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[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mitsi:
News from HTC

Hi All,

For your information, I sent the following question to HTC:

"Dear Sirs, I have an HTC Touch Diamond 2. I have requested information before on how to get Blackberry Connect working on this phone but had the response "we don't support third party applications". This is fair enough, but please see this link: http://www.htc.com/sea/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=497&news_id=61. If you support this on other HTC phones, then why not the Diamond 2? Do you have plans to develop this further? I would appreciate your help/comments on this please."

I received this response from HTC:

"New Response From [ Mike (EU team) ]

Hi Paul,

The link you found is for Asian devices, not European ones.

Blackberry Connect is not supported by HTC Europe and there are no plans to release the 3rd party application or test its compatibility.

Please contact Research In MOtion to see if there is compatible version for your device.

Best Regards

Mike"

Hopefully they will change their minds in the future. Has anyone tried RIM?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] tsetse_fr:
mine worked 2 days later

had to wait only because my orange data network was pending ...

now it works perfectly
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mitsi:
You all might want to try this - see cOrnholio's posts. They work for me to make the process following a soft reset much easier.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=520413&page=17

:D:D:D
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Zzzza:
Working on Topaz (Diamond2)

I followed the steps from here. Copy and set up the changeID, changed AKU to .1.6.3 - install BBconnect106 ang got PIN ( have patience,). Did the settings and BB is working fine. To avoid the BB to run before ChangeID choose Suspend at Startup in BB settings on your phone. Cheers from Hungary.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mitsi:
I tried this. Sure, it looks like Blackberry is working, it shows HTC-Raphael in the About tab, there is a pin and IP address, but if you try to send an email, it doesn't work. It tries for a minute or so then gives up. This is all with 104. Are you sure you can get it working on 106 including the ability to send and receive messages Zzzza?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] raduci:
Working !

AKU .1.6.1 BBconnect 106 Vodafone Romania, original 1.39.479.1 WM 6.1 Rom
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mitsi:
There doesn't seem to be any consistency here. I also have a stock rom (but mine is 1.39.405.2). I can't get BBC 106 to work at all. I have to use 104. Also, both AKU .1.6.1 AND .1.6.3 both work on mine.

Using cOrnholio's BBReloaded.exe program, this connects and then disconnects. I then have to go into BBSettings Status tab and Suspend and then Resume or Register Now on the Utility tab to get it working permanently. Does anyone else have to do this? This always ends with getting a new email to the System email which I have to delete (well, I don't HAVE to). Does anyone know a way of hiding this System email or automatically deleting it? This is just a further step to do, following a soft reset. I wish I knew enough about Mortscript to do this automatically following a soft reset.

Also, sometimes after a soft reset, manila fails to start, so I have to soft reset again. This happens about 40% of the time thus further prolonging the process...... Ho hum.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mitsi:
Well, I've tried 106 and now CAN get it to work. However, I can't get it to work without using cOrnholio's BBReloaded.exe program by suspending at start up as described by Zzzza. This could be because my company has IT security set up so that I need to input my password immediately after a soft reset. I think this part of the program does NOT suspend at start up. This then goes on to mess it all up somehow. Therefore, for me, 106 is the same as 104, together with all the problems!!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] natait27:
Working fine on Windows mobile 6.5

I´d like to thanks everybody in this forum as your comments have helped me a lot.

My procedure:

- Make sure you have uninstalled blackberry connect before doing the following.

- Attached you will find a small zipped executable (EnableBBCTopaz.exe). Unzip it and copy it over to the \windows\ folder of your device.

- Open a registry editor and navigate to HKLM\init

Create a new string with the name "Launch130" and a value of "EnableBBCTopaz.exe" (without the quotes of course)

If Launch130 already exists, choose a number higher than, it doesn't really matter, just make sure it is higher than the other entries so it get started after everything else.

This makes sure the exe ist started after every softreset.

- Make a softreset, or execute the EnableBBCTopaz.exe manually.

- The program changes your model-id from "HTC-Topaz" to "HTC-Raphael" in memory

- Install Blackberry Connect like you usually do: version 4.0.0.104

- After installation and the auto-reset through BBC open the BBC settings and go to the Info-Tab. Under device-name there should now be HTC-Raphael.

- Change the AKU String in the Registry HKLM\System\Versions to ".1.6.3".

- In BBConnect select "Suspend At Startup"

Many thanks!!!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] lucausee:
thanks

i have tried but does not compare connection and pin.....any solution? don't work

my configuration last official 6.5 rom and bbconnect 104 on diamond2....
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] MarcBB:
Hey Guys,

my first post on this forum, and i can give you an positive feedback.

got workin on Touch Diamond 2 for a couple of months now, without success.

the manual given by natait27 works perfectly.

an annotation from my side, after setting the "suspend on startup" and modifing the registry key, restart your device, go to system\blackberry, and klick the button under the "status" tab.

now the client should connect to the rim server, get an ip and PIN.

