The HTC One along with Sony Xperia Z, Samsung Galaxy S4 represents the high end devices that offer impressive performances and features. While using these devices, you would like to implement any up-gradation chances if available. Today, we will teach you a manual method of installing the latest stable CM 10.2 Android 4.3 platform on HTC One device.
The latest CM 10.2 custom ROM is now available for all the variant of HTC One devices. It could become possible only because of the efforts of Cyanogenmod team.
This latest CM version offers stability, performances, bug fixing and also a high end Android experience for its users.
The Cyanogenmod is a powerful platform that brings important features, applications and performances that cannot be available on the default Android OS versions.
The CM 10.2 Custom ROM system is based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Firmware and it offers a custom version of Jelly Bean which will offer a different UI than what the official Android 4.3 has. Moreover, the HTC One device will experience a better battery life, enhanced speed and better performances after going through the installation process.
The best thing about this manual guide is, it provides the official release of CM 10.2 and not the custom one. So, this system is coming directly from the Cyanogenmod team especially designed and optimized for the HTC One device.
Pre-requisites:
The HTC One device needs to be a rooted device. You need to root the device because a custom ROM Firmware can be installed only if the system is unchained.
Important: When the root access is gained, the warranty of the HTC One device becomes void.
Knowing this, you need to be careful while performing the installation process of the new CM 10.2 Firmware on the HTC One device.
If you want to restore the warranty of the device, you’ll have to either downgrade the device to stock Android Jelly Bean operating system or to update it with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware.
Note: When the HTC One device is a rooted device, you can manually install the official Android 4.4 KitKat on it.
After you gain the root access on the HTC One device, you have to flash a custom recovery image on it. As you probably know, the HTC One device comes with a stock recovery image out of the box, but unfortunately this stock recovery cannot be used to install a custom ROM like CM 10.2 Firmware.
So, you have to flash the CWM recovery or any other custom recovery image in the device. We will use it in this step-by-step instructional guide. The CWM recovery image can also be obtained via Google Play and installed after the root access is gained.
Back-up all your data stored into device’ internal memory as the installation of a custom ROM is a risky operation and so it’s advisable to keep your data safe.
When the new CM 10.2 Android 4.3 Firmware is installed a wipe operation is required. So, your data, personal info, accounts, documents, images and everything else that is stored on the internal storage device’ memory will be corrupted or deleted.
Knowing that, our team advices you to make a complete back-up of all your information stored in your device. For this, you can save the current ROM by creating a full NANDROID backup.
During the flashing process a computer will be required, the HTC One device and the device’ official USB cable.
Ensure that the security tools such as antivirus, firewall, antimalware, which are installed on the computer and the device, should be disabled or uninstalled.
Enable the USB debugging option on the HTC One device by following the next path: “menu>settings>developer options”
Make sure that the device’ battery has enough power left. The charge level should be more than 65 % otherwise the device can take a forced power off in the middle of the process and this action can break it.
The present step-by-step guide is compatible with HTC One device only. Don’t use the same for any other device otherwise be ready for the consequences.
All the instructions listed here and the files provided are only for educational and instructional purposes. In case; you want to use the same for your HTC One device, you are only responsible for any data loss or damage that occurs during or after the installation process. Our team doesn’t take responsibility for such damages.
How to Install the Official CM10.2 Android 4.3 Custom ROM Firmware on HTC One
- Download the CM 10.2 firmware file form here and save it in your PC.
- Download the Google Apps package from this page and save the same on your PC to the desktop folder.
- Now, unzip the downloaded files and move to the next steps.
- Connect the HTC One device to the PC using the USB cable.
- Transfer (Copy/Paste) the downloaded files (the unzipped files) from the folder when you extracted them before on your smartphone’s SD card.
- Disconnect the USB cable from the PC.
- Now, power off the device.
- Boot it into Recovery Mode.
- From the recovery mode, select the “wipe data factory reset” and “wipe cache partition”. These actions will wipe the system and clear the cache.
- Next, return the device to the main menu of Recovery Mode menu and select “advance” followed by “wipe dalvick cache” option.
- Now, go back to the main menu of the recovery mode and select the “install zip from SD card” and “choose zip from SD card”.
- Browse for the copied CM 10.2 update file and flash it on the HTC One smartphone.
- Similar, do the same thing for installing the Google Application pack.
- Now, just wait while the files are being flashed.
- When the flashing process is completed, go to the main menu and select “reboot system now”.
Troubleshooting:
If the device might experience a boot loop you have to :
- Enter into recovery mode.
- Select the “wipe data factory” and “wipe cache partition”
- Reboot the system and you are done.
- Note: the first boot can take a longer to complete than usual.
If you don’t like the new CM 10.2 Android 4.3 platform and you have made a Nandroid backup for your previously ROM, you’ll be able to restore the backup image from the custom recovery image menu by using the “ Backup/Restore” option for restoring the HTC One previously stock Android Operating System.
Congratulation, now you successfully learnt how to update the HTC One device with CM 10.2 Android 4.3 custom ROM firmware.
