Hi!
I am new to the HTC brand. Does HTC release new firmwares to their phones periodically like for example Sony Ericsson does? SE even has a flash tool on their website for most of their phones and some phones even periodically check for new firmwares.
Just wonders how HTC handles that since most ROMs I see here seem to be home cooked.
They do, just register on the htc website and check the e-club download section.
Bye and welcome to the HTC world
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Hello to everyone you know if HTC roadmap has a new version of ROM for the Touch HD. I have installed the latest available, but I saw that for the new PDA HTC has released new features. You believe that will be available in a new official ROM? Thanks Tony
No new features! There will only be some bug fixes and even this is not certain!
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Hello to everyone you know if HTC roadmap has a new version of ROM for the Touch HD. I have installed the latest available, but I saw that for the new PDA HTC has released new features. You believe that will be available in a new official ROM? Thanks Tony
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Have you asked HTC
tony72 said:
Hello to everyone you know if HTC roadmap has a new version of ROM for the Touch HD. I have installed the latest available, but I saw that for the new PDA HTC has released new features. You believe that will be available in a new official ROM? Thanks Tony
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Apple is the only company which provides new features to you devices after they sold there devices. No other vendor provide even a bug fixed release correctly. It's not hardware that making apple win the market it's there Operating System, Regular Bug Fix Release, Regular new Features release, Standard way of using devices (iTunes), Standard way of hacking apple devices (Jailbreak).
By seeing HTC Touch HD most of them thought this phone has high specs than iphone and high price than iphone so it surely be more advance device than iphone. But those who brought iphone are happly enjoying new games every day new application every hour and those who brought Touch HD (even after 1 year) still trying to make this device better with new application ones in a month or two and new games ones in 6 months or more.
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What are you taking victoradjei. HTC might release 2 or 4 more devices with same specs as HTC Touch HD with new manila and make money. Why it will care about a device which is already sold?
it's pretty obvious...if HTC were to release new updates / features for Touch HD you would see them by now...I was disappointed by the lack of updates by HTC for a high-end device, honestly i was expecting more from HTC and if isn't for the wonderful support / ROM / apps from XDA, i wouldnt have chosen HD over iphone...
Query answered, thread closed.
I don't want this to turn into another.....why don't HTC allow free updates/upgrades etc like Apple??
Hi there people...I have a big problem. Could you tell me, is it possible to install Android 2.0 or 2.1 on HTC Tattoo. If it is, could someone with a great patience explain me step by step how to do it, i am so new in this HTC and Smartphones world...
Not yet. If we do not get root till then, you will have to wait for the official release from htc which is scheduled around mid year.
Oh come on... mid year? HTC could do better on this one... Is the hero getting the update sooner?
Heard hero too will be mid year
hero 2.1 rom
HTC says it will come out (or HTC hope that it will come out) in the end of march this year. Only for Hero though :/
Hmm i'm not allowed to post links. On androidspin.com search for "htc has 2 1 for the hero"
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HTC says it will come out (or HTC hope that it will come out) in the end of march this year. Only for Hero though :/
Hmm i'm not allowed to post links. On androidspin.com search for "htc has 2 1 for the hero"
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vodafone ireland has told that they will update tattoo into android 2
[Q] Why HTC LOVE not to upgrade the previous HTC Devices even though they are able to support the software??
Because they can sell new phones.
Have patience.
htc is actually one of the better companies when it comes to upgrades on older phones. I hear sony or motorola customers get no love.
I guess being better doesn't translate to being good at updating previous models. It's all about making a sale.
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Cause if every single HTC device have right of upgrade, what's the point of new devices from HTC ? This forces people to buy new products. Hope you understant
like i said, it's all about the sale
They sell a device, support a few updates for a while, perhaps after that one or two updates spread out, then they do focus on the sale of newer devices almost exclusively.
HTC is better than some companies, and at least they have made lots of hardware that can support better software, because we can enjoy the great work of independent developers like those on xda to give us lots of options. We don't have to rely on HTC that way!
Go open source!
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I will be happy if HTC just gives out drivers to stop the camera lag in AOSP ROMs, that's all I ask
I found that app in sensation forum...it is force closing on all the roms except virtuos unity one. It won't even run on the IS official sense 3.0 update.
Anyone knows how we can port it???
You should be happy, as HTC is actually releasing updates...go to Huawei or Motorola...the phone sells and dies with the same Rom. You'll find all sorts of unofficial Roms, but not from the manufacturers.
So, HTC is doing quite all-right, not as good as Google (from obvious reasons) but not as bad as Huawei or Motorola.
OK. once again regarding this app, does anyone have any idea how to port it?
i have the sensation qhd .apk of this app.
any one willing to resize this app for wvga?
Okay! So, I wanted to find out if the HTC One Developer Edition would receive OTA updates directly from HTC (since we are after all not tied to any particular carrier). I had several discussion with the Support representatives. Note that I do not have the actual questions that I raised with me right now. So, I will just kinda summarize what I asked.
Here are the transcripts of those discussions:
1. Question: I recently purchased the HTC One 64 GB Developer Edition. I would like to know if the HTC One Developer Edition would also be receiving OTA updates as and when they taken place, like the other HTC One versions? Or would we who own the Developer Edition have to download them from your website htcdev.com
Srini, please keep in mind that every Software Update is thoroughly tested to ensure it will not cause any conflict with our HTC Sense User Interface, after tested the update is released to the carriers and the release is at their discretion.
