yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Absolutely. You can also require fallback controls for applications that require directional buttons - in the shape of on-screen d-pad, or other mechanisms, anything.

The problem is, there are no sdks and no requirements. Therefore I say - no, it should never be just up to manufacturers. It has to be delivered by the OS, with proper infrastructure in policies in place.

By the way, I've never seen any official requirement that the number of hardware keys is limited. There are mandatory keys, but nothing says there can't be more. Or does it? I know it's a popular idea in forums for sure, but there's no definitive source for this.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
They're looking for the uniformity of the device, especially what the front of the device looks like with it's 3 buttons and the big mistake here is the lack of a d-pad-type control.

Also Microsoft issued a response saying that the hd2 had "too-many" buttons at MIX. So they seem to be sticking to their enforcement of device hardware key uniformity. But in my opinion it's silly...I honestly don't know how people Tolerate using the iphone with 2 buttons and a rocker.

Personally, I like D-pads/optical & physical trackballs, an ok/enter button, some kind of home key, and voice command buttons. I use the physical keys to control my device more than the touch screen, alot of my phone usuage is "one-hand" usage...primarily just thumb use.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Well, I'm not sure the wording used by MS meant exactly that, but anyway. I've used two devices without d-pad, the HD and the HD2, and also prefer one-handed operation with my thumb as the primary control. I must say that I miss d-pad occasionally, but exactly because some software developers didn't think about ways of handling their control elements without it. And therein lies the problem - relying on d-pad is just easy. Therefore if you know that some devices won't have it, you must force developers to write software that will work using other control mechanisms.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
Like you said I don't ever really miss the D-Pad until I use old applications that don't have good touch input set up. This is when I slide to landscape with my Touch Pro2 and use the arrow keys.
[Windows Phone 7 General] krjcook:
To differentiate themselves from other OEMS, they should produce better hardware. Hopefully this will drive the build quality of there devices thru the roof.
[Windows Phone 7 General] TAMHAN:
The build quality point is valid to some extent.

Regarding the "vote with feet" option: this is not as easy as it may seem. Many of these vendors also do Windows on desktop -> Microsoft threatens them to increase Windows license expense to keep them working.

Of course, they never admit it. But Samsungs egging around with the Omnia series one year ago was telling!
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Things I used my dpad for in modern apps:

1. Reading a page (web or otherwise) with phone in left hand, with cheeseburger in my right hand. I could use my thumb to scroll it, but I'd rather press a button, since I can just hold it rather than doing repeat swiping.

2. Text editing...actually my major gripe with the no dpad. I hate "mis-touching" and getting a few letters off to where I should be, then having to retouch again. I'd feel better just scrolling over 1 or 2 places with the dpad. That's with my stylus on a resistive screen as well, if I had to do it with my finger on a capacitive screen I might have to shoot a baby.

3. Even with 2 handed operation, I hate to have to zoom in to get a accurate click on things on a webpage. I prefer just to use the dpad to change focus on the controls on the webpage. The little number pagination are always a source of touch frustration.

4. I can use a dpad without looking at my device. I often used the dpad from my pocket to switch tracks and things of the nature. Now that Nuance (the voice chat thing I'm using, I hate it, I need to get MS voice command) doesn't have the "next track" command it gets irritating to pull out my phone to switch the track.

5. Another big gripe...I actually hate swiping to switch a page for something, I'd much rather press a button 5 times than swipe 5 times. I have a feeling people are going to come down with RSI using the iphone. As an aside, I tend to hate excessive paging, part of the reason I don't like Sense (yea I said it :)).

I know a lot of what I said could "just be me". But that's kind of my point, people's preferences as to how they want to interact with their device is a custom experience, and shouldn't just be standard like that. I could adapt to a device without these things for sure, but at the end of the day I'd feel like I was missing something.

It's like going from playing an FPS on mouse & kb, then going on playing it on a gamepad. It's just not right.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Shasarak:
That would be unambiguously illegal in many countries - and Microsoft has had enough legal problems lately, that I suspect it would be wary of making more for itself.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Poor MS. MS has been an ATM for Europe for a long time, toss on top of it, the US Anti-trust case, and the $4 billion they've had to pay out in patent disputes.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Spike15:
And yet they still make more money than Apple...

