@supermaxkato
Verizon HTC Desire 530: unlock bootloader, custom recovery, root, xposed
I'll put the tutorial here since it's related to the 526, and then eventually start a new thread in the 530 forum.
This won't include every step, just the main ones, so this assumes you've unlocked an HTC phone before.
Do I have to put the disclaimer about not blaming me if something bad happens to your phone?
You should know this already!
*All credit goes to @BigCountry907!
*Thanks to @jcase, @Chainfire, and other xda folks for making all of this magic possible.
Verizon HTC Desire 530 prepaid: unlock bootloader, custom recovery, root, xposed
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
1) Create the SD card as described earlier in this thread (I used the exact SD card he purchased, not sure if it works with other brands)
2) Power off the 530 and insert your created SD card
3) Boot into download mode (black background) with volume down+power
4) Connect to your windows PC (I did all of this on a laptop running XP)
5) Login in to htcdev.com and follow the steps to unlock the bootloader (choose HTC Desire* just like you did with the 526)
6) Open a command line window and type: fastboot oem get_identifier_token
7) Follow the rest of the instructions on htcdev to finish unlocking the bootloader
It should now say "unlocked" instead of locked
Done.
CUSTOM RECOVERY
1) Remove the custom SD card and replace with any other one
2) Download the custom recovery created by @jcase from his non-verizon 530 root thread
3) Put it wherever fastboot.exe is on your PC
4) Open a command line window and type: fastboot flash recovery twrp.img (or whatever the *.img is named)
5) Hit the phone power button as instructed on the phone to complete
6) From the 530 download mode menu (black background) choose: reboot bootloader
7) From the 530 bootloader menu (white background) choose: reboot recovery
It should open TWRP.
Done.
ROOT
1) Place the superSU.zip from @Chainfire on your sd card (make sure it's one for android 6.0)
2) Boot into TWRP recovery and install it
3) Reboot
SuperSU should now be in your app drawer
Done.
XPOSED
1) Place the xposed-v87-sdk23-arm.zip on your sd card (this version is specific to android 6.0)
2) Boot into TWRP recovery and install it
3) Reboot and install XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4
Open the installer and you can now install and use xposed apks.
Done.
Finally your Verizon HTC Desire 530 can be all you want it to be!
