has anyone enabled facelock for your LTEVO yet?
I've had it running since yesterday and very often when I try to unlock the phone it'll try to use the camera but all i get is a black screen then it reverts to the alternate pass code.. this'll happen maybe... every third time? i suppose it may have to do with the camera process running in the background...
anyone else sharing my pain?
I use it but I haven't got a black screen from the camera...
I've been using it since I got the phone and I've only had that happen 3 or 4 times seemingly when I had a lot of stuff already running.
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No problems here. Freakin fast as hell unlocking
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I do get that too occasionally unfortunately.
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Ok I am getting it too...Maybe one out of ten face unlocks will be just a black screen instead of the camera working.
Depending on the lighting it is 50/50 for me.
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Lighting has to be somewhat decent, this feature doesn't seem to work in low light. I recommend you all use the 'Improve face matching' feature in different types of ambient light.
Mine unlocks very fast, quicker than I could type my PIN, if the lighting is decent.
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Lighting has to be somewhat decent, this feature doesn't seem to work in low light. I recommend you all use the 'Improve face matching' feature in different types of ambient light.
Mine unlocks very fast, quicker than I could type my PIN, if the lighting is decent.
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Works flawless on my phone, but as a note:
I don't like it, its unsecured. In days where Facebook is famous, anyone with a good picture of you can unlock your phone, even by holding a picture of you they got in their phone close to your phone...
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Works flawless on my phone, but as a note:
I don't like it, its unsecured. In days where Facebook is famous, anyone with a good picture of you can unlock your phone, even by holding a picture of you they got in their phone close to your phone...
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Agreed...but it's a pretty cool feature
Too bad there isn't a way to combine security features, for example, have face unlock plus PIN or pattern. Might get annoying in practical use though.
I'd love to use it but it won't recognize me with glasses on and I won't take them off everytime I go into my phone lol
How do you enable this? Or is it a separate app from the Play Store?
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derricks44 said:
How do you enable this? Or is it a separate app from the Play Store?
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Menu>settings>security>screen lock
and choose face unlock
blizzard1017 said:
I'd love to use it but it won't recognize me with glasses on and I won't take them off everytime I go into my phone lol
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I was just going to ask if this works for someone that wears glasses, has this been everyone's experience?, I'd check myself but the wife has my phone.
scottborasjr said:
I was just going to ask if this works for someone that wears glasses, has this been everyone's experience?, I'd check myself but the wife has my phone.
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I messed with it more at home and its working now. Probably give it a full day before I make a decision on keep or trash.
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megabiteg said:
I don't like it, its unsecured. In days where Facebook is famous, anyone with a good picture of you can unlock your phone, even by holding a picture of you they got in their phone close to your phone...
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Lucky for me, I'm not famous. Anyone likely to have my picture would also likely return the phone to me.
Since I haven't bothered with using a screen lock in the past, maybe I'll try it.
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I was just going to ask if this works for someone that wears glasses, has this been everyone's experience?, I'd check myself but the wife has my phone.
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Under improve face matching, you can have more than one picture to improve recognition, I took one with sunglasses on and one with out and it works.
jjrausch said:
Under improve face matching, you can have more than one picture to improve recognition, I took one with sunglasses on and one with out and it works.
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Also, try it under different types of lighting and backgrounds. I've been surprised sometimes when I've been in less than ideal lighting, it still recognizes me.
Of course, I haven't tested with someone else's face.
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Very nice improvement over my EVO 4G.
The only negative is the fact I have to deal with the forced password from my IT policy again since I don't see any work arounds yet.
There is a reason for the forced password from your IT department if you want their exchange network to be open on your phone. Getting around it is just undermining the security your IT guys are trying to provide for their network.
Would you happen to have a cable to test HDMI mirroring?
How is the call quality?
after all the noise made over in Sprint forums ...lol...you got yours before me
So you like it pretty well so far? Got a nexus s and plan to swap for the 3d before my 30 days is up (signed up to get the port credit just in case they didnt extend it again, which i just looked and they did...)
Hopefully I wont have a problem with getting one in the next 3 weeks.
Hows the qhd screen? Does the 3d effect work well for you?
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after all the noise made over in Sprint forums ...lol...you got yours before me
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I didn't make any noise. I was just defending Sprint over there
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Would you happen to have a cable to test HDMI mirroring?
How is the call quality?
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No HDMI cable yet.
