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SuperSU not installing on HTC One S

I am trying to root my HTC One S. The bootloader is *** UNLOCKED ***, TWRP is installed, and it's S-ON. From these instructions: I downloaded SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip from the TWRP / FlashFire ...
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After new firmware, can't install ROM (mount error)

I installed RUU 4.2.2 in an attempt to upgrade HBOOT to 2.16 on a HTC One S. The boot menu shows 2.16 so I guess it worked but now I have no OS. I am trying to install a ROM (Lineage 14) but I get ...
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Where do I download HBOOT 2.16?

I need HBOOT 2.16 to flash my preferred ROM on a HTC One S. I can't figure out where to download the firmware itself. The only page I've found which even vaguely resembles clear instructions is this ...
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What's an up-to-date method of getting S-OFF on a HTC One S?

All the instructions I can find for getting S-OFF on a HTC One S seem to be out-of-date. These instructions ask you to download soffbin3.zip but the link takes you to website which thinks it's ...
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Permission denied reading /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 as root

I will list my main objective first, dependencies after. If there is a better path to my goal, please show me the way.... I want to install Lollipop on my HTC One S. (Or a later version, if one is ...
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The category "Other" in my Storage takes 4GB out of 6GB on my Internal Storage, any way to clean it?

I have HTC One S. When I open my Storage , it says : 4.10GB/6.07GB ; Apps: 220MB ; Other : 3.88GB ; Available: 1.97GB . That's after I restarted my phone on Backup & Reset. I did it several times ...
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Android Gallery and Music empty?

I recently discovered that all my photos on my phone has disappeared from the Gallery application. I connected my phone to my computer, and the images are still present in DCIM/100MEDIA/ directory. I ...
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Android HTC One SV App storage full of unknown data

I have an Android HTC One SV (Android 4.1.2, HTC Sense 5.0, not rooted). It's recently been struggling for storage space to the point where it was reporting low and then critically low storage. Note ...
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How to root the HTC One S (VilleC2)

I finally managed to unlock the bootloader of my HTC One S. Now I want to root it to install CyanogenMod but I can only find guides for the normal HTC One S. However, it is a One S VilleC2. As far as ...
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Deleted OS from my device

I accidentally deleted all data from my htc one s, including the operating system. I tried to delete photos,apps and downloads, but it was still showing a memory issue (my phone has 16 giga memory and ...
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HTC One stuck on bootloader

I badly need help. Last week I was able to convert my HTC One to GPE, and today I want to restore it to its factory ROM so I can restore the warranty as well. Now the problem I am facing is that when ...
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Why is all sound suddenly gone with HTC One S?

All of a sudden I have no sound with my HTC One S (running Android 4.1.1). No sound is heard when someone tries to call me, and, curiously, the microphone is also muted; the one who's calling me doesn'...
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One S reboots with new CM 3.4 Kernel

This is something that's been bugging me ever since the 3.4 kernel was released: Problem: I am getting intermittent reboots when using any ROM which is based on the 3.4 kernel. It happens totally at ...
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Stuck rooting HTC device

I am trying to root my HTC One S following the instructions on HTCDev I generated an Unlock_code and everything works well until Step 13. In Step 12, I typed fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code....
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recent apps button setting on htc one gone?

I got a new HTC One S / Android 4.03 / Sense 4.0! via warranty and wanted to set it up. I wanted to change the setting for recent apps button in settings > display but it's not there anymore. Why? ...
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Persistent download icon in One S pull down menu - even with download over days ago. How to remove?

In the pull down menu of my HTC One S, there is this persistent download icon, it's just stuck there even though download completed days ago. It came when I was doing some app downloads and has ...
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HTC One S won't boot after battery fully drained

Today the battery of my HTC One S got completely empty and when trying to reboot it's just stuck on the splash screen. I am rooted and have Trickdroid 8.1 installed. This is an 4.0.4 ICS ROM. I've ...
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Location and how to recover cache from Google Chrome from an Android phone? [duplicate]

I'm wondering if it's possible to recover files from the Google Chrome cache from an Android phone, specifically, an HTC One S running Android 4.0.2. I'm trying to recover the stylesheet from a site ...
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HTC One S notification vibrate

I have a HTC One S and recently did a system update and am now running 4.1.1 (whatever that is called) I have a few games that have push notifications e.g. bakery story, restaurant story. As soon as ...
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How can I go back to ICS after JB OTA updates?

My phone is HTC One S VelliC2 and received the JB OTA updates. However, I could not get used to it. So how can I return to ICS? Can I use the HTC Android 4.03 RUU file? Now the Hboot version has ...
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htc one s android update - how?

I have a new HTC One S, which is now running 4.0.4. Although I understood that HTC released the update to 4.1, when I check for updates (Settings -> About -> Software updates -> Check Now) it returns "...
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birthday duplicates after removing google account and adding it again

After removing my Google-Account on my HTC One S and adding it again, i recognized that all birthdays stored with contacts are in my calendar twice. When i change birthday at some contact, there is ...
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What is the actual risk of bricking when rooting for new ROM [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Are there any risks to rooting a device? I've been planning to root my HTC One S for a while now, because the HTC software is so unstable. Sometimes it crashes every day for a ...
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Losing network connections when using GPS

I'm having the same kind of problem as described in these threads, using a rooted HTC One S with Dark Jelly S rom: Thread on XDA-Developers Thead on CyanogenMod Forum When activating GPS while using ...
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How to find exact HTC One S version (S3/S4)

I have begun doing research about rooting my HTC One S phone (HTC Sense looks so nice but unfortunately is so unstable) and one of the first things I've noticed is that there are two versions of HTC ...
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HTC One S vibration keeps getting turned on for normal profile

I have a HTC One S with stock ROM (latest update) and stock launcher, no root or anything. Android is 4.0.4 ICS. HTC Sense 4.1. In sound settings, for the normal sound profile, I turn vibration for ...
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Can I remotely launch an app on my android phone?

I have an HTC One S but I don't know where it is. I remotely installed 'Find My Phone' on it via Google Play Store. Now I want to remotely launch it. How can I do that?
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Why is multitasking not behaving properly on my HTC One S?

I have recently purchased the new HTC One S, and I am starting to get disappointed with Android and ICS. Multitasking only seems to exist for small apps like SMS, mail, and others. Every time I have a ...
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