Nice video. I think watching a video on your personal experience with the phone can be more helpful than a review video just touting the specs so thanks for sharing your thoughts
Thanks for the video man, I like the thoughts. I figure you to be a NEXUS and AOSP man, like myself, so when you say something like this phone beat out your nexus its pretty crazy to me. I would jump on the M8, but I love me that wireless charging. Keep it up man!
How did you change the icons of the apps in your multitasking screen to match your icon theme? I have an icon theme but it only changed the icons in the app drawer and home screen not the icon besides the app preview in the recent apps.
Got my HTC One M8 from AT&T and found the Google Play Edition ROM. I flashed it right away and understand what you mean about having a "super Nexus". I don't hate Sense 6 from HTC but I love having stock Android on this device. I really don't think I can have a phone without front facing speakers also. I really am happy with my choice.
The biggest selling points of this phone are the stereo speakers and built quality, but the price off contract is way too high for now. I prefer stock Android and this phone with stock Android looks amazing.
You are right that camera does not really matters on smart phone but i think front camera does matter very much as for making video calls... Well this is just my opinion.... Otherwise i like your reviews or overviews whatever it is... 👍.... keep it 🆙
I'm a big fan of HTC and its Sense. I own unlocked m8, but I didn't have balls to switch to GPe ROM. Now I'm gonna try this. Many thanks! One question. Did you convert RUU first or just use a flashable ROM?
Nice video Armando but most people care if their smartphone camera is good and because of the bad camera of the HTC One (M8) I prefer the Sony Xperia Z2.
I was not sure if I wanted the GPE or the one with sense. It's my first time using android, and I decided to try sense out. I have heard good things about sense. So far I've been enjoying it. The speakers are absolutely amazing. But I didn't feel overwhelmed setting up the phone. Coming from an iOS user xD I'm glad the GPE version since have the multigestures though! The nexus experience seems boring to me in the end. I wanted more features I'll guess.
***** hey man first of all thanks for your videos. I am switching from a nexus 5 to the m8 and i would like to load the google play edition software like you did but i have two questions if you don't mind. first will i receive OTA updates from google if i do this or any updates for that matter? and second would i be able to still use the IR blaster? if you could help me out man that would be great.
Yours specific carrier bloatware might have contributed on making you dislike Sense, but I am pretty sure if you started out with a no-bloatware HTC One with Sense (like the ones in the UK), you'd like it. When I first got my Galaxy S2 (my first android) on the day 3 I rooted it and installed a rom. But with HTC One (m7), I haven't rooted it even after using it for almost 9 months. Sense is way better than the pure Android experience, if of course you get a no-bloatware edition.
You'll thank me cause I've moved away from the apple iPhone 5S to the htc one m8. My only non understanding is that these icons I'm wanting to change, I've downloaded them now I don't have a clue of how to make them change from the stock? Help and another thing I've also download forest live wallpaper kinda animated 3d which I can't get my head round it
you have to use a launcher like nova launcher, you cant change the icons using the sense launcher, unless youre using a custom rom with a theme applied
THe Oppo Find 7 is relatively interesting albeit I'm more of a fan for on-screen buttons (#NexusLife), though I'll have to weight the price per performance once its actually released (not the 7a version). Also wont we have to start calling the "#One+", #One+One or something similar since Motorola has muddied the name. Their new version of the Moto X will be called "Moto X+1". I just think there should be one phone out at a time with the number 1 and a plus sign. Could you imagine if every time Apple launched a phone Google would launch a phone called the gPhone, gPhone 3GS, gPhone 4 etc. After a while things would start to get confusing, becuase you know non tech nerds and old folks would go into a store an be all like "I want that new 5s" and people would be all like "Which one?". Or people would show up at Apple stores thinking they sell some kind of Android / Apple hybrid called the gPhone 5s. Hell the only thing Android can take from Apple that I'd appreciate is its design philosophies and build quality. Maybe then we'd finally have some freaking phone cases to choose from...
Im waiting for the nexus 6.. Since htc is making it the build quality and camera quality should a lot better.. Also hoping n6 would have the front facing speakers..
The Sony Xperia z2 has front facing speakers, along with 3gb of ram, expandable storage excellent design glass back, 20 megapixel camera,.....Sony has a design language all their own much like htc. Unlike htc they have an ecosystem to draw upon, they have Sony pictures, Sony PlayStation, they make tv's the walkman, which shows Sony prides itself on the mobile music experience. Etc...
