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[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Link is now working again. :) I guess it was a temporary problem with the Megaupload servers. :( Have just tried to download it and it worked perfectly.

Please try again downloading the file. If your internet connection is slow, a torrent won't help you with this. The file isn't so big you can't download it on an average connection. Please give me some feedback about this. If necessary I can upload it to another file hosting service. ;)

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Of course this works on the A510e. Just check my signature and see what model I have... I had to use a goldcard because my phone comes from Vodafone Portugal. If you have a branded phone, you will need a goldcard.

It's like unbranding and upgrading to 2.3.5 at the same time. :D

IMHO the upgrade is worth it. Battery lasts longer now, without any question.

Memory management is much better too.
[HTC Wildfire S] :
What's your opinion for the lockscreen?

Widgetlocker or this new sense?
[HTC Wildfire S] baqtor:
T-Mobile phone

I have a T-Mobile Wildfire S, is this possible to achieve in it?

Do you know the model number for it? (I dont know if its a510a, a510e or what)

Thanks.
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
vctrdnl, I can't confirm or deny that issue because I don't understand very well what you mean. All notifications icons seem well aligned to me... if you can post a screen capture maybe that would help. ;)

The version I shared through the zip file is exactly the same as the one in the Wildfire RUU index. I just used the uncompressed folder and replaced the adb components (.exe and .dll) in order to have more recent versions that don't cause the USB errors on more recent operating systems. No ROM files were modified in the process. :cool:

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baqtor, if you want to know what model number your phone is you just have to go to "Settings", "About phone" and "Phone identity". The first line will reveal the model number. It couldn't be easier. ;)
[HTC Wildfire S] obssesd:
where do you find zip.i have exe.i have unlock nexus s,.galaxy s but this thc from my wife.terible.can you tell me for zip where did you get it
[HTC Wildfire S] Dendaa92:
i've heard that the batterie life ist appreciable longer.

is that right?
[HTC Wildfire S] vctrdnl:
Here is what I mean:

As you can see, the opaque notification icons (e.g. Lookout, Remote Web) are displayed perfectly but the grey (semi-transparent) icons of Skype, Gmail, Market aren't aligned well enough. They are shifted to the right by one pixel column...

I wonder if there is a fix for that? Thanks for the help!
[HTC Wildfire S] baqtor:
Thanks for the quick response but mine just says HTC Wildfire S, not a510e or anything like that.:p
[HTC Wildfire S] modr.naj:
the link u posted in ur replay "megaupload isn't working with me"

can u please upload it some where else ?
[HTC Wildfire S] mozil177:
Yes, feel the difference before and after u upgrade, the battery has longer life, and memory management is better.
[HTC Wildfire S] thelegbra:
hello,

i have an wfs latest stock, it's not branded but i'm from turkey so it's the TUR version.

i have some questions about this update :)

if i install this 2.3.5, what differences will i be seeing? i'm guessing no turkish dictionary for text predict and stuff like that?

will it prevent me from using the phone's own updater?

and if we do get updates in the future and i update it with the phone's updater, i continue to have the base european version instead of the localized one?

seeing that the TUR update is not out yet, will there be any official sources that i can download from and re-flash if i have this installed on my phone?

thanks in advance!
[HTC Wildfire S] godmustbcreazy:
link working tq.....

updated..... works gr8
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
I confirm that. Memory management and Battery Life is considerably better on 2.3.5. With the same usage pattern I can guess about 20-25% battery gain. Both things are connected, if memory usage is optimized then battery life also gains. Needless to say never use "task killers" or something like that. They will only kill your battery and the apps will open again (since Froyo).

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I am uploading it right now to Dropbox.

As soon as I get the link I will post it here.

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Here is another link for the file:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47984246/Gingerbread 2.3.5 (v2.13.401.2).zip

I hope you can download it and update your phone.

Like always, if this works for you please click "Thanks" and give some feedback. ;)

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vctrdnl, you have a good eye for detail! :)

In fact the Gmail icon is the one I clearly identified as being shifted to the right.

