yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
Some are narrow and some broad but mines broad and my serial starts wit FA43
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
I think mine is darker.. hard to tell without comparison.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
A picture of the trays will do
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daorderdillon:
My tray is same color as phone
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whmcal:
Here's another light silver one. The tray paint is darker than the paint on the rest of the phone.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
I think its the darker phone. They look the same when I eyeball it.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Yup this the light one :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
And the dark one ;)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
My build is FA-Taiwan and 03/08/2014 build date, Verizon. If that helps.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RossMacgill:
This is odd, because when i took it out the box i thought it was very light. So yeah i have the light one
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danariel:
Voted. Dark grey, Hsinchu, Taiwan, April 9th 2014 build date.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
We still don't know, hence this poll

[MENTION=1090592]whmcal[/MENTION]

i see you are a talking about this post

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52409661&postcount=402

i dont think there is a relation between this issue and the color though, i have no way to tell for sure which color since it's usuall affected by light without seeing it next to another unit or the tray sides
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whmcal:
Yes, that's the post I was referring to. Well please.let us know when you have collected sufficient evidence from this poll. Very interested to know more about your thinking
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
here we go few more photos of the variations like [MENTION=3818570]ghammer80[/MENTION] unit, my light M8 is also flawless, no fitting or loose button issues, the volume rocker is perfect, the grills are perfectly aligned, the only thing weird is the coat and two out of box micro dents
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StickyGeko:
I've had both, the HTC logo is different on both... Darker m8 it was thick HTC writing... Light m8 it was skinny HTC writing akin to my silver, both sh43 models PIC is lighter one
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
i am hearing a repeat about the logo, this means HTC is using two different providers for the casing

HTC factories simply assemble, test and package the units, the parts including the casing are provided from contractors or other in-house departments

i have a feeling they have two different providers for the grey casing hence the repeating discrepancies

i will head to my cousin's today and investigate the logo again

let me guess: the volume on the light one is not loose at all?

from this shot we can the logo on the right dark one is more deep and the left is more shallow
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StickyGeko:
Yep your right....the light had better quality volume rocker, the silver m8 has the same skinny writing as the light silver
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
so we are approaching a conclusion here :)

can you please explain what you mean by skinny?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
the very first report of the lighter color i have seen was in this post

note how he mentions better volume rocker on the light version as well
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Yup.... Darker one is annoying now anytime I get a notification that vibrates I hear that rattle.... Awaiting my next replacement again here...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hija31:
I've been in four stores today and looked 8 phones, 3 on display and 5 from the box at help desk. All of them were the light silver ones, non darker one. Can it be that HTC changed the depth of the colour in the further process after the first couple of batches.

On two of them the volume rocker was not as firm. It was a same as the one on my M8.

Here are some pictures of the volume rocker on my phone.

SH43M.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
we dont need pictures of the volume rocker :) they match the body color on both variations

its the SIM/SD trays which reveals if its light or dark

and no HTC changed nothing, i have seen overlapping dark and light some are build newer some are built older, so the thing is random but consistent in traits

i am more and more convinced that they have two different sources for the grey casings and the logo imprint might be the proof

if indeed the logo differs between the two, this means its built in a different place, i will head to my cousin's today and compare our logos (i have the light, he has the dark)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hija31:
The pictures were to show the built of the volume rocker in the darker one ( mine ) because the lighter ones in the shop were solid built.

The volume up is slightly raised-not even in the pictures.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
alright so i had the chance to compare with my cousin's dark unit

the logo is not really deeper on the dark grey but its a different print, the logo edges on the light one are sharper and more rounded on the dark, the logo paint is more glossy on the light

confirmed differences so far

Light Grey:

- much lighter body paint, nearer to the metal color, brushed strips more visible, dents are better hidden

- differing HTC logo imprint, more glossy black paint on the logo, sharp edges (2 accounts of falling C letter)

- volume rocker color matches the body

- SIM and SD trays have a darker grey paint than the body

Dark Grey:

- much darker body paint, there is a dark reflective grain pattern on top of the brushed trips, dents can show as brighter silver underneath

