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How to Install TWRP Recovery 2.1 on HTC Amaze 4G
Just about a week ago, the TWRP Recovery became available for the HTC Amaze 4G smartphone. If you own this smartphone and want to have a touch-based recovery on it, then you should go ahead and install the TWRP 2.1 Recovery on your smartphone. Comprising all the great features of a custom recovery, it allows you to do operations using your fingertips. Here you go:
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your smartphone before doing this procedure. Please head to our how to root HTC Amaze 4G procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. Download the Recovery Image from here. (Download link is in the first post)
III. Installing TWRP Recovery 2.1 on HTC Amaze 4G:
1. Download and place the Recovery Image on your Desktop.
2. Connect your Amaze 4G to your PC using the USB cable.
3. Transfer the Recovery Image File to the root folder of your phone’s SD card.
4. After you have transferred the file, simply disconnect your phone from the PC.
5. Download the Terminal Emulator app from Google Play and install it on your smartphone.
6. Open up the Terminal Emulator App on your phone and issue the following commands:
sucd /sdcarddd if=recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
7. Reboot your smartphone.
Congrats ! You have successfully installed TWRP Recovery 2.1 on your HTC Amaze 4G. Now is the time to load up some custom ROMs on your smartphone and we have a good collection of HTC Amaze 4G custom ROMs.
If this procedure helped you, then please head to the official thread over at XDA Forum to thank/donate to the original developer of this recovery image !
How to Take a Screenshot on HTC Amaze 4G
How to Take a Screenshot on HTC Amaze 4G
Taking screenshots is really great when you want to teach someone a trick or something similar. Some of the Android Phones come with the buil-in feature of taking screenshots and the HTC Amaze 4G is one of them. If you own a HTC Amaze 4G and want to take the screenshots, then here’s a quick tutorial showing you how you can do so. You don’t need a rooted phone for this procedure.
I. Taking Screenshots on HTC Amaze 4G:
1. Press the Power key on your Amaze 4G smartphone for a second.
2. While the Power key is being pressed, press the Home key.
3. The screenshot should be taken now and you can find it in the Gallery of your phone.
That was so easy to take a screenshot on your HTC Amaze 4G, thanks to the Android for packing this feature in the default system.
How to Root/Hack HTC Amaze 4G
HTC Amaze 4G, also known as HTC Ruby, is an Android smartphone launched back in November 2011. The phone runs on the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread version which is quite a good version of the OS in terms of functions and performance. When you get your hands on this Amazing Amaze 4G smartphone, you will probably want to root it so you can install apps which require Superuser access, like Barnacle WiF Tether. Following guide shows you how you can root your HTC Amaze 4G smartphone.
I. Before You Begin:
1. Rooting your phone voids it’s warranty, however, it can be gained back by applying either stock firmware or unrooting your phone.
2. Your phone should have at least 50% of battery life left to go through the process without any problems.
II. Downloading Required Files:
III. Installing HTC Drivers:
1. Double-click the HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe file to launch it.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers.
IV. Rooting HTC Amaze 4G:
1. Extract files from the Root Package to the Desktop of your PC. It will prompt you for the password, which is androidadvices.com.
2. Enable USB debugging on your phone by going to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging and tick-mark the box.
3. Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable.
4. From the files you have extracted, go to Zerg rush root folder and launch the ZergRushTempRoot.bat file. It will start rooting your phone.
5. When the rooting is done, just disconnect your phone from the PC.
Well done, you have successfully rooted your phone. Now, you can load custom ROMs on your phone as well as you can install apps which require the Superuser access.
If this procedure saved you from hassles of issuing commands to root your phone, then please thank/donate the developer of this root method over at XDA, who provided us the single-click root method.