Hi guys, loving my max still, but still really missing having a rooted phone like my trusty galaxy nexus. i really love the finger print scanner as it seems to work more than not for me, however as i found out a few weeks back unlocking and rooting disabled it, has anyone found a way to root and have the scanner working yet? thanks
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Just swapped my Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 for HTC One Max 5.9 on sprint.
One thing I always missed after switching to Samsung was the text reflow. HTC has it inbuilt for browsers,email etc. Tried looking for equivalents for samsung and found none.
Samsung did provide home screen rotation ONLY just now with 6.3 and I thought I will miss it as that was another big driving force that made me try 6.3, but found an alternative for HTC in ultimate screen rotation.
I hope HTC brings it back as default.
Now my only concern is rooting, as it was very easy in Samsung phones, just root injected ROM, hope we get good support for our HTC One max for that, do not want to install custom roms, I am okay with what HTC has given me, just need root.
asteetva said:
Just swapped my Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 for HTC One Max 5.9 on sprint.
One thing I always missed after switching to Samsung was the text reflow. HTC has it inbuilt for browsers,email etc. Tried looking for equivalents for samsung and found none.
Samsung did provide home screen rotation ONLY just now with 6.3 and I thought I will miss it as that was another big driving force that made me try 6.3, but found an alternative for HTC in ultimate screen rotation.
I hope HTC brings it back as default.
Now my only concern is rooting, as it was very easy in Samsung phones, just root injected ROM, hope we get good support for our HTC One max for that, do not want to install custom roms, I am okay with what HTC has given me, just need root.
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You could just unlock bootloader and flash the custom recovery which will enabled you to root.
Thank you Pradeep, but will need to read up
pradeepvizz said:
You could just unlock bootloader and flash the custom recovery which will enabled you to root.
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Thank you Pradeep, coming back to HTC after a long time and have almost forgotten lot of things, will have to read up before I attempt root.
Will have to find a guide here. Even XDA has changed a bit so bit difficult to find what one needs.
asteetva said:
Thank you Pradeep, coming back to HTC after a long time and have almost forgotten lot of things, will have to read up before I attempt root.
Will have to find a guide here. Even XDA has changed a bit so bit difficult to find what one needs.
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my pleasure mate do remember you loose fingerprint scanning ability when you do BL unlock.
Not going to use finger print scan
pradeepvizz said:
my pleasure mate do remember you loose fingerprint scanning ability when you do BL unlock.
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Not going to use finger print scan utility so it works for me...Just one question if you know, will LTE work? Right now it is not working anyways as in my area triband is not activated.
asteetva said:
Not going to use finger print scan utility so it works for me...Just one question if you know, will LTE work? Right now it is not working anyways as in my area triband is not activated.
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LTE works fine, never have also read issues with that, i don't think LTE has any relationship with BL unlock.
i also don't use the fingerprint scanner
New V10 update from Verizon, anyone try it yet?
http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/lg-v10-update/?_requestid=1051382
Haven't received it yet. But very disappointed that it does not contain the fingerprint fix.
Don't download any updates if you want to root the device in the future.
Grabbed a quick screen capture...sorry for not noticing your link.
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Haven't received it yet. But very disappointed that it does not contain the fingerprint fix.
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Actually, this update fixed fingerprint problem. Fingerprint sensor now works flawlessly with Obliq Flex Pro case
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Actually, this update fixed fingerprint problem. Fingerprint sensor now works flawlessly with Obliq Flex Pro case
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Oh really ... that's awesome to know! I'll test it as soon as my phone gets it. I guess they never mentioned it in the release notes since they didn't want to acknowledge that the problem existed in the first place
I'm loading it now. I'll let everyone know Once I have a chance to fool around with it.
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Actually, this update fixed fingerprint problem. Fingerprint sensor now works flawlessly with Obliq Flex Pro case
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I have to say it is working marvelously now for me too. I had just given up on using it as it was more of a miss than hit on working.
Loaded it, fingerprint scanner with case worked before. Still works, but seems......better? When it was updating it looked like it was applying two updates/patches. Don't know if that is normal.
So far so good with the fingerprint fix with case. Was terrible before this update and now it seems like it was when I didn't have a case. Going to add a finger to see if that process is smoother.