- differing HTC logo imprint, less glossy black paint, more rounded edges

- volume rocker color matches the body

- SIM and SD trays also match the dark grey paint of the body

all of this along with the clear confirmation of both variations from users leads me to believe that HTC has two different sources for the unibody, ie: just like using two camera sensors or screen providers, the grey is expected to sell the most and so HTC most likely have two different providers for the casing, maybe one of them inhouse and another outsourced, the factories (SH/HT/FA are surely just assembly and packaging)

eitherway one thing is clear: the light version is not an anomaly or a defect just an alternative "recipe"

the good thing about the light grey is that it's closer to silver (if you are split between grey and silver) and that it hides dents better than the dark one

note: photos taken by the M8 as well
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
Assuming HTC will replace my rear cover for the lens concern I have, I sure hope they get me a darker one.. maybe I can include a letter to put a darker one on there.. :P
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stantudor:
Sorry for the off but is the camera lens/windows(the part which scratches) part of the back cover or is it glued to the camera?

On topic I will check mine today (i have a sh version with very tight volume rocker which I think is dark grey) and repost.

L.E.Sorry for the lq pics but I made them on the run, can you tell wich version I have?In strong light the difference appears lower then in the pics. My M8 is SH43L..
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
Check your PM
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] old.splatterhand:
Today i went to the city near to me and tried to have a look at this.

First place, Media Markt: compared the unit they had with mine and their device was a little bit brighter. Really only a slight bit.

And of course i got the devices back and forth in the light.

Ok, thought to myself, mine must be the darker one.

Next place, an O2 shop: i was really surprised, it was much darker! Really dark grey, compared to mine. ok, the light in the shop was also not so bright like in first shop, but at all this phone was darker than mine.

Now i'm confused...

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/xfnsbn8is4rjlpt/AAAHg53UGIqC46anr8sfUvaVa

Here are the pics in a zip.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoFanboy:
FA43A - Definitely a dark one.

So the lighter one has better quality buttons?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
No I wasn't able to confirm that as some reported loose volume on the light one as well
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stantudor:
In you opinion mine is dark or light?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
where is it?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stantudor:
Post #66..
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Antitoon:
Interesting!

I bought mine in Switzerland about four weeks ago and I have the light version. When I first received it I noticed that it was lighter, brighter than expected, and now I know the reason. I'm happy with it! :good:

The only bad thing is that the trays are slightly darker, I didn't notice this until I read this topic.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
looks like the dark one
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
another thing that highlight the light version and actually put it in question

the speaker covers are a lot darker than the sides
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stantudor:
Yes I think so too, by the way have you seen anywhere replacement covers?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
nope but for sure the light m8 shell is a mystery
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Antitoon:
True, the speaker covers are darker. I haven't decided yet whether this is a good or bad thing. On one hand I like more the brighter silverish color on the back, on the other the darker grills don't contrast excessively with the display bezel and make the silver of the edges stand out better.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shebee:
I think I've got the light version.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lostatsea23:
The lighter one, is what I have I think. The volume rocker doesn't shake or power button. But the top volume button is a lot stiffer then the bottom and doesn't click much. But I'd rather have that and the buttons not wobble so I'm dealing with it because it's perfect otherwise.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadpunk:
Exactly. Mine is light grey. Sim & sdcard tray is darker and front panel on the speakers also. :D
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
[MENTION=876166]Shebee[/MENTION] [MENTION=5817512]Lostatsea23[/MENTION] [MENTION=4371372]deadpunk[/MENTION]

are you guys adding your entries for the light version poll?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Got a new replacement in today and I'm back to the same lighter looking color and stiffer volume rocker as well...

SN: HT445S
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bsmith0731:
I have the gold best buy edition
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
I'm actually convinced the lighter one might be superior, it looks a lot like metal and the cost is actually better at hiding damage
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-george:
I have had 4 units from SH43K 2 was the dark one and 2 the lighter. I like the lighter one more.

Skickat från min HTC One_M8 via Tapatalk
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whmcal:
Those of you with the lighter gunmetal grey, has your back camera lens become scuffed or scratched? Mine hasn't despite me treating my phone like a b!tch recently...today, pulled it out of the bottom of my work bag with crumbs on screen, penmarks on case, but no scratches on screen.

I wonder whether the complaints about scratched lenses are confined to the darker gunmetal? That is, does it come down again to to Hamdir's hypothesis about quality differences between the two production plants?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Antitoon:
I have the light version and have no scratches at all. I treat the phone generally well though.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobnut:
What's wrong with you?

