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Hi guys!
I'm moving this week to One X coming from Motorola Razr and I'm a bit confused with so many things going on here.
My current device have locked bl and we don't have that much kernels, roms, etc.
I've some knowledge on unlocking HTC devices. I've done this once in a Legend. And already know how to root and use a cwm later. But, atm I just wanna to update my device for testing it (stock) so, my question is about all those roms out there:
Q. what's the best and/or new retail (RUU) rom atm for Tegra 3 One X?
Q. There is any bug in device itself (hardware related). Mean, I saw a lot of complains about lags in sense and an echo on calls? These problems has being fixed in the new roms you're suggesting?
Q. After this testing fase, I'll wanna rum some mods so, what custom rom is really fully working and you recommend. Also a nice kernel for better battery life would be appreciated.
Maybe these questions sounds kinda noob to you, but that's because I am.
Thanks in advance!
Please, ayone? :good:
pedrotorresfilho said:
Hi guys!
I'm moving this week to One X coming from Motorola Razr and I'm a bit confused with so many things going on here.
My current device have locked bl and we don't have that much kernels, roms, etc.
I've some knowledge on unlocking HTC devices. I've done this once in a Legend. And already know how to root and use a cwm later. But, atm I just wanna to update my device for testing it (stock) so, my question is about all those roms out there:
Q. what's the best and/or new retail (RUU) rom atm for Tegra 3 One X?
Q. There is any bug in device itself (hardware related). Mean, I saw a lot of complains about lags in sense and an echo on calls? These problems has being fixed in the new roms you're suggesting?
Q. After this testing fase, I'll wanna rum some mods so, what custom rom is really fully working and you recommend. Also a nice kernel for better battery life would be appreciated.
Maybe these questions sounds kinda noob to you, but that's because I am.
Thanks in advance!
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Congrats to purchasing an amazing phone! Regarding your questions!
1. Never really understood what RUU means, somebody else gonna have to answer that.
2. The hardware issues were in the first batches, it has been fixed now! However I purchased mine the first week it came out, and it has been working flawlessly all the time!
3. My personal favorite roms are ViperX, ARHD and CM10 by tbalden. I would recommend faux kernel also, it's rock stable!
To finish this post, all luck to you and your new phone!
Sent from my HOX running CMX by Tbalden.
The ruu depends on what your devices CID is you can't flash an ruu I'd your phones CID doesn't correspond to the RUUs. Download an app called CID getter and post what your CID is.
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Hi guys!
I'm moving this week to One X coming from Motorola Razr and I'm a bit confused with so many things going on here.
My current device have locked bl and we don't have that much kernels, roms, etc.
I've some knowledge on unlocking HTC devices. I've done this once in a Legend. And already know how to root and use a cwm later. But, atm I just wanna to update my device for testing it (stock) so, my question is about all those roms out there:
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Q. what's the best and/or new retail (RUU) rom atm for Tegra 3 One X?
.11 is the latest EU ROM and the one most people are on. There's a .12 that's been released in the Nordic countries but it only updates the radio; I'm guessing for specific issues they had. Be warned: HTC's randomly denying warranty repairs regardless of the issue for unlocked phones. Also, because of the Apple patent issues, HTC U.S. can't repair an international phone if it requires a motherboard replacement because they can't reload the international s/w. If your phone's not on .11 it's probably an Asian phone. Check in the dev section for their latest ROM. A mega-update is due pretty soon bringing the phone up to 4.0.4 along with a host of performance and feature improvements.
Q. There is any bug in device itself (hardware related). Mean, I saw a lot of complains about lags in sense and an echo on calls? These problems has being fixed in the new roms you're suggesting?
Early on there were a bunch of random QC issues. Things seem to have quited down a bit. There's a Wi-Fi h/w fault and a pretty long thread on it. About +/- 10% of phones seem affected. I have an early-build phone and haven't had any issues with it. As ROM's go, .11 is very stable. The degree of lag you experience is directly corellated with how many widgets, syncs, and apps you've got going at the same time. The forthcoming update which people have been using as a leak speeds things up.
