How to upgrade the myTouch 4G to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean

Do you remember when Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich first came out? Ports started springing up everywhere because everyone wanted a taste of the update. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is receiving the same amount of love from Android users and developers. The T-Mobile myTouch 4G is the latest phone to build a CyanogenMod 10 port, which means that users can enjoy all the new features such as smooth as butter performance, an improved keyboard, and a whole lot more. You have XDA Developers member 0.0 to thank for that.

Because this CyanogenMod 10 port is still under development, there are a number of things that aren't working quite yet. Backlights don't work with auto-brightness set, so you may want to turn off auto-brightness. The camera works but not perfectly. Setting the camera to 5 MP leaves a green line on the side, reminiscent of how the first working Ice Cream Sandwich camera, and the front-facing camera does not work. Video recording also does not work but if you're content with only using the rear camera for taking pictures, such as for Instagram, then this shouldn't be too much of an inconvenience. Keep your chin up because the developer is working on fixing these.

In this guide, you will learn how to upgrade the myTouch 4G to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean via CyanogenMod 10.

Warning

The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the T-Mobile myTouch 4G. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Requirements

T-Mobile myTouch 4G with ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
- If you don't have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your device yet, check out our guide on how to install ClockworkMod recovery on your myTouch 4G.
Download the following to your computer:
- CyanogenMod 10 ROM (CM10_Desire_S_nk111_8-6-2012_port.zip, md5sum: 5d96f5843d734127ed40afb843764f29)
- GApps (Google Apps) package (gapps-jb-20120717-signed.zip, md5sum: 10988c023495b7871514f2d69cbc2503)
- microphone fix package (LowMICfix.zip, md5sum: ded8cfebe85916ea54055dc2f17609a6)
Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
- For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.

Instructions

Copy the CyanogenMod 10 ROM file, GApps package, and the microphone fix package to your myTouch 4G's SD card.
Turn off your myTouch 4G.
Boot into Recovery Mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Down and Power buttons. You'll boot into HBOOT mode. Navigate using the Volume keys and highlight Recovery. Select it using the Power button to enter Recovery Mode.
- NOTE: In Recovery Mode, you can use the Volume keys to navigate and the Power button to select options.
Make a NANDroid backup of your current ROM. Select Backup and Restore and select Backup.
Select Wipe data/factory reset and confirm the action on the next screen.
Select Wipe cache partition and confirm the action on the next screen.
Go to the main menu and select Advanced. From there, select Wipe Dalvik cache. Confirm the action on the next screen.
Select Install ZIP from SD card. Select Choose ZIP from SD card and locate the CyanogenMod 10 ROM file and select it.
Once the file has finished flashing, flash the Google Apps package and the microphone fix package in the same manner as in steps 8 and 9.
Select Go back.
Select Reboot system now.

Congratulations! Your T-Mobile myTouch 4G can now experience Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean through CyanogenMod 10.

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I don’t know if Google already does this but the should have a pure Android Version available to the public so the can update their own device
- a
  
  the problems with that are compatibility and oem/carrier control
- http://www.dsaif.com/ Saif
  
  That’s not possible. There are 2000+ different Android devices!
- Arsenal™
  
  OEMs are the ones to blame! :P
  - http://www.facebook.com/johnphillip.saayman John-Phillip Saayman
    
    Yes because look at the s3, it could be on 4.2.2 but it’s not. Thats cause the s4 is on 4.2.2, so they deliberately stall with the update otherwise the s4 isn’t so special anymore.
    - Arsenal™
      
      Rooting FTW! :D
NexusUser4Life

I think the ultimate goal for Google was to have a true Google phone. So I think they want to differentiate the term “Google/Nexus Phone” from “Android Phone”. Now that low-end prepaid carriers are constantly advertising affordable “Android Phones”, that really does sort of cheapen the Android brand. If every phone had the latest version of stock Android, then Nexus devices wouldn’t be so special, would they? I used to be against fragmentation, now I kinda see what Google is up to in keeping the Google/Nexus line of devices pure.
wizfactor

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the security holes that are found in older versions of Android. Google has clearly been patching these flaws as soon as they’re found, so I feel moderately secure on 4.2. But when other manufacturers and carriers refuse to update their handsets, they not only deny access to new Android features, they also leave critical security holes wide open.

For the sake of the consumer, this is absolutely unacceptable, and for me is the number 1 reason why manufacturers and carriers must be held accountable for their reluctance to upgrade their Android devices. You would get mad at Oracle or Adobe if they stopped updating their Java or Flash plug-ins to fix known vulnerabilities. Why should Android (or any mobile OS for that matter) be treated differently?
- Arsenal™
  
  exactly! well said!
Alu Zeros

Google doesn’t really care they don’t get paid for specific os version on device. They get paid for using google services and advertisement. Google’s could honestly care less if you have the newest or not, or what hardware your on (apple, blackberry, windows, etc)
nishantsirohi123

then there are consumers whose devices constantly gives them an alert of the update being available. but they are either too lazy to update or aint bothered with it at all
gargamel

I really don’t see the issue here. Look at desktops: 90% running Windows, but what is the distribution between the different versions of Win? Some are XP, some Vista, Some 7, and some 8. I guess there is a small % still running WIN98 or 2000. Very similar to Android.

Not to mention that GB is a great OS, and I personally was reluctant to upgrade to ICS. Only JB convinced me it’s time to move. And still, I keep my old Nexus One on GB (CM 7) rather than upgrading to ICS/JB- it just works!
http://www.facebook.com/johnphillip.saayman John-Phillip Saayman

I must say that I don’t like being on an old version of Android. I love software updating. I don’t mind if you have ICS but I have an Gs3 and it on 4.1.2. Which is the newest official one. So you’d advise a Nexus for me, the thing is that a Nexus device doesn’t have good enough specs. I wish Samsung would make another Nexus with a 5 inch screen and a 1.8 ghz processor and all that nice stuff. Cause to me Nexii devices aren’t up to scratch enough for me. ( not saying they’re bad!) just my own like
C-Ice

There is a H/W restriction (kernel 3+ require ARMv7 floating point) which dictates current Android distribution. That is main reason why there is more JB than ICS devices at this point of time and also reason why many devices are stucked operative on old GB (great deal of ARMv6 and lot of RAM). That will change some day soon. Fact that there is more JB than ICS telling that Android is not fragmented much due to lazzy updates as it is due to H/W restrictions.

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