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[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] cpm:
In the same boat.

I'm not buying another Motorola phone, they've lost me as a customer.

Anyhow as above.

Google pixel phones are best, albeit expensive.

Nokia Android One 2018 phones

Sony give good updates too.

Also see this list

https://androidenterprisepartners.w...-1829312490.1522349976#!/results/browse-all/2
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Wolfcity:
As Huawei stops their bootlader unlocking program and also is worse in case of updating their devices and Nokia doesn't have an unlocking program at all there are only two OEMs I would buy a device from:

Google and One Plus. But both are above my budget, I'm the kind of person that is not willing to pay for a brand and has an upper limit for something like a smartphone. Motorola was the best choice for me. And if Xiaomi starts to sell their devices in Europe (they do atm) and delivers better quality and more vanilla like android they could be a choice too in the future.

UntiI than I stay with Moto and hope that Lenovo don't decide to cancel their bootlader unlocking service too. A non rootable device is the Nr.1 deal breaker for me.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
I'm in a similar position - though I don't need a bootloader unlock, having the option there for the eventual day when support/patches ends is a considerable bonus for a certain purchase in my view.

Despite the patchy update schedule, Motorola is still an OEM I'd still consider - my XT1642, a G4 Plus, is still going strong and is proving durable. The updates I've received for my device have been stable, if slow to arrive. I can live with that - I rather prefer having a reliable working device rather than the very newest updates (might explain why I grew tired of custom ROMs...). Might be worth considering the One Power being an Android One platform and the Z series, as they appear to have regular updates.

I am considering the Samsung Galaxy A6+ (AMOLED screen, hopefully good camera, though Samsung Touchwiz), the Sony Xperia XA2 (good updates, the camera appears to give images a cool tint? Also unlocking seems to destroy the DRM keys so your camera quality declines), Nokia 7 Plus (Android One and good feature set, though as previously discussed no bootloader unlock) and Moto Z2 Play at the moment (don't need Moto mods!). Of these devices, the Z2 Play appears to have pretty good support on XDA - the Galaxy is too new and the XA2 appears to not have a dedicated XDA page...
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Smeagal192:
I'm amazed at the obsession level expressed regarding updates for our phones, whether stock, oreo and custom roms supplying oreo.

The disrespectful behaviour demanding updates, not even bothering to search or read threads, a great example is volte, browsing the G5 plus forum should sound alarm bells ringing for anyone who relies on that system for communication, why would you risk installing a custom rom if there is a good chance you will not have telephony working, that's why they are called phones, that also applies to the imei lost issues.

And getting it into every ones head, backing up is the first thing to be done if thinking of modifying any computer system as a fail-safe.

For me there are way too many noobs, who cannot be arsed to read anything bar a direct answer to their "asked many times questions", gone are the days when xda was for enthusiastic testers, who could specify and isolate bugs in collaboration with developers.

Last but not least, the forums are a mess, multiple cross posting, duplicating existing, no faq's the list is endless.

Anyway I like my G5 plus, think its a great value phone, especially with nfc for payment, which does get used daily.

Regards

Ray
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] LLegion:
Nokia Google or Sony....think Google the best option thanks to everybody
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saroshakhter:
I am using nexus 6 stock rom latest updated security patch. I am not able to install Motorola llc apps (Migrate,moto gallery,moto camera,moto file manager). I tried downloading from other sources but unfortunately that too didn't work so please help me on this .

Any suggestions or advice will be much appreciated

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
While made by Motorola and branded with a Motorola logo, this is a Nexus device. To me it's no surprise the apps won't install. As for installing them, you'd have to modify the apps in order to get them to install, as the apps will refuse to install on anything but a Motorola device. You would have to change a value in code to have the app always think it's on a Motorola device. However, there is a very good reason Motorola limits installs to the devices listed on the app pages, and it likely has a lot to do with the IR sensors found at the corners of a Motorola device. Those sensors are missing on the Nexus 6.

