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[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syntropic:
Hi!

I got an M8 a few weeks ago, and regretfully wasn't thinking and allowed a few OTA updates.

So I was at firmware version 2.22.531.5, Android 4.4.3. There were 2 other OTA updates pending that I ignored because I realized that it may make it harder to root or s-off. I realize now I already performed the updates which would make Firewater not work.

I unlocked the bootloader, and flashed TWRP 2.8.0.1, then flashed the latest SuperSU.

Now the update notices stopped.

Few questions:

1. Does anyone know what updates beyond the version above were sent OTA, and how beneficial these updates are?

2. I'll probably get sunshine...but might wait. Can I install a different ROM without S-off?

3. Since I'm at 4.4.3, I may stay with stock until 4.5 (or whatever L is). But I definitely want to get some junk off the phone. I was going to use Titanium and uninstall a bunch of stuff... I have had a few HTC phones before and could identify what apps were part of the ROM framework, but it's not as easy to discern what apps I need to keep on this phone. Does anyone know of a thread that talks about what stock apps can be uninstalled? Or, in the alternative, if you have deleted apps, can you let me know which ones?

I know that's a lot of questions... Thank you in advance for any answers!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exocetdj:
1, pretty sure that's latest update

2, u can still install custom roms etc. u won't be able to downgrade firmware/change variant of m8 without s off

3, Check HERE
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syntropic:
Thank you!

I had one follow up question...

If I had just gone with sunshine from the start (and not gone with the token from HTC to unlock the bootloader), would I have still gotten OTA updates?

Which change (custom recovery, unlocked bootloader) stops the OTA updates?

Thanks to anyone again in advance!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exocetdj:
you would have been fine with OTA from the start, the following stops OTA updates:

custom recovery installed

missing system apps removed

incorrect firmware etc
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You can freeze apps with Titanium, and if doing so doesn't cause any issues, go ahead and uninstall.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syntropic:
Ok...But before I read this, I was just going through settings and I checked the "check for updates" section, and it wants to install firmware version 2.22.531.6. So maybe if you are still using stock (despite installing custom recovery), you still get OTA updates?

The update sounds minor given it's incremental version (but tmous/HTC claims it's for important security updates), and I'd probably ignore it... But unfortunately, because I checked in the first place and perhaps because I'm on stock (minus a few apps I'm trying to delete: Amazon, Facebook, Kid Mode), for whatever reason the update reminder stays in my notifications and is pretty insistent.

Can I install this without calamity?

Thank you!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You will get the OTA notification just fine with custom recovery, and it will download as well. The problem is, when you go to install, OTA requires stock recovery and will fail when it doesn't find it. Might also bootloop looking for stock recovery, can't remember exactly.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syntropic:
Oh boy... So what's the solution? It finally downloaded on its own and is now pestering me to install. I don't want to deal with a bootloop. ****...

Can I delete the update from recovery, it just disable the updater and delete it?

What are my options? Thanks!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exocetdj:
The OTA zip should be in your download folder on internal memory, delete this then uncheck auto update checking and u should be without the constant notifications.

If you want to update, u will need to reinstall a fresh nand with all stock apps included :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syntropic:
I think I'm going to do this (install nand). I am going to get sunshine/s-off, then flash fresh stock RUU... will I still need to then lock bootloader?

Could you just give me a short list of steps to do this? I want to lock bootloader with s-off because I want get the @$&)!& HTC free 100GB Google Drive promo and all the updates.

I really appreciate it Archer...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exocetdj:
No problem

1, sunshine s off

2, Flash relevant nand/firmware

3, use this guide to stock lock (not relock) bootloader HERE

4, u will have a stock m8 with S off ready for future OTAs (remember not to remove any apps preinstalled in the nand)

not sure of the 100GB promo as i use dropbox lol :silly::highfive::good::D

---------- Post added at 03:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:06 PM ----------

see above buddy :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syntropic:
Cool... And I have read that as long as you do it that way (using echo -ne '\x00....' and not "fastboot oem lock" when in fastboot mode with adb running) you will get "***LOCKED***" back and not RELOCKED.

