HTC 11 Thread

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The headphones that came packaged with my U11 packed it in this morning. A few days ago the right ear stopped and today the left one.

The 3.5mm to USB-C adapter that came with it also doesn't work, regardless of what headphones I put in it doesn't recognise that anything is plugged in and just plays through the phone speaker.

Any suggestions for alternative set? I'm traveling this weekend so thought I'd get away with not replacing them yet but I really can't go the weekend, multiple flights etc, without a pair. I already have a really good pair of standard 3.5mm jack headphones that would be ideal if I could use them.

My options are:

1. New USB-C headphones
2. New 3.5mm to USB-C adapter (do physical stores carry these?)
3. New bluetooth headphones

At this stage I'm probably going to have to just buy in the airport as there's no time for a delivery before I go and I'm in work till I leave. Budget of ~ €80 I'd say though I'd stretch for a really good option

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8-10 wrote: »

The headphones that came packaged with my U11 packed it in this morning. A few days ago the right ear stopped and today the left one.

The 3.5mm to USB-C adapter that came with it also doesn't work, regardless of what headphones I put in it doesn't recognise that anything is plugged in and just plays through the phone speaker.

Any suggestions for alternative set? I'm traveling this weekend so thought I'd get away with not replacing them yet but I really can't go the weekend, multiple flights etc, without a pair. I already have a really good pair of standard 3.5mm jack headphones that would be ideal if I could use them.

My options are:

1. New USB-C headphones
2. New 3.5mm to USB-C adapter (do physical stores carry these?)
3. New bluetooth headphones

At this stage I'm probably going to have to just buy in the airport as there's no time for a delivery before I go and I'm in work till I leave. Budget of ~ €80 I'd say though I'd stretch for a really good option

Are you sure there's not an issue with your USB port? If both the adaptor and the USB-C headphones are not working, that would point to the actual port being the issue.....so only BT headphones will solve your problem.

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Basil3 wrote: »

Are you sure there's not an issue with your USB port? If both the adaptor and the USB-C headphones are not working, that would point to the actual port being the issue.....so only BT headphones will solve your problem.

A good point, I have a couple of different chargers and they all work through the same port but could it be just for audio that it's broken? The fact that one earbud went before the other had me thinking it was the headphones themselves. Unfortunately I don't have another USB-C device to try them in but it's a fair shout, I'll make sure to test out alternatives in-store to see if that's the issue.

Testament1

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidauthority.com/htc-u11-android-9-pie-brick-994935/amp/

Not so smooth sailing with the Pie update, phones in Taiwan were getting bricked after it!

8-10

I had a close call this past weekend, was travelling and used a portable USB charger on my U11 to top up the charge. As soon as I did it the phone restarted, tried to boot up and restarted again. Over and over. I used the full charger when I got to my hotel that night and it stayed on no more than a minute everytime and then would restart.

So figured an issue with the OS on booting up each time and only option would be to factory reset. I didn't want to lose my photos as I wasn't sure the last time I'd backed up so kept trying to go in and sync them before restart but it kept thwarting me.

Eventually I decided to start deleting apps everytime in started up in case it was a memory thing and it suddenly worked, right after I uninstalled AVG Antivirus. I reckon when I used the portable charger the antivirus tried to assess the new device I had plugged in and that caused the restart and kept failing at start up.

Could also have been a coincidence! But I'm going to be more careful next time I use something like that!

Basil3

Basil3 wrote: »

Are you sure there's not an issue with your USB port? If both the adaptor and the USB-C headphones are not working, that would point to the actual port being the issue.....so only BT headphones will solve your problem.

I have a few problems with my USB port. Do you think the only option is go send it back to HTC via SBE and pay for USB port to be replaced? Not sure I would trust anyone else to repair it unless someone had a good recommendation

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[Deleted User] wrote: »

I have a few problems with my USB port. Do you think the only option is go send it back to HTC via SBE and pay for USB port to be replaced? Not sure I would trust anyone else to repair it unless someone had a good recommendation

Surely it's a warranty job if under 2 years since you bought it?

Basil3

Basil3 wrote: »

Surely it's a warranty job if under 2 years since you bought it?

