Future Foundation
Member
Officially a new owner of this bad boy as of last night (a "great job this school year" gift). I'm really liking it, though I'll admit to some growing pains - I've never used a phone this big before.
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HTC One |OT| The Beauty is a Beast
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mastershake
Member
Picked mine up today! I was dead set on silver until i got to the store and they had a black one on display. So sexy!
Now I need to catch up on how to use android cause right now i have no clue what i am doing!
Now I need to catch up on how to use android cause right now i have no clue what i am doing!
Rex Banner
Member
Personally I haven't seen a single perfect gapless One in the wild. If it bothers you that much just exchange it, but then there is always the chance of having one with other issues (my second unit had other scratches, terrible plastic, worse battery). This third unit is what I'm keeping, almost no gap.
Yeh my uncle now has to exchange his, he found two very small dead pixels on his screen. It's tough to notice them due to the amount of pixels, but it is annoying.
I think I might wait out the HTC One until August until further reliable batches are sent out.
Although dead pixels won't be visible, it's an issue that shouldn't be there.
I think I might wait out the HTC One until August until further reliable batches are sent out.
Although dead pixels won't be visible, it's an issue that shouldn't be there.
mastershake
Member
Anyone else having problems downloading apps? I've been trying to download a 3mb app for about an hour now :/
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fixed it
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fixed it
shinobi602
Member
Anybody know how to change the notification sound for text messages? I can't seem to find that anywhere.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Settings -> Personalize -> scroll down to Notification Sound.
I could never figure out if I could get my own ringtone for this for texts, like songs I have or whatever, but otherwise it works. I really like this phone.
shinobi602
Member
Yea I did that, but for some reason that only changes the sound of notifications I get like emails. It doesn't affect text message sounds at all :-/
Texts have their own notification sounds that are, inexplicably, completely absent from the phone's sound settings. It's in the settings in the messenger program itself.
Fleet_of_Foot
Member
I just got this phone today. The phone itself is awesome but coming from iOS, I'm completely lost with this thing. It's taking me more time to figure out what's going on than I expected. Is there a beginner's resource for Android or something?
Also, I'm confused about the charging cable. I thought any mini USB cable would work but the ones I have are different from the one that came with the phone. I want to buy extras but I'm not sure what to buy. Anyone point me to something on Amazon that I can plug into a computer to charge this?
Also, I'm confused about the charging cable. I thought any mini USB cable would work but the ones I have are different from the one that came with the phone. I want to buy extras but I'm not sure what to buy. Anyone point me to something on Amazon that I can plug into a computer to charge this?
I don't know about a beginners guide. But you are probably better off dropping a mega question post here or in the Android OT. (The Android OT is probably a lot more active than just this thread) Let us help you find stuff, the two OS's have a lot of the same functions, but they are designed so differently that moving between them takes some time to learn.
LOTS of Android GAF came from iPhones, so we should be able to help.
As for the cable, I only know of Micro USB. I didn't even know there were other types. I must have been lucky when buying them online.
It's micro USB, could that be the problem?
how does this run? control well on the touch screen?
shinobi602
Member
How do I access that?
Messaging: Options(3 dots): Settings: Notifications.
Marty Chinn
Member
4.2.2 is apparently out.
Yeah, most of the downloads are getting hammered though so you'll be lucky if you can get a decent transfer rate.
IronFistedChampion
Member
I hope it doesn't take AT&T too long to release this update.
Back when I had a Desire Z (unlocked), we got updates a few days later than USA. No idea if this is still the case with HTC official updates, sorry.
SirMossyBloke
Member
No update for me on Bell Canada. Not surprised though. I'd assume maybe another week or so for us carrier people.
Apparently this is whats in the 4.2.2 update, taken from XDA:
The current Changelog for the 4.2.2 update is:
- Android 4.2.2
- Improved BlinkFeed
- Stock HTC %battery
- Stock HTC EQS
- Long press home button works as menu
- Possibility to remove all icons from the dock
- Icons doesn't disappear from the app drawer even if added to the dock
- Audio improvements
- Camera improvement
- Thermal configuration improvements
Long press home button, % on battery icon and camera improvements are what i'm most excited about.
Edit: Apparently the One is now matching the S4 benchmark tests in certain programs with this update. Nice.
