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Complete Noob here, so please be patient.
Can anyone point me towards a VERY simple guide to installing generic firmware on my HTC One M(9). I would prefer not to root, but could use RUU
Please use simple language and be patient. I'm new to HTC but have de-branded Samsungs with Odin and the equivalent on Sony
Thanks

cupcake said:
Complete Noob here, so please be patient.
Can anyone point me towards a VERY simple guide to installing generic firmware on my HTC One M(9). I would prefer not to root, but could use RUU
Please use simple language and be patient. I'm new to HTC but have de-branded Samsungs with Odin and the equivalent on Sony
Thanks
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So when you say de-brand, you're looking to remove carrier bloat? What is your carrier?
So, the short answer is...to debrand (which in HTC One M9 terms means to convert to developer edition), you're going to have to:
1) Have GSM carrier
2) Unlock your phone and install TWRP custom recovery
3) Root (this is only temporary, when you flash developer rom you'll no longer be rooted)
4) Use the sunshine app to s-off (security off) your phone - this will allow you to...
5) Change your model id (MID) and carrier id (CID)
6) flash developer edition rom
here is a good guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-one-m9/general/att-developer-edition-ruu-how-to-t3086948
Remember, you need to be GSM (no sprint, no verizon)

Thanks for that, I'm on a UK GSM carrier (VodaFone). Will the developer edition be compatible with UK networks?

Pleas use qa
sent from a mobile gadget.

cupcake said:
Thanks for that, I'm on a UK GSM carrier (VodaFone). Will the developer edition be compatible with UK networks?
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Then it's better you use one of the x.xx.401.xx firmwares from the link in my signature. Those are the international WWE (World Wide English) versions unbranded European M9s get shipped with. Nevertheless the DE (Developer Edition) RUUs would be compatible with your phone, too.

Need help to find US firmware and rom to use LTE

Hello everyone,
I hope someone can help me.
I have an asian unlocked M8 and I live in Mexico so I cant use LTE. To solve this I got S-off, supercid, wwe mid and wwe firmware with Android Revolution Rom and still cant use LTE (Europe LTE bands do not include band 4 aws, so its the same crap). I tried to flash att and t-moble radio but mi phone did not recognise the radio file (Unknown baseband) so I get no signal. Then I flashed the wwe radio and got the same no recognition problem. The only way to get back signal is to flash again the firmware (it does not work to switch the att radio image in wwe firmware)
I need att or t-mobile bands to use mexican carriers Telcel or Movistar LTE (band 4 aws) and I guess I should use att or t-mobile firmware with the matching based rom.
- Can someone recomend me a rom version and firmware version to download??
- Is the unknown baseband problem because of the wwe mid? Should I also change the wwe to att or t-mobile mid and cid??
Thanks for your time and help!!

chortiman said:
I tried to flash att and t-moble radio but mi phone did not recognise the radio file (Unknown baseband) so I get no signal. Then I flashed the wwe radio and got the same no recognition problem. The only way to get back signal is to flash again the firmware (it does not work to switch the att radio image in wwe firmware)
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What if you current firmware version, is it Euro 4.16.401?
Where did you get the AT&T radio(s) and what is the file name?
Are you sure you are using the baseband for the right Android version (4.4.4 or 5.0, etc.)? If you are using the wrong radio for the Android version, that is the only reason I can see for any problems. As long as you are using the right version (Lollipop radio with a Lollipop ROM, etc), the radios should be interchangeable (with exception of Verizon, Sprint, M8x, dual SIM - don't mess with those).
But I would still advise to flash the whole firmware (not just the radio) to assure that everything plays well together.
chortiman said:
- Can someone recomend me a rom version and firmware version to download??
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I would suggest the Lollipop AT&T firmware (4.28.502) or Dev Edition (4.16.1540 - same band support as AT&T version) which you can get here (attached with the full ROM, unfortunately): http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/att-4-4-3-2-22-1540-3-debloated-sense-6-t2837365
After that, you should be able to use just about any Lollipop ROM for the M8.

