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[HD2 Accessories] antilagman:
chongbh,

did you notice to see if the positive and negative are the same as the stock battery, my friend had bought one of the those and the terminals were the opposite way round? he didnt use it incase it damaged the phone.
[HD2 Accessories] chongbh:
If you never mention, I would not have notice but I have use it and so far it is ok.

Guess the printing of the label covering the battery is wrong but no problem of using the phone so far and I have send an enquiry to the seller so see what he say about it.
[HD2 Accessories] mskip:
Im sure its ok but please let us know what the supplier says as im waiting for one to be delivered. Thanks.
[HD2 Accessories] mahsher:
I got Andida 1600mah battery from eBay too. Now its charging.

Battery Test shows 12296 mah ~ 1230 mah.

Can someone else confirm this?
[HD2 Accessories] JayVee:
Got mine Andida battery the day before yesterday. So too short to say something about the performance. It charged and it fits.

But yes I can confirm that battery test shows 12296 mAh. But I am not really sure how this tool works and where this value is read from. What is strange is the fact that all batteries do exactly show the same value (12296 mAh). Regardless if it is the original one or the replacemant battery. Absolutely no tolerance... (?)

Best regards
[HD2 Accessories] tobbbie:
Which "Battery Test" are you using to get the capacity measured?
[HD2 Accessories] mahsher:
This one View attachment htc_battery_test.cab.
[HD2 Accessories] tobbbie:
Ok, it seems this one relies on the battery driver to calculate the capacity. As for my devices there is no data from the battery driver, I have taken a very simple approach to get batteries measured and compared - already a few posts earlier:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5558383#post5558383

Just try this method and I am sure you will see differences.
[HD2 Accessories] liamR:
This is the test i'm running right now on the original battery and the Andida battery, I'll post the results as soon as the test is completed...
[HD2 Accessories] vaurdan:
I just recived my Andida 1600mAh battery. Let's test it :)
[HD2 Accessories] g.lewarne:
so far, my andida is running much better than my stock battery. It has only had once cycle yet, but im at 6pm on day two so thats a better achievement for me already :)

I did cycle that battery once, by charging it in the phone to 100% (reported)

i then attached it to a little 200ma constant draw circuit with my usb multimeter recording current draw and time until the battery protect circuitry cut it off.

Computer measured a capacity of approximately 1523mAh from the battery, whereas the same test on my htc battery registered about 1140mAh
[HD2 Accessories] tefots:
then

this is the best spare battery for hd2 ?.
[HD2 Accessories] liamR:
I got some results...

The original HTC battery manage to stay alive for 300.35 minutes.

The Andida battery manage to stay alive for 257.82 minutes.

both the batteries was tested exactly the same way according to this test. The Andida battery cycled 4 times before the test while the original HTC battery cycled more than 60 times.

I'll run a few more tests to compare these results.
[HD2 Accessories] tobbbie:
I have expected the original battery to be the best - so it seems to prove :-)

When the drain is running, can you briefly check what the battery driver is reporting as current drain? I think the battery drivers have much improved over time and their readout should be ok now.

Check two or three times at different % values just to be sure you catch the right value. When inserting the data in the evaluation sheet (you need the "transpose" option when copy/paste a column to a line) you also get the values for the calculated capacity. I have not put a description how to handle the Excel file - but there are 3 examples, so you should be able to figure out yourselves.
[HD2 Accessories] moneysaver05:
so is the andid battery actually a 1600mah or not?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] FF666:
Hi all,

Question about the battery charge time of the TD2. I noticed that charging for me takes really long! I just have this phone and in the beginning a full charge would take me about 5 hours. Now It takes more than 6! The first 75 % goes quite fast, but the remaining 25% takes hours! I have no significant activity in the background. Any ideas on why this is and how this can be prevented?

thanks in advance

Update: Last night I recharged to 75%. This morning I resetted my phone and it said it was fully charged! Its a software bug probably. I believe ther was an issue with the Topaz not completely charging (led does not turn green) and that there was a cab for it? Maybe I have this issue?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] arrow224:
Charging from USB from computer takes me ages, even with phone, wi-fi, bluetooth and screen off.

