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HTC One [Megathread]

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,992 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    DJW11 wrote: »
    anyone know how to set a screenshot as wallpaper without it being automatically resized?? trying to get my lecture timetable up as wallpaper of some sort so easy to find

    There's an app called Wallpaper Wizardrii, should let you set the wallpaper as needed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 188 ✭✭DJW11


    still the same cropping issues. surely theres a way of setting the wallpaper exactly the same as a picture appears on screen?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭MCD.


    Hi,

    I am on my 3rd HTC One in the space of 4 months.

    #1 Dead Pixels
    #2 Wouldn't charge
    #3 Dead pixels and proximity detector

    Am I right in assuming that based on the history I am entitled to return my phone and be released from my contract?

    Any help appreciated...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,992 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    MCD. wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am on my 3rd HTC One in the space of 4 months.

    #1 Dead Pixels
    #2 Wouldn't charge
    #3 Dead pixels and proximity detector

    Am I right in assuming that based on the history I am entitled to return my phone and be released from my contract?

    Any help appreciated...

    There's possibly an argument to be made, better off discussing it in the Talk To forum for whoever your phone carrier is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 752 ✭✭✭goose06


    MCD. wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am on my 3rd HTC One in the space of 4 months.

    #1 Dead Pixels
    #2 Wouldn't charge
    #3 Dead pixels and proximity detector

    Am I right in assuming that based on the history I am entitled to return my phone and be released from my contract?

    Any help appreciated...
    I would say you are but you'd probably need to go to the small claims process to get released from it. You want to reject and rescind your contract as it has been frustrated by the multiple device failures. Check out the NCA's guide http://www.consumerhelp.ie/faulty-goods


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    MCD. wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am on my 3rd HTC One in the space of 4 months.

    #1 Dead Pixels
    #2 Wouldn't charge
    #3 Dead pixels and proximity detector

    Am I right in assuming that based on the history I am entitled to return my phone and be released from my contract?

    Any help appreciated...

    Mine wont charge now while its turned on it keeps saying its in USB host mode,will charge when turned off though...ive looked online and it seems a common enough problem but i cant find a solution to fix it...anyone here have any ideas?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,679 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    MCD. wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am on my 3rd HTC One in the space of 4 months.

    #1 Dead Pixels
    #2 Wouldn't charge
    #3 Dead pixels and proximity detector

    Am I right in assuming that based on the history I am entitled to return my phone and be released from my contract?

    Any help appreciated...

    Generally contract is not for the phone but for the service. I don't think you can cancel the contract because of the fault with the phone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,252 ✭✭✭Keith186


    Mine wont charge now while its turned on it keeps saying its in USB host mode,will charge when turned off though...ive looked online and it seems a common enough problem but i cant find a solution to fix it...anyone here have any ideas?
    Is there dirt or fluff in USB area in phone. Use a light bristle brush to clean. Happened on my old phone and got errors but was fine once cleaned.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭mooseknunkle


    Keith186 wrote: »
    Is there dirt or fluff in USB area in phone. Use a light bristle brush to clean. Happened on my old phone and got errors but was fine once cleaned.

    This actually worked i just cleaned out the charger port and now its charging while turned on, thanks :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Hey guys, I thought I'd bookmarked the easiest method of transferring to a GPE, but it seems I didn't.

    Does anyone have a link to the easiest/best method to move to GPE?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭vengeance52


    Anyone know where I can get a replacement HTC One screen cos I went and dropped my phone and it has a crack through the centre.

    The phones display and touch etc still works fine, just the crack is annoying me.

    Cheers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,605 ✭✭✭Testament1


    Right, new issue. Apps have now started randomly crashing and the phone has to be restarted to get them to work again. Seems to be some sort of chain reaction too in that if one crashes then I can't use any other app without them crashing upon opening and the phone has to be restarted. This ever happened anyone else?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,992 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Sonics2k wrote: »
    Hey guys, I thought I'd bookmarked the easiest method of transferring to a GPE, but it seems I didn't.

    Does anyone have a link to the easiest/best method to move to GPE?

    This is the guide I followed, and it worked quite well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    dulpit wrote: »
    This is the guide I followed, and it worked quite well.

