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[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
yes that app is also in the launcher. It has every app known to man. Alot of them are free but there are paid apps as well. Thousands of them. It will be your best friend. Also with the camera if you use your vol up and down button while in the app, it will greatly increase the camera quality by changing the shutter speed.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jin5:
i ran mobilespeedtest.com and only getting about 300Kbps? i guess i'm on rev 0 not rev A.

is there a way to update it to rev A without loading up a windows rom?

thanks
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
I am starting to like this Android OS. And I have been reading up on NAND install. But 1st, I have to Unlock my phone using Coke?

Do I need to also update the radio version etc or is that just for WinMo?

I am trying to follow Codybear info for flashing but all seems to refer to WinMo roms.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
try using this guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=636024
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
thanks again Incubus, so I do need to Unlock using Coke, but then I can just flash the Android rom file? I don't need to 1st flash a WinMo rom?

I am getting more confused, too old I guess.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
Yes you will need to unlock using coke first. The radio will give you better call quality and reception. What is your current radio?

Quote from that thread

First and foremost, make sure you have unlocked your phone ("2.31 CoKe" HardSPL for CDMA Vogues). If you have ever flashed a custom Windows ROM from this site or ppcgeeks.com, to your device, then you most likely already have an unlocked phone. If not, perform the steps HERE first, before continuing.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
I believe my current radio is V3.42.25? I know I saw it somewhere, I'll have to check again.

I guess I should be posting in another thread, sorry bout this. I have never unlocked and flashed a different WinMo rom
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
just follow that guide to the T and you will be good. Radio isnt as important as unlocking.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
If I run in to trouble, where can I find a stock rom to flash back to? Bell Vogue MP6900?

Sorry, or I guess I could flash NFSfan or?

How can I find out my Radio version in Android?

Can I add the programs etc I had on SD card for WinMO to the card that has Android on it, so when I boot to WinMO I don't get errors re: files not found?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] fldash:
So I use a 2GB to flash, then use it to install to NAND, then wipe the SD card and use that 2GB as storage? I'm confused... I planned on just getting a single 4GB card so I'm glad I read this thread.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thebulletfromhell:
You have 3 option:

1. Keep Data on NAND

2. Format your card in ext2 and use the whole card/part of the card as data.

3. Use a data.img file in a Fat32 card to ensure that you can still use your card for windows, BUT windows can't see your data

I would recommend that you keep data on a ext2 partition of your 2gb card(250 - 500mb maybe) and use the rest in fat32 so you can have music/video. This is a bit slower then 1 but it give you more space for application without messing around with app2sd.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] fldash:
So if I format the whole 2GB in ext2 I can't have music/video? That doesn't make any sense to me...
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
My display is quite dark, even when brightness is turned up all the way. I can barely see it especially in sunlight. Is this normal for Android?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
it should be pretty bright with brightness turned all the way up. but yes it is almoast impossible to see in the sunlight. it was like that in wm too though
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
True, however I did reboot in to WM and could read it fairly easily.

I'm still trying to work up the nerve to unlock and flash to NAND:eek:
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
haha just wait till you feel like your ready. i was the same way. its my only phone and i dont have the money for a new one and i will kill myself if i mess it up. but finally i was like...im in android 24/7 anyways so i might aswell do it. just wait till your ready. and read up and carefully on how to flash. if you need help just pm me or ask around. everyone on this sit are great people and and always try to help someone out.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Thank you cp0020, I feel like the more I read, the more confused I get...

And I will PM you when I am ready, if that is alright? I found a 512mg card, will that work to unlock and Flash?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yes. just pm me and i'll walk you through evreything. first time i came on this site i literally thought....either this stuff is just waaayyy to complicated or i really am stupid. and its actually all pretty easy. just takes a little time to understand everything.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
I have a question? When you download stuff via Market, what happens to it? Do they install automatically? I seem to get some DOTS! looking things on my top bar near date, but I can not click them or open them?