Charging from the supplied wall charger with just screen off takes less time. 0 to about 80% in 2 or 3 hours? I have never timed it exactly, but that is about the time it takes.
[HD2 General] ofuroinu:
Hi everyone.

I always uses GPRS connection for my daily habits continuously connected.

I don’t know why suddenly sometime my msn disconnected & keep asking to retry & same goes with Opera or other Programs related to internet.

Every time I need to restart the hand held to refresh the connection sometimes happens twice a day.

No such problem with TYTN II in the past, I wonder where is the problem?

I have checked all the settings.

Hope someone can help me out.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] boolat:
Hello,

on htc hero, we have an adapter cable for video output?

Because I want to buy a TFT touch screen in my car is connect my htc hero on the touch screen is used in my car.

Thank you
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] pulser_g2:
Sorry, I don't think that is possible. As far as I am aware, the only output you can get from the device's USB port (other than USB and charging input of course) is audio output and possible (not sure) microphone in.

I am not aware of any video-out capabilities, and certainly have not heard of touchscreen input to allow another screen to be used. Unfortunately I don't think this is possible.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] boolat:
thx reply anon2122 ...

no luck for me :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] Branwen:
I saw discussion of this on the Dream forum.

It sounded like it was possible, but would require opening up your phone, and soldering new connections onto the MiniUSB socket.

I think no-one tried it
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] boolat:
when a tester?

I'm leaving ...

but I need the schema.
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] prettyha8:
I have heard something about Video long while back. But can't find that info again. I too am interested.

here is the pinout for the Hero's funky usb port: hxxp://pinouts.ru/PDA/htc_extUSB_pinout.shtml
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] boolat:
still no solution in sight?
[Hero, G2 Touch Accessories] pulser_g2:
According to the pinout, there is no capability for video out through the port. There's

1	USB VCC +5v

2	USB Data -

3	USB Data +

4	N / C

5	USB GND

6	Left Audio +

7	Sense

8	Audio - (GND)

9	Switch (Talk)

10	Right Audio +

11	Mic +

12	Chassis Ground (GND)

but no mention of video. Any video mod would involve hacking the inside of the phone, replacing the screen connector to a new, compatible screen, dealing with touchscreen issues and resolution (latter easy to sort by a new ROM).

So, no, and I don't think there will be one for a long time (if ever) :(
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] WindMo:
I bought a Rogers HTC Magic and unlocked - currently with Wind.

I have been using the Rogers original software version 1.5.

I am unsatisfied with the battery performance.

This is my usage:

-about 30 minutes of talk

-about 20 SMS

-about 10 minutes of browsing

-15-30 minutes of gaming

From 8:30am to 11:30am, I have about 20% battery left.

Is this a normal performance for the battery?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shael:
yup its what ive got it sucks :(
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bradyonly:
I have a Roger's magic and I can get mine to last 3 days or so without a charge. I limit it to 2G though and turn off auto syncing with gmail. I text like mad, like 100s of texts in a day so the screen is on pretty often. The auto syncing does drain battery pretty bad.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] nevek:
I'd suggest you to turn the brightness lower or to use it less :p.

I ran into the same issue at the beginning but that's because I wouldn't put the thing down for 2 min.

But now my battery runs easily for 2 days without charging! (I still make calls and send sms)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] minniecafe:
Mine also a Rogers Magic 32A and I am very happy with it. I will browse almost 2 hours and games for an hour. You might need to turn off the program running at the back, it helps to improve the battery life a lot. Update to donuts will also help a lot too!
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] DopyG:
Where is it possible to find a faceplate for HTC Magic 32a european non-branded?

