So you've decided to bite the bullet and update your HTC Desire to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Hit play on the video above to watch a step-by-step walkthrough to make sure you don't go wrong -- it's a little more complicated than the usual over the air upgrade.
Before you proceed you should understand that all data will be wiped from your phone's internal memory. The Flashlight and Teeter apps won't be automatically reinstalled after the Gingerbread update due to space constraints, but they're supplied in the download should you want to squeeze them back on to your phone.
Backup your phone
It's essential that you backup any important data on your HTC Desire before attempting to sample the sweet delights of Gingerbread. Updating to Android 2.3 will wipe the phone's internal memory. Data stored on any SD cards is safe. Here are your options:
Complete backup: If you don't mind stumping up £3, MyBackup Pro offers a complete backup solution for all your messages, apps, application data and more. You'll need to check the documentation to see if there's anything that can't be backed up.
Text messaging: Text and picture messages can be backed up using the free SMS Backup+ app. It will export your SMS, MMS and call log entries to Gmail using a separate label and can later restore all but MMS back to your phone.
Syncing with Google: You're most likely already syncing important data, such as calendar, email and contacts, with Google apps. If you're not sure exactly what's being synced, check Google's configuring account sync and display options article to set it up.
Download the software
Get ready to give your broadband connection a thorough workout. Visit developer.htc.com and look for the ~161MB 'Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Upgrade for HTC Desire'.
You'll have to agree to the terms and conditions first.
Download it to your Windows PC and unzip it. Then unzip the HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade.zip file within that. Sorry, Mac users, this won't work for you. If anyone knows of a way of installing this via the SD card or some other method, let us know.
Those .apk files are software that won't be automatically installed with Gingerbread due to storage constraints. They can be added manually later if you want them. There's also a ZIP file containing the original wallpapers.
Run the installer
Ensure you're logged in to your PC as an administrator and that the HTC Sync software is installed. If you don't have it already, you'll find it here.
You'll also need to ensure the phone is set to sync when it's connected to your PC, rather than simply charging or acting as a storage device. Press the menu button, tap 'Settings', scroll down and tap 'Connect to PC', tap 'Default connection type' and then tap 'HTC Sync' and 'Done'.
It's essential the upgrade process is not interrupted, so to be safe, quit any other software running on your PC and ensure your phone is set not to receive calls or messages. The quickest way to do this is to enter Airplane mode. Press the menu button, tap 'Settings', tap 'Wireless & networks', then tick the 'Airplane mode' box.
Connect the HTC Desire to a spare USB port on your PC. Ensure your computer recognises the phone, then double-click on the 'RUU_HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade (Gingerbread).exe' file and follow the on-screen prompts.
The first dialogue box tells you everything the software update will do for/to your phone, warns you (yet again) about its limitations, and ensures you are 'expert' enough to install it. Click 'Next'.
Tick the box that says you understand that your phone will we wiped, then click 'Next'.
Tick the box that says you've connected your phone to your PC, then click 'Next'.
Click the 'Update' button to update your phone's current version.
Verify that's what you want to do by clicking 'Next'.
Press 'Next' to confirm that your phone will be updated.
A progress bar will appear showing how the installation is going. Don't use the phone or PC during this time.
If you're not logged in as an administrator the installation process will fail with no warning at all. You won't even get a chance to type in an admin password. If this happens, log in as an administrator and try again.
Restore your phone
Once the process is complete (it can take around 10 minutes, but ours updated more quickly) you'll see the following message on your PC.
The HTC Desire will reboot and act like a brand new phone again.
All applications you previously downloaded from the Android Market should automatically restore to your phone once you supply your Google account information. You may have to sacrifice some apps if there's not enough room on the internal memory.
You'll need to restore your data from backup. If you used software such as MyBackup Pro or SMS Backup+, ensure it was reinstalled on your phone and then follow the instructions to restore the data you need.
Enjoy Gingerbread
The advantage of running Gingerbread on the HTC Desire, other than 'because you can', is negligible. A couple of apps (Flashlight and Teeter) have been removed, but can be reinstalled via HTC Sync, while Facebook fans will need to grab that from the Android Market.
Despite the warnings, SMS and MMS work just fine, and a quick perusal of the other standard apps suggest no problems with performance. The camera app crashed and caused a reboot on one occasion, but we don't think that's indicative of the phone's overall stability.
We had about 128MB of internal storage spare after the upgrade.
Have you installed Gingerbread on your HTC Desire? Let us know how you're getting on in the comments section.
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Anonymous 3 August, 2011 20:10
im all ready running gingerbread on my hero :) ive had it a while
westie4321 3 August, 2011 20:35
I'm running Oxygen ROM on my HTC Desire and have been for a month or so. I was one of the people who jumped ship the moment HTC said they weren't updating the Desire to 2.3! Oxygen is essentially a free range version of Android with a few slight changes, but I don't regret rooting my phone as it now so much faster without the HTC Sense UI taking all the RAM up :)
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 04:16
Just installed Gingerbread Upgrade yesterday on my Desire. Went very smooth. I synced the phone using htc Sync and re-Synced again after the upgrade. All the data are ok.
So far it is running fine! I do not see any difference!
Only the battery drain is much less now!
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 04:47
Updated my HTC desire to 2.3, the process is simple and phone works fine.Only thing is arrangement of albums in music player completely changed
anonymous 4 August, 2011 06:56
It's not compatible with Mac. May I know why? As such, I didn't managed to upgrade to Gingerbread.
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 09:47
mine has a minor prob... whenever i press the volume it didnt respond quickly, i have to press it 2 to three times before it response.... but honestly i like the update, coz it speed up my fone nd drains my battery a little less than b4
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 10:15
I updated my desire with htc gingerbread rom. It really isn't any different, apart from things like putting the phone on its face to go to loudspeaker mode and small tweeks like that. I'm not even sure about the battery life being longer. It may be because I'm playing about with mine in work more, but mine seems like its draining more quickly.
I said this in another post, but the only reason to do this is bragging rights! HTC sense is nice, but it does eat a lot of memory. Also it looks exactly the same, keyboard etc is the sence one and not the gingerbread stock one.
MikeBuck_1 4 August, 2011 11:13
one thing I saw was that after you;ve installed an app, if you try and move it to the SD, the first time you press the move to SD button, it fails, press it again and it works fine. wierd!
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 11:25
It isn't working... when i have done the last step a task bar is scrolling en "waiting for bootloader..........." after a while became the error code 171 USB connection fails...
Anyone more problems or sove the problem
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 12:02
ive had the leaked gingerbread on my desire since the end of may. i havent had a problem with it. actually its fantastic. wont even bother installing this release.