Call quality seems fine. I don't use the phone much but I just called my dad and he said I sounded fine. He was in the bathroom taking a dump so a little bit of an echo on his end......for obvious reasons.
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No HDMI cable yet.
Call quality seems fine. I don't use the phone much but I just called my dad and he said I sounded fine. He was in the bathroom taking a dump so a little bit of an echo on his end......for obvious reasons.
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TMI...LOL
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kilik64 said:
So you like it pretty well so far? Got a nexus s and plan to swap for the 3d before my 30 days is up (signed up to get the port credit just in case they didnt extend it again, which i just looked and they did...)
Hopefully I wont have a problem with getting one in the next 3 weeks.
Hows the qhd screen? Does the 3d effect work well for you?
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So far I really like it. Coming from the EVO 4G it isn't a 'huge' change so a lot of things are normal. It isn't like coming from a Blackberry. Love the sense 3.0.
Screen is really nice. Side by side with the EVO 4G you can really see the improvement. I'm not a big fan of the 3D because it messes with my eyes. It is cool...but not worth the headache for me.
Because of the higher resolution screen, the keyboard I normaly use (SmartKeyboard Pro) is stretched a little in landscaping and seems a little too small in portrait. I'll have to try a bunch of other ones. I wasn't too thrilled with the stock keyboard at first but I'll give it a few days.
donatom3 said:
There is a reason for the forced password from your IT department if you want their exchange network to be open on your phone. Getting around it is just undermining the security your IT guys are trying to provide for their network.
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There is nothing that is harmful to the company in my email or on my phone. Plus I run Lookout on my phone. If it goes missing, I log on and lock the phone. If I can't find it I do a remote wipe. My phone is by my side 24/7 so I know when it is missing within minutes.
The password just ruins the Sense experience. No point of having shortcuts on the lock screen when you have to type in a password.
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The password just ruins the Sense experience. No point of having shortcuts on the lock screen when you have to type in a password.
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I've been running a Sense 3.0 ROM on my EVO for weeks, and I have a passcode -- I would even if my employer didn't require it. The lockscreen is still extremely useful with a passcode. Sure, it's not immediate access, but it still decreases the amount of navigation to get to common tasks.
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No HDMI cable yet.
Call quality seems fine. I don't use the phone much but I just called my dad and he said I sounded fine. He was in the bathroom taking a dump so a little bit of an echo on his end......for obvious reasons.
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LOL!!!!!! Love it
I had a dream last night I had my EVO 3d, im glad to hear that the phone is better than these "credible reviewers" BS troll fodder we seen online.
Now we should be asking is the call quality good enough you could hear the plops?
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I had a dream last night I had my EVO 3d, im glad to hear that the phone is better than these "credible reviewers" BS troll fodder we seen online.
Now we should be asking is the call quality good enough you could hear the plops?
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Call quality was good enough for me. I have never expected crystal clear calling from a cell phone. I think that expectation was set back in the days of older networks and crap phones. I can hear who I was talking to, there was no distortion, and nobody was complaining about how I sounded.
I will set it up on my Ford Sync system in my car today and test it then too.
Loving mine so far. 3D pics are uber cool, the 3D Video equally cool, can't wait to hook it up to the TV.
Only complaint - No flashlight app. Haven't tried any market ones yet though.
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So far I really like it. Coming from the EVO 4G it isn't a 'huge' change so a lot of things are normal. It isn't like coming from a Blackberry. Love the sense 3.0.
Screen is really nice. Side by side with the EVO 4G you can really see the improvement. I'm not a big fan of the 3D because it messes with my eyes. It is cool...but not worth the headache for me.
Because of the higher resolution screen, the keyboard I normaly use (SmartKeyboard Pro) is stretched a little in landscaping and seems a little too small in portrait. I'll have to try a bunch of other ones. I wasn't too thrilled with the stock keyboard at first but I'll give it a few days.
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and partially because in portrait the 3D is skinnier than the evo 4g
and in landscape its a bit wider then the 4g
(im talking physical screen lenght not pixels)
Anyone tried to get Green Hornet to play? Mine keeps trying to download some license and then fails.
RedWingsFan said:
There is nothing that is harmful to the company in my email or on my phone. Plus I run Lookout on my phone. If it goes missing, I log on and lock the phone. If I can't find it I do a remote wipe. My phone is by my side 24/7 so I know when it is missing within minutes.