...or Google for that matter...
[HD2 General] purezerg:
anyone knows of a applicatino that auto reboots HD2 at a scheduled time?
[HD2 General] MartyH32:
Yes if you look in the Windows Marketplace app called "Auto Reset"
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] JontyJonty:
My device spec -

HTC HD2 - SPL-1.42.HSPL

Cotulla HSPL

Radio 2.08

ROM - Energy Series 23554 6.5.5

I had the phone on charge, I took it of the charger to make a call and found it had frozen. Removed the battery and restarted the handset and got the WSOD. This has happened before and I simply put it into bootloader mode and reset which fixed it. This time though this did not work. Now I have a HD2 stuck on WSOD when powered on.

If I try to flash it I have to have it in bootloader mode and connect it to the usb. However it gets to the loading screen and goes no further (left it on for 20 minutes). I am able to flash through the storage card which shows success, but when the handset is restarted again all I get is WSOD. Because of this I am unable to flash a OEM Rom, have downloaded the official Rom from HTC support and even extacted the nbh file and copied to my storage card, but it will not run. I can see that it tries to execute the flash but then goes straight into bootloader mode.

I have tried to run task29 but again because it has to be run through the usb it does not run past o%. I have also tried and am still trying mtty, but Windows 7 refuses to install the drivers provided in the post, and so am unable to loacate the device under USB. Is there anything else I could try to revive my HD2?

Thanks in advance for any help
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] rayman95:
try hspl2 to hspl 2.08 for rom NRG.after flach back NRG
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] JontyJonty:
Ok thanks will try that. I just extracted the nbh from the official Rom renamed it to LEOIMG.nbh and ran from the storage card. It started to run then stopped with the error- "Update Termintate UPDATE FAIL"

Any ideas....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] bobsbbq:
Are you sure you have HSPL and not SPL? Double check, I made the same mistake before and it sits on 0%. If you have HSPL I would flash HSPL2 2.08 HSPL and try again.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] htcfreak:
Give this a go..!!!

Bro don't flash through the memory card..!!!

Just use the PC Platform method & flash the original ROM, I am 100% sure it'll work..!!!

Just lemme know if works for you..!!!

Best of LUCK..!!!

PS : - You gotta go to the BOOT LOADER & flash..!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] JontyJonty:
Thanks for all your help. I used HSPL2 and updated to 2.08 and all is fine now. Gonna run a task29 now and reload the Rom.

Thanks again guys, amazing as ever!!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] htcfreak:
Cool, njoy flashing now..!!!

MOD's please close this thread..!!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saayinla:
Hi,

I have convertedsome movies and copied them to the memory card, but since yesterday evening....Everything I copy over to the memory card just keep disappearing from the card after disconnecting...I have tried with mp3 audio as well, but there is nothing showing on the card, I have copy and cut both with the same result.. please help...I am using the 4gb that came with the phone..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcmobile:
Do you 'safely remove' the card before removing it from your PC?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saayinla:
Yes I did, I have actually never taken it out of my phone all along, I only just took it out now to format on the pc as it wouldnt format on the desire, now windows is unable to complete the format, what other software can i use to force a format...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wibberly:
I had this exact issue with a cheapo 16gb memory card. I now use a branded 8gb and no problems at all. I had lost all photos and maps for copilot and decided enough was enough. Not sure if Android is not too happy with 16gb or the fact it was a cheap card.

I now use a Samsung class 6 8gb card. Works perfect.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salahag:
You can format straight from the phone's settings

Goto settings>>SD & phone storage>> ... First choose Unmount SD card, then Format SD card, it will automatically remount it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saayinla:
Interestingly this is the sandisk 4gb card that came with the phone from Tmobile, so its shouldnt be a problem. I guess though

I did try to try to format on the phone but after formating it does not mount the card back to the phone. and I took it out and try to do it on a pc even try using the panasonic SD formatter but still will not format.

