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I am considering upgrading to the new 4G network my phone provider has upgraded to and have a few questions for you One fans. The choice is between Galaxy S4 and HTC One. I almost know the answer but where does the One excel? And 2: Is the One as easy to root and install new ROMs on as the Galaxy S III I have (or rephrased: is the One easy to root and install new ROMs on if you have no experiences to compare with).
I could not think of any place else to ask this, I have had so uch use of this site.
From the middle of a heavy hurricane-like storm
Benny in south-west Denmark

The better place to ask such a question is in the Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum, which is where I've moved this to
As a future reference, only development work belongs in the development forums. If the thread is anything else, it doesn't belong there.
Now, in regards to your questions, I'd honestly say the One excels throughout. I've had the phone since March (just after release) and not had a single problem with it since. Even the fact that mine is an early build hasn't presented any issues either. The thing I'd pinpoint as far as what impressed me the most is the BoomSound dual speakers. The volume and clarity is perfect and is still as good now as when I first got the One.
Rooting and installing ROMs is just as simple as with other phones as well. If you have a search around this forum you'll soon find guides and videos about how to root the One and installing ROMs is exactly the same as with other devices.
I hope this helps

Thank for the help moving my posting. There's a new contender, the Asus PadFone, but a serious drawback is that the pad is only working WITH the phone inserted.... The tablet tempts, though. A LOT. Desicions, desicions ;=) But it will probably be one of the two first, since they have the capability to act as IR remote for my stereo for a minimal amount. Any experience in that department, any one?? Does it work, without having it hooked up to a car battery under the reclining chair??
From extremely stormy south-west Denmark
Benny

Thank for the help moving my posting. There's a new contender, the Asus PadFone, but a serious drawback is that the pad is only working WITH the phone inserted.... The tablet tempts, though. A LOT. Desicions, desicions ;=) But it will probably be one of the two first, since they have the capability to act as IR remote for my stereo for a minimal amount. Any experience in that department, any one?? Does it work, without having it hooked up to a car battery under the reclining chair??
From extremely stormy south-west Denmark
Benny

Time to say goodbye

The feared day has come. Last night my phone lost all usb connectivity and wouldn't charge anymore.
So it's time to depart, i will be spending the night choosing between the z1 compact and the m7 and by tomorrow I'll be off to my new thread.
I would like to thank those who followed me in my (scarce) projects and those who helped me realize them.
 @laufersteppenwolf @Adam77Root @Demetris @iodak @Flying_Bear @ectoplasma22 thank you for your work and
making this a greatly respectable thread.
I'm starting to tear now, I really wish I didn't have to leave,
I even considered repairing the phone but the battery life had gotten just too frustrating
I leave behind me a small but necessary fix for the proximity sensor so I can retire happily
Thank you again guys, see you around!

;'( manly tear was shed
Thank you for taking your time to fix the proximity sensor issue, and thank you for being an extremely benefitial and helpful member of the community; people like you are the reason why I'm coming back here regularly. I wish you luck with your future device(s), and hopefully we'll meet eachother on the forum again on a next-gen flagship thread.
Take care.

See you. Good luck!

Well this is kinda end of a road for me too since i got mine S3 Neo GT I9301I couple days ago and give LG to my sister You wanted to thank all the guys on this thread and forum for helping and making this phone awesome :highfive: @Adam77Root @laufersteppenwolf @iodak @Demetris and all other people who helped developing roms for LG 4x deserve speacial thanks.Will from time to time come here and scoope what are you guys cooking here

What a coincidence
I am also leaving
I'm going to swap my phone for a Z2 .Mainly because of limiting hardware 4x HD got.The camera is horrible in dark, battery life (you already know it), I got dust under screen once again 1 week after getting it cleaned and it lets me down in daily usage.
I've had my arguements with people in here,I've made friends but in the end it was all for the good of our phone. Farewell 4x HD community
My legacy for this community are my projects (in signature).They shouldn't need any updating, if they ever do I'll do so and provide support where possible.