When it's RELOCKED Google can't confirm your information so the promo won't work...But if locked, you can do it.

Now I just have to do it all..

Thanks!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exocetdj:
U are all set dude :)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3thstalker:
So I was using Calkulin's stock 33R with AK kernel, which has been running fine. I deciced that I should try PA, so i did my regular thing of making a nandroid backup, wiping /data, /system and /cache. Flashed PA and the relevant Gapps, and got stuck on PA bootscreen. So I tried it again, and upon closer inspection, in, the flashing of Gapps failed because it was unable to find build.prop.

So I tried it all over again just with PA, no Gapps, no anything else. Same result, just the PA boot animation staring at me for over 20 minutes.

I then tried flashing Clakulin's stock again, and no luck, still stuck on OPO logo screen. I thought perhaps my partitions were messed up, so I wiped everything and flashed stock 33R from CM. Well, at least that booted and my EFS data was intact. I then tried reverting to Calkulin's stock by sideloading, and it never went past the boot screen.

Bottomline: I cannot use any ROM apart from stock 33R. Installing a kernel on top bootloops, installing root bootloops, installling a ROM bootloops, almost anything I flash bootloops. This is driving me nuts.

I am using the latest Philz recovery and my BL is unlocked. I am also a very seasoned flasher and I know what I am I am doing. Yet, this issue is boggling the crap outta me.. I know the solution is probably simple, yet I'm overseeing it.

PLS DON'T KILL ME FOR NOT PROVIDING A LOGCAT. I'll provide anything requested by those helping.

EDIT 1: When I say flash stock 33R, I am referring to the factory image provided by CM on their site. Also, remmeber the nandroid backup I made? That failed to restore. Yea, it failed hard on me.

EDIT 2: I remmeber reading in another device forum where his recovery was mounting the wrong partition when flashing, which makes sense since Philz's recovery produces an error where gapps can't find build.prob. I checked the recovery settings and the only mount I can change is SD from /media/0 to /media/

EDIT 3: I want to shoot the phone, and then myself.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Perhaps try using TWRP, just to rule it out?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3thstalker:
Tried TWRP, no error on flashing the Gapps, but still stuck on boot animation.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
If you flash the stock factory image does that work? I know you say you can 'use stock' but you don't say whether that was your backup or the factory image
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3thstalker:
I meant the stock factory image. My nan droid failed to restore.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
I'm stumped cause if the factory image works so should everything else. Bizarre!

Hope you get it fixed soon, bud!

One last thought - I assume the md5s matched on the files you tried to flash, correct?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3thstalker:
All md5s matched with the files. It IS really bizzare indeed. I searched about this problem for several hours, even on other devices. But no luck! :(
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavin-phelan:
Try an older factory image and let it boot and do all the ota updates and try then that's what i did
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3thstalker:
Tried that too. Started off from 25, moved to 30 and still no luck.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sarawai:
Hello

I have a reception problem with the cloudy g3 2.0

What i did was:

Full wipe

Installation of cloudy rom with its built in kernel

The strange thing is that whenever i reboot the phone i have reception and then suddenly when i am in the basement or something i loose the reception. When i then go out of my home and wait for reception, nothing happens. This problem persist until i reboot the phone then i will have immideately reception again.

What could be causing this issue?

Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Hi guys ~

NEW VERSION RELEASED!

We pormise to release GEAK Launcher every week, but now on Google+, find us here http://goo.gl/y30Rkv

Let's experience new, develop new together !

Install instructions:

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For the people who want the stable relesase

, you could go to GOOGLE PLAY.

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For people who what to try new feature and be close with us developers

, you could install the PREVIEW version by clicking the link below.