Q. After this testing fase, I'll wanna rum some mods so, what custom rom is really fully working and you recommend. Also a nice kernel for better battery life would be appreciated.
Tons of discussion in the "Mega" thread in the general section and throughout the dev section.
Tingelholm said:
Congrats to purchasing an amazing phone! Regarding your questions!
1. Never really understood what RUU means, somebody else gonna have to answer that.
2. The hardware issues were in the first batches, it has been fixed now! However I purchased mine the first week it came out, and it has been working flawlessly all the time!
3. My personal favorite roms are ViperX, ARHD and CM10 by tbalden. I would recommend faux kernel also, it's rock stable!
To finish this post, all luck to you and your new phone!
Sent from my HOX running CMX by Tbalden.
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Hi!
I really appreciated the reception here. I'm used to the Razr/Maxx forums and did a lot of friends there. But the Locked bl made me move to One X.
I'll try the roms and kernel you've suggested.
Thanks a lot!
ste1164 said:
The ruu depends on what your devices CID is you can't flash an ruu I'd your phones CID doesn't correspond to the RUUs. Download an app called CID getter and post what your CID is.
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Well, after unlocking the bootloader I don't have to worry with CID limitations right? My device is an European one. I bought and I'm waiting it arrive? Do you have any pill to recommend? lol
I'm really excited with this phone and really appreciated the reception man.
Thanks!
BarryH_GEG said:
Q. what's the best and/or new retail (RUU) rom atm for Tegra 3 One X?
.11 is the latest EU ROM and the one most people are on. There's a .12 that's been released in the Nordic countries but it only updates the radio; I'm guessing for specific issues they had. Be warned: HTC's randomly denying warranty repairs regardless of the issue for unlocked phones. Also, because of the Apple patent issues, HTC U.S. can't repair an international phone if it requires a motherboard replacement because they can't reload the international s/w. If your phone's not on .11 it's probably an Asian phone. Check in the dev section for their latest ROM. A mega-update is due pretty soon bringing the phone up to 4.0.4 along with a host of performance and feature improvements.
--Most devices in Brazil are from Europe or USA, mine is from Europe, the international version. HTC leaved Brazil about two months ago due poor sales performance. Can't believe that. We have more people using cellphones here than our population which is about 190 millions. So, I don't have warranty anyway, I'll first be clear of all going ons here to avoid a hard brick :d
Yeah, I saw the mega update news. AFAIK AT&T users already got it right?
Q. There is any bug in device itself (hardware related). Mean, I saw a lot of complains about lags in sense and an echo on calls? These problems has being fixed in the new roms you're suggesting?
Early on there were a bunch of random QC issues. Things seem to have quited down a bit. There's a Wi-Fi h/w fault and a pretty long thread on it. About +/- 10% of phones seem affected. I have an early-build phone and haven't had any issues with it. As ROM's go, .11 is very stable. The degree of lag you experience is directly corellated with how many widgets, syncs, and apps you've got going at the same time. The forthcoming update which people have been using as a leak speeds things up. :good:
--I'll definitively go to this .11. Its 4.0.4 right? I didn't experienced any lags, I'm waiting mine. Bought two days ago. Just don't wanna mess anything. So I'm taking care to do nothing stupid. Hope I'll be getting a good one.
Q. After this testing fase, I'll wanna rum some mods so, what custom rom is really fully working and you recommend. Also a nice kernel for better battery life would be appreciated.[/COLOR]
Tons of discussion in the "Mega" thread in the general section and throughout the dev section.
--That's one of the reasons that made me ask for a guidance here. There are really a lot of stuff going on here. lol
I'm most used to the Razr forum section and you can imagine how bad is the development on a locked bootloader device.
Just for comparison we don't have any kernel, except extra modules hacks, and maybe 3 roms partially working. And Razr was released last year.
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I'm impressed with One X forum. The device itself and you guys. Thanks a lot!
Cheers
I want to preface this first by saying that...
