so i just bought this phone off ebay. it is rooted with skydragon m8 v 2.0 wwe sense 7. it is an hk edition. so i tried to listen to music and it will not play over the speakers. everything else will. also the google option to speak and it types for you will not work from the keyboard. how can i fix these problems. I haved flashed custom roms on other phones so am semi familiar with it if i should update. a little help would be great. thanks in advance
kornfreak976 said:
so i just bought this phone off ebay. it is rooted with skydragon m8 v 2.0 wwe sense 7. it is an hk edition. so i tried to listen to music and it will not play over the speakers. everything else will. also the google option to speak and it types for you will not work from the keyboard. how can i fix these problems. I haved flashed custom roms on other phones so am semi familiar with it if i should update. a little help would be great. thanks in advance
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Older versions of the HK mod required special firmware to work, and I'm pretty sure that is the cause of your issue (as not flashing the right firmware results in the audio bug symptoms you describe).
Flashing a ROM that corresponds to your current firmware is the easiest fix. But as SD v2 is quite old, I'm also guessing your firmware is also old, and should be updated if you want to flash the latest ROMs.
Is the phone s-on or s-off? What hboot number? Both of these are shown on the bootloader screen.
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I am looking for the most recent stock ROM that has the original Swype in it (not the Beta version). Yes, I know I am being extremely picky here. I'm rooted and s-off on one of the older builds that my phone originally came with. I thought if I used one of the newer rooted versions that it would have the original Swype, not the Beta installer. Any help or guidance on how I could achieve this would be greatly appreciated.
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I am looking for the most recent stock ROM that has the original Swype in it (not the Beta version). Yes, I know I am being extremely picky here. I'm rooted and s-off on one of the older builds that my phone originally came with. I thought if I used one of the newer rooted versions that it would have the original Swype, not the Beta installer. Any help or guidance on how I could achieve this would be greatly appreciated.
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If I remember correctly the new base 2.13 broke Swype that's why everyone is going to the beta version
Noticed that my phone did not take the OTA 4.3 update. I got to looking around and read some on converting HTC One to a Google Edition. Can someone help me understand the advantages of a GEdition phone as opposed to the ATT one? Too, is it a good ROM (I assume it will be a stock).
I'm really STUCK because I want to update my HTC One but I want to keep ROOT. I'm using Stock now, but I cannot seem to find a reliable ROM. Help help!
Thanks in advance!!
majorcedar said:
Noticed that my phone did not take the OTA 4.3 update. I got to looking around and read some on converting HTC One to a Google Edition. Can someone help me understand the advantages of a GEdition phone as opposed to the ATT one? Too, is it a good ROM (I assume it will be a stock).
I'm really STUCK because I want to update my HTC One but I want to keep ROOT. I'm using Stock now, but I cannot seem to find a reliable ROM. Help help!
Thanks in advance!!
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At first I really didn't like my ATT stock Sense ROM primarlily because of All that ATT crap-ware they had preinstalled.
I actually got Android 4.3 GE RUU for HTC one up and running....and...at first glance...it seemed really clean and nice! Didn't have any ATT stuff which was a big plus.
Hoping for a clean, stable, custom developer esque ROM........But I really am not a big superFan of Google for all my services...
(I use AdblockPlus on my MacbookAir, Windows XP Desktop at home, while checking my Yahoo email from my Mozilla Browser)
As of now, I ended up with Android_Revlotion HD-One_31.6 Stock ROM and have not changed for like almost a week from writing this feed.,
GPE is pure Android. If that's what you like, do it. I did it to one of my One's, and it was boring. I converted the other to the Developer Edition, and now I have Sense without all of the ATT goodness that they put on these phones. I really like it this way. Not hard to do either. You can get the Brightstar edition RUU from HTCDev. Then just make sure you either use BS__US001, or 11111111 as your CID, and relock bootloader. Since you are still on Hboot 1.44, I would certainly go S-Off before you do this, it makes it easier.
guys, so is it possible to transform my ATT HTC ONE to a GPE HTC ONE? Updates by google?
edgarzin said:
guys, so is it possible to transform my ATT HTC ONE to a GPE HTC ONE? Updates by google?
