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[HTC Rezound] hgoldner:
If it were me (meaning, this is what I *am* probably doing), Nils, I'd wait for the Butterfly S to come out on Verizon, most likely as the DNA+ or something like that. All the features of the HTC One plus: (1) 3300 mAmp battery (seriously, and finally, the right power); and (2) microsd card slot (what were they thinking with the One omitting that?) You might also want to wait 'til the bootloader is cracked (or Revolution gets S-OFF). I bought the Rezound when you still couldn't even root it and I would have waited if the LCD on my Incredible hadn't shattered the day after the Rezound came out.

You know I'm a Sense guy; and I've heard too many stories about Samsung's products to be interested in the Galaxy, and once HTC bootloaders are cracked you can get to AOSP/AOKP if that's your inclination anyway.

My contract is up in July, too, so things should get interesting.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Tough decision,

I definitely want something larger then the Rezound, my eyes are not what they use to be, Im finding it hard to see the small print

Better battery life for sure.

I have noticed that all Samsung screens are wider then the HTC for example I have family members who have/had the Samsung Fascinate, Droid Charge and Galaxy S3 and all of them have wider screens then my Rezound making the fonts larger and easier to read.

I haven't heard any Horror stories in mass quantities with the newer Samsung phones but then again I also dont visit those forums much at all either

Im really on the fence on giving HTC a 3rd try or give Samsung my first try.

Then add in Nil's Incredibly sweet work that I have been lucky enough to enjoy on my Dinc and now my Rezound. What would I do if I had a phone that Nil's was not working on and would I ever find another dev that cooks up a stable enough rom that could live up to what I have been accustomed to.

And to top it all off, my contract does not come up until November, If I take the upgrade at a discount then I loose my unlimited data, not that i use much data, I just hate the idea of giving into big Red, If not then I need to pay full price for a new phone, and that wont be easy to justify and swallow either.

As you can see, thats one hell of a hard question to answer Nil's

With HTC being in hard times maybe they will drop the price of their phones making the decision easier about buying a phone at full price.

I wonder how many folks in XDA gave into Big Red and gave up their unlimited data.
[HTC Rezound] butcherbird:
I've never wanted a Motorola phone before, but if Google-Moto starts offering a bunch of stock Android phones (on arsehole Verizon), that's what I'll be leaning towards. Or, a Samsung with removable batteries.

Waiting to see what is released over the next 6-12 months.
[HTC Rezound] sandman_nyc_316:
Butterfly S is definitely way to go if Verizon gets it. I'm sure you would make that already awesome phone the one to keep for 2 years.
[HTC Rezound] AlmostTactful:
Hey everyone, I'm having a problem getting this to install. The ROM install goes fine via Aroma but then when it goes back to the bootloader it's saying the PH98 is incorrect. Any idea what may be causing this?
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
From what I read the phones is real sweet but they say it wont hit USA, bummer.

I would start over, wipe, flash, just make sure you pick the correct options in aroma, ie: S Off etc
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
I know I'm biased because I just got it, but so far the DNA has been great. I've been spending a lot of time getting it reverted to stock so I could fully update it to S-Off and unlock it, but I was able to get it working finally (if anyone else needs help, I made my own how to that worked finally).

It's been true about battery life versus the Rezound, I've had it a week and only had it on the charger every other night so far outside of the PC connection.

Of course another great phone will come out any day, but oh well.
[HTC Rezound] Dark Jedi:
That's how it was when I moved from the og droid to the dinc. Then to the bolt and finally to the rezound. Always going to be better than most older phones. I'm waiting to see if the one or a nexus is coming to Verizon. Then I will try to move my upgrade to my dumb phone line so I can keep my unlimited data.
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
For anyone who hasn't changed phones and has unlimited data, a used phone is perfect if you don't want to deal with buying new and going through activating it. Buy the phone and swap your SIM to it, no activation or phone calls to Verizon required. The Verizon portal even updates to reflect the new device without changing your esn or imei.

Moving from the rezound, I did have to cut my mini SIM to make it a micro SIM. There is a YouTube video with easy instructions on how to do this.

