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[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
I actually got two minor scratches during the first two weeks of use, so buying a screen protector was more of a prophylactic move to prevent more of them from appearing.

Screen protector does then take the brunt of the damage. Scratches and smears appear much more easily on it. However, you can easily replace it every six months if that specifically bothers you. I didn't notice any effect on the touch response before and after applying the protector.

I'm still under the impression that I'm going to sell the phone in the future when I get something better, so preserving the screen is actually mandatory for the maximum price. That's the first thing anybody is going to notice.

As for using the phone without the screen protector - yes, I think there won't be problems for years to come. But there are bound to be some minor and major scratches on the screen as time passes by. If it doesn't bother you seeing them, then there's no problem :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95mediatech:
So you mean, preserving resell value its important, ? X8 can't go more than 30us dollar in my country when trying to trade-in and buy another smartphone. No matter how many scratches it had and the exterior condition of the phone they (mobile shop) only want for 30 bucks, and this phone not really demand and people don't want to get this phone secondhand.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
Here people actually buy a lot of phones second-hand, and Xperia X8 is still in high demand. It can even be sold for up to 100 USD (because it's still sold via official channels for ~200 USD). However, by selling second-hand people do notice use marks a lot, and I try to keep the screen nice and tidy :)

I don't have any experience with mobile shops, but I assume they want to make some money by reselling, either the whole phone or the parts. Hence they give the lower payout to you than is the current actual value of the phone.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95mediatech:
i agree with you , mobile shops always pay us half of the price of the phone and even trade-in they can see profits from

both side trade-in and selling. but i don't know how in other country but in Malaysia once i did ad my phone

to online ad site many months ago honestly still new reason is i once hated my X8 for its slow performance

with many ROM's and end no people want that phone.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWhiskey:
I guess it depends on the local market :) And the phone is getting quite old for smartphone standards. Almost three years now.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 95mediatech:
yeah,people nowadays who looking for budget smartphone are goes for Samsung mid-range devices like galaxy y,w,ace and many

more because its budget and full featured smartphone.

But X8 will never die.X8 will live along developer wants to develop something new for it.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kevalvino:
X8 already has scratch resistance so screen protector not needed, i never use screen protector since i bought X8
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altshift:
u require screen guard for sure
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king_below_my_lord:
No screen guard from when I got it and its still flawless and more awesome to use.
[One (M7) General] Chad_Petree:
I think HTC could have been a big contender to the galaxy S IV but will be dismissed by the average consumer because of the "poor" 4 ultrapixel camera, i dont get how a company struggling to sell would do such a thing , i love that they took a risk but maybe they should have waited until they had profits again, what do you think people is going to do when they go to buy a phone and see that the camera on the one is "just" 4 megapixels vs 13 megapixels on the galaxy S IV?

8 ultrapixels would have been great, also the daylight pictures are less than spectacular, the one x/xl takes better pictures at daylight ,lets see how turns out for HTC, i fear it wont be the best outcome :crying: , such a shame that "the best" will lose
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
So far seeing pictures taken against the iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, etc... I think they made the right choice. It takes some really nice pictures.
[One (M7) General] Dharkan:
You are ignorant, HTC One along with Lumia taking the best photos in market at the moment. before coming up with a topic like that learn to check to results please.

But yeah, one thing is clear, people like you will think "hmm, 4 mp is bad i should get S4 because of that" and get S4. That is the only downside of the idea. Which I'm hoping wouldn't be a problem because noone is telling that it is 4 mp, they are marketting it as Ultrapixel Camera as a whole phrase, which is working relatively well.
[One (M7) General] DJ Set:
You are right. While the tests seem to show, that the camera is really awesome and isn't worser than the 13 MP one the majority of people are still getting their phones direct from the store and deciding basically from the specs and the general appearance. I hope HTC will profit at least from their design and aluminium body this year.
[One (M7) General] SteelH:
Only ignorant consumers purchase items based on just numbers...

