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[HD2 General] niteowl360:
Don't worry Pete pretty soon now the woman you married who used to spend her free time looking after you before she discovered the xda forums, will shortly have to soft reset the 'magnificent slab' and no doubt will break her nails getting that cover off, and the phone will be back with you! :)
[HD2 General] MDANavymom:
Well Done Mrs. Peteryoung!! Points to you. So nice to meet another intelligent woman! I actually am guilty of dropping as much money on the newest technology as I am of getting my nails and toes both done!!

As for the comment she needs to be cooking bacon...pleeze...it now comes already cooked just pop it in the microwave for 15 seconds, should be easy enough...if you can flash a ROM you can nuke bacon.

I actually bought two of these babies, one for myself and one for my daughter, who coming from Android G1 the only thing she doesn't like is the lack of free apps, other then that we are a household of intelligent tech minded females!!
[HD2 General] danijel72:
One time Ill give my HD2 to my bellowed wife to make a SMS to daughter, and she said "what a peace of sh...", this touchscreen, and virtual keyboard .....

She loves her Samsung SGH E570 (3 years old).

Lucky me !!!:D

I like high tech girls, but there some other gadgets where girls are cheefs.....

Sorry for my English.
[HD2 General] neil_swann80:
Microwaved bacon? Philistine! :D
[HD2 General] MDANavymom:
Oh, but it's so good!! My daughter says best thing since sliced bread, she can now make a BLT in under 3 minutes in the dead of night when she gets the munchies. :D
[Legend Android Development] steiale:
Any way to remove the branding or do we have to wait for the SPL?

It's not much but anyway desturbing.
[Legend Android Development] Pitbull09:
I would also like to know how to remove the vodafone branding.

i think theye are 2xapps and the bootscreen.
[Legend Android Development] steiale:
Yes seems like this.. Other than this it seems quite stock HTC.

Anyway would really like to have the stock HTC..
[Legend Android Development] Ace42:
Put questions into general since there's no QnA yet, you can always get a cafe or skin to cover that stuff...
[Legend Android Development] bluetigger68:
The branding can be removed when sb has done the rooting.
[Legend Android Development] creatif:
Just make a Goldcard and flash with an official HTC rom.. I did, and it works great! Goodbye Vodafone!
[Legend Android Development] colonel:
well done

which gold card procedure did you follow ?

was it this one here for the hero ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=572683

thanks
[Legend Android Development] creatif:
Hi, I followed this tutorial:

http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard

It didn't work at my first try, but when I used a Kingston 2gb, it worked.

I used a rom from this location:

http://www.shipped-roms.com/shipped/Legend

edit:

You can keep the microsd card in your phone for this to work, you don't need a sd adapter..
[HD2 General] wearefree:
I'm a current tmo touch pro2 user, and am thinking about upgrading to HD2. However I'm not so convinced about this after watching the HD2 browser vs Iphone browser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmDmH8lEQJE

It looks like for a phone with this advanced hardware specs and still doesn't perform as well in internet browsing then it's not worth the money for upgrade. Right now I rely heavily on opera mini 5 on touch pro2 but I want to know the opinions from the current HD2 owners.

What browser do you use? And why do you prefer this one?
[HD2 General] petvas:
I am a former iPhone owner and I have an HD2 now. I love it and I would never go back. Mobile Safari is better than Opera 9.7, but the better screen resolution and screen size make the whole internet browsing experience much better on the HD2.
[HD2 General] JamesRC:
Opera Mobile 10 all the way. Runs fast, looks good. No pinch to zoom; sure, but I never used 9.7 so don't miss it.
[HD2 General] wearefree:
Seems like Opera Mobile 10 runs better on HD2 due to the better hardware. I've heard so many complaining about Opera Mobile 10 runs slow and eats too much memory on Touch Pro2 so that's why I stick to Opera Mini 5.

I don't want to stick to Opera Mini 5 as it's kinda made for "dummy phones" and doesn't really show the real potential of the WM device.

By the way, how many of you find the lack of hardware keyboard a problem?
[HD2 General] petvas:
I just installed Opera 10 on my HD2 and I have to say that I was very disappointed. Websites do not render well, much worse than on Opera 9.7. Am I missing something here? I have Opera Turbo disabled, Zoom is by 100% and Mobile version is off..

