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[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
A good idea would be the HTC Explorer. HTC's effort on their Pico has been groundbreaking. Now Google has to adjust their code for android because HTC made a phone that works better than the Nexus. It has reached leaps and bounds and is redefining Android. Plus, it's really new and all the cool kids have them. I would buy the HTC Explorer over the Nexus 5 any day!
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Never heard of that... Googling now :D

Edit... #Fail on my part... I thought u were serious. Lmfao. Even tho u quoted my sarcasm i still missed the bit. Smh
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
After reading this I had to do a double-take, the Pico redefining Android? Seriously?! The device is a turd, how is it redefining anything accept as a low-end barely capable handset? It only has a 600mhz single-core processor, an Adreno 200 GPU, a 3.2 inch screen that only supports a 256K color pallet, a tiny 3mp camera, 512MB of RAM, 512MB NAND, and it only connects at 14.4 Mbps data speeds. It's slow and lacks features that are standard for even a low-end devices. I don't know, to me it looks like a cheap throw away phone I'd give to my kid if I was afraid he'd ruin a good one. How does it redefine anything?
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Well gentle men. I am now an m8 owner as my daily device.

Which now I can play even harder with the rom development as I now have two development devices for now.

Here comes the fun!
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Cuz in 2011 when it came out, it wasn't so bad lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
Mp in camera isn't everything-Sent from my HTC One
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Sure it was. It was a low-end handset from the moment of launch. It was released at the same time as the Amaze, it might have been the same day or week. My old HD2 was released as a Windows phone a year and a half before both the Amaze and Pico, but is much closer to the Amaze in performance than the Pico. The HTC Explorer is the kind of phone you get on a pay as you go plan, not one from a major contract carrier. It's a throwaway phone, not some revolutionary piece of hardware SuperAfnan was making it out to be.
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
Look at its dev section. Looks high end to me.

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Waaay better than amaze.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Noooo! lol

? y'all tragic for this.

I knew this was going to end up bad, XDA is not the place for this.

Honestly, I could buy that phone for my dad. He never used anything but a brick and flip phone. It would be his first android. The problem is that its way too small, (he has presbyopia/farsightedness).

I think a Galaxy Note 1, or a plain old iPhone would be a better choice. He doesn't have time to learn how to use these because he's not accustomed to Android.

He just needs a phone. But his knowledge of how phones are tracking devices and tools for NSA spying don't really help convince he needs one lol.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Of course it isn't everything, but any device sporting the very low-end specs of the Pico isn't going to have the quality optics required to make such a small sensor shine in photography either.
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
It'll probably be my next upgrade
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
It's still better than the iPhone. I'd rather have gotten the Pico. HTC says they're updating the Pico to KitKat after 3 years. They were going to do the Amaze too, but TI said it's unnecessary. But oh well, can't get 'em all!

HTC is a very honorable company. Good things come to those who wait! [emoji4]
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
My 4mp camera is great and that's not a big step from 3. Lol just messing with ya that phone has got to be the worst android phone that I have ever seen hardware wise. I'm surprised in even booted in HTC test labs.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
I see... It looked like one of the first androids... Figured it was older
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
I looks like it was the Amaze mini. Or Amazing mini
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
My Dad (who's 84) use a candy bar phone. I tried to give him my old RAZR when I got my HD2, but he couldn't read the numbers clearly to dial and I couldn't get him to understand how to use its other features. His current phone is hilarious. I love it's size, as it's extremely small (about the size of a Milky Way bar), but the screen numerals are huge.... I mean real huge, like in Godzilla-sized.