This happens to me too and I really don't know if there is a fix for it. :(

You're welcome. It's always a pleasure to help when users are polite. ;)

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Oops... :o :p

Mine says the whole thing: HTC Wildfire S A510e.
[HTC Wildfire S] vctrdnl:
OK, thanks miguelca. I can live with that ugly Gmail notification icon :D

I'm relieved that I'm not the only one experiencing this small issue. It's a small price to pay compared to the beautiful lockscreen and most of all, the prolonged battery life. Thanks again. :)
[HTC Wildfire S] modr.naj:
thaaank you miguelca

it worked !

and im currently discovering the new rom :)

only one last q.

can i get back to old rom if i wished to ?

"i was using the ARABIC RUU and that's why :)"
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
You're welcome modr.naj.

I guess you can get back to the old RUU but I'm not sure about it.

You can always try to flash it and see the result.

If it doesn't allow downgrading you will certainly see an error message on your computer screen. :D

Maybe other members can help you with that question.

FYI: On a phone with S-OFF/unlocked bootloader you would be able to upgrade and downgrade as you wish. I've done it many times with my previous HTC Wildfire (not S) and Desire. ;)

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Once again you're welcome, vctrdnl.

I can live with it too. :D

It's without any doubt a very small price to pay for what we get.

When I saw the lockscreen on photos or screen captures I didn't like it very much... but now that I'm using it I love it. :cool:

Today I woke up with a fully charged battery, used email and gmail for a few reads, facebook to check my notifications and reply two or three posts, sent half a dozen sms, received a 3 minute phone call and listened to about 50 minutes music with Poweramp (connected to external speakers, about 75% volume output and equalizer on). Wifi turns on every hour and everytime I unlock the screen then auto-syncs gmail/email/weather/facebook/etc. I use JuiceDefender Ultimate to manage my battery. Until now I've used 9% battery, still 91% left. :p
[HTC Wildfire S] *se-nsei.:
not much difference to before, like the new lockscreen and it is much faster/smoother. Handles CPU and internal memory better.
[HTC Wildfire S] atdang87:
got mine updated . Dont like it and want the stock Tmobile US rom back. Is there a way to do that ?
[HTC Wildfire S] LapakCZ:
Hello, I'm thinking about updating my Wildfire S(-ON) but I'm quite newbie in that, so I have some questions.

First of all I wonder, if anybody has tried it on T-mobile PL branding? Is there any chace to brick my phone, If it's not compatible with this branding? Or does the type of branding even matter in this? I saw one post in this thread, where somebody really brick it and I'm kinda scared of that...

Info from my bootloader:

MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.03.0000
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.47.36.10M

And my settings info:

HTC Wildfire S A510E

Secondly, I want to know, If there is any way to backup my original ROM and restore it in case of some trouble? (Cos That is only ROM I'm 100% sure, that its working right? )

One more thing: During the update, should the USB Debugging be on in the settings?

Thanks for your answers
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Hi LapakCZ,

I will try to answer within the limits of my knowledge on this matter.

There a many people here that are way more qualified than me.

Starting by your last question, probably the most important and maybe decisive for you to take the step of upgrading (or not).

Since your phone is S-ON and has the bootloader locked, you can't install a modified recovery. AFAIK backing up your current ROM isn't possible without a Clockwork Recovery Mod or something similar.

About the T-Mobile PL branding... the phone's branding isn't very important because if you decide to upgrade with this RUU your phone will be unbranded. No more T-Mobile logos and probably annoying software that you don't want or need on your phone. Be prepared that you will most likely need a goldcard for unbranding and updating your phone.

If you do like the branding and prefer your phone that way, you must wait for an update on T-Mobile PL.

Carriers/providers always take longer to update their versions and some don't update at all. I don't know T-Mobile well because in Portugal we don't have that provider. So I can't guess if they will update soon. Maybe a phone call to your customer service line would help. You could ask them if they are planning to release an update soon, now that HTC is already sending updates OTA in Europe, to unlocked and unbranded phones.

On a personal note: I prefer my phone unbranded. Vodafone Portugal fills the phone with useless crap (software) that users can't uninstall and use up lots of precious memory. Unbranding my phone was the best thing I've done to make the WFS more efficient.

There is always a small chance of bricking your phone, specially if something goes wrong during the update procedure, like your PC crashing for example.

