How to Unbrick Samsung Android Phones with One Click UnBrick

Normally Samsung android phones are so secure to flash. But you are unlucky and got your phone bricked during flashing, rooting or upgrading.

Here is a good news for You – A developer come up with a software called One-Click UnBrick for Samsung android phones. This small utility uses Odin to repair our Samsung phones. Almost all Samsung phones with android éclair and above can be repair with this tool (few exceptions – it is working on some Android 1.5 too)


Requirements

• Install Samsung USB Driver for Mobile Phones  on the computer.
• Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on the computer.
• Download One-Click UnBrick tool.

Complete Step-By-Step Instructions:

1. Extract the "One-Click.jar" file using 7zip or any other extracting tool. Now you will get a "OneClick" folder.
2. Copy the "OneClick.jar" file and paste it into the "OneClickheimdalloneclick esourcesHeimdallPackage" folder.
3. Right-click on the "oneclickloader.exe" file and choose "Run as Administrator".
4. Proceed with the installation of Heimdall.
5. After the installation is complete, you will see the the One-Click UnBrick interface.
6. Connect the phone to computer via USB and click on the "unsoft brick" button to recover your bricked Samsung android phone.

This method was originally posted via XDA-Developer original thread.

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HTC One with KitKat and HTC Sense 5 5 is finally out!

Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense 5.5 is now available for the HTC One. This is a must-have update for all HTC One owners.

Sounds great? Well, you might not be happy after all. So far the update is available only for the owners of the Developer Edition of the HTC One. But there is a good news too - you can have KitKat update on your "regular" HTC One too, without waiting for the official update (which might take few more weeks).

To make it possible, Android Revolution HD has been updated to 40.x series, based on the official Android 4.4 KitKat & HTC Sense 5.5 update (4.06.1540.2). 

Why KitKat update is that important? It has several very important changes:

1. Vastly improved security
2. Smarter "Location" settings
3. Better performance
4. Improved battery consumption
5. Faster multitasking
6. Better Google Hangouts integration
7. ...and much more!

Here are some screenshots. You can see the new Location settings panel.

Users feedback so far leaves no doubts - this update brings significant performance improvements. Some users are even reporting, that Android 4.4 with HTC Sense 5.5 gives better performance experience than pure KitKat update for the HTC One Google Edition which we wrote about here. I think this is enough said. Dont stay on your old 4.3 OS and grab newest 4.4 update as soon as possible!

Link to the original XDA-developer thread
Link to the download page

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How to S OFF Root and Install CWM TWRP Recovery on HTC One Max

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Key features

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; 3G with HSPA; LTE
• 5.9" 16M-color 1080p Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen with 373ppi pixel density
• Android OS v4.3 Jelly Bean with Sense UI 5.5
• Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 320 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset
• 4 MP autofocus "UltraPixel" camera with 1/3" sensor size, 2µm pixel size; LED flash
• 2.1 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA; Wireless TV-out (Miracast)
• 16GB/32GB of built-in storage, expandable via a microSD slot

Warnings:

Below are some warning statements that you must be knowing before preparing to Root or Install Custom Rom in your HTC One Max Android Smartphone:

• Rooting/Installing Custom ROM is not an authorized process hence you’ll be losing all your warranty benefits over your HTC One Max after Rooting/Installing it.
• There are certain risks of damaging your Android Smartphone while Rooting/Installing Custom ROM in it. Hence, it is recommended that you proceed at your own risk and we are not to be held responsible even if your Smartphone gets damaged during or after completing the Rooting/Custom ROM installation process.
• You might not receive any future official software or firmware updates after rooting and installing Custom ROM in your HTC One Max.

Before You Begin:

• Visit HTC Dev, open an account there, click on the Unlock Bootloader icon on the page and unlock the bootloader of your HTC One Max by following the instructions given there. The users of Verizon One Max can download the Rumrunner Tool from below and achieve S-Off and root access.
• Enable USB Debugging in your device. Click Here if you dont know how to enable it.
• Download Android SDK and set it up in your PC. Click Here for full setup tutorial.
• Download & Extract ADB/Fastboot zip file in C drive of your PC.
• Download Rumrunner Tool for HTC Verizon model.
• Download unsecure kernel file for HTC One Max: Sprint_One_Max_1.16.651.4_Unsecure_kernel.Zip
• Download the following SuperUser file and copy it to your device: Superuser.Zip
• Now download your preferred custom recovery from below:
  • CWM Recovery:
    • HTC One Max (International): Recovery-Clockwork-Touch-6.0.4.5-T6ul.Img
    • HTC One Max (Sprint): Recovery-Clockwork-Touch-6.0.4.5-T6spr.Img
    • HTC One Max (Verizon): Recovery-Clockwork-Touch-6.0.4.5-T6vzw.Img
  • TWRP Recovery:
    • HTC One Max (International): Openrecovery-Twrp-2.6.3.0-T6ul.Img
    • HTC One Max (Sprint): Openrecovery-Twrp-2.6.3.0-T6spr.Img
    • HTC One Max (Verizon): Openrecovery-Twrp-2.6.3.0-T6vzw.Img

How To Root and Install CWM/TWRP Custom Recovery In HTC One Max:

1. Copy the SuperUser.zip file to your phone.
2. Download the CWM/TWRP recovery image file from above and copy it to “Android SDK Fastboot-ADB” folder. The location of the recovery file should be the same as fastboot and ADB files in the folder.
3. Connect your HTC One Max to computer via USB cable (do not use USB 3.0).
4. Now open a command prompt. To launch command box, press Shift key+Right-click on mouse and from the list of options, select “Open command window here”. Then type in the and issue the following command:

   adb devices

5. If you can see the serial number of your device in the command box, it’s is properly connected.
6. Now issue the following line to reboot your device in Bootloader mode:

   adb reboot bootloader

7. When you enter the Bootloader/HBOOT mode, highlight FASTBOOT by pressing volume down key and select it using the power button:
8. Now open the “Android SDK Fastboot-ADB” folder. Make sure you have already copied the recovery .img file here.
9. Launch a cmd window from within this folder (press Shift+Right-click on mouse) and type the command“fastboot flash recovery” followed by the name of the recovery image. For example, if you have downloaded the TWRP recovery image for the Verizon variant, type the following command line in the cmd window (you can replace the recover file name in Red with your own):

   fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-t6vzw.img

10. Now hit the Enter key:
11. Your favorite custom recovery will be installed to your HTC One Max within moments.
12. Finally, go to REBOOT BOOTLOADER option and select it.
13. Scroll to RECOVERY option and select it. You should now be taken to CWM or TWRP recovery interface.
14. Now open “install zip from sdcard” (CWM) or “Install” (TWRP) option depending on your recovery.
15. Navigate to the SuperUser.zip file and select it.
16. Confirm the installation when prompted and let it be installed.
17. When SuperUser is flashed, go to REBOOT option and select it.

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