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[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bucketheadmn:
I agree with you for the most part. My last HTC was the original Evo and I left that because I wanted updates to Android. One of the reasons I am not 100% sure yet is the HTC upgrade cycle/timeline. My wife's One just got KitKat a couple of weeks ago - last flagship device to get it I believe. Yes HTC has committed to 2 years of updates, but I'll believe that when I see it and how fast will they really happen?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malek777:
Dont you think the phone is a little too thick for just 2600 lol
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schmeggy929:
Definitely getting one in 4 or 5 days. Had the last 4 HTC's and never had any problems and always worked. 2600mah battery fine, my one lasted all day. 4mp camera is perfect and should be even better. On screen buttons i'll adjust. Last to get updates, who cares? Way too many people complain either way. It is sure to be a big upgrade to the One.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
It can also depends on hardware used inside

Sent from HTC BUTTERFLY S 901S running SENSE SIX
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schmeggy929:
Are gonna cry about the phone for the next 4 or 5 days? You know ya gonna buy it. LOL
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malek777:
Lol it all depends, theres too many good options out there. Im debating.between this or the z2. 5 days seem like 5 months ?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockyseenu:
No. This is not true. HTC One is the first to bring all updates last year comparing to Sony, Samsung or LG.

May be there were issues in the past. But with HTC One, the company is improved in this area a lot.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernando sor:
This has been known for a long time. On screen buttons are confusing? To who?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fix-this!:
if i can unlock the bootloader for the at&t version ill pick one up. if not ill pass.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scotty1223:
i agree... they have done a complete turn around with updates. the GPE edition got its updates almost imediately,followed not long after by the unbloated us developer and unbranded european editions.

really,only the carrier variants took some time,getting their proprietary apps and features worked in,wich is understandable. and even those werent so bad.

back in the day,the thunderbolt didnt get gingerbread until ics was right around the corner,lol
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Actuamy:
Me too I'll probably buy it :good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] O-2-L:
I got an upgrade on my business contract coming up at the end of this month/early April. :victory:

I'm hoping it'll be release around then and will be available to get, But this is Ireland so who knows when it'll be available here.	:fingers-crossed:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonas2295:
Believe me, I have contacts.

Sent with HTC One and a bit of Sixth Shense
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electronic Punk:
On screen buttons will allow us to customise how many we have.

On my Sensation -> One X -> I went from 4 to 3 to 2.

Now I have a home button I double tap to get settings, press to go home (woo) or swipe up to Google Now.

Too much functionality for one button, 3 will do and the potential for changing the gfx on it.

Tap to wake will also remove the worry that you would have to press the (new bigger) power button to wake it up. Plus less things to click is less things that can suddenly stop working!

Definately a good thing imho.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanBergundy:
Me! Waiting for the release to finally switch from Sprint to Verizon.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radiotrib:
Well my contract came up for renewal in the first week of March and I have no reason at all to go with anything but an HTC flagship ... so I'm just waiting until I've been to the London launch on 25/03 when I'll get my first chance to see what I'll be getting for my next phone, and then I'm prepared to wait until they are on the shelves.

... but my guess is that it won't be more than a week after the Launch.

So by mid-April at the latest I should be running a WWE, Sim-free M8 ...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kkk121:
I am getting one.

http://m.technobuffalo.com/2014/03/21/att-verizon-tease-impending-launch-of-htc-one-m8/
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
I all compare my butterfly s to the m8 as it accounts to battery life
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
WIthout a doubt I'm getting one.

For those of us who are used to Boomsound, HTC has sealed a niche. I don't like the Z2 and besides that, T-Mobile Sony phones are always locked down like nobody's business so really HTC is the only option. I had to wait on hold for 40 minutes today. It was nice having a speaker phone that is loud, clear, and on the front of the device so I can do other things while I'm waiting on hold.

Add in the 801, the SD card, the 5MP FFC which will come in handy with Skype calls, and HTC has pretty much addressed my only complaints with the One.

From the sound of it, Boomsound has been improved even more... Its really a no-brainer. I tried using a phone that doesn't have Boomsound (Note 3) and while I liked the power of the S800 under the hood, I didn't like the poor call quality and poor speaker quality.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
I'm getting one on the 25th! I see evidence that Verizon, and AT&T will both have it directly after the announcement! I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3

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The one thing I think HTC needs to do next, is introduce their own version of multi window!!! It's the only thing I miss on my HTC phones, compared to my note3! I mean come on already, LG has it, Sony has it, Samsung......please, please, lol, give us die hard HTC users multi window!

