28
Aug
CM1

CyanogenMod 6.0 Final Released

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), Desire (Bravo/BravoC), Development, Dream, Droid (Sholes), EVO 4G (Supersonic), Hero, Hero (Sprint, HeroC), Incredible, myTouch 3G (Magic), News, Nexus One (Passion), Sapphire, Vibrant

Looks like CyanogenMod 6, Android's most popular ROM, has made its way out of the RC's and into final release. I've been running CM6 on my EVO for a little over a month now, and I love it. And as most people know, CM6 now covers a fair number of devices:

The above links lead to the CM6 info/download post on CM forums. The devices with no hyperlink don't have CM6 final yet - though they may have experimental builds (for example, the Incredible is on RC3). Heads-up though, it looks like there are a ton of people downloading - I'm getting 23 KBPS right now.

09
Aug
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CyanogenMod 6 Continues Its Rampage, Launches Nightlies For HTC Aria and CDMA HTC Hero

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), Development, Froyo 2.2, Hero (Sprint, HeroC), News

CyanogenMod 6 is continuing its rampage: last night the first Nightly build of CM6 was released for the HTC Aria (a.k.a. the Liberty) and CDMA HTC Hero. This should make the users of these phones quite happy - CM is the single most popular Android ROM, and for good reason.

Mandatory disclaimer from CM6:

* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it!

16
Jul
Unrevoked 3

Unrevoked 3 Finally Brings Easy 1-Click Root, Recovery, Nandroid Backups, And Custom ROMs To HTC Droid Incredible. [Explanation + Instructions]

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), Desire (Bravo/BravoC), Development, Eris, EVO 4G (Supersonic), Incredible, News

Unrevoked, a tool that brought the ability to run applications that require root and originally developed for the HTC EVO 4G and HTC Hero, was just updated to version 3.

Unrevoked 3

With this new version 3, Unrevoked finally brings a 1-click root solution to the HTC Droid Incredible that also allows you to flash a custom ClockworkMod recovery, custom ROMs, and take backups of your phone with Nandroid Backup.

Compared to version 2, you no longer need a previously rooted phone - Unrevoked 3 roots for you.

The only thing that Unrevoked doesn't do is unlock NAND permanently, meaning you won't be able to write to the system partition after the OS boots and therefore won't be able to uninstall various carrier installed garbage apps.

13
Jul
htc aria

HTC Aria Now Able To Side Load Apps Thanks To Sync Update

Posted by in Applications, Aria (Liberty), AT&T, HTC, News

Nobody was happy to learn that the HTC Aria would be locked down in the same way as its predecessor, the Backflip, and be unable to install non-Market apps. Fortunately, HTC has given Aria owners a sort of “fix” through an update in their desktop client.

The newest version of HTC Sync for Aria (which you can download for Windows here) gives users the ability to load an APK onto their phone, which means they now have access to a host of new apps that are not available on the Market. However, HTC did previously stress that the update would not include this feature, so you may want to update in case this feature is removed in the near future.

26
Jun
unrevoked2_evo

unrEVOked 2 Released – Install ClockworkMod Recovery On Your EVO 4G, Incredible, Desire, OR Aria

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), Desire (Bravo/BravoC), Development, EVO 4G (Supersonic), HTC, Incredible, News

The crew behind the original easy root for HTC EVO 4G and HTC Hero - unrEVOked - has released unrEVOked2 (UR2) – a tool that lets you replace your phone's (see below for supported models) stock Android recovery with the ClockworkMod recovery. ClockworkMod allows users to create nandroid backups, use custom ROMs, and otherwise customize the phone.

UR2 does not unlock the NAND on the phone permanently - it only does it long enough to install a custom recovery.

When coupled with the original unrEVOked, UR2 provides means to easily root (albeit without a permanent NAND unlock) and install ClockworkMod on all of these phones:

  • HTC EVO 4G
  • HTC Droid Incredible
  • HTC Desire
  • HTC Aria

Version 2, released today, adds the following features:

  • Mac OS X: Added support for 10.5, not just 10.6.

