It’s here! A fully functional Ice Cream Sandwich Custom ROM for the HTC Rezound. XDA developer scrosler has released a tweaked version of a leaked Ice cream sandwich stock Rom from Verizon. It’s called CleanROM, and befitting the name, all the bloatware from Verizon has been cleaned up. The ROM also includes the most updated version of HTC and Google apps.

Lets move on to see how we can get your HTC Rezound up and running this awesome looking ROM.

Warning!
The steps and methods included in this guide are considered risky. Please do not attempt to try this unless you know exactly what you are doing, as it may render your device unusable, and your pocket lighter by the amount it takes to replace it. You have been forewarned!!!

Compatibility:
This ROM is compatible only and only with the HTC Rezound. Please do not attempt to flash it on any other device. We are not responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device.

Pre-Installation Requirements

  • Rooted HTC Rezound with ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
  • Back up all your personal data. You can use this excellent Android Backup Guide as reference.
  • Fully Charged battery

Download Links

CleanROM 2.0 Ice cream Sandwich edition

Installation Steps

  1. Download the CleanROM zip file and transfer it to the root of the external sdcard of your Rezound
  2. Power off the phone, and reboot into Recovery mode.
  3. In the recovery menu, perform a full wipe as follows
    • Select Wipe data/Factory reset –> then on the next screen Select Yes, Wipe Data
    • Select Wipe cache partition–> then on the next screen Select Yes, Wipe Cache partition
    • Select Advanced from the main menu–>then Select Wipe Dalvik cache –> Yes, wipe dalvik
  4. Now return to the main menu, and select Install zip from sd card
  5. On the next screen select Choose zip from sd card, and select the “CleanROM 2.0 ICS Edition.zip file” you transferred to the sdcard in Step 1.
  6. On the next screen, Confirm the installation
  7. ClockworkMod recovery will now flash the ROM.
  8. Once the installation is complete, the device will automatically boot into fastboot mode. Once you are in fastboot mode, just press the Power button to automatically install the kernel and the boot.img
  9. Once the installation complete message appears on the screen, just reboot your device.
  10. That’s it…You are now running the CleanROM 2.0 Ice cream Sandwich edition on your HTC Rezound.

A few important points that you should know, quoted from the developers thread.

  • ROM now boots to fastboot after install to auto install kernel. Just press power when you get to fastboot and the install will begin. No longer need a PC to install.
  • The initial set up screen is glitchy! You will need to bypass it by pressing home 3 or so times!
  • Data Arrows dont work! Please dont ask me how hard it is to fix. When its fixed you will know.

You can visit the developers thread HERE, to check for updates and read what others have to share about this ROM.

So go ahead and try out this new ROM, and share you experience with us in comments below..