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[One (M7) General] nab195:
I was almost put off getting the black version after all the fuss about fingerprints and scratching/chipping claims but now that I have had the phone for a few days I can say that it is all NONSENSE.

My experience: For almost a week the phone has been "naked" (no case at all). I have been careful with it but occasionally it has shared a pocket with my lighter (unintentional). The phone has no visible marks anywhere (I have inspected the edges whilst writing this)! I'd even dropped it once on the train whilst getting out of my seat but fortunately no damage.

In regards to fingerprints, I've had no problems. Some of the people making these YouTube videos must have super greasy fingers to leave marks like that. A normal hygienic person will not have the same issue.

One thing I will say though is get a screen protector. The screen isn't great at repelling scratches but nothing too serious.
[One (M7) General] peabody42:
QFT. Pics aren't of a real phone. Ridiculous.
[One (M7) General] ataft:
Come back in a few months and we'll know for sure how the black holds up. When people say their phones are fine after a week, it really means nothing. When you first get a phone, the first month or so is the baby period. Unless you really don't give a ... about your new phone, I would be very surprised for people to be reporting lots of scratches. I know the iPhone 5 had lots of problems on release, but that's because Apple totally screwed people on the build quality/attention to detail; phones were coming scratched/chipped from the factory.
[One (M7) General] rkial:
Demo pieces are usually not the best quality anyway.. Doesnt really mean anything.

And those pics look awful.. even for a S3 in poor light.
[One (M7) General] bob13bob:
it's been reported by others that the black is easy to scratch compared to other version.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
Again, I really would not say the black Ones are easier to get scratched, they have the same coating as the silver version, it's just they are black, so it will show more obviously the silver scratch. That's all.

That's the risk black One owners are sharing, no exception I would say, you will get the same damaged phone no matter what colour you have, just the silver is good at hiding those marks.
[One (M7) General] bob13bob:
so you have both to compare?
[One (M7) General] DoctorScientist:
By any chance, does anyone know how the black HTC One's construction differs from the grey HTC One S from last year? Both phones have anodized aluminum bodies with color applied on top of the natural silver metal but for some reason the black HTC One is criticized for chipping/flaking easier than normal.

I've had my grey One S for nearly two years now and I swear it's made from the same material as Thor's hammer, despite not using a case I can't see a single scratch on the device, I'm interested in getting the black HTC One regardless if it's prone to damage or not but I'm just really surprised how different reviews have been in comparison to my own experience with an anodized aluminum phone.

This is exactly how I feel about electronics, I never use a case, not even on my Surface Pro. Electronic manufacturers continue to make devices lighter, thinner, and with more premium materials, so what's the point of adding bulk by encasing it in a tacky plastic case or fake leather sleeve made from vinyl? Sure everyone would like to keep their electronics in pristine condition but it just seems like you don't get to fully enjoy the device, plus it's unlikely that someone will keep it for more than 2-3 years.
[One (M7) General] ataft:
The One S casing is not the same as the One. There was some marketing stuff hyping up some ceramic micro arc oxidation process that made it really strong. I've forgotten the details as I never bought the S, but it is something similar to that. I would wager the Black One won't hold up as well as that one.
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
Listen people... Both black and silver variants are treated the same with anodization so they're both have the same durability.

The only issue with the black one is the shiny bezels on the sides of the speaker! Those shiny sides are normal paint and is very prone to scratches unlike the silver which exposes the natural aluminum instead of painting it with a shiny color.

So yes the black one is durable but only on the anodized layer(The unibody back part of the phone) But the speaker grills no!

This is the same also for the silver model. It's just that the edges are the most prone to scratches so this is likely to happen on a silver model.
[One (M7) General] Angandi:
My One S had many scratches like the ONE on the pictures. Thats why I bought the silver ONE, these scratches look ugly.
[One (M7) General] Vivimagic:
See my One somehow the back bubbled up and the peeled off leaving the silver metal in view. I don't know how because there was no surface which would make it bubble up and flake.

