Recently on the site developer.htc.com there was an official firmware for HTC Desire... This update to version Android 2.3 Gingerbread although it is available for download to anyone interested, it is not available from the update menu in the smartphone itself. This is due to the fact that Desire has a rather small amount of memory and the developers do not recommend upgrading to 2.3 ordinary users. Background images, Facebook app and some programs are missing in the updated firmware HTC Sense.
1. Preparing the smartphone for firmware.
The first thing to do is save your contacts to your memory card. To do this, click on the screen "Telephone", go to the address book (where all contacts are displayed) and press the hard button menu... From the menu that appears on the screen, select "Import Export" and choose "Export to SD card" and get a file on a USB flash drive "Pcsc_pcsc_00001.vcf" or another kind with an extension. vcf file.
We copy all data from the SD card to the computer, just in case, because there are photos and possibly other necessary files. We format the SD card to delete all unnecessary data on the card. After all, all programs will have to be reinstalled, and they will create directories on the card for themselves. Go in "Setting" — "Device memory" — "Remove memory card" — "Clear SD Card".
We reset HTC Desire before the initial settings, then all installed applications will naturally disappear, but all possible free space in the memory of the device itself will be freed up in the phone at once and there will be no problems if free space is required during the firmware. Therefore, we go to "Settings", Further "Device memory" and the lowest point will be "Factory reset"... After the reset, I got 136 megabytes of free space.
2. Download the firmware.
Well, of course, you need the firmware itself, download it either from our website at this link - or from the official HTC website.
After downloading, we see 4 files in the archive:
- Flashlight_signed_07072011.apk- torch
- teeter_signed_07072011.apk- ball game
- htc_wallpaper.zip- background pictures (archived)
- - the firmware itself (in the archive)
As Android 2.3.3 takes up more space, the standard programs (a flashlight and a toy with a ball), as well as the "wallpaper" were removed from the firmware by HTC developers and made as separate applications that you can install if you still need them.
I'll run ahead and say that after resetting to factory settings, the previous android 2.2(official update) on my HTC Desire, 136 megabytes were freed. After firmware up to 2.3.3, there was 128 megabytes of free space. I think you will not be scared by the loss of 8 megabytes of free space, because now almost all applications can move to an SD card.
3. What is needed?
We find and unpack the firmware itself ( HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade.zip). Inside there are 2 files, PDF instruction and EXE which is a self-extracting installer, after starting which, the firmware and the flasher are unpacked into a temporary folder and automatically launched.
Let's see what is recommended in the instructions. The first point is to advise the characteristics of the PC on which the firmware will be produced. At least a gigahertz processor, 512 MB of memory or more, 150 MB of free disk space and USB 2.0. Windows operating system ranging from XP Home to 7 Ultimate.
4. Connecting and setting up HTC Desire for flashing
Install HTC Sync if you haven't installed it yet. If installed, but not running, then run. Download HTC Sync you can from this site, by the link - or from the site.
We connect your HTC Desire USB cable to the computer, select the synchronization on the display. If all goes well, then HTC Sync will see the device on the computer. I advise you to connect it to the system unit, since when I connected to the USB hub in the monitor, I got an error during the firmware ( ERROR: USB CONNECTION ERROR), which reports incorrect connection or driver problems.
We check that your computer will not go into sleep mode when idle and after a certain number of minutes. Well, I also advise you to remove the inclusion of the screensaver. We close all unnecessary programs on the computer.
Disable screen lock. Go to "Settings" — "Safety" — "Change blocking method" or ( "Set up a screen lock") — "Remove protection".
We check the battery charge level (The official instructions recommend, not less than 30%). Go in "Settings" — "About the phone" — "Battery".
We launch the flasher, the file “ RUU_HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade (Gingerbread) .exe»
Attention! Do not forget to save all data from the phone (contacts and files from the memory card). Do a factory reset and clear the memory card. And remember that after flashing all your data and settings will be reset.
The firmware takes about 10 minutes, do not pull the cable out of the phone or computer, do not press the buttons on the phone, and it is not recommended to use the computer, wait until the procedure is over.
5. We update HTC Desire to Android 2.3 Gingerbread (instructions for the flasher)
Once again, make sure you did a factory reset, which led to the removal of all installed applications on the smartphone and a factory reset.
In the first window, just click " Next". In the next window, we are again warned that it is necessary to delete all data from the phone and are offered to read the ReadME (instruction in English).
In the third window, you are reminded of disabling windows hibernation, the battery level and checking the USB cable connection.
