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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] philosoweed:
Switched to using gapps-jb-20130820-signed and that seemed to have fixed the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] samsgun357:
Use some more updated gapps, timpoh posted a link to a few different gapps packages on the thread. I'm using the slim 4.4 alpha 1.6 gapps, work great. You could also update the Google kb through playstore.

I'm waiting for Android Milky Way
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stackz07:
I see people referring to nexus 7's (the first generation) as grouper? is that 100% accurate for it's nick name?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xcandescent:
If it has 3G, it is "tilapia".

If it doesn't (Wifi-only), it is "grouper".

Note that there is a separate set of names used by Google when referring to the factory images/ROMs:

Wifi-only = "nakasi"

3G = "nakasig"

I can't remember the explanation for the two sets of names. Think one set is a device codename, and the other refers to the board.

-XCN-
[One (M7) General] VR1:
*MOD EDIT* This thread will be used to discuss your thoughts on the KitKat 4.4 update for the HTC One ONLY. This change is to keep the forum as clear as possible and stop similar threads from being created.

Is anyone else disapointed with the new 4.4 KitKat? I was hoping we would get the Nexus 5 homescreen look, with the transparent folders, status bar, new dock design, etc.. Instead our phones look identical to the 4.3 look!! We didn't even get the 4.4 wallpapers the Nexus 5 has!
[One (M7) General] Bairdog35:
I read somewhere that Google wanted to 'test' the new launcher on the nexus 5 with feedback and what not before they made it available for everyone.
[One (M7) General] marosas:
Sideload and install the GEL apk, and you'll get all this... works perfectly.
[One (M7) General] Dark Jedi:
People should know that unless you get a Google device. That you will get a watered down version of their update from your phone makers/ carriers. If you are rooted I an sure a dev will make a rom that has all the goodies you posted in wanting.
[One (M7) General] NJGSII:
How is the update "watered down"? On every device except the Nexus 5, there is no google experience launcher with the update(this problem can easily be solved by doing a search on google). Otherwise, it's a full fledged update that has everything that Kitkat offers.
[One (M7) General] Dark Jedi:
Does it have everything that the nexus 5 does? I will say that's a big no. So it's watered down from what Google released. Sure you can add in what's missing but still doesn't change the fact that HTC omitted certain features of kit Kat. So I stand by my statement of watered down.
[One (M7) General] mitchst2:
Not HTC but Google. Only device with all new features is the nexus 5 for now.

Sent from my HTC O'ne-xus
[One (M7) General] NJGSII:
HTC didnt omit anything, Google did. Other than that everything else seems to be there. Dialer search is working. ART, which I found not to make much of a difference is working if you're using an odexed rom. We have different definitions of watered down which is fine, but to me that would imply an array of features missing not just one. Technically the experience launcher is already there, it just needs the apk for it to be enabled as it's rooted within the search app. Everything points to Google releasing the launcher apk in the play store soon.
[One (M7) General] CraigP17:
did samsung pay you to come here and post this?
[One (M7) General] dobbs3x:
I'm dissapointed I didn't win the lottery.
[One (M7) General] gtg465x:
What? HTC didn't omit a single thing. The HTC One got EVERYTHING the Nexus 4, 7, and 10 got.

It's more accurate to say the Nexus 5 got an enhanced version, even compared to the rest of the Nexus line from Google, and we got the standard version. I'm sure the Nexus 5 launcher will hit the play store soon though and then we can all officially have the full enhanced version of KitKat.
[One (M7) General] jags_the1:
i just had a kit-kat and i am already jolly and a bit fatter.
[One (M7) General] dodgebizkit:
If we were forced to use GEL on kk everyone would complain... You don't have to use it but you can install it... Everyone complains... How can Google win?

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Sent from my obsolete Teletubby. I want a new model with no external antenna and a touch screen in 16:9.
[One (M7) General] gmfeny:
After all the whining about not getting the update in 15 days I knew there was going to be a complaint after getting the update... Lol you can't win with everybody.

But yes this isn't watered down every other nexus device got the same thing except the nexus 5
[One (M7) General] GrandchildDavid:
all you need is the GEL. :angel:
[One (M7) General] NJGSII:
You can't please everyone.

