I want to share a moment just last week, when I was again glad I had rooted my DHD. I realize this kind of thread is unusual here, yet I think it's also important to appreciate.
I walked into a mobile shop to enquire about networks and getting a smarter tariff sorted out for my needs. When a sales assistant ignored me expressing I didn't want to change phones and whipped out his brand new HTC Evo 3D, and began to show off. He swiped the screen and a look of smug sanctification was written across his face, as the sense screens whirled.
"Oh and what phone do you have?", he half heartedly asked.
"The Desire HD", I replied.
"oh", a look of pity, or disdain (couldn't tell which) crossed his face. "about 5 generations older than my new phone".
I noticed he was running a task killer, and I commented on it, I was beginning to feel competitive, something about him suggested to me he had limited product knowledge.
I asked had he ever visited this site, as I had learned so much here about my phone and I had made the decision to root it. I got a blank look...the timing could not of been better..I then whipped out my DHD, turned it on, he looked surprised to see Sense 3 lock screen, I then whirled my screens around (such a useless exercise really). As it it smoothly came to a halt, I tilted it to show the 3d widgets ( I just couldn't help myself).
"ah, but mine has 3d and 2 processors", was he's only immediate reaction.
I just smiled and replied "and I guess you'll be getting a new phone soon again, rather than actually getting to use your phones full potential". I really at this point felt a little sad for him, he obviously updated as quick as a new phone came out under the believe newer is always better.
No matter how he dressed his phone up, and don't get me wrong it's a lovely phone he has, apart from some minor hardware specs, my rooted DHD could match his in every way and do a whole host of other useful things he would never be able to do.
"I can play Games faster on mine", was his final remark and which I raised an eyebrow, and replied "when I want to play proper games I have a PC"
Later that day, another individual in a shop asked me why I didn't wish to change phones, when I showed them, they understood totally and I pointed them to XDA.
All of this would not have been possible with out the Great bunch of Devs, chefs, and the general great feedback you get here on XDA, and I wish to say a massive thank you, your efforts are very much appreciated, and hopefully soon I'll be in a position to donate as well.
Would be good to hear any others tales of your Rooted DHD happy moments..
Dang, I'm in awe. Awesome story! I love the way you reply to the salesperson.
Yeahhhh beautiful!
We always encounter such circumstances! And we always feel like winners!
Personally, i encounter such things probably once a week when i show off my phone, especially with my friends having Sensation phone while i have FOR FREE a sensation ROM!
Cheers!
Awesome story. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, I have had my phone rooted for the last 7 months, yet I never felt the need till then to show it. My phone is my own, and not everyone can appreciate what rooting can achieve. Something about him, brought out 7 months of glee in me...I'm proud I didn't go overboard..still the thoughts persist with that sales assistant. I know he was doing his job to a point.
Yet personal it became as he didn't validate, he just mocked. Until he became desperate to validate he's own ego.
I'm very tempted to go back and show him a ROM by Capychimp, RCTeam and Coolexe I've had on my phone since first Beta.
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I've not themed it yet, which probably would tip the scales
I wonder am I being over the top? I'm normally would just let it go, yet I don't feel he is stupid, just lacking in the search for knowledge.
Either way, not really important I'm happy with my phone, and that's what really matters.
great story, had the same thing happen to me when i had an htc aria running 2.3.3 gingerbread when the inspire 4g came out. lol
After 10 months, i still think that i have got a new phone
i love this story
loved the story!
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Salesmen, pish!
I've never been the type to constantly update to the latest and greatest as soon as they become available, and I love the fact that my DHD still feels fresh and new today as the day I got it.
Thumbs up for XDA, ROM Devs and this thread!
Hahaha awesome feedback but Desire HD are lucky owners that our device got the most support as any other device if I'm not wrong. First sense 3 and sense 3.5 was ported on this device. It's still a great phone. Thanks to all our Great Devs here n xda
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191
Thumps up
Thumps up to you and your story
"... rather than actually getting to use your phones full potential"
It's almost as if I'd said that!
truly nice story
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As the title says, where do you put ur old phones? GF, sell, throw away, donate it?