22
Jun
htc-aria-android-att-39-AndroidCommunity_com_

HTC Aria Rooted Two Days After Release, Instructions Are Live

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), Development, HTC, News

This article mentions rooting and flashing of non-stock ROMs. If you’re unfamiliar with either term, hit up our primers here and here for additional information

After being out for just two days, the HTC Aria has been rooted. Turns out the method Android hacker and XDA-Devs forum member Eugene373 (you may remember him as the man who also rooted the MyTouch 3G Slide last Tuesday) used to hack the Slide works for the Aria as well.

The full root is a 19-step process, and while it isn’t exceedingly tricky, it isn’t simple either – first time rooters, beware. The root requires a Gold Card, and as with the MT3GS, the process involves booting the phone into recovery and then pushing the update onto the card, loading a .zip, and installing Superuser.

17
Jun
crippled_droid

AT&T To Customers: You Can Have Any Android You Want, As Long As It Sucks

Posted by in Android OS, Aria (Liberty), AT&T, Backflip, Carriers, HTC, Motorola, News

If you’ve been paying attention to the news releases regarding the HTC Aria, you know that AT&T will once again be locking down the apps users can install by restricting unofficial app downloading. If you’ve been paying attention for a while now, you also know that they did the same thing to the Motorola Backflip – the only other Android phone they offer.

Both phones already feature smaller, lower def screens, when compared to their Android brethren available on other networks. They both also have significantly slower processors than most Android phones. What gives?

Now granted, I’m no expert, but that just seems like bad business to me.

15
Jun
Aria1

HTC Aria Coming June 20th To AT&T, Initial Hands-On Impressions Surface

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), AT&T, Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, HTC, News
Last Updated: June 17th, 2010

Good news, AT&T customers – starting June 20, AT&T will begin selling its first HTC Android device, the Aria. A few days ago, they (accidently?) released a video showing the HTC “Liberty” being tested. At the time, we speculated that it might actually be the HTC Aria we’d heard about before. Turns out we were probably correct, as various news outlets have been receiving the Aria to play around with, and they look to be one and the same.

The phone isn’t quite as high-end as other recent HTC outings on other networks (such as the EVO or Incredible): it offers a 3.2” display running at 480 x 320, as well as a 5 megapixel camera (sans flash).

11
Jun
2010-06-11 20h41_49

AT&T Accidentally Outs The HTC Liberty On Purpose

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), AT&T, Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, HTC, News, Videos

 2010-06-11 20h41_49

Yeah, so the title may be a bit confusing, but it’s more or less an accurate summary. Basically, AT&T released a (promo?) video detailing their testing procedure for Android phones, in which Dante Martin, a device product manager at AT&T, waves around a HTC Android handset that looks a whole lot like the Aria whose leaked pictures were outed a few weeks ago.

In addition to those leaked pictures, ROM developer Coinflipper sent Android Central a render of a HTC device dubbed the ‘Liberty’. The device in the render is very similar to the device in the leaked Aria picture, and the user-agent for both the Aria and the Liberty both show a 320x480 resolution, indicating that they may be the same phone.

26
May
attandroid

Rumorama: HTC To Boost AT&T’s Android Line-Up With The Aria?

Posted by in Aria (Liberty), AT&T, Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, HTC, News

Skeptic hats on for this one, folks. The gents over at Phonedog are reporting that they have inside information on an upcoming HTC Android phone slated to hit AT&T, dubbed the Aria.

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Details are sparse, but the phone will supposedly be running HTC’s SenseUI skin and be powered by Android 2.1 which is a bit of a bummer, though HTC has previously announced that all phones launched this year should receive an update to 2.2, so that’s promising.

It’s been speculated that the phone is the HTC PC70110, which passed through the FCC in late April with AT&T 3G bands.

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