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Yes, I did this and used it for about a month but I do like the sense features better.
1. Obtain S-OFF
2. Change CID to GOOGL001
3. Flash the Google Stock RUU which can be found on the XDA forums
4. Receive OTA updates.
If you need instructions to any of the steps above, google it.
First of all this is my first post. Hello to everyone. I have been searching/reading thru these forums. Great source of info.
Phone info:
Currently S-OFF, unlocked, lateset AT&T 4.4.2 firmware, viperone 6.2.1, twrp
I have a pretty good comprehension of how to install or revert pretty much anything that can be done to this phone and have done so with great success. What I don't understand is the relationship between the firmware base of an RUU and the build of any given ROM. How is it that a custom Rom based off let's say x.xx.401.x work with x.xx.502.x main version? The devs say to update to the most current available firmware. Does that mean I have to flash a firmware base that matches what the Rom base for optimal performance? Because I originally thought that was the case and when I did my phone developed syncing issues particularly with the stock mail and weather apps. They would only sync over WiFi. Everything else about the phone worked as normal. Believing there was a problem with the Rom I flashed a few different popular roms on here. Always returning to full AT&T stock first. I later fully converted to GPE and to my surprise everything worked as normal. So I then converted to stock developer edition by way of zip flash and RUU exe. (By the way, when I say stock I mean s-off & unlocked but otherwise factory.) Received all the ota's. Main version would show as x.xx.1540.x. supposedly this would make my phone a dev edition with AT&T as the provider. And yet the syncing problems returned. So once again I returned back to factory AT&T 4.4.2 and all returned to normal. I then decided to try and use a Rom based off 4.4.2 and not one from 4.4.3; expecting the syncing issues to return only this time they didn't. So now I am really confused.
My questions are:
If coming from 4.4.2 factory firmware, is it best to run a Rom from the same base or am I doing something wrong and I should be able to use a Rom from a newer base on an older firmware?
If the developer edition and GPE can be carried by AT&T then why was I having syncing issues with the developer edition and not GPE?
I thought by being s-off I should be able to flash any RUU from any carrier without problems, just that I would be limited to the network capabilities of the actual service provider.
Everything I know about this stuff I learned from this forum. But I think I missed something.
My AT&T M7 always works best on the stock software.
The only thing I could figure is that AT&T have refined the software and radio so well that all the other versions pale in comparison.
I noticed the Developers Edition always had a horrible Bluetooth and WiFi radio. Signal strength was always weak compared to the stock AT&T software.
To answer your questions
Flash any version Roms you want on the latest AT&T firmware. And you'll have the best your phone can be.
clsA said:
My AT&T M7 always works best on the stock software.
The only thing I could figure is that AT&T have refined the software and radio so well that all the other versions pale in comparison.
I noticed the Developers Edition always had a horrible Bluetooth and WiFi radio. Signal strength was always weak compared to the stock AT&T software.
To answer your questions
Flash any version Roms you want on the latest AT&T firmware. And you'll have the best your phone can be.
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I get so mixed up with all the terms being used interchangeably. So to clarify, as long as I am using the latest firmware from AT&T (currently 5.12.502.2 kk4.4.2), I can flash any custom ROM base. Whether it is based on 4.4.2 or higher. Correct?
I still want to know why I experienced the sync problems while running the factory x.xx.1540.x dev edition but not with the GPE. I never tried the factory x.xx.401.x WWE firmware either. However, I just got an sim unlock code from AT&T earlier today. I'm gonna try that maybe tomorrow and see if it makes a difference altho I don't believe it should. And I'm not gonna switch to a different provider.
Honestly, I was happy with my phone before I got wrapped up in all of this. I just decided to tinker with the phone and the mod bug has bitten.
