Did anyone order HTC One?

[ChronoReverse]

Why not just use email notifications (which won't impact the battery)?

 

[Qbah]

Why not just use email notifications (which won't impact the battery)?

I don't know, it's not really elegant. An app and its own notifications just feels clean. I don't really like or use email that much.

 

[Imported]

Sounds great, but this application needs root access... I checked how to get it on the HTC One and it's rather complicated... Flashing and other things involved, I don't know if I'm ready to dive into that D:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2182792

Haven't used it, but there's an all-in-one program for it..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942

 

[cronos]

In general, rooting the One involves unlocking the bootloader --> flashing recovery --> flashing superuser. It's not the simplest rooting procedures out there, but it's definitely not one of the hardest.

The toolkit works fine. I unlocked my One's bootloader manually following the guide on HTC website, and then I used the toolkit to flash the recovery. And then I flashed superuser manually again.

If you're going to use the toolkit, just make absolutely sure that you download the correct toolkit for your One (Sprint, ATT, T-Mobile or International).

 

[ChronoReverse]

I don't know, it's not really elegant. An app and its own notifications just feels clean. I don't really like or use email that much.

If you don't use email much that's even better since your regular emails don't interfere.

Honestly, it would be nice if the Facebook app wasn't terrible and eats up battery if the notifications are on (I use the app but turn off notifications and Greenify it).

 

[Qbah]

In general, rooting the One involves unlocking the bootloader --> flashing recovery --> flashing superuser. It's not the simplest rooting procedures out there, but it's definitely not one of the hardest.

The toolkit works fine. I unlocked my One's bootloader manually following the guide on HTC website, and then I used the toolkit to flash the recovery. And then I flashed superuser manually again.

If you're going to use the toolkit, just make absolutely sure that you download the correct toolkit for your One (Sprint, ATT, T-Mobile or International).

Any idea if this procedure can impact the soon-to-be-released JB 4.2.2 upgrade from HTC?

 

[cronos]

Any idea if this procedure can impact the soon-to-be-released JB 4.2.2 upgrade from HTC?

Short answer is yes.

Medium answer, my understanding is, as long as you only flashed custom recovery and root, all you need to do is flash back the original recovery and you're good to go.

 

[s44]

Honestly, it would be nice if the Facebook app wasn't terrible and eats up battery if the notifications are on (I use the app but turn off notifications and Greenify it).

As of a few months ago, Facebook *still* didn't use GCM for notifications.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Does Facebook really use that much battery? I realize it uses a separate running process, but it's still cloud based. It may cause some extra wakelocks, but honestly it's not that bad. If anything Google Latitude eats far more battery than anything else. 3000 wakelocks since 8am this morning anyone?

 

[Red Storm]

Does Facebook really use that much battery? I realize it uses a separate running process, but it's still cloud based. It may cause some extra wakelocks, but honestly it's not that bad. If anything Google Latitude eats far more battery than anything else. 3000 wakelocks since 8am this morning anyone?

What app do you use to track wakelocks?

 

[vshah]

Does Facebook really use that much battery? I realize it uses a separate running process, but it's still cloud based. It may cause some extra wakelocks, but honestly it's not that bad. If anything Google Latitude eats far more battery than anything else. 3000 wakelocks since 8am this morning anyone?

get the app "backitude" to update your latitude location with much more control & less battery usage than the built in updater in gmaps.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

What app do you use to track wakelocks?

BBS and Wakelock Detector

get the app "backitude" to update your latitude location with much more control & less battery usage than the built in updater in gmaps.

I suppose that could work. I don't use that much location based stuff except for Foursquare when I go somewhere new to check in, but it seems Latitude in general has so many updates per hour that leveraging other software for location data will barely save data. So the solution is to forgo this data aggregation or to get lower refresh rate via Backtitude. I should probably learn to just turn off Latitude altogether, because there really isn't a balance for these things.

 

[Bateluer]

http://androidspin.com/2013/05/20/senseless-htc-one-coming-out-with-android-4-2/

The HTC insider (@LlabTooFeR) tweeted about this Senseless One, and it could be out in the next few weeks. Of course, this could all be a bunch of rumors, but @LlabTooFeR has been pretty spot on with his HTC device predictions. He correctly predicted the HTC First, as well as the specs for the HTC M4. It would not hurt HTC whatsoever if they decided to release this variant of their phone.

Want.

 

[s44]

It will still be slow on updates if it's not properly Googly/AOSPed.

 

[Red Storm]

Yeah, the big thing about the stock GS4 is not that it's running stock Android, it's that the phone will be getting the Nexus treatment, prompt updates direct from Google. HTC has said they will not be doing what Samsung did, so I'm thinking if this rumor is true then it's just going to be a stock One, which is no where near as exciting (for me).