I'm pretty happy that I managed to sell my HTC Tattoo, but maybe there are phone models which can't be sold anymore because they are not valuable anymore...
i have plenty of friends with less money then i
Selling my Htc magic hehe to a guy that was honest with me that he wants to buy them to fix and re-sell them (doesn't care about condition), and a good price too of 235$ canadian.
unless I can find higher i'll sell to him.
can't wait for sammy phone
The store I ordered it buys the old phones
As I do with all my old phones, give it one of the nursing staff who need it better than I.
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Forgot to say, it's an HD2
The phone i'm currently using is having its last breath and i don't know how it's working right now :\
Plus its company had a bankrupcy so even if i tried to donate it ,it'll be thrown back at my face ... guss what is it ?!
Its name is O2 Atom Life , i had Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 before but it died in front of my eyes so i went back to the mentioned device >_>
When i buy Galaxy S i want to do something with my O2 that'll makes me feel good and right now the only idea i'm having is throwing it from a high place
Gonna try to sell my bricked G1 on ebay. Hopefully someone would need parts when I do.
Giving mine to the GF, its the HTC Desire, which I still like immensely and want to keep around to play with when it gets Froyo etc
o2 mini
Putting my legendary O2 mini as table clock. Task reminder and daily weather report.
Wife's destiny!
The goal before my eyes, to buy the galaxy s, I had to promise my wife that she is allowed to crush my diamond with big hammer!!!
She hate's it so much, cause I played araound and flashed new ROMs all the time
I have a feeling that it will be getting worse with the galaxy s, but at least I have green lieght to buy one...
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The goal before my eyes, to buy the galaxy s, I had to promise my wife that she is allowed to crush my diamond with big hammer!!!
She hate's it so much, cause I played araound and flashed new ROMs all the time
I have a feeling that it will be getting worse with the galaxy s, but at least I have green lieght to buy one...
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...... That's the trouble with Wives, they NEVER, EVER forget.
Men work in single-cell attitude.... we see something, and either walk away or buy it.
Women on the other hand are complex multi-cell beings, wholly composed of unknown quantities of interconnected or interwoven argumental parts.
....My heart goes out to you.
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...... That's the trouble with Wives, they NEVER, EVER forget.
Men work in single-cell attitude.... we see something, and either walk away or buy it.
Women on the other hand are complex multi-cell beings, wholly composed of unknown quantities of interconnected or interwoven argumental parts.
....My heart goes out to you.
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Thank you man.
But, I love her and I especially love the idea to make a HD video of the crushing & perhaps burning session with wicked and wild look in her eyes.
I'm looking forward to the death of my Diamond since it is already half-dead and I'm really annoyed of it.
Greetings
mderm said:
Thank you man.
But, I love her and I especially love the idea to make a HD video of the crushing & perhaps burning session with wicked and wild look in her eyes.
I'm looking forward to the death of my Diamond since it is already half-dead and I'm really annoyed of it.
Greetings
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In that case.........
So very, very mad at my G1. A trip to the desert with my 12 gauge will set things right!
Use it as my drunk phone when I'm out and drinking.
Or maybe I just use my even older W850i for that.
X1 wasn't really cheap when it come out and I dont know if I want to lost it when I'm drunk.
It's still awesome phone.
Ill send in my nexus one to google to get it replaced for minor cosmetic damage. Then i'll either sell it, give it to the wife (which is unlikely since she drops and loses all the gadgets i give her) or put it in the draw on top of my Xperia X1i.
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give it to the wife (which is unlikely since she drops and loses all the gadgets i give her).
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Ahh, so you have one of those as well.
...and there I was thinking mine was from a 'duff batch'.
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Ahh, so you have one of those as well.