Try going to www.engadget.com or even www.ppcgeeks.com

Compare Opera 9.7 to Opera 10...big difference and much better on Opera 9.7
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
Been using Opera 10 last few days, runs like a dream & has built in flash support. Best WM browser I've used so far.
[HD2 General] Som30ne:
I tried skyfire, but when I learnt that the page is actually rendered on their server, and not on my device, and when they failed to answer a simple question about my credentials when I sign into a secured site,

I stopped using it.

(failed to answer meaning - no one from skyfire team even bothered to reply the question)

So the bottom line -

I would not recommend using this software, as it might actually be spyware.
[HD2 General] petvas:
Apart from flash, can you please enlighten me, what is so much better than Opera 9.7? I tested many websites I regularly visit and all of them rendered much worse than on Opera 9.7
[HD2 General] lonelykatana:
2 reasons im not using opera 10:

My keyboard doesn't work with it (weird...)

and no pinch to zoom... Kills me!
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
I find it looks better, layed out better, easier to use with my fat fingers and I think it seems slightly quicker to load pages too.

My main reason for using it is that it is allot easier to use for me with a non stylus device.

Has no pinch to zoom, but if you tap the screen it zooms anyway. And I could never get 9.7 to zoom how I wanted anyway, it always seemed to zoom back out slightly again anyway.
[HD2 General] petvas:
Yes but what about the layout of web sites? Opera 10 doesn't seem to render pages correctly..There are so many issues with it, I really hate it.
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
I don't know, I can't say I've noticed it not rendering pages properly here.

Not on the pages I've visited anyway.
[HD2 General] DN41:
using opera 9.5 :D

too lazy to upgrade to 9.7 or even 10 :)

works really fine.

ie is some crap :) no pinch-to-zoom..thats a no-go :)

DN41
[HD2 General] fards:
Netfront Browser 4.00 concept version R002
[HD2 General] mystik610:
I'm a former iPhone user too, and the browsing experience on the HD2 is far better than the iPhone. The screen is bigger and allows you to view more of the page at once, and the processor allows it to browse much more briskly. ie: The HD2 browses faster over 3G, than my iPhone does over WIFI. On the iPhone, I usually have to view mobile versions of pages. The HD2 is big and fast enough, to load full-pages, with full flash support (with Skyfire).

I primarily use Opera 10 as my main browser. Its super fast, has a nice interface, and renders pages really well. The only downside is that it lacks pinch to zoom, but I honestly don't ever need it. I hardly ever used pinch to zoom on my iPhone. Double tap to zoom is easier to use, and can be done with one hand.

If you can't live without Pinch to zoom, you can always use the Opera 9 browser that comes stock with the HD2. It isn't quite as fast as Opera 10...its probably just a little bit faster than the iPhone's Safari browser.

When I find myself wanting to view pages with flash, I use Skyfire, which have full flash support. Lack of flash support is the iPhone's biggest draw-back IMO, and Apple doesn't seem interested in ever bringing it to the iPhone....even the iPad (which is an oversized iPhone anyway) doesn't support it. You can also tweak Opera 9 with flash lite, which gives it limited flash support.

The HD2 wins in the browsing department IMO, if only because you have choices.
[HD2 General] Archer:
I agree with HTC_Junglist - Opera 10 renders web pages fine for me. I can only guess that you're talking about the fact that it does not use text reflow, and has blocks of text set to fit the zoomed in display, rather than the full screen one. That's so that you can zoom in on a part of the page and actually get that part of the page, unlike previous version of Opera (that had text reflow). Also, the zoomed out view is for moving the page round, not for reading it. That's why it's only 1 touch to zoom in to read, and 1 touch to zoom out again. It's by design and if you get into it it's way better than any previous versions. I hated it at first, but after a few days I grew to love it and could now not revert back to the sluggish and fiddly 9.7.
[HD2 General] wearefree:
Your post is completely in contrast from what the youtube video is suggesting... I'm glad I can get different opinions here. Thank you!
[HD2 General] petvas:
I tried using Opera 10 with my favorite sites and it really doesn't work well for me. Try for example www.kicker.de
[HD2 General] Archer:
Looks fine to me. I take it you see something different?
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
Here is how it looks for me, this is one tap zoomed too.
[HD2 General] jdzialak:
I just added Opera 10. It seems great, but all of my bookmarks aren't in it. How do I get them into the new browser from either my Mac or my Opera 9.7 which they were already in? I used Missing Sync to import them originally into the default browsers on the HD2, but when I added Opera 10 and did a sync, the bookmarks never made it.

