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[General Questions and Answers] flobbo:
Hello,

I am having an ultra weird issue with the usb to pc connection settings in my windows mobile phone. I am using the TPC Elite series ROM with an HTC TyTn II. A while ago I used my phone as a modem cuz I needed internet. Ever since then I have been unable to connect to my phone via activesyns.

I know I gotta click on the usb to pc icon in the settings section of the phone to change this BUT every time I click on this thing it just loads internet connection sharing by default. When I close the program I see the settings dialog for a split second until I get sent back to the previous screen.

I have tried looking on google for a possible solution and browsed the forum a bit but was unable to find a solution.

Please please please help me as this problem drives me insane. :mad:
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Try uninstalling activesync and deleting partnership, then reinstall again.

Hope it helps,
[Desire General] langers1:
Hi all,

Has anyone else had a problem with there desire locking up and restarting by it self on orange?

Ive had the phone since the day after orange released it and its great coming over from winmo but mine still seems to be as unreliable as winmo.

Sometimes when I want to use apps that go online, last fm, nav launcher they just dont seem to connect, when i switch off the device and restart it they then connect and work all ok.

I use the device in my cars hands free kit as a mp3 player (mixzing) via bluetooth, I jump out the car, it registers the bluetooth hand set has disconnected and then the screen freezes and it reboots its self after 10 secs.

Have I got a dud or it s it oranges ROM, ive been tempted to flash it over to the generic one to see if that fixes it but without an orange rom to flash back to if it doesnt work so i can send it back to orange for a replacement I dont really know what to do.

Has anyone else had a similar problem, any advice would be great. Its not really making my 1st impression of android a very good one :(
[Desire General] SamE:
I have not experienced any problems like that with mine are you sure there is not a newer ROM out try checking for updates from the phone, pretty sure there was an update near launch, I am running build 1.15.61.10.

Failing that probably best to get Orange to replace it before messing about with it too much.
[Desire General] langers1:
Yep im running the latest version. I dl the update this weekend and thought it may fix it but nope :(
[Desire General] skanj:
I think you've got a dud one mate, mine's never frozen or re-booted.Ring Orange and get it replaced.
[Desire General] Gooner4_1998:
I've uploaded a few pics for profiles. they look great on the screen but when I choose them for profiles the quality goes massively downhill (really pixilated / blocky).

anyone else finding this?

thanks

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[Desire General] samsanchez88:
I have also found this and tough it isn't a solution, i can say that if you use the facebook pic (by linking the contact to their facebook) then the pic is good quality.
[Desire General] Gooner4_1998:
ummmm, good shout but I'm not really a Facebook user.

seems ridiculous that we can't make use of the fantastic screen!

I'm sure there must be s solution!

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[Desire General] Odin1979:
I've got this problem too, most annoying. I've discovered this post on another forum, not so much a solution just an explanation of why it happens.
[Desire General] AlexEv:
I have the same problem with my HTC Touch HD. Any picture that is selected for a contact is reduced in quality. Must be a HTC thing not android.
[Desire General] Philko:
I don't sync my contacts with google but the profile pictures are sill pixalated.
[Desire General] ferryrich:
Synching with Outlook 2007 also degrades the image as it can't handle the higher quality images so degrades them, then would synch that lower quality image back to the phone
[Desire General] PseudoReal:
is there any workaround? When adding the pictures to the phone via phone, they are very sharp, but as soon as you sync with outlook or google, the pictures become very pixelated...

in addition, my facebook pics look a little bit sharper - however, my contacts do not update with the latest contact pictures...
[Desire General] Odin1979:
This is the workaround i've used, not ideal but it does work :)
[Desire General] Gooner4_1998:
This works great, thanks!

Its ridiculous that we even need to do this! Is there an app / automatic workaround that can sort the contact image quality?!
[Desire General] netcash100:
Outlook/Activsync

Does anyone know of a work around or fix for syncing HC photos with outlook... I'm using the HD2 which principle should be the same....

