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[Verizon HTC One (M8)] joelegs:
4G LTE speed

I have now done several tests. I have gotten various speeds around my area. But I can regularly get what I expect to be LTE speeds of 23 Mbps. I also get slower speeds in different areas, but nothing unusual.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Heroxgxdeal:
I have a problem with my T-Mobile sim card

I wanted to know if somebody can help me get rid of this icon with the "sim card and question mark" after I switch my Verizon sim card, for a T-Mobile sim card.

Edit: I change my CID to 11111111(Super CID) then installed the Viper One rom, and selected "T-mobile" as my mobile network (which it is currently). Moreover, I did the regular set up and I didn't see the weird "sim card and question mark" icon from my status bar this time. So everything works just like Joelegs said in a couple post above me.

Note: When the new update for the VWZ HTC ONE M8 change your CID back to "VZW__001", so you can take that update. However, should wait before changing CID and update, for the Viper ONE rom needs updated as well.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gads1:
what's the good news with your testing??

In addition, do you agree that it's important to upgrade firmware from 4.4.4 RU?

At moment, I don't think I have latest firmware on my M8_vrz and experiencing horrible issues with APN, SMS, MMS, etc (on t-mobile network).

I found note about RUU on this thread, but unsure if this is solution to my issue.

any insight would be appreciated. thanks -GA
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bigfdaddy2:
Does mms work over lte once this is done or still the issue with lte?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] joelegs:
Viper Mod having trouble staying with connection

Update - the phone works great, most of the time. Like a few other users, I found that when the phone loses signal (e.g. I go into a tunnel or the basement) and then come back out, it loses the ability to use data or the phone or SMS. I tried putting in airplane mode and back to normal but that did not work. The only thing that seems to work is a full reboot. It can be annoying to have to do that multiple times a day. Therefore, I'm likely going to try another MOD, which is a bummer since I was kinda liking the current viper MOD. It was doing a great job of batter management.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] voot566:
Any method I can do reverse? convert my Tmobile M8 to Verizon?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] seakha:
Look at this info I cited this in earlier post about how to convert to T-Mobile. You can also use it for going back to VZW :

Update firmware to the latest version (4.4.4) RUU to get firmware 3.28.605.4. This will wipe you data and get you to the stock ROM (I used method 2, copy zip file on a FAT 32 formatted external SD card).

I assume you are already S_Off. It will erase everything and get you back to VZW. You can easily do that with and external SD card.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] rpalmerin:
Have anyone tried this yet?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] hyperfire21:
Your link isn't complete..
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Heroxgxdeal:
Hello, I just wanted to know is there any roms now that are compatible with firmware 5.0.1 ?

I'm currently on stock Verizon(5.0.1) with my T-Mobile sim, and with my cid normal; also, know about already supercid. So, your help would be appreciated.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] crazykas:
I have a simple question.Can i flash any GSM ROM or just AndroidHD & Viper only?This method use normal twrp recovery right?i mean not any modified one to flash this Android HD or Viper?Verizon system partition are diffrent than T -Mobile right.So Choosing T-Mobile as nertwork won't anything bad to partiotons?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 2ndLeaf:
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[Verizon HTC One (M8)] ran168:
looping in fastboot screen after install the Revoluiton HD rom

Thanks but I need help!

