Sense 5 Toolbox the best customizer for HTC Sense 5 based ROMs

If you havent used it yet - you really should. Im talking about the "Sense 5 Toolbox" application, made initially for Android Revolution HD. In the last few weeks the popularity of this application reached an unexpected level, and we believe its a reason to celebrate.

More details about the Sense 5 Toolbox can be found on this blog, under "Sense 5 Toolbox" link on the right panel. Or, just click here.

Why Sense 5 Toolbox?

The application is an answer for 2 basic issues: many users wants to customize their OS as much as possible, but currently available solutions similar to Sense 5 Toolbox are very limited when it comes to the possibility of using them on most custom ROMs.

Android Revolution HD is known to be a "stock-looking" ROM, which was always the most important aspect for many users, who were looking for a stable and well known custom ROM. However, having a custom ROM with such popularity brought our attention to many users, who were looking for a stable custom ROM, but also with a little touch of customisation features - like displaying the battery percentage, or being able to re-order or re-design some part of the UI. This leads to two different approaches:

1. having a custom ROM full of many more or less advanced features coded into the framework, which always ends up with all sort of issues, bugs, waiting a long time for a new ROM version based on freshly released official OS update etc; or
2. having a custom ROM like Android Revolution HD, close to stock with just a few changes under the hood to make Android users life easier, combined with a standalone application like Sense 5 Toolbox.

The result is what most users are looking for: stock looking by default, a stable and optimized custom ROM - but with the capability to change many things inside the OS.

With Android Revolution HD and Sense 5 Toolbox you have:

1. fast updates when a new OS is released/leaked,
2. a stable custom ROM,
3. the capability to customize your OS,
4. great performance because of the tweaks under the hood,
5. many features not available on the stock ROM.

The Sense 5 Toolbox is under continuous development. More and more features are coming with each new release and the "to do" list is quite large.

In the background, another project is still alive and under heavy development too. Im referring to the "Revolution Toolbox" application, announced in this post few weeks ago. Its still being tested, however we are getting close to the first public beta. Just one little secret I can say out loud now - Revolution Toolbox and Sense 5 Toolbox will "connected" in a particular way. Cant say more for now, stay tuned!

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Android 4 3 update for HTC One

HTC One finally received official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update from HTC. So far the update is available for only 2 CID/MID variants:

• x.xx.709.x for Asia TW (Taiwan) - from 2.24.709.1 to 3.18.709.2
• x.xx.1540.x for Developer Edition - from 1.29.1540.17 to 3.22.1540.1

Both OTA updates are around 550 MB so its pretty large update. Keep in mind you cant flash particular OTA update on the device with different CID/MID. That said, international users (WWE x.xx.401.x) still needs to wait for proper OTA package.

In a mean time we had some preview of whats coming along with Android 4.3 for HTC One in a leaked 3.17.502.2 software for Cingular US (United States). The reason why x.xx.502.x software was ready in a first place was the release of HTC One blue variant for U.S. AT&T network provider. You can find the latest Android Revolution HD 21.0 based on this software under this link.

If you dont want to wait for WWE update, there might be something special coming today for all HTC One users. Android Revolution HD 22.0 should be available soon in my xda-developers thread under this link.

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Mobile AntiVirus Security Pro v3 4 Full

Get AVG Mobile AntiVirus Security PRO for Android™ now for premium, full featured protection from viruses, malware, spyware & online exploitation in real-time.

Download NOW with just an easy 1-time payment and join over 70,000,000 people who already installed AVG’s antivirus mobile security apps!

