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I noticed this unusual feature the other day - not long after I got my brand new phone! I was actually sitting in the car, viciously wiping any dirt off my screen (hadn't gotten the screen protector yet) when I turned the phone and the sunlight hit it at this angle, and I saw it!
It's on the very left hand corner of the screen, right at the top, next to the grill. You need a really bright light to see it, because of the dark glass.
I'm not much of a camera person, so the fact the Desire Z doesn't have a FFC doesn't bother me, so I didn't think much of it.
Then I got my phone gel case cover and I noticed a small oval hole had been cut precisely where that 'lens' was. As you can imagine, my curiosity was aroused!
So I went to the user manual, hoping to find some mention of this...object, but there was nothing.
Then I did some Google-ing and I found this article by some guy about it, and he said he contacted HTC and they said it was just a light sensor. But as he pointed out, there seems to be two objects!
Then again, he was fairly paranoid because he said the iPhone was 'the most dangerous phone out there' because the battery couldn't be removed so secret services could spy on you at night (although WHY they'd be interested in your nocturnal activities I do not know)...
But either way, I find it really interesting! For one thing, it could JUST be a light sensor, but why not mention it in the user manual?
Just a light sensor.
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But why is there a tiny square thingy and a larger circular one beneath it?
Wouldn't it be really cool if the Desire Z had a FFC though?
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Light sensor and proximity sensor, if I'm not mistaken.
derrikc said:
Light sensor and proximity sensor, if I'm not mistaken.
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this.
2 sensors, no camera
Don't mean to be rude, but I'm I really reading this right now?
Thanks! A bit gutted it wasn't a secret camera but ah well...
And also, what do you mean? (breaux)
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And also, what do you mean? (breaux)
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I think he means the phone has been out for 9 months now, if there was some secret ff camera it would have been mentioned or found by now.
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Its just a light Sensor. No hidden Camera
Would have no Sense if they would hide a front camera, or not?
Regards
its true theres secret cameras, special button combos to control tvs, and btw just press/hold 2 on dialpad to get obama on line 1....j k...thats ur chuckle for the day folks
pimped out g2
Yes .you have to gain root first, in order to activate the hidden camera. Then you have to contact MI6 and get your activation code.you may also be able to do it through CIA but you will need to flash a custom recovery to do so.
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Ahahah trolled
-Kiyo
holy crap! there is a hidden camera in there!
this guy has a tutorial on how to access it
Actually all of these guys are just pulling your leg.. There is in fact a camera there. It's an easter egg put in by the developers. You need to enter a cheat code the first time you turned on your phone.
The code is: left, left, right, left, up, down, left, right, square, triangle, x, start+select.
Really?
I was under the impression (and it's a little known fact) if you typed in 112358, the a red light glows from the hidden camera and the optical trackpad starts shooting high energy laser beams that make the guns in Mars Attacks look like kid stuff.
Innovative? Yes!
I'll keep you posted on more of the amazing feats of the Desire Z/Vision/G2/howmanynamesdoesonephoneneed
Fun stuff
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Yea, no camera. The reason there are two items is because it needs both sensors to determine distance. Like how we need both our eyes to have accurate depth perception.
It turns the screen off when you bring the phone to your face during a call. Also doubles as a light sensor for auto-backlight and what not.
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haha, I remember when it first came out and everyone was discussing this same thing.
I thought the code was Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, Start, Select
I think it's Up, Up, Down, down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Select, Start
;p
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I think it's Up, Up, Down, down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, B, A, Select, Start
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Select, Start <--- use only if you want 2 front cameras enabled
Hello,
Just picked up my 16GB S3 and none of the motion stuff works including the Palm Swipe. I can't even take Screenshot with Home + Power?
I followed you tube instructions and on how to swipe etc, but no go. The only thing was that the batt was at 10%, I am charging it now but is this a power issue? or do I have a broke piece and if yes, is it the s/w or the h/w issues
EDIT: I was waving my hand instead of kissing it over the screen. I did the tutorials for the motion and they work as well
Hi
Hi there, I have the same problem. Did you figure out why? I can't save any pictures at all!