The only reason I can think of it is the heat it was generating cause the black to bubble and fall off! Luckily I was in my one month full refund return from Amazon and got my money back. (only had the phone for about 3 and half weeks)

Now for a search for a replacement.
[One (M7) General] eyecon82:
pictures please?
[One (M7) General] Vivimagic:
Unfortunately I didn't think of taking photos, and I have already sent it off for the refund. Which they have already done.
[One (M7) General] welchertc:
Just because the chamfers are shiny doesn't mean they're not anodized. The chamfered edges were likely polished while the phone was still silver, then anodized black. The edges are just more prone to scratching because the sharp corners provide an easy failure point for the anodized layer.

I'd be happy to be proven wrong if you have a source stating that the black chamfers are merely painted, but I'm pretty sure they're anodized just the same as the back from what I've seen on black Ones.
[One (M7) General] cpufrost:
Both colors will scratch the same and with deeper abrasions the silver (color) One will seem to be more durable as the underlying metal (aluminum) is very close to the device color. Of course Black will reveal these dings, sticking out like a sore thumb. If you want it to hold up and keep looking like new for longest you have to protect it with a case. This includes using hands free all the time as "ear grease" and spit (gross!) will also muck up both the upper and lower grilles respectively.

Some phones I've seen are absolutely gross looking with half the grille holes filled with pieces of taco shells and heaven knows what else! Thank heavens for speaker phones when using someone else's phone. I'm not particularly a germaphobe but seriously that stuff is pretty nasty.

In construction I've seen some really ragged looking otterbox defenders too with the rubber outside practically falling off and the screen protector about as cloudy as the back window of a monster truck after a week of serious mudding! But take it off and the phone looks great except for a few ticks where dirt got in and ground into the finish.
[One (M7) General] eyecon82:
Thanks for all the accusations guys. Really mature.
[One (M7) General] sauprankul:
Those of you who don't know, the anodization on the silver one is CLEAR. Not white or silver. Clear. So visually, there is no difference between anodized and non that can be noticed with a quick glance.

Guys trust me. In the beginning, every little nick will look ugly, but later, after the phone has been weathered, the scratches will give it a battle worn badass look.
[One (M7) General] FitAmp:
My black HTC one has held up fine. That may be due to my HTC one defender otter box. (Case+built in screen protector)i have it with me at all times, even when working at the automotive glass shop :p

HTC One GE (Converted)

*Quality Not Quantity*
[One (M7) General] welchertc:
I didn't accuse you, but I can also see where others are coming from. The initial pictures provided aren't the most convincing. Most accusers simply asked for better quality pictures. It'd be far easier to appease them by snapping a few follow up pictures of better quality to prove it's not a display dummy phone, rather than fishing for the sympathy of a stranger on the internet.

With how much we pay for devices like these, nobody wants to believe their own device may be vulnerable to flaws, so naturally they become skeptical when people try to expose a flaw. This has happened time and time again with virtually every device released in recent history.

Regardless, until phones are made of pure diamond, the housings will always be vulnerable to scratches no matter how careful people are.
[One (M7) General] eyecon82:
i can respect that...I didn't follow up with additional pictures because the phone was then returned
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] gyurma1968:
Hello

I'd like to buy htc 8s.

Could you tell me about how can I install self made apps for 8s? (c#) Is it possible or not? I have read that from sd card impossible, but other way? Only through Market place?

