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[HD2 General] web3221:
tmo screen

is a big thumbs up PERIOD worth every penny :)
[HD2 General] N1M1TZ:
Cooked or Uncooked? Will fried rice work too?

Just joking, don't mean to offend anyone...
[HD2 General] austinnokc:
Glass Rocks

I work for a CocaCola bottling company and service vending machines daily. Since I have yet to find a belt case, I am stuck with this TOTALLY AWESOME brick of a HD2 in my pocket. I had a screen protector on it for a week or two and hated it. The protector got scratched to hell and back peeled away etc. So I decided to go naked. Been so for two weeks now and use the phone with my light gloves on and have no scratches or anything. I have wiped the phone with canvas bags, tshirts, and best of all Suede fingertips and it is still in perfect condition.

However regardless of the videos of this screens durability I still keep the pocket reserved for only my phone. thankfully I can wear cargos at work.
[HD2 General] jdwme:
The tmobile protector scratched too easily for me, it also made the screen look dull so I took it off and put on an invisible sheild, haven't had a problem since.
[HD2 General] cu2cool:
had mine on since march 24th. still hanging on, no peeling, no bubbles, swype working perfectly. I agree it adds a frost overlay, but I don't think I could go without a screen protector without worrying everytime I use it. although I hear the glass screen is supposed to be near unscratchable, I don't want to take the chance. I do like how the t mobile cover feels smooth too the touch, as I'm sure clear ones I've used in the past aren't. it's also not 100% scratch free either as I do have some permanent marks on it. but it's still easy to see when the screen is on. I'd definitely get a second one when this one gets too worn.
[General Questions and Answers] Badwolve1:
Hi all,

just installed opera mini 10 with flsh on my tp2, wanted to do the same on my HD2, so i installed the cab, enabled plugins and to no avail, no flash, using stock 1.42. Is the processor incompatible.

Thanks peeps
[Desire General] DarkVasyaK:
Hello, guys, I heard that there were a lot of technical problems with desire:

build quality and pinkish display. Do you have problems with back cover?

Or any other problems? Maybe scratched screen? Please tell us something about your experiance :) I just had already 2 phones, which back cover (I mean the thing that covers battery, not sure how it is called in english) just dropped out easily... don't want to repeat such hell with HTC Desire...

p.s. sorry for my english
[Desire General] potter1984:
I have just sold my HTC hd2 to get this and all I can say is **** winmo, I love tech, I'm an it engineer by trade and can say without a doubt this phone is the best XD. well done HTC, their are a few minor flaws but in my opinion no deal breakers.

I would highly recommend this phone :).

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] _Robbie_:
I have no troubles with backcover, the screen isn't scratched (but I treated it very gently, with pouch and everything). The pinkish aura is clearly visible when the screen is dimmed after not using phone for a some time, but in normal use it's barely there. I'd never know about this if I hadn't read this forum. I have no complains about Desire, it's great :)
[Desire General] DarkVasyaK:
would you advise to buy a case for desire?

or it's ok just in a pocket of jeans?

and what about this photo? http://robbiekhan.co.uk/root/photos/stuff-room/htc_desire_Red-Desire.jpg

would it be reasonable to look for the device that look like this desire on the left, than on the right?

so I can just go to the shop, lower the light brightness and check if it is like on the right or on the left?
[Desire General] str355:
i have mine in a nexus gel case with a screen protector in my jeans every day, no problems.

i put it in a pouch with the gel case and screen protector when its being slung about in a bag.

i would even bother checking the pink screen thing, unless you plan on having it on minimum brightness all the time. move the slider about the width of the slider bar and you wont be able to see it. (mine isnt as bad as that pic though, maybe 2 slider bar widths if you have one like that, lol)
[Desire General] Wekkel:
Build quality is fine. What do people do with this phone anyway: use it as a bat?

Pinkish is something that appears with certain grey screens. For the rest, white remains white. It's not that much of an issue.