...and there I was thinking mine was from a 'duff batch'.
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Dont even make me bring up umbrellas ... The loss of my umbrellas brings a tear to my eye ... they were not just regular umbrellas they were art.
A week later after she had borrowed my umbrella ... "Hey babe do you know where my umbrella is ..." She replies ... "Oh, yea, I forgot it in the train, im sorry. Can i borrow this other one its pouring outside?"
At that point I just have to give up and give in. It is a helpless cause ... what did i get myself into.
I can't give my old one to the misses, she already wants a Galaxy S too, and being Korean she thinks she's more entitled to the first one!
I'll probably put a stock ROM back on my HD and offer it up on FreeCycle.
I'll keep my touchpro and drop the sim in it when I'm out on the water. That way if my phone goes swimming at least it's not the galaxy.
I have only seen one kernel.. the one posted here, works nice but are we going to start seeing more?
Same with ROMs.. there's captains, the cyanogen 5 port, which is buggy and then ozzy's. Maybe another one or two that I missed.. I was just wondering if were going to see a lot more start coming in the future? Or are we losing developers to the MOTO x? :/
I know were getting cyanogen 6 in the near future support too
And I'm not saying it has to be froyo.. just an awesome Rom, something new!
Droid Incredible Rooted!
it's still a bit soon.
what exactly are you looking for in a custom kernel? Now that we can flash a custom kernel, really the top things in my opinion are wifi-tether, VPN, undervolt/under/over clock, and thats about it...the rest of kernel pretty much works fine as is.
That's what I keep saying.. I just see the evo forum and they have a ton of stuff and hacks! Lol
Droid Incredible Rooted!
the phone had 3 roms and a kernel up the day it was rooted, and thats not impressive? i think people are forgetting the amount of work it takes to tailor an entire OS to a phone....
I know people are going to reply and say, give it time, root's still hard to come by and the reflash tool, just came out. But unfortunately, I'm starting to wonder the same as you, that the incredible is being passed over in favor of the motorola droid X. Which is a shame, cause I think the incredible's a great phone. Hope it wasn't wrong place wrong time for it, cause I'd love to see a 2.2 cyanogen 6 ROM for it...
<crossing fingers>
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That's what I keep saying.. I just see the evo forum and they have a ton of stuff and hacks! Lol
Droid Incredible Rooted!
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you cant compare the evo's progression to incredibles. the evo's software was released before the phone was, hence its root being achieved before anyone even had the phone, and the result in more roms and dev for the phone..
Well, I think a few of the problems that we have are that first, the nand is not completely unlocked which is why some haven't started doing a lot of work yet, and second, while there are some excellent devs working and providing support for the Incredible, many devs are shying away from it because it is a CDMA phone and cannot be unlocked quite like a GSM phone. I love Verizon's service but I sure do miss the days of swapping my sim card between several phones.
It's coming though, I'm sure we'll see lots of roms eventually (but the important question is how many will be different).
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I know people are going to reply and say, give it time, root's still hard to come by and the reflash tool, just came out. But unfortunately, I'm starting to wonder the same as you, that the incredible is being passed over in favor of the motorola droid X. Which is a shame, cause I think the incredible's a great phone. Hope it wasn't wrong place wrong time for it, cause I'd love to see a 2.2 cyanogen 6 ROM for it...
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No its been confirmed that were getting cyanogen mod 6 and future releases. So nothing to worry there. Which is probably the best Rom around, but I'd love to see others. That's all. I just hope we don't lose them to the MOTO X which would be ashame.
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Seriously. Give it time its been 1 week.
Things take time - remember of course that there's a smaller userbase (devs included) for the DI than other phones and that the phone's only been rooted a week.
The way I look at it - in a week's time, I've gotten root, I've had a custom recovery, a nandroid backup, wireless tethering, 802.11n networking and an undervoltage kernel to improve battery life. I call that one pretty sweet week
Thread cleaned up. Please keep it civilized.
