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[One (M8) Android Development] jdmadonna:
Hardware reported as exact same....

[MENTION=3537886]graffixnyc[/MENTION] I've read through a couple of reviews of the M8 GPE variant today and both of them are stating that the GPE variant is identical to that of the T-Mobile and AT&T variants hardware wise, all have the same internal and external components. That being said, they are also implying that the GPE edition does indeed support ALL of the US GSM carrier and Canadian frequencies. I hate to ask again, but does the firmware in the GPE RUU Conversion contain a new radio? If it does, I believe that those radio configurations you mentioned hold the key to providing full US GSM Carrier support as well as Canadian Carrier support.

Is there any way to take a look at those configuration libs and see if this would be true? I have no idea how to examine such data, but by chance do you or your buddy [MENTION=1561342]toastcfh[/MENTION]? If this is indeed the case, buying or upgrading to the AT&T version and then performing the GPE conversion, would be very advantageous for a lot of people looking for a true North American solution and not shelling out $700.

For reference here are the links to the 2 articles published today:

http://www.slashgear.com/htc-one-m8-gpe-hands-on-that-duo-camera-compromise-08324304/

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/08/htc-one-m8-google-play-edition/
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
The radio is included in the ruu. The radio config(which isn't) I tested flashing today.. When I first flashed it(by it's self).. I had NO mobile.. But when I reflashed the RUU with the radio_config image included everything was good. However.. I have NO way to tell if it will get TMO's AWS band because 1. I'm not on T-mobile 2. I'm in a refarmed area so it would work for me regardless. I think I have my device sim unlocked as I followed the steps to do it, but since I don't have another sim laying around I can't even tell if my device is really sim unlocked. So honestly, I couldn't tell ya. I spoke to toast and he said they might not only have the bands disabled but didn't include the antenna's for the disabled bands.. It's really hard to say.. Toast is an expert when it comes to that stuff and he isn't even sure.. So I'm not sure at all!
[One (M8) Android Development] jdmadonna:
Thanks!!! That is great news to hear that with the included configuration the radio worked as it should. I am waiting for my AT&T variant to arrive tomorrow...hopefully. I will give it a go and see if it will work for me as well. By the way, what variant do you have if I may ask? And, can you possibly post the RUU with the included configuration already inside it, or what steps would I take to flash the configurations along side the RUU that is up now?

Again, thank you for your continued dialog, it makes me very eager to test how all of this will play out and not having to shell out $700 for this set-up is making me a very happy flasher!!
[One (M8) Android Development] CB620:
Tried other roms with this included but I've come back to this. Everything is stable with no issues.
[One (M8) Android Development] Bilhouse:
Should I set my CID to SuperCID or the GOOG one? Or does it not make a difference?

Thanks.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
Up to you.. On the m7 we thought the model Id and the Cid had to match.. But then people reported getting the ota with different model ids with both super Cid and the Google one.
[One (M8) Android Development] CB620:
This RUU runs perfect but I miss Sense :crying:
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
You can go back once an RUU is released.. I missed sense too.. As much as I hate to say it haha always been a stock android guy.. I miss sense so much... That I actually didn't want to wait for a RUU so I bought another one. Haha its coming tomorrow.. But that means I can be fearless with this one..
[One (M8) Android Development] CB620:
Well sir I can not do that lol. I just picked up a S5 but couldn't pass up the price.

Tinker with the other one lol or some kind of modified hboot.

Help me help you help us lol.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
A s5? Why? Why? Why? Haha I'm not a Samsung hater.. I had the gs, gs2,and gs3 and currently have a note 10.1 2014.. But the gs5 is just fugly haha
[One (M8) Android Development] Bilhouse:
After running the GPE RUU, do I need to flash the GPE recovery from the other thread or is that already done and included after the conversion? Im not planning on rooting at the moment so I have no need for a custom recovery. Thanks.
[One (M8) Android Development] onthezone:
I kinda miss the sense camera and waiting for a developer edition convert then I'll be back to sense. I just wish sense would do something about there 3 icons for when I'm listening to music or the unnecessary nfc icon.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
It's already included.
[One (M8) Android Development] nugzo:
I didnt think about it earlier but i guess this means that people who actually bought the Google edition cant install sense roms either... This is a pretty big deal it seems eh? I wonder if google did this purposely..
[One (M8) Android Development] kennypow3rs:
Yuck I will never miss sense. If carriers sold both the GPE version and the sense version the choice would be clear for me. Never liked heavily skinned android and never will.
[One (M8) Android Development] hedsick:
I tried doing this and get the following error:

AirMe:Android brian$ ./fastboot flash zip /Users/brian/Desktop/RUU-HTC_One_M8_GE-1.16.1700.16_rooted-ATT.zip

target reported max download size of 1830715392 bytes

sending 'zip' (6 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.186s]

writing 'zip'...

