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[HTC One S] TheEndHK:
I used 1.06s all the time but with various roms each perform slightly different. TD7.0 got the best result(but battery drains fast in this rom), viperones 1.2.0 isn't bad and viperones 1.2.1 got a bit more home button issues again.

http://bbs.gfan.com/android-5383201-1-2.html

This is a China One S(S4) board, it looks like a lots of guys in China imported the One S(s4) from US/EU. Folks there said One S(s4) could flash One XL(S4) raido and has better signal quality over One S(s4) radio. They also claimed to disassemble the One S and found the radio location is nearby the home button and this is the reason what the problem occur.
[HTC One S] thanito:
Seems legit, but how come not all the devices have this problem?And afaik,most of the new devices have the capacitive buttons and the antenna is at the rear bottom of the phones.Yet still, this claim seems plausible.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Already known from the beginning mate. We know well where the GSM Module and antenna sits.

We also know since a while about the Frankenstein radio thing. Tecardo had actually done it and says it didn't work as good as the one s radios.

He didn't pursue any other trials with the one xl radios thereafter.

Sent from a phone
[HTC One S] thanito:
Hey Sneaky, since you remember a lot about these cases I have one question. How many people have had their phones fixed after a screen replacement?I remember cases that had their screen replaced but have the problem again.

HTC's stupidity strikes again: Today the courier guy was supposed to come pick up my phone and bring me a replacement phone until it gets fixed, but he came with no phone, so I kept mine and they have to come again tomorrow, that's me losing another 2 days. I have to have my phone fixed until the 23rd because I am leaving on a trip on the 24th, but I think that I will travel with a wildfire S or something..
[HTC One S] captaineasychord:
I'm sending my phone back for the third time this week, this time I'm getting a replacement I've been told, made up from spares. I pushed for a new one, but amazingly HTC don't even have access to their own phones, only retailers! A friend of mine had trouble with an iphone 3gs nearly a year after getting it, he walked into an apple store and walked out with a brand new one. Iphones are well overpriced but with customer service like that there is some justification.

I've bought a second hand Huawei G300 which I'm going to use until HTC can provide me with a fully functional phone - I'll just keep sending them back until then. Updated it to ICS and for the price it's amazingly good!
[HTC One S] zoesdad70:
You've done very well if you've got HTC to agree to send a replacement before they receive your phone back. They point blank refused to do this with me, even after four repairs!

Looking through this thread, it certainly looks like those who had their screen replaced have had the problem resolved. There's one person somewhere, not sure if it was on here or on the VFUK forum, who had the screen replaced by a third party screen which I don't think resolved it.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Wrong.

Most persons I had contact with said their new screen fixed nothing and the horrible video I sent you from my phone was straight after the replacement.

I think your memory is failing you mate :)

Sent from a phone
[HTC One S] ptbenwee:
Hello

I tried to install a former RUU to get radio 1.06s, which seems to reduce helicoptering problem . However when i execute file "RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.21.401.10_Radio_1.06s.50.02.27_2_10.08.50.04L__release_271119_signed.exe"

I get the following error:

Error [140]: Bootloader version error

There is no error when I try with the file : "RUU_Ville_U_ICS_40_S_HTC_Europe_2.31.401.5_Radio_1.06es.50.02.31_10.09a.50.04L_release_275655_signed.exe"

Do you have any idea why this problem occurs?
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Did you try the 2.21 RUU? Because that's supposed to work. It works for me. Those two should be interchangeable.

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[HTC One S] ptbenwee:
Yes I try the 2.21 RUU.

I flash the stock recovery, lock the bootloader and then execute the 2.21 RUU. I always have the error 140.

Maybe because my phone was rooted... I also did not make a "fastboot erase cache"... :confused:

Moreover, when i launch 2.31 RUU, it perfectly works (everything is reinstalled).

I make a diff between boot.img from 2.21 and 2.31 RUU, and it is not the same file. Does it means that hboot has changed between these two RUU (even if the version number is the same)?
[HTC One S] thanito:
I was about to take the phone to Arvato (HTC official service company in Greece), but when I called HTC they told me that the only way to have a replacement phone until mine gets fixed is if the courier guy who will take my phone brings the replacement and if I go straight to the service they won't give me a replacement phone.