I'm 51 now and surely not looking forward to the time (in the not too distant future) when I need a phone like that to communicate.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Preposterous. This might be the most preposterous post in this thread. HTC tried tricking people into thinking a 4mp camera was awesome if u called it Ultra pixel. Lol. My Gal has that WAAAAAY overrated M7 and every time she needs a camera she asks for my nexus 5 camera (which is mediocre at best). That camera is awful.
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
In my case people have a hard time believing that my camera is 4mp. Plus when I'm outside with my friend at night and we record videos people don't even show up on his 5s but my m7 looks just fine. I don't even refer to my camera as ultra pixel.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
That's IT... and literally nothing else. Low light. It does better than prolly every device I've used. But... I don't take many pics in the dark so it serves no purpose for me.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
With proper optics and electronics 4 or 5mp is fine for photos. The dedicated camera that my Amaze replaced was 5mp, but it had an outstanding lens and sensors which compensated for low light and motion that you won't find on a phone. If they did put those kinds of optics on a phone it'd be too bulky and unwieldy. That's why the trend is to more and more pixels. All of the manufacturers try to compensate for the lack of optics by relying on larger sensors and using software to make up for the shortcomings.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
You know what?

My one the friends bought Samsung s4... We were comparing the camera of his phone with our amaze..

What are the results?

Of course our amaze won.

We clicked the pics and quality of the pic was greater than s4.

Even though it has 13 MP of camera and we have 8 MP ..

That's why I like HTC more than others...

:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
The only problem with your observation is it's only valid with the stock HTC ROM with Sense. Whatever advantages the Amaze camera has are lost with aftermarket firmware, further emphasizing the point made in my previous post. Without the proprietary software enhancements, the Amaze's camera is only average at best. With those enhancements it shines, taking photos that rival dedicated cameras in quality.
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
amaze camera

that the Amaze had the Sony CMOS was the clincher for me. i came from the Satio and wanted a new Sony phone for camera, however they didn't have a t-mo 4G compatible at the time. the Amaze performed, and still does, amazingly.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
When I had my s4... The first thing I said was "this camera can't touch the amaze camera." The Amaze camera is still the best (of the non 40mp cameras lol) of all the phones.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
Can we compare it with HTC butterfly's camera??
[HTC Amaze 4G] Perry977:
Cant believe i just bought me the M8. Now the m7 and amaze both are in box.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Well. I kinda predicted you would do that lol.

You can't just buy an expensive phone every year you uneconomical goose. ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Perry977:
I know right!!!i was at the mall, saw an att store and i thought i would take a look at the m8 but ended up buying it!! Damn me!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
As i said before... I used the One S and not the butterfly. The One S i can say couldn't compare.

Sure u can.

I had from early 2011 - late 2013 (and currently):

HTC Glacier (my all time favorite HTC)

HTC Amaze & Toshiba Thrive tablet

HTC One S (traded in for much better S3)

HTC One M7 (traded in for much better S4)

Nexus 5 & Nexus 7-deb tablet currently.

Thats 7 phones & two tablets in 2.5 years. Doesn't count the phones for my kids and fiance:

Fiance: S3 and M7

Oldest kid: Optimus F3 and iPhone 5c

Middle kid: S3 and Toshiba thrive tablet

Youngest kid: Optimus F3.

So really 13 phones and 2 tablets... My EIP balance is currently $1,966.00 lmao
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Phones I had were

Kyocera S2000 (ghetto flip phone).

Kyocera Torino

Optimus One,

Motorola Triumph

Evo 3D

Amaze

S3.

I like my S3. It still can be pitted against some newer androids. I'll upgrade when I see something significantly different from any company. They need to stop trifling and make something powerful and unique. (Highly Unlikely). I'll probably just do what you did and get a newer version of the Nexus. Its got wonderful specs considering the price. Some fanboys' reason for going with HTC is kind of silly; just buy a real camera. They're small and have good lenses to take pictures with.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Perry977:
I love this M8 case..its pretty cool ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Is it wrong that I want to be a Lannister?
[HTC Amaze 4G] EclipzeRemix:
it's been a while lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Completely

A good minute!

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So last night I slept from 1:00-2:00am...Was up 2:00-2:30am... Slept again from 2:30-4:00am and have been up ever since. Now I'm trying to stay up so I can wake up my son to catch this lunar eclipse from 12:20-2:30am tonight...

