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[Verizon HTC One (M9)] PrizmaticSmoke:
Your 2 photos are showing the difference between stock Android/AOSP and HTC's "Sense" UI. Stock 5.1 on the m9 retains sense.

Edit: Also, regarding Verizon removing stock features, as with most large businesses i would venture to guess the motivation is solely profit-driven. If they disable the FM receiver/transmitter, you'll have to use mobile data to get radio instead via an app, meaning you'll need more data from them each month and will pay for a bigger data package to accommodate it (or so they hope).

Same with the powersaver, they want to sell you accessories if you're having issues with the battery not lasting, like new and improved verizon branded quick chargers for $50, or verizon branded extended battery cases for the low low price of only $130. Why would they want to give you a built-in feature to help with your battery woes and lose all the sales on their great items??? /end rant
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] rafaelloaa:
Ahh ok, so it's because of sense UI. Thanks for clearing it up for me.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
I have ViperROM 3.5 now but I thought I was still on 5.0xxxx whatever...but it looks like I am actually on 5.1 as of now. Soooo I guess I need to change my expectations of 20+ hours with normal use on a flagship phone. It's a shame.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
firmware and rom are two different things.. ... did you flash the firmware for 5.1 or not? because if not.. you need to.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
5.1 Under firmware
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
And yes I am very aware of that ;)
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Doesn't appear to be the case. You snap-shotted the OS version. :) That's NOT firmware version. You won't see the firmware version state "android 5.1".. ...

Did you manually flash 5.1 firmware (not viper) separately or not?

Boot your phone to download mode and give me your version numbers.

Edit... since you are already setup.. either flash this in download mode using fastboot or rename to 0PJAIMG.zip and place on a fat32 SD card and let bootloader (download mode) flash it for you.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxPOyPCGUoH1cGlfRldJMkdmWTQ/view?usp=sharing

This is the firmware that came with the vzw 5.1 leaked OTA we have. I removed the boot.img since you already have a rom with a custom boot.img on it.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
Under "about" > "software information" it highlights what is in it. Firmware, baseband, kernel version, etc. Thats what I went off of.

In download mode there is an item called eMMC firmware version, and all it has is 0x1. There is no recognizable number similar to firmware versions I know of in the long list of system info text.

I have that file renamed on the root of my SD card. Only reason why I'd have that there is if I flashed it. So I'm assuming I am already on it.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Yeah.. that's not how you can tell. You could click more and tell me your baseband version or just snapshot that entire screen.

For what it's worth. .. I could make a simple XML edit that would show you are running android 6.0 on that page. It's driven solely off info in the rom that's flashed to the phone..

In my previous post I put a copy that firmware i'm thinking you need...
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
Ok. Yea I'll flash it again. I'm quite sure there is only one reason I have a renamed file with that name on the root of my SD card. But I can just flash it again.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
That could be RUU, RUU mode TWRP.... We only know when we know....
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
Flashed successfully. 2.6.605.10
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Allright... so i'm curious if after a couple days you notice any changes.....
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xgerryx:
I'll report back.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Felonious Plankton:
I'm curious if VZW is going to push this update or not. The official one.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Yes, if you are sick of waiting send your phone to one of the members with a Java card. VZW is very slow and always looks at the bottom line. More than likely they are waiting until HTC implements the fix for stagefright. It could be a while.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Felonious Plankton:
Finally got a response from Mo Versi and the word is that they are hoping for approval mid week next week.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
I can tell you after the first day that the battery life and camera are much improved on 5.1. After the update gets dropped I will work on some mods and themes. If there is a demand I will put together an odexed stock rom with a few common mods
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] neutronjeff:
[MENTION=2463754]HTCUSA[/MENTION]: [MENTION=4266059]tnbt[/MENTION]_Tony No date, but we're working closely with Verizon so they can release the OTA update to their variant of the M9 ASAP.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Mockingbird946:
Something tells me if every VZW customer simultaneously gave this kind of bs ETA on making their monthly payments, their sense of urgency would change real quick.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] henrykrinkle:
Update reportedly coming tomorrow (per Mo Versi Twitter feed): HTC One (M9) Verizon customers! Received approval for L5.1 which will OTA out tomorrow. Includes Stagefright fix,Band 3 & 7 enabled -roaming

