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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] wolfee:
Maybe you should change the poll so it has a vote for would like to try Max sence but cant/wont. I bet the numbers will change big time.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] aoakes:
SPB mobile Shell has them both beat. however i see potential amongst CHT added to manila. the hd mini lockscreen and music player impressed me, as well as custom wallpapers on just about every screen. now just some widgets and mods, and a little more of a push for amazing icons
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] joshzzz2001:
i used spb shell for 2 years with my polaris but when i got hd2 with manila and cht, i don't think i'll never use it again though i know it has a lot more widgets. for me, the quicklinks just work fine. if i'm not mistaken, cht will have more widgets to come.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] cruzj_70:
I have Deff tried both and even thou I was desperate for MaxSense to come out, I was pretty disapointed how the Landscape worked... (A whole Bunch of Quick Links), maybe it would be good on HD2 but not for TP2.

Now... CHT 1.8.5 is Deff a keeper.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] gwbard:
MaxSense

Just wanted to report -- MaxSense 1.04.1 (on Energy ROM) rocks!

Have had NO issues so far, everything working perfectly. :D (new screenshots --here--)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] chris_ah1:
it works well, but after a day I just saw no point. CHT seems to do pretty much the same, and although not as configurable shows as much or more, and does so more efficiently space wise.

IMHO max sense does not particular add anything, it's just a different way of doing the same thing. In fact, having tried android on my hd2 and with most of it working I would rather go android than maxsense...but even then WM6.5.x does everything I need too.

In fact, I really dont understand what is so bad with the WM6.5.x+sense+cookie way of doing things???

tbh I would try to mod the android homescreen to emulate CHT too. It just has a lot of information and utility - and the layout is perfect IMO in comparison to iphone cubes.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] joshzzz2001:
thanks for your input! i appreciate your feedback comparing the 2. like you, i don't see anything bad with sense + cht. on the contrary, it's perfect for me.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] zxslh:
just one question----where can i download cht1.8.5?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] varunverma:
I think i'll go with CHT for now!!

why??

well, for one cht has a 1st mover advantage and more importantly has a huge feedback from users..

i'll like to request u n everybody who reads n replies on this thread to use both UIs n give true feedback as I feel maxsense has a lot of potential!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] zkid2010:
You asked for it...

SPB Mobile Shell - costs money, BUT for the $30 you get a professional, clean, fast interface that if you are a business person means you don't have to mess with it and it is ready to go out of the box.

CHT 1.8.5 - still my favorite, has more development time and effort into it because it is older, and is maturing nicely :D Latest iteration gives Android-like multiple homescreen action, toggle-switches (very cool!), and many other cool things PLUS - the custom clocks you can add to it and use just can't be beat. My recent fav is any of the binary clocks/colors or tictacs Lum-Tec glowies.

MaxSense - really has a hybrid Winmo-Android feel to it. I know Android because I have an Android device also - well it's my wife's but I play with it more lol. Probably the most flexible of all the UI shells given it's widgets and Android-like multiple homescreens. Only thing I didn't like is that it could overlay the UI a bit better, like losing the MaxSense taskbar when you lock etc...no big but that inconsistency bothered me. Alas - as early as MaxSense is in it's development this one is worthy of watching and supporting I believe.

Anyway, I don't spend much time with MaxSense yet - run it a few days at a time, mostly CHT 1.8.5 on fast, stable ROMs and SPB Mobshell when I need things to just work for business or while traveling for business. While I do have roms to flash on my laptop, I don't want to deal with that when on the road.

HTH!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] MalekoUK:
CHT all the way!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nomel23:
Using MaxSense right now

Just installed the new Energy ROM with MaxSense. Previously, I used his Cookie ROMs.

My only complaints with MaxSense so far are:

* the lack of cool widgets

* the normal and the sense "widget" screens (messaging, email preview, etc) aren't swipe accessible, but there are widgets (but no stocks, facebook, or email preview) and buttons (for everything) that cover them.