Learned that in many walks of life and especially managing in the food biz.
[One (M7) General] VR1:
Nope. I had a GS4 for a week, before it was returned for my One.
[One (M7) General] Scyke:
Installing the GEL apk from the dozens of links on xda will fix all the things that you listed. The new Nova beta also has all these features except the "Okay Google" feature.
[One (M7) General] VR1:
Thanks for suggesting the GEL.apk going to do it right now.
[One (M7) General] Mikey:
I guess people should look up the video to when the Nexus 5 was announced......there were "exclusive" features for that phone. If you question the definition of exclusive, then place your phones down and pick up a dictionary.
[One (M7) General] CheesyNutz:
lol some people are never flipping happy NEVER !!!
[One (M7) General] VR1:
Thank you guys for the GEL APK idea. I did it, and it's exactly what I wanted. Literally perfect.
[One (M7) General] KidCarter93:
It's not as if those exclusive features really matter on a site such as this though. If somethings not natively available, it soon will be :p
[One (M7) General] dobbs3x:
Besides the updated android software with the new HTC GE source, is there any other updates, I.e. is any binary updated, or drivers for camera etc, new radios or kernel?
[One (M7) General] CheesyNutz:
new radio i think and kernel too
[One (M7) General] np231:
Well sideloading GEL.apk gives you the launcher.

But the status bar remains black everywhere except Homescreen and Google Now.

I was looking forward to getting transparent status bar in lockscreen and maps. It looks really cool.

Does anyone know if Google plans to roll out all of the Nexus 5 features to other devices?
[One (M7) General] monkeypaws:
Transparency also depends on whether the app developers of a specific app have included that into their code. Well have to wait till they do

sent from my gpe HTC one
[One (M7) General] marosas:
How did your battery was? Better? Worst?

I got 11 hours for 80% left after the update.
[One (M7) General] CheesyNutz:
Way to early to judge battery IMHO

From my One while peeking in your window
[One (M7) General] ibrumfield:
Using art, phone is blazing fast. Extremely happy here.
[One (M7) General] chertilo:
Where can I find GEL.apk? Thanks in advance.
[One (M7) General] Perry977:
Lol I thought it was already blazing fast when the phone first came out..anything faster than that my brain and eyes wouldn't be able to tell the difference.... However I am glad you and many others are extremely happy..:thumbup:
[One (M7) General] dobbs3x:
Yeah the big thing with the ART runtime is the performance increase. It really helps with apps that use webviews in my testing.
[One (M7) General] Perry977:
What ROM r u using? OTA? Or other custom ROM?
[One (M7) General] dobbs3x:
I used a couple 4.4 ports from the nexus aosp images last week. My dd right now is SuperBLUE , it's 4.3 and sense 5.5. It's my favorite Rom. It still is fast enough for me. I'm sure he will update it to a 4.4 sense 5.5 Rom layer in January when HTC releases the sense4.4 update.
[One (M7) General] Perry977:
No I mean which 4.4 ROM you were running art on?
[One (M7) General] horsetastic:
He has a point I think.

Sent by homing Dragon......
[One (M7) General] :
Does ART even work on the GPE? I received the official update, swapped over to ART, it did it's conversion thing and now there's still odex files in system/app/. I thought it was supposed to be .oat files?
[One (M7) General] :
I'm quite happy so far, installed GEL and fullscreen music lockscreen widget really looks awesome! Dialer looks cool as well and thank god for t9 search, should have been there from the beginning. But I have to say that there are a few rough edges, it seems to be unfinished. There are two gallery apps, hangouts sms integration is fairly useless. camera app is really starting to get the weakest point of android. oh and i was always wondering what that "google settings" app is for, i know that' s not 4.4 specific but imho it should burn in hell and never come back. it's just a random link to settings for some google services. Why make an app for that? Customization of quicktoggles would be nice, or at least some sensible defaults (sound?). And they should have fixed the bug in the battery settings where it doesn't show the battery usage of the display correctly. I know these are all small details, but that's what separates a good experience from a great one.
[One (M7) General] Arjen_Arg:
I agree with you. I'm happy with kitkat and it's cool to get new features, but I wish they had focused more on fixing issues rather than adding stuff.
[One (M7) General] magero:
Please download link to gel.apk very thanksfull after that, ;)
[One (M7) General] CheesyNutz:
I asked this earlier but has anyone look looked at the build prop ? Looking to use the gel launcher but can't stand the huge icons I read in the nexus5 forms that you can change the screen density to be able to fix the icons

From my One while peeking in your window
[One (M7) General] Timmyfoxeh:
It ain't the same size as the previous launcher (or Nova), but I've been using an LCD density of 440 dpi instead of the stock 480 for quite a long time now and I find that to be an excellent improvement overall. You'll also get an additional vertical row in the app drawer in the GEL (making 5x6 instead of 5x5).