Fingerprint scanner working like a charm now (including with case). Also, doesn't require the full finger to be placed as before (BIG WIN)
Makes me feel better now for not getting a Nexus 6p
Got it. Fingerprint reader now works with case on phone. Wi-Fi is better.
Can also confirm fingerprint sensor works really well. About time!
Ditto finger print reader working better than ever with all my cases. Surprised the did not mention it in notes.
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Yep, this fixed the fingerprint issue with my Spigen Armor case. Works immediately every time.
Over on Android Central people are reporting louder volume with Google Play Music, bluetooth working were it didn't before, and wifi working better after the update. You can also now julienne fries with the V10......
fingerprint does seem to work with cases, really well now..
I did however find an issue with it.. if you have the phone charging and with a case, the fingerprint seems to not work just like before.
can someone else try it?
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fingerprint does seem to work with cases, really well now..
I did however find an issue with it.. if you have the phone charging and with a case, the fingerprint seems to not work just like before.
can someone else try it?
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Just popped it on a charger, with case....no problem unlocking with fingerprint scanner.
Yes, my speaker volume seems to be louder after the update.
Can anyone with louder volume show their mixer paths? Or shoot me the file? Thanks in advance.
So today I finally traded my G5 for a replacement due to a strange issue with major lock screen lag. This was mainly if you tried to unlock right after locking. Well, I noticed my new G5 is doing the same.
I was angry, but as I was setting back up, I somehow fixed it! I have confirmed that if I just change my lockscreen wallpaper to anything, my phone will unlock lag free. I can even just set the same wallpaper over again and it's fine.
I don't know, maybe I'm really picky with my phone's, but the difference is quite huge. I have the Verizon variant.
Holy crap you are right, just changed the lockscreen wallpaper and now it's instantly fast. Wth. I'm on rooted T-Mobile H830 G5
Just wanted to bump this as I just reset my phone ready for a trip abroad and lockscreen was really really slow to unlock.
Thanks for this. Very useful info
It worked for me too, thanks sir!!
Worked
Wow. It actually worked. I have been annoyed by that delay ever since I purchased this device. Thank you so much!
Thanks it worked! Started to think they broke it on purpose to make me buy V20. Another conspiracy theory failed
I recently acquired a secondhand Pure XR off of someone for $50.It was a steal considering they only had it a week and they paid $299 on Amazon.It was bone stock untouched when I got it.The fingerprint options are missing and I know it's not a case of them fiddling with it and deleting it.Ive searched high and low for the missing apk and can't find it anywhere.Does anyone have the fingerprint apk or can tell me where to find it? Im rooted so installing via system won't be a problem.Id appreciate any input. Thanks in advance.
I noticed this when I got mine, but didn't find anything definite on why it wasn't there. I did read that the fingerprint reader on The XR was glitchy and has issues. I figured since the software had been updated that they removed the fingerprint option in order to cut down on complaints.
Just started using it today. Seems like it works okay so far. Anybody else use it? Have you been able to trick it? Just curious about how well it works and security on it.
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I find it not working correctly more often than not, however, that is because I only really use it while my phone is lying down, so the angle of my face might be tripping it up. I can't imagine what it will be like on the iphone x where this is the only way to unlock the phone. Holding my phone up to my face is not how I want to unlock my phone every time.
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I find it not working correctly more often than not, however, that is because I only really use it while my phone is lying down, so the angle of my face might be tripping it up. I can't imagine what it will be like on the iphone x where this is the only way to unlock the phone. Holding my phone up to my face is not how I want to unlock my phone every time.
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Yeah. I still have the fingerprint set up and mostly use that. True, I have bought iPhones too but I really wasn't interested in the X at all.
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I redid the facial recognition for face unlock and I am now finding it is more accurate than before. Win!
**Yes i was being stupid, found it
Am i being really stupid, but i cant find this feature at all.
Im sure i saw it on set up but cant find it again now.
Andy ideas chaps?
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Face unlock option gone?
Sorry for bringing this old thread up again, but i wanted try the face unlock option recently and i can't find it anymore.
I've set it up when I got my phone but switched it off till now.
Does anybody have the same problem? It it possible LG removed the option with one of latest updates?
Cheers
Dan
Nevermind, i've found it. Apparently i've removed lg face recognition from trust agents...