I'm currently using the workaround, of storing a HD 270x270 photo on SD card... This method is tooo time constraining.. Rather do in outlook.

I would hate to have to redo over 250+ contacts when I update the rom.
[Desire General] hyaenidae:
now i'm stuck with those crappy icons as well. last times, when i used MyBackup Pro to retore my contacts it restored them to the phone's memory (where it got them from), but these times it just forces itself on my google account and here we go: blurry contact pics.

is there still no solution to this? this size is really really bad
[Desire General] rottunix:
Remember to export the phone contacts otherwise you will need to add them manually in case of factory reset.
[Desire General] mo_mail:
There is kind of.....

The problem as stated many times before is Gmail down-scaling the pic to rubbish, seems people are having the same problem with Outlook 2007. I only just started to have this problem when I moved all my contacts from Outlook 2010 to Gmail. Outlook 2010 handles a larger picture for contacts and I never experienced this problem until moving to Gmail for my contacts so I didn't have to use a cable to Sync >> Crap idea, I would rather have to sync once a week via cable then get the crappy contact pics!!

If Gmail handled a larger contact pic we all would be sorted!
[Desire General] Mesquire:
Unfortunately, this is a limitation with Outlook and there is no workaround at the PC end.
[Desire Accessories] Shaizer:
As the title says, I've looked quite close and took an attempt at peeling the corner however I'm still not sure.
[Desire Accessories] Fon22:
Seeming how mine got scratched on day 1,

No..!

Fon22
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Recently I have build a new firmware for LG GW620.

For more details visit:

http://www.jros.org/tolemac/?page_id=130&lang_view=en

My english is poor, sorry, if you have comments try to write cleanly.

Thanks in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] inberno:
Nice rom, goes smoth.

Mola tu rom j, lastima que en uno de los EVE me actualice la V10n y no puedo ponerla xD.

¿La has colgado en AndroidSpin?

Un saludo
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Inberno,

Thanks for your effort writing in spanish.

I don´t hang it on AndroidSpin I don't know how to.

If you have installed V10n you can back to V10M or V10G (G is open M is Orange or other opeartor perhaps).

You must to download the firmware:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/GW620/ANEUBB/V10g_00/V10G_00.kdz

The updater util:

http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/client/app/B2CAppSetup.exe

And the LG utils:

http://www.assembla.com/spaces/ks36...eJe5afGb/download?filename=LG-Utils-0.4.2.zip

Then:

1) Install BC2APPSetup.eze

2) Plug in your device (not in debug mode Settings-Applications-Development-debug mode)

3) Execute KP500-Utils-EN.exe

4) Enter I

5) Write the path to the V10G_00.kdz

6) Enter J

7) Enter GW620

8) Enter path to V10G_00.cab file.

9) Enter V10G_00

10) Then the LG Updater is open and trying to flash your phone with the selected firmware.

11) Enter in your phone and make factory reset (3845#*620# -> Factory Reset -> Factory Reset)

Then you can flash my ROM.

Enjoy it.

Cheers
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] inberno:
Thx, I'll try it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tolemac:
Plug your gw620 in emergency mode and the software of LG will do the rest!!

My engish is very poor too
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] janitaelisexb:
THANKS!

how can i plug my gw620 to the emergency mode??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lavaclaw:
can u make this ROM from the official 2.2
[Nexus One General] PacoL250:
So I've recently noticed in Advanced Task Killer (ATK) Free that the eBay App randomly shows up as being active even though I have not opened it in a long time. This issue I've noticed come up after several hours of the phone being on, being used, etc. It wasn't a problem before as I have only noticed this recently.

Also, as I am running ATK on the "Low" security level, I have noticed that Voice Search shows up twice on the list of apps to be killed. This doesn't happen when I have the security level set at "Medium." Not a big deal, but why is this the case? I assume this has more to do with ATK than anything else.

