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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rabidaries:
So I just had a strange kind of phone magic happen, messing with my phone today, I did a battery pull and tried to reboot in recovery via 3 button combo, my finger slipped off the power button early but I had a firm hold on the volume rocker and somehow got into download mode without a jig, without a usb cable, nothing! Phone is up and running and no longer softbricked from flashing bootloaders. How weird is it that it went to download mode with just holding down the volume rocker while powering up?! lol
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
This thread is only to get answers from HTC, and the only wait to get answers is by contacting them, like the time that everybody contact them for the bootloader.

Here is the site and what i wrote...

http://www.htc.com/us/support/e-mail

Also:

www.facebook.com/htc

www.twitter.com/htc

PD. Reality is I'm not really planing on returning my phone for those issues LOL, but i really whant to know what **** will they tell.
[HTC EVO 3D] user7618:
Man, some people are impatient. :D

Also, when contacting a company about something to do with business, a run through the spell checker wouldn't be a bad idea. Just saying. ;)

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3vo. That is all that needs be said.
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
I have to keep a low profile, LOL
[HTC EVO 3D] jshields1986:
see, maybe im one of the few people who wont die at the fact that the phone is s-on, when it happens (if it does) then it will. I respect HTC for the high quality products that they release. especially with this pretty much bad ass phone.

HTC the first in just about everything.
[HTC EVO 3D] user7618:
The problem now is that they have promised that it would happen. One wrong step and they will be branded as liars by their most devoted customers. It's one thing to not say anything, but once you promise to do something, then I suppose they should follow through.

@rockypr:

hope I didn't blow your cover! :eek:

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3vo. That is all that needs be said.
[HTC EVO 3D] phatmanxxl:
Lol @ bootleader, I think I'll use that from now on.
[HTC EVO 3D] flyboyjr:
waiting

All I'm waiting on is root capability and then I will change from 4G to 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] jshields1986:
oh i know all about how they made that statement, I was just referring to a general state of how im just trying to be the good patient kid before christmas to open my presents
[HTC EVO 3D] rockypr:
This was treir answer...

Dear Rockypr9,

I understand the importance of having your device perform to the fullest of its ability. The applications you describe were removed from the production model of the Sprint EVO 3D at Sprint's request so that it would function as intended. I do paologize for any inconvenience.

To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number 11USCW26ENA******.

Sincerely,

Jeffery

HTC
[Touch Pro CDMA] mindstate:
Hey,

im trying to get my sprint htc touch pro working on metropcs using the stickied instructions here..using option 2 (cloning) to try to save the $50. I am having SO MUCH TROUBLE been going at it for hours and having the same issue. I am able to install SPL 0.25 the bootloader reflects this. i get to the step where i need to install RAPHIMG.nbh and when i use rom update utility to install i get an error.

Error 244 : invalid model id

i've flashed 0.37 SPL just to see if it'd work and it did, then re-flashed 0.25 back and that worked. Also flashed NFSFAN Rom and that flashed fine as well.. Does ANYONE have a workaround to get this working? am i doing something wrong? please help me.
[HTC EVO 3D] EVOme:
I cannot seem to get it back. Anyone have this problem?
[HTC EVO 3D] zone23:
Yes do the next update and it will be back.
[HTC EVO 3D] aimbdd:
Have you read ANY of the other threads in this forum? At all? Its been discussed many many times..

