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April 27, 2012 By: egzthunder1
You may recall that not too long ago, we wrote an article about the first ever port of the HTC Endeavor (One S) for the EVO 3D, brought to you courtesy of XDA Recognized Developer TMartin. Well, as it turns out due to some time constraints on his end, the dev could not update the ROM as much as needed and thus, it never really took off from the pre-alpha state. That was until now because thanks to the generous donation of an EVO 3D, XDA Recognized Developer newtoroot has been brought into the game to help TMartin with the port.
In case you are not familiar, the HTC One S is one of the latest devices released by HTC, a variant of the One X, which comes loaded with ICS 4.0.3 as well as the all new Sense 4.0 interface. The appeal of this project is really a two-fold ambition: A. Sense 4 will not be coming to the EVO 3D anytime soon (the official update to ICS is rumored to come with Sense 3.6); and B. because porting stuff is fun and some people claim that it cannot be done. All in all, we do it simply to break limits.
In any case, newtoroot just released a brand new ROM in beta stage taking on TMartin’s work. The dev has been able to get the ROM working in such a way that it literally jumped from Pre-Alpha to Beta in a matter of days. Some of the things he fixed were:
Having said that, this ROM is still in beta and as such, many could consider it a non daily driver. The ROM has no Bluetooth or working cameras. And on top of that, transition animations must be turned off since the kernel being used right now does not play well with these animations, and causes continuous freezing of the screen. Last thing are actually the device’s sensors, which seem to be somewhat laggy, particularly the accelerometer. The latter actually causes some freezes due to the device trying to go to the mode being requested (landscape or portrait). Due to HTC still not having released the new ICS kernel for the EVO 3D, the correct drivers for the device are not yet available, but are being worked on. So, there is hope that we will see a more complete ROM very soon.
Please leave any thoughts or comments on the thread and if you happen to come across a bug that is not reported, please leave the feedback clearly in the thread so that it can be reviewed by the dev.
Ok this is something i threw together for you guys to hold you off while tmartin and myself work on a really solid rom… I want to say Thanks to tmartin and the user who donated the device i cant remember his name at the moment but ill add him in the OP later… without them this would not be possible for you guys so show them some love….
You can find more information in the original thread.
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April 18, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
While it is still impossible (legally, anyhow) for users to transfer CDMA devices from one big provider to another (e.g. Sprint to Verizon), it is quite possible to switch from a big CDMA service provider to a smaller one. With tutorials on how to flash various CDMA devices to smaller carriers such as Boost or Virgin Mobile, users with CDMA devices may very well have more freedom than they initially assumed. For instance, owners of any of the HTC EVO devices, including the HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Shift 4G and the HTC EVO 4G can now flash their phones to a service provider named Page Plus.
XDA Senior Member Nevell has written a universal tutorial for all three devices that will get them off of Sprint’s network and onto Page Plus’ network with a little patience and a few modified files. The process is pretty long and will definitely take some time for first time users. The list of required software is pretty decent as well, including:
CDMA WorkShop (Paid or Demo) http://www.cdma-ware.com/workshop/demo/cdma_workshop.rar
QPST http://conflipper.com/Software/QPST_2.7_366.rar
Page Plus PRL’s (See below)
APN Backup and Restore
Page Plus APN’s
MSL Reader
Of course, you’ll need to be rooted in order to get the MSL and the HTC Drivers, including the Diagnostic Drivers to make it work as well. Next, there are many of small tasks, from obtaining the MSL to changing the APN. All in all, not a difficult process, but users attempting to do it should be very careful to follow all instructions to the letter to avoid messing anything up.
More information, the download link for the Page Plus files required for flashing, and the full instructions can be found in the original thread.
April 10, 2012 By: Will Verduzco
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: touch-based recoveries are the future. Aside from giving end users easier access to device firmware modification, they add a much needed element of polish to the Android hacking experience. While some may say that these upgrade recoveries take away from the feelings of thrill and excitement, I argue that they offer a more efficient interface and enable some truly unique new features not available in the recoveries of yesteryear.
In a rather large update to what is arguably the most popular touch-based recovery around, XDA Recognized Developer Dees_Troy presents to us Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP, for short) version 2.1. Aside from simply bringing a friendly UI, TWRP 2.1 packs a healthy feature punch by offering zip queuing, a basic file manager, and dual storage support for backups.