When I first got my One I actually played around with the 380-400 dpi range for a while, but eventually got tired of my keyboard being so tiny! I've since settled with 440 dpi.

That said, I would honestly prefer a 4x5 homescreen layout as, compared to my old Galaxy Nexus, the 1080p resolution and lack of softkeys means that there is plenty of space to expand the homescreen for a 4x5 layout instead of just 4x4. It's a shame Google decided to make the icons bigger rather than try to fit an extra column in there.

I did try to play with the LCD density to see if I could force it to use the 4x5 layout I prefer, but I found that I had to put it down to 400 (I think it was) to make it use anything else than 4x4 and, doing that, it added another row AND column to make 5x5. Obviously, due to the padding on the sides, 5x5 means the icons on each column are grouped very close to each other which I do not like.
[One (M7) General] biffsmash:
I find the GPE version to be really slow and laggy. Can't stand the lack of features of stock either like simple battery percentage and configurable toggles etc. If it had been blazing fast i'd of give it a longer go, but even with the mystical ART turned on (which did nothing on my One), it was shockingly laggy.
[One (M7) General] CheesyNutz:
LoL no lag here

From my One while peeking in your window
[One (M7) General] slashd0t:
Had it now for almost 24hrs and so far I'm super happy :good:

Everything is snappy and fast ... Not sure why people are complaining about them just adding features and not fixing the issues .. The entire premise of the 4.4 update was to optimize Android to do more with less.

I think Google did a great job with 4.4 and HTC surprised me ever further with how fast they moved with getting the update over to Google..
[One (M7) General] DJW6927:
Big thanks to all for commenting here. It is really useful to hear everyone's experiences.

Think I'll leave it and stay on PACMAN and full source built stuff for now. Can't honestly see what benefit I'd get other than just knowing I got the latest (which is cool in its way).
[One (M7) General] unque1:
Can someone post a video of the gpe running 4.4 can't believe that there isn't one up all ready from the usual tech outlets

Cheers
[One (M7) General] Arjen_Arg:
There's really little to be shown. The GEL is kind of cool, but that's not officially part of the GPE experience.
[One (M7) General] eighty3:
wifi issues

I experience really big wifi issues. My ping is very high and download Rates are far below what they should be, talking about 400kbit while there are 50000kbit available it is around 16000.

So far i tried the radio that comes with the 4.4 RUU, GE43_Radio_4A.18.3263.15_10.38h.1157.04L and M7_Radio_3.09_Base-4A.19.3263.13_10.38j.1157.04L.

18.3263 was the one i used when ive been on stock GPE 4.3 with no problems.

I also tried a costum rom, omni 4.4 build from 26.11.2013, but didnt changed anything. This also affects mobile data.

What ive tried so far:

Disabling locations using wifi

Changed frequency from auto to 2.4 only

Disabled optimise wifi

Thanks in advance

Regards

Eighty3

Edit: must have been the wifi standard my router used. it used b+g, i switched i to g+n and all works fine now.
[One (M7) General] gmfeny:
Is there an apk for the old aosp browser?

And I can't tell a difference with or without art I guess the only way to tell is side by side but all is running well for me
[One (M7) General] gtg465x:
Did you use GEL as your launcher? That thing is a laggy piece of crap on the One. GPE 4.4 with ART definitely feels smoother than any Sense ROM to me. Without ART though, Sense feels smoother.
[One (M7) General] monkeypaws:
I think people have a wrong idea of what art does. It doesn't enhance the ui. It enhances the way apps open and are run. The launcher seems to run fine but that also depends on your opinion of "fine" is.

sent from my gpe HTC one
[One (M7) General] altimax98:
Very very impressed with KitKat on the One.. I have not the slightest of lag after an RUU conversion. I enabled ART, don't use Whatsapp and trying to go rootless so TIBU isn't an issue..