Even if such thing happens (already happened to me while updating a HTC Tattoo), it depends on what update step it failed. Sometimes you can resume the update like I did on my Tattoo. :)

On other cases there are ways to "un-brick" phones but that's the guru's speciality here on XDA, not mine. As a last resort you can always try to send the phone back to your provider for repair/replacement. :D

Don't be scared. If you do things right and have a stable PC and USB connection, you're unlikely to have problems. Your model is exactly the one this RUU is designed for. :cool:

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USB Debugging must be enabled during the update. The phone must be in charge mode only. HTC Sync must be closed on the PC. ;)
[HTC Wildfire S] niraj2858:
HI miguel,

am really thankful to all ur answers..cleared most of my doubts..

however, i jst wanted to know if dis update wrks for india as well ??

HTC Wildfire S A510e

android: 2.3.3

Sense: 2.1

kernel vrsn: 2.6.35.10-g60b2609

baseband vrsn: 47.10.35.3029H_7.46.35.08

Thanks a lot !
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Hi niraj2858,

You're welcome. :)

This update should work for any country as long as the phone model is the correct one. Yours is. ;)

I wish you good luck updating. :D
[HTC Wildfire S] niraj2858:
oh..!! thanks a ton..i was jst wndering otherwise seeing d caption europe ! ;)

i hope it also does solve my dialer issue which is bugging me like nything :(

thanks again !!
[HTC Wildfire S] LapakCZ:
Wow, thanks for comprehensive answer :) I also hate the branding, there is so much T-mobile crap, that only unbranding without update would be very useful for me... Only reason i have branded phone, that it was 2 times cheaper than unbranded one :) My point of question was about compatibility between diferent roms and update... So as update depends only on phone model, that is answered as well...

Thanks again, I just started backing everything up and I'll report the result...
[HTC Wildfire S] LapakCZ:
So Wildfire S:

MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.03.0000
MICROP-0451
RADIO-7.47.36.10M

HTC Wildfire S A510E

Had T-mobile PL branding

I have used goldcard generator from first post and update program from post #16 and it's working fine. Thanks!
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Great to hear that everything worked out fine, LapakCZ. :)

You're welcome. It's always a pleasure to help.
[HTC Wildfire S] baqtor:
Upgraded my T-Mobile WFS (USA/A510e) and feels more responsive, specially the keyboard. Also removed TMobiles Crapware. I really like the new unlock screen.
[HTC Wildfire S] bonzo83:
Hi everybody!

I have an unbranded wildfire s. Can I upgrade it without creating goldcard and run directly the .exe file? Do I need htc sync on my pc to do this?

Thank you and sorry for my english! :)
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Hi bonzo83!

Is your unbranded HTC Wildfire S an European version?

If so you will probably get the upgrade OTA (over the air). Have you already tried checking for updates on your phone?

Anyway I guess that you don't need a goldcard if your phone isn't branded by a mobile provider. Why don't you just try to upgrade it and see for yourself?

If you get error 131 then you need a goldcard.

You need to install HTC Sync just to have the necessary USB drivers installed on your operating system.

For the update to function HTC Sync must be closed during the process.

EDIT: you should preferably install Android SDK in order to get the correct USB drivers. This way HTC Sync isn't needed (unless you wan't to sync your phone with Microsoft Outlook or something like that).

The phone must be connected to your computer in charge mode only and have USB debugging enabled.

Good luck with the update! ;)
[HTC Wildfire S] GoJo ^^:
Hello! If i install this HTC update, will i still be able to restore the phone to it's original system (Orange)?
[HTC Wildfire S] g0gY:
Hello all :D

First off all thank you all for this who made life easy with one click update :D

So @zegi69 tnx for info on mybackup aplication, worked like a charm, returnd allmost everything, contacts, sms, mms and settings to shortcuts on phone :D

But, downside, didnt saved all the apps (that got from various sources) but saved all of the market ones :D

@miguelca thank you for one click wonder :D

When it finished everything, I thought when the phone just had HTC white screen

that I have a new brick at home, so removed battery, than stared up normal. At first the phone was slow as heck... I thout yey back to nokia 3310 age, but it loaded everything back, started to work normal :D I think eaven a bit faster.