The apps on my ignore list mostly have either "google" or "android" in them; however the only one that doesn't is "com.svox.pico," which after looking it up, involves text-to-speech functions.

Any ideas? Thanks!
[Nexus One General] PacoL250:
I guess nobody knows? Or am I posting this in the wrong section?
[G1 General] CompactDstrxion:
So I've been investigating into some recent issues I've been having with apps not staying open i.e. couldn't even keep one app open in the background, and home would reload every time I visited it from anything but the lightest apps. I didn't want to try any RAM Hack ROMs because I run 3D games quite a lot.

I'm using Blue Magic and I found out that both Swype and HTC Touch Input use 12-18MB of RAM even when in the background (according to Astro Process Manager). Since disabling them I've found things to be much snappier. I barely used them anyway. Has anyone else disabled soft keyboards for performance reasons?
[G1 General] aldaris652:
don't mean to be an a$$ but i think most people know this, I for one, have my android keyboard set to ignored because i always use it, and have other keyboards disabled, as i don't use them, and i use ram hack, and i have a happy 45-50mb ram when everything is closed, i also have swap, and for the hell of it i've tested how many apps i can have open at one point, and they are news and weather, browser, opera, market, world war, phone, messaging, google talk, all of that open, and switching in between, none of them ever restarted, of course my phone was a little slower, but well thats the price you pay, our hardware is sorta outdated, but if you know how to boost it, it will help a lot, :D i got a 96swap :D
[G1 General] CompactDstrxion:
You have a point but I would never have thought that the keyboards would be such RAM hogs, especially when in the background, and it helps me a lot because I prefer to run without swap. So I thought I'd mention it in case people who don't really use them but haven't disabled them would like to give it a try.
[G1 General] lbcoder:
Add up all the memory reported as used by astro. Compare that with the ACTUAL memory. Notice something funny about it? More memory in use than total memory?

Congrats. You have just become acquainted with VIRTUAL MEMORY. (not to be confused with swap space, which is very different).
[G1 General] AudaciousQuip:
I never noticed my G1 being any slower with the HTC IME running.
[G1 General] Burko:
if there was a way to permanently disable Google Enhanced Search and Quick Search Box, that'll be another 10mb of Ram easily.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] TDianna:
I have be looking thru the posts and I do not see such a app. Is this possible?:confused:

Thanks
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] LexusBrian400:
Phonemypc - $10.00
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] rheally:
http://www.androlib.com/r.aspx?r=pc+remote+control

might help.

ton of apps to control your pc through your phone..might find something you like..
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] gohamstergo:
dont see anywhere that shes asking for remote control...she said "browse files"...therefore

http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.estrongs.android.pop
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] TDianna:
That's it! Thanks...

:)
[General Questions and Answers] megaman 2:
Please help!

I need to know how to make (or modify) my own M2D2 clock for a theme I am creating. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I tried to break down an existing cad I had in WinCE CAB manager but I havent had a lot of luck. When I look at the files in the WinCE CAB manager it showed 241 .png files, but when I extracted them to another folder it shows nothing? When I right click on properties it again shows 241 files but I cant see them anywhere?

Im used to editing pngs in photoshop and have cabed together 6.5 themes this way but cant figure out how to alter the clock images for M2D2

Thanks so much for any and all help!

Chris (pearl jam @ modaco)
[General Questions and Answers] megaman 2:
Thanks - any ideas on how to customize the clock? Im not looking for animation or anything...just the numbers like you have in your themes but without the gradients
[General Questions and Answers] stylez:
Extract one of the themes you will see the clock files then you could make your own using GIMP\Paint shop etc based on size of originals.
[Nexus One General] Hollowman159:
Hi it's there a guide step by step on how to root a N1 with Mac.??:)
[Nexus One General] nDrg:
This guide seems pretty decent:

http://theonda.org/articles/2010/03...-performance-boost-and-some-serious-geek-cred

However it's a little outdated with its CM version etc, so make sure they are all up to date ;)
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
I've had a Mac user use my stickied guide on this forum. The only difference is using a different fastboot file (which I have a link to in the guide). Check out my sig for details.
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] T.C.P:
hello all I just rooted my phone and am running evil Eris nd boy I love this Rom, anyways I had a quick question is it possible to use metamorph on the Eris?