I found this cool one: http://www.sw-box.com/htc-magic-google-g2-full-housing-faceplate-cover-black.html

But I dont know if HTC MAgic/G2 is 32a or 32b :(

I really need help for this since my 32a faceplate is really ugly now...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] swissp:
read these

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=599854

confirms that there are two models but that the easiest to find is the one for 32A. I'd say the one from you link is for 32A.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=577690

has links to the service manual if you want to give it a go but it may not be as simple as you'd think, be careful

by the way, both thread are on the front page... a little reading never hurts :rolleyes:
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] DopyG:
I've red them both, but I didnt really find some answer af first :D

After reading both post again I found an answer ;)

The 32b have a microphone at the opposite of 32a.

Thanks for the answer :D
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] pops25:
Please help.

How use MTTY in NIKI100???
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Rataplan:
Here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=390606
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] pops25:
thanks...its help
[Nexus One General] eysham:
Hi,

a problem that many might have:

I need a camera free device to go to work with.

how hard is it to dismantle the camera? do I need a full open heart surgery?

or is it almost plug and play?

Eysham
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
You're better off taking off the battery cover and putting electrical tape over the camera, then putting the battery cover back on. That way you should be able to slide by. I read that the camera doesn't come off... you'd have to break it off, I guess.
[Nexus One General] eysham:
i dont need the N1 bad enough to risk getting shamefully fired... :rolleyes:

if security demands no camera i need to be with no camera. no playing around sliding with duck tape...

where did you read about the camera not beeing detachable? do you remember?

eysham
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
I believe it was in the Engadget hands on review... someone asked in the comments.
[Nexus One General] eysham:
thanks, but couldn't find it...
[Nexus One General] laztpn0i:
Why not just get a cheapo phone with no camera for work, and when your off work just switch the sim card to the N1.
[Nexus One General] eysham:
same reason I dont want to drive a cheapo beatup 1977 VW beetle to work and save my new R8 Audi (I wish...) to weekends...

and all just because there is a speed limit in the work place's internal parking lot...

eysham
[Nexus One General] DavidC1980:
It must be almost impossible to have a camera free phone these days. 5 years ago I worked for a company where cameras were banned (car industry, spy photos of future models are common but rather unhelpful to the companies) but it was when cameras were only just being added to phones.

If I was still there now I have no idea what phone I would have!
[Nexus One General] Baldyman1966:
No phones that have cameras have "removable cameras". Some may have cameras you can remove, but you will have to at least partially dismantle your phone and actually cut out (or de-solder) a working component to do so. If you do that good luck getting any kind of replacement if it goes wrong.
[Nexus One General] sennister:
The no cameras thing is tough with phones. I had a job a while back like that. It was tough to find a phone that didn't have a camera back then. We had to go with Blackberrys as they were about the only option. As for sneaking around with it. That wasn't an option the guys that were checking had guns and the ability to lock you away for a very long time for breaking the rules. I would have been lucky to only get fired.
[Nexus One General] eysham:
there must be a way to detach it though...:(
[Nexus One General] jubeh:
The camera is not detachable because of the AF mechanism, it's surrounded by a metal casing that keeps the whole mechanism and sensor in place. Sure, you can remove it, but you won't be able to put it back.
[Nexus One General] tigger80:
You have 2 options

1. Leave the phone in the car ( should be safe in your compaies car park)

2. Get a small pin and drive it thourgh the lens, which will make the camera useless, and your employer can check if they wish.

Where do you work?

I'm thinking, a Cash center, at some air port, or some electronics company or a cleaner at MI5/6 / CIA
[Nexus One General] sennister:
I think this link will confirm that there will be no way to remove it. The only option would be to destroy it.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-One/1654/2
[Nexus One General] cuitao:
I will asume there is a cord which connected the camera to the mainboard.

in most of the case, the camera is just a modul. you can remove it if you dissemble the device.
[Nexus One General] firedup:
Hide the phone up your arse.
[Nexus One General] hpn:
How?

If you remove the camera and get your phoe "legalized" at work, how easy would it be for you to bring a new phone with camera two weeks later? Will they check it each time?

If they dont, some security... :)
[Nexus One General] eysham:
great!! thanks for the info....

now have to decide...