Ou and one problem, moving apps to sd, first time throws an error, but the second time when push move to sd, works normal.

New lock screen, I like it A lot :D

Wow got extra place on the phone.

Just for info

hboot 0.90

s-on

didnt needed goldcard (phone isnt branded)

Now we'll just to wait for ppl to figure out how to s-off so I can root teh phone, to get rid of uselles junk like peep, fb, flick and such.

If you need any more info do tell.

Again tnx again.

P.s. call our htc seller, for an official update here, and said it will probably wount came to our phones :(

Ps: Where to click tnx?
[HTC Wildfire S] bilke82:
I have an unbranded Wildfire S, bought it just a month ago, so i had the latest stock rom installed.

Due to the fact, that the phone was not branded by a mobile carrier i didn't need to create a goldcard. I just skipped those steps, installed the rom as advised to in the starting post of this thread and it took only 10 minutes.

works brilliant, love the new lock screen, have ~50mb more free internal memory, can't say anything regarding the battery life so far.

So, big thanks! :)
[HTC Wildfire S] dajc12:
Hi all,I'd also like to leave some feedback.

At firs ti tried to flash without a goldcard,but as t later occured to me i left the phone in charge only mode in which the flash didn't work(Or baybe i needed the goldcard.Nevertheless i then proceeded to make a GC adn put the mobile in HTCSync mode and started the RUU.Voila,2.3.5 is up and working very good.

Tho' I flashed like in 3 in the morning so i didnt' have much time to test it(sleep,yeah lol)I'll do and test today to see ow it fares.So far i've noticed a slight speed improvement.I still gotta see if the batter runds andy longer.
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Hi g0gy!

Great to hear that another user sucessfully updated his/her phone with the help of XDA. :)

After any update the first boot is always "scary". It takes a long time to install all apps and setup the phone. I'm just so used to it that I don't mind anymore. ;)

If you want to say thanks just click the "Thanks" button under one of my posts. It's the first button on the bottom of any post, followed by quote, multi-quote and quick reply.

Best wishes.

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There are more than one possible answers to that question:

1.If your phone is S-OFF then you can install a Clockwork Recovery Mod and make a backup (Nandroid) of your actual ROM. If you don't like the update just use Nandroid to restore your previous ROM.

2.If your phone is S-ON and only if you get a RUU with your particular Orange ROM, you can downgrade your phone later. For that you might need to follow some steps mentioned on this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1162971

In general this RUU has two main purposes: unbrand your phone and remove the crap from the original carrier/provider + update to version 2.3.5 which is IMHO a nice upgrade with already proven value (memory management, speed, battery life...).

Good luck! :)

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Hi dajc12, you must be confusing things a little, probably due to the late hour you finished updating... ;)

You couldn't update your phone in HTC Sync mode. Your phone has to be in charge mode only and HTC Sync must be closed on your computer.

What enabled you to update your phone was definitely the goldcard. :p

You didn't have time (yet) to test battery improvement. Now that you have a new ROM you should calibrate your battery in order to have realistic results.

I wish you good luck exploring this new version.
[HTC Wildfire S] g0gY:
Yes I did find the thanx button :D

Yea i did the same with memory card and now is working.

The dialer problem is still there, but I cant know if its because he idled for 12h and than i did fo about 30min of calls and he got to to the top of the chart.

Ps. My phone usual battery life is about 30h (allways on, some sms, calls, net and mms)

Ill post if I find anything usefull.

It would be really nice to get unlock on the phone. But it was amazing in a couple of day such progress.

But something I dont understasnd:

- Every htc s model (desire s, sensation s) was able to get baypased by software if I understand this.

So why is cheaper model, such a pain in the ass to crack?
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Hi again g0gy,

Thank you for thanking me. ;)

There are lots of people here at XDA that deserve thanks for their efforts...

That's a very good question IMHO. The Wildfire S is such a pain in the ass to crack probably because lots of them are sold by carriers/providers, branded and almost offered for free with low priced monthly contracts.

The quantity of Wildfire S sold by Vodafone Portugal for example is enormous.