The password just ruins the Sense experience. No point of having shortcuts on the lock screen when you have to type in a password.
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+1
Everyone is entitled to their opinion just don't try to shove it down anyone's throat just because you believe its a 'bad' thing. Personally, I use Enhanced Email which allows to bypass the security PIN.
Glad you got your new 3D, I am looking forward to mine soon! Thanks for the mini review
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Anyone tried to get Green Hornet to play? Mine keeps trying to download some license and then fails.
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HTC and Sprint said it won't be available until Friday. This information was mentioned in the thread regarding the movie.
YoungSinema said:
HTC and Sprint said it won't be available until Friday. This information was mentioned in the thread regarding the movie.
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Idiots at Sprint told me I might have to take my phone to the store to be looked at lol.
Anybody having trouble using Quick Deposit with the 3vo? First off, I can only use the Chase camera button since the Chase app freezes up when I try to use the dedicated 3vo button. Secondly, I'm having a hell of a time taking a clear pic of the back of the check. The front of the check comes out fine.
Has anybody else tried it?
I had issues with it on the Evo4g, meaning i could take a photo, but it would not deposit. The same with my 3vo, will take a pic, but will not deposit.
Seems like the Chase app doesn't optimize the stock camera because the pictures come out a lot different. When I just use the camera, the pictures come out fine.
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Seems like the Chase app doesn't optimize the stock camera because the pictures come out a lot different. When I just use the camera, the pictures come out fine.
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Works 100% for me..in fact i did a check deposit last week. Flawlessly.
It works fine for me with the evo3d, though I don't think I've ever tried the hardware camera button.
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Anybody having trouble using Quick Deposit with the 3vo? First off, I can only use the Chase camera button since the Chase app freezes up when I try to use the dedicated 3vo button. Secondly, I'm having a hell of a time taking a clear pic of the back of the check. The front of the check comes out fine.
Has anybody else tried it?
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camera button works for me, but back of the check is ALWAYS blurry for me too. it just doesn't seem to have enough to focus on or something.
Hmmm that's odd. I use the quick deposit quite regularly without much of a hitch yet. Though I do end up retaking the photos from time to time. I have heard there is a lot of variation in camera quality in the 3vo, maybe you should take yours in?
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Hmmm that's odd. I use the quick deposit quite regularly without much of a hitch yet. Though I do end up retaking the photos from time to time. I have heard there is a lot of variation in camera quality in the 3vo, maybe you should take yours in?
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Yea, I'm considering it. My data speeds are pretty crappy on top of the camera problems.
i think the type of check makes a difference. I have deposited personal checks no problem, but payroll checks have a problem. Seems to be when the dollar amount field is different in some way...
For example, in my payroll checks the amount shows as **[amount]** and I think the asterisks are throwing it off...
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i think the type of check makes a difference. I have deposited personal checks no problem, but payroll checks have a problem. Seems to be when the dollar amount field is different in some way...
For example, in my payroll checks the amount shows as **[amount]** and I think the asterisks are throwing it off...
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That makes sense. The check I tried to deposit yesterday was a bigger size rebate check. I'll try a personal check and report back.
Answers to all these questions-
Asterisks does throw it off; hence why your having problems. Personal checks are fine.
For the blurry- Tap the screen on different locations...the camera will try and focus on the spot you tapped on. This might help the issue a bit.
For the non-deposits- If you have more than 5 over drafts or late payments on whatever in a month that feature is removed off of your account at Chase's discretion. I called Chase and that's what they told me as in why I couldn't use the quick deposit feature.
As for hardware issues......I don't know what to say, lol.
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Asterisks does throw it off; hence why your having problems. Personal checks are fine.
For the blurry- Tap the screen on different locations...the camera will try and focus on the spot you tapped on. This might help the issue a bit.
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Interesting. Thanks for the tip.
Yeah the non-focusing issue happened to me last week. What I had to do was manually move the camera further back from the check so that when it did take the picture, it's focused. I don't remember how far away it was, but I think it was a good 3-4 feet. The back side image didn't match the front side image size, but it went through anyway.
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its been working fine for me. have deposited many checks with the 3d
LG Optimus S (Sprint) here, the latest update to this app produces pictures of checks that are so blurry that I'm unable to make deposits.
Where can I find the previous version of this app?
Thanks.
