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noonehereyet
No One...
I do not know of any other way to change/mod or install ported builds other than rooting the phone....
i don't even know what rooting is, yet I flashed to sense no worries. Just download the SDK, download a recovery rom and a sense rom and go from there. mind you, you have to have the higher specced of the two magics. I wouldn't actually bother flashing to sense if you have the 192mb ram magic... IMO it wouldn't have enough balls. but yeah, if you got the right phone, it's a simple task!
if you have the lower specced magic and you're still keen to try Sense, you have to update your SPL, which greatly increases the chance of you bricking your phone
if you have the lower specced magic and you're still keen to try Sense, you have to update your SPL, which greatly increases the chance of you bricking your phone
i don't even know what rooting is, yet I flashed to sense no worries. Just download the SDK, download a recovery rom and a sense rom and go from there. mind you, you have to have the higher specced of the two magics. I wouldn't actually bother flashing to sense if you have the 192mb ram magic... IMO it wouldn't have enough balls. but yeah, if you got the right phone, it's a simple task!
if you have the lower specced magic and you're still keen to try Sense, you have to update your SPL, which greatly increases the chance of you bricking your phone
I have the Rogers branded one so I think I'm good.
Would you mind telling me your process?
samuelmaskell
Android Enthusiast
yes, please..
if you could make a detailed walk through that would be awesome
I would love to have the Hero ROM but I'm really afraid of bricking my phone..
I still have 2 years 11 months on my contract and I can't afford to buy a new phone off contract
so if it really is that easy I could be really happy but sadly, I don't think anything ever is..
if you could make a detailed walk through that would be awesome
I would love to have the Hero ROM but I'm really afraid of bricking my phone..
I still have 2 years 11 months on my contract and I can't afford to buy a new phone off contract
so if it really is that easy I could be really happy but sadly, I don't think anything ever is..
jeremy1216
Newbie
I have contacted the Rogers for update on launching an update for the magic to use the new HTC Sense UI. They didn't have anything yet or may be waiting for the release from HTC. But I find a lot of post for doing the upgrade yourself like this:
[Update 6-07]HTC Hero ROM for Magic by Fatal1ty - xda-developers
I haven't try it myself though
[Update 6-07]HTC Hero ROM for Magic by Fatal1ty - xda-developers
I haven't try it myself though
samuelmaskell
Android Enthusiast
That says its for the Vodafone magic which is different from the rogers one.. and it requires root anyway so it's no help. There are tons of hero ROMs. Finding one is no problem. This thread is about doing it without root access.