A pre-rooted 1.19.605.22 official firmware that based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow is now available for Verizon HTC 10. We at True Android today going to share a way to download and install rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware. Those who are running on official 1.19.605.22 firmware but due to various reason not happy and willing to remove many unwanted program can try this. There are many reason to use this rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware on Verizon HTC 10 but most important one is, its deodexed means you can remove any app without a hassle. Lets learn how to update rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Verizon HTC 10 custom ROM.
Key features of modified 1.19.605.22 official firmware:
- Android 6.0.1
- Official – 1.19.605.22 – Verizon base
- Deodexed
- BusyBox
- Rooted/SuperSU
- Added Stock Power Saving Mode – Fixed F/C into menu
- Ability to enable SystemUI Tuner (however can only toggle statusbar icons – Thx Verizon!)
- Enabled Tethering
- Enabled USB Tethering
- Xposed Framework Support
- All Applications Up-To-Date – as of 6/18/16
Warning!
This tutorial is only for Verizon HTC 10. Don’t try this guide on any other Android device. Also, we (True Android Team) are not responsible for any damage caused due to the instruction given in this page. Try this at your own risk. However, it is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions as it is which are mentioned in procedure.
Pre Requisites:
1. Backup your device data. You can follow our ultimate backup guide.
2. Make sure your device have at least 60% battery power. You can install an app like Battery Notifier BT Free on your Android device to check it easily.
3. You already have USB Driver Installed for Verizon HTC 10 in your PC. [Download USB Drivers]
4. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled otherwise you won’t able to transfer file between PC and Verizon HTC 10. [Guide].
5. Your device have latest CWM recovery or TWRP recovery installed. [Guide]
6. You must be S-OFF | Bootloader unlocked and with a custom recovery – preferably TWRP.
If you done everything that we mentioned above then you are ready to follow step-by-step guide on how to install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware on Verizon HTC 10.
File Required(Download by clicking on it)
- Rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware [Filename: HTC10_VZW-StockROM.zip]
How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware on Verizon HTC 10
- Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded file to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.
- Disconnect USB and then turn off your Verizon HTC 10.
- Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Down and Power button together to boot into HBOOT menu, from there select Recovery [use volume buttons to scroll and Power button to select]. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.
- Perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back into your previous ROM. To perform a backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup is complete.
- Now, perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is complete. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping process done, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advance option to perform Dalvik cache wiping.
- Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard (or /sdcard1 for external storage). Now, locate the Verizon HTC 10 Zip file that you copied earlier in Step 1 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.
- When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Verizon HTC 10 and boot up into Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware.
- Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.
Tutorial For TWRP Recovery Users:
- Connect your device to PC using USB cable and then copy downloaded file to the SD card of your device. Important: Don’t extract any files.
- Disconnect USB and then turn off your Verizon HTC 10.
- Now, boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Down and Power button together to boot into HBOOT menu, from there select Recovery [use volume buttons to scroll and Power button to select]. Alternatively try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.
- Create a Backup using TWRP Backup Option.
- Perform a Factory Reset (this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress). To do this, Tap on Wipe, then at the bottom of the screen do a Swipe on the ‘Swipe to factory reset‘ option.
- Now its time to add zip file for flashing. Tap on Install, then browse to the location where you saved the files and tap on the Verizon HTC 10 Zip file. Now at the bottom of the screen, do a swipe on the Swipe to confirm flash option to begin flashing.
- When installation is completed, go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot your Verizon HTC 10 and boot up into Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware.
- Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select Backup then through Restore option, restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.
Congrats! Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow firmware based rooted 1.19.605.22 firmware is now installed and running on your Verizon HTC 10. [via]
