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[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Let me make this clear so there are no confusions about these donations:

We are, and have been collecting for the two main developers on this project so that they could and can purchase a Polaris to help us complete our quest for a fully working kernel.

We approached vilord and asked him if he would help us if we sent him a phone to which he agreed so we raised enough for him to purchase one.

Because we were still getting donations after we had raised the amount for vilords Polaris, "I" decided to continue and see if we could raise enough to send one to dzo as well (lets face it he deserves it) and asked him if he would be interested. I was pleasantly suprised when dzo said yes and also the fact that he likes the look of the the pola200 and would probably switch to it as CDMA is being phased out where he is. I dont have to spell out what having dzo as a Polaris user could mean to us hence my renewed pledges for donations.

In the end, these donations are a means to self-interest for all of us and if the dev benefits from the device, all the better.

Anyone is free to make a donation to a dev whenever they wish. The reason i ask users not to make pledged for donations for finishing projects is that to me sounds disrespectful to the devs - no matter of the pledgers intention - who do this for the community and never for financial gain.

Please do not reply to this post, it was for making intentions clear and not to start a topic of conversation.

thank you
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bbezja1:
donated 20 USD. i used the link on first page i hope its the right one =)

cant wait for finish on the project :D :D

btw is "my" phone UI with PolaRoid gonna look at least a bit like Hero? I had that phone in my hands yesterday and i'll be damn that phone is HTC/Android perfectionin all its glory and whiteness and fluidnes :D :o
[Touch Cruise Android Development] DJ_Steve:
id be willing to help do development work here aswell. im fairly good with linux kernels. also have a polaris myself now aswell as my G1

edit: donation of $6 submitted to dzo just now also :) its all i can afford at the moment
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
I think we are in 211$

Starting to search for a POLA200 in good condition

i made a search on ebay uk and there is one that could be.. a bit more expensive but is only 2 month old (few light scratches on the front)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XDA-Orbit-2-U...3ca54641d2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_4059wt_940

buy it now for 230$
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Thanks iseeka, but I'd rather have one with no scratches as he intends to use it :)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Hi Steve,

Thanks for the donation and the offer to help :)

I will be in the #POLARIS_DEV room on irc this evening afer 6pm BST - feel free to pop in and speak to me.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
A little thank you hero build with wifi from me sent to all who donated.

If you have donated but have not received a pm with the link, please contact me and I will check with dzo and send you the link.

If you have recieved the link, please download as soon as you can.

Thank you for your donations.

ps. Those of you who still wish to donate, please do so as I said earlier, $200 is the MINIMUM we need to purchase a Polaris and I want to make sure we sent dzo a decent one at least.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] DJ_Steve:
not a problem, just wish i could afford a bit more :). ill be on irc most of evening also, going to test out this hero rom also just now:)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] aitsch:
20 $ from my side.

aitsch
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Thank you for the donating :)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] K.Dallas:
Hi,

just added $10 right now.

K.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
15$ here

I've used the link in the first post, hope it's the good one ;)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Thank you for donating guys.. there should be over $230 in the pot now.. I'll speak to dzo and get a final figure.

Maybe we will be able to help life02 fix his after all..

:)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] salvmason:
$20 from me for lcd repair.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
The good news is that I've procured a Polaris in good condition locally so avoiding the risk of receiving a bricked or scratched one from ebay which is within the price range we were looking for. I've tested and checked it and it works fine and has very little use (hasnt even been sim unlocked or hard spl'd! - I'll sort that out tonight :P )

I will contact dzo to send me the funds today to pay for it as I am unable to pay up front for it myself (family man, mortgage etc) and the seller wants to sell it as soon as to facilitate his purchase of another phone.

dzo will be arriving in the uk in the next few weeks so I can arrange to have it delivered to wherever he's staying and hopefully that will remain within budget.

Hope thats ok with everyone, if you've donated and are happy with this arrangement please let me know, its not too late for me to give it back.

Thanks.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
Perfect for me. thanks for the job
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Just a quick update:

Just waiting for my friend to send me his paypal details so I can ask dzo to send the money to him directly as I've decided I dont want to receive the money myself as I'm not comfortable with it.

hope you understand, but I prefer transparency where money matters are concerned and not handle it if I can avoid it which is why I asked for the donations to be made directly to the developers :)
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
I have blind confiance in you as you spend a lot of time with android development but anyway I understand you.