(bootloader) zip header checking...

(bootloader) zip info parsing...

FAILED (remote: 24 parsing android-info fail)

finished. total time: 0.372s

I deleted all *.img files and dropped the radio.img in with the existing android-info.txt.... Am I missing something?
[One (M8) Android Development] housry23:
Your CID is probably not on the list. Change your CID to one of the ones on the list in the OP and it should work for you.
[One (M8) Android Development] ubercool786:
Flashed the rom successfully but not getting any signal. Unknown baseband and imei. Need assistance
[One (M8) Android Development] 519ljh:
0P6BIMG_M8_UL_K44_STOCK_UI_MR_Google_WWE_2.10.1700.4_KTU84L.H4_Radio_1.14.21331931.LA02_2G_20.30A.4145.01L_release_378256_signed_2_4.zip

https://mega.co.nz/#!DBIzgBaY!_ZVIos8NX0WD_hG1XozDIFb8uiCudPdfJ1IUr8p11Dg
[One (M8) Android Development] ubercool786:
I am not able to connect to cellular services...no signal only connecting to wifi....unknown baseband and imei
[One (M8) Android Development] FransvB:
NVM, i figured it out
[One (M8) Android Development] xjreyes:
Hold vol+ for 10 seconds then hold vol- and power. Should get you into bootloader
[One (M8) Android Development] opticus44:
Am I right to assume I wont even get OTA notification when im supercid?

Let me put it another way, I dont want to get an update notificaction when Android L launches simply because im too dependant on Xposed, if I do get it, even when supercid, how can I prevent this?
[One (M8) Android Development] ubercool786:
ota not working for me even on stock recovery and google cid. When i press the check now button in system updates it just says last checked at 1:26 AM
[One (M8) Android Development] LNJ:
What OTA are you expecting? 4.4.4 is the latest.

HTC One M8
[One (M8) Android Development] hezirance:
If there are any GPE converted HTC One M8, how did you guys get SOFF? Did you root and unlock boot loader via HTCdev? Sorry, I'm a noob at this! Please help! I plan to convert to GPE but I wanna make sure it's possible with my Asian M8
[One (M8) Android Development] yanakis:
Are there any performance differences between rooted and non-rooted versions? Apologies for noob question.

Many thanks.
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Nope.
[One (M8) Android Development] opticus44:
Google "htc sunshine", and try theroot ninja's S-Off app, it costs 25USD for 1 s-off, but its money well spent, and sooo easy.

You should really know what you are doing before converting, make sure to make a full backup of your original system.

Use philz touch recovery, as its sure to give you a full backup of basicly everything.

S-Off, unlocked bootloader and root is three different things, read into it before starting, and learn your way around fastboot and adb, it makes life so much easier.

---------- Post added 22nd October 2014 at 12:05 AM ---------- Previous post was 21st October 2014 at 11:57 PM ----------

If anybody else here from Norway converted their phone to GPE edition, and is experiencing the dreaded data-drop thingy because the are on Netcom carrier.

I can provide solid backups of your Norwegian HTC One M8's system for restoring sense and going back to stock.
[One (M8) Android Development] seadersn:
can you pls upload and link it here for future reference...? :)
[One (M8) Android Development] fguerra024:
So I am now officially GPE converted... Yippe! I was just wondering, can I install AOSP roms and GPE based roms without the issues found if you flash Sense roms? I know sense roms are off limits unless I switch back to Sense RUU
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Should be fine with anything that's not sense based.
[One (M8) Android Development] spinninbsod:
That's because there is nothing available Android lolipop final release isn't even on the nexus devices yet
[One (M8) Android Development] Joplisan:
A quick question as I can't find an answer - what is MID?

I've converted my international, unlocked HTC One M8 to GPE, and changed my CID from HTC__032 to GOOGL001, as required to flash RUU. I've read that changing MID is not necessary to get updates OTA, so what does it do?

My phone is working well, the signal strength is awesome and everything else works like a charm, so - what does changing MID actually do? Thank you!