More relevant issues are:

*no divx support (but H.264 will do fine)

*various issues with contacts/synchronisation (see the relevant topics)

*Android Bluetooh stack is still in infancy

Conclusion: what technical issues? :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looneylu:
I've deleted systray and my phone still isn't sleeping properly... can anyone tell me how to check exactly what it is that's keeping my phone awake????

running regaw2.1t with the blackandblue theme
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ro_bro:
Did you do a nandroid backup before you deleted? then just restore.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looneylu:
nope.. haven't restored anything... just deleted... i do have a back with them installed though.... but haven't restored anything
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chfields:
use spare parts....found in the market
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looneylu:
when i go to usage statistics and sort by usage, it has sense at the top.... sense isn't letting my phone sleep?!?!?!? :confused:
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leukay:
You aren't by chance using a visual voicemail app from the market are you?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] looneylu:
i was using google voice, but deleted it thinking that could be it... switch to stock vvm and the same issue
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chfields:
Did you make sure to adjust how often e-mail, google voice etc check for updates?
[Desire General] StuMcBill:
Hi, I have just got my desire and am very very impressed so far, however when I go into my contacts I see the ones I have synchronized from gmail and also my sim contacts.

Is there anyway I can stop the sim contacts showing in the app?

Thanks

Stewart
[Desire General] s1977:
Wonder if this helps. Under Contacts there is a View option where you can set the sources. SIM is one of those and you can deselect that option to avoid any SIM entries.
[Desire General] StuMcBill:
Yeah that kinda helped! Now when i go to people the gmail only contacts appear, however when I go to phone dialer, my sim contacts are still appearing? Thanks, stu
[Desire General] huleboeren:
I was annoyed by this too and the only workaround is to delete all contacts on the sim.

Desire couldnt do it and neither could the sim app I tried, so I put the sim on my old phone and deleted it from there.

Now I live happily ever after :D

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] TheOriginalKi:
I was able to delete the sim contacts using the desire. Long press on the contact, view contact, hit menu then delete. Job done. Might take you a while if you have alot to delete, but I didn't mind doing it one by one as I was also adding them to gmail as I went along.
[Desire General] huleboeren:
I only had 60 sim contacts and even that would have been too much to go through one at a time for me - I am lazy :D

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] s1977:
I have read some posts which mention that the phone dialer includes all contacts and therefore what is applicable to contacts is not applicable to dialer. I am afraid that deleting contacts is the way to go (for now), unless someone is aware of any other option.
[Desire General] StuMcBill:
Well I deleted the contacts from my sim, so only my Gmail contacts are showing now. However, it seems like the contacts are not actually stored to my phone, as it doesn't show any contacts being saved to the phone.

Is there anyway I can copy all the Gmail contacts to my phone?
[Desire General] s1977:
All you have to do is select contacts to be sync'd under Accounts&sync>google>sync contacts and press the sync now button. Once you do that all your gmail contacts should be available on your phone.
[Desire General] supasye:
hi im sorry sorry for this question, i got the hang of windows mobile quite easily but this seems a lot more complicated, and i dont want to start doing anything before i know what im doing.

I have a t-mobile locked Desire.

I want to remove the t-mobile branding on the software.

i guess i should root if i want to put apps2card right?

and... i dont know what to do! lol....

do i need goldcard? dont even know what it is..

sorry.
[Desire General] potter1984:
hi, have a read properly through the other posts here in this section and you will answer most of your own questions. :)

apart from un branding I haven't come across or looked into that yet for myself .

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] supasye:
yeah i read a walkthrough im going to try it hopefully this weekend, got an ubuntu live disc somewhere..
[HD2 General] Verson:
Hey guys. I just bought my HD2 today and I have flashed HTC phones before.

This is a TMOBILE 1024LEO phone so I connected it to ActiveSync and installed HSPL 1024. After installing it I loaded the CustomRUU and installed "RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.66.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.30.50.0 7U_2.06.51.07_Ship.exe". This installed 100% and my phone powered off after it was complete. Since then I have not been able to get the phone to respond. I believe I bricked it? But I don't see why I can't even get the bootloader to load when powered off. I've tried holding the volume down button and pressing the power button. Holding the volume down button and pressing the soft reset button. Holding both volume buttons and pressing the power button. None of these get it to respond. Any ideas?

