Nexus Experience Coming to the HTC One

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Posted By: Mitchell Oke

HTC has heeded the calls of the Android community: a clean Nexus version of the HTC One is coming on June 26. Based off the unlocked 32GB silver model, the HTC One Nexus Experience will be available in the Google Play store for $599. This matches the off contract price for the normal HTC One.

HTC One running pure Android 4.2.2

HTC One running pure Android 4.2.2

Dispensing with the Sense customisations, this “Nexus Experience” version of the HTC One will run pure Android 4.2.2, with updates being received directly from Google rather than HTC. The move follows Samsung’s announcement of a Galaxy S 4 that will also be available in the Google Play store, sans the polarising TouchWiz interface.

According to The Verge, this version of the HTC One will retain the Beats Audio sound improvements, though the icon indicating such will be banished from the notification bar. The UltraPixel camera will continue to snap 4-megapixel photos, h however many of the software enhancements and image processing won’t be included, including the interesting “Zoe” auto-movie feature.

HTC One Black running Sense 5

HTC One Black running Sense 5

For those of us who have already purchased the HTC One, it has been indicated that a clean version of Android may be released to convert your Sensed HTC One into a Nexus version.

Fingers crossed!

[Source: HTC, The Verge]

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6 Comments on "Nexus Experience Coming to the HTC One"

  1. loopyduck | May 30, 2013 at 9:27 pm |

    >it has been indicated that a clean version of Android may be released to convert your Sensed HTC One into a Nexus version.

    It’d be amazing if this included the T-Mobile version, since the unlocked, developer, and stock Android variants all lack AWS UMTS support.

  2. Michael Anderson | May 30, 2013 at 9:29 pm |

    I would assume it falls on the Verizon scrapheap …

  3. loopyduck | May 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm |

    Er… not sure what you mean?

  4. Michael Anderson | May 30, 2013 at 9:34 pm |

    Every time there is a ‘pure Android experience’ mentioned for a phone that is on Verizon … the Verizon version is excluded. 🙂

  5. loopyduck | May 30, 2013 at 9:35 pm |

    Well, Verizon doesn’t even have an HTC One, so… I guess you’re correct that Verizon is excluded? 😀

    EDIT: Well, not yet at least, if the rumors about a June launch are true.

  6. Mitchell Oke | May 30, 2013 at 9:46 pm |

    With any luck an clean Nexus version of the firmware will be available for all variants!

    I know I’ll be jumping on board immediately if HTC offers the firmware for my One.

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