Is there an Android OS manual for download?

Do .apk files install automatically?

What about androidupdate.tar files? I assume they have to remain named this to work. So, if you want to grab a few on them, each will replace last one downloaded to PC/Mac?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yes when you download from the market they install automatically. when you click install you should see an arrow pop up on the left hand side of the notification bar. after its done downloading it installs it. when its installed it will say it at the top and the arrow will be some dark box with a white check. thats pretty detailed lol
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Okay, I am going to have to locate a newbie guide for Android LOL

if you can not sync to PC/Mac, how can you install .APK files? Can I just put them on the card, and then open using Astromanager or ?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
you should be able to connect your phone to your pc and it will mount the sdcard. and yes you can put apk's on the sdcard and use a file manager to install them
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Is it better to run 320X480 on Vogue, or 240X320 or whatever it is?

I'll try and copy apps to sd card and see if I can install them, thanks again.

Which myn's warmdonut is the latest release that is stable?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] fldash:
I recently switched to Android on my Vogue and tried both. I prefer 320x480 even though it's a bit blurry, the apps fit much better.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] MarkkInNj:
When i did the sd install, it did not work. It just asked went back to the install screen. I'm confused..
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Hmm, I just tried pairing my Blueant S3 to my phone running Android from sd card and it didn't pick up the device, the phone I mean. I pushed on Search or whatever it is and nothing happened.

Is there a problem with BT devices?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
what build are you running? if it's myn's it should work
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Yes Myn's but I can't remember if it is the 03-16 version or not.

I also can not get it to sync with PC or Mac. I installed HTCSync but can't get it to work. It isn't that big a deal for me really, as I can just pull sd card and add files etc that way I guess. I read that you can email files to yourself and then open them on phone.

How do you sync contacts/calendars though? Oh, so much to learn
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
once you put your contacts and calendar stuff in it should automatically get sync'd with google. and download automount or dual mount sd widget and then enable it and your sdcard should come up on the computer. usually takes a minute or 2
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Hmm, so does it automatically sync my contacts and calendar with my Google GMail stuff?

I thought I had installed automount or dual mount sd widget, I'll have to check. Is it free?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yes it syncs that with your google account. thats one of the things i like about android. if you have to wipe data or start fresh, all you have to do is sign back into google and all of your contacts will be back. no more worrying. automount is free. and it does what it says
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
I don't suppose you can have it sync only certain contacts?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
no i dont think you can. why would you want that?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Ya I guess not, makes no sense really.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
lol it really doesn't
[Touch CDMA Android Development] GeJohnO:
Personally, I would just flash a rom using NAND. If you want to get the "true" Voguedroid experience, why not get the extra speed and native booting?

If you already have your stock Verizon vogue rom on hand, it literally takes 5 minutes to switch between android/winmo.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] zreon:
Well I was all set to switch from my Sprint Sero account over to Verizon or T-Mobile to get a android phone. I really didn't want to do this, because SERO is amazing :). After reading for several hours today about the Vogue, I have decided to stick with sprint and get a vogue. I didn't realize the build was this stable and functional. I had the touch pro a few months ago and tried out android on it, but it was very unstable and a lot of things didn't work correctly.

Hopefully I will be able to pick up a vogue sometime this week. I'm so excited about this :) I'm sure I'll have lots of questions once I am about to convert. Glad the support here is so great!
[Desire General] dr_s:
Got my first android after using WM for years.

Tried everything to get HTC Sync to work but in vain.

Installed HTC Sync that came with phone on the SD card i.e., version 2.0.28.

Tried different USb ports on laptop running Vista but still no connection.

Can anyone help in getting HTC syn to work please ????
[Desire General] tickmaster:
You wrote really very good fault description.

So please, have You installed HTC sync and restarted PC?

Have You changed USB connection on Desire to HTC sync?