What do you reckon guys send it back to tmobile.. or what?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcmobile:
Yeah, if the panasonic formatter fails, Id send it back. I had a similar problem a long time ago with a SanDisk card and they were happy to replace it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saayinla:
Yeah...thanks for that, just spoken to tmobile and they will put another in the post for me...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanvree:
I've been dealing with this exact issue as well. Very frustrating. I had a 16GB SD card in my G2 and photos would intermittently disappear then reappear a few days later. I got an Amaze with a 32GB card and it does the same damn thing. Any suggestions?
[XPERIA X10 General] Tuborgmann:
Hey, i got myself an x10 the other day, but turns out it is branded to 3(dk) and from what i can see people who got it from another provider (telmore dk) already have a newer software version. Is there any way to flash a stock, unbranded rom on the x10.
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
Not at the moment. I've got it from 3DK too and the only branding is the 3MobileTV app but that's enough for 3 to have to approve every update:(

Still waiting on root and custom roms. When these two things become reality then we can throw a non-branded rom :)

Unless we can get a hold of the update file maybe and then force it down the throat of the phone through the recovery option..
[XPERIA X10 General] Tuborgmann:
Yeah that last option was the one i was hoping for.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ctcnsf:
Hey guys,

I'd like to ask a favor of anyone who is up for it... Below is a pretty sweet black and white theme that I found online for CM 5.0.5.3-N1 on the nexus... I would like to create a zip from it that I can flash on my phone that will ONLY change the app icons (in the main menu and/or on the home screens) not anything else in the system (i.e. title bar colors, text colors, etc...). I took a look at the contents of the archives and it looks like I may be able to do it myself but if any of you know how to do it already or wouldn't mind giving it a shot - I'd appreciate it!

Thanks for any help!

Link to theme (download the CM 5.0.5.3-N1 version): xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=614978
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gIMpSTa:
If you want only the icons, flashing an update.zip probably isn't the way to go. Look into how to create a metamorph (it's incredibly easy) and/or download a few metamorphs people have created (easiest way to learn) and open them up and take a look at how they are made. Then all you would have to do is extract the icons you want from the theme, make the morph and voila.
[Desire General] n-j-f:
If I change the layout on a Scene and then want to switch to a different scene, it doesn't ask me if I want to save the amended scene. Instead, it wants to save it as a new scene called Custom 1 and I have to overwrite it typing in the whole name of my scene. A bit annoying as surely it could just ask me if I want to save the changes. Have I missed something?

Also, slightly disappointed you cannot have different default email accounts for different scenes. If you change it in one, it changes it in the other scenes.
[Desire General] RaymondScrott:
I like to have 30+ bookmarks and prefer to organise on to folders. Opera 10 on my HD was superb. Any apps to achieve similar for the Desire?
[Desire General] firedup:
You can create folders on the home screens and save bookmarks in them if that helps?
[Desire General] RaymondScrott:
@ Firedup, thanks. That helps.

Another work round that I have found is to export my bookmarks from Chrome to Google Docs. I can then open Google Docs in the Desire brwoser and bookmark the Google Docs folder page. I then have access to all my PC's bookmarks from Desire. Not very elegant but it seems to work. But anyone know how to import the bookmarks from Google Docs?
[Desire General] Kermode:
One thing that is very handy is to use GestureSearch from google labs: http://gesturesearch.googlelabs.com/

You simply draw the letters with your fingers on the screen.

Ie, if you wanted to find a link to this page, you start by drawing an O with your finger, then and r then a g - and b then it would probably be displaying your bookmark.
[HD2 General] digitalhater:
Hello everyone.

I have a big issue. The battery on my phone seems to last very short.

Max 24h and I'm not talking a lot lately (using my work phone instead). Only have 20 mins of calls in two weeks.

I've disabled auto-weather updates, no emails installed, HTC Location Service is disabled basically no connection.

I've left the phone over night, charged at 100% and when I woke up it was at 78%?

I'm afraid that if it drains so fast and I'm not talking, how much will it last when I'll start using it as a phone?!

Before I take it to the shop for warranty, do you have any suggestions, tips...thoughts...anything?