Now I hope that they will change the screen or something as soon as possible. I have been waiting way too long to buy the One S and since I bought it it has spent more time in service that on my hand :eek:

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Sneaky,

I remember that your phone was not fixed after the screen replacement but I did not remember other cases, but you know better than all of us :victory:

I hope that with a new main board and a new screen the problem MUST be solved, or else what? I can only think of the aluminum frame next, cannot think of other parts involved, but hey, since HTC has not officialy stated anything they might not even know as well (FAIL).

Cheers,

T.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
I believe they have no definite way to fix it.

I believe they do know the cause and they do know that they cannot fix it with a 100% certainty. I believe that is why they are keeping publicly quiet on the matter.

Sent from a phone
[HTC One S] captaineasychord:
Last time regenersis "repaired" my phone they added a new fault too. The light sensor no longer works properly, so the phone doesn't react properly during calls. The screen is locking off, as it doesn't seem to know when I've taken it away from my ear. This means I cannot actually hang up!
[HTC One S] Dublinguy:
Well things were going well for me for 4 weeks, in that time Regenersis have replaced the battery, screen, speaker and holder?? Sim cover, mainboard, and back case......today it all went haywire again.

I've just talked to a rep from HTC and my phone is being picked up tomorrow, they are going to build a new one!! From what parts I asked, I was told they are very much aware of the issue and all the parts will be new so new serial number and a new board again.

I have asked for a new phone instead of a build one but they don't stock them which seems strange!

Again I asked for what guarantee will I be given....none that the issue will be fixed. Has anyone got a phone built and had the issue resolved?

Very unhappy HTC customer...and made them aware of it.
[HTC One S] Darey:
Mine does the same as soon as I answer a call the screen goes off, tbh I'm not to bothered as its not had the home button issue since I got it back.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
It's supposed to go off if you hold it to your ear but come back on when taking it away from your face.

It -can- but doesn't have to be the min freq for screen off if you're using some custom kernel and/or Rom..then it wouldn't necessarily be the proximity sensor.

Sent from a phone
[HTC One S] Apostrofix:
Hello, I live in Denmark and have a HTC One S. I bought it 2 months ago and I also have the problem with always pressed home button.

I can see that the problem is from quite a while and HTC still haven't provided a solution, this really disappoints me. I am going to travel for the Christmas holidays and I will need the phone(I hope it won't let me down), but right after that this phone goes for sale and I never want to hear for HTC again. I know it is a radical solution, but this is my opinion. I don't care anymore what HTC are going to do. I have paid enough money and expected to receive a good phone for that, but it didn't happen. Now they lost me as a client. By the way, this was my first phone with Android, and to be honest it isn't that bad as I was expecting. But I am coming from iPhone 4S and never had such problems with it. Now I don't even know why I'm writing this post, but... Anyways, I wish you great holidays!

Regards,

Apostrofix
[HTC One S] hamzeh17:
Where the F is JB update for Europa? :-|

F you HTC ..... i'll never buy anything from you ..
[HTC One S] usaff22:
Wrong thread!!!

Sent from my HTC One S+
[HTC One S] hello2u:
Thanks

Hi all,

I just wanted to say a big thanks for this post and especially magnetboy who highlighted that Amazon had refunded another buyer his purchase due to the home-screen bug after six months.

I too decided to go straight to Amazon after having the same problem with the htc one s rather than going to htc and having the unfortunate problems like most here and too the credit of Amazon they have refunded me full after nearly eight months and I have now brought a s3 off of them.

Also, on my old htc one s I could never even hang up as this home screen bug would always go off in a call and the other caller always had to hang up first before the bug stopped.

Merry Christmas all and the best of luck with all those still with the htc one s bug.
[HTC One S] magnetboy:
Fantastic - that is excellent news, and a rare happy story on this form - I'm glad that I finally posted something useful!

It just re-enforces my personal opinion that I will never buy stuff of the high-street again - better going with a no-fuss seller (like Amazon) who just want to keep their customers happy. I'd love to know who shoulders the cost of refunding these purchases. Given Amazon's global purchasing power, I suspect it may well be HTC.

