HTC lollipop update

[jens Van Keer]

Are we getting a android stock version of lollipop or a htc android lollipop version, i don't know what to believe anymore, i really want the lollipop version with still that specific htc look

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[Benjamin_NYC]

That's IF they send out a patch a few days later. We've all experienced bugs that took them months to fix with patches. I'd rather wait a couple weeks and have a really solid version pushed, than have the latest rushed out too soon and potentially have to wait for fixes that can come in either a couple days, or a couple months.

If they take months to patch then they would have taken months to release in the first place. I'll take it imperfect ASAP.

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[dmoss7]

If they take months to patch then they would have taken months to release in the first place. I'll take it imperfect ASAP.

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Understandable. It would also depend on what the bugs were. If they were related to connectivity, i'd rather wait, but if it was something minor like an app that forced closed some of the times you used it, i could deal with it. I'm just of the mentality (due to working in an engineering/manufacturing environment) that it's better to wait to push out a qaulity product that works "flawlessly" than to rush something that is inevitably going to come back and have to be reworked/fixed just because you wanted to meet an arbitrary date.

 

[Benjamin_NYC]

Understandable. It would also depend on what the bugs were. If they were related to connectivity, i'd rather wait, but if it was something minor like an app that forced closed some of the times you used it, i could deal with it. I'm just of the mentality (due to working in an engineering/manufacturing environment) that it's better to wait to push out a qaulity product that works "flawlessly" than to rush something that is inevitably going to come back and have to be reworked/fixed just because you wanted to meet an arbitrary date.

It will never be flawless. It's clearly good enough or just about to release now if Google and Moto have released it. So I want it now, and I will deal with big fixes in patches.

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[dmoss7]

It will never be flawless. It's clearly good enough or just about to release now if Google and Moto have released it. So I want it now, and I will deal with big fixes in patches.

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That's why flawless was put it quotations. It depends on what your definition of flawless is. Does it function the way it was intended without hiccups, crashes, etc? That to me is "flawless." Not having certain features you want does not fall under the flawless category for me, that falls under personal preferences / improvements. Plus, every phone is different. So just because the nexus and moto devices have released it, doesn't mean it's been optimized for HTC devices. All these android devices have different hardware and configurations. There will never be a "one size fits all" product that works perfect on every device. Each device will have to have it's own verson tweaked a little to make sure it works properly. I'd rather wait a little bit to make sure it works instead of a hastily patched together version that needs multiple band-aids in order to work properly. The latest isn't always the greatest.

 

[Benjamin_NYC]

That's why flawless was put it quotations. It depends on what your definition of flawless is. Does it function the way it was intended without hiccups, crashes, etc? That to me is "flawless." Not having certain features you want does not fall under the flawless category for me, that falls under personal preferences / improvements. Plus, every phone is different. So just because the nexus and moto devices have released it, doesn't mean it's been optimized for HTC devices. All these android devices have different hardware and configurations. There will never be a "one size fits all" product that works perfect on every device. Each device will have to have it's own verson tweaked a little to make sure it works properly. I'd rather wait a little bit to make sure it works instead of a hastily patched together version that needs multiple band-aids in order to work properly. The latest isn't always the greatest.

No. You said you would rather them wait until there are no bugs that need fixing with patches. Read above. Look specifically at what you agreed with. That's what I disagree with. I'll take it when it's 98% and then take the patches.

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[dpham00]

Cleaned up some posts. Let's keep things civil.

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[NicksGarage]

I'm happy with the way my M8 works so I'm in no hurry for an update. Plus there is an app that I rely on that doesn't work on my Nexus 9 with Lollipop and I'm worried that it won't work on the phone either. I'll try and find someone who can test it for me on their M8 before I make the decision. I've written to the app developer but haven't gotten a response.

 

[dmoss7]

No. You said you would rather them wait until there are no bugs that need fixing with patches. Read above. Look specifically at what you agreed with. That's what I disagree with. I'll take it when it's 98% and then take the patches.

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I have read above, as well as every other post from this thread. Not once did I say "no bugs." If anything, i've been saying I want something rock solid that performs the way it was intended. Maybe "flawless" was the wrong word to use, but that's why it was in quotations. That doesn't mean no patches can never be applied. That means I would rather them take a little bit of time to get it right. If there had to be a patch in the future, so be it. But if there has to be three or four because they rushed it out too soon, that's where the problem is. The interesting part of your response is completely ignoring the fact that every device is different and there is no "one size fits all" product. That was completely glossed over.

 

[Benjamin_NYC]

I have read above, as well as every other post from this thread. Not once did I say "no bugs." If anything, i've been saying I want something rock solid that performs the way it was intended. Maybe "flawless" was the wrong word to use, but that's why it was in quotations. That doesn't mean no patches can never be applied. That means I would rather them take a little bit of time to get it right. If there had to be a patch in the future, so be it. But if there has to be three or four because they rushed it out too soon, that's where the problem is. The interesting part of your response is completely ignoring the fact that every device is different and there is no "one size fits all" product. That was completely glossed over.

You specifically said you'd rather have a solid version than one that was rushed out and requires patches that come in a couple of days. That means you'd rather wait versus getting it sooner and then getting patches in a few days. I said I'd take it ASAP and then accept the patches in a few days.

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[dmoss7]

You specifically said you'd rather have a solid version than one that was rushed out and requires patches that come in a couple of days. That means you'd rather wait versus getting it sooner and then getting patches in a few days. I said I'd take it ASAP and then accept the patches in a few days.

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Alright. To each his own.

 

[Benjamin_NYC]

Alright. To each his own.

Right. To each of us our own. I wasn't saying you were wrong. I just had different preferences.

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[anon(9072051)]

Google play editions are getting Lollipop next week!

RIght. This friday, they hope. So if HTC is ready to push an OTA update to GPE M8s, does that also mean that they are ready to deliver their own Sense 7-skinned version of lollipop to US carriers?

 

[dty06]

RIght. This friday, they hope. So if HTC is ready to push an OTA update to GPE M8s, does that also mean that they are ready to deliver their own Sense 6-skinned version of lollipop to US carriers?

Probably, or at least close to it. But it'll take ~3-4 months for carriers to make sure their bloatware is both functional and annoying to end users with no desire to use it.