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[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] veliksam:
Why didn't HTC just make an 8 or 12 ultra pixel since everyone is saying the 4 makes blurry pictures when you zoom in? Why would HTC put a bad/average sensor in a flagship device? Are they saving the 8 or 12 ultra pixel for the HTC Two when it comes out next year? Can there even be an 8 ultra pixel? I'm just curious. I'm happy with the photos my One takes.

Sent from my HTC One
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Drzfr3shboialex:
This is the starting, watch next year in HTC's next flagship(hopes for the best).
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] chakra:
yes they will get better, next year maybe a 6 ultra pixel or 8 would be the best but maybe years off.

I have to say I am super disappointed with the camera, its the one thing that makes me want the GS4, I am hoping some software mods can help, but I doubt it.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] shabazz18:
The camera just plain sucks. By far the worst thing about this phone. Good thing I got $ 100 rebate and a free car dock to kinda make up for it.

Ultrapixel is just a word they made up to hide the fact that its a 4 mp camera. The slightly larger sensor isn't doing it any favors. I have an old Sony 4 mp camera that blows this away.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] chakra:
Yep, its funny I installed Camera FX, and the pictures are 100% better, very clear not all fuzzy. Lol HTC cant make a camera that works better than a generic camera app. lol
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Paging Dr B:
Zoom with your feet instead of using the digital zoom. I'd prefer the Nokia camera, but this is a close second in my book. I look at pictures on my phone, laptop, and tv. These 4MP pictures look just fine on all three.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] iLovPieNCake:
For all you guys debating if the 4mp is good or not, look at the development of DSLRs. I've had people complain about my 10mp 4/3 camera have less mp than their LG but my camera definitely takes a whole lot better pictures.

Sensor size is all I have to say.

One also has an advantage of having an optical image stabilizer which is a whole lot better than digital.

Higher megapixel count is better for cropping. I'm supprised they haven't yet developed cropping zoom, which 4mp of a 13mp is about 3x zoom with no distortion. Also using the mp count would be good for cropped digital stabilization.

4mp is enough for Facebook and other things because Facebook takes 2mp 2048x1xxx on high quality, so even if needed, you can still crop out half the picture without distortion.

My only complaint about the One's camera is that it has a preference for ramping up the iso and using stabilization instead of the great flash in darker pictures.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Mantara:
FxCamera by Bitcellar Inc. is free from the market and fantastic. It has made every phone cam capture better than stock pics with all the phones and tablets I have used.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] ixrs:
For unlocked users, you guys should try a custom rom on 1.29. Increases quality greatly.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] s1lenz:
The problem is in the size of the pixels.

You can only fit so many pixels on a cameraphone, the lens is only so big. So with a lower pixel count, you lose clarity but you have bigger pixels. bigger pixels let in more light which makes the pictures brighter in low lighting conditions. HTC looked at the data and saw that people were using their cameras for:

- selfies

-pictures of food in restaurants

- pictures with friends

- more selfies

-etc etc

and they were uploading them to:

- facebook (which has a ****ty resolution cap i think its 2mp or something)

- instagram (smaller cap then facebook)

-twitter (see above)

so on paper it makes sense for them to go this way. The majority of their customers dont need 13mp, they're never going to use 13mp.

So for what it is, I think they made the right move. That being said, being a 30 year old tech junkie I would have preferred 13mp not for the count but because pictures do look significantly clearer on say the SGS4 compared to the One in normal lighting conditions. But its not something to go up in arms about. At this point, whatever keeps HTC afloat I'm all for it.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] akkidy:
I'm disappointed with the quality of photos that the HTC one takes. Just too much noise. My previous Samsung galaxy note II definitely takes better picture and made me miss it now. I really hope that with the update coming for the HTC one, it will improve the image quality.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] frankd14321:
I love the camera.. better than my galaxy note 2.. I find it takes better photos while recording video at the same time, which probably means software.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] HawaiiD:
My one has a hard time focusing.

Pictures are hit and miss. Will there be a camera update for TMobile version's like our European brothers and sisters?

Sent from my HTC One Coconut Wireless
[General Topics] CoolApps:
Yes, it depends on what sensors the live wallpapers require.

Live Wallpapers are like videos constantly playing in the background even if you are on the launcher or not.