- Frankie
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
its dead.

flashing a 1.66 rom alone would have been recoverable, but that rom you chose also includes a radio, because it is an official rom, and that radio is 2.06.51.07, , and what happens when you flash a radio with .51. in it?

Correct, brick.

So far no one has been able to fix it, some have taken it back and gotten a replacement.

Sorry to be the harbinger of doom.

(One of the very few actual known ways to really brick the hd2, in spite of the fact that half the daily new threads say 'OMG brick!')
[HD2 General] kilrah:
Throw it in the bin?

From the TMOUS HD2 flashing thread...

You just got a brand new brick. Read the instructions next time... :(
[HD2 General] Verson:
so there is nothing that I can do to get the phone in bootloader mode even when powered off? I don't understand why that isn't possible.

and btw when I connect the phone to a computer via USB, it tries to install software for "QUALCOMM CDMA TECHNOLOGIES MSM". idk if that helps
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
all it helps it to confirm that you have the 'it no longer goes to bootloader or power on and shows up as qualcomm (if it shows up at all, some dont) on the PC' problem.

Sorry, but if you look through the tmo us thread there are a few dozen people it has happened to.

here you go, some reading
[HD2 General] djteotancolis:
you could try to flash the shipped rom when that happens not 100 sure....give it back to whereever you brought they will replace it
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
Nope, it's completely bricked. No ones figured out a way to recover from flashing the wrong radio on the tmous hd2. You're not the first to do it and try to find a fix.
[HD2 General] Verson:
okay guys thanks for the input. I should have been more careful in selecting a ROM! I am taking it back to the tmobile store tomorrow and saying that it just stopped working randomly =D
[HD2 General] ephestione:
maybe they won't believe you, but they have no way to prove you're lying, so... even if this kind of attitude will eventually make producers release way stricter warranty policies so in the end maybe everyone will pay for the lightheartedness of the few :)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
or maybe they'll look at their returns pile, figure out how to boot them, leak the process and we can fix it ourselves!
[HD2 General] KidTech:
Well if you do brick the phone, their has to be a way to reverse. I'm pretty sure people at HTC know how to do it. I doubt they jus throw these phones away they refurbish it, so there has to be a way to put the stock rom back.
[HD2 General] magic_man:
HTC has the bootloader code so they probably have a way to flash it back.
[HD2 General] DrATty:
My HD2 turned a few heads at work and a dedicated iPhone owning gadget fan just had to have one. It failed within a day and he returned it for a refund. He was given a new one, and here's my point, had to sign a document agreeing to pay nearly £800 (yes, £800 - that's what the shop charges for a PAYG HD2) if it was later found that the failure was due to abuse, including the use of illegal software. When I read that I was certain they were referring to cooked ROMs. I guess HTC (and the repair shop, perhaps) can tell what's on a phone, even if there isn't a fix and they have to change a board or even throw away the phone. There's a company that can recover iPAQs that have suffered a similar fate. They were doing this before iPAQ 21x cooking became popular. I wonder if such s service exists for HTC devices, or whether such a recovery service is possible with the right tools.

Personally, I'd love to try some of the ROMs on this site but I'm sticking to simple customizations. I'm in no way a WM novice. I just can't justify risking an expensive device. I even avoid official updates if I'm not having problems. Ironically, I've had 4 iPAQs die on me without messing sigh the ROM. I'd be tempting fate.

Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide to do. I hope you get to enjoy an HD2.
[HD2 General] tRodHxC:
As long as your PC is attempting to load the Qualcom CDMA driver...

I have a 1024 Tmo HD2 and I always stick to NRGroms from my TP to TP2 and now HD2 (cyanogen is by far the besy for my Nexus or most other android phones). I decided to flash the Artemis Rom and Bricked my device. It worked at first but once the battery died it would start up. So i figured the usb driver must be incompatable because it wouldnt charge. I was able to get Tmo to replace my HD2 device but didnt want to have to pay the $100 charge they charge if they find the device has been tampered with (not only physically, but software too. SSPL, HSPL, custom ROMs, etc.). Been charged before so they do check.

