Official HTC Incredible Thread

slbailey1 · Apr 16, 2010

jsilvers525 said:
i love the sense music player, weather animations, built in flash and clock, but wish i could put it back to stock android with those features. maybe in a custom rom once it gets rooted we can be able to do that? i want to be able to pick certain things from both.

Those features are widgets. I beleive you can turn of Sense UI and still use the HTC Widgets.

matt20971 · Apr 16, 2010

Jovox said:
Well I've been enrolled for 2 years, so after 2 years I should be entitled to using that discount towards a m2m, 1 year, or 2 year contract. My Choice. Now, not being enrolled afterwards isnt my concern. I'm available for a discount now because I've been a loyal and paying cust for 2 years.

Saddly, its not new every 2, its NFSUF2M or new for signing up for 2 more.

i agree but I did try to use my ne2 discount on a one year contract for a droid and they would not let me do it. I am glad I got pissed and walked out now. Now getting the incredible

Mandrew · Apr 16, 2010

GMK83 said:
I wonder how hard it will be to remove that VZW logo on the front of the phone without scratching it. I hate how phone companies put such gawdy branding on their phones.

How to remove Logos from your PDA / cell phone with sugar

Never tried it, but it might work.

matt20971 · Apr 16, 2010

oh yea don't know if this has been mentioned or not but the verizon site now says pre orders will begin on 4/18. Are they just talking about best buy?

Nashdroid · Apr 16, 2010

iamrobk said:
Eh, I know NKT said it didn't have the MT "bug", but I'm really not so sure. Unless HTC decided to go with a different input sensor than on the N1 and Desire, it still has it. But who knows. We'll find out for sure soon enough.

There's NO WAY Verizon would have officially announced this phone and have a release set in stone if it had the same screen problems as the Nexus One. The problem has either been fixed for this screen, was never happening with this screen, or this phone uses a completely different screen. We have too many testers who are friends and silent contributors to this thread. None of them have had anything but wonderful things to say about the phone and they've all confirmed that it has no problems in testing. So, don't plan on a multi-touch bug. The Incredible won't have it.

kb101 · Apr 16, 2010

Ha! They changed it back to the 19th!!

HTC Incredible?

I think they must really enjoy watching this thread and messing with us.

matt20971 · Apr 16, 2010

damn it was the 18th a few min ago

Jovox · Apr 16, 2010

matt20971 said:
i agree but I did try to use my ne2 discount on a one year contract for a droid and they would not let me do it. I am glad I got pissed and walked out now. Now getting the incredible

By the very nature of its name you should be able to get it, even if you do a one year contract(and stick around for an additional year). Its upsetting that they tell you that you are eligible for the discount but then put 2000000 qualifiers on how you can use it, leaving you with no options.

But hey, as you said, its allowing you to get the incredible now. Sometimes things happen for a reason.

GMK83 · Apr 16, 2010

jsilvers525 said:
it's probably metal or something shiny and the light from the camera is reflecting off of it making it look that way. i hope i am wrong b/c that would be so sick

I see you gave up on the Nexus One eh?

iamrobk · Apr 16, 2010

Nashdroid said:
There's NO WAY Verizon would have officially announced this phone and have a release set in stone if it had the same screen problems as the Nexus One. The problem has either been fixed for this screen, was never happening with this screen, or this phone uses a completely different screen. We have too many testers who are friends and silent contributors to this thread. None of them have had anything but wonderful things to say about the phone and they've all confirmed that it has no problems in testing. So, don't plan on a multi-touch bug. The Incredible won't have it.

I really want to believe it doesn't, but the Desire has it as well, and that is the closest device HTC has to the Incredible. Unless HTC decided to change suppliers for the sensor (not likely), or it was somehow a software bug that they fixed (possible, but not likely since we would have heard about a fix on the N1 and Desire too by now), it'll still have it.

I REALLY, REALLY want to believe it's fixed, trust me. That and the stupid subpixel arrangement of the OLED screen are all thats holding me back from this. I just don't really have any proof to say that it doesn't (testers saying MT "works well" isn't really proof that they fixed the "bug")

demosthenes · Apr 16, 2010

My 1-year contract price for the Moto Droid is only $229 after $100 rebate. I'm really, really hoping that the same is true for the Incredible.

FWIW, my contract has been up since July 2008 so I might be getting a better deal because of that.

Nashdroid · Apr 16, 2010

GMK83 said:
I wonder how hard it will be to remove that VZW logo on the front of the phone without scratching it. I hate how phone companies put such gawdy branding on their phones.

I TOTALLY agree with you. However, after seeing the pictures of the Incredible "in the wild" I think the Verizon logo at the top is very minimalistic. At least it's small and isn't all red and white and stuff. That would be ugly. I DO kinda wish it just had an HTC logo in place of the Verizon one though. Either way, I don't think the Verizon branding is going to be much of a big deal to me, anymore. However, it would be nice to know if we can remove it somehow. I saw a post a few days ago about how you can use some clear tape and a sugar cube to remove it, but I'm not so sure. I think I'll just leave mine the way it is when I get it. It looks pretty hot to me the way it is.

jsilvers525 · Apr 16, 2010

yuppppp.

talliford · Apr 16, 2010

@ NASH
sorry if i offended you. I was just giving you an idea, I suppose i didn't understand.

