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[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
Spud, congratulations on a GREAT "Post #1" to XDA ---- one of the best examples of a "Post #1" I have seen here in years. I am really thankful you posted this, as I find this to be an essential accessory... One which to me reduces stress far more than any case or screen shield... Knowing I have the phone strapped to my wrist has always given me primary peace of mind for a device that is so precisely put together where one drop could dislodge any number of things, even if a case prevents a knick or scratch.

REQUEST: Could you get a camera that has macro-close-up focus, and take a few extreme close up pictures of your assembly? I have a good sense for what you mean, but nothing speaks like a picture. I was thinking of exploring this kind of route myself, trying to figure out a way similar to how the HERO's anchor point was designed so brilliantly.

I think new members have some restrictions on posting links, and I am guessing no file attachments either, so, would you consider please taking a full series of photos, cover on, cover off, the whole process... and then email me the pics? and then i can post them here, and this could help a lot of people.

You can email me at my user name here @ gmail dot com. Thank you for posting! And welcome to XDA-developers. How do you like your desire? Have you had a touchscreen phone before? If so, which one?
[Desire Accessories] al89nut:
Not recommending it, but have you thought about threading through the two holes for the front top "speaker"?
[Desire Accessories] SpudULike:
Sorry, I can't run to a full set of photographs, but I hope the following will suffice.
[Desire Accessories] al89nut:
Hmm. Don't really like that. Looks risky and deforms the case.
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
That's pretty impressive.... I didn't check the inside of mine initially when you described it, and so before the pictures I was imagining that carry strap feeding down through the bottom of the cover, and I was wondering how that would work. So I actually didn't realize til I took the back of my Desire off that it's coming off the left side when looking at the screen, which is good placement ergonomically.

As for the engineering tensions and torques, I have no idea... I was trying to just imagine it in my head, and i applied force to the plastic sim card in the downward direction if the device were to slip from my hand... I can't evaluate but one thing's for sure, as you said, with your scenario of no case, this is, to me, a much better solution that praying no accidental dropping.

HTC really should have handled this (pun intended). Nice job! And thanks for the pics. I didn't know new registrants could post pics until x number of posts, but I guess you've shown otherwise, and that's a good thing.
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
Well do you mean anchoring it at the top and draping over the back and hanging down that way?

I'm going to simulate what MAYBE you mean, and photograph it.. then post again and ask...
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
Is this what you had in mind? This is just a "fictional dramatization".. Do not try this without adult supervision. But now that I see it, I wouldn't mind at all seeing 2 black threads at the top...

I guess when I get a silicon gel casing I won't need this solution, but i think it's also pretty good. Now if only someone can determine how & if the black-thread fishing line can be fished through the opening.... Oh, and if this wasn't what you had in mind, what WAS your idea?

[youtube]Ii49S4eNlZs[/youtube]

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[Desire Accessories] al89nut:
That was it, though as I said, I would not be sure that it would not deform the two holes or interfere with the sound quality.

There is another better option - if you take the back off there are two torx screws in the top left and the top right (from the back) locations. I should imagine that if loosened, something could be looped around the top right one and then it could be tightened back up. Whether that loop would be the lanyard or a connecting piece of strong nylon I don't know. If you really want to go to town, you could probably try to cut a tiny tiny nick so it could come through the back cover where the notch is already cut to let you pry the back off. That's my best suggestion.
[Desire Accessories] tirc83:
Attaching a strap

I have threaded fishing line through 4 of the holes in the speaker thingy on the top back and made a small loop. I have attached my lanyard strap to that and it has worked ok so far.
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
Oh, i would LOVE to see a photo! so cool.

Meanwhile, I have created a lanyard carry strap using a silicon case, punched a needle sized hole through and attached to a small smooth edged thin "plate" about the dimensions of an SD card.

I have been meaning to post my video on this. It is awesome.

But I and OTHERS would love to see your solution in pictures. Could you take some please? and if possible take close up macro shots right at the speaker grill with good lighting shining right in there, maybe a flashlight, so that we can see what IS or is not being obstructed..... the big worry was that fishing a line thru there would puncture the speaker itself.