After that, activate your phone via BES or BIS appending to your config.

Many thanks from my side for all your passion putting BBConnect on the HTC Device.

ps. my technical business contact at Vodafone Germany was amazed to hear about that, maybe we'll get an working .1.0.x Version from VF DE soon? :)

KR, Marc
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] DeanPall:
Explorer

Hi Guys, have any of you had the latest version of explorer (mobile 6) working with the BlackBerry Connnect connection in windows mobile 6.5? I'm on the o2 networks and I get unlimited internet with my BlackBerry add-on but only if I'm connected through the BlackBerry service if that makes sense. I'd prefer to use Opera for browsing but I'd have to pay to use this as it uses the o2 mobile web rather than the BlackBerry connection. If I can get explorer working I'll be able to browse for nothing! :-)
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] mitsi:
Working WITHOUT SetModelID

Hi All,

I now have this working without all the SetModelId stuff. See here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5805874&postcount=77

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] dahoarty:
I've got this file to toggle Bluetooth On and Off.

Try the attached file. It works on my TP2.

It will create a log file in the root of your device.

Cheers!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Schmurtz1968:
Yes, it works ! ! !

thanks for sharing, mate :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] aqeelhaider:
Thanks mate. I was looking for this for quite some time. Now HTC Action Screen works like a charm on my PRO2 :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Pimmr:
Works like a charm. TYVM
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] stunno:
Excellent! Just what I have been looking for. Thanks for the file!

Now, does anyone know how to assign a different icon to the file?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] andrew-in-woking:
Icon for file

Hi all

Create a shortcut using Total Commander PPC in \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\. Use the file editor in Total Commander to edit the short cut adding the following string at the end of the existing text, without the quote marks:

"?\Windows\BTManager.exe,0"

Cheers

andrew-in-woking
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] sherwindjan:
Thank you so much... :D:cool:

I've waited for this so long!

(BT toggle never worked in PhoneWeaver or in Action Screens)

...btw, does anyone know an action screen for the TP2 where the BT toggle works?

Thanks everyone :o
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] dahoarty:
I now have a version of PhoneWeaver that toggles BT. I am waiting for permission to post on here as I am not sure if it will allow anyone to install it without purchasing a licence and to be fair to SBSH I wouldn't want to put something on here that was not locked in some way.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] aqeelhaider:
Action Screen with BT working

I have now my action screen working with bluetooth toggle. It is a modified version of http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=473059&highlight=hd+action+screen .
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] stunno:
Excellent! Works a treat, tyvm!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] schreda:
i made a cab and a icon for bttoggle!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Putra:
Thanx

Thanx! Very Nice!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] dahoarty:
After weeks of testing Miguel at SBSH (He is a superstar) has now fixed PhoneWeaver to switch Bluetooth. He has just given me permission to post the file on here.

For registered users just install it over the existing version. For new users you should be able to install it as a trial and I would be surprised after you've used it if you do not buy a licence key.

I have used the software for ages on all my previous devices and wouldn't be without it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] tgwaste:
does anyone know what registry value i can look at to tell if BT is on or off? this location has also changed with the new stack... :(
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] dahoarty:
Try: HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\General\Stackmode = 0 if off = 1 if on

Think this is right ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] tgwaste:
actually its: HKLM\Software\WIDCOMM\BTConfig\General\Stackmode

forgot the BTConfig.. thanks much!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] badai:
will the log file be overwrite each time we run this, or it will keep growing?

any other application that didn't write log file?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] badai:
any wifi toggle that works?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] stevedebi:
Just post a link to their site. any cab you post here would not be unlocked, but there might be newer versions (people read these threads at a later date).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] stevedebi:
Something wrong

With the default WM action key, which brings up the screen with 12 action buttons, one of which is BT; another is WiFi?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] chris-mak:
look

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5033468
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] AlCapone:
http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=250&act=sd&cat=all

It says: Improved Functions and Fixes:

1. The Financial Providers Icon (Yahoo!) was placed in the Stock Tab in TouchFLO to clearly indicate where the data originated.

2. The phone now shows the actual amount of RAM (288MB) instead of the amount used in previous models (256MB).

Can it really be such a short list ? - I bet the GPS and other fixes should be there as well..
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] udK:
Read before posting.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=544538
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] AlCapone:
yep - but the question remains ...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Phoenix:
It's Simple, they release the new roms to let the update from the radio and sms work, because with the roms that came with the Rhodiums it doesn't install because of the rom version...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] frogfoot:
All well and good, BUT the radio update still dosen't work even after flashing the new ROM, and how difficult could it have been to incorporate the two hotfixes into the new ROM.

