Procedure to Update HTC Thunderbolt with Sense 3.5 Eternity Custom ROM Firmware:
- Download the Sense 3.5 Powered Eternity Firmware Zip from here to your computer. After downloading, connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and copy the downloaded zip file to your device. Ensure that you are not placing the file deep into the sub folders or else it will not get detected in the recovery mode.
- Now, remove the connected USB cable and turn Off the device so that it can then be entered in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in htc thunderbolt can be entered by pressing the Volume Down button + Power Button till you see the recovery mode screen on your phone.
- In the recovery mode, you need to select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the Sense 3.5 Powered Eternity Firmware Zip file which is placed in the phone.
- Once the update process is completed, the device will again land back to the recovery screen. In the recovery screen, select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then choose the option of “reboot system now” for rebooting the system. If the phone refuses to show the home screen even after 3 – 4 minutes of restart, you need to then reinsert the battery.
Tip: Due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.
So there you go, you have now successfully applied the update of Sense 3.5 Powered Eternity Firmware release in your Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process for applying the update.
