HTC One (M7) receives Android 5.0 Lollipop with Sense 6.0 atop thanks to an unofficial ROM

Those HTC One (M7) users impatient enough to jump from Android 4.4.2 all the way up to Android 5.0.2 now have the chance to do so thanks to no other than LlabTooFeR, one of the senior recognized developers over at XDA. The Lollipop update for HTC's 2013 flagship got delayed many times due to various issues, but a semi-final version of the official firmware for the device leaked, allowing the competent developers to compile a working unofficial build that is almost stock.

Just a week after we got treated to a brief video demo of the firmware running on the One (M7), LlabTooFeR delivered. The result is called Maximus HD and apart from being based on one of the newest Lollipop builds available (LRX22F), it also brings about the newest iteration of HTC's in-house UI, Sense 6.0, to the One (M7).

Don't let the name of the firmware fool you, this ROM is not yet another fully-customized Android distribution. Yes, it comes with certain custom tweaks and improvements, but as a whole, it shouldn't be much different from the official Lollipop build that will have probably hit the device by the end of January.