My point is once they sent me the replacement device, I used the new HD2 to charge my battery to see if it was the usb port not charging. Once the new phone charged the battery and I plugged the HD2 into my PC i received the same message saying attempting to install that Qualcomm CDMA message and the driver would not install. I ended up figuring out the issue but it will take having another HD2. Call Tmo and have one sent to you through warranty not insurance and it will be free. I even complained about not having a top quality phone i paid for to use my service and they upgraded to free expedited shipping. So Dial 611 now. Then just get those drivers using the new 1024.

First make sure to turn on the replacement device and open Mobile device center and plug in the device to get the standard driver. Once you get the standard driver, unplug the new HD2 and plug in your bricked device trying to get the same Qual CDMA driver. Now the driver install should complete. Now since you have an incorrect driver id recommend flashing to the Stocl 1024 ROM cause this will update your device to the correct driver and ROM so you wont be charge when you send back your old bricked device.

Now once you reflash your new HD2 just stick to these 2 simple steps.

1. HSPL with the 1024 version (HSPL2_1024_RUN)

2. Only use NRGroms for your Tmo LEO (http://bit.ly/HD2-NRGroms)

If this does not work just send back the HD2 that is bricked and you get a replacement for only $100 charge. Better than having the most awesome paperweight. Also make sure to use the same usb port used to install the primary driver. And dont be afraid to try running the new HSPL on your bricked phone cause that is what actually allowed my bricked phone to comunicate with my PC, then my bootloader driveer installed. I know this is alot of jabber but just ask if you have any questions. My boys brying now so gotta go...
[HD2 General] AAB9562:
HI GUYS.

i flash my hd2 using the correct software. on my phone it said it had 2.8 soemthing and the program that flash my hd2 flashed it to 2.8

after that i did the custom rom and it completed sucessfully but at the end the phone went off and a message came something about the qwalcomm driver being missing. since yesterday my phone would not power on or even show any signs of being charge. at the time of the flasing and everything i had a 100 percent battery. what can i do. i try to reset it and by accident i did not know which was the reset on the back and accidentally pushed a whole where it says void. im afraid to take it to the store and they would see that whole where it says void has been touched. any suggesions of what to do. thank you
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] GenghisKhan:
I've been using a few ROMs recenetly, which have been fun, however the peformance is rather poor, (which Im not blaming anyone because our diamonds aren't to say the latest which were made all the new 6.5 and manila ROMs) so I'm wondering if theres a Stock ROM lying around or if not, then if someone could upload it.

My main motive is my recent ROM, which I was extremely impressed with, untill last night it decides to reset, then i find out its not just a soft reset but a hard reset, where I have to go and configure everything, then when I sync it with Windows Live, and would 'download' my contacts, but there are still no contacts, and even if I manually add in contacts it just deletes them as soon as I add him. And I was texting someone some important stuff during the time which made it frustrating.

And another question, are there different versions of the Stock ROM, ie, different shipped ROMS for different countries (like a US one and an Asian Pacific one), which would affect my Diamond, or does it not matter?

Cheers
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] dennisonuy:
You can download stock ROMs here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=415192

If you install a ROM made for another country / carrier, you will get features targeted for that area.
[Desire General] fantoma:
I have installed some free apps. from market (os monitor,android system info...). In all apps. I see that my total RAM capacity is about 400MB WTF?In official specification there is about 578MB. Can someone make a test... if it is ok or it is something wrong with my htc desire? Thank
[Desire General] abc27:
The rest is reserved for use by Android. Android 2.2 will free up some of this ram for user use.
[Desire General] slybeans:
Really? How do you know this?

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] abc27:
Common knowledge of how Android works.

Everyone's Desire says the exact same.
[Desire General] DocRambone:
Have to disagree, of the available 400MB, android chews up 100-200 MB directly.