It does work for me . ACtivate the motion and the Palm swipe to capture. You need to put the side of your on the screen from left to right.
hmm, the easiest one to check is the screenshot or the auto contact call one, turn it on. go to messaging app and open a thread with someone you are texting and just put the phone to your ear, it will auto dial the person.. try that one
I think there are some bugs with the SGH-I747M. I have tried on 4 different phones and none of them allow the palm screenshot
Also the tap to top only works on a couple apps
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I had problems too until I found out the you DON'T use your palm. You have to swipe from right to left with the side of your hand (karate chop basically ). After I figured that out it has been working without problems. It's a little tricky taking a screenshot with home+power as you have to do it with perfect timing for it to work, but once you figure that out it's pretty simple. Not as easy as my iPad though but still fairly easy now.
Hope that helps
Screenshot with the power and home button need to be held down until it takes the picture. Don't just hit them quickly.
With the motion screenshot your karate chop hand needs to touch the screen as your swiping from right to left.
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defnow said:
Screenshot with the power and home button need to be held down until it takes the picture. Don't just hit them quickly.
With the motion screenshot your karate chop hand needs to touch the screen as your swiping from right to left.
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Thanks for the tip about holding the home+power a lot easier then what I was trying lol
Palm swype work like a charm for me on rogers
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The palm screenshot thing isn't even worth using since you have to be touching the screen to do it and it always manages to change things on the screen while you are trying to swipe your hand across to screenshot. Home+Power works a lot better.
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The palm screenshot thing isn't even worth using since you have to be touching the screen to do it and it always manages to change things on the screen while you are trying to swipe your hand across to screenshot. Home+Power works a lot better.
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Wow.. I finally got the screen shot motion to work. Lmao
You have to touch the screen. And here I was thinking the front facing camera is responsible for this :banghead:
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Doh!
manny05 said:
Wow.. I finally got the screen shot motion to work. Lmao
You have to touch the screen. And here I was thinking the front facing camera is responsible for this :banghead:
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OMG thank you, so did I. Glad I'm not the only one. Somehow it made sense to me that the camera was doing it too! :silly:
Halmo said:
The palm screenshot thing isn't even worth using since you have to be touching the screen to do it and it always manages to change things on the screen while you are trying to swipe your hand across to screenshot. Home+Power works a lot better.
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Wasted all kinds of time trying to sort this out. When will I learn to Google first? Would have saved me all kinds of frustration
... they would have made way, way more profit
No seriously, HTC One, fantastic device, everything is amazing, but again that power button on the top. Why? :crying: :crying: :crying:
I'm seriously having a first world crisis here.
Most of the custom Roms here allow for the volume buttons to wake up the phone. It's saving my finger stretching so much.
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Most of the custom Roms here allow for the volume buttons to wake up the phone. It's saving my finger stretching so much.
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Holy crap, seriously? So a simple button remap should work? Anyone any idea how the button map files should be modified to make this work.. (Long time out of the low level customization business )
I like the button placement on the top left. Last year on the One X is was on the right side... That was a bit hard to reach.
They included the IR Blaster in the Power Button. That could be a reason why its on the top.
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I like the button placement on the top left. Last year on the One X is was on the right side... That was a bit hard to reach.
They included the IR Blaster in the Power Button. That could be a reason why its on the top.
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Ah, the HTC One X had the button placed on the side! Revolutionary for HTC. So they saw their profit drop and thought.... hey.. ****, you know what, it must have been that button. Stop the press! The button needs to go back to the top like we always did LoL
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... they would have made way, way more profit
No seriously, HTC One, fantastic device, everything is amazing, but again that power button on the top. Why? :crying: :crying: :crying:
I'm seriously having a first world crisis here.
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The home button is also an IR blaster so it couldn't be on the side.
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The home button is also an IR blaster so it couldn't be on the side.
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It could be, but you'd have a landscape remote. Power button placement should take precedence over a gimmicky feature most people won't use. I don't speak for everyone, but even as a geeky person, I'd rather reach for the remote than pull my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, and launch a remote control app to do the same thing.