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
Its of limited use on cell phones though. Phablets, yes. But a 4.7" screen is pushing it and a 5" like the S4 is still only limited use in my experience.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Div033:
Yes, I expect to get one, funds permitting. I plan to wait for a developer edition on Verizon. I do not expect a GPE on Verizon as they have never supported them in the past, otherwise I'd definitely wait for that.

Can't wait to see it fully unveiled.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
I disagree bro. I've used it on the S4, and the Note3, and it was the same experience on both. Even if that is so, then the max should have gotten it, and it didn't. I bought the max, simply because I'm a huge HTC fan, not for any other reason.

I'm just saying, if they did bring multi window/split view, they would gain those people that buy smart phones for that one feature. And I know people that like HTC, but rely too heavily on that feature to leave Samsung. If they did it, I guarantee more sales would happen. Just sayin bro.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
LOL there are people who will skip out on a phone just because multitasking requires them hitting their recent apps and switching back and forth?

If it worked out of the box with every app, that would be one thing, but it doesn't. I'd rather switch apps than use a "multi window" setup and most average users are more confused about how to use it, why their apps don't work with it, etc.

Again, you're talking about a niche feature, not something that is going to be a huge selling point. What will attract people to the phone is its looks, its screen, its camera, and the boomsound. The ONLY reason the first One didn't sell well is because HTC can't make up for Samsung and Apple's advertising power. That's not going to change with the One 2014 either - unless HTC can get the advertising out there, they will fail again. Sheep buy what the idiot box tells them to.

Keep in mind, the reason the experience on the One is so smooth, is because HTC *DIDN'T* implement the gimmicks that Samsung did which make their S800 Note 3 laggier than the S600 One. HTC has the right idea with the user experience, moving away from the bloat of TouchWiz and their past with Sense.that runs all the way back to Windows Mobile.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
I know y the ONE didn't do as well as the S4, u don't have to explain that to me brother. One of the biggest imho, is because it didn't reach Verizon until late! It's a fact, Verizon accounts for at least half of America. And yes, I do know people who love the ONE, for its build quality, speakers, zoe, blinkfeed...etc etc....but they want that multi window feature!!! As do I. I'm no sheep. I see something I like and I buy it. Because I can. Luckily, I'm able to have my multi window.

And yes, there's a lot of people out there that use multi window/split view. And not for multi tasking like your explaining. I like to have my hangouts open, and b able to open another app, b it tapatalk, the browser, Google+, camera, messages, dialer, settings......u get the point.....at the same time! I use it every day, and I know people who also use it every day.

I think most peeps would agree when I say that Samsung multi tasking is a notch above everyone else. LG is getting it, why can't HTC??? That's all I'm saying bud. I believe, in my freedom opinion, that if HTC added a split view feature, they would see a slight increase.

The note 3 has no lag with KK!! Don't know what your talking about there buddy????? Also, split view is not a gimmick, lol. Waving your hand over screen to answer calls, scrolling web pages with your eyes, pausing video when looking away....those are gimmicks. Not split view bud.

Good day M8!

Zound

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
That right there says it all. Slight increase. A slight increase is not enough to warrant the development and implementation of a feature that could easily spark a lawsuit from Samsung. LG's implementation is nothing to write home about, it requires LG's API to be built into the app in order to support it. I would not be surprised to see a Samsung vs LG lawsuit over it in the not-too-distant future.

I'm not saying it wouldn't add value to the device but HTC doesn't really have a whole lot of room to release experimental features here. They're already taking a gamble with the changes they made to Sense as it is.

Doesn't OMNI support Multiwindow now? Might be an option to use it on the One.

You got a lot more use out of your multiwindow than I ever did. I found it to be a gimmicky feature, adding windows in an environment that was built to not have them. Seemed more like a step back than a step forward to me but I can see situations where it would be useful after seeing your examples.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
Ya bro, I was wondering y Samsung hasn't said anything to LG yet about their almost identical version. Lol. But ya, I use it a lot. Nevertheless, I can see y they didn't add it to the ONE, but not the MAX. Theres literally no reason to call the MAX a phablet, other than it's "big...but beautiful" screen size. I don't know bro, I'm just wishful thinking now, but thanks for the feedback on the subject.

I just can't wait for this M8 anymore. It's killing me, the anticipation is too much. Lol.

Hey....what do u think of the on screen buttons? I think they should have had a setup like we had on the butterfly s. It's perfect. I feel they are gonna take up screen real estate, which will make the screen feel smaller.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3

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What is omni? U said it supports multi window?

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
I think HTC is just trying to not have more lawsuits launched at them right now. Its kinda crucial to their survival that they innovate without being accused of stealing. The Max was a flop. There's no two ways about it. Unfortunately, it was such a big flop that we won't likely see another phablet attempt from HTC for a long time and I really want a phablet and would likely get one if it wasn't for Boomsound. I can't tell you how much of a difference it really makes in terms of the pleasure of using my phone. Even the crappy hold music I was stuck with today (45 minutes waiting for social security) was made ever better by the high quality speakerphone.