Tom
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Black Phoenix:
Ask HTC about that question... Not me...:D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] PD:
It is same as rom release in Asia. Not sure why this small changes can become new rom release.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] cmonex:
what do you mean by it doesn't work?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] frogfoot:
After flashing the new ROM, I'm still unable to apply the Radio fix. I still get the Invalid vendor Id error.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fizzig:
Radio ROM doesn't work for me either

Did the same, flashed to the latest ROM version from HTC but I still got vendor ID error when trying the GPS radio hotfix... I've noticed that the radio upgrade isn't on the HTC site anymore... are they about to post one that actually works? Hopefully...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] truffle1234:
yes the ROM includes the SMS and the radio upgrade as well...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] frogfoot:
There must be a new ROM out, because when I flashed the ROM from the UK site the Radio version remained the same as the original, (I can't comment on the SMS fix because it never affected me)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] doublecheese:
Are you sure you're talking about the EUROPEAN ROM ? The European roms does not contain the new Radio !!!
[General Questions and Answers] zaibatt:
Sound volume is too low for all most video clips on youtube only some are fine …....... I don't know how to bring it up. Please suggest how to boost up its volume?
[General Questions and Answers] kskristinesmith:
There is no need to worry because there are certain ways to increase YouTube views and once that has been achieved, word of mouth will ensure that countless people see your online video. Like you there are many other people who have posted their videos on this site with a hope of becoming rich and famous.

Kristine

fast slim
[General Questions and Answers] paladinlin:
my titanium & start menu use stwater_480_800.jpg for background.

can i use respective file for titanium & start menu?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AlCapone:
I think the volume steps are too big, how can I reduce them ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] skycamefalling:
Just press with the finger onto the volume control where you want it to be.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AlCapone:
yep, but that won't fix the volume adjustment when "in pocket" - or using the RC E100 remote control...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Barneyabz:
*Bump*

I too am interested in this. I know the on screen one can be changed in single steps by using your finger, but the rocker switch on the side changes in steps of three, can this also be shortened to one?

Cheers

Barney
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] binning:
My phone was upgraded to WM6 by T Mobile.

Long story but I need to downgrade it back to WM5.

Any one have a link or a method to do this?

Any help appreciated.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] snafle:
I've been using the hero for about a week now, pretty solidly. At first I was getting annoyed with laggy accelerometer, laggy screen switches, lagg keyboard... last few days it seems like it has sped up hugely. I normally have a few RSS feeds, hi msn, music player, browser, maybe last fm and a few other bits open, especailly yesterday and today have noticed no appreciable slowdown.

So for people who are getting annoyed at sense, give it a week. I think dealing with a slightly laggy phone for a few days is a decent enough tradeoff for eventually getting a fast one, that still has the joys of sense.

Does anyone have any idea why it gets faster? Could it be a mechanism similair to windows superfetch, or perhaps some kind of self-optimising code? Or just psychological :) Whatever is it, I no longer get those little flashes of annoyance with the thing.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cbailey:
It will be this.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] snafle:
Cheers, I feel enlightened.

I personally suspect there's some kind of profiling/prefetching going on in android, maybe based around the preload daemon.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] TheBrit:
Did you change to a class 6 microSD card? I have heard that android maintains a swap file on it and everything works better with a class 6 card rather than the slower class 4 one supplied in the box.

Just a thought...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] trice1921:
I've been using a Class 6 card since i started using the hero and i haven't noticed any lag at all. For those who are experiencing lag, is you handset unbranded?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dvrvm:
Hm. My UI actually slowed down instead of speeding up. This especially after I rooted the Hero and installed Chinese IME. Might also come from the fact that the number of apps on my phone keeps growing and growing...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] snafle:
I'm white unbranded (beautiful...) and there's quite literally no lag anymore. You know the bit where you type and get ahead of the keyboard? Stopped happening on tuesday.

Man and machine in perfect harmony :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
I've also experienced some terrible lag on the keyboard and am hoping that what you report is correct. I should also be getting my 8 gb micro sdhc card today or tomorrow (class 6) so hopefully that will speed things up a little also. I'll let you guys know how It goes.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] mwatson:
How do you indentity the class of the sd card? is there a code printed on it?

Mansn, i've PM'ed you, check your message inbox.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] nicelad_uk:
Depends, some cards there is a number in the top right corner, others just don't have anything. There is a program for the PC when you put the memory card in a card ready which will assess its speed, just can't remember what its called.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bgorin:
Mine is lagging as much as it was on the first day. I'm curious about the class6 sd. Maybe it's a solution. Thank you for keeping in touch about that :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] snafle:
My keyboard has slowed back down again :D It's started lagging and selecting the alt-key at least once a text message. The rest of it seems to have slowed back down aswell. I'm going to try work out what's doing this, at the moment the two new apps I've used are Peep and imeem.