When I could buy it for 400€ it would be the best phone without a doubt. Sorry, but I won't change my free Nexus 5 for any other right know. At the end it's about the prices and 720€ it's a lot even for that phone
I have a iPhone 5 and it drop calls at my building like crazy. I know it ain't the iPhone 5s but that phone also has the same issue. I had an android phone and it never gave me any drop calls ever. I am ready to go back to android but don't know to get this M8 or galaxy s5. I want to root it because I want to tether it.
Armando, I think you didn't buy the Oppo Find 7 because it comes with jellybean 4.3 (Oppo's update policy). Or else, spec wise it is a steal! I've got one question. I live in India. If I want to buy the one plus one which is not being launched here, how'd I get one in an easiest way without having to pay much?
The phones too long ! Looks weird when I had a look at store like the iPhone, elongated. I like the idea of boom sound, but I don't think I would use it much. I have good headphones. Might wait for new moto x should be a beast !
I'm sorry but as stupid htc makes all others about the speakers facing front, they made themselves look even more stupid by still using this ultrapixel camera (removing ois even). And it is stupidity really because it's not like they chose to focus on other things. No, they spent time to add a 2nd camera for a gimmick. You do that when your main camera is perfect, not when it was a major complain in your previous model. They really shot their own foot here and I bet at Samsung HQ they let out a big relief exhale. For all the supposed things a smartphone can do, the camera is something basic that we had pre-smartphones. You can't ship a flagship with that. I hear the S5 takes excellent pictures? Won't it be shame people choosing it over M8 just for that fact? It pisses me off. Why can't anyone get it freakin right, the whole damn thing. Htc was so close damn it.
I have a question cuz my cousin is a butthurt Mac guy that says there are more macs then Windows computers on the world pls tell me
10 років тому+1
It's indeed a nice, but since HTC went bankrupt, it'll never be available here. I have never used sence, so I don't know how it feels like. I'm not against TouchWiz, but it needs a makeover. I am tired of seeing the same old, same old. I love tge Nexus concept, but the terrible speaker is a deal-breaker for me. I thought about trying LG, but it just doesn't appeal to me. Motorola Moto X was the only one that caught my attention. I think I'll wait for the +1.
PRO: + google now is always listening, something that isn't on the sense version + vanilla android removes bloatware from carrier branded models + direct updates from google so your software will never be held back by your carrier CON: -you are forced to use google camera, which eliminates the ridiculously fast shooter on this phone along with some other software features like zoe, continuous shooting -you are also forced to use google's photos gallery which limits in the way you organize your photos. I hate google+ and I don't want to sign up just to do more with my photos. Really annoying. -blinkfeed is not available, (most people won't miss it) -isis wallet is not compatible despite the fact that all 4 carriers finally gained agreement on a universal mobile payment method (again google forcing you to use their "wallet") Overall if you are coming from a nexus 5 you will fall in love with this version of the M8. I wish that you could download some of the htc apps from the play store and use them as default instead of the "google" way of doing things. For example, the HTC Sense TV is downloadable through the play store. So yes you don't have to worry about losing the IR blaster ability on your HTC One. If they can release more htc sense apps through the play store and let the consumer make the decision on which app to use I think everyone would be a happy camper. Honestly I don't see why all android phones come shipped this way. Vanilla android, then downloadable apps through the play store. That could save all us the trouble to rooting phones in the first place, worrying about useless features or bloatware we aren't interested in using up internal memory and slowing down performance.
Bottom line HTC One M8 design with front facing speakers and build quality paired with unadulterated Android is a phenomenal experience.
*****I agree 100%
If I had the money...
*****
I still prefer the Sense 6. Has more features for your buck. Better camera app experience, IR remote and other neat HTC features.
***** for more grip you can get a leather or wood slickwraps with 50% off use code VIP..
I'll stick with my N5. No wireless charging means more to me than I thought out would.
Finally! Welcome to the club.
Awesome video! Love the quality of your content!
It looks exactly like a Galaxy. Come one HTC you couldve done better than that
***** I can see just fine and I know what a Galaxy looks like. Its looks exactly like this.
You should do round two with HTC One M8 vs Oppo Find 7.
Long story short..this was an awesome video! :D
That color scheme really does look great.