This is a public forum.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandonShea:
Going to pick up my new HTC One tomorrow and now im nervous. Hope to get a lighter one I guess.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
Got my back cover replaced for the lens issue and it looks like I got the dark one. They asked me to remove my SD and SIM trays before I sent it, which I did. I got the phone back with the new cover and new trays which match. :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryanjsoo:
I have the lighter m8, the volume rocker can wobble slightly but it doesn't clatter if I shake the phone. The camera lenses has developed small scratches, but nothing a bit of toothpaste and a microfiber cloth can't fix. The finish is really nice, I don't have any build defects as far as I'm concerned, the phone seems to be of very high quality.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Using the light grey naked with a pouch lately I can say the light one is clearly superior, feels like a proper brushed stainless steel rather than aluminium, so shiny and metallic ie: it doesn't feel painted

I dont know if I am to receive another M8 I would hope for the light version
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Antitoon:
Don't be nervous, the phone is gorgeous anyway! :good::good::good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
guys please don't just write your color but actually add your vote

[MENTION=2650385]sgt. slaughter[/MENTION] so far it looks like: 25% you will end up with the light, 75% is the dark, so the light is the rarer finish
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Antitoon:
Not quite, it's about 25% vs 50%, the remaining 25% voted something else in the poll, so roughly you should have 1/3 probability of getting the lighter one. In practice I would expect this to depend on other factors too, like the location, has no correlation being found so far?

By the way, I haven't posted my serial number. It starts with SH441. (silver)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
no correlation between location, factories or dates so far

its clearly just two different sources for the housing
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgXvibe:
After having the Silver M7 I really wanted to go opposite and go as dark as possible this time. The darker grey is good for me, actually I love the HK edition color better.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I got my second m8 today , the first one is indeed lighter and SHINES much more than the new one . The dark/New one has more flush power and volume buttons .

The light grey one looks better but it has a faulty camera >.<
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsmpampis:
Hey guys mine is light or the dark?

Thanks in advance.

Tapatalked with my refrigerator look HTC one M8
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Looks like the dark one
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
I think i have made a mistake in this poll, i should have allowed multiple votes, since clearly many of us are cycling multiple M8s
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Guys I think I'm starting to notice a pattern, the dark grey is more targeted toward the American market, 32gb American units are usually dark but the European 16gb are usually bright, even the chrome edges are different between the two

The European grey model is OP6B100, The American model is OP6B120

but i can confirm seeing the dark variation in the standard 16GB euro edition as well, but i have no confirmation of the light version ever appearing on the american models
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Just received an american 32GB dev edition, FA44X

dark grey naturally, as expected the volume buttons rattle but very firm to press, actually it presses accidentally a lot less thanks to it

few more things i noticed:

the chamfer edges around the front and cameras is more reflective than the light, the feel is also more smooth, i think it even looks more premium especially thanks to the darker sides/more reflective edges, funny enough the dark version looks a lot nice in the colored flip cover

one thing for sure, these are two different casings each with it's own pros and cons

HTC = Not OCD friendly :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umjammerlammy:
Att in the US only sells the gunmetal(dark) and silver(light)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Doesn't explain mine... Lighter version 2x versus the 1 odd dark one... 32gb US carrier
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Sigh, then the whole thing completely random

Are your light ones FA as well? So far I haven't seen a confirmation of a light one coming from FA factory
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umjammerlammy:
It's based on manufacturer material lots for that particular run.

That's why we see slight variations of one color.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
wrong: the two shells are completely different and consistent, you either get this or that and they are very clear in their traits

Dark grey

- Darker almost golden grey, more glossy paint, less visible horizontal brushed strips

- The paint is super smooth, slippery

- Super reflective chamfers around the front and rear cameras, like jewelry

- The trays match the body color

- HTC logo is a lot less glossy almost matte, softer edges

- Higher chance of a loose volume rocker and less extruded, always the same color as body

- speaker covers are a match with the light grey

Ligh grey

- Light grey almost the same color as the metal, less glossy paint, very clear and visible horizental brushed strips

- The paint has a slight rough feel to it, hence slightly less slippery

- A lot less reflective chamfers around the front and rear cameras

- The trays are darker than the body

- HTC logo is very reflective, the edges are sharp.

