A rom of the aosp release of ice cream sandwich is now available to download for the hd2. I guess it will really depend on which hd2 you have. Both oss are running almost as fluid as on any other phone. If you have a tmobile branded hd2 you can get the rom file here off my dropbox. Installing android rom on a htc hd2 on the sd card performance impact. While the htc hd2 has had custom android builds for quite a while, all those roms have been made to run from the external sd card memory but that has just changed as now you can install the stock android 2. It seems to run everything from firefox os to windows rt. Android marshmallow for htc hd2 now available unofficial. If you have htc touch diamond2, touch pro2 or touch hd, you can go ahead and try.
Jun 20, 2011 this is an all in one toolkit for htc hd2 nand users. Discussion in android devices started by talderon, feb 7. Download your chosen android build on your computer. I know its not precisely what youre looking for, but id read into that and give it a shot if youre so inclined.
Here is the step by step guide on installing android 2. This guide focuses on perhaps the most common, and most developed. This is an all in one toolkit for htc hd2 nand users. Now lets be totally frank here, running these builds doesnt mean a. The main purpose of this toolkit is to simplify many complex toolsguides which are difficult or. Developers have been able to give the htc hd2 the lollipop experience using cyanogenmod 12 rom. But lot of developers is not still not giving out on getting latest and greatest android rom for htc hd2. The devices our readers are most likely to research together with htc hd2. You can get the full instructions and download the files you need here. Sep 19, 2016 the htc hd2 was launched in november 2009 the device managed to run the latest android 7. Just download a magldr rom, put it in the android folder on the sd card, reboot into. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality.
If you have a different one, then let me know and i will link the rom you need but regardless, the steps are the same. Htc hd2 has proven to be one hell of a smartphone that has never let the fan base or the. Youll find everything you need in this comprehensive guide. According to this article theres a dev over at xda by the name of darkstone37 who built a custom rom built on android 2.
Support android recovery, raw boot partition format, usbmassstorage and lot more. Currently there projects inprogress to allow a total of 5 operating systems to run on the htc hd2 windows mobile standard, ubuntu, android, meego, windows phone 7. Barebone cm7 is an extraordinary custom rom for htc hd2. That means that you can load android directly into. The htc hd2 is a popular device among hackers and modders. How to download android 10 to your phone techradar. Use the android market and download what you would like. The next step is to restart your phone, which is best done by removing the battery, counting to three and then.
Htc sold an optional capacitive stylus pen for the hd2 to aid navigation. Blackberry storm 2 telus post your smartphone history page 24 oneplus forums. Jul 19, 2012 if you own an htc hd2, you may be pleased to find out that the device has been hacked to run android 4. The mythical htc hd2 has been blessed with yet another opportunity to live a little longer thanks to the efforts of xda senior member macs18max. Things are about to get more interesting as now the android 4. How to install android on internal nand memory of htc hd2. Thats a very easy ask, as itll usually come on the first page of your apps when you buy a new phone. The htc hd2, a tmobile offering which runs windows mobile 6. Download this as a cab file and install in the phone memory not in sd card android loader v6. Be sure you have 1 gb of free space after copying unziped folder. New android port loads into htc hd2 nand rom slashgear. Magldr has seen major updates ever since and is now much better and flexible.
Android and windows phone 7 experience so, if you like android, but also want to give wp7 a try, buying the hd2 could be a great idea. The first step is to download this file, unzip and save the contents on your desktop or wherever your prefer. You can download all the files you need for the port from this forum page. I was trying to update my friend htc with wm to android daf on hd2 but when downloading android asked to use gmail account and i used mine. Dec 31, 2010 nand rom android install comes to htc hd2. Jul 06, 2018 but htc one x, unlock htc bootloader void warranty and poor htc support make me stay away htc products from now on. Nov 16, 2011 from 2nd android bootup onwards these programs will make it easier to load windows android at startup and you can even specify autoboot into android if you wish. Dec 17, 2012 things are about to get more interesting as now the android 4. Do you want to test android os on your windows mobile phone. Check out my new roms page in beta and let me know what you think.
Ringtones are missing and my phone vibrate when i receive calls. The main purpose of this toolkit is to simplify many complex toolsguides which are difficult or unsafe to use. Sense based roms still seem to drag running from sd but non sense roms now seem ok. Aug, 2011 how can i install skype on my htc hd2 windows mobile. First it got gingerbread, then ice cream sandwich, jelly bean and now kitkat thanks to the amazing developers which are keeping. Feb 22, 20 how to install android on htc hd2 or any windows phones easily duration. For the rest of us, noobs as they call us, well have to wait. The htc hd2 smartphone originally came with windows mobile 6. Now, you need to copy the android folder into the root of your sd card.
But htc one x, unlock htc bootloader void warranty and poor htc support make me stay away htc products from now on. This is amazing to see that a 2009 device with a single core 1 ghz processor and 448 mb ram is able to run an android 5. While we have already covered this when the first internal memory based rom was released for the hd2, the primary tool used to accomplish this i. If you own an htc hd2, you may be pleased to find out that the device has been hacked to run android 4. However i was recently using american android on sd and performance was fine.
How to install android on htc hd2 or any windows phones easily duration. The htc hd2 is a smartphone in the htc touch family designed and manufactured by htc. The htc hd2 is one of those devices that has made history on xda due to the durable and long lasting body, great hardware, and its. Android ported to the htc vogue, kaiser, polaris, and nike.
Now connect your htc hd2 with the computer and copy paste the dowloaded file to the root of sd card. Id like to start off by thanking all the developers and contributors over at for making the transition to android an an htc hd2 a possibility. It includes some unique features like better customization, superior performance, better cpu usage, superram concept and much more. How to install android on htc hd2 or any windows phones. Download the original stock romspl for your appropriate hd2 2. However select verizon wireless devices can be updated using the htc sync manager software. Nand rom android install comes to htc hd2 android community. If you are using a backup app and restoring apps from a previous rom, only. The htc hd2 was launched in november 2009 the device managed to run the latest android 7.
Aug 15, 2010 all phones deserve a bit of android love, right. Mar 19, 2011 htc hd2 supports installing android to its internal memory, taking it one step closer to being a native android device. How to flash mode hd2 htc android with htc sense 3. Launched in october 2009, the htc hd2 originally came with windows mobile 6. Guide android on your hd2 from start to finish android. First of all you need to download the aosp build file mdj android 2. Install android ice cream sandwich on the htc hd2 in minutes. Htc hd2 supports installing android to its internal memory, taking it one step closer to being a native android device.
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