By I-Hsien Sherwood (i.sherwood@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Apr 11, 2013 10:27 AM EDT
Tags HTC One, Source Code, Droid DNA

Good Guy HTC has released the source code to its flagship phone, the HTC One, as well as the Droid DNA. This will enable modders and hackers to build custom ROMs for the One and other Android devices.

"The latest Droid DNA source is now available along with some variants of the HTC One. More to come!" tweeted the HTC development team.

The release will also allow the Android community access to the improvements and features the HTC's own development team creates for the company's acclaimed Sense Android skin.

HTC has a habit of releasing the code for its phones, and the download page includes data for the HTC One S, several versions of the Desire, the Butterfly and the EVO 4G, as well as the One and the DNA.

Soon, owners of other Android phones may be able to run some of the new features HTC introduced in Sense 5.0 on the One, including BlinkFeed, a picture-heavy content and message-focused home screen.

Of course, users who aren't enamored of the new changes can also use the source code to strip away any of the features they don't like in Sense or on the One, so we may soon start to see much simpler interfaces on rooted versions of the phone.

Of course, customers will need to be able to get their hands on the One first. Supply shortages caused delays in its release stateside, but it will debut on several carriers Apr. 19.

The HTC One features a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 4.7-inch 1920x1080 pixel widescreen Super LCD 3 display, a 2300 mAh Li-Po battery, a 4-megapixel "Ultrapixel" camera with enhanced low-light sensitivity with 1080p HD video, up to 64GB of internal storage and runs Android 4.1.2.

Check back for the latest updates on the HTC One as they become available.

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