Apparently this is whats in the 4.2.2 update, taken from XDA:
The current Changelog for the 4.2.2 update is:
- Android 4.2.2
- Improved BlinkFeed
- Stock HTC %battery
- Stock HTC EQS
- Long press home button works as menu
- Possibility to remove all icons from the dock
- Icons doesn't disappear from the app drawer even if added to the dock
- Audio improvements
- Camera improvement
- Thermal configuration improvements
Long press home button, % on battery icon and camera improvements are what i'm most excited about.
Edit: Apparently the One is now matching the S4 benchmark tests in certain programs with this update. Nice.
Just discovered the N64 emulator for Android...wow, WOW. Coming from Apple, this alone has skyrocketed the value of this phone.
Amazing.
Looks like 4.2.2 is bringing some welcome changes. I'm looking mostly at the alleged camera improvement because I am very disappointed with the camera.
Amazing.
Looks like 4.2.2 is bringing some welcome changes. I'm looking mostly at the alleged camera improvement because I am very disappointed with the camera.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Swipe up from home button.
shinshoryuken
Member
Had 4.2.2 since last night, battery life is better.
don't you think you would need more time to be sure? Also, which ROM are you using right now?
shinshoryuken
Member
ARHD.
Yeah true. But I had 100 percent last night and I woke up with 100 percent still...but yeah probably too soon to tell.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Posting from my brand new HTC One! (Courtesy of my lady as a gift to celebrate our one year anniversary).
Pretty damn slick, I must say. I got it in black... I think I'm gonna stick with it. It's the perfect upgrade from my Galaxy Nexus.
Pretty damn slick, I must say. I got it in black... I think I'm gonna stick with it. It's the perfect upgrade from my Galaxy Nexus.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
damn now that's a present
will have I have to back up my sd card (including all media) and then do a full wipe and flash? I remember something about going from 4.1 to 4.2 involving the sd card
4.2 Is a different base so a full wipe would be required if coming from 4.1 roms. This is assuming we're talking custom roms and not OTA official updates.
4.2 uses SD cards differently due to multi-user accounts so you may or may not require to backup your "SD card". I backed up (to be safe) and flashed a 4.2.2 rom; my internal storage was untouched. Back up anyway, better than losing your stuff. Previous phones I've upgraded had internal storage wiped, so y'know. Play it safe.
shinshoryuken
Member
I flash mine like any other Rom. Content of my sd card were intact.
I backed up my old rom, then full wipe(not sd card) then flash.
But I would back up your sd card just in case...
OldAsUrSock
Banned
The HTC one unlocked is now $599.99 on HTC's store. It was $574.99 not more than a week ago.
Yes, it changed when the Google Edition was announced. Pretty sad.
mastershake
Member
This phone is amazing
Apple is gonna have a rough time trying to lure me back
Apple is gonna have a rough time trying to lure me back
Might mean it's selling well.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Well, just got the first scratch on my screen. Due to my ring I think. Fucking gorilla glass lol.
Screen protector goes on Wednesday. I knew I shouldn't have waited.
Screen protector goes on Wednesday. I knew I shouldn't have waited.
centracore
Member
Is there a good guide on how to get 4.2.2 on my HTC One? I'm fairly new to the world of Android but was able to unlock my bootloader from htcdev.com - just not sure what the next step is.
edit: I just read that unlocking the bootloader breaks OTA updates so I guess I won't be getting 4.2.2 that way, so confused.
edit: I just read that unlocking the bootloader breaks OTA updates so I guess I won't be getting 4.2.2 that way, so confused.
I don't think that unlocking the bootloader breaks OTA updates. Well, at least not on the devices that I've had.
shinshoryuken
Member
Getting more than 5 hour screen time with 4.2.2 ..almost same as the older version. Idle wise it seem better, doesn't drop as much when the phone is not active.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
How do I get 4.2.2? Will AT&T push it to the phone or do I have to use the HTC manager?
wsoxfan1214
Banned
Okay. Brother's HTC One stopped working. He took it off the charger and its screen was black. Won't turn on, won't boot into recovery. No charge LEDs come on when plugged in.
Any ideas?
Hope this isn't typical of HTC's shit.
No idea if there's some "trick" here because I have an S4 after an SII and SIII. No idea if there's something else with HTC phones.
Any ideas?
Hope this isn't typical of HTC's shit.
No idea if there's some "trick" here because I have an S4 after an SII and SIII. No idea if there's something else with HTC phones.
It's not typical of HTC, but is typical of technology. Plug it in to charger, hold down power for 20 seconds. That tends to do it for most phones (even iPhones). If still no luck, give HTC a call, they have good phone support.