I'm on:

ROM: 1.72.831.1 WWE

Radio: 2.09.51.03_2

I'm not using 3G. I'm on Edge (showing an E in the upper side of the screen).

Thank you very much for helping!
[HD2 General] Smartmob:
Did you really turned off 3G in optins? Turn it off.

Did you install some kind of a program that runs in the backround constantly?

Did you format your ROM and battery when you bought it? The way to do it is to fully charge your battery then fully empty it to the end and then when he is turned off charge it over night. Do it 3x like that and that should do the job.

If that dont help try to "hard reset" it and than do the "format battery" again.

Mine over night drops from 100% to 97% with the same options like yours.
[HD2 General] digitalhater:
I haven't formatted it 3 times. Only once. When I use task manager, no program shows as running.

How do you format the ROM and how do you really turn off 3G?

Thanks a lot!
[HD2 General] ephestione:
First of all, install battclock and check the mA drainage of the battery.

You disable 3g from settings\wireless.
[HD2 General] digitalhater:
i have installed battclock but i do not see any monitoring option. i have version 1.9. can you give me the link you are using? please. i can't find the 3g setting.

thanks for answering!
[HD2 General] Smartmob:
3G turn off

Settings -> Wireless controls -> click on the phone (on the left icon of the phone) -> scrool down and click "Band" -> Select: GSM and select: GSM(your frekvency provider)
[HD2 General] iphoneresister:
There are parts of my apartment where the phone cannot decide if it wants to connect 3G or HSDPA. When I leave the phone there, the battery drains much faster than if I leave it in a place where it is connected all the time only to HSDPA or connected all the time only to 3G.

So it seems like the network acquisition/switching has a greater impact on the battery than simply being connected (via either HSDPA or 3G). But I'm not an engineer, so maybe I've drawn an incorrect conclusion?
[HD2 General] digitalhater:
where do you check hsdpa connection? thanks
[HD2 General] iphoneresister:
Sorry, this is one of those things that my phone just does without me understanding how it works :(

I'm sure some actual phone genius on here will weigh in soon...
[HD2 General] digitalhater:
anyone? some more suggestions?
[HD2 General] pa49:
Your battery needs at least three weeks of constant charging to establish max capacity.

Don't do anything but charge it as often as you can. Don't cycle it in any way. Don't discharge it excessively just keep it on charge as much as possible. This will maximize the capacity and give you the best battery life from Lion cells.

Turning stuff off will only lower the drain not improve your capacity. After you charge constantly then look at turning stuff off.

That's how Lion cells work best.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] antaed:
BULL'S EYE ICON PACK

INCLUDES ICONS FOR ARTEMIS ROM ADD-ONS ​

PLEASE READ IMPORTANT NOTES​

start menu icons:

start menu folders:

artemis rom add-ons:

​

THANKS to Sternas for the wonderful Artemis ROM

Kind thanks and words of appreciation are enough to keep me going.

If you think I deserve it, donations are also accepted :):

UPDATES:

14.12.2010: added CHT 2.0 icons cab file (installs toggle witches, notification & miscelaneous icons + CHTS icons);

14.12.2010: extra pack extended to 228 icons;

13.09.2010: basic pack updated with new Artemis ROM Gen III add-ons and modifications;

13.09.2010: extra pack extended to 217 icons and arranged into categories;

08.08.2010: added CHT 1.8.5 icons cab file (installs toggle witches, notification & miscelaneous icons)

08.08.2010: basic pack updated with registry fixes for jblend and jetcetprint icons

05.08.2010: basic pack updated with registry fix for voice speed dial icon

04.08.2010: basic pack updated with new Artemis ROM add-ons and modifications;

04.08.2010: extra pack extended to 190 icons;

02.05.2010: extra pack extended to 178 icons;

22.04.2010: extra pack extended to 108 icons;

21.04.2010: extra pack extended to 83 icons;

06.04.2010: extra pack extended to 52 icons;

06.04.2010: basic pack updated with registry entries;

05.04.2010: +30 icons added as extra pack

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:

1. Uninstall your current icon pack (if you have any);

2. Run numun bull's eye icon pack - basic2.2.cab

3. Go to

\Application Data\HTC\ProgLauncher

folder and delete all files (*.bmg);

4. SOFT RESET

To return to the original icons, uninstall the application and SOFT RESET.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The cab icludes all icons for the start menu and its folders/sub-folders, as they are in stock and Artemis ROMS. If you have another custom ROM, with re-organized start menu, some icons will not show.