There was another ota to fix it. Install it, reboot, and your good to go.
[HTC EVO 3D] zone23:
I thought it was create your own thread day. LOL
[HTC EVO 3D] EVOme:
Well, I just did that..thing is, while it was blank I changed it to a diff app thinking it would switch back when I changed the screen. After the last update, I still have the other app I selected. My phone is still gone!
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
For me, i can still select phone for my lockscreen shortcuts, but its not in my app drawer. Should it be this way?
[HTC EVO 3D] Razgriz:
Seems like a PICNIC error to me.
[HTC EVO 3D] Nsandhu23:
I have the same issue. I did ALL the updates and my phone app is still missing,and yes I have been reading all the forums/blogs.
[HTC EVO 3D] kingakuma:
Go into lock screen and go into settings add the icon back then apply the lock screen then restart your e3d
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
I have it on the lock screen but not in the app drawer. Is this what everyone else has?
[HTC EVO 3D] kingakuma:
Didn't realize that it was missing their, its on my EVO but not my e3d
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
So for clarity, you have the phone shortcut available for lockscreen, but not in app drawer?
[HTC EVO 3D] ls3mach:
Go in to the settings where you can change which apps show. Select a different one then chose the phone again and it will show.
[HTC EVO 3D] zone23:
Yes the phone icon is still missing from the app drawer.
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
Cool thanks for that. It doesn't matter since the main sense button is phone anyway. I downloaded adw ex to see if the phone icon would show up in that app drawer and it did, so i imagine its just not supposed to be in the sense app drawer to avoid redundancy.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rippley05:
I think it's this...

I haven't done a single update and the phone isn't in my app drawer. I removed it from my lockscreen in favor of the flashlight (which, among other important things..htc didn't include).

I am having a few issues and since it looks like root is out of the question unless HTC miraculously keeps their promise .. I may just do all the OTAs.
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
You might as well, when root is found, or when HTC unlocks it, there will have been several more OTA's to worry about. Just enjoy the fixes for now. Just my input.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rippley05:
Yea you're right. If we ever do get root, it isn't gonna be anytime soon. I may as well get this thing as functional as possible.
[HTC EVO 3D] Nsandhu23:
I fixed the app missing by doing a reset. I was all up to date but the update didn't go into effext until I did a reset.

Sent from my 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
So I have done all the updates and today I did a hard reset on my phone. The phone icon was on my lockscreen until I changed some of the other icons. It is no longer there and I cannot select it either.

I am wondering if the small updates stick after a hard reset? I went to check for any updates and it says none available. Is there anyway to install the small updates manually from somewhere?

Edit....Just an FYI after I kept checking for updates, eventually the small app updates was available and now I got my phone icon back. So anyone who hard resets their device after the updates, make sure you keep checking for the small app update because it does not stick after a hard reset and it did not auto prompt me to do so either.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] vietngo2468:
is there an app or a rom that makes my htc hd2 (android nand) live longer?

-Cheers from Vietnam. :)
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] lrbpereira:
Try using:

Advanced Task killer:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller&feature=search_result

JuiceDefender:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender&feature=search_result

and tunning the rom with Optimize Tool Box: (kill some startup process and unistall some app from the ROM like google talk, TTS, Google Voice, etc)

https://market.android.com/details?id=cn.opda.a.phonoalbumshoushou&feature=search_result

Don´t forget to the kill the GPS and GPRS on the settings (put them on only when you need them...) And use always only 2G connection instead of 3G... The easy way to do this is without going to the settings is using SwitchPro Widget:

https://market.android.com/details?id=alei.switchpro&feature=search_result

Battery will last longer...

Give me feedback if it works for you.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] arvis1234:
ES Task Manager, The Best For Me ;)
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] LaneyEFC:
there's a thread in my signature, id suggest following that, as i had 7 hours out of my phone on any NAND rom used to carry 2 battery's, one as spare, and now guaranteed to get 14 hours+
[Epic 4G General] richabi:
To all the Chefs out there that are cooking up these delicious ROMs we are so blessed with everyday. We know that most of you use LauncherPro for your ROMs. Last month I was using a launcher called GO Launcher. It is free, includes options that only the paid LauncherPro Plus includes. It is stable and has a very active dev team that is really passionate about perfecting their launcher. Just a suggestion. Check it out and see if it something you prefer. Think it would be neat to see it in some ROMs.
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
Go launcher is old news but its a good advice however this is the wrong section this needs to.go in general
[Epic 4G General] troyolson92:
Too many add onns too much memory and space. My view is no. good program way to big and resource hog. Go sms is huge resource hog
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
Wrong forum