Thank you very much. Gyurma
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] KillMoves:
take your sd card out of your phone, put the app on the card, put the card back in the phone, turn the phone off, turn it back on then wait for 5 min and go to the Store, there should be a "SD card' file and your app should be there ;)
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] trizzo:
This only works for apps, which are published in Store. SD-Card is only used to store the app itself and the installation procedure search for that apps in Store. I did not test it, but this is one of the principles WinPhone 8.
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] gyurma1968:
Thank you, It is operate, but only .xap or can i set up .exe too? I not see exe files on sd card, Thank you.
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] trizzo:
As far as I know - only xap.
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] alemezu:
Do anyone knows about a note taking app like evernote but with offline mode that also works on iOS ??
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] seriousneo:
Google Keep

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] amin199835:
+1 for Google keep.
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] arief347:
Google keep is the nest choice..
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] yonu:
Hi I am sure this has cone up before but I have a odd battery issue I go from 100% to dead in about 5hrs even with no use of the phone the odd thing is there is a constand download no matter what is connected wifi or 3g I am at a lose the same thing is happening on both my s3s one is rooted one is not both still run stock firmware

Thanks

Yonu
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ghost141:
Zombie HQ

this game iS AWESOME!

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=zombie+hq&c=apps

but the CRASH IS AWESOME TOO!

Try it... and please find a solution how to fix this thing.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Aldich13:
hahaha, It's a good sugesstion!! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] coliv_aja:
Than that is DOUBLE AWESOME :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stupidsam0430:
I'm using galaxy s2 with custom rom, but i facing a problem quite long time ago. My lockscreen is not function at all, is this kernel problem?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2116497

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wishmas7er:
or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1506317
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FinalLord3131:
Ok recently i got my phone, Xperia PLAY, back from the Sony Service Center and everything was working perfectly fine. Looking at the long waited phone, i started to download Gameboid Gensoid N64oid and Snesoid. Using the memory card with games in it, i loaded some games and tested the emulators out and they were working perfectly fine. When I reached home, i started to think about rooting and i went to this site ---> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320350 to download the root and unroot files to root my phone without unlocking the bootloader it tells me to run the runme.bat file with my phone connected to the computer and USB debugging on. i did all it told me to and when the rooting bat said it has rooted my phone and i could unplug it, I unplugged my phone while waiting for my phone to boot.

When my phone booted,i looked around the application menu and did not see any superuser app. Curious,i downloaded it from Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noshufou.android.su&feature=search_result and also downloaded root checker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&feature=search_result.

i opened su and nothing happened. i went to root check but it tells me i do not have root. Ignoring it, i went forward to play some Gensoid. i mapped the controls correctly,everything was fine but when i started playing Sonic 3D blast the genesis ver. something was acting very strange. i pressed the buttons and wanted to go in a direction but it went another direction i beared with it and continued but later after a while,the character kept on jumping for no reason. i did not press anything or what. it just kept on jumping and moving by itself. the controls on it was not very responsive too. i went on to play Gameboid and the same crazy buttons thing happened. N64oid and Snesoid too. After that, i deleted all the emulators and installed some other genesis gameboy n64 and snes emulator and they worked perfectly fine. I know that something is very wrong with the four emulators but they were the best i have known and i really want to play with them. in the morning, nothing is wrong with the controls but now something is wrong. i think it might be the root files that caused the problem.

i am very sad now and i wish you could help me figure a way out without unlocking the bootloader or using another emulator. oh yes and i have already tried to enable use input method thing but the same thing happened.

I am a beginner and still doesn't know programming or coding

extra info: when i want it to move left,it moves right, i want it to move up right, it moves down left, the button mappings settings are all correct

my phone build number 4.0.2.A.0.42

android ver. 2.3.4

model R800i
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x1rocket:
try this to root your device... works like a charm

http://depositfiles.com/files/n0dcxce3t
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] hachepe:
Hey all,

Can anyone refer me to previous posts where people were posting what they thought were the best and useful programs used on their imates/xdaIIs? I remember reading some and now can't find them using search. Or if anyone would like to add their 2cents.

thanks in advance.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Anton.Valleyman:
My favs (and not all of them are stuff you have to pay for either) are:

Pocket Plus 2.0

WeatherPanel

KitaraGenesis

JournalBar (kinda)

SPB GPRS Monitor

RealOne Player (great for Simpsons episodes!)