With AVG Mobile AntiVirus Security PRO you can:

? Scan apps, settings, files, media, calls & text messages (SMS) in real-time

? Enable finding/locating your lost or stolen phone via Google Maps™

? Lock & wipe your phone to protect your privacy

? Kill tasks that can slow down your phone 

? Browse the web safely and securely

? Monitor battery, storage and data package usage

? Filter & block unwanted calls & text messages (SMS)

In addition, when installing the premium app, you also get:

? App Locker - set up a password to control access to certain apps and keep them secure at all times

? App Backup - backup apps from your device to your SD card so you can restore them whenever necessary

? Camera Trap - discreetly emails you a photo of anyone who enters 3 wrong passwords when trying to unlock your phone

? SIM Lock - automatically locks your phone whenever someone replaces your SIM card

AVG Mobile AntiVirus Security PRO also:

? Defends against malicious apps, viruses, malware and spyware

? Identifies unsecure device settings and advises on how to fix them

? Helps ensure contacts, bookmarks & text messages are safe

? Checks media files for malicious software & security threats

? Guards you from phishing attacks

App features:

Protection:

? Scan downloaded apps & files and remove malicious content

? Search, shop & use social networks with peace of mind knowing your identity & personal data are protected from phishing & malware

? Scan websites for harmful threats. If a suspicious URL is detected, you will be redirected to a “Safe Page”

* Safe Web Surfing is applicable to Androids default browser only

Performance:

? Kill tasks & processes that can slow down or freeze up your device

? Monitor battery consumption, set battery level notifications & enable power saving

? Monitor traffic - keep track of your 3G /4G mobile data plan usage by getting notifications when you are near to reaching your monthly data plan limit

? Optimize internal & SD card storage space by either uninstalling apps and games or by moving them between the internal device memory and SD card

Anti-Theft & Phone Location:

Use AVG’s remote management console or text messages (SMS) to:

? Locate your lost or stolen phone and get help finding it via Google Maps™

? Lock your phone and set a lock screen message to help the locator find you

? Make your phone ring (shout) even if it is on silent mode

? Wipe your phone and SD card content

? Camera Trap: discreetly emails you a photo of anyone who enters 3 wrong passwords when trying to unlock your phone

? SIM Lock: automatically locks your phone whenever someone replaces your SIM card

Privacy:

? App locker: lock apps to protect your privacy and safety or lock your device settings to secure its configuration

? App Backup: backup apps from your device to your SD card so you can restore them whenever necessary

? Call and Message Blocker: protect yourself against spammers, hackers and scammers. Get warned about suspicious text messages, filter and block unwanted calls and messages

?Wipe contacts, text messages, photos, browser history, calendar, format SD card, and restore mobile device to factory settings

Mobile Antivirus Security PRO supported languages:

EN,DE,ES,FR,JA,KO ZH (simp. & trad.),PT,RU,AR,IT,PL,CS,NL and HE.

Whats New

1. Bug fixes

2. Malware detection improvements

3. File scanner improvements

4. Memory & Cache Cleaner added

Read Here: How to Install APK

Requirements: Varies with Device

File Size: 8.61 MB

Download Link: Mediafire.com

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HTC decides to skip Android 4 4 4 update OTA based on 4 4 3 security fix coming soon

International version of the HTC One M8 is currently running Android 4.4.2 (1.54.401.10) but this will change very soon. According to the confirmed information, the new over-the-air (OTA) update with Android 4.4.3 will start rolling out late next week for the 0P6B10000 variant of the HTC One M8 with the following CID numbers: 

HTC__001, HTC__E11, HTC__102, HTC__203, HTC__405, HTC__Y13, HTC__304, HTC__A07, HTC__002, HTC__016, HTC__032, HTC__J15, HTC__M27, HTC__A48, HTC__K18.

What we know so far is that the update will be tagged as 2.2x.401.x and together with Android 4.4.3 it will bring slightly updated HTC Sense UI (HTC SDK API: 6.25) but the version of the launcher will remain 6.0, at least officially.

• ro.build.id=KTU84L
• ro.build.version.release=4.4.3
• ro.com.google.gmsversion=4.4_r4
• HTC SDK API: 6.25 (current latest M8 software is based on SDK 6.17) ---> this might indicate improved HTC Sense version
• kernel version is still 3.4.0

Apart from the OS itself, almost every part of the firmware will be updated too.

