HTC One [Megathread]

The_B_Man · 09-11-2013 01:03AM

Has anyone noticed that when they receive a call, contact pictures arent displaying?

Rod Serling · 09-11-2013 11:01AM

Anyone reckon the price of the One will drop any time soon? It's still €599 on 3 from Carphone Warehouse which just seems insane for a phone that's nearly a year old.

I was waiting on the N5 reviews and now they're coming and it seems pretty forgettable, the One is definitely more appealing to me.

TitianGerm · 09-11-2013 11:09AM

Rod Serling wrote: »

Anyone reckon the price of the One will drop any time soon? It's still €599 on 3 from Carphone Warehouse which just seems insane for a phone that's nearly a year old.

I was waiting on the N5 reviews and now they're coming and it seems pretty forgettable, the One is definitely more appealing to me.

You could get a second hand one ?

Sonics2k · 09-11-2013 11:09AM

Rod Serling wrote: »

Anyone reckon the price of the One will drop any time soon? It's still €599 on 3 from Carphone Warehouse which just seems insane for a phone that's nearly a year old.

I was waiting on the N5 reviews and now they're coming and it seems pretty forgettable, the One is definitely more appealing to me.

It's only out about 6-7 months now, and for a 32GB it's a very good price. Only €10 more than the 16GB S4 and €80 less than the 16GB iPhone 5.

wonski · 09-11-2013 01:35PM

Rod Serling wrote: »

Anyone reckon the price of the One will drop any time soon? It's still €599 on 3 from Carphone Warehouse which just seems insane for a phone that's nearly a year old.

I was waiting on the N5 reviews and now they're coming and it seems pretty forgettable, the One is definitely more appealing to me.

It should drop. The One is great phone, but 599 today? Not sure if it is fair price. Look around (online/stores etc), or as someone else mentioned the "used" ones on Adverts.

beno619 · 09-11-2013 05:23PM

Dont really agree, still the best phone money can buy and still cheaper than an iPhone if your buying new from a store.

Having said that they are going for < €400 brand new on Adverts.

Sonics2k · 09-11-2013 05:26PM

beno619 wrote: »

Dont really agree, still the best phone money can buy and still cheaper than an iPhone if your buying new from a store.

Having said that they are going for < €400 brand new on Adverts.

The ones on Adverts were bought as upgrades, so the person is making a couple of hundred straight up cash from the sale.

Worth going for really, the odds of it being a scam are slim with a HTC One compared to Samsung S4 or iPhone 5.

philthrill69 · 09-11-2013 06:44PM

Around the €500 Mark roughly sim free http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BFC59T4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1384022483&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX110_SY165

ronanc1000 · 09-11-2013 07:39PM

listermint wrote: »

Is it stock or does it have a ROM on it ? did you buy it second hand ?

Should be updated by now. Try a friends sim in it from a different network to see if that stimulates and update.

No its new, sim free, it boots up in vodafone but any sim will work.

Ivefoundgod · 10-11-2013 10:04PM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

No its new, sim free, it boots up in vodafone but any sim will work.

Mine is the same as this. Bought new from a shop in Dublin, still had plastic wrapping on it. Its got a Vodafone "Discover" app on it but I don't think it works. Still no update for me either.

dulpit · 10-11-2013 10:44PM

Update on my google edition HTC One, since I switched I've definitely noticed an increase in battery life, and the phone seems quicker. You would miss the off bit of sense though - specifically the dialler/contact management, sense interacts with facebook/twitter contacts better than vanilla android.

Hopefully there'll be more improvements in 4.4, which I assume is due this week or next.

Ivefoundgod · 10-11-2013 11:02PM

dulpit wrote: »

Update on my google edition HTC One, since I switched I've definitely noticed an increase in battery life, and the phone seems quicker. You would miss the off bit of sense though - specifically the dialler/contact management, sense interacts with facebook/twitter contacts better than vanilla android.

Hopefully there'll be more improvements in 4.4, which I assume is due this week or next.

I like the stock Dialler but the "People" app is poor on stock android. The Sense people app is far better and looks much better too when you have it linked to Facebook/Twitter. I like how it shows the persons last status/tweet, pretty handy for certain things.

pedatron · 11-11-2013 12:34PM

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

I like the stock Dialler but the "People" app is poor on stock android. The Sense people app is far better and looks much better too when you have it linked to Facebook/Twitter. I like how it shows the persons last status/tweet, pretty handy for certain things.

