HTC One [Megathread]

iwantmydinner · 09-12-2013 12:02PM

waynegalway wrote: »

...I noticed from day one with the phone that the last 10% does drain quicker than the rest. Not instantly, but definitely quicker.

Yep, I find this too.

Same thing happens my diesel tank.

SmithySeller · 09-12-2013 12:49PM

petes wrote: »

I've noticed the battery is pants since the last update, says it's at 10% then gone!

Yep, and definitely only since the last update. Overall, I'd say slightly worst (nothing too problematic), but once it goes into the red, its goodnight very soon after..

The_B_Man · 09-12-2013 06:05PM

Is anyone using the Qualcomm battery guru app on their HTC One?
I'm getting 2 days battery, if i dont play games too much.

waynegalway · 09-12-2013 08:20PM

The_B_Man wrote: »

Is anyone using the Qualcomm battery guru app on their HTC One?
I'm getting 2 days battery, if i dont play games too much.

2 days while playing any games at all is impressive. I downloaded it, but at first glance it seems to be doing the same job as the built in power saver mode.

implausible · 09-12-2013 10:50PM

petes wrote: »

I've noticed the battery is pants since the last update, says it's at 10% then gone!

Mine too. I'm now finding I have to plug into the car on the way home, to make sure it doesn't die before bedtime. I'm also noticing mine getting very hot also, especially on phonecalls.

Have others had this experience? Any recommendations? I've turned off Google's locations service.

Ivefoundgod · 10-12-2013 09:29AM

Can't say I've noticed any difference in battery performance since the update. The phone always got kinda warm when doing particularly strenuous work but thats the case with all aluminium phones.

It could be that there's a bug in there somewhere which is causing the problems but its odd that only some people are experiencing them :-/

The_B_Man · 10-12-2013 12:10PM

waynegalway wrote: »

2 days while playing any games at all is impressive. I downloaded it, but at first glance it seems to be doing the same job as the built in power saver mode.

Ye its probably the same as leaving the power savings mode on all the time.
Does the power saver feature underclock/undervolt the CPU when not needed? The battery guru also has a feature that cuts down on apps communicating unnecessarily, so it keeps your phone in low power mode more consistently.
I dont know enough about the low power mode to compare properly.

waynegalway · 10-12-2013 12:22PM

The_B_Man wrote: »

Ye its probably the same as leaving the power savings mode on all the time.
Does the power saver feature underclock/undervolt the CPU when not needed? The battery guru also has a feature that cuts down on apps communicating unnecessarily, so it keeps your phone in low power mode more consistently.
I dont know enough about the low power mode to compare properly.

The built in power saver can be used to control the cpu, haptic feedback, display brightness and data connections.

The data connection setting just cuts those radios off when the screen is off, basically. There's also a setting to control "sleep mode", so you can set up a times window where data connectivity is always off.

In terms of apps, I just have each one set up to manually update, so I'm not sure how much snapdragon app will do extra for me.

Anyhow, I installed it, so it'll be interesting to see if the snapdragon app makes much difference.

vengeance52 · 10-12-2013 07:47PM

Updated a bunch of apps on my HTC One today and after I charged the phone I noticed that the battery would go from 100% to 91% in 7 minutes without me doing anything with it. Screen was off also.

After using wakelock detector, I disabled the (updated) facebook application and now my phone is holding the charge perfectly. Maybe someone else who is having battery issues could try this to see if this will help battery longevity.

nedd · 10-12-2013 08:23PM

I was having the same issue with my battery doing 15 percent in mins after the 4.3 update. I have updated to 4.4 from xda and don't have that issue anymore. I think it is something specific to the 4.3 build.

El Inho · 10-12-2013 10:33PM

is anyone else having issues where the + button in messages and contacts refuses to create anything? also the three dot menu button is doing nothing. I can recreate the effect of the three dot through a long press on the right capacitive button but thats it!

anyone had anything similar?

11-12-2013 05:56AM

El Inho wrote: »

is anyone else having issues where the + button in messages and contacts refuses to create anything? also the three dot menu button is doing nothing. I can recreate the effect of the three dot through a long press on the right capacitive button but thats it!

anyone had anything similar?

It's a bug in 4.3

Settings > developer options > advanced

Make sure animations are turned on.

fret_wimp2 · 11-12-2013 11:27PM

anyone have issues connecting to your pc after a recent update?

My htc one doesnt show up as a storage device anymore. Ive enabled USB Debugging in developer options as recommended on some forums, and rebooted both phone and pc many times. I have also installed the most recent drivers and copy of htc sync, but issue persists.

12-12-2013 12:05AM

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

anyone have issues connecting to your pc after a recent update?

My htc one doesnt show up as a storage device anymore. Ive enabled USB Debugging in developer options as recommended on some forums, and rebooted both phone and pc many times. I have also installed the most recent drivers and copy of htc sync, but issue persists.

Well I know this issue was common when people were upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2, but I can't imagine you are that far behind the game. This was the solution to that problem:

http://trickdroid.org/trickdroid-6-0-android-4-2-2-and-your-sd-card/

When going from 4.2.2 to 4.3 I had the issue of adb not working, this was solved by installing the latest HTC sync, only after I had manually removed all HTC elements from my pc beforehand. HTC driver updater in particular has to be removed from your pc before installing latest HTC sync.

Hope some of this may help.

fret_wimp2 · 12-12-2013 08:41AM

Basil3 wrote: »

Well I know this issue was common when people were upgrading from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2, but I can't imagine you are that far behind the game. This was the solution to that problem:

http://trickdroid.org/trickdroid-6-0-android-4-2-2-and-your-sd-card/

When going from 4.2.2 to 4.3 I had the issue of adb not working, this was solved by installing the latest HTC sync, only after I had manually removed all HTC elements from my pc beforehand. HTC driver updater in particular has to be removed from your pc before installing latest HTC sync.