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 12:06
Its sounds good... I've installed the 2.3 just now. A couple of changes when the power button is pressed can be observed and also the options font has been reduced.. Let Me see how does it help. A new option called close all apps and restart phone is been added to power button. Let Met see wats new in this upgrade..
Thanks
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 12:52
are you all stupid? The phone runs much faster now, the touch screen is much more responsive and if you benchmark the phone with Quadrant you can see that the results are double that of the HTC Desire results it has on record.
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 14:04
Worked first time no probs, took about 30 mins from backing up phone data, downloading the HTC files, to phone rebooting and successfully running GingerCow.
Some nice new touches here and there, performance slightly (not massively for crying out loud) better.
Storage space is improved as I was able to throw a few extra Applications at my phone. I also added a good single press cache cleaner to help keep as much memory free as possible.
Don't know why the fuss! Does not take as long as some negative websites have tried to make out (hrs?! lol).
It works and all is good in the world of my HTC Desire : )
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 17:18
updated last night. No issues with all my apps that I've reinstalled. Took less than the estimated 10 mins. Unlock screen doesn't lag and is generally more responsive all around.
've had the failed SD move thing happen in froyo too. No biggy.
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 17:48
mine keeps failing telling me my phone isn't connected to usb even though it is !!! anyone got same as me if so have u got round it? let me know
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 19:47
Do we still get the sense UI after this upgrade to 2.3
Anonymous 4 August, 2011 23:54
Looks great....touch is much better
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 00:02
Don't bother doing this. Several sources have stated that doing this install has resulted in erratic and slow performance, and some have even lost the use of SMS and MMS.
If you're going to go out of your way to do this, then just root your Desire using Unrevoked, download ROM Manager from the Market, then search for and install Cyanogenmod 7 stable.
This will give you Gingerbread, your phone will run a lot faster, and there's no risk of losing SMS/MMS capabilities. You'll even get some cool features that you won't get with HTC's Gingerbread, thanks to having been rooted.
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 04:37
Hi,updated my Orange branded desire to gingerbread yesterday,took about from HTC developers site,took about half hour from sending my phone .overall have had no issues with any function of the phone it did free up some space removed Orange apps which were of no use anyway,but I was hoping for a bit more from gingerbread I don't see any real changes even my battery is about the same.Should I and do I need to install the other files that were with the 2.3 file ,if any body can tell me will they bring some changes to the phone.
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 04:44
Can anyone tell me ,what are those other files with the desire gingerbread file,are they of any use and do I need to install them ,to see a difference to my phone.
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Anonymous 5 August, 2011 06:18
Can you install this on the HTC inspire? I mean...it is the same phone.
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 07:56
gonna give this ago having read the respond here on the battery life improvement. that's more than enough to convince me to try this out
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 11:47
@"Don't bother doing this"
"If you’re going to go out of your way"
This is WAY quicker than rooting your phone there is no "going out of your way" when comparing this method to going down the road of Rooting.
"no risk of loosing SMS"
There is a great risk of doing damage to your phone COMPLETELY and not just losing your SMS by rooting! Every site that has given tutorials on rooting has expressed how high risk rooting your phone is.
We all should know the benefits of Rooting by now and I am a big fan of it. But for those who just want to know their Desire is running GingerCow, this is the safest and quickest method.
No, I don’t work for Google, HTC or Android. lol
Yes I ran this update. Worked first go, no ongoing issues (with SMS or anything else) and phone performance has improved a little.
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 12:31
anyone had the usb not connected fault its doing my head in
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 13:52
Is it absolutely necessary to update to 2.3.3? I'm considering getting a Desire and would like to know before I buy. I'd like to keep 2.2 if it isn't completely necessary to update to 2.3.3 but having that option of an update is good nonetheless.
Anonymous 5 August, 2011 21:05
I had a go at this last night, and found it to be very easy. I suspected it would be - it's the first time I've done a ROM upgrade on an Android phone, but I've flashed ROMs like this on HTC's WinMo phones before, and it was a very similar procedure.
As long as you follow these instructions to the letter, and don't interrupt the process, you're very, very unlikely to do any permanent damage to your phone.
It all works just fine. First impressions are that there's not a *massive* amount of difference to most things, but I'm sure power management is *way* better, which is good, as I'm going camping for a few days soon...
In answer to the comment above, no you don't have to upgrade to 2.3, but 2.2 has some security issues which 2.3 fixes, apparently. Other than that, there isn't much difference, but I like playing around with alternative OSes, so I wanted to give it a try.
Anonymous 6 August, 2011 07:36
Hey all, I've installed ginger bread 2.3 day before yest. My phone is running much faster than before.. The apps download from android market is very fast. Also the apps from android market work terrible faster than ever before. I'm working on 2g mobile network. My network say the max speed provided will be only 32kbps but while running on android market apps the speed will gets boosted from 50kbps till 1mbps. Superb speed.
But I lost the mobile network on/off options in power button after installing this.
Let me see if there is anything else..
Anonymous 6 August, 2011 15:06
HTC seemed to have closed off access to the boot menu by the traditional method, which was to dual-press the down-volume and on button. Does anyone know of anyone way to get to hboot?
superbock 6 August, 2011 16:55
finally got past the problem of usb detection had to update htc sync from there website did upgrade works fine noticed a big speed difference but nothing much else really
Anonymous 6 August, 2011 19:36
Dusty1274. Updated my Desire today. Less than 10 mins. no problems as yet. Battery seems to be lasting that little bit longer, only time will tell. Pleased with the result. SMS and MMS all working as they should. Download was done as per this page onto a Laptop running Vista Home premium. No connection problems. Best of luck to all of you waiting to try.
Dingledoodie 6 August, 2011 20:46
Upgraded about an hour ago. Very easy, very quick and, thus far, no glitches. One thing though, a small thing at that... does anyone know where/how I can get the HTC Flashlight widget back???
superbock 6 August, 2011 20:48
its included as an apk. file in the upgrade download pack
Anonymous 6 August, 2011 20:49
I was looking for a way to upgrade my Desire to 2.3, but didn't fancy takin' on the root procedure as a newbie. Anyway, I used this on my Orange UK HTC Desire, and it worked a treat. I am VERY happy with the outcome, it has unbranded my phone so I am not full up with Orange rubbish, I have more space now for Apps, and without question the phone is running faster and smoother. So... back up your data and apps and use this NOW!