So could you describe what you discovered?

thank you! great job!
[Desire Accessories] tirc83:
Pics of fishing line method

OK here are three pics of the finished article. I just removed the back cover, threaded through some fishing line and tied a small loop. I was then able to use this loop as an anchor for the strap.
[Desire Accessories] al89nut:
Nice, but I would really, really worry that the back cover will come off. Better if you can secure it to some of the screws inside the Desire.
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
Oh, I see now, I hadn't noticed -- you fed thru the BACK cover speaker grill.... When i first read i thought you had created the solution i made the video simulation about, which was afixing the lanyard fishing line around and behind the FRONT speaker grill -- which is why i mentioned there was fear about tearing into the speaker.

Well you saw the other person's solution, right, where he attached the lanyard to the micro SD card cage inside and send the line out the side. Some people liked that conceot, some didn't.

Okay, i have to post my pics. I have a 50-photo sequence of very detailed extreme close-ups of creating a lanyard strap for use with a silicon casing. It's practically foolproof. I say practically, because there are always ways to be so reckless beyond what any guardrails on a mountain roadway will ever do to protect you and your car from tumbling over the edge and over the mountain :)

I'd say the concerns in this case are correct... With the attchment point being just the back cover; I'm afraid that is not reliable enough to risk a $550 device's safety on.

I have not reviewing this thread, so not sure if it was on this one or another one where someone talked about using one of thecasing screws of the internal phone device.... though i think these void your warranty.

(time for me to say again: why oh why oh why HTC, why did you blindly follow Apple's iPhone BAD DESIGN PHILOSOPHY and do away with this small little item that protects a $500-$550 device? The design of the HERO *had* the carry strap hook, and it was brilliant and elegantly designed... sheesh !)
[Desire Accessories] al89nut:
Can they tell if you loosen a screw a little?
[Desire Accessories] SpudULike:
I had my phone like this for 2, maybe 3 weeks. It was secure, but the case was 'twisted' in an unnatural way. Also, the anchoring point here was also 'just wrong' - it would hang at an unsatisfactory angle when suspended by the lanyard. I did away with it, in favour of ....

Taking my warranty in my hand, I feed a length of 3A fuse-wire through the FRONT speaker grill. I kept a kink in the end of the wire pointing outwards - get the size and radius of this kink right and the wire will be touching the back of the speaker grill 'limb' all the way through, going no deeper than necessary into the actual speaker. The wire then allowed me to pull back through the grill the lanyard loop which I had previously unlooped to form a straight length to re-knot once through.

I have no distortion from the speaker and my only concern now is wearing the colour down around the top of the grill 'limb', where the lanyard chord rubs. The lanyard chord doesn't irritate my ear either, though I tend to keep it taught over the top of the phone while I'm using it.

Now I can hang the phone straight by the lanyard when I use it as a night clock.

I'll try to get photos of my own for you all but quicksite's mock-up really shows it all, apart from the sellotape ;-)
[Nexus One Accessories] finisterre:
...one after a couple of weeks and one after a couple of days. Very odd.

I'm looking for recommendations for something else fast-charging.

I would get an HTC one, but I don't like the way the plug and cable are separate parts. I want something one-piece like my old HTC Tytn charger.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Nexus One Accessories] ikon8:
Mine died as well. I got it and plugged it into my cigarette lighter to make sure it worked then put it away, the first time I went to use it it was completely dead no lights or anything.
[General Questions and Answers] pichorka:
Hi all,

I'm looking for several months a forum for develloped Samsung B7300 OmniaLite, and I found almost nothing.

Even on your forum is most active there is no Section ...

Since there is no devellopement for Phone, WQVGA 240x400, I would like to know whether applications for other models are valid for this Phone, Phone and if so what ? Links ?.

Thank you to you :)

PS : Sorry for my English, I'm French.

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Salut à tous,

Je cherche depuis plusieurs mois un forum qui devellope pour le B7300 Samsung OmniaLite, et je ne trouve presque rien.

Même sur votre Forum qui est le plus actif il n'y a pas de Section ...

Comme il n'y a pas de devellopement pour ce Phone, WQVGA 240x400, je voudrai savoir si des applications pour d'autres modéles sont valable pour ce Phone, et si oui quels Phone ? des Liens ?