We put a tick and click "Next", after which the connection of the smartphone to the computer and the state of the device are checked.
After a successful check, in the next window we see the "Update" button.
We press this button and see in the next window the firmware version on the device and the version to which your Desire will be flashed, press Next again.
And the last window that appeared, before the update process, tells us that after pressing the "Next" button, the process of flashing the device will begin, all the information will be displayed on the screen, and upon completion we will receive a message about the successful update of the device. It is not too late to refuse, but we press "Next" again.
Began! This is what it was all done for, the process of updating your HTC Desire to Android 2.3.3 has begun.
It all looks like a small window with a progress bar, a message that the process will take about 10 minutes, in no case touch the USB cable connecting the smartphone to the PC.
At the end, we get a window with the "Finish" button and a message in English that the process has been successfully completed.
Hooray! Now your HTC Desire works under Android 2.3.3
We restore contacts and necessary data from backups and reinstall the necessary applications.
Possible error messages:
ERROR: FILE OPEN ERROR- file reading error, try to restart "RUU_HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade (Gingerbread) .exe"
ERROR: MAIN BATTERY POWER- the battery charge of the smartphone is less than 30%, put it on charge and try it when the battery is sufficiently charged.
ERROR: MODEL ID ERROR
ERROR: CUSTOMER ID ERROR- the firmware is not designed for your smartphone model.
ERROR: IMAGE ERROR- the firmware file is not correct or is damaged, try downloading the firmware from the website again.
ERROR: USB CONNECTION ERROR- USB cable connection error. Connect the cable directly to your computer, not to USB hubs.
I am the proud owner of HTC Desire A8181. When I bought it a year ago, my joy knew no bounds. After a while, Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire HD, HTC Incredible S, etc. came out. and then one day the era of "monsters" began on 2 cores with powerful graphic coprocessors (I think there is no point in listing the models)
I realized that I had a phone in my hands, which I bought "gray" for almost $ 700, but then it was he who was a "monster", now it is hardly relevant against the background of fresh interfaces and high performance. Since the warranty has come to an end, I decided not to waste time and squeeze everything out of my "desire". First of all, I got the rights ROOT, then S-OFF... Explaining:
ROOT- in other words, "granting super-user rights", they allow you to feel more free in controlling the phone, working with applications, almost all of them (with ROOT rights) are placed on the memory card; the ability to create Ext (the system will see the allocated space on the memory card as part of the phone's memory) and Swap (a section that works as a "swap file", as if creating additional RAM) partitions.
S-OFF- Security OFF - disable the protection of the phone to "expand the possibilities" of working with it.
Then I flashed the latest version of the radio module (responsible for the signal quality in the GSM / CDMA network, the stability of Wi-Fi). Then there was the question (the most interesting) of installing custom (modified / ported from another device, more colorful / productive) firmware.
In this article I will tell you about 4 firmwares that on my HTC Desire proved to be the brightest and differed from other firmwares in a number of "features", "usefulness" and "goodies". Let's get started.
In order not to clutter the blog with huge screenshots, you can look at them slightly reduced in flash. Full-length screenshots !
MIUI... (now relevant, for me personally.FCR_MIUI_R29.3, but there are many modifications of this firmware)
The appearance of the firmware is beautifully "licked" from the iphone. NTS Sense is missing in the firmware. The settings menu looks the same as in the iphone. The ability to customize themes, background, not only the desktop, but also the lock screen. The ability in the lock screen to jump directly to the phone (dialer) / sms / just unlock the screen (by the way, this function was used in MIUI earlier than in Sense from NTS), at the bottom of the desktop there is a scroll bar - under it is a block of dedicated programs that you can fill yourself / edit
Performance. The firmware does not slow down in any way, does not freeze. Based on the results of tests in Quadrant, NeoCore, Benchmark AnTuTu, we can conclude that MIUI is very productive and fast firmware!
Personal opinion: the firmware is original, clearly differs from others, has a peculiar look, has high performance and its own proprietary add-ons. Not suitable for everyone, avoid "apple-phobes"! Those who have nothing against the iphone and its interface - I advise you to take a closer look!
Oxygen... (I tested oxygen-2.1.4)
Before us is what is called "naked" Android. There is no HTC Sense interface (sacrifice towards performance). The firmware looks insufficient - everything was pulled out of it - both the NTS Sense, and all the built-in programs, and even the set of widgets is limited. But this is the whole point of Oxygen - this is the firmware that the user "saws" by himself, while installing only those applications and widgets that he needs.