* no random wallpaper tool (but AntWorksAutoWallpaperChanger works fine!)

There are videos you can check out of MaxSense...seem pretty accurate with what I see.

I'm diggin the pretty factor right now, especially the multi screen wallpapers. I'm not sure if it's this new winmo build or not, but MaxSense does seem to run a lot smoother on my ****ty HTC Touch Pro.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] joshzzz2001:
poll update

recent update: CHT-90.8%, MaxSense-9.2%

MaxSense seems to be gaining ground a little. It used to be as follows:

CHT-96%, MaxSense-4%

CHT-92%, MaxSense-8%
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] cjindustry:
I'd say after CHT 2.0 beta was released, cookies is the way to go, it has the best of max manilla and cookie, pick and choose what you want to use with cht 2.0, I'm running newest energy and it has cht 2.0, its awesome.. i started running cookies, then switched to max sense because of customization, but now im back to cookies, because it does it all, great work
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nomel23:
Except they broke all of the wallpaper randomizers I've been able to try :(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] DLTempler:
I have been using a Touch Pro 2, WinMo 6.5 with SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 for about a year. With Mobile Shell, I could pretty much get everything I needed onto a single screen.

Yesterday my Telstra HD2 arrived. First time flasher. I flashed the radio and ROM. So, for my initial ROM I went with Energy MaxSense and I have been toying with it pretty much all morning. So far only one small disappointment....On the main Home page I can only add 10 quick links. With a screen this size I could add another 10 and be set with pretty much a single screen to deal with.

I am inclined to try CHT at some point but I don't want to flip back and forth without giving the stuff a decent shot.

After I am good and familiar I will likely add the Froyo as a dual boot option.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] joshzzz2001:
CHT gives you tons of quicklinks and now with the new version, widgets. Now with CHT 2.0, it has become quite similar with SPB Shell and Android. Try it, for sure it will be lots of fun.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] joshzzz2001:
CHT just came out with its final 2.0. It seems to me that it has developed a lot since its early versions and continues to do so at such a good pace. I'm not really sure about MaxSense.

Now, with it's new version. I'm thinking if there are new inputs out there about this topic.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekstory:
When I tried to upload a screen shot to go with my post, it says uploads disabled. How do I enable it?

Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pistol44:
A friend wants this phone but he's on Telus in Canada. Telus has CDMA and is also 3G+. I understand the EVO is CDMA so I am wondering:

a) Will the phone work on Telus under the CDMA network 850/1900.

b) If so do we need to do something TO the EVO in order for this to work (such as some form of unlocking)

Any help is very appreciated!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phobos512:
Telus is GSM, so no. Their CDMA is not compatible with the EVO (different signal characteristics and different frequency).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cytrax:
This wrong information. I hope the original thread owner didn't take the response.

HTC Evo CAN work on Telus!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] papermakesplanes:
HTC Evo working in Canada

I got an Evo in December and just moved to Canada for a job (Vancouver). I love this phone and want to get it working here with Telus. From what I've read, it looks like there is a way to get the EVO working here, but I can't find any specifics. Any tips?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maedhros77:
I really hate to start a new thread for this... But I have not had any luck finding an answer to this anywhere...

Is there any way to control what the starting picture is on the HTC photo album widget? It seems to select a random one from the albums I tell it to use. I was able to get it to show the pic I wanted, by renaming it. But it only stayed as the starting pic for 2 days, then it chose a different, random one. I have tried deleting the widget and re-adding it, changing the names of the pics, nothing seems to help.

I found a forum where they state that the factor that determines the order is the date that the picture was taken, but the current starting picture is actually 2 away from the middle, if I sort by date taken, so this is not true... If I actually open the album, they are arranged in this order, but it is not the order the widget uses.