• Hboot: 3.18.0.0000
• Radio: 1.19.21331147A1.09G
• OpenDSP: 38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311

Why no Android 4.4.4 yet? Because HTC decided to include the security fixes known from Android 4.4.4 in their 4.4.3 release. For some reason this must be easier for the HTC if such path was chosen.

Also, whats worth to mention is that M8 owners who re-locked their previously unlocked devices using htcdev.com, after the Android 4.4.3 update might need to generate new unlock_code.bin token to unlock the device again. Apparently the identifier token wont be the same after the incoming OTA.

There are also some few more surprises coming from the HTC in the incoming update but we cant reveal it yet! :)

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HTC One M8 Android 4 4 3 latest system dumps 2 22 401 4

Today HTC has officially started rolling out the newest Android 4.4.3 update (with Android 4.4.4 security fixes included) for the HTC One M8. The newest system version is tagged as 2.22.401.4 and it brings a lot of improvements system wide. Some of them we already mentioned here and here.

If you dont want to wait for the OTA notification you can already flash latest system dumps.  For more details please visit my XDA thread.

If you are a power user and a custom ROMs flasher, you can also grab the latest Android Revolution HD based on the 2.22.401.4 update with many extra goodies under the hood.

Finally, if you only want to root your device and keep the rest stock, feel free to visit my XDA thread with a special rooting tools.

All above files can be accessed via Downloads Page on my blog.

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Stock system dumps Android 4 3 with HTC Sense 5 5 for HTC One

Very important update is out since yesterday for HTC One user. Android Revolution HD 30.0 - the world first custom ROM based on Android 4.3 & HTC Sense 5.5 for HTC One is available for download on XDA-Developers thread. However, there is always one problem when it comes to HTC updates - no RUUs (ROM Update Utility) officially available for download for regular users (HTC One Developer Edition and Google Edition seems to be the only exceptions). Why RUU is that important to us? I already made a short explanation here, but lets remind that again.

RUU (.exe) files for MS Windows are installers of complete firmware, including for example system or data partitions. Not having latest RUU means:

1. users using custom ROMs cant download latest OTA from HTC,
2. developers have no system dumps they can work with.

Ad. 1) If you want to download and flash latest OTA, your device must have completely stock system partition and recovery. Every OTA update is checking MD5 of each file on system partition to ensure .apk patch can be applied. If even one of 1000 files wont match, OTA update installation will fail. In this case you need to flash the latest official update you can find (even one year old) and later download official OTA updates.

Ad. 2) There are few workarounds, however none of them is as good as having a RUU:

• adb pull /system in custom recovery mode*
• cp /system /data/media/dump in custom recovery mode*
• nandroid backup
• boot partition can be taken from inside firmware.zip inside OTA .zip package or it can be dumped using dd if=</path/to/boot/partition> of=/data/media/boot.img

* adb pull, cp or dd commands must be executed from custom recovery mode, otherwise system dump will be missing few important files or these files will have 0kb size. Also, keep in mind that adb features are heavily limited on stock un-rooted device. In case of dd command, root access (su) is needed to make such operation.

Thats why I created my own stock system dumps (as a custom recovery .zip packages) for some HTC devices. I believe this can save a lot of time for many XDA users and developers.

HTC One thread - HTC One *STOCK* ROM | 3.57.401.500 | Jelly Bean | HTC Sense 5.5

Download links can be found on this blog, under Downloads section - Downloads

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HTC One 4 19 401 11 update in all flavours!

Today the newest 4.19.401.11 OTA for the HTC One has begun rolling out. Due to the official OTA changelog it should fix Wi-Fi problems that some users were having since the Android KitKat update (added support for more routers).

To satisfy all HTC One users, as always Ive prepared both Android Revolution HD based on latest 4.19.401.11 OTA update (link) and also stock system dumps (link). Apart from that under this link you can find original 4.19.401.11 OTA update .zip file for both 4.19.401.8 and 4.19.401.9 software versions.

Once again, here are all the links you need:

Android Revolution HD 53.0 (4.19.409.11) - download

Stock 4.19.401.11 system dumps - download

Original 4.19.401.11 OTA zip package - download

Have fun!

