What is required to convert the Sprint HTC one M8 to the normal Developer edition?
I have already gone through the forum and found that there are definitely some differences related to partitions, radio mainly. I have also seen that we can unlock the GSM band and get it working with a SIM card.
One persion did try to convert to GPE as a normal HTC one M8 but resulted in almost loosing his phone(Link)
What I'm asking is, would it be possible to alter these partitions and make the phone completely Developer Edition? Radio band obviously cannot be added(only unlocked). So that we can make this function as any other M8.
cooljais said:
What is required to convert the Sprint HTC one M8 to the normal Developer edition?....So that we can make this function as any other M8.
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The only requirement would be to replace the mainboard with another from an Int’l/AT&T/T-Mobile/Dev. Ed/GPE device.
In other words, it can be done, but it would easier to buy a device made for your region.
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The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle said:
The only requirement would be to replace the mainboard with another from an Int’l/AT&T/T-Mobile/Dev. Ed/GPE device.
In other words, it can be done, but it would easier to buy a device made for your region.
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Well that's one way to do that, but it would be easier to get a new phone than change the motherboard on this thing.
However, since people have figured out so much related to the band unlocking via QPST and fixing the 3G. I was hoping maybe the memory could be mapped and changes can be made. Though it may not be as easy as it sounds.
And how can this be achieved i.e any software that would do the trick, or do we require to open up the device and connect directly to mainboard etc.
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Hey, I live in Canada and I am with wind. I am really tempted to purchase the HTC one developer edition through a friend of mine. I know that it does not support the HSPA+ 1700Mhz network used by wind and TMO. However, the decive itself does. Would I be able to flash the TMO radio on it once they release the device, and just buy the developer edition beforehand? Just want to make sure that this would work.
People are saying that might be possible, but no one knows for sure until it has been done (not yet).
balint0808 said:
Hey, I live in Canada and I am with wind. I am really tempted to purchase the HTC one developer edition through a friend of mine. I know that it does not support the HSPA+ 1700Mhz network used by wind and TMO. However, the decive itself does. Would I be able to flash the TMO radio on it once they release the device, and just buy the developer edition beforehand? Just want to make sure that this would work.
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We're going to need S-Off for that and who knows when that will happen. And even then, no one really knows if it will work
Well, the developer edition will have s-off, or at least that's what I have heard. Getting the radio might be tricky, but knowing the devs on here someone will work it out. I was just wondering whether it would be physically feasible to get the missing frequency.
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balint0808 said:
Well, the developer edition will have s-off, or at least that's what I have heard. Getting the radio might be tricky, but knowing the devs on here someone will work it out. I was just wondering whether it would be physically feasible to get the missing frequency.
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The dev. edition has unlocked bootloader... NOT s-off.
EDIT: No s-off confirmed by HTCdev twitter: https://twitter.com/htcdev/status/320021639762944001
OK, I guess I was wrong there. Still, after rooting my HTC hero in 2009, my sisters desire in 10, my lg p999 in 11, friends Samsung galaxy s2 in 12, I should be able to get my HTC one a new radio in a month or so, once everyone gets their hands on this awesome device.
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Some of the later HTC devices, like my Amaze, only got S-Off by using a wire trick, which requires physical access to the inside of the phone (in the case of the Amaze, easily done by taking the back cover off). I wonder if S-Off will be possible on the One without physically disassembling it.
http://unlimited.io/juopunutbear.htm .... Step 3, wire trick, which is needed for the phones listed.
Has this been done before on other HTC devices? I've preordered the 64 gb developer edition but am having second thoughts.
The reason I ask is that I bought the International version of the Galaxy note 1 with the expectation that one of our very talented developers could hack the radio to make the Tmobile band active... and it turned out to be way more complicated than anyone gave it credit for. Still not done for that note 1.
I'd like to feel a little more comfortable that this can be done with the One.
