The new CM 11 Android 4.4.3 Nightlies for HTC One M8 device is ready to be installed on your device.
This guide is released for all users who want to successfully update the HTC One M8 with the new CM11 custom ROM.
The CyanogenMod build is only a new custom ROM and not a stable milestone build, so you may find some bug.
Flashing the new ROM for testing and it is not for daily use. You can find more about the new CyanogenMod at the web page from here.
Pre-requisites:
- Use this step by step guide for HTC One M8 device, don’t use it for any other device.
- The device should be on an unlocked bootloader and the HTC One M8 device has to be rooted.
- Also the device should have a CWM or TWRP Recovery tool Now, enable the USB Debugging Mode from the device’s Developer Options menu.
- This option will allow transferring different files between device and the PC.
- Note that, if the Developer Options menu isn’t displayed in Settings, you need to follow the next path: About Phone, and from there scroll down and tap seven times on the ‘Build Number’ section.
- You will need to take two extra steps: the NANDROID ROM backup and the Factory Reset process. Do not try to skip either of these steps.
- In case you want to save different data or applications, SMS text messages or any other type of data, you can use a suitable backup and restore tool such as Helium application for Android.
- Now, sync the Contact and People details with your Gmail Account.
- This step by step guide should be used by advanced users.
Make sure that 65 % power left in its battery so that installation process is not stopped in between. - Android Source Team cannot be held liable or responsible for any data lost or damaging the HTC One M8 device.
- Check and follow all steps from this guide and do not skip any of them.
How to install the new CM 11 Android 4.4.3 Nightly for HTC One M8 device:
- First, download the CM 11 Nightly zip file from here, make sure that you download the latest version build possible.
- Second, download the new Gapps for Android 4.4 x ROM from the link.
- Now, connect the HTC One M8 device to the PC and copy both zip files to its internal storage.
- After the transfer has been successfully done, you can disconnect the device from the PC.
- If you want to download the flashing files directly on your device, you need skip this step.
- Turn off the device completely.
- Now, boot the device into Recovery Mode.
- Both CWM and TWRP custom images are supported by this step by step guide.
- Next, get a Nandroid Backup for the actual installed ROM.
- For CWM, select the “Backup and Restore” option, name the file and confirm the process.
- For TWRP select the “Backup”, name the file, confirm the process.
- Now, apply a Factory Reset action: For CWM: select the ‘wipe data/ factory reset’ and confirm the removal of user data.
- If you have a TWRP custom ROM, press the Wipe, and simply swipe to perform the factory reset action.
- Now, flash the CM11 Android 4.4.3 custom ROM on your HTC One M8 device.
- For CWM, select the “install zip from SDcard”, and then “choose zip from sdcard”. Browse the custom ROM file and then flash it.
- For TWRP, press Install button from the menu, browse your device’s internal storage and get the installation file, confirm its installation.
- When the new custom ROM is successfully installed, you can continue to install the Gapps zip using the same process.
- After you manage to flash all files you need to reboot the device into normal mode.
- Use your Google information and take all control over your device once again.
Congratulation, you have successfully updates your HTC One M8 device to Android 4.4.3 CM 11 Nightly custom ROM.