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HTC One M8 received Android 4 4 4 update with HTC EYE camera experience!

While Samsung is still in love with Android 4.4.2 (Android version from 2013), HTC recently released Android 4.4.4 update for the HTC One M8. Even if the most recent software version up to date was Android 4.4.3 (still newer than Samsung), the number of changes in the new update is quite impressive. The new OTA update elevates the software version to 3.28.401.6 and apparently brings a lot of fixes, changes and improvements. Here are some of them spotted until now:

Support hardware video codec

Camera improvements

HTCs EYE Experience camera features

Bluetooth improvements

HTC car drive mode improvements

HTC backup improvements

Thermal system improvements

Many audio related fixes and improvements

Overall performance improvements

Updated kernel

There are many more changes under the hood, but what seems to be the biggest new feature is the HTCs EYE Experience camera features. HTC Desire Eye is the new "selfie-phone" released yesterday during the HTC Dual Exposure Event in the NYC. Some of the new camera features presented in the new HTC Desire Eye are now also incorporated in the new HTC One M8 update. You can read more about the new Eye Experience features here - HTC Eye Experience.

The 3.28.401.6 update brings also updated bootloader version (3.19). If you already downloaded the new OTA package from some un-official source and youre not sure how to install it, please read this simple guide - How to: Manually install an OTA update on your HTC device.

But if you are an flashaholic and Android Revolution HD user, we have a great news for you! Android Revolution HD 20.0 based on the latest 3.28.401.6 update is just about to be released. In a couple of hours you will be able to find the download link in my XDA thread or alternatively on the AndroidNow English board thread, where I keep all links to my custom ROMs.

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HTC One vs Apple iPhone 5s comparison part 2

The HTC One has received high praise in recent weeks, including the honors of smartphone of the year. For many, the One defines what a smartphone should be. It has a beautiful 4.7 inch 1080p display, elegant aluminum zero-gap build, loud and clear dual front facing boomsound speakers and user friendly Sense 5. The handset has dealt with stiff competition in recent months, with the iPhone 5s garnering a ton of hype.

Regardless, the One has stood on its own, as we delve into both handsets in part two of our two part comparison between the two handsets.

Check out more no nonsense tech at Technibility.com!

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How To Fix Wi Fi connecting issues on the HTC One running Android 4 4 2

It turned out that HTC One users have lately some problems with connecting their devices to the Wi-Fi routers after the Android 4.4.2 update. Here we present the iconography solution of this problem.

1. Open Settings panel and click on the "Wi-Fi" tile
2. Tap on the "3 dots" menu in the upper right corner
3. From the list select "Wi-Fi Direct"
   
   
   
   
   
4. You will now see that your device is called "Android_ed2c". Tap on the "3 dots" menu in the upper right corner
5. From the list select "Rename device"
6. Replace the "Android_ed2c" with  the "HTC One" text and hit "OK" button
   
   
   
   
   
7. Done!

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Android Developers Backstage Episode 4 Google Play Services

Tor Norbye and Chet Haase are joined by Jeff Hamilton from the Google Play services team.

In this continuation of the mini-series with Tall Engineers Named Jeff (starting with episode #2 with Jeff Sharkey), this episode goes in-depth into the Google Play services library, which provides easier, Android-friendly access to various Google APIs, such as authentication and mapping.

Download the podcast at this link. 

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HTC One M8 2014 first custom recovery first custom ROM

Yesterday the new HTC One M8 was launched and today I would like to inform you that you can already root it and flash your favourite custom ROM on it! :)

Custom recovery for the HTC M8 - link

Android Revolution HD for the HTC M8 - link

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Give away! Win a brand new HTC One!

Edit: 9.10.2013

The contest is now closed. Im trying to reach the first randomly selected person to confirm if he (yes, its "he") has a Twitter account and he entered the contest properly.

If he wont answer me within next 24 hours I will pick another winner. Stay tuned and check your Google Hangouts ;)

Here comes another give-away! This time the winner will get a brand new HTC One. Previously, a brand new HTC One X+ in a limited white colour went to Barry.

