How to install
You must ensure that your device is fully charged so there is no mid-updating battery discharge issue which may brick your device. With all that out of the way, let’s get into it.
Step 1: Download and install HTC Sync from the official website here. This tool will ensure that your phone connects properly with your PC.
Step 2: Download the HTC Desire Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread file from HTC’s developer site here, it is titled HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade and is a 161MB download.
Step 3: Extract the .zip you just downloaded in Step 2 using a suitable extracting software. This extracted folder will contain the whole update plus two apps in the form of .apk files that HTC didn’t include in the update (to keep the file size small) and a collection of wallpapers.
Step 4: Connect your HTC Desire with your PC. Now run RUU_HTC Desire Android 2.3 Upgrade (Gingerbread).exe from the folder you extracted in the previous step.
Step 5: Follow the on-screen instructions while carefully reading the warnings that it throws at you. At the last step, click on Update; the installer will restart and then you will have to click onNext, afterwards which Android 2.3.3 “Gingerbread” will be installed on your phone. Refer to the screenshots below for reference:
To install the included .apk files, you will first must go to Settings > Applications and checkUnknown sources. Now copy the .apk files from Step 3 over to your phone’s SD card. Once copied, open them up with a file explorer like Astro [Market Link] and install the apps as you normally would.
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