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[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] miamicanes:
I haven't tried it yet, but I remember reading somewhere that you can apparently do it by rooting the phone, using a root shell to make the filesystem read+write, then deleting the apk file that contains HTC's keyguard.

Caveats:

* I read it in a thread that pertained to the GSM Hero, so it might not work on ours (HTC might have done something ****ed up, like wedge the CDMA thunking layer into the same file... doubtful, but not inconceivable).

* You might also have to reflash to 'Fresh' or some other 1.5 custom ROM.

If I can confirm that nandroid will also back up my phone history and text messages, I might give it a try later today. In the meantime, someone else might be elaborate more.

^^^ update: actually, I think what I just described will only eliminate HTC's annoying & worthless "slide to unlock" function. I vaguely remember a post from Diane Hackborn (one of the top Android devs @ Google) that menu-menu is *meant* to be impossible to disable, and is intended to be the equivalent of ctrl-alt-delete. However, I think her comment was made about a year ago, and it's possible they've since mellowed out a bit with 1.5 and decided that it's ok, legitimate, and (in fact) necessary to allow a keyguard app to override everything, since otherwise there's no way to truly keep the phone safe in your pocket.

In any case, if you can get the slide-to-unlock disabled, you can then use a thirdparty keyguard app (at least one of which seems to be able to successfully intercept and prevent menu-menu from unlocking the phone).
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] miamicanes:
Update: Success!

I rooted my heroC, remounted its filesystem as rewritable, deleted /system/app/HtcLockScreen*.*, then installed LockBot. So far, so good.

I originally experimented with LockBot a couple of weeks ago, but ended up removing it because it destabilized my phone & didn't work reliably -- more or less because it fought with HTC's lock screen for control, and usually lost. With HTC's lock screen now gone, it seems to be running PERFECTLY. :cool:

Tip: By default, Lockbot enables the iPhone, Hero, AND Eclair unlock screens, and changes them seemingly at random. To get just the one you like, you have to launch its controller app, click "My Theme", then de-select (gray out) the star icons for the ones you don't want. Then, go back to the Lockbot admin screen (with the lock and android) and hit 'menu', then click config. You'll probably want to uncheck "Unlock Menu" (otherwise, there will be things you can accidentally launch without explicitly unlocking it first), select "Full Screen", and make sure it's Enabled.

Bigger tip: if it asks you whether you want to go to "Home", "Sense", or "Lockbot (not recommended)", the right answer for a CDMA Hero is "Sense".

Assuming I don't discover any new "gotchas", I'll be upgrading to the pro version before the end of the week :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] miamicanes:
OK, make that "almost working flawlessly." I rebooted before going to bed last night, and discovered that HTC's keyguard had moved itself back to the front of the line. In other words, I'd press end/red/power to wake it up, then had to press 'menu' twice to unlock, THEN had to rotate Lockbot's dial to finish unlocking it.

I was able to make it work properly again by disabling Lockbot, pressing red/end twice (to return to home, then sleep), pressing red/end to wake it up, pressing 'menu' to unlock it, relaunching Lockbot's control panel, and re-enabling Lockbot.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] fchipm:
Yeah, that's not HTC's lockscreen, that's the Android default. I've got the latest version of lockbot (Pro) and it seems to be working great.

From time to time when you press the home key it always goes to the lockscreen but it fixes itself.

Pro is definately worth it because the Flan (or Froyo) lockscreen is awesome.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] aznbeta:
I have a GSM version of the HTC Touch Diamond, and it was apparantly working with all rogers and fido networks in canada. however when trying to test it with the Bell Network it doesnt find and connect? any recommendations? apparantly it has to do with the network bands? is there some way to flash my radio to take in the cdma radio instead of the gsm radio?
[Nexus One General] Sylvain9:
Sorry if this was asked before...

I am about to buy an imported Nexus One, I will use it on a GSM carrier in another country (google doesn't sell it here).

