Biggest Annoyance with M8

jasf · May 10, 2014

What's your biggest annoyance with the M8.
I've read all that has been written about the good for both the M8 and S5 and I'm undecided.
I'm hoping since I can't decide base on the good features perhaps the bad will help....

JIMV · May 10, 2014

I love the phone...period. What I do not love is the new Android 4.4 and the havoc it is creating for the apps that use the SD card for file storage.

SolApathy · May 10, 2014

By far the biggest point of contention is the camera. If you are a camera buff who wants to turn your pictures into large prints this isn't the device for you. Another common complaint is the length of the device and how it affect the use of the power button, though with the double tap feature this is really a minor issue. There is also an issue with some phones that have loose volume buttons.

Aside from that I think everyone can agree it is a solid device, on par with other recently released phones.

If you aren't a serious photo buff you will not have any complaints. Either way I would suggest visiting the photo thread in the sticky section to make your own decision.

For me, I love every aspect of this phone and would not trade it for any other device on the market

nikogreeko · May 10, 2014

What is the biggest concern about a phone?

today · May 10, 2014

My issues are text freeze, bluetooth confusion and percentage of "no signal" at home is four times higher than my previous phone, the htc Droid incredible 4g LTE.

Airplane mode "trick?" corrects the first two issues for a time but they ultimately return. The phone still thinks its connected to my jabra freeway bluetooth at times, even when I turn the jabra off. Really confusing.

The signal thing seems a bit high at 16 percent considering the 4g LTE routinely registered less than 4 percent signal loss. Hopefully a future update will address these issues. Good thing I'm not at home ALL the time.

Edit. Just check percentage without ssignal for today. 21 percent without signal. Maybe i need to check in with Verizon.

timelord65 · May 10, 2014

The rounded back and general slipperiness of the phone. I guess htc was scared apple would sue if they made the phone more square like the iPhone is. The rounded back makes the phone wobble on a flat surface, something I really don't like. Not a deal breaker, but an annoyance for sure.

dan55 · May 11, 2014

hi - its a great device - the best ive owned so far
for me the slight annoyances are the write to sd card blocking and the poor led notification support ..... both now fixed on my phone by rooting it

i find the camera is good for me

...there do seem to have been a few build issues with the device - i had to return my first one due to very poor in call sound quality - but the replacement has been fine

...if i were you i would buy one

cheers

mruno · May 12, 2014

Here is my input from another thread:

I really wanted the S5's large megapixel camera, OLED display, and removable battery, but the downsides to the S5 made me go the other way.
The 16gb S5 is the only version that is available with no release data set for the 32gb. Knox software is a big turn off for me since I love to root and rom my phones. The current root method available for the S5 trips Knox. I have a Galaxy Nexus and have about 3 extra batteries I use to swap when I need to, but the M8's reported battery life will make my habit of swapping batteries no more when compared to the anemic battery life of my current phone.
I have perused the forums for both the M8 and S5 for weeks now looking at all the pros and cons, and the pros of the M8 outweigh the S5 for me. I can live with the low megapixel camera of the M8 and non removable battery.
I felt up the M8 and S5 and they both are solid phone imo (again my current phone is a Galaxy Nexus so either phone is a big upgrade) and liked the metal feel of the M8 the most. The smooth edges are really nice and I liked the Duo camera (or whatever they call it) for focusing after I take pictures.
I am rooting for the underdog this round of the mobile wars and hope to see more quality phones from HTC in the future. This is my first HTC phone and so far I am impressed.

swerver32 · May 12, 2014

today said:
bluetooth confusion

This is probably my biggest current beef. Most of the time it works, but sometimes when I get in my car it pairs but the audio streaming doesn't work anyway, so I have to shut bluetooth off and on again to get it to work.

timelord65 said:
The rounded back makes the phone wobble on a flat surface, something I really don't like. Not a deal breaker, but an annoyance for sure.

This kinda bugged me at first too, but now I've grown to like it. I like that I can pick it up by pressing my thumb on the top, on one side, to make the other side see-saw up for easy grabbing, rather than trying to pick it up by it's skinny edges.

Androidalltheway · May 13, 2014

My M8 has froze half a dozen times, and some of the games I dload are laggy, such as "Family Guy" :The quest for stuff, "Smash Hit"(rarely ever opens, never had issues with it on LG G2), what is odd that when it starts to freeze, a light blue border present's itself, and nothing works, had to hold down the power button for at least 30 seconds, anyone else having any of these issues?, or am I the only one, just curious, just frustrates me a bit, debating on a hard reset...