Imagine playing videos (offline/already downloaded) and doing other stuff in the same time.

Yeah playing videos will really drain your battery depending how long your playing out for but because we are talking about live wallpapers the video will play constantly until you stop it (use a background instead of a live wallpaper) and because of the sensors/interval (depends which type) that would make it a interactive video draining battery.

Just be lucky that audio is not on the list. :P
[General Topics] Eckserah:
when it comes to battery life live walpapers take up the most. if you have an OLED screen you can use a totally black screen to get slightly more life out of your battery.
[General Topics] topcat07:
Thanks for info gone back to static now to save battery
[General Topics] bmanforev:
It depends on which one you use
[General Topics] XxStatiX:
Yeah stay static,But you can check out the GoogleNow HD Live Wallpapers.They have 4 states,And the weather changes acc. to the time of day.

So they eat almost the same amount of battery as a static one as there are only 4 picture states and no movement at all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUo-0inzotA
[General Topics] hacksider:
yes

Yes, usually, all active applications consume battery. It includes widgets, wall papers and startup applications. The less of those that are active, the longer the battery life is.
[General Topics] ShadowLea:
There are some live wallpapers that stop functioning when you're not on the homescreen.

I tested it last week, between a static wallpaper and several live wallpapers. The difference was 4% over 24h, with one or two peaking at using 8% more. Since you have to charge most smartphones and tablets once every 24h anyway, that's a mood point.
[General Topics] viktex1d:
Reply

I personally think live wallpapers are much less power hungry if configured properly. I am using a Sony Xperia Tipo and use A LOT OF LIVE WALLPAPERS, play huge games now and then (Dungeon Hunter 4, Iron Ma 3), use the internet, msg and still survive the day.(Along with music). I configure my live wallpapers to act only upon touching or make them animate with the lease effects and the least no. of moving particles. It is a breaking deal for me. Sure, I can get better battery life without live wallpapers. But, hey. it's an android. Why should i stay with static wallpapers?(Like an iPhone).... Anyway, this is my opiion.:cowboy:
[General Topics] Lim Wee Huat:
Any live wallpapers with minimal ram/battery usage to share? Most that I be tried drains battery much.
[General Topics] viktex1d:
Well... I am using super bokeh... It's set to 5 particles and the default theme... Also, try city at night, galaxy nexus triangle...
[General Topics] ShadowLea:
All these developer's wallpapers are very easy on the battery and/or have battery saver options:

Dualboot Games

Maxelus.net

Apofiss

Bonne App!

Kittehface Software

I've also found Juice Pro, and Beautiful relax islands HD (not in the store anymore :S) to be battery efficient.
[General Topics] ryanallan:
Agreed.
[General Topics] lth8284:
i think you can use mod wallpaper loop to feel good with static wallpapers ^^!
[General Topics] Naineesh:
Best One,....

the best that i liked is,....spring zen hd,....http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

view it here,.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra_-v2Ggd0ohttp://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/cowboy.gif

download here,.... download unconfirmed,... http://www.4shared.com/android/jXFu...lhttp://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
[General Topics] SunnyChrono6:
Why do you care about live wallpapers 'affecting' the battery life on a Galaxy S4? Even on my Wildfire S they don't noticeably affect battery life. I'm talking about an hour at the most.
[General Topics] topcat07:
Hour is ages! Especially if your not charging for 12 hours
[General Topics] SunnyChrono6:
I'm talking about an hour, on my poverty phone, when I don't charge for 2 days and don't use it at all. Generally it's not even noticeable, especially on a quad core with so much power efficiency. I doubt you'd get more than 10 mins extra on that beast.
[General Topics] shadmanrafi:
Live WP

I use the galatic core lwp and it doesn't eat that much battery.
[General Topics] a4abell:
Depends on the wallpaper. I used to have a microbes walllaper for my s2 and it used only 2% of my battery in 30 hours . some live wallpapers use way less or way more.

Check out this link to win an galaxy s4 http://HighOnAndroid.com/contest/?id=4402
[General Topics] alevbozzi:
for me no battery drain on xperia t with xperiment rom
[General Topics] DreamD1:
So OLED screens consumes less power for blacks.

