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[Desire General] aalviedo:
When this thing happens the best thing you can do is; Immidiately remove the battery, the sim, and the memory card then wipe it all dry. Wipe the phone and leave it to dry. Wait for a couple of hours before putting everything back together and try to start your phone again.

If the first procedure fails... it means there are some residue inside the components of you phone and it needs to be disassembled for cleaning the inside. If you DIY the procedure (at your own risks) make sure to wipe everything (you can use contact cleaners or the likes) and leave it to dry as disassembled. Wait for a couple of hours before putting it all together and try starting it again.

I fixed a lot of phones even digital cameras with the same thing happening to it... dropped in coffee, coke, etc... and I always ended up opening the phone to make it work... it will be more time consuming but it will work like new again once you're finish. Cheers!
[Desire General] djbandit:
check your home insurance if you have it, i have got personal belongings cover on mine so when i lost my phone it saved me in process of getting replacement now hopefully this week cost £50 excess but worth it
[Desire General] ephumuris:
Yeah got a can of contact cleaner, took it apart and it fixed everything, Until around a month later my trackpad detects no movement but pressing it still works. Everything else fine!
[Desire General] FOZZER:
I did the same with my desire in the first week.

1 strip every out battery SD card and sim

2 Do NOT use any excessive heat hair dryer on top of a radiator etc

3 place the stripped out desire in a bag of rice in a sandwich box or similar completely covering it

4 leave for a couple of days

5 re-assemble and power up.

Because the rice draws water, it pulls it from your phone, mine worked a treat and mine was completely full of water including all the screen area
[Desire General] Tander_ZA:
Holy crap - You are very lucky indeed. I am amazed that the screen was even still on!
[Desire General] TieT:
I thought it was waterproof up to 50M :p

A friend of mine took his desire with him in a rubber boat for a trip around the lake, because he wanted to listen to some music.

Half way into the boat trip the boat began to sink, now the fishes can listen to some music :)
[Desire General] Zot Ditz Myo:
Well, just tonight my 3 year old fell in the pool fully clothed while I was vacuuming besides her. I immediately jumped in (fully clothed) and rescued her. She only had a little scare and was back in the pool in swimming gear 30 minutes later. Guess what I had in my pocket?

I put it on the concrete while I dried us both up and noticed it was vibrating but nothing on screen.

I then took the cover, battery, sim and SD out. I rinsed it in a bit of isopropyl alcohol and put it in the sun for a bit of drying power. Maybe a bit too long because I was distracted, now the cover around the buttons is a bit lifted...

Will let it dry until tomorrow then will try the rice/dissicant trick for a day or two.

will keep you posted (fingers crossed!)
[Desire General] Zot Ditz Myo:
Well here are the results after a week:

I left it to dry a few days in a ziplock with a HUGE bag of silica gel I had from a laser printer package.

When I tried it again, it was working but the screen was really ugly! all kinds of dark splotches between the lcd layers, it was looking like a petri dish!

So I disassembled it uting this amazing video: <sorry, no urls yet, search "HTC Desire Disassembly Video" in youtube> , removing about 8 white moisture stickers turned deep red! and put it back in the ziplock.

After reassembly, the screen was much better but still a bit spotted, and we now see a huge difference in brightness between the bottom and the top of the screen.

Did a factory reset and formatted the SD card to be safe, and everything is working great, except the following:

rear speaker: barely audible

Proximity sensor: dead

Ambient light sensor: dead

G-Sensor: Dead (ouch!)

Magnetic compass: dead

There you go, almost fully back from the dead!
[Desire General] Ch3wyzzz:
Haha how big is your glass my disire doesnt fit in a long drink glass
[Desire General] Lothaen:
I never saw that disassembly video before

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

not sure I am that bothered in trying it either. :D
[Desire General] Rawzsim:
I thought I'd post in this thread as its pretty similar to my issue.

I'm feeling pretty silly right now, got my new Desire around 8 months ago now, put in in the washing machine for 5 minutes a month after I got it, good job eh.