**tp://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/36312-photo-album-widget-organization.html

I have been looking through threads for an answer for quite some time, including searching these forums (the time restricted search on this site is extremely annoying, btw). So far, no luck.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would just use a different photo album widget, but only ones I can find cost money, and I don't really want to buy something unless I know it does what I want first.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adza:
I've got the same question.

Would be nice if this could be changed - or if there is another smiliar widget out there with more options.

Does anyone know of anything please?
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
So I finally got the chance to put AppBrain to the test. I flashed a new ROM, installed AppBrain and logged in. Instead of bringing my previously synced apps over to my phone it overwrote my sync list with just the currently installed apps on the new ROM.

I don't know how else to use this but I obviously did something out of order because the whole concept would be useless if this is how it worked hehe.

If anyone has an idea on what I did wrong I'd greatly appreciate the advice, I did email them but forum responses are faster :D.
[EVO 4G General] Shadow591:
Download Titanium Back-up its free or there is a donate version, Its awesome. Nandroid back and try it again
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
Yeah I'm using the free version for SMS/MMS backup, I'll probably go for the donate since it has seamless app install (app reinstall on the free version is somewhat of a pain).

I actually bought MyBackupPro when I first got my Hero, but even with its root support it backs up SMS in a very inefficient way, instead of copying the database file like Titanium does, it converts all your messages into an xml file or something (I assume) and takes forever to backup/restore where Titanium takes a couple seconds.
[EVO 4G General] jmglidden:
I haven't done it yet, but it looks like you want to do as follows.

AppBrain website > My Apps

Select All > Add to List > Create New List

Give your list a name (I used "backup") and click Create List

Now you have your apps in a separate list that won't be overwritten when you connect up after a wipe.
[EVO 4G General] JM-PDA:
Yep, I can confirm that the steps work.

I used this workaround all the time while flashing my HTC Touch with various ROMS.

Basically, create a separate "back up" list.

Copy all of the apps you have in your main list to that back up list.

Then when you flash the next time.

It will erase the apps in your primary list.

Just copy the apps list from your "back up" list to your primary list and you will be good to go.

I do agree that this appears to be a problem.
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
Cool, didn't see (or look for) that option on the website.

Sounds easy enough. Thanks for the help!
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
Yeah you should have made a new list with your apps backed up there, i figured that was obvious
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
Why is that obvious? Show me one other sync service that overwrites my database with what's on my newly empty phone. My contacts don't disappear from Gmail when I resync my phone that's newly devoid of contacts, my calendar events don't get cleared, my emails don't vanish.

Sorry for the useless reply, but the way AppBrain works now is not intuitive; it's not difficult to overcome when you know how it works, but it's not the way a user would expect it to work.
[EVO 4G General] JM-PDA:
06ms6,

I also agree that the App Brain sync process is counter-intuitive.

Other than that, it is a very good app.

Glad you got it squared away.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
hey do you guys know a good deal on the samsung moment?? ive wanted this phone since it came out and i still do ive looked everywhere i know of and there all still like 200 im lookin for a little cheaper i love my touch but im ready to update.... any help will be greatly accepted thanks guys
[Touch CDMA Android Development] mrono:
IMO get an HTC phone, maybe even the EVO, it's only $200 with 2year :P
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
I've thought about the hero but its even more expensive and my dad has it,,,, I would really like to have a full keyboard to,,, I'm already on sprint anyway so the evo would be like 600 and its far to big
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
You could try a Sprint Touch Pro (you can get one for $100-$150 in either Market Place or eBay). Plus, there is work in progress for an Android port for it. I would suggest the TP2 but it goes into the $200-300 range.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cyburke:
look for a moment with a bad ESN and then 'fix' it..
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
what do you mean bed esn and 'fix it'
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
i found one on ebay for 150 witch is pretty resonable im still looking tho it says for parts only due to bad esn but it says it works 100 percent but cant be activated with sprint what exactly does this mean

or a perfectly fine one just outta the repair center for one sixty :p i only have twenty soo i guess i need to keep savin
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
ok i found out what esn is and it apperntly very hard to fix and sometimes cant be fixed :( darn ohh well i just save for one with a good esn
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dannyxda:
Check craigslist and get an Vogue/ppc6900.

