After a few failures and the steep learning curve, I converted my One M8 to GPE solely from your videos. Very clear. Likely due to flavors of the recovery and other factors, I'm no longer able to access recovery (just the robot on his side) but the phone is SO FAST! I would like to access recovery only to install the HTC camera but not a deal breaker. Thanks for providing these videos!
Had android phones for about 3 years now and I've never had the balls to try rooting and stuff. Decided to go for it and turn my HTC One M8 into the GPE and honestly man your tutorial couldn't of been simplier. I watched your Rooting video, S-OFF video and this one and you made it really easy to follow along. Plus all the links and downloads are still available 6 months down the line which is really good for noobs like myself haha. Phones working perfectly now with Stock 4.4 and the fact that I can get stock lollipop OTA is amazing. Thanks man!
Best conversion instructions to this day. Doing it on a Mac takes a little adjusting, but it's very similar to how it's done on Windows. No issues with WiFi or data. Camera is fine as well.
Hey +sakitech, I thank you so much for this tutorial. It was amazingly clear and very well made. I did have a few things that did not work as expected along the way (could not access fastboot in the settings, had a problem with java...) but in the end everything worked and I am super happy. My phone had become so slow I could not use it. Now it is super fast again and with pure lollipop! Thanks so much for your work
sorry for my bad english Omg it works i follow all exact step exept change the latest GPE 6.0 image work like charm on HTC M8 AT&T regards from jakarta - indonesia
Excellent how-to video, thanks! I succesfully rooted and s-off'ed my HTC One M8 and flashed GPE (4.4.4) onto it following your videos. Two questions though: 1. Am I right in assuming that - having followed your (root/s-off/GPE flash) videos exactly - my phone now has the stock GPE recovery? When I go into recovery mode on my phone I see the famous Android with the red exclamation mark. 2. If I decide to stick with GPE, is there a way to lock the bootloader again and undo S-off? Or would you advise against this? Again, thanks very much for your efforts!
Cheers Sakitech, watched all your videos, now running stock 4.4.4. Will I get lollipod 5.0 OTA when it is rolled out one GPE phones then? Your instructions were very clear for this noob, I even feel I learnt something along the way. I wasn't able to use firewater due to a HTC patch, but I just forked out $25 for sunshine. Thanks again dude!
Thank you again for this awesome video, now with android 5.0.1, all works fine as i can see. very good instructions but you might update them, because android sdk changed a lot and you have android 5.0.1 now ^^
A bit of a delayed comment, but just saw this. You make the absolute BEST video tutorials on the web. THANK YOU! I am new to Android and trying to decide on a Note 4 or an HTC One M8 as my first Android device; Apple OS is growing old for me. Your video really helped me out, being that I am trying to decide based on which device has the best (and most) customization options.
can you please make a video showing how to install lollipop with OTA. I saw the page on XDA but I dont want to risk harming my tmobile HTC One M8. Your tutorials are the best!!!
Hi, great tutorial! but I have a few questions: 1. Will the LTE bands be affected by the conversion since GPE has only 700 and AWS? (I assume that no because the modem will not be modified, but I prefer to ask and confirm that all the LTE bands will remain the same) 2. Is the quality of the sound the same since the boomsound plug in is not present? 3. Is it true that the camera is not as fast like if I were using the HTC Camera app? * You forgot to mention that this conversion wipes EVERYTHING including the SDCARD, so you need to advise the people that they have to save the backup somewhere else. Thank you!
Android SDK Bundle has been replaced by Android Studio. Video showing new steps to grab fastboot and adb released: ua-cam.com/video/0ccUcPR2Mko/v-deo.html
+sakitech hej i am from sweden and recently subscribed to your channel. Can you please help me with my HTC one m8s pls. i want it to be a stock android phone because sense UI is very sluggish.
sakitech in the video you can choose to convert to a non-rooted version or one with root, will the rooted version still get ota updates?
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I think you can get ota updates even if it's rooted but you need to have stock recovery. You can root and instead of flashing the recovery you can boot to recovery and apply root. Just replace the command fastboot flash ... with fastboot boot ...