B-R-U-T-A-L

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Couldnt help but notice the GS5 Sig. Nice
[HTC Amaze 4G] EclipzeRemix:
yea I really like it

granted the heart rate sensor and finger print scanner are atrocious gimmicks but it's not mandatory to use them so it's fine.

The screen is gorgeous. I would've went with the m8 but the camera and the RBG notification light on the s5 won me over

also the s5 is more comfortable to use imo
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Moon and Mars
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Download "Google Sky Map" to help see the planets. ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
RDJ and HTC M8.

Check youtube.

HTC One:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLMOzqcMpk

HTC M8:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ydk9ymd5Vg

Way to go!
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Google released a remote desktop client and their new camera app in the play store. Not sure if you can use it without being on KitKat, but they're in the store if u wanna try
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
google camera link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera

• Works on phones and tablets running Android 4.4+ KitKat

Incompatible with my Amaze running Android 4.2 CM10.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
U guys don't have cm11? Where's [MENTION=2681593]sportsstar89[/MENTION]?
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
We do, its just buried a few threads back because he's busy with college.
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
oneplus one

New cm-based smartphone due real soon:

http://oneplus.net/

XDA blurb:

http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/oneplus-one/

Still won't be better than the Amaze 4G though.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
So finally I am going to buy Samsung Note 3... Feeling happy...
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Just played with s5 today. I hated it. I'll stick with the n5
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
LOL!!! Good one!
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
What was wrong
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Everything. It was hardly an upgrade. The colors were so cartooney. Tw looks the same as always. Full of useless gimmicks.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Sadly, that's what most of the newer androids models are becoming. *Sigh*
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Guys I finally did it! I compiled Cyanogenmod-10 from scratch on my Gentoo box. It took a bunch of trial and error and many failures due to the toolchain on my box being so new, and having to change $PATH statements so I could use older versions of Java and Python than what I normally run. It didn't help that nearly every tutorial is written for Ubuntu and most packages in Gentoo that correspond go by different names. I'm so psyched!!! So far I've got tethering and Bluetooth working, the auto brightness sensors work. The camera works at all resolutions, video has some minor glitches but does record @ 1080p. I'm still putting it through the works to see what does and doesn't work and what's buggy.....

Persistence pays off. I've been trying to build it now for over 3 months. Like I said I can't tell you how psyched I am that I got finally it to build!!!

below is a screenshot
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Hell yeah congrats man

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I retract my statement a lil bit about the s5... The GPE would be a perfect device
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
SWEEEEET!!!!!!!! Can't wait till the release bro!

By chance, can I be a beta tester? I'd really like to help in any way that I can.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Thanks for the offer Darin, but I really need to test this for myself for at least a week before I subject anyone else to using it. I built this from an entirely different toolchain than what is recommended upstream. I used newer unsupported versions of GCC (4.8.2), GLIBC (2.19), make (4.0), the list goes on. Plus it is built on a version of Linux (Gentoo unstable branch ~amd64) that's not recommended or supported. About the only recommended component I used for the build was the Sun (Oracle) JDK-1.6.x, and that was because it refused to build with the newer open-sourced version I previously had on my build box. Lord knows that if there is some catastrophic bug, I don't want to be responsible. Also my plans are to modify it, so it is uniquely different and offers added value than the other CM / AOSP ROMs that are out there.

Remember, I'm not a programmer, I'm a 51yo truck driver who fiddles with computers and now Android as a hobby. My build may be newer than nightlies from CM, but it's based on the same sources (though updated with anything new that's been added to that branch of the tree). It's not ION, but I'll be working towards that in the future as I learn the ins and outs of adding outside repo commits to my git. Eventually, I'll create my own open git, but for now this is all a work in progress.

After I'm confident that nothing is going to blow-up in my face, I'll post or send out invitations to beta test. Please have a bit of patience and you will be rewarded.