Some of the JGUI stuff is good too though I have limited space on my today screen thanks to the above!

Anthony
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] wiredup:
best

This is what I have...

PocketZenPhone 3.6.2

Pocket Informant 5

SPB Pocket Plus 2.0

SPB Full Screen Keyboard 2.0

Microsoft Voice Command 1.01

Resco File Explorer 2003

eWallet 3.1

Sprite Pocket Backup Plus 3.0

Dictionary-to-go

Intellsync 5.3

EzWap 2.5

Ummmm, I think that's all I use! :shock:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Bree:
I find the following apps very useful:

Worldmate 2004 Pro

SPB Pocket Plus 2.0

SPB Full Screen Keyboard 2.0

Super Cleaner

Calendar Plus

Storage Tools

Real One Player

Agile Messenger
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Rudegar:
pocket mechanics is also pretty nice and somewhat an alternativ to storage tools but it benchmarks aswell and have the possiblity for you to compare your sd card speed with other cards and other devices using the same card as you
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Jupiter:
Caligrapher

Pocket Informant
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] chalil:
These are the Utilities and Applications that I have kept.

Since I only have a device with 32 MB RAM I have to be selective in what I choose to load and keep, so here they are:

PocketZenPhone 3.6.2 (Okay, has no frills, but small in size and it works well)

Agenda Fusion (Had informant but didn't really care for the way it was setup)

SPB GPRS Utility Monitor

Grundle File Explorer 2003

AirScanner Mobile Anti-Virus

Weis Soft Fast Drive Cleanup

Applian Virtual Wallet (Great to keep all you CC and ID info)

Applian Picture Perfect (Great for keep digital albums on your device)

Applian Cool Clock (Great Alarm Clock with LARGE LED Display)

Applian Pocket Status (Only to see free space on my SD Card and Internal Memory)

Macromedia Flash Player

PHM Task Manager

PHM Registry Editor

Pocket Workout Journal by Bigman Software (Great to track your workouts and chart your progress)

SBSH.net Pocketweather (Great to keep track of weather in 5 different locations)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] ednap:
You can also take a look at this thread where some of us have previously listed our apps including top 10's.

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=11941

Ed
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] mtbsoft:
Quite a few

I guess it depends what you want, it would take too long to re-type my list - look here for my personal favourites.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arunjayaseelan:
Completely lost with this one. This is not the first time I am unlocking, rooting or flashing ROMS but doing this on the HTC flyer is crazy.

I tried the Dexter Jelly Bean ROM on my HTC flyer. According to his post,

http://

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1795342

"If you are on Gingerbread, you need to upgrade to HoneyComb firmware, before this works and have your Hboot S-off'd too.(Revolutionary solution preferred)"

My Flyer was already upgraded to Honey Comb via OTA. Now I used the HTC dev site to unlock. Also installed recovery. I tried a lot to get S-Off. Followed the instruction on this link:

http://

androidforums.com/flyer-all-things-root/645443-how-honeycomb-root-downgrade-achieve-s-off

.html

The revolutionary tool does not work on the Hboot version I have so tried a lot to downgrade to gingerbread but the following steps in the above link did not change the version:

chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/misc_version *have your phone awake and be watching it,incase superuser needs you to grant permission

/data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.00.000.0

Checking with fastboot getvar mainver returned some 3.51.xx.xxx don't remember the exact number.

I later learned that S-Off is not required for flashing ROMS so I went ahead and flashed the Dexter JB1.8 and not its all messed up. Tablet won't boot. I get the white HTC screen and then screen goes blank. I guess I should have not flashed without changing the Hboot version.

