HTC 10

Basil3 wrote: »

Think you'd be mad to use HTC ireland when you can get it for a good €100 cheaper from HTC UK. (As well as free express delivery, followed by €4 for parcel wizard/motel).

Seve OB wrote: »

I ordered on uk and it was my first time using pm. Have even used them since. No probs at all and better the cash in my pocket. Can't remember but think I had it within a few days

The_B_Man wrote: »

Only way is to get it unlocked from Three directly.

GustavoFring wrote: »

If I was to buy one of these from three is there any quick and reliable unlock sites? And is there a way to unbrand it and still get OTA updates? In bad coverage for the day and coverage is making a search a nightmare. Any help appreciated.

Basil3 wrote: »

Nice guide. It's not as bad as it seems

Basil3 wrote: »

There isn't always an RUU available for new bases. Quite often, there is just an OTA, and a firmware zip is made available for it. Flashing an RUU isn't a necessary thing, I've done it probably less than 10 times ever, and usually it's just to make a phone stock before selling.

Regarding the move from .1 to .3, there were no changes to the firmware, and only a couple of apks were updated (Settings and SystemUI, I think), so there's no need to change your firmware.

Deleted User wrote: »

Got an OTA update today. Now on 1.80.401.3. Small update with "system enhancements".

Basil3 wrote: »

Seve OB wrote: »

I got the HTC 10 Ice View cover delivered the other day.

Have to say it is stylish, sleek looks good. First time I have ever had to look at an instruction book for a phone cover I'm sure there are other covers out there which would give better protection in the event of drops etc, but this does seem pretty decent.

So far, would definitely recommend it.... if you can get over the price tag!

Also got it a couple of days ago, don't like it. Had the dot view on my M8, thought it was ok. Really hoped this would be a step forward, but it's not really.

The cover still won't close nicely if you've been using it for a while with the flap open. Taking photos with the flap closed is nice and all, but you have no idea if the pic is focussed. I also find the notification access fairly pointless, as I use a smart watch anyway. It also adds a bit more bulk than I'd like. I also don't really like the colours used (you can't change them in settings, right?), although I guess I could edit them if I was that bothered.

Maybe I'm just a bit disappointed, as I hoped for more.

Flaccus wrote: »

The following is a detailed step by step I put together.

It explains how to unlock the bootloader, install twrp recovery, create backups,
install supersu, s-off, change cid and mid, flash viper rom, flash stock ruu

Starting with a Three HTC
CID is H3G__003 (Three)
MID is 2PS620000
Firmware : 1.80.771.1


Software
TWRP : https://twrp.me/devices/htc10.html
Sunshine S-Off : http://theroot.ninja
Android Studio : https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
HTC Sync Manager : http://www.htc.com/ie/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
HTC Fastboot Windows : https://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_fastboot_win
HTC Fastboot Mac : https://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_fastboot_mac
SuperSU : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/development/root-supersu-2-71-forceencrypt-verity-t3373258
Viper Rom : http://venomroms.com/viper10-dowloads/
RUU firmware : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297

Useful links
Bootloader
http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/

Rooting and flashing firmware and roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/guide-root-optionally-s-off-radio-t3373025
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/2016-05-27-fastboot-flashing-firmware-t3387520
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/development/rom-21-02-viper10-1-0-0-tweaks-hub-t3379151

Flashing RUU and CID
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/guide-how-to-drand-convert-htc-10-to-t3374593
http://venomroms.com/ruu/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/guide-supercid-htc-10-t3374484
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ACU3RGm9YI


Install Android Studio to get latest ADB files from SDK
1. Create a folder inside the downloads folder on your PC called 'Fastboot' and download Android Studio from
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
2. Go through installation process selecting defaults
3. For windows when prompted for paths, change the SDK path to C:\SDK
4. After installation is complete copy the ADK files to your fastboot folder

For Windows :
Go to C:\SDK\Platform-Tools and copy adb.exe, adbwinapi.dll, and adbwinusbapi.dll to your 'Fastboot' folder

For Mac :
Go to Library/Android/SDK/Platform-Tools and copy adb to 'Fastboot' folder
Rename adb to adb-mac

Download HTC Fastboot files from HTC
5. For Windows, go to : https://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_fastboot_win
Copy fastboot.exe to your 'Fastboot' folder
6. For Mac, go to : https://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_fastboot_mac
Copy fastboot to your 'Fastboot' folder and rename to fastboot-mac