I'm done thread jacking, just wanted to help with what I have learned.
[HTC Rezound] butcherbird:
I understand Verizon also has a payment plan to compete with T-Mo's new plan. Word from Verizon at the time of the announcement was that making payments on a new phone would not change your existing plan (you won't lose unlimited). IF I stay with Verizon, that's the route I'm going if Swappa doesn't have something I really want.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Me tooooo
[HTC Rezound] butcherbird:
Hey, just wondering something here ... I ask this because we absolutely had to upgrade TWRP when flashing the latest ROM on our Transformers. Are any bugs we see in this ROM on our Rezounds possibly caused by an outdated copy of TWRP? I'm still using TWRP 2.3.3.0 on my Rezound.

Any issues upgrading TWRP via Goo Manager?

Just a thought. T.Y.I.A.
[HTC Rezound] dm5530:
Don't know whether an older version might be responsible for seeing some bugs, but Flyhalf205 updated TWRP for the Rezound. You might want to check out version 2.5.0.0. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31940448&postcount=1
[HTC Rezound] punman:
My biggest problem with the new HTC phones is the non-removable battery. I'm waiting for something to come out that's got decent specs and I can swap batteries. Unfortunately, if I have to leave HTC, then so be it. I really hate Samsung's UI.
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
The batteries are definitely not hot swappable, but they can be replaced with a little finess. I had to tear down this DNA to replace the screen and the battery is stickied to the back of the touchscreen assembly. 30-45 minutes should do it for replacing a battery when it loses its charge.
[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
I think users want swappable batteries so they can carry multiple batteries with them during the day and swap them out when they discharge. Then they charge them when they get home at the end of the day. I don't think people are going to disassemble their phones multiple times a day. The phone won't last long doing that.
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
That was kind of my point actually, it's an operation for when the battery is no longer good. Many people would assume non removable battery means when the battery is no longer good, they automatically would have to get a brand new phone.
[HTC Rezound] punman:
I go through several full charges a day playing Ingress. I have five batteries in rotation, two battery chargers, and more micro USB cords hanging out of wall warts than I can count.

I went through several external battery packs before I realized they just weren't useful or efficient, so that is not an option. Also, carrying an extra device around just so I can use my phone because it doesn't have a removable battery is stupid, in my opinion.

Having a battery I can pull out and pop a new one in (measured in SECONDS not minutes) is not an optional feature, it is required.
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
Wow, that really makes me feel like my phone is incredibly underutilized, lol.

Sent from my Droid DNA
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
Don't know Nils. A DNA+ would be sweet if (big if) it has the Butterfly S features... Frankly, I am considering the S4.I have seen comparison shots between it, the One and the iPhone and I really liked the S4 camera (which is my biggest desire). I have until November, so we'll... I have to confess that I am actually considering going over to the dark side... I hear apple has cookies :P
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
The one :)

Me

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Keep them clean. I have a 5 year old laptop that still runs like a champ. Granted, I tear it apart sometimes and replace parts, but just keeping the crap off it is the best thing. same with smartphones. An oxymoron if you ask me. But that's me :)

Me

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Without question. That's a big reason I or my kids will never have an iPhone. We pay good money for the service. Too much imo.

So users should have complete control. Just my opinion.

Me
[HTC Rezound] hgoldner:
Amen, bro. That's why I'll never own an iphone, or any other Apple produce besides my ipod classic, which I don't even connect to itunes anymore so it'll keep its gol-darned mitts off it.
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
At this point right now, I'd lose unlimited and already decided i would switch providers also when that happens. With that said, it would be an HTC one on T-Mobile.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
So far I don't see anything I want or for that matter dev for so I guess I will wait.

So, I guess Rezound for me for now
[HTC Rezound] butcherbird:
Even if I did have the money, I would be waiting too.

Is there any chance we can get the latest Google Now (with a white background, as well)?
[HTC Rezound] ezflip:
Is anyone working on getting HDMI working in sense 4 ROMs, or is that chalked up to a lost cause at this point? I would love to switch back to this ROM from your 3.6 ROM, but HDMI is a must have for me.
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
Win!

S-Off Rocks, join the party!

