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[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] enigma1nz:
For WP7 to be perfect and for me to give up Android it still has a way to go. As an example, I need to be able to just load files other than music or videos, such as e-books or docs, for example. Otherwise we get PDA reader app and no possibility to just load whatever we want to read, let alone any other format reader, other than sending files to oneself or using drop box, but neither of those will be free of data usage. Another biggie for me is movies, I like to just get my movies in 3Gp, drop them on my card and watch them, which is not something WP7 is capable of managing, in fact, anything that will allow the card to be used as simple storage will be appreciated. Personal Virtual assistant is one of my favorites on Android, I use Speaktoit and enjoy it a lot, hoping to see something along the same lines on WP7 at some point. And finally the simple sync options overall would be a bonus, going through Zune for every little thing is not as convenient as just using your card. Hence I am torn between the two and feeling grateful I am able to dual boot.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Ca5c4d3:
I had WP7.5 on my HD2 and during the holiday blues I installed Android 4.0. I was excited in the begining but yesterday I went back to WP7.5 :D

Android 4.0 felt slow on the handset and I really really really dont like the UI :S
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] RistoX:
My experience with coming to WP7

"Better" is a matter of taste and personal preference, I'd also say. I like Android's flexibility in terms of settings and tweaks and the extent of configurability it provides. Not to mention the application base and the huge development community, which results in a myriad of different flavors and setups for each taste. A big advantage.

However, I've just recently switched from using SD android to trying and testing NAND android to finally discovering the WP7 on my HD2 - and I was naturally impressed with the straightforward, elegant, but most importantly - very fluid/smooth user interface. However, my reason for turning to WP7 was not the UI - a NAND runnymede/Sense35 build was as responsive, smooth and fast as well. But it, like ALL android implementations running on HD2, had one big, but a very important drawback from my point of view - the camcorder. The recorded video is jerky, lags terribly, and is absolutely unusable. Most importantly, the HD2's hardware has nothing to do with it, as I now know. Tried several different builds, NAND and SD.

With WP7, I was literally blown away by the actual capability of my HD2's camera hardware - it felt like the first day I got my hands on the HD2, all over again. If there's anything that's unbeatable about WP7 here, it's the camcorder performance.

Video at 640x480@30fps is fluid and sharp, both outdoors and indoors under poor lighting conditions. And, 720p video is also steadily @ 24fps - showing some noticeable jerkiness here and there (which is most likely due to it being recorded at 24fps instead of 30fps in the first place), but overall - I really was amazed.

WM6.5 camcorder performance in the beginning was "alright" and acceptable as I didn't have high expectations. After all - it IS a phone, not a real camcorder.. But having used various android builds on both NAND and SD after WinMo, the one big disappointment was the camcorder performance. Android just lacks a correct driver/lib implementation for the HD2-s camera hardware and nobody has been able to come up with one so far either.

In short - WP7 seems to have unleashed the true potential of the HD2-s camera hardware. In comparison to the fluidness and smoothness of recorded video between a DesireHD (which is a native android device) and my HD2 using WP7 - the HD2 came on top.

Now if I could find a way to have 800x480@30fps (widescreen) and get the 720p record at 30fps instead of 24fps, it'd be ultimate :) Where there's a will, there's a way.

As for the other features of WP7 (apps, marketplace, tweaking options, useability), I have more to discover before reaching a solid opinion).
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pakure:
Wp7.5 on nand and Android in sd...why not best of both worlds ;-)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] mkbi11:
thanks

:) thanks everyone....i have tried both of them and they are both good but i guess i am loving android more:D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Win_XP:
Windows Phone 7.5 and Android 4.0 dual boot, that's the best solution in my opinion, but anyway - WP is faster and its my primary OS :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dazza9075:
Best of both worlds to me would be WM and WP =) or better still would be WP UI, driver model and usability without any restrictions allowing for WM level of customization and flexability
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ayopancheezy:
It's all personal preference. for instance, i do miss the android market and it's vast selection compared to the WP7 marketplace. Android on the HD2 also had more capabilities of tweaks and other settings. i also missed the custom wallpapers on the home screen. obviously not obtainable on WP7...yet?

but overall, i think WP7 is far more superior regardless of the negatives. I am able to get work done on the go and everything is easily accessible quickly. WP7's UI is also better than android's UI.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] gazzacbr:
that sounds like something worth trying.

is there a way to backup/restore or sync sms messages fron android to wp7?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] wollice:
no absolute answer i think . personal view , wp7 is great
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Normalness:
You cannot honestly be serious with that remark! Never in the History of Microsoft has anything of theirs been hassle free! WP7 is an improvement on its predecessor but is miles behind Android and IOS (possibly even Meego)!