- higher chance of a firm extruded volume rocker, always the same color as body

- speaker covers are a match with the dark grey

their occurance in boxes is completely random

which means only one thing: HTC is sourcing two different providers for the metal shell
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umjammerlammy:
Literally what I just said.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Forget what my initial one was but my current is HT....
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
Yea I have my suspicion that non of the south American made FA units are light grey

I think it only appears in HT and SH

Like I said, I grew to love the dark grey version, it feels more fancy
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Yeah....the rattle in the volume rocker was enough for me to hate it. Lol

I'll take the lighter one with no rattle. :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
actually the super solid and firm rocker on the light used to suffer from accidental hits a lot more than the looser one :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Not had that happen once here...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stantudor:
Got another back plate from ebay and now I can confirm that I had the dark grey because the one I got now is light grey :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamdir:
yup can you notice the different logo? :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stantudor:
Yes, with my eyes closed, on the light one the logo is more pronounced and the metalic paint is shinier/more slippery.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ratwerks:
whither h/k black?

I went for the harman kardon black with gold speaker grills. Can't say I have any regrets at all ;)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3:
And... I have which one? :)

http://imgur.com/LxsUNgK

http://imgur.com/sYTkZrt

http://imgur.com/R3j6Bdc
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
The blue one :what:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3:
You've seen my slickwrap before it arrived :eek:

Sent using XDA mobile app
[General Topics] burevestnik:
Hello,

Does anyone can recommend how can I lock hardware buttons on the front of my Cingular 8125 while it is locked? Even though that I am using the Device Lock app, the hardware buttons are still active when someone calls to me. As a result when I hear the ring and am rushing to get my phone from the pouch, those “Answer” or “Ignore” buttons getting pressed and the phone answers the incoming call by itself. Is any way to lock these buttons as well?

Regards
[General Topics] oldsap:
Try this

http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=14621
[General Topics] burevestnik:
Thanks. Will it work under W5.0?

Regards
[General Topics] oldsap:
or this one

http://oldsap.blogspot.com/2006/08/plock-freeware-pocketpc.html
[General Topics] burevestnik:
Thank you very much.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erkiiii:
I am running my a CM11 Nightly version on my Galaxy S3 i9300.

I've actually got no idea what kernels are but this should fix my camera problems.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/orig-development/09-01-googy-max2-kernel-2-1-3-linaro-t2517875

This is the Kernel I am trying to install.

Do I just put it on my SD Card and flash it in ClockWorkMod?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benko111:
Yes, ususally they come as a zipfile which you flash via custom recovery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erkiiii:
I just installed it.

Don't really see any differences.

How do I remove it if I want to?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunal1540:
You have to give some time to it to settle down... Maybe 2-3 cycles...

And fur reverting you have to dirty flash your ROM that is flash your without wiping data...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] OrangeMagicGod:
Hey peeps,

Am totally new to android as I have only just binned my iphone contact and got a Ultra, the issue am having, I am reading and reading and getting nowhere fast :(

I would like to root my phone but I seem to be getting stuck in an endless loop which I don't know how to break!

Phone is brand new, no contacts, nothing, I just want to do the following, which I would have thought would be in this order,

Backup the TA (As I have read and read that this will save the DRM keys, which once lost are gone)

Now, I read to backup the TA, I need to root, to root I need to unlock bootloader, to unlockboot loader you have to root all of which then I read is warnings that you can lose the DRM's

Arrrghhhh

I have the flashtool installed

Am on .757

My bootloader is locked but unless the .757 update changed it I was able to unlock it but everything I have tried and read doesn't work :(

I have my unlock key as well, and I have vague idea's what I want to do but there are so many threads and everything seems to loop back to to root, you need unlock, to unlock you need root to flash you need root lol am going crazy.

Am not sure why am struggling so much with following the guides but I guess it's cause I have zero experience with doing this.

any help would be greatly appreciated
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, I'm not surprised by this at all; and welcome! You have to downgrade to 532 using Flashtool, then root, and then backup the TA partition. You're free to upgrade to 757 again after that, unlock your bootloader and root 757.

Sent from my Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] OrangeMagicGod:
Thanks for that info mate, so far that's made more sense than searching all of these posts :)

Am thinking about two steps in this guide to downgrade

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2593918

First one seems very simple, but second one seems to flash them back to solid stock from the look of it.

Once downgraded,

I thought you require bootloader unlocked before you can root, and from what I read you need root to unlock/backup, or have I missed something?

(hopefully will be back to 532 shortly after files finish downloading.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
Hey mate, yesterday i had successfully root my XZU with locked bootloader and no backup TA or else, because I'm not yet decided to unlock.

Currently your device is locked or unlocked bootloader?.

Perhaps i could help you.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] OrangeMagicGod:
Currently mines locked.