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It could be, but you'd have a landscape remote. Power button placement should take precedence over a gimmicky feature most people won't use. I don't speak for everyone, but even as a geeky person, I'd rather reach for the remote than pull my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, and launch a remote control app to do the same thing.
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Seriously? I've been wishing they'd do this for years. It's a universal (programmable) remote too so I can do my TV, Stereo (which I actually use a lot) and Roku box. It's a great feature.
Plus, if I'm sitting down, especially on a couch, I usually have already pulled my phone out of my pocket.
Product F(RED) said:
It could be, but you'd have a landscape remote. Power button placement should take precedence over a gimmicky feature most people won't use. I don't speak for everyone, but even as a geeky person, I'd rather reach for the remote than pull my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, and launch a remote control app to do the same thing.
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A little reading goes a long way... With the tv app running the screen auto wakes on movement.
To the op. There is already a thread about this. We really needed another one. :banghead:
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I wonder if the issue is really just hypothetical, as in the people who object don't have their One yet. I guess I'm lucky cause I had a Nokia and an iPhone before this so I've had the button on the top for several years. I'm concerned too about how tall the phone is but I have a case already and it isn't a problem to shift the phone slightly to get my finger up there (I have small hands).
That, the battery and the MicroSD card are non issues for me, but then I might be in the minority too. I've never been more excited to own or impressed with the design of a phone. In fact it's a little embarrassing how hard it is to wait two weeks.
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Ah, the HTC One X had the button placed on the side! Revolutionary for HTC. So they saw their profit drop and thought.... hey.. ****, you know what, it must have been that button. Stop the press! The button needs to go back to the top like we always did LoL
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It was still on the top in the one x, just the right side of the top compared to the left now. (it's always been top right iirc for htc and iphones) minus maybe small exception. I think right top is better for right handers... But as htc knows... Most people are left handed... /sarcasm this must be why they chose the left side now.
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It was still on the top in the one x, just the right side of the top compared to the left now. (it's always been top right iirc for htc and iphones) minus maybe small exception. I think right top is better for right handers... But as htc knows... Most people are left handed... /sarcasm this must be why they chose the left side now.
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Actually, top left is better for right-handers because it allows you to fully stretch your finger, rather than cramping it in an awkward position if it's on the top right. But personally, if there was no IR Blaster, I would prefer it on the right side of the phone because it's so much easier and more natural to hit it with your thumb, with the way you hold a phone.
anit77 said:
A little reading goes a long way... With the tv app running the screen auto wakes on movement.
To the op. There is already a thread about this. We really needed another one. :banghead:
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We need a lot of these threads. All over the internet, these threads. Can't have enough of them.
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It was still on the top in the one x, just the right side of the top compared to the left now. (it's always been top right iirc for htc and iphones) minus maybe small exception. I think right top is better for right handers... But as htc knows... Most people are left handed... /sarcasm this must be why they chose the left side now.
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Oh.. they didn't. Nevertheless, always a major reason why I didn't want a HTC.
Anyway, let's do some button remap magic .. yay.
Product F(RED) said:
Actually, top left is better for right-handers because it allows you to fully stretch your finger, rather than cramping it in an awkward position if it's on the top right. But personally, if there was no IR Blaster, I would prefer it on the right side of the phone because it's so much easier and more natural to hit it with your thumb, with the way you hold a phone.
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Yeah, that depends I guess on individual. Having owned htc phones and an ipod, and being right handed I prefer it be on the right side... So probably more about hand size. I've tried to hit the top left of my current phone as if it was the htc one to see the comfort... Doesn't work for me
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Oh crap, no S-OFF yet, so no way to set a WAKE parameter for the volume buttons yet.
Is there a known workaround yet for enabling the volume buttons to wake up the device (don't want to flash a rom yet)?
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Oh crap, no S-OFF yet, so no way to set a WAKE parameter for the volume buttons yet.
Is there a known workaround yet for enabling the volume buttons to wake up the device (don't want to flash a rom yet)?