The a single best feature is the Dialer. So happy it made it over. It works flawlessly and knowing who is calling/called is a knockout feature. I just wish the status bar was transparent on the lock screen.. Only issue thus far
[One (M7) General] gtg465x:
I understand exactly what it does, and it doesn't just help apps to open faster despite what some are claiming.

Dalvik uses JIT compilation. That means it compiles code into machine code that can be executed as the code is needed while the application is running. It doesn't compile all of an app's code when the app is opened. It compiles small portions as needed, so this can be happening constantly while an app is running. If this compilation takes more than 16ms or so at any point while the app is running, you may see a stutter in the app because it couldn't draw a new frame in time to keep the framerate at 60 fps.

ART uses AOT compilation. Everything is compiled into executable machine code when the app is installed, meaning the CPU has less work to do while running the app and has a better chance at keeping the framerate at 60 fps for a smoother experience.
[One (M7) General] dobbs3x:
I've noticed what appears too support this. In for instance Facebook app or instagram , when scrolling through their feeds it seems much more smoother or fluid. I am coming from using ios for 3 years and their apps run very fluid and smooth, one of the reasons I liked ios over my past androids. With ART I get that smoothness back I had in ios.
[One (M7) General] monkeypaws:
I know I've read the article. I've just seen tons of posts over the past weeks and it just seems like some think its 100% functional or it does more than intended. I was replying to what you said. "Gel is laggy! Then you say art runs fast". Gel is an app. So shouldn't it be optmizied by art?

sent from my gpe HTC one
[One (M7) General] gtg465x:
I didn't mean for those statements to sound connected. I do think GEL runs a bit better on ART, but still, I've seen it stutter at times on both ART and Dalvik, so I would drop GEL altogether until it's more optimized if you want the smoothest experience. In my experience, if you don't use GEL AND switch to ART, you will get a very smooth and consistent experience that is even a step above Sense.
[One (M7) General] monkeypaws:
I'd have to agree with you. Haven't thought about sense in the last month or so since I converted my one. Unless HTC can do something to convince me when the release 4.4 to sense.

sent from my gpe HTC one
[One (M7) General] np231:
I'm disappointed that KitKat is not consistent across devices and Nexus 5 has some exclusives. I mean in terms of the looks.

Let's face it, kitkat does have some nice visual changes and the GEL seems to run laggy on the One.

Come on google, I thought there were no exclusive features in Android.
[One (M7) General] BenPope:
You thought wrong.
[One (M7) General] monkeypaws:
Android has never not been exclusive. Heard of s-spen? Active notifications? Notification toggles? Zoe? Dualshot mode? Octacore? WiFi calling? Knock knock, eye trace, multi window, Etc. The only thing that has ever been the same is they all run android. Every android device has their own special features.

sent from my gpe HTC one
[One (M7) General] CraigP17:
i think the messaging app should have been removed as it doesnt exist in the N5. its a waste. they should push Hangouts or use third party.
[One (M7) General] altimax98:
No... users of Google Voice, you know the beta testers for Google 4 years ago when it was a fledgling service with no users, got F'd and we cant use it yet. So we NEED the stock Messaging app.

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[One (M7) General] CraigP17:
is "OK Google" not working with GEL sideloaded on HTC One GPe? It is not for me
[One (M7) General] altimax98:
There's a bug with the language.. Switch the language and then uninstall English. Then take the update and it should start working
[One (M7) General] kickassdave:
I'm finding it nice and smooth most of the time, but being an avid gamer and used to (I have a GTX 690) very high frame rates I'm seeing a lot of stutter.

It's not all the time, just here and there enough to bug me. I really expected all these stutters to finally be ironed out in 4.4, it's sad to see in comparison how smooth iOS is.... and before anyone says it... no, I will not switch to iOS ever.
[One (M7) General] justiiin:
I'll be waiting for a few more days before I try any 4.4 ROMs.

The amount of issues that pop up is pretty bad, with bootloops and all..