What about for other colours, does it consume lesser than LCDs.:confused:
[General Topics] BULLDOZE:
I would say no brainer if its running its being fed!:p
[General Topics] elek12:
If you have a charger in your car, why does it matter ?:cyclops:
[General Topics] topcat07:
What about if you use a buses :p
[General Topics] PelegK:
No battery drain at all
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] anilkuj:
Hi

I got my HTC One replaced because of some screen issue . On my earlier phone i had the bootloader unlocked and had Trickdroid running great.

I got the replacement and unlocked the bootloader and flash CMW recovery , but i am not able to boot into recovery i tried both the AIO kit and

power + up and power + vold down the phone just keeps rebooting doesnt ever going into the recovery . Is there something i am missing ?

dint have this issues first time aroung on my other HTC ONe.

any help is appreciated

THanks
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] anilkuj:
if i flash the stock att recovery and reboot to recovery , i am able to boot into recovery. this is strange :(

i flashed back CWM and see that it again keeps rebooting . i tried the perm root tool and this is the error i am gettign

E:\HTC_One\One_M7_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0\data>adb shell "echo 'boot-recovery ' > /c

ache/recovery/command"

/system/bin/sh: can't create /cache/recovery/command: Permission denied

E:\HTC_One\One_M7_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0\data>adb shell "echo '--update_package=SDC

ARD:SuperSU.zip' >> /cache/recovery/command"

/system/bin/sh: can't create /cache/recovery/command: Permission denied

E:\HTC_One\One_M7_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0\data>adb shell "reboot recovery"

reboot: Operation not permitted

E:\HTC_One\One_M7_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0\data>pause

Press any key to continue . . .
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] anilkuj:
event tried

fastboot boot Recoveries\TWRP.img

it still reboots the phone :(
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] colmustrd:
assuming flashing the recovery was successful (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img), have you tried fastboot erase cache ?

what is the output of those two commands when running them from your pc's cmd prompt?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] anilkuj:
E:\HTC_One\One_M7_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0\data>fastboot flash recovery Recoveries\TW

RP.img

sending 'recovery' (7916 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.183s]

writing 'recovery'...

OKAY [ 0.640s]

finished. total time: 1.829s

E:\HTC_One\One_M7_All-In-One_Kit_v1.0\data>fastboot erase cache

erasing 'cache'...

OKAY [ 0.054s]

finished. total time: 0.057s
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] anilkuj:
one thing i notice is in the bootloader mode it just says unlocked , but on my earlier HTC One it use to say both

Tampered and unlocked does that matter ?

i even tried to relock it and unlock it again hoping it would say tampered.

Thanks
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] colmustrd:
unlocked is for your bootloader, and tampered I dont remember exactly if it showed up after I flashed the new recovery or later (after rooting it).

I would try the following:

unlock your bootloader again :)

erase the cache again: fastboot erase cache

attempt to flash the recovery one more time: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

reboot via adb: adb reboot recovery
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] anilkuj:
thanks for your help

i was trying this and finally got it working

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40516203&postcount=40
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] colmustrd:
you are very welcome, glad you were able to get the phone into recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skip-Breezy:
Main question, is it worth upgrading since I got the phone in December on a family plan but want to take advantage of the new plans T-Mobile has.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rfail1988:
Its worth it to me. The sgs2 is my current phone and the much bigger and full hd screen is enough to warrant a purchase. Plus, the gs2 still can be laggy and samsung is no longer updating it since we just got jelly bean 4.1. Its the end of the road for the s2 but the s4 just got an update that helps eliminate noticeable lag among other things.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] style154:
Yes and no. Depending on how much money you have I bought mine outright so i didn't have to pay the "migration fee" basically contact cancelation and i kept my classic plan

Sent from my Wicked Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nismo35:
Im coning from a S2, it depends on what rom your on. I had ics before it it was GREAT! no lag ran like a champ. then i installed Jedi mind trick JB and it was MUCH slower. I am happy with teh S4, tons of apps and features. Bigger and better screen. it all depends on what you want. you can get a S3 for much cheaper.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] flipq88:
Hell yeah!! Hell I thought it was an upgrade from the S3

Sent from Flip's Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ker0zene:
I'm also coming from a SGS2 (Sprint) and the S4 is a massive upgrade in comparison. I held off on the S3, since the S2 did everything I wanted at the time and I was still under contract.