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You dont need soff for button remap
I have galaxy tab 2 , always hitting power button when trying to hit volume up , most stupid thing ever , power button should be on top
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You dont need soff for button remap
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Really? Okay great... Pretty long time ago that I have played with HTC devices. But anyway, this is the problem. I have root, can modify files in the system directory. But all those changes are undone when rebooting the devices, i.e. the changes are not permanent. Because the keymap files are loaded when booting the device there's really no way to change anything.
Anyone? Non permanent write access ?
Product F(RED) said:
It could be, but you'd have a landscape remote. Power button placement should take precedence over a gimmicky feature most people won't use. I don't speak for everyone, but even as a geeky person, I'd rather reach for the remote than pull my phone out of my pocket, unlock it, and launch a remote control app to do the same thing.
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That's exactly what I thought but when I actually tried it I got the coolest feeling ever it's gimmicky but no joke it's funnier than most apps I've ever used. Either that or I am easily amused plus I have my phone out when I watch tv anyway so it comes in quite handy
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Having a tough time doing screen capture with the palm. I saw the YouTube video snd still couldn't get it to work.
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You have to actually touch the screen with your hand as you swipe from side to side...
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You have to actually touch the screen with your hand as you swipe from side to side...
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If you touch the screen, it responds in whatever app you happen to be in. I can't get it to work either. I'm guessing there will be a software update in the next couple of weeks to fix. Whether AT&T releases it is another matter.
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If you touch the screen, it responds in whatever app you happen to be in. I can't get it to work either. I'm guessing there will be a software update in the next couple of weeks to fix. Whether AT&T releases it is another matter.
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I can do it every time. Use the whole side of your hand and slide it across the screen end to end. Maybe the Note II trained me how to do it...
I too had trouble with this on my SIII when I first got it until I started doing what Bjray explained, you don't use your palm, you use the side of your palm as if you're chopping something, then brush from one side of the screen to the other, starting OFF the screen's edge on one side, and moving kind of quickly to the other.... practice makes perfect, even if you do look pretty silly doing it! There's definitely no software update that needs to occur for you to get what we're saying and screen shot every time
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I can do it every time. Use the whole side of your hand and slide it across the screen end to end. Maybe the Note II trained me how to do it...
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Nope. Just tried it in low light, bright light, turned it off and on again. Which "Samsung gesture" things do you have turned on? I have some of them off (smart pause, etc). Maybe there's something there, or maybe my sensor isn't sensing...some of them did work though, so I don't think its that. Power/Home works fine, but it still bothers me that I can't get it to work.
I used the M8 and S5 side by side for over a week. I really wanted to keep the M8, but I couldn't. Does the following drive anyone else a bit crazy? Are there solutions to some of these issues I'm simply not aware of?
Basic inputs:
It actually takes longer to use the M8 for basic inputs, turning the device on, and turning it off. The Samsung turns on a bit faster with just pushing the home button. Fingerprint scanner unlocks more quickly. Side power button is far superior.
Double tap on the M8 is NOT perfect. Neither is holding the device in landscape and hitting the volume key to activate the camera (doesn't work on the first try about 30%). Double tap takes you to the first lock screen. Then you have to slide the icon of what you want to use and input your pin. This can be mitigated by utilizing swipes instead of double tap. It's still not faster.
Buttons:
I often found myself constantly hunting for the onscreen buttons on the M8. The empty HTC bezel throws you off. It's very hard to have muscle memory when you have a big empty row where you think the buttons are. It also takes a moment for the buttons to simply appear. S5 doesn't have this issue due to the hardware home button.
Screen Off:
However often we turn the screen on, a lot of us are also turning it off. It takes longer to turn the screen off on the M8 than it does the S5. Every time I turned the M8 off with one hand it required maneuvering the device in a way that made me fear dropping it because the power button is on top and the device is long. I generally used my other hand to hit the power button just for that reason. That's not necessary on the S5.
Screen on with Music:
I LOVE the M8 speakers. I love playing music on this device around the house, while I'm in the shower, etc. If I am playing music on the M8 and have the device on the counter, and I want to change a song, it's not designed to register a doubletap when laying flat. With the S5, I hit the home button and it brings the screen up. It takes significantly longer to either find a way to hit the top power button or repeatedly tap the screen until it registers on the M8.