ottomanhero said:
I am also leaving
I'm going to swap my phone for a Z2 .Mainly because of limiting hardware 4x HD got.The camera is horrible in dark, battery life (you already know it), I got dust under screen once again 1 week after getting it cleaned and it lets me down in daily usage.
I've had my arguements with people in here,I've made friends but in the end it was all for the good of our phone. Farewell 4x HD community
My legacy for this community are my projects (in signature).They shouldn't need any updating, if they ever do I'll do so and provide support where possible.
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well, I understand you, but I think there is no phone with good price and good specs, I would prefer something like a new Elephone P7000 (metal cover + 3GB ram + manufacter custom rom support and full hd insted of nonsense 2K) but with MTK6795 instead of MTK6752 which is on-board... (it's not a bad cpu, but I want to have my next phone again about 3 years, so I always buy something a bit better than mid-end)

About me

Hi folks!
I'm Technocat (or Techno for short) and I've been hanging around the XDA forums since 2016.
I honestly find it pretty crazy that I've been here for over 4 years and this is only my 4th post (I think I used to have more, but I assume the original threads have since been deleted). I'm sure I would probably have been a senior member by now had I been signed in every time I've stopped by, but I'm sure none of you really care about that. I'm eternally grateful to the awesome devs on XDA who spend their time creating tools and custom ROMs for interested people like me, but I am moreso grateful to everyone who contributes to this amazing community we have! (Huge shoutout to @raschad and @Sjll. I've daily driven custom ROMs of yours on my Xperia Z2 and Xperia XZ respectively. You guys rock!)
On a slightly unrelated note, I own a lot of phones. Ssince XDA is primarily focused on Android devices, I'll try to stick to only listing those. My current daily driver is a Sony Xperia XZ running LineageOS 18.1. Prior to owning my XZ, I had been using an Xperia Z2 running AICP 14.0 which served me very well. I did use a Samsung Galaxy S4 for a few years running Android 5.0.1, but in my opinion, it wasn't a great phone. However, my XDA journey started in 2015 with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, when I tried to install LegacyXperia (CyanogenMod 11) on my phone, all while being around 11 years old and having no experience whatsoever. The installation went about as well as you'd expect it to go (which is not very well at all), and all I could do is watch in what felt like slow motion as my beloved phone refused to boot.
I think that is enough about me for now though. Thanks again to all of the people who make this community what it is. I'm looking forward to hopefully sharing the knowledge I've acquired throughout my years here wherever and whenever I can.
-Technocat

GeelongLing said:
Hi folks!
I'm Technocat (or Techno for short) and I've been hanging around the XDA forums since 2016.
I honestly find it pretty crazy that I've been here for over 4 years and this is only my 4th post (I think I used to have more, but I assume the original threads have since been deleted). I'm sure I would probably have been a senior member by now had I been signed in every time I've stopped by, but I'm sure none of you really care about that. I'm eternally grateful to the awesome devs on XDA who spend their time creating tools and custom ROMs for interested people like me, but I am moreso grateful to everyone who contributes to this amazing community we have! (Huge shoutout to @raschad and @Sjll. I've daily driven custom ROMs of yours on my Xperia Z2 and Xperia XZ respectively. You guys rock!)
On a slightly unrelated note, I own a lot of phones. Ssince XDA is primarily focused on Android devices, I'll try to stick to only listing those. My current daily driver is a Sony Xperia XZ running LineageOS 18.1. Prior to owning my XZ, I had been using an Xperia Z2 running AICP 14.0 which served me very well. I did use a Samsung Galaxy S4 for a few years running Android 5.0.1, but in my opinion, it wasn't a great phone. However, my XDA journey started in 2015 with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, when I tried to install LegacyXperia (CyanogenMod 11) on my phone, all while being around 11 years old and having no experience whatsoever. The installation went about as well as you'd expect it to go (which is not very well at all), and all I could do is watch in what felt like slow motion as my beloved phone refused to boot.
I think that is enough about me for now though. Thanks again to all of the people who make this community what it is. I'm looking forward to hopefully sharing the knowledge I've acquired throughout my years here wherever and whenever I can.
-Technocat
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Welcome to XDA, again!