Thanks again.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Completely understood. And being a 51yo truck driver who fiddles with computers and Android as a hobby is really impressive! I know people personally who are that old and can't even begin to use Google (Yes, can't use google. How does one not know how to use a search engine??? LOL)

Anyway, I'll wait :D There shouldn't be a bug so deadly to brick the device permanently, so I'm sure there's nothing to worry bout.

Did I say congrats to the rom? :D Congrats on building a rom! I can't even begin to imagine how much work that must have been, or the time it has taken.

I patiently look forward to your release :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
search?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+does+one+not+know+how+to+use+a+search+engine???
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
:rolleyes: it was a rhetorical question...
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
rhetorical answer

rhetorical answer--but nevertheless informative, and a fun exercise

there should be a lmgtfy strictly for rhetorical questions, huh. think i'll bring that to their attention.

while googling how i can be older than 50 years and learn how to use smileys to clarify the intent of my remarks.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+can+I+be+o...+smileys+to+clarify+the+intent+of+my+remarks?
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
:p seemed kinda misunderstood from my end
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Guys you won't believe what I just did lol I pulled out my old Moto Defy with a broken digitizer and swollen battery (mb525 upgraded to mb526 through accidental SBF flashing) and got it rooted (which I couldn't do before cause I ended up changing it to BL7 which was apparently non-rootable, but they ended up finding a fix through a simple apk just like gingerbreak)

But yeah, got it up and running with TWRP and installed SlimKat on it, and from what I've seen and from what I've read in the posts, it's rock solid 4.4.2 with functional...... well, everything lol

I think old Moto development isn't as hard as like HTC or Samsung, cause they had locked bootloader (which apparently makes the device unbrickable? Source: forum posts)

I would have never expected it to be that functional.

Idk if it's just me or if this is just the place to post about another device (seeing that it's the useless thread)

I dunno, just seems exciting to me that my old device is still supported by its devs and even getting nightlies lol

(Surprising to me cause things slowed down alot around the time I decided to upgrade, it was around 4.1.2 releases and things were really buggy lol)
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Slimkat has taken over as the best android ROM ever. CM has taken its own direction and they are falling off in my books... Slim is where its at.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Actually the dev for the defy does a pretty god job (Quarx)

But yeah, slimkat on my defy is super smooth despite the low antutu score.

Plus it's only using 192mb of ram? WHAT??? Lol that's amazing in my opinion. Our Evervolv4.4 and CM11 KK use at least 290mb with minimal gapps.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ravike14:
Just saw this post now,really nice work :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Happy birthday [MENTION=5115117]ravike14[/MENTION] ! ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
My sentiments exactly!!! Happy birthday [MENTION=5115117]ravike14[/MENTION] !!! I hope you're having a great day!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
Happy Birthday, @ravike14!

Happy Birthday, [MENTION=5115117]ravike14[/MENTION]!
[HTC Amaze 4G] ravike14:
Thanks alot :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
:eek: It was your birthday??? Happy Birthday! :D :D Thank you again for the hard work you put in for our device!
[HTC Amaze 4G] ravike14:
haha thanks :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
"How Android Influenced My Life"

android connects me.

grants me all google knowledge.

wut is poweramp?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
A power amp is connected to your pre-amp and amplifies that low-level volume to drive your speakers. They come in a variety of sizes and power outputs. (Mine go to "11") LOL!!! I have a 400 watt B&K electronics unit at home which drive my Boston Acoustic T-1000 towers. (My neighbors love me when I really crank-up Zeppelin or AC/DC) LOL!!!