This belongs on general or themes
[Epic 4G General] MikeyLee:
Go launcher isnt old news cause it's one of the newest out there LOL It's smoother, faster and better than Launcher Pro and best of all it's free! With Go SMS and Go contacts and themes that match all 3 you cant go wrong with Go
[Epic 4G General] rygran87:
I like go sms, but not go launcher. I prefer adw launcher. I like the hidden dock bar.
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
What? I didn't know ADW has a hidden dock bar. Is that ADW EX or the free one?
[Epic 4G General] rygran87:
Both
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Thanks rygran.
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
Just cause you like go launcher it don't mean we do. If you don't like launcher pro install go launcher from the market.
[Epic 4G General] EddyBalls:
i think it was the urban fury or the nova roms that were using go launcher for some time, and honestly, kinda slow. rob's midnight is super fast with launcher pro as well as ACS's roms with launcher pro.
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
Why don't u make your own Tom using go launcher? Then u don't have to worry if it has launcher pro. I don't understand why u are even complaining. Its not hard to dl go launcher from the market.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Maybe a little too harsh..

I mean he did thank the devs, but then again he's kinda being selfish reason being stated in quote...

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] jvjidNite:
Relax

He is simply suggesting and commenting on a launcher he thinks is suitable. He is not in any way telling Devs. what to include in the Roms. Some of you take this a bit too serious.
[Epic 4G General] alfiej:
Go Launcher is meh, but Zeam is great for ROMS. I did switched to ADW after I learned it too had a hidden dockbar like Zeam.
[Epic 4G General] anderson620:
And just as a side note, Go launcher also includes a hidden dockbar. I would be intersted, however, to learn the memory/battery impact of the different launchers. I would imagine that the more options it has the more resources it uses.
[Epic 4G General] rygran87:
I just checked out Zeam and I didn't see a hidden dock bar. If it had it, that would be perfect. It is definitely nice and lightweight.
[Epic 4G General] flipblind:
I use go
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Zeam is great! I have been using it for months now. Its light and never has failed on me.
[Epic 4G General] Dulanic:
I use go launcher. It is easy enough to swap launchers ourselves so it is no big deal.

Go sms over hancent any day imo also. However, as they say, opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.
[Epic 4G General] slybarman:
Another vote for Zeam.
[Epic 4G General] nickwn88:
I tried go launcher a while back but didn't like it. I thought it was slow and took too much time to set it up for my liking. Launcherpro plus is by far my favorite.
[Epic 4G General] daddymikey1975:
I've been using zeam as well. I've tried others but zeam always calls me back. it's super light weight and offers all the features that I could ask for.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Pm ecooce. He's compared most, if not all of, the most popular launchers available.

Sent from my Epic 4G, awaiting official Gingerbread.
[Epic 4G General] cds0699:
I still love launcher pro... and I love that it comes with the ROM's.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Id like it if the"resizable widgets" feature was included with the free version

Sent from my SPH-D700
[HTC EVO 3D] 4thephil:
Any way to lower screen resolution? Everything (icons, text, apps, heck boxes, etc.) is so small! Maybe it's me needing to get it used to it, but I compare side by side with my Evo and it's like night and day. I wish I didn't have to strain my eyes to see some of this stuff.

EDIT: And how do you "properly" hold it, tilted towards you, away from you, at an angle?
[HTC EVO 3D] aimbdd:
We need root first i'm pretty sure, but yes you can change it.
[HTC EVO 3D] 4thephil:
I don't plan on rooting :( But the smallness factor is killing me!
[EVO 4G Accessories] retnuh730:
I just got one for my EVO 3d (Different phone I know), but I just wanted to see how they held up for you guys over the past year? I know I had problems with snap on cases before, but this uses a different method. So how does the case handle drops? I love the feel but I wanted some info before going all in on a range of cases in different colors. Thanks a lot for you guys' input.
[HTC Sensation] sakuul:
An HTC rep came to my store today, I was told that S-OFF will not be an OTA.

Rather it will be something you have to request over the phone.

