yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thompsd:
Also anther thing to consider is what type of data plan the carrier will force you into with an Android phone. I'm on tmusa and was looking into the Nexus at first but the data plan was really expensive and now I know why, Android is a much more data intensive OS than Winmo. By that I mean it's all interrelated, contacts, calendar, rss, email, etc. I think of it more like a bunch of parallel threads going on where winmo is much more serial, it can do the same things (sort of) but not as integrated as Android.

Now having an official winmo phone like the hd2 I have a relatively inexpensive data plan with tm but using android I have the best of both worlds. I'm using Android almost 100% for the past 6 weeks and other than battery drain it's pretty stable, I can't imagine going back to an MS platform unless something drastic happens.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] keepzero:
Why do people keep saying "well on the other hand if you want a phone that you can just set it and forget it.... get the Samsung GalaxyS"?

I have a launch day HD2 and running the same radio and same window OS that the phone came with. All I did was buy a 8GB class 6 sd card and formatted it FAT32. Then all that was left was to transfer the MattCFroyo on to that card and just run clrcad and haret. Now I have 2 OS. and it was super easy. I didnt have to root my phone or hack it. All i did was drag and drop. And I have been running MattCfroyo 1.5 for months.

For the OP, dont get this phone for just android. If you have browsed the forums then you already know there is heavy support for this phone, both in windows and android. I do infact like this phone. To me, I upgraded to it from a G1. I have already gotten my $150 I paid, out of it. But to me I think you should get what you think you could see yourself using everyday, and what works for you and your schedule.

Make a pros and cons list if you need to.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bertakuche@aol.com:
heck yeah. the only thing that the hd2 lacks that is worth envying other phones for, is a front facing camera, the new 1.5 processor and hdmi out. Apart from that it is hands down the best device out. it wins simply because of how well it can run the native winmo and ported android. but i guess thats is all things to xda.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bountygiver:
if u like massive screens, you can wait for the new desirehd

BETTER than HD2 except cannot play winmo
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Black Antitoon:
Moving from Blackstone to HD2 for Android

Hello guys!

This is a sort of general question, I'd like to get general feedback, so I posted it here instead of the Q&A forum, please MODs move it if you think Q&A is more appropriate.

I have the same question of the author of this topic. I am considering switching from the Blackstone to the HD2, mostly for running Android. I have already been running Android on my Blackstone, but I found it too unstable and slow for everyday use.

I don't want to switch to an Android only phone because there is some WinMO software which I want to use. From this topic, it seems that the HD2 is the best choice in this case, since Android works very well with only some minor problems which do not prevent you from using it every day and being happy.

Do you guys think I am doing the right thing? Can you confirm that everything works? Are there still any unimplemented features?

An important thing, which does not work very well on the Blackstone: is the signal reception good?

I already know the battery drain is bad, I am also aware of the 10-20 seconds screen hangs (this may have been fixed, that topic is from 2 months ago). Am I missing anything?

Thank you very much for your help!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zarathustrax:
Compared to the Blackstone, android runs awesome on the hd2. If you're used to running android ports on winmo phones and you don't expect it to be perfect, I think you will be more than happy with the hd2. By far the best ported android. Reception is fine as long as you flash a current radio if your hd2 has an older radio.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] THUDUK:
Well I evolved from an HD to an HD2 via an Iphone then a galaxy s. You get a ballistic windows mobile device which I visit occasionally for things like bird guides, not a lot these days, as android runs superb and for me runs equally as fast as the galaxy s with better gps a camera flash/torch and a brilliant screen size. I loved my HD. I hated the strangling Iphone, liked the galaxy s but now feel completely at home with my HD2...as an advert once said...just do it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aenedor:
I have been running various builds from here since early July on my HD2 and I had total confidence suggesting a HD2 with Android as one of the options to my Son when he said he wanted a smartphone as a joint Christmas and birthday present. The others that came in the price range being 3GS (8 Gig) / Desire (not HD) / Wildfire.

