Last Updated on September 21, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
With over ten big named handsets, HTC have developed a name for themselves among the elite inside of the Smartphone industry. They also do a good job at entertaining the entry-level side of things too. The company has been in the news a lot lately with CEO Peter Chou stepping away, but if you didn’t pay close attention to the headlines you wouldn’t know any different. On a personal level, I’m hoping HTC come up with something great on the wearable tech side of things. They have stated that they will be entering this market come 2014, around the same time as we are expecting a watch from Apple. For now, it’s time to stick with what they know and love in handsets and change them to the best of our abilities.
It wasn’t long ago that HTC was always in the news about being under threat of folding. Then there was talk of Lenovo trying to buy them out. For now it seems as though they have steadied the ship and here’s to hoping they have many more years to come.
Details of Note
- In order to get this done, you will of course be wanting to use a Windows-based PC. The reason being is because the tool that we use to upload the files will be done as software only compatible with the Redmond goods.
- You will be needing to run the latest Android operating system available on the smartphone. Anything under 2.3 which is gingerbread should be upgraded to this at a minimum. This will make sure a smooth process and a bug free time. If you need to check what your device is going to Settings > About Phone and that should send you to a screen that lets you look at a tab called software. In here look for the number to match up with what I said. It may not mention any name, but that’s OK because we can tell from the number alone what it’s doing. Moreover, if it did happen to register as a number under then you want to search around for an update guide. There’s a good chance that it’s possible for you to be running on a firmware higher than you are.
- Rooting always voids the manufacturers warranty and it will not come back unless you flash stock software over the to again. Also note that standard over the air updates will no longer arrive as a notification. You will need to install the stock firmware files manually instead. Once you are back on stock, any future updates will roll out OTA once more.
- Give your HTC Butterfly adequate battery life before going ahead with this. You want to have as much as possible to avoid it shutting down during the process. If the phone does shut down it can cause major problems and even bricking of the mobile.
- Take a full backup of the operating system and everything you have installed since opening the smartphone out of the box. Make copies using Helium, Titanium or SMS backup. if you do not have the OS unchained already the Helium application is a great way to store data, sync the market apps and the phone contacts. However, if you want to make copies of all those messages you have sent try using the SMS backup app instead.
Prerequisites
- Unlocked bootloader
- TWRP Recovery: Americas / Europe
- The latest SuperSU
- You need to install the Americas version if your smartphone works in the Americas and the European file if your smartphone works in Europe.
- The minimal and ADB in this tutorials works on Windows operating systems only.
Root HTC Butterfly
1. Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging.
2. Install TWRP with minimal ADB and Fastboot with the following commands on Windows:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot reboot
Note: You may need to alter the commands to suit your file names.
3. Boot to TWRP and install the SuperSU zip file.
In conclusion, that is how to install TWRP Recovery on the HTC Butterfly X9202 and then root it with SuperSU.