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[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
What "internals" did you mark? Most likely it's not the same phone.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Dennis_:
Could be same phone, different motherboard.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blindonejc:
a referb motherboard would make some sense, I just marked the internal battery tray area with some initials.

This may be a silly question, but wouldn't my device #s be different if they changed out the motherboard? everything still matches the original imei and s/n both on the physical placard and in adb...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesplice:
Let me know if this is a dumb question...

but why would they replace the mobo in response to a cracked AMOLED screen?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MonkySlap:
my guess is they probubly flash the whole phone back to stock for testing. Its easier to troubleshoot when you eliminate all outside variables. They prob replaced the screen, used a .img file to flash everything back to stock including the SPL, which would account for the relocked bootloader, and tested to make sure the new screen was working correctly. Am i correct in assuming that all your apps and settings were reset too?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futango:
Your not the first to have a re-locked bootloader. Everyone that sent their phone in for repair gets their bootloader re-locked.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amdathlonuk:
Second this.

I've sent mine in twice now for dust..etc.

Both times the same phone has been returned with a locked bootloader (for about 5 mins) ;-)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Breakthecycle2:
I sent my unlocked bootloader back and HTC gave me a replacement for free. They didn't charge me anything. They even deemed it as a "software issue".
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buck Shot:
so u can send ur phone in for the dust under the screen? Whats the turn around on that. And Id be pissed if they re locked my ****. I dont wanna do all that again. Id have to tell them not to ...lol

My dust isnt bad.. only noticeable when screen the screen is in sleep mode in a well lit place.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogdobber:
HTC has absolutely the best customer service I have ever dealt with...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WebghostDK:
I agree with you :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goonzy:
Hey me too!+++++

Iam a rough kinda guy and thought a gell case would do for protection so i took it to work and didnt even know i dented the back where the sim card is at with a sledge hammer!..bamm SOOOO I cracked the inside of the guts in the phone.. and sent it in for repairs right? I told the HTC tech that I had dust under the screen which I did and told em that the the screen crack from the inside was from constient temp change.... they charge me 130 to fix and I told them to keep the f**cking phone cuz when I had it ,it was all dusty and those bend test and all the videos of it being rugged was **** and was always swichin 3g and ****. so 2 days later I get my phone back .and looks ****in brand new.. the best part is 2 days later after I got it back theres an extra 150 in my account and its from google .130+20 cuz the tech hold fee.. sick uh?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leonnib4:
So, if it still somehow the same phone, could it be possible that they simply reflashed something on top of the phone to relock its bootloader?

Meaning it IS possible.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McFroger3:
Of course it possible. We just don't have the right SPL.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
I have been testing different IM apps, but all of them have some issue that makes them less than Ideal.

In actuality, the old stock IM app from the G1 always worked best for me. It was reliable, didn't disconnect constantly, and didn't seem to kill the battery as fast.

Is there anything like that, or a mod'ed version that will work on the Nexus?

I've searched for and apk, and asked over in the general section, with no luck.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] amd_203:
Enomther's rom comes with it.

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[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Henchman:
Ebuddy.

Works great.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
I will see if I can pull it out of the ROM and install... I'm still stock ATM, I may root soon though.

It works well, but I can not change the notifications; and the sound is based on the media volume for some reason. Plus it can not use the proper names for yahoo contacts.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
Well I pulled the IM apk from the ROM and it installed fine, but it will not sign on. :( It force closes when you try to sign on, though still remains running on the screen, and you can interact with the program.

Guess it would need Mod'ed to work on non-root, or maybe pushed to the system partition. Can't push with locked bootloader, so would need it to be Mod'ed.

Any devs out there know if this app needs to be in the system partition?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] paulk_:
The last time I tried it my battery life was dropping like crazy.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
Another reason I want the stock IM app. It uses sms to work, so after the initial login, there is no or next to no data use; being that sms is a push type service, it does not need to poll for new IMs.