A. I am not a developer
B. I have huge respect for developers, i know it's not easy
C. I am familiar with rooting/flashing/adb/ etc, just not about Rom development
my question....
The HTC One GPE edition is no different from our VZW phone right? Shouldn't the Rom be able to be directly ported over without issue?
Or does the phone being LTE/Verizon cause issues?
Now i know it's not that easy or this clearly would have been done.... I am just wondering why the GPE roms are not directly able to be flashed on our phones.
Also, if i leave Verizon, and go to T-Mo, would i be able to flash a GPE RUU and have the phone work?
Thanks for anyone with any insight. Just curious about getting a true 100% pure GPE rom on my phone....
IIRC our model primarily uses a CDMA radio while the developer edition uses a GSM based radio. If you directly flashed the GPE ROM you would most likely kill your phone's radio.
mooseknuckles said:
I want to preface this first by saying that...
A. I am not a developer
B. I have huge respect for developers, i know it's not easy
C. I am familiar with rooting/flashing/adb/ etc, just not about development itself or Roms
my question....
The HTC One GPE edition is no different from our phone VZW right? Shouldn't the Rom be able to be directly ported over without issue?
Or does the phone being LTE/Verizon cause issues?
Now i know it's not that easy or this clearly would have been done.... I am just wondering why the GPE roms are not directly able to be flashed on our phones.
Also, if i leave Verizon, and go to T-Mo, would i be able to flash a GPE RUU and have the phone work?
Thanks for anyone with any insight. Just curious about getting a true 100% pure GPE rom on my phone....
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Your second question is primarily the reason. Our phones run on CDMA/LTE technology. the GPE ROMS are based on GSM technology. so even though you probably could flash one of their ROMS, you more than likely would not have any data or not be able to make phone calls or send text. To answer your last question, I believe these phones are carrier unlocked carrier so you could technically pop in a Tmobile SIM and get their 2G or 3G service(with the right APNs with our current ROMS). I see that people are doing this with their ATT/TMobile/Unlocked phones but I havent heard of anyone getting it to work on the CDMA variants(VZW/Sprint). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G8JXdPk-no
Have you tried some of the GPE modded Roms we have for VZW?
mademan420 said:
Your second question is primarily the reason. Our phones run on CDMA/LTE technology. the GPE ROMS are based on GSM technology. so even though you probably could flash one of their ROMS, you more than likely would not have any data or not be able to make phone calls or send text. To answer your last question, I believe these phones are carrier unlocked carrier so you could technically pop in a Tmobile SIM and get their 2G or 3G service(with the right APNs with our current ROMS). I see that people are doing this with their ATT/TMobile/Unlocked phones but I havent heard of anyone getting it to work on the CDMA variants(VZW/Sprint). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G8JXdPk-no
Have you tried some of the GPE modded Roms we have for VZW?
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I did use Newt's GPE ROM when i had the DNA, and it worked fairly well. I have not tried any yet on the One, since i only got the phone a few weeks ago. It looks like they are customized, and i am looking for pure GPE no mods at all. But i still might give the other GPE rome a try, have you tried them? any feedback? Part of me thinks i might make the leap to the CM KitKat build since it seems relatively stable....
mooseknuckles said:
I did use Newt's GPE ROM when i had the DNA, and it worked fairly well. I have not tried any yet on the One, since i only got the phone a few weeks ago. It looks like they are customized, and i am looking for pure GPE no mods at all. But i still might give the other GPE rome a try, have you tried them? any feedback? Part of me thinks i might make the leap to the CM KitKat build since it seems relatively stable....
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Im running Santod's tiKtaK ROM as we speak. It's 4.4 as well and its really vanilla. Beats is the only main thing that doesnt work in it but he says he will look into it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531235
mademan420 said:
Im running Santod's tiKtaK ROM as we speak. It's 4.4 as well and its really vanilla. Beats is the only main thing that doesnt work in it but he says he will look into it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531235
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Beats is not a deal breaker for me. I just need good in call audio, data/wifi/signal, tether, and stability. No extra jazz for me.....