I don't have enough posts for a direct link but just search his Twitter feed.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
Here ya go:

https://mobile.twitter.com/moversi/status/634105557234769920
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] davidmcw:
Do these things usually hit at midnight? Nothing here in Md. yet.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] neutronjeff:
Still not here...
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] gumbyx84:
It's 4AM PST. It probably won't push until at least 9AM PST at the earliest
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] davidmcw:
I'm calling 10est/7pst.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] davidmcw:
PM of course.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Let's guess 3 pm for now.. and then every hour on the hour until it happens. I am ready to take it and upload the OTA file once received.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] riot1031:
Anyone get it yet?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
My money's on it not happening today.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Remember this is Verizon we are talking about. More than likely the update will get pushed at 11:59pm
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
Just for giggles, anyone checked sync manager?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
I tried checking at 7 am pst but it wouldn't connect to my m9 ?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] neutronjeff:
We have a winner. ^^^

Mo just tweeted it's been pushed to tomorrow.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
Mo time...
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Felonious Plankton:
Yeah. At once unbelievable and yet totally VZW believable.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
Exactly. Everytime I checked for an update, I didn't really expect anything.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Felonious Plankton:
I can actually see it in my mind : some Verizon dorks in a conference room - "Oh no no no... We CANNOT release an OTA for a phone that we don't give a damn about on THURSDAY! How dare they...."
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] xchang168:
waiting for the OTA files!
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
I'm half expecting that.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] davidmcw:
East coast: midnight and no update FWIW.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] z284pwr@gmail.com:
You must have one of the good ones. Both the M9s I have had have been garbage battery life built in from the factory. I'm just waiting for the second to get the wifi bug that prevents it from connecting to 5ghz networks :victory:
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Felonious Plankton:
I'll be able to tell right away. I got mine from BestBuy and have had no issues. Good battery life. Connects to 5ghz WiFi. So it's 3:10 am on the east coast. No OTA. I'm not crazy. I had to take a support call so I checked. Nothing. Going to bed now. Same old VZW.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] huntb:
Nothing yet in Michigan. Mo Versi you liar
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Typically these are afternoon est time zone.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] huntb:
I just saw his update saying it was coming today. I was still assuming yesterday
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] michaelbsheldon:
update

I'm thinking it's not coming today: a Friday release unlikely.

More like a Tuesday or Wednesday in case there are issues with it.

HA! so much for crappy hunches: it's Alive now
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Felonious Plankton:
That would be shocking. No wait.... It wouldn't....
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
Finally downloading...

788.5MB
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] jasona08:
Me too!
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] kevin3688:
Will you upload the system dump after update completed? thx
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] sporty377:
Yes...its downloading...felt like forever...lol
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] guitarist5122:
Finally downloading as well but crashed at about 70% or so. re-downloading :/

edit: Failed again :( guess servers are a bit bogged. I have plenty of storage, so just gonna restart phone and try again
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
I am uploading.. will post shortly..

2.6.605.15
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] All4TheFam:
Downloading now, Saint Louis missouri
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] ckupsco:
Downloading here now Charlotte NC
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] pickaxe300:
Downloading in Idaho!
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] PrizmaticSmoke:
Question: If i have not yet s-off'ed the device, will taking this update possibly affect the ability to s-off via java card or clip methods?

I would assume not, but wanted to see if anyone could verify.

Thanks

Edit: also, downloading now in Oklahoma.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] brock350:
Downloading in Missouri
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Included firmware with this update....
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] rsdroid:
Downloading in Texas! This is a huge download. Taking forever.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
Here too in Cali
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Any ideas what was changed in the firmware. And are we safe to run the ruu if we are s off
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347798403 OTApkg.zip

Safe to run ruu and then take OTA. That's what I did.

Also, out of the country and non/vzw carrier people can download the OTA and flash it manually from stock recovery..

The warning was to expect 35 minutes of update... lol
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] gumbyx84:
Glad to hear it finally is available. I'm going to wait a few days for burn-in time and see what you guys think of it. Please post your thoughts on the update
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] stevemcc:
Optimizing 48 of 275 UGH! Damn your bloatware Verizion!
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] riot1031:
Usually Verizon posts the changes on their website, anyone know if they did for this update?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
Looks like the power saver activity that shut off 4 of the cores is completely gone
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
needs unhidden again.. but yes its been neutered somewhat
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Rain__:
Honestly, I didn't find that useful at all. At first it seemed like it helped, but it seems like when its enabled it doesn't shut off the high-power cores and re-enabled the low-power cores while the screen is off, meaning most of the time it hurts more than it helps. Screen-off battery usage on the M9 is really good IMO. I've gotten a full three days with limited use and two days is pretty easy (stock ROM, no power saver trickery); my M7 wasn't nearly that good. Screen-on battery usage seems to be a bit worse though and higher than it should be, which I think is what everyone (including the reviewers that gave the M9 a bad rap), seems to be complaining about.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Going to post a stock nandroid for 5.1 along with a custom firmware zip here shortly for those who want something faster..

Here's the thread where I will be putting everything....

