Update HTC MyTouch 4G to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean via CyanogenMod 10

Nexus 7 has already left behind the sales records of Galaxy Nexus and Kindle Fire. With the launch of Nexus 7 the era of Android Jelly Bean has started and every Android device user is dreaming to have a Jelly Bean powered Android device. HTC MyTouch 4G launched with T-Mobile with 1Ghz Scorpion processor will not be getting the Official Jelly Bean update but xda developer forum member has ported CyanogenMod 10 Jelly Bean on HTC MyTouch 4G. Although the custom ROM is not fully functional and you will be facing some bugs. Developers are trying to repair everything and launch a fully stable working CM10 Jelly Bean for MyTouch very soon. Here is a detailed tutorial about how you can install Jelly Bean custom ROM on HTC MyTouch.

Pre-Requisite: 1)Files, data and settings such as SMS, Call Logs, Contacts, Images, Audios, Videos, APN settings, Bookmarks, Wi-Fi and MMS settings etc must be backed up on your myTouch 4G as this process is going to wipe every data from device. 2)You need to disable the antivirus and firewall from your computer and myTouch 4G device respectively as this may cause interruption during the installation process. They will not allow you to install the update to your device. 3)You must charge your device battery to at least 80% just to ensure that it won’t turn off during installation of Jelly Bean Android 4.1.1. 4)You must turn On USB Debugging option on your myTouch 4G just by following the path ‘Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging’. Tick the USB Debugging option box when you get there. 5)You need to have your T-mobile 4G rooted with latest CWM Recovery installed on it. you need to download CYANOGENMOD 10 ROM PACKAGE, GApps PACKAGES, MICROPHONE FIX PACKAGES Download CyanogenMod 10 ROM Package here Download GApps PACKAGES HERE Download MICROPHONE FIX PACKAGES HERE Instructions to Update myTouch 4G to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean via CyanogenMod 10: Step 1.     Assuming that you have followed the instruction quite nicely and also downloaded the mentioned zip files from above links so in order to proceed with the process, you need to connect your T-Mobile myTouch 4G to the Computer via USB data cable and place all three packages to the root of the SD card. Step 2.     Turn off your myTouch 4G device and boot into recovery mode just by pressing and holding the Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously. Soon, you will boot into the HBOOT mode. Then, using the Volume button navigates to the Recovery and press the Power button to enter into Recovery Mode. Step 3.     Once you’re in Recovery mode, make a Nandroid backup of your current ROM for which you need to select Backup and Restore and then Backup. Step 4.     Then, select ‘wipe data/factory reset’ and ‘wipe cache Partition’ option to wipe all data from your device. Then, go for ‘Wipe Dalvik cache’ under Advanced option and select it. Step 5.     After completing wiping, you need to select ‘install zip from SD card’ and again select ‘choose zip from sdcard’ to browse for CM10_Desire_S_nk111_8-6-2012_port.zip file from your SD card. Then, confirm the installation by selecting ‘Yes ____.zip’ which appears on the next screen. Step 6.     Then, repeat the above process twice with the replacement of ‘CM10_Desire_S_nk111_8-6-2012_port.zip’ with Google Apps package ‘gapps-jb-20120717-signed.zip’ and microphone fix package ‘LowMICfix.zip’. Step 7.     Then, select ‘+++Go Back+++’ option to return to the main menu and select ‘reboot system now ’to restart your device.  Once you complete this your HTC MyTouch 4G would have been upgraded to Android 4.1.1 .