Probobly because half the people on this forum cant even get root because of finicky SD Cards not allowing the various methods to work
What about themes ? We need more Roms and themes please !
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All I want is cyanogen mod with a decent theme.. preferably darkedge I could care less about the rest..hopefully wiimote will work with it.
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Things take time - remember of course that there's a smaller userbase (devs included) for the DI than other phones and that the phone's only been rooted a week.
The way I look at it - in a week's time, I've gotten root, I've had a custom recovery, a nandroid backup, wireless tethering, 802.11n networking and an undervoltage kernel to improve battery life. I call that one pretty sweet week
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THIS
TBH I am coming from the Hero (waiting...so impatiently for the incredible) and of all the roms, I ended up getting back to the basic root as above here.
rom chasing...
I had a G-1 Dream and the devs were churning out roms right and left. I do remember it starting very slowly at first and 1 or 2 devs. Hero and a couple others. and then everybody and his brother got on board. Same with the ppc apache. Off we went chasing the latest revision of our favorite devs build. It will happen here as well. It seems slow, but we are at the very forefront and on a platform that is a bit more difficult than the dream. Give it time and give yourself some patience. And definatly give these guys your support as they start to churn out a new batch of software. Don't give them a bunch of winy impatient user base that they would end up tiring of developing for and end up feeling that we are ungrateful. Hell I cant even root mine yet and kinda gave up for awhile until an easier, surer way is found and the nand thing is solved. And wow is it so much easier to come in and read the posts and not get so caught up into the hype and the sometimes disappointment involved with this whole process. I chased roms through a few platforms and finally learned to relax and let it happen. What a difference it is from chasing them down...
right guys ive been off here for a year or so last time i was here the touch por was the in phone to have, since then i have been on a iphone.but iam thinking of geting a hd2. now what i wanna know is are they worth it. with android etc coming out for it. is it a good buy.
You might want to read more. Android will not be truly ready for a long while. Sure it might boot now but with it crashing with in minutes it's still not really usable. Then there will be the issues with it not being able to use all of the hardware. So I would never look at Android being able to be an everyday OS for the HD2, just something to play with on the side.
if your in the USA and you want Android why not buy a EVO
I came from a touch pro to the HD2 and have mates (many) with iphones and also a few with android phones... I reckon it all comes down to;
1. whether the phone does everything you want
2. in a way that pleases you
3. with a good ownership experience
All my apps I take from phone to phone are obviously WM based and I must have outlook sync-ability as the phone's used as much for work as play so I've never been tempted to jump to android or iphone...
But I have to say the HD2, in a long line of WM based phones, is the best I have ever used, is quick and fulfills my needs with aplomb and poise never seen before...
Every time I grab my HD2 to use it I am pleased I have it...
Whether its a good buy is determined by how much you want to spend on it and whether it meets your needs...
i had the touch por as a phone and a toy to play with eg android on it, now i can change my iphone for a hd2 it will cost me a extra 30 quid.i have never had any issues with xdas,but iphone is a problematic phone with signal and not getting txt.so far i have had 11 xdas and loved them so think this will be the right one, i just wanted some advice and yet again you guys have said wot i thought. so thank u all.
tmorro night i might have a hd2
happy times.
ps yes i know about android not being right yet but iam willing to wait for it
Hi
I have always used windows mobile devices, i love it, but a lot of people hate it. Its like marmite i guess. If you are in the love camp then the hd2 is by far the best device yet. The sense interface is great, adding speed to getting to what you want to get at. The only thing i would say is a custom rom based around wm 6.5.x is a must. It adds the needed finger friendless, 6.5 still feels like it needs a stylus. Come on HTC i now you are reading, Bring us a official 6.5.x update!!
So if you are down with windows mobile and love the ability to tweak it the way you want it (but with hours on xda dev) Then The HD2 is the way to go! I love Mine
If you hate it by a nexus one or desire.