For the Nexus 6 the Motorola apps aren't your best options either. Installing the Motorola Camera means losing the ability to take photos in HDR+ mode; you'd be limited to Motorola's HDR, which is likely software-based and thus not as accurate. There are plenty of Gallery apps on the Play Store, and before I upgraded to the Pixel 2 XL, I used a copy of the Cyanogenmod 11 Gallery and its support libraries instead of Google Photos, though now I use Google Photos. I should have the zip to the Cyanogenmod Gallery floating about somewhere on XDA, but you'd have to search my posts. As for the file manager, you have tons of options, and all of them are better than what Motorola provided. One of them is in my signature (a re-signed copy of ES File Explorer) but you could also download Amaze, Solid, FX, Total Commander, Root Explorer (or its non-root variant), and more.

The TL;DR: My suggestions: forget about trying to install the Motorola apps. Keep the Google Camera, but seek out alternatives to the gallery and file manager.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saroshakhter:
Thanks for sharing this information
[Shift General] michael85:
Great job! I vote for a sticky ;)

This is also usefull information for the WIKI :)
[Shift General] LTxda:
sticky this for sure!

Yes this needs to be Stickied and now updated. We can help the poster by PM's or by posting updated info here.
[Shift General] Pawel062:
nice job. i agree about a sticky.... where is midget when u need him :p also u can pm me new stuff and ill forward to original poster or add to this post if he isnt available.
[Shift General] Midget_1990:
Done ;)

kkthxbai
[Shift General] Jos Jorissen:
SDHC Cards

My shift does not recognise an 8 GB SDHC card.

When I use it by means of a USB reader, the SDHC card is recognised.

Does the Shift really supports the SDHC format ?
[Shift General] foxmeister:
I have a 16gb AData SDHC card, and it works fine with my Shift.

Regards,

Dave
[Shift General] pusler:
I use a 16GB as well and have tested 4 & 8GB to, what brand is your card ?
[Shift General] ranxda:
Really nice post...

as Ive found this forum a short time ago Ive been using the search tool a lot... and know all the newcommers just have to read this thread...

Thanks..
[Shift General] Jos Jorissen:
It's a SanDisk 8 GB SDHC. It's recognised on my PC. Also in my MP3 and on my SHIFT when I use a USB reader. It's not recongnised via the internal card reader.

Thanks. Jos
[Shift General] cairo08:
WM & SD Card !!!

any hope for access SD from WM side ? i run out of memory and start to delete many things.....also the Mic not working in Snap VUe side , any way to fix it ??

thanks in advance
[Shift General] evenlezen:
How do I hard reset the WM part if it gets corrupted ????
[Shift General] pusler:
Did you read this thread :confused:

LOOK at page 1 under

RESTORE/RECOVER:

Please read the FAQ before you post :eek:
[Shift General] mw65719:
Lock thread?

This is not a discussion thread and the only meaningful post is actually the first one.

Wouldn't it make sense to lock this thread (disable new entries) only allowing pusler (and potentially forum admins) to edit and update the first post?

This might "help" some people to understand the meaning of FAQ :D
[Shift General] pof:
When you boot linux on the shift, you can see the HDD is using HPA (Host Protected Area) to hide the vista recovery partition:

hda: Host Protected Area detected.
current capacity is 71826615 sectors (36775 MB)
native capacity is 78126048 sectors (40000 MB)
hda: Host Protected Area disabled.
hda: 78126048 sectors (40000 MB), CHS=16383/255/63

You can restore your HDD to its native maximum capacity in Linux using setmax, although this is not recommended unless you _really_ know what you are doing ;)
[Shift General] Slikdave:
Is there a way of turning off origami so that it does not run everytime I turn on my shift??? :confused:
[Shift General] Pantaloonie:
Remove the shortcut from the Startup folder.
[Shift General] Slikdave:
Thanks I'll give it a go....:)

BTW I will be making my donation when I get paid on 13th:cool:
[Shift General] optimuspt@mac.com:
sdhc card

My shift work bad with the sd card, any card, need a restart to recognize the card, when eject the card, dont work anymore, need a restar again.its normal ?

I try reinstall the drive, but the problem persist

tks
[Shift General] gpx:
I think that the new windows updates solved this issue
[Shift General] plastictree:
"A: If you can still run apps. in WM run the clearstorage.exe, otherwise take a look of this thread (ALL DATA WILL BE LOST)"

Sorry but it seems there's no active link... After I liberated my italian SHIFT I'm not able anymore to connect it in HSDPA mode (it seems the problem started when I changed resolution with RealVGA...): also in Vista mode I'm hearing the connect and disconnect sound continually...