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it is interesting, should be an easy fix but here in canada the only provider that is worth paying for is WIND. For $40 you get unlimited, calls, texting and data. Everywhere else it is $60 for a gig or less. So, naturally I want to stick with my provider, the only bummer is that they use the HSPA+ networks, same as T-Mobile.
The unlocked phone also cost $250 more here for some weird reason.
I don't think it will be possible, I'm sure I read that the alternative frequencies burnt off the driver chip. It might have been in the Anandtech review.
Just contacted HTC, got this as an answer ot the S-off of the Developer edition.
"Thanks for contacting HTC Technical Support Center.
Dear Balint, I am glad to know that you are a member of the HTC family and I will be more than happy to assist you.
Regarding the first question, your HTC One has the S-off."
so it is off, and have been confirmed.
balint0808 said:
Just contacted HTC, got this as an answer ot the S-off of the Developer edition.
"Thanks for contacting HTC Technical Support Center.
Dear Balint, I am glad to know that you are a member of the HTC family and I will be more than happy to assist you.
Regarding the first question, your HTC One has the S-off."
so it is off, and have been confirmed.
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Seems like you should believe this when an S-Off phone is in your hands.
I have 64GB Developer Edition and it says Unlock with S-ON this is Popoo Im so mad at HTC it also says SIMLOCK I dont get it.
balint0808 said:
Well, the developer edition will have s-off, or at least that's what I have heard. Getting the radio might be tricky, but knowing the devs on here someone will work it out. I was just wondering whether it would be physically feasible to get the missing frequency.
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ahernandez4110 said:
I have 64GB Developer Edition and it says Unlock with S-ON this is Popoo Im so mad at HTC it also says SIMLOCK I dont get it.
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I don't think HTC ever said the dev edition was going to be S-Off, just bootloader unlocked and SIM unlocked.
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Ok, Thanks But why it says on Bootloader SIMLOCK?
oryan_dunn said:
I don't think HTC ever said the dev edition was going to be S-Off, just bootloader unlocked and SIM unlocked.
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ahernandez4110 said:
Ok, Thanks But why it says on Bootloader SIMLOCK?
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With an s-on radio hack now available is it possible for this to be tested?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245615
nilism said:
With an s-on radio hack now available is it possible for this to be tested?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245615
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I would like to know as well.
I flashed the T-Mobile radio last week and don't get HSPA on 1700MHZ. I continue to get LTE and I still get HSPA on the refarmed towers. How do I know? I have an older T-Mobile branded phone that I can compare against. At home I get nothing better than EDGE on my Developer Edition One but I get HSPA on my other phone (T-Mobile branded). If I travel down the road a little ways I get LTE and HSPA on the One.
BTW, there are a TON of threads in this and the other One forums that are discussing the T-Mobile radio on the Developer Edition One and it seems the consensus is that you need to change your CID and, to do that, you need S-OFF. MobileTechVideos.com has supposedly gotten S-OFF with a JTAG rig and, a little more tecently, without using a wire. Check their Facebook page for that info -- http://www.facebook.com/pages/MobileTechVideos/182579981788132
We have S-OFF!
Time to kickstart this discussion back up now that S-OFF is in our hands. Thanks to Revolutionary.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
watermelun said:
Time to kickstart this discussion back up now that S-OFF is in our hands. Thanks to Revolutionary.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314582
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:good: to this! If anyone needs a guinea pig to test with, I have a newly s-off'ed Dev Edition in a non refarmed rural area. Just have no idea when it comes to software hacks as I'm mainly a hardware hacker/hobbyist. I miss the 3G I had with my One S, but I'm loving the 64 gigs on the One!
Hi,
I have bought this HTC one sprint variant and i want to know whether we can activate it outside US. And do we need to activate to use the phone(normal apps apart from calls and sms)??
kgowrav said:
Hi,
I have bought this HTC one sprint variant and i want to know whether we can activate it outside US. And do we need to activate to use the phone(normal apps apart from calls and sms)??
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I would have to say that activating a US phone outside the US is going to be an epic fail. But, I could be wrong. Check here:
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...internationally/case-fk158645-20111013-192949
I would be prepared to speak with a Sprint rep and also be prepared for disappointment. You could always sim unlock it and open the global settings which will allow for international use, albeit with some adjustments.