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Well, there is much to hate about the iExperience to be sure, but I have a 7 year old iPod Classic that has never given me any problems. Still, I may go Sammy and see how the camera works.

S-Off Rocks, join the party!
[HTC Rezound] punman:
This may be the first phone I keep for the full two years. It's an awfully enticing prospect to be off contract after that point and able to do whatever I want without worrying about ETF. So if no new phones come out on Verizon that I want between July 22 and Nov 22, maybe I'll finally ditch the contract and go month to month with whatever phone I feel like buying at full price.
[HTC Rezound] tholmes8291:
Supposedly working on Sundream's ROM
[HTC Rezound] ezflip:
That ROM doesn't look very promising given that Mods have deleted all the download links for it and locked the thread.
[HTC Rezound] mavpts:
Wrong thread
[HTC Rezound] izombie13:
Delete
[HTC Rezound] tjamscad:
Nils, can you look into the location sharing that is in the text message app. When I try to use it it just gives a black screen.
[HTC Rezound] butcherbird:
Android Device Manager

http://www.androidcentral.com/android-device-manager-beginning-push-phones

Anyone know if we'll be getting this automatically?

Not quite sure I want it, tbh. Just curious what to expect. Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] jcmeyer26:
Tried to Flash 2.11 and boot looped, any ideas?

I was coming from stock rooted s-off
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Did it reboot and install boot.img in bootloader
[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
Sadly my Rezound died on Friday night. It no longer charges as the USB port is bonked. I thought about getting an external battery charger, but it's kind of a pain to keep removing and replacing the battery every day. That and I have already had to do so many repairs for issues on the phone...dead LCD, dead areas on the touch digitizer, battery issues. So I opted to go to the VZW store where they bumped my renewal date up and got me a new phone...The GS4. Not sure what all the nay-saying is about on this phone. Yeah the HTC is heavier, but this phone is by no means flimsy. And the metal surround is quite stable, not plasticy as described on here all the time. Oh and the performance is stellar. So far I'm happy with it. I got the warranty this time, so I don't have to worry about it dying prior to my 2 year contract renewal date like the Rezound did. I wanted to say a big thank you to Nils for supporting the Rezound and the DINC as I have used both and enjoyed much of Nils' work. I'm off to the GS4 forums to see what they have to offer over there. So far I only have root as I only wanted to remove some VZW apps and add some of my apps that require root. No custom recovery or ROMS yet on this one. It's too new.

Thanks again Nils! :good: :highfive:
[HTC Rezound] jcmeyer26:
Negative. just boots and cycles the beats/4g/htc cscreen

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I am also s-off, it says the aroma will in stall the kernel?
[HTC Rezound] punman:
Same with me basically. Rezound kept powering off (not reboot, just power off) randomly. Overheating issues started, which I had never had, even back in the first days of the Rezound when it seemed every other person was complaining about overheating when charging.

I was up for renewal, and I also went with the GS4. External SDcard + swappable battery ... Those were necessities and its the only "new" phone that has them. I'm perfectly happy with it, super battery life (not having to charge overnight, or plug in at work? yes please. and it charges FAST when you do plug it in.) It's got lots of semi-useful features. Sure there's a lot of crap I won't ever use, and there's a lot of bloat, but this phone is a Ferrari compared to the VW Golf of a Rezound, fast response, smooth animations, no complaints yet

Enjoyed my time here with the Rezound, and glad NilsP has been around to make our phones better. Hope to run into you again, sir, on some device forums in the future!
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
2.11 is not a full rom so unless you install it over 2.10 it won't work
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
And So It begins, Folks moving from the Rez to newer phones.
[HTC Rezound] punman:
Well, if you got your Rezound near release day, your 4-month early 2 year upgrade probably came up last month.

Was sad to see Unlimited Data go away, but I've honestly been WELL below 2GB every single month. I am not one of those people that uses my 4G phone as my home internet connection, so I don't care. My bill actually went down.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
I pre orderd mine. It hasnt given me any issues over almost 2 years.

