Thanks, this is good stuff. I've been going back and forth about S4 or One, and I could probably live with either. The one thing that sort of annoyed me about the S4 was that it still has a hardware menu button, despite that going away in Android. Plus the Samsung software is just horrible. While I could probably live with the default HTC software, no way I could deal with the Samsung crap.
Part of what I'm struggling with is being overwhelmed with options. Unlike iOS where you get one bootloader, one recovery, and one ROM there's a ton of options out there for Android. However, I have gotten really used to OTA updates and a good backup/recovery if something goes wrong. Do any of the options you suggest offer OTA? Does going such a customized route make recovery any harder? What about backing up your device? --------- Brian On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey there Brian. > > First off good choice on the phone. In my opinion and after using both > phones I do say that the One is better than the S4. That said, the Verizon > versions info is sparse at best. I found info on most other carriers > except verizon. Anyway, that link you had seems okay. > > The basic premise for HTC phones is as follows. > > 1. Unlock Bootloader (do this as soon as you get your phone because if > you unlock the bootloader you basically end up deleting all user data on it > and returning it to factory settings) > 2. Once the bootloader is unlocked you need to flash a custom recovery on > it. Having a custom recovery will allow you to basically flash any file > into the OS. > 3. I recommend TWRP for the recovery. I find it the best. > 4. Also download superuser (like supersu or others) from the web and > download it. > 5. Once you flash the recovery and copy the supersu onto the phone; > 6. You would boot into TWRP and flash supersu from there. > > That's it your phone is rooted with a custom recovery. From there you can > do anything you want. > > Now regarding stock Android...............I think you will be losing a lot. > There are a lot of camera optimizations on these devices that you would > lose if you went that route. I would suggest doing the following. > > 1. Put the custom recovery and root the device. > 2. Keep the stock rom > 3. Use a launcher such as APEX or NOVA (I use APEX) and you will then have > a pure vanilla android homescreen experience, but still retain the > optimizations that HTC did for the camera and speakers and other things. > > If you insist to have vanilla android on it then if I'm not mistaken then > the Google Edition HTC One ROM does work flawlessly on the HTC One. > > There are no major caveats to doing a custom rom. Make sure that you check > out custom kernels also, they really really really improve the performance > of the phone. > > Just for info I'm using a Nexus 4 with Carbon ROM and Matr1x Kernel with > GPU Overclock. I'm getting similar performance to the S4 with all day > battery life. What's not to like!! The new MOTO X looks good to me also, > despite it being called a mid range device, I would have to disagree. > People are becoming spec whores and in the end there is no benefit to > having all that power when the apps don't need it and the battery life > suffers. For me, if I was in the US right now, the MOTO X would be near or > on the top of my list. One more thing, do consider getting a nexus 4, > they are cheap as chips and still a very viable phone and a powerhouse. > Otherwise wait till November for the Nexus 5. > > Oh and one more thing...... > > XDA Developers website and forums are your best friend. Repeat after > me....... XDA Developers is awesome!! > > LOL! > > Good luck and welcome to the world of Android. > > > On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I'm switching from iOS to Android in the next week or so. I want an HTC > > One with just stock Android on it. Only real option for good coverage > > where I need it is Verizon, and with them I would get charged the same > > price whether I had a subsidized phone or not. So, my plan is to get a > > new, subsidized HTC One and then root it to put stock Android on it. > This > > guide seems to be just what I need: > > > > > http://www.cultofandroid.com/26527/rooting-the-htc-one-the-right-way-how-to/#BPoyTdi0vV0cqaz0.99 > > > > > > I'm wondering if there are any gotchas I'm going to run across. Like, > would > > the fact that the phone is locked to a carrier (because it's under > > contract) prevent me from rooting it? > > > > > > > > --------- > > Brian > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Yeah I do it all the time. > > > > > > What do you need. > > > On Aug 3, 2013 7:34 PM, "Brian Weeden" <brian.wee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Anyone on here have experience with putting custom mods on Android > > > phones? > > > > > > > > > > > > --------- > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Best Regards, > > > Zulfiqar Naushad >