Here is one thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386703
I am sure there are others.....
BMP7777 said:
I would have to say that activating a US phone outside the US is going to be an epic fail. But, I could be wrong. Check here:
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...internationally/case-fk158645-20111013-192949
I would be prepared to speak with a Sprint rep and also be prepared for disappointment. You could always sim unlock it and open the global settings which will allow for international use, albeit with some adjustments.
Here is one thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386703
I am sure there are others.....
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Even an unlock will do... I was afraid that we cannot use the phone entirely if we cant activate.
kgowrav said:
Even an unlock will do... I was afraid that we cannot use the phone entirely if we cant activate.
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Not sure if that makes a difference or not, to be honest. That's why the first link was to Sprint; they would have more solid information than just me spitballing. You can root, unlock(bootloader, not sim), and S-Off and then flash a 4.3 ROM with embedded global and GSM settings, of which my build of Beanstalk is one. My advice would be to research different alternatives based on your situation, and decide how you want to proceed. I am sure there is a way to get the service you need out of your device, but I can only offer these suggestions, because your situation is pretty unique.
Good luck.
hi
I am new to here and need a bit of help. I brought a htc one m7 from ebay. It seems to be a sprint phone however was supposed to be unlocked and usable in my location UK. I am having problems with it like no internet data despite being able to make calls on my tmobile network. Other restrictions include things like phone updates. Is any way that I can remove all the sprint stuff and reset the phone to make it usable.
Watcha12345 said:
hi
I am new to here and need a bit of help. I brought a htc one m7 from ebay. It seems to be a sprint phone however was supposed to be unlocked and usable in my location UK. I am having problems with it like no internet data despite being able to make calls on my tmobile network. Other restrictions include things like phone updates. Is any way that I can remove all the sprint stuff and reset the phone to make it usable.
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first rule, no double posting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/help-phone-network-unlocked-phone-t2832232
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first rule, no double posting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/help-phone-network-unlocked-phone-t2832232
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Sorry didn't realise, how do I delete?
Sprint is CDMA network while T-Mobile is a GSM network, so both are incompatible.
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I'm unable to find an HTC One with a microSD card slot... I'm on Verizon, and they only have the 32GB internal memory version, which isn't enough to fit my music and everything else. I did read on Wikipedia that they're in the Japan/China models, so if you know one way or another whether any US versions have it, I'd love to know.
Otherwise if I can get an unlocked/developer/Play edition to work with a Verizon SIM, I'd love to know how to do that too!
Also, I'm trying to find out if I can lower the resolution to 720p (pixels) to save battery (which brought me here to begin with). I haven't read in any reviews that it's possible, but back in the day I read of a setting in developer options to change the DPI (or PPI?) to change the resolution, but I'm not seeing that in my current phone's developer options (or not recognizing it).
dhinged said:
I'm unable to find an HTC One with a microSD card slot... I'm on Verizon, and they only have the 32GB internal memory version, which isn't enough to fit my music and everything else. I did read on Wikipedia that they're in the Japan/China models, so if you know one way or another whether any US versions have it, I'd love to know.
Otherwise if I can get an unlocked/developer/Play edition to work with a Verizon SIM, I'd love to know how to do that too!
Also, I'm trying to find out if I can lower the resolution to 720p (pixels) to save battery (which brought me here to begin with). I haven't read in any reviews that it's possible, but back in the day I read of a setting in developer options to change the DPI (or PPI?) to change the resolution, but I'm not seeing that in my current phone's developer options (or not recognizing it).
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there is no htc one version that have a sd card slot. Only the Japanese and Chinese variant (HTL22/HTC J One)
If you are going to use the phone with Verizon, then you can not use another phone variants, you must use the phone sold by verizon. Verizon is a CDMA carrier and uses CDMA variant of the Htc one. All other variant are GSM (unlocked htc one, dev edition etc)
Lowering the screen resolution doesnt make sense to me, there a lot of other ways you can save battery.