He's picked the HD2 :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kiloah:
I think if you want an android HTC u should just go with the desire..

because sure it runs great on the HD2, but not as great as on the device its meant for, and the battery life is reduced on android for HD2.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Black Antitoon:
Is there anything else apart from the battery which does not work as good as on a native Android phone?

Another question guys. I will also be using WinMo for some time, because there is an application which I want to use. What if I receive a SMS on WinMo? Is there any way to keep messages in sync when using both OSs?

Thank you for your replies so far.:)
[HD Mini General] pham_qui_toan:
Configure external GPS on my phone

- GPS program port: COM4

- GPS hardware port: None

- Baud rate: 4800

-------------------------

Google Mapps: OK

NaviComputer and others: didn't work
[HD Mini General] pqillu:
On my mini:

TT & visualGPSce are running on COM4 / 115200

IGO8 is running on COM4 / Auto (57600)

All of them without problems.
[HD2 General] L22EEW:
Ok, I have SPB backup to backup my device every morning at 2am. I have been doing this for the past few months, with no problems at all. Anyway this morning I woke up, and there was a message on the screen saying "backup unsuccessful" but the HD2 did soft reset, because I seen the splash screen for a few seconds.

Anyway I noticed that the wallpaper was not showing, and didn't think anything of it at first. But when I tried playing some music, my device didn't show the Micro SD card as being installed. So I popped the card out, and back in, and still the HD2 couldn't read it. Also under the "SD card & phone memory" it shows no SD card installed, even though the card it in the HD2.

Got home, and tried putting the Micro SD card in my PC, and even my PC won't read the card. Don't get any error messages, put it just shows nothing?

Bit gutted about this, as I had my last 3 backups on the SD card, along with other documents I need.

Suggestions please? :mad:
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
seems the hd2 is hard on memory cards. I scan and fix mine about 3x a week just to be sure. Since then I haven't had any problems.
[HD2 General] Puppetmaster_sr:
My memory card would not allow me to add anything on to it.,.,pics I took wouldn't save and such.,I even tried it in a digital camera with the same results. I couldn't even format it on my PC.,just gave me an unsuccessful reply. One thing I did notice was I couldn't move certain stuff off the card (I think it was in opera) it would show me the file and when I tried to move it off the card it said the item no longer exists.,or something along those lines.,(sorry I'm at work and it's been a while since I have had this happen..,I could always reattempt and post results if you guys would like) I threw in an 8G card and everything has been fine.,but would really like my 16g card back
[HD2 General] L22EEW:
Gonna keep that in mind. Purchased a new 8GB card, but had to restart my phone from SCRATCH! :(
[HD2 General] russpattaya:
Hi

There is a quick link to find out if you cards are real or not? I cannot post this link , but Google detecting usb counterfeit drives.

I know a lot of people buy cheap from ebay etc, and few are real good copys. Always remember to buy sealed branded makes with the class in the circle (2,4 or 6)

Living here in Thailand i know all about the copies!! I bought a few, and yes they were copies not 8gb, but 2gb. so at least with the link above it can keep you right.

Also when you get your new real card, erase it in you mobile, then format it before use.

I back up my SD to my D/Drive, but i unhide and show all files on the main computer to make sure all files are transfering over, including the hidden ones.

Just a few tips lads.

Russ
[HD2 General] speechless2010:
Hi, My 2 MicroSdHC 8GB Memory card experienced the same. 1st card only work for 1 and a half day and the 2nd card only work for 1 day!! It's showed NO SD CARD on my HTC HD2 Leo. I bought both card on Ebay. They sent me the replacement card. Unfortunately both card are same. They claimed that they are selling 100% Genuine Micro SD Card!! Lucky I am getting my full refund from them after open a dispute!! Now, I am trying to get other 16GB MicroSDHC for mh HD2 Leo. Hopefully the new 16GB card work well with my HD2 Leo. :)
[Legend General] Ns_:
Hello ..

