, watch the video of us updating our HTC Desire to Gingerbread. You can try then, anyway.
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The HTC Desire HD runs Android 2.2 Froyo but can be upgraded to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. But, while other owners of the HTC Desire HD are content with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread plus HTC Sense 3.0, you can enjoy Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.5 instead by installing Android Revolution HD 7.0.3 on your phone.
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This ROM is based on firmware 1.05.401.4 of the HTC Sensation XL RUU, bringing Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and HTC Sense 3.5. XDA Developers member mike1986 ported the firmware to the HTC Desire HD.
These are some of the features of Android Revolution HD 7.0.3:
- Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread
- HTC Sense 3.5 User Interface
- Multilanguage support
- Improved battery life
- Enhanced camera performance
- Stable and fast
- Enabled GPU UI rendering
- Removed bloatware
- Fully optimized and improved
- New kernel 2.6.35.14 (tweaked and undervolted)
- Default CPU clock at 1.15 GHz but can be overclocked to 1.61 GHz
- Pre-rooted
- Unsecured boot.img
- and many more
In this guide, we will be teaching you how to flash the Android Revolution HD 7.0.3 ROM to enjoy Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and HTC Sense 3.5 on your HTC Desire HD.
Requirements
- HTC Desire HD, rooted and with S-OFF. (Check out our guide for rooting and enabling S-OFF on the HTC Desire HD)
- Create a backup of your mobile data and transfer files to the phone’s SD card before flashing this ROM.
- Charge the phone’s battery to at least 60% (full charge recommended).
Warning
- These instructions work with the HTC Desire HD only. Do not try these instructions on another device. Otherwise, you could brick your device.
- Make sure you know what you are doing before following this guide. We will not be held liable for any damage caused by your use of this guide.
Instructions
- Download and install the 4EXT Recovery Updater app from here and install the app on your phone.
- Launch 4EXT Recovery Updater on your phone and use it to install the latest version of 4EXT Recovery Touch on your phone.
- Download the Android Revolution HD 7.0.3 ROM from here (Android_Revolution_HD-4G_7.0.3.zip, md5sum: 9015B65B457C92BEFDD32C26BB839461)and save it to your computer. Do not extract the ZIP file.
- Download Super Wipe from here (Android_Revolution_HD_Super_Wipe.zip, 144 kB) and save it to your computer. Do not extract the ZIP file
- Hook your HTC Desire HD to the computer via USB cable.
- Copy the Android Revolution HD 7.0.3 ROM and Super Wipe into the phone’s SD card. Do not place the files inside any folder.
- Unplug your phone from the computer.
- In 4EXT Recovery Updater, tap on “Power Menu”. Select “Reboot into recovery” and tap “OK”. Or, if you want to reboot into recovery manually, you can do so as follows: turn off your phone completely and hold down the Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously until your phone boots into recovery.
- In recovery mode, tap on Backup Restore > Backup and create a backup of your ROM.
- Return to the main recovery menu.
- Tap “install from sdcard.” Tap “choose zip from sd card”. Browse for the Super Wipe ZIP file and tap it to select it. Confirm that you want to flash the ZIP file.
- Repeat the previous step, but this time, choose the Android Revolution HD ZIP package.
- After installation is complete, go back to the main menu and reboot your phone.
Good job! You have successfully updated your HTC Desire HD to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.5 by flashing Android Revolution HD 7.0.3.