Eysham
[Nexus One General] dsjr2006:
Put an iPod Touch cover on it so they can't see it... :)
[Nexus One General] habibas:
THIS LINK WILL HELP YOU

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-One/1654/1
[Nexus One General] tiptoekirk:
I once worked where NO phones were allowed unless it was issued to you by the agency and you bet for sure that they were not camera phones. They had a security guard at the door and if u had a phone on your person, the signal it broadcast set a sensor off and it would beep notifying the security guard to check the person and phone before you could proceed through the door that was a biometric door :)
[Nexus One General] godsfilth:
if you root the nexus one you should just be able to remove the camera.apk from /system/app. this would also give you the benefit of being able to use the camera at home by pushing it back.

however i don't know if that would cause stability problems with the phone or if your work would allow it to be that way
[Nexus One General] britoso:
maybe fabricate a new back cover without the lens opening? You can use your existing one as a mold. (just an idea)
[Nexus One General] eysham:
I dont mind losing all camera capability forever. though i dont want the phone to be unstable either.

it's either that or a Nokia POS

isn't there a simple (relatively of course...) way to pluck it out?

will the OS lose stability?

eysham
[Nexus One General] eysham:
camera removal from N1

Nada? hasn't anyone do this before??

eysham:mad:
[Nexus One General] ianken:
My brothers employer provides phones for their workers who deal with classified or sensitive material. They found it better for morale and easier to enforce than forcing folks to pay for crap phones out of their own pockets. Verizon builds the camera free feature phones for them. He has two phones as a result.
[Nexus One General] eysham:
yeah... but is one of them a Nexus 1??

I took my G1's (adp1 actually...) camera out without a problem. few screws and pull it right off.

my Q is if the nexus it is as easy. (because of the auto focus i don't know...)

eysham
[Nexus One General] peliROJO:
eysham,

do you have an N1 to look at? Did you try looking at the teardown that was linked to? Sounds like you're not afraid of doing the work but you cannot see if there is work that can be done.
[Nexus One General] flarbear:
The G1 had an auto focus camera as well so that shouldn't be any reason for the N1 to be different. (I'm not saying the N1 will be easy, but I don't see how the auto focus would be the problem if you didn't have any issues removing the camera on the G1...)
[Nexus One General] eysham:
according to the teardown (yes... I saw it..) the camera is on the same PCB with some other chips.

in the G1 it is alone on a module that is connected with 1 screw and a flex ribbon cable.

I dont have a N1 in hand to look at it, and don't want to buy one to find out that it is an impossible mission.

desoldering is something i would like to avoid.... with all the close chip legs, i'm bound to hit something in th process.

Eysham
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] krunky:
Hi,

is there any tool that can capture all kinds of user settings when a phone is fully installed/configured?

So when you install a new ROM to your phone, all you need to do is a restore.

This could safe you a lot of time

I'm thinking of:

- regional settings

- sound settings

- active sync setup

- other mail accounts

- ...?

Bart
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ken0429ng:
Does anyone know if TomTom is available for the Android now?:D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Mansn:
You won't need a paid app when Google releases its navigation system in all countries.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] maikie:
Offline navigation.. So not googles. (I assume)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] foxmeister:
Well, that depends. If you're using it locally and don't need to roam out of country, I'm sure it is fine - however, I use SatNav abroad extensively so it is of little use to me, unlike Copilot.

Regards,

Dave
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kendong2:
really smart answer. as if there was no difference between on- and offline navigation.

@topic: http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=2&Lid=1

only winmo as it seems... :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] peterc10:
Tom Tom is not the fastest or smartest organisation in the world as anybody who has suffered there so called "support" will testify - an amazing mixture of arrogance and ignorance.

You will notice that they make it difficult even for windows mobile users (who were their original customer base before their PNDs came out). The software is not available to buy from them - and yet if you look hard enough on their site you can download TT Navigator 7 for free and then go into their maps shop and buy the maps. All legal, just bloody hard work

And then it took them ages to get their iphone app out so that their competitors stole a march on them. And the same is happening with the Android market. They have made public statements saying they will produce an Android version and then we wait and wait .........