Whatever you do will be ok for me
[Touch Cruise Android Development] sjonniesw:
oke with me
[Touch Cruise Android Development] reiteravi:
fine with me

how about the lcd repair
[Touch Cruise Android Development] salvmason:
That's fine for me too, I hope you can also repair the display of LIFE02.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
Thanks folks :)

dzo posted on the kernel thread and also spoke to us on irc, we've arranged to get the money sent to the seller and he will send me an address in the uk to to send it to.

All sorted this week hopefully... and yes kulen has offered $15 dollars to life02 and also whatever is left over we can send to him if he wants to fix his Polaris and continue devving with us.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] iseeka:
It is necessary to know if life02 would like to repair and continued developing or not.

If he wants we can start to make a collect too
[Touch Cruise Android Development] kulen:
And I just need his answer and paypal link.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] Kiiv:
It's ok for me!

Thanks to you for taking care of that.
[Touch Cruise Android Development] bally3:
I have pm'd life02 and await his reply.

Still waiting for my friend to pass me the email details, he's busy at work so hopefully tomorrow.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
Hi there,

For anyone that has/used one of these I've got a few questions if you'd be able to answer...

1. Does the camera have a decent sounding speakerphone?

2. I presume it uses Opera as the web browser?

3. How does this feel in the pocket? I'm so unsure about the slanty bottom as if it is in the pocket, surely it doesn't feel that good?

4. Again, the slanty bottom... Does it make it hard to text in landscape mode?

If anyone has this and is using it, can you give us your feel compared to other phones. I have a Touch Pro 2 at the minute, and want to base this android vs windows mobile as they have more or less the same hardware.

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbailey:
Hi there,

I do *not* have a Hero, waiting for its release...but I was at a local store today and they had dummy handsets, correct weight and size.

I asked to put one in my jeans pocket to see how it felt, and it was fine. I thought exactly like you but trust me, you cannot feel any major diff from a non angled phone.

That issue will be fine for you, trust me on it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
-- duplicate, ignore this :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
Perfect, thanks for that. I have mine on pre-order now anyway, so heres hoping :) Which shop were you in?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xX SPION KOP Xx:
Nice one mate, when should you be getting it and where/who you getting it from?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
Getting it from Expansys, think you've seen my other post...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipje:
Why would it use Opera?

I think it uses the more or less 'default android browser'. I didn't even hear of an Opera version for Android.

And for the rest, mobile-review has an in-depth review of the Hero, and a two-part look at Android (the Hero is the first Android device in Russia).

The text translates pretty good in google translate! Take a look:

Hero-review: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhg8qM_iQ9guL49UOIUiRaM35o64rw

Android part one: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhjqSDygag5z8ACv7CTxhPWh9eXU0Q

Android part two: http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl...le.com&usg=ALkJrhhc24NUZ-8f2BpO3gI7m8COcKeMLw

edit: The review is done with a PRE-release firmware, keep that in mind.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyanro:
just so you know, the top of that page has a link to change it from english to russian. :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipje:
on which only the articles appear that the owner of the site has translated. The english site is like 3 months behind the russian one :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbailey:
I was in Orange, Hanley (SOT).
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
I will be having some hands on time with a retail unit this Friday. Will let you know my thoughts after I have.

I there is anything I can ask / take a look at, let me know.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigners:
available now at mobilephonesdirect

the hero can now ordered at mobilephonesdirect under vodafone and tmobile, just ordered one today, wont be available for at least two weeks though.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xX SPION KOP Xx:
Play.com, Due for release on 29/07/2009, http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/1019/1264/3-/HardwareBrowse.html?searchtype=genre
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure465:
Are android phone possible to sync with hotmail, like on windows mobile phones?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
There is indeed a version of Opera for Android.

http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.microemu.android.Browser
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cboyd:
have you seen the HTC Diamond 2? essentially the same size but with slight chin at the bottom - you don't really notice the chin to be honest
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
1. Played with both a white and Graphite handset... both felt extremely solid, had a great weight to them and build quality was superb.

Screen very responsive (along with the UI) and great visual quality.

Feel of teflon back was very soft and quite grippy. Both units have the coating. Prefer the white handset personally, but the graphite was also very very nice.

Metal trim around screen a great touch.

Feels a solid, comfortable quality product in the hand.

Easily pocketable, no issue with 'chin'. Not that I thought there would be.

2. No problems using the most excellent on screen keyboard landscape or portrait with very subtle haptic feedback. Accuracy of hitting the right 'keys' was not an issue, the keyboard seems to second guess what you're writing and offers very sensible and logical suggestions. Just hit space or suggested word to continue typing and have the word auto completed.

3. Browser very fast scrolling and multi touch with text re-flow makes most sites I visited a breeze to read. All appeared rendered very well.