I am really on the fence about taking Verizons bone with a phone discount and loosing my unlimited data. I dont use anywheres near 2 gigs either, but its the point of giving in that has me struggling. Verizon just keeps on taking. If I went with the share everything my bill would be exactly the same. I would just be loosing unlimited data and gaining unlimited text. I dont have text now.
[HTC Rezound] jcmeyer26:
So got it up and running but cant seem to access my other SD card

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nevermind, got it
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
I hear ya Hitch! Have no idea where my Data is, but I may fork out the extra cash for an S4 off contract and keep it just to spite them...It's ridiculous the way they change the rules and rates. It's almost as if they want to see how much they can get away with before they start losing and, sadly, the competition sucks so bad that Big Red keeps gaining subscribers!

At any rate, I hope Nils announces his decision when he makes one. It would be cool to have him dev for my next phone too...But I am in no hurry. It's all about the camera for me. The S4 looks great, but if the reviews on the upcoming Iphone 5S are stellar, I may jump to the dark side for a while..Love HTC but do not like the way the wind is blowing for them...Sorry for the ramble Nils!
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
To have a phone thats has good battery life would be a breath of fresh air, Dinc and Rez have always been absolutely sub par.

S4- HTC one- Moto X all look good to me.

I never thought I would consider a Moto but the X has really impressed me, 3 cpu's and it all made in USA except the screen.
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
I liked the made in the USA aspect of it as well...Have to wait for some reviews on the camera, it's really the definitive factor for me...We'll see...S4 is $700 off contract at Amazon, even more at Best Buy, ouch...
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Give it a month or so, it will drop

The Droid Maxx looks pretty sweet as well
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
Too bad no one is hopping to the DNA. I love this phone with S-off and the Verizon bloatware removed. I've been very impressed with the battery life too. The only downfall is about a 3-5 % worse cell reception in some places.

Don't forget eBay for new phones. Lots of people sell them for 400-600.

Sent from my Droid DNA

2.06 S-off
[HTC Rezound] isdnmatt:
Can anyone give me a mirror link on the 2.11 Incremental? Thanks.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
You have a pm, its what you are looking for

Enjoy
[HTC Rezound] butcherbird:
Maps updated itself to 7.x. Thought I'd ask before I downgrade the app ... is anyone else here having a problem turning on Location Reporting once Maps updates?

Thank you.
[HTC Rezound] Newt:
Nils I replied to your pm... I'll get with you tomorrow ;)
[HTC Rezound] Tmask32:
Is there anyway to get carousel home screens. And is tweaks missing "smooth Rosie" or am I missing something?
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Working on the carousel but has not been a priority.

The version of Tweaks I am using is stable which is why I use it but it does not have smooth Rosie, among other things, in it.
[HTC Rezound] PreVayl:
Help please

[Its basically been a while since i did this and every time I come back new things like S-Off/S-On terminologies all of a sudden pop up. So i feel kinda of lost. i download all that i needed i think but im not sure what to do first for my particular case, i would like to be on the latest RUU and be S-off I know that I'm currently s-on at the moments. Just need a quick 1-2-3 step one what i should execute first. I read all the dev post 1-2-3 and the All-in-on S-off post but still stuck on what steps to take and in what sequence. Here are a few images to show the firmware and etc im currently on.
[HTC Rezound] hgoldner:
So you're S-ON, but you have the penultimate leaked firmware (3.14.605.5; the latest is 3.14.605.10, but the radios are the same, so you have the latest radios, and the hboot is updated from 3.22 to 3.25). That means you shouldn't have to run any Gingerbread patches.

You should check out this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365654

and in particular these threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365654

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1613309

Also, remember DO NOT USE YOUR MAIN SDCARD WHEN YOU DO S-OFF, IT WILL BE ERASED. (If I had a dollar for every user who forgot to swap in a different card, I could give Nils a lot more money). Secondly, it is remotely possible that even if you use a different card, the Rezound won't recognize the original card when you re-insert it, after reflashing recovery, etc. The solution is generally to backup the card, let the Rezound reformat it, then restore the data to the card.

If you are particularly interested, I can send you a SOP I developed for myself for the process. (I'm a little OCD when it comes to doing things that can temporarily brick a phone).