Blade of 3 · May 13, 2014

Androidalltheway said:
My M8 has froze half a dozen times, and some of the games I dload are laggy, such as "Family Guy" :The quest for stuff, "Smash Hit"(rarely ever opens, never had issues with it on LG G2), what is odd that when it starts to freeze, a light blue border present's itself, and nothing works, had to hold down the power button for at least 30 seconds, anyone else having any of these issues?, or am I the only one, just curious, just frustrates me a bit, debating on a hard reset...

If you're having issues with only a few apps, it's probably the apps. They may not be optimized for the latest version of kit Kat or even just the model of phone. If it's not the apps then you just have a defective phone.

Androidalltheway · May 13, 2014

That is possible, I have played other games like "Farm Heroes" and "Scramble with Friends", no issues, good point!

droidmo · May 13, 2014

The length and general slippiness of the phone. It slips and slides on any surface and just increases the risk of it crashing to the ground and cracking. I already put a small dent on the metal case. The camera is the definition of average which is disappointing, but not my primary focus. The internals of the phone and performance more than make up for all the shortcomings though. There is no perfect device, but this phone may be the closest one yet for me. The phone is long and I don't understand why it was necessary for HTC to add the bevel with HTC on it, just adds unnecessary length. That one perplexes me. Just close your eyes and grab one, you will find something to be disappointed in either way.

MrBojenglz · May 13, 2014

JIMV said:
I love the phone...period. What I do not love is the new Android 4.4 and the havoc it is creating for the apps that use the SD card for file storage.

Can you explain what you mean? I didn't/don't know anything about what 4.4 does but I noticed a couple games I have uninstalled themselves and stopped working twice and it looks like part of each game is on my SD card so I'm thinking it's related to your comment. Are there any fixes?

MrBojenglz · May 13, 2014

Androidalltheway said:
My M8 has froze half a dozen times, and some of the games I dload are laggy, such as "Family Guy" :The quest for stuff, "Smash Hit"(rarely ever opens, never had issues with it on LG G2), what is odd that when it starts to freeze, a light blue border present's itself, and nothing works, had to hold down the power button for at least 30 seconds, anyone else having any of these issues?, or am I the only one, just curious, just frustrates me a bit, debating on a hard reset...

I haven't had any apps freeze on me but I have had a lot of lag with one game in particular, Worms Armageddon. I never had that issue on my old Rezound. However, I noticed that when it lags if I close all the other apps in the background the lag goes away.

JIMV · May 13, 2014

MrBojenglz said:
Can you explain what you mean? I didn't/don't know anything about what 4.4 does but I noticed a couple games I have uninstalled themselves and stopped working twice and it looks like part of each game is on my SD card so I'm thinking it's related to your comment. Are there any fixes?

I have a photo app that refuses to let me move pictures from the public realm to the private one as it used to do. The developer advises the new Kit Kat is the reason as ones control over the SD card is restricted.

I have problems with a video app as well....

Others have reported issues with music...

vosg · May 20, 2014

jasf said:
What's your biggest annoyance with the M8.

The total lack of system sounds. I like to hear a click when I press an icon or take a picture. But the m8 gives no audible feedback whatsoever. Very annoying.

SolApathy · May 20, 2014

vosg said:
The total lack of system sounds. I like to hear a click when I press an icon or take a picture. But the m8 gives no audible feedback whatsoever. Very annoying.

Go into settings> sounds and check touch sounds. In the camera app you can go into camera settings and enable shutter sounds (which are on by default) . Keep in mind the I'd the volume is muted there will be no sounds at all. Hope this helps you out.

donaldsnell686 · May 20, 2014

Not really an annoyance but a concern but I notice with the M8 being one week out of the box for me that battery life seems to have drastically taken a hit with no explainable reason found within the power menu. What used to be a 4-8% drop while I slept has turned into almost 30% drop every night.

smitty543 · May 20, 2014

Sounds like a [?rogue] app that won't go to sleep. Install 'GSam Battery Monitor' from the Play Store to see what may be keeping the phone awake. The opening screen and then open the "sweeper icon" at bottom left to see which apps are consuming the most juice.

vosg · May 20, 2014

SolApathy said:
Go into settings> sounds and check touch sounds. In the camera app you can go into camera settings and enable shutter sounds (which are on by default) . Keep in mind the I'd the volume is muted there will be no sounds at all. Hope this helps you out.

All my settings are fine but thanks anyway. Think I'll need a factory reset.

MotoTurbo · May 20, 2014

My biggest annoyance is when you take the sd card out all your apps on sd card will appear as uninstalled untill you unmount and mount it again. No biggie I guess tho

dan55 · May 20, 2014

....that there is already a new device coming...maybe :-\

iamartimus · May 20, 2014

**facepalm** PRIME......

MotoTurbo · May 20, 2014

You also cannot delete files on external sd card must be just kit Kat. What's the point of an external sd if you don't have control over it

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