I am looking to be able to access the cameras on my phones from another android phone or computer. Lets say one gets stolen (I have 3, an evo 4g, an evo 3d, and and epic 4g) I want to be able not to only track them but also access them from another device or computer and see what the people are doing on it or at least be able to access the front and rear cameras with out their knowledge and be able to snap pics from the camera. Not sure if that makes much sense it does in my head and I would really like to know how. I am sure it can be done over wifi or tethered but I won't be either of those. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sounds like a pretty cool idea
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Sounds like a pretty cool idea
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Yep, sounds like a very cool idea.
If you are planning stalking the hell out of someone.
I very seriously doubt u can just tune into your camera from another device without any action on the phone u want to look through. A cool idea it is but can't see it being possible.
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I think it could be done make a prog that has root access n can access the camera. Idk tho deff great idea.
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Look up app called "android lost". It once u activate it from web site it will ask user of stolen phone to enter a passcode. Every time they do it takes a picture of them. I believe it also takes pictures every few minutes and gives u GPS, address location, and let u turn on microphone and view outgoing and incoming calls and texts. Bad ass program. And the best part of it all its free
Use the app "webkey" you can do everything you want to your phone from a computer
+1 on androidlost. I use it, its outstanding
Do you have to be rooted to use android lost?
animal7296 said:
Do you have to be rooted to use android lost?
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I don't believe so
I think the app "gotcha" has similar features... you can also use it for surveillance if you suspect that someone is using your phone when you are not looking.
Androidlost is pretty awesome. You access its functions from a web browser, and you can have it use both the front facing and back cameras to take pictures. That being said, it would be nice if there was a dedicated app that did this. Real-time video would be an awesome addition too. It'll be like your lil'personal security camera.
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Androidlost is pretty awesome. You access its functions from a web browser, and you can have it use both the front facing and back cameras to take pictures. That being said, it would be nice if there was a dedicated app that did this. Real-time video would be an awesome addition too. It'll be like your lil'personal security camera.
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Could u imagine putting this on ur kids phones or ur spouses phone. I'm sure people take advantage of it that way
As mentioned previously there are already several apps that do this. Obviously it isn't always going to be tractable, because the phone has to be on, have GPS signal (or at very least a connection to three towers) to get a small enough radius of its position. It would need either wifi or a 3G connection. Realistically for live video it will need a good, stable 4g connection (unless you are satisfied with a low resolution, low frame rate video feed). It needs to also use as little resources as possible, and be somewhat hidden so it doesn't make someone suspicious or find it to turn it off, or kill the task or service.
It is a great tool to have if your phone is stolen for sure. I'm not sure that it would be really useful though in the event that your phone is stolen, not lost. I don't know about other people but I am thinking if my phone was stolen the first thing I would do is have my account suspended. I would be worried because people can use your phone bill to buy things, and call some phone whores at 800 an hour.
I am pretty sure I read one of those apps have the ability to format your data so it isn't stolen too. The other function I might want to count on, is the ability for the app to lock the phone down. Make it impossible to unlock the device, at all, or maybe with a password. Of course the last important feature would be to have all this start even after reboot and battery pull.
I can imagine this being used maliciously by some people. Anyway, that is my two cents on the matter.
I remember seeing something with somewhat the same function. When lost, you go to the website, lock it, it shows gps location, and takes a pic using front camera if possible. Don't remember the app right now...
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
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+1 on androidlost. I use it, its outstanding
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I just downloaded and played with it, my new favorite app, I almost want someone to try and steal my phone now so I can catch them so red handed!!!! And you cant beat free!! Everyone should try this app, better yet they should start including this into stock phones
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I seen the commercial and watching reviews about taking pictures with a better face feature. You should be able to put the camera into the better face feature mode and when it takes a series of 6 pictures in a row you should be able to go back and select the best of the 6 faces for each person in the picture. When I do this on my phone the review process where you select the best face for each individual from the series of the bust shot pics it took. I never get a chance to select a different face other than the one it some how choose out of the series...I'd this an issue since I'm on a rooted phone... I've only tried this with two faces in the pic at the same time any suggestions tips or tricks?
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You need too click/press on the face of each person and it will show you the faces to choose from.
When I do that or only comes up with the one choice or already picked I do not get a choice of faves to choose from...
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Weird, I'm not sure why it isn't working. I'm rooted and ran a quick test last night and it worked fine for me. Have you tried restarting your phone? Sorry I'm not much help beyond this.
