[Q] brightness level outdoors - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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born_fisherman said:
Anyone else finding the backlight to be too dim outdoors? I'm having a hard time using the phone when I'm outside or on a car ride (passenger seat of course).
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Really? Honesty I have a hard time believing you and please don't take that as rude. My device I find is usually too bright. Maybe try turning powersave off and set the brightness up a bit. SLCD3 screens are ultra battery friendly compared to my One X with SLCD2 so don't feel like you need to have it on the lowest setting.
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Tw1tchy said:
Really? Honesty I have a hard time believing you and please don't take that as rude. My device I find is usually too bright. Maybe try turning powersave off and set the brightness up a bit. SLCD3 screens are ultra battery friendly compared to my One X with SLCD2 so don't feel like you need to have it on the lowest setting.
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He's referring to when it's on power saver mode. It doesnt adjust properly so the only solution is to disable power saver for the time youre In the sun
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sceptor said:
He's referring to when it's on power saver mode. It doesnt adjust properly so the only solution is to disable power saver for the time youre In the sun
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Thanks for reading between the lines.
I went for a walk with the kids and wanted to take pics, took the phone out without making adjustments, and I could barely see the screen.
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Battery question.

Does the screen really eat up that much battery? I do keep my screen on a lot from texting to social networks. Would a deferent kernel possible ease the screen usage or is that how much power the screen consumes with a pretty good amount of usage?
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Yes ,
I turn auto off and run it about a 1/3 of the way and in the dark I turn it even Lower sometimes and the batt seems ok ,
If I was constantly doing stuff on the phone at that rate I get a good 3-3 1/2 hr and Im talking actually sitting with the phone on and doing constant stuff for that long .
Thanks for asking - I find that my display battery usage is just as high!
I'll have to try the auto off. Auto dim doesn't seem to work that good. I guess ill experiment after work with a different kernel and see if its any better this morning. Thanks for confirming
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OK I fixed it lol. I tried the new Pegasus rom with the stockish kernel. Amazing! I recommend it.
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xblaz3x said:
OK I fixed it lol. I tried the new Pegasus rom with the stockish kernel. Amazing! I recommend it.
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Yea, I'm getting like 14-17 hours off of one charge. On De-Sensed it was like 8 hours.
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Definitely getting great battery on the Pegasus ROM. I've found turning off you data when not using it effectively doubles my battery life. But then again I'm in an LTE area so that burns it up like you wouldn't believe when it's on and being used.
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I don't have lte in my area. I'm going on 1 day and 1 hour with this rom. VERY pleased!
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Should home and back be illuminated ?

My home and my back arent illuminated I'm sure they were when I got the phone
Reviews show them lit .. before I ring 3 for a replacement I want to check
Thanks
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cover the 2 sensors on the top left with a piece of folded paper or something, do they light up?
Ah yes .. I'm sat under a bright light doooh thank you
Thought my home and back was faulty . It sometimes is less responsive than other times (double tap to get multi apps ) but I'm presuming that's a software glitch
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Others are reporting issues with the buttons sometimes not responding, not sure if it's a software glitch, or just a small footprint for the buttons, ie you have to press right on the button and not in the general area if you know what i mean.
Cool I'll relax then and stop worrying my phone is faulty. Big thanks
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I would monitor how you go with pressing the buttons, it may be a glitch, but i know when i'm using mine, i am often off the button when i press it, being used to the One X for the last year, the buttons are further to the edge, so automatically i have been pressing further out than the actual buttons are.
I always turn mine off. Just saying lol
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I have been careful to hit in middle and it's working on now thanks
Turned what off ?
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The back lights. Find them annoying
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craftycarper1 said:
Others are reporting issues with the buttons sometimes not responding, not sure if it's a software glitch, or just a small footprint for the buttons, ie you have to press right on the button and not in the general area if you know what i mean.
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The capacitive area is in fact VERY small. Just barely bigger than the Home and Back icons themselves. Precision touch is required and is why I suspect some think its not responsive
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The back lights. Find them annoying
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How do you turn them off ?
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I use an app called keyboard backlights from play. Works great but recently in occasions they come on anyway. They are off 80% of the time though. Can only do if your rooted btw
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arknailed7754 said:
I use an app called keyboard backlights from play. Works great but recently in occasions they come on anyway. They are off 80% of the time though. Can only do if your rooted btw
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Yes , "keyboard backlights" work perfect ! i used it to turn off my capasitive button.
There is no way in settings?? Only by apps?
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Same happened with me my back button many time failed to respond touch and even after touch the effect is no immediate, look like software problem
Sometime it respond sometime it's not
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onlinejobwork said:
Same happened with me my back button many time failed to respond touch and even after touch the effect is no immediate, look like software problem
Sometime it respond sometime it's not
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Try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39498430&postcount=7
Seems that the One has very small area of touch for buttons, so probably not software problem.
Turn on vibrate and you will realise how small of an area we have .. seems the way it's been designed and not a bug . Vibrate assists because you know when your missing now don't have the issue
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Haptic feedback