Agree totally. Its the only thing stopping me going full vanilla android. Are people after getting the hangouts update that allows them to use it for sms? I enjoy the emojis but its annoying that they are specific for the actual app an not for an actual keyboard. Frustrating!

dulpit · 11-11-2013 12:39PM

Is there a people app that mirrors the HTC experience I wonder?

Ivefoundgod · 11-11-2013 12:40PM

pedatron wrote: »

Agree totally. Its the only thing stopping me going full vanilla android. Are people after getting the hangouts update that allows them to use it for sms? I enjoy the emojis but its annoying that they are specific for the actual app an not for an actual keyboard. Frustrating!

Yeah I tried the APK of the new Hangouts with SMS but didn't really like it. It was messy switching between SMS/IM which kinda defeats the purpose of Hangouts handling both. iMessage is still a far better app than Hangouts.

I've got emojis on the new Google Keyboard but the phone doesn't seem to display them in Twitter or on Facebook messenger when an iOS user messages me with Emojis. Annoying too.

Ivefoundgod · 11-11-2013 12:42PM

dulpit wrote: »

Is there a people app that mirrors the HTC experience I wonder?

There's plenty of alternatives, Contacts+ DiallerPro (I think its called) but I'm a bit wary of giving all those permissions to apps like those plus I don't know if they would actually be any better than the Sense people app.

pedatron · 12-11-2013 04:06PM

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Yeah I tried the APK of the new Hangouts with SMS but didn't really like it. It was messy switching between SMS/IM which kinda defeats the purpose of Hangouts handling both. iMessage is still a far better app than Hangouts.

I've got emojis on the new Google Keyboard but the phone doesn't seem to display them in Twitter or on Facebook messenger when an iOS user messages me with Emojis. Annoying too.

Yeah it's just a poormans imessage at the minute anyway. Long way to go yet!

dulpit · 12-11-2013 04:22PM

Google edition should be getting kit kat this week, if HTC stick to their 15 day promise.

Here's hoping

Harcrid · 13-11-2013 09:34AM

Still waiting for the 4.3 update to get pushed to my phone. Any reason why its taking so long? I bought the phone online from the UK a few months ago and I received the previous 4.2.2 update over the air with no problems.

Ivefoundgod · 13-11-2013 09:51AM

Harcrid wrote: »

Still waiting for the 4.3 update to get pushed to my phone. Any reason why its taking so long? I bought the phone online from the UK a few months ago and I received the previous 4.2.2 update over the air with no problems.

Pretty similar situation for me. Got the 4.2.2 update after I turned on the phone. Nothing since. Mine is Vodafone branded but unlocked.

Harcrid · 13-11-2013 10:57AM

I think mine was Orange initially before it was unlocked.

smilerf · 13-11-2013 01:45PM

Lads I used the sense keypad for texting but since the 4.3 update I can't seem to change it from the qwerty . Any ideas thanks

FatRat · 13-11-2013 07:55PM

Well lads... going to send my phone away for repair and by doing so I imagine it will be wiped. So I tried to put my files from it onto my computer today.... only to plug it in and get a "This device is malfunctioned and windows cannot recognize it" or whatever.... I cant seem to fix this problem. Whats this new update ye speak of? If theres a new update that I havent downloaded yet that might be the problem maybe?

Harcrid · 13-11-2013 09:21PM

Try it in a different USB port or a different computer if you have one. New update would not have anything to do with it.

FatRat · 13-11-2013 09:24PM

Harcrid wrote: »

Try it in a different USB port or a different computer if you have one. New update would not have anything to do with it.

It did surprisingly! I just updated it and my computer recognized it no problem afterwards! What was the new update btw? I'm now on Android 4.3 even though I thought the next update was 4.4? Was it just an update from sense 5 to sense 5.5?

Idleater · 13-11-2013 09:39PM

FatRat wrote: »

Was it just an update from sense 5 to sense 5.5?

And 4.2.2 - > 4.3

ronanc1000 · 14-11-2013 11:45PM

Anyone update to Google hangouts which replaces it says replaces talk.
If I update, what the difference?

Idleater · 15-11-2013 07:30AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

If I update, what the difference?

Green icon instead of white

nedd · 15-11-2013 08:17AM

ronanc1000 wrote: »

Anyone update to Google hangouts which replaces it says replaces talk.
If I update, what the difference?

It is more than just the icon, hangouts can now be used as sms app, although it's not as good add other sms apps.
Check the what's New section of the app on play store

Bluefoam · 15-11-2013 08:54AM

Can anyone tell me what the N icon is in my systems tray? I just got the update and hate seeing this crap...

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