Luís Vitela Yeah, that's roughly what I was thinking. Flash the rooted one, that way I can use titanium to restore all my apps + data, then just before the ota update comes, I'll flash the stock recovery and then restore it to twrp after I've updated to 5.0. That's seems the best way to do it in my mind. I'll change my cid no. to the google001 as I read that's the one that definitely receives the ota. Thanks for replying. 😊
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Emma Jane It's a pleasure to help. I also change the cid to google001 for the same reason and I hope they release Lollypop at same time of Nexus devices ☺
Luís Vitela Yeah, I'm still newish to rooting, but I've seem to have just about grasped the basics. But it's always nice to check a theory out, as sadly I'd be lost without my phone. Tonight I shall be backing up everything like a crazy person, then shall crack on with the flashing tomorrow. Very excited for lollipop, looks amazing. 😊
It worked with my deutsche Telekom m8. Flashed 4.4.3 and after a few seconds i got the 4.4.4. Update OTA... So it really works. Had to use sunshine to get s-off
I am unable to change my cid I always get this error and everytime, and I don't know what this means. Currently my cid is ROGER001, PLEASE HELP (bootloader) [JAVACARD_ERR] SD/USBDISK Init error OKAY [ 0.005s] finished. total time: 0.006s
sakitech thanks for this video the info was really helpful just a few questions though. will i be able to take advantage of the duo camera and IR blaster when i do this? and i read the comments below in order for me to get OTA updates i just need to make sure to enter the CID as GOOGL001 right?
I have very specific questions, 1. My M8 is a Canadian version, can I use this method and the files or is there a Canadian specific RUU? 2. Do I still get boom sound and some of the camera features or its just plain stock camera? 3. If I decide to use the rooted RUU do I still get OTA updates? sakitech I'd appreciate a response from you. Thank you in anticipation.
sakitech Im sorry to bother, but could you kindly share a link on how to restore your M8 back to factory stock and also unrooted and locked bootloader? Im done with this rooting game and just want to go back to square one
Baez Suazonegger I am waiting for an RUU to be released so I can make a video on how to restore to stock. Unfortunately, the current method on xda is merely a clever workaround and isn't a true "return to stock" anyway. The real way to restore an HTC phone to factory stock is to use an RUU file which will be released sooner or later. Once RUU is released, all you do is download it and run it and it gets the job done with minimal intervention from the user.
sakitech Hey dude! Would this work for Tmobile variant? www.droidviews.com/restore-verizon-htc-one-m8-to-stock-rom-with-ruu/ At least this is a good sign that we are close to a RUU for tmobile?
If i do this will my phone still be unlocked to all networks? i am just curious if the phone unlock is something software based that i might lose in the GPE upgrade
Just got my one M8 ATT yesterday. about to give this a shot in the next few minutes.. from what im gathering you def wanna use the Google CID. are there any big advantages to going rooted?
Hi Sakitech - Thanks for the wonderful step-by-step tutorial for converting M8 to Google Edition version. I was able to follow thru and have completed the conversion. But now my phone does not connect to any mobile network in my country. I live in Singapore. Can you guide me...?
Hi, I have ATT htc one m8, and Data is not working on my O2 here in the CZ after installing "RUU-HTC_One_M8_GPE_5.1-4.04.1700.4_rooted.zip" following your tutorial...everything on the phone is working nice and smooth: phone calls, wi-fi, camera, etc...but no data, and I've already tried to add the APN and nothing... help :( pls
Hi . I used this method twice to convert my phone to GPE . However on both occasions it turned out that my phone was unable to detect any mobile network connection and I was not able to make any calls. I followed each and every instruction. Can you let me know what the problem in ?
Great Tutorial. But please be aware that it will be difficult to goback to a Sense rom. 1.) You won't be able to goback to stock Sense. For now atleast. 2.) If you do goback to a Sense Rom, sone functionality might not work (such as Wifi functionality, this is based on my own experience). So I'm stuck with GPE Rom. Other than that, great vid!