What is that dreadful rattle noise that seems to come with the haptic feedback of every HTC phone? Sometimes the feedback seems fine then the weird rattle comes back. Had this phone one day btw. Dropped it once though.
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Have had mine for a few days now and has only had one fall from a few inches off the ground so I know my issue isn't from damage.
The haptic feedback seems okay for the most part, but any other vibration is crazy loud/rattles. Even while holding in your hand and not just rattling on the desk or something. Seems to be a common problem.
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Sounds like a QC issue. It should not be like that. Mine is silent when vibrating, unless on a table or something hard that resonates the sound.
thepuzzlemaster said:
Sounds like a QC issue. It should not be like that. Mine is silent when vibrating, unless on a table or something hard that resonates the sound.
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Interesting. Yeah mine makes the sound only when sitting on a hard surface, or if my hand is in a certain spot on the phone. I hate that sound so much though.
Morghan said:
Interesting. Yeah mine makes the sound only when sitting on a hard surface, or if my hand is in a certain spot on the phone. I hate that sound so much though.
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I can say that the vibration sound is quite loud and annoying. And it is only when holding it certain ways. Straight up a s down it makes no noise. At a 45° angle it is quite loud as well as holding it flat.
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wotandsdwys said:
I can say that the vibration sound is quite loud and annoying. And it is only when holding it certain ways. Straight up a s down it makes no noise. At a 45° angle it is quite loud as well as holding it flat.
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It's the worst! It's like this with every HTC phone I've had. I just turn off all haptic on HTC phones because it annoys me so much.
Makes me second guess not going with the s4
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Morghan said:
It's the worst! It's like this with every HTC phone I've had. I just turn off all haptic on HTC phones because it annoys me so much.
Makes me second guess not going with the s4
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The vibration issue makes me want to take this back and exchange it in store. The data issues and next to impossible streaming capability(have not yet been able to stream a YouTube video using mobile data) make me want to just take it in and exchange for the s4.
The over all build quality and believe it or not, the ui and software makes me want to keep the One.
Still have about 10 days left to make my decision.
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wotandsdwys said:
The vibration issue makes me want to take this back and exchange it in store. The data issues and next to impossible streaming capability(have not yet been able to stream a YouTube video using mobile data) make me want to just take it in and exchange for the s4.
The over all build quality and believe it or not, the ui and software makes me want to keep the One.
Still have about 10 days left to make my decision.
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I pretty much feel the same way. I have 12 days. If the build and UI wasn't so sexy I would have already.
As I'm typing the vibration is getting more ridiculous.
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I just don't get why it will go away then come back randomly.
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Any way I could get this thread moved to Q&A?
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Simulate battery pull problem

Has anyone else had trouble doing simulated battery pull? Ive done it before but when I just went to try it, it gets to 1 sec and doesnt reboot. Even held 30 secs longer and nothing. Anyone have any idea why that is? Will it only allow simulated battery pull when phone freezes?
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Needs to be in a brightly lit place.
gunnyman said:
Needs to be in a brightly lit place.
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Im in a room with a light on but, when I angled it up toward the light so it would get better lighting..sure enough, it worked! Thank u
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I had to have the sensor in front of my laptop when I was doing stuff in the dark.
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Weird how the proximity sensor can effect the powering on/off of a device. Never had that probem before. Then again Ive only owned one other phone without a removable battery. Had the htc 4g lte for a short time before getting this htc one. Is this just a software "glitch" that could be fixed with an software update or something in the htc one hardware?
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Sad part is, wasnt long ago I read somewhere on xda how someone was told to do the bright light when they couldnt get their phone to power on and it worked. Never dawned on me to try that to restart it..well simulate battery pull anyways. Never seems to restart (maybe Im just impatient lol) without pressing power to get it to boot back up.
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Never own a phone with build n battery so this is new to me. But cool tip I will remember this.
You just aim the light sensor but the speak to a bright light and press n hold power?
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xile6 said:
Never own a phone with build n battery so this is new to me. But cool tip I will remember this.
You just aim the light sensor but the speak to a bright light and press n hold power?
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Yep if you want to do a simulated battery pull or have trouble doing it or getting your phone to power on. Just hold phone (sensor part anyways) under bright light and it should work
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htc did this to prevent accidental button combos while in pocket/bag
skinsfanbdh said:
htc did this to prevent accidental button combos while in pocket/bag
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Wondered why it did that. Thanks for the info.
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Ultra power save mode

Just curious on everyone's thoughts on this power save mode.
I actually love it. Who uses it? How often do you use it?
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Bsmith0731 said:
Just curious on everyone's thoughts on this power save mode.
I actually love it. Who uses it? How often do you use it?
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I think its a great feature, although with the great battery life I am experiencing I have yet to really need to use it. I may just not charge my battery next weekend so I am forced to use it, but it sounds awesome.
I haven't really used it since I'm always near a charger. However, I think I'll probably utilize it when I'm out camping over a weekend or on a long hike to save juice. seems promising for that.
Turn it on as soon as I clock in, and only turn it off for lunch...something about clocking out with 90-93% battery, putting it on my car charger, and getting home with 100% battery is life-changing (not that serious but I'm sure u understand)...imo best feature aside from toolbox
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Turn it on as soon as I clock in, and only turn it off for lunch...something about clocking out with 90-93% battery, putting it on my car charger, and getting home with 100% battery is life-changing (not that serious but I'm sure u understand)...imo best feature aside from toolbox
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I like that idea lol
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I definitely like the idea of it. I would use it a lot more if Gmail was one of the apps you could use.

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