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Quick update in case anyone is in a similar situation to me:

I have an SH26 phone bought in the UK in July 2012. Moderate helicoptering (increasing in occurrence) developed after 2-3 months.

I have switched my phone into "WCDMA only" mode and this has cured the problem for me - I haven't seen this problem for over 4 weeks now.

Where I live, this doesn't appear to cause me any real problems - I have pretty good data access and rates and good call coverage.

So I now love my phone again, but I wont buy HTC when I change phones in a year or so.

P.S. In the last couple of weeks I have met two other UK owners who bought the One S around the same time as me. Neither of them have a problem and look quite blankly at me when I describe the issue. Seems like I was just unlucky....
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Nice one. Good on ya Guys...

Over at android-hilfe.de we had a guy reporting a shipment from Amazon was sold as new but been a chipped and scratched used device.

That much in regards of Amazon and their "fantastic" support and return policy. They do not force HTC to refund. They just sell the device again until someone is stupid enough to swallow.

I've had many return and payment issues with them, none of which was sorted out satisfactory. Always Amazon forced its will upon me and i never got through with my wishes. They are just vampires. They sell, then they suck you dry. They lure small internet sellers onto their attractive plattform only to sell their topsellers cheaper soon after, thus rendering the seller's presence obsolete. I admit to being a true amazon hater.

I've never been buying expensive stuff there in case of problematic situations. That paid off. I had them ripp me off my money about three times now, always blaming others.
[HTC One S] captaineasychord:
I got my replacement phone made up from parts yesterday from regenersis. Sent the old phone (for the third time!) Friday, received it back Wednesday, so you have to admire their speed.

I'm a bit confused as the serial number is the same. Is it possible to transfer a serial number from one phone to another? New IMEI.

Whatever, I just want a working phone, and I'm pleased to report that so far it's ok. Last time it the problem reappeared before I'd even got past the setup screens! Fingers crossed that it doesn't reappear.
[HTC One S] popolon59:
Hi all,

Situation get worse on these days with my home button becaming even more buggy, in term of occurencies, I decided to complain to my provider. Hope they'll do better than HTC with their answers.

https://assistance.b-and-you.fr/questions/386512-probleme-connu-sous-htc-one-sav

I'll let you know about it.

Regards,

P.
[HTC One S] Rapier:
Hy Sneakyghost, maybe you remember that dumb user from Desire S forum asking stupid things here (Yeah...that's me). Well, I'm back...happy owner of a new One S bought yesterday. So if I can help with info or whatever just let me know.

It's too early to tell about the Home button issue and also since we have almost everywhere full 3G coverage could be that I'll rarely encounter the problem (hope so). In the "About phone" I can see the following:

Serial: FA2BGW... (if you need whole serial let me know)

Software no: 2.38.111.10

Baseband: 1.09es.50.02.07_2_10.09d.50.04L

Build: 2.38.111.10.CL97613 release-keys

WebKit/534.30

Now I'm struggling with installing win8 drivers and trying to find a close to stock rooted ROM (for start)
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
Hey bro yeah I do remember lol.

Nice to see you moving over here.

What I find particularly interesting is your very late serial. If I read it right, it actually is a December build and of this year too. Also, according to firmware and radio, it must be an S4 which for me is like seeing little green odd men walking down high street. Everyone assumed they might exist but never believed so because all odds speak against it.

Especially because we mainly see the SH and HT serials and the two managers from HTC I had contact with never explained that there are other serials. I only found out when two Tmo DE users reported the first FA serials from August.

HTC never confirmed nor denied that these phones where really build past July but their common serial decode would mean that and would also mean yours is as late as December.

This is quite an interesting report, so thank you for that mate. And make sure to come back in case your phone develops the problem.

sent from a phone
[HTC One S] Dublinguy:
Is it possible to re-serial a phone?...basically just giving the phone a new serial number and IMEI and posting it back to the user claiming it was a "Rebuilt" phone?. Maybe its just the skeptic in me but all faith has just been lost with HTC and to rebuild a phone just seems too much hassle instead of a swap. :confused:
[HTC One S] kuaba:
in my case the touch buttons not working by switching to supercid 11111111 I replaced the original cid tmobile and buttons worked again :o
[HTC One S] thanito:
Since you have the same IMEI I am almost sure that the "new" phone that you received on Wednesday has your old mainboard. When I had my mainboard replaced, my S/N and IMEI were changed.

