Give this round to Apple, tap to unlock is a better way than tap and swype as far as fingerprint unlocking goes. However with a little learning curve Samsung's method isn't that more complicated. As a matter of fact and contrary to reports, you can unlock it with just one hand.
The key is to understand that the scanner is built in the home button, and the reason you swype from the screen down is that your full fingertip goes through the home button in a straight vertical line. The key is exactly that: straight vertical line though the middle of the home button, and with practice you can set up your thumb too, in a horizontal way for one-hand unlock.
Just be patient while you figure out how Samsung likes the input, straight down from screen through the middle of the home button, once you get used to it and successfully put the 10 steps in, unlocking should work with the thumb too. Can't guarantee every time, but there is a speed and angle where it works just fine, straight, through the middle in about 1,5 seconds. More to come when I write my mainly camera focused review, thx to the XXLGSM guys for the test unit.
Register your thumb print during the configuration by using different angles of your print and it will greatly improve accuracy.
I would have preferred touching the home button like the iPhone instead of swiping. But we all know no way in hell Samsung can afford to implement the same thing as Apple now and get away.
Overall works decently, prefer to have an option like this and keep my device more secure with a strong alternate password to back the fingerprint. Even if it works 75% of the time I'm OK.
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Mine works perfectly I registered 3 fingerprints 2 for each hand for one hand operations it works 95 % of the time
Well considering the fact that Apple bought the company that created the fingerprint sensor for the iPhone 5S, Samsung didn't have any other choice than to go with a swipe sensor. They made the best of what they could get and it works fine for the most part.
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I think the problem most people are having is that they're swiping too fast. The speed shown in the video is perfect. That's the way I've been doing it and have had just about a 100% success rate.
Slow and steady wins the race :good:
I've registered mine on the kind of edge of the thumb that I would use for one handed use and that seems to work quite well
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I figured this out yesterday and sent a video to some buddies as well...
the trick is that you have to go down vertically on the home button....so you just register it in the same angle your thumb would be with a one hand unlock...
it's all about the swiping motion vector...not the angle your finger is in
I also figured out that if you register one finger more than once, it helps w/the chances of getting it unlocked on the first try. I registered my thumb twice and that seems to have helped. If you don't mind using two of the slots for one finger I would go that route. Hopefully some devs can figure out a way to register more than three.
One handed use using either thumb to unlock works perfectly here. My initial problem was not scanning enough of it when unlocking ?
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Glad we got rid of the silly "no one handed unlock" propaganda. You can basically push home button as you pull the S5 out of your pocket and finger unlock it by the time you move it in front of your face. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked after putting in multi-angle inputs, of about 100 tries I only failed like 15 times, maybe 5 in the last 50.
Thank you for the encouraging post. I just set mine up again and I'm having more success now with one hand. Just held it in one hand while I did it and now it works. Good tips.
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Thanks for the usefull tip..
Many people were doing...Much ado about nothing
I think how well one handed operation works depends on the size of your fingers/thumbs. I have small hands so my thumb isn't very wide, so when I try to swipe my thumb down one handed it always tells me I haven't swiped enough of my thumb because it isn't wide enough.
after having the phone for nearly a week i have mastered unlocking it with one hand swipe straight down with a bit of presure and i would say it works 9 times out of 10
I was able to register my thumb sideways and now the finger print sensor works pretty much every single time one handed. I'm actually quite pleased with it even after owning an iPhone 5s
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Could someone please post a vid of how they register their finger. Going nuts here... It registers but unlocking is a no go...
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It works very well with one hand . Over 90% successful and it depends only on my rush to do it.
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It works very well with one hand . Over 90% successful and it depends only on my rush to do it.
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90% of the time failing at my end!
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I use the right hand, big thumb. I just registered and it's working well. It's the same position like you press the home button but with a swipe. Try to register again your finger . Good luck
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I mean seriously watching this video the buttons don't even vanish when you're in an app. I mean seriously how did Google think this was a good idea? Means you just hit them all the time or you have to be really careful where you touch and they don't change to which way you hold the phone.