Also, it is possible to install additional. those, using which the device changes before our eyes (I used Oceanis_oxygenv2-6). There is a dedicated oxygen menu in which you can make serious settings regarding the phone.
Performance. The firmware has proven itself well, it is really fast, and that is why it is popular.
Personal opinion: the ability to customize the device for yourself, everything that could slow down the capabilities of the device is cut out. This is one of the most productive "naked" Androids. Suitable for all those who are looking for performance, who are looking for the most customizable version of the firmware. But in my case, there were some system glitches, then the lower bar of programs disappeared into nowhere, then the phone itself rebooted, in general, it is a little unstable.
CyanogenMod 7.
Before us, again, is "naked" Android, without the NTS Sense interface. The firmware is notable for the fact that it is updated once a day, CyanogenMod 7 has a concept of "nighties" - nightly (frequent updates), the guys from this team update the firmware every day, and when they release a stable version, they post it separately, call it stable, which logical
The firmware is also quite productive and very "customizable", and to the maximum, you even need to install google applications separately. Sufficiently fast and stable, unlike Oxygen (perhaps this is only in my case).
Performance... The firmware behaves well both in simple situations and in moments of special stress. It performed well in tests.
Personal opinion: great alternative to Oxygen, updated frequently, stable, fast. Suitable for all speed seekers. In my case, the sound of the spoken speaker dropped
RCMixS. (used version RCMixS_v2.1_A2SD_CM7Hboot_TEST4).
This is the brightest and most juicy firmware I have ever installed. Here NTS Sense 2.1 + 3.0 is involved. The firmware is "live", mega-beautiful, but it cannot boast of performance in any way, unlike the firmwares listed above. Everything is compensated by beauty.
Performance... The performance is on a low level, but not lower than on the "native" firmware for HTC Desire. In everyday use, the device does not feel slow - poor results are seen only in tests, but not in practice.
Personal opinion. This firmware is just a dream for those who are looking for themselves in firmware with Sense. In it, Sense does not bug or crashes, animated wallpapers, weather and active icons on the lock screen - everything works fabulous. НТС Sense 2.1 + 3.0 is only here and only now! It seems that your Desire is turning into Sensation, or at least Incredible S. I myself still cannot get rid of it.
My verdict
- 1.Most original - MIUI
- 2. The most productive (fast) - MIUI / Oxygen / CyanogenMod 7 (to each his own)
- 3.The most beautiful - RCMixS
Of course, there are still a lot of firmwares for HTC Desire, and they are all interesting in their own way. In some more interesting interface, in the other - the camera behaves better and shoots HD video, in the third, perhaps something else unusual. Everyone chooses what he likes best, sets his own priorities. I showed an example on my HTC Desire, but similar firmware (radically changing the impression of the device) is available on almost every Android smartphone, so I wish you good luck with flashing it!
Thank you all for your attention, I hope my work helped someone, someone was just interested, in any case - good luck to everyone!
In this article we will tell you how to install standard and modified firmware on HTC smartphones.
Important! All responsibility for the actions taken lies solely with you. Without knowledge, experience and understanding of the risks, do not flash the phone, but rather study more information.
Standard way to update firmware
This method is standard for all Android smartphones. Allows you to get the latest version of the system. The update process is safe and primarily aimed at novice users. In this case, the update will be installed, subject to availability from the manufacturer. If the manufacturer has stopped supporting the smartphone, you will not receive the update.
For detailed update instructions, see the subheading.
Installing RUU image
With the help of the RUU image, the smartphone returns to its standard state, the stock firmware is flashed. All user settings are only reset if S-On protection is enabled. When S-Off, the data is saved. Additionally, it is recommended to remove the SIM and MicroSD card for the duration of the firmware.
If S-On protection is enabled, the bootloader must be in the closed state - LOCKED, otherwise error 155 will appear in the process. In this case, close the bootloader with the command fastboot oem lock.
You cannot install old firmware over new firmware.
Before flashing, it is important to check the compliance of the CID and MID of the smartphone. You cannot put European firmware on Chinese.
Algorithm of actions for RUU.exe:
- Boot your smartphone in bootloader mode.
- You connect to the computer where the drivers are installed, ADB and Fastboot.
- As the message “fastboot usb” appears on the screen, run the RUU.exe utility on your computer, then follow the instructions of the installer.
Algorithm of actions for RUU.zip:
- Download HTC fastbbot software. Place the utility in the ADB folder.