In the future, when there will be an official firmware update available, who be will providing it to consumers ? Is it Google, HTC, or only the official carriers like T-Mobile ? Will I be able to download it somewhere, or will I unable to upgrade without voiding the warranty ?

Thanks :-)
[Nexus One General] Smokuevo:
you will most likely be able to manualy update by downloading and installing it your self.
[Nexus One General] hoss_n2:
htc will look at the official site
[Nexus One General] yrreP:
It will be FOTA...
[Nexus One General] Sylvain9:
How does OTA updates work, technically ? Does it need a special cooperation of my service provider or is it via any internet connection ?

I remember the OTA updates for the G1 needed to be pushed by the service provider, and if your carrier doesn't want you to have the update, you'd never have it. I hope it's not like that for an unlocked phone but I haven't found any info anywhere about that.
[Nexus One General] DMaverick50:
This is what I know + my personal logic: an ota is data so its going to be over your internet. And your provider will have to allow it. For those with tmo obviously otas come no problem, tmo expects to push them for google. I've never gotten one I'm always too impatient and I do it manually. So you'll receive it through your data connection but the always available alternative is to manually update it. The point is, even if a carrier prevents it from transmitting, it'll end up online and you will be able to get and install it. And it doesn't require rooting or any special level of knowledge in my opinion.
[Nexus One General] jacksonj51:
What about for those who TMO has no idea that we are currently running this phone? Will the OTA still be available?

Thanks
[Nexus One General] DMaverick50:
Yes every firmware update so far has turned up on the web to be installed manually. I don't anticipate the next update to be any different in that regard. It isn't google or a carrier but smart consumers who have received the ota and are nice enough to put it on the internet for public consumption
[Nexus One General] Rashkae:
I was prompted by by N1 to check for updates and did so OTA via the phone.
[Nexus One General] czm:
On the google forum, one of the google employees said that the phone can check a google server for updates, and then you can choose to download over wifi or 3G, and install.

unfortunately the forum won't let me post an external link... so I can't show you the thread
[Nexus One General] shilirong:
post the link please

you can just add some space in the URL , or just remove the ht from h t t p . we can understand it .

the information is important.
[Nexus One General] czm:
h t tp ://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=24211ae486d5b412&hl=en

note that this response was chosen as best response by a google employee
[Nexus One General] djnutz:
So I normally use the HTC_ime but until a new one comes out with speech I'm using the stock keyboard.

This is totally stupid so if you all know don't bash me- but swiping down from the "t" to the spacebar will close the keyboard, just like better keyboard does. Beats the back key any day.

I've had android since the day it came out and didn't know that.
[Nexus One General] xManMythLegend:
Yes and swipe left to right brings up the voice command.
[Nexus One General] Alleviate:
Wow you guys are geniuses! I didn't know both of these commands xD. Thanks!
[Nexus One General] jbrinkley:
thanks for that T down swipe, I didn't know that and it's been bugging me bad
[Nexus One General] SpyderMS:
Nice! Didn't know either of these as well. Definitely useful.
[Nexus One General] Neo-Dragon:
Thanks the for T swipe down. I used to love to be able to hide my keyboard on the hero, so it's handy to know I can do it with the stock keyboard.
[Nexus One General] JoshHart:
Haha, wow, was this always true? Ive had android also since before it came out(although there was no soft keyboard then) and I usually use better keyboard but I never knew, now I wanna know how long that its worked for.
[Nexus One General] djnutz:
Not sure how long that's been available. Since I had to use the stock keyboard I also learned that to save words to the custom dictionary you long press the word to save. Simple but with the HTC its just a simple press. Weird it took me so long o realize that. I can actually live win using the default android keyboard. And even better, with manups nextheme its the best looking one too.
[Nexus One General] Ace42:
Just tried on my hero and Dream the KB goes down with swipe.
[Nexus One General] dallastx:
Doesnt matter where you swipe down from as long as its on the keyboard "dosent have to be T"
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
yep, swipe down it works anywhere.
[Nexus One General] DMaverick50:
I didnt know either of those...either, Very cool thank you. Since swiping can bring up voice how can I get my comma button back? The microphone button (formerly MY comma button) now seems redundant...
[Nexus One General] bofslime:
Amazing, I would have never known!
[Nexus One General] cizan:
The swipe across was in the manual, but I was wondering if it would work with the HTC_ime?
[Nexus One General] djnutz:
I would LOVE to get the comma back. Its a simple little thing but bothers me everytime I have to make a list or actually send an email (or more writing than a simple text).
[Nexus One General] sixstring:
Either disable the voice input in the kb settings (replaces the 'mic' key with the comma again) or long press dot.....
[Nexus One General] jmaydole:
wow, I've used android for as long as it's been available and never knew this.
[Nexus One General] Redant:
Only problem with this that it is it switches it off completeley - would be useful to have swipe for voice input AND the comma key :(
[Nexus One General] GlenH:
Yeah, comma on the keyboard and swipe to activate voice would be ideal.............
[Nexus One General] sixstring:
You are right, of course. I got used to long pressing dot and selecting comma from the pop up....
[Nexus One General] archboy69:
Wow, thanks! I never knew that...was that in the manual somewhere...? Guess I should have read the instructions...arh arh arh...