Probably HTC makes it more difficult to crack mainstream devices because of the potential losses for providers like Vodafone. I guess that they don't worry that much about the Desire S or the Sensation for example, because even when sold with a contract they aren't that cheap (at least here in Portugal). So the provider always cashes in good money (gets the device paid) and if the customer cracks it, they already have their minimum profit guaranteed.

That just my opinion. :)
[HTC Wildfire S] g0gY:
That is true, I did buy a phone by contract and got it cheaper, but its not branded or simlocked or anything. Probably because of the rule that has our goverment set up that all phones should be not simlocked to specific carrier. But brandig here didnt see for quite a while...
[HTC Wildfire S] FiCoo:
one question

can we create a goldcard on one sd card, install new android and then use totally diffrent sd card wich doesn't have goldcard?
[HTC Wildfire S] d33ps1x:
Yes.

The goldcard I would keep aside anyways. You only need a small (high quality) SD for a goldcard. I use the original 2GB that came with my WFS.
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Hi g0gy, I wish our government would have created such law too.

Carriers here brand their phones with logos, install crap software, lock the phones to their network, etc. :(

If you buy a phone on a contract, when the contract ends they must unlock it for free. This law was approved this year only! Anyway it's still an improvement.

If you want to unlock before the contract ends you have to pay a fee that depends on how long you have bought the phone/how long it takes to end the contract.

You can always unlock by the "old fashioned way" but if your phone goes to warranty the carrier will lock it again. :mad:

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d33ps1x, I've done exactly the same but with the card that came with my previous Wildfire (not S). This 2GB card is my "dedicated goldcard".

I don't use it for anything else. So when I need to update the phone I just need to switch cards. ;)
[HTC Wildfire S] GoJo ^^:
Hmm thanks for the answer, quite complicated for me... To be short, my phone is S-ON, soif i install an official HTC ROM, i will be able to restore the original ORANGE ROM since installing HTC ROM won't change the restore menu/mode/rom, right?
[HTC Wildfire S] FiCoo:
seems that 2.3.5 is more smoother than 2.3.3...there is no clock lagg for me yet and transition between homescreens is better :)
[HTC Wildfire S] tokswager:
@ miguelca and the OP, SDOTN, as he would like to be called...Thanks for the heads up on this update... I will be clicking the thanks button once i do get to see it...cheers... :cool:
[HTC Wildfire S] Gazington:
SDOTN and Miguelca - HUGE thanks for your info in this thread!

Managed to update to 2.3.5 with no problems at all - even left the SD card in the phone for the whole process, as my tower case is so old it hasn't got a MicroSD port! Just mounted as Disk on the phone, when asked to install SD in PC.

Was branded to Three mobile (UK) and now all their rubbish has gone forever! Had 20mb of free space before. Now got 82mb. However, going to do the Android SDK hack again (force install -most- apps to SD, as some still sitting on the phone), so I reckon I'll be well over 100mb by the time I've finished. :D

Also, have noticed a decent improvement in speed/transition between screens, etc.

Next best thing to rooting the phone.

Thanks again!

Gaz

P.S. Also used my old (original) 2gb SD card to create the Goldcard.

*Update* Hack performed and free space is now 98mb. Very, very happy with that.
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
kojinmalia, you got it wrong. I'll try explaining this better...

Since your phone is S-ON (you can't backup your current ROM), if you install an official HTC ROM you can only go back to the Orange ROM if you find the download for a Orange RUU and flash it.

For that steps you can use the instructions on the link to the other thread, that helps you with the downgrade process.

However I still couldn't find any Orange RUU for the Wildfire S around. On the shipped Marvel ROM Collection there isn't any and I even Googled for a bit (not long).

Please note that if you install the HTC ROM, everything related to Orange like logos and software will go away.

This can also be called unbranding your phone.

I hope this post clarifies your doubts.

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tokswager, the Thanks button is under every post followed by the Quote, Multi-Quote and Quick Reply buttons.

Now you can find the Thanks under this post and click it, please. :D
[HTC Wildfire S] Lt.Win:
Thank you so much for the credits guys! :-)
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
You certainly deserve them! ;)