Took all the battery and stuff out immediately (it was on going crazy and even posted on facebook whilst inside the washing machine), sucked out some water with the vacuum cleaner and left it for 5 days untouched. Turned it all back on, worked perfectly.

Now I come 7 months down the line and it wont boot, stuck on HTC white screen. Been getting progressively worse with crashes/reboots/getting warm constantly. I have no idea if this is the water damage coming back to bite me in the arse.

I cancelled my phone insurance 3 days before I put it in the washing machine (ridiculous), I didn't re-activate it for some reason I cannot remember... So now I have no insurance and no warranty because of the water indicators.

Does anyone have advice on what the hell I can do? I cant tell whether its residue from water damage or just software related, but either way I look at it i'm feeling pretty screwed by myself right now.
[Desire General] lunoma:
Well before I had a HTC Desire, I owned an iPhone 3G and I had it in the front pocket part of my hoodie in the toilet and when I went to flush, it slipped out and plunged straight into the toilet. It then went all crazy and eventually no longer worked because I couldn't take out the friggin battery which caused it to short circuit!!! Stupid Apple!!! Always make sure you remove the battery immediately which you can with Android devices! :)
[Legend Themes and Apps] RYU1980:
I have tried.Working nice.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=653503
[Legend Themes and Apps] 3djon:
clicking the camera button locks the res at (640x416) other then that it is a welcomed improvement over the stock HTC gallery app.
[Legend Themes and Apps] drive2droad:
any important steps to be undertaken while installing this ?
[Legend Themes and Apps] nomad4ever:
It's very slow to update thumbnails on my Legend. To scroll and view lots of photos is not really feasible. Waiting, waiting waiting...

I can understand, why they left it out. Switched back to faster Legend Stock without the eye candy.
[Legend Themes and Apps] JonasDroid:
Nice, but indeed really really really slow :(

EDIT: it is really slow when U first open it. But when u open it, leave it for a while it starts rendering and caching your tiles, once that's done it works fine (maybe even better then stock photo app)

Just one note, the button to the camera doesn't work, it just give u an error message.
[Legend Themes and Apps] zbrinski:
Yes is too slow.

If Legend's gallery showed also the picasa albums, that would be nice. like this one does.
[Legend Themes and Apps] s7yler:
Flikie Wallpapers HD

Flikie Wallpapers HD for Android on the markedet has a addon called "N1 3D gallery".... its the same but faster now and here the Camera actually also works on the Legend. (Use markedet enabler if you cant find it)

I am using this instead of the Gallery3D.apk (this gave me an error on the Camera and was damn slow).

http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/n1-3d-gallery-addon_hosl.html
[Legend Themes and Apps] flynny:
s7yler, ive tried out those apps you mentioned and the camera is still locked to 640 pixels.

Geuss where just going to have to wait for 2.2 to be ported hopefully.
[Android Apps and Games] raduque:
That looks like the one in the attached screenshot. It's a TouchFlo2d clock from my HTC Wing.

Transparent background, just the hands, no numbers.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] evilkorn:
Seems pretty easy, just need a 2x2 clock and use the 2x1 time widget.
[Android Apps and Games] raduque:
You'd think so, but I can't find any analog clock widgets that only have the hands (no backgrounds, no numbers/indicators).
[Android Apps and Games] zer0day:
This is quite simple to do. Using the AnalogClock widget, set android:dial to transparent png. For the PM/AM text, I think you have to override the onDraw method of AnalogClock. There doesn't seem to be a way to specify whether to draw the text.
[Android Apps and Games] raduque:
How would I go about changing this? Is there a configuration file I can edit, or is this something I need to know how to program to change?
[Android Apps and Games] zer0day:
If you haven't done any Android programming, read up on the basics first. If you are familiar with Android development, then just do the following.

Assuming your png file is called transparent.png, you need to use android:dial="@drawable/transparent" under the AnalogClock's properties in your xml layout file.