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I get so mixed up with all the terms being used interchangeably. So to clarify, as long as I am using the latest firmware from AT&T (currently 5.12.502.2 kk4.4.2), I can flash any custom ROM base. Whether it is based on 4.4.2 or higher. Correct?
I still want to know why I experienced the sync problems while running the factory x.xx.1540.x dev edition but not with the GPE. I never tried the factory x.xx.401.x WWE firmware either. However, I just got an sim unlock code from AT&T earlier today. I'm gonna try that maybe tomorrow and see if it makes a difference altho I don't believe it should. And I'm not gonna switch to a different provider.
Honestly, I was happy with my phone before I got wrapped up in all of this. I just decided to tinker with the phone and the mod bug has bitten.
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I think I figured this out. I continued to flash different ROMs and firmwares with the same results as I posted in the OP. Then earlier tonight I decided to try to convert to developer edition again (x.xx.1540.x) and flashed an ruu.zip, went thru the setup process, and as before the same issues returned. Then I had an idea; lets try something I haven't done yet. I pulled the SD card and factory reset the phone. After I completed the basic setup process I inserted the SD card and let the phone do its thing. The phone now works as it should (same as it does with the AT&T xx.502.x firmware installed).
Just figured I would pass this along.
Cheers
I give up
I thought I had this figured out. Last night after to converting to dev edition with all updates, everything seemed normal. I flashed the latest viperone rom as it is the rom I want. Turn the phone on this morning and the sync problems are present once again. I have searched thru a tom of pages on this sight alone. I cant find an answer. So its back to stock at&t.
I solved the problem. Incorrect settings in 4636 menu.
Hi,
I was running an old Hboot version for a while.
Last week, I updated my One with the newest AT&T 4.4.4 RUU so I could get the newest Hboot to flash lollipop ROMs.
Now every ROM has an issue in which the speakers and microphone do not work sometimes. The only temporary fix is to restart or plug and unplug a set of earphones in.
I do a super clean flash every single time. I use TWRP 2.8.5.
Any thoughts on how to fix? Please and thank you!
smartnphone said:
Hi,
I was running an old Hboot version for a while.
Last week, I updated my One with the newest AT&T 4.4.4 RUU so I could get the newest Hboot to flash lollipop ROMs.
Now every ROM has an issue in which the speakers and microphone do not work sometimes. The only temporary fix is to restart or plug and unplug a set of earphones in.
I do a super clean flash every single time. I use TWRP 2.8.5.
Any thoughts on how to fix? Please and thank you!
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What LP ROM are you on? Unless its a GPE ROM (some support 4.4.4 firmware), if its a Sense ROM, you need to update to Lollipop firmware.
Firmware consists not only of hboot (both Sense KK and LP use hboot 3.19), but also a variety of other "modules" which include recovery, radio, WiFi, Bluetooth, media and others. My guess is the firmware (in particular the media module) does not correspond to your ROM, and that is causing your audio issue.
You either need to flash a ROM that corresponds to your firmware (4.4.4 based ROM); or update to 5.0 firmware. Seeing as AT&T hasn't yet officially updated to LP, the only way to update to 5.0 firmware is with s-off.
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What LP ROM are you on? Unless its a GPE ROM (some support 4.4.4 firmware), if its a Sense ROM, you need to update to Lollipop firmware.
Firmware consists not only of hboot (both Sense KK and LP use hboot 3.19), but also a variety of other "modules" which include recovery, radio, WiFi, Bluetooth, media and others. My guess is the firmware (in particular the media module) does not correspond to your ROM, and that is causing your audio issue.
You either need to flash a ROM that corresponds to your firmware (4.4.4 based ROM); or update to 5.0 firmware. Seeing as AT&T hasn't yet officially updated to LP, the only way to update to 5.0 firmware is with s-off.
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Thanks that helps explain the firmware issue. All the below ROMs have the issue audio issue. The audio issue includes the microphone not working so I can't record videos with sound. During calls I cannot hear people talk. I may have to use an AT&T ROM. Please let me know what you think.