TWRP supports scripting via a new scripting engine called OpenRecoveryScript for use with GooManager. With ORS, users can install multiple update.zip files from within Android, wipe cache & dalvik, and run a backup. Furthermore, in the name of openness, Team Win has submitted ORS as a commit to ClockworkMod.
In the words of the developer:
Team Win Recovery Project 2.0, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. We started from the ground up by taking AOSP recovery and loading it with the standard recovery options, then added a lot of our own features. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
New features for version 2 of the recovery software:
Zip queuing as seen in TWRP 1.1.x is back
Dual storage capable (backup, restore, and install zips from internal or external storage – you choose)
Slider control (swipe to confirm most actions aka swipe to wipe)
Lockscreen (with slider to unlock)
Basic file manager (copy, move, delete, and chmod any file)
Added support for devices with /data/media (most Honeycomb tablets, new ICS devices like Galaxy Nexus)
Displays sizes of each partition in the backup menu
Added listbox GUI element (currently used for listing time zones)
Updated stock XML layouts to be more consistent and easier to port to different resolutions
XML layout files are significantly smaller
Partitions available backup are more accurate for some devices
Removed unneeded error messages (/misc errors, unable to stat sd-ext, etc.)
Fixed a bug with blkid detection code
Fixed bug where a blank line was inserted between every line of text during zip installs
Fixed a bug during zip installs where an invalid zip would cause TWRP to get stuck in the zip install
Added setting for themers to toggle simulation mode to make theming easier
New devices added – Galaxy Nexus GSM & CDMA (preview only, manual install), Acer Iconia Tab A500, HTC Vivid, Motorola Defy
Added support for .jpg images in the theme engine
Changed images for stock tablet theme – makes tablet builds about 500KB smaller
Removed unneeded non-GUI images from GUI – makes all builds about 100KB smaller
If you’re itching to get started, please visit the development threads listed below. If instead you are looking to theme the recovery, visit their theming guide.
April 5, 2012 By: egzthunder1
It seems that HTC has created quite a bit of hype recently with their release of the HTC One series and the recently introduced EVO 4G LTE (an One variant for Sprint). Despite there being some ports with functioning Sense 4 frameworks, the simplistic and cleaner look of Sense 4 is, at this point, just a long term objective for Sensation and EVO 3D owners. Much like it has been historically on XDA-Developers, the road to Sense ports is always long, but there are people who will jump to the occasion of trying to come up with “fixes” for the cravings of the masses.
XDA Forum Member Will972 has recently released a clone of the Sense 4 clock and lockscreen only available for the EVO 3D, and for certain ROMs so be careful as to which ROM you apply this. The clock is very well done, and it will provide your home screen with that Sense 4 look that most people are after.
Please leave some feedback for the dev and make sure that you have the appropriate ROM to install this on.
NOTE BEFORE FLASHING : This patch is available only for SHOOTER BEATS …
cause my Rosie is include in this patch..If u wanna add those thing ( if ur not on Shooter beats rom) :-Donwload the patch
-Extract idelcreen_base and sense 4.0_clock
-Push it on system/app with root explorer
-Reboot and done
You can find more information in the original thread.
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April 4, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
Touch-based recoveries have been appearing all over the place over the last few months, but there have been some phones left out of the loop. For some devices, it’s because the test recoveries are in beta and aren’t bug free enough yet for the average user, and for others, there’s hardly any work being done at all. One day, we’ll all have touch-based recoveries because let’s face it, they’re just better when they work. Well, for the owners of the GSM HTC EVO 3D, your wait for touch recovery is now over. XDA Recognized Developer nickiberli brings us Ext4 UI with a fun user interface and a plethora of other features.
The interface looks really cool. And based on the extremely long feature list, it also packs quite the punch. Features range from having all the perks of the old non-touch Ext4 Recovery to some unique features like the ability to take screenshots—which is a fantastic way to report problems during flashing—and even to small things like auto-excluding /cache and /dalvik from backups to save space and calculating how much space would be required to make a backup. This recovery is shaping up to be one of the best options for the GSM EVO 3D. As if functionality weren’t great enough, you can also theme it. Joy!
Supported features include:
- brand new user interface: “4EXT UI”
- touchscreen only
- extremely fast
- much more useful features than the already feature-packed 4EXT Recovery Classic v2.2.7 RC5 (see 2nd post)
- optionally save space by configuring recovery to exclude /cache from backups
- you can configure recovery to save even more space by excluding dalvik-cache from backups
- calculates real space needed to complete a backup to save you from troubles
- detects your local time zone
- -> correct time is used for backups you start from within recovery
- allows you to change md5sum check behaviour
- displays and updates your current battery level in real time
- scrollable texthistory (drag down the statusbar)
- built-in interactivity (yes/no questions) for updater-scripts
- built-in screenshot functionality
- extensive theming capabilities!