Sits and try to root my legend, but can not really get it to succeed. Coming to Step 2

What it says

* Error device not find *

* Error device not find *

And so it will not rise further

Someone who knows how I fixer this problem?

/ Ns_
[Legend General] Firen89:
Seems like you don't have an ADB-Driver for your Legend.

do you have HTC Sync installed? The ADB-Driver is contained in that Utility
[Legend General] Ns_:
just tryed with Htc sync installed, and i says the same!
[Legend General] Ns_:
Legend Root Step 2

Pushing required files to device...

* server not running *

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

error: device not found

Pushing update file to device sdcard - this may take a few minutes...

error: device not found

error: device not found

Now wipe and apply rootedupdate.zip from the recovery image menu.

error: device not found
[Legend General] Ns_:
just tryed to downgrade it... That also fails.

when i Run the RUU it says Waiting for bootloader, and times out. :S
[HTC Excalibur] Thekn:
Menu Background

Here is a nice application made by mr.monster

He made an application to change the gradient background in the Start Menu to a wallpaper!

It has a nice GUI and it's working perfect! Place your pictures in the My Pictures folder and use the programs to select it!

It uses the latest .net Firmware so if you have any problems, please post it!

Download: mr.monster Menu Background

It's compatible with the Samsung C6625 a.k.a Valencia

Let us now if it works on other WM Standard Devices

Screenshots:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kistigun:
Hi,

I'm trying to debrand my X10 using the flash tool. I downloaded the tool and the generic firmware from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=683793 I followed the guide provided with the flas tool but after starting the x10 in boot mode i get this:

what am i doing wromg?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devein:
"read filed: checksum err" - perhaps it is a checksum error in your firmware?

try downloading firmware again or from another source.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfarhatadib89:
planning to debrand my

neo using the same method

but i want confirmation

that method above is

usable.

pls give review
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] superjjskate:
Hi, I dowloaded a file on my froyostone system using the internet browser. Can someone please tell me where it is saved at?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hazard99:
In downloads on your SD card!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trey_Miller:
I'm not on Verizon any longer, and don't really want to go through the legal headache of porting the Incred to Sprint so I started wondering if anyone had developed a rom that did not include the cellular features (dialing pad, use of the cdma radio, etc etc).

I know it's a long shot, but XDA seems to be filled with people who enjoy those odd tangents that occasionally get asked for.

EDIT: Or if nothing else, what is the most barebones 'nilla 2.2 rom available?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whewstoosae:
Just go download Ruby and turn on airplane mode :) That's probably the closest barebones vanilla out there.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taihard:
So I'm going to a concert next month and want to use my phone to record bands and take photos so I'm thinking about getting the hong kong batteries off ebay (2x 1500mah battery + charging station for $8.99 and free shipping) does anyone have anything good or bad to say about these hong kong batteries from personal experience?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iflip:
The reviews that some of the customers give on amazon are quite disturbing. The only non oem brand I would trust is seidio. The others don't seem like they're built to last from what I read.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taihard:
I didn't see many bad reviews on amazon but all the negative feedback on ebay were for different phone types besides incredible... I think I will order these since I will only use it as back up and not main battery
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdmba:
...

Then it looks like you didn't really need anyone to answer your question.

Seriously, batteries on eBay tend to be a lot more trouble than they are worth. Verizon has amazing prices on batteries with no risk; and Seidio are trustworthy if bought from Seidio.

Otherwise, good luck with your fake eBay battery.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rabbiporkchop:
I bought a 3500mah Hong Kong battery for 10 bucks on eBay, and it works great. I would say if you are going to buy cheap, get the biggest one available.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ejdavis72:
I have 2 of the standard Hong Kong batteries and two of the 3500mAh Hong Kong batteries from ebay and they all work great!! I get about 3 days out of my 3500mAh with stock ROM and kernel.

