iFixit - Answers With Device "HTC One"

HTC One: How can I fix the purple-tinted camera on my HTC One M7?

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:15:07 -0700

My HTC One M7 has the purple tint camera issue. HTC wouldn't repair it (long story), so is there a way to fix it myself? I don't think replacing just the lens would do anything. I think it's a heat related issue. Would adding thermal paste to the heat plate help it?

⟐ Commented 3月 09, 2020 at 10:15 GMT-7

HTC One: Why is my phone's sound not working?

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:29:35 -0700

My phone has stopped playing any type of sound that would normally play. I have made sure the volume is up with my volume controls.

⟐ Commented 10月 20, 2023 at 11:29 GMT-7

HTC One: USB Host mode can't charge?

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 03:09:17 -0700

My HTC One refuses to charge and says, "USB host mode enabled."

⟐ Comment deleted 7月 29, 2020 at 3:09 GMT-7

HTC One: How do I fix an HTC One with water damage?

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:44:52 -0700

My HTC One slipped into a bucket of water and after I removed it, it was still working. After about a half an hour it shut off and now it won't start back up or charge. Please help me out.

⟐ Answer deleted 10月 15, 2018 at 8:44 GMT-7

HTC One: external speakers volume isnt up that loud

Fri, 17 May 2019 06:45:42 -0700

Ive had my HTC One for about 2 months I hardly ever use the external speakers and when I do the volume isnt up that loud. I called HTC and they told me to do a factory reset, has anyone done this? I highly doubt a factory reset will help the issue at all. I only started to notice this issue after I had an update.

⟐ Commented 5月 17, 2019 at 6:45 GMT-7

HTC One: Is it possible to repair the microphone?

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:17:34 -0700

The microphone on my phone isn't working properly. I have to use the speakerphone mode so callers can hear me talking. When I try to record a video the audio just makes a static sound. I read the teardown and saw that this phone got a 1/10 for repairability, so can I replace my microphone my self or should I send it in to a professional for repairs?

⟐ Answer deleted 11月 09, 2019 at 3:17 GMT-7

HTC One: Why is my phone getting so hot?

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:20:37 -0700

Lately when I have been using my phone, it has been getting much hotter than usual. It is getting hot enough that I feel it is going to melt the phone.

⟐ Answered 3月 14, 2018 at 12:20 GMT-7

HTC One: How difficult is it to replace the battery in the HTC One?

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:37:34 -0700

I read an article in which you gave the HTC One a 1 out of 10 for repairability. How hard is it to remove and replace the battery ?

-Rod

⟐ Commented 11月 11, 2019 at 16:37 GMT-7

HTC One: My phone brick while updating and on recovery mode

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:33:53 -0700

my phone brick while updating and on recovery mode

e:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg

(code -1)

e:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg_yes

(code -1)

e:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg_no

(code -1)

e:missing bitmap icon_ruu

(code -1)

e:failed to mount /data (invalid argument)..try emmc mount

handle_cota_install: can't mount /data

⟐ Edited 1月 29, 2018 at 13:33 GMT-7

HTC One: Why will my battery not hold a charge?

Sun, 14 May 2023 03:04:10 -0700

Using my phone like normal, the past few days has resulted in my battery being dramatically drained. I have to charge my phone a lot more during the day then as usual.

⟐ Commented 5月 14, 2023 at 3:04 GMT-7

HTC One: htc one got wet how can I fix it

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:42:11 -0700

my htc one got wet how can i fix it to work i need help please

⟐ Commented 4月 18, 2017 at 10:42 GMT-7

HTC One: Errors keep popping up my screen

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:50:53 -0700

There are these errors that keep popping up my screen. I have used HTC sync manager to Factory reset but it's worse.

These are the errors i get.

#Time Service has stopped unexpectedly. An error report ha been sent to HTC to hep us improve our products.

and

Adobe air has stopped unexpectedly. An error report will be sent to HTC to help us improve our products.

⟐ Answered 10月 28, 2015 at 14:50 GMT-7

HTC One: Phone doesn't read SIM-card

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 20:43:52 -0700

Hello,

I have a HTC One that does recognize when you insert a SIM card, but it is unable to read the SIM-data.

When you insert a card it shows "Preparing Simcard" but doesn't show provider information and has no reception.

Is this a faulty Sim Card reader?

⟐ Commented 4月 02, 2018 at 20:43 GMT-7

HTC One: How to fix the cracked screen?

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 12:37:34 -0700

My screen isn't shattered per say but it has a crack at the point of impact. Then the cracks become less visiable as it goes away then leads to the end of the screen. I know that it is nearly impossible to get inside of the HTC One much less fix the screen. Any help would be great.

⟐ Commented 1月 18, 2014 at 12:37 GMT-7

HTC One: HTC One M7 Completely Dead, possible fix

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:35:34 -0700

HTC One M7 ( PN0731).