- nearly ALL YOU SEE is changeable.
- “worker bar”: create your own custom animations, there are (nearly) no limits! Use any shapes/sizes/animations et.c.
- extra low cpu needed for that: absolutely no negative impact on backup/restore speed.
- async UI rendering for optimal performance for the “heavy tasks” like backup/restore
- backups even faster than with usual recoveries.
- .. explore the new interface to see more
- includes all features of 4EXT Recovery Classic
For additional information,screen shots, download links and more, check out the recovery thread.
April 2, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
The HTC EVO 3D development scene has been on fire since the release of the 1.5 HBoot downgrade method and the Live CD to make the process easier. With AOSP releases on the horizon and mods aplenty being released, it’s almost like the first few months of it having S-Off all over again. XDA Senior Member thesparky007 has taken the best of the newer generation of modifications and wrapped them up in a single, easy to flash update.zip for everyone.
The mod includes a number of fun little features that add not only functionality, but also bring a number of widely called for user preferences, including the recently released removal of the carousel animation. Additionally, the mod has scrolling wallpapers and features a 4×5 Rosie to make better use of the EVO 3D’s tall screen shape. Thus far, the response from users has been very positive and no one has experienced any issues in the thread. As usual, though, it’s always a good idea to have a Nandroid backup handy for those unplanned mess ups.
For additional information, check out the modification thread for download links, some thread discussion, and the list of users who helped make this all possible.
March 30, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
Not too long ago, we brought you coverage of the HTC EVO 3D HBoot downgrade, which allowed users to finally rid themselves of HBoot 1.5 and achieve true s-off status. And as expected, it’s taken off like wildfire. Since then, users and developers alike have breathed new life into the HTC EVO 3D forums, as now users can do whatever they want to their phones.
However, there are still some out there who just aren’t as comfortable as they’d like, and haven’t gone through with the somewhat difficult procedure. While the concept of overly simplified tools is a hot topic here, there are some who believe that simplified tools are useful and even preferred over longer, potentially riskier solutions. To that end, XDA Forum Member closeone has created a tool that will the less facile go trough the process with minimal difficulty. It’s a bootable live CD that automates as much of the process as possible, leaving only the need for just a few simple terminal commands.
The Live CD, which has been updated several times and is has both a stable release and an experimental release, comes with very easy to follow instructions and a full FAQ from closeone on how to use it and exactly what work is involved on the side of the user. Users have reported that the Live CD works well and is significantly easier than the manual process.
According to XDA Member Advocate Admin and News Guru egzthunder1, it should be noted that there are some dangers associated with the Live CD.
The method will completely brick the 3D if you try to brick it while it is S-OFF. Apparently, emmc mode does not activate if you are S-OFF already, so corrupting the bootloader will only result in a permanent brick. Unknownforce added this to the OP on his guide.
So if you’re S-OFF do not, under any circumstances, attempt to use this method as it will cause you many irreversible problems.
For more information, download links, FAQ, discussion and more, check out the Live CD thread. Remember to be careful, as even simplified rooting methods carry an inherent risk.
March 27, 2012 By: egzthunder1
One of the most hands-on activities that anyone with a piece of equipment could do is to take it apart to peek at the insides. However, what could one possibly gain from doing such a thing? Well, aside from learning a bit about components, getting a clue as to how the devices actually work (and that they are in fact, not “magical” as some people will try to make you believe), and losing the overall fear of messing around with electronics, you may learn to spot what is wrong with your device. This is a very important skill if you always have devices with you and are prone to do things like bump them against tables, sit on them while having them on your back pocket, or throw them in the toilet/washing machine. Sending your device for out of warranty repairs from damage like the one previously described can in fact be costly, but what if you could do this yourself? Parts are cheap enough to make it worth your while.
However, where does one start? Surely, you will not dare opening your device without knowing what you will find beyond those 6 Torx screws, would you? You need a reliable guide and for those of you sporting the HTC EVO 3D, XDA Forum Member repairsuniverse has you covered. His dismantling guide can be used to learn about the insides of the 3D as well as teaching you the ins and outs of changing your screen and digitizer, among other parts that should be intuitive from following the guide.