If you have already install APK in our official forum or XDA, you could just update on the settings of GeakOS.

just open the “Settings - Check for updates”to get the latest test version

ATTENTION:

And I want to emphasize that the version I release here is always newer than Google play. So you could get and experience new feature ahead of time on xda.

Hope you like it.

PREVIEW version download link：

http://get.geakmobi.com/redirect/get_geakos_preview/

GOOGLE version download link :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geak.mobileos

GO, GO, GO !

GO to INSTALL or UPDATE your GEAK OS !

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Follow US:

Official forum: http://forum.geakmobi.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/likegeakos

Google Play: http://goo.gl/16fvq8

Help to translate the GEAK OS to your language：http://get.geakmobi.com/redirect/get_language_pack/
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Geak os emoji

We GEAK OS team release EMOJI APP on Google play.

This is a powerful IOS Emoji, now you could use it on your Android device.

It brings you more than 800 emoji to select when chatting.

Let your chatting more Colorful, Emotional and Expressive.

No more words needed, let Emoji tell.

If you got this Emoji, any word seems redundant in front of it.

Let IOS EMOJI dance on Android.

Google play download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geak.message.plugin.emoji
[Android Apps and Games] ianjay06:
Thanks. gonna try this out
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Welcom to leave feedback any time

Thanks for your support dear, welcome to leave feedback, any bug or need :)
[Android Apps and Games] Kwwolves2012:
Geak OS

Just a couple of suggestions here.

1. Add an English version of the news widget.

2. Add 12 hour format for the clock

3. Do not automatically sort all of our apps into many folders, it makes sorting it all out a train wreck.

I love the direction of this theme, however. It has great animations and colors. Also, could someone explain to me what the GeakOS account is for? I am reluctant to sign up.
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Reply to your suggestions, Thanks !

Fist of all, thanks so much for your suggestions !

here is what im trying to do:

1. for the news widget, the English version will come, im searching for internatial rss.

2. you could set the clock to 12 hour format on the settings.

3.for the automatically sorting options, If you do not like it, we could try to change this in the next version, if most of users feel the same way like you.

for the GeakOS account, signing up one is for cloud service, the next version will support this function.

So anything else?

Have a nice day. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Kwwolves2012:
Thanks for the fast reply. I am glad to hear about the future inclusion on English for the widget. Could you please direct me to where, in the settings, is the option to make the clock 12 hour format?

I will continue to check in for updates and further suggestions. The theme is very fluid and nice in my limited use, so that is definitely a good start. Can't wait for further improvements!
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
instructions for changing the clock to 12 format

Here is the instructions for changing the clock to 12 format:

More settings - system - date and time - cancel the click of "Use 14-hour format"

Hope it help :)

also thanks for the support ^^
[Android Apps and Games] hedyguo:
so nice !

so nice ! i like it very much~:good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Thanks for the support :)

Hope you could join us !

Let's make our own os together :cowboy:
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Your advice has been taken

Thanks for your advise and if most people do not like the auto sort apps to the folder, i will consider to cut the fuction :)

Keep up with me, friend ^^
[Android Apps and Games] Landraider17:
I personally don't like this arrangement. Too many folders...
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
So, you want less folders ?

i can release all the apps just on the launcher, or fold them on the folders, so which one do you like better?

And for the icons, if you find some icon is ugly, i could draw again for you :)
[Android Apps and Games] Landraider17:
Ya the older style without auto folders is much better. Icons look better now. One more thing which I had requested earlier was contact photos. sure many people would want it. Especially if you can get MiUI style icons for contacts without photos... Something like what follows next

[IMG="ScreenShot of Miui Contacts"][/IMG]

[IMG="Miui Contacts Screenshot"][/IMG]
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Really good idea !!

I really think it is a good idea and we also consider to add the smart avater to the contact.

But we are confusing how to do it in details and whether most people would like it !

So you mean if you add the contact you do not want to add the photot in your gallery.

