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[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
Just got home from the HTC One announcement event and thought I would share my observations.

First here is the HTC page for the new phone: http://bit.ly/12HHcc9 if you want to go check out the specs and things.

Having used the phone, I can tell you, I was not sure I could go back to a smaller device since I have a DNA and am very comfy with the size. However, it fit the hand very well, and was not so much different that it bothered me.

The main home screen now has "BlinkFeed", which if you ever used FlipBoard is very similar. You go in and tell it what information you are interested in and it assembles a mosaic of blurbs from your social media and news sources for you to glance at. When you see something you like, you can tap it to get details. It seems to scroll on and on forever.

I'm not sure how much I like this, it'll be one of those things you have to try out to see how it sits with you. I have been told it can be disabled for those who don't care for it. On top of this, you also get 4 regular style home screens for shortcuts and widgets.

Sense is very clean now. Everything has been minimalistically styled for sleek looks and a very sexy overall appearance. I was very happy with the way things looked and how they came together.

And for those of you worried about it, the original Sense WeatherClock is still in there.

It does have NFC, but they seem to have left out Android Beam. I was told at lunch that it should be back in by release day. We will see.

The camera is also an innovation. Something called "UltraPixel". They did not give tech specs, but having used it, I can tell you it is truly beautiful. They also paired it with something called "Zoe" which is hard to describe, but you will love it. It takes your stills and videos, creates a 30 second mashup, sets it to music, and you can watch it right there on the fly. Check out this vid AndroidPolice made at the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5WXhzoCCA to better understand.

The phone has stereo front speakers and sound enhancement called "BoomSound". This really delivers a rich, full stereo sound that I was (for the first time on a phone) actually impressed with. You don't realize how bad your phone's speaker is till you hear something good.

They have added TV Remote software, which I did not try, but if you lose your remote, it could come in handy.

And finally, it has Sense Voice, which is supposed to let you make and hear calls, no matter how loud or cluttered the background noises are around you. Since the demo phones did not have service, I was unable to test that as well.

So there it is. Overall, I would say there are several major steps forward by HTC in this phone. You should definitely check it out when it hits the stores.

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[HTC Droid DNA] nitsuj17:
None of the above is true, dsb attacked me with a chair upon arrival to the event, stole my wallet and ran off before the phone was unveiled :eek:
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
What do you care, there was nothing in your wallet but vacuum!

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[HTC Droid DNA] tehknics:
Haha priceless!

Thanks for your input dsb. I would have loved to have gone, but due to where I live I had to settle for the live stream. I would have loved to demo it.

Sent from my HTC Droid DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] DevonL:
I wish I could have made it to the event, living in CT it's not too far of a trek, unfortunately it wasn't possible for me. Thanks for the review though - the camera definitely seems interesting. Less MP's but ultimately a higher quality rather than software process resolution bumps.
[HTC Droid DNA] Memnoch73:
Hmm... I read on a few other sites that the Blinkyfeedy thing cannot be disabled. They also left off wireless charging. And it's coming to a bazillion carriers across the globe but not Verizon. Silliness.

Happy with my DNA.

I do appreciate the write up. Thanks man.
[HTC Droid DNA] zone23:
I've got to admit the homescreen reminds me a lot of windows phone 8.

Sent from my Droid DNA running ZoneDNA ROM..
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
Kind of interesting video. Shows how the phone is one solid piece of metal, cut for the components to fit inside.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pDjfh5mFWUc

Check it out.

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[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
You heard lots of rumors, most of which seem to have been false.

I'm very happy with my DNA too. Doesn't mean this isn't a great phone.

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[HTC Droid DNA] Memnoch73:
Fair enough. I do agree it is a killer phone. Probably just my jealousy of it not coming to Big V. Lol...
[HTC Droid DNA] 3473:
Is the iOS style 'rubber band' scrolling effect back? Its there on blinkfeed, but is it in settings menus etc?
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
I don't know what you mean, I've never touched an iPhone.

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[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
Good writeup Dsb.