***** Ok I am sold, I want this phone now. Great video thanks for sharing.
Just a side note. Since most apps don't make use of the immersive mode. You'll loose screen real estate if you keep it stock.
Nice video. I think watching a video on your personal experience with the phone can be more helpful than a review video just touting the specs so thanks for sharing your thoughts
Great video man, this made me decide to go ahead and root sometime this weekend when I get the chance.
Dude i watched alot of Reviews but first time i feel comfortable by clicking Subscribe for you Channel ... Thanks
Dude the Xperia Z2 is an outstanding phone, I recommend you give it a shot. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
Great overview Armando! I would really love an HTC M8 GPE!
Thanks for the video man, I like the thoughts. I figure you to be a NEXUS and AOSP man, like myself, so when you say something like this phone beat out your nexus its pretty crazy to me. I would jump on the M8, but I love me that wireless charging. Keep it up man!
Plz plz make a video showing how you install and convert it to GPE MODE ... your videos are osm and to the point ... love them
You've earned a subscriber.
+Me Of course Hope you enjoy the channel!
Heck yeah I do
Have you tried the Sony Z2?.. Got the speakers, good design, powerfull hardware?...
How did you change the icons of the apps in your multitasking screen to match your icon theme? I have an icon theme but it only changed the icons in the app drawer and home screen not the icon besides the app preview in the recent apps.
It's an Xposed Framework module called Unicon.
Got my HTC One M8 from AT&T and found the Google Play Edition ROM. I flashed it right away and understand what you mean about having a "super Nexus". I don't hate Sense 6 from HTC but I love having stock Android on this device. I really don't think I can have a phone without front facing speakers also. I really am happy with my choice.
What did you use to get the picture in picture when you were talking about the last version of the phone?
Keep up the great work!!!
Good review as always!
What icon pack is that? It looked sick!
Beats audio earpluging ?
With that ?
Do you get instant upgrades when tou flash it yourself?
Armando what are your thoughts of the Oppo Find 7?
What's the weather widget called?
why would you not link to the XDA forum thread for the GPE Rom?
does it void your warranty to flash it with the Google play edition software
Armando, how hard was it to flash the device using XDA forums?
Best phone so far Out there!!
The biggest selling points of this phone are the stereo speakers and built quality, but the price off contract is way too high for now. I prefer stock Android and this phone with stock Android looks amazing.
What about the Oppo 7 or 7a? Any chances of beating the M8?
You are right that camera does not really matters on smart phone but i think front camera does matter very much as for making video calls... Well this is just my opinion.... Otherwise i like your reviews or overviews whatever it is... 👍.... keep it 🆙
Is it easily spoiled? Cause some phone once it dropped on the floor it will be very faulty. Thank you if you ans my question.
You are the best bro....
@4:07 what app do you use to customize the notification drawer? *****
It's an app called "widgetsoid" ;)
Thanks ! Joris van dijk
***** A little off topic, but will you get the new pebble steel?
Nice review.
Btw which one do you think is better, HTC One M8 or Sony Xperia Z2?
I am still confused about which new phone should i buy...
The Sony Xperia Z2 also has front-facing speakers.
Does the IR Blaster work on GPE? Thanks!
I did the same thing with my Moto G XT1033(dual sim) installed the GPE rom...and now it is a single sim...so much smoother and faster!
Do you think the Oppo find 7 will be better?
Icon pack??
Literally everything you said good about the M8 was and still is good about the m7. Except for the motion gestures.
the xperia z2 will have front facing speakers though i don't know how good they are
what is the icon pack at 6:56 ?
***** where did you learn to root phones? I always wanted to do that
Hi, Im a new subscriber and I have a question for you, your family is from portugal or brazil?
Greetings from Portugal :D
If you don't like cases , Zagg might make a front and back protector . I hadvine no my HTC Evo LTE
What's the name of the glow in the dark looking icons?
I'm a big fan of HTC and its Sense. I own unlocked m8, but I didn't have balls to switch to GPe ROM. Now I'm gonna try this. Many thanks!
One question. Did you convert RUU first or just use a flashable ROM?
Hello there , Can u give me an download linke where I can get this ROM . My phone ist Htc ONe m8 International .
Hi armando
If I load this to my non GPE htc one m8 16gb do you know roughly how much space I'll be left with. Sense 6 uses nearly 8gb of my storage :(
Me Like It :)
What is the best phone out there to date?
