How to Overclock the HTC EVO 4G LTE
Customizations don’t end with just root and a custom recovery on your Android device, there’s a lot more that can be explored. Overclocking is one of the customizations you can do after you have root and a custom recovery on your device. It basically makes your CPU run at a faster rate than its predefined rate and allows you to experience better performance on your device. If you’re interested in overclocking your HTC EVO 4G LTE smartphone, here’s how you can do that:
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our How to Root the HTC EVO 4G LTE procedure first and root your device.
2. You must have CWM Recovery installed on your device. Follow our guide on the same to do that.
II. Make a Backup:
1. Head over to the Google Play and download and install the Quick Boot app on your device.
2. Open the app from your App Drawer.
3. Tap on the Recovery option and your device will reboot into the Recovery mode.
4. Once in Recovery, select backup and restore followed by backup.
5. It will create a backup of your current firmware and save it on your device.
6. You’re done!
III. Downloading Required Files:
1. ElementalX EVO Kernel (Download link’s given in the first post)
IV. Flashing the Overclock Kernel on the HTC EVO 4G LTE:
1. Download and place the ElementalX EVO Kernel onto your Desktop.
2. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
3. Copy the ElementalX EVO Kernel zip over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once it’s been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
5. Launch the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
6. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
7. Once inside Recovery, select install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
8. Choose the Kernel zip to be flashed on your device.
9. It’ll begin flashing the zip on your device, should take a minute or two to finish.
10. Once the kernel has been flashed, reboot your device.
11. You’re all done!
V. Overclocking the HTC EVO 4G LTE:
1. Download and install either of these apps on your device:
2. Once installed, open the app from your App Drawer.
3. Use the available option to increase your CPU clock speed and keep on increasing it as long as your device doesn’t go haywire.
4. Make sure not to choose save on boot option in the app as it may lead to crash of your device.
5. Once your device becomes stable at a specific clock speed, close the app.
6. You’re all set!
Brilliant! You’re all ready to experience blazing faster speeds on your HTC EVO 4G LTE!
VI. Reverting Back to the Stock Kernel (Optional):
1. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
2. Tap on the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
3. Once there, select backup and restore followed by restore.
4. Restore the most recent backup you see there on the list.
5. It’ll begin the restoration process and once it’s done, reboot your device.
6. You’re done!
Great! The custom kernel’s been flashed back to your device!
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