Overal do you think Sense 5 is better than Sense 4.5?
[HTC Droid DNA] Luigi711:
There is a few things that I like about it, but I am happy with my DNA.

HtC DNA

XDA App
[HTC Droid DNA] damonkb30680:
So I'm curious if the DNA will see this sense update and does anyone know if that zoe thing is just software out would it require certain hardware ?
[HTC Droid DNA] andrewp3481:
I touched one once for like 3 minutes...it seems like it can't do anything. I like files...and downloading things and finding them in my download folder. I also didn't like all the squinting I had to do to see the screen.
[HTC Droid DNA] elkay:
Nice to hear your review, D. The size really concerned me because my DNA is borderline for me. I'd almost prefer a 4.7" 1080P screen. It seems *just* too wide for one hand typing while walking around holding a drink. I'll probably go check it out when they hit the stores, but I'm happy with my DNA and will likely stick with it.
[HTC Droid DNA] Ndaoud360:
is the carousel swiping of home screens still there because I saw a vid and it didn't look like it the carousel effect was still there but I could be wrong.
[HTC Droid DNA] irockthebear:
Is the DNA getting Sense 5? b/c that would be awesome and sense 5 prototype was spotted running on DNA? But prally not because VZW is a POS and needs a year+ to put on bloatware.
[HTC Droid DNA] croppz:
I REALLY doubt the DNA will see an offical sense 5. We will likely get a port though.
[HTC Droid DNA] nitsuj17:
There is no carousel or cube homescreen transition, its just flat screen to screen like lite sense

I really doubt the DNA see official sense 5....based on my limited time with it, I prefer sense4+
[HTC Droid DNA] ScreenSpace:
Can't go back from a 5" size screen. Too late.

Plus I prefer the "rubberized" backing of the DNA.
[HTC Droid DNA] Fastlivin:
I've seen a number of posts that indicate "I srsly doubt Sense 5 will see life on the DNA".

Posters range from highly credentialed developer types to usernames I don't recognize.

Are these baseless guesses or educated and informed opinions? Because I would be a little cheezed off if a phone that was basically brand new (the DNA) and was considered HTCs tentpole device on a major carrier wasn't being considered for their latest firmware. Yes, I know VZW is a stakeholder in this too, and they don't exactly have a sterling record when it comes to prompt releases of an OEMs latest and greatest anything.

I'm more interested in the reiteration of "Sense 5 probably isn't coming". Is this the XDA echo chamber at work, or does someone know something/has something from HTC to go on?
[HTC Droid DNA] nitsuj17:
its based on track record, and just guesswork.....honestly? even if htc made an accouncement that "the dna will receive sense5" thats not a guarantee

htc officially announced last spring that incredible 2 would have ics "by the end of august 2012"....its february 2013 and theyre preparing another gingerbread ota :rolleyes:

some will probably love sense5, other not so much....frankly i think given the rather large changes in sense5, htc and carriers are asking for a support headache if they ota an update with it to the dna/x+ gen of phones...with people being confused by blinkfeed, and *missing* features like the removed htc lockscreens (weather included) and no longer having htc skins

now htc could always add things like that back in for certain phones, but who knows

the only definitive answer will ever get on the dna getting sense5 is if an ota for it happens
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
The phone actually sounds nice I like what I heard... How did the performance feel compared to the dna
[HTC Droid DNA] zone23:
I too seriously doubt the DNA will get Official Sense 5. I have never seen HTC upgrade from say 4+ to a 5+ . They always come up with some crap like the processor can't handle it and then in the same sentence say how the new Sense is more efficient. They are in the business of selling phones they want you to pay for the latest. That is certainly one area iOS beats HTC/Android.
[HTC Droid DNA] Fastlivin:
Hey, you're preaching to the choir: I'm an ex-Thunderbolt owner. ICS by 2012 Q3!

However, based on what must have been concurrent development of the DNA/J Butterfly and the HTC One, I would have to believe SOMEONE at HTC would have had an eye towards standardization across their portfolio of current-right-now devices, right? Maybe I'm expecting too much.