I do like how these builds get quick updates so far. makes my little time with verizon left worth while. i am debating jumping to tmo come summer time....
Hey guys,
I was wondering if there's anyway to convert my Verizon HTC One into Google Edition HTC One, with OTA updates and all of that.
I review this guide here: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-...with-bootloader-recovery-ota-updates-0148068/
But somewhere in the comments someone asked if it could be done for Verizon and the answer is "NO". So here I am asking again on XDA if someone have found a way to do this...
hophamson said:
Hey guys,
I was wondering if there's anyway to convert my Verizon HTC One into Google Edition HTC One, with OTA updates and all of that.
I review this guide here: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-...with-bootloader-recovery-ota-updates-0148068/
But somewhere in the comments someone asked if it could be done for Verizon and the answer is "NO". So here I am asking again on XDA if someone have found a way to do this...
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head on over to the original development section. get yourself S-offed so you can flash roms.
install a google play edition rom from the android development section. there are two there I believe.
hophamson said:
Hey guys,
I was wondering if there's anyway to convert my Verizon HTC One into Google Edition HTC One, with OTA updates and all of that.
I review this guide here: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-...with-bootloader-recovery-ota-updates-0148068/
But somewhere in the comments someone asked if it could be done for Verizon and the answer is "NO". So here I am asking again on XDA if someone have found a way to do this...
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ddurandSGS3 said:
head on over to the original development section. get yourself S-offed so you can flash roms.
install a google play edition rom from the android development section. there are two there I believe.
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If I read this correctly, you want to make your Verizon phone a true GPE most likely in order to get the OTA 4.4 update. This is not possible because there is no official CDMA GPE. But as ddurandSGS3 suggested, you can get a custom GPE ROM in order to make your One basically like the GPE. Then you will not be getting any Google OTA Updates, but the Dev's will more then likely be updating their ROM's to 4.4 when they can.
I'm curious on this as well. I'm on AT&T, but my friend is on Verizon. I'm not a fan of custom ROMs, as I like to use original HTC software. That said, I'm thinking there must be a way or tweaking settings on the GPE (and/or Developer Edition) to get them working properly with Verizon. For starters, the following CDMA compatible network types are available in the phone menu (*#*#4636#*#* > Phone Information) for the Dev Edition:
CDMA auto (PRL)
CDMA only
EvDo only
CDMA + LTE/EvDo auto
CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto
LTE, CDMA
I know there's a little more to it than that when using Verizon, but surely it's a start. The goal is to have an unbranded phone with OTA updates working. With AT&T, it's easy. Why anybody wanting this would stick with Verizon is beyond me. This is why I left them in 2007 back when I was flashing my V3m and V3c RAZR to unbrand it. It was a lot of work, and I became good with it, but I decided that I shouldn't have to go to that much trouble just to make my phone the way it should've been in the first place.
That's my short rant. The root question remains... How to use the GPE (or Dev Edition) software on Verizon when you don't want to use a custom ROM.
While I would love nothing more than to use his HTC One for testing purposes, he isn't able to part with it long enough for me to make any progress or at least get some answers.
EsJayEs said:
I'm curious on this as well. I'm on AT&T, but my friend is on Verizon. I'm not a fan of custom ROMs, as I like to use original HTC software. That said, I'm thinking there must be a way or tweaking settings on the GPE (and/or Developer Edition) to get them working properly with Verizon. For starters, the following CDMA compatible network types are available in the phone menu (*#*#4636#*#* > Phone Information) for the Dev Edition:
CDMA auto (PRL)
CDMA only
EvDo only
CDMA + LTE/EvDo auto
CDMA/EvDo/GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto
LTE, CDMA
I know there's a little more to it than that when using Verizon, but surely it's a start. The goal is to have an unbranded phone with OTA updates working. With AT&T, it's easy. Why anybody wanting this would stick with Verizon is beyond me. This is why I left them in 2007 back when I was flashing my V3m and V3c RAZR to unbrand it. It was a lot of work, and I became good with it, but I decided that I shouldn't have to go to that much trouble just to make my phone the way it should've been in the first place.