The thing is: 560-400 = 160 MB gone missing... Where?

Is the current kernel limited so it cant address this?
[Desire General] Flaggie:
I might be just confusing ram and rom, but when i unpacked my phone I only had a 140 MB available, went back to the shop told me it's normal, called htc said it was normal. So how do you get 400 mb free? (luckily, rumours are starting to surface that google will announce android 2.2 on either 19 may or 20th with the possibility to install on micro sd-card, then it is just a wait on htc)
[Desire General] abc27:
You're confusing rom and ram like everyone else on this forum.
[Desire General] StrongOneX:
RAM = Random Accsessed Memory, the phones memory, not app storage

ROM = Read Only Memory, Apps are stored here, however only 140 mb of 500+ MB is dedicated to the user.

understand?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] calripkenturner:
Does anybody have time to explain to me how to recolor the swype keyboard? I'm not a complete n00b just a n00b to android. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] sdotcarlisle:
extract it, check out the folders in the assets folder edit the ones that need changed. Drop them back into the original apk and push back to your phone.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] calripkenturner:
Thanks S Dot, I'm gonna work on it now.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] sdotcarlisle:
np. pm me if you need anything.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] woofers1803:
Any suggestions on how to do that on a Mac? I can't do anything with an APK without some sort of software and I dunno what to use!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] HeroMeng:
change the extension .apk to .zip and unzip it. keep in mind you have to sign that zip before you change it back to apk when you closed it up. just use photoshop or anything to edit the pics.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] andyriot:
i use a mac, and i use the app called BetterZip. you can drag and drop .apk's into it and it will show you the contents. from there you can extract (drag and drop) what you would like and then simple add them back in (drag and drop). after youre happy with what youve modded you can then save the apk directly and proceed to adb push it to your phone. no "signing" required. very simple.

whatever you do, DO NOT rename the .apk to .zip and try to edit it, etc, etc. it will not work. maybe thats when you need to "sign" it or whatever. but using BetterZip there is none of that required. it can directly read and write the apk and requires nothing special.

another tip is if you are using photoshop to edit the images you should "save for web & devices" it makes much more optimized/smaller files
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jus10o:
That is similar to windows but we use a different program. I would recommend doing the above also. Very easy that way.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] calripkenturner:
I got it pushed over and it shows in my manage aplications, but im getting force closes every 5 seconds and it hasnt opened at all. any ideas?
[Droid Incredible General] th3drow:
So just got my incredible today, after the initial tooling around i charged it (was taking forever on my computer, anyone else have this issue?)

and now i took it off, and answered some texts and changed a couple settings but otherwise didn't touch it much. Like around a half hour later it is now at 88 percent..... seems a bit much.

only widgets that i have pulling from the internet are engadget, htc weather, and the facebook widget. Think it might just be the early status of the battery? anyone else have good reports or any battery life saving tips?

edit: also brightness is like at half, and gps/wifi/bluetooth are not on
[Droid Incredible General] rkaplins:
Yeah, I have also noticed that it seems to take forever to charge it. I drained it from fully charged down to about 35% in less than 4 hours of moderate usage. I have had it plugged into my USB port for 2 hours and it is only back up to 52%.

Not so great.
[Droid Incredible General] th3drow:
I plugged it into the wall after a bit on my pc and it charged alot faster, must be just a pc charging issue, though it is disappointing.
[Droid Incredible General] drtrmiller:
Your PC USB doesn't supply as much power as the standalone charger. It will always take significantly longer to charge using the PC USB as opposed to the standalone charger.
[Droid Incredible General] GoldenTiger:
Anyone know when the VZW extended battery is coming (2150mAh) and how heavy/large it'll be?
[Droid Incredible General] MrGoodCat:
anything that pulls anything from the internet will eat your battery. personally i don't need to be that connected to tech, i run apps when i need them, turn off anything that pulls from the internet and update weather/email/and such when i need to.

if you want to be constantly connected to tech, its gonna come at a price. this is true with any smartphone. just be thankful you can have battery back-ups, haha. id' suggest picking up a spare