Thanks,

Joe
[HD2 General] petvas:
I get two ads first which I have to close and then I can go to the home page. I wish Opera didn't have any flash support!

Anyway, I tested it a little bit more and I find it really bad. I want the real web on my device. I do not want Opera's interpretation of all websites available...Text flow really destroys the whole experience for me. The default Opera is much much better
[HD2 General] Archer:
lol - are you being serious?

You still haven't said what's "wrong" with it. Other Opera 10 users are saying it looks perfectly fine to them. I guess you just want something different from the internet.
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
In settings try playing with zoom % or mobile view (make sure it's off).

I dunno what else to suggest, it's a great browser for me :)
[HD2 General] petvas:
Mobile view is off and I have also tried all zoom settings. I still find the way Opera 10 renders pages not to be good. Have you ever used an iPhone?

Opera 9.7 is really better and works great for me.
[HD2 General] petvas:
With flash enabled we get all annoying ads on our HD2...

I said what was wrong with the site. When I try to open it the website doesn't come up and instead I get a full screen flash ad!

I want the internet as it was designed to be shown. Opera 9.7 does a nice job rendering webpages. Opera 10 doesn't...
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
Yes, but I'm finding this much smoother and faster than an iDon't

Even my friend who still has an iPhone is considering a swap to HD2 just for the better browsing on my HD2 handset.

At the end of the day, it's down to preference I guess.
[HD2 General] Archer:
Then I guess we have 2 different Opera 10s, or 2 different internets then. I want the internet as it was designed to be shown. Opera 10 does that :)

Incidentally, the add that pops up (which is very annoying) is because of the site. It's got 0% to do with the browser.

Each to their own :)
[HD2 General] petvas:
Of course I love my HD2 and I prefer it to the iPhone, I just find the standard Opera version much better!
[HD2 General] petvas:
Text reflow is bad in Opera 10. If you set the zoom level to 60% then it is better, but when zooming in the text remains relative small. I don't know but I still find it bad.
[HD2 General] Archer:
It's pretty hollow to just say "it's bad", especially when it doesn't exist. I think the lack of text reflow is good, and I explained why.

Anyway, no more comments from me. It's pretty clear that we simply disagree with each other and hollow statements from you just make me feel like I'm feeding a troll, so I'm out of this thread.

Bye :)
[HD2 General] petvas:
I don't think that it is hollow to call a program bad when I really find it bad. Just go to any website that has a photo and next to it some text. Most of the times you cannot see both the photo and the text on the screen, even in landscape mode. With Opera 9.7 everything works as it should.

Anyway, yes, we disagree on that. If you are happy with Opera 10 then it is fine with me :)
[HD2 General] HTC_Junglist:
I think it's all down to what you use the net for on your device.

If I want the full internet I use my PC, easier to use & faster than a hand held.

I tend to use my device when I'm out and about, I don't use it as my primary internet use.

It also depends what sites you use I guess, we all use different internet sites, so we will all have different opinions, depending on how that site reacts with Opera 10.

BTW, have you used http://touch.facebook.com/#home.php

(If you use FB)?

I find this better than the FB app.
[HD2 General] petvas:
Yes, the facebook touch site is really great.
[HD2 General] gushinam:
I have a question to all HD2 TMOUS owners. Does this device have digital compass? Does it work properly with the Google Maps application?

The reason why I am asking is because it wasn't mentioned in the specs of this phone on the official HTC website. However it was mentioned in the specs of the Europe version of this device.
[HD2 General] ruinertt:
It don't remember if it is in the stock ROM (the app that is), but it is in the one custom ROM that I use (NRG ROMs). So, the ability is there even if the app isn't.

It works well.
[HD2 General] gushinam:
works well

-----------------

glad to hear that!

thank you
[HD2 General] dkb218:
Yes it's on the stock rom. It works with google maps after a regedit.
[HD2 General] gushinam:
regedit. can you provide some info ......link to the thread or regedit key for editing...?
[HD2 General] HelderJr:
Please, my friend, help us on gettting this to work. How can we have the integration between Digital Compass and Google Maps? What should we do?

Thank you.