Btw, Sneaky, my new mainboard S/N is MB238W******, dunno if it says anything to you, just worth mentioning it..

I received my phone yesterday unrepaired, since I am leaving for Christmas on Monday, but this time an HTC manager sent an email to Arvato, so at least they ordered the new parts but I will have my phone until they have the parts. They just gave me a part number and when I googled it I saw that the parts to be changed are the lcd screen&digitizer and the battery.

Cheers everyone
[HTC One S] ip3fix:
So... I've got JB update on my One S. No helicoptering issue so far BUT, of course, I've been only using it for a few minutes. But I made sure I was in a spot where it used to happen, and everything is fine. We'll find out in the next few weeks/months!
[HTC One S] odl:
what radio version do you have there?
[HTC One S] ip3fix:
1.11.50.05.28_10.27.50.08l
[HTC One S] diggerbucket:
Installed the latest update, haven't got my SIM card in at the moment (it's in my Nexus 4!) and it's fine but will update once I've tried it with the SIM. Shouldn't take long to work out if there's any change, mine was bad pretty much all the time.
[HTC One S] Sneakyghost:
You won't see the issue without a SIM as its a mobile connection induced problem. No connection, no issue...

People please keep reporting your jelly bean experiences.

I am hoping so much that we can put this thread to rest after the update.

Merry Christmas all!

sent from a phone
[HTC One S] Dublinguy:
I received my phone back today. I was told by the rep from HTC that my phone was being rebuilt...I have the same serial number and a different imei number.

I have updated to jellybean and will keep you all posted on how it behaves.

Happy Christmas to you all..ho..ho..ho. :D
[HTC One S] diggerbucket:
Well, I was interested to see what happened because I was getting the issue with data on/off, wifi on/off, even in flight mode.

I've put the SIM in now, been playing around with it and no helicoptering so far, been less than an hour so it's early days but even this is further than I've been before.....
[HTC One S] hija31:
Same here. It also looks like there is touch delay on hardware buttons.

Before the update, the home button reacted when I just put my finger above it ( almost touch it ) but now I have to touch it to react.

Let's hope that it's solwed, because I hate this bug and it made aan great phone look baaaaaad. ?
[HTC One S] thanito:
Merry Christmas everyone!

I am in Spain for Christmas and received the update notification and could not wait so I updated without factory reset.

Just before updating I set my mobile to airplane mode cuz I was sick of the helicoptering issue..

After the update(so far less than an hour) I am in the same spot where I was before and so far no helicoptering at all. Fingers triplecrossed.
[HTC One S] flex420:
Seems like the JB update 4.1.1 with the new radio 1.11 has lowered / eliminated the helicoptering at least for me ( sh26 - unbranded - tmob_de ). But we will have to test and wait a bit more to be sure. Did not have the helicoptering since.... fingers epic crossed.

merry xmas
[HTC One S] hamzeh17:
shadiust new

hi all ...

seems like there is the JB update, anyone has the link?

i don't want to update from the phone
[HTC One S] kajapezz8:
After jellyBean update, with 3.1 firmware version, radio 1.1, serial SH23 and factory reset i've obtained HELICOPTERING when switch from 3g to Edge and open Google Now continuos...

I'm bored :(
[HTC One S] ip3fix:
I've noticed that too. If that was their workaround for the helicoptering issue to disappear, I'm ok with that, that's far less annoying.
[HTC One S] thanito:
Since my last post I had some issues, but this time it is for sure happening less than before, but at least now there is no helicoptering, but Google Now opens instead..
[HTC One S] flex420:
helicoptering as in ICS is now known as Google Now Bug. As it does not do the helicopter thing in JB. It opens Google Now ( hold home button )
[HTC One S] jimmybe:
Same here, a small delay, but it isn't bothering me.
[HTC One S] hija31:
I've disabled Google Now long time ago.??
[HTC One S] erosman:
i would like to buy htc one s or samsung galaxy s2(not realy the s2)