Merci à vous :)

PS: Désolé pour mon Anglais, je suis Français.
[General Questions and Answers] pichorka:
UP !!

Nobody to help me ?

It is the largest developers as forum and nobody answered me :confused:

I hope someone will take the time to help me find ...

Thank you :)

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UP !!

Personne pour m'aider ?

C'est le plus grand forum devellopeurs et personne ne me répond :confused:

J'espére que quelqu'un va prendre le temps de m'aider a trouver ...

Merci :)
[General Questions and Answers] 95alexander95:
Iv'e also got a Omnia Lite, and pretty much all Windows Mobile apps/games work on it.
[General Questions and Answers] pichorka:
Thank you for your response and for this information !

Merci pour ta réponse et pour cette information !
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donalgodon:
can I add a bottom bar in the style of the HDMini and not screw up the default taskbar icons?

:o
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Mahagon Coral:
Don't know whether I'm sure what you mean ...

But check out this link ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=662186&highlight=hd+mini+theme

This should help you on getting what you want!
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nederlandms:
hi every body

i bought a new htc desire so i gave my htc hero to my sister.

she is using a other sim with a other provider with the name simpel.

and now the device isnt working any more.

it stops at the boot ( htc quietly brilliant)

could someone help?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheoKondak:
Hm i am not sure if i can help,but is the phone rooted?Has a custom ROM and/or a custom Radio?U tried to put back your old sim card to see if it is working?Else how long do you wait until it load?Lets it load for 15-20mins.
[Desire General] al89nut:
I don't 100% understand what's meant when the Desire is described as multi-tasking?

In this review http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...4192/HTC-Desire-smart-phone-video-review.html at 57 secs plus or so, there is a moment in which reviewer "swipes" between two programmes that are running (Twitter and Endgadget.)

Eh? I can't do that. If I start, say Maps I can't swipe it sideways to get to another screen, I have to use home. If I start another programme, say Internet, again I can't swipe sideways between it and Maps.

When I look closely, the two programmes shown are running in what for want of a better word I'll call the "grey windows" on two of the "home screens". I have those, one contains exchange, one has favourites, one has bookmarks but the programmes don't run "inside" them so to speak.

I can run two programmes at once and navigate between them using the buttons at the bottom of the phone in the sense that I can start Maps, come out of it with the home key or the <- key, start another programme, do the same and press maps again and the programme is still running. But swiping? No.

Have I completely managed to miss how to work the phone then?

Edit

Bugger me, I have! So widgets are different from programmes and can run on the five homescreens?

PS

I am 52 years old and this is the first phone I have bought in six years. I could not be happier
[Desire General] abc27:
Yeah that's how it works. Widgets aren't full programs as such and they are the ones that you can swipe between. Actual applications can only be multitasked by just holding the home key and clicking on the application.
[Desire General] ifti_a:
good to see that not everyone is getting a iphone, if you have any probs just ask here, ppl are really helpful on these forums.
[Desire General] al89nut:
They are, and patient with the ignorant too
[Desire General] MomijiTMO:
:p I'm happy you are enjoying your new phone.
[Desire General] chiefmcbeef:
Awesome, keep at it sir. There are many cool things to find in this phone if you have come from a bog standard handset!
[Desire General] vdude_1:
Just be sure to use the search button whenever you're looking for an answer to anything and I'm sure they won't lay into you too much ;)

Welcome, and enjoy the phone! :)
[Desire General] MomijiTMO:
Hey OP, why did you choose this phone over the iPhone? [Genuine question]
[Desire General] al89nut:
Partly cost, partly my feelings about Apple (that they lock you in) and partly that the iPhone doesn't have flash.

I suspect that a lot of guys my age will start to buy in now that phones like the Desire have emerged.
[Desire General] paulruk:
Multi tasking is really when applications are running in memory and dont need to close so you can swap back and forth between them. The swipe was just moving between the 7 home screens and its various widgets.

