The HTC Thunderbolt has seen its fair share of disappointments and setbacks on its path to Gingerbread for some time now. Fortunately, a new build (2.11.605.5) offers fixes to the many problems discovered with the 2.11.605.3 build and is said to be a step or two above the many other leaks you’ve been putting up with until now. This version includes fixes with its voicemail notification, MMS/SMS, weather syncing and more.
Hit the break for download links and instructions. Remember: You proceed at your own risk; using this RUU will wipe all data from your device so be sure to backup of all sensitive data beforehand. Also, you will lose root if you flash this. Enjoy!
[via androidpolice]
Download:
Gingerbread 2.11.605.5 for the HTC Thunderbolt (MD5: c5fda16925a974bbd6cd7007b2cf28f0)
Installation Instructions:
- After downloading, rename it to “PG05IMG.zip” Note: If you’re doing this from a Windows machine, make sure you don’t rename the file “PG05IMG.zip.zip,” as Windows hides known file extensions by default.
- Drop the file on the root of the SD Card
- Turn off your device
- Hold Volume Down + Power to reboot into the bootloader — the file should automatically be detected and the flashing process will begin.
- Wait for your device to complete the process and reboot