Btw, if you do extend AnalogClock and override onDraw, you won't be able to use that class as part of your widget since Android doesn't allow custom elements to be used in widgets.
[Android Apps and Games] jgclifton:
I could probably do this for you, ill have a look in a bit :).
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Part Four:
Hey guys. Just a quick question. I've successfully edited the images inside a few .apk files to match my theme and then installed them on my phone without any problems.

However, now I'm trying to edit some .apk files that are apps with widgets. Specifically, Advanced Task Manager and N1 Torch. I wanted to edit the widgets' image files so that the "focused" and "pressed" highlights of these apps' respective widgets are no longer Android's hideous orange color. But when I make changes to the widgets and install my modded .apk files, the widgets are broken. They won't load. Any advice? Thanks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
mabe http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=669577
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Part Four:
Never mind. Got it all settled. Fixed my widgets. Thanks.
[HD2 General] Theocard:
Hey guys, I've read a couple of threads and I cant find any info on how to fix my Leo.

I haven't tried to flash it, I was just downloading apps today and after my phone reset it wouldnt boot back up. It keeps getting stuck on the white loading screen with the green letters HTC. With some red writing:

R 2.06.51.07

G 15.30.50.07U

D 1.66.76641

My boot screen says this:

PB81100 HX-BC

SPL-1.4.2.0000 XE

MICROP(LED) 0X05

MICROP(TOUCH) 0X40

What should I do?

SERIAL
[HD2 General] Theocard:
I cant seem to find the right shipped rom for this?
[HD2 General] Zentury:
Hard reset

See post #1 tip no. 15 reproduced below from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=583638

15. How to Hard Reset your Phone

To hard reset your phone which means to delete ALL personal data and settings and have the phone in factory default conditions as if you turned on the phone for the first time after purchasing, press the following buttons:

1. With the device turned off, press and hold the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons, then briefly press the POWER button.

2. Continue pressing the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons until you see this message on the screen:

"This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to the manufacturer default settings. Press VolUp to restore manufacturer defaults, or press other keys to cancel."

3. Release the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN buttons.

4. Press the VOLUME UP button to perform the hard reset, or press any other button to cancel the reset.

The above info is actually an extract from the HD2 Leo manual, page 292.
[HD2 General] mini_robot:
im having the same problem as you. i was downloading some keyboard apps today and did a soft reset. next thing i know im stuck at the boot load screen. need up. bump.
[HD2 General] Pliskinius:
Just perform a hardreset, like Zentury had posted sbove - and your good to go!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] VirusZer0:
Does anyone know exactly how to delete the default sounds in the /system/media/audio folder? I have tried SU file manager to no avail. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Thanx,

Tee Jay

Sent from my HERO200 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] troyboytn:
did you mount the system while in SU file manager? Do so by clicking the little "S" button.....upper left below the search bar
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mountaindont:
use root explorer

works everytime :-)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] kyouko:
x2 just make sure you select the "Mount R/W" option to enable writing
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] VirusZer0:
Thanks!

Thank you, the tip on using Root Explorer worked wonderfully!

Thanks Again,

Tee Jay
[General Questions and Answers] brambrambram:
Hi,

the touch screen sensivity on my LG GM750 really sucks..

i can only use the screen with my nail, or the stylus..

if i use a finger i have to apply a lot of pressure for it to react..

i already tried different things:

-calibrating with very few pressure applied to the screen

-changing HKLM/Drivers/TouchPanel/PressureThreshold - touchpanel folder does not even exist..

-changing:

# HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Devicemap\Touch\Click

# HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Devicemap\Touch\DownUp

these values didn't even exist.. making them myself did not change anything (and yes i did a soft reset)

I searched about everywhere.. can anyone help me?
[General Questions and Answers] yanzfoot:
What firmware dou you have¿? Because the v10f helps (not much) with sensivity.
[General Questions and Answers] brambrambram:
hmm i have the v10d

i'll check the v10f tomorrow :) thanks..

i hope i can update already..
[General Questions and Answers] brambrambram:
ok, that didn't really help..

i used lg's update tool to update to the newest version.. it said a new version was available..