I hope the developers can iron this out, cause I want KitKat pretty badly.
[One (M7) General] Perry977:
ART really made a difference in my (ours maybe? Lol) phone...it had never been snappier
[One (M7) General] Xstop:
Smart move. Your really not missing anything from 4.3. Oh except GEL and ppl trying to get ART going (yes I know it's in beta stage) . Other than that bluetooth sound is awful through my LG Tone on 4.4 and that warrants me to go back to 4.3 since I use bluetooth quite extensively. Speaker crackle here and there with speakerphone and camera. I guess people blew this update up more than it is. This is only my opinion, so if your having a better experience with 4.4 then I guess good for you. Not here to say my experience is the norm.
[One (M7) General] g33mt4z:
I did lots of playing around with 4.4 today. Lots of dirty flashing (3 different Roms) and one was from 4.3 so I didn't lose my apps (stupid, but I had a nand backup) and I have to say that I couldn't make it lag, break, fall over or bootloop throughout heavy testing today, got all the tweaks + mods I need and feel very isolated as I can't kill it trying to and yet there's heaps of others having big dramas with it just booting after a clean wipe. I don't use ART as I like being free to customise loads of stuff regularly (and it is still in beta anyway), and the new launcher didn't appeal to me either. Bluetooth music works without a hitch, everything does. Lots of variety in these forums, which is a good thing.. I guess I'm just trying to say that it's sometimes good to experiment with things occasionally (with all fail safes in place) and just see what happens :) good luck all :D
[One (M7) General] justiiin:
Can someone tell me how the performance is compared to 4.3 without ART enabled?

Is it smooth? Smoother then 4.3?

Currently rocking ARHD 4.1 and I'm still very pleased with it.

The battery could be better, but I can go through the day easily with moderate usage.

Is it worth making the switch?

I already updated my TWRP to 2.6.3.3 and made a nandroid in that TWRP version.

Backed up my apps with Titanium (not using it if I make the switch though, clean install preferred I bet).

I should be good to go and be able to flash without problems, according to my phone's config (S-OFF, SuperCID and TWRP 2.6.3.3).
[One (M7) General] kibmikey1:
Gel is nice for the transparent status bar and app drawer. It gives a smooth look to the home screen, a definite improvement over Sense 4.3 for sure. Noticed some improvements with speed and apps using both dalvik and ART, but to be honest, I can't tell which is better. I did have some issues with root with ART, but it wasn't impossible to work with. For the ease of use, I'm sticking with Dalvik for now. Had to mod to get the transparent lockscreen, but it was simple enough, and now it's truly smooth all around. Overall, I'm liking the improvements so far, and it beats waiting until Jan. for HTC/Google to get Sense 4.4 out, which will no doubt be watered down and lacking in features I'm seeing now. Not ragging on HTC or anything, but it wouldn't be such a bad thing if they didn't try to distinguish their own Android from Google's version I guess. Definitely happy with the results so far.
[One (M7) General] NJGSII:
Google wants you to buy a Nexus 5. That's why they added a few things that are "exclusive"(if you know to do anything to your device from here, adding these features are painless). And how could you possibly say there are no exclusive features in Android? That's really odd statement to make in the face of all those features on Samsung Phones and stuff like Zoe on ours.
[One (M7) General] np231:
I meant exclusive features on AOSP, aka stock android that Nexus 4 and HTC One GPE are supposed to get. Only Nexus 5 gets the exclusive transparent bar and launcher. So nexus 5 is running different apps and framework files than Nexus 4 or HTC one on kitkat.

Yes you can sideload the launcher but you still have the lock screen without the transparent bar. Point is that it is inconsistent.

I don't care about HTC Zoe or dualshot mode. I got GPE bc of stock android but if I'm gonna get a different experience than Nexus 5 kitkat...then what's the point of owning GPE or Nexus 4 for that matter.

Let's hope Google fixes this in next update.
[One (M7) General] kickassdave:
The boot loops happen if you flash the Google Edition 4.4 ROMs (not AOSP ROMs) and you are S-ON.

That's exactly what happened to me until I got S-OFF, then it worked first time with no boot loops and the same install method.

I will say that it definitely lags here and there. People who are saying it doesn't lag are probably not talking about lag in the same way others are.

People describe things as laggy when they see the UI stutters, this isn't necessarily "lag" as in "slow", but it's just how most of us describe it.

I have done the cleanest install possible and there are a good few stutters here and there. This cannot be denied really.
[One (M7) General] dobbs3x:
I think the graphic performance on these phones is due to the gpu thermal settings, not sure if that is changed with kit Kat, it note of a kernel issue.
[One (M7) General] marsexpress:
+1 I'm getting speaker crackle with notification sounds occasionally. Sure I never had this with 4.3.