China / India dual SIM + card slot models have cdma but you need to verify network bandwidth
Other options HTC One m8 with card slot or a new version of m7 exclusive for Verizon HTC One Remix with card slot
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there is no htc one version that have a sd card slot. Only the Japanese and Chinese variant (HTL22/HTC J One)
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That sounds contradictory but I already mentioned that I saw there's a Japan/China version with a microSD card slot.
alray said:
If you are going to use the phone with Verizon, then you can not use another phone variants, you must use the phone sold by verizon. Verizon is a CDMA carrier and uses CDMA variant of the Htc one. All other variant are GSM (unlocked htc one, dev edition etc)
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OK, that's helpful, but I've seen specs that include "3G" with frequencies that match Verizon's CDMA and that also say "LTE" that match Verizon's frequencies, so I'm concerned that either the specs aren't completely accurate for the USA or that Verizon just hasn't certified any other version than the one on their site (though I can't tell if they sold the 64GB variant previously that I could find somewhere else).
alray said:
Lowering the screen resolution doesnt make sense to me, there a lot of other ways you can save battery.
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Lowering the screen resolution is an acceptable loss for the battery/CPU gain (considering I can barely tell the difference in my Moto X and Droid RAZR MAXX under normal usage and most phone screens look fine to me; I grew up with Asteroids and Super Mario Bros so I kind of have a love for pixels). Most other battery-saver tips include things I actually want to use.
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That sounds contradictory but I already mentioned that I saw there's a Japan/China version with a microSD card slot.
OK, that's helpful, but I've seen specs that include "3G" with frequencies that match Verizon's CDMA and that also say "LTE" that match Verizon's frequencies, so I'm concerned that either the specs aren't completely accurate for the USA or that Verizon just hasn't certified any other version than the one on their site (though I can't tell if they sold the 64GB variant previously that I could find somewhere else).
Lowering the screen resolution is an acceptable loss for the battery/CPU gain (considering I can barely tell the difference in my Moto X and Droid RAZR MAXX under normal usage and most phone screens look fine to me; I grew up with Asteroids and Super Mario Bros so I kind of have a love for pixels). Most other battery-saver tips include things I actually want to use.
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Why not buying another phone with already a sd card slot and a 720p screen? Better to pay for something that fit your needs. You will pay for that 1080 display but you'll not use it. Maybe you should consider another model like the desire 601 or something similar...?
alray said:
Why not buying another phone with already a sd card slot and a 720p screen? Better to pay for something that fit your needs. You will pay for that 1080 display but you'll not use it. Maybe you should consider another model like the desire 601 or something similar...?
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Yah, I've been looking at other phones, and every one of them are missing some key thing I need; for instance, the HTC One looks perfect except that the 64GB version is not available on Verizon and it has no microSD card slot. The M8 is huge for my hands and has the headphone jack on the bottom which makes it difficult or impossible with docks; the Remix has less of a processor and battery than the Moto X; Verizon has less choice than the other carriers so this whole process is just difficult, which is why I'm asking how to config certain software things to get what I want.
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Yah, I've been looking at other phones, and every one of them are missing some key thing I need; for instance, the HTC One looks perfect except that the 64GB version is not available on Verizon and it has no microSD card slot. The M8 is huge for my hands and has the headphone jack on the bottom which makes it difficult or impossible with docks; the Remix has less of a processor and battery than the Moto X; Verizon has less choice than the other carriers so this whole process is just difficult, which is why I'm asking how to config certain software things to get what I want.
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If verizon doesnt have a phone that fits your needs then check other carriers.
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Yah, I've been looking at other phones, and every one of them are missing some key thing I need; for instance, the HTC One looks perfect except that the 64GB version is not available on Verizon and it has no microSD card slot. The M8 is huge for my hands and has the headphone jack on the bottom which makes it difficult or impossible with docks; the Remix has less of a processor and battery than the Moto X; Verizon has less choice than the other carriers so this whole process is just difficult, which is why I'm asking how to config certain software things to get what I want.