redpoint73 said:
What if you current firmware version, is it Euro 4.16.401?
Where did you get the AT&T radio(s) and what is the file name?
Are you sure you are using the baseband for the right Android version (4.4.4 or 5.0, etc.)? If you are using the wrong radio for the Android version, that is the only reason I can see for any problems. As long as you are using the right version (Lollipop radio with a Lollipop ROM, etc), the radios should be interchangeable (with exception of Verizon, Sprint, M8x, dual SIM - don't mess with those).
But I would still advise to flash the whole firmware (not just the radio) to assure that everything plays well together.
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Yes, my current firmware is 4.16.401.10
I got the radio images from here, but I certanly mixed basebands with android versions.
I will go with your suggestion of flash a whole firmware.
redpoint73 said:
I would suggest the Lollipop AT&T firmware (4.28.502) or Dev Edition (4.16.1540 - same band support as AT&T version) which you can get here (attached with the full ROM, unfortunately): http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/att-4-4-3-2-22-1540-3-debloated-sense-6-t2837365
After that, you should be able to use just about any Lollipop ROM for the M8.
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Can I flash this firmware with another rom, say INSERT COIN? I read in the ROM instructions to use 4.16.401.10
Can I use the ROM attached to the firmware you suggested with my local carrier?
Thank you again for your help.

chortiman said:
Can I flash this firmware with another rom, say INSERT COIN? I read in the ROM instructions to use 4.16.401.10
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As I said, the firmware can be used with most any Lollipop M8 custom ROM.
The instructions say you need 4.16.401 firmware, but that's just a "lazy" requirement. Any Sense LP firmware should work with the current InsertCoin. To be fair, many of the "international" devs are Euro based, so they have little or no experience with other region's firmwares; and don't want to be held responsible for issues that arise for using them.
You should use or select the firmware based on region and carrier band support (in addition to Android version); not by ROM.
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Can I use the ROM attached to the firmware you suggested with my local carrier?
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You can. I'm personally not crazy about AT&T specific "features" (as the ROM is meant to include). Even having AT&T as a carrier, I tend toward the non-ATT based ROMs.
You may need to manually enter your carrier's APN info to get data connection.

Perfect.
I am currently in my work but at night I will follow your suggestions and come back tomorrow -or as soon as posible- to inform if this worked and may be useful to someone else.
Best regards!!

chortiman said:
Perfect.
I am currently in my work but at night I will follow your suggestions and come back tomorrow -or as soon as posible- to inform if this worked and may be useful to someone else.
Best regards!!
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Hi, did you solve it? no luck here.

elpicard said:
Hi, did you solve it? no luck here.
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Hi,
I flashed succesfully the att latest firmware, but it is the same, no LTE signal.
I recently found this posts to UNLOCK QUALCOMM BANDS and I tried to follow the steps to do so, but they are very unclear and I got stuck in step 3.
I wanted to come back to this post to share a solution, but i cant find it. If you can complete the guide, please share your results.
Best regards.

chortiman said:
I flashed succesfully the att latest firmware, but it is the same, no LTE signal.
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Check your APN, sometimes carriers use a different one to support LTE.
Otherwise, if you tried only one firmware (such as AT&T) then try another: T-Mob or Dev Ed all supposedly support AWS.

VoLTE on Generic FW

Hi there.
I have a HTC 10 on generic 1.80.401.1 FW. The handset has been S-Offed to get it to this current generic FW.
I wanted to do this orginally to ensure I can get relatively quick updates if I needed to (able to flash any FW). But at the same time avoid using custom FW (my bank's online banking app doesnt like rooted phones).
I've spoken with my network provider- Vodafone AU about setting VOLTE. and it looks like my FW doesnt have the option to switch it on....(no Advanced calling section).
So, I'm not sure what my options are....
1, Flash a Vodafone AU FW and deal with slow updates?
2. Flash some other generic FW that CAN switch the right settings on? (help? )
3. Flash Custom rom with root and then try and fool the apps I have that dont like root? Also, any custom roms which definitely work with all VOLTE?
thanks for any assistance.

sephstyler said:
Hi there.
I have a HTC 10 on generic 1.80.401.1 FW. The handset has been S-Offed to get it to this current generic FW.
I wanted to do this orginally to ensure I can get relatively quick updates if I needed to (able to flash any FW). But at the same time avoid using custom FW (my bank's online banking app doesnt like rooted phones).
I've spoken with my network provider- Vodafone AU about setting VOLTE. and it looks like my FW doesnt have the option to switch it on....(no Advanced calling section).
So, I'm not sure what my options are....
1, Flash a Vodafone AU FW and deal with slow updates?
2. Flash some other generic FW that CAN switch the right settings on? (help? )
3. Flash Custom rom with root and then try and fool the apps I have that dont like root? Also, any custom roms which definitely work with all VOLTE?
thanks for any assistance.
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Im on Vodafone aswell debranded to same firmware as you. I dont think custom ROMS support vodafone aus volte. I know a few have a telstra option which gets volte working for them. Im pretty sure you cant just flash the vodafone firmware because its not a complete firmware package.