hy there guys, this is the first time i post in a long time, i recently sold my htc hd2 as i was getting tired of trying lots of sense roms on it and they where all disapointing, they where good but none of them fully working, especialy the camecorder, but that is a looong storyy that the htc hd2 users in here know about, any way i would like to buy the htc one s which i love the way it looks and the specs and i love Sense, but unfortunately we know that it has a major bug, i have sent an e-mail to htc asking them about the issue as well and if they are going to fix it in the next jb update, i am waiting from an answear iand i will let you guys know as weel, i reeally don`t wan`t to become a samsung customer with ****y looking touch wiz z interface and to pay same money for a piece of cheap plastic, i have seen some posts here from you guys that have got the jb update and aparentely that fixed the ISSUE but now it is as Google Now ISSUE, if you dissable google now the problem is still there? once again i wan`t this phone but to be at least fully working not partialy, thank you and good luck:eek:
[HTC One S] dev997:
Not facing 'helicoptering' issue with latest JB update

Hello Friends,

I'm also one of the unfortunates to get a One S suffering from very annoying helicoptering effect (not me really, my elder brother but he took my One X and left me with this when he started facing the issue :( )

However I have noticed that for the last 24 hours or so , I have the official JB update installed with latest JB radio , I'm not facing the issue anymore.. and considering the the high frequency of this issue at my place due to weak edge network and regularly going in and out of wifi network, I feel HTC might have done something to address this issue with latest official update.

PS: I have attached screenshots showing radio and s/w versions I'm running if it would be of any help ! I didn't got the OTA update as mine was rooted. So I just picked up the stock rooted and flashed jb 1.11 radio seperately.

Cheers

Dev
[HTC One S] thanito:
Today I had no issues at all. I am sure that the new radio is a lot better than the last one when it comes to this stupid bug,I am not saying that it is totally fixed buy it is way better than before
[HTC One S] erosman:
thank you for the info, i will wait a week and see how the things are going, and then i will decide
[HTC One S] jvb76:
Same here, no more helicopter bug since the jelly bean update.

Edit: I spoke too soon, helicopter bug now starts Google now (longpress home). Lol...
[HTC One S] captaineasychord:
I've had my One S back about a week from it's third repair (or replacement, god knows what they did) and so far (whispering it...) there's been no return of the problem. As I saw some people have got jelly bean, I just did a quick check for updates, and bingo, downloading it now!
[HTC One S] thanito:
Didn't your service receipt mention the parts changed?
[HTC One S] ip3fix:
Sad news guys :(

I experienced the bug today.

However

, it occured only once, I was in Edge, it did not last and it is far less annoying than before! The funny thing is that, as mentioned, it occured after I enabled Google Now. Let's see if people who disable/don't enable it still experience the bug someday.

I will keep you posted if it becomes unbearable again.
[HTC One S] odl:
it's not the radio - I changed it to this latest one (but I'm still on custom rom) and I'm having home button problem as I had before - no improvement at all. I think that most of you who are saying that phone behaves better now have just to wait for a while, as it always was like this after flashing new ROM/updating software - works fine for few days and then it comes... ;)
[HTC One S] erosman:
install the oficial update

install the oficial update and then let us know, because it may not be just the radio but maybe something else is improved or tweaked in the rom
[HTC One S] odl:
I would install if there wouldn't be any reports that issue remained for let's say a week - unfortunately there are some, so I don't see the point for even trying it. I just wanted to say that radio itself is not improved for fixing that problem, as phone behaves the same way it was with previous radios. Maybe they added something to software itself for delaying home button reaction (as some mentioned here) but unfortunately this didn't fix it for 100%.
[HTC One S] dev997:
I think you are right on the money mate ! I was superexcited when I noticed that the annoyance of the helicoptering effect (or google now effect , whateva) is finally gone, but as you mentioned , its just like every new rom flashed..

Within 2 days of being on JB , I have started facing same issue . Its not as severe and frequent as before , but alongwith I'm also noticing random reboots sometimes.

I now want to get rid of this phone, but as I imported this , can't claim warrantyon it from HTC, nor can't really sell with this issue. Really stuck and reaaalllllllyyyy pissssssed !!! :mad: