There are two types of brick: soft (recoverable) and hard (non-recoverable). There is a possibility that you could "brick" or bootloop your phone. You must backup your phone's data if it matters to you, as you will be doing a factory reset which erases all user data and cache.Ģ. Also, make sure that the phone is in USB Debugging mode ( Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging).ġ.
The reason we need HTC Sync installed is for the Wildfire S USB drivers that come with it. Open Task Manager and make sure it's not there. Note: You need to have HTC Sync installed but not running. Your call, but I'm not responsible for the results.Īlso, I'm assuming that you're here because you've already tried using HTC's FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) by going to Settings > About Phone > Software updates > Check now with no luck-you're still stuck with 2.3.3. It may work if you have an A510b, but it will de-brand your phone and change the model number to A510e.
DO NOT TRY THIS GUIDE IF IT SAYS MARVELC / A510C !!! You will see a white screen giving the details of your phone's hardware and software. You can check this by going into bootloader as follows: Turn the phone off, pull the battery for 5 seconds, replace the battery, hold volume down and press the power button. As indicated by the thread title, this guide is for the Marvel / A510e / GSM version of the HTC Wildfire S.