You will have to agree to a TOS and will be told if you do this your warrenty is now void.
[HTC Sensation] robotnoize:
oover the phone to who?
[HTC Sensation] sakuul:
You will have to call T-Mobile to get S-OFF. Also I was told it wold be in about a month, the same time as the EVO 3D
[HTC Sensation] hhisc383:
No offense, but one thing I've learned, reps don't know what they are talking about 99% of the time.
[HTC Sensation] tq745:
if this is true then this sucks...i wouldn't want to void my warranty for this.
[HTC Sensation] Shaquiel Harris:
Well this sucks. Hard.
[HTC Sensation] bobsbbq:
Just have to wait and see, I read elsewhere where the s-off would not void your warranty, but flashing a custom ROM would.

Did the Rep say when the unlock for the bootloader would be available?
[HTC Sensation] sakuul:
About a month. It's in the third post
[HTC Sensation] brian85:
Now usually with any phone I wouldn't think twice...I would do this immediately.

BUT, since I've already returned one Sensation for problems, I do not want to risk voiding my warranty (in case I need it in the future for dust under the screen or something).
[HTC Sensation] _kansei_:
If I'm running a custom ROM and my Sensation has a hardware defect down the road, like memory going bad, eating SD cards, the touchscreen not responding, etc and they try to deny my warranty claim, they're violating U.S. law.

It makes sense that they'd want to get people to agree to it before they give s-off, that skirts U.S. consumer protection laws.

If that's how T-Mobile is going to play this game, I'm going to return the **** out of this phone tomorrow morning. I'll go buy a Nexus S, and deal with the lower res screen, slower processor, less ram, no memory expansion, pathetic build quality, and a screen I don't like so that I can do what I want with the device I purchase.

Oh and that Nexus S will be on AT&T, I pay for an AT&T family plan for my parents already, the only reasons I opened a T-Mobile account were to support local business (well the U.S. arm of T-Mobile and HTC at least) and to get the Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] irishgreen:
No Offense but sounds bull**** to me..stupid reps dont know what they are talkin about...thats like the presidents maid saying we are bombing russia tomm...Im sure HTC would risk all the bad cred this would cause after they just opened up the Dev section at HTC to a releationship with private DEVS...no way!! Within 2 weeks is my bet!! just long enuff so we dont return under the 30 days,, to be honest idk..it will get figured out by devs here and elsewhere and in the meantime im running a rom i was trying to get perfect on my OG EVO(RIP) for months..now its flawless and on roids!!,,JUST MY OPINION...NO FLAMES>>>
[HTC Sensation] tigerz0202:
So every new phone they sell with an unlocked bootlaoder automatically has no warranty, that don't make sense
[HTC Sensation] howetechnical:
+1.

There's a reason that hardware manufacturers are required to perform warranty replacements or repairs on devices regardless of the software being used. You'd never hear Acer or HP deny your request for warranty replacement of a bad motherboard simply because you wiped the pre-installed Windows OS for a Linux flavor.

That rep must be smoking some seriously good stuff, as well as be very ignorant of U.S. laws and regulations just to say something like that.

Come to think of it, I'll bet he works undercover for Samsung or Motorolla :D
[HTC Sensation] mykoe817:
That is why they have a TOS - Terms of Service. They are not violating any US laws unless they contradict their own TOS. You know when you get your phone and on the manual there's a crap ton of fine prints? or once your phone is turned on and you have to check "I agree". If you took the time to read any of the information in those "TOS" or "policy" than you will understand that their behinds are definitely covered.

Also fyi custom roms or "bad" roms can screw up hardware most definitely. Bad operating systems can chew up sd cards like no other or over drive any type of hardware on the phone, IE graphics unit, processor, memory, etc.
[HTC Sensation] mykoe817:
If any of this is true at all. Than it seems they are going about it similar to getting your phone "unlocked" to go out of country. It's on a "by request" issue and if its in their TOS than if you want it. you abide by it.
[HTC Sensation] _kansei_:
I'm well aware of that, but the onus is on them to prove that your modification caused the problem. All that gets thrown out the window as soon as they get you to agree to throwing your rights away.