Anonymous 7 August, 2011 10:10
thanks - everything went on smooth, looks a new phone :)
Anonymous 7 August, 2011 21:31
Hi all, just updated to GB an it works great the only issue is I m unable to view my apps on SD.. Plz can anybody help me out with this as i also need some of my imp messages also which were backup on SMS Backup.. plz help
Anonymous 8 August, 2011 09:33
If you want to root your phone and get updates, do not update DO NOT UPDATE. Because then you have to wait for HTC to unlock your phone, and it will probaply take looooooong time.
I have been running android 2.34 since mai 2011 on a rooted phone with cyanogenmod 7.1.0. cyanogenmod.com.
And so have 400 000 others done..
Anonymous 8 August, 2011 13:45
Mines not gone according to plan Argggg!
It all installed fine, went through the set up procedure OK, rebooted and now stuck in a boot loop!
Sometimes gets to start screen no service with the drag down bar then reboots, sometimes only only to the HTC white screen, i have to take the battery out to stop it.
Any Ideas?
Anonymous 9 August, 2011 10:19
Works fine. Took about 10 mins. Same move to SD card twice issue, no biggie. For the record cant see much difference yet. Looks exactly the same.....
Anonymous 10 August, 2011 07:22
No probs. Now boots (and shuts down) very much more quickly when turn the phone on. Really like the 'magnify' thing when editing text ( just like Apple). Available phone memory now 40Mb, before with same apps only 20 Mb available. noticed when moving Apps to SD it reports some of thenApp left in Phone. this is odd?
Think my WiFi is now less sensitive? Can only just see the WiFi with WiFi analyser from my bedroom, whereas before it was never a prob. might be coincidence? Anyone else noticed this?
wilkinsonjohn 10 August, 2011 09:07
Worked first time with no problems to report, SMS/MMS working, web browsing working, camera working no problems to report.
the link at the top of the page seems to be broken so I've uploaded it and it can be found here:-
https://wilkinsonjohn.livedrive.com/
superbock 10 August, 2011 17:57
dont know if its just me but my battery seems to be lasting 10 times longer! .... happy days
Anonymous 10 August, 2011 20:24
Just finished it all and had no problems at all, works and looks great, only a few small changes but feels better to have the newer version. Seems quicker on the android market, and picks up a stronger wireless signals.
Anonymous 11 August, 2011 14:35
is there any way of downloading and installing the new sense UI to go along with this 2.3.3 upgrade, something as easy to install as this update was?
Anonymous 11 August, 2011 18:33
perfect!... running on gingerbread 2.3
Anonymous 13 August, 2011 17:02
Just installed it and everything seems ok, i really like the apps2sd built in and things do seem to run faster. Not sure about batt cos i'm fiddling with it constantly... the phone that is
akghavoc.
k_reggie 13 August, 2011 22:04
How do I unzip this file. It doesn't give me any option when I right click?
I need some assistants here please.
Anonymous 14 August, 2011 11:01
Don't bother, the down sides are much worse than the benefits.
Good:- battery lasts longer, nearly twice as long in my case, easier to put apps on sd card.
Bad:- unreliable, crashes all the time, often to the stage where i have to remove the battery to stop a boot loop,
It crashes on 'market' so really difficult to add your apps, crashed this morning trying to add a contact? My phone is now 'as is' which is virtually useless.
My phone is 1 year old and unable to take a simple upgrade, it will be the last HTC i buy!
anonymous 14 August, 2011 13:59
"The camera app crashed and caused a reboot" any solution for this?
Anonymous 14 August, 2011 16:39
Joell, seems like you have buy a new phone because that issue is caused by your PVT version and there is no way back nor update fix for that board. My friend experience it too after upgrading to 2.3 and asked HTC but they already told it to the disclaimer before you upgrade. I'm sorry to hear that man.. //
anonymous 14 August, 2011 16:46
how to check my PVT version?
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 10:48
Thanks for these informations . Very accurate !
I just did it without problem M Looks like some applicationa are now movable to SD which were not on Froyo !?
One glitch though, if you create a folder to group some applications and some of them are locate don the SD, the icons for these applications are not restored properly after a restart ! Folder are ok, application shortcuts work ok, but icons return to the default application icon !!)
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 10:49
Thanks for these informations . Very accurate !
I just did it without problem M Looks like some applicationa are now movable to SD which were not on Froyo !?
One glitch though, if you create a folder to group some applications and some of them are locate don the SD, the icons for these applications are not restored properly after a restart ! Folder are ok, application shortcuts work ok, but icons return to the default application icon !!)
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 10:49
Thanks for these informations . Very accurate !
I just did it without problem M Looks like some applicationa are now movable to SD which were not on Froyo !?
One glitch though, if you create a folder to group some applications and some of them are locate don the SD, the icons for these applications are not restored properly after a restart ! Folder are ok, application shortcuts work ok, but icons return to the default application icon !!)
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 10:49
Thanks for these informations . Very accurate !
I just did it without problem M Looks like some applicationa are now movable to SD which were not on Froyo !?
One glitch though, if you create a folder to group some applications and some of them are locate don the SD, the icons for these applications are not restored properly after a restart ! Folder are ok, application shortcuts work ok, but icons return to the default application icon !!)
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 10:50
Thanks for these informations . Very accurate !
I just did it without problem M Looks like some applicationa are now movable to SD which were not on Froyo !?
One glitch though, if you create a folder to group some applications and some of them are locate don the SD, the icons for these applications are not restored properly after a restart ! Folder are ok, application shortcuts work ok, but icons return to the default application icon !!)
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 11:02
Are others also experiencing problems with the OEM headset after the GB upgrade?
Because I do.
Always used my OEM headset without any problem. Since the upgrade to GB it looks like it isn't even inserted in the jack.
Also FM radio complaines about the headset because of the missing antenna.
Anonymous 15 August, 2011 22:28
I have recently loaded HTC's Gingerbread ROM onto my Desire and have to say the improvements are minimal. A friend owns a Desire S, and I like the extra functionality 2.3 brings to that phone. However, almost all of the good bits I was expecting are not present on my Desire after upgrading. It hasn't, however, negatively affected anything at all (apart from only having one wallpaper to choose from now......) A few of the pre loaded apps, as mentioned above, are also gone.
The phone is definitely quicker and smoother in operation now, but not by much. And the battery life may be slightly better, but it's not huge.
The icons in the notification bar are different, but the bar itself is unchanged. The main app drawer is unchanged.
The long press to select text is improved, now showing a magnified image and easy to select arrows.
A quick boot option is now present, which does work brilliantly.
Long pressing the power button brings a different menu up, with less functions.....!
The volume button operation icons and ring volume selection tones are different.
