How to Install Custom Recovery on HTC Desire 500 (Dual SIM)

Before You Begin:

1. You need a Windows Based PC or Laptop for this method.
2. Your device bootloader must be unlocked. DO IT FROM HERE
3. Download & Install HTC Desire 500 Drivers from Here
4. Enable USB Debugging on your device.Click Here if you don’t know how to enable.
5. You device must be charged 50% minimum.
6. We recommend you to make a Backup of you data for safety.

Download Required Files:

• CWMRecovery_D500_Philz.img
• adb-fastboot.zip

How to Install Custom Recovery:

• Extract adb-fastboot.zip to a folder on your desktop.
• Copy CWMRecovery_D500_Philz.img to the extracted folder.
• Power down your device and boot into fastboot mode.  To enter fastboot mode, remove the battery and put it back in; then, press and hold the Volume Down + Power keys until your device enters fastboot mode.
• Connect your device to your PC.  If there are any drivers being installed this point, let them do so before continuing.
• Hold shift and right-click on the extracted adb-fastboot folder and then click on ‘Open command window here‘ to open up a command prompt window.
• Run the following commands [ignore the text in the brackets as it is for information purposes only]:
• fastboot devices {displays your device’s ID as a string of alphanumeric characters, signifying that your device is recognized and ready}
• fastboot flash recovery CWMRecovery_D500_Philz.img {flashes the custom recovery to your device}
• Now Reboot your device.