How hard is it to A. Use that massive bottom part of the Bezel with Hardware buttons or B. Have some kind of gesture to hide them? I don't care if there is some rooted app out there, it needs to be standard, I just don't get how Google have overlooked this. People keep making a case that software buttons are better because you can change them....... have they ever changed? They've been the same standard design since I started using Android and whocares if they change in the future? I'm using my GS2 and the buttons work fine, just because they look different doesn't mean they have less functionality.
this may come off as I'm defending the Nexus 4 mindlessly but I'm not a huge fan of touch screen gaming. The whole reason I got the Evo Shift instead of a higher end phone was for the keyboard so I could play my games the way I like. I actually just bought a PS3 controller for my phone but I have to wait until Sixaxis Controller updates for 4.2. Though of course it doesn't work with most app store games, but I don't really enjoy playing those anyways
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I mean seriously watching this video the buttons don't even vanish when you're in an app. I mean seriously how did Google think this was a good idea? Means you just hit them all the time or you have to be really careful where you touch and they don't change to which way you hold the phone.
How hard is it to A. Use that massive bottom part of the Bezel with Hardware buttons or B. Have some kind of gesture to hide them? I don't care if there is some rooted app out there, it needs to be standard, I just don't get how Google have overlooked this. People keep making a case that software buttons are better because you can change them....... have they ever changed? They've been the same standard design since I started using Android and whocares if they change in the future? I'm using my GS2 and the buttons work fine, just because they look different doesn't mean they have less functionality.
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This is not a Google problem, this is an ap developer problem. They can design the game to function like you want but they choose not to. Blame them, not Google.
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The whole point is to create the "physical button feeling" yet have them flexible for different apps. I think its a great idea! Physical buttons are annoying and are locked into doing only one function. Getting rid of the navigation buttons is like telling apple to get rid of the app dock at the bottom of their phone..... that's the way it was designed for the majority of users. If you don't like it then find a way to change it....you can its Android.
Dude chill... the software buttons are just another method like capacitive touch buttons..just incorporated into the screen. jus look at the specs of the nexus 4 as it has a 4.5 inch screen... if u cant live with that and want a bigger screen then fine move on and get the one x+ or something that has 4.7 inch screen plus capacitive touch buttons.unless you want THEM to disappear in an app too...
If we are going to complain about button placement can we not start with developers persistence with placing menu buttons at the top of most apps! They either have long fingers or small phones. I found this annoying on my SGS1 and very annoying on my Note 2, for obvious reasons. IMO Boat Browser is one of the few browsers that have placed the menu and navigation buttons in a sensible place.
I'm actually a big fan of the software buttons. This is one of the reasons I changed from the OneX to the Nexus4.
There are so many more interface possibilities with the software buttons, and as mentioned earlier the software devs need to make their apps more aware of their presence.
I haven't had to used on screen buttons with my gnex for about 10 months now and same with my Nexus 7 since I got it. There's a way to remove the on screen buttons by modding the res-framework apk. It's as simple as finding the option and and changing it then recompiling the new apk and pushing it to your phone.
Not sure if it's still this simple since I haven't had to do it for a while now that there are a few roms with the option to remove the Nav buttons. I would try if I had the Nexus 4 but that might not be for an while now.
I'm sure this feature will be included in nexus 4 roms too just be patience. I'm the meantime you can check out LMT, its a nav button alternative that uses pie menu that disappears when not in use.
If done right, the on-screen buttons are actually great.
If there are no dedicated buttons. they could either make the screen bigger, or remove the bezel on the bottom of the device, making it significantly smaller.
Also, there needs to be an option to hide them manually whenever you want, whether the application supports hiding the buttons or not. I know that there are such features in CM10 and other custom ROMs, but this needs to be a default feature on any device with on-screen buttons.
I like the buttons and they are not visible when viewing full screen video. That to me is when I care most about the screen space.
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I love the buttons. Looks so much better than actual hardware buttons.
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A lot of us like the onscreen buttons. If you don't, get another phone. Most don't have them. Those of us that like onscreen buttons have like 2 options, you have 100000. If Google puts capacitive buttons on the next Nexus because of whiners like you, I'm gonna be really upset.
I would have preferred hard buttons and a full 4.7 screen. Similar to the One X. There are only 3 phones with on screen buttons. Most game devs are gone make thier games for the biggest market which is hard button phones.
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I'm actually a big fan of the software buttons. This is one of the reasons I changed from the OneX to the Nexus4.
There are so many more interface possibilities with the software buttons, and as mentioned earlier the software devs need to make their apps more aware of their presence.