Nice video Armando but most people care if their smartphone camera is good and because of the bad camera of the HTC One (M8) I prefer the Sony Xperia Z2.
What about the find 7?
***** what watch and weather widget are you using in this ROM?
Sony has the front face speaker on the Z2
Can you put the link to the download to the rom? Thanks
I was not sure if I wanted the GPE or the one with sense. It's my first time using android, and I decided to try sense out. I have heard good things about sense. So far I've been enjoying it. The speakers are absolutely amazing. But I didn't feel overwhelmed setting up the phone. Coming from an iOS user xD
I'm glad the GPE version since have the multigestures though! The nexus experience seems boring to me in the end. I wanted more features I'll guess.
Armando, use a thin transparent case and it will still look good and not slippery.
I use it on my M7 :-)
***** hey man first of all thanks for your videos. I am switching from a nexus 5 to the m8 and i would like to load the google play edition software like you did but i have two questions if you don't mind. first will i receive OTA updates from google if i do this or any updates for that matter? and second would i be able to still use the IR blaster? if you could help me out man that would be great.
***** What app are you using for the TV remote?
Yours specific carrier bloatware might have contributed on making you dislike Sense, but I am pretty sure if you started out with a no-bloatware HTC One with Sense (like the ones in the UK), you'd like it. When I first got my Galaxy S2 (my first android) on the day 3 I rooted it and installed a rom. But with HTC One (m7), I haven't rooted it even after using it for almost 9 months. Sense is way better than the pure Android experience, if of course you get a no-bloatware edition.
what about the xperia z2?
Please please can you tell me how the LED notification light works, it is multicolor?? (More interested in how it looks with whatsapp )
Regards
You'll thank me cause I've moved away from the apple iPhone 5S to the htc one m8. My only non understanding is that these icons I'm wanting to change, I've downloaded them now I don't have a clue of how to make them change from the stock? Help and another thing I've also download forest live wallpaper kinda animated 3d which I can't get my head round it
you have to use a launcher like nova launcher, you cant change the icons using the sense launcher, unless youre using a custom rom with a theme applied
Great video
THe Oppo Find 7 is relatively interesting albeit I'm more of a fan for on-screen buttons (#NexusLife), though I'll have to weight the price per performance once its actually released (not the 7a version). Also wont we have to start calling the "#One+", #One+One or something similar since Motorola has muddied the name. Their new version of the Moto X will be called "Moto X+1". I just think there should be one phone out at a time with the number 1 and a plus sign. Could you imagine if every time Apple launched a phone Google would launch a phone called the gPhone, gPhone 3GS, gPhone 4 etc. After a while things would start to get confusing, becuase you know non tech nerds and old folks would go into a store an be all like "I want that new 5s" and people would be all like "Which one?". Or people would show up at Apple stores thinking they sell some kind of Android / Apple hybrid called the gPhone 5s. Hell the only thing Android can take from Apple that I'd appreciate is its design philosophies and build quality. Maybe then we'd finally have some freaking phone cases to choose from...
***** also if there's a video that you know of that's a pretty good tutorial to do The switch please provide the link.
What about the Sony xperia z that phone looks great and its fastt has a stereo speakers as well and its waterproof with 20.7 camera
Im waiting for the nexus 6.. Since htc is making it the build quality and camera quality should a lot better.. Also hoping n6 would have the front facing speakers..
Weather widget..??
Make more android videos, like you used in the past.
Hey Armando, you can put a skin on it from slickwraps.com rather then a case
What about oppo find 7 QHD version
The Sony Xperia z2 has front facing speakers, along with 3gb of ram, expandable storage excellent design glass back, 20 megapixel camera,.....Sony has a design language all their own much like htc. Unlike htc they have an ecosystem to draw upon, they have Sony pictures, Sony PlayStation, they make tv's the walkman, which shows Sony prides itself on the mobile music experience. Etc...
I wish HTC devices were available in South Korea. Samsung, LG, Apple are the only major players in the market here.
I totally agree!
Why don't you like the galaxy s5?
Look at it....