Instead, you want the system match one for you, right?

how to design it to make most people like it? any further ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Did anyone know how to link to a foor?

I am kind fo new here.

so could anyone tell me how to link to specific floor on the contents??
[Android Apps and Games] Landraider17:
Ya if there is no photo selected for any contact then the system (GEAK OS) should display a specific icon for that contact automatically instead of the boring default contact icon. If it displays the icons like MiUI of Gmail then it would be nice. I recommend that you take a look at Identiconizer app be GermainZ. Its fabulous and maybe you will get some idea.

it is here:

:highfive:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2718943
[Android Apps and Games] s3alon:
I like it bro

hope on the progress the ram usage will keep small like that :)

maybe it can fold the apps according to category maybe :D

and bro I'm on dual sim phone maybe can it support dual sim ?

:)

if not that's fine i'll just swap the sim :D

keep the good work

hope it'll get to play store soon

and prepare the donate version :D
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Yeah I got that :)

Depending on your words and I also tried MIUI and the link you give me.

If user do not set the photo of contacts:

For the miui, It display the two letter of the name, just in a different font.

For the ChameleonOS, It only display the first letter.

So none of them seems very satisfied , I wonder if i coud display a more interesting pic, instead of bank.

How do you think?
[Android Apps and Games] crutchcorn:
Oh! This makes sense. Wouldn't there be a simpler way to get country info rather than passport? I don't even have one. Lol. Perhaps "country specific location data" might fit better. ;) And by confidential you mean not sharing this with a third party company other than those required for your services (your server hosting and such <as the data would be saved there lol>)? Just double checking.

If that seems to be the case, then it all seems reasonable, I'll double check the agreement, and off to the forums I go!
[Android Apps and Games] legola:
can we install this to any android device? if for any reason i want to be back from my former OS, can i remove or uninstall the apk? am i going back to my former OS? is there a particular firmware that this geak os apk will run?
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
You could install this in any android device and you could also uninstall it in the application, easy to operate just the same as any app.

However I would like to listen to your reason to uninsatll it :)

Preview version download link：

http://get.geakmobi.com/redirect/get_geakos_preview/

Stable version download link :

http://goo.gl/16fvq8
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Back from the long vacation of Spring Festival and the update will goes as usual once a week :)

Missed you guys so much ^^
[Android Apps and Games] ForceField:
Pretty Nice

But why did you removed the shadows . GEAK OS now looks like a cheap launcher

Also the icons appear very smalls on new phones with high resolutions .

Would it be possible to have an option to scale their size ?

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Thanks for your apreciate

We used to have shadows, but according to the trend of flat design, they do not have shadows, but if more people ask for shadows, we would consider put it back.

For the icon size problem, that's so great you have a new phone with high resolutions, could you tell me the model of your device?

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[Android Apps and Games] ForceField:
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Hello , Sorry about my comment on the shadow . It was too harsh from my part . I admit it :)

Yes it's true that the trend is to flat design these days but don't you find that the shadows gives a better looking GEAK OS ?

I was a skinner in my old days (I skinned for Winamp,Sonique and Xion ) and I used shadows to hide the irregularities of the borders especially if the borders were curved .

I think that if you want to continue on the flat design you must make square icons with less round corners.

I really appreciate your launcher and I am using it right now :)

My phone is the Note 4 and his screen resolution is 1440 x 2560 pixels :)
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Hello , Sorry about my comment on the shadow . It was too harsh from my part . I admit it :)

Yes it's true that the trend is to flat design these days but don't you find that the shadows gives a better looking GEAK OS ?

I was a skinner in my old days (I skinned for Winamp,Sonique and Xion ) and I used shadows to hide the irregularities of the borders especially if the borders were curved .

I think that if you want to continue on the flat design you must make square icons with less round corners.

I really appreciate your launcher and I am using it right now :)

My phone is the Note 4 and his screen resolution is 1440 x 2560 pixels :)[/QUOTE]

Thanks for your appreciation :)

We could keep watching how people view about icons, if more people like the shadows we would consider that.