- Connect your smartphone to your computer.
- Open a command prompt and type fastboot oem rebootRUU.
- Next - htc_fastboot flash zip
/rom.zip, where XXXXX is the path to the firmware.
Installing firmware.zip
Another way to install stock firmware. The requirements are the same as for the RUU image.
Algorithm of actions:
- Download the appropriate firmware, then place the archive in the fastboot folder. Change the name of the firmware to "firmware".
- Load the device into bootloader mode. Connect to PC.
- Open a command prompt. Write down the path to the folder where fastboot is located. For example cd c: \androfon.
- Further fastboot oem rebootRUU.
- After the phone restarts and HTC appears, enter. An error message will appear on the screen, this is normal, enter again fastboot flash zip firmware.zip.
- As the firmware completes, enter fastboot reboot.
Installing custom firmware
Custom firmware is installed via third-party recovery - or. Required in advance. If you have TWRP installed on your device, follow the instructions:
Important! Before installing custom firmware, be sure to ask about the additional conditions for installing the image.
TWRP Installation Instructions
Important! This installation method is applicable for older devices, since in the latest models, the installation is done through Magisk. Before installing TWRP, be sure to check which method is relevant for your model.
Algorithm of actions:
- Download TWRP, rename recovery. If you downloaded the archive, unpack the archive, and then rename the file recovery.
- Place the file in a folder with adb and fastboot, for example, in the C: \ Androfon folder.
- Connect your phone to your PC.
- Open a command prompt. Put your phone in download mode - adb reboot download.
- Enter CD C: \ Androfon.
- Then fastboot flash recovery recovery.img. You may need to clear the cache, please check this before installation. The command to erase is fastboot erase cache.
- To enter recovery, run bootloader, where select the flashed recovery.
Conclusion
The article describes how to flash htc smartphones with official and custom firmware; how to install TWRP recovery.
If you have any questions, or if you have suggestions for corrections and additions, write your comments in the comments.
Many users specifically install firmware on their HTC smartphones without a proprietary shell - Sense in order to free up more memory, get rid of brakes, and install other launchers. But there are those who like HTC Sense and they can be understood, because the shell from HTC is rightfully considered the best interface from the manufacturer of Android devices. In this post, we will look at the best way to get custom firmware on your HTC Desire with the latest version of HTC Sense, which is used on top-end HTC Sensation smartphones (Original, XL, XE) - Runnymede and RuHD.
Runnymede AIO Firmware
It is the most popular custom firmware with Sense skin for HTC Desire. Thanks to the huge xda community and straight-handed programmers, the firmware really amazes with the beauty of Sens 3.5 and the speed of work.
Peculiarities Runnymede for Desire:
- The firmware is based on the official firmware HTC Sensation XL 1.22.461.2 : Android 2.3.5 with sheath HTC Sense 3.5
- Full version of Sense 3.5 including everything 3D widgets and effects.
- RCMix3D Tweaks: special menu for lockscreen settings, statusbar, processor and system tweaks and many other system settings.
- Built-in App2SD for transferring any applications to the card
- Deodexed & zipaligned
- Init.d support
- Fully optimized system for best performance with all Sense 3.5 effects
- Multilingual
- Ability to customize trackpad unlock and wake-ups.
- Superuser 3.0.7
- The ability to fine-tune the power supply and processor frequency (Daemon controller, IncrediControl)
- Graphic touch installer
- Beats Audio
Firmware presentation video Runnymede for HTC Desire
Requirements Runnymede for HTC Desire
Installation Runnymede for HTC Desire
- Make sure that your Desire meets all the requirements described above, all of them are required for Runnymede to work correctly (partition table, s-off, ext partition), if you are installing custom firmware for the first time and are not confident in your abilities, you.
- Runnymede -
- Install .zip from Sd card in recovery)
- The graphical installer will load, follow the instructions on the screen
RuHD firmware
RuHD firmware for HTC Desire is essentially a domestic modification or version of Runnymede, some goodies have been added, something has been removed, tweaks and scripts from domestic craftsmen have been added.
Features of RuHD for Desire: 
- Android 2.3.5 and HTC Sense 3.5
- Beat bass & Xloud
- Works on WiFi N networks
- Integration with HTCSense.com
- All languages except English and Russian have been removed, wherever possible the Russian translation has been improved.
- Installation completely in / system (free memory - 15mb), does not require ext partition
- The firmware includes su, busybox, terminfo, passwd and group
- hosts are configured to cropping ads (no need to install third-party AdFree apps, etc.)