after updating nothing has changed.. i check the phone and what does it say.. -_- v10d

so basicly i've just did a hard reset.. with the only result that i lost all my apps and settings and stuff -_-" .. great
[General Questions and Answers] enigma1nz:
I know it's an old thread, but got to wonder about users with resistive screens complaining they don't behave as capacitive. You ARE supposed to use your stylus, NOT your finger with a lot of pressure.
[Android Apps and Games] pragakhan:
Hello everyone! I am hoping I can either get some ideas on what I could install, or maybe inspire someone to develop an app :)

I am a frequent traveler and I started out in my job always bringing my phone, mp3 player and gps. I started consolidating and with my old Blackberry and ditched my mp3 player. When I got my Motorola Droid I was excited to ditch my gps as well!

The problem is I am so used to using my Tomtom. I would click navigate, find a destination either by entering in the address, or going to a point of interest and either searching for it specifically (like target) or looking at a list (like food).

With Google Navigation is there doesn't appear to be a defined "front end". I can use a massive amount of apps to get me there, like Yelp, YP, Where, Google Places, or just a Google Maps search it self.

What I would like to see is a front end application that allowed me to search points of interests either in my current location or a defined location. Let me save these as favorites, show me a history of where I have been and let me search for a POI along my current defined route (ie, finding food along my route between the airport and hotel).

There is a free app on the market called App Launcher and while it has some great ideas, it isn't it. Am I missing something obvious? What does everyone else do?
[Android Apps and Games] Silent25r:
I use telenav for this. I get it free from Sprint. Otherwise there is a fee for it.

I prefer it better than google maps for this reason. It also makes it easier to control the route I wish to take to get there.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
I dropped my phone and now my g1 has lost all volume. Pressing volume buttons makes no sound. When i get a call i cant hear the person at all.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0mmy:
i hope you like to send text messages ;)

Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayjt9:
This happened to me. I closed everything using advanced task manager to no avail, powered off my phone, left it off for a while, then kept swiching it off and on. Eventually I got it to work after removing my battery and sim card.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
i tried removing the battery and sim and even a factory reset but nothing
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAguirre1231:
Sounds like someone's speaker rattled a little too much in the fall...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
i guess theres noway to fix it except to replace it?

looks like i might be buying a new phone then
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0mmy:
i would recommend the mytouch slide comin out in the beginning of june (if your insistent on having a keyboard), otherwise i would just get a nexus.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
actually im deciding on switching to verizon to get the htc incredible
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
i just tried plugging in the headphones and i have volume but when i unplug the headphones i have nothing
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0mmy:
well good luck with your choice ;)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
how do u like the nexus one because its either the nexus or the incredible
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0mmy:
i love it lol. best phone i had my entire life.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj71787:
if i stay with tmobile i would get the nexus but i heard it has 3g issues
[G1 Apps and Games] lincore:
Does anyone know name of this sexy 8 apps in row widget?

http://twitgoo.com/plkqc
[G1 Apps and Games] tehseano:
I'm pretty sure thats Helix Launcher, which is a home-replacement for the Nexus 1, and other WVGA devices.
[G1 Apps and Games] JAguirre1231:
It's cleverly named "More Icons Widget".
[G1 Apps and Games] lincore:
Thanks JAguirre, this is exactly what i'm looking for!
[P3470 General] junior0186:
Can anyone help me find WM ROM in Spanish for my friend's Pharos? Please if anyone knows help me please:(
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
It's really annoying. The Hero's got it, and it was invaluable to me. saved my phone many a time.

I've been reading many reviews online re this lacking on the Nexus One as well, and users as well as editors citing Apple as starting the dumb trend to eliminate a strap connecting point as I am sure it would ruin steve's aesthetics. So why did HTC have to go follow this dumb new trend?

Does anyone know if any of the silicon cases set to come out will have at least the option for a carrying strap?
[Desire Accessories] redrazr7791:
You know this was brought up at HoFo. We were talking about creating some sort of lanyard port on the iPhone itself. Maybe if case-mate got the hint and started producing cases....