Not sure what happened to it, but there is no charge, no connect nothing through USB, no Boot, not even a little red light when plugged in. No JTAG, since no power to the board it seems.

Scratching my head to figure out why, cant come up with any reason for such a complete failure. So examined it with microscope.

Found one component that might be the problem.

Location on Board:

[IMG]https://s32.postimg.org/zfdg46fp1/S20160...[/IMG]

Zooming in you can see that there is an IC that is cracked

[IMG]https://s32.postimg.org/cam566ff9/S20160...[/IMG]

What I'm looking for is help with 3 things:

1. Do you think this is the problem?

2. What is this component? It has an code (PAY 328), but I have no idea what that symbol in the top right corner is, so no idea how to look it up.

3. If not that, any ideas? I'm mostly concerned about data recovery, not making the device work again, so if anyone has ISP pinouts that might be a way to go

⟐ Edited 1月 29, 2018 at 13:35 GMT-7

HTC One: My htc one m7 camara is in purple in low light

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:24:15 -0700

In my phne (htc one m7) camera is in pink or purple in low ligth how to remove it?.plz help me!!

⟐ Commented 9月 03, 2015 at 10:24 GMT-7

HTC One: My phone have a static screen. Why?

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:14:12 -0700

My phone have a normal deterioration and after two years I have a issue with the screen(swelling screen) and with the battery(2 hours endurance). After I replace the battery show me a static screen. Why? I need to replace the LCD?

HTC One: HTC One doesn't start, keeps rebooting

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:45:34 -0700

Out of nowhere, my phone rebooted and kept rebooting without stopping. It continued until the battery was death. There was no way I could stop it..

Now if you put the charger in, it takes 5minutes or so and it continues the above: It starts booting than after a few seconds stops, falls out and starts booting again.. over and over again.

Tried to get in recovery mode, I get there, but before I can choose an option it shuts down again and the process repeats.

I have photos from a 3 months travelling on this phone..really want them back!

HELP!

⟐ Answered 10月 28, 2016 at 8:45 GMT-7

HTC One: Patch fix for blown speaker

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:33:16 -0700

Hi,

My HTC One's top speaker is blown.

I have bought it from abroad, hence I don't have warranty in my country. Therefore I want to fix it myself.

I am planning to fix it by patching very thin paper (about 30 micron thickness) to the teared area with instant glue.

Would it be possible to just open the top speaker grill without opening whole body? Maybe with application of some heat to the speaker grill itself?

And can you comment on my fix? Would it work? Would it still decrease the volume of the speaker noticeably if I work with a really small piece of paper very precisely? Would it have another unwanted effect on tone, etc?

I may consider replacing the speaker with a new one, I know in this case I will need to open the phone completely from the teardown, but I can't find original beats speakers on the internet. All I find is substitutes such as seen in http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-One-M7-Lauts... and http://www.ebay.com/itm/Speaker-Buzzer-R...

So I'm not sure about if these speakers will perform as good as the original ones, and think that fixing the original would be better.

What do you think and suggest?

Thanks a lot...

⟐ Answered 4月 26, 2016 at 23:33 GMT-7

HTC One: Speakers cracking noise after screen replacement - repair nightmare

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:40:15 -0700

Hope someone on here can help me; I've searched everywhere can could not find a solution. The technician who worked on the phone for many hours looked at me and said "I have no clue"; I thought he was going to start crying.

Everything but the camera worked perfectly before the technician opened the phone to start working in it. It went downhill from there.

Context:

1. HTC One camera had purple problem - technician replaced it with new sharp camera that I ordered from etradesupply, new camera works fantastic, but the screen became all pixelated and died.

2. Technician replaced the screen from a bricked HTC one he had. New screen worked, but the speakers started to creakle.

3. I had a bunch of other issues (e.g. sim card not recognized - connectors not plugged in correctly), which resulted in the technician spending more than 12 hours on the phone and myself wasting 6-7 in going back and forth to his shop, waiting, and ordering parts.

Lessons learned for both of us

technicians should refuse to repair the HTC One,
I should have sent the phone to HTC for 4 weeks paid $200 and be done with the problem...

Problem description

As soon as volume is louder than 8 or 9, and during phone calls at any volume, there is a creaking noise from the speakers both top and bottom.

When the whole phone was outside the aluminum unibody frame the noise would stop. As soon as we inserted the top end of the phone assembly into the aluminum frame the noise started.

When beatsaudio is off problem is not as bad.

Questions

Speaker worked perfectly before the technician swapped the screen and reassembled the phone, is it worth trying to replace the speakers with new ones?
could it be interference from something that was not properly put together? It's kind of odd that both speakers started having the same issue at the same time.

Thanks so much for any help!

⟐ Commented 9月 26, 2017 at 17:40 GMT-7