This is the best, fastest, smooth & stable ROM available for HTC One X. Provides Blade Elite custom live wallpapers & more settings to customize you Android device like you want it to be. This ROM provides best battery life. The ROM is based on stock firmware so its stable. You can update One X to Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean custom firmware using the tutorial below. HTC One X can also be updated to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with CM10.1 M3.This is not an official release by HTC, but just a custom ROM which would require a custom recovery like ClockworkMod in order to flash the ROM zip file on your phone. Make sure your HTC One X bootloader is unlocked or you won’t be able to install custom ROMs. As you continue reading, we will tell you how to install Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean custom ROM on HTC One X. All the step-by-step instructions are given below, and we have also given a few extra tips that you have to keep in mind before proceeding. Make sure you backup all your existing data in the phone before proceeding as this tutorial will wipe out all your internal storage data. The following tips are important as they will help the installation procedure to go smooth without any issues. Let’s get to the tutorial now.
Disclaimer: All the custom ROMs and firmwares, official software updates, tools, mods or anything mentioned in the tutorial belong to their respective owners/developers. We (MTS) or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don’t have you on gun point to try out this tutorial :)
Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ROM Details:
This amazing Blade Elite custom ROM comes with tons of new features and is based on Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. A quick list of the main features in Blade Elite is given below and we are sure you’d love to use this on your One X- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- SuperSU, Busybox.
- Persistent ADB enabled.
- RamDisk Tweaks (Shnizlon)
- Init.d scripts enabled
- Extremely Fast
- Best Battery Life Ever. Literally.
- Custom Blade wallpapers and boot animation
HTC One X USB Drivers
You will need to connect your Android phone with the computer. For that, please make sure you have installed the USB drivers for HTC One X properly. If not, you can download the latest official drivers from our Android USB Drivers section here:Download HTC One X USB drivers!
Backup and Other Important Tips
Done with the USB drivers? Perfect. The tutorial is on the next page, but first, please take a look at the following tips and important points you need to take care of. These are important, as we don’t want anyone losing their personal data or apps:Always backup your important data that you might need after you install a new custom ROM, an official software update or anything else. Make a backup for just in case, you never know when anything might go wrong. See below for some tips on how to backup data:
- Backup your Apps. How? –> How to Backup Android Apps.
- Backup your SMS messages. How? –> How to Backup/Restore SMS Messages.
- Backup Call History. How? –> How to Backup Call History.
- Backup APN Settings: GPRS, 3G, MMS Settings. How? Note down everything from: Settings > Wireless & Networks (More…) > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
If you already have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod, TWRP etc.) installed on your phone, we strongly recommend a backup using that as it creates a complete image of your existing phone set up.
A few more optional tips that you should remember:
1. Having problems connecting your Android phone to the computer? You need to enable USB debugging mode.2. Make sure your Android device is charged up to 80-85% battery level. Why? Because, if your phone goes off suddenly while installing a custom ROM, flashing an official firmware update or installing mods etc. — your phone might get bricked or go dead permanently. No one wants that, right?
3. Most of the tutorials and how-to guides on MyTrickSource are for factory unlocked Android phones and tablets. We recommend NOT to try our guides if your phone is locked to a carrier, unless we have specified the carrier name or device model.
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All set and ready? Good. Now, let’s proceed with the tutorial on the next page and update One X to Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean custom firmware.
HOW TO: Install Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean on HTC One X
However, for beginners, you need to root your HTC One X and install a custom recovery. Please Google that up if you are unsure and make sure you read the tutorial once before actually performing it on your device.
To Remember
- Make sure you backup all your data in your phone before proceeding.
- This is not an official HTC software update. This is a custom third-party ROM.
- Bootloader should be unlocked.
- Make sure ClockworkMod Recovery is installed on your phone.
Complete Step-By-Step Instructions:
NOTE: Make sure ADB and Fastboot is configured on your PC.Step 1- Download Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 ROM for HTC One X to your computer and extract boot.img from the zip file separately.
- Furthermore see How to Update HTC One X to Android 4.2.2 CM10.1 RC2 Jelly Bean Custom Firmware
Step 3 - Now copy/paste the downloaded Android 4.1.1 ROM zip file to your SD card. Make sure the file is in the SD card root.
Step 4 - Copy/paste the boot.img file to android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory.
Step 5 - Then turn OFF your phone.
Step 6 - Now to get in the Bootloader/Fastboot Mode. Turn ON the phone while pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons.
Step 7 - Once in the Fastboot mode (on your phone), navigate to android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools directory (on your computer) and open Command Prompt (Shift + Right-click > Open Command Prompt).
Step 8 - Type the following command and press Enter.
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Step 9 - Then, type the following command and press Enter.
fastboot reboot
Step 10 - Follow the navigation instructions on the screen. Select BOOTLOADER and then go to RECOVERY.
Step 11 - Once you are in ClockworkMod Recovery, select perform a full data wipe by selecting “wipe data/factory reset” Use the Power button to select everything while in the Recovery Mode.
Step 12 - Then, perform a cache wipe by selecting “wipe cache partition” as you can see in the image below.
Step 13 - Now this is optional, but it is recommended to perform a wipe of your dalvik cache as well. You will not get into boot loops or any other errors. From CWM recovery, go to ‘advanced’ and then select “wipe dalvik cache”.
Step 14 - Then go back to the main recovery screen and select “install zip from SD card”.
Step 15 - Now select “choose zip from sdcard”. Using your volume keys, navigate to the Android 4.1.1 ROM zip file that you copied to your SD card and select it using the Power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.
Step 16 - After the installation completes, go to “+++++Go Back+++++” and reboot the phone by selecting “reboot system now”
Your One X will boot now and it might take about 5 minutes to boot on your first time. So, please wait.
That’s it! Your One X should now have Blade Elite Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean custom ROM installed on your phone! Go to Settings > About phone to verify.
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Have fun playing with it! If you have any issues, please fire them up in the comments below!
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