Note 3 things that I want: USB 3, larger battery, larger display, 3GB of RAM, multi window (that's your fault).

One 2014 things that I want: S801, Boomsound, 5MP FFC, build quality, that drool worthy gun metal.

I'm on the fence with the onscreen buttons to be honest. Considering that I have been hitting the home button with my thumb while playing Pocket Knights lately and getting really pissed about losing a boss hit or something for doing it, it may be a blessing in disguise. I have them on my Nexus 7 and while I wasn't happy about them at first, its second nature to me now. I rarely accidentally hit the buttons and that's because they move based on the orientation. Its a small amount of screen sacrifice but it really does pay off when you get used to it.

Wouldn't it be a trip if its discovered that the large bezel is actually capacitive and just needs to be programmed in the kernel? Wishful thinking, I know, but it wouldn't surprise me.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
The note 3 is the first non HTC phone I've ever purchased. And I can tell u bro......I love it! The screen is amazing, it has fast data transfer, and charging, it has a sick camera, which is capable of shooting in 4K, it supports the "multi window" I love so much. Lol. And let's not even go into the s-pen. I'll just say, it is a beast, in its own class. Supports SD card, removable battery, the ability to get rid of amoled if thats not your thing, I like the amoled myself, makes the screen pop.

What I'm looking forward to with the ALL NEW ONE....The dual camera, 801 SD, Sd card, bigger 5" screen, that's one thing I didn't like about the ONE. better BoomSound, sense 6, gestures, KK, and hoping HTC finally kicks the **** out of its competition!!! If the Desire 816 is an example of what's to come this year for HTC, then they really don't have to worry about much! It had sold out 50,000 units in 10 minutes, the day it went on sale! I'd b lying if I said I didn't want the Desire 816. It looks like a promising mid range HTC device. With a 5.5" display, sense 6, BoomSound, zoe, Sd card slot! Um ya. I want it. Lol.

We shall see about the on screen buttons. Hopefully it doesn't feel like it will b taking up the screen size.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
Trust me... I have a long love/hate relationship with HTC: PPC-6700, Mogul, Touch, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, Hero, Evo, Curve 8330, Bold 9700, Palm Pre, Inspire, MT4G, Sensation 4G, LG G2x, Captivate, Droid RAZR MAXX, Galaxy S3 T-999, Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 - as you can see, 3 Samsung devices, 11 HTC including the One. S-Pen makes me drool. There is something else though that holds me back. Not only does Samsung purposely break ROM compatibility across variants (even the Captivate needed a kernel to get the button mapping right) but they have added the KNOX flag now... With my One, I could literally flash a ROM from ANY GSM model with no fuss. You still have to jump through hoops to port ROMs between Note 3 variants KNOX aside and that's a huge problem for me since I have T-Mobile and they have the least development of any carrier. I also didn't want to be on the hook for over 700 bucks EIP. That's just past the point of ludicrous in my mind.

The Desire 816 is a really sick device and HTC is definitely off to a great start, I just hope they don't botch the One launch. American customers are a lot harder to please than global customers too so this is really going to be a test to see if HTC can pull their asses out of the fire. I'd say I'm jealous of the 5.5" display but after seeing 720p on my roommate's 6" G Flex... no. If I wanted to see the pixels on my screen again I'd pull out my PenTile matrix Captivate.

Should be an interesting year. N6, G3, G Pro 2, Note 4, iPhone 6, S5, and One 2014... Killer year indeed.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
Dude the LG gflex screen is beyond crap!!! I had it for 2 days, and took it right back. Lol. I think it looked so bad because of the new flexible display. For instance, if u look at the HTC ONE X, it has a 720p resolution. But I still find it not so bad. In fact it is still a very good display. Before I judge it, I will have to see it. And get others opinions on it. I might b ok with it, considering the 5.5 display, and all the other HTC features. ?

And yes indeed, this will b a great year for smartphones!!

Btw, the new LG gpro 2 is now available at Negri.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
I don't know how but my roommate LOVES the damn thing. I'm like... no. He better not see the S5 and use his second JUMP to get it, I'll kill him.

Now that I've had 1080, I can't go back. With that said, I don't want 2K or 4K either. Too much added demand on the GPU and the app scaling issues... naaaaaah.