Dos it find new hardware on PC? Does it installed correctly drivers?

If all is OK, so You should have in bottom right corner of HTC sync written connected.
[Desire General] dr_s:
:confused:
[Desire General] EroThraX:
Try installing HTCSync again.
[Desire General] dr_s:
Already installed three times. :(
[Desire General] dr_s:
:(:(:(

No luck so far. Please help. I try this three times everyday since I got my desire. Don't know what am I doingwrong. Installed/re-installed HTC sync on Vista laptop multiple times. Each time restarted computer. Connects device, USB device detected and installed successfully. HTC Sync option selected on attaching USB to device and computer ....... after trying for 30 seconds, gets msg on the device that "unable to find HTC sync on your PC". Though it is open in front of me.

:mad:
[Desire General] scotch whisky:
Can you mount it as a disk drive? If you can it at least proves that the usb drivers are working?

You might also want to try disabling any firewalls and virus checkers.

You also need a USB 2.0 port -How old is the laptop?
[Desire General] dr_s:
It easily mounts as a Disk Drive.

Disabled firewall/Antivirus too.

Got USB 2.0 ports. Its Sony Vaio with Vista, less than 2 years old.
[Desire General] scotch whisky:
Umm..............

Are you loading HTC Sync twice. It sits in the tray. To sync you do it all from the desire. Plug in USB lead, switch from charge only to HTC sync, after 20 to 30 secs it should connect then press sync now.
[Desire General] aemelius:
im having exactly the same trouble, let me know how fixing this goes!
[Desire General] dr_s:
:( I feel like crying. 2 weeks since I got the Desire. No progress with HTC Sync. Even downloaded the newer version 2.0.33, which supposedly metions Desire as a supported device. Tried all possibilites but phone doesn't find HTC Sync on computer. No problems in using it as a disk drive but it is just sync which doesn't work.

This is pushing me to the wall and I'm seriuosly thinking about going back to WM/ HD2.
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Hi there,

what version of Windows are you running? Is it 32/64-bit?
[Desire General] thingr:
Did you try different USB slots on your computer? Cured the connection issues for me.
[Desire General] dada68:
Hello,

I use this

http://www.htc.com/fr/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=933&news_id=631

She works fine with my Desire with W7

:D
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Ensure your phone is setup to recognise HTC Sync:

1- From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings -> Accounts & sync.

2- On the Connect to PC screen on your phone, tap HTC Sync and then tap Done. Your phone attempts to find HTC Sync on your computer. Wait for a few seconds for the process to finish.

3- If your phone displays a message indicating that it’s unable to find HTC Sync, try disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable, and then repeat step 2.

4- When the Phone Connection Wizard is displayed on your computer, click Next.

5- Enter the name you want for your phone, and then click Finish.

Check the HTC Sync icon at the bottom-right side of your computer screen. If it appears green in color, that means your phone has successfully connected with your computer and HTC Sync recognizes your phone.

If you still are unable to connect, please try the following (On a Vista 32-bit computer):

1- On your phone go to Settings -> Applications -> Development and turn USB Debugging ON.

2- Turn OFF your Desire and OPEN HTC Sync on your computer.

3- Connect USB cable to computer AND THEN to your phone.

4- Turn ON your phone again.

5- Now you should see a sync icon aside of the USB icon on your Desire's status bar. Pull the notification bar down and click on the sync icon and follow the steps in the HTC sync manager on your computer.