After strong persuasion from a friend I've just recently decided to try out WP7 on my HD2 - thought it might give it a new lease on life! I was optimistic to begin with but that soon changed after initial installation when things started to go wrong. Every other wifi is detected (even my Galaxy Nexus tethered) except my own home network! Randomly crashes and reboots all the time as well, and has other minor niggles which has resulted in me deciding to revert to Android, or try Ubuntu!

Issues aside, I don't much like the over simplicity of the interface but that's just personal preference.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dazza9075:
Everyone is entitled to an opinion.

I happen to believe that WM 6.5 is better than Android, with the exception of games, but then I don't play games, so Android feels more like a toy to me compared to the true PocketPC behemoth that is Windows Mobile (RIP).

However you say WP7 is miles behind iOS and Android, how so?

My view is that Windows Phone is a phone, and as a phone its miles ahead of the others. you may say it lacks customizability, or apps, but that's not what it is, its a phone, and the things it does do OUT OF THE BOX are much more intuitive and more efficient than the others
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Crippius:
I have the same question as OP.

I am total fan of Google for years and I've chosen Android naturally. I am very happy with it, especially with ICS. However, I use Windows 7 on my desktops daily and I only hear good things about WP7. The recent feedback from Steve Wozniak is amazing and clearly demonstrate that WP7 is good.

My needs are:

1. keep Contacts/Agenda sync with my gmail account, I don't want to use bing/outlook/hotmail in anyway... is that possible with WP7?

2. Use only software buttons like in ICS as my phone buttons suffered a lot and I already had to replace the digitizer once.

What do you think ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ayopancheezy:
a simple answer: yes.

WP7 > Android IMHO.

problem free. it's fast. simple to use.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] bylini:
The answer is yes for the first question.

I'm not sure 100% but you cannot use exclusively software buttons in WP7 (unless a dev has released an app that does just that).

WP7 syncs with no problem with Gmail. Like many previous posters I like very much WP7, especially since the Mango update. I use dual boot with ICS Android on my sd-card and now and then I play with it. I have bought some apps in the Android Market that improve vastly the experience, but I always turn back to WP7 and realize that although Android is fun it pisses me off when it slows down or reboots in the middle of a game. I know there are some roms more stable than others, mostly based on Gingerbread, and that ICS is still young but one has to be sure that his phone is responsive and 100% ready when receiving an important call or email. In my experience WP7 provides that and I like the integration of some important features in the system. Emails are important to me and I think that the email hub is much better than in Android. A windows phone is pretty much ready to go without third party apps and I don't use loads of apps in my every day life. If apps are important to you and use hundreds of them then I guess Android may be better suited to your needs (although the marketplace is growing every day).

One other important thing is battery life: in WP7 my phone lasts 1-2 days with normal usage; I never reach evening with the same use in Android.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] linxuehui:
i will use the wp7

when i see the wp7 at first time，i know i love it.i feel it work batter than nand at the same configuration.earch to their own ，it‘s app only have a little.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] mkbi11:
Thanks guys for your replies ...I have dual boot haha best if both worlds indeed
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] gazzacbr:
please, please, please tell me how you did this. i loaded a pdaimatejam latest and it drains my battery overnight with nothing running (wifi, bt off)

just using as a phone, (standby, a couple of calls, play for 15 mins) it will last about 3 hours, full to dead.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Tenpin:
LOL 1-2 days? Yeah probably if you turned the phone on and left it on standby in your pocket the whole day without using it.

Wp7 and 7.5 are absolutely terrible on battery life on the hd2. They struggle to last half a day. I've tried 3 w7.5 roms and two wp7 roms, and they're all bad on battery life.

Okay don't get me wrong, the user interface is absolutely gorgeous and butter smooth, but from what i've experienced 8am to 1pm and it's DEAD. Which is just ridiculous that's not even half a day..

Android gb or ics, both are really good on battery life, on moderate use can last you a full day. Even a sense 3.5 rom.

Go with the nand option, you'll be able to use you phone as a daily, WP7/7.5 will never be a daily on the HD2, the battery life is too bad, the hd2 needs the proper wp7 hardware.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] clio94:
Personally i like wp7 ui and how fast it works in hd2.

Ιf you install software radio 5.51 and you make the camera trick (search for it in hd2 wp7 development forum) battery will lost about 1% per hour so it will last at least 1 day without use.Also i dont like that wifi is closed in standby if the phone is not connented in the charger and if you havent data connection,you dont have gmail push notifications.Also skype doesnt work in background for now.Wifi and skype are not only hd2 wp7 issues but generic issues in every wp7 phone

But in use i think that consumes more power than android nand roms

Also i dont like that after some time of use it going really very hot.Android also gets some hot but not like wp7. Cotulla wrote that happens because cpu works in 998mhz all the time.I hope that sometime he`ll find a fix for this and for wifi and skype will make their app to work in background.

If these things get fixed i will move to wp7 again,
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] nips_uk:
I had battery problems with some of the first releases of WP7, but no problems now. I have WP7.5 XBmod/Yuki 8107, running radio 2.15.50.14 and it will last about 1.5-2 days. I send alot of messages, a few calls, two email accounts receiving every 15mins and any free time I get, Im playing drag race!

Compare that to my wifes Nokia n93i with is dead by lunchtime! I still do the camera trick, not sure if its needed, but just in case!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] gazzacbr:
thanks for the info. i would be more than happy with that.

i will dump pdaimatejam and give this one a try.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Crippius:
I tested WP7 one week and finally reverted to Android, here's my feedback:

Pros:

* Interface is "fresh", it changes from anything around. For one time Microsoft succeeded in designing something new and different than others.

* Integration with Gmail account (for contacts, mails and agenda) works fine, which is surprising for a Microsoft product !

* I liked how social networks are integrated in the interface.

* The camera shot/recording quality is absolutely amazing, WAY BETTER than any other android build. Unfortunately It is only when using the windows driver that the HD2 unveils the awesome possibilities of it's camera hardware. If only we could get a good driver for Android 4 :(

* Battery life is better than on Android.

* More stable (both OS and 3G connection).

Cons:

* I told that I found the interface fresh and well designed... however for me it's too close from a "phone interface", and I prefer something close from a "computer interface" like Android offers.

* Not enough control on the phone, and ways to customize it.

* Internet Explorer have always been lame, slow, buggy, and not standards-compliant => The mobile version follows those rules too. It's a piece of **** and I can't get used to it. Browsing internet on a smartphone is, at least for me, hyper-important so this is definitively a reason why I can't continue with WP7.

* The App store is absolutely ridiculous. Firstly the ratio free/paid apps isn't good. Secondly I didn't find 10% of the apps I was looking for. some examples: I couldn't find any file browser app able to browse a windows/samba network (hey, it's a WINDOWS phone or what????) , neither did I found a simple NEWS app able to browse multiple newspaper sites.... considering that you have several dozen of those apps available on Android market, this is just a shame IMHO.

* Using Zune for transferring files is horribly frustrating. I've read somewhere that it's possible to hack the registry to use the phone as a browsable USB storage device, but I didn't want to go further as for me it is the only way it should be and I can't tolerate to hack the phone again to use it as it should be used and I know this is only the top of the iceberg and that other "designing failures" will arise so I prefer to give up.

Conclusion:

WP7 is very good for someone that wants a smartphone stable and simple to use, but limited in functionalities.

If you are a real geek that wants to carry a mini-computer in the pocket, forget it :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] EgoMaximus:
+1111
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] 433Mhz:
It comes down to this:

Speed and Stability vs. Customization and App Numbers

The battery life is much better in Android, though.

My main issue with Android are the new releases every day. I have to constantly flash my phone if I want to be "up to date" :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] gazzacbr:
Are you sure that is what you mean? You will have to say what versions of WP7 and Android you were using, SD/NAND, etc.

For me, and others, battery life was less than 4 hours with WP7 on e.g. pdaimatejam (see on the rom thread), which seemed to be one of the latest roms. i have an XBmod-Yuki rom i was waiting to try, hoping for longer battery life. What did you use?

Yesterday, I went through the REALLY PAINFULL process of extracting my sms messages which i got while trying the rom for a couple of days and getting them back into Android.

I still found no way to get my sms FROM Android to WP7, or even from WM6, which really makes it a non-starter for me anyway.

That has to be a loser in getting new users on board.

While on WP 7 i had the distinct impression that the 'phone' (not smart or what I would call a PDA) was not mine and all the time i was searching the internet for addons and sideloads just to do something as simple as copy MY Windows Office files and MY data on MY Windows phone to MY windows 7 computer. I didnt feel in control.

Call me old fashioned, but any Smart/PDA/Phone/Computer that doesnt come with a file manager (a real one, not a Zune copy media one) is really not worth having.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Crippius:
Well, my perception of this might be biased as I was using the phone less extensively with WP7 because of the lack of apps and lesser possibilities, especially on 3G

With Android I am short on battery 2 times a day, with WP7 I could stand 2 days without a charge.

It's difficult to evaluate as I didn't have a CurrentWidget at my disposal :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] IzaacJ:
For me Windows Phone has almost everything.

Used AND NAND since the first realease of MAGLDR, even built my own ROMs, but when WP7 was released for HD2 I just had to try it, and I noticed some GREAT potential, but there were no Swedish support until August last year, and since then I've been a solid WP7 user/developer/cooker and I'll buy my first real WP device after the release of the next gen devices.