Less memory for app storage now, there was about 125mb free showing immediately after loading 2.3.
To sum up, not much improvement, although the speedier operation is very welcome. And it's not the scary, phone will be wrecked experience that HTC make it out to be!
Anonymous 16 August, 2011 10:05
finally I updated my desire to, it's pretty easy but I noticed we are get 2.3.3
it's not possible to upgrade to 2.3.4/5 ?
Anonymous 16 August, 2011 10:28
What was the memory for app storage PRE-Gingerbread??
anonymous 16 August, 2011 22:00
back up and running with GB..simple walkthrough here..one notes though...
backed everything up with MyBackup (the 30 day free works fine if you backup to your SD card - which i then also copied the entire contents of, onto my PC, just to be sure..) the 2mb limit is for online backups.
when making the initial backup, i think it just creates a folder on your SD card called 'rerware', with all the backup info in it.
after updating, i had to go to the market to get the free version again in order to set off the restore process. when started, this seems to not find the correct folder to find the backups from. you can set it in the options easily enough though, and it should be set to the parent folder of the 'rerware' folder (mine was '/mnt/sdcard')
just have to make sure install apps from 3rd parties is set, in order for the restore to install your apps ;)
Martin Williams 17 August, 2011 02:53
Installed the official gingerbread update on my Desire. Phone is definitely quicker and responds better. BUT. It won't recognise my SD card any more. This is a major problem as all my data is backed up on it.
anonymous 18 August, 2011 00:36
I cannot find the 2.3 download anywhere on the site, has it been taken down?
anonymous 20 August, 2011 17:03
just install. ei ei
For the download site, you have to register first. afterthat press the "developer.htc.com" in the url box and go.
definitely you will see the download page.
anonymous 21 August, 2011 20:54
i have been trying to download HTC version of bootloader but every time i am doing it and putting in the command to cmd it keeps coming up with a error
anonymous 22 August, 2011 17:41
According to what I've read, 2.3.3 doesn't work with Microsoft Exchange, as used in many corporate mail systems. Including mine, by the way, and I can confirm that it does indeed not work, just like my IT dep't says on their mail setup page (which I wish I'd read sooner). I can't believe noone else on this page relies on Exchange. Does it work for you?
anonymous 23 August, 2011 18:49
Hi I have updated and all seems great.
Only problem is I cannot get the flash light file to install onto my phone.
How do I do this.
Thanks Matt
anonymous 23 August, 2011 21:54
I have updated my Desire to Android 2.3.3 without any problems (build number 3.14.405.1 CL96875 release keys).
Everything is working perfectly including Exchange mail.
I have installed several apps, put some onto SD card (some apps cannot be stored there).
Internal available storage space is 68,05 MB.
Need more memory. Anybody, please comment.
anonymous 24 August, 2011 11:14
Updated my HTC Desire to Android 2.3 yesterday. Following the above procedure all went smoothly. After about 10 minutes the HTC rebooted running the new OS.
I restored my apps and settings using MyBackup Pro, re-synchronised with my gmail account and the phone is now back up and running better than before.
Major improvements noted, better connectivity, faster Web communications.
Conclusion, the above article is a little alarmist and the update is well worth doing
anonymous 25 August, 2011 01:47
i have done this and it is going so good except my phone does not read arabic again so anyone can help me?
anonymous 25 August, 2011 22:22
I've successfully done this but still seem to have some Orange (my provider) apps which I cannot delete. I had previously debranded the phone but not rooted it. Any ideas?
anonymous 26 August, 2011 23:07
A couple of hints:
If you had information stored in your own personal contact card (the first name in the "people" application), it will be lost. Back it up/copy it down somehow. All other contacts are synced with Gmail, but not this one.
The Market won't remember all of your free apps. You need to remember what free apps you had.
anonymous 27 August, 2011 02:10
Also, go into Gmail and check that the phone has been syncing your contacts recently. Evidently my phone hasn't been synchronising for the past 6 months or so. It turns out this was a common bug with HTC Sense on froyo. Damn.
Fortunately SMS Backup+ allocates names to every text message so I can re-enter a lot of my contacts... but what a pain in the butt.
anonymous 28 August, 2011 16:00
Impecável. Consegui actualizar o meu Desire 2.2 para este novo 2.3
anonymous 28 August, 2011 23:49
PS, gingerbread is nice. The graphics are smoother, there seems to be more memory space for apps, and there are a lot of minor bug fixes here and there. If you're the type to notice these things (and being a Cnet reader you probably are), then upgrade.
anonymous 29 August, 2011 17:12
Thanks for the guide. I've upgraded my Desire a few days ago and all is well (generally better than before). No issues with camera, and at last, I'm delighted to have finally got rid of the stock facebook app off my phone which has annoyed me just by being there since I got the phone as I was never going to use it!
anonymous 31 August, 2011 10:48
is there a way to undo this process? im unable to root my phone as unrevoked says the firmware is now too new
anonymous 31 August, 2011 18:44
Do you retain the HTC WiFi hotspot app??
htcdisire1818 1 September, 2011 00:58
how to reverse back to previous version 2.2?
anonymous 1 September, 2011 13:56
Very straightforward. Noticeably faster, marginal improvement in battery life.
anonymous 1 September, 2011 16:01
thanks thanks now solve my all problems such as wifi error...im excited
anonymous 2 September, 2011 13:59
where i find update software 2.3.3
anonymous 3 September, 2011 18:32
when i update my hd2 with ginger bread, all is done well as said above but in the final stage for completing an error message accur that your phone is not connected with pc while it is connected plx help
anonymous 4 September, 2011 16:17
I have update my desire but have the problem he turn himself off and on. 2-4 x a day??!!
Anyone a solution?
It is not a installed app from download. I have reset him 2 x to factory settings :(
Please let me now.
anonymous 4 September, 2011 22:00
I updated my Desire and have none of the problem many are saying with SMS or MMS phone works better on battery consumption
anonymous 5 September, 2011 14:19
Hello,
I ve installed the update and it works fine. I will concur that it is slighly smoother and maybe the battery is a bit better.
The problem I ve got was the phone started answering or rejecting calls in my pocket on its own. Does anyone had the same issue? Or a solution? With 2.2 it did not do anything like that. It started when I upgraded to 2.3.
I called HTC and they tolled me that it is a beta and not a full version and thats why it does that.
Anyone else with the same problem? They also told that I could not downgrade neither. Whats up with that?