Education is key.
[One (M7) General] NiCk.JaY:
Many reviews show that its the second best on the market, after 808 and just beating the N95. Lesser pixels are also needed to process in the Zoe mode. So my conclusion will be it isn't a "poor" or "unnecessary" change. In fact, it's proving to be one of the best cameras (obviously if you don't print your photographs in full size)
[One (M7) General] RCJ89:
That true no one has told me its a 4mp camera in shops, they say 4 ultra pixel.

Also when I played with the phone and compared pics to the xz and and s3 etc it blew them away which is one of the reasons there is a lovely silver HTC One sitting on my desk charging right now.

Also regarding charging, battery life for me so far is great: seeing as I had to send stuff to the phone yesterday it got charged to 61% before I took if off the usb at aprrox 1.30pm yesterday and started using it: screen 30% bright, power saver on, all connections off unless I need them, playing some music, generally looking at the phone, a bit of internet browsing, mostly phone calls and texts and the battery was on 6% at about 10 am this morning and I went to bed at 2am.

Btw the this is the same pattern i do for all phones I have 30% brightness and power saver. I will be able to properly judge when its actually charged to 100% though and compare it to my others phones bar the note 2 where it will clearly lose.
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
Actually there is still noise in the images on the 4MP sensor, but less than a 13MP for sure in low light.

HTC made a deliberate decision that a phone camera is more utilized to pictures of family, friends when you go out somewhere like a restaurant, bar etc. In those circumstances good low light performance is essential and you don't need (in fact you don't want) to see the highest resolution possible on people's faces etc

You only really need 13MP when you are shooting landscape. In the case of Sony, they try and incorporate a camera that is more aimed towards tourist pictures. During the daylight, the resolution advantage will be clear to see on detailed scenes.

Personally, I do not use my phone as a replacement for a good camera. I use it exactly as HTC considered, incidental photos when out with friends and to keep memories of those occasions.

Having said that, it is not the best 4MP sensor...it should really have been even better (less noise). So while I think HTC did play a gamble here, and to some extent, there is a good amount of logic behind their decision...the implementation is still not as good as I would have hoped. It is just possible that software updates will improve its performance further.
[One (M7) General] SteelH:
Amen!
[One (M7) General] NiCk.JaY:
The noise problem was with prerelease software, if you see the photos now, there's way much less noise

From USA Gizmodo:

Check out the photo thread
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
I have one...I still see some noise. I am not saying it is bad. Just I guess I had such high expectations that it would take super clean images.
[One (M7) General] NiCk.JaY:
Have you updated it to the latest version? Because the pics from Gizmodo, Engadget, Verge are superb
[One (M7) General] Salman Babri:
This. Also quality beats quantity!
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
There is no update. I definitely have the most current release on the phone. I think it was just my expectations were too high. Don't get me wrong, it takes great pics.
[One (M7) General] Rumball:
I think that it will be very important for in-store signage of the HTC One show the comparison of the HTCs photo quality against "the others". They can't leave it to the uninformed general public or the uninformed sales staff to simply look at point form notes on the phone spec
[One (M7) General] slainbybeats:
AW: HTC risked itself unnecessarily with the 4 ultrapixels camera

And... Megapixels are nothing. It is all about the sensor and the lense. It is time to stop that Megapixel hype... Just look at the S4... 13mp on a damn small sensor, I guess you will not see a difference between my 1S and the S4...
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
4mp should of NEVER been banded about because in work people were going 'Omg the HTC ONE only has a 4mp camera.... who would want that' and then you have to explain it to them etc....

It was a risk but it should of just been left at 'Ultrapixel' and not compared to a megapixel count.
[One (M7) General] MasterMerlin:
x3

I personally as a Photographer like their decission.

