Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, HTC has been out of the smartphone game for quite a while now and it will no wrong to say that the company is well, done and dusted with its operations and by the looks of it, it seems like the company will soon go out of services if the present scenario of the company continues. Notably, the thing we are talking about is the lack of innovative products, the addition of new devices to its portfolio, and current mobile operations, including the system updates. And while we are talking about the software updates, there is no clarity on when the company’s 2018 flagship, HTC U12+ will be picking up the Android 10 update.
Well, the devices came back in 2018 and were the company’s flagship for that year, and came with Android 8 Oreo out of the box and have got one firmware update in the form of Android 9 Pie. However, while other smartphone OEMs are sending out Android 10 updates and are prepping up for the Android 11 update which is due later this year, HTC, on the other hand, is finding it hard to even roll out the Android 10 updates for its flagship devices, let alone the mid-range ones.
Annoyed users took to various platforms like Reddit to question the status of the Android 10 update, to which an official from HTC, Julian P. stated that there is no information about Android 10 updates for any of the HTC phones, or if the company will even release one or not.
So, going by the response from the HTC Official, it is almost confirmed that the company is finding it hard to sustain in the competitive market and is also not able to push the updates, which is the basic service a user expects from its smartphone OEM. So, we can say that the Android 10 update for the HTC U12+ seems distant and almost not in the cards anymore. However, we will keep you posted if there are some new developments in this regard.
HTC U12+ Android 10 – AOSP Installation Guide
The Taiwan-based electronics company Asus has launched the second generation gaming smartphone called HTC U12 Plus in May 2018. If you’re using the HTC U12 Plus and want to run AOSP based Android 10 Custom GSI, then you can Download and install AOSP Android 10 GSI for HTC U12 Plus.
The Android 10 GSI has been developed by phhusson (Recognized XDA Developer), check out this full guide. A huge thanks to the developer for sharing this and there are plenty of other devices supporting the Android 10 GSI build as well.
Now, you may ask what is GSI? A GSI (generic system image) is a system image with minimal configurations for Android devices. It works as a pure Android implementation without any modifications or changes to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code. It can be run on any Android devices running Android 8.1 or higher version due to the Project Treble support. Here we have shared a step-by-step guide below.
But before going to the installation steps, let’s have a look at the device overview and then Android 10 overview as well.
HTC U12 Plus Specifications
Talking about the specifications, HTC U12 Plus features a 6-inch Super LCD6 display with a screen resolution of 2880 x 1440 Pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845, 64-bit Processor coupled with 6GB of RAM. The phone packs 64/128GB internal memory with expandable storage support of 256GB via microSD card. The camera on the HTC U12 Plus comes with a Dual 12MP + 16MP rear camera with dual-LED dual-tone flash and 8MP + 8MP front camera for selfies. It is backed by a Non-Removable 3,500 mAh Lithium-Polymer Battery. HTC U12 Plus also has a fingerprint sensor on he back.
Android 10: Overview and Features
This year (2019) Google has released the latest version of Android called Android 10. As the name suggests, it’s the 10th iteration of Android OS and offers the most stable & secure user experience than the previous generation Android 9 Pie. Android 10 brings plenty of new features and system improvements like improved gestures navigation, enhanced privacy & location control, improved app permissions, etc. It also includes a system-wide dark mode, live caption, focus mode, foldable display support, 5G connectivity compatible, chats bubble, smart reply, improved security updates, family link, better notifications, and more.
You can additionally check out the top 10 Android 10 features & details here.
Steps to Install AOSP Android 10 GSI for HTC U12 Plus (ime)
First, you have to unlock the device bootloader in order to flash any Custom ROM. But going to the process. let’s take a look at requirements and download links first.
Warning!
Pre-Requirements:
- You need to unlock the bootloader at first.
- Download the required Android 10 GSI ROM file and Android 10 GApps file from below.
- Keep your device battery charged up to 60% at least for a smoother process.
- Take a complete backup of your device data without Root. In case anything goes wrong, you can easily restore all the data.
Instructions to Install:
Download Links:
- Android 10 GSI | Download [A/B system with Arm64] – Download Gapps version
- Download and install Asus USB Drivers
- 2nd method: Flash via TWRP: Instructions to install TWRP Recovery on HTC U12 Plus
- Fastboot Method: Download ADB and Fastboot tool
We hope that this guide is helpful to you and you have successfully installed the AOSP Android 10 ROM on your HTC U12 Plus (ime) handset easily. If in case anything goes wrong or if you have any queries, feel free to ask in the comments below.
Source: Github| Credits to phhusson
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