Please ensure that you have all the necessary tools in order to carry out this delicate operation. The right tools will ensure that you don’t mistakenly damage your device. So, please follow every step carefully and most importantly… have fun!
You can find more information in the guide thread.
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March 21, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
Every now and again, there are is a tweak, a mod or a tool that most users can’t imagine not having. Things like Theme Chooser on CyanogenMod or the Rosie re-map function for most HTC devices, some modifications are so useful that they become common place in ROM feature lists. This is the case with LeeDroid tweaks, a mod pack by XDA Recognized Developer j4n87 that has become so popular that most ROM devs have added the tweaks to their ROMs, and those who haven’t have been urged by their users to do so.
The modification, available for the HTC Sensation and both the GSM and CDMA flavors of the HTC EVO 3D, gives users an application that can apply a very large number of mods from the MIUI battery bar to removing the paginated scrolling from the app drawer. Here’s a list of features available for just the status bar:
hide and reorder quicksetting
hide specific notifications icons: alarm/gps/bluetooth/wifi/data/headset/volume
center/hide clock
toggle am/pm
choose clock color
toggle for hide date on notification pulldown or show clock
center date/clock on notification pulldown
Battery Tweaks with MIUI Battery bar – + transparency!
OWN SIGNAL TWEAKS – choose up to SEVEN different colors for wifi/data/signal bars – DYNAMIC colors, dependent on signal strength – two icons sets to choose!
custom statusbar caption
center/hide clock
quick quicksettings toggle: if not notification to clear, show immediatly quicksettings
toggle tabs on/off
That’s just the status bar mods. There’s some for the Rosie, the lock screen and others. The full list of modifications and tweaks is truly long and impressive and it’s very highly recommended that users of the Sensation and EVO 3D at least check it out.
You can find LeeDroid Tweaks in either the EVO 3D GSM or CDMA threads, and for those with ICS on their HTC Sensation, the Sensation thread. As usual, make a backup before flashing, and get ready to enjoy one of the biggest single tweak packs out there.
March 17, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
Not every aspect of an OEM skin is a wanted feature. Sometimes features—especially pointless features—are just annoying and a waste of processor power. Perhaps one of the best examples of this is the carousel animation on the HTC EVO 3D. For those who don’t know, a user can swype across the screen and if they do it too fast or too far, the home screens will spin in a carousel motion for two full revolutions and then land on the same home screen it started on. Annoying, right?
EVO 3D users can finally get rid of what is one of the most pointless features of the OEM skin. XDA Senior Member ozkaya has released a mod that will remove the carousel animation and return the phone to its proper working condition. Unfortunately, the compatibility list for the mod is small, including InfectedROM for Sense 3.0 and Sense 3.5, along with the latest base of stock ROM. The list is sure to grow, however, as this is one of those mods that users have been clamoring for since release day. Presumably, it won’t be long until all the devs pick it up, and make it work with their ROMs.
Installing the mod is easy. Simply wipe cache and dalvik and flash over recovery. You can find all the download links and additional details in ozkaya’s thread. If your ROM isn’t supported, check back every couple of days, as more ROMs are sure to make the list sooner or later. And, as always, make a backup before applying the mod, just in case something goes awry.
March 16, 2012 By: egzthunder1
You may remember seeing an article that we published yesterday on the EVO 3D’s hboot downgrading. Well, XDA Recognized Developer Unknownforce, who has been extremely active in his own guide thread noticed a few things in his original guide, which lead to very few success stories on this front. In fact, other than maybe one or two people, no one was able to brick their devices to get them to the point of emmc mode (and yes, we do see the irony of a thread full of complains by people not being able to brick their devices). Yesterday night, he revised his guide and recorded a video of the step by step process that he used to achieve this amazing feat. The guide in its current state is much more complete, with more downloads and links to tools that you will likely need, such as links 1.13 RUU, emmc_recover, and much more.
The dev has also provided, as stated before, a video which shows the entire process step by step. While the video is a tad blurry, and the dev complains and acknowledges this in several parts of the almost 30 min video, it is very clear and to the point. One thing that it is not mentioned too much in the thread is the fact that you will need to return to stock AND relock your bootloader. In fact, you will have a hard time returning to stock if you don’t relock the bootloader.
Please leave some feedback if you are successful with this method. Thanks Mr nerd for the screenshot!