Do I want a Hero ???

Oh YES :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
Where did you have a play? did they have any stock available?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
It was not in a retail location. If it was I would have bought one there an then ;)

The thing that still sticks in my mind is the quality feel the product has.

Nokia REALLY is screwed if this is what is appearing on the market. They are still delivering Nseries creaky plastic rubbish with an ancient UI... S60 5th Edition looks and works in such a dated way compared to Hero and iPhone 3GS.

N97 - the great amazing S60 handset... PAH.

Apple seriously have competition now hardware and UI wise. The availability of good quality apps is now the battleground.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
What did you think to the speed then? Honestly? Was it fast loading messages, calendar, going into new applications? Or is it quite slow which I seem to be seeing on more and more YouTube apps.

Cheers
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
While using it (them) I had no issue with speed whatsoever. Seemed very zippy. Scrolling was lightning fast and very smooth in the browser.

Messages and typing were as speedy as you could need.

Not sure how it would be if you had lots of apps open... there appears to be no way to actually quit an app :eek:

I can honestly say I was surprised at how speedy it felt.

Compared to the N97 I played with in the Nokia Store recently... the Hero left it floundering like an old antique.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim_0068:
Only the white model has the teflon coating; however the other version has a soft rubbery back to it but it doesn't have the teflon.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkr284:
thanks

just out of interest have you had a play around with the touch hd or diamond 2, how does the hero seem speed wise in scrolling/web page loading etc in comparison. Reason i ask is because i had these phones but they didnt seem as smooth as the iphone and i want someting to be just as smooth as the iphone. Also i thinkthe hero uses the same processor as the hd and diamond 2 which in my eyes is not good, theres always some problem with youtube/smooth video playback or stuttering in tomtom etc with this processor.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
jim you are correct.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemax:
Sorry but I've not had my hands on either of these.

Speed wise it was impressive, smooth scrolling too. Very like iPhone but without a side by side comparison its impossible to tell which is smoother TBH.

Oh, even if two handsets have the same processor there are many factors that will will make a difference to performance such as the operating system (Android v Windows Mobile v iPhone OS 3), architecture of the system, memory etc etc.

Only true way to compare is physically and not via the spec sheet ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
Did you ever try any of the cooked roms on the touch hd? I had Onkologs on mine and that was instantanious, more than on par with the iPhone for smoothness. There seems to be issues with these devices and their graphics drivers. The cooked roms went onto OpenVG (I think thats the name) drivers rather than the ATI ones and they were so much faster and smoother.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jigners:
pre ordered mine from mobilephonesdirect

9 days more it says in the website. this really looks like a promising phone, are you ditching your blackstone? i hope you continue your work on this despite having a new pet (hero):o
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicelad_uk:
I don't have a blackstone anymore, but hopefully with a few more donations I can afford to buy one and really go to town on my developments there. Just nearly done a high definition verison of my icons.

Will be looking to do some work on the Hero too if it lets me :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure465:
Does anyone know how long the battery will last when listening to music? The iPhone has up to 30 hours audio playback according to apple.com
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaabrysz:
Hey.

A quick question. Can you turn of the HTC sense UI and use default android UI ?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dipje:
Sense is basicly an extension of the android UI.

You want the 'default' android UI? Just use 3 of the 7 homescreens and don't include any HTC widgets but only use the Google widgets (which are still available) :).

I only used Android for a bit playing android with the Diamond Android builds, so I don't know the basic android UI that good.

I believe the Hero has the launcher a bit different. Instead of dragging the launcher in view from bottom to top, there is a simple button to tap in the bottom of the screen.

And (thank god) the onscreen keyboard is different on the Hero compared to a stock Cupcake android build.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure465:
I'm jealous, I don't even have a release date in Sweden:(
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NisseGurra:
http://www.katshing.se/prod/prod.asp?aid=20647&ref=prisjakt
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure465:
Great!:D:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyanro:
didn't know that. well thats a shame.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaabrysz:
Ok

I know it is an extension of the original android UI but you still didn't answer my question mate :) can u use default android ui with 3 screens etc... :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XRAY MAN:
Could any one tell me if the hero support the arabic language ??? plzzz
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdaman85:
If any one got the white version and wants to swap for the graphite version from orange, please pm me if you live in London. :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fl4r3:
At the home screen you can press the home button again and gives you the option to use the original 3 page home screen......so the answer is yes :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaabrysz:
Ok got another question. Can i use Hero for web etc... on O2 pay and go sim card ?? it seems i cant get it to connect to 3g network.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] todd.kazakov:
Hi,

yesterday I got my HTC Magic.