Thank you for any replies
anonymous 8 September, 2011 08:59
I have installed the updates. Afterwards, the phone is not working...Once I turn the power on, it is just displaying oxygen on the screen repeatedly. What I should do?
anonymous 8 September, 2011 09:48
Thanks! :)
anonymous 8 September, 2011 10:11
I you have used MyBackup Pro, and it does not reinstall once the upgrade is complete, simply go to the Market and download it again. Once installed, select 'Restore' and you are away
anonymous 9 September, 2011 15:26
Seems to be a lot smoother and definitely a lot more space but anyone know how to see my apps on sd card please? They are there because I can see the files when I plug it into computer but they just don't show up. tried restarting, unmounting and mounting sd but nothing, usually with Froyo it says "updating SD card" or something along those lines but nothing now.
anonymous 9 September, 2011 22:48
installed ok syn and press installer to install flashlight and teeter took me ages to sort out ,thx andy
anonymous 13 September, 2011 14:24
does someone have an alternative way for making a backup?
Madhur Modi 13 September, 2011 16:14
Will this method work for rooted HTC desire cdma?
anonymous 15 September, 2011 20:48
i had the headphone issue after upgrading - but rebooting the phone fixed it.
anonymous 22 September, 2011 04:12
I didn't know there was a gingerbread update until I was in an O2 shop with a small glitch with my phone. Basically I coulodn't sing into Peep the twitter progarm on my Desire hence my friend stream was updating it. The guy in the shop said they might be bringing Gingerbread out for the Desire but he didn't know when. So a quick google for it when I got home revealed it had already been released. Bare this in mind I am not an expert by any means.
My Desire was an O2 branded phone so I was hesitent to try this, but I am glad to say it went smoothly and completed in less than 20 minutes. I then checked it and everything seemed fine, I then logged into the market and downloaded most of my apps again, noticing some took up less space on my internal drive as they did when it was running Froyo. I did notice a couple of apps were missinng but that didn't bother me as they were just odd programs for entertainment. All my games are ok and seem to run better. And it cleared the problem with Peep as well my friend stream is working fine now. The clock actually works as it shouls i.e. the spllit numbers drop down every minute as they would on a proper clock.
And in the settings menu I put it on fast start-up and wow it really is quick, less than 15 seconds for all wallpaper and apps to load, it used to take about 45 seconds. ( Mind you that was with the O2 software that has been erased). Hope this helps, but as it says here follow the on screen instructions carefully.
Andrew Price
anonymous 25 September, 2011 18:55
Hi. Followed your instructions and upgraded my Vodafone (pay monthly) HTC Desire to Android 2.3.3. Gingerbread. Only took a few minutes, Everything working perfectly. Lots more memory and seems more stable. Thanks very much for your help. Kind regards. Chris.
anonymous 26 September, 2011 20:51
I've not been able to get my HTC Desire on Orange UK to USB Tether to a Windows 7 laptop after upgrading to Gingerbread. The phone has a data connection to Orange. I can browse from the phone. I can create a USB Tether when the phone has a WiFi connection. Disable the WiFi and the tethering stops. The phone won't tether via a mobile data connection. The minor benefits from Gingerbread don't make up for the loss of USB Tethering to me. HTC Support can't help. Neither can Orange (no surprise that Orange can't help!
anonymous 4 October, 2011 16:34
works perfectly!
anonymous 11 October, 2011 13:19
downloaded the update and came within minutes of kicking of the official HTC Desire 2.3 upgrade but last minute I decided to root and flash another rom instead. Now running Gingerbread via Cyanogen Mod 7. Works great!
Try the HTC 2.3 upgrade above if you want to go with the flow or try something different to break your phone out of a no-choice OS ;)
anonymous 13 October, 2011 14:41
Result! Got rid of all the Orange Bloatware that I had on my old desire, streamlined and faster now. Great. Thanks!
anonymous 16 October, 2011 06:23
why does the appearance doesnt change like the usual 2.3.3 ? the function and everything just doesnt change?
anonymous 22 October, 2011 20:05
Did anybody have any problems with the GPS? I noticed that looses lock in sports-tracker.
anonymous 22 October, 2011 20:06
Is there a path to revert to 2.2?
anonymous 26 October, 2011 10:41
Yep way better with this update! Faster and smoother.
anonymous 26 October, 2011 21:35
*** Thanks for this, a nice clearly written article & easy to follow. ***
Once I had downloaded the software this only took me 5 minutes, a couple of reboots later I was up and running. Now I just need to evaluate Gingerbread :)
anonymous 31 October, 2011 17:27
Can I say I am pretty useless at this type of stuff but I took the plunge and followed instructions and was easy as pie. It does look and feel slightly better but tbh if you are unsure and are happy with 2.2 then you may as well keep what you have.
anonymous 4 November, 2011 16:46
I too did this to get rid of the crap that orange put on my phone, but also so it now supports the app game kit
anonymous 6 November, 2011 09:16
I know next to nothing about updating phones this way. These are the clearest instructions ever! Thank you very much. My Desire is now running Gingerbread. If you are in doubt because you are not an 'expert', don't be, you don't need to be one!
anonymous 6 November, 2011 09:26
Gingerbread is OK but miui on my desire is as fast as on my galaxy s 2 ...
anonymous 6 November, 2011 18:56
Just updated my Desire, no problem, vodafone monthly contact. didn't lose anything apart from flashlight and wallpapers which re-installed with no problems. Internet quicker as b/g/n now available. Finally just to add you still get the same HTC Sense experience as you always have ie same weather/time/location front page widgets, friendstream, etc etc
anonymous 6 November, 2011 20:31
Just up dated to ginger bread, now the phone is stuck in a boot loop and doesn't go any further,just shuts down and boots etc..
Has any one else experienced this,please.
anonymous 14 November, 2011 12:23
does anyone know if you can root your desire after upgrading to gingerbread? i'm sick of continually having to reset my phone due to size constraints, and am looking at rooting it.
anonymous 18 November, 2011 11:27
Thanks for that went on a treat except using my backup pro that was a pain in the *** if anyone has problems with backup pro make sure you stop it in settings and clear data and cache. After i did that it worked ok and i eventually got all my data back on but it was a little panicky for a while...Thanks again for the excellent FAQ
anonymous 18 November, 2011 19:23
Good instructions, very easy to follow. However the google back up didn't work so I lost all my apps, this isnt much of a problem, just download them again. The apps and games I had saved on my sd card have gone too? What was more of a problem was I forgot to back up my contacts, luckily I have an old back up phone so I just transferred them over. All in all can't see much different and was hoping Swype would be part of the update but it doesn't seem to be. All in all a good guide, but is the hassle really worth it?
anonymous 18 November, 2011 21:48
Does anyone know whether the update is compatible with PVT3? As I've heard certain PVT Versions aren't supported and can't find out anywhere which versions are safe to upgrade?
anonymous 22 November, 2011 15:39
how to update this with sd card?
anonymous 24 November, 2011 12:59
does anyone know what PVT versions this is safe with
anonymous 24 November, 2011 13:39
just done this on an orange branded HTC Desire (original 1 year old model) still in contract...took a bit of fiddling but worked a treat...very much like the fact that it now seems to switch GPS on and off when called for...all seems to be working for me including kaspersky
Things I learned on the way that I should have read and taken as fact ....