Put phone in developer mode.
7. Settings -> About -> Software Information -> More, tap on "Build number" 5 times
until it says you are a developer.
8. Back button 3 times -> new menu "Developer options", tap, set "OEM Unlocking" to ON. Also turn on "USB debugging"

Install HTC sync manager and plug phone into PC
9. Install the HTC sync manager : HTC Sync Manager : http://www.htc.com/ie/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
(really only needed for windows drivers)
10. Plug phone into PC with USB type C cable
11. Phone will ask if you wish to use it for usb data transfers. Select 'Yes'.
12. For Windows systems only :
Divers will start to install. This will take a few minutes. You can open the driver installation
icon from the system tray to monitor progress.
Also open the device manager, and wait until you see a device called 'Android USB Devices'.
Expand this and you should a device called 'My HTC'
13. Put the phone in "HTC download mode" either by :

Power off, hold Volume Down and Power button till you see HTC logo. Leave go power button and keep holding volume
down until phone boots up into "HTC download mode.

Or

Open admin command prompt or terminal :

For Windows :
type 'adb devices'
select always allow on phone for usb debugging
type 'adb devices' again to authorise the device
type 'adb reboot download'
phone will reboot to 'htc download' mode

For Mac :
type './adb-mac devices'
select always allow on phone for usb debugging
type './adb-mac devices' again to authorise the device
type './adb-mac reboot download'
phone will reboot to 'htc download mode


Unlock the bootloader
14. Open an admin command prompt or terminal, navigate to your fastboot folder and type :

For Windows :
fastboot oem get_identifier_token

For Mac :
chmod 755 *
./fastboot-mac oem get_identifier_token

15. Copy the identifier token from <<<< Identifier Token Start >>> to end of
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
16. Go to HTCDev.com. Create an account, login, and select 'Unlock Bootloader'
17. Select "HTC 10" and click on "Begin Unlock Bootloader"
18. Next choose "Yes"
19. Check off the list and click on "Proceed to Unlock Instructions"
20. Scroll down to the bottom and click on "Proceed to Step 5"
21. Scroll to the bottom and paste the identifier token you copied earlier the click "Submit"
22. You should see "Token Submitted Successfully"
23. Check you email you signed up for HTCDev.com and you should receive an email from HTC with
an attachment
24. Download the attachment to your fastboot folder
25. Go back to the command prompt and type :

For Windows :
fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

For Mac :
./fastboot-mac flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

26. On your phone choose "Yes" using the volume keys then press the "Power" key
This will erase everything on the phone and unlock the bootloader
27. The phone should reboot a few times and if it gets stuck on the HTC logo, you
can reboot manually by holding down the Volume Down and Power buttons for about
30 seconds until it reboots and you see the HTC logo


Install TWRP Recovery
28. Make sure phone is in "HTC Download Mode" and connected to PC with the USB cable (See Step 13)
29. Copy the twrp file into your fastboot folder and rename to twrp.img
30. Open admin command prompt or terminal

For Windows :
type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img to flash recovery image
press power key on phone to continue
type fastboot reboot-bootloader to reboot device into bootloader mode

For Mac :
type ./fastboot-mac flash recovery twrp.img to flash recover image
press power key on phone to continue
type ./fastboot reboot-bootloader to reboot device into bootloader mode


Create backups on SD card
31. On Phone, choose "Boot to recovery mode" using Volume keys, then hit the Power button
32. Twrp recovery may ask for a password, just tap on "Cancel". It won't ask if you have no pin setup.
33. Next choose "Keep Read Only"
34. Next choose "Backup"
35. Select 'System', 'System Image', 'Cache', 'Boot', 'Recovery'. Do not backup 'Data'
36. Press 'Select Storage' and make sure micro sd card is selected. Select 'OK'
37. Swipe right to backup. The backup will take some time, and press 'Power button' on phone when it
goes to sleep if you wish to monitor the progress.


