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My HTC ONE Journey

laferrari said:
i was confused between htc one and the samsung galaxy s4. this thread helped me make my decision, the samsung galaxy s4. i really want that 13mp camera and touchwiz.
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The S4 would be a much better phone 'without' Touchwiz....
 
laferrari said:
Don't think so.. that's like saying iPhone would be a great phone without iTunes...phones are rated as per the features and tools built-in, they cant be changed according to what people think.
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I think phones are rated on how they perform, not on how many features they have. I would rather a phone that performs 5 features flawlessly than a phone with a 100 features that are hit or miss.
 
onthecouchagain said:
I gots to tell ya, this is shaping up to be my favorite device I've owned of recent past. The last time I felt this good about a device was when I had my beloved Galaxy Nexus.

HTC just needs to send out that update patch to aid the camera, rid us of that godforsaken on-screen menu button, and fix the capacitive keys. Those three changes would go a long way in making the experience even better. 4.2 with lockscreen widgets and single-finger notification expansion wouldn't hurt either.

So, c'mon HTC. You got me on board; now make me a believer!

PS. As if I haven't made clear before, I'm running Nova Launcher. The experience would not be as pleasant on Sense.
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Is HTC even going to give it 4.2.2? Why did they ship with 4.1.2?
 
Razeus said:
Is HTC even going to give it 4.2.2? Why did they ship with 4.1.2?
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Of course they are 🙄

They shipped with 4.1.2 but its a heavily modified and optimised 4.1.2. Its not the same as a stock google rom remember. HTC's 4.2.2 will have the base enhancements from google but a lot more enhancements by HTC, so it takes time. Added to the act they are bringing it to older devices too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E99w8MHOavg

It will get 4.2.2 (the pre-release test rom is already leaked) and they are also bringing 4.2.2 and Sense 5 to the HTC One X, One X+, Butterfly J, Droid DNA...

It will get KLP a few months after KLP's release, around Q4 2013...
 
MacRumorUser said:
Of course they are 🙄

They shipped with 4.1.2 but its a heavily modified and optimised 4.1.2. Its not the same as a stock google rom remember. HTC's 4.2.2 will have the base enhancements from google but a lot more enhancements by HTC, so it takes time. Added to the act they are bringing it to older devices too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E99w8MHOavg

It will get 4.2.2 (the pre-release test rom is already leaked) and they are also bringing 4.2.2 and Sense 5 to the HTC One X, One X+, Butterfly J, Droid DNA...

It will get KLP a few months after KLP's release, around Q4 2013...
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That's assuming KLP will be released by Q3 2013. From what I've read, it seems 4.3 JellyBean is more likely (sigh)...
 
kramjam said:
How are former iPhone users getting used to unlocking the One when locked? I'm so used to just hitting the iPhone's home button and swiping to unlock very quickly. Very tempted to order the One Developer edition, just trying to simulate unlocking the phone only with that power button at the top, but I feel like I'd be really missing that home button.
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Had the HTC One for 18 hours. The home/wake button on top was an unbelievable PITA. I couldn't get past that. If I could have, then I would have installed a Nova launcher or Apex.
 
kramjam said:
Back to the iPhone then? Or Galaxy S4
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Had my Iphone 5 warming up in the bullpen and just pulled it out again. Waiting for Google event and a new Nexus announcement, but will probably be disappointed. Nothing will happen until late fall with a pure Nexus I think.
 
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Fireblade said:
You said that the S4 without Touchwiz would be a better phone, which simply isn't true.
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Now who is making a definitive statement. Please don't make definitive statements because you don't speak for everyone either !!!! 🙄
 
MRU, I really appreciate you, so this is my last comment in this case 😉.

As you see, we both have different opinions in case of Touchwiz, so we both should say:
IMO the S4 would be a better/worse smartphone with/without Touchwiz 😛.
Peace
 
Fireblade said:
MRU, I really appreciate you, so this is my last comment in this case 😉.

As you see, we both have different opinions in case of Touchwiz, so we both should say:
IMO the S4 would be a better/worse smartphone with/without Touchwiz 😛.
Peace
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deal 😉

peace is restored 🙂
 
Do you notice that there is sometimes a delay after swiping to a pad and the app actually opening with swipepad. It pops up a toast notification saying "starting app" and it takes a couple of seconds before the app actually starts.

onthecouchagain said:
HOW TO GET A NEARLY FULL GESTURE BASE HTC ONE, No Root, No Tricks, No cost. Just Android customization and apps, baby:

Using Swipe Pad (which now works tons better on the One), I've set up my portals like this. To activate, I gesture up from the HTC logo (very BBZ10 like. Yes!). This can be done from anywhere and any app.

Then the "Home" portal obviously brings you back to the home screen. Then the two portals around it are to put the device to sleep (via an app that's called Screen Off and Lock) so I don't always have to reach up to the power/wake button.

Then the above level of portals are my most frequented apps. I didn't set anything higher but that may yet come. You can add almost anything you want! (Home portal is already a default choice in SwipePad, FYI).

Anyway, links to the apps I use below.

A full gesture base HTC One. The only time I have to really reach up to press the power/wake button is to wake the device. I can tolerate that. 🙂

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SwipePad: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1vYmkuY29uZHVjdGlvbi5zd2lwZXBhZC5hbmRyb2lkIl0.

Screen Off & Lock: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock

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I should add there is one obstacle to Swipe Pad. Guess what it is?

Yes, the dreaded on-screen menu bar.

Now more than ever, HTC needs to get rid of that sucker. It plagues the device so.
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walie said:
Do you notice that there is sometimes a delay after swiping to a pad and the app actually opening with swipepad. It pops up a toast notification saying "starting app" and it takes a couple of seconds before the app actually starts.
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I've uninstalled Swipepad. It's too slow. I've probably experienced something similar to what you're describing. I've just gotten used to the damn Home button being on the right and hope that HTC pushes out the software update to fix the capacitive buttons sooner than later.
 
onthecouchagain said:
I've uninstalled Swipepad. It's too slow. I've probably experienced something similar to what you're describing. I've just gotten used to the damn Home button being on the right and hope that HTC pushes out the software update to fix the capacitive buttons sooner than later.
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I don't believe that you are with Sprint (T-Mobile?), but users there received an update today fixing, inter alia, the capacitive button issue. So it really depends on your carrier.
 
Peterg2 said:
I don't believe that you are with Sprint (T-Mobile?), but users there received an update today fixing, inter alia, the capacitive button issue. So it really depends on your carrier.
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Developer edition straight from HTC. Why aren't we getting it first? 😕
 
I'm trying to like this phone, it seems the internet is leaning towards the HTC One, but I don't think its the phone for me. Just can't get used to the power button placement and there are a bunch of quirks on the phone that I just don't get.

I guess i'll try the S4 out 🙁
 
I'm beginning to see lte more and more on my phone around parts of nyc (not just in the subways). I'm beginning to think tmobile is really rolling out lte in nyc. Woohoo.
 
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