I follow the instruction, unlock, S-off, and even upgrade the firmware to 5.0.1, install the Revolution HD (46) with TWRP2.8.5 for my verizon m8. It seems there is no any issues and error at all. But when completing the installing the custom rom and reboot, my phone can only boot the fastboot menu screen, but not the ROM or OS screening. I have tried many times - reboot, sideload, but it still the same. can you help??
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 2ndLeaf:
I ran into similar problem before with different ROMs. My own conclusion (no proof) is there are compatibility issues among ROM, Firmware, and TWRP. You have to find the right combination to make it works. For example, sometimes I have to downgrade firmware first to install ROM, then restore to the latest firmware. Sometimes I have to install an order ROM, then upgrade to a newer version. Sometimes it never works, no matter how I change these combination, even if it works on someone else's M8. I find installing a ROM more of an art than science :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] yayanaji01:
I already run sunshine for $25 and got it unlocked and S-off and what should I do next? I get in recovoery mode try to flash that Android Revolution HD 3.4 ROM does not work I got the right rom for my htc m8 did I do anything wrong? please help,,,,,,,, my $25 sigh....
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] cuiltheory:
I don't know where else to ask this... Everytime that I flash android revolution, it just reboots into the bootloader. I cant even get to a boot animation. Md5 checksum comes out fine, and I am updated to the latest firmware, and I tried both flashing the recommended elemental kernal, and just trying to boot with only the rom being flashed. I did a full wipe everytime. Viper 4.3 boots fine, but its a little glitchy, and I keep getting signal drops because I don't hsve the option for gsm/wcdma/lte/auto in the mobile network menu. I have that option set in the phone info app included in the viper tweaks, but in the mobile network menu, the only working option is the lte/legacy 3gpp mode. Global mode works just as well with intermident signal drops, so I would like to flash android revolution to see if hitting the magic option will help. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] cuiltheory:
Ok, here is how I fixed it. I think that the problem was in the kernal. I already had s-off and permaroot. I then flashed the newest ruu, flashed twrp, venom 4.3 (non verizon) and then I flashed the IONElyX kernal from this link below, and set it to international version. It was only after flashing the kernal that I managed to even get a constant data signal with no drop, much less lte. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask. Btw, in the phone info section of the viper tweaks, im set at gsm/wcdma/lte auto.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general/guide-how-to-flash-international-roms-t3098427
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bacon612:
Would like to clarify that the VZW M8 does not have the AWS 1700mhz band.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] john805:
I'm having kind of the same issue. I just get into boot loader all the time. I'm new to this so I'm completely lost on what to do. I followed all the steps in the guide. I'm super CID, S-off, rooted etc. I did a factory reset before installing android revolution HD but I'm getting nowhere.

I was running android 4.4.4 verizon m8 but texting didn't work so I tried to convert to t-mobile and now I have no phone. Debating just to wait for a week and get the new Iphone.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] gads1:
Hello -- I ran this Tmobile setup for a week (Verizon M8 flashed with latest firmware, S-off, and Vemon 4.3) and found it almost unusable in our region/network area. the comment on tmobile band support is the deal-breaker.

mileage may vary. suggest SELL your verizon M8 and buy Tmobile M8 via craigslist and call it good -- if even if lose $50 on the aggregate, it will be worth the effort and saves endless brain damage.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] john805:
Thanks for the heads up. I'll see if I can scratch anything off the boneyard. Otherwise I'll just suck it up and get the new Iphone.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] michaelbsheldon:
iPhone is purty, but the M8 has more good stuff......
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] john805:
Doesn't matter that much to me. I basically use my phone for texts, calls and occasionally snapping a picture or two. Oh yeah, and listening to Pandora when I work out. I don't need anything super fancy, I just want a phone that works and I'm over trying to hack my M8.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] lathiyamehul:
unknown phone in qpst

when i add port in QPST, in Active phones tab, it says unknown, any suggestions?
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
I downloaded the fdroid apk and did adb install; fdroid runs fine. I was hoping to use it to do most of my sideloading, but the firetv has "unknown apps" disabled, and for now there's no way to change that.

so everything else below, I just went to the respective developer website and got apks and then adb install.

k9mail works great, the only issue was first launch - the screen has 2 buttons at the bottom "import settings" and "next" - the 2 buttons don't show up (i.e. the text is invisible) until you scroll down on the remote (then the button text shows up) - but after getting past that I loaded up my usual settings.k9s that I had copied from my phone, and all was well.

es file manager we all probably know pretty well. although this was the first time I noticed the "remote manager" tool, which is nothing more than an ftp server. but that's nice to remotely mess with the filesystem without having to use adb.

es task manager also works as expected.

connectbot loads, but as soon as you try a connection it dies. haven't looked at logcat yet.

jackpal android terminal works normally.

EDIT:

side loaded chrome 34.0 (.1847.114) works perfectly aside from the 1st time you run it.