I posted this in the dev section for a reason, but they moved it... ah well. Maybe a dev will pop in here and give it a shot.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] superg81:
i did an im.apk search here and found the original and have been running it for a while now.messenger doesnt always want to sign in but yahoo works fine
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
Were at? I need lol
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] faizalmzain:
since it is based on SMS, you must be charged for SMS by your telco right?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
Yes, but I have an unlimited plan, so I can send as many as I want.

And SMS are the biggest money makers for these companies. A recent study showed that the cost to actually send an SMS is zero. The only costs the companies have is the cost of setting up the software needed to operate the SMS functions in their systems and the cost of some servers and storage needed to hold the data as it is being sent to users (like if you send a SMS to someone without signal, they must store the info until it can be sent, and its only a few kb) I think the costs of the setup was recouped within a few months and now its pretty much all profit. Sly dogs they are (some places charge $0.25 per SMS out of plan)

Sorry had to rant... :p
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] paulk_:
Ouch. Thought I'd be able to use this wonderful sounding app that you've been talking about but I don't have an unlimited sms plan lol.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
SMS tends to be my main form of communication on the phone, so I got the unlimited plan. The tmobile everything plus plans are not that bad price wise; more so when you don't get unlimited airtime as well. I don't need a lot of airtime because the people I talk to most just use SMS.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Marine6680:
I'm thinking the new radio in 2.2 is not letting the IM app work properly.
[HD2 General] untrueparadox:
eBay has them for the T8585 and I've seen at least one seller claim that they won't be compatible with the American version. Any suggestions?

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HTC-HD2-T85...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27b1b48dc9

Thanks ahead of time.
[HD2 General] DECIM8:
Don't know where you can get the US version but that is definitely the EU version. The easiest way to tell IMO is to look at the audio connection point, The EU has a cylindrical bulge as it is closer to the back edge. The US version lacks this bulge because they moved this connection point towards the front of the phone. GL on finding it. Post it here if you find a source as others may be looking.
[HD2 General] Paten:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-HD2-T-Mobil...d=ViewItem&pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item20b12683dc

You can take this one apart.
[HD2 General] stim141:
www.cnn.cn has them. Here is the link:

http://cnn.cn/shop/tmobile-housing-p-8762.html

The only problem is they are $88! They also have the digitizer/lcd's for a whopping $179.00

Dealt with them in the past for Kaiser stuff - out of Hong Kong but shipping was pretty fast and their products are real HTC OEM.
[HD2 General] crisisinthecity:
I'd rather just pay the extra 6 bucks a month for insurance... ;)
[HD2 General] untrueparadox:
wow thats insane. $90 for a stupid housing that probably costs $10 to produce. how much would you pay for that broken screen one? maybe $150? $200?
[HD2 General] Paten:
When I posted that link for the HD2 with the broken screen, it was $.99. I wouldn't pay more then $50.00 for it but I am notoriously cheap.
[HD2 General] untrueparadox:
I found one that might be a T-Mobile US version. It doesn't have the butt looking thing sticking out on the back. For $18, it doesn't look too expensive either.

http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-HTC-HD...Accessories&hash=item19bc711d05#ht_4984wt_927

and this one includes a battery cover also

http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-HTC-HD...Accessories&hash=item3a5b5ae919#ht_3323wt_911
[HD2 General] crush:
I need one for mine now :-s Can you guys help
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
Part 2: Custom ROMs.

I really wanted to stay with the stock ROM, I really did. It worked pretty damn well out of the box. It was miles ahead of the Touch Pro 1. I appreciated nearly everything working without me having to immediately flash ROMs. I, however, began to get fed up with it more and more, mainly with the keyboard. As always, it just didn't seem to be able to keep up with me. Plus, the phone was freezing now and then. So I finally broke down, hard SPLed my phone, and flashed a new ROM only because I saw that a new version of the soft keyboard was much improved. And you know what? The keyboard finally worked how I wanted it to work. So on that reason alone it was worth flashing a new ROM. But there is another thing about flashing custom ROMs:

They fix things but break others.