If still unresolved, try this:

1- Navigate to c:\program files

2- Create this directory structure underneath \HTC\HTC Driver\Driver Files\Vista_x86\

3- Unzip the uploaded zip file to that folder http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VCAV799X

4- Plug Phone into Computer via USB

5- Under Notifications Mount as USB Drive

6- Navigate to Storage Card\HTC Sync Tool_2.0.28\HTCSync_2.0.28 an run

7- Reboot

8- Open HTC sync, plug in your phone and follow the Wizard
[Desire General] daming:
First time I install HTC Sync( on my PC with Vista(32bit), it can not connect the Desire. I read the help file again, then I stop anti-virus software and re-install HTC Sync, and then it works fine.
[Desire General] dr_s:
@ Mastoid. Thanks for detailed reply and your help. However, nothing worked yet. Your file at megaupload is "unavailable" and therefore I haven't been able to try the third option.
[Desire General] Mark One:
OK - I was in the same boat and thought I had got one step closer but now back at square one::

Windows 7 32bit - and a 1 week old install so as clean as it gets - on a 1 yr old usb2.0 dell. Brand new desire - likewise.

Initially installed HT Sync from web site - no luck despite all the usual shutting down of firewalls (zonealarm & Windows) / AV (avira) / multiple reboots of PC & Desire.

Uninstalled HT Sync and associated driver.

Installed the version that came on SD card.

Rebooted Desire & PC.

Plugged USB into a different port (in case).

Win reported "android phone usb device - ready to use" but still couldn't find HTC Sync.

Then I disabled Avira AV and eureka - I connected.

Renabled AV and couldn't connect again.

Disabled it and connected again - left the default "My Desire" as device name and seemed to be paired with the PC.

Rather than syncing there and then I decided to check I could replicate the connection so I unplugged the desire without syncing.

WITHOUT CHANGING ANYTHING with the previously successful setup I immediately plugged the desire in again and ... no connection and cannot find HTC Sync.

I have now spent another hour plugging in and unplugging rebooting enabling disabling and I simply can't get a connection again - DAMMIT.

One thing I do notice though is that regardless of the fact I have turned off the annoying "usb debugging" in settings/apps/developer (that box is thouroughly unticked) it continues to run whenever I connect via HTC sync (HDD mode is fine btw).

It was running when I connected successfully though so my first thoughts that this was responsible somehow seem unfounded.

I'm now wrestling with a new OS on my PC and my mobile and am pulling my hair out - any thoughts / suggestions (other than "HTC Sync is ropey, unstable and doesn't play well with other apps) would be a blessing.

Tnx, M1
[Desire General] dr_s:
@ Mark, I am still in that boat with a hole.... sinking. No luck with HTC Sync. Tried all suggestions/advice. Both versions 2.0.28 and newer 2.0.33. Disbaling antivirus, all processes, multiple re-boots, multiple usb ports ....... I have given up.

:(
[Desire General] Mark One:
Currently focused on Drivers and that "usb debugging" mode that just won't turn off.
[Desire General] Mark One:
Anyone with any experience care to help out here?
[Desire General] nespresso33:
The 1st day I had the Desire , HTC Sync 2.0.33 detected my phone but didnt worked with synchronisation of contacts ...

Since yesterday , HTC sync dont detect my phone anymore ...

I use win 7 64 bits
[Desire General] Mark One:
Well I just plugged it in this morning and it connected!

I went to start sync and it began to but dropped the connection halfway through!!

The initial connection suggests that all my settings and hardware are fine - why, oh why, oh why would the connection between HTC Sync on the PC and my phone drop once it's been established.

Needless to say I am unable to get it to connect at all again now!

Buggy piece of crap.
[Desire General] connico:
I run to PC's one a windows 7 64 bit at home and windows xp professional at work.... Go figure work is behind the times.

Regardless I had this problem... and it continued, I had all the issues that basically everyone discussed...

Part from this problem it always worked the first time I connected the device but subsequent times it did not seem to want to sync after...

1. Turn off the device, turn it back on... connects fine... have to do this everytime I go from home to work and want to sync calanders - this is a work around that actually works for me... When it doesnt sync.. turn off the device...

2. Even if the desire does not detect HTC Sync on your device, check HTC sync and see if the device is connected. If it is than force the sync on your software. If not connected try option 1...