IMPORTANT!!! This is NOT for the weak minded… this is fairly advanced stuff and you can damage your phone very badly if you mess it up because you must INTENTIONALLY brick your device during this process… that IS the SECOND step… So unless you really know what you’re doing on a PC and linux… you might want to wait for someone to write a tool to do this stuff automatically…
You can find more information in the guide thread.
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March 15, 2012 By: Joseph Hindy
Porting ROMs from one Android device to another is usually pretty exciting. It gives users a chance to sample the goods of another device without throwing down $500 USD in order to actually buy the device. Plus, it’s always kind of cool to show your friends your phone running a completely different OEM skin or different version of an OEM skin. Bragging rights for the win, right?
XDA Senior Member the_plattypus has given flashaholics carrying the HTC EVO 3D something a little different to play with. It’s a mash up of a HTC View 4g ROM along with pieces of the EVO 3D ROM thrown in to help make things work. It’s a premise the_plattypus has used before with great results.
The ROM is pretty nice and the issues with it aren’t a big deal. Users are reporting that installation hangs on TWRP Recovery 2.0, although users of 1.1.1 can flash it with no problem. Additionally, there are some png re-sizing issues that make some things look a tad off and some widgets still force close. Otherwise, the ROM is reported as being beautiful and quick. The features include:
-Fully working landscape
-4G!!!
-Landscape Sense 3.0 Lockscreen with weather
-Stock and themed versions
-Updated OTA kernel
-Working camera (2d/3d)
-Hacked Wifi-Hotspot
-Added apps, removed unwanted bloat
-New Visual Voicemail
-Tons of others!!!
It’s been noted that some EVO 3D features, like the 3D camera and 4G data, are very tough to get working to ports like this so users should expect a world class experience when flashing, even if it is a first release and has a few bugs.
You can head over to the ROM thread for download links, screenshots, additional details, and discussion.
[Big thanks to XDA Senior Member ognimnella for the tip and info!]
March 15, 2012 By: egzthunder1
Earlier this week, the Sensation became immortal thanks to the work of XDA member dexter93. Basically, he found a way to make the device recognizable via an emmc tool while in bricked state, which allowed flashing any image to the device. Well, guess what? Thanks to the efforts of XDA Forum Member Unknownforce and several others, a similar method was ported over to the EVO 3D where they had been frantically trying to find a way to bypass the infamous HBOOT 1.5 S-ON security.
A little background on this or those of you new to the EVO 3D scene. Way back when, sometime last year the EVO 3D was deemed as one of the toughest nuts to crack in terms of being able to turn the device security from S-ON to S-OFF, which essentially allows you to flash unsigned code and radios onto your device. Our friends at Revolutionary released a method to easily turn off this security. However, HTC quickly released a patch and updated HBOOT to a newer version (1.5), plugging the exploit used by Revolutionary. At the same time, HTC released their official unlocker, which would basically unlock your phone, allowing you to write to the device, but leaving S-ON and upgrading to HBOOT 1.5 in the process, effectively locking the “freed” 3D and preventing it from flashing radios or even boot.img from recovery (work around was found by first flashing the boot.img via fastboot, but this was tedious and cumbersome).
Ok, so now that we have some background on this, lets see what we need to get this device freed from its shackles. First of all, you will need a Linux box (installed as dualboot or native, your choice really), you will also need a few tools available in the thread, a few images like the 2.08 or the 2.17 updates from HTC, the 1.13 update, which has a lower HBOOT revision, some coffee, patience, and wipes as you will likely get sweaty hands from this. Once you have all the required files, go ahead and brick your device…. uhmm, what? I know what you are thinking, this guy must be losing his mind, right? As it turns out, the computer will not recognize the phone as being in emmc mode unless it is bricked, so there is 100% risk of bricking your device by following this method, because… well, it is a requirement.
These are exciting news indeed as the method seems to be valid across devices. Now, keep in mind that this guide (the one on this article) is ONLY for the CDMA version of the EVO 3D. The GSM version has its HBOOT located elsewhere in memory and it will not work as it is. The tool does not have the paths hardcoded on it, but right now it is not ready to be used on other devices just yet. So sit tight.
Needless to say, please tread carefully as this WILL brick your device. Leave some feedback in the thread if you are successful.
Hey… Guess what…
Headshot.
You can find the entire guide here and you can go here if you are interested in reading about how the hack came to be.
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[Big thanks to Crackanug for the tip!]
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