Peace
Get an iPhone 4... It will stop you posting questions outside of the Q&A section and people won't have to give you opinions you should make yourself .
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Get an iPhone 4... It will stop you posting questions outside of the Q&A section and people won't have to give you opinions you should make yourself .
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Ouch ... Harsh .... True, Very True, but Harsh ....
Sausages... Toulouse... lololololololololololololololol
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all i was asking was a simple question, and thank you to who replyed. and i now have a hd2 and bye bye iphone, ohhh and look i now have bars and can use my phone in my house inlike with apples issue phone lol lol.
rather harsh comment there. i have been here for years as a member but not been on since iphone. i had trouble finding the thread "should i buy a hd2 or stick with the iphone".
now time to play again right rom time.
sausagedog said:
all i was asking was a simple question, and thank you to who replyed. and i now have a hd2 and bye bye iphone, ohhh and look i now have bars and can use my phone in my house inlike with apples issue phone lol lol.
rather harsh comment there. i have been here for years as a member but not been on since iphone. i had trouble finding the thread "should i buy a hd2 or stick with the iphone".
now time to play again right rom time.
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Congrats on the the HD2 ....
I really think all NeoGreendawg was trying to say , in his gentlest of ways, was , "There is a sticky at the top of just about every forum(except this one of course) that says, "Please Post Questions in the Q&A Section" or something like that, to be honest not really sure what would qualify as General ...... ...
But I digress, Again Congrats on the HD2, and Happy 4th!!
Things like this is one reason why people are migrating to htcpedia which is a shame because it is nothing on XDADEV. If you have nothing helpful to say about a perfectly sensible question, then why post?
There is nothing wrong with your question. As watcher64 pointed out there is no sticky, so there was no harm in asking.
We are all here to help each other, i thought that was the whole point of this forum.
Hope you are happy with the HD2.
Peace.
My beloved HTC Nexus One.
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He was with me in the worst of times (Sony x10), and the best of times (HTC sensation, Samsung Galaxy S2).
He helped me not to lose my way (GPS), and always had something funny to say! (Youtube, twitter, joke of the day via google)
He always disliked fellow OS's that thought they had something he didn't (apple, blackberry, and most of all.....windows)
But he was NEVER a hater.....
He was the original TRAIL BLAZER, as we can all attest to his sense of voyeurism, and his want; no NEED, to be the pioneer and game changer in the washed out industry of cellular.
How can we forget his track ball that notified us who was contacting us? Or was that his way of saying.......... "Don't you forget about me." (Simple minds)
In my mind he will always be number 1. And his good friends CM7, MIUI have and will always have fond things to say about him.
I remember Steve Kondik saying once "Do you remember that one time he forgot to flash the gapps??? How embarrassing, HAHAHAHA!" It wasn't funny back then, but as time went on, the humour of the situation began to shine thru! I saw my N1 crack a smile......
He went thru numerous surgeries, swap-outs, re-boots, and firmware upgrades. And lived to tell another story.
He loved desert. Ones worth mentioning were eclair, frozen yogurt, and gingerbread. A funny thing about N1; he was always the first to the table with spoon in hand.
As we speak he is being sold for parts on Craigslist. However he was always greater than the sum of his parts.
Thank you N1!
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My beloved HTC Nexus One.
He was with me in the worst of times (Sony x10), and the best of times (HTC sensation, Samsung Galaxy S2).
He helped me not to lose my way (GPS), and always had something funny to say! (Youtube, twitter, joke of the day via google)
He always disliked fellow OS's that thought they had something he didn't (apple, blackberry, and most of all.....windows)
But he was NEVER a hater.....
He was the original TRAIL BLAZER, as we can all attest to his sense of voyeurism, and his want; no NEED, to be the pioneer and game changer in the washed out industry of cellular.
How can we forget his track ball that notified us who was contacting us? Or was that his way of saying.......... "Don't you forget about me." (Simple minds)
In my mind he will always be number 1. And his good friends CM7, MIUI have and will always have found things to say about him.