Because of the way I had to exchange my first Sensation (it was a wal-mart early sale, they didn't have any in stock so I cancelled my account and then opened a new one), I have until 5 July to return/cancel everything. Many people who got the pre sale units are already past their return period, and still nothing concrete from HTC. Yes, the most important thing is that they are going to let us to root officially, eventually, also critical to that is the way in which they do it. If it comes with too many strings attached they might as well not have offered it. Given that I'm on Sensation #3, and it too needs to be exchanged (more than a handful of stuck red pixels in a row, and mysteriously a crack in the volume rocker out of the box), I don't trust HTC's hardware enough to agree to throwing my warranty away for the freedom of root.

Classy hardware (most HTC devices) with an anti-consumer manufacturer and carrier < cheap plastic crap hardware (Samsung) and freedom.

No offense to the OP, but I hope to FSM that you are completely wrong about the warranty bit.
[HTC Sensation] mykoe817:
Good post. And I completely understand where your coming from. I can see HTC stance on this as I work with info-systems for businesses and what they are doing is pretty normal in terms of proprietary software/hardware. When I say proprietary I mean that this software is designed to work with specific hardware only.

Unlike windows/linux or other computer operating systems. Which are not proprietary in terms of hardware utilized. It's like comparing apples to oranges. Computer operating systems are designed to function with a wide range of hardware. Each OS is bundled with thousands of drivers. Also the resource of drivers available online. I work with lots of firewalls. All of which comprise of its own OS. That OS is only designed for that box only. If I mess with that OS, the whole box is no longer under warranty.

I wanna say its more of a privileged that HTC is unlocking their software giving users the privileged to do custom software and etc.

kinda like driving. its a privileged.

A "Right" is like the 2nd amendment. That's your "Right" to bare arms and protect your family/property.

I second your comment about the HTC rep.
[HTC Sensation] Slash8915:
I'm not too worried. Even if this is true, SOMEONE here is bound to come up with a way to turn S-OFF despite T-mobile or HTC.
[HTC Sensation] jmcghee1973:
Problem here is I think your missing the point... The way I read the OP is that you have to call T-Mobile or whoever...not HTC to get S=OFF. Now correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like a T-Mobile stipulation...not a requirement from HTC. Which would be the "Documentation" another poster was talking about in another thread.

Seems some are jumping the gun by saying "Well if its hardware related ...blah blah; they should replace my phone under warranty." I don't think anyone disputes that. It's when you go and brick your phone with a bad flash or you can't follow directions etc..that that phone is "YOURS" and not for the carrier to eat the cost because you screwed up your phone & want a replacement.

If OP is true, I say its a Carrier stipulation not HTC because they already sold the phone to T-Mobile or whoever already and if your bricking the hell outta phones, HTC is gonna be doing great business with all of the warranty replacements to the Carrier...why would they care ...its the carriers losing money on bricked replacements and the carrier requesting more or less "stipulations" to keep track of people S=Off ing & rooting or flashing their phones.
[HTC Sensation] _kansei_:
I gave some thought to that before I posted. Driving, you have to prove you're at least slightly capable of not killing yourself and others behind the wheel for 5 minutes before they'll give you a license to kill --I mean drive (sorry, hit by a car while cycling recently, I'm still bitter). As a consumer in the U.S., there are laws at the federal and state level that protect our interests against the evil corporations, though only a little of course as those evil corporations have way more power in our government than we do.

It's not a privilege we earn like driving, it's one given to all of us.

Screw dealing with this, I'm getting an iPhone (kidding of course)
[HTC Sensation] swiftinmotion:
Its hard to believe "reps". I work at a bestbuy in bestbuy mobile a guy who worked at the front door left us to become a "rep" for HTC.. dude knows nothing about what hes talking about. Ill believe it when i see it
[HTC Sensation] oilfighter:
I love these "reps", they're like little fairies that dance around and sprinkle rumors like fairy dust!

Come on guys, what kind of rep would just walk in to a store and announce: thou shalt receive S-OFF in one month, and be gone with your warranty!