MILLION THANKS TO YOU ! but i have one single question i hope to answer. If i choose the rooted stock android RUU ... will i get the same OTA ? i mean from it's name it seams i will never get updates
Do the files provided (links) work if used on a Mac? Also, I see some members are having trouble with their devices losing cellular capabilities and what not. I'm using an At&t m8. Thanks and I await your response.
thank you so much for your video, I spent forever getting error: cannot open 'RUU-HTC_One_M8_GPE_4.4.4-2.12.1700.1'.After watching your video, i realized that I forgot to put .zip after the file name!!!!! it was driving me up a wall!
Hey guys. Can someone help me pls? I did the conversion but I have a problem. My cellular network in not working... I had a 044 M8, did exactly as in description (gave 25 dollars to S-off) and now I cannot use the phone because when I injected the GPPE it doesn't recognise my baseband, and my cellular netork. So HELP, pls
You need to flash the radio zip for your region separately. See this thread for flashing radios. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736921 all you have to do is choose the right radio and follow the instructions.
After a few failures and the steep learning curve, I converted my One M8 to GPE solely from your videos. Very clear.
Likely due to flavors of the recovery and other factors, I'm no longer able to access recovery (just the robot on his side) but the phone is SO FAST!
I would like to access recovery only to install the HTC camera but not a deal breaker.
Thanks for providing these videos!
I just followed this video step by step and it worked perfectly. My AT&T m8 is now running beautiful stock android. Thanks so much for this!
The best, clearest, easiest guides to follow on UA-cam. Brilliant :)
Had android phones for about 3 years now and I've never had the balls to try rooting and stuff. Decided to go for it and turn my HTC One M8 into the GPE and honestly man your tutorial couldn't of been simplier. I watched your Rooting video, S-OFF video and this one and you made it really easy to follow along. Plus all the links and downloads are still available 6 months down the line which is really good for noobs like myself haha. Phones working perfectly now with Stock 4.4 and the fact that I can get stock lollipop OTA is amazing. Thanks man!
You are a genius!! Used Sunshine to S-off and now after your instrucciones I am rocking 5.0.1 on my Htc One M8 At&t!
Going to be upgrading my AT&T HTC One M7 soon to the M8 and can't wait to convert it to a GPE. Thanks for the clear and precise instructions!
Best conversion instructions to this day. Doing it on a Mac takes a little adjusting, but it's very similar to how it's done on Windows. No issues with WiFi or data. Camera is fine as well.
Thank you for doing this video, don't freak out if it doesn't work the first time just enter the codes again. Be patient and be thorough.
Updated to Android 5.0.1 no issues at all. thank a bunch for your videos.
This video was sooooo thorough and precise!!! Thank You!!!!
worked for me!! but used sunshine to s-off. worked well with the twrp recovery. Thank you!
AMAZING. Thank you so much. The best tutorial I've ever seen on UA-cam. Worked a treat!!
Thank you so much for all your videos! It really helped turn my T-Mobile M8 into a GPE. You have a new subscriber after this. Thanks
Very detailed and clear. Really appreciate the effort mate.
This worked perfectly for me once I got S-Off. Thank you!
Just had the OTA done for 5.0.1 Lollipop and it works flawlessly. Thanks again Sakitech
i have Htc one m8 but not rooted,you advice me to make root and install GPE because i want lolipop?
Thanks(i m running 4.4.4)
Khalil Dhahbia Yeah if you want to use Android L then go on ahead and follow this video. He explains it perfectly.
and i can have all updates of google with this version of GPE?
Khalil Dhahbia So far mine has been working just fine. Much smoother than stock
ok Thanks Man :)
Thanks for showing how to root my m8! Only person who explained it very well
Had to use Sunshine to get s-off but once done it was plain sailing. Great video, thanks a million!
Hey +sakitech, I thank you so much for this tutorial. It was amazingly clear and very well made. I did have a few things that did not work as expected along the way (could not access fastboot in the settings, had a problem with java...) but in the end everything worked and I am super happy. My phone had become so slow I could not use it. Now it is super fast again and with pure lollipop! Thanks so much for your work
sorry for my bad english
Omg it works i follow all exact step exept change the latest GPE 6.0 image work like charm on HTC M8 AT&T regards from jakarta - indonesia
I'm very thankful for you
now I'm getting the HTC One M8 for sure 😍
it worked i love you=]
i payed for sunshine and was scared this wouldnt work but it did=]
!00% all the way using my Mac. Only took about a minute to reboot up. You are super Sakitech. Thanks
Excellent how-to video, thanks! I succesfully rooted and s-off'ed my HTC One M8 and flashed GPE (4.4.4) onto it following your videos. Two questions though:
1. Am I right in assuming that - having followed your (root/s-off/GPE flash) videos exactly - my phone now has the stock GPE recovery? When I go into recovery mode on my phone I see the famous Android with the red exclamation mark.
2. If I decide to stick with GPE, is there a way to lock the bootloader again and undo S-off? Or would you advise against this?
Again, thanks very much for your efforts!
Thanks for the video man, much appreciation, you really good at this!
Great videos -used them from rooting, s-off and installing GPE. - thanks.
Always dead simple tutorials... Nice job.
Works absolutely perfect! Many thanks...
Thanks for your guide. It worked for me very well and easy. I am on Android Lollipop 5.01 already.
Subbed! Thank you!!! I was unable to send/receive picture messages due to using T-Mobile on my AT&T unlocked M8. Converting it to GPE fixed it!
What a nice guide. Thanks man.We love you.
Cheers Sakitech, watched all your videos, now running stock 4.4.4. Will I get lollipod 5.0 OTA when it is rolled out one GPE phones then?
Your instructions were very clear for this noob, I even feel I learnt something along the way. I wasn't able to use firewater due to a HTC patch, but I just forked out $25 for sunshine.
Thanks again dude!
Thank you so much for this video. You made everything super painless to convert over.
Hi there! Great video!! Thanks. I have a quick question. So after you are done with this, will your phone become unlocked as well? Thanks!!
Also, when we do this, are the boomsound software and the duo camera features still there? Thanks a lot!!
Thank you so much, easy to follow instructions, big thumbs up
Thank you again for this awesome video, now with android 5.0.1, all works fine as i can see. very good instructions but you might update them, because android sdk changed a lot and you have android 5.0.1 now ^^
Thanks dude, it worked for me perfectly.
A bit of a delayed comment, but just saw this. You make the absolute BEST video tutorials on the web. THANK YOU! I am new to Android and trying to decide on a Note 4 or an HTC One M8 as my first Android device; Apple OS is growing old for me. Your video really helped me out, being that I am trying to decide based on which device has the best (and most) customization options.
so good and explained so so well, really great video, I want to do this, but need to root my phone first
Awesome video! very clear, thanks.
2:50 If you I want the Stock Non-Rooted option, do I still need to root the device?
Fantastic video. Very clear instructions and worked perfectly for me. Thanks, Sakitch!
can you please make a video showing how to install lollipop with OTA. I saw the page on XDA but I dont want to risk harming my tmobile HTC One M8. Your tutorials are the best!!!
Thank you sir ! crystal clear instructions .
What a fantastic tutorial. You're amazing.
These videos are fantastic. Thanks!
YOU'RE THE BOSS !! Thanks a 100000000000 Million times
Thank you so much! Amazing tutorial
Great Video Man easy to use and all... to avoid ussing the SDK Bundle you can just download the fastboot_abd app that is it.... Thank you once again
1st question Can you save photo and videos to SD card with Google play edition?
And 2nd question Does the automatic updates work?
Hi, great tutorial! but I have a few questions:
1. Will the LTE bands be affected by the conversion since GPE has only 700 and AWS? (I assume that no because the modem will not be modified, but I prefer to ask and confirm that all the LTE bands will remain the same)
2. Is the quality of the sound the same since the boomsound plug in is not present?
3. Is it true that the camera is not as fast like if I were using the HTC Camera app?
* You forgot to mention that this conversion wipes EVERYTHING including the SDCARD, so you need to advise the people that they have to save the backup somewhere else.
Thank you!
Amazing video, Thanks a lot)
Android SDK Bundle has been replaced by Android Studio. Video showing new steps to grab fastboot and adb released: ua-cam.com/video/0ccUcPR2Mko/v-deo.html
sakitech Im getting an error 32 header fail ?? any ideas ? Thanks
hey i did the tutorial and it worked perfectly but im not getting the Android 6.0 OTA update. what can i do?.