Edit: I'm from Europe, if that matters.
[One (M8) Android Development] jxcorex28:
Wish there was a way to convert to GPE w/o a computer, ugh...
[One (M8) Android Development] Bobbi lim:
If my CID is 044, Can I change the CID and MID in the android-info.txt file that's in the zip to the same as my phone? After changing, will it work with my phone?
[One (M8) Android Development] hossamkhalil89:
after flash the GPE RUU >>> do i have to flash GE stock recovery, boorloader and splash scree to get ota updates ?
[One (M8) Android Development] LNJ:
Nope. The RUU is all inclusive.

HTC One M8
[One (M8) Android Development] opticus44:
Sooo, on a sidenote, I found a radio that fixed my problemet atleast. The " Dev \ WWE radio " from here http://xdaforums.com/show...9#post52770589 worked for me.

All credits go to [MENTION=2977387]donmarkoni[/MENTION] :)
[One (M8) Android Development] jdh10475:
Has anyone determined if the MID has to match the GPE to get OTA updates and what is the GPE MID?
[One (M8) Android Development] seadersn:
both cid and mid are checked while in recovery, so it should match on your phones side. mid is 0P6B17000 or xxxx12000.
[One (M8) Android Development] opticus44:
I changed the MID in android-info.txt and supercid, installed an old RUU, and changed CID to GOOGL001. Got OTA :)
[One (M8) Android Development] BR7fan:
Why is it when Im in bootloader mode,that my android is laying down with door open ? I have CID GOOGL001 and recovery in. Did I overlook anything ?

EDIT

Reflashing firmware did the trick

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[One (M8) Android Development] raviluke:
Which OTA are you referring to? This rom is already at 4.4.4.
[One (M8) Android Development] opticus44:
I know, thats why I installed an old RUU, not the latest :)
[One (M8) Android Development] trajik78:
i saw the link for the GPE recovery...however does the 4.4.4 RUU file already put the stock recovery on the phone? Just want to be sure I'm getting OTA updates. thanks!

Found a post saying its all inclusive...soz.
[One (M8) Android Development] LNJ:
Yeah the RUU is all inclusive.

HTC One M8
[One (M8) Android Development] anandlal:
I had a stock ATT M8. Used Sunshine to s-off then followed the procedure in the OP. However I installed 4.4.3 and changed CID to GOOGL001. The reason I did 4.4.3 was to test to make sure everything was done right. Once booted, 4.4.4 was detected OTA, downloaded and installed. I switched to ART and the phone is flying.

Waiting for Lollipop OTA now!
[One (M8) Android Development] WodanGrimnar:
I installed the rooted version of 4.4.4 on my device....must i unroot it to install the next OTA?

Or flash the non rooted RUU?

Greetings Wodan
[One (M8) Android Development] opticus44:
No, but the OTA will probably unroot your device.
[One (M8) Android Development] hossamkhalil89:
does this work on 2.5 snapdragon

there are two snapdragon editions of m8 clocked at 2.3 and 2.5 .... does GPE ruu will work on both ??? cause i have 2.5 !!
[One (M8) Android Development] LNJ:
If it maxes out at 2.3ghz,just flash the Elemental X kernel and over clock it to 2.5ghz.

HTC One M8
[One (M8) Android Development] hossamkhalil89:
i already have 2.5 processor > i think GPE version is 2.3 !!! thats why am asking if it will work ?
[One (M8) Android Development] trajik78:
I flashed the unlocked s-off 4.4.4 since I didn't see the unrooted (stock) version. (only 4.4.3, 4.4.2 stock RUU's)

my CID is: CWS__001

shouldn't it be GOOGL001 to get updates? Some in one of the posts that the4.4.4 RUU was already setup for OTA.
[One (M8) Android Development] hossamkhalil89:
u have to change CID number to GOOGL001 to get OTA ... GPE RUU is just the stock rom, recovery and kernal that's called all inclusive, so u have to change it in fastboot then flash the RUU
[One (M8) Android Development] trajik78:
Eznuff. Ive already flashed thr 4.4.4 rooted/s-off rom, only step to get OTA is the CID correct?
[One (M8) Android Development] hossamkhalil89:
GPE CID number and stock GPE recovery which is already in the RUU file ... thats all

---------- Post added at 03:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:59 PM ----------

i think this a simple question ... no one asked before and this thread to ask about convert to GPE !!! so plz just say "YES or NO"

Does this RUU will work on my 2.5 quad core "wwe asia version" or this is just for the normal 2.3 processor !!!

very important cause its a hardware differ !!! and i don't wanna take the risk :confused:
[One (M8) Android Development] trajik78:
I've flashed the RUU, didn't keep my recovery...think it already makes it stock AFAIK...just didn't change the CID.
[One (M8) Android Development] GHE_1908:
Worked on my 2.5ghz model fine
[One (M8) Android Development] jdh10475:
Thanks for the info I am about to do the same on my ATT M8.

