So, I just bought an HTC One E8 since my Galaxy Nexus' USB port stopped allowing a charge or connections of any kind. To be honest I REALLY wanted a Nexus 5, but Sprint doesn't carry the 32gb version and I'm not about to get a 16GB phone that won't take a micro SD card. Also, you can only buy the Nexus 5 online, and I needed a phone today since my phone is my lifeline to my job and my old one was rapidly exhausting it's battery charge. So I had to go with some other phone. It was between the One E8 and the LG G3. The E8 won because it fit in my hand and the pricing was better.
Now, the old GNex was my first Android phone, and my first smartphone of any kind was a Palm Pre. So I've come from a smartphone world of doing pretty much whatever you want with the phone. (I always enabled Developer Mode on my GNex, and Palm didn't require rooting) So this is my first experience with a non-vanilla version of Android, and I have to say, I am less than impressed on my first day with Sense. While it's "ok" as far as a phone UI goes, the uninstallable "crapware/bloatware" on it and the annoying "Use our version of the exact same thing that Google already gave you" replacement apps are just unacceptable. (With the exception of the SMS app. That one thing is actually pretty nice)
So I am looking to get back that "Vanilla" android experience, but I don't see any rooting instructions available for the E8, only the M8. Can anyone point me towards rooting instructions for the E8 and a good AOSP rom? I want this sucker as vanilla as I can make it.
Thanks in advance.
Now, the old GNex was my first Android phone, and my first smartphone of any kind was a Palm Pre. So I've come from a smartphone world of doing pretty much whatever you want with the phone. (I always enabled Developer Mode on my GNex, and Palm didn't require rooting) So this is my first experience with a non-vanilla version of Android, and I have to say, I am less than impressed on my first day with Sense. While it's "ok" as far as a phone UI goes, the uninstallable "crapware/bloatware" on it and the annoying "Use our version of the exact same thing that Google already gave you" replacement apps are just unacceptable. (With the exception of the SMS app. That one thing is actually pretty nice)
So I am looking to get back that "Vanilla" android experience, but I don't see any rooting instructions available for the E8, only the M8. Can anyone point me towards rooting instructions for the E8 and a good AOSP rom? I want this sucker as vanilla as I can make it.
Thanks in advance.