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] rheally:
yes.

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] T.C.P:
do u know how to do it

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] rvpartsguy:
Guess I will be looking into this tonite when I get home....

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] rheally:
I've attempted to use mm but I know nothing about editing the files- I don't have time to go into what it takes to theme, lol. I changed the battery icon and that's enough for me at the moment.

if you don't know how to use mm, do a search. there are several guides. good luck!

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] T.C.P:
I downloaded it from the market and it says I need box tools how do install that

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[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] droidkevlar:
tried this as well and no luck. anyone with success wanna share how they did it right and which theme they did it with?
[Droid Eris Themes and Apps] rheally:
Okay, I'm just throwing this out there, but there is a search feature on the forums.

But, I'll look it up for you so you don't have to do anything.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=591329

That thread shows you HOW TO METAMORPH. A thread made by the CREATOR of metamorph.

It's a bit more complicated than just downloading the application. There aren't any current made-for-Eris metamorphs out there (that I've found, anyway). So you can A.) find a metamorph you like and port it over to the Eris, or B.) create your own. That includes editing xml files and .9.pngs - so have fun with that.
[General Topics] KidTech:
I have this marketing class and my group is deciding to create an advertising for WM7. I'm asking you guys for your opinion on why WM wasn't as successful as the iphone? What were the issues is because they only targeted professionals and developers. Also why do you think WM7 will be successful because its going be more commercial oriented too all?

I really appreciate any responses thanks a lot.
[General Topics] orb3000:
have a look here

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=605
[General Topics] KidTech:
Though i'm looking for peoples opinon on why they didnt like old WM..
[General Topics] josefcrist:
Was it really less successful than iphone? windows mobile has been around way longer. I am guessing combining all of the devices with windows mobile vs how many devices with iphone os windows mobile will come out on top.
[XPERIA X10 General] Nocturnal310:
unlike X1..can it record both parties clearly?

i wanna record my calls with my gf.
[XPERIA X10 General] Nocturnal310:
bump.....

a very simple feature on dumbphones also
[XPERIA X10 General] dubdec99:
Have a look at the app total recall available from the android market
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] engelsg:
In my band settings on my HTC Diamond I can select UMTS 1700, but it doesn't find the Wind network.

From what I've read, Wind Mobile is on AWS-1 or UMTS band IV, which is 1700+2100MHz, and just going from the band menu options on my phone it looks like both bands are supported... Is there a way to get this working?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] glecko:
Any developments with this?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] trueg:
There are two sets of registry settings that I think greatly impact the usability of IE in WM 6.5.3 (and possibly newer builds).

Enable Auto Font Resize

With the introduction of WM 6.5.3, Microsoft made several changes to Internet Explorer. A big one is the ability to automatically resize fonts.

Example:

WM 6.5

WM 6.5.3

Notice that the useless links at the bottom of the page have giant fonts. Once you zoom in, they take up most of the screen.

I personally hate this feature and I disable it.

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Enable Auto Font Resize = dword:00000000 ;Default = 1

Result:

Viewport Settings

Notice in the above screenshots that in WM 6.5 the text is clearly readable, though not all of the page fits on the screen.

The changes in 6.5.3 now allow the entire page to fit, but the text is smaller and less readable. Perhaps you would assume that this is unavoidable if you want to fit the entire page, but that is not the problem.

IE is actually very good at page rendering if it knows what size of screen you have.

Microsoft sets the default viewport size to 800x600. This means that IE will render the page for an 800x600 screen and then zoom out to fit the entire page. Note that the default for WM 6.5 is 1024x768.

Check out what happens if you change the viewport settings to match your screen size......