I remember Steve Kondik saying once "Do you remember that one time he forgot to flash the gapps??? How embarrassing, HAHAHAHA!" It wasn't funny back then, but as time went on, the humour of the situation began to shine thru! I saw my N1 crack a smile......
He went thru numerous surgeries, swap-outs, re-boots, and firmware upgrades. And lived to tell another story.
He loved desert. Ones worth mentioning were eclair, frozen yogurt, and gingerbread. A funny thing about N1; he was always the first to the table with spoon in hand.
As we speak he is being sold for parts on Craigslist. However he was always greater than the sum of his parts.
Thank you N1!
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Wonderfull.... What made you sell your n1 for parts? It was certainly more usefull in one piece....
By The Way, What phone is that in the upper left corner? Some sort of Samsung?
Yea the phone in the top corner of the pic is a Samsung galaxy note!
I was trying to fix the power button issue and accidentally crunched part of the main board
UPDATE: I've upgraded to the Galaxy Nexus...... Once a nexus fan, always a nexus fan!
Cheers guys!
How do you like it so far, coming from N1 to the GN, Ive been debating on it for a while now. Mines not dead yet got Medroid ICS running currently, but in the future when the prices drop and there are a few used ones running around, Is it a good phone worth getting. Basically what i'm asking is from your personal preferences a list of pros and cons about it.
R.I.P
A sad day indeed!
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How do you like it so far, coming from N1 to the GN, Ive been debating on it for a while now. Mines not dead yet got Medroid ICS running currently, but in the future when the prices drop and there are a few used ones running around, Is it a good phone worth getting. Basically what i'm asking is from your personal preferences a list of pros and cons about it.
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One of the issues with the n1 was the lack of internal memory. That ALWAYS drove me bananas. That ASIDE, it still went toe-to-toe with the heavy weights out there! My thoughts are because it was meant to be a developers phone. If you were to look at the specs of the n1 against other phones in its prime time, you would think that it would not compare. Build quality was awesome, and with android it was a match made in heaven (thanks Cyanogenmod) .
I thought a bit about what phone to get next. Creeping thru XDA helped my decision on the gnex as well as the nexus one. Both devices had/have HUGE Developer support (see cyanogenmod, aokp , miui, fransisco Franco just to name a few......)
This was my deciding factor in choosing the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. As well as ICS outta the box with hardware acceleration.
Did I forget anything, lol?!
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R.I.P
A sad day indeed!
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It was a good poem, but can't really agree to it being a sad day. I don't know, I guess I don't wholeheartedly attach to any phone I buy. Sure, it's a great phone and I don't know what I would do without it, but I wouldn't mind switching it for a better one any day of the week. Though, if my only alternative was an iPhone 4S, I'd stick with the Nexus.
Regarding the internal memory. That doesn't bother me much with the use of an A2SD script. But the seemingly unsolvable issue with not being able to download big market apps is one thing that really drives me crazy.
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It was a good poem, but can't really agree to it being a sad day. I don't know, I guess I don't wholeheartedly attach to any phone I buy. Sure, it's a great phone and I don't know what I would do without it, but I wouldn't mind switching it for a better one any day of the week. Though, if my only alternative was an iPhone 4S, I'd stick with the Nexus.
Regarding the internal memory. That doesn't bother me much with the use of an A2SD script. But the seemingly unsolvable issue with not being able to download big market apps is one thing that really drives me crazy.
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Yea I used apps2sd as well. The bigger files drove me krazy too! I found myself cleaning cache constantly......
Uninstalling apps and then installing new apps had been my major pastime off late on my nexus.. Just to free up memory.. Clearing cache works but only sometimes...
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Still don't think the m8's looks have been surpassed. Definitely not by m9 and, from what I've seen, not by the a9 either.