I've used
Android Revolution HD 34 (Android 5.0.1 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Android Revolution HD 22.2 KitKat (Android 4.4.4 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Currently on http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/rom-m8-gpe-01232015-t3010825
Get off euro roms the new firmware contains things for att's new VoLTE which may be causing your audio issue
smartnphone said:
Thanks that helps explain the firmware issue. All the below ROMs have the issue audio issue. The audio issue includes the microphone not working so I can't record videos with sound. During calls I cannot hear people talk. I may have to use an AT&T ROM. Please let me know what you think.
I've used
Android Revolution HD 34 (Android 5.0.1 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Android Revolution HD 22.2 KitKat (Android 4.4.4 + HTC Sense 6.0)
Currently on http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/rom-m8-gpe-01232015-t3010825
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Wonders_Never_Cease said:
Get off euro roms the new firmware contains things for att's new VoLTE which may be causing your audio issue
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I went back to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2709208 SkyDragon Google Play Edition Version 3.0.1 and still having the sound and microphone issue.
Reflash back to an official att ruu and see if sound issues persist, if they do its more than likely hardware related. If does not persist after flashing back to stock, then Id have to say the roms you've been using or mods your using are not compatable with the device any longer.
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I went back to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2709208 SkyDragon Google Play Edition Version 3.0.1 and still having the sound and microphone issue.
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Turned out to be head jack and mic hardware problem. AT&T replaced it. All is good. Thanks to all who replied.
I am fairly new to the whole ROM thing on this device. I have experience with older phones and am just getting back into this recently. That being said...
Current state is: Bootloader unlocked, currently running stock 4.4.4, Sense 6.0, Kernel 3.4.0-g931e842, Build 3.42.502.1 CL441323; ROM applied via RUU. (RUU_M8_[email protected]41216A_40.34.C35006.02_F_release_407726_signed_2)
Bottom line is that since I have attempted to root and flash ROMs I have had issues with making and/or receiving calls, or no SIM recognized at all, requiring S-off/firmware upgrades, etc.
I am looking for a stable build ROM which is compatible with the 4.4.4 firmware on my device which can be applied without obtaining s-off. Main goal is to be able to personalize the UI and to run a faster, debloated ROM.
Tried first using Renovate 5.0... could not receive calls on that one.
Removed. back to stock.
Next I found a Lollipop 5.0.1 ROM (HTC_One_M8_Lollipop_5.0.1LRX22C) which did not appear to require firmware updates... seemed to work great... except that I could not receive calls...
Removed... back to stock.
Next, I used ViperOneM8 and really liked it, but had to abandon once I was told by people that they were still getting sent straight to voice mail.
I did get some calls, so I tested having some people call me and it seemed fine... well turned out that during those tests I was on the 3G network... Once again, troubleshot down to the fact that anytime I was on 4G network I could not receive calls. Having had no way to change my network selection in this ROM (error was displayed when I attempted this). Contacted their support to confirm my issue. They are aware, no resolution available.
Removed... back to stock.
So my question is, are there any options OTHER THAN paying $25 to use Sunshine to get S-off, upgrade firmware? I am not a developer and I love my M8. I know there are people here who know exactly what I need and understand what I am looking for. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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Next I found a Lollipop 5.0.1 ROM (HTC_One_M8_Lollipop_5.0.1LRX22C) which did not appear to require firmware updates... seemed to work great... except that I could not receive calls...
Removed... back to stock.
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I can't tell what ROM your are talking about based on that description. Possibly GPE stock rooted?
What I can tell you, is that most any Lollipop Sense ROM will have issues when used alongside 4.4.4 firmware.
Sense 4.4.4 ROMs will play well with your firmware, as will a number of 4.4.4 and 5.0 GPE and AOSP ROMs (that specifically state they support 4.4.4 firmware). However, when it comes to AT&T, there is more at play then whether the ROM corresponds to the firmware. That other complication is that AT&T does some annoyingly unique things with their network. In the past, this has included changes to build.prop and even the signal icons, which sometimes caused "international" custom ROMs to have some issues. And now you see that their HD Voice (Voice over LTE) is messing with some custom ROMs. As the other thread you posted in mentioned "blame AT&T".