When I could buy it for 400€ it would be the best phone without a doubt. Sorry, but I won't change my free Nexus 5 for any other right know. At the end it's about the prices and 720€ it's a lot even for that phone
I don't know why people buy the iphone 5s shen there is the Galaxy s5 and the HTC one m8 in the market
I have a iPhone 5 and it drop calls at my building like crazy. I know it ain't the iPhone 5s but that phone also has the same issue. I had an android phone and it never gave me any drop calls ever. I am ready to go back to android but don't know to get this M8 or galaxy s5. I want to root it because I want to tether it.
manny saldana I think you should buy the m8 , it is a little bit expensive but it is faster than the Galaxy s5
"The only one out there that had my attention is OnePlus"-+Armando Ferreira. Couldn't agree more. #OnePlus OnePlus
Armando, I think you didn't buy the Oppo Find 7 because it comes with jellybean 4.3 (Oppo's update policy). Or else, spec wise it is a steal!
I've got one question. I live in India. If I want to buy the one plus one which is not being launched here, how'd I get one in an easiest way without having to pay much?
The phones too long ! Looks weird when I had a look at store like the iPhone, elongated. I like the idea of boom sound, but I don't think I would use it much. I have good headphones. Might wait for new moto x should be a beast !
I'm sorry but as stupid htc makes all others about the speakers facing front, they made themselves look even more stupid by still using this ultrapixel camera (removing ois even). And it is stupidity really because it's not like they chose to focus on other things. No, they spent time to add a 2nd camera for a gimmick. You do that when your main camera is perfect, not when it was a major complain in your previous model. They really shot their own foot here and I bet at Samsung HQ they let out a big relief exhale. For all the supposed things a smartphone can do, the camera is something basic that we had pre-smartphones. You can't ship a flagship with that. I hear the S5 takes excellent pictures? Won't it be shame people choosing it over M8 just for that fact? It pisses me off. Why can't anyone get it freakin right, the whole damn thing. Htc was so close damn it.
Can you make a video about how to put Google play software onto phone. I have Galaxy s and i like the software but i like the google software better
I have a question cuz my cousin is a butthurt Mac guy that says there are more macs then Windows computers on the world pls tell me
It's indeed a nice, but since HTC went bankrupt, it'll never be available here. I have never used sence, so I don't know how it feels like. I'm not against TouchWiz, but it needs a makeover. I am tired of seeing the same old, same old. I love tge Nexus concept, but the terrible speaker is a deal-breaker for me. I thought about trying LG, but it just doesn't appeal to me. Motorola Moto X was the only one that caught my attention. I think I'll wait for the +1.
Battery on the M7 was shitty for me...
Wow you think like me, even I'm a Nexus 5 user and want the m8 Google play edition but I'm writing for Nexus 6
lol nvm gonna get the Moto X Style probably
'With that being said, let's get started' *Doesn't start*...
Yeah like they fixed the camera.
Wait... no they didn't. Still reppin a 4mp sensor. Groundbreaking tech here in 2004.....
it actually is when you take software rendering into consideration. But yeah the camera is a disappointment
Does this guy even know about the Z2?
***** are you going to buy the Find 7?
PRO:
+ google now is always listening, something that isn't on the sense version
+ vanilla android removes bloatware from carrier branded models
+ direct updates from google so your software will never be held back by your carrier
CON:
-you are forced to use google camera, which eliminates the ridiculously fast shooter on this phone along with some other software features like zoe, continuous shooting
-you are also forced to use google's photos gallery which limits in the way you organize your photos. I hate google+ and I don't want to sign up just to do more with my photos. Really annoying.
-blinkfeed is not available, (most people won't miss it)
-isis wallet is not compatible despite the fact that all 4 carriers finally gained agreement on a universal mobile payment method (again google forcing you to use their "wallet")
Overall if you are coming from a nexus 5 you will fall in love with this version of the M8. I wish that you could download some of the htc apps from the play store and use them as default instead of the "google" way of doing things. For example, the HTC Sense TV is downloadable through the play store. So yes you don't have to worry about losing the IR blaster ability on your HTC One. If they can release more htc sense apps through the play store and let the consumer make the decision on which app to use I think everyone would be a happy camper. Honestly I don't see why all android phones come shipped this way. Vanilla android, then downloadable apps through the play store. That could save all us the trouble to rooting phones in the first place, worrying about useless features or bloatware we aren't interested in using up internal memory and slowing down performance.
But no slow mo
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Couldn't disagree more about how the phone looks "nearly identical".
"Now there's nothing wrong if you like Sence or like Samsung's TouchWiz..."
No, NO. FUCK Touchwiz.