Install SuperSU
38. When backup is completed, 'Swipe to unlock', 'Back', 'back arrow', 'Reboot', 'Bootloader'
39. Using volume buttons, choose "Boot to recovery" and hit the Power button
40. Twrp recovery will ask for a password, just tap on "Cancel". It won't ask if you have no pin setup.
41. Install SuperSu by either :

On the PC copy and paste the SuperSU.zip file from your PC to your phones storage
Choose "Install" on the phone, choose the SuperSU zip file you copied over, swipe right to install

OR

On phone select 'Advanced', 'ADB Sideload', swipe right to sideload
Open admin command prompt or terminal

For Windows :
Type adb devices
Type adb devices (so device is authorised)
Type adb sideload SuperSU.zip

For Mac :
Type ./adb-mac devices
Type ./adb-mac devices (so device is authorised)
Type ./adb-mac sideload SuperSU.zip


42. Tap on "Reboot system" and you are done
43. After 10-15 minutes you will see the welcome./ screen, go ahead and sign in
44. You will see a new app called "SuperSU" in your app drawer, tap on it to launch
45. If you see no errors, you are fully rooted
46. Test with following commands :

Windows :
adb devices
adb devices
adb shell su

Mac:
./adb-mac devices
./adb-mac devices
./adb-mac shell su

S-Off and re-encrypt data partition
47. Browse to theroot.ninja on your phone
48. Download Sunshine application
49. Install application
50. Run application, select defaults, and grant root access when asked
51. After phone reboots and asks for encryption password, power it down
52. Boot into bootloader mode -> hold volume up, down, power. leave go power after 3 seconds.
53. Boot to recovery mode using volume keys and power button
54. Click cancel if asked for password (Only happens if you have a pin set).
55. Select 'Swipe to allow modification', Select 'Wipe','Wipe Encryption', and 'Swipe for Format Data'
On latest Twrp there is no 'Wipe Encryption' option, so just format the data and type 'Yes' when asked
This will result in android setting itself up from scratch
56. Select 'Reboot' Android will startup again and optimize all apps.
57. Follow 'Install SuperSu' steps above to get root back

Change CID and MID (useful for installing an RUU and getting OTA updates)
58. Reboot phone to download mode (see Step 13)
59. Make sure phone is connected to PC with USB cable
60. Open admin command prompt or terminal

For Windows :
type 'fastboot devices' to verify your device is identified
type 'fastboot oem readcid' and make note of your cid
type 'fastboot getvar mid' and make note of your mid
type 'fastboot oem writecid [newcid] i.e. HTC__001 or 11111111
type 'fastboot oem writemid [newmid] i.e. 2PS620000
type 'fastboot getvar all' and check cid and mid are changed

For Mac :
type './fastboot-mac devices' to verify your device is identified
type './fastboot-mac oem readcid' and make note of your cid
type './fastboot-mac getvar mid' and make note of your mid
type './fastboot-mac oem writecid [newcid] i.e. HTC__001 or 11111111
type './fastboot-mac oem writemid [newmid] i.e. 2PS620000
type './fastboot-mac getvar all' and check cid and mid are changed

Flashing RUU Zip (Stock Signed) so you can get OTA updates or just want an international firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/guide-how-to-drand-convert-htc-10-to-t3374593

61. Download RUU firmware
CID: HTC__001/HTC__034/HTC__A07/HTC__J15/HTC__M27/HTC__016/HTC__002 | MID: 2PS620000
1.80.401.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297

"2PS6IMG_PERFUME_UHL_M60_SENSE80GP_HTC_Europe_1.80.401.1_Radio_1.0.U010013@60331.4_41.13_F_release_480612_combined_signed_2_4.zip"
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572369242686849

62. Rename firmware zip file to first 6 characters of filename (e.g. 2PS6IMG.zip), copy it onto the SD card
63. Boot phone to "HTC download mode". (See Step 13).
64. Firmware should be picked up aurtomatically by phone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ACU3RGm9YI
65. Power off when you are asked. Boot back up and Android will reinstall. Takes at least 10 minutes.
66. S-Off and unlocked bootloader will still be kept but you will need to install twrp and supersu if you want root access again


Flashing Viper Rom (assuming you have twrp and supersu)
67. Download latest Viper Rom. Make sure phone is set not to ask for 'Pin' before starting.
http://venomroms.com/viper10-dowloads/
68. Copy rom to SD card. Phone must be plugged into PC with usb cable.
69. Boot to recovery mode either by :

Boot into bootloader mode -> hold volume up, down, power. leave go power after 3 seconds.
Boot to recovery mode using volume keys and power button

OR

Open admin command prompt or terminal and boot into recovery mode

For Windows :
Type adb Devices
Type adb reboot recovery

For Mac :
Type ./adb-mac Devices
Type ./adb-mac reboot recovery

70. Ensure you allow system modifications in TWRP when asked.
71. In TWRP click 'Install' and pick the rom from the SD card.
72. The installer will start and will guide you through the installation