Custom ROM for HTC 816G(MT6592)

HTC has a poor track record of giving updates to the midrange smart phones.Most of the mid range smartphones are stuck with the old kitkat version of Android.The story is not much different for HTCs most successful midrange android smartphone 816G octacore(MT6592).

Here we provide the step by step instructions to update your htc 816g octacore(mt6592) to the most stable Android 5.1.1 Lolipop.

1.Root your phone

This is the first step for installing a custom ROM.We discuss the easiest method to root you htc 816G.

Download the Kingo Root application for your computer from here and turn on the developer settings in your phone by tapping several times in the build number.Then turn on the USB Debugging option.

Then open the Kingo Application in PC and connect your phone to the computer.Then sit back and relax.The application will automatically root your phone.

2.Download the custom recovery

Custom recovery is needed to flash Custom ROMs to your phone Download the TWRP custom recovery image from here.

3.Download the Rashr tool

Rashr is the simplest tool to flash the custom recovery to your phone.Download Rashr from here.

4.Download the 5.1.1 Lolipop Custom ROM

Download the most stable Custom ROM for htc 816G(mt6592) from here.

5.Download SP flash tool

Download the latest SP flash tool for your phone from here and store it in your PC.

6.Flashing the Custom recovery

Open the Rashr app and you will see options to flash recover from storage.Select the downloaded recovery image and it will flash recovery to your phone.

Then reboot to recovery and select Wipe then Advanced Wipe and select System,Cache and Dalvik Cache.Then wipe.Then turn off the phone by pressing and holding the Volume UP,Volume Down,and power buttons.

7.Flashing 5.1.1 Lollipop

This is the most exciting step.Open the SP Flash tool. Select the scatter loading option and select the scatter.txt file of the extracted ROM and click download.Now connect your phone and the ROM will be flashed by itself.

Turn on the phone when Download Successful dialog box appears and enjoy the cool features of android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

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