WM 6.5.3 - default viewport settings (800x600) - VGA screen

WM 6.5.3 - modified viewport settings (640x480) - VGA screen

These were taken with the default zoom settings.

With the correct viewport settings, you can now easily navigate a web page while zoomed out.

Landscape vs. Portrait

Unfortunately, IE6 is not intelligent enough to change page render settings based on orientation. If you specify viewport settings of 640x480 on a VGA screen, it will look great in landscape but not in portrait.

Viewport settings - 640x480 - Portrait

In order to avoid zooming/scaling in Portrait mode, you would need to specify a max width of 480 pixels.

Viewport settings - 480x640 - Portrait

With a width of 480 pixels, you will still avoid zooming/scaling in landscape mode but formatting will appear a little off since the target width is less then the available screen width.

Viewport settings - 480x640 - Landscape

In the end, only the width value actually matters since it is assumed that you will have to scroll down to view the entire page.

An argument could me made to simply set the width to 480 pixels to prevent scaling in Portrait and Landscape modes.

Either way, the registry values are here....

Default:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Viewport Height = dword:00000258(600)
Viewport Width = dword:00000320(800)

Landscape optimized (VGA)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Viewport Height = dword:000001e0(480)
Viewport Width = dword:00000280(640)

Portrait optimized (VGA)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Viewport Height = dword:00000280(640)
Viewport Width = dword:000001e0(480)

TG
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] orb3000:
Great, thanks for sharing!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] saurabh88:
Yes thanx for great share..:d:d
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] AlkamistStar:
Helped out alot

Thanks for this, its really helped out the web viewing experience on IE6. I just replaced your values for WVGA, and it worked out great for my TP2.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zzyzx80:
hi,

I applied the following setting to my WinMO6.5 and my IE displays much better now. It was previously optimised for landscape at height = 768, width = 1024.

Portrait optimized (VGA)

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Viewport Height = dword:00000280(640)

Viewport Width = dword:000001e0(480)

Thanks for sharing.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] roberto123456:
How do i change the settings, do i need registry editor.

Can someone help me please
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] multi888:
Yes, you can try PHM Regedit...to do the changes.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] roberto123456:
ok thx, i'l try it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] saurabh88:
or u can just cook them so no need to add evry time u flash the new rom..u will get in the rom itself lol:D:D:eek::cool::rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] trueg:
I agree about cooking the changes in, I have done so in my personal ROM.

Another one I like is

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
DisableAnimations = dword:00000000 ;Default = 1

This enables a small toolbar animation. It doesn't seem to effect performance and it adds a little eye candy.

Also, I added CABs to the main post for anyone uncomfortable playing in the registry.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Actorios:
so for the blackstone the values should be 480 width in portrait and 800 in landscape right? so which cabs do i need?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] trueg:
Well if you use width = 480, then pages will look great in portrait mode and possibly a little narrow in landscape.

width = 800 will look great in landscape, but portrait will be zoomed out and less readable unless you zoom in.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] finsmaniac02:
So do people think this makes IE actually preferable over Opera? (Just wondering... lol)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] l3v5y:
IE in the later builds can do flash pretty well. Opera can't. To me, that makes IE pretty useful!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] plguzman:
If you can read without zooming, it makes it more useful than opera. At least for me. Thanks for the tip.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] incite40:
Registry Edits

Having problems with a registry edit staying saved. I have a cooked ROM from Hydros that works great but I want the left Soft Key to lock instead of Contacts. I change the registry and it works for a while until I soft reset or turn the phone off and power it back on...then it reverts back to the original settings,

What am I doing wrong?

thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] motorg:
Have you figure out a way to set the default zoom level with 6.5.3? It seems to default in the middle, but I want to be able to control this.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] multi888:
What's the best fix for WVGA 3.5" with a 480x800 resolution?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] maukk:
SMS Fonts

Great. Do you know also how to resize sms / mms fonts? They are too small. I would like to have like mail or WM 6.1. Thanks