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[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussellC91:
I have tried Stable, Beta and latest SuperSU, and I am still getting stuck on the HTC screen. I have HTC Desire 626s(8gb)-Metro PCS with latest updates. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaivunta:
So is there a way to flash the recovery without adb fastboot? Because i dont have the s on feature it denies me write access in fastboot. so is there another way or?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrod1947a:
help

so i followed instructions carefully. booted into twrp recovery to install supersu. restarted and now i am stuck on loading screen, been that way an hour. tried hard resetting, got stuck on same screen. tried again, and it will not let me hard reset. any ideas?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaiSaan14:
Is it possible to follow these steps and root or get stock rom back in an HTC Desire 626? are the 626 and the 626s same? because i find all these indexes asking about the 626s and nothing about the 626.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A Wild Magikarp:
Does it work on Desire 626? (non S)

The main XDA page about Desire 626 leads to this, so I'm not sure if the non-S version works with this.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
From what I remember, this process does NOT work with the 626 - only the 626s. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junglistric:
I'm happy to say that this works like a charm for 6.0.1 update.

thanks
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny12gauge:
Quick question - I keep getting the notification to install a system update so I keep saying "later" to get rid of it temporarily. I know earlier in this thread you guys said to go to /data/data/com.htc.updater/files and remove the OTA update file, but when I go there, that folder is empty. Am I missing something? I'm using the Root Power Explorer app to look through files on my phone.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ry.bellastone:
Ok, so I'm rooted. My next step is to install Kali on here but I have a few issues.

A) it seems that the default partitions are split into ~ 3.4 gbs. There are two. Another issue is I cannot get an ext4 sd to mount. Looked everywhere

This Kali img is 5.4 extracted so I'm kinda stuck.

The other question is, can I just flash a differnt Rom onto the phone, bypass the SIM unlock and actually use it as a phone? That way I can use my m8 as my Kali device. (Btw, I love my m8. The metal case is actually bent a good .125 and still works like a champ.

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Isn't this phone supposed to have 8gb? What's up with the less then 4?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
The phone has 8GB *total* - but a good portion of that is used for the "System" (ROM, buiilt-in apps, etc). So you really only have about 3.5gb free. IMO, that is the biggest issue with the 626s - internal storage is too limited...

Don't know what "Kali" is or anything about it, so can't help you there.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ry.bellastone:
https://www.kali.org

It has arm support.

Maybe I'll just s-off my metro 626s and need to switch phones and use my m8, but isn't that also a fat32 file system? So that wouldn't work to put a 5gb+ on.

I know this is off-topic for this thread, but you guys seem to know what your talking about with this device.

What about mounting a ex4 sd?

Could I just clean off everything but the ROM and repartition so I have the 8gb - the ROM ?

I've been screwing with this for days now haha. I'm not proficient enough to get into the nitty gritty but know a thing or two.

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Another question. On the metro 626s, it has that stupid app for SIM unlock. Since I'm rooted should I be able to bypass that? Or is a-off necessary? (Just lost my job and don't really have the 25 for it atm.)
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbigdaddy2000:
Does anyone have the rom.zip or the OPM9IMG for 6.0.1?

DWil's Magic Carpet
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rororooter:
Okay I'm new and confused as to whether or not I can't root this boring phone after I regretfully updated to marshmallows

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OK so it's all clear for marshmallow?

I hope this works. Last phone I rooted was my razor mini and it makes s nice paperweight now :rolleyes:
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnelson430@gmail.com:
Complete, detailed step by step root procedure for HTC Desire 626s
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluffyofqweam:
Wished It didn't have to reset lol
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cladair989:
Need help!!

I have unlocked my bootloader. But flashing the custom recovery I'm lost. I tried following the advice but I need the steps after unlocking boot loader in baby terms. I'm doing something wrong. I get a can't load recovery image error. I guess my directories are fine . I guess I have my files in the right place. I'm lost . Can someone please help me?. A video or simpler instructions on flashing the twrp and getting root is what I need .
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Can you supply more details as to what you typed and the exact error message? A screen-shot of the command you typed and the error would be best.

I'm not quite sure how to make the steps any easier or clear...