To go between different running programs keep the "home" button pressed down to see the last 6 applications you had opened and press the icon to jump back to it.
[Desire Accessories] TheOriginalKi:
I've just ordered one. Looks really good! Very inexpensive too.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320521886682#ht_4820wt_939
[Desire Accessories] inkredi:
i might get one of those..
[Desire Accessories] MasDroid:
Even though its silicone, this case actually looks as if it was made to accomodate the Desire, especially with it's protruding chin :D

Let us know how it fits and whether it's worth the punt ;)
[Desire Accessories] keleko:
Just bought one, for £1.99 its worth a go. I'm not gonna use it all the time, just when i'm goin out :)
[Desire Accessories] Hillsman:
It looks ok, however i'm a little unsure as to whether or not the design will effect the pressing of the Home, Menu, Back and Search buttons as it appears the silicone covers the actual buttons.
[Desire Accessories] TheOriginalKi:
Just my luck, I paid £3.59 and they've put the price down since! :D

I was worried about the buttons being covered also, but it looks well thought out:
[Desire Accessories] who_me:
You'll have to let us know if the trackpad is still accessible...there's a hole in the case for it but will the thickness of the silicone impede on trackpad usage.
[Desire Accessories] agent.m:
Seen a slight scratch on the paintwork and my gel case is too thick for pouch. may have to get one. in fact for £2 may as well.

Oh snap!! Never knew they had screen protector as well. cheap ones i got are ok but are tricky to apply. Hopefully its the same quality as my ipod touch and diamond 2
[Desire Accessories] Ghisy:
That's kind of what I need but not exactly, I wish it didn't cover up the physical buttons.

If anyone finds a clear silicone case which doesn't cover the bottom front part (where the physical buttons are), please let us know!

Although, I might get this one for now because I don't like my Desire being "naked".
[Desire Accessories] Odin1979:
Cheers for the heads up, can't go wrong at £1.99 :)
[Desire Accessories] Brodel:
can't really complain about the price but it's a bit difficult to tell whether or not it's really chunky, or slim like the Nexus One covers that people have been getting to fit.
[Desire Accessories] redrazr7791:
Ordered the 2 pack with the screen protectors :D

Granted it will take 2-3 weeks to get here...$10 for a deal like that is pretty good;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] xttocx:
HELP...? :confused:

Hi, ive had my HTC Touch HD for like 14 months or so now, (since it was released)

and i CANNOT for the life in me work out the whole CAB, manila, etc thing... i'm generally quit tech minded and consider myself easy to adapt to this stuff... but i've been completely beat...

I just can't work it out..... i managed to brownload that TF3D program to open the files from within but im limited to certain themes with that program.... its in fact the 'Vista' theme that i love and want! but its a CAB and when i download it it downloads as just an 'Attatchment.php' file and i dont know what to do with it!

What am i missing... i've read everything there is to read on this forum... and im STILL totally lost.

Help Me!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Badwolve1:
Hi there,

let me give you a few definitions

*.CAB = an installer file, it can add items to the regisrty and install files to your device

Manila = the interface that was installed on your device when you got it, there are 3 versions:

Version 2.0, TouchFlo3d = the interface installed on 1st gen devices sucha as the diamond, raphael and blackstone

Version 2.1, TouchFlo3d2 = the interface installed on second gen devices such as the Rhodium and Topaz

Version 2.5, Sense 2.5 = the newst interface from htc, found on the HD2 (Leo, this is a 3rd gen device). HTC have also released for tp2 and diamond 2 users running stock

Resolutions

WVGA = 800X480, HD1, HD2, Pro3, Rhodium, Topaz, Kovsky (XperiaX1), x2

VGA = 640X480, diamond, kaiser, raphael

These are the 2 main rese's you will here about

Porting:

As the HD is a wvga device, chefs have copyed files from the HD2, so you have get ROMs with sense 2.5

Any more descriptions needed, post em here and i'll see what i can do ;)

Hope this helps :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ASK768:
your attachment.php issue suggests your browser is simply not downloading the file, but rather the script that websites have to direct your browser to the file you want (something like that, im not a web guy). make sure you arent right clicking and saving as file/link when you download the file, but are left clicking on the download link. also, try changing browser.

but im pretty sure that the .php isnt the file you want in any form.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] karmadelic702:
All,

Sorry for the potentially really dumb question. I have never flashed a ROM before and plan to do so if someone knows the answer to the following question.