 

[Bateluer]

Yeah, the big thing about the stock GS4 is not that it's running stock Android, it's that the phone will be getting the Nexus treatment, prompt updates direct from Google. HTC has said they will not be doing what Samsung did, so I'm thinking if this rumor is true then it's just going to be a stock One, which is no where near as exciting (for me).

Being a completely stock Android device will still allow them to get updates to it faster, though it'll remain to be seen whether they'll take advantage of it. It still does remove the biggest flaw with the One though, SenseUI.

 

[Imported]

Guess its a YMMV. I prefer Sense 5.0 over CM10 and I get to keep Blinkfeed.

 

[Crono]

Anyone hear about the HTC One J or the Chinese variants that have a microSD? I don't care about microSD, but that might be a good version for anyone comparison shopping between the S4 and the One.

Guess its a YMMV. I prefer Sense 5.0 over CM10 and I get to keep Blinkfeed.

Me too. I've never had earlier Sense phones, but I'm guessing the dislike people had for it was justified. Sense 5 though is unobtrusive and useful. I wouldn't want to give up Highlights or Zoe, either.

 

[Bateluer]

Me too. I've never had earlier Sense phones, but I'm guessing the dislike people had for it was justified. Sense 5 though is unobtrusive and useful. I wouldn't want to give up Highlights or Zoe, either.

All the versions of Sense are very intrusive, completely reskinning every aspect of Android. Whether you find them useful or not is a matter of the individuals opinion though.

I've only personal experience with Sense 2.1 through 4.1 though . . . haven't gone hands on with a One yet.

 

[Deeko]

Yep, I actually like Sense 5. I put ADW on my One for a few days but ended up uninstalling it. I actually really like BlinkFeed, and since I don't use gmail, the Sense email app is way improved over stock email, not to mention HTC's various widgets and tweaks that generally work well. To each their own, I understand the draw to swift updates and all that, but I'm running a light Sense ROM that has most of AT&T's crap removed and I'm happy with it.

 

[Crono]

All the versions of Sense are very intrusive, completely reskinning every aspect of Android. Whether you find them useful or not is a matter of the individuals opinion though.

I've only personal experience with Sense 2.1 through 4.1 though . . . haven't gone hands on with a One yet.

Well, I meant unobtrusive as in it doesn't hamper my ability to do what I want versus stock Android. For reference, my first real heavy experience using Android was on the Nexus 7. While Sense 5 is different from stock Android in that Blinkfeed is the main screen, the application list is vertical, the transitions are a bit different, the lock screen is different, and the styling overall is tweaked, it still feels like stock Jelly Bean in that it's very smooth and it doesn't take any more time or effort to run apps.

It doesn't feel like there is a penalty to it being a skin. Even all the junk apps that AT&T installs and all the Google apps are placed in just two folders by default, which I conveniently put on the last applications page. Granted, it would be better if those apps weren't installed in the first place, but they aren't taking up a significant amount of space at least.

I tried using Nova launcher, which a lot of people recommend, but I ended up switching back to Sense almost right away. It's fairly simple and elegant on the One. I know some people might not prefer the look of it, but I haven't experienced any real lag or issues at all with it.

 

[Bateluer]

Well, I meant unobtrusive as in it doesn't hamper my ability to do what I want versus stock Android. For reference, my first real heavy experience using Android was on the Nexus 7. While Sense 5 is different from stock Android in that Blinkfeed is the main screen, the application list is vertical, the transitions are a bit different, the lock screen is different, and the styling overall is tweaked, it still feels like stock Jelly Bean in that it's very smooth and it doesn't take any more time or effort to run apps.

It doesn't feel like there is a penalty to it being a skin. Even all the junk apps that AT&T installs and all the Google apps are placed in just two folders by default, which I conveniently put on the last applications page. Granted, it would be better if those apps weren't installed in the first place, but they aren't taking up a significant amount of space at least.

I tried using Nova launcher, which a lot of people recommend, but I ended up switching back to Sense almost right away. It's fairly simple and elegant on the One. I know some people might not prefer the look of it, but I haven't experienced any real lag or issues at all with it.

I use Nova on my Razr HD, but like I said, I haven't gone hands on with Sense 5 yet. Sense 2.1-4 have been absolute trash though, and Sense 5 doesn't appear that different, going by screen shots. I get a bonus at work this quarter and my contract with Verizon is experience. The One is on a short list, but I'm pretty sure it'll be rooted and running CM within a fortnight.

 

[Deeko]

It's already rooted and CM builds are running.

 

[Crono]

It's already rooted and CM builds are running.

I think he meant that he will likely root his One if/when he buys it.

 

[Qbah]

I lost 4.3% an hour not doing anything on the thing, except a 20 minute call and browse tumblr for 10 minutes... GSAM says 10% for screen, 84% for Apps, out of which 36% is taken by Kernel and 8% by Google services...