MrSmoofy · Apr 16, 2010

kb101 said:
Is it just me or did VZW just change their pre-ordering date from April 19th to the 18th??

HTC Incredible?

talliford said:
they changed it!

Jovox said:
its not just you, it did get changed.

slumpey said:
I noticed that also, smart.... probably to compete with best buy for all those people pre-ordering full price. We will see on the 18th if you can on verizon's website.

Looks like they changed it back.

Nashdroid said:
I think it's safe to say that the optical trackpad illuminates along with the other buttons. It's that way in a few pictures. That's a nice feature I guess. Looks good.

Edit: No...I may be wrong. Maybe it is just a reflection from the flash. Because in the first picture the buttons aren't glowing but the trackpad apears to be. So, if it were illuminating along with the other buttons it would be dark when they are dark.

The first picture the phone is locked and I think when it's locked the buttons don't light up.

GMK83 · Apr 16, 2010

Nashdroid said:
I TOTALLY agree with you. However, after seeing the pictures of the Incredible "in the wild" I think the Verizon logo at the top is very minimalistic. At least it's small and isn't all red and white and stuff. That would be ugly. I DO kinda wish it just had an HTC logo in place of the Verizon one though. Either way, I don't think the Verizon branding is going to be much of a big deal to me, anymore. However, it would be nice to know if we can remove it somehow. I saw a post a few days ago about how you can use some clear tape and a sugar cube to remove it, but I'm not so sure. I think I'll just leave mine the way it is when I get it. It looks pretty hot to me the way it is.

Yeah, I just looked at the sugar cube method and I'd rather not try that. The HTC logo there would be nice indeed.

talliford · Apr 16, 2010

matt20971 said:
oh yea don't know if this has been mentioned or not but the verizon site now says pre orders will begin on 4/18. Are they just talking about best buy?

verizon online as well!

Nashdroid · Apr 16, 2010

talliford said:
@ NASH
sorry if i offended you. I was just giving you an idea, I suppose i didn't understand.

Nah, it's cool. No harm done. You're new to the forum and you just weren't aware that I'm the resident Photoshop master. haha Not a big deal. Welcome to the forum by the way. Good to have our new members contributing!

spartan141 · Apr 16, 2010

Dustinb said:
I wonder if we'll be able to download and install a launcher like Helix Launcher and use that rather than the Sense launcher but still have access to HTC Widgets. Might be worth checking out if anyone knows someonee with a phone running Sense.

once you turn off sense you turn off all the widgets along with it. helix launcher will not work along side the sense widgets. if you really like the look of the sense weather widgets i recomend you purchase beautiful widgets. its like 1.99 and it looks exactly alike. just download some skins for it and customize to your hearts desire. i actually like the beautiful widgets better than the htc weather/clock widget.

talliford · Apr 16, 2010

Nashdroid said:
Nah, it's cool. No harm done. You're new to the forum and you just weren't aware that I'm the resident Photoshop master. haha Not a big deal. Welcome to the forum by the way. Good to have our new members contributing!

oh! haha well good to know!! yes, this is only me third day, well second really because I joined only two nights ago! I really like it here and thanks for the welcome

wooddroid · Apr 16, 2010

iamrobk said:
....the stupid subpixel arrangement of the OLED screen ....

Can anyone comment on whether the subpixel problem that the N1 has is going to hold true for the Incredible?

spartan141 · Apr 16, 2010

Dustinb said:
Every Android phone has the notification bar that slides down. But you won't have the 3D Launcher unless you turn Sense of completely. You'll get the same type of list but it won't have the rolling look the N1 has.

try helix launcher 2 it works for phones with 2.1... and you can still use the live wallpapers, plus u get book marks at the bottom of the screen that stays there as you scroll from screen to screen. that way you always have icons that you use all the time at the bottom and not have to switch to that particular home screen to acess that app.

the good thing about helix launcher is you will be running stock android, but with the helix launcher you get to chose how many home screens you actually want. starting with 3-5-7. so if you only need 5 screens then it gives you only 5 screens. but if you want 7 screens then it gives you 7 screens. but stock android you are stuck with 3 screens.

ohhhh 1 more thing. it also rotates the homescreens to the left when you turn the screen to its side. stock android doesent do that.

iamrobk · Apr 16, 2010

wooddroid said:
Can anyone comment on whether the subpixel problem that the N1 has is going to hold true for the Incredible?

Yeah, I'm very curious. Like with the MT issue, I think it's going to be the same, but I'm LOVE to be proven wrong...

owlmatt · Apr 16, 2010

Have we seen this video?

Dailymotion - HTC Incredible Debut - a Tech & Science video

Hockey152 · Apr 16, 2010

owlmatt said:
Have we seen this video?

Dailymotion - HTC Incredible Debut - a Tech & Science video

Dang look how responsive that is!!! So stoked for this phone!! cant wait till next week for more videos and reviews!

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