Hey guys i've tried a few roms but i havent found a rom compatible with this sunshine method yet.
help me out please, i'm running a international M8 variant
R3VX said:
Hey guys i've tried a few roms but i havent found a rom compatible with this sunshine method yet.
help me out please, i'm running a international M8 variant
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Hi there are ppl reporting that SunShine works on Maxiums HD ROM, but not sure myself, as I never tested it. Other custom ROMs are not supported as far as I know.
I performed SunShine S-Off on a stock routed ROM.
Hello All,
I am new to the forum and first of all I want to say thanks for every one who contributed so far.
I was able to unlock and root my htc one M8 dual sim using info from a thread on this forum.
Now i am wondering if I can make my phone have Nexus software (the software on nexus 5 phone)? I prefer the pure google version vs the Htc version.
How can this be done? I assume flashing a custom rom? Please if someone can explain to me or point me to a direction it would be great.
Mostly I like the way nexus outlines the contacts and the dialpad (missed calls, dialed contacts...) better than the htc.
Chlippo said:
Hello All,
I am new to the forum and first of all I want to say thanks for every one who contributed so far.
I was able to unlock and root my htc one M8 dual sim using info from a thread on this forum.
Now i am wondering if I can make my phone have Nexus software (the software on nexus 5 phone)? I prefer the pure google version vs the Htc version.
How can this be done? I assume flashing a custom rom? Please if someone can explain to me or point me to a direction it would be great.
Mostly I like the way nexus outlines the contacts and the dialpad (missed calls, dialed contacts...) better than the htc.
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I think what you want is the GPE conversion. It's stock Android.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
Not sure if it works with dual sim.
Yes stock android GPE is what I want. But the link you provided doesn't seem to work for dual sim.
or maybe I should try what's suggested here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/guide-how-to-upgrade-to-m8-dual-sim-t3033975
Chlippo said:
Yes stock android GPE is what I want. But the link you provided doesn't seem to work for dual sim.
or maybe I should try what's suggested here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/guide-how-to-upgrade-to-m8-dual-sim-t3033975
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That's stock Sense, not pure Android.
xunholyx said:
That's stock Sense, not pure Android.
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You are right. hehe sorry im new to android scene, its a bit confusing at first.
As per my google research, I am yet to find a GPE for HTC M8 dual sim, which doesn't seem logical in my head.
The current software (sens) is based on GPE right? so GPE should be available somewhere....or I am halucinating?
Hi guys, sorry if there is already an answer for this, i have tried looking but simply can't find it myself.
So I have a One M8 running on Skydragon 5.1 GPE (Latest) and I still have S-ON whilst running TWRP v2.8.6.0
I simply want to convert the whole system to stock GPE preferably 6.0 and so I can get official updates from Google, any help would be much appreciated! thanks guys.
You can't with s-on, can't change partition tables. That requires s-off
Thank you, was hoping for another solution, but if that is so I guess I will stick with SkyDragon GPE, thanks for the help though :good:
crispinsaro said:
Thank you, was hoping for another solution, but if that is so I guess I will stick with SkyDragon GPE, thanks for the help though :good:
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Custom marshmallows will pop up soon just like custom gpe 5.1 roms. Just give it a week maximum i guess......
Got my hands on a European M8 (M8_UL) after a terrible experience with the Sprint variant.
Anyway, I forked out 25 dollars for the Sunshine license and it really was worth it. I thought it'd be confusing, like Revone or Firewater.
It's amazing how an app can get S-OFF without any fastboot/adb codes, it literally took 5 minutes.
Anyway, I got S-OFF, changed CID to HTC__001 and am currently running 6.12.401.4 (Android 6.0), but I'm a bit bored.
So I was wondering what other benefits are there of S-OFF other than flashing a different regions ROM?
Also, do you guys reckon that I mess around with Sense 7 and flash different custom ROMs or do I go ahead and convert to GPE? I'm a big fan of Stock Android (huge surprise, my main phone is a Nexus 6), but I've really come to like HTC Sense after the Sense 5.0 update, Sense 7.0 is pretty awesome and way better than TouchWiz on my recently retired Galaxy S6.
And lastly,how long will the M8 last from now in terms of software updates?
Asking about both Sense and GPE, will it get Android N or is 6.0 the last software update for both variants?
Any replies will be greatly appreciated.
murtaza02 said:
So I was wondering what other benefits are there of S-OFF other than flashing a different regions ROM?
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There is a variety of things that can be done, such as manually flashing different radios, and modded hboots (to remove the red warning text on the boot screen).
S-off allows you to downgrade firmware; and also bypasses the requirement to relock the bootloader to RUU.
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Also, do you guys reckon that I mess around with Sense 7 and flash different custom ROMs or do I go ahead and convert to GPE? I'm a big fan of Stock Android (huge surprise, my main phone is a Nexus 6), but I've really come to like HTC Sense
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You don't need to "fully convert" in order to run a GPE ROM. Just pick a GPE based ROM from the Development section, and flash it like any other custom ROM. Make a backup in TWRP, and you can easily revert to Sense. S-off is not required to do any of this.
S-off is only required if you want to "fully convert" to GPE using RUU. The main reasons for converting, are to get the GPE partition scheme (smaller system partition results in more media storage); and to get official GPE updates. However, you would need to convert back to Sense partitioning, in order to run Sense ROMs (otherwise, the system partition is too small to accept Sense ROMs, and the install will fail).