- APP2SD +- the ability to transfer applications to a memory card (you need an ext partition!)
- Optimized loading, sqlite defragmentation at startup, zipallign
- Availability of processor profiles
- Support OTA updates and installing firmware add-ons for one branch
- Additional RuHD settings menu - system tweaks, processor control, advanced interface settings (analogous to the RCMix3D Tweaks menu in Runnymede)
RuHD requirements for Desire:
- Desirable, but required: S-OFF, ext-partition on the map
- The latest version of the radio module (available on the firmware website, you can flash it after installing the firmware)
Installing RuHD for Desire:
- Make sure that your Desire meets all the requirements described above, all of them are required for the correct operation of RuHD, if you are installing custom firmware for the first time and are not sure of your abilities, you.
- Back up your data (for example with)
- If you are switching from another firmware, then before starting you need to make a full wipe! (full wipe - data \ factory reset in recovery)
- If you want to update the version RuHD - clean cache and dalvik cache, / system and / boot through recovery
- Download the firmware from the links above, put the zip archive in the root of the card and flash from the recovery ( Install .zip from Sd card in recovery)
- Follow the instructions on the screen
Conclusion
Both firmwares are very high quality and stable, great for everyday use. The main and perhaps the only drawback of both firmwares is excessive power consumption, but of course this is a fee for all the Sense 3.5 chips, compared to other custom firmware for Desire without Sense (for example), the battery lasts 10-15% less. But on the other hand, the speed of operation of both firmwares is at a height, the developers really managed to achieve almost perfect smoothness and speed of work.
The best firmware for HTC Desire with Sense shell - Runnymede and RuHD:
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How to flash HTC Desire?
HTC Desire is a communicator (smartphone) with the Android operating system. It was developed by HTC. Let's talk in more detail about how to flash HTC Desire in different ways.
Preparing for firmware
Firmware is the replacement or update of the phone's software with a new one. Flashing your phone is the same as reinstalling Windows on a personal computer. For a successful flashing, you must complete the following steps:
- To obtain superuser rights (root-rights) on the site unrevoked.com download the program "Unrevoked". Root rights are a special account in UNIX systems. The owner of such an account can perform all operations without exception.
- Run the downloaded program and select the "Hboot Driver" file. Then follow the instructions to install the HBOOT driver. You can download drivers for self-installation at unrevoked.com.
- Next, you need to disable Desire and enable it in the HBOOT system. This can be done using the Power and Volume Down buttons. Press them at the same time.
- Then the smartphone must be connected to the PC using a USB cable. We are waiting for the HBOOT USB PLUG message to appear, and go to the "Device Manager". Right-click on the Android 1.0 device and select the "Update drivers" section.
- Click on "Search for drivers on this computer." Next, you need to select the folder into which the drivers were unpacked.
- Exit HBOOT menu. The Volume Up, Volume Down buttons (moving through the menu items) and the Enter button will help you with this.
- In normal mode, start your smartphone and turn on the "USB Build" mode.
If you installed HTC Sync, uninstall it, but keep the drivers. Next, launch Unrevoked and connect your device to your PC. Give your consent when requested information. Then wait. The device will reboot, and as a result, the message "Unrevoked 3 Painless root and reflash" should appear.
How to flash HTC Desire: the main part
The procedure will be as follows: first download the firmware. You can download it on the site w3bsit3-dns.com. Recommended firmwares are RuHD and InsertCoin.
Next, you need to clear all user data. To do this, in the device menu, select "Settings" -> "Privacy" -> "Reset data". This can also be done using the firmware recovery mode. To do this, go to the Recovery menu, select the "Wipe data / factory reset ->" Yes "section. Due to this, the firmware modules will not match.
How to install the firmware file for HTC Desire?
- From the Recovery menu, select the "install zip from sd-card" file. Turn off or turn on signature verification (Clockwork) if necessary.
- Next, find the zip firmware, select it and run it.
- When the installation is complete, you will see the message “Installation completed”. Restart your smartphone and wait for the download to start.
The firmware usually takes about fifteen to thirty minutes. You should end up with a newer version of Android.
How do I expand the memory for applications?
The phone firmware itself takes up a lot of free space. In order to download various applications, your smartphone may not have enough free memory. In this case, a special program will help you. For this:
- Download the "ROM Manager" program from the "Market" and run it.
- Next, find the item "Create partitions on the SD card". Select the size of the ext partition.
- The device should reboot and a partition will be created.
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