HTC Sensation has been launched quite some time but still get unofficial development on custom rom. However, the unofficial CM10.1 Jelly Bean custom rom based on Android 4.2 for HTC Sensation was just released. It is indeed a delighting news for all HTC Sensation users since there is still announcement from HTC of the official update. This is a beta version and expecting to get some functions not working. If you just want to taster Android 4.2 new features on your Sensation, fear not as we are preparing the complete guide for you.
Benefit of Rooting By rooting your phone/tablet, you can actually perform better management of your phone. However, many are afraid of rooting since bricking of your devices will still occur if you are not follow the guide exactly. To swap away your fear of rooting, we will listed down the benefits of rooting your Android devices:
1. Full Control of Android With root access, you can alter any system files (developer level), delete annoying pre-installed stock apps (come with carrier perhaps), change Samsung boot animation (or others brand) and much more. As you can tells, you can actually alter with full access to your phone via root.
2. Backup and Restore Your Android Devices It is not a unique condition whereby your phone will getting slower and buggy after long period of usage. No matter how well you keep your phone (not installing any stuff which is not possible), it seem like the phone will still getting degraded in performance or error keep popping up. Backup the entire system to an SD card is a must so that you can restore back to the state where no errors are found. Rooting allows you to do so as with Backup App like Titanium Backup or Nandroid Backup.
3. Most Important – Install Custom Rom The ultimate goal of rooting your Android devices is to flash custom rom. Many has complaint of the bad of stock rom and one of the best solution is to flash highly-customized rom. With the installation of custom rom, you are expecting: better battery, butter-smooth performance (Jelly Bean’s slogan perhaps), and blah blah blah (all good stuff).
Disclaimer It’s always risky to root your device and be warned that a failure may brick your device. In order to keep your device safe, please read carefully every single line of the tutorial and follows the steps exactly. We are not responsible for any damage to your device.
Compatibility The tutorial and guide below is only compatible to HTC Sensation model. It will not compatible to other devices. Check phone model - Goto Settings -> About Device -> Model Number.
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