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[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
I think you meant Motorola?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/motorola-gives-google-the-boot-turns-to-skyhook-for-location-se/
[Nexus One General] attn1:
Nope, didn't see that one. I meant Verizon's Navigator. There has been a lot of speculation for some time that when the Android version of that is ready, Verizon will begin plucking competitive GPS software out. Maybe Moto's will work with Verizon's "service", but if not I think that if Verizon isn't getting something out of the GPS service, it's not going into handsets they sell.

Edit: just read up on Motos skyhook plans - not so sure it's not a replacement for Google Nav - it's just looks like an additional location engine (based on wifi hotspots) to work with whatever NAV software is installed.

Verizon Navigator is $10.00 a month, and that's revenue I don't see them giving up if they can continue to extort it.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
Yeah I know it's an "addition" but I thought that's what you meant.

Can you link where you read about Verizon replacing Google Nav later this year? I've never heard anything even quasi-official about this.
[Nexus One General] attn1:
Nothing too official, just some stuff I read a while back when the Android version clearly wasn't ready for prime time. I'll see if I can some stuff and post back.

Edit: Here's a recent post about the new VZ Navigator being bundled/branded with newer non-Android smartphones. Want to bet that it makes it way onto VZ Androids once it's ready? http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/02/pr2010-02-01.html

Past tactics: http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-cl...st-makes-everyone-work-with-verizonveri-4277/

just google "verizon block GPS" and you'll see underhanded crap everywhere. Google maps wasn't such a big deal while Android represented a small market, but now that Androids are outselling iphones, it's not so small anymore, and carriers are going to protect their add ons.

Google has also said that MMS is going to be added to SMS in Google Voice. That's going to ruffle some feathers, too. There is a war going on between carriers and Google over all of this stuff.

As smartphones become a larger percentage of a cell phone market that's pretty well saturated with subscribers, features are where carriers plan to increase their revenues.
[Nexus One General] krabman:
Now its official from google itself, cut and paste.... We won't be selling a Nexus One with Verizon, and this is a reflection of the amazing innovation happening across the open Android ecosystem. Verizon Wireless customers who want an Android phone with the power of the Nexus One can get the Droid Incredible by HTC.
[Nexus One General] attn1:
Where did you find that, in a Google forum?
[Nexus One General] krabman:
Engadget in response to their direct query.
[Nexus One General] ChillRays:
http://googlenexusoneboard.blogspot.com/2010/04/update-on-nexus-one-partnerships.html

Is this what your asking for?

I went to google.com/phone and clicked on the most recent news article.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
Why did you post a quote (without using the quote tag), and without providing the link?

Come on man...

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/google-updates-nexus-one-page-tells-verizon-customers-to-get-a/
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
I am starting to feel weird about having a Nexus now, are we gonna get shoved aside?
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
How so?

Vodafone is getting the N1 officially now.

And the Incredible will almost assuredly not have a 10 second 1-command unlock method like the Nexus One does.

The N1 will remain crowned the Android dev/hacker phone for years to come. Which means we'll get updates first, no matter whether it's from Google (or otherwise... :D)
[Nexus One General] krabman:
Because I dont care about all the fancy shmancy stuff, the only thing that matters is what I cut and pasted. Plus I knew you would come behind me to provide a fully featured post :)
[Nexus One General] attn1:
Nope, we had that. I was looking for the source of the "We won't be selling" part. Looks like it's a form letter they used to reply to a kazillion inquiries from the blog sites, because they are all evidently quoting the exact same words. Yep, it looks pretty official now. Paul had the news right.

With damn near every competent developer in the Android community invested in it, it's unlikely the N1 won't be sporting bleeding edge software for quite a while.

