If you have the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean in your HTC Desire HD, your device has received a custom ROM built of Android 4.2 by a XDA developer.
Pre-requisites:
- Create a full Nandroid backup for the actual installed ROM . Backup all your applications and your important data stored in your phone, like SMS, contacts, call logs, images, videos, documents, or other personal files.
- This pre-alpha preview based of Android 4.2 AOSP ROM is compatible and must be flashed only for HTC Desire HD smartphone.
- If you’ll flash in other models similar with HTC Desire HD smartphone, you can brick your device.
- Your HTC Desire needs to be rooted and it should not be unlocked. From the Developer Options menu, enable the USB debugging option.
- Charge full the smartphone’s battery device.
- This tutorial is only for advanced android users.
- Install this custom ROM only if you’re an advanced Android user. , In case your device gets bricked in the process, do not blame us.
How to install the Preview build of Android 4.2 AOSP ROM on HTC Desire HD:
- First download the pre-alpha custom ROM zip package from this link and save it to your PC. Don’t extract the file, only save it on your desktop PC.
- Now, connect your smartphone to your PC with the help of USB cord.
- Copy and paste the pre-alpha custom ROM zip file on the internal device SD card. When the file is copied, disconnect your smartphone from the computer.
- Now, power off your HTC Desire HD device and after that boot the device into CMW Recovery mode.
- There in the CMW Recovery mode select ‘wipe data/ factory reset’ option and after that confirm this action.
- Select ‘install zip from sdcard’ and ‘choose zip from sdcard’ there find the pre-alpha custom ROM zip and confirm your installation.
- When the custom ROM is installed, you need to return in the main CWM Recovery menu, select ‘reboot system now’. Your device will perform a restart, wait around 6 minutes for flashing process.
- Now, join your Google Account and after that you’ll have all control over your HTC Desire HD device.
That’s all, now you can enjoy and test your new custom ROM.
That’s it, now you can begin to test this new Android 4.2 ROM for HTC Desire HD. If you don’t like this custom ROM, You can use the backup file of you previous ROM from restore it. Share with us your experience with this ROM, and if you found there other bugs or errors.