Specs don't, to me, seem significantly better either. No front facing speakers, only 2gb of ram, for UK.
Is it a question ? Open it in the Q&A section next time
No, a, GENERAL, observation re. the m8.
Granted the title and the questioning emoji don't help. However it's basically a general discussion. Not quite on the A9, but the M8 in general.
HTC is literally on a last ditch effort at this point in their history. Where the future will end up with them being bought out, closing shop or hopefully getting back on their feet and becoming a well received icon again.
The M8 is a pretty well designed device, granted it has it's downsides that everyone has their own opinions on. The M9 is its own beauty, but I've stuck with the M8 because it's still a capable device and better looking. With the A9 sure its design language HTC had well before the Iphone 6. However a device as well received and common like an iPhone it will be a copycat to the general public. We can all make our statements against calling HTC copycats, but at this point it's a label that will stick.
I would like to see their next flagship be something to wow us all. A design that is HTC. If they attempt to improve on the M8/9 design again which isn't entirely a bad thing, but a new fresh look would be nicer. The M8 has been the longest daily driver I've kept in a long time. I normally go for their new flagships, but the tides might be changing. Once my M8 gives its last breath if the common trend continues I'll regrettably be moving away from HTC.
For the love of all things not the iPhone. I sure hope not
Then change your title as it has question marks all over it !
I still love my M8 and dont feel the need to upgrade really. It has great looks, great performance... The only thing I miss is the battery life I used to have when we were on Kitkat. Also, there seems to be an occacional lag that only goes away when you clean recent apps...seems to me that HTC rushed the Lollipop update, I hope they fix these issues with the Marshmallow update.
Regarding the M9 I find it hard to believe they will be able to acomplish the 15 days after Nexus window for updates since it still has Sense skin, but time will tell.
Tachi91 said:
Granted the title and the questioning emoji don't help. However it's basically a general discussion. Not quite on the A9, but the M8 in general.
HTC is literally on a last ditch effort at this point in their history. Where the future will end up with them being bought out, closing shop or hopefully getting back on their feet and becoming a well received icon again.
The M8 is a pretty well designed device, granted it has it's downsides that everyone has their own opinions on. The M9 is its own beauty, but I've stuck with the M8 because it's still a capable device and better looking. With the A9 sure its design language HTC had well before the Iphone 6. However a device as well received and common like an iPhone it will be a copycat to the general public. We can all make our statements against calling HTC copycats, but at this point it's a label that will stick.
I would like to see their next flagship be something to wow us all. A design that is HTC. If they attempt to improve on the M8/9 design again which isn't entirely a bad thing, but a new fresh look would be nicer. The M8 has been the longest daily driver I've kept in a long time. I normally go for their new flagships, but the tides might be changing. Once my M8 gives its last breath if the common trend continues I'll regrettably be moving away from HTC.
For the love of all things not the iPhone. I sure hope not
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Dude, this is exactly my point of view. I hope HTC will make it. Since I moved to Android after breaking my iPhone 4 back in the days I stuck with HTC and I hope there'll be plenty of reasons to continue with it.
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Then change your title as it has question marks all over it !
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Done now, happy ? Oh shi7 that's a question. :thumbup:
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Done now, happy ? Oh shi7 that's a question. :thumbup:
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Ah yes a question it is......reported to be moved to the Q&A
I bought the m8 after I decided not to buy the m9.
I certainly hope HTC and come out with something awesome once again. I remember really liking the concept drawings of the m9 before the m9 was announced, and those looked amazing. If only HTC would take a hint from those designs...
I really wanted to buy the m9, but it was just not worth it when it first came out.
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Using the M8s (as couldn't get M8) along with the P8 and more less shifting towards the P8. As die hard htc fan never thought I will end up with Huawei device. They support is much better and P8 is an excellent device, bar battery life, but it does a full day with some 35% around 6pm still available. I'll skip the M9/A9 and wait for the M10. If not happy then sticking with P8.
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