Whatever you get, make sure it runs android from NAND.

I had a TP2 and mogul and ran android from SD

and it kills the battery to make it not worthwhile.

The ppc6900 I have though, runs android from nand and

it's like having a baby EVO. (i haven't had any other android phone

such as the moment or hero to compare).

I got my vogue from craigslisth for $50 with charger, manuals, data cable,

and extended battery+cover. I'm glad I did.

having a keyboard is useless if you don't have battery life.

I'm looking to get an evo with bad esn, even if it can't be repaired yet.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] berardi:
AHHHHHH I'm going crazy trying to resist Evo. I need a hugh :(
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cbaty08:
...like Hefner?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
alot of people have been returning the evo mainly because of the size. plus 4G isn't all that great right now. if your going to get a 4G phone then wait till 4G is everywhere like 3G. i got the hero for 79.99 with new contract and i couldnt be happier! rooted with a custom rom and overclocked to 728... this thing is badass!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] margosmark:
Also for 4g, I would wait for LTE devices, as for the most part WiMax 'lost' and LTE is going to have more carriers
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jadenj5:
with super eclair lite how long should switching to read write take its been goin a while
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riggsandroid:
Anyone else's market having issues today?

Lets me search and such, but no downloading. Always "Starting Download...." both on WiFi, and 3G.

Also tried restarting, Airplane Mode toggle, clearing Market cache, and uninstalling Market updates....

any other ideas?

see last post for fix.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
I just finished updating a few of my apps + downloaded a new one.

No problems here, only thing I noticed was that it took a good 10-20 sec to actually start downloading (not just hang on the "Starting Download")

I did read a day or two ago that the market was having problems, something about dev's updates not being listed in the market or something.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedudejdog:
i purchased and installed root explorer, everything went well but this was at 12noon
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riggsandroid:
Still having market issues. Could it be related to switching ROMs and using the same email address and how it registers to the Market in Google's servers?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daPorkchop:
You log into Gmail? What Rom do you have? Did you delete Gmail / GmailProvider / or any of the gTalk stuff?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riggsandroid:
Current system:

DC2.08.01

I am logged into gmail, with the same account since I got my phone in February.

I have not removed any gmail or talk apps.

This started happening after I cleared my gmail storage when I was having gmail sync issues.

I tried "resetting" things by changing my password, so my phone would have to re-login to the main account.

Any other ideas?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riggsandroid:
I fixed the problem by making a nandroid of my current ROM (that wouldn't download from the market) and installed another ROM after wiping all data, and I could download from the market on that ROM.

I restored my nandroid and it fixed my problem. Must be an issue with how my account was authenticated.
[Desire Accessories] albert_htc:
I've been searching for a pouch for my Desire while it's in it's resin/gel case.

Originally I found this:

OEM Neoprene Case Pouch For HTC Desire Bravo G7 Android

Which is nice, but much to tight to take the phone and a gel case.

Finally I've found one :) ( apologies for the image quality ! )

This is the New Case, the OEM & the Desire:

Another shot of the top:

If fit's nicely :)

With the gel case this fits and isn't slack etc. The phone can be removed easily, but doesn't feel like it will slip out !

With a silicon case it fits just as well etc, but it is a little firmer to get out as the silicon drags very slightly against the case. (I'm still using my silicon case)

This case is not designed for the Desire, but it fits well and costs £1.95 inc Free delivery:

Velvet Phone Case Pouch for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

Let me know what you think :)
[Desire Accessories] albert_htc:
Anyone else tried this ? what do you think ?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snipke:
Hello, how can i remove the quick links on my today screen on the bottem of my phone td 2

Thnx in advance

Grtz
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
Uhm, menu\edit quick links.