Besides the obvious (better camera, speed, etc) below are the things I can appreciate coming from the S2:

- Battery lasts MUCH longer, I can go a full day using this phone or forget to charge at night and its not dead the next morning

- I had frequent issues with the SGS2 power button - not with S4

- Moving from WVGA to 1080P is worth it to upgrade alone

- Speaker phone is louder

- T-Mobile LTE in my area is ~30Mbps down, much better than the ~100kbps down I was getting on Sprint 3G!

Well worth the upgrade if you're coming from an S2, if you're coming from an S3 then you might want to think about compare it to an S4 in-person and make the call yourself.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Jdom58:
Agreed, Just upgraded from the S2 yesterday and although it did everything I needed it to do well, never gave me any problems and was running fast and rock solid with a custom ROM, the S4 is definitely leagues above the S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dtrwos:
I was due for an upgrade from the 2s also - i love it and wouldn't think twice about doing, except in your situation.

The s4 is great!

Its costly to break contract - but i have the family plan, so it served me even to break the classic plans and take the value plans - saving 100/month on 5 lines in addition to being able to upgrade whenever i choose.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skip-Breezy:
I already talked to a T-Mobile representative about changing over to an individual plan & what all I have to pay for...a $200 migration fee on top of the 149 down payment and the monthly payment, but he did tell me I could pay the migration fee down in installments.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] JaYtanG:
I changed from an individual plan to the new tmobile non-contract plan without any fees....

But I guess I am still "in contract" with tmo. If I switch to ATT or Verizon I still need to pay 200 bucks...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Charles:
I need some help and I'm not technical... when using my XDAII with only a Jabra FreeSpeak BT250 I had no problems at all. Recently I had my car dealer install a bluetooth hands free system (Parrot CK3000 - www.bluedrive.com) in my car and when I pair with my XDAII the headset connection is lost with the Jabra becuase there is no handsfree option on the XDAII. As I understand it, I must have a headset profile for the Jabra and a handsfree profile for the CK3000. Is it possible to have two profiles on my XDAII for two types of connections? If so, how? If not, does anyone know how I could have two headset profiles that I could easilly switch between based on the pairing device I want to use? Please help...
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] tadzio:
Re: Headset option available but no Hands Free option on XDA

Well, the XDA II comes with Microsoft's Bluetooth stack, and that stack just does not implement the Handsfree Profile. Some people have, with some degree of success, installed a Widcomm Bluetooth stack on an XDA II. However, as the Widcomm stack was never officially ported to the XDA II, it cannot completely replace the Microsoft stack, so that solution has a few quirks (having two stacks, and switching betrween them for different applications). If you want to try that, just search for "Widcomm". Be advised, however, that the Widcomm stack is not freeware, and is not sold separately. So, all version you find are pirated.

Then there are the Pocket Bluetooth Tools (http://bluetooth.i-networx.de). I think they would allow you to have more than one Bluetooth headset paired with your XAD II, but unfortunately at least the version 1.1.0 does not work with your Parrot. I know that for sure, because I have a Parrot CK-3000 myself (firmware 3.13), and no matter what I tried, it didn't work.

And this is where your options end... no luck, I am afraid.

Cheers

Daniel
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Charles:
Two BT Stacks...what are the potential problems

Thanks for the initial support...very helpful!

If I install the Widcomm Bluetooth software what functions will not be supported/available. I currently have he Jabra FreeSpeak BT250 and the Parrot CK-3000 I would like to pair but also have a BT Sony Vaio Laptop PCG-Z1WAMP3 that I will pair over the next few days and plans to purchase a BT GPS unit in a week that works on the XDAII and the Laptop. Will Widcomm software support all my needs or will it fall short.

PS - before reading your post I tried Pocket Bluetooth Tools (http://bluetooth.i-networx.de) version 1.1.0 and I could not pair the two either. I was initially happy and finally maddened! Should this be removed before adding Widcomm if I do elect to proceed?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] bejay:
Cances of getting anything to work with your sony vaio (other than other sony kit) are slim, sony use their own peculiar bluetooth stack and it doesn't support any but the most basic profiles on any other stack. If I try to search services on my sony c1-mhp from my xda 2 with either widcomm stack or microsoft stack all i get is a load of serial ports.

