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[One (M8) General] thebobmannh:
Dude, I wasn't questioning your bona fides; your opinion is yours and is perfectly valid regardless of what your resume looks like. All I want is an example of waht you consider to be a UI element that is strictly tied to either "Sense" or "Stock" google, because.... look, as far as I can tell, "Sense" is 3 things :

1. A launcher

2. A framework to allow some apps extra system access

3. A few apps that use said framework / launcher

My last phone was also a Sense phone (HTC One X), and I never went AOSP, but I don't care for the Sense launcher so I used Nova (among a few others). Once you ditch the launcher, as far as I can tell all that's left of the "Sense UI" is a couple of HORRIBLE (and redundant!) apps (mail and messaging are truly awful compared to the GOogle or third-party counterparts), and a couple of good apps (camera), and a severely limited lockscreen. Oh, and a clock / weather widget that people go crazy for. So are we just talking about the launcher here when you say "UI"? Or is there some other magic that I'm confused about? Because the passion I see people having for Sense makes... well... no sense to me.
[One (M8) General] ChrisHRocks:
The camera is the only reason I'm still using sense. I bought my m8 fully intending to convert to GPE but the subpar camera is a real deal breaker for me.

I remember using aosp roms on non nexus phones and the camera was always awful because, as far as I know, they didn't have access to closed source drivers. I figured GPE would be different, guess I was wrong.
[One (M8) General] The Government:
Ran through the same issue with my M7 and Note 3, original cameras are always set to preform good, have you used Jishnu's Camera Mod? Using this right now and I can say that it works pretty good for me. Battery = Good AOSP=Good Camera=Good!
[One (M8) General] PunishedSnake:
I wonder why sense sucks up almost 2 hr sot vs gpe
[One (M8) General] Jayden09:
12045

I somehow keep coming back to sense from gpe. There's just something about sense and I can't put my finger on it. Battery life is definitely better on sense too.
[One (M8) General] azfxstb:
Same Here, Never thought I would like Sense again, have had almost every Android Flagship Phone since the G1. I like Blinkfeed, I like the Camera app and the M8 just feels right with Sense on it....OMG what has happen ?
[One (M8) General] ChrisHRocks:
Thanks.Might give it a go, I really want to use the GPE rom.

Edit. What version do you use? Does it make your pictures sharper? That's my main problem with GPE.
[One (M8) General] PunishedSnake:
I prefer gpe but must have my WiFi calling
[One (M8) General] ChrisHRocks:
Yeah works without a problem.
[One (M8) General] ChrisHRocks:
Do you have the correct APN settings for you mobile network ?

Check in settings > mobile network > access point name.

As for the quick settings they are not editable in stock android. You can always use the xposed framework and gravity box to edit QS.
[One (M8) General] bpdev:
I disagree I have switched between sense and gpe many times and always find sense to have better battery life. Including SOT
[One (M8) General] PunishedSnake:
Doesn't matter if you disagree that's what's happening to me with same exact apps
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
I love my GPE. I'm a heavy user, and I've never run out of battery before I went to sleep. Ever.

For the camera, I really like the GPE. It works extremely well, and I've pulled off some amazing shots with UFocus:

Sent from my HTC One M8 GPE
[One (M8) General] NextNexus:
Wouldn't exactly call those 'amazing shots.'
[One (M8) General] ChrisHRocks:
I took some test shots on my m8 running GPE and my wife's sense one. Here is the results.

GPE

SENSE

What do you think?
[One (M8) General] thebobmannh:
I also noticed this. Back key long-press is the only one I can assign.
[One (M8) General] PunishedSnake:
It let's me do it but only long press back works
[One (M8) General] AceOfAndroid:
I can't decide. The camera is comparatively the same with both versions. The sense has better a better Camera interface vs the Google Camera.

When it comes the UX, it's up to peoples choice what they want. I'm neutral with both versions. One month I'll go GPe and the other sense. Probably Android L will be my final daily driver as it infuses designs from Sense, LG, and even samsung in some cases.

I think the One plus One Camera App and GPe combination would be awesome IMO.

:cool:
[One (M8) General] vision89:
is the quality good with gpe and the one plus one camera app? did you try it?
[One (M8) General] AceOfAndroid:
Ive used the One Plus One Camera App on my Nexus 5. It is really nice.

As for GPe quality, it is on-par if not one-one, with Sense from my photos.
[One (M8) General] NextNexus:
Does anyone know if the GPE edition can take advantage of the duo flash? It seems every time I use the flash it always uses the same light instead of using both.
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
It always uses both on mine. I just tried it out a few times.
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
No trouble here
[One (M8) General] @rbiter:
try clearing cache first. then data if still having problems. then if still no dice, uninstall and try install again.

sent from my HTC M8 using hofo app
[One (M8) General] vision89:
is the oneplus one camera-app working with gpe?
[One (M8) General] Radixtrator:
Nope. I flashed cm and get really awesome pics with the OPO camera. If i had to compare i think its even better than gpe
[One (M8) General] BernddasTost:
What about the camera function?

In sense it is possible to focus on fore/background of a already token picture (afterwards).

Is that possible in vanilla too or is that a sense feature?

And moreover the sense camera looks very nice, and has lots of features, like taking lots of pictures within a few secounds.

Am I gonna loose those functions and features after converting my sense phone into a GPE?

Kind regards.
[One (M8) General] Android The Greek:
HTC added their photo editing app to gpe which uses the second camera for ufocus and 3D effects. If you don't know about features, download the Google camera from the app store and play with it. Definitely not as many as sense, but has the basics
[One (M8) General] EiD 85:
Dose any one know if LTE connection 1800 b3 for htc one m8 gpe will work out side of United States

Iam leaving in Saudi Arabia
[One (M8) General] BernddasTost:
Hi there,

I got one more questıon.

Is it possible to flash gpe but kepe the sense camera app?

Once I trıed exporting the tv app and use it on gpe but it didnt work.

Is the camera .apk bound to anything or can I simply copy the apk form sense and install it on gpe?

Kind regards

Edit

I recently found A thread regarding this issue.

Is there Anyone working on A solution?

kind regards
[One (M8) General] Android The Greek:
First, you can download the sense tv app on gpe. It's in the play store.

Second, no way to get sense camera on gpe. If you want this I suggest you use sense and just use the Google launcher.
[One (M8) General] BernddasTost:
Hi,

I read some suggestions about A HTC Zoe like camera app in the app Store.

Does that app include the features of sense cam?

Zoe is not necessary, but I would like to make use of duallense and ufocus.

Is that possible on gpe?

Thanks this far, kind regards
[One (M8) General] Radixtrator:
Yes if you edit a picture after taking it you can choose HTC picture edit and use ufocus:)
[One (M8) General] BernddasTost:
I know that, but is the same thing possible on gpe?

And if, with which app can i use the sense features on gpe?

Thanks, kind regards
[One (M8) General] veneoth:
question to owners

does GPE edition has 3 nice features i care about:

- answer call by lifting M8 to your ear

- set max loudness when M8 is in your pocket

- set minimal loudness when picking up ringing M8
[One (M8) General] MistaBishi:
-No

-No

-No
[One (M8) General] khanmoce:
How do you set the loudness to maximum when in pocket?
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
Upsides of the GPE:

-You deal with Google and not HTC or carriers

-There is no carrier branding

-You get a silver phone for GSM carriers

-You get updates way faster (Android L will most likely come a up to 2 or 3 months sooner)

-You get the stock Android interface, which may or may not be better for you

-It's a bit snappier in performance

Upsides of Sense 6:

-1080p YouTube support (for some reason the GPE doesn't have this)

-Better camera software

-A bit better sound (superior BoomSound software)

-To most, a better UI (menus and stock apps look a bit better to me as of now because they all follow a theme. Also, using the Google Now launcher is arguably the best option for Sense though IMO)

-Ultra power saver (and usually a bit better battery life)

I bought a GPE to avoid dealing with HTC (and I wanted silver), but have extensively used the Sense version.

Honestly, I think it would be better to use the Sense version now and just convert in a couple months when the GPE gets Android L.

When that comes out, my biggest qualms (the UI and 1080p YouTube support) will probably be fixed, so I won't be on Sense then.

But what's better? Overall, I'd say Sense.

It just seems like they put more effort into it than the GPE (because in case anyone's forgotten, HTC makes the Google Play Edition software, not Google).

I, however, will most likely be sticking with the GPE out of laziness :P
[One (M8) General] Rachorid:
It's a tought decision for me.

I've been on GPE for a couple of days and I'm getting way better battery life than I get on Sense. 50% left and 4.5h SOT - I'm usually glad I'm reaching 5h on Sense. (On GPE also with Google Now enabled!!) - and on Sense I'm using 50% auto brightness while I can't use that setting on GPE so the screen is a lot brighter.

The performance is also a bit better but it's huge in use..

The audio quality, like often mentioned before, could be better on Sense (with boomsound disabled ftw) but I guess I need a 1 to 1 comparison.

Sadly the camera is garbage on GPE - that's what's probably keeping me on Sense for now..

I'm sure with Android L i'll stick to GPE :P
[One (M8) General] s--c:
well said, if it wasnt for xposed framework id be on sense. but sticking with google due to have faster updates. there are usually work arounds to things that you miss from sense :)
[One (M8) General] @rbiter:
Lack of custom kernels and the few out there having way too many tweaks leaves me on sense for now. No power save mode, lack of HD voice, lack of volte and the terrible noise cancelation on gpe were also reasons I went back to sense. Hopefully android L squares all this away because I'd rather be on gpe. I do miss the double tap to sleep on lock screen on gpe whereas sense phone has to be unlcoked to double tap status bar to sleep.

sent from my HTC One M8 using hofo mobile app
[One (M8) General] oajungen:
I converted my M8 HTC__E11 to a full OTA compatible GPE some time ago. OTA update from 4.4.3 tot 4.4.4 worked without an issue.

I am only wondering about the radio and frequencies used by the GPE software and radio. Is it fully compatible with the original frequencies used by the HTC__E11 software and radio or am I stuck to the GPE radio frequencies?

I have been looking on the internet for this information, but didn't find it.

Does anyone know the answer on this question?
[One (M8) General] SolarTrans:
The developer edition and GPE of the M8 have identical radio frequencies if that's what you're asking (don't know too much about the software numbers though, sorry :P).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smirciat:
GT-19100 running OmniROM recent build. Had been working great, today I took it out of my pocket to a black screen. Google searches point me towards Screen of Death and Sleep of Death, but that is not what this is. I can boot into download, recovery, and until I stupidly flashed CWM via Odin, I could even boot normal. Nothing but black screen anywhere. So... hardware failure? adb recognizes device just fine, just no screen.

Also, if its hardware failure, I could recover some files off of internal storage until I tried the Odin trick. With no screen, I can't mount the sdcard in recovery, and can't re-flash the OmniROM zip file. There has to be a way to do this blindly through adb, isn't there?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zamdam1:
Ok. I got it figured out.

It is the SIM Card.

SIM Card provisioning wasnt allowing it for some reason.. I went into the Tmobile store and they swapped out my S5 with a new one, I put in my old sim and it gave me the same issue.. I asked him if we could try the sim card that came with the new phone and he was like, thats not gonna work because all a sim does is allow you on the network.. I begged to differ..

They tried it and it worked after a reboot.

Good luck guys and gals
[XV6700, PPC-6700 General] ernstfre:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] VashTS:
I installed the Google Now Launcher, works great. The Google Dialer, not so much - it force closes immediately. I figured this would happen but anyone care to explain or have an idea why it does this?

I really REALLY want this phone app back, I can deal with no root for now but I really want the layout like my S III had which was straight up CM11 with PA GApps.

I also want my lock screen back! I hate Samsungs stock lock screen. I tried Go locker and Kitkat locker with no success, both are terrible. I was hoping that the Google launcher would have the lock screen and I don't know why it doesn't really.

Any ideas anyone?
[Sony Xperia M] vochien1004:
Hello everyone, can you help me how to make navbar like this?