There are differences between offline maps and online maps. To start off with I can continue to navigate when I don't have 3G available. But mainly it is the cost of data if you either don't have an inclusive package (as many don't) or are roaming abroad. I reckon the cost of data roaming on a two week touring holiday in mainland Europe will be more than the cost of initially buying my Sygic Mobile Maps package.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ayub:
co pilot 8 live is the only offline app full erupean maps i found. Pm me for further details.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] peterc10:
Not the case any more.

Sygic's Mobile Maps 9 has full European Maps (including Eastern as well as Western Europe). You can't buy it through the market though. Instead go to www.sygic.com for download version.

Or you could try Teleatlas at http://navigation.teleatlas.com/en/shop/HTC/mobile/ where you can order a cheaper retail version including 4Gb micro SD card.

I have been using this for a few weeks now and it is very good. The problem with Copilot is that many users at PGPSW forum have reported poor routing and customer support
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Betty_Swallocks:
I take your point about roaming abroad, but why would anyone have a Hero without having an unlimited data connection? So much of the phones functionality is internet based and it's really not that expensive now. I pay £25 a month for mine.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rhedgehog:
Real helpful.

Just cos you can afford £25 extra a month to pay for unlimited internet doesn't mean others can. some people have saved up to buy the phone sim free cos they can't get a contract and so can't get these unlimited deals.

anyway....+1 for copilot here. I've had no problems with it, and there are plenty of people here who have used it many times without issue. I think i saw somewhere that one of the XDA users drove from the UK down to the south coast of spain and back and copilot behaved perfectly.

try the ones mentioned here and pick the one you like best. i prefer copilot to tomtom for many reasons, but i know people who are the exact opposite!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] foxmeister:
That was me! :)

To be honest, I was supposed to be using a dedicated unit, but I decided to try out Copilot just to see if there was much difference in route, and Copilot gave me a way better route than the dedicated SatNav!

Regards,

Dave
[Hero, G2 Touch General] RemoteSojourner:
Since you mention £, the cost of unlimited internet on UK Networks for PayG Sims is as follows.

T-Mobile : 5£/month or 20£/6 month

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/payg/boosters/

Three: 150 MB free with every top up. There is also a 5£/month unlimited internet booster. Not sure if the latter is available on new plans though.

Virgin: 5£/Month

O2: Text & Web sim has unlimited internet with every top up. For other sims £7.50 per month

Orange: Dolphin sim gives you free internet. (5£ a week for other sims which I agree is expensive)

Vodafone : Expensive for everything really.

So unless you have a Vodafone, I am not sure who charges 25£/month for internet.

That said, i do agree that I find offline navigation much better.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] xxThugxx @ TPB:
Alot of networks like t-mob offer unlimted data on there pre-pay packages for just £10 a month :p
[Hero, G2 Touch General] xxThugxx @ TPB:
Dolphin only gives you 50mb data allowance even if you top up £30 the previous month, and vodafone gives you unlimited data for £1 a day lol
[Hero, G2 Touch General] olafos:
I bought the phone PRECISELY because it was internet based... now don't get me wrong... I'm not paying a ****load of money to any providers. I use most of the Internet features in WiFi mode. Usually you are commuting between all the same places anyway. There I use VOIP with sipdroid, which works like a charm... even to standard foreign phones it's way cheaper than standard rates inside my provider's net. I pay an additional of 3-4 Euros per month for 100 MB, so I can get email on the go. Never reached that limit. Oh, and it's on a prepaid base... In summary I pay a maximum of about 15 Euros per month (including sip etc.), usually less.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] peterc10:
These deals in the UK rarely offer truly "unlimited" data, although they are often sold as doing so. Most offer some sort of "fiar use" policy, which says go over "x" in a month too often and we will start charging. And "x" can be as low as 500Mb (Orange).

But you must also remember that this is an international forum and many people are not from the UK, so what is the norm here will not be elsewhere. Data costs are often exhorbitantly high in other countries.

And roaming is important to many people. It would cost me a fortune if I was to download maps on the go when I visit Europe and the USA.