(the first time, the license agreement chucks the app sideways into portrait mode. if you can manage to click the large blue button, quit, and restart, it will be back in normal/usable landscape mode. there is a checkbox above the large blue button - leave it unchecked, it's not related to the license agreement, it's about ads or agreeing to receive advertisement emails or something)

side loaded firefox beta 29.0, works perfectly.

/EDIT
[Fire TV General] bkdg100:
ipcam viewer

still waiting on mine , can anyone verify ip cam viewer sideloads and works as written ?

thanks in advance..

have verified ip cam viewer and tiny cam pro work great.
[Fire TV General] MajikUF:
This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.
[Fire TV General] themantler:
It already has a very fragmented amazon store built into the launcher. I tried installing the official, but the install failed because it already exists.
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
it's not a crazy question - a lot of this stuff is still unclear.

the app store is there, more or less - just go into the app section of the UI, and you have your installed apps and also the available apps.

or you can do it through amazon website, here's all firetv-"compatible" apps:

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=7031433011

the sad part is, it's only about 10% of what the app store offers for e.g. kindle hardware or generic android.

if you skim through the free apps for generic android on the website, you can add all sorts of useful things. once you add it, the app page tells you which of your devices it's compatible with. anything in the amazon app store that is not included in the above link is "not compatible" with firetv.

it's kinda sorta really stupid. trying to sideload the app store app isn't going to help, either - because it will still be able to ID the device as a firetv, and it will make the same restrictions. add something free like history channel or es file explorer, and it will show up here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/your-account/myapps

but they will still never show up on your fire tv, because "not compatible" (uh huh.)

(plus, I would worry about the chance of sideloading an amazon app such as the appstore, could mess up the underlying amazon-framework. probably unlikely, but...?

this is also why I have held off sideloading the kindle software reader app.

hopefully amazon will get with expanding available apps soon, it is still early days. BUT CMON NO KINDLE READER APP WTF SPAMAZON. jeez.)
[Fire TV General] dhayman11:
xda app works. Also got google play music to load but couldn't log in to my account.
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
other random notes -

I decided to try sideloading com.amazon.kindle.apk (ganked from google play store) for the heck of it, after all.

interesting part: it does seem to have some knowledge of the underlying amazon framework - doesn't ask me for ID/pass, it already knows the device is registered to amazon.

stupid annoying useless part: none of my books show up, no matter what I do.

maybe getting the apk from amazon app store rather than from google might make a difference. I dnno.

///

the built-in es media player in es file explorer, works surprisingly well - I have been using it for medium-bitrate mp4 and mkv files (over smb/cifs, no less) as a temporary solution until xbmc is working better. and it's really not bad at all!

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gmail and gvoice both worked fine in chrome - mobile webpage as well as desktop webpage.

except for: no audio from voicemail playback in gvoice.

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linphone always crashes on startup, so no luck testing there.

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generic usb cameras are correctly recognized as uvcvideo. but I was not able to get com.pas.webcam.apk or any of the generic webcam test apps to work.

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nova launcher works about as expected.

at one point I did get super-hopeful because nova has a link to generic android settings, but all it did was send me to the firetv settings area. ah well.
[Fire TV General] Luxferro:
How did you switch launchers? I couldn't find a way to get Open Launcher to work, since I can't clear the default stock launcher settings.
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
I just ran it from settings->apps. it's not really a permanent switch. I haven't tried open launcher, so can't offer much help sorry.

what I got was standard nova desktop, with no notification bar (even though by default it's enabled), and with the app tray on the right.

at that point, if you press the menu/context button on the remote, you get a list of options including nova settings and android settings (which as mention, only kicks you back to the amazon settings) wallpaper and stuff.

if you go into the app list, all you see is all your sideloaded apps. no way to get to actual amazon tv/video/games/apps, without jumping back to the amazon launcher. and then you have to run settings->apps->nova again, if you want the nova desktop again. (or simply alt-tab, if you have a keyboard connected)

and you will also see an icon for the "amazon video" app, but nothing actually happens if you try to run that one. (I'm guessing it's not exactly an app as much as it is part of the framework, or some kind of helper etc.)