And your phone is really cool, Note 4 has a realy good reputation.

If you got some suggestions or good ideas, just let me know :)

We would like to keep improving our app ^^
[Android Apps and Games] ForceField:
Hello , Thanks for your answer .

Actually I am a developer too but I code in .NET so I usually don't have any idea what Android coders have as problems

Pretty Nice update :) The icons are a lot better .

Yes of course I have some suggestions ;)

I don't have at all any suggestions on the internal work on GEAK OS . You guys are really very powerful :good: but only some in esthetic

This launcher is just so fast an snappy

Here is how my phone looks Like

1 - The news widget is really great but would it be possible to skin the statusbar too so it appears as the same color as the widget

(Yes very sad what happened in Nepal :( )

2 - The design of the icons is really great now just would it be possible to have them a little bigger . Well it's not a problem on some ROMs which accept DPI changing but it's not the case on Touchwiz ROM

Anyway they are great as they are. Maybe a secondary skin with bigger icons can do the job.

3 - Also can we have an option to remove the text below the icons

4 - Round corners too would be Nice :D . Here I am using RoundR from Playstore

The Menu of GEAK OS is just awesome

The launcher is actually the first thing an Android user sees , It's his home .

More its beautiful , more he will like his phone and in the process he will like the developers behind GEAK OS.

Again Thank you GEAK OS and if one day you decide to add PRO features then I will definitively Buy the PRO version on GEAK OS :)
[Android Apps and Games] ForceField:
Ok there is still a resizing problem .

The screenshots from the post above were made on a Touchwiz ROM : DrKetan L3 for N910G on a 640 dpi

The screenshots from this post are made on a CMRemix ROM 3.5 : Dpi : 680

The first 2 screenshots are from an old Launcher Mihome 3.8 and the second 2 are from GEAK OS

The icons looks small but not all of them

Some are sized well other stay small

The folders do resize well too
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Hi, bro

First of all, thanks for your appreciation.

I saw your screenshot and I think this problem maybe due to the interaction of old data, cause as you know we have changed the rules of the icon adaptation.

So, i advise you go to the settings-apps and find GeakOS Express, then clear the data and cache.

But im sorry that you maybe manage your apps again.

Im so happy to talk about our apps with you.

We will try all the effort to make it better :)

Tell me whether it works by clear the data～　＾＾

Ｈａｖｅ　ａ　ｎｉｃｅ　ｄａｙ
[Android Apps and Games] ForceField:
Hi Yes it worked I don't know about clear data but by just uninstalling and installing GEAK OS.

Here is a screenshot on the same CMRemix 3.5

I am too very happy to talk to you guys and I will always monitor this thread

Geak OS is not only becoming more and more beautiful by the day but also more and more stable
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
I'm glad to hear that. And there is one more thing.

Could you tell me which version you installed when you meet this problem? You can find GEAK OS version in settings.

1.0.1506? or 1.0.15100? It will help to fix this problem and make other guy's device beautiful.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Just came across this. It's really good. Similar to miui express but much better than that. Subscribed. ;)

Currently I have a request. If possible would be good if you add this -

1. swipe left and right in folder to change folders. Hope you got what I am trying to explain

2. swipe down on the home screen to pull the notification drawer.

Also I'm gonna try other apps developed by you specially the camera.

Also as the name suggest "geek os" . I would love to see more apps coming up like music and gallery.

Great work and thanks.

Edit - ignore the second request. It's already there. Found it in settings. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Flying snail:
Thanks so much for your appreciate ~

I see you want to need more gestures, right?

To be more details, what do you want to change by swiping left and right in folder ?

By the way, we update the version of "GEAK CAMERA" you could try and tell us what do you think of it :)
[Android Apps and Games] :
For the folders swipe that I was saying - check the below video at 1.06

https://youtu.be/zXA9P2YD0t4