Since your device is not carrier branded, you will be able to select the carrier of your choice and receive the updates directly from them, at the time they release it to their network. As well, your device comes with the bootloader unlocked you will be able to develop your own versions of the operating system on the device, or download them and install them on your HTC One.
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2. Not sure what was the question I asked here. But here's the reply anyway...
Srini, having an unlocked bootloader does not affect the OTA capacities of a phone, this will only be affected at the time you Root and customize the ROM on your device.
Regarding the software updates released by the service providers, these are deployed to their customer base via OTA or RUU, taking into account that you will have to use your device with a service provider of your choice, at the time they deploy a software update you can verify on your phone doing the following:
1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap Settings.
2. Tap About > Software updates. HTC One checks if updates are available.
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3. Question: Would I not be receiving direct OTA updates from HTC? Why from carriers when I am not carrier dependent?
You will receive the updated directly from your carrier. Actually, we work closely with our carrier partners to ensure we deliver the best experience possible on our devices.
After internal testing, we test the software on live networks in order to confirm the experience matches our expectations, and carrier expectations, for performance, connectivity and platform stability. While testing takes time, we're working quickly with our carrier partners to rollout these updates.
Even if you have the developer edition, the carrier you choose will release the software updates when available.
What we might release at certain point is enhancements we have developed for your device, but for bigger software updates, you need to wait for your carrier.
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4. Hello Jennifer, Thank you for your response. I understand that the carrier would be giving the software updates. But in my case, although I purchased the HTC Dev edition from US, I reside in India. So, what would happen in my case? What about the minor & major software upgrades? Would I receive them? Because here in India, the carriers are not involved in the update process, like they do in the US. Hence, this question - would I be able to receive OTA updates (both minor & major) from HTC directly?
If you will stay permanently in India, using your HTC One Developer Edition, the best option to be inform and have the latest updates is to stay tuned to our official website at: https://support.htc.com/en
In this website we will post the updates available for your device.
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I cannot believe that HTC is redirecting me to a carrier for my updates. How is that even possible? Why should I be dependent on the carrier? Isn't that one of the main reasons for not purchasing a contract phone, so that I am not waiting (like forever) for the carrier's to send out their updates?
And I also checked out other forums on XDA and other forums throughout the web for similar questions. And I see that different people have received different answers. I just do not understand why HTC cannot have a single answer for this?
Does this mean we are forever dependent on http://www.htcdev.com???
Looking on HTCDev.com, it shows the Developer Edition as being linked to 'Brightstar US' and not HTC themselves so OTA updates will come from them. I could be wrong, though
HTC said that One Dev Edition will not receive OTA Update.
Because Dev don't need this and have an unlocked bootloader.
If some Dev need an HTC update, they can use a RUU
So, no chance of getting any sort of OTA for our Developer Edition?
Well - I guess all are wrong about this. At least most definitely, the HTC Customer service reps are. I initially got my HTC Dev version on 1.29.1540.3.
And I am happy to report that I just now got a System Update, upgrading it to 1.29.1540.16
Not sure what the improvements are though in this new version.
And thinking that i read that HTC said it will not release OTA update for Dev version, lol
Where can I purchase the developer edition 64 gb in black
HTC one X+ Elegancia V6.0
No. I didn't mean you guich. You were, after all, guided (or misguided) by HTC.
I meant it for those HTC reps who were untrained in this matter. What now angers me is that the those reps could've said we aren't trained or don't have any information about it....rather than misguiding customers.
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Don't think it comes in black!!
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Where can I purchase the developer edition 64 gb in black
HTC one X+ Elegancia V6.0
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Theoretically there isn't Dev version in Black.
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No. I didn't mean you guich. You were, after all, guided (or misguided) by HTC.
I meant it for those HTC reps who were untrained in this matter. What now angers me is that the those reps could've said we aren't trained or don't have any information about it....rather than misguiding customers.
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HTC is a basta** OEM
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Theoretically there isn't Dev version in Black.
HTC is a basta** OEM
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Yeah....Bastard...yes. But still love their ****in' phones! They make awesome phones! And this One is the beauty with the beast within.
Hey guys,
my HTC One X just died about a day ago. Since the insurance also just ran out I need a new phone.
After some googling, researching and calculating I only got two phones left I consider to buy.
On the one hand the HTC One and on the other hand the Xperia Z1. (Nexus Devices sadly aren't an option for me )
Since the look and feel of the Z1 is in my opinion superior to the HTC Ones this point goes to the Z1.
In my country (and maybe in other coutries too) the HTC One is the cheaper one so this point goes to the HTC One.
Since it's now a draw I need to find some help and information to the "custom-rom-abilities" of the two devices.
So what are your experiences? Is the "custom-rom-handling and stuff" easy on the Z1? (On my HOX it was easy as ... idk ^^)
And how is the support? Do the big custom roms officially support the Z1? (Like CM, AOSPA, PAC, Slim ....)
And what about the sony support by the way? Do they often update the device?
Maybe you have some more informations on the devices you could tell me.
Thanks in advance.
Greetings .K'
If you want custom roms on your phone then go for HTC, there is no compare to Sony in developing Custom Roms. Just look at the section in HTC One and the one for Sony Z1, no need to ask this questions. BTW, Sony release updates frequently but flashing custom roms on Z1 is not very friendly at the moment, then is just up to you. Look for quality of the phone.