1) HTC Sync comes with the ADB drivers embeded now. This must be un-installed before installing hboot drivers etc
2) I rooted Foyo with revoked 3 and backed everything up with titanium backup, to find I lost root with gingerbread and couldn't restore ;-)
3) Finally Rooted gingerbread succesfully with the Revolution method to get S-OFF, installing the ClockworkMod recovery and then flashing their Zip file root update (in the FAQ)...it's now S-OFF and rooted
(had a gold card in the phone when I flashed gingerbread but not entirely convinced it was needed)
NOw I just need to shift everything to SD as it's full...
anonymous 24 November, 2011 15:02
does anyone that has done this upgrade know what PVT version they are on.
anonymous 25 November, 2011 22:51
Installed 2.3 no problem instructions were great. Only prob i had was the battery icon at the top was greyed out and the phone wouldnt charge. Took out the battery for 15 secs put it back in and it worked fine. Other prob was the htc torch, had to install the astro file manger from the marketplace and away it went.
Seems a lot better phone thanks for this :)
anonymous 27 November, 2011 14:24
I just tried and after hours finished up with Error 151, which is described as:
ERROR [155~159]: IMAGE ERROR
One of these error messages will appear when you use the incorrect RUU to update and the image file size is larger than the Flash ROM size. In this case, download the correct RUU version and try again.
I have an Orange UK 2.2 currently. I only saw one general 2.3 download on the HTC site. Any idea where to get the correct RUU? from the above it seems like others have upgrade Orange phones ok.
thanks!
anonymous 29 November, 2011 18:41
This is an amazing article.. huge help.. i successfully managed to upgrade my orange branded fone with gingerbread..finaly i got rid of all orange apps.
thank you so much CNET.
i faced lil issues with HTC sycn. however, after a few trial n error like rebooting comp, fone etc. it started..
thanks a ton
Seamus McKenzie 3 December, 2011 13:23
unable to download it. A. its a rar file it wont open. for some bizzare reasons on windows, its opening under itunes. what is going on. looking for some serious help on this one. what a joke.
Seamus McKenzie 3 December, 2011 13:24
I have tried four times now.
anonymous 3 December, 2011 15:31
@Seamus :- Download 7-zip, it's free and it can extract RAR files.
I updated my HTC today and it worked perfectly. When you download the RUU if you go down the disclaimer it says which HTC desires are not supported, its only certain regions that are not supported.
Before performing the update I emailed HTC and they told me that the update should work on any variant of the stock firmware as long as it hasn't been altered i.e. rooted.
So if you have rooted your phone there is a possibility that the update will cause problems with your phone.
I hope this helps :-)
Seamus McKenzie 3 December, 2011 20:33
Thanks Panic over, downloaded the zip file and it eventually worked..Gingerbread up and running perfectly. Again thanks for your help.
anonymous 6 December, 2011 12:08
probably a stupid question, but which file on my phone do I put the flashlight and teeter files from the main zip file and also the htc wallpapers. Thanks for any feedback
anonymous 6 December, 2011 14:48
For the Apps just plug your phone into the PC and make sure its set to HTC Sync. Then click on the application installer in Sync and direct it the directory you stored the extracted update and select the apk file (you have to do this twice, once for each app). You need to make sure in application setting on your phone that you've got allow install from unknown sources checked otherwise it will not work.
As for the wallpapers, I didn't want them so I cant help there sorry.
Huzaifah Ahmed 7 December, 2011 13:01
Managed to update it to 2.3 but the lack of memory is really annoying me. Anyone know how to root it? I have managed to get s-off using the revolutionary method but GingerRoot doesn't work. Help? Email me at huzaifahglasgow@gmail.com
MrLiam 7 December, 2011 15:21
Is this worth doing? Considering trying this at the weekend, looking like its better than my current Froyo.
MrLiam 9 December, 2011 18:04
did it
anonymous 10 December, 2011 00:48
thankyou guys! very helpful! love it!
anonymous 10 December, 2011 01:09
hey, after update it the phone cant read my SD CARD! HELP!!! please anyone...
TadeuGO 10 December, 2011 16:04
My model is the HTC Desire A - Wildfire, version 2.2.1, follow all instructions, but at the end of the installation the following message appears: ERROR [130]: MODEL ID ERROR. The ROM Update Utility you can not update Android phone. Is there a way to solve this problem? If possible, please answer
Thank you. Hugs.
anonymous 12 December, 2011 03:20
Of course, when I finally get around to upgrading the HTC dev site crashes and burns. Guess I'm rooting instead... :/
anonymous 14 December, 2011 14:40
Did it yesterday. Market & downloading way quicker, battery performance possibly better. Defaults to the older Android Market and US dollars though which is a bit rubbish as there's a 10p sale on top applications I can't access = ( any ideas?
anonymous 15 December, 2011 11:30
i ve updated but now desire restarts again n again what to do
anonymous 17 December, 2011 16:34
i hve updated HTC desire from 2.2 to 2.3.3 it works fine n better than before but the changes i saw in following linked vedio of HTC Desire gingerbreak 2.3.3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5CQL0ivsJc
.. i din't find any changes which i saw in vedio .. it is as same as it was in 2.2 before.i checkd software version from setting which excalty shows 2.3.3 .. unlock screen, power tool options all is same as 2.2.
could anybody tell me do i need to do some more to change it ...
anonymous 18 December, 2011 13:55
stuck on waitng for bootloader any help?
anonymous 18 December, 2011 16:44
Has anyone done this update in the U.S.?
anonymous 20 December, 2011 02:22
Hi, I have updated this software from 2.2 to 2.3 on a UK BASED DESIRE. So why after I have downloaded this do I now have a US Based Android Market? Anyone help me? Many Thanks.
anonymous 23 December, 2011 23:55
Camera app I can confirm with you that Gingerbread version is playing up. Dodgy! Initially I thought maybe too many photos in my gallery, later on found out it wasn't. It keeps rebooting itself each time I took a photo. This Gingerbread is unreliable. Also it also said this Ginger version has more space. I totally disagree because I don't see any massive improvement on space wise.
anonymous 24 December, 2011 11:13
Thanks, this is a very simple and precise guide to update to Gingerbread.
anonymous 24 December, 2011 12:56
My Android market comes up in dollars, not pounds, how do I change this?
anonymous 28 December, 2011 06:24
I have an incredibly short attention span. Literally minutes after installing Gingerbread (with no problems other than US market in UK) I though I could try to root the phone. I found the website below and managed to root the phone in under an hour. I now have S-Off and can use a custom ROM image. My only problems during rooting were that I could not access the boot menu. I did this by turning off Fast Boot in Settings --> Applications --> Fast Boot. Also in the clockwork recovery screen thingy my memory card refused to mount so I simply turned the phone off, took out the memory card, put it in my computer and transferred the files.
Well, have fun :)
http://theunlockr.com/2011/08/02/how-to-gain-s-off-flash-a-custom-recovery-and-root-your-android-phone-using-the-revolutionary-method/
anonymous 29 December, 2011 12:55
has anyone done this update in the U.S.?
anonymous 31 December, 2011 12:44
I managed this upgrade easily with your instructions. However, I now wish I hadn't bothered. The phone keeps dropping the WiFi signal and often restarts itself. Very annoying. Do you have any ideas how I can solve these problems?
anonymous 2 January, 2012 09:21
I too had an orange branded desire that had picked up a few bugs, dropped wifi, was getting slower and refused to install some apps. This update took me 25 mins from start, including downloading the sync data and was ridiculously easy, fixed all bugs, runs everything, exactly like a new phone. Thank you v. much.
anonymous 4 January, 2012 10:20
Thanks MARK!!!!
anonymous 4 January, 2012 20:04
Awesome guide.
As a novice even I could upgrade my Desire ti version 2.3
I am an O2 pay monthly customer and the only thing which has me is the fact like some mentioned before me, the market is now in US $.
Is there a fix to get this resolved as I have tried the locations, language settings etc. without any luck.
Phoned O2 support, they advised it was not a supported Is for the phone, which I suppose is true, and therefor cannot assist me with any phone related queries.
Has anybody got a fix?
Thanks
Steve
anonymous 4 January, 2012 21:16
@anonymous 4 January, 2012 20:04
When you click Buy on an app, it will then appear in (£) sterling. Mine did that but went away a few hours later.
anonymous 5 January, 2012 19:11
anonymous 4 January, 2012 21:16
Just to clarify, do I need to just click an app that has a price associated to it and get to the page before actually going through with the purchase?
I did the upgrade on the 3rd of Jan, downloaded multiple free stuff like FB, BBC News etc. however the market is still in US $.
Thanks again,
Steve
anonymous 7 January, 2012 17:00
Hi
I upgraded to 2.3.3 all went fine... good guide thnx for that
1)But as mention earlier by others... Market app shows only $ and not £... , language option is only English US.
2) Also its been 2 weeks now and still the Market app has not updated it self to latest version which i had on 2.2, Currently my Market app version is 2.3.4.... i have tried below advise from google
For Android 1.6 - 2.3
Launch Android Market
Switch to the Home screen
Wait 5-10 minutes for Market to self-update
Re-launch Market
Source: http://support.google.com/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190860
but this also dosen't work.
3) not all the installed app from the back up shows under my app option in market don't know why!
Could some one help pn above?
Brad 8 January, 2012 22:29
I have a Desire Z running 2.1.1 . I got the same error message as TadeuGO, at the end of the installation the following message appears: ERROR [130]: MODEL ID ERROR. The ROM Update Utility you can not update Android phone. I would also like to know if there is anyway to solve this problem?
anonymous 8 January, 2012 22:48
Did the upgrade yesterday with absolutely no problems whatsoever:):) Only subtle differences, not many of them, flipping clock;), smaller fonts, less options on long press of power button etc. No trouble though:)
anonymous 10 January, 2012 03:18
thanks helped very much :D
anonymous 10 January, 2012 23:13
Was thinking about upgrading to Gingerbread, but after reading this article I don't really see any benefits from it. Might just stick to Froyo, been running it for months now and no problems.
anonymous 13 January, 2012 16:26
Is there any patch for arabic language on 2.3.3 ?
anonymous 13 January, 2012 19:11
Will this work for HTC desire HD?
Haitham Fikry 15 January, 2012 12:39
i have the same problem i installed 2.3 and can not read any arabic texts. can anyone please introduce me a solution for this.
anonymous 20 January, 2012 23:27
an error messafe 152 appeared, pls help what can i do now, i cannot turn my phone on. a black screen in the middle htc text and at each corner a sign what ca i do now pls help immediately
anonymous 7 February, 2012 12:10
just installed it lets see how i go on lol
Christian Johansson 16 February, 2012 06:48
Worked like a charm :-)
Couldent install HTC Sync from phone so I have to download it from HTC website another 150Mb. then it just was to follow the video.
All Apps that have gone was found on market and it was just to click install again.
a fresh start to the phone.
Thanks!!!
anonymous 20 February, 2012 08:52
Really happy with this before it would not work with my car hands free now works perfect phonebook,calling and calling lists all there --great
anonymous 4 March, 2012 21:54
is this a good upgrade? i want to do it but im scared it will completely wreck my phone!
anonymous 10 March, 2012 16:36
It will not, i just did. Works fine, but i not see huge differences... although i think it is a bit faser and responsive, or maybe that is just in my head
anonymous 16 March, 2012 13:12
Excellent intructions, easy to follow. Phone on Orange, now works with car kit, all syncs correctly, market place in £'s. Like having a new phone. Thanks
anonymous 17 March, 2012 15:35
i upgraded my desire to 2.3.3 and wifi didn't work. turn on the wifi and didn't display in notification bar and scaning again and again but didn't find anything device.
anonymous 17 March, 2012 16:12
i upgraded my desire to your official update 2.3.3 and wifi didn't work. turn on the wifi and didn't display in notification bar and in wifi setting scaning again and again but didn't find anything device. Please help me.
anonymous 20 March, 2012 19:57
i ve upgrade my htc desire with Gingerbread but it hanged on 40% after 30 mints i unplugged it and put the battery and it didnt switch on or charge what is the problem , anyone can tell me the solution of this problem
my htc desire is still off after 3 days and it didn't charge it with charger and through cable, i have charge the battery with other mobile and put it in my htc desire it did not switch on
anonymous 26 March, 2012 16:32
i have a question.......did this Update(2.3.3 Gingerbread) support arabic language (or persian)???
anonymous 26 March, 2012 16:37
i need Arabic patch for Android 2.3.3....can anyone help me to get this(download link or anything)????
anonymous 26 March, 2012 17:46
I am getting an error 130 after i tried this. Any help?
anonymous 10 April, 2012 08:44
Works well - used the trial version of mybackup. It spent ages backing up photos on my SD card to my SD card (not very clever) and on restoring I discovered a number of apps missing and some of those that were restored lost their settings - don't rely on it.