yldlj said:
Im on Vodafone aswell debranded to same firmware as you. I dont think custom ROMS support vodafone aus volte. I know a few have a telstra option which gets volte working for them. Im pretty sure you cant just flash the vodafone firmware because its not a complete firmware package.
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Hey mate, thanks for your input.
What do you mean not able to flash vodafone FW?
In there http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297
There is the following backup:
CID: HTC__039/OPTUS001/VODAP021/TELNZ001 | MID: 2PS620000
1.21.710.10 (by @TRLOS)
With the relevant OTAs to bring back to 1.80
Would that not work?

sephstyler said:
Hey mate, thanks for your input.
What do you mean not able to flash vodafone FW?
In there http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/stock-stock-collection-recovery-ruu-ota-t3359297
There is the following backup:
CID: HTC__039/OPTUS001/VODAP021/TELNZ001 | MID: 2PS620000
1.21.710.10 (by @TRLOS)
With the relevant OTAs to bring back to 1.80
Would that not work?
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No as to my understanding firmwares from ota's are not full firmware packages. Thats is just a system.img backup you need the firmware aswell and the only firmware you will find is from ota's

Questions about the htc 10 with software version 1.80.709.1

Hi everybody,
i am currently in the process of buying an htc 10 BUT as i had the m7 and struggled a bit (read -alot-) in finding proper ruu (exe) i have a couple of questions :
1. the devices (red and gold colors) i saw on display are on software version 1.80.709.1 and from a search on google it appears as it is the Taiwanese version , how does it differ from the European version with software identity 401 ? i mean hardware differences(LTE bands and whatnot).
2.after achieving s-off (if possible on this variant?) can i convert the device to WWE and update to the latest firmware and use the 401 ruu?
BTW i live in Ukraine and the htc 10 was not officially released here so that sucks ! the devices cost approximately 600$ for the 32 GB variant and 70$ more for the 64 GB variant.
here are the images of the device in question :
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and a picture of it in download mode
any help would be greatly appreciated .

guys...?

hey.
i've bought the same version through Amazon. the same 709 edition.
the latest version for it is 1.92.709.1.
You can do SOFF, root ,install other rom and ect..
for the LTE bands, check your region exactly.
personally, i just made root, TWRP, and manually flashing firmware. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE to flash 401 firmware of other, except 709!
for that youll need SOFF, CID... (25$ sunshine app).
but for me.. it;s just a waste.. i can wait couple of weeks for firmware update for TW, as it doesnt different from 401.
you can install other 401 roms though. - i personnaly installed Venon rom 3.0 (it has 1.95.401 and mine is 1.92.709) - no issues.
hope i've helpd

xsoft7 said:
hey.
i've bought the same version through Amazon. the same 709 edition.
the latest version for it is 1.92.709.1.
You can do SOFF, root ,install other rom and ect..
for the LTE bands, check your region exactly.
personally, i just made root, TWRP, and manually flashing firmware. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE to flash 401 firmware of other, except 709!
for that youll need SOFF, CID... (25$ sunshine app).
but for me.. it;s just a waste.. i can wait couple of weeks for firmware update for TW, as it doesnt different from 401.
you can install other 401 roms though. - i personnaly installed Venon rom 3.0 (it has 1.95.401 and mine is 1.92.709) - no issues.
hope i've helpd
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Thank you for the reply , if i understood correctly i CAN flash the 401 firmware ONLY if i am s-off right ? but you saying that the 709 firmware is not lagging behind very much (two weeks) does make me hesitate on doing that.
what about the stock system ? can i make a backup of it and use it with original boot, stock firmware , stock recovery and revert to stock COMPLETELY (since there is no ruu available) and receive OTA updates ? if yes then i will be getting the phone soon, and YES viper rom for htc phones is the best, i used it on the m7 and i haven't found any rom like it since its the best!