Yeah, you'll hear people say nothing is wrong with their ROMs, but I think that is always nearly a lie. When I flashed that ROM a while ago I had several other weird bugs pop up. Like, if I received a text while in Opera, the keyboard would pop up with no way to remove it from the screen. Yeah, it seems like bugs are just the norm with Windows Mobile. It would also freeze frequently, sometimes several times a day, and picture messages would work with one build, but not the other. It seemed like community efforts to get MMS working completely failed. I flashed a few more ROMs, some older, some from different people, but I have finally settled on one I really like.

The newest ROMs seem to fix most of the freezing issues due to that new Tilt Sense version. I recommend getting one with that. Eventually these chefs will put newer Sense and Winmo builds in that are prone to freezing. That is nature of ROM flashing--you have to do it until you find a good one. I still have to put up with the keyboard popping up in Opera, but it's worth it to having a fast keyboard and it not freezing all the time. If I flash a new ROM, it may fix that, yes, but it will probably break something else.

Afraid to flash?

Yes, it does void your warranty. Yes, you can brick your phone. Yes, you can end up with a ROM that may be more buggy than you were led to believe. You, however, have been gifted with the ability to read and comprehended. It really isn't that hard if you read the instructions on how to do it. The T-Mobile USA specific ones.
[HD2 General] inf3rno1:
I reccomend Nitrogen for playing music. Runs perfect on my HD2 running Energy Rom, with no stutters or skipping, or stopping once the screen turns off.

http://nitrogen.wmskins.com/
[HD2 General] PoisonWolf:
For some reason, unlike the older versions of Windows Mobile where you could have the option to make hitting the X-button permanently closing the program, Stock 2.13 only minimizes it. So I think you should either make it a good hint for people running stock to add the Task Manager to the shortcut on the homepage to check it from time to time. ;)

Cheers.
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
+1 on that, esp for people new to the phone

This is still a great guide Jamie, thanks for the effort! Maybe we can get it stickied, or at least added to the "start here" list already at the top of the forums.
[HD2 General] boogieTilt:
Stickie

I 2nd that!:D
[HD2 General] nchan1:
awesome!!!! great post.
[HD2 General] Mase_Mase:
It's stuff like this that makes me really appreciate this forum. Thanks!
[HD2 General] p_synthesis:
Absolutely brilliant post!
[HD2 General] steve austin:
great post.

that's all.
[HD2 General] young3g:
This thread saved my life

I just bought my Tmobile HD2 on craigslist everything was fine until i rebooted it. I had never seen an HD2 lag the way it did like i mean where is the snapdragon when u need it my friend's HD2 on the other hand ran circles around mine. I don't think i've ever had a more painful experience of htc sense but thanks to this thread i found the answer to my problems it was running the older version of the stock rom :mad:
[HD2 General] young3g:
SD Card

For those people having lag problems with the HD2. Try formatting your SD card i noticed a great difference in speed when i formatted my card then did a hard reset also i would advise you to get a better memory card like a class 6. :)
[HD2 General] pepuss69:
Thank's very helpful and excellent tuto.
[HD2 General] icemaned:
thanks

thanks very informative but I still dont know what to do with this phone
[HD2 General] robbiepedals:
Thank you for taking the time to make this, its very informative, and a fun read.
[HD2 General] jdzialak:
super helpful post! thanks a million!
[HD2 General] robbiepedals:
hmm

Quick question, (I apologize, I am new to the HD2 and winmob)

I have installed and set cookie + editor along with bsb tweaks and noticed that while texting, I dont have the ability to rotate the phone into landscape mode, in other applications (photos for instance) it works just fine.

I've looked over both tweaks a few times to see if I missed anything and cant seem to find the reason why.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Robbie
[HD2 General] BatVette:
QUICK FYI for you all. I just tried to download and install the RESET BUTTON...ranster_reset file downloading off of rapidshare. Sent my firewall virus program and about every other red flag jumping off my PC screen saying the file is infected with a trojan virus.

FWIW
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
I removed the link until I can investigate further.

Edit: okay, so I found the .CAB here, a bigger tweak guide for the HD2.

Edit 2: Okay, I ran the file through http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus and it came up completely clean. I also ran it thorough 19 scanners here and it totally came clean: http://i49.tinypic.com/2wd3n9s.jpg. I honestly have no idea why it tripped. Can you share more details?

