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On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 4:48 AM, Brian Weeden <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks man, I think I'll pull to trigger tomorrow on the phone and then > I'll start playing around. > > I don't really play games on my phone or do anything really intensive. > Mostly email, browsing, reading, and light apps. So the max battery life > tweak sound good to me. > > ------- > Brian Weeden > Secure World Foundation > +1 202 683-8534 > > On Aug 3, 2013, at 20:45, Naushad Zulfiqar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I agree with your assessment. HTC has better hardware (physical) and > > software (sense 5) vs Samsung (Plastic and Touchwiz). Samsung is too > > cartoony and weird looking for me. Regarding the hardware button, I also > > agree, hardware button is pretty bad to use and I don't like it. That > > said, the HTC ONE is a capacitive button and also set up the wrong way > (not > > following android guidelines). There is some weirdness going on with HTC > > also, such as hitting home twice for the task manager and other > keypresses > > to get Google Now. > > > > I've owned several high end phones over the years, and for some reason, I > > still prefer the on screen keys that the Nexus 4 provides. Along with > the > > MOTO X and some other models. > > > > About OTA, some custom roms do offer OTA, but their OTA can be half baked > > or really well done. But in either way, you download the full package > and > > then upon accepting the OTA it automatically goes into recovery and > flashes > > it or you flash it manually. Thankfully the process is not too painful > and > > the OTA's don't come too often, maybe once a couple of weeks or in some > > cases once a month. > > > > One more thing, with android you never change the bootloader, just the > > recovery and ROM. Speaking of recoveries there are mainly 2 out there. > > CWM (Clockwork) and TWRP. TWRP is more graphical and supports the Open > > Recovery Script that a lot of ROMS use to automate stuff like flashing > the > > ROM, then modem, then something else, then wiping dalvik cache and other > > stuff, so that's why I recommended TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project). > > > > With either recovery it's advisable to first do a nandroid backup from > > within the recovery. This is akin to creating an ISO image of your > phone, > > so if you flash to a newer version of a ROM or to a different ROM and > don't > > like it, you can always "re-image" your phone back to it's previous state > > including all preferences and wallpapers that you have set. It's a true > > image. > > > > Also read up on Titanium Backup. That app is worth it's digital weight > in > > gold!! I use it regularly and almost every day. It can do some > freakishly > > amazing stuff!! > > > > In the end, if none of this custom ROM malarkey makes you happy, it's > also > > very easy to revert back to stock and continue using it that way. > > > > For a vanilla experience with some bells and whistles over stock, try > > Cyanogenmod. It's compiled from the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) > and > > has some really nifty features built in that I wish were in stock > android. > > In fact a lot of stuff in stock comes from Cyanogen. These guys are at > > the leading edge of Android Development. > > > > But there are some caveats with Cyanogen (www.get.cm) Stable builds for > > the S4 and One don't exist, and you would have to run nightlies. That > can > > also mean flashing every night. Thankfully there is a free app called > > Cyandelta on the play store that downloads only the delta's and flashes > > that, so instead of a 180 MB download every day, it's around 5-6 megs. > But > > then again, if a particular build of the nightly is working fine, then > > there is no real reason to upgrade. But you know me, I like to inflict > > hurt on myself :) > > > > Hope that's not too overwhelming. It may seem as such, but once you > > understand the basics, flashing ROMS and Kernels is really fun and you > can > > really tailor your device to your particular usage needs. Like I said, I > > value battery life, so I flashed the ROM and Kernel that gave the best > > battery life for me. But at the same time, when I wanted to play games I > > wanted full performance. Hence I chose Carbon Rom and Matri1x Kernel. > > > > I'll do some general research on the HTC one and will provide some > > suggestions on which Kernel and/or ROM you should start off with. > Speaking > > of which, the best path in the beginning is to stick to a customized > stock > > ROM. That's where they take the stock rom and tweak it to remove > excessive > > bloat, add new features and tweak the speed. You get the stock look and > > feel but with generally better performance and features. > > > > Till next time, take care! > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 3:02 AM, Brian Weeden <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> > >>> 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 <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Yeah I do it all the time. > >>>>> > >>>>> What do you need. > >>>>> On Aug 3, 2013 7:34 PM, "Brian Weeden" <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Anyone on here have experience with putting custom mods on Android > >>>>> phones? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --------- > >>>>>> Brian > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Best Regards, > >>> > >>> > >>> Zulfiqar Naushad > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Zulfiqar Naushad > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