As someone whose knowledge of what's going on within an RUU/ROM can fill a thimble, I have no idea how significant the changes are between current Sense and v5. I just wanted to know if the grapevine was chatting, of if this was an extrapolation from HTC's less than pristine track record.

Funny, people used to ***** about how infrequently Samsungs were updated. The worm appears to have decidedly turned in that capacity.
[HTC Droid DNA] nitsuj17:
everything felt "smoother" i guess (not saying the dna is laggy by any means), but i think that sense5 is more like *lite* sense on the one v, where as there are no assets/m10 and the roms are slimmer

there was flat transitions on the homescreen which contributed to that feel as well

app load time seemed about the same however
[HTC Droid DNA] trebb:
Seeing as how it only has two hardware buttons and the home button doubles as Google Now and recent apps, is the software menu button present at the bottom of certain apps (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)? I'm not sure if they had any apps on the testing phones to check this, but I figured I'd ask.

If this is still present, I'm thinking someone at HTC is on crack.
[HTC Droid DNA] jonno95:
I can't wait to see a comparison of the camera. Down the road all i will really have left from the device are the pictures.

Also, i'd like a smaller screen size like the inc 4g (i know i'm a minority here, but at least i'm not asking for zoolanders phone ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
Back btn doubles as menu.

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[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
How come I've seen black menu bars in screenshots
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
It's a setting. Prolly wasn't set in the demo phones.

And PS - even if it is, some apps show the menu anyway. ****ty coding.

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[HTC Droid DNA] MicroMod777:
When's the new phone selling?
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
All they said was March.

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[HTC Droid DNA] johnwaug:
What are the chances of getting a rom, kernel or other useful goodies from the HTC One?
[HTC Droid DNA] TechSavvy2:
I'd say 100%. I bet you both the people you're talking to have sense 5 roms out by the end of march (or sooner since there are already system dumps I believe)
[HTC Droid DNA] johnwaug:
These guys are crazy amazing. They make it so easy. Loving all the modifications!
[HTC Droid DNA] MicroMod777:
Sweet......
[HTC Droid DNA] lazarus2297:
this is just my opinion so if you don't agree that is ok :)

Just from the info I have read on the internet about this phone (never having touched it) I would probably start looking to sell my DNA to buy this phone.. I LOVE the look of the phone and the solid aluminum construction really impresses... the new camera tech intrigues me but I would love to see sample shots and obviously take my own.. BUT alas I am stuck with verizon (grandfathered data plan) so unless they pick up some variant of this device I will keep my DNA (which I am actually very happy with)

I guess i should say thanks to Verizon for making the decision for me and helping me save the money this would cost off contract :D....
[HTC Droid DNA] trebb:
I don't see the point of them having all of the buttons double (or even tripple) as other things. Why can't they just have four hardware buttons (or 3 at least)?

I can understand the home button doubling as recent apps like the S3, but having it do three different things while the back button does something else too (with a setting that most users probably won't find or understand) doesn't make sense to me.

I know most members here won't care, but that just seems slightly confusing for the general public and most consumers. With their company not doing so well lately, the business student and techy in me just can't wrap my head around it.

I hate to say it, but the possibility of a ton of apps having a good bit of the screen covered by a black menu bar is just something I could never see as being a possibility in iOS or any Apple product.
[HTC Droid DNA] xShin:
You essentially summed up my feelings exactly lol :)
[HTC Droid DNA] fernando sor:
Nice work
[HTC Droid DNA] docnok63:
This phone is not different enough from what I currently have to make me lose a wink of sleep. I'm waiting on the S4 and Moto X releases before getting my next phone ((though the S4 coming first will make it hard to wait for anything else.)
[HTC Droid DNA] CharliesTheMan:
Add me to the list of people who bought the DNA thinking its very unlikely it will see official sense 5. But I would never by a phone based on hopes and dreams for the future.