    Appears to be no link there :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,992 ✭✭✭✭dulpit




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 ✭✭✭Sonics2k




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭alanc2003


    Sonics2k wrote: »
    Cheers!

    bare in mind that if you are on hboot 1.54 you will have to use rumrunner to get s-off rather than moonshine. there is a good guide for s-off on xda

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2365506


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭lfc2000


    Anyone know where I can get a replacement HTC One screen cos I went and dropped my phone and it has a crack through the centre.

    The phones display and touch etc still works fine, just the crack is annoying me.

    Cheers

    Forget about it. Screens are virtually irreplaceable on the HTC one. There is too much damage done while trying to open it, because of the unibody design. Received the worst Mark for repairs to a mobile ever.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 270 ✭✭DublinBeaker


    I have the One on Meteor and something that can be annoying.
    If I choose to reject a call it appears to ring back straight away as if the rejection was by mistake and I have continue rejecting it.

    Does this happen to anyone else or is this a setting ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭waynegalway


    dulpit wrote: »

    Just had a look at that video.

    I rooted and put custom roms on my Galaxy S3 last year, and it seemed a lot more straightforward than on the One.

    Is it really worth doing? I heard somewhere that the camera isn't as good after conversion, is that right?

    What does GPE do for battery life?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,992 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Just had a look at that video.

    I rooted and put custom roms on my Galaxy S3 last year, and it seemed a lot more straightforward than on the One.

    Is it really worth doing? I heard somewhere that the camera isn't as good after conversion, is that right?

    What does GPE do for battery life?

    It's not a ROM though, it sets your phone up as the Google Play Edition, which means you'll receive OTA updates from Google as and when they push them. Also means you won't be rooted.

    I ran the GPE version for a while. Good points were battery life (to an extent) and increased performance. Bad points were mainly to do with no sense (I like sense). Ultimately I switched to a Sense ROM.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭waynegalway


    dulpit wrote: »
    dulpit wrote: »
    It's not a ROM though, it sets your phone up as the Google Play Edition, which means you'll receive OTA updates from Google as and when they push them. Also means you won't be rooted.

    I ran the GPE version for a while. Good points were battery life (to an extent) and increased performance. Bad points were mainly to do with no sense (I like sense). Ultimately I switched to a Sense ROM.

    Fair enough. I kinda like Sense too. Way slicker than TouchWiz.

    I have a Nexus7, so I can see what the latest OS is like on that, so I'm not itching to have it on my phone. I'd only convert if it made a real positive difference.

    I think if I still had my S3 I'd be more tempted to convert.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭vengeance52


    lfc2000 wrote: »
    Forget about it. Screens are virtually irreplaceable on the HTC one. There is too much damage done while trying to open it, because of the unibody design. Received the worst Mark for repairs to a mobile ever.

    So its either send back to HTC to fix or get new one?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭seanaor


    Picked up one of these second hand. Lovely phone. First thing I tried was putting a GPE ROM on it. Unlocked the bootloader and rooted easily enough, but I didn't realise that unlocking the boot loader and s-on/s-off were two different things. (I assumed they were the same).

    Ended up stuck in a bootloop, which was annoying, but managed to pull it back to stock after a bit of hit and miss with adb. After a frustrating hour or so with revone and moonshine, finally copped that I needed rumrunner. All in all, about 3 hours it took.

    Very happy with it. Battery seems to last better than the nexus 5, which, as far as I know, has the same capacity.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭rolexeagle1


    Anybody have any idea when we will get KitKat?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭waynegalway


    srumball wrote: »
    Anybody have any idea when we will get KitKat?

    Can't point you to a source off the top of my head, but I read before Xmas that HTC are rolling it out around the end of January.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,012 ✭✭✭The_B_Man
    Something about sandwiches


    There's not really much difference in 4.4.
    If any update came out, i'd be more interested if it came with a Sense update tbh.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭waynegalway


    The_B_Man wrote: »
    There's not really much difference in 4.4.
    If any update came out, i'd be more interested if it came with a Sense update tbh.

    Yep, with you on that. I have kit kat on my nexus 7, and there's no stand out feature in it that I'm chomping at the bit to get on my One. An update to Sense, though, could bring something new.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,501 ✭✭✭ofcork


    Put mine on charge last night at 20% battery,woke up this morning and was only at 72% and back of phone was warm,anybody have this before?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,830 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    I have a water damaged one, doesn't seem to charge correctly as the light flashes for a split second every 5 seconds maybe. It does half power on then dies. Reckon battery is goosed and a few minor water marks on the phone. Anyone know if it is worth anything as it's almost mint otherwise.


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