It is a german vodafone branded, and the internal memory gadget says it has 295mb memory

I am interested in flashing it with the hero rom.

I tried to read how to do it, but I can not find anything for newbies.

What do I need to flash it? Do I need "root"(whatever this means).

If I flash my phone with hero's firmware will everything work - bluetooth, wi-fi, gps, gadgets? Will the battery die faster(it dies for 48 hours right now ... slower will be terrible)? Will it be glitchy and slower than the original firmware? If I flash it, can I flash it back with the original firmware?

Sorry for the stupid questions, but for a few months you have made big progress in android hacking

Thanks in advance
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] shingers5:
you need to download android sdk 1.5 r2 and also the usb driver all in the wiki. then extract files to desktop. connect magic to pc and install driver from loaction when prompted. once that is done place tools folder in android sdk main folder on desktop. follow steps here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=530492

this is a safer method as it installs recovery options in case you kill device.

sdk tools and usb driver here:

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Rooting

use jerps method as it is easier
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] shingers5:
# Enable USB debugging on the device in settings->applications->development->"USB Debugging"

# Ensure you have the Android SDK downloaded, and the included USB driver installed correctly on your desktop.

# Open up a DOS prompt and "cd" to the tools subdirectory of your SDK folder.

# Make sure your usb cable is inserted and you have Fastboot and ADB installed and ready to use.

# Type the following command at your DOS prompt:

*

adb devices

You should see your Android phone's serial in the list. If you get an empty list, you need to sort out your USB driver.

on the 2nd link do only these steps above then carry using steps in 1st link!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] itm:
Can anyone recommend a good thumb-friendly interface to the WM calendar - ideally one which will integrate with the SPB Mobile Shell 3 calendar widget?

I've tried ThumbCal, both with and without the SPB Mobile Shell plug-in, but can't get the app to start reliably from the MS3 menu.

The standard TF3D calendar app is too fiddly for entering dates/times, as is Pocket Informant.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] RMU:
I've installed: GekoNewCal 2.0 works ok. i only want to have it opening when i select "New" :p
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Vanstra:
Is Thumbcal very unstable with Spb MS 3 ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] itm:
My experience is that Thumbcal is un-usable with MS3 - if you tap on the calendar widget it very rarely opens.

GekoNewCal looks interesting, but since it works for new appts only I'd prefer to integrate it with Pocket Informant. Does anyone know if that's possible?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] M0ng0:
Hi, is it Posible to Flash the Original HTC Touch Diamond Firmware on the Vodafone Version ( no Sim Lock Version ) without HardSPL?

Thanks

Michael
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] JulesWinnfield:
no its not possible without flashing hspl

greetz
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] garlog:
I wouldn't even flash a stock rom without hardspl.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] OCMAX:
need your help.

What program can I use to read and input chinese font ??

Thanks a million in advance.

Rgd,

max
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] davethebossman:
Hey, i'm an iPAQ 210/2xx owner. Flar suggested i throw this thread over here for you geniuses.

There's lots of interest in a new ROM for the 210 since it has VERY capable hardware (pxa 310, 128RAM, 256ROM) but very bad firmware. Unit sucks, could become great: it's like a handicap driving a Ferrari... a bad idea. I already have a throw-together kitchen from a certain xda member, looking for people with know-how to use it. I'm NOT one of those people.

This thing comes with 6.0 Classic, and it is soooo slow. The consensus is that either 6.1 or 6.5 needs to be ported onto this, along with some reg tinkering too... but that will come after porting has occurred i assume.

I/we really need the help, and although no there's real promise of money (since when is cooking a paid job?), there would be TONS of donations for a fast and stable rom. I can almost guarantee that part. I'd dish a handsome amount myself. HP has given up support in first 6 months of release, so new ROMs are the only hope for the machine.

Anyways, i'm looking for people to help out. I/we would love to employ your skills; it will likely be the fellow iPAQ users here that can assist. I can update you or hook you up with the smarter 210/2xx users so you can get the full scoop. Please PM me on xda, and one of the "home bases" for the device is Brighthand.com's iPAQ 210 forum. Look forward to ANY BIT OF HELP you people can offer. This really requires lots of knowhow since (apparently) deliberate attempts have been made in the design to prevent flashing easily. Thanks for considering the task! And if you want to help, make sure you have a paypal account.

Dave

P.S. There are a few people (like me) who are willing to sacrifice their devices if needed. Peace.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Speedyp:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=387232&page=8