Do you think an hard-reset is the only solution or there's some less drastic solution? thanks a lot

PS: Can I use clearstorage.exe also from Vista?
[Shift General] pusler:
link updated,

alot of people here have the problem that vista looses 3G connection, use search, lots of threads here
[Shift General] micron:
RESTORE/RECOVER:

Q: How do I recover Vista, from the recovery partition ?

A: When booting vista press F3 (fn + 3) and follow instructions on screen. (ALL DATA WILL BE LOST)

This oki a my problem next step windows recovery run and blink error

"X:\windows\system32\WDSCORE.dll is either not desined to run on Windows or it containt an error.Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software cendor for support"

HELPPP
[Shift General] danielherrero:
Hi.

I ve a similiar problem. Ubuntu installer stole space from the recovery space so I cant recover because ImageX program hangs when is recovering. HTC told me to send my device to Tecnical center but I am waiting for a "faster" solution.....I dont know why they dont give a CD if we are paying for a vista license....
[Shift General] micron:
Please Send recovery partition and ai restor in my HDD
[Shift General] snorlax:
Maybe because HTC choose not to deliver drivers separately... maybe to control even more what is installed on their device...
[Shift General] Fixup:
I have not found a clear answer to these two questions:

1) If I use WM to browe the web, how long the battery can last? Two days or two hours?

2) What's the resolution under WM: 640x480, 800x480 or 1000x600?

Thanks.
[Shift General] pof:
If vista is turned off, windows mobile will last 2-3 days depending on usage.

If you surf the web you need 3G enabled, so it's more power consuming, so it will last between 6 an 10 hours if you don't turn the screen off at all during that time.

Note that you can't surf the web using wifi if Vista is switched off. So if you use wifi the battery will last only 2 hours because you need Vista on.

By default is 320x240, however you can liberate SnapVUE and use RealVGA to make it 640x480.
[Shift General] samersamer:
looking for SD driver and phone

Greetings to all,

thanks for all great people who worked on upgrading this HTC shift

but would you please help me in these two issues:

1. using SD memory in windows mobile

2. using HTC shift for phone calls

thanks upon your great help and good luck
[Shift General] xyaqubx:
Sorry...But how many times somebody will be asking the same question , when is well known that it is so far impossible.
[Shift General] foxmeister:
Indeed - search is your friend! It's just a pity that many don't use it.
[Shift General] jlechner:
Just wondering if this thing uses the REAL internet? With flash and all. Basically, is it a browser just like when on a pc or laptop?
[Shift General] pusler:
Yes and No!

In the vista part it’s a normal pc where you can install any browser!!

On the WM side there is a space limitation, so it’s a matter of priority....
[Shift General] 4all:
Greetings again :), and are resolving doubts and mistakes, step by step and with the invaluable assistance of developers is found that has been very good investment and that HTC has not disappointed, hopefully continue, I know of other suppliers of PDA and UMPC which have failed or fail, Why?, as well easy, do not give options to users of its products to upgrade or take advantage of new features, big mistake. My query is this time by referring to Windos Mobile and its ability, in my other teams, I am very pure PDA software installed with miniSD cards, of course, Is there any way to expand capacity, storage at WM?, Is a memory internal flash?, or Is part of the disk partition?. Thank you for your help.:D:D

PD::confused:Before post I read virtually every post and little or nothing refers to the ability of WM and its possibilities, shared memory capacity sharing folder with Windows Vista, etc. ...
[Shift General] pusler:
Well for the time being there is no way to extend storage in the wm side.

it is a chip on the board so unless you are hardware wiz BIG time it's a no go :mad:

There is however some connection from the wm side to the SD card ( we know HTC has used it for debug before) and there is wired connection between. but how to utilize it is a different story, that is yet to be written :(

So for the time being uninstall and cleanup is your only option...
[Shift General] 4all:
Thanks for your answer, I imagined something of this item :( , it is a pity, because there are about WM crowd of applications very useful, as a complement to Windows Vista, with so little capacity, practically only use it for mail and Google Map GPS, surely there must be some way to expand the capacity or the WM interconnect with Windows Vista, to see if the :o HTC :o are charitable and give response to this issue soon. Thanks! and greetings. :D
[Shift General] Pantaloonie:
HTC will not be charitable about this, their answer is that the Shift does NOT have Windows Mobile on it, it has Snapvue, which does what it was designed to do and nothing more.