It's over 2 years now since I bought it, so wouldn't get it under warranty. It's only 2nd time in about 10 years I didn't change my phone after a year. The other time being the m7 which I had for 2 years.

Testament1

Just got the update to Android 9 there today. Nothing too fancy but nice to still be getting updates this far along the phones life. Have it over 2 years now and honestly still one of the best phones I've had. Zero slowdown yet and the only negatives I have are screen could do with being brighter in direct sunlight and battery life is getting slack. Just a shame that there doesn't appear to be any new high end HTC on the horizon.

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Testament1 wrote: »

Just got the update to Android 9 there today. Nothing too fancy but nice to still be getting updates this far along the phones life. Have it over 2 years now and honestly still one of the best phones I've had. Zero slowdown yet and the only negatives I have are screen could do with being brighter in direct sunlight and battery life is getting slack. Just a shame that there doesn't appear to be any new high end HTC on the horizon.

The only problem I have is that I shattered the back of it nearly straight away so have been in a case since and now have cracks extending to the top and bottom of the face of it. Nothing on the screen as yet - if that happened I'd get a new phone immediately - but everything else still working very well so I intend on running this into the ground

seligehgit

As I can't find a HTC 12 specific thread I'm posting this query here.

Any recommendation re an app that can cast/screen mirror a HTC 12 to a SONY TV?

Miracast is'nt working and I've tried a number of alternatives to no avail.

AngryLips

Is anyone still using the HTC 11 as their main phone? How is it holding up? Thinking of getting one on the cheap instead of a midrange handset for the mothership.

Testament1

Yep still going strong after more than 2 years on my 11. Still my favourite phone I've had. Haven't experienced any performance slowdown. Battery life isn't great but that's to be expected after this long. Screen could be better under direct sunlight but that's a minor enough issue in Ireland! HTC don't appear to have any plans for a flagship successor to the 12 any time soon which is a real shame.

AngryLips

AngryLips wrote: »

Is anyone still using the HTC 11 as their main phone? How is it holding up? Thinking of getting one on the cheap instead of a midrange handset for the mothership.

I still have my U11 and it's still the same as the day I bought it. I still get a full day out of the battery and that's with about 5hrs screen time. If I play games I wouldn't get a full day at all.
I would easily recommend it as I expect I could easily get another few years out of the phone if the battery stays good.

SQ2

Yep, same here, still going strong getting a full day of use. Was always one for needing to have the best flagship phone going, but I'm not seeing anything that's so revolutionary that makes me want to move on from the U11. Still fast, good camera, good screen. Thumbs up here.

AngryLips

That's great to hear. Think it's still meant to be a great phone by today's standards. Which says more about the pace of innovation this last few years more than anything (or lack of)

GIMP

I had U11 for 2 years, never skipped a beat, actually miss it, great handset, I loved the squeeze to touch and the speaker sound was excellent. Camera is excellent too.

sentient_6

I actually regret giving up my U11 last year. After a roundabout of phones I settled on the U12 but there's no doubt about the buttons can be annoying at times.

AngryLips

I thought I saw a brand new one on Amazon for £199, but when I went to order it today I realised it was a HTC U Ultra, because obviously Amazon site is purposefully **** and misleading I somehow nearly ended up order a totally different phone. Don't really know anything about the U Ultra so gave it a miss.

8-10

Only issue I have with my U11 is that I dropped it early on so the glass back is cracked. I have a cover on it but that's now coming away through wear and tear.

Phone itself is great. Just need to invest in a few cover and I'll get at least another year out of it

Testament1

I have noticed an issue with recording audio since updating to Android 9, particularly on Snapchat and WhatsApp. There'll be an initial spike in levels and then it goes really quiet, barely audible at times. Did the diagnostic mic test and all 4 mics are functioning normally so must be a software thing? I've noticed it in some snaps I've received from other people too and I know they're not HTC users.

I must be partially deaf because when taking calls, the volume is up to Max but I have difficulty hearing the caller if I am on a street or at work when there is background noise.
With the earphones in its perfect sound all the time.
Talking about the USB-C earphones, even after using them for 2.5 years they are still going strong.