HTC EXPLORER Posts on XDA

Small But Eternal: HTC Explorer Receives Unofficial CM12

Small But Eternal: HTC Explorer Receives Unofficial CM12

November 20, 2014
When HTC officially announced the HTC Explorer, they most likely weren't thinking that this device will be such popular handset. The device which originally shipped with the Android 2.3.5 is still in use by many--and rather unsurprisingly, the Explorer received an initial, unofficial port of CyanogenMod 12 based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. To make this happen, XDA...
Dynamic Partition Reallocation for the HTC Pico

Dynamic Partition Reallocation for the HTC Pico

October 3, 2014
Some older devices have a hard time keeping up with the latest Android releases. Despite processing power capable of running even the newest revisions of Android, the limited storage on many devices ends up preventing many legacy devices from enjoying the latest versions. A few days ago, we talked about a Motorola Defy repartition script...
How to Overclock NAND Devices with PLL2

How to Overclock NAND Devices with PLL2

July 8, 2013
Anyone who's remotely interested in the topic of overclocking hardware will enjoy reading about the proper way to do so on NAND based devices that have PLL2 rather than PLL4. Notice my use of the term 'proper,' as right off the bat, the guide makes a reference to burning out the hardware if this is...
Firefox OS Port for the HTC Explorer

Firefox OS Port for the HTC Explorer

April 11, 2013
The HTC Explorer, or Pico as it's known to friends, is a humble device sporting a 3.2" screen, 512 megs of RAM, and a slimmed down version of HTC Sense. Despite its small size and lower than average specs, it has still managed to acquire enough of a loyal user base and attention from the...
All-in-One Toolkits for the HTC Explorer, Desire V, and Desire S

All-in-One Toolkits for the HTC Explorer, Desire V, and Desire S

January 12, 2013
There are quite a few excellent toolkits for HTC devices that we have covered in recent memory. They can be very useful tools by helping lower the cost of entry for users trying to safely and easily root their devices, install recoveries, and unlock bootloaders. Now, there are new toolkits for the HTC Explorer, HTC Desire...
Linux 3.0 Kernel for the HTC Explorer (Pico)

Linux 3.0 Kernel for the HTC Explorer (Pico)

January 10, 2013
It's truly impressive how dedicated the developers in our community are in working to keep old devices relevant with the latest OS updates, even after their manufacturers have ditched them entirely in favor of newer devices. In one such development, XDA Recognized Developer sakindia123 has ported the Linux 3.0.16 kernel to the HTC Explorer. This is great news...