Since August I've installed Android on NAND a few times, last time was yesterday, played a bit, faced a couple of small errors and bugs (boot loops and such) and got tired of it today and just reinstalled WP7.

Can't live without it. And since I'm a hardcore XBox 360 gamer, the integrated XBox Live is a BIG plus for me :)

But it's, as with everything, a personal opinion. In my eyes, Windows Phone is THE mobile OS. Problem free, fast and really solid.

Regards

Izaac
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eyan15:
I'm sorry if this was already asked and answered.

As the header says, I find no way to add an incoming call to the current call I'm in.

Scenario:

I'm talking to Caller1, Caller2 calls and I accept.

Issue:

1. All I can do is switch between the calls. There is no way to merge the calls. All I see four buttons [Dial pad, Speaker, Mic & Add call]. When I press 'Add call', it takes me to the initial dialpad/contacts screen.

2. There is no way for me to say which call I'm in. All it says is 'In call', the UI doesn't change when I press the swap button.

3. This is the biggest issue of all, you can not 'end' any one line with other line on hold. If you press the end button, both the lines get cut and a new call comes through from the on hold line.

Googled it and found nothing, either I'm missing something or no one seams to care.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestD1018:
I've never been able to do this on Verizon. One thing I miss from my one year stint on T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eyan15:
This was working great in Razr, I don't think its a Verizon miss but a ICS issue. Though I might be wrong.

Can someone with a GSM GN please try this and let us know?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SoCalNewb:
Bump. Have never been able to make this work on VZW with any device. Curious if it's possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neok44:
must be a verizon issue.

i have a GSM GN on t-mobile running 4.02 and when i have two calls on, the right most button changes from the add call to a merge symbol and when pressing it it merges the two calls. Just tested this right now since i wasn't sure if i had done a merge on the GN yet.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ancruk:
some one can tell me, why my Ace boot loop after I flash using one package firmware??
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
That's because you forgot to wipe cache in stock recovery

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ancruk:
This wipe do after or before flashing??

Thank you... I'll try...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
After flash

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] clocke:
Just got a Skyrocket today, and I noticed that there is no "save new contact to sim" option. On my old captivate, you could save to phone, google, or sim, but on my skyrocket there is just phone and google. And I cannot display from sim either. Does anyone know if there are any roms that add these options?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] clocke:
And if any Mods could move this into the Q&A section, it would be most appreciated. Sorry and thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CB620:
Download copy to sim from the market.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
You know you can inport/export contacts to the sd card right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
google contacts the best! You have 120 post count so may be next time watch out??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] clocke:
Does copy to sim allow me to display from sim though? And I like keeping all my contacts on my sim so I can switch phones easily.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] clocke:
Copy to sim is not working - will not delete sim contacts, so when i want to move all phone to sim, there will be doubles, I will not have enough room, etc. Even using the dialer app with sim management, it will say it deleted them but when i refresh they are still there. I just want to be able to take new numbers and save them easily to my sim card. ???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pirateghost:
what other phone do you swap with?

if its another android, google is still the best bet

if its an iPhone.....WHY?

if its a WP7, i congratulate you on being one of the 30 people that bought one. ;) <j/k, wp7 is a perfectly viable option for my mother...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dirtyb:
well if anyone has a real answer i would like to know as well. i switch phones regularly (from skyrocket to non-android) for work and not being able to easily manage sim contacts is pretty annoying.

so other then sarcastic remarks if someone knows a work around I would appreciate an answer as well, thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 00mred00:
Have you considered backing them up/exporting from Google on a PC?
[HTC EVO 3D] jdisbrow87:
Hey guys i was wondering if you can flash a earlier stock rooted Ruu while on hboot 1.50 with the htc unlock method. If you were to flash one of the stock rooted Ruu, would that downgrade the hboot version to the earlier versions. Or did Htc lock down the hboot 1.50 version from being downgraded. Any advice would be helpful.
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Nope that won't work. Hboot is locked.
[HTC EVO 3D] jdisbrow87:
Thanks for the reply back.

hey reaper thanks for reply back.
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Anytime man :D
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] travisross69:
When I launched Xron 2.9.1 I chose to set the ICS launcher as my default. I would like to change it to ADW. How do I do it? I searched in the settings and found nothing.

Thanks

I love this new update Xron 2.9.1!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] argodabar:
Go to Settings, application, manage applications, all applications, ICS Launcher, clear defaults.

Or download Launcher Switcher from the market
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oldpapa49:
I suggest getting the launcher switcher, then you can try other launchers on the fly without going into settings and clearing the cache. I use it both on my phone and the TP.

TP is SPB 3D and ADW

Phone is SPB 3D and stock HTC

Old
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shywolf28:
Home switcher has always worked for me and its free from the market