Thank you so much!
[Sony Xperia M] arnabJ:
Replace pngs in SystemUI.apk n will you plz post in correct sub forum?

This is not a question and answer sub forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] joelshort:
I just bought a Verizon GS3 and it did not come with a sim card. I've never had a phone with a sim card before, so forgive my ignorance. If I intend to activate on pageplus, is a sim card necessary? And if not, how do I stop getting the annoying message? I plan on rooting/flashing ROMs etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
I dnt know about this But i recommend asking moparfreak. He is usually over at the PUB thread.. I remember him saying he uses page plus. He would be helpful if he can. Just shoot him a pm or head over ther.

Vzw gs3 in general section there's a thread called The Pub
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] neo4uo:
Has there been any recent word on attempting to repartition our phones for the sake of getting some more space. I know a good many of us run AOSP and non-touch wiz ROMs and dont require the god awful amount of space that Samsung set up for the ROM partition. I am still like WTF on my 16 gig version only having 12 available. Any who just curious...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Anderson2:
What is available for texting via wifi on the Nexus 7 tablet? Anything free?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] charesa39:
I use MightyText (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mightytext.tablet). Works really well, and it's free. There are two separate apps in the play store, one you download and install on your phone, and the other on your tablet. You can also text from your computer as well using this app.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Anderson2:
Thanks. I tried it. Very nice.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] fasthair:
If you are on Verizon you can use this...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs

fasthair
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] wantabe:
I've been using Google Voice since my first gen Nexus 7. It works very well. You'll have to setup a google voice number in your google account. On my N5 I use both google voice and 8sms because I have a very small text plan with unlimited data. It's also nice to be able to swap back and forth in the same conversation using either my phone or tablet. At times I actually do quite a bit of texting on my N7. The only real drawback in my opinion is no mms with google voice.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] v1ncent:
I found and use Verizon Messages as well, it works great and does what I need (sends MMS as well as SMS). Will check out Mightytext though and see how the two compare.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mhannigan:
Mighty Text

I second Mighty Text. It does FC once in a while on my Nexus 7 when it the background, but it seems to have no effect on functionality.

Mike
[General Questions and Answers] hansstanley:
Hey, is there a way to use only part of the screen in an android? Most of the time, the screen is the biggest cause of battery drain, so I am wondering if I can use just part of the screen. For example, can I use only the top half of the screen with the bottom half either displaying black or turned off? I'm pretty new so I'll probably need step-by-step detailed instruction. My phone is a galaxy s3. Thanks if anyone can help :)
[Moto X Q&A] gekster:
I installed Google Now Api and YouTube Ad blocker Closed modules and NY device stopped to show me new black boot video. Only old one with the Earth. I uninstalled these modules, reinstalled Motorola Boot Services but it didn't help. How to return this nice energy saving video?
[Moto X Q&A] mandrsn1:
It changes back to the earth video on its own. Motorola periodically changes the boot image.
[Moto X Q&A] aviwdoowks:
If you disable it, you will have the globe back but there is not way to force the monsters.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okle001:
as above

looking at getting a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have noticed that they are not the same models. ie. G900I, G900F etc. could anyone explain the difference please. i am in Australia by the way. thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adventure_of_link:
Basically the region and/or the cell provider. There's a list somewhere on XDA that goes over each model.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okle001:
thanks

which will work in australia?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellscythe:
I believe all the ones that aren't CDMA?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
From GSMArena:

Samsung Galaxy S5

Available as:

Samsung SM-G900F - for Europe

Samsung SM-G900I - for Asia

Samsung SM-G900K/G900L/G900S - for Korea

Samsung SM-G900M - for Vodafone

Samsung SM-G900A - for AT&T

Samsung SM-G900T - for T-Mobile

Samsung SM-G900V - for Verizon

Samsung SM-G900R4 - for US Cellular

Samsung SM-G900P - for Sprint

As for which one for Australia, I have no idea. I believe that for other devices Australia uses the EU model, so it's likely that one. But I can't guarantee it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ave666:
I'm from Malaysia but here have f version only and in Indonesia only version h
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sincci:
The official australian version is G900I since G900F doesn't support some of the LTE frequencies (700Mhz and 2300Mhz).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TofikKiler:
Hi

I have a follow question , but till now i did not found the ansfer for.

I have G900W8 but shortly will migrate to Europe, and would like to use my own language, that is currently not supported by W8 firmware.

Is it safe to use G900F firmware and flash it to G900W8 model ? or i will kill it
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aazznn92:
Change model number

May I know how can I flash SM-900F firmware on an SM0900I Galaxy S5 as the Australian SM-900I firmware has some limitations?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XdividerX:
Search for 'Odin' in the forums and download the firmware from www.sammobile.com.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sincci:
People really shouldn't flash firmwares that are not meant for your phone. While they might be 99% identical, there are some differences like the 3g/4g bands that the device supports.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemander:
G900I will work in AU.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheetah2k:
I bought the G900F in Hong Kong and works perfectly well in Australia on Vodafone 4G. I also flashed the UK BTU firmware over the stock ZHU firmware and simply brilliant.

I think you limit yourselves buying the G900I version as the G900F has far more options for flashing stock firmwares, and works perfectly well in Australia. The G900I version reminds me of the S4 Mini (i9195T version) which was Vodafone/Telstra only and never received the 4.3 update, or any others for that matter.... Better to get a phone that has world wide coverage, than one that's limited to Australia if you care about timely updates.

FYi, if you check www.samfirmware.com, you'll see that the listed G900I is only Australia and Taiwan... G900F is everything from Europe to Asia.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cim6:
I have the G900H in south America.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samtani776:
I bought S5- SM-G900F from Dubai airport and wanted to know if it will work in India/US
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okle001:
thanks for info

am just wondering if compatability of different models and 4G coverage

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigadj:
I have a SM-G900F phone in Australia for last 2 years., and have no problems whatsoever.
[Verizon LG G2] squish72:
I just installed 24a and I'm modding my system ui tones back to what I had before and I can't seem to get the shut down tone to work and I wanted to see if someone could look on their phones and see if I have it named right

Edit** these can be found under system/media/audio/ui
[Verizon LG G2] bouchigo:
The names look right, but your permissions look wrong.........should be rw-r--r-- not rw-rw----

Try changing the permissions to see if it works.
[Verizon LG G2] squish72:
Good call on that, It still isn't working but it's something that slacked on
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] n9805928:
Hi there,

I have an MDA Vario on the T-Mobile network and have noticed recently that some of the words i input into the dictionary dissappears after i switch the phone off and back on.

Does anyone know why this is happening and how i can cure it?

Thanks for any help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fantamaniaka:
Hello

i buy new Samsung S3 from ebay in UK.

But device is locked (Operator logo is number 3 may be this is name of operator )

Mobile is android version 4.3

First i install a new rom form Bulgarian operator and then i install CF-AutoRoot

Device now is rooted but not Unlocked.

I try some appps ( GalaxSIM Unlock and other ...) not every app say "This locked is not support""

see the picture (in attach)

mat be have way do downgread old version ?

please help me :)

Thank you so much

73
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
I don't think its possible to unlock network with efs v2 that I know of. 4.3 is v2.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fantamaniaka:
.

ok but may be is possible to downgreade android version ?

but haw ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
It's not the android version it's the change from esf v1 to v2. Do you have an old efs back up? Only way back is to have an old efs v1 back up.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fantamaniaka:
.

i understand. Can I get a backup to another phone (S3) or should be just only my phone with my IMEI number?

or just i flash with old firmware ? and efs to change on v2 to v1 ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
I've been reading and no you're stuck atm. You can't use another imei folder in you're phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fantamaniaka:
.

Found firmware version 4.1.2

I was able to flash the phone with her, then I downloaded the program and ruutnah GalaxySIM Unlock.

It gives me that the status of the phone is unlocked, but it is not. Still wants code of the network.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Mate flash any firmware you want but you will still have efs v2 which means you're stuck. Do not go back to ICS firmware or you may end up with a brick. SDS on ICS.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fantamaniaka:
.

is there a way to change from efs v2 to v1 and how?

thank you