In conclusion, Anyone who is using it is probably safe. Check it out yourself, it's been in another guide forever. I think someone else would have said something about it if it really is a virus. Maybe the advertising on rapidshare tripped your scanners? Anyone else is free to try and verify, however.
[HD2 General] Gypsydonny:
I'm new to the T Mobile HTC HD2 phone how do I download the apps onto to my phone? I can't seem to figure it out
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
I assume you are talking about standalone files and not from the Marketplace? First, download whatever application it is that you want to use. The most important thing is to determine whether it is a .CAB file or not. For example, the file name needs to be like coolapp.cab, then you are ready to go. If it says .zip, then you need to exact it and then you'll hopefully get a .CAB file. Do not extract the .CAB file. Here is an example of a .CAB file that is ready to be dropped straight to your phone.

Once you get the .CAB file, you need to transfer it to your phone. You can do this by connecting your phone via Acticesync. Or you can just plug your phone up to the computer by USB and select "Disk Drive" mode. Don't worry, it'll ask how you want to connect when you plug the phone up.

Once you get the file on your phone, use the File Explorer to find the CAB, click it, and you'll be prompted on to where to install it. I almost always recommend installing it to the device (unless it is freakishly large).

That's probably the easiest way to do it. I mean, you could use your mobile's browser to download it and install it, too.
[HD2 General] Gypsydonny:
Thank you! Yes I was talking about the standalone files, that are in your thread.

Thank you for the awesome thread btw!!
[HD2 General] mfrey0118:
How can this be a thread for "absolute newbies" when you make a statement like this with no explanation?

I still haven't figured out how to enable flash in Opera on my HD2 because when I go to Settings - Advanced THERE IS NO PLUGIN ENABLE OPTION!

Help?

EDIT: Never mind, even though I got my HD2 last month with the new ROM, it still had Opera 9.7...installed Opera 10 and bingo, plugin enable feature is there and working!
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
The point I was trying to make is to use Skyfire for flash content. Opera 10 really sucks at it so I wouldn't recommend bothering with it.
[HD2 General] Meishe91:
Well I have yet to read the rest of this topic (besides the first post) so until I do I would just like to say thanks for writing this jdwrrzmm. It has been useful :)
[HD2 General] phoenix_hd2:
wow! this post helped me a lot. thanks!
[HD2 General] mattysubbz:
Cookies editor problem

I just got my HD2 and when I installed the editor it did not work. I have tried all of them and I get the same error.

CHTEditor.exe

nullreferenceexception

at

CHTEditor.CHTEditor_MainWindow.checkVersion()

at

CHTEditor.CHTEditor_mainWindow..ctor()

at CHTEditor.program.Main(string[]args)

What am I missing? HELP!????
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
It looks like the editor version doesn't match the Cookie's version. I'd uninstall both, install the 1.8 version of each, and see if that works.
[HD2 General] Rugged96:
this is a great thread...i learned a lot of great tips.
[HD2 General] mfrey0118:
May I suggest (as a new HD2 owner) that new owners should immediately get the InvisibleShield from zagg.com? I've ordered protective screens for touch screen phones before and let me just say that I am very impressed with this product. It's a bit pricey ($24.95) but with that you get TOTAL protection for the phone, not just the screen. It comes with custom cut shields that protect bascially the entire phone except for the hard buttons. You also get a lifetime guarantee: If the shield gets damaged while protecting your phone, they'll send you a new one for free and all you have to do is get the damaged one to them in 60 days of receiving your replacement.

Also, your hands can be as hot and sweaty as you like and this shield will not slide around or resettle...just follow the application instructions closely.

Touch screen works just fine after applying the shield. Very nice looking shields, they in no way impede the natural beauty of the phone, once they "settle", IMHO..and these things are literally self-healing...phone was in my pocket one day and the shield got stuck to my rubber key ring pad...had to virtually rip them apart...two days later you couldn't even tell there was a problem...