If you want them gone, you would have to flash to a different manila version.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snipke:
I askd the question wrong i think, i mean the HTC sence tabs on the bottem of my today screen of my td2 with the original rom

Grtz
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
If you want to remove\move tabs go to Settings tab\Personailze\Home Screen tabs
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snipke:
The today en settings tab can i not remove, they stay on the bottom

I say a lot of topaz screems without those tabs

Grtz
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
What is the best way to root the EVO
[EVO 4G General] nick325i:
Toast is the best method.
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
Does everything works with Toast's root method?
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
Considering Toast's method is the only way to load custom ROMs I think his is the clear winner.

I started off with Unrevoked's and it was great for things like Titanium backup, but I decided to follow Toast's guide and it was really pretty simple.
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
I cant use the adb with the evo, no matter what i do windows dont find the drivers.

If i root with toast method, do i need to flash a custom rom? does everything works on yours?
[EVO 4G General] jasonrush:
For the drivers you have to goto the htc sync folder on your sd card and install the htc sync program.

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[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
You can't flash custom ROMs with unrEVOked. Instant fail. I also like having my ROM actually rooted, and not just reliant on some other app.
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
I dont have any htc sync folder, do i have to?
[EVO 4G General] chippillie:
The poll should read what is the best way not what did you use. It is misleading.

Toasts root is the best because of the recovery. That is needed for custom ROMs, nand backups, and a host of underthings.

A lot of people used unrevoked because it was easy and are new to android so they don't know the difference yet at least.
[EVO 4G General] blu3g:
Toast method ftw! Been following his work since the hero. What's the point of rooting if you can't flash custom roms??? :confused:
[EVO 4G General] jasonrush:
Did you format your sd card? you can just download it from htc. goto the evo support section at htc.com and it is in the download section.
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
I hope this isn't insulting but just to cover all the bases, you have USB Debugging turned on, right?

I had a Hero before this so I didn't have to mess with drivers and cannot remember exactly how difficult it was with the Hero. What Operating System do you have? You can easily find adb drivers by Googling.
[EVO 4G General] colorado_al:
Toast with OMJ rom and Toast radio update.
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
I've got it now, i was missing the HTC Sync part, gonna start backing up and see what happen, oh....can i unroot or uninstall unrevoked?
[EVO 4G General] 06ms6:
Don't worry about it, you'll be flashing a ROM over it. I was using unrevoked before I did Toast's method and it went fine.

Did you flash back to the .1 shipped software (upgrade was the .6)?
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
Go toast! though unrevoked is nice for those who don't want to tinker too much with the phone but want root
[EVO 4G General] VoXHTC:
Unrevoked by far. Very clean and simple.

To reverse it? takes 20 seconds..

The REAL winner is who gets r/w access. THATS a rooted phone in my opinion.

flashing custom roms is awesome, but what good is it if you can't r/w the system. pfft.

I have faith that all the devs working on r/w access will pull through. Your work is so very appreciated!
[EVO 4G General] Tenny:
With toasts you have r/w access once you go into the recovery mode...
[EVO 4G General] mikevillarroel:
well i root but the wire less tether wont work, going to flash a custom romand let you know.

Never mind, i got it working now!
[EVO 4G General] rank78:
Are there any websites streaming the Stanley Cup that the EVO can view? I know there are sites that stream but I'm worried which will/won't when game time comes.

Thanks, GO BLACKHAWKS!
[EVO 4G General] Shadow591:
ESPN Mobile?
[EVO 4G General] Tenny:
SprintTV? (Not sure I remove it everytime).

If you install a Flash 10.1, you can probably stream it from Justin.tv or the like... (though not ... legal)
[EVO 4G General] rank78:
ha, luckily haven't uninstalled SprintTV yet. I'll bookmark justin.tv and any other suggestions.

espn doesn't stream this, as far as i know.

EDIT - Doubt SprintTV works due to the NHL/Verizon deal???