Speed:
In day to day use, after disabling bloat on the S5, the devices are equally as snappy. In fact, the S5 is more accessible for the reasons mentioned above. That's all that matters, because all of us here are capable of tinkering and optimizing.
Everyone wants to talk about microseconds worth of lag, what about basic functions, like turning the screen off. It's little things like that, things I do often, which should be taken into consideration when you talk about how long you have to wait for things between devices. If we are going to argue about tenths of a second, these things matter.
I wouldn't have a Samsung phone due build quality they feel too plastic, I have had my m8 for only a couple of days, coming from the one x and although the phone is bigger I find that it feels better to hold and use.
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So basically you have made a thread just for the turning on and off of the screen, seriously this thread needs to be closed.
On a side note my Note 3 had lag when pressing home button to wake the phone up, as much as double tapping the screen, it would be nice to get double tap without needing movement as that would help for skipping songs, but I wouldn't say it was a major issues, all the other positives make up for it imo.
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So basically you have made a thread just for the turning on and off of the screen, seriously this thread needs to be closed.
On a side note my Note 3 had lag when pressing home button to wake the phone up, as much as double tapping the screen, it would be nice to get double tap without needing movement as that would help for skipping songs, but I wouldn't say it was a major issues, all the other positives make up for it imo.
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I'm actually curious if there are any fixes for my issues, it's what made me choose the S5.
Is there an easier way to turn off the screen than hitting the top power button?
Is there an easier way to turn on the screen when the device is flat?
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I'm actually curious if there are any fixes for my issues, it's what made me choose the S5.
Is there an easier way to turn off the screen than hitting the top power button?
Is there an easier way to turn on the screen when the device is flat?
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Rooted then yes, not rooted then no.
Look you obviously love Samsung's due to the home button, maybe you should post this in the S5 forum, makes more sense!
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Rooted then yes, not rooted then no.
Look you obviously love Samsung's due to the home button, maybe you should post this in the S5 forum, makes more sense!
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What's the rooted fix for turning the screen off?
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If I double tap my screen when flat it wakes the device. To solve having to use the power button to sleep. Then change the screen of time.
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RE: Device lying flat.
Just give it a little roll on the curve by touching an edge. Then double tap. It literally takes milliseconds. I use my middle finger to tap the edge of the phone and my index finger to double tap.
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RE: Device lying flat.
Just give it a little roll on the curve by touching an edge. Then double tap. It literally takes milliseconds. I use my middle finger to tap the edge of the phone and my index finger to double tap.
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I found that repeatedly tapping the device would wake it up. Maybe I was making it roll slightly. Is there a way to wake or sleep the device with the volume button?
Drew Peacock said:
Sorry I'm a bit confused, you wanted to keep the m8 but also didn't want to keep it. I don't think the phone was the real issue here.
Plastic is what Plastic does.
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There is a lot that I liked about the M8. Specifically, the metal body over plastic. I agree, the S5 is not enjoyable to hold. It was not an easy decision. I felt the HTC was worth $600.00. I don't feel that way about the S5 at all, and that bothers me.
Believe it or not, I root for HTC over Samsung. I'm hoping they are around for an M9, I have a feeling that's going to be a very special device.
All of those problems aren't even big... Turning the device on and off is far quicker than any of the Samsungs I have ever owned. I played with the s5, and TouchWiz is STILL too laggy compared to sense. I turned off double tap to wake, because HTC did one thing wrong... No seperate options for all gestures. As for on screen? I prefer it that way... Physical buttons have more of a chance to fail than soft keys.
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crazeco said:
M8 isn't perfect, no device is. No need to get personal.
You did say one helpful thing: "Using exposed framework module double tap to turn off screen works instantly."
My understanding was that this doesn't work on the M8 yet. Does it?
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I use xpose with gravity box and I hold menu button to sleep and sweep up on screen gestures to unlock screen if u use the phone how Ur instructed to use it u won't have a problem Galaxy S5 vs HTC M8 (One): http://youtu.be/u0q362kb3DA
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So you couldn't figure out how to use double tap to wake screen or better yet slide up to wake screen and go straight to where you left off before putting to sleep, interesting.