I did see a thread a while ago about using the widcomm stack on a vaio, but can't remember where.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] tadzio:
Re: Two BT Stacks...what are the potential problems

Well, it'll be hard enough to get two stacks together working on one hardware, so I don't think it'll be a good idea to add a third player (the Bluetooth Tools) to the game.

I had the Widcomm installed only very briefly. Some time after that, more elaborate instructions on how to install and set up the beast occured on this forum, so your best bet is to search the forum for "Widcomm" and read everything you find. Be warned - it still is a big hack that involves manually adjusting Registry entries and such things.

Cheers

Daniel
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adddaamo:
I've got very weak 3g signal compared to my old phone(defy). In defy there was option to change baseband, but is there any chance for improvement in RazrI? I'm using Omar Rom, and I've check also pillama -no good.

It's killing me-I've got one bar when on defy I've had three, no signal when on defy two bars. Any idea how to fix this?

Ps. I live in very center of Europe in Poland, and my phone came from England
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skupi20:
Iam feeling the same, on ICS i have more bars :). but you should look at signal strange at "about phone information" in dBm.

I hope motorola will relase another JB with some new baseband :)

P.S. Witam kolego, widzę, że sie skusiłeś na Razr I, ja kupiłem go na amazonie ale w niemczech w zeszłym roku. Ogólnie telefon wymiata, szkoda tylko, że ma słabe wsparcie developerów, no ale to wina motoroli, w końcu oficjalnie jest tylko w anglii, francji i niemczech :) Możesz spróbować wgrać baseband z ICS i zobaczysz czy pomoże.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MoreYummy:
How to refresh the whole xperia ion system without losing all data, apps settings?

So keeps all sms, calls logs, apps progress, phone settings, without rooting?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mayank Chandwani:
download clean master from play store and clear all cache and files... that should help.. rooting will help more
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MoreYummy:
Is there a way to backup everything, then reinstall the whole OS to original sony stock OS ROM, then restore everything back to now?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pharix:
Use Titanium Backup to backup all your apps, Use Super Backup to backup your SMS, Contact, Call Log, Conversation.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MoreYummy:
My phone isnt rooted yet

Cant find a way to root my rogers ion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Redstarr1:
Doesn't the Ion come with a Backup and Restore app from Sony? Every Xperia S has it anyway.. The icon looks a bit like a safe and the app looks like this:

That app does pretty much everything you want. Just backup and do a factory reset. Since the app is in your system, it won't be affected.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MoreYummy:
Yes, it does come with an app says backup and restore. Didnt know sony has it in there. :D

Does it back up the app settings as well?

For my other phone, I need to root to backup settings, otherwise it only backup app, then all scores, setting of all apps are lost.

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MoreYummy:
Do you know where are the files are store using this app from sony?

I can not find it in folder.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dionysus_zg:
Hi, have XZ C6603 form T-Mobile Croatia and 4G data plan. 4G connectivity worked fine with stock T-Mobile firmware.

I've flashed the firmware to 10.1.A.1.434 UK Unbranded and now my XZ can't connect to 4G network, only 2G and 3G+. I've tried flashing DE unbranded firmware as well, but I still can't connect to 4G.

Can you please advise me? Did anyone from T-Mobile Croatia had the same problem?

SOLVED: Change APN settings manually to: internet.ht.hr (for me it was web.gprs)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indycar:
Send lte request to tmob

indy@XperiaZ from XDA premium
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dionysus_zg:
Hi indy,

what do you mean "send LTE request to T-Mobile?" Can they block my account from LTE if I change firmware, how?

Situation that I have is: When I flash official T-Mobile firmware then I have LTE connectivity, but after I flash UK, DE, or even Generic then I no longer have LTE.

Just for comparison:

T-Mobile branded firmware

firmware is 10.1.A.1.350

baseband 9x15A-ACEFWMAZQzz-30110017-06

Other unbradned firmwares

firmware is 10.1.A.1.434

baseband 9x15A-ACEFWMAZQ-30110017-11

I've found firmware DE Unbranded 10.1.A.1.350 for C6603. And will try to flash it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bluffer:
Have you solved this problem? I'm about to flash it to the same firmware but after seeing this I'm a bit sceptical...:confused: