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[Hero, G2 Touch General] jarekt:
I've just bought a Hero and I seriously think of leaving WinMo. I had a lot of WM devices since my first Himalaya and after Xperia and THD I really don't think that there will be any WinMo device that just works as promised by MS. Problems, problems, problems.. I'm really impressed by Android (and HTC who changed it in Hero considerably). It's not a perfect device but its soooo refreshing to play with something that is really thought over. It's very similar to iPhone in terms of UI which is good of course.

The main disadvantage is the screen. Screen in Hero is better in all terms except of resolution. I have problem only in such screen dependent activities like comics reading and web browsing (web browsing is almost as good as on HD thanks to great default android web browser, multitouch etc). When SE will bring its android device with WVGA and Android 2.0 I'll buy it immediately :P Text input experience is similar to THD (it's so HTC :P) but i like Hero more thanks to better usability of dictionary/T9.

What else? I love HTC Sense interface (its much more customizable than TF3D). I love app market (I cannot imagine why no one made it for WM ages ago). There are tons of pros of Hero and even reading reviews before haven't prepared me for so positive user experience. For example when i bought the device i have put in simcard and voila - it's working. All settings, even weather and time where set up automatically (there is localization service integrated in the OS). It synchronizes with Exchange and Google with a breeze.

Of course there are some limitations (like crippled BT) but I have decided to give Hero a try. I'm keeping THD and will try to switch all my professional stuff to google.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] n17eel:
I've got a Touch HD atm, and have been thinking about the exact same thing.

Does anyone know if the Hero is better, and if it has the same features, e.g, radio, sat-nav, and HD-screen?

Thanks :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] jarekt:
Are You kidding? There's no hd screen, radio fm and navigation software is very limited on Hero. Just check the spec before asking such question.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sproxy:
I agree with the above poster. Have been using Hero for a week and my HD is with my wife until she gets her TP2.

Hero and android is quite interesting and have very nice fetures that might be interesting to consumers.

However if you have been using windows mobile for a reason (office compatibility, exchange, screen resolution), android seems to have a long way to go before you can take it serious. Talking about about exchange, it is HTC that needs to do the hard work for the obvious reasons. It is a great step they have taken the challange to implement exchange, and will take a few iterations to get it right. Out of box Exchange functionality was the main reason I have considered Hero.

I am surprised to say this but, pocket outlook seems to be doing a great job managing multiple inboxes, sms and so on. It is not fancy, but does the job perfectly. Mail folder hierarchy is an example. Missing task/notes synchronisation is another weakness off the current implementation. Hopefully, newer version will address these issues.

Android on the other hand beats windows mobile hands down for the location API's available to the community. User interface, market availibility, screen type are also otherstength due to being a new operating system as opposed to winmob legacy roots. Perhaps windows mobile 7 will reverse this situation.

I am still interested in Hero and certainly keeping it but need to find a way to use both phones at once :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] andy2111:
Moved from HD to Hero

I've had the Hero for a couple of weeks now but I'm keeping my HD for the time being.

Current thoughts:

I prefer the big screen on the HD, but the quality of the Hero's display is better

I have typing problems with the on screen keyboard. Due to the small size of the screen I find the buttons are too small and so it's not as easy to use as the iPhone is (I know I can rotate the phone to get a bigger keyboard but this doesn't change my views on this)

Bluetooth isn't as good as WinMo. I understand that there is less bluetooth support in Android and my specific issue is that once paired to my car, the dashboard phone keypad stops working so you press the "on" button on the phone to get the phone's on screen keypad and... you end your call as the on and end call buttons are the same!

Exchange Sync seems to work OK, but it's not quite as clever as WinMo e.g. you get weekday repeating appointments still popping up at the weekend

Internet connection sharing is OK once you work out how to use it. Even after installing the HTC sync software and driver on your laptop/PC you then have to set a "debug option" on the phone to install another driver and then, finally it works

Having to select mount and unmount to make the SD card visible is a pain and not nearly as hassle free as WinMo

The app store is great - really like that

There are far fewer settings and config items when compared to WinMo, not saying this is bad, just different

The back button is in a really bad position, makes it hard to press 'back' with your thumb

I know nothing abour Linux or Android, so I've gone from a WinMo flashing expert to a Noob overnight!

The trackball seems very sensitive and I'd like to be able to slow it down a bit like you can a mouse in Windows

The new notification screen is brilliant - really slick

I've had a few stutters when loading or switching apps, but I wouldn't describe the phone as laggy

I miss the WinMo task manager, yes I know Android works differently so I guess that's just me needing to get used to it

And as for the Sense UI...... this is brilliant. In fact I think that with the Hero I'm actually getting a pure HTC experience rather than Android. From what I can see the skinning of the UI is so deep that everything I do is HTC Sense driven (until you load an app of course). The more I use the UI the more I like it and I think I might force myself to go back to the HD for a few days to see how much I'd miss Sense

In summary, for me it's a great phone but as I said above I think this is largely down to the HTC UI. So if you put the same UI on the HD hardware it would probably be my perfect phone and to be honest if they could iron out a few of the niggles mentioned above, I wouldn't care if it was running Android or WinMo. I'm sure we'll see HTC launch something like this later in the year as they seem to launch phones every five minutes. Then my HD and Hero will be both on eBay!

These are just my personal opinions, hope they help anyone thinking of moving from an HD to the Hero.
[General Questions and Answers] Ncruze:
I just bought an Omnia HD here in the states. As everyone one knows it' hasnt been marketed here for some reason, i just dont know why. And because of that im having major problems with my HD. Tmobile services it but since it's an unlocked phone that they dont promote not all services will be supported by them. The HD comes with A-gps turn by turn navigation, IM and Email. Those three are what i cant use. is there a symbian site or some third party application i can use as alternatives for these?? i downloaded google map but that doesnt go hand in hand with the gups navigation and i have to get online to check my email instead of it coming directly to my phone. I mean it's almost pointless to buy this phone if no network in the US can support all it's features. Please helllllp :((
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
As you know this is an HTC devices only forum so you won´t get too much atention, however in off topic section there is a thread regarding samsung, perhaps there you can find more help.

Good luck,
[General Questions and Answers] hendrixus:
www.samsung-omnia.org
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RSchmauk:
Hi. I have used 65mb out of 74mb of internal memory, but I'm not shure on what, because I have Cyanogen's ROM that should send the apps to the SD.

Is there anything I could be missing?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fleebailey33:
it should always have about that much free then.

Do you have an ext3 or ext2 partition? please read
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supremeteam256:
Have you cleared data and cache on browser? That can take up alot of space.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsnipuhx:
Cache maybe? app data? and what others said, possibly browser stuff.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dreddge:
This has been answered twice in Cyanogens thread

Go here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=537204&page=176

and here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=537204&page=186
[General Questions and Answers] fia1:
re pedia pws kanw anagnwrisi agnvstwn ari8mwn sto kinito?Yparxei kapio programa pou mporw na katevasw apo edw? An 3erete peite mou analytika, sasparakalw ti akrivws kanw , gt eimai asxeti apo pc,apo kinita k apo agglika......;)

Eyxaristw
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Welcome to forums

English is the official languaje here, so you must at least provide a translation

Good luck,
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tigermain:
When the phone turns on I get the following error:

"BTTrayCE is not a valid Pocket PC Application"

I have no idea how I've done it, if I click the bluetooth icon in settings nothing happens.

Any ideas how I can fix it?!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] michi123:
Do a search around here. Some versions of TomTom break the TP2 bluetooth. Can be fixed by overwriting the files.......info somewhere in this forum, don´t have the link at hand, though....
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tigermain:
Thanks thats probably exactly what caused it, will dig around
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mikeage:
Hi,

I'm having a problem entering a password in a midlet using Cinta's 6.8 Lite, with either Esmertec Jbed 20090217.5.1R2.cab or the 2008 version included in CRC's deviceupdate (I don't recall the exact version).

I'm trying to use 2.0.6 of the gmail midlet (which worked just fine using the same versions of Java with my previous WM6.1 rom (CRC's 13.4 naked bigstorage)), and whenever I enter my password it doesn't show up in the password field. I can see the characters as I'm entering them (either using the SIP or the HW keyboard), but when I click on "OK", and return to the main login screen, the password field remains blank.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] + Que PPC:
Xtrange i didnt use that java of Gmail... i use the default Outlook email sync to gmail yahoo mail and hotmail...

I suggest to....

ASK IN CINTA'S thread... please... Thnaks is a trouble in the rom ask in the rom...

cheers! :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] addicus:
I'm having the same issue using Tai's V24 Ultralite. I have to enter the passwords 1 character at a time. (Enter a character, get out of the password field and repeat until the password is complete). The field seems to only accept one * at a time so you can input all the characters but only one is accepted. Luckily it keeps the previous character.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mikeage:
Hrmm... sometimes I can get it to accept one character, other times not. I haven't figured out the pattern yet, although I did note that when I push more than one, if the second doesn't show up, it will take the first!

Any tips/tricks?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MystaMagoo:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=527003
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] addicus:
That worked Magoo. Thanks. I hadn't ran into the problem since I hadn't flashed for 2 weeks or so and forgot I had that fix. LOL!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mikeage:
thanks! worked perfectly
[P3470 General] Herco M.:
Hello, I'm trying to get Tomtom installed on a chinese clone Pharos, but I only get the following message: "This device is not compatible with TomTom NAVIGATOR" Anyone who had this before and knows a solution?

Can I install another ROM on it? ( maybe that helps?)