And the one is absolutely gorgeous, and I've got a contract with ATT. This will probably replace my 4S backup phone, but it won't be a launch day purchase, I'm in absolutely no hurry since I've got my DNA.

I'm most excited about the seemingly beautiful (so far, may be let down) build quality.

However I said the thunderbolt would never see ice cream sandwich, and HTC put the resources into that old thing and released official ice cream sandwich. So sense 5 isn't impossible its just unlikely, the logistics of an update like that being pushed to a non techy would be a nightmare unless they dumbed it way down, like a hybrid.

As far as hardware buttons, my devices without them have always worked just fine too.

Sent from my DNA... S-Off like a baws
[HTC Droid DNA] Serinety:
I'm one of those guys who gets the newest phone whenever they come out. We'll, htc and Samsung phones. I went dinc, charge, thunderbolt, dinc2(for 5 min), rezound, gs3, dna. I'll get the s4 when it comes out, then whatever htc phone is next.

Point is. They are just phones, some are good, some are not. It's not a life or death choice. If you don't like what you have, get something else. EBay is your friend.

On the htc one, it's nice, but not revolutionary in anyway. Since its not on Verizon it's a moot point anyway. Switching phones every few months is one thing, changing carriers is another. There are benefits to being a long time customer. Did you know they have special deals and different rules for handling tenured customers? Yup. They do :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithgrobertson:
Apparently I didn't search hard enough.

Sorry. Please lock/close/delete.

For anyone wondering:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2050574&page=10
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cralis:
My N10 won't charge any more. Either when it's on our off. It's unlocked, but stock. Is there an easy way to relock it, so it can go for repairs?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wptski:
Fastboot OEM LOCK
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tissle:
Hey guys!

For me to access my corporate e-mail, my device must be unrooted. So, my initial solution was to stay on the stock room. Root once, uninstall the bloatware and then Unroot. This has worked perfectly and I currently have no problems.

My question is that can the same process work for other ROMS? (Other 4.1.1 TW ROMs and even some of the 4.2.2 ROMS)?

Is the unroot process that simple for these other ROMs?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
i'm assuming you use MobileIron? i know people that have gone into supersu, used the unroot option, rebooted and then been able to access corporate email. dont factory reset your device from within the OS in the future though. remember to do it from recovery or you'll brick your phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Cyclin:
Hi there!

I pump an ad-hoc WiFi signal from my office PC's network adapter, which works fine with my other devices. I would like to connect my Verizon Galaxy Note 2 to this hotspot but as we all know there is no native ad-hoc support.

What would be the easiest way to accomplish this? An app similar to the WiFi manager on the Archos 101?

My phone is rooted, rom Beans 4.1.2, unlocked bootloader, w/ Perseus kernel

And I realize this question has been asked before but so far I have not searched up the right answer, plus I can't freakin' post anywhere before I get to 10 posts lol. Long time visitor but now that I actually own my own Android device rather than just working on others, I figured I'd finally make an account.

Thanks in advance for the help :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Cyclin:
3rd Party Temp Workaround

Hey Guys,

So no responses eh? Anyway obviously I wasn't about to give up on my searching, but so far I have only had success with Connectify.

Its a third party application that shares your wired internet connection with your wifi adapter and pumps the signal. Basically it does exactly what ad-hoc is for but it can be seen by Android devices.

I am using the Lite version not the Pro and it has been working fine. But don't get me wrong I STILL WANT TO ENABLE AD-HOC. I am still searching for a way to do this but in the meantime I figured I'd post this info in case anybody else is still trying to do this as I am. I Googled earlier and the second listing that came up was this Q&A thread I posted, so I figured if somebody else Googled the same thing and came to this thread I didn't want them to leave empty-handed.

So if anybody has any info on how to make ad-hoc networks visible on the Note 2 please let me know, but until then using Connectify can have you set up and saving 4G data in a few minutes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tfly212:
I can't speak to using this on the note, but I used adhoc switcher from the play store on an early lenovo tablet that for some reason could only tether to a phone as adhoc. The app had a ton of settings so I am betting you could make it work in this situation.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
Sorry, on a black background you can see the glow of the light bulb as to form a stain?

