This working tutorial to upgrade/update HTC Sensation 4g to Android 5.1 Lollipop are rewrite from forum.xda-developers.com :
HTC Sensation 4g
The new Android 5.1 Lollipop comes with many new features :
- Up to 5x performance improvements.
- A battery saver feature which extends device use by up to 120 mins.
- It has a faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience.
- Support for 64-bit SoCs using ARM, x86, and MIPS-based cores.
- OpenGL ES 3.1 and Android extension pack brings Android to the forefront of mobile graphics putting it on par with desktop and console class performance.
- Responsive, natural motion, realistic lighting and shadows, and familiar visual elements make it easier to navigate your device.
- More intelligent ranking of notifications based on who they’re from and the type of communication. See all your notifications in one place by tapping the top of the screen.
- New devices come with encryption automatically turned on to help protect data on lost or stolen devices.
- SELinux enforcing for all applications means even better protection against vulnerabilities and malware.
- State of the art video technology with support for HEVC main profile to allow for UHD 4K 10-bit video playback, tunneled hardware video decoding to save power and improved HLS support for streaming.
- and more cool features.
Here are some more aspects that users should know before trying out the custom ROM :
- Back up all your data in your phone properly.
- The device must have at least 80 percent battery power.
- Enable USB Debugging via Setting > Developer options > USB Debugging.
- If the device gets stuck on booting or experiences a boot loop issue, perform wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache a few more times before rebooting.
Note: Try this at your own risk.
Tutorial :
1. Download Android 5.1 Lollipop ROM from link below :
If any problem with the ROM, maybe because the ROM have corrupted during the download process, you can try to re-download the ROM.
2. Install the ROM Manager on your device. Get it from Google Play Store, then install the clockwork mod recovery. You also can use ROM Installer application from JRummy Apps Inc.(Get it from Google Play Store).
3. Connect your devices to your PC employing the USB information cable. Copy the “ROM.zip” file you downloaded to the SD memory card.
4. Restart your device in the recovery mode using ROM Manager. As soon as in Recovery Mode, go to ROM Manager and select backup/restore to back-up your information.
5. From the Recovery Menu do a total data erase (including Delvik Cache). When completed, go back to Recovery Principal Menu and choose Flash ROM from SD Card. Navigate the location you copied the ”ROM.zip” file and follow the directions for installing Android 5.1 Lollipop on your devices. As soon as the installation is over, just reboot your device, and here you go, you’ve just upgraded it to the new Android 5.1 Lollipop.The first boot will take some times .
Tutorial Video : Easy Way To Download ROM =