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-one-m9/development/stock-5-1-resources-2-6-605-15-t3183752

firmware/nand/recovery/etc
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] huntb:
What do you mean by unhidden?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
See this post...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60595764&postcount=3

Alternatively, if you don't wish to factory reset to enable you can use sqleditor to edit settingsstorage.db to enable it real-time.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] huntb:
I wondered why I've seen that feature on other M9's but not mine. Looks like root is required and I'm not trying to lose my Uh-Oh protection quite yet.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
I had it without root before update, using nova launcher activities shortcut.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
Why would you lose ut-oh protection over root?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Thefireballkid:
So far so good. Seems a little snappier. Not a huge camera difference, Little less focus time I guess. Google wallet now pre installed. And the good old flashlight app.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] huntb:
Rooting voids warranty and Uh-Oh protection is included as part of the warranty. At least that's my understanding
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
So dropping your phone into the toilet is different than killing it with root?

I watched some videos when they rolled this out where they said that rooting did not automatically void your ut-oh protection.. That said, I would never send back a phone in rooted state unless it wasn't powering on. As long as it powers on you can revert changes and send it back.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Mockingbird946:
Does anyone have a link to a detailed changelog for this OTA? Didn't get much out of Google this morning.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] poupdujour:
Updated, ran Stagefright Detector and it says I am still vulnerable. Wasn't this update supposed to fix that completely? I think before the update I had 2-3 CVEs show up as vulnerable but now it's just one.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
I read this about the sprint update on .. m8?, it didn't fully patch it. :-/

not sure what going on or why theyd say its fixed if it isnt.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] joedeuce:
Hmm... Stagefright detector says I'm not vulnerable...

Edit: nvm, another app shows the one vuln
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
"Google has confirmed that the fix for the integer overflow vulnerability does not work as intended and assigned the CVE-2015-3864 identifier to the new issue. However, as of August 13, the company was still pushing out the updates containing the buggy patch."
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] bakemcbride21:
And to think just a few years ago Stage Fright was a slang phrase for not being able to pee in an over crowded mens room...lmao
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Pity410:
The ones of us still waiting to S-off and root should we install this update or not? I am still hoping they get sunshine to work. I don't have an extra phone so I can't send my phone off to any of the people with Java cards.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
I think it's a safe assumption that the Verizon m9 is not going to get an exploit s off at this point. Maybe hope for a root exploit there are not a lot of people left working on . Also to be honest the phone is not all that popular on Verizon. I believe it's being out sold by nearly every other phone right now.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
TBH I don't see an improvement in the rear camera after update
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Moist_towel:
I agree, my camera still sucks unless it's bright outdoors.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] poupdujour:
I've been following the root ninja twitter and they are working on things. It might take a while for Verizon since they seem to be working on general sunshine features right now but I'm hopeful we will get s off soon :)
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] z284pwr@gmail.com:
I wouldn't be surprised and I can understand why it's not that popular. It's basically One M8.5. Not nearly big enough change and the terrible camera have killed it. Based on the technology available at the time this is probably the worst HTC phone I've had in the 10 years of HTC phones. And now that I got screwed over with my Uh-Oh protection it may be on last HTC :mad:
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
Personally this is the best phone I've had. Camera and battery life are the only problems and I carry around a battery pack. Camera isn't a deal breaker to me.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] gumbyx84:
Screwed over how? By getting S-Off?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
^ Also interested to know.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] GilliganLQ:
I've only noticed very minor changes in the update. Some animations are a little different. The settings button in the notifications pull down is now a button to switch to the quick settings pull down (the settings button is present in the quick settings pull down, though). I did notice the ringer profile widget (switch between normal, silent, and vibrate) is gone.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Yes and this is the problem. The Verizon variant is a different beast. Verizon has invested a lot of time in securing their phones. Most people with knowledge to find an exploit are on projects that they can actually accomplish. How would finding an exploit benefit the community. Maybe the other 40 people who bought this phone and want to root can do it.

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This is not a knock on the m9. I think the m9 is a fine phone but HTC has slipped. The s6 I have for my work phone is better than my m9 in almost every single way. Camera screen battery you name it's better. If HTC does not figure it out with the m9 they will not be around much longer.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
I would've gotten the s6 edge + but I have a deep hate for touchwiz. Plus there's no microSD support .
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Touch Wiz has come along way and sense has too. I don't really understand the move away from SD support other than its being driven by the carriers so more cloud based applications become necessary. Which causes more data use. I wouldn't be surprised if the m10 losses SD support. And like I said I'm not knocking the m9 it's a good phone. However the s6 is far superior for the same price unless you factor in the 100$ in Google Play credit they are giving away with the phone.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
And the $100 towards another HTC device, IF don't use Uh-Oh protection.

but, well said.