That's my short rant. The root question remains... How to use the GPE (or Dev Edition) software on Verizon when you don't want to use a custom ROM.
While I would love nothing more than to use his HTC One for testing purposes, he isn't able to part with it long enough for me to make any progress or at least get some answers.
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I think it all boils down to Verizon not allowing unknown devices on their network. They claim it is to maintain the integrity of their network, but it seems like a big crock to me. That is why many unlocked phones cannot just pop in a Verizon SIM and work. Seems pretty stupid to me, but that is how it works these days...
But... What about phones that did come from Verizon? The ESN/IMEI/MEID would remain the same, so Verizon will see their phone on the network.
EsJayEs said:
I'm curious on this as well. I'm on AT&T, but my friend is on Verizon. I'm not a fan of custom ROMs, as I like to use original HTC software. That said, I'm thinking there must be a way or tweaking settings on the GPE (and/or Developer Edition) to get them working properly with Verizon.
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What you're proposing is impossible. It's more than just a setting in the #*#*4636#*#* menu. The device has to actually have CDMA binaries installed to even communicate on Verizon's network in the first place. The GPE builds for the HTC One are specifically for the model sold through the Play Store, which is a GSM device.
Verizon HTC One owners require the help of devs to port the GPE ROM over by inserting and configuring the CDMA binaries so that it works with our special snowflake radio configuration. There are two such ROMs in the dev section right now.
There is no way to do it, but there are some great GPE ROMs you can use. It's not the same as OTAs, but you'll get what you need without waiting too long. The debs here are great and work quickly
Hello all,
I'm just wondering, do you guys notice or know of any real difference b/t the unlocked/non-carrier firmware that's out there and the carrier-specific firmware from T-Mobile for the M8? Is one considered better than the other?
Please share your thoughts with us!
Thank You,
RockStar2005
RockStar2005 said:
Hello all,
I'm just wondering, do you guys notice or know of any real difference b/t the unlocked/non-carrier firmware that's out there and the carrier-specific firmware from T-Mobile for the M8? Is one considered better than the other?
Please share your thoughts with us!
Thank You,
RockStar2005
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I know my experience with the M7 (yes i know its an M8 forum but still somewhat relevant) is Yes, the carrier firmware was better.
I had a Stock TMO branded M7. I did the full conversion to make it a GPe unit. It was nice but i had some signal issues. It was better with the TMO radios but ultimately i put it back to stock TMO and for me i got the best results like that.
IAmSixNine said:
I know my experience with the M7 (yes i know its an M8 forum but still somewhat relevant) is Yes, the carrier firmware was better.
I had a Stock TMO branded M7. I did the full conversion to make it a GPe unit. It was nice but i had some signal issues. It was better with the TMO radios but ultimately i put it back to stock TMO and for me i got the best results like that.
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No I think the M7 experience is definitely still relevant!
Ok, you're the first one so far here to say that. So the radios change based on the firmware? Why is that? I mean, why would the radios be affected by the firmware? Seems to me it'd be better to leave the radios alone and let them remain how they came.
My previous OTA was from T-Mobile, but in order to get updated ViperOne M8, I had to get the firmware for 2.22 and T-Mo wasn't deploying it. They apparently just approved it on the 18th, but as u prob read above, I'm not even sure if they've deployed it, and what it contains. I seem to have as much signal quality as before. I just wish they'd have VoLTE deployed for the M8s. That would be great.
RockStar2005
I have been with T-Mobile less then 2 years. Prior to that i was with sprint over 10 years. I got most of my "radio" experience flashing different radios for the Samsung GS2.
That device was super finikey when it came to radios. I also found at the time that 3 different network vendors set up most of the CDMA network in the USA for Sprint. So for me having a specific radio work well meant that same one might not work so well up north. Samsung was also known to not have very good hardware / antennas (when i say radios i am referring to the firmware for the specific device.) So while my devices hardware stayed the same Samsung was making software tweaks during each revision of software.
