Questions tagged [htc-one-m8]
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How to extract the stock recovery for HTC M8s? Do I even need it if I have the full RUU package?
While I'm currently fully on stock, is there any way to extract the stock recovery now, before I replace it with TWRP? Do I even need to do that if I have entire RUU zip or will recovery be restored ...
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HTC One (M8) won't flash RUU or unlock bootloader
I have HTC One (M8). I just found out that the model on the back of the phone is 0P6B100 while it's 0P6B700 in getvar. I found that out after trying all the x.xx.651.x RUUs flashed down below because ...
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Phone stuck on boot screen after root and recovery - HTC One M8
Need help with rooting and installing LineageOS. Have done this before on Nexus 5, but today something went wrong with HTC M8 and now it's stuck on boot screen
I can get into bootloader using Power ...
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HTC M8. Can't explore files via windows.
My phone is connected over USB to Windows, where it is only recognized as 'Android Phone' under the unspecified tab.
On the phone, no notification of USB connections is given at all, except that the ...
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List of installed apps not showing in Settings
Perhaps naively, I switched the sd card between my phone and my tablet.
Trouble was some of my phone apps has been installed on the sd card and they no longer work, I felt at the time that I could ...
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25% battery warning popup [duplicate]
I know this is a duplicate of past questions... But I've tried the suggestion in the first question and it didn't work. And I can't reply to the initial post, so I have to make a duplicate.
My power ...
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Stock recovery for HTC M8 (KTU84P)
I've been trying to unroot my HTC One M8 (India) for a long time and get it to 100% stock so that I can receive OTAs. It took me some time to get it all together but I still have the wrong stock ...
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Top draw stopped working. 'No notifications'. Gear icon for settings also is gone
I have an HTC One M8 running Marshmallow 6.0, kernel 3.4.0-perf-gd7aafa47 and build MRA58K.H15, unlocked bootloader but non-rooted device. The device is a tab over 2 years old now, and the system has ...
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Is it safe to factory reset my rooted HTC One M8?
I rooted my android marshmallow M8 some time ago and didn't flash any custom ROM. Just used SuperSU and Xposed for some modules and that's basically it. Today the phone was forced shut-down at 13% ...
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Unable to Update HTC One M8 to Android 6
My HTC One M8 phone has just gotten the Android 6 update (like a week or few ago). I successfully downloaded and unzipped the update. However, I was the confronted with this screen (sorry for the poor ...
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My notifications Bar
Don't mind the wallpaper, that's for me because I'm proving in these area and it will help break my procrastination.
The real issue is my notification bar.
Can anyone help me? I tried Googling it, ...
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How to fix mobile hotspot?
Shortly said, my mobile hotspot doesn't work.
I can connect my laptop to my phone but I can't get on the web. Mobile data on my phone works flawlessly.
What I've tried:
Putting my SIM card into ...
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Can I extract the Stock HTC firmware (Sense) from an M8 and flash it in another rooted M8?
I rooted my friend's HTC M8 upon his request and also put TWRP in it. He tried many ROMs, including AOSP, but couldn't live with the bugs. So, he asked me to revert his phone back to stock with Sense ...
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HTC One M8 Network Name
I have a verizon HTC One M8 running Android 6.0. I recently noticed that the network name that appears on my routers DHCP list for this device is "X2E GmbH". I confirmed that this device is indeed ...
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Using HTC Duo cameras to calculate distance
Since my One M8s has two cameras, it should be possible to calculate how far away any object in view is. I can't see any way to do this within HTC's built-in apps, but I know they released an API for ...
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HTC One (M8) blinking red notification light
So after replacing the battery in my One (M8) with a new one from eBay, the notification light just blinks orange when charging. When swapping back to the battery before replacement, it, at least, ...
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Android (HTC M8) has "forgotten" my SD Card is encrypted. Help!
Having a bit of a stressful problem. My HTC m8 (Marshmallow) is encrypted, as well as the external SD card. All my photos are on the SD card. I have lots backed up but I'm having a great trip to NYC ...