Maybe there should be a sticky with all the tips and tricks for android if there isn't one already!
[Nexus One General] aznsrdabest:
Swiping from left to right activates Voice to Txt
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
Google always has plans. There has to be a reason they went with T-Mobile. Is T-Mobile going to get an overhaul, or just continue to be the carrier with the worst reputation? I think Google is going to completely rebuild the infrastructure. Does anyone have any theories or facts?
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
It's too early to say... but I don't think it's a coincidence that T-mobile implemented their Even More Plus plans a few months back. They are tailor-made for unsubsidized phones.
[Nexus One General] btmec:
Maybe Google will just buy T-mobile USA
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
I too, am thinking it will become G-Mobile.
[Nexus One General] iVisionX01:
I'm just glad I got a next gen smartphone on T-Mobile finally.
[Nexus One General] SurrealNetworks:
"Carrier with the worst reputation"? I suppose you've misconstrued a lack of (excessive) marketing from T-Mobile as an indication of inferiority. It's a shame so many people actually believe AT&T and Verizon's advertisements.
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
MOD EDIT - When you knowmanners, please come back
[Nexus One General] eighty1:
I got a chuckle out of that one ;)
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
I'm a 7 year T-mo customer and can't think of a single reason to switch for the foreseeable future... but I'm the first to admit their network isn't as wide as the other three national carriers. They have plenty of room to improve. Their customer service, however, is amazing. :)
[Nexus One General] SurrealNetworks:
Calm down, Napoleon, I can see your T-Mobile logo. Your bratty reponse and previous post speak volumes about the quality of your theory and debate. You claim the comment was meant to highlight the perception of the general public. If this is simply a perception then why would an "overhaul' be necessary? Please provide reference to the study that shows the "general public's opinion on wireless carriers". The general public's opinion is typically guided by marketing, but you already know that given how truly smart you are </sarcasm>

Instead of defending your post of ignorance, why don't you speak about your actual experience. If its good you can help to reverse these negative perceptions. If your experience is poor you can provide feedback about that experience, including the type of problems and areas that are affected. This will help other users to make an informed decision about their wireless provider. Here, I'll start by saying in the Midwest you'll be hard pressed to find a better carrier. Specifically I've experienced few, if any, dropped calls in the last several years. 3G speed has been exceptional; speeds ranging from 2-3mbps.
[Nexus One General] btmec:
I didn't think about that name. That's a perfect fit!
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
Pretty coincidental, eh?
[Nexus One General] mikesm1234:
g-mobile