For 2 of the 3500mAh batteries with back cover and charger I paid $20.99 with free shipping and they got here in about 7 days.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] tlccksww:
hello.

i need the original HTC album version that's work with the diamond2 zoom bar and also with the G-sensor to auto rotate from portrait to landscape.

where is the best version?

thank you!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] fighter7139:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=499428
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] ghost_j1:
hey

I just wanna ask if there is a programs that can editing/viewing/management/crop

the photo ??
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] fighter7139:
Try this one:

http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-xnview-pocket-v1-40.html
[Fascinate General] Dynomike1:
Can this be done? Others have suggested that it's in Settings->Sound & Display->Keyboard timeout for other Galaxy S phones, but that Keyboard timeout doesn't seem to be there. I only see Screen timeout which doesn't effect those soft buttons.
[Fascinate General] frostman89:
It's a known bug that Samsung will address in its next ota update. No known fix at this moment unless someone writes an app.
[Touch HD General] ruffn3ck:
little bit of help please...

i have tired going in to contacts > edit contacts > link account to facebook...

But 99.9% of the time it thinks about it for a few seconds then goes back to the default edit contact screen.. goes no where near facebook:mad:

THEN

since a cant link contacts to facebook a thort ad store images on me phone and when trying to change a contact image the menu appears SET CONTACT PHOTO so i would o to choose Open album etc but it does the same as the face book link, it will stall for a few seconds then just go back to the default edit contact screen.

SOOOOO

any help would be grate please
[HD2 General] SLE3P1E:
hey guys i just flashed the cookie energy rom and i dont know which radio to use in LA
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zedstar:
Now the Desire has been out for some time, i was wondering what people were saying the best Apps or Games were that they have installed

List you Apps / Games

Mine are:

Apps:

Handcent

Launcher Pro

Post it desk

Astro file manager

Toggle Data Widget

Games:

Trap

Word Up

Solitaire

Papa Stacker
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j2kquest:
Games

Need for speed shift

Fifa 10

The sims HD

Assassins creed (iPhone port )

Monopoly HD

Apps

ROM manager

My backup pro

Astro pro

Sent from my Motorola Flare, using two carrier pigeons on crack
[Kyocera Zio M6000] phazei:
I'm trying to uninstall "Uno" and "Midnight Bowling" which came with the phone. It is rooted but Titanium backup says it "failed to locate the apk file" and shows the names in red for "system service".

I looked in /system/app/ and couldn't find it. I also did a system search with Astro for them and could find nothing.

Suggestions?

EDIT: solution

The default cricket applications are located here:

/data/FLEX/app

They can be deleted if you have root

You can use either ADB shell or some app like RootExplorer.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] cdysthe:
I do not have the answer to this, but would be very interested in finding out how to uninstall it.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] cold711:
I'm not sure what it would take to get it off of the phone entirely but you should be able to get it to atleast go away by renaming the file with ADB. Tricky part may be finding that file name though said you don't see anything that looks related to it.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Steven__:
When you say you looked in system/app and couldn't find it, do you mean you couldn't find the system/app folder, or that you couldn't find an APK file that looked like it was for either of those games? If you couldn't find the folder, then that's because whatever program you were using wasn't granted super-user permissions - rooting the phone doesn't automatically mean that all apps can act as the SU (thankfully!). If the app you were using didn't know how to get SU permissions, then it wouldn't be able to see the folder.

If Astro doesn't know how to get SU permissions (I stopped using that a while ago so I couldn't tell you), then EStrongs File Explorer might work but I think it depends on what ROM you're using. In the menu allowing you to get root permissions, it asks whether your ROM is based off "CyanogenMOD" or "HiAPK" - if your ROM isn't one of those, it might not work.

Another thing to try is looking through the folder via ADB. Use

adb root
adb remount
adb shell
cd system/app
ls

to see what's installed. Remember you have to run "adb remount" before you can actually modify the system folder, otherwise the folder remains read-only.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] phazei:
I could look in system/app, but the apk's weren't there.

