I'm rolling my phone from 4.0.3 to 4.0.2 and I need help

[santanalz]

Greetings,

To be blunt, 4.0.3 is the worst update for my Design I have ever witnessed. The entire quality of the phone went down significantly, so I want to roll the version back. I've read a bit on how to do this, and some people have listed the steps but not explained what those steps entail, or links to the programs that would achieve this. Can someone explain this like I'm a small stupid child, and provide quality links to the files I would need? Much appreciated.

 

[xofnnelg]

Do you have the links to the pages you read? I can't seem to find them.

 

[santanalz]

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...as-anyone-successfully-rooted-evo-design.html

Lolinternet seems to know what hes speaking about, but listing the steps doesnt show me where to find these files, or how to execute the rollback.

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http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-design-4g/200094-has-anyone-successfully-rooted-evo-design.html

Lolinternet seems to know what hes speaking about, but listing the steps doesnt show me where to find these files, or how to execute the rollback.

 

[xofnnelg]

Hey I just found this see if it works for root:
Kingdom Utility_V1.2 (9/8/12)

Also I'm not sure how to roll-back to an update except by flashing a rom with that update.

 

[anon(894603)]

Hey I just found this see if it works for root:
Kingdom Utility_V1.2 (9/8/12)

Also I'm not sure how to roll-back to an update except by flashing a rom with that update.

Is this the root for the evo design?

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[santanalz]

I read that forum and I am unsure if that is what works. This whole thing is irritating. HTC is trash for tech support, I just tried. They offer nothing in the way of guidance on this issue.

 

[anon(894603)]

I read that forum and I am unsure if that is what works. This whole thing is irritating. HTC is trash for tech support, I just tried. They offer nothing in the way of guidance on this issue.

Wow that sucks. I'm still looking for a root for the phone

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[delta7]

The lag is just crazy, phone is just sucks now due to crazy lag... It's pathetic

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[lolinternet]

I'm still on GB. Didn't like the lag and the keyboard was glitchy as hell using xScope browser, but I can't say whether or not it was because of ICS since it's just as possible that it was a problem with xScope itself.

Unless Sprint releases an OTA or someone gives us some solid AOSP love, I'll be sticking with GB.

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[santanalz]

I'm still on GB. Didn't like the lag and the keyboard was glitchy as hell using xScope browser, but I can't say whether or not it was because of ICS since it's just as possible that it was a problem with xScope itself.

Unless Sprint releases an OTA or someone gives us some solid AOSP love, I'll be sticking with GB.

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lolinternet,

I saw from another post you know your stuff on this. Could you provide links to the programs I would need to roll my Design from 4.0.3 to 4.0.2? I read on another forum the steps and can likely figure it out but googling these programs has turned up less than perfect results.

 

[lolinternet]

lolinternet,

I saw from another post you know your stuff on this. Could you provide links to the programs I would need to roll my Design from 4.0.3 to 4.0.2? I read on another forum the steps and can likely figure it out but googling these programs has turned up less than perfect results.

Post where you read this and I'll see if I can translate for you. I'm not a dev or anything, but I've done plenty of reading since I got my first Android in 2009. That being said, I haven't read anything about rolling back like that, but I'll see what I do for you if you post the link.

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[santanalz]

Post where you read this and I'll see if I can translate for you. I'm not a dev or anything, but I've done plenty of reading since I got my first Android in 2009. That being said, I haven't read anything about rolling back like that, but I'll see what I do for you if you post the link.

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http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...as-anyone-successfully-rooted-evo-design.html

You actually were where I got these steps from. Third post down. I'm not trying to do any funky fancy new ROM. When I updated 2 months ago from 4.0.2 to 4.0.3 my phone went from being magical (I came from a POS Blackberry) to rather mediocre. I lost a few features I really enjoyed from this update, and the phone is likely 30% slower in all UI actions. Just to give you a better picture, I believe I am currently on 3.6 HTC sense version, Android 4.0.3. I am unsure if I have the ice cream or whatever else sugar based treat ROM.

 

[santanalz]

Bump

 

[lolinternet]

Sorry. I'll get to it tomorrow. Are you sure you mean rolling back to 4.0.2 and not 2.3.4 Gingerbread like myself? As far as I understand, there was no 4.0.2 release for our device.

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[santanalz]

From some quick research yes I believe you are correct. I had the gingerbread version and I now have the ice cream version. Unrelated but whoever names these needs a bat to the head....

 

[lolinternet]

Lol, ok that I can help you with. Tomorrow I'll post a novice friendly tutorial complete with links to needed files for anyone that wishes to downgrade. I just couldn't live with Evo Design ICS in its current state. Sprint really needs to do something about it, but I don't see that happening. The Design wasn't a very popular device despite its potential. It really is a great phone, but it never got the development attention it deserves.

Anyway, I'll post it up tomorrow if I have the time. I'm a single father, so it's not easy finding time to do these things, but I'll do my best.

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[santanalz]

Appreciated sir.

 

[lolinternet]

Sorry it's taken so long. I'm going to fully charge my phone, upgrade to ICS, then downgrade so that I can be sure to give the most complete step by step possible. I may even include pics, but we'll see about that.

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[santanalz]

O wow. I really appreciate the effort you are doing to help me dude. I know there is a risk of bricking your phone, so my hat is off to you.

 

[lolinternet]

Well, I wasn't able to get to it last night. I'm actually still a little fuzzy on some of the details, so I'm trying to make sure I've got it right before I attempt it. I could always restore a backup from recovery, but I'm assuming you don't have that luxury, so I'm trying to verify all the steps necessary to return to Gingerbread without using a backup.

Between work and my two year old it's difficult to find the time, so please bare with me.

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