By installing a firmware on your HTC Android device, or any other device for that matter, you can easily reset your device back to stock, and with that, fixing any issues with the device. This also helps you to unroot (removes root access) and uninstall any custom recovery like TWRP, CWM, Cyanogen, etc. Whatever be the issue, installing the firmware — whether using RUU or ZIP — fixes the device, and thus firmware is pretty much a must-have tool and download for you. To find a firmware for your device, do search our site as we have covered firmwares for most of the HTC Android devices.
Let’s now discuss how one can install an HTC firmware, which basically comes in two formats: EXE and ZIP. HTC firmware is also called RUU — short for ROM Update Utility — and it comes it both EXE and ZIP formats. We’ve covered installation guide below for each of EXE and ZIP firmware RUU file.
How to Install RUU EXE File
That’s it. Let your HTC device reboot fully, and then your device will all back to factory state, all issues fixed, in back to stock condition.
Note: If you run into any issue under the above method, like HTC’s update wizard failing to recognize your device, then close the wizard window, and try the same thing after booting your device into fastboot mode (could be download mode for newer HTC devices).
- From a powered off state, hold Volume Down while powering on the device.
- Use the volume buttons to scroll to Fastboot option (Download Mode, if you see this option) and then press the Power button to select it.
- Connect the device to the PC while in Fastboot mode (Download mode, where available) and run the ROM installation wizard again on your PC.
To exit Download mode manually, use the volume keys to navigate to REBOOT and press the Power button to select it.
How to Install RUU ZIP File
htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip rom.zip
→ If your RUU ZIP file is not rom.zip, then use the name it got in the command above in place of rom.zip.
Do this. You have to be in RUU mode (see step 6 above), and then re-flash the ROM ZIP file again (see step 7 above).
Done.
If you need any help with this, feel free to ask us using the comments section below.
22 responses to “How to Install HTC Firmware (RUU and ZIP)”
i have hongkong version.what is my cid ?
Hi there
I need run for HTC m9 plus????
Sorry
Ruu
Hi i have a hTC J-15 op6b100 m8 that got into a loop with htc sense and then it failed to boot at all so i installed twrp and unlocked and flashed a cyanogen 12.1 and now after updating to latest cyanogen 12.2 it does not recognize my simcard at all. im all desperate as this problem used to go away with a simple reset but now it doesnt. what should i do ?! As i live in iran and my phone is shipped from europe , idont know which carrier i have (not officially registered for htc)
in step 2 you mentioned htc fastboot file. what is it? never heard of it. can u give link to download it
It’s there already. The file linked in step 2 itself, contains htc_fastboot file, which is what you need.
Here’s the link again – https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347780554
Download the above zip file, and extract it, and you will get HTC fastboot file.
Hi, i have htc j butterfly stl21, and stuck on ruu mode!! My device is S-OFF and SuperCID (111111), cant instal any ruu for my device, it say “hboot preinstaled11” what should i do?? Please help
Nb: i cannot boot into fastboot menu in my htc device, it just open to single menu call ruu, no fastboot,hboot,recovery!!
Please guide me, how to unbrick my phone
I have the same problem with this http://blog.francescocrema.it/telefonia/unbrick-htc-one-htc-black-screen-with-warning-signs-on-edges/ but can’t solve on last step “instal the ruu”
please use the appropriate baseband and software version
I got error installing RUU, Please help me!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8f7b72c6c6299dd6c55cbdb1eb4763872c76b8e0f11eb02bb436060c7675ae4e.jpg
FAILED (remote: cannot flash this partition in s-on state) help please
can you share some screenshot of the process step by step
thanks for not provding the exe links lol
hey there thanks for your work
but Istill fail with the second command
it gives me this : Faild99 remote not allowed
for M8 roms collection i found this:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aNd_nm4Em1wamRLFT7qHM2c3O9_sg_H3ztBrGq1u9Ws/pubhtml
Kapil, tonight i go try flash latest Oreo RUU zip file into my HTC U11, see if your method works 🙂
where can i get a ruu for htc desire 12+ . i need to flash rom and update firmware.
Please,post links for those(ruu exe files,site with RUU files etc.).Thank you
Pls give me stock firmware for htc one e9.
It sas file too large
When I ran the .exe file it does nothing after telling me to press next
data length too large error