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Can I flash an RUU coming from Cyanogen on an HTC One M8?
I have an HTC One M8 Dev edition running CM12. I also have TWRP and S-OFF with unlocked bootloader. I want to know if I can use the RUU for marshmallow for my phone and if there are any steps I have ...
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Boot loop after updating HTC One M8 to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Couple of days back, I got the notification to download and install official Android 6.0 (build 6.12.401) in my HTC One M8 (not rooted, was running Android 5.0.2). As I downloaded and installed it, ...
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How can I wipe an encrypted device?
My HTC One (M8) is a little soft-bricked being that the drive is encrypted.
I can't factory reset in CWM recovery because it says
formatting /sd-ext
E: Unknown volume for path /sd-ext
Formatting /...
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Why is my internal memory almost full while the files add up to only a few gigabytes? [duplicate]
My HTC One M8 internal memory is almost full (15.40 out of 16). The phone says it's mostly applications. But when I connect it to my computer, go to Internal Storage and add the sizes of all ...
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HTC One M8 boot into recovery mode after updating to Android 6.0
I am not an Android expert so I didn't try any root, flash, custom ROMs or custom recovery modes. All I did was approving to update my HTC One M8 to Android 6.0. After downloading updates and ...
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HTC One M8, Marshmallow: apps list not working (Playstore install error: 505)
HTC Recently pushed Android 6.0 to my HTC One M8. (NL)
The update installed without any problems, but I'm now experiencing a few bugs.
I can not access the APPS list, it gives me the 'please wait' ...
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Recover data on internal memory of a dead HTC One M8
I happen to drop my HTC One M8 due to which the screen got cracked and also made the phone stop working, doesn't start, doesn't charge, absolutely nothing, as good as paperweight.
I took the phone for ...
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What is the default DPI of HTC One (M8)?
I need to set my DPI back to default, but I never saved it. Does anyone know what the default DPI is for this device?
To clarify, PPI is pixels per inch, which is hardware-set, it's unchangeable. DPI ...
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'Authorization Failed' toast message at startup
Every time I reboot my HTC One M8 Google Play Edition running 6.0 Marshmallow, there is a toast message that reads 'Authorization Failed' with no other information on what actually failed.
Any idea ...
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None, or choppy, 3G/LTE data transfer with T-Mobile US on international HTC One M8
I have an international HTC One M8, and an off-contract plan with T-Mobile (highest priced, unlimited LTE).
If I go into settings and set mobile data to only use 2G, everything works reliably.
With ...
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Configure audible alarm in cyanogenmod's silent mode
I recently installed cyanogenmod 12.1 (snapshot, 2015-09-01) on my HTC One M8. Following my habits, I tried to activate a silent mode. There was the first problem: CM only has a normal and a (total) ...
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Huge data usage started last month - 4GB over mothly average
I have an HTC One (M8) with Cyanogenmod 12 (12-20150625-snapshot-yng4nao09n-m8) which I have been using since June. Before that I had a different version of CM on the same phone and did a full reset. ...
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HTC One M8 doesn't boot up completely after Lollipop update
How can I get my M8 to boot up again?
It freezes at the white screen where it says htc.
Some background:
To run the software update on my rooted M8 I had to put stock recovery back on it. I did that ...
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How to enable lock screen widgets in HTC One M8?
Update: turns out I was simply being blind, because I'm running Android lollipop... I do have a default widget though, which I don't seem to be able to change or remove.
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Missing menu 'About>Software Updates' on Stock HTC One M8 Android 5.0.1
In the 'Settings > About' there is no 'Software Updates' on my phone. I'm also expecting to receive Android 5.1 OTA update, and nothing comes. Why is there no
'Software Updates' menu on my phone (...
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Stock HTC got bricked by the latest OTA (4.20)
The latest OTA on Rogers (4.20.631) rendered my phone unable to boot and stuck on the white Htc One screen.
