First Step is Here
We have put together a detailed step-by-step instructions guide on how to update HTC Desire S with Android 4.0 ICS . Please read every line carefully.
To Remember:
- This tutorial is only for HTC Desire S. Please don’t try this on any other variants of the phone.
- Your phone should have atleast 60-70% battery when you try out this tutorial.
- Make sure you backup all your data in your phone before proceeding.
- This is not an official ICS software update. This is a custom third-party ROM.
- Bootloader should be unlocked from the HTC Dev website.
- Make sure ClockworkMod Recovery is installed on your phone.
If you have fulfilled all the requirements above, then proceed to the actual tutorial.
Complete Step-By-Step Instructions:
Step 1 - Download Android 4.0 ICS (CM9) for Desire S to your computer.
Step 2 - Connect and mount your Desire S USB memory on your computer using the USB cable.
Step 3 - Now copy/paste the
CM9 zip file to your SD card. Make sure the file is in the SD card root.
Step 4 - Then turn off your phone.
Step 5 - Now to get in the bootloader mode. Turn on the phone while pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons.
Step 6 - Follow the navigation instructions on the screen. Select BOOTLOADER and then go to RECOVERY.
Step 7 - Assuming you have ClockworkMod recovery, first perform a full data wipe. Then scroll down to “flash zip from SD card” and press the power button to select it.
Step 8 - Press the power button again and select “choose zip from sdcard”.
Step 9 -Now using your volume keys, navigate to
CM9 zip file and select it using the power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.
Step 10 - After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back”.
Step 11 - If you unlocked your phone via htcdev.com, you must flash the included boot.img after flashing the ROM in recovery.
Step 12 - Connect your phone to your PC and copy the boot.img from the ROM .zip to the same place as fastboot.exe and issue the following command:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Step 13 - After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back” and reboot the phone by selecting “
reboot system now” from the recovery menu. The phone will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first time. So, please wait.
That’s it! Your HTC Desire S should have the Android 4.0 ICS software update installed on your phone! Go to Settings >About phone to verify.
Have fun playing with it! If you have any issues, please fire them up in the comments below!
If you’re still not interested in trying out Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) on your phone, try some alternatives
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Android 4.0 ICS Screenshots from the Android SDK