Finally, I suggest you take your questions to Q or General forum rather than clog up Nils' ROM thread.

Now back to your regularly scheduled thread.....
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
When renaming the Androids backup, it still won't restore. Not sure what's wrong. I tried with ES and it still didn't work. :O( I even tried putting it in a folder...no dice...

sent from the Round Mound of Rezound!
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Can't have any spaces in name so that may be it
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
Doh!!!

sent from the Round Mound of Rezound!
[HTC Rezound] PreVayl:
Well Thank you actually helped me out a lot with the first paragraph in your reply. I pretty much didnt understand where i was at, and i didnt understand what I had in relation to the set up process. So thank you. I will check out the threads you mentioned but now i think i might not even do the s-off. I might just leave it for later. But thanks. Now with your info im gonna reread the dev's 1-2-3rd posts and see if now it makes sense to me. respect&bless:)
[HTC Rezound] BBEgo:
Do I sense a Nils/Newt collaboration? That would pretty much rule...
[HTC Rezound] trickster2369:
My guess would be an Inc.4g rebase.
[HTC Rezound] EmerikL:
That is way to much awesomeness to comprehend. It would be the end of the universe. I say do it and we can all go out in a blaze of glory.

//cue Bon Jovi.
[HTC Rezound] fox_forma:
Is it possible to restore data when going over to this Rom? I tried it on a different rom with Sense 4 and it I had issues with the home screen loading. I never had issues with any of Nils other roms running sense 3.6 so curious before I give it a try and it sets me back a few hours redoing everything.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
WoW, Imagine two great dev's meshing there awesomness into one, had to envision what that rom would be like
[HTC Rezound] bucklyv:
Nils,

I don't see exchange problems in the list of know issues, but I tried several times to load one of my exchange accounts, with security enabled, and it would not authenticate... may just be me, but I thought I might see if anyone else was having similar issues...?

Thanks,
[HTC Rezound] hgoldner:
I had no authentication issues with my Exchange account after I flashed this. I have encountered the frustration of having to completely resync Exchange data from scratch every time I either flash a new ROM (unless it's a flashover) or restore a Nandroid. That is not an issue related to this or any ROM. It apparently has to do with how Exchange data is stored on the handset.

Dumped down the innertubes from my Rezound via xda premium.
[HTC Rezound] LunaticSerenade:
Hey Nils, the init.d scripts don't seem to be running on boot. Specifically, 99Supercharger from V6 Supercharger I have confirmed as not running on boot.

Thoughts?

Sent from my Business ICS Rezound.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Should be fine so I will have to check it out.

You didn't by any chance install a different kernel did you?

EDIT: Seems to be working. Make sure permissions are set for V6
[HTC Rezound] imparables:
Wow...these two working together? I only hope....what a powerhouse.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
I never got that far since graphics were terrible so I uninstalled it.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Still trying to figure out my next phone and noticed the only HTC phone on VZW site is Windows. Is this local or wide spread.
[HTC Rezound] kc6wke:
looks to be wide spread, I'm looking too and spoke to Big Red and they dont have any info on new htc phones, or so they say.

Windows phone is the only Htc one they have.:(
[HTC Rezound] merlin66676:
Havent looked in a day or so, but Best Buy had the DNA at 49.99 last i saw.
[HTC Rezound] punman:
Allegedly the HTC One will be on Verizon at some point.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Me To,

My top picks so far, Moto X, Droid Maxx/Ulta, HTC One.

I was thinking of the Sammy S4 but Im less likely to get that one now.

None of my top pick are out yet on Big Red but supposedly will be in the near future.

I also heard rumors of the new Nexus phone coming out early 4th qtr, that might be interesting.

I have always had HTC on the Android OS, so straying away from them is not that easy but getting easier because the lack of battery power and the lack of support on my Rez from them.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Well, my decision just got worse. My last Rez just died completely. System is gone and I have not been able to recover it.

Choices today really stink. My wife is looking to upgrade her iPhone 4s to a 5 so my worst case scenario is a iPhone 5 which I will turn over to her when something I want comes out. Just won't know what to do until I get to the store this afternoon.

And yes, I have to do something fast now since this is in fact my work phone also