+sakitech hej i am from sweden and recently subscribed to your channel. Can you please help me with my HTC one m8s pls. i want it to be a stock android phone because sense UI is very sluggish.
sakitech in the video you can choose to convert to a non-rooted version or one with root, will the rooted version still get ota updates?
I think you can get ota updates even if it's rooted but you need to have stock recovery. You can root and instead of flashing the recovery you can boot to recovery and apply root. Just replace the command fastboot flash ... with fastboot boot ...
Luís Vitela Yeah, that's roughly what I was thinking. Flash the rooted one, that way I can use titanium to restore all my apps + data, then just before the ota update comes, I'll flash the stock recovery and then restore it to twrp after I've updated to 5.0. That's seems the best way to do it in my mind.
I'll change my cid no. to the google001 as I read that's the one that definitely receives the ota. Thanks for replying. 😊
Emma Jane It's a pleasure to help. I also change the cid to google001 for the same reason and I hope they release Lollypop at same time of Nexus devices ☺
Luís Vitela Yeah, I'm still newish to rooting, but I've seem to have just about grasped the basics. But it's always nice to check a theory out, as sadly I'd be lost without my phone. Tonight I shall be backing up everything like a crazy person, then shall crack on with the flashing tomorrow. Very excited for lollipop, looks amazing. 😊
Can i get the OTA updates on the rooted version?
It worked with my deutsche Telekom m8. Flashed 4.4.3 and after a few seconds i got the 4.4.4. Update OTA... So it really works. Had to use sunshine to get s-off
Also see: HOW TO Convert M8 Google Edition back to Sense: ua-cam.com/video/CCGj0rOuiR4/v-deo.html
Does the magnetic case still work with stock android?
I followed the instruction and managed to get stock android installed. But he phone cannot detect my sim card anymore!! Please help
I am unable to change my cid I always get this error and everytime, and I don't know what this means. Currently my cid is ROGER001, PLEASE HELP
(bootloader) [JAVACARD_ERR] SD/USBDISK Init error
OKAY [ 0.005s]
finished. total time: 0.006s
Yash Srivastava are you s-off
Mohamed Al Maghraby s off?
This tutorial is Great!
Can you take another one to explain how to return from this GPE to sense? The tutorial on XDA is a little complex.
Thank you.
Thanks for the awsome video. Now running stock lollipop on my m8. :D
Thank you SO MUCH!!! you are awesome!!!
sakitech thanks for this video the info was really helpful just a few questions though. will i be able to take advantage of the duo camera and IR blaster when i do this? and i read the comments below in order for me to get OTA updates i just need to make sure to enter the CID as GOOGL001 right?
I have very specific questions,
1. My M8 is a Canadian version, can I use this method and the files or is there a Canadian specific RUU?
2. Do I still get boom sound and some of the camera features or its just plain stock camera?
3. If I decide to use the rooted RUU do I still get OTA updates?
sakitech I'd appreciate a response from you. Thank you in anticipation.
Do you prefer the GPE or sense 6?
Also is this process reversible?
sakitech Im sorry to bother, but could you kindly share a link on how to restore your M8 back to factory stock and also unrooted and locked bootloader?
Im done with this rooting game and just want to go back to square one
Baez Suazonegger I am waiting for an RUU to be released so I can make a video on how to restore to stock. Unfortunately, the current method on xda is merely a clever workaround and isn't a true "return to stock" anyway. The real way to restore an HTC phone to factory stock is to use an RUU file which will be released sooner or later. Once RUU is released, all you do is download it and run it and it gets the job done with minimal intervention from the user.
sakitech Awesome thanks a lot man.
Ill be following your channel for this video :)
You are the best!!!
sakitech Hey dude!
