Root HTC One M8: All Things Root Guide -Updated 5-30-14

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**Updated 5-30-14**

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HTC One M8: All Things Root Guide

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General Information

• Root Terminology
• http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html

Guides

• http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all-things-root/854630-new-s-off-method-released-sunshine.html
• http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all-things-root/839885-s-off-here.html
• http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all-things-root/845182-htc-one-m8-root-thread.html
• [SPRINT][ROOT][RECOVERY]http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all...ecovery-supersu-htc-one-m8-sprint-m8_whl.html
• VZW Perm root and S-OFF
• un-rooting guide
• TWRP Recovery (Unofficial and only for the GSM Variant.
• http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all...w-change-your-mid-without-eng-bootloader.html
• http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all-things-root/841317-how-remove-your-tampered-banner.html
• http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all...bootloader-without-htcdev-s-off-required.html
• removing apps guide / safe apps to remove
• various how-to guides, etc.

RECOVERIES: (must be S-OFF)

• [SPRINT]OFFICIAL TWRP
• [SPRINT]Unofficial TWRP 2-7-0-5 by Cap'n Throwback
• [VZW]Official TWRP
• [VZW]Unofficial TWRP built from source
• [VZW]Unofficial CWM ported

ROMs

• SPRINT-ROM-M8WHL-Stock-Rooted-Base-1-54-651-10
• [VZW]Skyfall Rom
• [ALL CARRIERS][4.4.2]ViperOne for the M8]
• [VZW]Google Play Edition i.e. Vanilla Android

Themes

• None as of yet
• N/A
• N/A
• Theming tutorial
• Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen

Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting

• overclocking / underclocking
• undervolting
• related apps

Kernels

• [GSM][CDMA]Faux's first release

Radios / Basebands

• SPRINT-FIRMWARE-M8WHL-Firmware-Collection

Tools & Utilities

• ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
• MD5 checksum verification
• Titantium Backup
• Root Explorer
• Odin / RUU / RSD Lite / etc.
• ##SCRTN# code: http://androidforums.com/one-m8-all-things-root/845182-htc-one-m8-root-thread.html#post6611401

Downloads

• Google Apps Package
• Android SDK