Also - just to confirm - you have an HTC 626s correct? What carrier?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cladair989:
Yes I haven't HTC desire 626s from virgin mobile . My computer died on me today so I will have to get a new one but as soon as I do I will try again and tell you all my steps. Thank you
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmira_323:
judt dont type in c\ if you are already right clicking to open cmd.exe just type in flashboot recovery recovery.img:cool:
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ff2co4:
i did all the steps, all was good until after i flashed over supersu, now im stuck on the htc logo and cant get it to power off to get back into fastboot.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ff2co4:
I ended up solving my own problem, i used the v2.46 instead of the v2.76 version of SuperSU, after doing so put me in a bootloop, while trying to get back to my stock Rom, i had destroy the org. image. after many tries this including going back to oem lock, i left it at unlocked, ran the RUU i found at http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-desire-626s-t-mobile/news/ which got my phone out of the bootloop and restored my orginal image. although it was not the Family Mobile Image it is the Tmobile image and seems to run faster on my phone.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Walker820:
I can't get this to work, I tried the recovery files on this post(after trying all the twrp files for this device from their website) none of the twrp worked, it just gave me a blank screen(as if phone was off) whenever I enter recovery mode. After flashing and trying to reboot into recovery with the file on this post, (the stock recovery, not cyanogenmod, that just gave blank screen as well) it sent me into a bootloop. Any advice?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickthekid:
need help finding rom.

Does anyone got a HTC desire 626 stock rom for the verizion phones? model number HTCD200L? android 6.1 if possible.

thanks!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Worked flawlessly for the HTC desire 626s cricket variant.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirbyblk:
:laugh: Many thanks to everyone that was involved in helping me with my question. It feels good to know I've the SUPPORT from many not just one member in the xda developers community. Even more so I appreciate the more knowledge I've obtained to help me. I can help others and I'm gonna be a part in the Android developments.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danny1976:
Just wanted to add some advice if anyone is rooting this phone. I followed the steps exactly as it said and phone was stuck on HTC logo after installing SuperSU. I was using the SuperSu file on the tutorial, which was v2.46. I decided to try an updated SuperSU file v2.76 and it worked great. I was also on the Marshmallow v6.0.1, which may have not been out when the tutorial was written. If anyone is on the Marshmallow version and is rooting this device, please use SuperSU v2.76 or newer.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glitchbuster2016:
I just did the same thing you did how did you get out of the bootloop?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bullracing:
A nandroid backup of an unlocked device can work on a Locked device?

of course the same model of HTC device.....

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had here the same problem, fortunatly I made a nandroid backup.... cant root my device :(
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kappp13:
Download mode?

Hello all and thank you for this guide.

I'm trying to root my Desire 626 but I have a dilemma. Don't know if the screen I'm getting to is the actual Download mode I am required to reach to flash the recovery image and later on, to go to Bootloader. Please see the picture I attached.

Is that the mode the phone is suppose to be in?

I managed to flash the recovery image somehow (:confused:) but I can't get the phone to reboot in recovery to add the binary.

Thank you.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technohunter123:
I have the Cricket 626s and is there a way to get MM on this phone? I tried using the Tmo ruu and it didn't work.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] into_311:
Just a note: this link to the SuperSU binary on the main page, doesn't work on the latest 6.0.1 update on the 626s. I had some issues with it getting stuck on the HTC logo or getting caught in a bootloop after installing TWRP recovery and installing the SuperSU binary. The fix was to revert it back to stock ROM using the RUU utility and then I downloaded the latest SuperSU stable binary off XDA here:

https://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu

At the time of this article it was version 2.79

That worked like a charm :)

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Did you try checking your model number on this htcdev page, and downloading it there? I would cross-verify it with the software version. I was able to do this same process on a device sold through Boost Mobile using the Sprint RUU.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calancats:
Beginner Mistakes;

Thanks! The HTC 626 common file? Needs ADB files to work. And article did not specify changing Cyanogen to "Recovery.img" Loading the adbWin(andUSB) API. dll finally made it work. After starting with - adb reboot download- from the platform tools , command prompt. And then switching cd\ to HTC common file.

Flashing the right recovery.img runs great! Great solution and tools. But article assumes too much knowledge. I had not seen cd\ before. And got it anyway!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Not quite sure what you mean by "HTC 626 common file", but the original procedure does actually recommend that you rename the recovery file to recovery.img (in the notes at the bottom of step 2) - and adb is not needed at all for this procedure. You can use it if you want, but if you follow the procedure exactly, adb is not even needed. All that you really need is fastboot...

Unless I'm not understanding what you are saying?

Obviously, if edits need to be made to the procedure, I will gladly do that, so please help me understand what you mean by "HTC 626s common file" and why you needed to install ADB at all. Also, please clarify what you mean by the "cd/" stuff (the procedure always has a space between "cd" and any directory name) - but I don't think the procedure uses the "cd /" anywhere anyway. :)
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calancats:
Hi: I had the Sdk platform tools installed. From another source! When I ran fastboot. Win 7 Error Reporting triggered a pop up. Telling me the Adb files missing , and needed!