And the rest of Europe shortly afterwards.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
LOL!!! :D :D
[Nexus One General] attn1:
Ha! Evidently, his phone wears the fancy schmancy in his house!
[Nexus One General] Scotsman828:
:D

Good one! ATTN1.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] touch hd:
i received an htc hero today from a client that boots untill the green guy from android comes to the screen, then the green guy goes down and the phone stays in that state, i never flashed a hero or android device and i am ma bit lost in all the information conserning flashing android devices. can someone guide me here.

this are the stats :

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A ENG S-OFF H

HBOOT-1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)

CPLD-12

RADIO-3.22.20.17

thx in advance

Peter
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] sitimber:
i'm sure there is a hero section the would care more
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] eyegor:
If thats the right fastboot info that ain't a hero bro.

Just do a wipe, it could fix the issue.

Boot into recovery (home+power) and from there perform a wipe.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] touch hd:
ok my bad, it is an HTC magic. wipe didn't fix the problem :(

thx for info

greetz
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] touch hd:
and yes i get it, use the search button. just wanted a fast sollution :)
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] touch hd:
got it revived :) thx for wiki on this phone model

greetz
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JasjarMan:
I have tried just about all the on screen keyboards and they all fail in one are.

EASE of typing! Can someone make a keyboard that leavev out most of the side and bottom keys. Just make it qwerty with ABC key and NOTHING else!

If we need to use numbers make it when pressing and holding a key will switch to numbers and other needed keys. Make the space bar for space and double tap to make a piriod. Is that really that hard to make?

I know for me it is but for you guys out here that so so much in these forums, is it that hard?

I will GLADLY pay if anyone makes such a keyboard.

I'm about to get rid of the hd2 because its a paing to type.

The iphone's keyboard is what I somewhat want it to be.

Big keys with the alphabet only.

Any suggestions??
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Archer:
Yes. Try reading the numerous threads about typing issues and try all the suggestions. If you cannot type after doing

everything

that has been suggested in this forum then either one of the following...

You have a defective device and need to return it. It will never get better.

You need to practice typing more.

I have used many different types of input methods, with various phones, and I find the HD2 to be one of the best (I don't think there is a clear winner).

Just stick with it (and use the pads of your thumbs, not the tips).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sniff15:
as the above said

as the poster above said.

also try (pay) touchpal 4.0 i use it on all my winmo devices and it is very good
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] xXJohnXx:
I had a TP2 and got me a HD2.

What a bloody pain in the you know what :D

But its what John says.

Learn to control the beast :D

It toke me some time to work the keys to.

But in the end it all worked out oke.

You simply have to get used to it.

So dont give up :cool:

Greetz.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] matthend:
Swype ftw!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] lonelykatana:
Agreed.

Problem is, idiots dont understand swype so its hard for them:p
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] leejiahui:
Hi guys, well i somehow have to agree partially to what the TS has to say.

It is not really THAT bad, but I am really keen to see someone edit the layout of the keyboard. The main problem for me is the 4 arrow keys at the bottom of the screen. I tend to always hit that when I am actually trying to tap on my spacebar, and the consequence is bad, because by hitting the arrow key, T9 actually thinks that I want an alternative word.

So in conclusion, if anyone could just remove the 4 arrow keys at the bottom row, HD2 will be COMPLETE!

on top of that, without the 4 arrow keys, a lot more can be seen on the screen!

also can any1 here share their experience if they ever use the 4 arrow keys?

Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] xZdenis:
I do use them. And i hate keyboards that lacks them. Navigate through text only by tapping of my finge is the real pain.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] danjohnson19855:
i have had my hd2 for a about 4 months and still i dont get on with the keyboard tried all differnents one, i agree.

the keys should be made bigger
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] cd78:
im a touchscreen junkie and while i agree the Hd2 keyboard is one of the best. it could be better. bigger keys would be an improvement, its not like our screen isnt big enough!