[EDIT]

Hey, I found this cab and it works on my Tmobile HD2. Just to be sure, I also intalled the newest version of Google Maps. Good luck!
[HD2 General] crisisinthecity:
5MB is a huge cab! Amiright? What exactly does the compass do with google maps that google maps can't do without it?
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
I thinking (hoping) that what it does is provide accurate orientation information when there's little or no movement for gmaps to interpolate heading.

EDIT: also, the cab he has attached above is for the full compass app, not the tweak to make it work with gmaps
[HD2 General] crisisinthecity:
That's good to know. :) So where is the cab we want?
[HD2 General] the7thson:
Here you go.
[HD2 General] hicube:
I have purchased the htc hd2 tmobile us in april. I have tried to run the digital compass but I have never had a success in using the app. I always get stock at the magnetic interference screen. I've tried every figure eight style you can imagine but it never works.

I recently noticed that is a big problem for me because I'm starting to use the gps feature on the phone.

Could someone help me on how to fix it ?

Thanks in advanced.

(i've already searched google and tried figure 8 vertically and it still doesn't work)

sigh :(
[HD2 General] ZaidSenall:
I've been looking for the original rhodium keyboard for a long time, and haven't had any luck. This was the only thing I missed from the Stock TMO US Rhodium ROM when I flashed my first custom ROM.

Any help installing this on the HD2 will be appreciated.

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[Off-topic] egzthunder1:
Is it just me or did RIM steal the design of the Blue Angel for the BB 9930?

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/RIM-BlackBerry-9930-phone-p_4506.html
[Off-topic] josefcrist:
damn it htc better sue.
[Off-topic] egzthunder1:
Actually, Apple better sue... they invented this thing (as well as the air that surrounds it), remember? :D
[Off-topic] BenF1:
LOL, so true. Soon Apple will be suing us for the air we breathe if were near an iPhone.
[Off-topic] Semseddin:
LMAO :D

They really look similar.
[Off-topic] poetryrocksalot:
Ya know, just because the BlackBerry is high profile and the Samsung is not, you shouldn't implicitly bash the BlackBerry and just let Samsung get away with it.
[Off-topic] egzthunder1:
It isn't a matter of comparing all the pda slider styles out there. I just thought that this BB looks remarkably similar to the BA. The Samsung phone you are taking about, even though it is a slider, it doesn't look like the BA that much.
[Off-topic] poetryrocksalot:
The Samsung and the HTC phone both have keyboards with a curved layout. They keys on each row are concaved upwards on both phones.

The Samsung and the HTC phone both have tactile D-pads.

The Samsung and the HTC phone have a more curved bottom than the BlackBerry.

The Samsung and the HTC phone both have multi-row function buttons, unlike the BlackBerry.

All three of these phones have some similarities to each other.

I still think that the HTC Blue Angel looks more like the Samsung SCH-I730 than it does for the upcoming BlackBerry.

To say that the i730 does not look like the Blue Angel would mean that the BlackBerry definitely does not look like the Blue Angel.

The individual key designs on the phones are all very distinct from each other.

They also have major differences; for example, the Samsung has a protruding aerial antenna, the HTC has buttons on top and a circular speaker grille, while the BlackBerry has that inwardly-sloped chin. These are all unique qualities.

Having said all that. Yeah you are right the Blue Angel doesn't look like the Samsung.......

Seriously though, the Blue Angel is more similar to the SCH-I730 than the BlackBerry.
[Off-topic] + Que PPC:
yeah yeah... where else could that qwerty could be??? maybe when the BB use a qwerty slider aside... from left or right... it will be same as.... almost all HTC devices with qwerty :p:p:p

Where else could it be??? upper sliding??? :D :cool:
[HD2 General] tri0xinn:
Not sure if this is normal but as I'm using the internet my network is switching between 3g and h.. I did som mobilespeedtest.com tests and here are my results.. do these look normal or better or worse?

using opera 9.7

1mb test - 860kbps

2mb test - 1127kbps

500kb test - 1023kbps

100kb test - 272kbps

the last one seems a bit out of place.. almost seems the larger the file the faster the download.

these seem to be on the faster than I expected side.
[HD2 General] tri0xinn:
Ok.. so I went to Microsft wmv hd downloads and in slighty less than a minute and a half I downloaded 10mb . That seems pretty insane to me.. all while on the H with full signal.
[HD2 General] mgioia2:
Mines in my sig from Mobilespeedtest...Houston, Texas area...
[HD2 General] din0_22:
uhhhmm.. i don't really know what to tell you, but I WISH I HAVE THAT CONNECTION..