I don't really recall seeing any "complete action using" dialogs like I would see occasionally on OUYA, but then I didn't play around enough to see if it was possible to make the launcher more permanent or stick better. but when I ran a sideloaded app from nova desktop, and then quit (e.g. xbmc) it would exit to nova rather than to amazon.
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
ahhhhhhh ok I see. just now tried open launcher for myself - ok so it won't let you run the launcher without making the switch in settings. and we have no way to get to those settings. and the 'home' button the dialog box is talking about, is a very different thing from the home button on the amazon remote.

that's really too bad, it looks like a pretty nice launcher.
[Fire TV General] Luxferro:
yeah, I tried to find a way, but I don't think it's possible with the stock rom, since it lacks so many settings normally found in android. There aren't too many launchers meant for GTV type boxes, and that one seems pretty since.
[Fire TV General] northmendo:
I tried tinycam free and it works great. When I get time I'll try ip camera viewer.
[Fire TV General] titooo7:
Can anyone try with Sopcast app?

If it can play without hiccups sopcast streamings of 3000kbps I will definetely get one :)
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
I have tried a bunch of games sideloaded.

Working with Ouya BT controller:

GTA Vice City and San Andreas

Shadogun HD

Bard's Tale

Sonic CD

Games that load but we need touch mapping once we get root:

Shadowrun Returns

Ravensword 2

Chronotrigger

FFIII

Dungeon Hunter 4

I am loading some emulators later and I will post the results.
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
I could only see one 3000k channel on the default server - turbosport tv.

at first it was jerky because it kept running out of buffer. (even 1500k channels did too)

but then I paused and waited until the buffer went up to 100.

after that, I have been watching the 3000k football for about 5-10 minutes so far, and not a single hiccup.

really nice hd picture, and there is no corruption, no artifacts, no weird/unsettling motion/blur.

EDIT:

oh, it definitely made the firetv warmer than usual. but it is not hot in any sense.

with normal use (xbmc, Prime TV) mine is either room temperature, or a little bit warm in the one corner where the cpu/soc is.

with this program, the entire heatsink is moderately warm.

/EDIT
[Fire TV General] justin85:
Has anyone tried any of the tv network apps like CBS, A&E, and others?
[Fire TV General] the_gunner:
Spotify?

Anyone tried to sideload Spotify?
[Fire TV General] scottsdca:
Anyone tried to side load a settings.apk?
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
FRIGGIN CHAMPION IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.glassxe.com/2013/05/23/s...-from-the-hacking-glass-session-at-google-io/

I loaded Settings.apk and Launcher2.apk

the launcher only crashes, so don't bother.

the settings, a lot of them crash as mentioned in the article.

but so far I have a bluetooth speaker paired, connected, and WORKING - sound is coming out the BT speaker and not my TV.

even fired up PrimeTV and sound was as normal, only it was the BT speaker.

xbmc? darn right the sound is coming perfectly out of the BT speaker.

now I turned off the BT speaker, and sound is coming out the TV again. seamless as it should be.

turned the speaker back on, and it autoconnected, all fireTV audio is back on the BT speaker again.
[Fire TV General] underworld1234:
Apps going outside the screen

I am able to load many of the apps mentioned, but most of them go beyond the screen. Is there any way to calibrate the video?
[Fire TV General] DeVSS:
I did, here is my list of tried apps and results:

Retroarch arm7 v1.0.0.2-r34 - Working perfectly with XboX 360 controller. The Amazon game controller is recognized but the buttons do not work. (I tried to manually configuring the controller. All the buttons allow me to map except for the L2 and R2. When I push those buttons they dont register when I try to bind them. Everything else binded though and I was able to play snes with the amazon fire tv remote).

Google Drive - Not Working says cant find account and fails to launch

WWE Network - Not working properly - launches but launches vertically and wont go to landscape mode.

Twit Pro - Working everything works perfectly.

Watch ABC - Not Working Properly - loads up correctly but can not navigate the buttons with the remote.

NBC - Not Working Properly loads up correctly but can not navigate the buttons with the remote.

CBS - Not Working Properly loads upside down.

Shadowgun Deadzone - Not Working Properly can't click on the download data button once the game launches.

The Respawnables - Not Working Properly launches, downloads data, then crashes.