The app manager says the games take a couple megs each, but I've searched for all apk's I could find, and they aren't anywhere.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] stucknkc:
hi guys new here - i belive i found the 2 apk files ...both games are made by gameloft and there located at data/flex/app

.gameloft.android.GloftUNOG
[Kyocera Zio M6000] phazei:
Ahh, woohoo, thanks.

Even though I was able to access the root dir with ASTRO, it didn't show anything in that folder. I installed Root Explorer and was able to see it then. Too bad there isn't a way to give ASTRO full access, it has such a great UI.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] zyrtek69:
phazei, j/w were you able to delete all the cricket crap with this method? and if so can you help me do it im a little new to android. also is there a way to install apps to sdcard? thanks in advance
[Kyocera Zio M6000] stucknkc:
Confirmed, i removed bowling/uno/ with these steps:

always backup data that you want to delete

1. backup both apk files with titanium backup "saves to folder on sd card"

2. use root exployer browse to data/flex/app then hit menu multiselect

select both apk files then delete then reboot

also if you go to data/data hit menu multiselect then select both folders for gameloft and delete it will delete data for the two games to free up space.

always backup all data that you plan to delete

so you can restore if something goes wrong reboot!

alternate bootup music instead of cricket oog file goes in data/flex/bootanimation
[Kyocera Zio M6000] zyrtek69:
thanks for the info my friend! did what you said and worked like a charm. do you happen to know how i can get rid of cricket marketplace?

by the way new startup is way better sounding, but i forgot to back-up old one do you still have it in case anything happens, i can return phone stock? thanks in advance
[Kyocera Zio M6000] zyrtek69:
also 1 more ?.. what is the little sensor the the left of the ear piece on the zio?
[Kyocera Zio M6000] stucknkc:
i belive its a light sensor, not sure
[Kyocera Zio M6000] mattrb:
Root explorer FTW.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] stucknkc:
here is the orig
[Kyocera Zio M6000] killa619:
Is it possible to overclock za rooted zio?
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Flare106:
Posted from my zio using XDA app
[Kyocera Zio M6000] phazei:
edited OP with solution
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Mattix724:
Sorry didn't realize this thread says solved. Can I get this moved?

You can edit some files hidden deep within the phone located in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/

There are some files related to the cpu such as the governor that many cpu apps exploit. I have found that you can edit the files with root explorer. Be careful with any changes you make this deep in the system. I have already semi-bricked the phone attempting to make such modifications. If you end up with a phone that loops at the CricKet logo you will need to use sdk-manager to erase the system and update again and start over with no root and all the bloat.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] tlc08071:
256 Ram/512 Rom w/256 user-access?

The specs sound good for what this phone is, but my only quesiton is WHERE IS ALL THAT RAM/ROM??? :confused:

My phone only shows 164mb Total Ram/with only about 20mb - 60mb free(if I use Superbox to free Mem) and 186mb Total Phone memory, and I have at the moment a 4gb SD installed. Where's all the memory and Ram on this phone??:confused::mad:
[Kyocera Zio M6000] tlc08071:
I found another app I used to get rid of Crappy bloatware games

Did't noticed after reading just about every forum on this site about the Zio if anyone posted that

Root Uninstaller

Can also be used to uninstal Uno and the Bowling game as well on the phone. I wanted to get rid of some other bloatware as well but NOT sure what I can SAFELY delete from the phone without messing anything up. Still looking through forum for answers for that question, or a list of bloatware that can safely be removed. For those unfortunates like myself who can't afford the lousy few dollars for the app to use to remove bloatware, Root Uninstaller is a free app I found on AppBrain market. Follow this link: http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=Root+uninstaller

If anyone can create such a list of all bloatware that can be safely uninstalled without issue from the phone to open up more mem and ram on the phone can you please leave that list in the forum for us noobs trying learn? Thank you in advance.

TC
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Mattix724:
The list is in the forum already.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] LOWCOUNTRYDAVE:
Care to post a link then?

Ive looked all over this forum, and every time I try to use the search bar, it says search is unavailable, please try again in 20-30 minutes. Ironic, huh?