I like that name, i have been with t-mobile ever since they where called voicestream. Never had a reason to change either. If/when Google ever acquires them that would be the biggest telecomm news ever. i would miss t-mobile, but then again bring on G-mobile. Maybe then we'll see true VOIP.
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
A theory I heard was that Google may/may not buy T-Mobile, but T-Mobile will become nothing but Google's data carrier and upgrades are due for 4G and more towers. No hard facts, just speculation, but it makes sense.
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
Voip should ideally be carrier independent. I don't think Google needs to be getting into the telecom business. They are great at what they do, and merging with a cellular phone carrier is way outside of the scope of that. Just my opinion.
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
Google is a business that does that business well. Look at all of the other unheard of products that they have bought up, re-manufactured and now are quite amazing. Grand Central - Google Voice, there are others. I think Google does not want be a cell provider, but completely revamp the way cell phones are used by employing VOIP/Google Voice technologies.
[Nexus One General] halfsight:
I went to 2 t-mobile stores today and the people that worked there didn't know **** about the N1's, the purchase options, the plan options, nothing. They were nice and I got my insurance, but dumb as ****, I knew more about the plans and phones then they did.
[Nexus One General] pjcforpres:
T-Mobile USA has already said they will add a little more to their USA 3G coverage, but their focus is on 4G because they believe that is the true longer term future, and 3G is just a very expensive "short term" service that doesn't fit with their business model of low prices, top notch customer service, and economically sound coverage to match those low prices.

If you live in the SE, T-Mobile actually has the best coverage of any carrier for voice, and they have done a lot more for rural coverage than any other carrier can even hope to claim, yet alone back up.

As well, if T-Mobile were to jump in on the 3G hate war(they won't because they like seeing those other 2 go at it) they could point out AT&T is actually not forth right about having the fastest 3G, T-Mobile has the fastest 3G(both in terms of average market speed and peak market speed), but they also have the smallest footprint.
[Nexus One General] xManMythLegend:
Anyone else worried that the N1s stuggles and the blame game going on in costumer service will spoil a Tmo/Google relationship ?

What if an N1 or N2 hits for Verizon and is a smash hit ?

for the record...by all accounts Tmos customer service is miles ahead of all the other carriers. The fact the service for N1 is so ****ty is squarely on Google...but I wonder if pissed off people are going to see it that way damaging Tmos already sensitive reputation.
[Nexus One General] ~~Tito~~:
May not make sense. . lol

Why doesn't Verizon just die already(Since they are just as expensive as at&t, but are locked down and limited in so many ways)? And at&t just man up and actually do some work to improve their phone line up(and service, 3G speeds are suffering because of a certain phone. . ) with something other then the 'assphone'. Seriously, it just ruins its reputation and line up, since they aren't focusing too much on anything else. I am a loyal at&t customer since 2002, but I might have to jump ship to T-Mobile because at&t has neglected the other side(Sure there are some other phones, but we still don't have any android devices, and most of the new WM devices are getting thrown at other carriers, plus the premium of the plans. . .).

If Google chose at&t, then it would be over shadowed by the iPhone, and I see that logic, but come on, we need some lovin' too.

But T-Mobile seems cool because of the "Even More" Plans since they are cheap, and they have some good phones lined up soon, and they don't solely rely on one phone to bring in the Benjamin Rolls(Toilet paper made out of 100 dollar bills).

My 2 cents.
[Nexus One General] JanetPanic:
I think it highly unlikely that Google would buy out T-Mobile USA. If Google wanted to get into the wireless carrier market this would be a logical move but all indicators are that they do not.

Google, beginning with the N1, are showing a direction of decoupling the phone model decision process from the carrier decision process. This benefits Google in that it will make marketing of smart phones a consolidated effort based on product not carrier. Carriers then have to compete more on prices and service, which is good for the customer in my opinion as is shown by the more homogeneous networks in Europe.

T-Mobile on the other hand has gone on the record as admitting that their slow and limited 3g roll out in the United States was a mistake and has cost them market share. I know the parent company is pouring money into T-Mobile USA to rollout more extensive 3/4G networks but this will be a time consuming process. Rumors do not have 4G for T-Mo USA till late 2010 at the earliest with a concentration on faster 3G in the meantime. It makes sense to T-Mo to push their presence by partnering with anyone they can on high profile phones. It is unlikely to hurt their position as #4 carrier by size and with their generally favorable reputation for customer service might help to grow their customer base.