I believe I have an 8gig class6 sd. Might be class4.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] piflechien:
Using a class 2, 4 or 6 won't speed up the UI since it's on the main memory not on the card.

I have a class6 and it is laggy
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ovek:
Whilst most of my experience with the Hero has been lagged it just seems to get worse day after day.

The keyboard for example which I loved at first has become quite appalling to use now, I mean i've never been a fast typer on virtual keyboards but I feel now that with the keyboard as it is now on my phone is actually slowing me down further!

:eek:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
The phone slows down a little for me to from time to time. I just reboot it and it is real fast again. Also I'm hoping that the Class 6 Transcend card will give a noticeable boost.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] snafle:
Klling peep really seems to help. It does seem like a good amount of the HTC software has lots of room for improvement, but it makes the phone so much nicer to use than standard android. Hopefully we'll get an update soon.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] fozzieb:
why don't the apps just close when you shut them? ok i understand peep and mail... still running as it updates at intervals but i had 10 apps running last night, albums, video player, barcode scanner, google maps, doggcatcher and more, the phone was almost unuseable.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rhedgehog:
i know mine has speeded back up after i uninstaled a few apps.

Locale seemed to really slow mine down, Peep does as well, and astrid kept causing the home button bug.

Since i got rid of those, it is a whole heap better.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] fozzieb:
mm i use astrid, what is the home screen bug? do use any other app in its place?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rhedgehog:
hadn't even started using it to be honest. got it as a plug in for locale so i could have GPS based reminders, but didn't get a chance to try it out.

basically the bug is in a few other threads, where once you hold the home key to view recent apps, it unlocks the binding to touchflo and it asks whether you want to use touchflo or the base android homescreen.

stopped as soon as i uninstalled astrid. also happens with Task Manager by Wing Shen. but that is another thread....
[Hero, G2 Touch General] fozzieb:
ah yeh i see it now. very strange
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Coolchedder:
Clock slowing down my Hero

a few days ago my Hero was severely laggy to the point that i was like WTF....But when i removed the HTC widget clock # 8 and the people app the speed dramatically improved. Not sure what it is about those two things but the HERO is blazing fast now and i am blowing teh mind of the iPhone fanboys with the wikitude app and the smoothness of the Hero. :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] The Jones:
I maintain that the people widget is the cause of a few problems. Is anyone with me!?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] plbelanger:
Yeah that big default HTC clock seems to cause a bit of lag. To be honest not sure the point of it when there is a statusbar clock..I removed it and just put a small weather widget in its place.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] stripealipe:
Yeah, i got these problems too, but taking off the HTC Clock/Weather widget, the People widget and the Peep widget has sped things up plenty.

I also added a class 6 SDHC card and this has made big big improvements in various areas.

The album list in grid view now loads a lot quicker and also scrolls totally smooth now.

The people list now runs a little quicker, though HTC need to work on their code in this area. I think it's slow due to it updating Facebook updates amongst other things.

The camera seems to take pics a little quicker. Just feels snappier definitely.

Generally the phone feels better with the new card.

I'm also using Advanced Task Manager every now and then to keeps things under control when needed. This app is very cool and works excellently on Hero.

Now my phone is a joy to use. I'm def looking forward to some serious optimisation from HTC on their next update though. There's plenty room for improvement from this first build.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] riz157:
I've have currently both orange branded and white htc hero unbranded, i must say white hero seems to work faster and less lag.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] plbelanger:
Does branded have additional things/services running by default?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] robboy:
Well I have taken the people widget off and there seems to be a big speed up. BTW my hero wasn't slow until I add contacts into my address book
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ovek:
I've got the setup spot on now, it never slows down or lags. Of course I've switched off all the widgets bar the small weather one the rest of my screens are used more like a iPhone - page after page of icons.

Seems to defeat the purpose of the HTC Hero... but never mind. ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kiz:
I removed the people app (didn't really like it anyway) and have noticed a huge speedup. Thanks for the hint!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Huey85:
I've found that even with using a class 6 microSDHC, the UI is still as laggy as it originally was when using the microSD that came in the box.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] fozzieb:
the sd card will not speed the phone up, all the apps are running of the internal memory, it is that mem that is slow not the sd card.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kevinof:
I did the same and saw an immediate speed up. Shame as I actually like the people widget. I think HTC need to have a programmer take a good look at the coding for this widget.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] The Jones:
You may as well go back to the standard Android home screen which I am considering doing. The Hero is unbelievably fast without the Sense UI!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] superkayser:
Killing peep and people widget gave me great speed up too. thx for the hint!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] pjmurphy77:
Wow, feels like a new phone after turning off these items!!

Nice catch!