Google Play Edition treatment available for HTC One (M8)

07 April, 2014
You can now turn your regular HTC One M8 into a Google Play Edition one, root available too.

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  • lol
  • LaT
  • 08 Apr 2014

Predictive text my ass.
I meant:

And no I don't any to upload to the cloud. And I don't have my PC/laptop in my pants to back up every 2 minutes my photos on a vacation. And no I don't want to use a dlsr camera.

    • l
    • lol
    • LaT
    • 08 Apr 2014

    AnonD-161864, 08 Apr 2014And you think that stock android on a phone its a downside?... moreI think it's a downside. Oooo.... the full power of android.. And do what with it? Power your blender? You may think the software is useless I think it'd just needed. I had the nexus 5 for 2 weeks and really loved it AFTER I had to install a custom dialer and custom sms app. The such nexus dialercan't even send a text meagre from the number yyou've just topped, can't add the number to a new contact our existing, can't access the contacts list. The stock SMS atop can't make predefined SMS or schedule to send asks. Are you kidding me? Is like 1995 all over again.

    Scree the nexus line for the simple fact that it doesn't have an sd card. If the phone beaks ( is dropped, falls in water or just gets fried from a faulty charging circuit or any other reason) then there no way to recover the files on it. And no i any to neck up to the cliff and no I don't carry my PC/laptop in my pants to make beck ups evey 2 minutes of every puppy I take on a vacation. And no I don't want to use a dslr camera.

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      • AnonD-161864
      • spb
      • 08 Apr 2014

      AnonD-219856, 07 Apr 2014its a marketing tactic.. i have used sammy for a long time ... moreAnd you think that stock android on a phone its a downside?
      Its more of a plus,because you have the full power of android on your phone because its not full with bloatware or useless features that you don't even use and only slow down your phone.
      That's the reason of these google play edition phones and nexus phones to give you the real experience of android.

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        • jusgottasay
        • Q5T
        • 08 Apr 2014

        Anonym, 07 Apr 2014No more waiting for updates which may not even come at all.... moreExcept HTC promised full device support out to two years for every device they're making. Can't complain with that.

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          • Anonym
          • g51
          • 07 Apr 2014

          AnonD-219856, 07 Apr 2014do u live in past ? htc is offering 4.4 for htc one x,, i t... more"In order to predict the future, one must first look into the past".

          Waiting means waiting, not that you won't ever get it (although that is sometimes the case).

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            • AnonD-219856
            • 3Ce
            • 07 Apr 2014

            Jason , 07 Apr 2014For what reason people want a google play edition?its a marketing tactic.. i have used sammy for a long time and also nexus 4 and 5 in different times, no doubt nexus or play edition phones are fast but since they dont have any layers of UI they sometime feel pathetic, for example. in Samsung u get many free apps thru there store many apps which are priced highly on google play, also, with nexus or play edition you dont get any extra software basically your get stripped version of different models. i was also very eager to use a pure android i dont hate it its cheap and buttery smooth but at the same time i cant deny what other ui offer you with little sacrifice of over the top UI

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              • AnonD-219856
              • 3Ce
              • 07 Apr 2014

              Anonym, 07 Apr 2014No more waiting for updates which may not even come at all.... moredo u live in past ? htc is offering 4.4 for htc one x,, i think approx 3 year old flag ship... also since 4.4.2 even many non flag ships are getting updates... Play editions are for devs or for people who like pure android. that dosnt mean the rest wont get any updates !!!s4 got 4.4.2 s3 got to 4.3 and waiting for 4.4.2 sony promised to put most of its devices to 4.4.2 offcourse you have to wait but it wont cost u any extra buck !!!

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                • Anonym
                • g51
                • 07 Apr 2014

                Jason , 07 Apr 2014For what reason people want a google play edition?No more waiting for updates which may not even come at all. Your phone is always up to date with the latest Android OS, one which comes clean without any bloatware, like Google intended to in the first place.

                That's why.

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                  • no.
                  • nQ6
                  • 07 Apr 2014

                  A phone with no Sense.

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                    • Rahul
                    • w4h
                    • 07 Apr 2014

                    I Love To Customize Interface ..I WOuld Love to Change My Handset ..

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                      • Marco
                      • ppH
                      • 07 Apr 2014

                      Is it possible to get future updates from google without need to flash future roms?

                      Thanks

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                        • AnonD-243870
                        • 6vv
                        • 07 Apr 2014

                        AnonD-135818, 07 Apr 2014Trust me, it's easy if you know what you're doing. I Succes... moreI agree with u, my main reason in buying a moto x was the vanilla exprence, I don't want bloatware I don't need it, I wish the m8 mini has a GPE, m8 is a huge thing

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                          • Jason
                          • fxR
                          • 07 Apr 2014

                          For what reason people want a google play edition?

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                            • AnonD-135818
                            • t7X
                            • 07 Apr 2014

                            Trust me, it's easy if you know what you're doing. I Successfully upgraded my HTC One to google play just because I don't like HTC's sense interface and also my friend's S4.