Actually, Poweramp is an app that is like a combination of DSP manager and Apollo rolled into one. It's got a built-in graphic EQ and plays back most music files. It also can give track info such as the artist, name of the song, and what album its from. To me it doesn't offer anything that other free players don't have, but many swear by it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I remember back in 2010 when I had my first Android device (Motorola Dext/Cliq MB220 running 1.5 stock then updated to 2.1 Vanilla w/Eclair and then 2.3.4 CM7 OC/d to 700mhz some months after) I installed Poweramp (that time, it was free for a couple months. Then they started charging for it)

It was actually a really really good user interface (at the time), there wasn't any beats audio enhancement (cause I think they started support for that in HTC around late 2011 right? o.O)

Anyway, yeah. The equalizer and bass booster options were really phenomenal, because at the time there wasn't any other to do the things it did, or as well as it did it. I had a pair of Skullcandy Ink'd (the first gen version lol) and the bass I used to get on it was great. Up to today I have a pair of Skullcandy (I swear by it cause so far and due to availability and price, they're the best earbuds I used. Though I really want to try a Klipsh S4 *_* )

I miss physical keyboards with directional pads :(

I did a ton of snes gaming on my old Cliq lol

But yeah, back to the poweramp, In my opinion, if you're running custom firmware and you have DSP manager, don't get poweramp. If you have beats audio enhancement, don't get it either lol

It would just be redundant.

And most phones now come with preset equalizers that are good (not great, not much bass out of it)
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
So, yesterday was my birthday and today was my AP Psychology exam. I believe I passed. ? I have two more AP's next week.

As for XDA, sorry guys, I have to devote time to studying and passing these exams that award college credit. Plus school in general takes much of my time.

When things start becoming less tumultuous, hopefully I'll be able to do more xda stuff. I hope you didn't miss me. And I hope the remaining duo keeps the device on life support. ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
Happy Birthday, SuperAfnan!

Happy Birthday, SuperAfnan!

Congrats with your finals, and good luck.

(P.S.--nobody misses you. Or everybody does.)
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Happy Belated Bro! Hope you had an awesome time and I hope you aced exam :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
I made an .sbf to help other Cliq/Dext users to upgrade without flashing the radio. How I miss those days... lol

http://modmymobile.com/showthread.php?t=559709
[HTC Amaze 4G] pbergonzi:
tsk, tsk.

Forum's sure quiet.

Not even newbish nonsense.

Careful what you wish.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Because nobody has this device anymore. People have moved on. Plus its finals season
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
I'm just excited to get a TouchWizz KK rom. Should be tomorrow :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
what most amaze forum members are thinking...
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Its not as nice as the jb ROMs from the s4... I don't like the new tw. And the settings menu is horrid
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
If we can figure out a few more things with the new sense 4.5 and sense 5 maybe we can breathe some new life into the amaze
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I'm downloading the Liberty Rom you just posted, really want to try it out a little :D I'm just curious to see the interface and everything else lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Blink feed is the biggest difference. But check out the settings too.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Will do. The download speeds for me really suck right now and the downloads keep failing on me tho, so Idk if it's my network or the server

Okay so I tried again and the link kinda sent me to....adult friend finder.

:|

I'm guessing that isn't normal
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Yeah, the site got hacked, but now it's fixed
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
Lol it's alright.

I successfully got it to download though, and I flashed it... It was so beautiful and really responsive in my opinion. Blinkfeed lagged a little though so yeah.

No audio playback, no mobile network, Wi-Fi worked.

Oh it rebooted once.

But I'm sure you already know of these issues :)

Again, great work and thanks a million for breathing new life into our beloved device. You and [MENTION=5115117]ravike14[/MENTION] both are awesome for accomplishing this great feat. I would have never imagined our device to get a sense 5 rom, I was really only expecting a sense 4.5 at most.

I'm really blown away by the rom. I love the lockscreen and the default wallpaper. I'm just amazed (pun intended)
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
#DEADTHREAD :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
#Exams #DontHaveTime #ExamSeason
[HTC Amaze 4G] chevycowboyusa:
Just a lull before the storm!
[HTC Amaze 4G] xqae24:
#revivethisthread
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I can't speak for anyone else, but I haven't been posting because I've been swamped at work. I've had 2-4 hours overtime every day the last three weeks, plus I've been called in to work Saturdays. I haven't had any time to even work on my ROM, which has been stuck in limbo for the last month. I'm thankful for the extra money that I'm bringing in, but the extra workload is burning me out. When I get home all I want to do is take a steaming hot shower, have a glass of wine and pass out.