@op: try Fingerboard2.1 also swype and SlideIt ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] dudu7559:
The friend who started this thread sounds to be an old JasJar user, and I do really agree what he reckoned: we're never going to get a keyboard performing the same features like a Jasjar one!!! :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] alexleon:
it's not true. hd2 has got a very poor keyboard ... just a nice way to say that it sucks.

his hd2 is like all the other one: it sports a bugged keyboard.

main problem, when pushin a button it types other buttons sorrounding. it was one of the reason I wanna get rid of my hd2. but I discoverd swype..so my suggestion: use SWYPE. simply the best keyboard ever maden for touchscreen
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JasjarMan:
Its not about getting use to the keyboard. Its about making a keyboard that will use the SIZE of the screen!

Just picture a BIG KEYS keyboard with only the alphabet A-Z. Than just 1or2 small keys that by pressing once, press hold will pop out the numbers, the bottom arrow keys to scroll through words.... and whatever else.

THAT would be a killer keyboard, and when switched to landscape with that setup the keyboard would rule.

So, its not about having to get use to junky keybords, its baout making a real practical one. The more we ask devs to develope/make one the faster one will probably make one.

I would pay some good cash for such a keyboard. I'm sue others will too!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JasjarMan:
WILL DO, THANKS! But I still want a keyboard as I described.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Archer:
The majority of people can type with no issues, as a poll a while back proved. Most of the people that did have problems could solve them with tweaks to lower sensitivity.

If you read my original post I only suggested that if none of the other things worked then he had a defective device, which is what it turned out to be for an unfortunate but small number of people.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] aussiebum:
Get FingerKeyboard AND the following layout by nir36 - it has much larger keys compared to the standard Fingerkeyboard layout and takes advantage of the HD2's larger screen space with bigger keys.

Just got it two days ago and it's much better than the standard HTC keyboard. If you need arrow / d-pad keys, I modded nir36's digits layout to include them.

Skin Link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6280735

(modded digits layout with arrows)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] horrorview:
Swype has literally changed my texting life. LOL. I used to be lucky to get out 20 words a minute, and now I'm like a freakin' court stenographer, all with one thumb. It's brilliant! :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] fabian21:
to the Htc programmer who decided that the T9 toggle switch should be put right under the letter A and next to the letter Z. Your days are numbered. :mad:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] snowblind2142:
Swype's best for me, quick on the go, don't have to bee too accurate, learns as you go along and there are some nice skin's floating about for it +++ :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Santaria:
Swype is a great novelty, but hopeless for passwords, numbers etc etc.

The standard keyboard, with XT9 on and a screen desensitizer = orsm sauce.

I've tried nearly every keyboard (even FB2) and keep coming back and perserveering with the standard one.

I came from a JasJam then an i780, so it's been a learning curve for me with a software keyboard. XT9 helps me heaps.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Santaria:
Swype is a great novelty, but hopeless for passwords, numbers etc etc.

The standard keyboard, with XT9 on and a screen desensitizer = orsm sauce.

I've tried nearly every keyboard (even FB2) and keep coming back and persevering with the standard one.

I came from a JasJam then an i780, so it's been a learning curve for me with a software keyboard. XT9 helps me heaps.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JasjarMan:
I bougth a nokia n900 and the hardware keyboard is nice accept where the space key is located. But, I tried the on screen board and that is what I'm talking about. TINY screen compared to the HD2 but you can type accurate and fast on it. Why? because it's layed out the way I had written in this thread.

WHY cant HTC do this? Will there be a patent violation or what!

Anyways, I sold the hd2 and got a usa version of the milestone.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] scoobytyper26:
I agree.

Matt
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
lol.....funniest thing i read all day.......
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
where you getting the skins from bud ?, im using a pretty nice black and red one but you can never have too many lol.....
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] MartyLK:
The biggest problem I have with the HTC HD2 keyboard is, it has a mind of its own. It LOVES to register adjacent keys when tapping the desired key. In order to type with the HD2 keyboard, you need robotic precision. You need to be very tense, so you won't allow your finger to move in either direction even as much as a micron. If your finger does move sideways, even as much as a micron, the adjacent key will register.

This bugs the **** out of me and I, too, have tried all the available aftermarket keyboards. None of them work well enough to be satisfied with.