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The Droid MaXX has most all the features you want and is on Android 4.4.4 already. Unfortunately this is no Root for it yet though
alray said:
Why not buying another phone with already a sd card slot and a 720p screen? Better to pay for something that fit your needs. You will pay for that 1080 display but you'll not use it. Maybe you should consider another model like the desire 601 or something similar...?
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We're going in circles on this. I've already described what I'm looking for and I haven't found it yet.
alray said:
If verizon doesnt have a phone that fits your needs then check other carriers.
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Yah, I know, like that hasn't occurred to me. Not exactly the easiest option, which is why I'm asking for software workarounds.
This is XDA after all, isn't it? I haven't seen one reply yet saying how to lower the resolution on any phone.
clsA said:
The Droid MaXX has most all the features you want and is on Android 4.4.4 already. Unfortunately this is no Root for it yet though
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Yes, I know, and Verizon only sells the 16GB version, and I already tried buying two 32GB versions online and they were stolen phones that couldn't be activated. Luckily I got my money back, but I'm not doing that again. Plus the Droid Maxx does not have convenient accessories.
It looks like the Moto X is going to by the keeper until I can figure out how to lower the resolution on the M8 to save battery, which I'm guessing requires root.
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Yes, I know, and Verizon only sells the 16GB version, and I already tried buying two 32GB versions online and they were stolen phones that couldn't be activated. Luckily I got my money back, but I'm not doing that again. Plus the Droid Maxx does not have convenient accessories.
It looks like the Moto X is going to by the keeper until I can figure out how to lower the resolution on the M8 to save battery, which I'm guessing requires root.
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I can tell you first hand the MotoX is nothing compared to a HTC One M7 their not in the same league. The only 2 phones I would consider over an M7 are the LG G2/G3 and a Nexus 5... Maybe a Note 3 if it's a really sweat deal
Well I have been told that my Sprint version of my HTC ONE M7 wont ever be able to act like and international version, well why cant it ?
If its a partition problem cant we just modify it? just like sdmerge400 modified the partitions of LG e400s ????
I would like if someone would make a mod for this stuff (As my phone is unlocked and i have been told that GSM is now enabled. Source: Sprint Rep.)
And a fact is that both have the exact same RF chip the difference being that sprint has locked down its phons to CDMA only , Which is unlocked by carrier unlocking (That I have already done )
So i think it must be possible!
(PSardon me, I have made posts like this before but this one is a little bit different.)
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And a fact is that both have the exact same RF chip the difference being that sprint has locked down its phons to CDMA only , Which is unlocked by carrier unlocking (That I have already done )
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Um.... Not entirely sure that's right. You'll want to double check the frequencies for the Sprint M7. Any CDMA band frequencies cannot be used for GSM or LTE purposes.
At least, that is what I was told.
Unlocking your phone will allow you to use the built in GSM functions of your M7, but the CDMA frequencies will remain inaccessible. My $0.02? See if someone wants to trade their international One for a Sprint One (lmao good luck), or sell it and buy an international One.
DarkStar911 said:
Well I have been told that my Sprint version of my HTC ONE M7 wont ever be able to act like and international version, well why cant it ?
If its a partition problem cant we just modify it? just like sdmerge400 modified the partitions of LG e400s ????
I would like if someone would make a mod for this stuff (As my phone is unlocked and i have been told that GSM is now enabled. Source: Sprint Rep.)
And a fact is that both have the exact same RF chip the difference being that sprint has locked down its phons to CDMA only , Which is unlocked by carrier unlocking (That I have already done )
So i think it must be possible!
(PSardon me, I have made posts like this before but this one is a little bit different.)
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Sprint M7 cannot be converted to International M7.
Modem chipset is different. Firmware is different.
GSM unlock on sprint m7 is meant only for out of US gsm carrier Some people had success in using it on US based gsm carriers
Max you can do is modify xml files so your phone shows network options like in GSM models.