Between the shields and the rubber case that comes with the HD2, I feel pretty good about keeping my beautiful HD2 looking new...(sorry, not affiliated with them in any way just very impressed...mods, apology in advance if I broke any rules by using company and product names)
[HD2 General] mfrey0118:
:D What a useful post!!
[HD2 General] see_u_then:
I wanted to increase the resolution in Panoramic Mode so I updated the registry settings as suggested in the first post:

Changed HKLM/Software/HTC/Camera/P3/MainCamCaptSize to 1024

and HKLM/Software/HTC/Camera/P3/MainCamSupportCaptSize to 1744

After Soft Reset, when I tried the panoramic mode again, it says cannot start application as enough memory is not available. So does this fix works or not ??

(I see there is "NON WORKING" in the first post of this thread)

Thanks
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
I tried the same tweak on a Touch Pro 2 some time ago and it never worked, so I guess it just doesn't work on our HD2s. Why it would still be in a tweak guide, I dunno.
[HD2 General] gus_chi:
Thanks :)

This Guide is awesome! Wish I would've seen this before attempting my first ROM Flash. If you have any more App recommendations, please DO post them. Thanks :)
[HD2 General] 155761:
HTC HD2 help.....

I just got this phone.... I was told that it could be used as a mobil hot spot.

Can anyone PLEASE help me... I called T-Mobil I was told that they cant help me.

Thanks, BRAD
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
Yes, you'll need to use an add-on app for that, the one attached here is the one I use.

Note: using this phone as a wifi hotspot will create an "ad-hoc" network, so just make sure whatever device you want to connect to it is able to see/use that type of network setup.
[HD2 General] gus_chi:
Start Menu

Your "4 Row Start Menu" suggestion was great. However, is there a way to align the start menu icons into a standard grid? I am not particularly fond of the new menu design. Thanks in advance.
[HD2 General] allenaero:
Great Guide and terrific presentation...Just got the HD2 ...moved from the Blackberry 9700 ...was bored ...have been using the BB for about 3 yrs .....Any info is a welcome...Appreciate all the effort
[HD2 General] lordpipa:
having problems installing cabs

I cant install some cabs, I already hspld my H2 and still cabs like coo ki es mod or editor still says unsuccesful. Any ide as? Do I need an sdkcerts or anything?
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
Yes, you'll need that for CHT/CHTE (which I believe is mentioned in the thread for those) as well as for many other apps and cabs you'll find here.
[HD2 General] lordpipa:
Thank you. Wasnt sure I had a TD2 and whem u d that was it.
[HD2 General] slimster12:
radio and HSPL?

Hi, Thanks A bunch for writing this intro tutorial, it is really helpful. I just got my HD2 yesterday and read through this. I was not impressed with the stock ROM so I followed the instructions from the links you gave to flash the phone and they worked really well too. I am much happier with the ROM I flashed!

The only questions I have though since I am not familiar with this type of hardware is - What good does it do to flash the Radio to a different version and since I changed the SPL to HSPL does that mean my phone is unlocked to work with any other carrier?
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
On radios: flashing radios can lead to better reception, better battery life, stuff like that. I wouldn't expect a spectacular change in these variables, though.

On unlocking: Nope, it's not SIM unlocked to be used on any carrier. You still need a code for that.
[HD2 General] pseventhirty:
guide

Really useful~thanx
[HD2 General] ttownfeen:
The Arkswitch link says it's compatible only with WM6.5.x. Stock ROM for HD2 is WM6.5, right?
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
I never noticed that. Hmm, weird. It works perfectly for me on stock ROM.
[HD2 General] ttownfeen:
Yeah, the issue seems to be when the program is running, it uses the top task bar so you use the start menu button up there.
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
ahhh, I just use the hardware button for the start menu. Works perfectly if you do that.
[HD2 General] MA81:
I had some quick questions here bc I am oblivious to such technology.

I want to hard reset my phone, and then basically bring my HD2 up to par.

1. Do I need to take my SIM card out so I don't lose my contacts when I hard reset and/or install the HD2 firmware update?

2. Will I still be able to flash a rom if I install the HD2 update, pending on whether the update fixes the glitches on the phone?

3. If I go the flash a rom route, is it often that people turn their phones into bricks?

thanks!