LG most likely won't ever see a sale from me... After the G2x... Its going to take a lot to get me to trust LG again. My LG HDTVs are fantastic but their phones... I'd be more likely to buy a Kyocera than an LG.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
When u say G2x? Do u mean G2? Because that phone can hold its own.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
Nope. G2x

First dualcore phone on T-Mobile (quickly followed up by the Sensation). Used nVidia's Tegra 2 chip. Just a few of the highlights - data drops, random reboots, overheating, creaking build quality, random hard freezes that required the battery to be pulled, GPS never worked.

The freeze issue was so bad that there was a class action filed over it: http://www.tmonews.com/2011/07/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-lg-for-g2x-troubles/

So for those of us who had the G2x and then had to shell out retail for a Sensation to replace the piece of crap (and with a slower device - the Tegra 2 was significantly faster than the MSM8260 in the Sensation), the "G2" was a slap in the face reminder of what we went through with LG before. Had LG not called it the G2, I wouldn't have formed an impossible to forget association between it and the G2x.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
Is this LG or HTC thread ?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zounduser:
If u read, u will see we are talking about the HTC one! And comparing other devices. Move along son. Don't try and stomp on our parade! Fool.

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3

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Don't mind deorderillon, he's just hatin. Lol.

Ok ok. Gotcha. Ya, I would b upset too if I owned that phone!!! Lol. Looks like a piece of Shhhiiiitttt! Anyways, that phone does not even compare to the G2, or the og gpro. I can only imagine how fast and responsive the g pro 2 is.

If anyone is interested....the all new one launch, and HTC Event will b live steamed here..... http://www.htc.com/launch

March 25th. There rich u happy?

Sent from my beastmode of a phone, THE Galaxy Note 3
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woznet:
Looks like the off-contract price of the 2014 HTC One is $639.99

http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/7987/htc-one-2014-to-cost-usd-639-99-off-contract.html
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
Only reason I got the G2x was because I got a MyTouch 4G when I signed up with T-Mobile and that bastard was factory resetting itself out of the box - the G2x launched 2 days after I got the MT4G so I sent it back and got the G2x instead... That whole thing was a nightmare but yeah, I'm sure LG has changed but at the same time I have a friend who dropped her G2 on the carpet and the screen stopped working (it didn't crack) - considering I dropped my One on concrete, thought for sure it was going to shatter (it fell from my ear and I'm 6'1), and watched it land on the bottom corner and roll down the sidewalk, coming to rest on its back - well its obvious who has the better build quality.

I'll be watching the launch. And if it comes out that day, I'll be hounding the T-Mobile store about it ASAP.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
Sinces it's off contract is it unlocked for international use with no carrier logo?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherealRemnant:
No. It will be off-contract with at&t branding, at&t bloatware, and most likely locked to at&t as well. Off contract means just that you're paying full retail in exchange for not having a contract.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
**** that I'll get international
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galactic2:
at this point it really depends on battery life and the camera performance for me....

It's either the Sony Z2 or the HTC one... really, really torn.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeznuts:
I should be, don't see why not. Leaks alone if true are more than enough for me, HTC shows what us on the 25th to seal the deal.

Question for those that might know in the states. Would this device be better overall on Verizon network or ATT network? My ATT contract is expiring to can get this phone with new 2yr with ATT or switch to Verizon for free with this phone for 2yrs. I've never had Verizon before, always ATT but overall Verizon is better coverage in our area.

Just know how Verizon is known to heavy "brand" their phones but heard some come with unlocked bootloaders VS. ATT that will never sell a device with unlocked bootloader.

Also heard if true any 4g Verizon phone is unlocked out of the box to work with any sim card carrier?

All true? Which is overall better? Thanks
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fix-this!:
i may get one and go back to htc, not sure yet. depends on if it gets root.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fix-this!:
Well now ill get one lol. Thats IF i can unlock the bootloader on at&t.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarcAscot:
What you guys think about the height. It is 146,6mm for a 5" display. ? That must be ugly in real.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exfex21:
Just read that this might be a VERIZON exclusive for a couple of weeks!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

source. androidandme.com
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeznuts:
Just hope the Verizon version doesn't change anything PHYSICAL on the device itself! See what Verizon did to the LG G2? Only carrier to mess with how the device physically is giving it even smaller buttons on the back as if they weren't small enough to find going blind behind the phone.

I can confirm though from my buddy in Verizon this will be available in Southern California stores March 25th, Tuesday. They are in stock and ready! Don't have any connections with ATT anymore so can't speak about them on this.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_cactus:
I am!

I hope they are available in the Netherlands the 25th too, but I doubt it since I haven't seen any announcements about it yet.

Can't wait :)

Cheers,

/Cacti
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
im tired hearin this ****ing **** about 2600mah battery samsung has the same i aint see no one there complaining ****. When u do get a big battery u say the phone is too thick
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aboveusonlysky:
there are some people who will just complain about everything. ill take a 2600 becuase i feel its enough