How do I get out of this mess? Just need to get back to gingerbread with an older Hboot version that is compatible with the Revolutionary tool.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

AJ
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raz0r9199:
Good day,

Anybody attempted to install DSP manager to their GT-i9505? I can't seem to find a version that will work with that phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raz0r9199:
Anybody?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowmantr:
I have rooted stock rom and looking for this since last week. I've tried every variation but no luck...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raz0r9199:
Same here. I've tried all variants but no luck. I'm sure someone out there got it working. Please share with us. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilottyung:
goto post # 57

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41618603

Enjoy !

try & see if it works
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cuapy:
I would rather use Eizo Rewire that you can get from Note II thread. Work's thousand times better than any DSP manager.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robotoHero:
Hey,

I've got a Galaxy S2 that used to be locked on Vodafone AU but was unlocked with an unlock code from their website.

I've put a Telstra SIM card in and the phone worked flawlessly.

After I've put CyanogenMod (latest) on it. I hardly get any signal indoors as well as outdoors most of the time. Often it show no signal at all and only emergency calls.

I've tried different modems over the last few days without any luck.

I put a stock Vodafone on it again without any luck too.

My SIM card was replaced by Telstra already, seemed to improve a little bit, but its back to no working again,

I've put my SIM in another S2 and it had full signal this was in the same room where my phone doesn't show almost any signal.

I've seen lots of posts here and other forums with similar issues, but no one seemed to have a solution really...

Does anyone has any suggestions?

Regards
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
If you bought it from Vodafone either on contract or outright (did Voda even sell them outright ?), there's a fair chance you have an I9100T, which is slightly different from the I9100 so far as the output of the radio is concerned & the modems which work well with it.

Check the bits & pieces you got when you bought the phone (box, receipts, sticker on the phone chassis under the battery). If you do have an I9100T, it's time to try more modems; in particular start with modems bundled with stock roms released by carriers who sold the I9100T (in Australia, Israel, Thailand & NZ). If you try all these & still have no joy, try every & any modem you can get your hands on (there are dozens).

If you have an I9100, it's still time to try more modems, tho the last sentence in my previous para holds I.E try any/every modem you can get your hands on.

And as I've said to several people with similar problems on here lately, I'm (again) surprised that it's assumed this is a phone issue when everything you've said points to a carrier side issue, or at the very least the phone not playing nice with the carrier's setup (gear/spectrum used at individual cell) - I.E it worked for a while then didn't work.

You haven't found a simple solution because there isn't one. All you can do from your end is keep trying modems. This has been the case since the S2 was released 2 yrs ago.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] lirondeespaña:
Hello, is possible to port the Firefox OS, xperia T?.

Thanks

Enviado desde mi Xperia T usando Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Erica Law:
1: This is a question.

2: The Sony Devs are trying to port it to the Xperia S first, then the rest
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] lirondeespaña:
Thanks, I apologize for my error post :(

Enviado desde mi Xperia T usando Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] r-l:
Why ???

it looks like crapp and it's basically low end phones
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] life_trax:
Hi to all

I went to Samsung Thailand yesterday to have check to see if by battery was replaceable under warranty and to make a very long story short the Tech managed to soft brick? my note by constantly pulling out the usb cable from the bottom of the phone while the unit was powering down and up. Their response "Sorry about that but we will repair it by replacing your Main board but you have lost your data" WTF !!!

So now my note starts to boot but per normal but gets to the pulsating Samsung Logo and hangs and keeps pulsating then the top rear of the phone gets quite hot after a few minutes. I can boot into download mode Vol dwn+ pwr and recovery mode. The phone had no issues apart from the battery so understandably I'm not happy.

Okay I need some advice as I dont want to loose my data particularly:crying: the photos and sms (dont we all) and am in desperate need of some good advice and directions

Oh I forgot my note was stock running the latest version of JB

1. Can i try to flash a new rom? If so how? (point me in the right direction)

2. Will I loose my data? Particularly sms and photos?

3. Does the unit heat up mean the fried the MB?

I appreciate any and all your time and responses..

Many thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaiDai:
Why didn't you accept the nice offer for replacing the mainboard?

(I did when they repaired my display in Samsung Udon Thani)

If you want to save your data you should install a Custom Rom with no-wipe.