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HTC 10 is the First Android Smartphone to Support Apple AirPlay Out of the Box

I'm wondering if 3rd party Android apps could license AirPlay, rather than the phone itself. I imagine it's a s/w thing, at least it should be. Maybe the costs would be prohibitive but to AirPlay to an Apple TV from my S7 Edge would be good.
 
This is actually a really nice phone the more I look into it (I'm tempted to buy one :D). Glad to see there's good competition for Apple!
 
hmm kinda of a game changer for Android phones. I have a lot of friends and family who are knee deep in the Apple ecosystem and many who are all about Android. All else being equal, I can see myself going with HTC to navigate both worlds.

I doubt though that 3000 mAH battery is gonna provide 2 days worth of medium usage.
 
admob71 said:
Erm.. the m7 won every award going. It was awesome if you don't mind..
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It was! But it had way too many instances of the purple tint issue of the camera. Even some DIY fixes didn't help and the phone had to be sent to HTC to be repaired. This issue left a bad taste in users mouth and then the M8 camera performance was not good. The software on the M8 screamed and was my favorite at the time.. but that camera... ouch...
 
JamesDo said:
Muwhahaha, that's probably why AT&T doesn't even want to sell the HTC 10. They have been **** for years: ****** battery, ****** camera, processor throttling problems, slow software-updates and the list goes on.
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You're telling me AT&T is not selling the phone because they care about the customers that much?
 
shiseiryu1 said:
I'm still never going to buy an Android, however, all good ideas for the new iPhone. :)
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It does make me smile when I read stuff like this. Never? Really.. till the day you die.? You know it's OK if you do.. the faceless posters on here you desperately seem to seek approval from don't really care.
 
indiekiduk said:
Especially when he read out the lie that they pioneered the all-aluminium enclosure.
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He's right. HTC was the first to come out with an all aluminum body, using their own research into constantly fine-tuning the antennas while being held.

See AnandTech's first review with background details: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review

Apple didn't bring out a similar all aluminum device (which had bands very much like HTC) until 18 months later. Not to mention that, whether they used it or not, they had access to HTC's full body antenna technology via a patent cross-license.

Astute observers will also note that while HTC has publicly stated that Apple copied their design, Apple has said nothing in return, nor did they invoke their right to sue HTC under the same cross license agreement if HTC had copied the iPhone.

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Couple of technical notes:

1. Contrary to non-engineer internet belief, the thin bands are not to "let signals through". Rather, they are insulators to isolate the top and bottom antenna sections from which signals radiate.

2. The iPhone 5's use of its top and bottom metal trim as one part of its antennas, was not the same kind of all-metal technique. The reason the iPhone 5 had glass panels at top and bottom, was because they were necessary to let signals through from the PIFA antennas which radiated the trim's signals from internal ground planes behind each glass section. In short, without the glass, the iPhone 5 antennas would not have worked.
 
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Prefer the previous design. I don't get the obsession with metal designs. First thing I do with every new iPhone is stick in a case to hide the metal and make the phone more comfortable to hold.
 
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kdarling said:
He's right. HTC was the first to come out with an all aluminum body, using their own research into constantly fine-tuning the antennas while being held.

See AnandTech's first review with background details: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review

Apple didn't bring out a similar all aluminum device (which had bands very much like HTC) until 18 months later. Not to mention that, whether they used it or not, they had access to HTC's full body antenna technology via a patent cross-license.

Astute observers will also note that while HTC has publicly stated that Apple copied their design, Apple has said nothing in return, nor did they invoke their right to sue HTC under the same cross license agreement if HTC had copied the iPhone.

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Couple of technical notes:

1. Contrary to non-engineer internet belief, the thin bands are not to "let signals through". Rather, they are insulators to isolate the top and bottom antenna sections from which signals radiate.

2. The iPhone 5's use of its top and bottom metal trim as one part of its antennas, was not the same kind of all-metal technique at all. The reason the iPhone 5 had glass panels at top and bottom, was because they were necessary to let signals through from the PIFA antennas which radiated the trim's signals from internal ground planes behind each glass section. In short, without the glass, the iPhone 5 antennas would not have worked.
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I didn't know HTC was first to make the all aluminum body. Now I feel bad for giving out an incredulous snort when he said they pioneered it.
 