Upgrade took less than 10 minutes. Backing up and restoring all apps and settings is still ongoing 24 hours later... don't rush into this one!
Do READ the legal blurb - there's a list of countries that this upgrade does not support including Arabic countries & North America so if you are in those territories and apply this upgrade expect things not to work. I'm guessing this is probably for very sound reasons like right-left text support and the different SMS/Network infrastructures in the US so don't think you know better - if they've not included support for a feature it''s probably going to be hard to add it later after you stuff your handset!
anonymous 17 April, 2012 20:49
This article (and the comments) encouraged me to have a go. I had previously tried and failed to produce a gold card to de-brand an Orange HTC Desire. This method had the side effect of doing that as well. I had some delay where I was just getting the text "Sending..." instead of a progress bar - for about an hour. Eventually I realised it hadn't started and I pulled the USB cable (!) and followed the instructions about removing the battery to recover.
Next I replaced the cable with the genuine HTC one and disabled the firewall as well as then virus checker. I don't now if that was the answer but now it worked smoothly.
anonymous 18 April, 2012 09:05
The file mentioned in the article isn't on the htc site anymore. Does anyone have another link?
anonymous 19 April, 2012 21:17
I update my htc desir from 2.2 to 2.3 with this update and i find that the software is bit faster but my camera with 2.3 sux :/ its like 1.3 mega pixels , can someone help me to fix my problem i guess my flash dont work normaly.
anonymous 22 April, 2012 01:48
The file mentioned in the article isn't on the htc site anymore. Does anyone have another link?
anonymous 23 April, 2012 14:52
The file is not on the HTC site. Does anyone have a direct link to it?
anonymous 23 April, 2012 14:54
Is 2.3.3 the newest ROM you can install on the HTC Desire?
anonymous 29 April, 2012 12:05
http://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_download/152
anonymous 5 May, 2012 10:10
thanks a lot! this went through like a breeze.
anonymous 3 June, 2012 13:20
just upgraded... everything is fine and it runs really smooth! great work. thenks
anonymous 19 June, 2012 11:49
Hi Guys,
The update process is very simple and took only 2 minutes to finish on the phone.
It speeds it up a bit but that is also true because its a fresh install. No user installed background memory hugging processes running.
One Major drawback is that it limits the initial free mem available for app install to 123 MB from 159 MB. So to get more space to install stuff install a Custom ROM.
However, I just wanted to get rid of network branding and try out 2.3 so in that sense its cool.
anonymous 29 June, 2012 15:24
i was really reluctant to upgrade android but this forum helped me alot and it was really easy task to do. I had problem with HTC Sync as my phone was not detecting HTC sync on my PC so i used older version 3.0.5606 of HTC sync and it worked for me. Thanks a lot to this forum!!!
i am loving this new version of android.
anonymous 7 July, 2012 14:18
easy as 1,2,3 .This new version of android worked smoothly.......now u try then u know.
t.q.
anonymous 9 July, 2012 09:44
easy to install Gingerbird... :)
let me see whats new here.
anonymous 12 July, 2012 16:48
where is this software ?
please i want
anonymous 18 July, 2012 10:18
when i do it, it says error 130 model id error, the Rom update utility cannot update your android phone. Please get the correct ROM update utility and try again.
please help?
anonymous 20 July, 2012 02:44
Had to find the update file elswere. Could not find it at developer HTC. Thanks to the advices in this article the upgrade worked fine. Thanks!
anonymous 26 July, 2012 11:34
does it support Arabic after the upgrade?
thanks a lot.
Troy Starkey 2 August, 2012 02:14
Very straight forward upgrade. Took less than 10 minutes to complete for me, including the phone setup after completion. I could care less about the apps I had downloaded, as I just downloaded the ones i really needed again. Thanks.
Troy Starkey 2 August, 2012 02:17
As for the previous post, I cannot find in the language or keyboard sections where it would support Arabic. It's just not listed in there, sorry mate.
anonymous 25 August, 2012 05:38
hello..
i couldn't find the gingerbread update on htc website..!
please help me???
anonymous 29 August, 2012 23:02
I couldn't find the gingerbread update on htc website!
Please, if anyone have the file please post a link for download. Thank you.
anonymous 30 August, 2012 09:55
where did you find the fine for the update?
anonymous 6 September, 2012 10:14
I tried to find the files myself couple of times.. didn't succeed.. then I mailed HTC .. they could not find it either but they were very nice ;-) Then they called trying to help , which is very nice.They forward the call do a different department..After I hand up , I found out the link of the files just here, in one of the above comments.
Good luck to those who went through similar frustrations:
( lesson learned : read all the comments.. it is usually there)
http://www.htcdev.com/process/legal_download/152
anonymous 18 September, 2012 14:29
I do not have access to computer that has internet access so how do I go about updating my phone as it refuses to do it by itself...??
anonymous 22 October, 2012 13:54
thanks for help ,it took only 2 minutes for upgrade,very fast responce from my phone and laptop. :)
anonymous 9 November, 2012 19:59
The site no longer has that file!!
anonymous 13 November, 2012 21:53
it does its just under others
anonymous 22 November, 2012 20:37
Thanks for this - sorted my annoying internal storage problem and I can have swiftkey again!
anonymous 24 December, 2012 06:17
dow not download
anonymous 6 January, 2013 11:22
its not working...do something.... Cant find the file of 160 MB..... all work done as you say but at the pont of finding the file....i can not find it...... do something...provide me the software......
Chris Rhodes 24 February, 2013 11:57
Found software here
http://shipped-roms.com/download.php?category=android&model=Bravo&file=HTC_Desire_Android_2.3_Upgrade.zip
All installed and working with no problems
anonymous 10 March, 2013 08:11
my htc desire won't turn on and blinks orange and yellow after the update..WHY?
henrymorgan 12 May, 2013 15:36
Used HTC Android Phone ROM Update Utility 1.0.3.2011 and ended up with "Error [152]: Image Update Error - The ROM Update Utility cannot update your Android phone."
I can't get it to recover either. Any help to get it back to where it was before would be much appreciated.