Long time lurker, first time poster

I started the game rooting my G1. You know like the first Android phone and it had a physical keyboard. Promptly installing Cyanogen MOD and keeping the phone updated well past its prime. I have used ODIN and flashed boot.img, installed custom roms and then the g-suite afterward because it couldn't be included.
That being said the last phone I rooted was a Sony back in 2015.
I just got a Pixel 2 and was happy not rooting.
Had an iPhone 12 pro for a while but promptly lost it. I can't remember passwords for ****. What a waste.
Now I have a silly little Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-S111DL). TracFone. Don't really have access to a computer. I found the rooting thread but it is for the ATT model. I am a little weary flashing the software provided in the thread because it says for that model only.
Just because I have rooted in the past doesn't mean I am up on the latest methods.
I will keep reading the forums and lurking wisely.
BTW I am 41 years old with a degree in Computer Science but never held a job past Technial Support for Nest Learning Thermostat.
Well I dabbled in consult work with developers looking to access the API for a credit card processing gateway. We worked with SmartBear and mainly ingenico card readers.
Currently unemployed.
Also, I dabble with Ubuntu Linux, which I feel is mainly Russian software, a bit of a conspiracy theorist.
Loved the Android SDK back in the day. I used to spin up one or two instances of a particular phone. Thought I would actually develop an app one day. Didn't quite pan out, kind of past my prime in the technology department.
Any way, print "Hello, World" and all that.

ZaphodBeetle said:
I started the game rooting my G1. You know like the first Android phone and it had a physical keyboard. Promptly installing Cyanogen MOD and keeping the phone updated well past its prime. I have used ODIN and flashed boot.img, installed custom roms and then the g-suite afterward because it couldn't be included.
That being said the last phone I rooted was a Sony back in 2015.
I just got a Pixel 2 and was happy not rooting.
Had an iPhone 12 pro for a while but promptly lost it. I can't remember passwords for ****. What a waste.
Now I have a silly little Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-S111DL). TracFone. Don't really have access to a computer. I found the rooting thread but it is for the ATT model. I am a little weary flashing the software provided in the thread because it says for that model only.
Just because I have rooted in the past doesn't mean I am up on the latest methods.
I will keep reading the forums and lurking wisely.
BTW I am 41 years old with a degree in Computer Science but never held a job past Technial Support for Nest Learning Thermostat.
Well I dabbled in consult work with developers looking to access the API for a credit card processing gateway. We worked with SmartBear and mainly ingenico card readers.
Currently unemployed.
Also, I dabble with Ubuntu Linux, which I feel is mainly Russian software, a bit of a conspiracy theorist.
Loved the Android SDK back in the day. I used to spin up one or two instances of a particular phone. Thought I would actually develop an app one day. Didn't quite pan out, kind of past my prime in the technology department.
Any way, print "Hello, World" and all that.
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Glad to have an old timer!
Welcome officially

Hello hi I'm here i guess

Alright. Hello there people, it's nice to be finally meeting the XDA community! I hope I can stay around here for a long while.
I own a Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960F) - thank my luck for having the Exynos processor on it. I have flashed Noble ROM 2.3 on it, which represents One UI 4.1 or Android 12, for short.
I enjoy poking around TWRP and the custom ROM's since I can further understand how everithing in AOSP works. (no, I'm not looking at the code, just going around menus and settings)
My main reason for joining XDA is because I've been surfing on the forums for some years now and I should've made an account earlier.
There we go, that's pretty much it!

4yup said:
Alright. Hello there people, it's nice to be finally meeting the XDA community! I hope I can stay around here for a long while.
I own a Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960F) - thank my luck for having the Exynos processor on it. I have flashed Noble ROM 2.3 on it, which represents One UI 4.1 or Android 12, for short.
I enjoy poking around TWRP and the custom ROM's since I can further understand how everithing in AOSP works. (no, I'm not looking at the code, just going around menus and settings)
My main reason for joining XDA is because I've been surfing on the forums for some years now and I should've made an account earlier.
There we go, that's pretty much it!
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