But to keep it simple, Yes, different versions of radios can work differently in each device. Thats even with stock radios. Then if you add stuff like a GPe radio to a stock unit, or what i had with my M7 using a GPe ROM with a TMO radio. It always pains me to see people who post about using carrier A phone unlocked with carrier B network. Those people will never get the most out of their hardware network wise because carrier B has worked with the manufacturer to make sure their device is created to be specific to their network. Sure an unlocked will work but not at 100% efficiency. It could be a hardware limitation, could be some software that is baked into the ROM to make it work better, or even as simple as TMO baking in WiFi calling with their network.
I mean look what happened to the Note 3 for TMO. Originally it shipped with LTE not even enabled. The hardware was there then BAM, with an OTA LTE was enabled. Flash forward to the last few months, 2 separate updates for VoLTE. Those are radios updates that are specific to the hardware in the Note 3.
Hopefully someone else can chime in as well. Id hate to think im the only one.
Six,
No you explained that rather well! My cousin has the Note 3 so I know what u said about the last part (on VoLTE) is def true. I wish HTC would hurry the F up and give us M8 ppl VoLTE. Would be nice. And make it available everywhere, not just major cities (it's avail in Chicago, but I live 25-30 min away).
I have a buddy who works for U.S. Cellular corporate, and he said the same thing. Unlocked phones, esp ones sold by one carrier but used on another's network, don't work AS well as when the phone is made for your carrier's network. International phones at least I believe work fine if released OFFICIALLY in the U.S. (i.e., Sony's Xperia Z2, which is ONLY avail that way in the U.S.), because they've been tested on ALL carrier networks/bands, but that's diff than using say a Sprint phone on T-Mobile's network, I believe. (Or using a phone that wasn't approved for all the major U.S. carriers.)
So far you're the only who seems pro-carrier firmware/OTAs, but that's ok. That's why I started this thread, so I can get all sides of the story. But if you read the previous posts, the other posters make a compelling argument that's pro-noncarrier. It sounds like in my situation I'm fine, b/c I'm pretty sure the int't M8 was tested on T-Mo's bands already. The firmware would just go along with that same data, so I don't think I'm having any loss of quality. Now if I carrier-unlocked my phone and tried it on Sprint or Verizon, or even AT&T......... then I would expect a loss of quality at some level.
Thanks,
RockStar2005
Agreed. I see merits in both custom roms, stock roms, GPe Roms and Cyanogen.
Back in the GS2 days i was a big fan of using some of those custom ROMS guys would cook up. It fixed a lot of issues with Android.
But for ME, since 4.2.2 and up, i have been happy with stock ROMs.
In fact i almost always ran custom roms on my older devices and only recently started to leave them stock.
The last thing was when TMO gave me 3 GB free tethering, that was the last thing i might have rooted for.
My note 3 is stock, my M8 is still stock. and my back up M7 is stock (after putting GPe on it for a few weeks and testing stuff out).
I for one use my M8 as my daily phone and my Note 3 as my back up / game device.
For example, today at lunch i had local news streaming on my M8 while my Note 3 was tethered to my M8. On my Note 3 i was playing a few games while i waited for my food then answered a few emails and chatted with a friend on Hangouts.
With TMOs recent 4.4.3 update my M8 seems to run better then before and i feel im getting better battery life out of it.
Cant wait for my Note 3 to get 4.4.3 or 4.4.4. Also really looking forward to Android L on both of the units.
The way i look at it is what are YOUR pros and cons. LOL.
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Agreed. I see merits in both custom roms, stock roms, GPe Roms and Cyanogen.
Back in the GS2 days i was a big fan of using some of those custom ROMS guys would cook up. It fixed a lot of issues with Android.
But for ME, since 4.2.2 and up, i have been happy with stock ROMs.
In fact i almost always ran custom roms on my older devices and only recently started to leave them stock.
The last thing was when TMO gave me 3 GB free tethering, that was the last thing i might have rooted for.
My note 3 is stock, my M8 is still stock. and my back up M7 is stock (after putting GPe on it for a few weeks and testing stuff out).