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Exactly, if the music player was open the entire time when the screen shut itself off then he only needs to swipe up from the bottom and then it takes you straight to the music player again then tap next for the next song, pretty easy really.
The landscape mode for the camera...You have to do that within a certain amount of time as far as I know? I've done it a couple of times already and haven't once missed it, if anything the camera just takes a while to open. However that is NOT the case if the camera is actually already opened in the recent apps.
I don't really understand the screen off though, I have no problem to turn it off when I DO want to turn it off, else I just generally leave it to shut off within a set amount of time.
Oh well to each his own I suppose. The OP clearly wanted the S5 more and went out of his way to find "faults" for the M8 so that he can, at least in his own mind, justify the change.
I'm happy with my M8 though :victory: Awesome phone, first HTC I ever had and I'm glad I decided on buying it. IF only I went for the M7 last year when I "considered" it, instead I chose to stick with my Galaxy S3 and trusty Nokia N9
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Reported as it seems to me as a phone comparison thread which are forbidden on xda.
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Is phone comparison against policy? I think they should be allowed in the general section. In the At&t note 2 section they have a note vs any other/upgrade thread. I can see if it is in the Dev section
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Samsung lost me with Knox and slow updates. Yeah HTC has a unlock Dev which clearly states you void warranty but at least it's upfront. Only reason why I got this was because it had GPE. I only left the nexus 5 because I was unimpressed with battery. Amazing how a slightly better battery makes a world of difference
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Oh well to each his own I suppose. The OP clearly wanted the S5 more and went out of his way to find "faults" for the M8 so that he can, at least in his own mind, justify the change.
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It's not exactly fair for you to say what I did or did not want.
I actually wanted the M8, and would have chosen it but for the reasons I stated. These are issues that I encountered over and over and over. They weren't imaginary. They are/were deal breakers. I would love to not have to root the device in order to potentially have a reasonable way to turn the screen off one handed.
Are they small issues? In the overall scope of phone ownership, yes, I suppose so. I think that's more a testament to how good the M8 is in many respects. For example, notice that it was not the camera that made my decision. It was one of the little things.
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It's not exactly fair for you to say what I did or did not want.
I actually wanted the M8, and would have chosen it but for the reasons I stated. These are issues that I encountered over and over and over. They weren't imaginary. They are/were deal breakers. I would love to not have to root the device in order to potentially have a reasonable way to turn the screen off one handed.
Are they small issues? In the overall scope of phone ownership, yes, I suppose so. I think that's more a testament to how good the M8 is in many respects. For example, notice that it was not the camera that made my decision. It was one of the little things.
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I think it was though... The fact that you compared what you found to be wrong with something that does not have those same "faults" already shows your justfications at work, I've been there...Not hating on you because of it though, your money, your device, your choice. I'm not going to tell you NOT to do something.
You can't turn off screen fast enough, I actually want screen to be on for just a little longer, let it shut itself off when the phone is not in use.
You can't get to music fast enough, I actually figure that if I already listened to 15seconds of that nonsense song, another 2seconds isn't going to kill me, I'll change to the next song on my time. Better yet, why not remove that crap song completely that way it can go on and do its own thing playing music that I actually want to listen to.
You can't turn screen on fast enough, one swipe from the bottom up is fast enough for me to get to the app I was already using(Be it, hangouts, bbm, music doesn't matter).
Like I said though, to each his own, the things that bother you won't be the same as the things that bother me. I can understand it though so... Good luck :good::highfive:
Thread Closed
As has already been stated, phone comparisons are against the rules and therefore such threads inevitably get closed down. The reason for this rule is that they often spout into arguments between people who prefer different phones but can't convey their message without it turning into an argument.
See this thread to see what you can and can't post here
While I'm here, I also had to do a clean up which shouldn't have been needed. Although it does prove my point about arguments in such threads, it still shouldn't have happened here.
If you think a thread should be closed, report it to us (the moderation team) and we'll pass judgement.
If you don't like someone's thread or their opinions, why bother commenting? If there's something I don't like I simply stay away from it. It's not difficult to do.
Now, just to lighten the mood, here's a picture of a dog.
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- KidCarter93
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