are you sure your not connected via Wifi? using FIOS?
[HD2 General] tri0xinn:
Wow that's flying Mgioia.. that must be HSPA+ right? How's the ping/latency on a connection like that?
[Touch HD General] serialkillazzs:
can touch hd do 640 x 480 video, searched forum but cant find much
[Touch HD General] stuntdouble:
No it can't, due to hardware limitations.
[Touch HD General] serialkillazzs:
when will htc ever learn

they haven't changed this since the spv original

were in the age of hd recording for f****k sake

sorry for language just irritating, main reason I moved to symbian devices is that they had better day to day big standard camera with reasonable quality

htc always lags behind in camera department
[Touch HD General] Rudegar:
640 x 480 is not really HD

but x1 which is made by htc do 640 x 480 in 30fps I read

think is that a lawsuit between qualcomm and broadcom mean that

qualcomm cpu's which htc use a lot can't be sold in USA

so the remove the feature
[General Questions and Answers] HackitZ:
Hi all,

I have spent this afternoon searching for a way to edit and create a theme.

I know you will ask, and yes I have searched and still not sure what is needed to create and make themes for windows mobile 6.5.

Does it matter what rom you are using?

where can i find a default theme to start with?

are the themes in a dll file like windows, as this is what i have been searching for, this is what i'm use to and really feel lost.

Thanks for any help or even better is there a link for a guide?
[General Questions and Answers] ElCondor:
Hi,

Just download a theme from this forum and modify the graphics inside it.

That's the way I learned it too.

While modifying you will start to learn how everything works.

Good luck!

Cheers,

EC

BTW: next time post in the Q&A section, this thread will be moved to it soon.
[General Questions and Answers] tsalta:
Mostly the Themes are .tsk format so the tsk can be installed if is made in CAB or the .tsk file can be copyed in windows the both ways will work.

Also to help you and to understannd how to make Themes.. depends on the Theme you want is not so Hard.. of course im talking about a basic Theme not to create a WP7 like theme lol

You will need only one TOOL but its not free the good news is that he have a 30 days free period and you have enought time to read and also to create many themes..

Download WinCeCABManager on your desktop pc then by your choice download ANY Theme you like.. the Wince can OPEN cab files also can open tsk files also can do alot more things.. so

For example if you downloat a TSK theme file you can open it with WinCe and see whats going on there..then you can edit it and do some theme by yourself is the Theme is cab file.. its the same you can Open the CAB with WinCe and extract all the components..

Normaly even if you download a CAB file theme.. in the CAB will be the tsk. file

The Themes can be the same for many devices and on the same time to be diferent this ALL depends from the Theme.. for example if you want to create a Theme that only will change the Softkey Bar Task Bar and Wallpaper.. this is just example and you make this theme with WVGA resolution the theme will work in every WVGA device... because the Bars and the wallpaper are just simple PNG images.. but if your theme will include some MANILA files for example ..... sliders...Clocks... everything in the UI is made with MANILA FILES so will not work for all device.. because 1st have diferent versions for example the Manila files in Sense 2.1 are diferent than sense 2.5 Mostly they are the same size but with diferent names.. so if you make full theme for WVGA device and the theme include some Manila tweaks for 2.1 Sense your theme will work in ALL WVGA devices who are with manila 2.1 Sense.. im just explaining you to understand how this work.

Its not dificult and you can start simple by editing the bars images wallpapers etc when you see how it work.. you can begin make other things..

If you know how to work well with Photoshop you will be able to make awesome Themes.. because the WHOLE visual Look on our devices is based on IMAGES also the Manila Files are Images... but not all ofcourse..

If you want to edit MANILA files.. you can download CFC GUI from XDA with this powerfull tool you can Extract the image from the Manila file.. you can edit the image how you like it.. and again with this tool you can make it again to be MANILA file from png..

REMEMBER one of the most importmantly things in all graphic files are the SIZE and location.. so if you have the default images will be easy for you to know what you are doing...

Thats all i try to explain you short ... hope to understand me a bit :P
[General Questions and Answers] HackitZ:
Thanks so much your answer was perfect for me to get started, I will be back with my theme later, ok in while. LOL.

So I plan on doing a whole theme for Gtrabs 6.5 pure rom for the Xperia.

Where can I get the manila file for this rom?

sorry for the silly question.