Kevin Chen, the general manager of HTC, is quoted as saying "The HTC shift does NOT have Windows Mobile embedded, but a Wireless data modem with advanced BIOS and some of the same applications as you would see on a Windows Mobile Device."

http://kaz911.blogspot.com/2007/09/kaz911-interview-with-kevin-chen-about.html
[Shift General] pharaons:
They should have made this clear right from the beginning. I believe this is a fraud situation where almost all who got their Shift units were surprised to see that it does not have a full and working Windows Mobile system. The HTC Shift website does not mention any of this. It lists all the features including GPS and WIFI and all the other fancy and nice characteristics without drawing the line between the laptop side and the WM side. You get the impression that all functions work under both sides and is encouraged to get out there and buy a device.

I'm not saying that I don't like my Shift, I love it, but I was misguided into buying it and would have appreciated the full details and information up front.

I believe that we would have a good CLASS ACTION here if we decide to go after one. This will bring HTC to its knees and will force them to provide the drivers and the type of support you guys deserve.

Any supporters?

Regards,

Samer Pharaon
[Shift General] thaihugo:
The only one missleading was Hugo Ortega in his now infamous review of the shift. HTC never said it would be full WM6 since last year. I know that for sure, I was listening to every single info about this.
[Shift General] 4all:
Absolutely, I share the same opinion, when I shall not upset with the theme of WM, not worth it, if you can not really release the DS in WM little or nothing for me to serve this OS, as I have already commented I work a lot with Mobile software, TTY, telnet, VPN, networking, etc. ... because of my job and clear the mobility is crucial, it added a connection to 3G is the most we can ask for, but clear, if this team in its section on Windos Mobile has no storage capacity to install applications only I could serve as a Notebook, small, but a Notebook. Let us hope that someday may be releasing this paragraph, the SD and have all the features offered by Windows Vista and Windows Mobile, the same team, otherwise it is impossible to install anything, because of its storage capacity excasa in paragraph Mobile. Best regard.

Released on the SD slot for Windows Mobile, and this

​

would be great, je, je, je
[Shift General] foxmeister:
No - it doesn't mention Windows Mobile at all - it mentions SnapVue!

I was looking to get a Shift long before they actually became available at at no point did I see any official HTC specs listing any of this. Prior to release there was a lot of *talk* about phone capabilities, GPS, Windows Mobile etc but none of this came direct from HTC. So who do you blame?

I was a very early adopter of the Shift, and I knew full well what it could and couldn't do out of the box - anyone who says the device is crippled probably never really had an understanding of what it was supposed to be in the first place. My one gripe would be that it could've really done with XP or 2Gb memory, but with the new drivers from HTC and SP1 it really isn't too bad at all and does pretty much exactly what I expected of it.

By whom? I don't think it was HTC. I do think that this forum has exacerbated this situation a bit by making a little too much of what a cooked ROM could possibly bring to the device. I still firmly believe that WIFI, Bluetooth and SD Card access will never be possible from the SnapVue side because they simply aren't connected to that portion of the device.

I really don't think so! I think HTC have themselves very well covered at the moment.

Regards,

Dave
[Shift General] pharaons:
Let me give you an example. On the HTC shift web site, you will find the following text:

You will see they have combined the Wi-Fi and 3.5G while talking about "SnapVUE" and features that are only related to the "SnapVUE" side of the device giving you the impression that Wi-Fi works under the mobile side.

You might be an expert on this, but I'm talking about the average, standard consumer, who does not necessarily differentiate between "SnapVUE" and Windows Mobile, simply because we have seen it on other HTC devices and thought it is just an add on and not a complete operating system, which I don't think it is. So, when HTC mentions "SnapVUE" on the Shift website, it comes with the impression that it is an improvement on the Windows Mobile system and actually adds features to it and not the opposite.

One more example from the website.

Please check the image below and you will see that symbols of Wi-Fi, bluetooth and 3G were combined and shown at the same time above an image of the mobile side of the device, again giving you the impression that these features also work on both sides. And the examples go on and on.