Yes, you understood correcttly, and there are already stock images of backup for that. Sometime (like this case) the tw comes before 401.
1.92 with August security patch came BEFORE 401. So it's just pure luck

appreciate all the info

John_124 said:
Hi everybody,
i am currently in the process of buying an htc 10 BUT as i had the m7 and struggled a bit (read -alot-) in finding proper ruu (exe) i have a couple of questions :
1. the devices (red and gold colors) i saw on display are on software version 1.80.709.1 and from a search on google it appears as it is the Taiwanese version , how does it differ from the European version with software identity 401 ? i mean hardware differences(LTE bands and whatnot).
2.after achieving s-off (if possible on this variant?) can i convert the device to WWE and update to the latest firmware and use the 401 ruu?
BTW i live in Ukraine and the htc 10 was not officially released here so that sucks ! the devices cost approximately 600$ for the 32 GB variant and 70$ more for the 64 GB variant.
here are the images of the device in question :
and a picture of it in download mode
any help would be greatly appreciated .
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Hi !
Pick the color you like.. (however carbon grey is way better than red) then simply do nothing furthermore - enjoy your awesome device..
HTC__621 (i.e. Taiwanese unit) will work just fine in your country, and getting OTAs among the First..
Have fun.
Cheers.
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..

jauhien said:
Hi !
Pick the color you like.. (however carbon grey is way better than red) then simply do nothing furthermore - enjoy your awesome device..
HTC__621 (i.e. Taiwanese unit) will work just fine in your country, and getting OTAs among the First..
Have fun.
Cheers.
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
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The main goal is not receiving OTA updates as i will be using a custom ROM anyway, i just ask because in case i need to return to stock i will find the firmware and stock image system, although the 709 has a few backups of every firmware in a thread. and about color preference since i had the black m7 i was thinking of getting the silver 10 (the one with the black borders around the screen imo the white borders look ugly) the devices used in the picture are just for example since they are the only ones available in store.

Glacier Silver with black face can't be .709 but .617 only...
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..

jauhien said:
Glacier Silver with black face can't be .709 but .617 only...
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
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well that complicates matters a bit

John_124 said:
well that complicates matters a bit
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Is any LTE network deployed (operated) in your country? Carrier name?
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..

jauhien said:
Is any LTE network deployed (operated) in your country? Carrier name?
Sent from quite brutal hTc 10 ..
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well .... no, not currently but i do not live here permanently so that should not be a deciding factor.
i got almost all the info from the help the users here gave me , so there shouldn't be any confusion when getting the new device.
شكرا علي المساعدة اخوي العزيز

Please! I need this 0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_N70_SENSE80_MR_hTC_Asia_HK_4.27.7 08.3

There have been sites that claim they have the firmware but say you'll need a premium account. If anyone has access to this firmware, it would be highly appreciated. Im using HK HTC M9 with unlocked bootloader and S-ON but when I flashed ARHD, I get No SIM signal. I'm trying to get back to stock or if anyone has any idea of a custom ROM that would give me SIM signal that would be great as well.

The latest ruu for your M9 is marshmallow: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298946916
You can't flash this ruu if you're on higher version with s-off.
Theoretically all himaul nougat roms should have signal on this firmware.

Thats what makes it weird! My stock ROM was Nougat but there are only Marshmallow firmwares online

almeister41 said:
Thats what makes it weird! My stock ROM was Nougat but there are only Marshmallow firmwares online
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What is your current CID and MID given in fastboot?
It would be a good idea to share all the info, except imei, from fastboot.
It might be the CID and MID has been changed hence you got nougat.
Did you got it from ebay or something like so?

Guys, there's nothing special about this situation. All M9 variants got updated to android N/firmware 4.x.
You need to keep in mind that RUUs don't get distributed officially (well, except for the US ones). They get leaked by insiders and no one knows if or when a RUU for a non-US firmware gets leaked.
@lucyr03:
That isn't the latest RUU. It's only the latest one that is freely available. Most contributers just moved on to newer devices and therefore, no one has bought newer RUUs, yet. You can find a 4.27.708.3 RUU* e.g. on easy-firmware. Someone would need to buy and to reupload it to AFH, though.
* The needed file is called
0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_N70_SENSE80_MR_hTC_Asia_HK_4.27.708.3_R3_Radio_01.01_U114401031_124.01.70203G_F_release_507839_signed_2_4.zip
Edit: Here are the easy-firmware links for the other hardware variants of the M9
https://easy-firmware.com/home/browse/category/id/15028/ (hima_ul)
https://easy-firmware.com/home/browse/category/id/1757/ (hima_wl)
https://easy-firmware.com/home/browse/category/id/1755/ (hima_whl)