Anywho, what could be done is get a thick gelli/silicone case and use a small tipped screw driver or even a safety pin to create 2 holes anywhere on the case.

That eBay seller (e-story) that I keep talking about, has Nexus One cases that have a built-in lanyard port. Unfortunately he hasn't started selling silicone cases yet for the Desire. Hopefully sometime in the next few weeks.

I posted a link earlier with a guy in Hong Kong who has started to sell a silicone case that can possibly be modified with the holes for a lanyard.
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
thanks for the reply. I already have "ruinified" my back cover by placing those self adhesive gripper strips on it so the phone doesn't slip out of my hands. It's way more slippery than the Hero -- which is funny, because so many review spoke of how the phone's materials had more of a grip feel to them... not so. Yes, some resistance vs slipperyness of polished plastic or aluminum, but not enough to be safe.

So that was "be safe not sorry" measure #1.

Measure 2 is: I ordered already a silicon gel case for the Desire. It starts shipping in 5 days. I have no idea the quality. But to me it's insurance at this point, since who knows how long til the market is developed withj accessories. quite amazing how unprepared the accessory market was. Not like this phone was a secret.

I ordered from here, since i am usa:

http://www.amzer.com/Amzer-Silicone-Skin-Jelly-Case-Black-P87961.htm

but found it here initially, a uk vendor for them:

http://www.fommy.co.uk/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+Desire&cat=Cases&skuno=87961

I am sure i must have seen it on one of these threads.

I will for sure be fashioning a carry strap one way or another, and how dumb for HTC to "delete" this usability design element... especially when the European Hero (NOT the ones you would have seen in the USA) has the most elegant design including its carry strap hole and method of securing. Just beautiful. I wonder if the Legend has a carry strap or did they abandon it there too...
[Desire Accessories] redrazr7791:
I do agree that it was sort of retarded to leave out the lanyard port. Even the MyTouch 3G had it :confused:

What you could do is also drill 2 little holes into the back-cover of the phone, line them up with the silicone skin and place 2 holes through the skin also. This way you have added security with the strap being through the back-cover and the skin.

I just did some searching on eBay and it seems that more sellers are starting to push out cases for the Desire. They look pretty good, especially since they cover the whole phone (buttons and trackpad), not just running around the border of the phone -

http://cgi.ebay.com/Blue-Silicone-S...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item414ef7eed5

http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Silicone-..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item4aa097dbda

http://cgi.ebay.com/Silicone-Case-L...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item414ef49799

Thing is...they are all located in Hong Kong :(
[Desire Accessories] quicksite:
That's an idea worth considering but of course 2 problems ... backs snap is itself not secure enough for holding weight of hand ... and the warranty void. I did buy 3rd party insurance from square trade which covers accidental damage incl dropping...

Still I would seek some more secure anchor method... If I had some spare time, I swear I would do this: I'd work my way through the corporate maze at HTC until I burrowed into someone in actual product design... and then I would pose the challenge to them from a purely hypothetical point of view about where and how this fish-line could be anchored.
[Desire Accessories] SpudULike:
The skin would have the advantage of keeping some extra pressure keeping the back on, with out this I would also be worried about the back pulling off. I would make the holes nearer the bottom because this edge is opposite the edge which is designed to be opened.

I've gone the Zag InvisibleSHIELD route, so I have no plans to fit a silicon skin, so I've had to find a different solution.

I found that I can loop the lanyard fixing chord around the sim in the phone, between the silver sim socket and the 'runner' about 5mm away on the left hand side of the sim. It makes it tight work to get the sim back in place, but it does seem to work. I was considering making a small hole on the right hand edge of the back panel to allow the mounting chord to pass through but now I don't think this is necessary as the back does clip into place with only the slightest bump.

The sim socket, which will now be taking the strain from the lanyard, is fixed very securely. When I first tried to insert the sim into the phone I didn't even realize the 'runner' was there and tried to slide the sim in over the runner and didn't manage to get the socket to pop out.