Hope some of this may help.

Just recently moved to v4.3.
Unfortunately installing the new drivers and HTC sync didn't work. Tried it on a pc I never connected the phone to before.

When i do connect, the phone (sometimes) opens the car interface!

Il call up HTC, see what they have to say.

Thanks!

12-12-2013 08:44AM

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Just recently moved to v4.3.
Unfortunately installing the new drivers and HTC sync didn't work. Tried it on a pc I never connected the phone to before.

When i do connect, the phone (sometimes) opens the car interface!

Il call up HTC, see what they have to say.

Thanks!

Maybe a stupid question, but you have tried different USB cables?

El Inho · 12-12-2013 01:14PM

Actually fixed it by clearing the cache of the messages app!

El Inho · 12-12-2013 01:15PM

Actually fixed it by clearing the cache of the messages app!

FatRat · 12-12-2013 07:34PM

HTC have really outdone themselves this time....

Just got my phone back from repair. Turns out it isn't the same phone. Instead it is a brand new phone. The phone I sent away had a faulty loudspeaker which is the reason I sent it for repair in the first place. I thought they'd fix the speaker and return it. In fact, I thought I might not have been covered by the warranty... Because along with the faulty speaker, the phone had a lot of cosmetic damage most notably that two of the corners had dents in them. Also, the volume control was on the verge of breaking off the phone. Not to mind the scratches on the screen..

So I'd like to thank HTC for handing me a new phone for no valid reason. The only thing I can think of is that the speaker was too difficult to repair and the only option they had was to give me a replacement. Or maybe they're just nice people.....

irishgeo · 12-12-2013 10:22PM

i got a notification for a 80mb update what that about?

Paddy_B · 12-12-2013 10:41PM

irishgeo wrote: »

i got a notification for a 80mb update what that about?

Perhaps read the description?

Sundance_Kid · 13-12-2013 08:26PM

Looking at getting this phone or the Galaxy S4.

It seems to be a brilliant phone from what most people are saying.

What cover would people recommend to buy for this phone? And where to buy it from.

Thank you

Idleater · 13-12-2013 11:36PM

"Sundance_Kid wrote: »

What cover would people recommend to buy for this phone? And where to buy it from.

None, it's not necessary and the phone is far too nice to cover it up.

Kev. · 15-12-2013 12:00PM

Sundance_Kid wrote: »

Looking at getting this phone or the Galaxy S4.

Honestly dont get any other phone than the One,you would regret it...

waynegalway · 16-12-2013 11:04PM

Any handy way to go back a software version? I've got 4.3 with sense 5.5 and the battery has been pretty poor compared to before the update.

I have wakelock detector and a good battery stats app, and it's clear enough to me that the system itself is causing drain rather than any particular app.

Used to get 36 hours easily from full battery. Just about doing 24 now, with the same usage pattern. I'm clued in to all the various location and syncing settings that cause drain, and they're always kept off until needed.

16-12-2013 11:10PM

waynegalway wrote: »

Any handy way to go back a software version? I've got 4.3 with sense 5.5 and the battery has been pretty poor compared to before the update.

I have wakelock detector and a good battery stats app, and it's clear enough to me that the system itself is causing drain rather than any particular app.

Used to get 36 hours easily from full battery. Just about doing 24 now, with the same usage pattern. I'm clued in to all the various location and syncing settings that cause drain, and they're always kept off until needed.

If this was true (a one-third reduction in battery life), then there would be plenty of material online about this. I'm sure you could find some people complaining about battery life, but just as many saying it has improved.

You just need to find what is causing the drain. I believe 4.3 uses location reporting differently, so you need to make sure that scanning always available is off in your wifi settings, for example.

tl;dr: 4.3 isn't your problem, and if you go back to 4.2.2, you will be two software versions behind very shortly.

pm1977x · 16-12-2013 11:21PM

Basil3 wrote: »

If this was true (a one-third reduction in battery life), then there would be plenty of material online about this. I'm sure you could find some people complaining about battery life, but just as many saying it has improved.

You just need to find what is causing the drain. I believe 4.3 uses location reporting differently, so you need to make sure that scanning always available is off in your wifi settings, for example.

tl;dr: 4.3 isn't your problem, and if you go back to 4.2.2, you will be two software versions behind very shortly.

Have to disagree with this - there's lots of people complaining online about battery drain since 4.3 - from personal experience it's at least a one-third reduction in battery life. I accept plenty of people have had no issue, but for me it happened immediately after the update, too close to be a coincidence having been delighted with battery life up until then.

pm1977x · 16-12-2013 11:22PM

waynegalway wrote: »

Any handy way to go back a software version? I've got 4.3 with sense 5.5 and the battery has been pretty poor compared to before the update.

I have wakelock detector and a good battery stats app, and it's clear enough to me that the system itself is causing drain rather than any particular app.

Used to get 36 hours easily from full battery. Just about doing 24 now, with the same usage pattern. I'm clued in to all the various location and syncing settings that cause drain, and they're always kept off until needed.

There's no way to go back, asked HTC support already.

pah · 17-12-2013 01:55AM

pm1977x wrote: »

There's no way to go back, asked HTC support already.

Can you not just flash a rom of the older one

waynegalway · 17-12-2013 09:02AM

pm1977x wrote: »

There's no way to go back, asked HTC support already.

Thanks for that.

I don't want to go down the route of flashing roms. I read somewhere that 4.4 will be out around the end of January, so I guess I'll just hold on and hopefully htc will have fixed the issue for that release.

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