[HTC Incredible S] uminded:
This is another howto on upgrading your HTC Incredible S from Android 2.3.3 to the latest and greatest Android 4.1 (JB). I am posting this because I had a heck of a time getting it on my phone as I had a stock device and I did not find an all in one for n00b's.

Hopefully this helps some people out!

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HTC Incredible S - Custom ROM Walkthrough

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Usefull Websites:

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Revolutionary HBOOT: http://revolutionary.io/

HTC Incredible S Info Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1136463

Android Jelybean Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1854796

HBOOT 1.13 Walkthrough: http://theunlockr.com/2011/08/02/ho...android-phone-using-the-revolutionary-method/

HBOOT 1.16 & 2.0+ Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1337105

Stock Rom Dump: http://www.filefactory.com/f/e45d6fe3dcf51228/

Enter HBOOT:

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To enter HBOOT all you need to do is turn off your phone and turn it back on by holding "Volume Down" and the "Power" buttons for a few seconds. If your dont get to a white screen in a few seconds just try holding them down again. Make note of what version you are running as this is for 1.13

Preliminary:

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- Download the zip at the end of this post for all the needed files

- Install "HTC_Fastboot_Drivers_3.0.exe"

- Transfer the three zip files onto the root of your sdcard

Bootloader:

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My HBOOT is 1.13 and this only applies to that version!! If you have 1.16 then look HERE for this sections instructions

- Select "Charge Only" on your conectivity menu

- In settings turn on USB debugging (Settings->Applications->Development)

- On your PC enter the "revolutionary-0.4pre4" directory

- Run "revolutionary.exe" with admin rights (Right click->Run as admin...)

- As you are waiting for it to find your phone go to "http://revolutionary.io/"

- The Revolutionary program will ask for a beta key and will display your phones serial number. On the website under the "Downloads" heading half way down the page is a "Download for Windows" link. Click this link but cancel the download. This will pop up the beta key window.

- Paste the beta key from the website into the Revolutionary program and wait for it to do its work

- After a while you will be back at HBOOT but you will see "-REVOLUTIONARY-" at the top and "S-OFF" listed

- Select "Reboot" and let Android drop back to the UI as usual and the Revolutionary program will re-locate the phone.

- If Revolutionary does not find your phone again just close the program and re-open it with admin rights

- It will ask if you want to install ClockWorkMod, enter "y" and let it work its magic

- After a while you will be back in HBOOT, select "Recovery" and you will drop to CMW

Root:

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- In CWM select "Install ZIP from SDCARD"

- Select "Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip" and install it.

NOTE: Now you have a nice recovery program for writing and backing up your rom. If you stop here you will have your same android version but the ability to put whatever you want on your phone.

Install A ROM:

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- Boot into HBOOT and then into CWM by selecting "Recovery"

- Backup your old ROM! If you do not do this you will have nothing to go back to in a failure!

- In CWM select "Install ZIP from SDCARD"

- Select "Factory Reset" and then "Wipe Cache" as well

- Select "Codename-Android-3.5.0-VIVO.zip" and install it

- Select "Go Back" and then "Install" again

- Choose "gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip" this time

- Select "Go Back" and then "Restart"

And now you have Jelybean installed with all of the Google apps!!!

NOTES ON JELLYBEAN ROM:

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Their are quite a few random bugs but they are quite minor in my opinion. I was able to use my phone like every other day at work without a single one of the issues below getting in my way. If you want a rock stable ROM then I recommend you check out Project X which is ICS and nearly every bug has been hammered out.

Helpfull Notes:

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Their is no HTC Sense so no HTC apps anymore. For WiFi teather download "Barnacle Wifi Teather" from the Play store. It will fail first run as it needs to setup settings but then it works great.

- Camera App, The front facing camera casues glitches. If you try then do this to restore sanity:

1) Go to Settings -> Apps -> All and select "Gallery"

2) Clear data

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BUG LIST:

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Notification light:

No light for charging <== Battery icon changes and phone wakes up when plugged in as usual, who cares?!

Wrong colour for notifications (orange not green) <== Who cares?!

Call volume is very low or non-existent <== No volume problems for me!

Camera: <== All the below problems exist

There is no touch to focus

Video recording does not work

Front camera does not work

Back light:

If screen brightness is set to 5% or lower they will not work. <== Does not happen to me!

Buttons can turn off after 5 seconds of inactivity. This is a jellybean feature

On reboot back lights may not turn on, you can activate them by adjusting your brightness through settings. <== Has never happened!

MMS does not work (for some carriers) <== Im with SaskTel and it works

Works if connected to Wi-Fi (for some carriers)

Re-enter your APN settings manually may fix issue

Data sometimes won’t activate when enabled <== Again worked with SaskTel without setup

Re-enter your APN settings manually may fix issue

Wi-Fi is buggy for some <== Seems good to me

Go to Wi-Fi settings, menu button> advanced, there is an option enabled by default saying that any low range Wi-Fi will be disconnected automatically.

You can also try to set router to wireless g only.

Possible fix from nik: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zbl8fi8ito...Fix_for_JB.zip

Radio Strength in general is lower and slower <== I noticed fewer bars on my AP but a decent connection otherwise

Default AOSP Keyboard becomes default for no reason <== I don't have a different keyboard so im good

Swift key gestures (eg, backward swipe for delete) sometimes don’t work double tap the menu button to fix.

YouTube/Video playback reboots phone <== Disable HW overlays fixed this for me

This could be due to flash, possible temp fix, go to "settings->developer options" & "Disable HW overlays"

Other Camera apps may not work <== I only take pictures so the stock works for my needs

Google now/voice dictation is slow to open and seems that input volume is low <== LOL, did this ever work for anyone?!

Gallery: <== I have not seen any gallery issues

Has some back scrolling issues.

Possible fix for the Gallery:

1) Delete the .nomedia file (and other “hidden files”) from /sdcard/ and-or /data/

2) Wipe Media Storage Data (Settings>Apps>Media Storage)

3) Reboot.

4) If all else fails try formatting memory card and re-adding music and pictures back. Backup! Backup! Backup!

Face-unlock does not work (for some) <== Never worked with my mug anyways as my beard grows to fast lol

After using the camera, brightness won't revert back to original state, it stays bright <== Never seen this one before

This also happens in ICS roms not just JB roms

Need to manually reset brightness.

Or close camera from “recent apps” menu

Ability to change the volume even when the phone is locked <== Media volume can be changed when locked (This is normal)

Text looks "corrupt/fuzzy" <== Everything looks good to me!