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It looks like a gorgeous phone and a true return to form for HTC. And it still has boom sound! If I hadn't just recently gotten an iPhone 6s, I would strongly consider getting this.
 
One day apple will open up iMessage and FaceTime. I suspect they can't, due to the encryption infrastructure required.
 
kdarling said:
He's right. HTC was the first to come out with an all aluminum body, using their own research into constantly fine-tuning the antennas while being held.

See AnandTech's first review with background details: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review

Apple didn't bring out a similar all aluminum device (which had bands very much like HTC) until 18 months later. Not to mention that, whether they used it or not, they had access to HTC's full body antenna technology via a patent cross-license.

Astute observers will also note that while HTC has publicly stated that Apple copied their design, Apple has said nothing in return, nor did they invoke their right to sue HTC under the same cross license agreement if HTC had copied the iPhone.

View attachment 626460

Couple of technical notes:

1. Contrary to non-engineer internet belief, the thin bands are not to "let signals through". Rather, they are insulators to isolate the top and bottom antenna sections from which signals radiate.

2. The iPhone 5's use of its top and bottom metal trim as one part of its antennas, was not the same kind of all-metal technique. The reason the iPhone 5 had glass panels at top and bottom, was because they were necessary to let signals through from the PIFA antennas which radiated the trim's signals from internal ground planes behind each glass section. In short, without the glass, the iPhone 5 antennas would not have worked.
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I admire your persistence trying to stir up this forum, but it seems you are spending a lot of time doing that. Your copying argument contradicts in many ways what you said before. Apple also publicly mentioned Google and Samsung copying their ideas, and on those occasions you were not on Apple's side. Maybe if Apple would have any interest in a touchscreen designed. by ......., but that is not very likely....
 
If Android ever supports iMessage (I highly doubt it), I would switch from an iPhone in a heartbeat.
 
DaveTheRave said:
Dumb question but which ones are truly open? I thought most were not.
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I'm not sure I thought FaceTime was when I made that comment. I was wrong. Steve jobs announced that it would be opened, and I assumed it was without checking.
 
Nice, i would never use an android phone as my primary device, but i always tough if i had to buy one it should be HTC. This is just a confirmation. Well done.
 
Splatt123 said:
I'm wondering if 3rd party Android apps could license AirPlay, rather than the phone itself. I imagine it's a s/w thing, at least it should be. Maybe the costs would be prohibitive but to AirPlay to an Apple TV from my S7 Edge would be good.
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There are reverse-engineered airplay solutions for lots of platforms. Real manufacturers have to license it, but I suspect that all those android and freenas/qnap ones are all based on the reverse-engineered libs.

If I remember correctly, the first guy who did it got the key by dumping the ROM on an AEBS or something like that.
 
MacRumors said:



Earlier this morning, HTC announced its new smartphone, the HTC 10, revealing that the Android device will have the ability to wirelessly play audio through devices and speakers that support streaming via Apple's AirPlay feature (via SlashGear). In addition to AirPlay support, the basic specs of the phone include a 5.2-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, 3,000 mAh battery for two full days of charge, and a USB Type-C port.


The addition of support for AirPlay makes the HTC 10 the first Android smartphone to work with Apple's audio and video streaming feature out of the box. AirPlay's inclusion into the HTC 10 also means that the Android device will be able to stream directly to the new Apple TV.

The move is a deliberate one by HTC, according to Darren Sng, vice president of product marketing for the company, as it plans to make its smartphones as feature rich as possible, even if it means support for third-party software. The company would even be open to including Apple Pay in its devices, if Apple ever opened up the mobile payments service to other manufacturers.
The HTC 10 is the company's flagship smartphone for 2016, coming on the heels of last year's HTC One M9 device. Anyone interested will be able to purchase the HTC 10 in May for an unlocked price of $699, and various, undisclosed carrier prices. The phone can be pre-ordered from HTC's website today, and in the United States users will be able to choose from black and silver color options, while other markets will include a third alternative of gold.

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I have to hand it to the design crew at HTc they replicated exaclty what the IPhone and original iPad looked like back in the days , bravo
 
Apple/HTC have cross licensing for a couple of years. Not surprising to see they have this feature that could help promote ApplyPay.

PowerBook-G5 said:
Does it use some kind of hack to do this or is to Apple-sectioned? I didn't think they had opened up AirPlay to other manufacturers.
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