I for one use my M8 as my daily phone and my Note 3 as my back up / game device.
For example, today at lunch i had local news streaming on my M8 while my Note 3 was tethered to my M8. On my Note 3 i was playing a few games while i waited for my food then answered a few emails and chatted with a friend on Hangouts.
With TMOs recent 4.4.3 update my M8 seems to run better then before and i feel im getting better battery life out of it.
Cant wait for my Note 3 to get 4.4.3 or 4.4.4. Also really looking forward to Android L on both of the units.
The way i look at it is what are YOUR pros and cons. LOL.
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My "pros and cons" list involves having all pros and NO cons! lol
I think I'll prob just wait for the T-Mo OTAs from now on, but then again, b/c I have ViperOne, I won't know when they get deployed unless I constantly revert back to stock. Ughh! I guess so far I haven't really noticed a difference in signal and call quality since installing a non-carrier firmware, though it's only been like not even 2 weeks yet since I did it.
That's cool though that you're so happy with it. Perhaps your posts are an indication that T-Mobile has gotten better with their overall quality, and so that's something to look forward to for when I do go back to stock (whenever that is lol).
Thank You,
RockStar2005
Most people make a big deal about carrier OTAs. So you really dont need to revert back to check for them. As long as your active on the boards you will know when a device gets an OTA.
I failed to mention that part of why im happy with stock is because devices are now getting to the point where they are so fast that having bloat ware on them doesnt noticeably slow down the devices like they used to. At least i dont notice it. Pluse with 4.2.2 they allow you to "disable" most apps you dont want to use. So thats another plus.
Back in the day i used to root and do the custom ROM for extra battery life, or tethering, or to make the device snappier.
I honestly would have thought that someone else might have chimed in by now and added their 2 cents.
IAmSixNine said:
Most people make a big deal about carrier OTAs. So you really dont need to revert back to check for them. As long as your active on the boards you will know when a device gets an OTA.
I failed to mention that part of why im happy with stock is because devices are now getting to the point where they are so fast that having bloat ware on them doesnt noticeably slow down the devices like they used to. At least i dont notice it. Pluse with 4.2.2 they allow you to "disable" most apps you dont want to use. So thats another plus.
Back in the day i used to root and do the custom ROM for extra battery life, or tethering, or to make the device snappier.
I honestly would have thought that someone else might have chimed in by now and added their 2 cents.
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Six,
Yeah, that's true. Or I can check on T-Mobile's update site, though there may still be some delay b/c of how they deploy OTAs: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-10366
I've noticed that too, and before I got ViperOne and also Titanium Backup, I was disabling several apps too. Though I prefer to just uninstall them.
RockStar2005
Six,
I talked to one of the ppl at Team Venom, and he said he has T-Mobile and recommends just taking T-Mobile's firmware updates for better cell reception. I'll do that from now on. But for now, if anyone is interested, I have here a link to the latest radio image file for the M8 (as of 8/27). Just download and "install flash" in TWRP.
And if you're rooted and want to get rid of the "red splash" screen during boot-up, try flashing the attached mod! :victory:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/beucjivbc4i9y3u/RadioUpdate_2.22.531.5_1.19.213311491.03G.zip
Thank You,
RockStar2005
So... My question now.. I'm one of those buy vzw m8 take over to T-Mobile. I'm running viper 2.3. It runs great. But vzw never updated to newest firmware.so my question I guess is... Can I flash a T-Mobile radio or firmware to my vzw phone? I kinda know the answer, but I'd rather ask. So if I can.. that'll be great!
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I know on the M7 that would brick the unit.
The CDMA and GSM units had different hardware and flashing any GSM ROM into a CDMA unit bricked them.
I want to say the same holds for the M8.
Can someone else confirm that for me?
IAmSixNine said:
I know on the M7 that would brick the unit.
The CDMA and GSM units had different hardware and flashing any GSM ROM into a CDMA unit bricked them.
I want to say the same holds for the M8.
Can someone else confirm that for me?