Running an AT&T base 4.4.4 ROM is your best bet for trouble-free use on AT&T's network. WNC's ROM might fit the bill for what you want (debloated) and is often where I send folks that want a bug-free experience on AT&T (while retaining some AT&T specific features). The 3.28 version ROM is what you should try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/att-4-4-3-2-22-1540-3-debloated-sense-6-t2837365
There are other ROMs that might work for you. But the above is my suggestion, at least as a start.
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I can't tell what ROM your are talking about based on that description. Possibly GPE stock rooted?
What I can tell you, is that most any Lollipop Sense ROM will have issues when used alongside 4.4.4 firmware.
Sense 4.4.4 ROMs will play well with your firmware, as will a number of 4.4.4 and 5.0 GPE and AOSP ROMs (that specifically state they support 4.4.4 firmware). However, when it comes to AT&T, there is more at play then whether the ROM corresponds to the firmware. That other complication is that AT&T does some annoyingly unique things with their network. In the past, this has included changes to build.prop and even the signal icons, which sometimes caused "international" custom ROMs to have some issues. And now you see that their HD Voice (Voice over LTE) is messing with some custom ROMs. As the other thread you posted in mentioned "blame AT&T".
Running an AT&T base 4.4.4 ROM is your best bet for trouble-free use on AT&T's network. WNC's ROM might fit the bill for what you want (debloated) and is often where I send folks that want a bug-free experience on AT&T (while retaining some AT&T specific features). The 3.28 version ROM is what you should try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/development/att-4-4-3-2-22-1540-3-debloated-sense-6-t2837365
There are other ROMs that might work for you. But the above is my suggestion, at least as a start.
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You are correct. It is a GPE stock rooted Lollipop ROM. It works just fine as long as I have 3G selected as my network, but it is just not as much flash as I wanted.
I am going to give the one you sited here a look and maybe give it a try. I appreciate your taking the time to reply. It was helpful and informative.
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I'm in a similar quandry as the OP. I have lots of experience flashing ROMS on my older phones but trying to keep up with all the changes since getting my M8 has me confused.
Here's my current setup. I'm running Skydragon after trying the last 4.4 milestone of Liquidsmooth. I like both, but am interested in keeping up with the Lollipop guild.
I have Sunshine installed but when I ran it I found out I need to remove or disable Xposed Installer to continue. I'll deal with that by disabling it.
UPDATE: Well, that didn't work. Xposed was installed with the ROM and there's no option to uninstall it.
My biggest concern is updating the firmware. From my bootloader info, I'm assuming that I'm way behind on the latest firmware, but after reading so many threads about updating, my head is swimming.
If I need to update, I just want to make sure that I don't brick my phone.
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I have Sunshine installed but when I ran it I found out I need to remove or disable Xposed Installer to continue. I'll deal with that by disabling it.
UPDATE: Well, that didn't work. Xposed was installed with the ROM and there's no option to uninstall it.
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Return to stock ROM and stock recovery, for optimal configuration for sunshine to work. RUU is probably the easiest way to get back to stock. Backup your personal data, than relock bootloader to run RUU.
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My biggest concern is updating the firmware. From my bootloader info, I'm assuming that I'm way behind on the latest firmware, but after reading so many threads about updating, my head is swimming.
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Yes, based on your hboot number, your firmware is about as old as it gets (Android 4.4.2).
You can RUU to 4.4.4 firmware without s-off; and Lollipop Skydragon GPE should work fine with 4.4.4 firmware.
You can of course still s-off and update to Lollipop firmware. But you need to use some other firmware besides AT&T (such as Dev Edition, Euro, etc.), since they haven't released a Lollipop update (and therefore no firmware).