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So am I. It makes navigating through the system easier and a lot smoother. Just like the multitasking icon, you don't have to press and hold like in the galaxy s phones for example. Also OP, the software keys disappear when you watch a vid, YouTube etc.... And you mentioned that they should use the bottom bezel, well that's where the notification light is.
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There are only 3 phones with on screen buttons.
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Nope. There's lots. The two Nexus, all the new Motos, Sony have started using them (Xperia T), Asus Padfone uses them too.
I hate people like op. If you know that this device has on screen buttons - and you should know this by now because there was galaxy nexus with same buttons- why the fcuk did you buy it in the first place? The whole spec sheet is there, all the info about the phone is written down... I knew it has glass back I knew it has non removable battery or no SD card or friggin buttons. Don't complain if you know what you're buying
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I hate people like op. If you know that this device has on screen buttons - and you should know this by now because there was galaxy nexus with same buttons- why the fcuk did you buy it in the first place? The whole spec sheet is there, all the info about the phone is written down... I knew it has glass back I knew it has non removable battery or no SD card or friggin buttons. Don't complain if you know what you're buying
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The worst thing about this phone is its ability to attract users like the OP who don't bother to look at what they are getting and then to come in here on XDA and create the most ridiculous threads. I hate that about this phone. Anyone know a fix?
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At first I thought it would bother me coming from a Gs2 Skyrocket but really it looks so much better. It does make it so much easier to navigate and if you don't like em we have all the best devs migrating to the N4 so I'm sure we will have many different setup options soon. I'm loving the stock right now though buttery smooth.
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I change my buttons all the time. Google may not, but I like my menu and search button. I much prefer on screen buttons.
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Hi guys, my One has got extremely unresponsive screen, is there any mod to fix the issue?
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If it has an unresponsive touch screen it's faulty. This has the most responsive touch screen I've ever used
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If it has an unresponsive touch screen it's faulty. This has the most responsive touch screen I've ever used
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I cut my nails. Went from dodgy response on screen to perfect. Thinking the HTC One is not a phone for vain girlies
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If it has an unresponsive touch screen it's faulty. This has the most responsive touch screen I've ever used
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I hope you're right. I did a side by side comparison of my Nexus 4 and HTC One Developer Edition, and for me I can confirm there is definite input latency on the HTC One (at least on the specific device I received). On my HTC One, a good way of checking this was in the browser -- if I placed my thumb on the screen and held it there (in an area that doesn't have a link so a dialog box doesn't pop up), and VERY VERY SLOWLY rocked my thumb up and down, the screen didn't scroll at all. Not only that, but at this point if I kept my thumb pressed on the screen and moved it at any speed up and down the entire display, nothing happened at all. It's not only until I removed my finger from the screen and placed it back down again that the touch input worked again. This DOES NOT happen on my Nexus 4 -- rolling my thumb ever so slightly results in very minor scrolling -- the way it should work. I will hopefully record a video of this and throw it up on YouTube so you can see what I'm talking about.
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I hope you're right. I did a side by side comparison of my Nexus 4 and HTC One Developer Edition, and for me I can confirm there is definite input latency on the HTC One (at least on the specific device I received). On my HTC One, a good way of checking this was in the browser -- if I placed my thumb on the screen and held it there (in an area that doesn't have a link so a dialog box doesn't pop up), and VERY VERY SLOWLY rocked my thumb up and down, the screen didn't scroll at all. Not only that, but at this point if I kept my thumb pressed on the screen and moved it at any speed up and down the entire display, nothing happened at all. It's not only until I removed my finger from the screen and placed it back down again that the touch input worked again. This DOES NOT happen on my Nexus 4 -- rolling my thumb ever so slightly results in very minor scrolling -- the way it should work. I will hopefully record a video of this and throw it up on YouTube so you can see what I'm talking about.
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That is very interesting indeed. I can confirm the same behavior on my One. Time to pull the SGS3 out of mothballs and see what happens there.
Must be something wrong with the DEV edition, because my UK One is faster and smoother than my old S3, Sony Xperia Z and Nexus 4. There's no input latency on my One, certainly none detectable by humans. Also on the test above, the screen moves perfectly fine.
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Must be something wrong with the DEV edition, because my UK One is faster and smoother than my old S3, Sony Xperia Z and Nexus 4. There's no input latency on my One, certainly none detectable by humans. Also on the test above, the screen moves perfectly fine.
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I posted my video on the issue here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpMRCKJkR8
Also if you hold your finger to the screen and move it very very slowly, it won't scroll at all until you start increasing the speed of your movement.
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I posted my video on the issue here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpMRCKJkR8
Also if you hold your finger to the screen and move it very very slowly, it won't scroll at all until you start increasing the speed of your movement.
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Same thing happens on my Note II, never really bothered by it though..
Okay guys,
I haven't posted anything on XDA for a long time.
But my stupidity has led me to posting once again.
My Nexus 5 was performing great. Loved it! No defects whatsoever.
In these days it seems like you need to be a bit lucky when buying tech.
It happens quite a lot that one buys a device, only to find that something or other is wrong with it.
With this thought still in the back of my mind, I noticed my N5 behaving strangely a couple of days ago.
And of course thought to myself: "Yep, there we go. What will it be this time."
See, the thing was that sometimes when I turned the screen off and put the phone down, it would turn the screen on again.
"That's odd." I thought to myself. And the weird thing was, it wasn't consistent.
Sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn't.
Very odd indeed. To top it off sometimes it would have the actually quite cool feature of turning the screen on when I picked it up.
Just before I wrote this I was browsing the web, annoyed about my faulty Nexus, when for a short pause I looked at my desk.
Was I really that stupid? Could it be?
My N5 was laying on my N7... The N7 was nicely protected by a case...
This case... Has a magnet in it...
Apparently the N5 has an auto on off function for flip covers. My god did I feel stupid.
This was one of the biggest face palm's of my tech life and I couldn't resist to share.
Post your recent discoveries!:good:
Cheers,
Daan
There isn't much about the N5 that surprised me, but here goes :
- you can take a picture using the volume buttons (I know it's from 4.3, but I often forget that it works!)
- compatible flip covers can wake up the phone
- you can scrub back and forth through a song on the lock screen (not just skipping tracks)
- ART vs Dalvik
I think that's it.
multi color led is a big one for me... was using light flow but wasn't seeing different colors... tapped on the led a few times and it 're seated'...
You can use your Nexus 5 for hammering nails*
*Not recommended for hammering nails.
Tried to use as a vibrator on my wife, but the vibration is nothing like my old n4.
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justibasa said:
Tried to use as a vibrator on my wife, but the vibration is nothing like my old n4.
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Ooookkaaayy. Good to know I guess.
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Is there an app I can launch from the desktop or a widget that will put the phone in one handed mode? I know I can do this manually by going into the settings but I was hoping to to be able to do it with a single tap
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You dont like using the gesture to initiate it?
Actually I have not tried that. Thanks.
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It's a pain to initiate at first but once you get it you can do it everytime. My advice is to swipe from off the screen, ignoring the little bump on the edge of the phone, just swipe right by it like it's not even there and go all the way to the middle of the screen and come back in a swift, fluid motion. Don't do it insanely fast but pretty quick. You'll get it. I can do it everytime now and honestly without this feature I might not have the note 3 right now.
I sold my note 2 because I got sick of climbing up the side of the phone when I was trying to use it with one hand. With this new feature I'm going to start looking for an 8 inch phone LMAO
I figure I make one thread where we all can voice our possible dislikes with this phone without having to create multiple threads with different complaints.
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Why make a complaint thread?? If you don't like a phone get another one.
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I love this phone. But you know with every great new device there's something to complain about. So why not just talk about it? Like I would of loved the settings button to be on the bottom rather than pulling down the top bar.
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not being able to use data while on a call is my only complaint. great phone other than that
smooth703 said:
not being able to use data while on a call is my only complaint. great phone other than that
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That's definitely sucks. Unfortunately that's something we going have to get use to.
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Complaints:
* The M8's screen is almost impossible to see when wearing polarized sunglasses. This problem is only when you hold the phone in portrait mode. In landscape mode it looks fine. This is a common problem with LCD screens, but there are steps HTC could have taken to eliminate it, such as using a 45 degree extinction angle, or using a compensating film.
* Button placement: I do not like M8's button placement. I find it hard to turn the phone on or off without inadvertently pressing one of the volume buttons. I greatly prefer M7's recessed volume rocker to M8's non-recessed rocker.
* THIS MAY BE FIXED WITH THE NEW RADIO FIRMWARE IN THE 1.54 UPDATE: My biggest complaint is the fact that the phone often takes over an hour to connect to LTE even when there is a STRONG signal.