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Yeah thanks I kinda figured that, but you know it never hurts to ask, especially if it has the potential to maybe work out.
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Then maybe would it be better for me when Verizon gets the ota for 4.4.3.... I should implement that, and then.... Redo my rom?
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Hi fellow HTC One enthusiasts
I just got an unlocked AT&T M8 a few days ago to upgrade from my Nexus 5 that I'm using on T-Mobile and really enjoying, especially the beautiful screen and exceptional build quality!
So here's my situation: First off, I'm pretty rusty with regards to general ROM installation stuff since I started using Nexus devices, but, being a Nexus enthusiast, the first thing I did when I received my M8 was unlock the boot loader and S-Off the device to fully convert the AT&T M8 to the GPE Lollipop version following this tutorial on YouTube .
So from that, I now have a bootloader-unlocked AT&T M8 with fully stock GPE software (eligible for OTA updates from Google like a Nexus device), S-Off through Sunshine and I believe no custom recovery.
However, I'm having trouble figuring out the LTE/data signal on T-Mobile and some slow Wifi issues that I'd been having since before converting to GPE. I've tried changing the APN's to numerous different ones and the average LTE speeds I've been getting is about 1-4 Mbps here in the Los Angeles suburb area whereas with my Nexus 5, I was receiving at least15-20 on a regular basis. On top of that, the stock Google camera performs horribly on this device and I would love to use the HTC Sense camera instead but I've read that HTC Camera APK is incompatible with Vanilla Android.
So I looked around to remedy these two problems that I have with the signal and camera and I figured that the best solution is to install this ROM on XDA called LolliGPE which is a Multi-carrier ROM that is based on GPE Lollipop and is mostly vanilla with some Sense apps (including the HTC Camera app).
However, reading the instructions, it has a prerequisite that is emphasized quite a bit throughout the thread:
A. Update your device to your carrier's 4.4.4 Firmware BEFORE flashing anything here. Google it.
So that's where it gets confusing for me (and I've spent a few hours "Googling it" and on XDA to try to figure out an approach).
*Which carrier's firmware do I flash (AT&T, the phone's intended carrier vs. T-Mobile, the carrier I'm subscribed to)?
I'm about 80% sure that it's T-Mobile's firmware that I need since I'll be using the phone with T-Mobile, but I need to make sure, and also need to know which one to flash since bricking this beautiful device would wreck my soul.
I've read that having S-off is pretty crucial to simplifying the process and I'm pretty glad to have paid for Sunshine, so I at least have that going for me.
So in conclusion, if anyone could guide me towards the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for making it all the way down here, sorry for the wall of text!
If you used the 5.0.1 RUU that graffixnyc posted your FW is already up-to-date and on the right version. What you need to do is add the APN to the phone manually. Funny that Google didn't pre-load the US APNs into the ROM as (technically) the GPe M8 is US-only yet it has the UK APNs in it...
Thanks for the input Eddy! 5.0.1 did have APN's preloaded in it upon installment but I was getting really slow speeds with it, so I spent the next two hours after that trying a multitude of other APN's from all over the web and the best one I found netted me an average Down of about 7 Mbps.
If I'm at the latest firmware, can I proceed to installing LolliGPE then?
Also, I'm wondering if flashing T-Mobile specific radios will help me with the issues that I'm having
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I did use the 5.0.1 RUU from graffixnyc
You should be OK to flash the new ROM so long as it is based on the GPe build (due to partition sizes). Other than that I can't really comment as my 4G speeds were the same or better than when using Sense so didn't ever look into anything else
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You should be OK to flash the new ROM so long as it is based on the GPe build (due to partition sizes). Other than that I can't really comment as my 4G speeds were the same or better than when using Sense so didn't ever look into anything else
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I see, thanks for the help Eddy, you're the man!
If I were to update my firmware in the future, would I be updating to T-Mobile's (my carrier I'm subscribed to) or AT&T's, the phones original carrier?
As your phone is now GPe all updates are from HTC/Google and are nothing to do with your carrier