The iPhone keyboard is the absolute best there is. That doesn't mean it has better features. It just means it's more precise and accurate.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] tkalli:
I had an iPhone for a short while, when they first came out.

The Keyboard was one of the few things I liked.

:)

​
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] puser:
I think, SBP Keyboard 4 is very good. You can use in full screen keyboard mode (it's very big) or normal size keyboard mode.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Kalavere:
SlideIT, it's a winner. I love it, takes some getting used to, but I reckon it's better than Swype.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] rexboy:
There are some great skins out there, here are a few of the popular ones:

Swype Dusk

HTC like skin by Baly23

Lesscro W7 skin

There are a few more out there, google will find them. I keep changing but currently using Lesscro, simple but clean look, each to their own.

Only downside is Swype already uses alot of space esp with the skin combined but does look much better than standard.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6147886#post6147886
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] rexboy:
Used the wifes Iphone keypad, very average and it could hardly be considered one of the best. Touchpal would leave it for dead, much faster, smarter layout, smarter shortcuts, great with passwords, multiple interfaces for varoius symbols, standard email configurations and the list goes on.

So if you like typing, Touchpal 4.0 (3.5 doesnt work with the HD2) or if you feel adventerous, as others have suggested Swype or SlideIT is the way to go.

You can type much faster in a more lazy fashion. Both have their advantages over eachother.

SlideIT is slightly faster but Swype predicts much better
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Penny:
Hi, I am running Damagecontrol 2.05 and was wondering if there is a way to change the calculator back to the one that is on 1.5 or maybe there is a calculator skin available???... I know I know, being a little picky but just love damagecontrol and all my other customizations I have done. This would make it perfect for me.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] pseudoremora:
Please next time use the search button, as there is already another thread pertaining to this topic.

HERE

I'll see what I can do about porting this.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Penny:
sorry I did see that but the skins question wasn't asked....Sorry please delete.
[Hero CDMA General] pwc realtor:
I remember having a proram on my Hero that would allow me to activate the speakerphone if I flipped the phone over. Anyone remember which app that was?
[Hero CDMA General] KBizzle:
This it?

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-zosqlabs-android-flipspeakerphone-iBBj.aspx
[Hero CDMA General] pwc realtor:
that's not it but will still try it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tc8039:
Hi All,

I've been given a HTC Magic to repair for a friend. Whenever you turn the phone on, you only get the FASTBOOT screen (as if you were holding down back & power).

I've considered a faulty back button, but pressing the button, it still clicks so isn't obviously stuck. Unless the switch has failed short-circuit, but that seems unlikely.

For reference, FASTBOOT shows:

SAPPHIRE PVT 32a SHIP S-ON H

HBOOT-1.76.0007

CPLD-12

RADIO-6.35.07.29

AUG 4 2009, 19:43:30

Factory reset didn't make any difference.

The phone was bought in Singapore, so the only ROM i've successfully loaded is RUU_Sapphire_HTC_Asia_WWE_3.03.707.5_R_SG_release_signed_NoDriver.

Once loaded, the phone resets and goes into Android fine. However if I reset, it returns to FASTBOOT.

Next, I've looked at loading a new SPL, to see if there is a fault in there. As the one on here is a perfected one, I've gone through the process of making a goldcard on both a 2GB Sandisk and 2GB Kingston memory cards. Following all the instructions to the letter, they are made, put them in the phone, try and load a new SAPPIMG.zip. It starts loading, then I get "Main Version is Older! Update Fail! Do you want to reboot device?".

Now I'm assuming that my goldcard isn't working.

So my questions are:

- Do I need to continue trying to make a working goldcard?

- Is there another obvious fault?

Thanks for any help in advance.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tc8039:
Did anyone happen to spot this? Would love to hear some thoughts....
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] keinengel:
The goldcard only fools the SPL into flashing a RUU made for another variant of the phone, but not an older version than the one you have. Try flashing a custom recovery with FlashRec and flash a different SPL from there.