I now have ROM 01.001.1 CHS
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] thangkls:
I have a question:

When I click on Programs menu : there're many applications that are useless for me but I can't remove it ( most of theme is rom's software ) and now I want :

+ Create a new folder - example " useless " then move shortcut/link of programs ( google maps/internet sharing/sim manager ) that I don't use to there. I checked \windows\startmenu\programs but rom's applications aren't there so Is there anyway to do this without cook rom ? ( because I don't know how to do this )

Kind regards !
[G1 Apps and Games] fleebailey33:
I didn't see this mentioned anyway, but i found it.

Does anyone use an alternative browser? and if so which one. Personally I am really liking Coco browser. Seems nice, and based of webkit, so it is really similar.

The tab features is much better then default as well. looks more like safari/firefox, etc.
[G1 Apps and Games] CBowley:
Does it refresh all the time? I have tried a few and the stock one is the best so far. The only problem I have with it is the stupid refreshing every couple minutes. 3g is useless if the stupid browser is always refreshing haha.
[Touch HD General] gogoli:
I have this touch hd from 2 month and everything was ok till 2 weeks ago when the screen start to give me problemes. When i was pressing something in screen, the cel respnd me completely other thing.

I have make a reset than flashed a new rom, nothing. Tested with mymobiles and everything is ok in PC screen. Now the touch is completely dead, the screen is Ok but when I press nothing hapens.

So any advise, is a problem of digitalizer or there is something more?

Thanks!
[Touch HD General] bugsywabbit:
sent for repair, seems to be a common issue.... i had the same issue, they had to change the screen.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] chrisps:
Sorry, this is probably a really stupid question, but if you have an unlocked HTC Hero (i.e. not from T-Mob or Orange), do you still need to root it to replace the roms? On my sim-free G1 from the Google Dev Network, I can replace the roms, but obviously it is aimed specifically at developers so might be different.

The reason I ask is that I have just bought an unlocked HTC Hero with a new contract from Mobiles.co.uk, but customer retention on my existing contract have just offered me a frankly unbelievable deal with a free HTC Magic which is really tempting me. However, if I would not have to root the Hero, but would have to root the Magic and thus void the guarentee, that might swing it.

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] NguyenHuu:
an "unlocked" phone just means it is sim unlocked and you can use it with other GSM cariers. Just pop in a different cariers sim and you can use the phone on their network.

It does not have anything to do with modding a phone. So if you would like to mod your phone with new roms and what not, root is still required for most situations.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] PhilipL:
Hi

I've just purchased and received one of these http://www.superetrader.co.uk/extended-battery-for-htc-touch-diamond-2200mah-p-4207.html

Only £10.00 so couldn't go wrong really. The back in my opinion is better than some others I've seen as it doesn't bulge out then in, but is flat apart from the recess for the camera.

The back cover is glossy and doesn't have the same quality paint job as the original which is perhaps to be expected however you can't tell unless you look hard, and you could always spray over it if you wanted to and have a matt finish. It fits perfectly.

I haven't given it a run yet to check the battery life time but it should be double what it is now.

Thought it might be of interest for UK owners.

Regards

Phil
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] jcan:
Sounds very good... I like the fact that it doesn't add extra size or distort the shape of the device, as one would expect with a battery of such a capacity. As a result, although I already owned a 1350mAh battery, I ordered this one too.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] gkai:
Well, it is indeed interesting, but you are mistaken if you think that it does not add extra size: your d2 will be, judging from the pic, about 3 mm thicker. What the original poster meant was that those 3mm are constant over the whole backplate, it is not a bulge limitted to the battery. I think 3mm is acceptable, even if it mean it will not fit in any case :-(...

I'll wait a little bit to see if extended batteries fitting in the original backplate appear. Not 2 times the capacity obviously, this would not be physically possible, but a 1300-1400 mAh should be possible I think. Like your 1350 mAh for example :-) Did you check the battery life compared to the original? improved, or not?

If not, this battery is an option :-)
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] jcan:
Well, I have a silicon case from PDAir, and my hope is that it can be stretched a bit to accommodate the extra 3mm... But even if it doesn't, I would still opt for the prolonged battery life against the case: My 1350 mAh battery is an improvement from the original, but nothing too spectacular. If for example I play games, or use the phone actively, I still have problems in making it through the day...

What I wouldn't like from a battery at all, is to seriously affect the size, or distort the shape of the device. But as far as I understand, this is not the case with this one... Who knows? It may even fit in my silicon case, as I mentioned earlier... We will know soon about that! :)
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] pocketpc@portugalmail.pt:
I think it's good to have a battery that lasts longer, but the bricks again no, it is better to have an extra battery and charger base. ;)
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] StuartMaher:
This is the disadvantage of the MDA-Compact V. Overall a prettier phone than the vanilla TD2, but i'd give my back teeth for this battery...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] PhilipL:
Hi

The thinkness is more than 3mm extra, probably around 6mm, and I'd be quite surprised if a silicone case would stretch enough. As already mentioned I didn't mean the back was the same thickness as the original, just it was flat and uniform so didn't look as odd.