Got lost when article suggested the HTC 626 file. It contains Twerp too! Tried naming that the recovery.img. Flashing it ? Got error, will not boot to recovery mode. So renamed the Cyanogen , recovery.img. Then used Adb to enter download mode. The change directory- to the HTC 626 file. Had to switch Directory from Platform tools to your HTC common file.

It had your list of files. Plus the two Adb. And worked!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Sorry, but I'm just not following what you mean when you say "the HTC 626 file" or "your HTC common file".

Regarding the error you got with your previous installation of fastboot, unfortunately, there is no way to document every possible issue that can come up when using previous installations of the SDK, fastboot, adb, etc. If you start clean and follow the procedure exactly, it works (as many have reported). The procedure does assume that you have some *VERY* basic knowledge of WIndows/DOS - things like creating a folder/directory, copying files, etc. I've re-read the procedure and I'm just not sure where things went wrong for you (other than potential issues resulting from your previous SDK installation, which I have no control over). If you download and install the fastboot.exe file that is available in step 4 of HTC's bootloader unlock procedure, that is all that you need for this procedure.

Anyway, if you can clarify what you mean in regards to "the HTC 626 file" and "your HTC common file", maybe it will make things clearer for me.

I really should update the OP for those running the Android 6.x update though. I do mention in red letters at the top of the procedure to check a particular post for updated instructions if you are running Android 6.x, but it seems that is not enough. :) So I might as well just include that info in the OP. Actually, I'm assuming that you can use the newer version of SU for both Android 5.x and 6.x, so maybe I'll just update the SuperSU links in the OP so that it points to the latest version of SuperSU - that should solve that problem...
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calancats:
Easy! Your article directs. To add new C folder. Named HTC 626. And lists the files needed to flash. I was already running ADB. One command line starts download. See Capt. Throwback link. So those Common Files work from developer bridge? After pasting in the ADB files for Win and USB API.dll

The confusion on what to rename recovery image followed. I did that to Cyanogen iso! And after changing command window directory. From ADB tools to the HTC 626 file. It worked! On droid 6.1 no trouble. Had no idea could run your files and flash. Not using developer bridge!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] technohunter123:
I tried using the T-Mo RUU and it went through all the steps until it error 131'd me. It said to download the "correct RUU.""

This is for the 626s on Cricket.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calancats:
Hi; I had no problem with my 6.1 version. I started with a How to Geek article. Lucky it listed the Android Developer site. Capt. Throwback. And XDA! It started with flashing Twerp and the Super User. And their solution fails. Because the recovery mode from Cyanogen. Is not listed. It will flash twerp. No way to get recovery mode on phone!

The article here gave a perfect list of files needed. Starting with fastboot step 4- of HTC unlock. Creating that new file in C. Name wtf. And then flashing the recovery from there? Should work. The SU will always update from Google Play to current version? Any way my download installed and ran.

All I can add. Is adding the ADB file for Win and USB API dll To Jtrosky list. Then I had no issues. Correct install. I had to rename Cyanogen as recovery.img. And that loaded first. Asking to apply update. Done- Got root. I have system image from Twerp. And factory copy with all backups in Titanium. Off to the experiment fun!

Thanks All!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehtishamali:
Help

Hi i am new here so i don't know how can i create a forum for help. my htc desire 626 dual sim software is corrupted and it shows the error com.android has stopped working and then every app shuts down one by one i tried factory reset many times but after sometime same error and when i reboot the phone the start screen stucks . I don't know what to do couldn't find any relative post. my mobile android version is 4.4.4 KITKAT. Please help i am anxiously waiting for it thanks.:(
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javidh:
I need twrp
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shanghai.Knight:
I'm trying to do this ona 625 Cricket device, and when I flash TWRP, then go into recovery mode, all I get is a blank screen.

Says it flashed okay, but when I load it up, I get blank. Can't do anything. I get a happy beep from the computer, like something is running correctly, but nothing on the screen..

Help?

I can reboot and get back to stock android... but cannot install Supersu...

Any help is appreciated!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elizandro12:
Ola
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BirdstarCat13:
Is there any way to root this device without unlocking the bootloader or installing Cyanogen? I *ONLY* want root access, since all I want to do is install an app as a system app. The only alternative for what I want my device to be able to do is to update my OS but I don't think I have anywhere near enough storage for that.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lance69987:
Is there a free s-off method?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancey6969:
Does anyone know if there is any custom roms for the desire 626s I can't seem to find any
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tapers95:
Root HTC 626s
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J.F.D.San:
Friend como root en Htc 626s
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 777hacker2023:
i flashed twrp custom recovery but its not opening help
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erik2541:
Success !!!!!