Remember the Foveon X3 Chip. If HTC manages to get something more out of that technique, they will get much better results.
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
At first saw no difference with the quality from the x. Now after a few dozen photos. There is a difference.close up shots capture loads of detail
[One (M7) General] glumardok:
First of all, I think that HTC from the quality point of view made the right decision. The camera appears better than sufficient - for the ordinary smartphone user that is. HTC's approach is different, I think: Remember "Friend Stream" in Sense? Now it is "Blinkfeed". My impression is that HTC bets on that users will shoot more photos if the photos can be uploaded to FB and other social networks quicker and thus in bigger numbers thanks to their smaller size. Photos go up easier to the Dropbox storage, too. The camera with 4 megapixels only is really more usable.

In the end the photo quality debate is a "luxury issue", the "ordinary" customer will not see a quality issue in the images. But the fact that he/she can

really easily

share their photos shot with the One - which they in real life can't with photos from their Samsung and other phones due to the sheer size of the images - this must be communicated to the customer. In addition, 32 GB built in storage on the One due to the difference in size of the camera's images in real life equal 50 GB storage on the Samsung.

To my opinion, therefore the success of the HTC One is not so dependent on the question whether 13 megapixels are better than 4 (or vice versa), but on the question whether they succeed in explaining the potential of smaller image files to the masses. My serious concern is, that even HTC and their marketing people are not aware really, what HTC's development department had in mind.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Csapi007:
Hy

Is there a way to set two different picture as homescreen and lockscreen wallpaper with the stock JB laucnher?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indian551:
I have been facing a strange problem off late. After a long usage of Wi-Fi, the 2G/EDGE/GPRS does not work properly. I mean the strength is weak even though the signal is strong. I can Sync, use Twitter, Facebook but not WhatsApp. Messages sent through WhatsApp when I'm on 2G/EDGE (after long usage over Wi-Fi) does not send/get delivered fast unless I refresh, switch to and from Airplane mode or reboot.

Any solutions? The problem seems to be peculiar. I could not find any solution yet.

Thanks:confused:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indian551:
Bump!:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] greentaloy:
Impressive on Galaxy S4 new features and apps,gotta transfer from my GS3 soon,also will choose a protective case to cover the sole disadvantages of the plastic battery cover, Galaxy S4 back cover and flip case could both do good job on the protection,yet the back cover don't protect the screen or you need another extra screen protector and which is not sure of a good protection on unexpected shocks(it's a good idea if your screen protector is only for dusts,fingerprints,scratches),if comes to flip case,it brings some extra convenience for the daily cards and offers perfect protection on both battery cover and screen, yet sometimes seems the flip cover a wired one esp. talking on the phone,all the others' could be a good solution besides of this such as this side flip case...

http://www.lineglory.com/kalaideng-wallet-leather-flip-cover-case-for-galaxy-s4-i9500.html
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] momolala:
DSstyles S4 Back Covers

Hey, buddy, i will strong recommend the flip leather case for you brand-new S4 i9500 which provides the full protection for your gadget. haha, but i still bought a back cover case from DSstyles as i think more convenient for me to use. seems i have no idea which one do you prefer? haha http://www.dsstyles.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-cases.html
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] black24:
Flip Cover case will do. It will completely protect your phone.:D
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Euthye:
If I get the S4, it's my favorite so far, I'm going to get the S Case with its window.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] tokyohot777:
thanks for links
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Euthye:
I'll get a Nilkin or Poetic flip, I expect for under a tenner the flip will save any need for a screen protector thus making my phone nicer to use.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] DavraZ:
Had the Flip Cover on my old S3 that past away. I am definitely getting the S View Cover for my S4!
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] greenyoga:
Apparently the flip case will do better job,which protect on both battery cover and screen,the flip cover seems a more fashion style...yet here I'm meaning of the cheap fake leather case which even makes the high-end GS4 a cheap one,even ruin your GS4 impression....get to know a case brand named HOCO and there is a duke series leather flip case sounds of some classical impression, yet no reviews on HOCO case so far and not sure of the real performance .....

http://www.lineglory.com/hoco-pu-leather-flip-cover-case-for-galaxy-s4-i9500.html
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] DrunkPimp:
To the OP, I like the pictures of the last flip case because it is a full case.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] xjarl:
Flip case protect screen better than Back cover...