It does make the phone more brick like, I quite like it as it feels better to hold on a phone call, but will not be to everyone's taste, especially if you like slipping it into pockets. But for £10 it is quite a bargain if you really need the extra battery life time and apart from having a spare battery or a charging pack it is the best option available at the moment I think.

I expect the battery to last twice as long being twice the capacity. So far it's been on 100% all day even though I've had a couple of quick phone calls and sent and received a handful of text messages.

Case wise it will not fit a case designed for the Topaz, but now fits perfectly in a Tytn II case.

Regards

Phil
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] gkai:
By the way, where did you buy your 1350 mAh battery?

Mine last exactly one day when I use the device a lot...Well, a lot for me: my typical heavy usage is not to use the TD2 constantly, nor playing much games...mostly I make a few pics, use the GPS a little and read ebooks a lot. I could theoretically empty my TD2 in less than one day... but in practice it has never happened, even if very close.

I think your 1350 mAh would suit me great, a little extra security and I will have the original battery as a backup when away from a plug for more than a day (typically, long plane trips...), this way I will not have to worry about saving my main battery to still be able to make an emergency call...

I think that given my use case, it would be better than this 2200 mAh, which is very nice, but too bulky for me :-/
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] jcan:
I bought it from here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/DIAMOND2-LONG-LIFE-BA-S360-COMPATIBLE/dp/B002AANPYG
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] tanekki:
Does the 1350 battery perform noticably better than the standard 1100?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] jcan:
As I said, nothing too impressive...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] jcan:
Just bought the 2200 mAh battery. The size is indeed bigger, and although the phone's shape is unchanged, it does bevome more brick-like. As some people correctly predicted in this forum, the silicon case cannot be used with this size (although if the size was marginally smaller, I think it would work, but anyhow this is just theoretical...).

I believe that the choice of a 2200 mAh battery is just a matter of personal taste: I personally vote for the extra hours that I use my device even if I have to sacrifice the small size, but then this is just me...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] jcan:
By the way, does anyone know if larger silicon cases exist in the market, which can accommodate the thicker TD2?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] PhilipL:
Hi

The double capacity battery is running great. It's odd as it seems to provide a lot more than double the run time of the original battery. I have to wonder if the original supplied battery is really providing the power it claims:confused:

Regards

Phil
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Bothkill:
Still satisfied with the 2200 mAh battery?

What about the back cover? Does it fit nicely? Getting looser since started using it?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ni720:
hello,

i wanted to know if there is a way to determine which version of the htc sapphire you get without using the device actually.

Is it possible do find the numer pvt32a printed on the box or something like that?

is there a imei range for 288mb or anything else?

or is the ram size printed on the box?

thx in advance!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Isilmalith:
My Magic had it actually printed on the Box.

Another general rule, as far as I know:

every HTC-Branded Magic (without "with Google") has got 288MB

every branded Magic has got just 192MB
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ni720:
thanks for your answer,

the thing is a friend of mine has a 288mb device with the "with google" logo printed on the backside and "vodafone" on the front

was it printed on your white-orange htc box?

do you have 192 or 288 megs?

i fear that also a few 288mb devices have 192 printed on the outside so that it is only possible to make sure if you turn the magic on and look inside the storage menu
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ClintonH:
Sure your not looking at the ROM memory instead of RAM ?

Clinton
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Isilmalith:
Thats how my package looks like:

Yeah.. the image quality is bad, its my Magic :D

And yeah, generally a Vodafone branded "With Google" has just 192MB of Ram.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] pcm2a:
All of the Roger's Magics are supposed to have 288mb of ram and they are "branded".
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ni720:
oh, ok.

thank you! :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] ClintonH:
Hes talking about google branded .:rolleyes:

The Rogers magic is HTC branded but not " with google " :)

Clinton
[P3600 General] filjoa:
Hi

have any software witch make backups automatic fo contacts, appointements, documents, etc?

for example I program backup for save (contacts, appointements, documents, etc.) every days at 8:00AM

some one know?
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ClashOfThe:
I have a UK branded t-mobile Hero and want to know how to see if it's a dev phone or not (i'm 99.9% sure it won't be).

I want to be able to spot one when i see it ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] frcko:
There is no difference in hardware itself. Dev software usually has a HTC Confidential watermark cross the screen which cannot be removed unless you update ROM (see http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-hero-additional-hands-on/2104098)
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] ClashOfThe:
cheers for the reply mate :)

i wasn't sure if it had anything to do with rooting etc but i've had a read up and am slightly less in the dark now ;)