Yes and stock recovery if you changed it.
[One (M8) Android Development] anandlal:
NP. Good luck!

I switched to stock DE ROM running 4.4.4 with the new EYE experience. My Antutu score went from 41000 on GPe to 28000 on DE. I like the EYE features though so I'll probably keep DE until lollipop is out for GPe.
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Antutu score aside, I think that Sense feels faster, probably because the GPE firmware hasn't been updated in some time now.
[One (M8) Android Development] anandlal:
Yeah Antutu aside the stock DE switched to ART is pretty snappy.
[One (M8) Android Development] jdh10475:
Good to know so I guess its logical to think that the firmware will update when L droops... hopefully. After hearing what you said about GPE feeling slower I might just stick to the DE for now.
[One (M8) Android Development] LNJ:
I got 44k plus on GPE. For me, Sense gets sluggish after a while.

HTC One M8
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
I get the feeling a lot of people will be converting to GPE over the weekend in case the M8 gets Android L shortly after the Nexus phones.
[One (M8) Android Development] Supovitz:
Staying on stock recovery for once in my life!

I'm praying I go to bed on Sunday and wake up Monday morning with a lovely little OTA notification.
[One (M8) Android Development] anandlal:
I hate you.. J/K... Brb... Going to convert from DE to GPE....
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
You're right. I have seen a spike in downloads for the RUU lately. Usually there are a lot of downloads when I first release one then they taper off but I'm seeing a lot more traffic for the M8 RUU.
[One (M8) Android Development] farru503:
I converted mine last month... And for the first time I've been all stock, no root , no custom recovery jajaja....I really like the gpe version more ... Hopefully we get the ota tomorrow... Or not passed this week
[One (M8) Android Development] cadialex:
I saw the same article (and also can't find it). But why would they do that ?

---------- Post added at 05:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:46 PM ----------

Oh, just another question. I flashed this RUU (stock, not-rooted). I'm curious to know : does it have a GPE firmware, and are all the partitions the same as a *true* GPE ? Or does it only replace some of the partitions ?
[One (M8) Android Development] dan-htc-touch:
AFAIK boot loader determines partition structure. So all should be gpe identical
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
The important ones it replaces. Not all can be replaced. Some of the partitions contain things like your serial #, IMEI an other private stuff. You wouldn't want that replaced(trust me, I learned the hard one the first time I made the conversaion for the m7).

Pretty much any partition that is or ever has ever been updated via OTA (I'm also using the M7's update history on this as well) gets updated. The other partitions never get touched by OTA.

Also I would say we get the update rather quickly. I think we got one of the updates(either the m8 or m7 did, I don't remember which) faster than some of the nexus devices (nexus 4 and 7 IIRC). With the m7 we got 4.3 I think it was, 9 days after Google announced it
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
Actually you can ;) rename the RUU zip 0p6img.zip put it on an external sd card. power down the phone, then hold down volume down and press power to enter hboot mode. It will then load the zip and prompt you to update. I haven't tested it but it should work as you use to be able to on other HTC devices.

Edit.. I just put it on my exteral card and booted into hboot mode.. it loaded the zip and asked me if I wanted to update. I didn't do it as I didn't want to erase my device but yeah.. should work.. If someone tries and confirms I'll add instructions to the OP
[One (M8) Android Development] Winston1989:
Hey guys, i have just gone through the process of a full gpe conversion, i have gained s-off via sunshine, changed cid to google001, flashed the unrooted ruu. Everything is working fine. But i am just wondering if the ruu has flashed the stock recovery and if i will get ota updates as expected? Thank you.
[One (M8) Android Development] rusty-ragster:
i have not converted yet but can you not check which recovery you are on by booting into your recovery?
[One (M8) Android Development] Winston1989:
I just checked, have stock recovery. So im all set for ota-s?
[One (M8) Android Development] farru503:
Did you change cid too?
[One (M8) Android Development] Winston1989:
Yes, to google001, but havent changed mid
[One (M8) Android Development] jureca:
In Mid europe is compatible?
[One (M8) Android Development] farru503:
MID compatible to get otas:

modelid: 0P6B12000 (this is gpe stock)

modelid: 0P6B17000

modelid: 0P6B*****

CID required for OTA:

CID: GOOGL001
[One (M8) Android Development] jureca:
Then europe right? Or I have to put one of those two?
[One (M8) Android Development] farru503:
what you mean by "europe"?
[One (M8) Android Development] twostep665:
Did KitKat come to GPE devices before nexus devices last year?
[One (M8) Android Development] jureca:
This 0P6B10000, okay? In M7 if it worked, thanks
[One (M8) Android Development] Winston1989:
So I have to change the mid for OTA to work also? Im in Europe, so could you just tell me which mid to use and I'll find out how to do it. Thanks! :)
[One (M8) Android Development] farru503:
I know that the MID: 0P6B17000 is the model ID that comes with the M8 GPE; im NOT sure about the M7 GPE

---------- Post added at 05:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:12 PM ----------

some ppl dont get OTAs with just changing CID to GOOGL001 ( ME) so when i changed MID too, and got OTA with no problem ...I changed my MID using this tutorial, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708581

FOLLOW EVERY STEP ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
I got the 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 OTA with 0P6B12000 as MID and GOOGL001 as CID, 5.0 should be the same.
[One (M8) Android Development] farru503:
I know ! but in my case i didnt get OTA until i changed to MID 0P6B17000...that was weird , i know :eek:

---------- Post added at 05:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

jajaj true...hopefully we'll get the OTA no later than this week or else i'll go crazy lol
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
To everyone PMing me.. PLEASE READ THE OP:

Also, please do not PM me for support. PM's will not be answered. Post it in the thread. It helps other's having the same issue find a solution. If it's over PM it only benefits you and not everyone else
[One (M8) Android Development] digitalhigh:
Fine then. Have you heard anything more concrete regarding the release of GPE for M8?
[One (M8) Android Development] :
I hope that I just don't understand this or it is actually a p-stake.
[One (M8) Android Development] kbapk:
What about battery. Is it better then sense or GPE custom
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Sense has better battery and both power saving mode.

Will L have better battery life than Sense, we shall see.
[One (M8) Android Development] kbapk:
Now I have custom GPE. and think do I need full transformation to GPE.
[One (M8) Android Development] digitalhigh:
P-stake?

I wasn't trying to be a jerk. I had PMed earlier asking if he had seen anything more concrete than we all knew - and I was addressing his previous post and asking my question publicly. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] sway40:
I get way better battery on gpe than I did with sense. I use my phone a lot, stream music, email, calls/text for work. Use it when I come home and by 8 I'm reaching for a charger on sense, I'll have 50% or more on gpe left by the same time.

tappin from my htc m8
[One (M8) Android Development] kbapk:
And how you get it?
[One (M8) Android Development] sway40:
No secret, I just have location set to bat saving, everything syncs still. I was pretty surprised to but I'm def happy, my nexus 5 never got that kind of bat.

tappin from my htc m8
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
If you do the same on Sense you'll get similar results. In either case, setting the location off or battery saving seems to make an enormous difference. Last weekend I went so see a friend, set location to disabled, came back home 14 hours later and battery was an 89%. With location set to high accuracy the battery would have been drained probably.
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
I wasn't referring to yours.. It was the 20 other I've gotten. I really don't have a clue. I would say we shouldn't even be torturing ourselves thinking about when until the Nexus devices start getting it. Once they start getting it then it could be days, it could be weeks. Judging from the last time I would guess more like a week after the first Nexus devices get it.
[One (M8) Android Development] sway40:
I did the same thing on sense and battery wasn't nearly as good as it it's now on gpe. I haven't changed how I use my phone at all.

tappin from my htc m8
[One (M8) Android Development] ifti_a:
Hi all

Please can you tell me how the battery is on GPE compared to Sense 6 ?

thanks
[One (M8) Android Development] Nic2112:
Google is your friend!
[One (M8) Android Development] ifti_a:
My bad,just saw previous posts
[One (M8) Android Development] graffixnyc:
Closing this thread until the ota drops.
[One (M8) Android Development] pandaball:
Cleaned the thread at graffixnyc's request. There are other threads to talk about Lollipop other than here ;)