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Weird, I'm not sure why it isn't working. I'm rooted and ran a quick test last night and it worked fine for me. Have you tried restarting your phone? Sorry I'm not much help beyond this.
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Yes, I've been rooted for a week or so now and have restarted my phone a few times since (but not as often as i use to have to with all my previously less capible phones )
I can get this feature to work with one person (but why does iot matter when only one person is in the shot, i can pick the best of 6 from the burst feature anyway). When i have 2 subjects in the photo is where it seems to go wrong.
Well I feel like an ass I just tried it and made sure I didn't shale the phone so much and the subjects stood still and it worked like a charm.
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Just wondering if anyone else is having the same issues? My phone is brand new and has never been dropped. It's like the camera will NEVER focus for taking pictures. It makes the sound like it's focusing but still stays blurry no matter zoomed or not.
Any ideas or suggestions?
A few members suggested trying this as a possible fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2306462 Camera not auto-focussing - Possible fix
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A few members suggested trying this as a possible fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2306462 Camera not auto-focussing - Possible fix
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That didn't fix anything for me. I finally e-mailed HTC and this was their response which also did not fix anything.
Safe Mode
1. Please turn off the phone.
2. Then briefly press the Power button to turn on the phone.
3. While the phone powers on, press and hold the Volume down button until phone loads the OS and "Safe Mode" should appear on the lower left part of the screen.
After you put it in safe mode, try using your phone, if it works perfectly, then the problem may be caused by an application your phone. Which you will need to remove the applications one by one to see which one is causing the issue. If the issue persists, please reply to this email so we can further troubleshoot and have this issue solved.
All I know is I'm about ready to sell/return this HTC One and go get the Galaxy S4. My S3 treated me fine and the camera was far superior.
Was told it's a software issue and the update isn't expected for at least a month. So until then I have a $600 phone with a useless camera. Returning this and going to the S4. Not sure why I doubted it when I loved my S3. Figured I would give HTC a try again from my Sensation 4G days but what a waste of time. I can say the build quality of the phone along with the screen were definitely the things that attracted me.
What about an exchange, since you just got it? Did you get it in store? If so .. you could test out the one they exchange it for while at the store. Mine works awesome, and many others are very happy with theirs. So it sounds like you got a lemon camera. And we all know there are some bad ones in all the phone models.
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What about an exchange, since you just got it? Did you get it in store? If so .. you could test out the one they exchange it for while at the store. Mine works awesome, and many others are very happy with theirs. So it sounds like you got a lemon camera. And we all know there are some bad ones in all the phone models.
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True. I actually returned it and went with the S4. I'll give HTC another shot once their next big phone comes out. I did find myself missing a bigger screen also. It may be lacking a few PPI compared to the One but it's just as nice. Thanks for the kind words guys.
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Was told it's a software issue and the update isn't expected for at least a month. So until then I have a $600 phone with a useless camera. Returning this and going to the S4. Not sure why I doubted it when I loved my S3. Figured I would give HTC a try again from my Sensation 4G days but what a waste of time. I can say the build quality of the phone along with the screen were definitely the things that attracted me.
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I see that you already returned the One. But I do not see how it could have been a software issue. If you were stock, you should have had build 1.27.531!8. I have that build and my focus works fine. Sounds like you should have exchanged it because it was clearly defective. Too late now, though.
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Thanks for repeating our conclusion from three days ago. lol
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Thanks for repeating our conclusion from three days ago. lol
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Sometimes repetition aids in understanding.
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Chicago281 said:
Just wondering if anyone else is having the same issues? My phone is brand new and has never been dropped. It's like the camera will NEVER focus for taking pictures. It makes the sound like it's focusing but still stays blurry no matter zoomed or not.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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In my phone this strongly correlates with heat. Once the phone gets hot from being at high brightness or doing something graphically intensive it will not focus. Sometimes you can get it to work by giving it a sharp slap or pressing gently on the glass in front of the camera. If you let it cool down for a few minutes then it works. But it is definitely a physical problem.
I'm having the same issues. My first HTC One was fine but had a power issue so it was replaced with this one that will now not focus. I contacted HTC and T-Mobile and was told that there would be a software update in the future to fix the issue but there are no specified dates. I asked T-Mobile if they could exchange it since it's only 2 months old and was told I would have to wait on an upgrade or purchase at full price. I'm really not pleased about any of this.