In the end both parties get something out of the arrangement. T-Mobile gets some press and visibility by being one of the pioneer partners with Google. Google gets a carrier who is willing to change their practices somewhat to accommodate Google's requests. This allows Google to move forward with their vision for a united front on the phone hardware aspect of the market as outlined in the Jan 5th event.
[Nexus One General] :
T-mobile is the only carrier offering better plans for non-contracts. I feel like T-mobile is trying to push a market similar to the UK where there's no phone to contract ties.

This fits in with Googles over all "open" philoshophy. It' no coincidence they introduced even more plus plans, updated their 3g network, aligned with google for the nexus, and aligned with nokia for the n900. They're both making a splash for $500+ phones being sold unlocked.

I like the idea of contract free service. My contract for t-mobile is almost up, and I don't see myself signing on to another contract.....ever again. I like the idea of being able to quit my service for a few months if need be.
[Nexus One General] bofslime:
This is quite true, T-mo rocks in the south east. One of my co-workers was trying to talk me into switching to Verizon, saying it wasn't that much more expensive and that I wouldn't have to even worry about coverage. I looked into it in detail, I would go over the 450 plan (which is the same price as what I pay now), and to get close to my myfav plan i'd be paying $20 more for the same service. Not to mention they'd probably screw up my bill at least once or twice a year like sprint did. Never once have I had a billing issue with tmo, and they really do have the best customer service out of the 4 major players.
[Nexus One General] John Cipolletti:
Can someone tell me how you can say that T-mobile has the worse reputation? From experience and using very expensive phones (including iPhones) I find that AT&T really stinks (and not just in coverage). I find Verizon has great coverage but an attitude problem. So, I have been using T-mobile for the past 5 years now and think it is darn good!
[Nexus One General] droiddrop:
Ask an iPhone fanboy. They usually know specifics.
[Nexus One General] DaveANH:
I like T-Mobile and while I wish their 3G was faster in my area, I plan to stick with them. I cannot wait to get the N1 - probably in another week or so when I get paid.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] aichemist:
Hi,

I finally got some of my friends phone contact to sync with facebook. I can see a little small picture of them in contact, but I don't seem to get the picture to display when I make a phone call. Am I missing something or can you make their facebook picture as dialing display picture by clicking on something ?

Thanks.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Supertrooper:
Mine does it, I log into facebook through my contacts and it puts all my facebook contact friends pic as the contact pic in my phone.

1) Hit people tab

2) all people

3) 3rd icon should be facebook (updates and events)

4) know tap on Me/ My Updates

Thats how I do it and it works flawlessly. GL.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] illkurok:
It should do that automatically. Have you tried with more than one person? I'm having a similar problem, but only with one contact. Works fine for the most part.

When you go to edit contact info, press their picture in the top right and you should have the option to set as facebook picture.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] aichemist:
maybe its a manila 2.5 issue. I will try the same thing with a 2.1 manila rom and see if it will sync properly with the display picture when dialing.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] daisaw1219:
Mine is also doing the same thing. It displays the picture under favorite people and in the contact list, but when making or receiving a call it does not display the picture. Im running ark666's rom
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] umermajeed:
I have the same problem with Leo rom running sense 2.5/maxmanilla
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] aichemist:
I thought I was doing something wrong. I am running art666 Rhodium AF as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=552821

I will report this on his thread and attach this link to the post as well. Thanks everyone.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] jurcek:
it works fine for me, but i have a problem, that whenever a contact changes his picture the picture isn't changed on my phone....i can't find anything to update the pictures.....i tried also to remove the pic and then to add the facebook link again, but i always get the old picture... :(

i forgot to write that i use the original HTC WM6.5 rom :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] KPoon:
for the most part the pairing to facebook pics work fine for me, however i've found that some of my facebook friends aren't available when i search for them to link to their contact info. there are about 30 friends on my facebook that for some reason aren't available to link. i'm using the tilt 2, stock ROM. any ideas?