Thats my workaround and it constantly works now..
[Desire General] Mark One:
Still banging my head against the wall I'm afraid. Simply can't get it to connect at all after my lucky one this morning. Which really sucks! Anyone recommend any good 3rd party Outlook (note - desktop NOT exchange) sync apps out there?
[Desire General] brangalm:
Why not try CompanionLink or The Missing Sync For Android?
[Desire General] Mark One:
OK - I don't know if this will help but I am now able to connect pretty regularly - well 9 out 10 times so far anyway.

I uninstalled HTC Sync then I uninstalled Windows Mobile Device Manager (figuring that if anything was going to interfere with syncing on another platform this would be it), did a registry clean up with auslogics and restarted the PC.

Hooked up USB and Desire connected first time. Let's hope this did the trick.

Unfortunately, now I'm connected nothing is syncing but will start a thread on that if I cant work it out.
[Desire General] spud_work:
How can you uninstall windows mobile device manager? as It shows up in my control panel, but it is not in my programs I can uninstall list or the list of features connected to windows that can be removed
[Desire General] Mark One:
I'm new to Win 7 so I may have muddled the name. Their are two programs associated with syncing winmo with win 7 / vista I believe. One of them appears in my uninstall list the other doesn't - i uninstalled the one that did (whatever it was called). Vague I know but as it's no longer on my system I don't remember what it was called ;(

But I am still connecting every time with HTC sync which I couldn't do before.

If only I could now work out how to get Outlook to actually sync data with the phone ...
[Desire General] spud_work:
having uninstalled them does windows mobile device manager still show in your control panel?
[Desire General] Mark One:
Hmmm - yes it does. And so does sync center! But it no longer appears in my uninstall list.

Suspect they're not really uninstalled at all - I did also disable it from start up which is the only other explanation I have right now.

Damned desire better connect when I try it again ...
[Desire General] Mark One:
Yes it does!
[Desire General] spud_work:
Sync centre and mobile manager still appear in my control panel too, but i've never been able to sync. Can use phone as a modem via USB and put it in to mass storage mode and access all the files on the micro sd but can't get any sync at all
[Desire General] Mark One:
Well I certainly went through the uninstall process on one of them. Have you checked your startup programs (msconfig / Startup) and unchecked any activesync / win mobile related apps before restarting?

I wish I could tell you exactly how I've done this but it was a combination of a lot of trial and error.
[Desire General] spud_work:
Yes, everything removed from msconfig.

I can still start windows mobile device manager from the icon in the control panel, so it is still lingering in my system somewhere
[Desire General] Mark One:
OK - sorry I have to report that the connection is very unstable.

I pretty much connect every attempt but it seems to drop whenever it feels like it - halfway through a sync or a prog install for example.

I have absolutely no idea where to go from here - in a lot of ways it would be better not to have a connection at all. Nothing is wrong to start with but something apparently random breaks the connection.
[Desire General] spud_work:
Really appreciate your help and feedback on this one :-)

as you've still got mobile device centre in your control panel after removing it can you start the program too?
[Desire General] Mark One:
When I launch MDC from control panel I just get a pop up connection settings window with a "waiting for device" to connect message. This is still the prime suspect as far as I'm concerned but unsure of next steps.

Worth noting that even though I've run a couple of "successful" syncs with outlook so far none of the calendar or contact entries on my desire have synced with outlook (which is a new install and empty).

If this is not part of the connection problem it may be down to the different sorts of calendar / contacts that seem to be a feature of Android but which I haven't got my head around yet.

Time to RTFM / research some more.
[Desire General] spud_work:
I've got an image of my windows partition which is from a first install, so i might fire up acronis and return to that to see if it helps
[Desire General] Mark One:
youch - so long as you can get back from it OK.
[Desire General] spud_work:
Going back to my 'fresh' image has fixed things :-)

However, i forgot to backup my outlook contacts which is why i wanted to sync in the first place.

Doh!