Flip case protect screen better than Back cover...
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] TBayTom:
Is there a leather full case out there (from the OP) that has the Window cut out on the front? That would definitely get my money.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] darrendm:
Not sure if third party companies will be able to utilise the S-View functionality (window showing notifications) which is integrated with the official Samsung S View case otherwise it wouldn't be worth the £45 Samsung are selling it out.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] cheesemaker99:
Flip book with Indication window open (Smart Cover Function) is ideal case for Samsung Galaxy S 4.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] greentaloy:
Yes, the smart cover function seems a must feature for Galaxy S4, yet sorry to know that many flip case don't have such functions so far even include some popular brand such as HOCO,iCarer,Kalaideng etc.

Yet according to the news from market, flip case from Nillkin,ROCK,Benks,Baseus,Momax,have great smart cover function.

HOCO iCarer Kalaideng may be of smart function yet now have no latest news from them.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris4175:
Hi Everyone - first post and it's a problem!

Got my One yesterday, however when I call people apparently the start or end of any sentence is getting cut off - just the last little bit.

Has everyone else experienced this? My only guess is that it is the background noise suppressor not working as it should.

Also, if I have NFC on, the FM radio has rhythmic loud interference and there is quiet interference heard when listening to music.

Thoughts?

Thanks guys,

Chris
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstatt:
I haven't had any reported issues from people I talk to with getting cut off.

However I have noticed the interference on the FM radio. But as I walk around the house it goes away in some places. So while the NFC may well be affecting it, it also seems to be related to how strong the signal is as well.

I can't hear any interference when listening to music and I have sensitive ears. Is this with the bundled earphones or others?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Narom88:
I've found the radio to be pretty poor but i was unsure if that was me sticking the wires behind my high vis vest. Wouldn't pick up Radio 1 or Rock FM.

not noticed anything with regards to the NFC though because i've not turned it on.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstatt:
Okay...I can hear it with one pair of very sensitive earphones.

But the main issue is the radio. If NFC is switched on, there is a terrible interference on the radio. This can only be heard when the screen is on also because if the screen goes off, so does NFC.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] taneli:
I am trying to flash my XDA with the Radio_Stack_Upgrade_v421.exe, the flashing freezez on either 45% complete, or 53% complete. After being frozen for several minutes the XDA just announces "Flashing failed! press OK to restart you device", if I do press OK it just boots and the same thing happens all over again.

the XDA is connected to a Compaq laptop running WinXP. With no other programs running besides active sync (as requested in the installation guide)

After the Radio Stack Upgrade (if I ever get this to work), I would be installing the much larger Radio_Unit_Upgrade_v31703.exe, so I might in for even more trouble than this...

Any help from you guys? what am I obivously doing wrong here?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] taneli:
More trouble:

Since the ROM flashing didn't go through I deleted the files autorunning the flash from the XDAs startup directory: now it boots as normal without tyring to do the ROM flash after each boot.

I noticed that I was supposed to flash the radio unit upgrade first, and after that the radio stack upgrade (not the other way around as I was tyring).. However now I cannot do the radio unit flash either: since a strange new feature has appeared. The XDA device does not recognize connecting the power cord at all. The radio unit flash requires that the AC power is attached: and even thou it IS attached, the damn machine doesnt recognize that and refuses to start the flashing.

Iv trying reseting the XDA several times by pressing that hidden button on the left-down side of the machine. Doesn't help: in all occasions, connected to the PC or not, It fails to recognize the AC connection. It also gives zero informaiton on battery life: just says that it is "unknown"

What I can I do to restore the XDA to a factory default state? or make it recognize the AC power connection?

Any help apprechiated, thanks!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] taneli:
Tried hard reset now ;) the XDA won't boot this time. its gets to the opening screen where reads 3.12 and a tad later the letters G and U appear. After a rather long wait, about 2 minutes or so, it says "beep" and a plain white pocket windows style window appears - after which the XDA seems to be completely frozen. When I place it in the cradle, the PC cannot connect to it, and just nothing at all happens. How do I recover from this?