All in all, it sounds like flashing a GPE ROM is probably the best for your, since it sounds like you may want to switch back and forth between GPE and Sense. If you try the GPE ROM, and decide you like it, you can always decide later to "convert" to GPE fully.
And if you are bored with the stock OS, then yes that probably means you are ready to flash some custom ROMs to mix things up (whether it be Sense or GPE ROMs, or trying both!). As with a lot of things on XDA, if you've thought about it enough to post . . . well that probably means you are ready to do it!
murtaza02 said:
And lastly,how long will the M8 last from now in terms of software updates?
Asking about both Sense and GPE, will it get Android N or is 6.0 the last software update for both variants?
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I don't think any one knows this but HTC. And they may not even have decided that yet, depending a lot on their financial standing and whether they have the resources to keep supporting this device (in addition to more newer devices).
From what I can find (don't own the phone), the M7 has stopped at Lollipop, with no official update to MM. Based on that I'd expect the official updates for the M8 to stop at MM, or at the latest N. But again, only time will tell. And even once official updates have stopped, this device will probably still have some decent support from CM and other AOSP developers.
Overall, we've enjoyed some good updates from HTC. In contrast, I'm pretty pissed (as are others) with Samsung for their lack of support on my Tab Pro 8.4. While more popular Sammy devices (Galaxy S phones, Note phones) are getting updated; Sammy pretty much abandoned the Tab Pro 8.4 out of the gate. It had a minor update in the first few months, but never got past the KitKat OS it was released with.
redpoint73 said:
There is a variety of things that can be done, such as manually flashing different radios, and modded hboots (to remove the red warning text on the boot screen).
S-off allows you to downgrade firmware; and also bypasses the requirement to relock the bootloader to RUU.
You don't need to "fully convert" in order to run a GPE ROM. Just pick a GPE based ROM from the Development section, and flash it like any other custom ROM. Make a backup in TWRP, and you can easily revert to Sense. S-off is not required to do any of this.
S-off is only required if you want to "fully convert" to GPE using RUU. The main reasons for converting, are to get the GPE partition scheme (smaller system partition results in more media storage); and to get official GPE updates. However, you would need to convert back to Sense partitioning, in order to run Sense ROMs (otherwise, the system partition is too small to accept Sense ROMs, and the install will fail).
All in all, it sounds like flashing a GPE ROM is probably the best for your, since it sounds like you may want to switch back and forth between GPE and Sense. And if you are bored with the stock OS, then yes that probably means you are ready to flash some custom ROMs to mix things up (whether it be Sense or GPE ROMs, or both!).
I don't think any one knows this but HTC. And they may not even have decided that yet, depending a lot on their financial standing and whether they have the resources to keep supporting this device (in addition to more newer devices).
From what I can find (don't own the phone), the M7 has stopped at Lollipop, with no official update to MM. Based on that I'd expect the official updates for the M8 to stop at MM, or at the latest N. But again, only time will tell. And even once official updates have stopped, this device will probably still have some decent support from CM and other AOSP developers.
Overall, we've enjoyed some good updates from HTC. In contrast, I'm pretty pissed (as are others) with Samsung for their lack of support on my Tab Pro 8.4. While more popular Sammy devices (Galaxy S phones, Note phones) are getting updated; Sammy pretty much abandoned the Tab Pro 8.4 out of the gate. It had a minor update in the first few months, but never got past the KitKat OS it was released with.
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Best reply I've ever read on XDA.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to write me such a detailed post.
Since the phone has a custom recovery, I think I'll start off with ViperOne or ARHD and then move towards GPE eventually when I get bored.
Again, thank you so much.
As for what you said about the Tab Pro, it's sad how Samsung is with their devices, the main reason I sold my S6 for a Nexus 6.
I was about to buy one (a Tab Pro) when a friend of mine discouraged me saying Samsung is barely able to update all their phones, let alone the tons of different tablets they release. So I held back, didn't buy one.
However, the Tab Pro has a Snapdragon 800 processor so it should have decent developer support, or at least a working lollipop ROM.
Sent from my Nexus 6
murtaza02 said:
I was about to buy one (a Tab Pro) when a friend of mine discouraged me saying Samsung is barely able to update all their phones, let alone the tons of different tablets they release. So I held back, didn't buy one.
However, the Tab Pro has a Snapdragon 800 processor so it should have decent developer support, or at least a working lollipop ROM.
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That's correct, that XDA has been the savior for that device. It not only enjoyed Lollipop support via CM, but even Marshmallow. Probably the only reason I've been able to stick with the device for this long.
You made the right call not getting the Tab Pro. Not just for lack of updates, but mine (and seemingly a significant number or others) suffer from a hardware/battery connection issue where the battery does not always charge to full, but stops at random % along the way; and needs to be rebooted to continue charging.
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murtaza02 said:
Best reply I've ever read on XDA.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to write me such a detailed post.
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Appreciate you saying so, and you're very welcome.
Hi,
first of all thanks in advance for any help or comments you can make. I'm using a beautiful HTC one(m7), I'm pretty happy with it but I would like to update it to android 6.0, using HTC sync manager or Sun shine. Is is possible to do by any of this to options? Oh, this phones is from Verizon but I'm not living in the states... Thanks in advance ?
Hey man, HTC stopped releasing updates for this phone a few years back so you won't be able to get stock 6.0. Only way to get MM is to flash a custom rom here on xda. You will need sunshine to unlock you bootloader and s-off though.