Thanks to our resident expert I was able to obtain root. However, I was expecting to see Cyanogen Mode when it booted back up. Last time I was involved in rooting there was an app called Clockwork Rom that gave you choices of different ROMs to flash. Is there something like that available for the 626s (when I used Clockwork I was on an EVO) ? I also thought that root gave you the ability to move apps to the SD card (that was my primary reason for rooting).
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Well I don't know what I am doing I guess. I am using minimal adb fastboot prigram I have on my PC but can't seem to flash the recovery.img. Should I just get the fastboot.exe and try that? I thought min adb fastboot would do the same thing. I put the recovery in the folder where it is installed but it won't flash. I am a noob and couldn't figure out how to create a directory like was describe but thought if the file was in the same folder it would work.

Anyone have a easy suggestion for me?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
What is the error that you are getting? A screenshot would be the most helpful.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
[MENTION=7003906]Erik2541[/MENTION] - unfortunately, there aren't any custom ROM's available for the 626s yet... It's a relatively new phone (we just got root), so that is probably why... We'll get there eventually though! You can move apps to the SD card via Settings->Apps->SD Card->Move. Also, since you are rooted, you can also remove system apps you don't want/need by just removing the app from /system/app (using ES File Explorer or some other root-capable file explorer). Just be careful - if you remove an important app, you can really screw things up....
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Phone is in download mode, unlocked. Here is 2 screenshots, one of where I put the files and then the error from ADB Minimal.

Thanks for helping !!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Hmm - few things to test/check:

1. Make phone is in download mode and not bootloader mode. Phone should say "htc download mode" and "***Unlocked***" on the first two lines. A few people have tried to do this step while in bootloader mode instead of download mode...

2. From command prompt, please run "fastboot devices" and post output

3. From command prompt, please run "dir" and post output

#2 and #3 are from the command prompt - can post output of both commands in same screenshot (or separate - either way).
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Here is the screenshot you asked for. I also did a adb devices and my phone didn't show up, but it did before I did the unlock a couple of days ago. Not sure if that helps but will include that screen shot. Drivers installed, download mode, unlocked all good.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
I think I see the problem. Your recovery.img file is actually named "recovery.img.img"! You can either rename it "move recovery.img.img recovery.img" from command prompt, or just use "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.img"....

By default, Windows explorer hides the file extensions - so if you see "recovery.img" in Windows explorer, the file is actually named "recovery.img.img"... That's why I like to see things in Command Prompt - can see what's really going on (I actually configure windows to show the file extension to avoid issues like this - it's under the folder options somewhere...

Let me know if that gets you going...
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
I will try that. Funny, I didn't see the .img so I added it when I renamed the file. I am guilty of making it img img. Will post back soon. Thanks for all this help!!

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Big thanks !!!!!!! It worked. Get back to you in a few when I mess up flashing SU. LOL

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I AM ROOTED. Thanks again I appreciate all the help. :svetius:
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Awesome! Glad to hear you were successful!!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbigdaddy2000:
It wouldn't let me mark just the text. It marked all of it. So I used notepad to edit it and removed the unneeded text then I submitted the edit and it worked. I am now fully rooted. Great step by step. Thanks to all who helped. I know one thing at a time but are there any roms in development for us?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Omar3sau:
Htc desire 626s

Android 5.1

Telcel Mex.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Just had a question . Should my phone still have S=ON ? I thought after rooting it would be S=OFF but I am still learning. Also, does this matter? Having trouble getting Titanium Backup saving to my ext sd card and read something about needing to have it S=OFF

Thanks
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Yes, it should still be S-ON. There is no way to make this phone S-OFF yet. Not sure about the Titanium backup question though... I don't see why you would need S-OFF to write to the external SD card via Titanium, but I don't use it much, so not sure...
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowender62:
Thanks for clearing up the S+on/off ?. On TB I have used it on other phones and it always let back up to my sd card but on this it goes to internal. I was searching and saw it mentioned S+off needs to set that way, that's why I asked. I want to make a backup and didn't see that option when I boot into CyanogenMod recovery menu. My last phone I had TWRP and did it there.

Any suggestions on making a backup for this phone?
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
I had the same issue with Titanium - however, I tried this fix and it worked perfectly - I can now use external SD cards in Titanium (after reboot):

http://xdaforums.com/att-lg-g3/help/fix-titanium-backup-write-to-external-sd-t2833704