VLC For Android v0.9.1 arm7 - Working perfectly. Remote buttons work and I tested a 1080p video (with dts 4.1 audio) file and it played perfectly.

SOPcast - Working perfectly. Loads up and plays just fine. Tried 3000kbps stream and streamed perfectly.

Beach buggy blitz - Not Working - crashes on start up.

Temple Run 2 - Not Working Properly starts sideways.
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
Does the main menu overscan as well? If so you can adjust it in the settings.
[Fire TV General] underworld1234:
No, the main menu does not overscan. I adjusted the main menu display settings during the initial setup.

Fixed: Needed to adjust the picture settings for the TV.
[Fire TV General] underworld1234:
I was able to sideload Teamviewer QuickSupport. Works very well. Allows remotely controlling the FireTV from other devices (PC, Tablets, etc.)
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
I just now saw someone reporting this RUI launcher as working:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uprui.tv.launcher

I haven't tried it, but the screenshots look fairly similar to open launcher...
[Fire TV General] Nomedias:
When using sideloaded Chrome or Firefox with a USB keyboard the on screen keyboard (for the remote) keeps getting in the way. Anyone know how to disable it?

Also, anyone else think this thread should be moved to "Fire TV Themes and Apps" forum?
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
bards tale, shadowgun, and sonic for sure. i just pulled a couple more to to test. I am hoping order & chaos, but i'm not holding my breath.
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
Yeah I am keeping track for an Amazon review too.
[Fire TV General] carbanm:
https://github.com/ProfessorPopTart...ter/AlternateOuyaStore/AlternateOuyaStore.apk

The Ouya alternate store seems to work, Though I don't think we can install from foreign apps, just by push.
[Fire TV General] krelvinaz:
I did this last night but I didn't see how it was all that functional. I had never used that tool before though I have used Teamviewer many times (normally to show how to do stuff from my desktop to a client) rather than remotely control.
[Fire TV General] ChbShoot:
How did you get past the Social Club page on San Andreas?
[Fire TV General] carbanm:
It's neat for uninstalling junk apps if you sideload a million things and want to get rid of stuff simply. Beyond that I couldn't find much use for it.
[Fire TV General] skinlab133:
bubbleupnp and mx player

Reporting that Bubbleupnp and Mx Player both work great together, as does the bubble Google music casting app. I'm able to cast from my Fire tablet and my LG G2 to the Fire TV and the files open in Mx Player without ever having to touch the Fire TV remote. Very cool.
[Fire TV General] Equalizer:
Reporting that Limelight works:

Limelight

Limelight is for streaming games from the PC like the Nvidia shield does. I'm still waiting for my controller, so haven't managed to test out if it's fully playable yet, but the games I have tested stream like they should. I did experience a slight stutter now and then, but I'm not sure if that's the network or the firetv causing it. Remember to set the quality to 720p and 30 fps.

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2505510
[Fire TV General] F0n5:
xbmc gotham nightly working great, nice to have an app launcher (xbmc-20140419-51d4cbd-Gotham-armeabi-v7a.apk)

Dungeon Defenders Second Wave- Looks great, haven't played yet.
[Fire TV General] floepie:
I'm not sure which protocol you're using. Are you sending video files from your mobile device to the FireTV via Bubbleupnp's DLNA implematation? So you have BUPnP on your mobile device and both MxPlayer and BUPnP on the FireTV? If so, then this is more like Airplay where the mobile device is streaming as opposed to "casting" like Chromecast does.
[Fire TV General] aamir123:
Can anyone install watch TNT and see if that works?

Thanks
[Fire TV General] 5erif:
ePSXe can't map buttons

Edit: ePSXe works well with my 360 and Fire controllers. Select the 360 profile for both and remap Start and Select under the input submenu for Player 1, Player 2...
[Fire TV General] ahoslc:
It does you need the Rotation app from play store and a mouse to setup.
[Fire TV General] carbanm:
Disk Usage works great for managing space! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage
[Fire TV General] bkdg100:
side loaded , WiFi File Explorer, works

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorer

explorer your firetv , upload apps you cannot actually load yet with ease.. lol

also ip cam viewer and tiny cam ( both work great )
[Fire TV General] lolwatpear:
which app is that exactly? thanks.