I would not be just my problemi :( :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nuu~:
It looks the same as every IPS monitor ever.

Great color, great brightness, but mediocre blacks when viewed from the side

If you mean light bleeding or bad panel uniformity, yes most (if not all) have that.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
R: Question on display, please

And so the infiltration of light from the top of display is normal?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Yes it's normal on IPS screens. The degree that it "infiltrates" varies between devices. my First Nexus 4 had backlight bleeding that was more obvious then the replacement device I have now. The replacement's back light bleeding is barely noticeable.

I've owned various devices with IPS screens

Asus Transformer TF101 (I've handled about 5 different devices)

Asus Transformer Prime (handled about 3 devices)

Asus Transformer Infinity(handled just the one I owned)

LG G2X (Had multiple replacments)

Nexus 4

Nexus 7(handled 3: 2 32gb HSPA+ and 1 16gb Wifi)

All had some light bleeding to a certain extent or another. Some being much worse than others.

I have a RMA for a 3rd Nexus 4 (The one I have now I love, hardly any backlight bleeding and everything is great except there is this one dark vertical line from top to bottom of the screen that you can see on white/gray backgrounds. My original Nexus 4 didn't have any of that)

If my 3rd has worse backlight bleeding than the one I currently have I might just deal with the dark line on the screen on white/gray backgrounds on my current device as that's the ONLY thing that bugs me about it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
R: Question on display, please

Can you see my display please?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
Turn the brightness down ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
sorry, the attachment does not work. whatch my display please :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
R: Question on display, please

Waaaaaaa i have vertical dark line too waaaaa
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
R: Question on display, please

It s normal that spot?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
It's normal...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyler DeLarge:
R: Question on display, please

so I can feel comfortable?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
Yes
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikivodafone:
hello guys what extent is the development of CM10 for our xperia play? and stable for daily use to play? the touchpad and the arrow keys work? I spend a few links to the installation? thank you!

Inviato dal mio R800i con Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnies7:
cm10 is very stable and of course you can use it for daily driver if you're not a hard gamer, the touchpad is working but have the lag issue like any JB rom.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikivodafone:
R: Cm10 on xperia play! Help me please!

then games like GTA or nova3 or modern combat can not be used? and the lag due to excessive consumption of RAM by the rom? with a bit of overclok i can resolved?

Inviato dal mio R800i con Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] soufienew:
I flashed my xperia s lt26i with flashtool to other firmware and i lost my original firmware now it say emergency calls only no sim card it s locked on orange fr
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Kevin-0100:
You could try restoring the firmware with pc companion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] GeniusJack:
Can't find on the web and flash it, maybe with a toolkit?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] soufienew:
thanks for help it s fixed :good::good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] waucbulldog24:
Hey guys, up until a month ago I have been an avid iOS user until I recently made the glorious switch tk Android. I have figured most everything out except how to add apps that are multiview compatible to the multiview bar. I've tried drag and drop and a few other things but none seem to work. I was really hoping someone could help me, thanks in advance!

Cheers,

David
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] clemare:
Re: Cant add Multi View compatible apps to multi view bar

Multiview functionality is not part of android operating system. That is a propietary technology from samsung, and the applications that can be use in that mode have to be made to do so.

Clemare
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ScottieB:
With stock you can only do a small handful of apps (and not all that useful either). But if you use certain Roms (I've been using Jelly Beans for a few months) some come with all apps enabled. I think there is also another way to hack it but probably requires at least root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] waucbulldog24:
Re: Cant add Multi View compatible apps to multi view bar

I rooted my phone the day I got it, since its rooted will it allow me to add more apps to it??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
Re: Cant add Multi View compatible apps to multi view bar

Yes, there are mods to do so, or you could pretty much flash any TW ROM under the development section and have all apps available in multi window.

Sent from my Inverted Beans ROM @ 240 DPI