I ran the SG3 and SG4, and actually enjoyed my time on TouchWiz. I'm sure I'd love the SG6 (in-fact, I would purchase it as a secondary phone if I had the funds). I did have the advance of an unlocked bootloader on SG3/SG4 however. But being able to flash a ROM on a Verizon Samsung variant is very nice.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Yes sg4 was a good phone if you are lokied. The s6 is locked down like the m9. There was an exploit to get root. However Verizon patched it very quickly. It's my work phone so I'm not allowed to root it. But it is a very nice phone. I wish HTC would at least try and catch up to Samsung on the m10.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
I actually was one of the very lucky few who had an unlocked bootloader SG4 on Verizon.

I hope as well HTC redeems themselves.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] olegbraga:
Why I cannot update my M9? I have massage that's "we were unable to download this update". I use phone without Sim card - only Wi-Fi. What's a problem? Thank you
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] michaelbsheldon:
You likely need to have an active Verizon sim and be logged into the Verizon network to get this OTA
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] olegbraga:
Is it only one way? And if I don't want use Verizon Sim Card?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
I posted ROM based off of the new OTA. You can flash it if S-OFF.

As for OTA, I would assume you need to be connected to Verizons network to get the OTA.

If you are not S-OFF, you are probably stuck, you can flash the firmware I'd imagine, since it's for this phone, but no way to get the ROM, as no RUU.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-one-m9/development/rom-stock-deodexed-official-2-6-605-15-t3184535
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
Can't he use the ruu
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
Yes.. If there was one.

There is an RUU of the new OTA 2.6.605.15? Not that I'm aware of.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
My bad. But he can flash the ota in the stock recovery.

---------- Post added at 03:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 AM ----------

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347798403

Props to [MENTION=3472611]dottat[/MENTION]
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] andybones:
Wasn't aware of that, thanks for the info!
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] ndstate:
How is the phone performing after the update for everyone? Thanks.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] neutronjeff:
Seems good.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] gumbyx84:
Worth upgrading to now or wait a few more days? I usually try And give major Android updates a week or two burn-in time but with stagefright I'm tempted to update sooner than later.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Ravreet_Kang:
I haven't run into any bugs but I haven't used it much either. Stage fright is still not fully patched by the way.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] dottat:
The last part of that being on google to fix .
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] gumbyx84:
Thought they already patched it on Nexus devices.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] vedru:
I'm in the same boat with the guys waiting for a s-off, bootloader, root hack for Verizon M9. From the feedback here, I get the idea that this update is a minor one with not much improvement. Since there is still small hope that someone might be looking into a hack for it, I will hold off for a month or so before applying the patch as usually newer versions are even harder to hack then the older ones, so after the update might be even more impossible to get it unlocked.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] michaelbsheldon:
new OTA battery life

Battery life seems to be better.

Have 2 rooted M9's on new OTA.

Both have 3-4% battery loss in night compared to 8% average on 1.33.

Also using Wakelock Detector, both are down from 18% wakes in night to 3%.

Not bad.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The Verizon m9 will not get an exploit unless a miracle happens. Verizon has gotten very good at locking boot loaders. However there is a thread dedicated to how you can get s off. I wouldn't hold off on updating because you think an exploit will be found.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] z284pwr@gmail.com:
Haven't noticed much changed with 5.1 myself. Camera is still dreadful in darker conditions, battery life is still nothing compared to what my M8 had. And for the bad the Sense is starting to crash on start up and now won't connect to a 5ghz wifi signal. Second device that has this problem. :rolleyes:
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] gumbyx84:
I assume you're other phones ran into problems on 5.0.1? So this is probably not the fault of the update?

By phone has been bugging me to update for the past two days so I wanted to check in one last time with you guys: The consensus is that the update runs no worse than 5.0.1, but not that much better for some users correct? Also those who ran into problems updating were in the minority.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] Dstu10:
Are you s-off and rooted. Did you just install a 5.1 rom and not run the lasted firmware. If so this might explain your issues. The camera is ok on the M9. Its not the worst but its defiantly lacking compared to other competitors.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] davidmcw:
Update went smoothly. Battery life seems better, but not any big changes that I can tell. Stagefright is 2/3 fixed. Honestly, the biggest thing I noticed is that you can wake the phone with a double tap when in landscape now (at least it seems to and I think that's new). Go for it.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] jwshields:
Has anybody had any luck installing this update with TWRP on the device?
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] PrizmaticSmoke:
You will not be able to accept an OTA update unless you are on stock recovery and with an unmodified system partition.

If you have TWRP installed and/or are rooted and/or are using a custom ROM, installation of the OTA will fail.
[Verizon HTC One (M9)] michaelbsheldon:
install

You'll have to use dottat's 133RUU, then update with the new OTA file or over the air.