My complaints:
1. The power button being on the top of such a large phone is pretty annoying. I came from the GS3, which had the lovely side power button. This is something that I will get used to though. It'd be nice if they made a gesture to lock the phone too.
2. Since the latest update, my mobile signal has been poor. Where I used to get LTE, I now get 3G only. My wifi signal is fantastic compared to the GS3, but the mobile internet is looking rough. If I don't see improvement, I may need to replace the phone to see if it can get better.
Everything else is just incredible. Even with these complaints, I freaking love this phone!
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not being able to use data while on a call is my only complaint. great phone other than that
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IDK, I can use call+data on 3/4G, it's just not supposed to be possible on spark, which I don't have in my area
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IDK, I can use call+data on 3/4G, it's just not supposed to be possible on spark, which I don't have in my area
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i dont think we have spark in virginia still cant do both
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IDK, I can use call+data on 3/4G, it's just not supposed to be possible on spark, which I don't have in my area
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No you can't.
Only way that's possible is if you're on wifi (obviously).
Here are mine, which I'm sure others have mentioned.
1) Size; I actually prefer the size of the M7 over this. It's hard to reach the power button as someone mentioned and the phone is very hard to hold without a case because it's slippery. It almost feels like I'm holding a gigantic EVO LTE. The m7 felt right in my hands. I was surprised because most of the reviews mentioned that it was easier to hold than the m7 due to the curved back. Using it with one hand is pretty tough because I'm so afraid I'm going to drop it.
2) The Gun Metal Gray definitely scratches very easy. I have a small scratch on the back of my phone already and I'm not quite sure how I got it since I baby my phone like my own kid. i was actually going to wait out for the silver version, but with Bestbuy price matching Amazon in conjunction with their $50 instant credit for people who registered their numbers, I felt like I needed to jump on it for $100.
3) Loss of data randomly (never happened on my M7); I understand there is only one antenna and Spark phones rely on CSFB and that it will eventually be fixed.
No other complaints other than those 3. Love the SD Card, Boomsound Speakers, Camera (Yes I do) and the amazing battery life. I no longer have to worry about running out of juice for the entire day.
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No you can't.
Only way that's possible is if you're on wifi (obviously).
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Ya, you're right I can't do it on this phone, could do it on my old one though
Apparently unlocking the bootloader prevents you from redeeming the Google Drive bonus. I still bought the device so why no freebie?
Still glad to be s off though.
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I'm very tempted to buy this phone on my upgrade but I know that I do not want to cover it up with a case. My hands are rather grippy on smooth surfaces so I find the gunmetal gray to have a perfect finish. What I want to know is how scuffable the finish is on this phone. I only ever keep it in an empty clean pocket or laying back-down on my desk which is usually clean. Will I have an issue with tiny scratches accumulating in the clearcoat?
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I've gotten a couple light scratches and I baby my phone. Not sure how I got them. Never had a problem on the back of the m7.
Anyone else's earpiece crackle during a call or when listening to music? I've been through 2 of them that have been that way. Not sure if its supposed to be this way or what. It's not on the bottom speaker, just the top one.
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I ****ing loathe the bootsound with a passion
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My Observations
I got this phone as a precursor to replace my 5S, if the iPhone 6 doesn't have a 5" screen. I've only had it one day so far my observations are:
The phone takes a long time to load web pages and play youtube videos
The placement of the buttons is a bit awkward.
The Knock feature doesn't work all the time, nor do the swipe to unlock.
I must've gotten a factory defect, the screen is starting to come off in the upper right hand corner where the front camera sits. How that happened? I couldn't tell you.
I have the Sprint Spark Icon in the notification bar (Spark is in Orlando) but the switch between networks is sometimes slow.
Sometimes to get rid of notifications, I have to reboot the phone. Some icons will stay in the notification area even after the app is closed or I clear it.
Coming over from iOS, not being able to quick scroll to the top of a page is frustrating to say the least. The only place that works is in Blinkfeed, which is pretty cool, IMO, thus far.
Twitter apps for Android suck (can't knock the phone for that though.)
I hate the loud beep you get in your ear when ending a call if you're wearing a Bluetooth.
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My only gripe is the stupid HTC in a space not used for anything else. If we are dropping capacitive buttons, give us more screen in that spot... not a space for logo.
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I ****ing loathe the bootsound with a passion
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What's wrong with it
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