Anyway, my money's on a hardware fault.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mak_us1977:
Hi all

I have same problem like in the first post,

and when i try to flash with goldcard, i always get customer ID error.

hope to get any solution

best regards

MAK
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] keinengel:
Customer ID error means your goldcard isn't working. Redo it.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mak_us1977:
hi

same goldcard work with other magics and phone card socket is ok
[HD2 General] VeEuzUKY:
Hello everyone.

On the very bottom of the home screen Menu Button the first function is called Weather Demo, which I keep pressing by mistake when I pull up the menu for other stuff. Is there a way to remove this useless entry? There are no registry entries for it so it may be on an XML or ini file. Does anyone know its location and how to remove it?

Thanks much:)
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] mare123:
Hello :(

i tryed to made a 3,5 audio-jack on my touch pro, but I brazed too bad and bad things happened :(:(

My extusb plug was so damaged that i cut it off...

Is my Touch Pro rescueable?

EDIT:

Where can i get this part of the phone??
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distorx:
I want to flash the phone. The company is Centennial in Puerto Rico the only thing i know is that is a gsm phone. If I do the RUU with the files arround doing the goldcard process, the APN setting will be gone?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btdag:
see my original answer and stop being lazy...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaanJordaan:
You can check the apn settings now dude:p just write them down and flash!

Settings > Wireless Controls > Mobile Nework Settings > "Acces Point Names"

Just click the one with the green checkmark, write down all the settings and enter them the same way after flashing.

P.S. I don't know if this is the right section to post this dude
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Tommy544:
Hi,

can you please recomend me a task manager which could do these things:

viewing processes, view how much processor do they take, killing them (maybe even that they won't start again after reboot).

But one thing I don't want, is that the new task manager would overide that default one, you have in your taskbar (that nice pop-up window where you can easyly close running aps) or it might, but has to have another pop-up as nice as this is :-) . So I imagine it as a stand-alone app which could be started when you want and closed when you want (no background activity)

I want to check my processes mainly because sometimes when I wake my device, it is extremly slugish and I really don't know what it is trying to do. I don't think that I have any apps set to auto update ar sth like that.

My specs are WM 6.5 sense 2.1 original ROM.

Thank you very much for any help
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Bruce Inman:
Check out MemMaid

Nice multifunctional Memory management prog.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Tommy544:
Thank you, very good program.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PrawnPoBoy:
Inside the Sound & display settings menu is section to turned down the animations used throughout the system. I find that turning them all of really makes the phone feel snappy, but it comes at the cost of some of the nice animated transitions between screens and apps. The settings allow three different options: completely off, some animations, or all animations turned on.

What I really want is all of the animations, except for the opening application one. This is the animation that occurs when you launch an application from one of the home screens or the launcher and it looks like the application window grows out from the center of the screen until it fills the entire screen. I think this one looks bad, especially when you have a bright colored background and when it is turned off applications feel like they open much quicker. Selecting 'some animations' from the settings will turn this one off, but it also disables the sliding transition that occurs when traversing through menus and pages in an app, which I actually really like.

So does anyone know of a way to disable animation one at a time?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
I normally just set the animations to fast from the 'spare parts' application that is in most roms.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PrawnPoBoy:
I tried that but it's still not ideal. I guess it can't be done at this point...
[myTouch 3G, Magic Android Development] Lorhdak:
Hello everyone,

I've got an HTC Magic with a special SPL, and I wanted to change the ROM to an Eclair 2.1 with Sense (if possible), it's currently running the 1.6 Android version without Sense.

My HTC Magic is :

SAPPHIRE Unknown 32B SHIP S-ON G

HBOOT-1.33.0006 (SAPP10000)

Please can someone telle me what exactly should I do to be able to flash this HTC ? Do I have to make a Goldgard or anything like that ?

Thank you very much for your help,

Best Wishes,

Lorhdak.