Extract icons from numun bull's eye icon pack - basic.zip and install manually using an icon changer application (JWMD, CSMI, etc.).

Don't forget steps 3 & 4 from the installation procedure above.

If you like my icons perhaps you would also like my numun bull's eye slider
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davidguate:
They look greate, good work.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] syahmanowar:
Very nice..

Keep up the great work!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davidguate:
Some screen shots.

Do you think you will increase the quantity of icons?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] antaed:
thanks guys

@davidguate

of course i will and since you are the first to ask, i will start with yours before anything else ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] antaed:
@ davidguate:

i added the icons you requested.

i see there are a few more in your last screenshot but i couldn't identify which.

please take another one.

cheers :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] gwbard:
fantastic work, antaed!!!

my setup is nearly complete, and I have a few suggestions for your next 'extras' pack if you don't mind...

(I also posted to your slider thread, I'm in need of 'facebook' & 'call history' in the slider)

√ MaxTTM

√ NetFlix Mobile

√ IMDb Mobile

√ Guitar Hero (although your guitar made for davidguate could suffice)

√ hd2Wobble

√ Tetris

p.s. to anyone wondering -- the clock in the screenshot is "kalos Silver Oracle" -- goes really good with these icons/slider:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davidguate:
Hi, thanks for icons. I will install the extras they look great.

Thanks again.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] antaed:
Thanks man, I will make your icons today once I get home from work.

That is 16:00 CET.

EDIT:

For the slider we'll have to wait for a couple of days until Santod can find out how to fix an unexpected issue.

Although the new icons share the same size and position as the others, they appear differently on the screen.

This requires some mode9 editing which I have no knowledge about.

I could try to resize them in photoshop but I would prefer to wait for the "healthy" solution instead.

Hi Davidguate,

Install and run this app on your phone, it is very intuitive to use.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=567080

Don't forget to clean your icon cache and soft reset (steps 3 & 4 from the installation guide in my 1st post).

I could also make you a cab but I need the EXACT name of each icon you want to change.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davidguate:
Hi, i wonder about transparent bars att the top and bottom, where did you get them? Are they still transparent in the web-browser?

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davidguate:
Hi Antaed. I installed the extra icons they look really good, i just want to show you some others that im missing.

Thanks and keep going!

Edit:

What about your slider, is it working on Artemis 8? i would like to try it too.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] gwbard:
I assume you're referring to the (top) taskbar and (bottom) softkeybar -- there really is no such thing as truly transparent -- just "skinned" to match the wallpaper so they appear that way.

Have a look at --this post-- in the screenshots thread, it's a short explanation of how to accomplish this...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] gwbard:
thanks again, and no problem w/the slider -- we'll wait for Santod to work his "magic" :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] antaed:
i'll do those today. why isn't your opera icon showing? it works just fine for me, have you installed 9.7?

EDIT: or you have changed it manulally because you want the original opera logo instead?

about the slider, i use artemis 8 too, so of course it works ;)

yes, santod confirmed he's gonna do his magic on the slider but we have to be patient - the man's got a lot on his shoulders right now
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] gwbard:
work in progress...

a little something I've been working on...

I found the "m6_Taskbar_WM651_Black_Metal" goes nicely.

I created the bottom toolbar buttons with the ring bezel from antaed's icons.

(also copied 'em for MaxManila 3.0 notifications)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davidguate:
Good work, looks nice.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] antaed:
UPDATE

Guys,

Your icons are delivered as promissed.

If hou have any more requests/suggestions feel free to ask.

Cheers :)

Very, very cool man :cool:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] gwbard:
Thank you very very much, antaed! AWESOME work! :D