This give-away is international, which means everyone from around the world can enter and win! HTC One is also supported by Android Revolution HD on XDA Developers Forum under this link.

Why HTC One?

Because its still the best Android device you can find on the market. HTC partnered with Robert Downey Jr. (RDJ) on a series of #HTChange videos that only he could come up with. To enter the contest, you need to visit first a short RDJ change video  available here - http://s.htc.com/1fKG6Rr

Rules

1. Watch this video - http://s.htc.com/1fKG6Rr
2. In the comments section beneath this post answer one of these two questions:
1. what would you like to change in the Android OS?
2. what was the most important change in your life? You might use just a few words, but you might come up with a whole story too.
3. Share this give-away announcement on Twitter (short link: http://goo.gl/Hfq5d2) using the #RevolutionChange hashtag - this is very important for us to see you actually entered the contest!

The winner will be picked randomly on Wednesday, October 9th 2013.

Prize

As mentioned above, its a brand new HTC One in a variant of your choice (GSM or GSM+LTE).

Good luck everyone!

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HTC One M8 Android 4 4 4 latest system dumps 3 28 401 7

Few days ago HTC has officially started rolling out the newest Android 4.4.4 update for the HTC One M8. The newest system version is tagged as 3.28.401.7 and it brings a lot of improvements system wide, including:

• improved rear camera image output, completely new edge/sharpness/noise algorithm,
• other camera improvements, including HTCs EYE experience camera features
• support for hardware video codec
• bluetooth improvements
• car drive mode improvements
• HTC backup improvements
• thermal system improvements
• many audio related fixes and improvements
• overall performance improvements
• improved battery life
• updated kernel
• and many many more under the hood...

If you dont want to wait for the OTA notification you can already flash latest system dumps.  For more details please visit my XDA thread.

If you are a power user and a custom ROMs flasher, you can also grab the latest Android Revolution HD based on the 3.28.401.6 update with many extra goodies under the hood.

Finally, if you only want to root your device and keep the rest stock, feel free to visit my XDA thread with a special rooting tools.

All above files can be accessed via Downloads Page on my blog.

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Android 4 3 for HTC One now available for everyone

As previously promised here, the new Android Revolution HD based on Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.0 is ready for everyone to download.

HTC hasnt released yet the international (WWE) update for HTC One, so users with international version of HTC One (M7_UL) are still waiting for Android 4.3 to come. As a workaround, Android Revolution HD is based on recently released Android 4.3 OTA for HTC One "Developer Edition". By checking byte to byte its quite easy to notice that the software from international edition (401) and developer edition (1540) are almost the same. So instead of waiting for WWE OTA, Android Revolution HD 22.0 has been "WWE-ed", which means it works identically to WWE software. All WWE languages are included.

So, if you dont want to wait for WWE OTA update for your HTC One, please visit this thread and get the latest Android Revolution HD 22.0 with Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.0.

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Stock system dumps Android 4 3 with official HTC Sense 5 5 for HTC One

First official update with brand new HTC Sense 5.5 for the HTC One arrived today. The new software number is 3.62.401.1 and its based on Android 4.3. To receive the OTA update your device must be running 2.24.401.8 software and you must own the international version of HTC One (M7_UL). If there is no update for you CID yet, you can download and flash stock system dump instead.

HTC One thread - HTC One *STOCK* ROM | 3.62.401.1 | Jelly Bean | HTC Sense 5.5

Download links can be found on this blog, under Downloads section - Downloads

The official list of changes from the OTA update:

• System Improvements
  - Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.5 update
• Video Highlights improvements
  - Updated interface
  - Add soundtracks to videos
• BlinkFeed improvements
  - Access recommended news from your social network
  - Additional global news sources
  - Save articles to read later or offline
  - Create custom feeds from news media, Twitter and YouTube
• Music improvements
  - Updated interface
  - Embedded music channel with new scenes
• Sense TV improvements
  - Updated interface
  - Add MY Picks Page to improve program management

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