Sorry for the multiple posts..
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Palitha:
I too have the same problem. After trying the new ROM upgrade the unit hangs. Nothing is possible. Only a white screen flashes after hard reset. How to fix this to come to it's original state?. Now when booting can see only 3.17.03 and G and R is blank. Then the white screen keeps on flashing. Pls. help.

Thanks

Palitha
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] valheru:
Is the screen totally white or are there blocks in the screen. This sort of problem has been linked to an stk.lnk in the startup folder. Delete it see what happens.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] taneli:
The screen is not totally white: it has a blue bar on top of the screen. Also when this screen first appears there is a brief loud "beep" sound. After which it frozez.

How do you propose I delete the file? Since the device is unconnectable through USB, and does not boot into normal mode, what can I do?

I have already tried a hard reset with no luck: it just seems to get the XDA to the state its already in (no change in situation)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] taneli:
SNAFU

Still the same "SNAFU" situation here. Any toughts before I use the XDA device to warm up my fire place?
[HTC One X] mx3racer:
hi all

i flashed a new kernel trough fastboot

booted in fastboot.

flashed repacked kernel with one click one x 1.9 with the modules

after the reboot, there was no signal.

This also happens for all other kernels I flashed after that.

The signal would only appear if I used a ROM without a flashing a different kernel.

Any idea why?

greetings
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Did you install the modules too in the recovery
[HTC One X] jujak82:
Erase cache before and after u flash the repacked boot. N yes flash the modules in recovery also
[HTC One X] mx3racer:
when i flashed the modules again in recovery it works:p

but when i use system tuner pro i cant change the governor or voltage.

its the xm kernel on blade rc2
[HTC One X] megarekd:
Try using Trickster MOD in the play store, XM recommends this... I use it also, very good app!
[HTC Sensation] ronit.gupt:
I have an HTC sensation which was running stock GB 2.3 Rom. I S-offed , super CID using kgs utility and flashed 4ext touch recovery.

I tried to install ARHD 7.1 ICS rom. So I tried to update to the latest 3.34 firmware and followed standard procedure by copying the PG58img.zip to the root of SD card .

After flashing I restarted my phone but its stuck on the htc splash screen and also the firmware hasn't updated.

When I boot into recovery I see following info

**LOCKED**

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-1.29.0000

RADIO-11.24A.3504.31_M

OpenADSP-V05.6.0.2226.00.0418

eMMC-boot

Please help . what to do now..?
[HTC Sensation] ashkan-khatar:
Try to flash universal 3.33 firmware, see what it triggers and get us informed
[HTC Sensation] Alsager:
Hi , i suggest, go into recovery, do full wipe (all partitions except sd card) , flash the rom again and then reboot. It should work.

Btw did you meant you have firmware 3.33, because this the recommended firmware for the rom be the developer.

Good luck
[HTC Sensation] Shree.bhagwat:
First u flash jb hboot or eng hboot or revolutionary hboot it vll unlock your bootloader then try flashing firmware 3.33 againg then boot into recovery and flash the Rom you want

Remember when coming from different Rom full wipe except sd card is recommended after flashing rom wipe dalvik cache and cache and your done

Best of luck for flashing

Hit thanks button if you find me helpfully

sent from amazing HTC sensation using xda premium
[Optimus 7 General] sele_:
I have LG L7 which has installed Adobe Flash Lite. For example I want to watch football matches or movies online but it is not possible, it says that I need to install Flash Player. Any idea how to solve this?
[Optimus 7 General] huynhnhan24:
Good LG
[Optimus 7 General] tiago_mistral:
U are using IE?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolkakucool:
I have a nexus si9023 and purchased from Vodafone on 6/11/2011.it has yellow stain on top left corner.are u guys still facing this issue?.and will I be able to repair it under warranty now ?.the phone is unlocked now and not with Vodafone.plz reply guys
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superng888:
Got this phone since last year and still no issues with the screen yet