Would this work for Tmobile variant? www.droidviews.com/restore-verizon-htc-one-m8-to-stock-rom-with-ruu/
At least this is a good sign that we are close to a RUU for tmobile?
sakitech this guy released the RUU for t-mobile FYI :)
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714456
thank you very much, your vids were very very very helpful :) now I've got GPE :) thank you once more :)
THANK YOU! jezz only person that knows what he is doing.... LOL great video
Is this possible to do on O2 in the uk , thanks
still works! thanks
If i do this will my phone still be unlocked to all networks? i am just curious if the phone unlock is something software based that i might lose in the GPE upgrade
Just got my one M8 ATT yesterday. about to give this a shot in the next few minutes.. from what im gathering you def wanna use the Google CID. are there any big advantages to going rooted?
I followed this tutorial and the rootin+s-off everything worked now my phone doesn't recognise my sim. I' using GSM not CDMA.
just when i thought i had bricked my fone, thank you SIR
take a bow
Hi Sakitech - Thanks for the wonderful step-by-step tutorial for converting M8 to Google Edition version. I was able to follow thru and have completed the conversion. But now my phone does not connect to any mobile network in my country. I live in Singapore. Can you guide me...?
Thank you so much for this video
thanks very clear and simple
will i still be s-off after this method ?
so if i get the rooted stock file, that means i don't get ota updates? i am confused.
Great video. I applaud your understanding of these matters
That makes sense. Many thanks for the reply
Great video thanks , I love gpe everything runs great , I'm not have any update yet but I hope that is also working
Hi, I have ATT htc one m8, and Data is not working on my O2 here in the CZ after installing "RUU-HTC_One_M8_GPE_5.1-4.04.1700.4_rooted.zip" following your tutorial...everything on the phone is working nice and smooth: phone calls, wi-fi, camera, etc...but no data, and I've already tried to add the APN and nothing... help :( pls
Hi . I used this method twice to convert my phone to GPE . However on both occasions it turned out that my phone was unable to detect any mobile network connection and I was not able to make any calls. I followed each and every instruction. Can you let me know what the problem in ?
Great Tutorial. But please be aware that it will be difficult to goback to a Sense rom.
1.) You won't be able to goback to stock Sense. For now atleast.
2.) If you do goback to a Sense Rom, sone functionality might not work (such as Wifi functionality, this is based on my own experience). So I'm stuck with GPE Rom.
Other than that, great vid!
Will the spec case still work with this? Will the automatic screen on/off still work with the flip cover or no?
do you still get the dual camera feature?
MILLION THANKS TO YOU ! but i have one single question i hope to answer. If i choose the rooted stock android RUU ... will i get the same OTA ? i mean from it's name it seams i will never get updates
great video man thanks a lot!!!
In your UA-cam video you didn't show changing the MID? You showed CID but not MID why?
hey will this work with the HTC One E8??? Please reply ASAP i need to know! ty and great video :)
Thanks alot for your clean instructions. Everything worked just fine. Since firewater didn't work for me i purchased sunshine apk.
Do the files provided (links) work if used on a Mac? Also, I see some members are having trouble with their devices losing cellular capabilities and what not. I'm using an At&t m8. Thanks and I await your response.
it works great video
Does this void the warranty?
thank you so much for your video, I spent forever getting error: cannot open 'RUU-HTC_One_M8_GPE_4.4.4-2.12.1700.1'.After watching your video, i realized that I forgot to put .zip after the file name!!!!! it was driving me up a wall!
Thank you so much sakitech!
how long should it take to send the zip the second time? Mines been sitting for about 10 min now.
If our cid number match.do we need to be s off? Thnx for ur videos
could you do a video of how to get back to sense, using a stock nandroid.
thanks for all the work you do and for posting helpful videos.
question do i have to be stock or is it ok if i am rooted with twrp
?
This video is old . So just wanted to ask before trying does this still works???
Well my friend, since everything has changed since last year we need a new video with fresh links, please. step-by-step for dummies.
Thank you
Thank you! Perfect!
Hey guys. Can someone help me pls? I did the conversion but I have a problem. My cellular network in not working... I had a 044 M8, did exactly as in description (gave 25 dollars to S-off) and now I cannot use the phone because when I injected the GPPE it doesn't recognise my baseband, and my cellular netork. So HELP, pls
Same problem here man. Someone please help. BTW I'm in Singapore so is that why it's not working?
You need to flash the radio zip for your region separately. See this thread for flashing radios. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736921 all you have to do is choose the right radio and follow the instructions.