HTC Desire 628 (Unlocked) (htc-v36bml dugl)

Features
Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS...	Broken
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Partial
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Broken
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Broken
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Broken
Camera	Broken
Camera Flash	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Broken
Bluetooth	Broken
GPS	Broken
NFC Near Field Communication	Broken
Modem
Calls	Broken
SMS	Broken
Mobile data	Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Broken
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Partial
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Broken
Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism	Broken
Ambient Light Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.	Broken
Proximity	Broken
Hall Effect Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor	Broken
Haptics	Broken

HTC Desire 628
Manufacturer	HTC
Name	Desire 628
Codename	htc-v36bml_dugl
Released	2016
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	MediaTek MT6753
CPU	Octa-Core 1.3GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720MP3
Display	720x1280 pixels (IPS LCD)
Storage	32GB
Memory	3GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 5.0
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android 5.1
FOSS bootloader	yes (uniLoader)
Nura
Pre-built images Whether pre-built images are available from the Nura Installation page.	no
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	no

This device has been tested with Nura, but its device package has not yet been added to the Nura repositories.
This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap.

This page is ONLY for the Unlocked version of the HTC Desire 628. Carrier-locked versions are not supported!

Status of mainline linux is minimal, atleast as of now. Kernel (7.1.0) successfully boots, which is a great success.

With device powered off, hold the [VOLUME +] and [POWER] buttons simultaneously. The screen will show hTc download mode (which is the same as fastboot).

You will need an unlocked bootloader. To unlock it, follow [1].

WARNING: Unlocking the bootloader will erase all data. Make a backup if possible!

The stock bootloader of the phone is stubborn and doesn't allow proper booting of the mainline kernel. To fix this, a foss bootloader implementation (uniLoader) is used. [2]

See also