[Desire 626 Android Development] sandix:
Wiki with more information about this ROM: http://www.urgero.org/AdvancedStock626

CRICKET USERS:

This ROM works for Cricket Variant phones now.

APN's for Cricket are not enabled in this ROM yet, so follow these instructions to setup the APN's for data & MMS.

Play Store might crash some times, or on first boot, clear the play stores and google service cache in settings

This ROM does not, and will not have Crickets carrier apks.

Take caution using this ROM, I do not have cricket, I have MetroPCS so I cannot test this ROM on Cricket devices.

This ROM for ALL cricket users will require the boot.img linked in the downloads below to get WiFi working properly until further notice.

Instructions for install are the same for MetroPCS AND Cricket users.

Enjoy!

****Version 5 now has some CM12 applications, please enjoy them, I also made slight changes to the libs folder, su.d folder, and added new libs to prep for the CM12 Hybrid rom

Download Links:

THIS IS NOT A FLASHABLE ZIP, YOU MUST RESTORE IT FROM TWRP RECOVERY!!!!

Debloated and Rooted System Image(TWRP)(Ver. 5):http://www.mediafire.com/download/k7zfvdf6efr74ni/AdvancedStock626_V5.zip****IF UPDATING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION YOU MUST CLEAR CACHE/DALVIK CACHE!!!!***

My Kernel backed up from TWRP: https://www.mediafire.com/?z1697u7dtpfwow1(ONLY DOWNLOAD IF YOU HAVE WIFI ISSUES AND MADE A PROPER BACKUP BEFORE HAND!!!!!!!)

Also: you will need 7-zip to unpack this file: http://www.7-zip.org/

For those who have been asking for this: MetroPCS Device Unlock App (Took it off a display model for ya guys :D )(NOTE: Might need to be installed as a system app! Read the bottom of this post for more info!) (NOTE2: It might need some libs files to install properly, I am working on getting those too.)

****WARNINGS****

If you upgraded your phone past 1.06.1550.7 this firmware will BREAK WiFi!!!!

You always run the risk of bricking a device when using non-oem firmware.

Although I have tested this extensively (And currently using it as my Daily Driver) expect bugs since some important HTC have been removed.

Your kernel version MUST be at 3.10.49-perf-g1363ba7 (Only kernel that has been reported to work properly on this device with THIS firmware so far.)

The RUU in case something goes wrong: http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_A32E_UL_L51_DESIRE_SENSE70_MetroPCS_US_1.23.1550.3.exe

THIS IS NOT A FLASHABLE ZIP, YOU MUST RESTORE IT FROM TWRP RECOVERY!!!!

How to Restore The New System Image:

If upgrading from a previous version, please be sure to Wipe Cache/Dalvik Cache before rebooting to make sure new system apps, and tweaks are properly used.

Download the system image from the link above

Extract the zip file to your external SD Card: (Example: Phone:\Ext_sd\TWRP\backups\)

Reboot into download mode (Vol Down + Pwr)

Select "Reboot into bootloader"

Select "Reboot into Recovery"

Make sure System Read only is not enabled in Mount settings.

Select "Restore" -> Select the Folder you just put on your external SD Card

Wait for a few minutes.

After that is done, go back to the recovery home

Then select "Wipe"

Select "Data", "Cache", and "Dalvick Cache", and "Internal Storage" ONLY (

IF UPDATING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION YOU MUST CLEAR CACHE/DALVIK CACHE!!!!)

Slide to wipe.

Then reboot.

Follow android setup as normal

Profit.

Some notes about this Custom Stock ROM:

I could not remove everything because the device itself is using HTC's Framework so some apps had to stay

HTC Launcher is removed, giving up 100MB+ of space.

Some HTC Apps have been removed

New Launcher put in (CM Launcher)(NOT TREBUCHET FROM CM12)

Lots of google apps removed

HTC Keyboard stayed because it was the only keyboard I found that will be active natively out of the box on this ROM (Dont know why)

AdBlocker added

Rooted with SuperSU from Chainfire

about 3.6GB of free space BEFORE system does app updates, and about 2.7GB free AFTER the updates. so still pretty good amount of space left on the phone after.

Super smooth bootup time (About 30 sec or less for me.)

THIS IS NOT A FLASHABLE ZIP, YOU MUST RESTORE IT FROM TWRP RECOVERY!!!!

Solving misc issues with the ROM:

You can attempt to flash the boot.img I have linked above to resolve the wifi BUT MAKE A FRICKING BACKUP FIRST BEFORE YOU DO THAT!!!!

APN Fix (MMS/LTE/TETHER): https://www.mediafire.com/?5b9q589337n8gaq This file needs to be restored with APN Backup&Restore. To do this you need to convert APN Backup & Restore into a system app then restore the XML file you downloaded.

Installing the Device Unlock app: Copy the apk to /system/priv-app/DeviceUnlock. If that folder does not exist, feel free to make it and put the APK there.

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