I'm on stock recovery exactly to install OTAs, which worked with the last one (4.19?), but ...
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HTC Rapid Charge 2.0 overheating battery
Since a few days ago I am charging my HTC One M8 using the HTC Rapid Charge 2.0 charger. It does indeed charge fast, but I have noticed that the battery gets really hot. After installing the DU ...
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Specific URL Blocked
I have a Nexus 9 and a HTC One M8.
On both Devices my Access to a specific URL is somehow "blocked" through browser and through App.
With blocked i mean the following behavior:
Website (or the App)...
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File copied to /system/bin keeps disappearing
After copying Sqlite3 to by /system/bin folder, the file disappears. I can successfully change the folder to rw and modify the file properties on sqlite3. However, as soon as I remount my /system as ...
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Arabic language for HTC 1 M8
A Syrian guy bought HTC 1 M8, it still new, so I don't know what's the android version but it's the default one. He came to me for help.
He wants the whole system to be translated to Arabic, and that ...
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HTC One M8 GPE unable to run Android 5.0 or 5.1
Attempts to install Android 5.0 and 5.1 ROMs from various sources result in a device that doesn't boot properly. Among side effects:
it doesn't display the boot animation (just a static Android logo)
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Is my brother's phone unfixable?
This is the screen my brother's phone stays at, no matter what action is done, after his phone died and he tried to plug it in. I've seen similar images but most ways to fix it seem to be "flash a new ...
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Does the Verizon HTC One (M8) restrict GPS in China?
This is a cross-post of "Why does my phone's GPS not work in China?"
Based on some of the answers and comments there, I am attempting to figure out what GPS sensor is being used in my phone, and what,...
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HTC One M8 overheating, random reboots and unable to power it off
Last night I forgot to charge my HTC One M8 phone, and when I woke up in the morning, the battery was dead, Unsurprisingly. I plugged it in to charge for about 20 minutes (only to about 30% or so ...
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A miracle for finding a stolen phone [duplicate]
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Recently my phone got stolen from my pocket and then I was almost thrown in street and run over by a car. The police won't move a finger because of a new law, which means I'll have to wait ...
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Can I safely do a factory reset without losing root?
Sadly my quesiton isn't that simple. To make sure everyone unerstands I will explain as short but specific as possible:
Initial: stock state, not rooted, nothing special
I updated my HTC One M8 to ...
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Recovery that does not use touch?
I have an HTC M8 One. The digitiser has failed. HTC won't accept the repair since I have rooted the phone. I'd like to unroot and return to stock but all of the recoveries I have found, or, the ...
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Verizon HTC M8 One - Vanilla lollipop
What i want is to be able to turn my verizon htc m8 one into a vanilla install of android 5.0. Is this possible? I am having trouble finding info online. I can find info on being able to root and "...
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How do I store my contacts so I can retrieve them after a factory reset?
Has anyone used the HTC backup app?
I'm going to factory reset my phone and I want to store my contacts somewhere so I can retrieve them after the reset.
Has anyone done this before?
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HTC One M8 Screen Broke
Not sure if this goes here but I don't see any other section where it would go really. About a week ago, I found a HTC One M8 is a creek when I was hiking. I took it out and when I got home I placed ...
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Android scanning app media files
My M8 is scanning all the app media files so music and images and icons from apps are showing up in gallery and music apps, I'm not sure which directories these are coming from so I can't add the ....
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HTC One M8 Charging Issues
I just wanted to check if my HTC One M8 is working fine, I just got it and it's brand new but the battery runs out in 4 hours of non stop use and mobile data usage and when I charge it, it charges at ...
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Are the Battery Doctor and/or CM Family Suite app(s) needed? [closed]
I've got an HTC One M8 with KitKat 4.4.4 until Lollipop 5.0 comes out in January. I'm a convert from Apple iPhone Gen 1 all the way up and this is my first Android device ( which I love BTW ).
With ...
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