All I'm saying is that they could have made it a little bit clearer on their website that not the full features are offered, especially that their main consumer base is targeted at businessmen - and not software experts - with the "always on" and "push" email themes.

Have a great day.

Samer
[Shift General] anni:
It's a great job.I appreciate you.I vote for sticky.It is helpful for the improvement of wiki.Wiki is in use by so many members.So I suppose it's must.

_________________________________________

Anni

Job Opportunities
[Shift General] jfrgr:
Htc Shift (gps)

ROM Version: 1.22.405 WWE

ROM Dates: 12/08/07

RADIO Version: 1.58.21.23

Hello

ActiveSync works with internet Explorer, it operates, google maps, MSN

But with the GPS it doesn't work: Version Franson GPSGATE 2.0 indicate me that there is not ActiveSync.

Giving synchronization error

Which the correct configuration of the Gpsgate is with PC so that they synchronize?

all HTC Shift GPS

Example : Clio100 (yes GPS), Clio110 (yes GPS) or Clio200 (yes GPS)

EDIT:

16/12/2008

Los HTC SHIFT siguientes tienen GPS integrado:

HTC Shift Clio100

HTC Shift Clio110

HTC Shift Clio200

Esta comprobado.
[Shift General] nemo2003:
Any more?

This thread seems to be forgotten...

Thnks for your job.
[Shift General] herpi:
I want to forget my shift. As it is still more or less working, I do not have the guts to throw it against the wall.

My worst acquisition in 35 computer years.

Huib
[Shift General] roaddogg:
SnapVue .. can it be changed???

im looking to buy a shift for my job as a driving instructor so i can have the theory software with me and all my pdf files etc but i also use a htc advantage (ameo) as my diary with (todayagenda) home screen and wanted to know if i can disable snapvue n use the normal home screen of WM like my ameo???

also can i sync to diary of wm to vista outlook???
[Shift General] ext3:
is htc shif capable of sending sms?
[Shift General] Holy Bear:
Yes, out of the box.

No tweaking needed.
[Shift General] Holy Bear:
Yes you can, but only after "liberating" the WM side.

There are instructions for that on this forum.
[Shift General] ashdaflash2006:
shift liberate

hi, i know people on these forums usually say search search when a question is asked, i have been searchin for almost a week now, i cant seem to locate the shiftpack.liberate, every link that has been provided is dead,is there anyone that can help me please ? ive brought this, well i havent paid for it yet, and liberating it will determine wether i keep it or not,i am very tempted to give it back,cos it has totally done my friggin head in, have searched my arse off !! lol

really would appreciate any help?

THANKS :)
[Shift General] sebastiaanmeloen:
why would you liberate something that you haven't paid for yet? perhaps if you dont wanna keep it the owner is not gonna like it
[Shift General] Qtek9000Jan:
See tread above this one

Hello Sebastiaan,

I sent you a pm.

On the treat above this one, the last two posts, is a link to your requested software.

Enjoy, you are gonna like the Shift, escpecially if you liberate it, put Windows 7 on it and, if you are willing to spend some extra, put a SSD in it like i did (128 GB)

One disadvantage might be that the Shift is almost everywere discontinued and the forum here is getting less members and therefore development is getting less.

Still the Shift is the only device with Windows Mobile and Windows Vista/Windows 7 in one.

The small memory on Windows Mobile side is a big disadvantage also.

Best regards,

Qtek9000Jan

The Netherlands
[Shift General] hstop:
Is it at least possible to use LAN (ethernet) under WindowsMobile? The ROM I'm using shows 2 LAN interfaces (e.g. NE2000 compatible)
[Shift General] aguschung123:
Dead snapview

Hi, I am new user htc shift x9500 cdma.

I do hard SPL and now my snapview is black and no response at all, Can anybody help me to fix this?

thanks. :confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Shift General] sebastiaanmeloen:
yes, activesync can reroute already connected lan

see activesync connection settings / windows mobile device settings
[Shift General] sebastiaanmeloen:
use the vista reset tool for WM side

have u tried pulling the battery already?

(see other forums, try to disable/enable advanced network features in wm-side, it can lock-up on this because there is no regular wm-unlock switch as on other htc devices