I have the T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2 device. I gave the device to a friend using AT&T. The TP2 was unlocked by T-Mobile. Since unlocking, the 3G network is unavailable for the AT&T sim. I have done a lot of research and learned that I cannot get 3G on the T-Mobile device using the stock ROM.

My question is, if I were to flash the TP2 with an AT&T Tilt2 rom, would I be able to access AT&T's 3G network?

Thanks so much in advance for any replies.

-Jeff
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] karmadelic702:
I was thinking about trying to the shipped AT&T ROM on my TP2 located on HTC.com
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] iboj007:
A T-Mobile branded TP2 will not be able to use AT&T 3G. The only TP2 model that will is the Tilt 2.

I hope that helps.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] karmadelic702:
It does. thank you for the reply.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
Answered.

Ta

Dave
[Touch2 General] Gothik:
desperate for it. makes me want android just for this app. is there one for WinMo? or anyone trying to port it?

and is this app dependent on Andoird hardware, like specific hardware to function?
[Touch2 General] Frank C:
Could not find sofar Google sky maps for windows. For sure is not a hardware thing.........

Think that google wants to keep some apps exclusive for Android to make this OS more attractive vs windows......

It's a matter of time till it is available to us guys.
[Touch2 General] deepakmk:
You could try this application.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=666966
[Touch2 General] Frank C:
Nice catch.....:) Looks like google sky......;)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] dougal365:
Having had to do quite a bit of digging around to work out how to root using an Intel Mac I decided to summarise what I did for the benefit of others. It may well have unnecessary steps or lack full explanation as I don't fully understand Terminal / command line.

I have a Vodafone Magic (32B), SPL 1.33.0004

It was running 1.6 prior to this and I didn't downgrade it to 1.5 first. The following steps are the only ones I needed to do.

As a new user here I'm not allowed to post links but you can google for the 2 external pages I've referenced.

I used a modified version of the "wiki.cyanogenmod full update guide MT3G" to reflect what to do on the Mac.

Scroll to "Non-TMobile 32B Magics"

Follow initial instructions Prep 1-6 but use the eMagi "How to setup ADB" tutorial for the Android SDK in step 1 of the prep.

Notes for Neoblade's ADB tutorial on eMagi:

Once you have done this bit

"Click on Install Selected, Accept All then Install"

you can skip most of the rest.

The Mac version does not need .exe and .dll files moved, nor does it need extra drivers to be installed.

Instead open the Terminal application, type "cd(then a space)" then drag-and-drop the Tools folder from the android-sdk-mac_86 folder into the Terminal window after the "cd " you have just typed.Then press Enter.

You are then down at the "Type in ADB Devices" line of the Tutorial.

Instead Type in "./adb devices" (dot forwards slash adb devices) and Enter and your device should be listed as per the Tutorial.

For Prep step 2 you will need to download "fastboot-mac" from the linked site. ( I placed it inside my android-sdk-mac_86/tools folder, which is on my desktop)

You then follow the Installation section of the wiki article, but the command line instructions have to be changed for Terminal as follows:

For "cd C:\android-sdk\tools"

Type "cd /Users/xxx/Desktop/android-sdk-mac_86/tools" (Where xxx is your Username, and the android-sdk-mac_86 folder is on the desktop. Note the space after the cd)

(or just type "cd(space)" and drag and drop the tools folder as per previously)

For "fastboot boot C:\recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img"

Type "./fastboot-mac boot recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img"

For "adb devices"

Type "./adb devices"

For "adb push C:\recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img /sdcard/RA152G.img"

Type "./adb push recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img /sd-card/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img"

For "adb shell flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA152G.img"

Type "./adb shell flash_image recovery /sd-card/recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.6.2G.img"

... and that should be that. It worked for me!

I must stress I have not worked this out through prior knowledge of command line etc so it would be at your own risk. However I have a rooted Magic now. Thanks to Neoblade for simplifying the process.

I couldn't find a start-to-finish Mac tutorial so hopefully this will be helpful.